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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
His Only Love.

A Horton spinster has quito a ro-
nance connected with her life. In her
younger days she had sweetheart aud
he asked her 10 be his wife. hut rs she
was too young TO marry she refused
him. They separated and tine years fed
By. bringing with them much sorrow
for the siddy miss Ten years after
ward, on the very day of the month on
which she refused him, came letter
from the sweetheart Of her childhood
asking again Cor her hand She did not
love him, but decided 10 never marry
any one unless it be this man. She re-
fused again, and every year since then
she gets letter ON their anniversary
with the same old question written
therein. The letters are not full Of love.
Oh. 10. simply question, that is all
a dozen words or mere written in a
businesslike way, with his name signed
below. Perhaps they will get married
some day. but very likely not.-Hor.
ton Headlight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
Unfortunate Beginning.

Sir William Rowan Hamilton. pro.
fessor of astronomy in the Dublin uni
versity, used to speak with the strongest
reverence Of Bishop Brinkley, his pred.
ecessor. He had for him filial affec-
ton and used to recall with humorous
melancholy the time of their first meet.
ing, when, said he, II am afraid
offended him.
was a youth Of Is and sat next him
at some public luncheon We did not
speak, and felt that good manners re
quired me to break the silence. My eye
happened to rest on large map NJ Van
Diemen's Land banging on tho wall. ]
turned to him.
MY lord" said !, "werc You ever
in Botany Bay?" Tho bishop turned ia
me with look of severe displensure.
Eat your soup, SIR" said he, "ca,
your soup" Ana then it occurred to
me that no thought was asking
whether he had ever been transport.
ed" for at that time Botany Bay was
where desperate criminals were sent foI
punishment. Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

the order and its members who are
the guests OF the city today. The
merchants, business men and citizens
generally have contributed gener-
ously i'll adding to tine beauty and
patriotism of the occasion. Almost
every store is decorated with flags.
bunting, etc. while MANY of the
houses throughout the town and
particularly along the line of
march are decorated. The in
terror of the Woodmen headquarters in
the Industrial Home building is
prettily festooned throughout in the
national colors. The officers and
clerks were at their desks and eX-
tended cordial welcome To all
visitors, of whom there We're many.
Just behind Black Hawks statue in
Spencer square there is large de-
sign in the prevailing colors hearing
the inscription: 300. 900 Mem ers. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
OuRDOVA CHAT.

Cordova, April 26.-Dr. Norman
Marshall, of Clinton. made business
trip here Thursday last.
Mrs. j. Schneider, of Thompson
spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. james Tew.
President Boepple of the button
factory. came up from Muscatine
Monday.
Frank Haynes. of Moline, and Clay
ton Case. of Rock Island, called on
friends here Thursday.
Robert IIoke and family. of Jensen
Fla, are visiting Mr.. Hoke's father
DR.. j. Hokc.
j. W. Quick, of Port Byron. has &c
cepted employment in the button
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

the Joliet Republican. and c. o. Bond
of the same city. both prominent
Woodmen. were callers at the ARGUS
o.fce today.
Central City camp. of Peoria. and
the Geneseo camp acted rs the
escort for Mr.. Bryan. They did them
selves proud.
Camp No. 1850. through its clerk,
II. ID. Corken. has paid to the widow
of the late Gottlieb Mueller 81. 900.
the amount of a policy held in the
Modern Woodmen-bu a few DAYS
Transporting from the time of his death
until a settlement was effected.
The forresters of lronwood Camp,
No. So. OF Dubuque. one of the best
drilled and na.ticst uniformed teams
in the jurisdiction. arrived last night
and took quarters at the Rock Island
house. They were accompanied by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
clerks of the Woodmen office with

clerks of the Woodmen office with
famers.
State Senator III. V. Fisher. of Gen
eseo. was in the city To attend the
ceremonies.
Editor Chubbick. of the Western
Woodman and ROYAL Neighbor, Of Be
lott. Wis, is in town.
Mrs. +. ID. Watt. supreme oracle of
the ROYAL Neighbors. and Mrs. c. +.
Allen of Omaha. Neb.. are here.
Cortes Maxwell. editor of the Keo-
kuk observation-disclosures. is here tn
attend the ceremonies, being the
guest of Dir. and Mrs. j. Il. Hollow
bush.
Hon. William McEnirv has q large
poatrait of W. J. Bryan and one of
President Mckinley in the window
of his office in Mitchell IL Lynde
building.
E. I. Geist, advertising manager OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
AROUND JoslIN.
Breezy Batch Of News From the Upper
End Of the County.

Breezy Batch Of News From the Upper
End Of the County.
Joslin. April 27.-Samuel Bryant
is suffering from inflammatory rheu-
matism.
Mrs. W. q. Beam has been making
an extended visit among her relatives.
Marvin Mumma, Charles Donahoo
and Eugene Dunbar have new bug
gies.
The Yuma Epworth League gave a
sociable at the residence of :. ;. Bcal
Friday evening last.
Elder Rogers. of the United Breth-
rem church. did not come to Joslin on
account of sickness.
| CLAYTON Daley will he the name Of
the new postoflice at Coe. in honor of
tie owner of the creamery.
Mrs. Huntoon. of Moline. gave
lecture nj Yuma church SUNDAY night
under the auspices Of the W. {. +. L.
Mamie Walker. Nav Wainwright
and G. G. Wake were appointed dele
gates To the Sunday school convention
at Milan.
Raw Quick has returned from Chi
cago full-hedged dentist. lie has
about made up his mind TO locate in
Clinton. Iowa.
Jesse Cowley and Kitson Cowley. Of
Moline. were up cunning in the neigh
borhood of Joslin and Barsiow. and
Ragged considerable game.
Frank Dillon and family were visit
ing with Mr.. Dillon's parents. aud Mr..
and Mrs. John Donahoo. of Moline.
were visiting with their children last
week.
Mrs. W. ii. Whi,eide has been max.
ing an extended visit Ia see her par
enis and other relatives who reside
in Shcrrard. She returned hom,
Tuesday last.
Wainwright Il Mead have con-
tracted FOR making alterations. which
will consist of new front porch and
extension to the dining room o
the residence of :. =. Beal.
There is said To have been unusual in
terest manifested. in fact. very hot time,
ut some. Of our recent school elections
Christopher Whitcsidc was elected ant
Charles Head rejected at Willowvale
Dan Noah and 5. Bryant. at Kos,
Hill; William Moore. at Lcafy Bower
Grace W. Genuing. at Adelphia
George Biehlmier. Pleasant Point: l.
n. Daley, at the Wake; Henry Schwen
necker, at Oak Tree; &. NJ. Hublart
AT Joslin; John Siebrant, at the Buck
ley; Ben Osborne, at Osborne. an,
William Dillon was reelected at tn
McCord.
Rev. Barr gave us an introduction
to Rev. ii. o. Ross. of Nanarin. Blu
}. reau county. who came to fill the ap
!. pointments of the elder of the Unite,
Brethren church. We said tina
probably it would he a disappoini
n ment to the people in the elder not com
S ing, but then we FASTENED To correc
ourselves by saving that no doub
!, Rev. II. o. Ross, who is somewhat O
;. the Abraham Lincoln build. woul,
more than fill the elders place. Tn
u reverend gentleman replied that b
e would guarantee to fill the elder
place in length, if not in breadth, an,
: he would refer him To Brother Bar
u afcr he had left To ascertain whcthe
he hadn't filled the elders place 4
l. the table.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

factory and has moved his family TO
this place.
Mrs. Burns. of Rock Island, spent
Friday with her daughter. Mrs. Sarah
Hollister.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Wilson were
called to Lyons Tuesday on account
of the serious illness of Mrs. Wilson S
father.
Prof. Richell Of Fulton. will deliver
a lecture Saturday evening. April 80,
at the Baptist church. Subject: How
to say Things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
CITY Is GAILY DECORATED.
National Colors Embodied In Pretty and
Appropriate Designs.

The city never looked prettier in
decorations from an artistic and pa
triotic point of view. Second avenue
from Sixteenth to Twentieth street
Is network of red, white and blue
festooning. while at several points
are hung large designs of welcome to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

At Second and Seventeenth street
there are others. which read: Neigh
bors, Welcome. At the east entrance
of the court house another reading
Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor as
Thyself;' and at the intersection of
Third avenue and Fifteenth street an
other reading M. W. A. 1898" The
interior of the court house is beauti-
fully decorated.
WoodIncn Day Notes.
Judge j. j. Glenn. of Monmouth, is
one of the guests.
John Ohlweiler takes the place of
Maj. W. L. Channon rs aid.
II. f. Llewelleyn, of the Sterling
Standard, is among the visitors.
The directors are all present but +.
ID. Smith, of Mankato, Mimi. who
is i'll.
Louis Loeb 4 Co. furnished the lady
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
The Reception and Banquet.

Following the exercises a reception
is to be rendered Mr.. Bryan. Lieut..
Gov. Northcott and the other distin-
guished guests ut the court house.
the throng passing through from the
south to the north entrance Of the
building.
At the conclusion of the reception
Il banquet will he served ut Black
Hawk Inn. cars Of the Tri-City Railway
company leaving the corner of Seven.
teenth street and Market square at
o'clOck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

Clerk Ed Werner and Banker &. O.
Tanberg, both deputy head consuls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

ers have wrought. and ascertain if it
is free from imperfections and flaws.
sound and durable. and suitable 20 its
intended use.
Director White received the wedge.
applied it to the iii lrerent parts Of the
cornerstone. lightly tapping the
wedge each time with the mal.et or
hammer. and then said:
Neighbor. Chief of Builders: The
cornerstone now before us is from an
approved source, has been carefully
and skillfully quarried and fashioned
and wrought to proper form and
dimension. 1t is now ready and suit
able for the builders use.
Maj. Halves: Neighbor, your re-
port is satisfactory. You will resume
YOUR station and be in the discharge
Of your duties. Neighbors. the posi-
ton of this cornerstone is at the
northwest angle of the building. there
to rest and remain with the memoir
ials deposited Herewith so long as
the superstructure shall continue to
exist.
Maj. Halves then lightly tapped
its sides and top with the butte or
setting maui, then turning to the au-
dience. said
Neighbors, | now declare this
cornerstone suitable and appropriate
to its intended use. sound and dura-
pie in its composition. skillfully
hewn and chiseled and properly
placed. The builders may safely pro-
ceed with their work. Neighbors.
rs the Woodman fclls the forest and
develops the fertile fields. where the
husbandman may plant and SOW the
needful fruits and various grains;
where the rains descend and the sun
shines till in due season he gathers
the harvest; so may we. as members
of the noble and beniiicent order of
Modern Woodmen. whose symbols
of instruction are the AK, beetle and
virtues of moral and social husbandrv
and eXemplify in our organization
the manifold blessings of fraternal
brotherhood. Thus, may we, too,
SOW, reap and garner the blessings of
life dispensed from the bounty of the
Giver of All Good. To His praise let
us now sing the Doxology.
The whole assemblage then joined
in singing:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
1 braiA i'm oil ..ra tttpsa h,r h,I,.
Praise him alike with heart and voice,
Praise God who rules the universe.
| There was selection bv Bleuer'.
band. and the Hon. William Jenning:
Bryan, the orator of the day, wa.
presented and is speaking as we go tc
press. He will be followed by Hon
wv. A. Northcott, head consul of the
order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

To those afflicted with kidney or
bladder diseases is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed For sale bv +.
II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
Picnic Association Formed.

At Turner hall ut IL O'Clock this
morning a meeting was held of Wood
men from the various counties of
the Tenth Congressional district
and congressional district picnic
association was formed. Capt. W. j.
Ransom was elected chairman and
Louis Eckhart secretary. The assoc
citation was completed with the cleo
ton of Capt. Ransom as president; j.
Roseniicld. of Moline. secretary, and
Louis Eckhart treasurer. A vice
president will he selected later from
each city in the district. 1t was de-
cided to hold next falls picnic in
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

Subscribe for The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
W0ODMEN'S DAY,

Continued from First Page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

There was Il selection by Bleuer' 5
band. and the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, the orator of the day, was
presented and is speaking as we go to
press. He will be followed by Hon.
w. A. Northcott, head consul of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27

Hoods Pills take. easy to opersis. sc.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
WASHINGTON.

The following nominations have been
confirmed by the senate: Charles p.
Bryan, to be minister to Brazil, and E.
H. Conger, of Iowa, to be minister to
China.
1t has been decided by the United
States board of general appraisers that
horse hides not being specially pro-
vided for in the tariff law they should
come in free of duty.
A company of Washington politicians
and business men has been incororated
under the name of the American Drama
Co. The first play to be produced is
"The Curse of Cold" which the free
silverites claim is another Uncle
Toms Cabin" and from it they expect
the greatest results.
The nomination of Gen. James Long
street, of Georgia, to be commissioner
of railroads, has been confirmed by the
senate. There was much opposition
from number of southern senator's.
The vote stood 3S yeas to 15 nays.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
Passed the Danger Line.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 24.-The Mis-.
sissippi river from Cairo to New Or.
leans is rapidly rising and there is
enough water in sight to send it above
the danger line from Cairo to Viclxs-
burg. The water rose foot here Sun.
day and in four days it will probably
be above the danger line. At Cairo
the danger line has been passed, with
a heavy food coming down the Ohio,
Cumberland and Tennessee. Two
crevasses in the levees in the Missis.
sippi delta are not yet completed and
1t will not be possible to fill them
within ten days. The situation is ex-
Erpmelv grave
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

The tow boat Job Williams with a
tow of go coal boats was caught in the
storm above Leavenworth, Ind, on the
night of the 10th. Fourteen coal boats
were sunk and two of the steamers
crew were washed overheard and
drowned.
The directors of the Pullman Palace
Car Co. have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of 2 per cent.
About 700 miners of the Dayton
(Tenn.) Coal and Iron Co., who have
been on strike, resumed work on the
22d on practically the same terms as
existed when the strike began.
A terrific wind and rain storm visited
the vicinity of Ridgeway, ILL.,, on the
10Th, unrooing houses, blowing down
fences and drowning stock. The back
waters of the Ohio and Wabash rivers
are inundating that district.
A few miles from Princeton, Ind, on
the 21st three young men were drowned
in the Wabash river. They were sail
ing in a small boat when it struck a
tree and went down.
The labor market at Juneau, Dyea
and Skaguay, Alaska, is glutted. More
men than there is work for have gone
to those towns, with the result that
wages are coming down. Many men
are now eating up their supplies and
earning nothing.
In the northern portion of AleXan-
der county, ILL.,. John MCGOWAN, a
young man who has been teaching the
''Cauble school" died on the 21st from
injuries inflicted by two pupils, Henry
and Scott Jordan, 10 and 20 years old
respectively.
The widow of DIR. Thomas J. Cogley
has presented to Hanover college, Ind,
$40, 600 to endow chair Of physics.
On the night of the 23d the steam
ferry boat Eva Everett, plying between
Vevay, Ind, and Ghent, KY, went
down in the gale. Many smaller craft
also met with disaster in that locality.
The Okaw river has been filed to
overfowing by the heavy rains, and
in consequence the entire bottom land
east and south of Vandalia, ILL.,, is COW
cred with water. Several families liv-
ing in the lowland had to be removed
in boats
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
LAT Err,

THE second week of the big cotton
mill strike opened with both sides ap-
parently as determined to hold out as
at the Inauguration of the contest. No
attempt was made to open the gates of
the big mills at New Bedford, Bidde-
ford or Lewiston.
THIRTEEN Klondikers left South Man
chester, Conn, on the Gath on their
trip to Alaska, whence they will pro-
ceed to the gold regions. At Stamford,
Conn, they were joined by 81 others.
Two HUNDRED employees of the spin
ming department of No. mill of the
Fall River (Mass.) iron works struck on
the Gath against reduction in wages.
THE resignation of X. E. Preston as
director of the mint was rendered to
President Mckinley on the 24th. Mr..
Preston has been connected with the
treasury department for more than ~
years. The president then named
George E. Roberts, of Fort Dodge, Ia,
for the vacancy created by the resigna-
tion of Mr.. Preston.
AT Burlington, VT, the Queen City
cotton mills, which have been shut
down on account of the strike, resumed
operations on the oath. Nearly all of
the employees returned. The Queen
City operatives were the first to resist
the general reduction.
AT Nashville, Tenn, on the Gath
United States Judge Lurton decided
the injunction case of w. c. Morgan VS..
D. A. Mum, revenue collector, involv-
ing the question of Nunn's power under
the civil service law, holding that the
court had no jurisdiction and that the
chief executive alone has power to en-
force civil service rules.
THE employees of the Wheeling steel
plant in Benwood, w. Va, about 500 in
number, have been notified of second
reduction in wages within 12 months.
The present reduction affects all en-
ployes of the company and runs from
10 to 25 per cent. The reduction is to
take effect February 81.
A CoLLIERY accident near Mons, Bel
gium, on the gath resulted in the death
of II persons.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY has sent
to congress request for an appropria-
tion of $l63,OOO to meet probable de-
ficiency in the free delivery service for
the current fiscal year.
THE proposed annexation Of Hawaii was re-
viewed In the senate on the 24th by Mr. Nor
gan, OF Alabama. One OF the features OF the
session was an elaborate speech by Mr. Turpie,
OF Indiana, in support of the Teller resolution.
The pension appropriation bill was called up
and debated for nearly three hours, but was
not passed. The house spent q couple oi
hours trsnsacting business relating TO the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the remainder OF the
day on the Indian appropriation bill
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

About $50 deaths were reported dur
ing the past week from Bombay, caused
by the bubonic plague. The exodus is
increasing and business is stagnated.
The Mareca, British steamer, went
ashore on the 21st near st. Governs
Head, southwest coast Of Wales. Thir-
teen of the crew were safely landed,
four lost their lives on the steamer and
six who left in boats are missing.
A crisis has been caused in the orange
and lemon trade in the southern prov
inces of Italy and in Sicily by the action
of the Dingley tariff. In many places
prices are so low that the fruit does not
pay for the plucking
The troubles of the German mission
aries in China are becoming wide
spread and are leading to new compli-
cations between the two governments.
Protestants as well as Catholics have
been attacked
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26

been said and written of Western Canada,
and the new provinces forming 1t, he has
been led to give the subject some inquiry,
and he has been shown letters written to
the Canadian government from delegates
sent out by friends to inspect the country.
One of the delegates who was sent 10
Western Canada says: In undertaking 70
give description fear. shall not be able
to give it Justice, for / hardly know where
to begin or when to end For plea for my
Judgment, will assume, for an illustration,
the experience of man who went fromplace
to place in search of wife, and finding 30
many of good qualities and attractions, was
unable to determine which to choose, so in
looking for home in Western Canada like
the country well, and two of my boys are
going this fall (they have since gone, and
each has homestead), where ! am salts:
fed they will do WE'LL The lands which
have seen are far superior in every respect
and beyond my expectations. Lakes and
streams to be found in all districts abound
with innumerable kinds of water fowl, while
fish are very abundant. On all sides we see
innumerable stacks of grain, proving be-
yond doubt the fertility of the soil. On
either side of the track can be seen in ad-
dition to the grain herds of cattle, horses
and flocks of sheep. have Travelled over
great portion of the Western states and
have seen nothing to compare with thiscoun.
try. One hundred and sixty acres of land are
given free to actual settlers, and / saw cases
where as high as 500 per acre had been
cleared in one year, / do not wish to ad-
wise anyone, but as for myself ! shall leave
as soon as can arrange my affairs" The
agents of the Canadian government are now
at work organizing excursion parties, and
the Department of the Interior at Ottawa,
Canada, will be pleased to supply the in;
formation to those who are not within reach
of an agent
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
EAST.

The steel rail manufacturers have, it
is said, perfected general agree
ment" to take the place of the old steel
rail pool which collapsed last February.
At Brunswick, Me-, on the Goth the
Cabot cotton mill closed down because
the operatives left their work so rapidly
that it was only question of a short
time before the machinery would have
been deserted.
Notices of reduction of wages, to
take effect the oath, were posted at the
Centreville, r. l., cotton mills on the
10Th.
For the week ended January 81 busi-
ness. failures for the United States num-
bered S74, as compared with 400 for the
corresponding period of last year, and
SO in Canada, against IS for the same
time in 1897.
EX-President Grover Cleveland has
purchased tract of land near Prince
ton, N. j., to be used as game pre-
serve. 1t consists of s5 acres, for
which 5000 was paid. 1t is full of rab-
bits and quail.
On the night of the 10th the Ameri-
can Express Co.'S Office at Amsterdam,
N. Y, was robbed and the agent Ben
jamin f. Oliver, assaulted. The thieves
got away with $572.
The death Of Charles T. Parsloe, the
actor, famous for his presentation of
"My Partner" in conjunction with Louis
Aldrich, occurred on the 23d at his
home in New York City.
Receivers have been appointed for the
Reading [Pa.) Foundry Co. The habili-
ties are about $500, 900; assets $3.50, 600.
It is rumored that the cotton mill
operatives of New England had antici-
pated the present trouble so far ahead
that an assessment of so cents week
had been paid for nearly two years.
Notwithstanding this fund the organ
izations in all the mill centers will be
assessed to help the strikers at New
Bedford.