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Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
TENNESSEE WHITE CAPS.
A Band Of Outlaws Terrorixes . Counfy
The Authorities Powerless.

A Band Of Outlaws Terrorizes . County.
The Authorities Powerless.
Few persons perhaps who noticed tho
bill recently passed by the Tennessee leg
islature for the suppression of White Caps
in Sewer county have even faint idea Of
the causes that led up to the Introduction
and passage of such a measure.
About six years ago q small band Of dis
guised men began the whitecapping depre-
daticns by at long intervals beating un-
mercifully the women Of loose character.
For time no attention was paid to these
outrages by the people or the authorities.
Emboldened by this, the perpetrators be-
came more frequent in their deeds of vio-
lence, and every woman in the county of
suspicious character felt the cruel cut of
the whip. A feeble attempt was made at
last to suppress the outlaws, but 1t was
unsuccessful. The band grew bolder and
bolder, and soon their depredations took
another turn, adding robbery to their
deeds Of violence. Under cover of darkness
and in deep disguise they began to visit
the homes of peaceful citizens, by threats
and torture extorting from them money
and valuables.
Deputy Sheriff T. H. Davis of Sewer
county, who Is one of the most active lead
ers in trying to bring the members of this
dendish band to justice, recently made the
following statement to the Nashville
American:
"Since I have been a deputy sheriff of
the county I have arrested % Of these
White Cappers, four of them twice. Out of
all the men who have been arrested in
connection with the 12 murders commit
ted within the past two years, only one
has been sentenced. His name is Avery
Cogdell, and he was sent to the peniten-
tiary for two years, when he should have
been, In all justice, sent there for life.
about the time I became a deputy
sheriff, one night q number of shots were
heard fired near Henderson Springs. No
one dared go to the scene until the next
morning, when one citizen and two white
caps were found dead on the ground. The
law abiding citizens of the county had
heard of depreciation about to be COM
mitted by the White Caps, and a number
of them went out 10 intercept them. They
encountered, with the above result.
"But these murders were only starters.
Shortly after this Is White Caps were ar
rested, two of whom turned states evil
dence, but in the face of the strongest evil
dence the grand jury failed to return q
true bill. The organization has become SO
powerful that members get on the grand
juries and refuse to sign true bills against
their comrades in crime. When one of the
gang is arrested, he invariably valves ex-
animation before q magistrate in order to
get his case before q jury. No less than
four justices of the peace and three consta-
bles OF the county belong to the band.
well, after these ID men had been re-
leased from custody one night they went
to the home of one of the men who had
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
His Candid Orinioa,

The most ordinary facts nay be pre-
sented in such light as to Ee scarcely
recognizable, and thus presented they
are likely to occasion highly original
ard unexpected comments
A prominent physician of this city,
says the Washington Star, owns farm
il New England, and whenever he gets
unDearably tired of his fashionable pa
tients he goes there, puts on his Oldest
clothes, lays in q stock Of corncob pipes
and rusticates One day last summer he
was jogging lazily along a country read
in a rickety old cart drawn by a horse
almost as rickety. A countryman walk
ing on the same road asked for a lift,
and tho two fell into conversation
"Who are you workin for?" asked tho
countryman.
"Oh, I'm working for DR.. J. down
there" answered the physician.
''What doin?''
''Oh," went On the doctor, "I do ev-
erything for him! I take care Of him,
you know. I dress him and feed him,
and even wash his face and put him
to bed. l do everything he needs done. :"
"How much do you get for it," asked
the native.
"My board and clothes.'
"An- you do all that fer Lim-wasll
him an dress him an feed him an all
that?''
Yes
The countryman looked at the doctor
a moment in silence. Then he leaned
over the wheel and spat solemnly.
well, of all the fools ] ever see!"
That was all he said.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
CARBON CLIsF CHAT.

Carbon Cliff, April 27.-George
Moore and family left here yesterday
morning for Milan. where they will
reside this summer.
c. Corbin goes to Chic ago tonight
to buy . car load Of cattle. He will
Craze them on the farm which he re.
Gently bought from the Reynolds es-
tate.
Elmer Swanson has bought house
and lot from Richard j. Milton, CON.
sideration, $2l0. He will move into
his newly acquired home in q few
days.
Messrs. Marshall and Mccall, pres.
ident and secretary respectively of
the Farmers Mutual Insura nee COM
pauy. were in our village last Friday.
They adjusted the loss in full on
the property owned by G. Meeske,
which was insured in their company.
Loss. one horse, killed. $50; damage
to barn. $40.
The election for school director
passed of very quietly here. there
not being as much rivalry for the
office as there seems to have been in
some Of our sister districts. John
Fahlstrom was nominated in our
village. and he was SO much afraid
Of being elected to the Office that he
drummed up q crowd to vote for the
other fellow. but when the votes
were counted they we're all for john.
In district 6 elections are some
times little warmer aud more ex-
citing. and it is not good form to
bold school election without the
presence Of deputy sheriff. 1t, Of
course, would not do to have the
last election vary from the rule. and
as consequence. Officer Gettemy was
on the grounds to uphold the m . jesty
Of the law. From last reports the
only violation Of law brought t.
aot,cs was the matching of pennies
and one very wrathy but rather
sporty fsrmer claims to have lost Is
cents. The query is, who pays the
officer, the district or the county?
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
GABLE CULIlNos.

Cable, April 29.-W. p. Hays and
Harry Hill were in Aledo on business
Wed nesday.
Reuben Lewis is on the sick list
this week, suffering from an attack
OF pleurisy. 80
What is blacksmith shop good for
II there is not little pounding in it
sometimesp
Supervisor o. J. Mowry was in
Aledo this week attending the board
OF supervisors meeting. fie .
Quite number of Cableites who
admire sport would liked 70 have
been ut the mill in Sherrard last
week.
Another wave Of prosperity has
struck town. The mines are work
ing today for the first time since last
Friday.
Mrs. Hodges. of Rock Island. has
opened up millinery store in the
building lately occupied BY the
Durston sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Hays returned
home Tuesday from Chicago. where
they had been for the last two week s
visiting friends.
Thomas Hughes. Who has been
working for the Coal Valley Mining
company this winter, left Wedne sday
for his home in Harvey. Ill.
Who will be the next marshal is
the most important question to be
settled next Monday evening. when
the now board Of trustees meets.
Mr. aud Mrs. +. Nj. Scott returned
home Tuesday evening from Peoria.
where they had been attending the
funeral Of Mr.. SCOTS mother.
Emil Leidtke has opened q paint
shop and is prepared to do all kinds
of carriage painting, and he is meet
ing with good success, as he is q No.
l mao ia the business.
TIE degree Staff Of Cable lodge.
6S7, I. y o. f., went to Wanlock
last saturday evening and conferred
NIL OF the degrees on several canti-
dates for Wanlock lodge. S4S, and
also took part in the anniversary eel.
ebration Sunday morning. The boys
report grand time and seem anx.
ious to retaliate on the Wanlock
members for the cordial way they
were entertained. as it surpassed
anything Of the kind that has been
held.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
Perfume In th. olde, r,m...


The use Of perfume was indulged in
TO such an extravagant degree by the
ancients that some of the more ascetic
men had good reason to denounce it.
Soion issued an edict prohibiting its sale
in Athens. Julius Caesar and Lucinus,
who were Roman consuls in 565, pub
lished law forbidding the sale of exot-
les In that city, and by the laws of
Lycurgus perfumers were expelled from
Sparta as being wasters of oil and en-
couragers of sensuousness. Clearchus
wrote against the excessive use of up-
guents, and Socrates declaimed against
them in strong terms, preferring, he
said, 1.-THE smell of healthy toll and the
perfume OF q good and manly life" It
was customary at festivals to pass round
to the guests perfumes served in ala
baster boxes and vessels Of gold At one
of these feasts Cynulcus, who loved to
deride the youth for the use of perfumes,
was made q butt for their ridicule.
Some mischievous youth anointed the
cynic with much ointment, pouring it
lavishly over his head and face. When
he awoke, he exclaimed in an angry
voice: "What is this? o Hercules, will
not some one come with o sponge and
wipe my face, which is thus polluted
with a lot of dirt?''
At the Syrian banquets it was usual
for the slaves to come in with bladders
full of Babylonian perfumes and bedew
the garlands and walls and hangings
and fill the halls with delicious fra
GRANGE. In some Of the more modern
feasts statues and ornaments were pro-
vided with jets which threw out diluted
essences and attars-London Society.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
Charitable Theory,

"rd like to know who is sending me
these anonymous letters, "said the head
of the firm.
And fwat's that?" asked the porter.
"A letter without any signature, of
course. This makes the third one I have
received in two weeks"
perhaps" said Mike, perhaps the
poor man cannot write his name at all
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
sHERRARD saors.

Sherrsrd, April 2S.-George Sar.
gibson and family moved to Rapids
City Tuesday. where he intends to
open coal bank on the old Beel
farm.
Moving and house cleaning is al
the rage at present.
Mrs. Abrahamson. OF New Wind.
sor. was here Tuesdsy.
Mrs. John Neave visited friends
and relatives in Cable last week.
Mrs. Jones left last Friday marn-
ing for Ladd to Join her husband.
James -Acwi!iiams add family
moved their foroiturs to Coal Val
Icy last Thursday. Mr.. McwilHams
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
FORT BYRON POINTS.

Fort Byron. April 29.-Mrs.
William Clark is ut home again
greatly improved in health.
s. j. Maxwell visited over SUNDAY
with his sister, Mrs. j. w. Edwards,
al Tonica, Ill.
Mrs. Mary Ramsey. OF Holl;days-
burg. Pa. visited over Sunday with
Mrs. G. ID. Moore.
Mrs. E. J. Fleming and daughter
Elsie. OF La Porte. Iowa. az Q in town
for few weeks visit.
Ernest Smith, Of Davenport, il
building small house on his moth.
er's lot on Front street.
b. j. Lamb is having q cottage
built on High street. Just south Of
A. H. Wendt's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Torpin. OF
Lincoln. Neb., spent few dsys with
Mrs. Torpin's father Samuel Bruner.
P. Sullivan is making some exten.
sive improvements on his residence
P. A. Wells is doing the carpsnte,
work.
The steam mer Ten Broe X struck {
pier on the rapids Just below 4
Claire today and knocked her raft t.
pieces.
Frank Billows suffered a str, L o
paralysis few weeks ago, and few
day ago received Q second stroke,
and has been helpless since.
Mrs. M. E Fairman has sold he,
house in the south part of town te
Mrs Wright, Of Rock Island. Mre.
Fairman and family will remove L
Mont Clare, Ill.
Captain George Dodge is having
the old Hulmes property ON Front
street thoroughly overhauled, out.
side and inside. and expects to oc
cupy it about June l.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
Did You Ever Trv

try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troub!ese II not. get q bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be particularly
adapted to the relief and cure of ali
Female Complaints, exerting a won
derful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. II
you have loss of appetite. constipa-
ton, headache. fainting spells or are
nervous, sleepless, e1citable, melan-
choly or troubled with dizzy spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine Won
need. Health and strength are guar
anteed by it's use. Large bottles
only SOC at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
Pig Does Some Banking.

A peasant named Galibert, living in the
neiehborhood Of Milan, recently bought .
pig. A few days ago he killed the animal
and found in its stomach Q small metal
matchbox containing two bank notes a
the value Of $3.50 each. The honest bump
kin at eacs took tbem to the mayor d
order that they might Be returned to thais
owner II b 0puld b found.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands. Chilblains, Corns. and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is guar
snteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Hartz & Uilemeyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
For Over Fifty Year,

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teethipg. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
aLays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents q bottle.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30

Foley's Collie Cure is very hot, but
when diluted it is q warm friend in
deed to those suffering from bowel
complaints. 1t never fails. 2J and
SO cents. Sold by N. r. Bahnsen.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30

Oon't Tobacco Spit and smoks Your LiHs
II you want to quit tobacco using
easily aud forever, be made we'll,
strong, magnetic. full Of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bac. the wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400. 900 cured. Buy No-To- Bac
from your own druggist, who will
guarantee q cure. Booklets and SAM
pies mailed free. Add.es Sterling
Remedy company. Chicago or New
York.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30
Suburban. Siftipgs.

here Friday and Saturday of last
week.
The young folks gave q surprise
party last Wednesday night on Cora
Schneider. There WAS good attend
ance and . good time.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-30

When bilious or costive eat q Cas-
oaret. candy cathariic, cure guaran-
taad. 10 cents. Is oanta.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
RossLAND
Account ~ Analrs IN the
Mining Camps.

Kpssland B c.. March =. 1897 ITO
tho AsiorianJ-After a hearty lunch
.at the Allan House. which. by III, way.
ls the leading hotel here. we left Ross
land for the above mentioned mines.
our party consisted ~ SIR Adams. Of
Salem; Mr White. an extensive mine
owner. Maud and myself The snow
was quite deep. but the trail was well
broken. - we had no trouble In reach
lng the claims. which Join each other
up the mountain side Al night. when
,hr Gown is lighted by its many cleo
tric lights. the view from the lie Rol
mine is beautiful beyond description.
We watched them taking the ore from
the mine. at the rate OF one ton every
TWO minutes. but visitors not being
allowed down the shaft. We could not
go below and see the miners az work.
We then proceeded TO the War Eagle
mine. where We found Mr. Atchison.
of the Niclde Plae and Crown Point
mines. who introduced us 10 Mr. Fitz-
Williams. superintendent OF the War
Eagle We were courteously received.
and after being furnished with candles
We started for the tunnel At first It
was very dark. but we soon got accus-
toned 10 Il. and except for an occa-
slonal splash into mud and water We
got along all right We went into the
tunnel 1850 fet and were then $50 feet
below the surface Mr. Fitz Williams
connected the compressed air pipe with
the driIl. and allowed Maud to turn
on the air which started It boring into
the solid ore. After watching the drill
work while we continued our exam
inHron ~ the mine. Besides the main
tunnel. there Is lower one connected
by a SHAFT 100 feet deep, up which the
ore Is holsted In buckets 10 the main
tunnel and there loaded into cars and
run out one cannot fail to be i'm
pressed with the lasting prospects Of
the mines In this country when view
Ing the inexhaustable quantity Of ore
In sight After securing a number
of nne specimens Of ore We started
back TO town, more fully convinced
than ever that this is to be the greatest
mining camp on earth
JENNIE l., STONE
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
Doing Large Business. and Its Plans
for the Future.

A dispatch received from Chicago
states that the Vanderbilt interest has
entered into an agreement with Presi-
dent ]. J. Hill OF the Great Northern.
for close interchange Of traffic be-
tween the Great Northern and the
Northwestern at St. Paul. similar in
effect TO that now in existence between
the Union Pacific and Northwestern at
Omaha
Mr. John F. Stevens. chief engineer
of the Great Northern Railroad was
in Seattle yesterday, and when asked
about the dispatch, said that there
was nothing in it. as 1t is well known
that ii is Mr.. Hills policy to do bus
mess with all of the ST. Paul-cnicago
roads. In speaking of other matters
on the Great Northern, Mr. Stevens
said that the work on the big tunnel
through the Cascades would be done
by the road itself this season. The
approaches to the tunnel are already
about half way completed by Con-
tractor H. c. Henry. The Great North
ern is making many improvements at
its terminal in Seattle. looking TO the
increase Of Oriental business. and will
probably this year build a very large
and substantial dock on the Seattle
water front. At their terminals in
Biffalo. New York, the Great Northern
has commenced the building of a
unique steel elevator with a capacity
of 100000 bushels of grain. The ele-
vator will be nothing but a series of
great steel tubes, set on end on piles,
and they will be seventy feet high.
with capacity each of $4,000 bushels.
As tney VIII pe ABSOLUTELY hlSPAOOA'
the company will thus do its own in
surance. and will save in this manner
to the farmers on its line who ship
East from two and one-half to three
cents per bushel Mr. Stevens also said
that they had a good line into Port
land and the lower Columbia, via Spo-
kane and the o. r. & ~, and that Mr..
Hill believed in owning all of the fea
lures of his own business.
1t is well known that the Great
Northern is today one of the most sue
cessfully operated railroads on the con-
tinent, and when Astoria gets her con-
nection with it. via the Goble route,
she can expect to share in some of its
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Mississippi River Rising and Many
Victims Are Claimed.


Memphis, Tenn, March 1S.-Tonight
the great flood claimed five more vic
Tins. At Marion. Eta Lix and her
four children were trying to make their
way to Marion for shelter and while
attempting to cross the railroad trestle
a strong current overwhelmed the par
ty and all perlshed The oldest child
was a girl aged l6, and the youngest
an infant of s months. The river is
still rising at Memphis, and the indica-
tions are that it will continue for some
time The river tonight stands at S6.s
feet. rise since morning of one tenth.
The rise is continuing at Cairo, and
heavy rains prevail In all the streams
which feed the big river, along the
upper portion, and in the middle val
ley. Throughout the entire northwest
territory, the drainage from which
swells the volume Of water In the up
per Mississippi these rainfalls con-
tinue. The same conditions prevail In
the territory which feeds the Ohio and
other tributaries. while the heaviest
rains OF all are descending over the
already submerged Arkansas territory.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
MORE VICTIMS OF
THE BRINY DEEP
Story Of the Wreck Of Steamer Vile
Ste Nazaire, Bound West Indies,
ONLY FOUR WERE RESCUED
neayy Seas and Big Leak Caused the Great
Loss Of Life snd raOperty nar-
TOKing Tales.

New York. March ls-one Of the
four survivors Of the wrecked steamer
Vnle Ste. Sazaire which piled between
this and West Indian ports. tells the
following story of the disaster
The vessel cleared New York for Port
De France on March eth On tie. fol-
lowing day leak was discovered. but
It was not thought TO be- sufficiently
serious to warrant return to port.
by the middle Of the second day. how
ever. the leak had Increased 10 dan
gerous extent. and a portion OF the
cargo on the port side OF the vessel
was damaged by the water which had
commenced 10 pour IN In large guam
titles A terrible storm arose, and the
heavy seas. together with the big leak.
rendered the escape OF the vessel from
shipwreck an impossibility Realizing
that the ship was doomed. the captain
ordered the four life boats TO be low
cred and into them crowded the pas
sengers and the crew. The boats were
soon swept apart by the wind ard
waves
The boat which was found by the
steamer Hilda. six days after the sink
Ing Of the steamship, Is the only one
OF the four that has been heard Of
Thirty-ilve persons. It is said. were
crowded into the boat In which the
survivors were taken. One by one all
but four OF the rescued men died from
exposure or hunger. or were swept
into the deep by the waves which broke
over the small boat The bodies OF
a dozen who died In the boat during
the first day Of its terrible voyage
were thrown overheard by the surviv-
ors. But those who withstood the ele-
ments and managed TO live without
food or drink at last became too weak
TO rid the boat OF its ghastly freight.
and were compelled for days to gaze
upon the stiffened corpses of their un-
fortunate companions
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
ON THE MISSOURI,
Raging Torrents Mark the Breaking
Up Of Winter

Omaha, Neb., March lS.-Special tel
egrams to the Bee from all points In
the northwest indicate that the bonds
of winter were simultaneously broken
up today, and the streams that have
been bound in ice for months are sud
denly turned to raging torrents. The
worst reports come from South Dakota.
Along the Missouri. tonight, settlers
are fleeing tn the darkness from the
rapidly rising Hoods, and nothing def
mite can be told further. At Yank-
ton, Floyd and Sioux City, the Big and
Little Sioux rivers are pouring their
torrents on the ice in the Missouri,
which has not yet broken. The low
lands are flooded. and the rivers are
rising with frightful rapidity.
The Platte river is swollen to more
than its usual spring height, and is
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
GREECE Is FIRM
VIII Not Eyacuate Crete. in Spite Of
the Powers

Canea. March ls--The admirals Of
foreign fleets In these waters have tel
egraphed to their respective ambassa-
dors at Constantinople notifying them
OF the blockade Of the island OF Crete.
War ships viii be sent TO tour the
island and give the mayors OF the
chief ports copies " the proclamation
of autonomy. II is understood the ad-
mlraIs will compel the Greek war ship
Pinior to leave cretan waters tomor-
row
Colonel Yassos is gathering great
quantities Of provisions together at his
new camp at sphalxia. situated in one
OF the mountainous and inaccessible
portions Of the Island. That commander
is showing no signs OF any intention
OF evacuating the island. and conse-
quentiy II is believed he has received
orders to remain in occupation In spite
Of the opposition Of the powers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19
To RELIEVE CORBETT.

Washington. March 1S.-The session
Of the senate today was brief and un-
eventful \ large number of bills were
introduced \ smile went around the
chamber when Stewart a resident or
Nevada, where the pugilistic contest
occurred yesterday, offered bill for
the relief of one Corbett. II proved
to be private pension bill
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-19

rushing into the Missouri. carrying
wlth It the debris N wrecked bridges
and farmyards IN It's valley. The Elk
horn adds IT, food 10 the Pate and
All the valleys seem 70 be anoat.
From IDwa comes stories Of ice gorg-
- ln the Des Moines river at Fort
Dodge and Madrid, the flooding OF
miles ~ bottoms and the doing Of great
damage. SO far an ls known only one
life has been lost. Harry FavIIl. a
farmer Of Dixon county, was drowned
yhile trying to cross bridge over a
swollen stream.