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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
REVIVES A SCANDAL.
Szaima" Tells the Story Of
Beautiful Mary Seymour. -
EzaLzsH PRINCESS n RIGHT.

0sssap About ths Tie Alleged lEssg..-
~ via 'ef tie D1ks d Yerk Ne.
called b Recently PublisAsA E.Gl,eh
Nsssl-n,as shs Hsar Prssunpeavs.
The story Of the alleged moreanst,e
marriage Of the Duke Of York 10 the
dauthfeR Of Admiral Sir Michael Culme
Seymour has once moro been brought up
y IA appearance in London Of book
blasape the sitle "Zalma" and the name
OF y. lullet Ellis % author.
YRe. Prince Of Wales officially denied tho
ce@y q the time Of the dukes marriage
20 uN Princess May Of Teck. Before
the archbishop Of Canterbury performed
th4 ceremony he assured the assembled
throng In beautifully rounded periods that
TIP Duke was single man and the Sey.
moor marriage stories were all gossip,
which was certainly o startling innoya.
ten in the Church Of England marriage
ceremony, which begins with formal in
vifation for any one to step up and put q
sop to the prospective ceremony II So
Knows Of Just cause.
Hem, however, the Officiating clergyman
told the people to keep their seats; that It
was all right.
. emo contains q complete account Of
the dukes alleged marriage, with the
names Of the principal characters most
thinly yelled. II is the story Of royal
prince who contracted an unauthorized
marriage with o girl Of nonroyal rank
and suddenly became heir 30 tho throne
through the death Of his elder brother,
and thRcupou, for reasons Of state, be CON-
tracts . public marriage with q royal prin.
cess, abandoning his first wife, the moth.
cf OF bis two children, who IL pensioned
on By his family and sent to live In Cam
ada.
The story Is we'll told and possesses nm.
usual literary merit. To such an extent
is It held to constitute q charge Of moral,
u DOT legal, bigamy against the Duke Of
York that many Of the most important
English newspapers are demanding that
some definite explanation should be made
BY the crown and proofs given clearing
the name Of England's future king.
Tho story, rs commonly told in Eng
1aqd. 70 that the dukes ship was stationed
at{Malta. where Admiral Seymour was In
coNmand. Prince George, 90 he then was
called, fol desperately in love- with the
admisafs beautiful daughter, and they
Wefe married according to the ritual Of
tho English church.
As the Duke Of Clarence was then living
and had every prospect Of coming to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

Amo0saA - Nsszh w. dead-dIo1
b. Parker.
Re had oulne h the courthouss that IT.
erDoon - write love lotter to his gReet-
heark = was found half nniahed ON kis
desk, whence he had hurried, drawn BY
the R1e1 a Headex.
The three criminals ran throu9h the
usual Sunday afternoon crowd near the
ccwthou0, pursusd by . fusillade uf bud
lots rom the jaiier's revolver.
1e takes crowd long time TO collect
Its wits. Audacity stuns it, 60 NO resist
snce was offered. The fugitives had IN
open path through the throng.
Straight across the plaza they FASTENED
and directly TO the stables of the sheriff.
The favories horse Of Mira Ruffner wa
sanding there, nddled and hridled Jim
Parker jumped into the nddle, Miller
dambsred mp hehind him, and Tie Maxi.
can got astfide another horse Then they
raced away.
Not . hand was raised TO Say them.
Jim Parker was in the lend, and he car
RED the shotgun at ready" guiding his
horse with his knees.
I've rode like HI" said Jim, land
nobody cared 10 argy. I felt like q
cyclone"
When it was all over and the three were
out OF Prescott and streaking for the hills,
the crowd took long breath, and about a
half hour later the usual thing evolved
the posse.
Does anybody hear Of ga posse" In these
times without thinking Of big body Of
cfavens heavily armed and q safe distance
behindf
The posse in this case was 100 strong,
and not soul hurt or was hurt But,
Lord, how 1t thYeatenedl
Parker met a traveller near Prescott.
stranger" said Jim, "back yam you'll
md posse, I reckon. They think they're
looking for us. I'm Jim Parker. Just
tell them that you saw me-"
About dusk two deputies of the sheriff.
Mundo and Yeoman-oyertook the run.
Always.
The officers opened fire Mt long range.
Parker gave no answering shot. He had
only one charge in his gun. The other
had cut of a love letter. But he turned in
his saddle and yelled defiance.
Two flashes and the roar Of rifles,
The Mexican goes rolling in the dust.
One bullet had pierced his thigh, the Other
had killed his horse.
Jim Parker, looking backward, called
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

to the Mexican and leaped from the sad
die. A ball plunked him in the leg. but
he runs along to the heap in the dust and
helps Cornelia to arise.
"A few seconds later the wounded Mexi.
can is behind Parker, Miller is riding the
tail of Mrs Ruffner's plucky horse, and
the three refugees disappear.
Darkness had closed in, and the two
deputies had failed.
Soon after the brush with the depBties
Parker rid himself of Miller and the Mex.
lean and set to work to befog the pursuers.
1t was sort Of recreation" said he. al
didn't care much If was took, only I felt
Kind of duty bound to fool 'em If could. ~
On Monday he Travelled As miles from
Prescott, and on Tuesday he journeyed
back to within eight miles of his starting
point, pursuing bewilderinely circuitoua
route.
"Yes," said Jim, "I'm something of q
mixer when it's wo'th while. I guess I
must have shod that hoss 40 much as five
times in two days"
At times the shoes of the horse were ne.
versed, and at intervals Jim carried them
IN his coat pocket. It was not easy to FOL.
low him.
On the fourth day he reached the Bill
Mnllam mountains, so miles north of
PRESCOTT. BY that time the sheriffs Of
three counties, 30 other white men and n
dozen expert Indian trailers were on the
trail.
Of course be could not keep this ND In.
definitely. The end had 70 COME some.
time. 1t was when his horses were xovn
out and he himself was thoroughly faeeed.
He had thrown himself on the Ground and
gone to sleep. He woke to find himself in
tne center Of circle with ten.rifles point.
Ing at his heart.
Parker half arose and reached toward
MS shotgun. He glanced around the steel
circle, Then he sat mp, clasped his hands
across his knees and exclaimed:
We'll, II this amt hip
They bound Jim astride a horse and
started for Flagstaff. On the way they
met Ruffner.
"Oad man." said Jim, "I'd like to plue
you fuil OF lead, but you see how I'm dxed. /"
when the party reached Prescott, q crowd
OF 800 persons was in waiting. It was in
an ugly mood too. Crowds are ualy enouob
when man like Parker is safely sbackled.
There was talk of lynching, and Jim
was not slow to hear the mutteripgs. He
took on his hat and bowed in mockerv of
the multitude.
4 few moments later he was within The
eaee whence he had escaped three weeks be-
fuh.
II reckon IN swing all right enough.
he said next day, land I'm not saving I
shouldn't. But I'm not the sort of fellow
that steals from poor folks or does mn a
man on the quiet. I'd o heap rusbef I
hadn't shot that boy, understand, and II
I'd thought . second wouldn't have
plunksd him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03


throne, Prince Georges idea was to keep
the matter quiet until the Prince Of Wales
should be king and then throw himself
on his fathers generosity-the prince be-
Ing sympathetically lenient In all matters
of'tho heart.
But the Duke Of Clarence's untimely
tho next year Prince George married his
brothers flancee, Princess Mary of Teck.
Queen Victoria, good woman that she
IL. has absolutely no conscience about dis
solving morganatic marriages She mar
Red her own daughter Helena to Prince
Christian Of Sleswick Holstein when that
prince had q morgapafio wife with whom
no had been living for 20 years. and when
Victoria's daughter first used to drive
with her husband tho street arabs would
shout tn the prince. "what did you do
with your wifo(pnd cbildrens"
So, when the Seymour news was broken
to Grandma Victoria sho proposed to nut
commercial value on beautiful Mary
Seymour's heart and pension her and her
two children. The girl went to Florence
md lived in strictest retirement, but the
likeness Of her Oldest child to the Wales
family Is 50 pronounced that people were
not long Is discovering who she was.
In this manner she went from pillar to
post. all over Europe, sncaking away to
some quiet place as soon as her identity
was discovered. While the English papers
wcro teening with the drives and walks
OF her royal highness the Duchess of York
and tho infant witticisms of little Prince
Edward this girl, the daughter Of an Eng
lish admiral. wassforced to fee from place
to placs like criminal.
All this choice gossip "Zalma" revivaa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
NORTHWESTERN ROMANCE

law Pseture Eyes was Woocd anA Wss
By n Gallant rcnderfooe.
Not long ago there occurred In Bismarck,
n. D., marriage which was the culmina.
tion Of an extraordinarily strange love
romance. Thomas Dulnine Cronan mr.
ried Picture Eyes. Cronan Is a young
lrishman of fine family and excellent con.
nections In Ireland and England. Picture
Eyes Is the daughter Of John Moose, full
FLOODED Sioux Indian.
Picture Eyes Is very pretty Indian
maiden. She is now well educated. and
her tastes. inclinations and SURROUNDINGS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

and Hih Reckless Ride, With the Au-
thorities q Three Counties ON Hb Tran.
How They Ran Him Dswn.
GIVE been brung up like cactus. wild
- they make 'em, and all my thorns set
and don't give - what they do with
me, for it's an even toss whether it ain't
rs good to be under the earth as plunging
around on top Of it,
These are the sentiments of Jim Parker,
train robber, murderer and all round des-
perado. Jim is now safe in jail at Pres
cottsA. T., with indictments enough hang
ing over him to hang dozen men.
He is picturesque young ruffinn, is
Jim. both as to personal appearance and
the choice Of language. His career has
been short, but tumultuoua 1t may be
summed up briefly:
Jim Parker, born without regard to how
the world might use him or he the world,
at 12-alone and neglected-a weed BY
the wayside, trampled by the passerby
at 81, ignorant, audacious, savage, re-
sentful Of restraint, imbittered; Mt 25 in
love, with the wild sweeping passion of a
strong nature unused to gentleness; ut
20, with ne star ahead and no meipories
to treasure, abandoned to the tide of reck-
lessness, convicted felon and an all
round outlaw. with a heart for any fate.
Parker Is a Californian. Thirty five
years ago, on q little farm in Tulare coun-
ty, he began life Soon afterward his moth
er died, and when Jim was 12 years old
his other parent expired, leaving the child
nothing save debts ard wornout horse.
"For 90 years I've been alone, barring
those two graves down in Tulare," says
Jim, land for 90 years I've been on the
hustle"
But about his love affair. Little is known
Of that, for about it he will not talk. There
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

MRS. LAURA C. ACKLAN.
Croker Of Cleveland. whose tears SO i'm
pressed the members Of the house of repre-
sentatives at Dover, DEL, recently that
they forgot she was an heiress and passed
her bill for divorce from her husband of
less than year. Mrs. Acklan is only 90
years old.
Early in March last Mns. Acklan filed a
bill for divorce in the senate. She told the
divorce committee that her husband had
misrepresented his age to her and her par
snts-he told her he was 80, she said, and
be was 45-that he was not afectionate
and that he i'll treated her,
The committee listened to Mrs Acklan's
story of how he had disappointed her for
about 10 minutes and by unanimous vote
agreed to report her bill favorably. When
the matter came up in the house, however,
II. was side tracked, and 1t was only after
diligentwork on the part Of the woman
and after numerous quarrels involving
many Legislators that she was finally victo-
eious.
Mrs. Acklan has acquired the distinc-
ton Of boing the first woman to be divorced
BY O state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
QUEEN OF PicKPockeVs.

rhe' Mysterious Shadow Woman w'hs
uaunts San franc,sco's streets ~ Might.
San Francisco has "A night prowicr who
is known as .the shadow woman" She
as yariously cnllcd Mabel Armstrong ard
Nay Heating. and she has the reputation
OF lcing one CT the most expert and SUCCESS
full pickpockcts In the country.
A child Of tho Sums and growth Of the
dives. Any Heating has bccn n creature If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
SHE KEEPS HER vow.
Once . Year Mra. Williams walks . Qaar.
ter q . Milo On Her hare Knecs.

Oee . heer mrs. Williams Walks . Quar-
Ter q Milo On Her bare Knecs.
Walking on hnrcd and bonded knees for
quarter Of a mile along n dusty md stony
rond mny seem queer wny 20 show ones
appreciation Of the gifts Of God, but that
u the way in which Mrs Louisa Williams
OF San Lenndro, Cal, annually pays debt
OF gratitude TO her Maker. She recently
accomplished the fcnt for the sixteenth
time.
Mrs. Williams IL the wife II J. y. vii.
Iiains, who owns large fruit fnrm near
San IIeandro. Seventeen years neo her
husband lost his sight. Eminent oculists
sxamined bis eyes and all sgrccd that be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
minerr laie in a Alabama.

Birmingham. Ala, July 3.-The miner.
at Brcokside. Brazil. Cardiff. Blossburg
Blocton. Adger. Johns and Sumter Goa;
mines are idle, having refused to ac-
cept reduction. Three hundred coke
ovens at Johns have been shut down and
notice given that work is indefinitely
postponed. In Birmingham and Gate
City two rolling mills have closed, await.
ing the signing of the scale Of the Anal
gamated association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
Coach Upsets I'm Colorado.

Colorado Springs. Colo, July "a
coach load of people which was being
taken through the Garden of the Gods
yesterday was upset at the Balanced
Rock and Fred w. Evanston, Of Boston.
was seriously hurt. The accident was
eaussd by overcrowding the coach.
Evanston is a member Of the Massachu-
sets Endeavorers and was compelled
to remain behind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03
DIVORCED BY A STATE.

Ars. Acklan Freed ~ IN Act Of the Del.
sWare Legislature.
A sad story is the experience of Mrs
Laura Crocker Acklan, the handsome and
accomplished daughter of ex-Judge T. D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

A girl has been collecting statistics
ms TO what people cat ard drink when
nc a lunch counter CT n soda fountain.
Men poke fun Il women and girls. {"
she said. "bocansc we can't get enourh
chocolate In things. They say that we
take chocolate .oca and chocolate cake,
chocolate ecizirs, chocolate ice and cboc-
olate bonbons I admit 10 the truth.
But their own preferences are just n
ODD The number Of men that order rics
pudding with an ordinary lunch 10 al
most incredible And ice cream! IT,
man eats ice cream-apd he does-it
must be vanilla Have you ever noticcd
THAT Mine men ia ten ak Cor vanilla
and macaroonA nbsen TO the cuusxnrv
Notwithstanding. men ars Just dsvu>ca
- 0aouDuma n-EnnhnnA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-03

the Tendcrloin for no long that Il ia hard
10 believe That. seasoned ns she IL In wick
edncss, she Is now only &c Years cid. She
has been ARRESTED scores of times. but 40
potent Is her pull" that the police have
never bccn able 60 convict her.
Tho woman presents an Interesting
study In criminology. che Is not without
education. hut the knowledge she has
gained from books is rs nothing TO ber
knowledge OF men. for that H. her stock in
trnde. Mankind has hcen her study ever
since she sforfcd upon her career Of crime.
she chooses her victims with the care TINT
hunter exercises when. having "A herd Il
gaino before him, he selects only the flofak
animals as his targets Picking porlfss
being ber trade. or profession IL you rlcase.
she devo;es half her time 10 Turing rich
prey 70 ier net The rest f. cnsv. Tho
taions of this hnrpy never felcnss my
thing they have once rraspcd.
This light fingered will o. -ihe-wisp siors
not fall ON her game by chnncc, us ~ the
custom OF her less expert sisters in tho
trade. she plans her work with all fhe
deiibcfnfion 81 a burglar and the care Of n
general who H. about 90 pnoyc into "a,
enony's country. She keeps hcrself In
formed regarding the nrriynl here az
wealthy men and fhsD endcnyors % nsccr-
tain their habits md dispositions.
May knating looks over the list Of sl,ri-
hlcs and picks ont two or three ne her mr.
'icular prey. Then she Prepares for tho
campaign. She nttirss hersclf carefully
and sfyiishly and sets out upon the war
path.
Tho queen Of the pickpockcfs Iics IN
wait, much ne q fcotrad would, until sl,e
locates tho man shc wanss. Then oppev
tho hrst sfep-to attract his nftcuttsn.
This Is the enficst part Of the contest. She
presents herself az the Init, and be nib
bics until he rs fairly caught. IL tnlas her
only n moment 30 do bcr work.
All women i'ickrockfs Of the Eentine
order use The snsDc tools, but tho fnir MnfcI
applies hers most dcxtcrously. She nlwn,s
carries with her In the sleeve or pocket a
ncr senlskin coat, in her I.ockcfbook or in
some other convenient rlaoe a small pen-
knife with . rsszor edged bladc While her
gncgcon is bcfuddIiDg hiipself wild, 1iauor
or even while Lc is wniking with her ON
the strcts May rips open a Gunner Of his
Iocktt with ber knife, extracts his coins.
and the thing b. done.
After she has IlucEcd her pigeon she In
vents nm excuse 20 lcaye him and then dks-
appears In the ni,J.t.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03
PENIBLE ACCIDENT
PAUL H. Roy,
Commits General.

O'est aveo regret que nous ap-
prenons que notre estim6 .conci-
toyen A. Garneau a 6te, samedi
dernier, victime dun tres p6nible
accident.
M. Garneau est employs q la
scierie Shevlllng-C% Carpenter, COM
me charpentier ct a aussi la sur
veillance des machines.
Samedi dernier Giant q faire
PREPARATIONS pres dune
sole en- movement, la manobe de
"a chem,se s'accrocha 4 une cour-
role ct il fut jet6 aveo la rsp1dite
do l'eolair 4 une distance dune
dizaine de pieds.
Ceux qui en- ont cts t6moins
current que CO regrette accident
causerait la mort de M. Garneau
On lie transporta imm6diatement
d ga residence Oh .un m6deoin fut
mand6, qui constats la fracture du
bras droit en- deux endroits et
p%lusleurs Commissions qui d'spree
Popinion du m6deoin ne sont pas
fatales.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03

mails Wingate ct Fills offrent leure
marohandises sans 6gard a la va.
leur, d DIES prix au'ils ne pourront
plus suivre quand le stock actuel
sera 6coul6, Apres une periodic de
IL ans, couronnee de success dams
les aHaires, au nord de Minneapo-
lis, lis connaissent les besolns du
public dams le choix DIES marchan-
discs seches ct hardes faites.
Leur intention est de vendre
des marchanu1ses satisfaisantes 3
l'acheteur ct d DIES prix qui ne
peuvent etre surpass6s. Leurs
nombreuses pratiques seront SER
vies avec la meme courtoisie que
par le pass6 ct les nouvelles pratt
ques feront des Economies en- fai-
SAINT leurs achats d'automne chez
Wingate ct Fills, 300 ct 3O2, zoe
Ave Nord. Minneapolis,
Mile Lizzie Miller, Commits Ca.
maiden, pretera un6 attention par
;iculiere aux pratiques de langue
:rancaise.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03

Mesdames ct Mesdemoisellee
81 vous etes atteintes du Beau
Nal GU que vous sentiez quelque
douleur Oh il fault un amplatre,
exigez toujours de votre pharma-
Glen III Female flasters "du DR.
Lariviete, les souls emplatres en-
ploy6s dams les hopitaux ct les
communicates religieuses. En-
ache tant I'm de ces p%lasters YOU
aurez toutes les directions pour
vous gu6rir en- peu de temps. En-.
voy6 aussi par la MALE sur r6cep-
ton de Csc on t1mbres-poste, on
6crivant au DR. I.ariviere, Man
vile, r. I.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03
KL0NDYKE

La Transportation & Supplies
Go" de la Noavelle Angleterre de.
sire avoir l'adresse de tcus ceux
qui ont l'intention de se rendre au
Klondyke CO p%rintemps. Ellie or.
ganise une expedition compos6e
reimbursement de Canadlens-fran-
Gals ct q un prix dun tiers moins
6lev6 que les oompagnies de trans
portstion proprement aites. En-
voyez nous votre nom de suite.
Pour plus amples imtormstlons
adresseZ B
New England Transportation Co,
Blackstone, Mass.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03
Oest aveo plalsjr que ]'annonc

Oest aveo plalsjr que l'annonce
q toutes les p%ersonnes qui ont bien
voulu me favoriser de leur patro-
mage durant la d%erniere saison,
que la Minneapolis Dry Goods 90,
Oh ]e suis employs depuls nompre
d'ann6es, qui est reoonnue etre la
maison de commerce, de ce genre,
la plus considerable de i'Ouest,
continue CONNIE par le pass6 q of
frlr des avantsges exoeptionnels
dams la vente dc leurs marohandi-
ses, meubles, tapis, ohaussures
etc.
Venez examiner notre nouveau
stock, ct vous admsttrez quill est
de premiere auallt6 ct de la der
%nieremode, ct que nos prlx ne peu-
vent 6tre 6gal6s paI aucune autre
maison.
PAUL II. Roy,
Commits General.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03

naux agriooles DIES Etats- Unis
Les renselgnements recus prou-
vent q r6videnoe que la situation
e%urop6enne sous le rapport de la
r6oolte, est tres grave. LEurope,
pAngleterre comprise, aura besoin
de 800 4 400 millions de "busheIs''
de bic. La moyenne de- la recolte
de BILE, pour les ann6es 1896, 1894
ct 1898, a 6t6 de 1900. 600, 900 de
"bushels". Durant la famine de
1891, ellie ne s'est 6lev6e qua
1000, 600, 600. Impression gene
rale est que la r6oolte de rEurope
sera encore au-dessous de ce]le de
1891. Mais CO nest pas tout.
L'Europe produit reimbursement
autant de seigle que de bic. LIE
seigle constitute lie pain de la mas
so du peuple sur le vieux oonti-
nent. o., la moyenne de la recol
to de siegle, pour les ann6es 1896,
1894 ct 1898, a etc, pour la Russie,
lAllemagne, la France, PAutriche,
la Bulgaria, la Roumanie, l'Italie
ct les pays scandinaves, de l.3OO,-
900 900 de "bushels''. ct cette an
nee la recolte de seigle ne d6pas-
sera pas 875, 1000. 600 de "busheIs".
On dolt en- conolure q la Qravite
du deficit en- Europe.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-09-03

Providence, r. Liza condition
dc Pindustrle du colon s'est telle.
ment am6lior6e depuis quelque
temps que la famille Goddard,
qu1 exploite p%lusieurs grandes IA
briques q Berkeley, Valley Falls,
Lonsdale, Ashton ct Blackstone, a
r6solu de ne pas suspendre de
nouveau les operations de Q ia
briques, CONNIE on l'avait decld6
d'abord.
Cinq mile ouvriers b%6n6ioient
de cette contre-d6cision.