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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Train Rob5er, D:s--.scd rs Women.

Voman's high record fer horesty was
recognized by western engineer the other
day. That is why his train was held up
by robbers. 1t was in Missouri, near the
famous Blue cut, where hold ups are Of
frequent occurrcncc. Usually an engineer
Is wary Q. signals to stop trains at that
point, but when this particular engineer
saw that two women were waving danger
signals be prcrrytiv stepped the engine
lie knew won a hscngigud in
n hold NJ. HI "a was tried when the
ercw was immediately covered hy revolt
yers and when n volley Of bullets crested
an cGort q. Investigation on tie p.-s OF
the coudlctcE and br..kcmcn. But his
truss was rCs;crcd again when he found
that the feminine gafh was .nl-sly dis
gu.se t.- two '. ..e r.b5Sss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Publication Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
RocK ISLAND COUNTY,
In the circuit court, 10 the January term. A..
d. 1873. In chancery.
Levi S. McCabe, complainant. vs.. William schuck,
CaibariDe Sohuck OFT. George OFT, Caroline
schuck EsshDger, Emanuel Essllnger, Jane.
Phillips, George Philips, May Phillips, Ida
Phillips Glow, Richard l.. Cow, Daisy Phil
liDs Talemsn. James TalemaD, Jacob schuck,
Aurelia Schuck, sGssn Schuck Mathis, August
Mathis. MGrcela Schuck Mathis, William
Mathis, the unknosn heirs and devsees U,
Jacoo Schuck. deceased; the unknown
ceyisees OF Elizabeth scnUck Phillips, de-
cessed. defendants. Bill to quiet title.
To Cstharine schucs OF. George or, Caroline
Sc uck Esslirger. Emanuel Es-ltnger James
lips .ow, Richard l.. Glow, Daisy Phillips Tale
mar, james Taieman, the hokno~n heirs ana
oe7isees OF JACOB ochuck, dec ased; the un-
know devisees OF Elizabeth scJuck Phillips, de-
ceased, the above named deieu1 ants.
Affidavit OF your ncn-reeidence having been
hleu In the Office OF the clerk Of said circuit court
notice is hereby given to you and TO each OF yon
that the above named complainant has fied in
haid court bis bill Of Con paint against you on
the chancery eide o. said COURT; that h summons
In ehancery he been issued IN the said cause
court 10 be begun and holden at tie court house
la the city OF Rock Island. in said county. the
first Monday OF January, A d., is9S, at which
time and Jlace you will appear and plead. an
sver or demur 10 said bill OF complaint II you see
Ct.
Dated st Rocs Island, Illinois. this 18th day o,
December, &. D., 1897.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE Clerk
WILLIAM L. LuDoLfn, Complainant's Solicit 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
AN EXPERT EXECUTIONER.
William German Oriciatcs With Grace
and skill on the Scaffold.

William German of McKecsport, Pa, n
deputy in the sheriff's Office for Is years,
celebrated his iiftieth birthday ON Dec. s.
lie expected to signalizc the anniversary
by assisting at the hanging of Philip Hill,
but Is minutes before the time set for
srringing the trap a stay Of execution ar
rived and the eallows was cheated Of its
victim.
German has the reputation Of having
hanged more men than any other official
n Pennsylvania. He has served under
six shcrifis, and it has como to be his par
ticular duty to attend TO the details at
those legal executions Germans cxpe-
ricncc and ooolness have greatly aided
successive now shcriffs in Allegheny coun-
ty at their first hanging"
During his 1Gyoars in the sheriff's Office
Billy German has helped ut Is hangings
in Pittsburg alone. As each county in
Pennsylvania executes its murderers Ger
man is frequently called upon to assist
shcriffs in ncighboring counties where
hangings are a rarity.
German looks by no means blOodthirsty.
In fact, be Is the embodiment Of good ma.
turn. He weighs 200 pounds aad general.
ly wears genial smile.
His part Of the execution is to pinion
the prisoners arms and lead him to the
scaiiold, where, with great speed and dex.
terity, German adjusts the dcathcap and
nose and signals the sheriff to spring the
trap.
at is all over quickly" said German &c
the Philadelphia Press correspondent, in
discussing bis experiences, land it is well
for both the prisoner and the officials who
go ON the scaffold. The latter are, as
rule, rs nervous as the prisoner himself
and small wonder.
The worst part Of tho business is go
ing to the prisoners cell and tying hi.
arms. That done the ice is broken and hC
is marched through the Jail corridor tC
the yard and IL j. the aim of the official:
to do the work quickly.
"On one occasion in my experience thert
was a painful delay. At the scaffold thu
execution was delayed by the attending
priest. who knclt down opray. He should
have finished his prayers in the prisoner:
cell For several minutes the poor wretch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22

drunkenness. But only staid in the Jail
SIX days. That was enough. It was hor-
ribly dirty and i'll smelling there, so /
paid my line and got out. After that /
was sent TO prison in another town in
England and did my turn on the tread
mill. IL was not easy work by any means,
l can assure you, and soon had enough
of it.
ain ono of the principal cities of Peru I
swept the streets in chain gang, and it
was not easy work. for we were treated
like convicts, and soldiers were put over
us rs guards. They would as soon shoot
man as not. IN western India was put
In solitary confinement, and they put a
mask over my face that fitted me SO tight
ly that | was almost smothered and could
not utter a word. l thought l would
surely die. The torture was unspcakablc,
and would not go through it again for
the world
"Whcn the penal colony in Tasmania
was still in operation, had an experience
there. But was not prisoner, or, more
properly speaking, q convict. knew the
governor, and he allowed me to serve a
short time. But that was plenty. 1t was
horrible, and l pitied the poor wrctches,
but could do nothing TO aid them.
81 have never been in Jail in Australia,
but j have seen prisoners under punish
ncnt there, and I could not describe the
horrors if l tried. In Tasmania 1 have
seen the insane whipped with the CATO
! nine tails. But that was not SO brutal rs
some Of the punishmcnts witnessed in
Australia. In the latter country l have
| seen men given 80 lashes for disrespect to
an officer Of the prison. think the Off
Gals treat their prisoners there worse than
! in any other country III the world, and 1
have seen the knout applied in Russia,
which is certainly bad enough.
at is wrong to say that any part of AZ
rica is rs bad as Australia, for it Is not.
1t can't be. Port said, so Rudyard Kip
ling says, il the wickedest place in the
worIl, but it is not. There are more wick
ednoss, vice and brutality in almost any
town in Australia than in Port Said.
Il have heard something about tramps
in the United States, and have seen them,
but they are harmless compared with the
| tramps of Australia. There the people
feed them because they do not want their
houses and barns burned. All sorts of
criminals flourish in Australia, who would
| DC shot or hanged by mobs in the United
States. The tramp in this country is a
| harmless creature by the side Of his Aus
! tralian brother, who is usually criminal
In this country only a few tranps are
| criminals.
~ do not like the county iails in this
country, for, as q rule, they are very dirty
and III smelling, but there Is nothing in
England, Germany or France that can
compare with your prisons and peniten.
tiancs These three countries think. they
have The fines: prisons in the world, but
| they are mistaken. The Uniaed State;
takes better care of its criminals than any
other nation, and there is less brutality
in the treatment OF convicts
Taking 1t all Together, l think the
English are more brutal than my ether
| people, the Russians not excepted, al
though l have sen some very brutal
things in Armenia, but l think have
sOea wors. in England"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Publica ton Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. &c
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
In the circuit court. to the January term, A.
D 1895 in chancery.
Edith V. Morris VS. Lewis G. Morris.
Afdavit of nor-residence Of the above de-
PENDANT, Lewis L. Morris. having been fled in the
clerks Office Of thu circuit court Of said county,
notice Is therefore hereby given TO the said nom
resident defendant that the complainant filed
her till Of complaint in sa,d court. on the chan
Gerry side the eoi, on the day Of December 1897,
and that thereupon summons issued ont Of said
court, wherein said suit is now pending, retuTn-
able on the fret Monday in the month Of JAM
uary next, as is by law required. Now, unless
you, the aid nonresident defendant above
FAMED, Lewis G. Morris. shall .perso'slly be
ami appear before said circuit court, on
the fisst day OF the next term thereof,
to be holden at The city OF Rock Island, in
and for the said county. on the first Monday
in January rext and plead, answer or de-
m r to the said complanants' bill OF complaint,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged anu statCd will be taken as confessed,
and decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk.
ROCK leland, Illinois. Dec 3, 1897.
MARION Il. SWEENEY, ComplsinAnt's solcitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Why, That Was Reform Dynamite. &

Paris, Ills, Dec. 20.-An illicit beer sa-
loon and gambling establishment To-
Gated at Chrisman, in this county, was
blown up with dynamite. The building
was completely torn to pieces, and every
business house in the town was dam
aged to greater or less extent. Thorn
as Canton, boy who slept in the es-
adjustment. was blown out into the
back yard and received probably fatal
injuries. Public Indignation runs very
high over the occurrence and the town
board, at q special meeting, offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction of the guilty person.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Another Luctgert Juror Suspected.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-Another juror in
the Luetgert case is under investiea-
ton by the defense. Rumors were cur
rent Saturday as to jurors identity.
but the attorneys refused to confirm or
deny any of them. 1t was admitted,
however, that there is some ground for
suspicion that one juror expressed vio-
lent opinions relative to the merits of
the case before he was summoned, and
that affidavits similar to those which
led to the dismissal of Hoffman and
Boasberg are likely to be obtained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
IN ABSENCE.

Watch her kindly, stars.
From the sweet protecting slxieo
Follow her with tender eyes,
Look Sd lovingly that she
Cannot choose but think of me.
Watch her kindly, stars!
Soothe her sweetiy, night.
On her eyes, o'erwearied, press
The tired lids with light caress.
Let that shadowy hand of thine
Ever in her dreams seem mine.
Soo,he her sweetly, night!
Wake her gently, morn.
Let the notes of early birds
Seem like loves melodious words
Every pleasant sound my dear,
When she st;rs from sleep, should hear
Wake her gently, morn!
Kiss her softly, winds.
Softly that she may not miss
Any sweet, accustomed bliss.
On her lips. her eyes, her face,
Till i come TO take your place,
Kiss ;sld kiss her, winds.
Phoebe Cary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
EXecutOr'S Notice.

Estate OF Henry Rosenfeld. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed execa-
irix OF the last will and testament OF Henry ROs-
enfield late Of the county Of Rock Island etase Of
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court OF Rock leland
county, al the coun'y court room, in
the city OF Rock Island, at the Jahua Y term, on
tie frst Monday IN January next, At which time
all persons having claims agains, said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the purpose
Of having the same adjusted,
All persons indebted to said estate are re.
qucstea to make Immediate payment 10 the IN.
dersigBeG.
Dated this 9th day Of November. A. n. 1877
AMCHrA ROsENFIkLp. Execntrix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Publication Nogice,
STATE OF ILLINOIS, lss

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY,
10 tho Circuit court, to the January term
1853. in chancery.
Charles Coppens vs.. Melanls CoppeDs.
Affidavit OF non-res!dence Of Melanis Cop
pens, the above named defendant, having
been fled 10 the clerks Office Of the Cir
cult conrt Of said county, notice is therefore here
by gwen to the said nonresident defendant,
that the complainant died his bill Of COM
plant In said court on the chancery side there
Of on the LIST dey OF December, 1881, and that
thereupon a summons Issued out OF said court,
wherein said suit is noS pending, returnable
on the first Monday in the month Of January
next, as is by law required. Now, unless you, the
sad nonresident de- eaiant above named, Mela-
mis- Coppcns. shallpersonaily be and appcsr before
the salu circuit court on the first day OF next
term thereof, TO be holden at the Court House,
In end for the said county, on the first Monday in
January next, and plead, answer or demur
to the eaid ccmpls!nant's bill VI complaint, the
same and the matters and things therein charged
and stated will be taken as confessed and q dc.
cree entered against you according 10 the prayer
Of sa,d bill.
GEORGE W. GANaLE, Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill, December I, 1897.
JOHN L. STAFFORD, Compartments Solicitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
ritzsimmons o Fight Corbett perhaps.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Martin Julian,
manager for Bob FitZsimmons, stated
in an interview yesterday that the
lanky champion has changed his mind
and will again meet ex-Champipn Cor
bett in the prize ring. Fitzsimmons
was non-committsl, refusing to con-
firm or deny the story and contenting
himself with declaring that he has not
said that he viii fight Corbett again.
Julian's statement was sufficiently
emphatic. however. to indicate that he
confidently expects the men will meet
again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.
Estate of Phillip simmon, deceased.

Estate Of Phillip Simmon, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed eXscu
tors Of the last will and testament OF Phillip
Simmon, late Of the county Of Rock leland
state of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that taey will appear before the county court Of
Rock leland county, st the county cour
room. in the city o, Rock 1slan1, al the Feb.
ruary term, on the first Monday in February
next, at which time all persons having claim
against said estate are notified and requested Il
attend for the purpose Of having the same ad
Ius.od. All PERSONS indebted to said estate ar
dersianed.
Dates this 2.th day Of November, A. D. 1897.
GEORGE ii. ~INMoS,
PETER G.. SIMNoN.
HARRISON ID. SINMoN,
Executo.e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Chris Merry, charged
with the murder of his wife. and James
Smith, his alleged accomplice arrived
in Chicago yesterday from Princeton
KY. where they were arrested. Both men
were laterconfronted by Joseph Hickey
upon whose confession they were ar
rested. but they stoutly denied any
knowledge of Mrs. Merrys death, and
were finally placed in Jail, pending ex.
animation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
JAILS HIS SPECIALITY.
Count Dianovich Has Tried
Them In All Countries.
ENGLAND WORSE THAN ARMENIA.
Says Australia Is the Hardest Country He
Ever Visited and the Unitcd States the
Best-Convict Life rs He Has Seen 1t In
Many Lands.

A tramp with noble blood in his veins
is Count Rocco Dianoyich of Austria,
who has for 81 years been globe trottcr,
and whose proud boast is that he has been
an inmate Of more jails and penitentiaries
throughout the world than any other man
living.
The count is now in Chicago. He Is
not talkative as regards anything but his
experiences. OF himself he has little to
say. For many years he has disguised his
title under the garb of n genuine hobo,
and SO far rs appearances he is one.
The count is at homo everywhere. He
has slept in almshouscs, lodging houses
and palaces, and is as contented in hut
or hovel as in the finest house in the land.
According to his story, attested by signed
documents he always carries with him, he
has been entertained in high circles in
Turkey, Egypt, India, China, Japan,
Alaska, almost every city in Europe and
many cities in the United States. He says
he took the trail over the klondike region
long before tSe discovery OF gold there
was in Cuba many years ago and has Wis
tied the arctic territory. He has walked
over most of the earth, he says, not hay
ing money enough to always ride when
going from one country to another, and,
us rule, he prefers that method of getting
around.
"Whcn say that have seen the inside
of more prisons and jails than any other
man who ever lived, simply speak the
truth, he said 10 a correspondent. "Some-
times l was a Irisoncr-indeed most of
the ti:ncs-and then again was merely a
spectator. ] preferred being prisoner,
for the reason that thus had u better op.
portunity of testing the merits of the in
stitution. have made study of the jails
Of tho word, and no man is more cOmpe-
tent, or so competent, may say, as myself
to speak Of them.
1t is not hard TO get into Jail in most
| places. 1t is harder to get into the peni-
fcntiarics and harder also to get out.
Therefore, so far as penitentiarics are con.
cerncd, L have been mainly visitor to
them. Whom I wished TO go TO Jail, had
simply to pretend that was drunk, which
l wasn't, though, as l rarely drink any
thing and was never intoxicated in my
| life.
at was in Liverpool that was first
sent to Jail, this being on tho charge of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Western Ease Hali League,

Chicago, Dec. 20.-The magnates of
the Western Base Ball League did not
accomplish much at their meeting Sat-
urday. The old question of the eighth
franchise came up as usual, and moth
ing was settled regarding it. Omaha,
Grand Rapids, Toledo, and Des Moines
were applicants for il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
NEW STYLE TEACHING.
Prof. Ferguson Of Sheboygan
Uses the Hypnotic Method.
SCHOOL CHILDREN HIS SUBJECTS.
Esrsrinen,ed Win Pupils and resehsrs
Tor Two Year. Before Au.horiiies Pound
., Out snd Tired Trim-,-aae lad GILL.
dr.n cood and Sick Children Well.

Acco-,inz 20 rubiic oriaioa In shelby
San. We, Du Nauricr's Sycngaii Is but
an outiino onmparId with Professor
George ". Ferguson, the instructor in
drawing In the sheboygan public schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22

enres sfeh = srse variety - a. - wh.ch ars
unshis b. got help ~ any ether rvmedT. Tns
earva a has psrfSrmed ar msrtrious. reaf ne
following fr~m M. Nathaa Va'rey, - Az. Nm
rast
81 hsi Neura'sia 10 r'rht side ~ hsti snd syy
untii brcssn~ entirey nllud. ur kay'- Penn
vatsr has dnne me mnre seoi q an ~ me &c
t,rs anf patrnt med cins- evvr tfIcd. srd tr'gt
ercu many u has helrei ny cye. teaii
s'rrnarh snd liver WIZ much, sal 7 sierp rtnch
betier"
Ass one f,,u Rev z. wrht, Mr. on. Ga
~ an asturi-hed a. ths mi'duss- ant ~ NJ
efeichcy ~ ~. ksyr liengvatsr IN mnVlrr eun
ssipaicd bowels. snd IN prsdncIrr rrrlitr
rstnrsl daily drehaTe. ] h1re brru m ctfd
Win constipation h,f = yesr'
n 10 sod ~ druggists er cat n - ~ mail ~
Is cuts 90 o.. nonf tthr sfg auhstiIlfs ~
has 10 elnsl WI a. for or s-pass tu0s. :
hss 81 valnthle rip.s ard treats uearlf al ~
eases, Addrcis pr. n. y. Kv ssd al GO
O'nshs. Neh. We aisn ruararfee ~. kaF
tnnr p.im b. enrr evrry \ "a - einFh. rfurrt
OF hsgripre. Writ f,r honA
sod W T. n. rAcmv. draswsL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22

had a constant luttcr-
ins 90 the heart and
severe palpitatioa and
pain On the kfl silc.
she took three bottles
% Dr. Milos'New Heart
Cure and vascnmplete-
" restored 10 health.
and has not taken n
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-12
ENOTI JGHT FLASHES


BLUE Jeans" is to be played in Lon
don.
Margaret Mather has a Chinese maid.
The Bottom of the Sea" will be re-
vived.
Henrietta Crossman will star next
season.
Sol Smith Russell has revived Tho
Rivals"
London is to have permanent hip
podrome.
John Drew will shortly be seen in
One Summer Day"
Marie Jensen has been seventeen
years on the stage.
Next season Cora Tanner may re-
viye Alone in London"
Signor Tamagno has signed a con-
tract to sing in Buenos Ayres next sea-
Elvia Crox Seabrooke and Queenie
Vassar will be seen in Miss Philadel-
phia."
Paul Potter's new play, THE Con-
querors," will shortly be produced in
New York.
A play founded upon Dickens "a
Tale of Two Cities" is being written
for E. s. Willard.
Ada Rehan is not in the cast of
Number Nine a comedy produced
by Augustin Daily last week.
Mrs. Kelley. the oldest living actress,
has just passed her ninety-second birth
day at her home in Brompton, En-
gland.
Lawrence Hanley has not only been
sued for divorce. but has lost his posi-
tinr I6oIiro Of n 7 s-+o
company.
Beerbohm Tree has threatened to bar
Critic Clement Scott out of her Males
tvs Theatre, on account of the latter's
attack upon him and his productions.
Mary Anderson has been offered
$1,000 week by London syndicate to
return to the stage in a singing part,
but she has again definitely and reso-
lutely refused.
Vesta Tilley's road company will in
clude Lew Dockstader, the Four Coz
hans, Valmore. Charles T. Aldrich.
Reno and Richards, and the Lamont
Family.
The Maybrick case is coming up
again. A one-act play is to be written
on the subject and presented in variety
theatres, a petition for the pardon OF
Mrs. Maybrick being offered for signal
aures at each theatre where it is acted
Anthony Hopes new play, The Al
venture of Lady Ursula" produced 10,
the first time on any stage by E. iH
Sothern, in Philadelphia last week. Hi5
not make hit. Virginia Harmed MAS.
querades as boy in two acts.
NJ Guitry, who has been Sarah Bern.
hardt's leading man for a number Ct
years and who has rendered her (mosi
efficient support, is said to be CHI the
point of leaving the French QUEEN O.
drama and going over to the jOdeor
Theatre.
Hoyt and Mckee have de eided to de
fer until next season the production o
Mr.. Hoyt's new farce. "A Day and {
Night. "Otis Harland and <bthers OF
the cast will make third coz pany t:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-12
Is II A TRlFLK!
THAT COMMON TROUBLE ACID DYs
PEPsIA, OR sOUR, SToMACH.


Now Recognized aga Cause of Serious
5isease.
Acid DYSPEPSIA, commonly called
heartburn or sour stomach, is form
of indigestion resulting from fermenta-
ton of fhe food. The stomach being
too weak to promptly digest 1t, the
food. femains until fermentation begins,
filing the stomach with gas, and bit
lef, sour, burning taste in the mouth
rs often present. This condition soon
becomes chronic and being an every
day occurrence is given but little atten-
ton. Because dyspepsia is not imme-
diately fatal, many people do nothing
for the trouble.
Within a recent period remedy has
been discovered prepared solely. to cure
dyspepsia and stomach troubles. 1t is
known as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
and is now becoming rapidly used and
prescribed as radical cure for every
form of dyspepsia.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and are sold
by druggists everywhere at so cents per
package 1t is prepared by the Stuart
Co., Marshall. Mich, and while it
promptly and effectually restores a Wig
orous digestion, at the same time is
perfectly harmless and will not injure
the most delicate stomach, but, on the
contrary, by giving perfect digestion,
strengthens the stomach, improves the
appetite and makes life worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Dis
eases by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.