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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06

could go near it without danger OF having
the beasts teeth or claws fixed in his
throat
Complaints were made to the police
about the aTiTnal The owner was warned
| to keep it cha,Eed up. He was greatly at
| tached TO it a-d refused to do this, but
promised to keep it securely locked up
The promise was accepted by the police
soon afterward De Varny left his apart
ment to spend the evening with some
| friends. Before ho went he locked the ape
securely in his room. The social gather.
ing which DC Varny attended was pro-
| !onged far in.o the night
During his absence burglar broke into
| his apartments. This man, Nicholas Bar
gevo By name had watched the captain S
| departure and planned the burglary. He
| had recently served a term Of nine years
| Tor similar crime and was hardened
| criminal He broke the lock of Captain
| tie Narny's room and entered Having
made considerable noise and attracted no
attention, he felt that he was, safe. He
entered confidently. Then out of the dark
ness spranG something hairy and horrible,
growing in tones that seemed neither hu
man nor animal. 1t dug long claws into
the burglar neck and his sides and bit
great pieces out of his checks. 1t bore him
to the ground. .,-r
The man was powerfully built, Injured
to danger and desperate deeds, but against
| this fearful ;;ssailant he was not only over
| matched, but lost all his courage He
| >hriokcd and howled The ape went on
tearing him. The mingling of human
shricks and inhunan growls aroused the
house and the whole ncighborhood The
burglar was carried TO the infirmary of
he prefecture OF police in n horribly man
glcd condition There he was found to be
l raving maniac
For two days he raved without ccasing
VI one time he imagined that he was still
struggling with his CHASTITY aSsailant, at
another he imagined that he was an
orang outang himself and tried to bite and
claw some adversary. He had TO he strap
pcd to his bed. The doctors never saw a
man 81 fcarfully dementcd Bargcvc had
passed through one of the most horrible
| experiences it is possible to conceive His
mind and his body were hopelessly wreck
cd AT the end of two days he died. 1t
was the memory Of the orang outang that
| killed him
The tragedy has caused a curious situa-
ton The owner Of the orang outang APP
| pears TO have committed no offense, rs his
ape Killed burglar, whom he would have
had right to shoot himself. 1t is indeed
fortunate that the victim was notorious
and hardened criminal The neighbors of
DE Narny are naturally uneasy at the
thought of the murderous ape Accord
ing TO the last accounts, il is still OCCUPY.
| Ing its room uE,.iSturbcd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
THE NEW YORK YOUTH.
Story of Promising boy, q schoolteacnes
and an Escaped Dog.

A drawing teacher in the upper re-
gions Of the borough of Manhattan tells
me of curious instance of what she
calls the crescent freshness OF the metro
rclitan youth. Tommy was the most in
cCrrigible pupil in that particular room,
n:ehiug the half hour spent there daily
one of mingled doubt and anguish OF
spirit to the drawing teacher. The other
day Tc:amy was evidently engaged in
some new form Of mischief. His draw
ing pad lay upon the desk before him
and his hands were towering over il,
row swooping down at one side Of tho
paper, now ut the other, as if corralling
some unwilling ant or other insect seek
ing to escape.
Tommy" saiti the drawing teachc-
suddenly and sharply, what are yua
aoing:"
"Nothin." was Tommy's instant re-.
ply. Then he added. "Nothin but keep
in this ere dawg from runnin away"
What dog?" queried the drawing
teacher. 81 sec no dog. What do you
mean:''
Course We don't see no dawg." said
Tommy, ceasing his gymnastics unde-
her sharp glance and Strengthening
up. Yer too far away" The other
scholars were all attention hy this time,
which was precisely what Tommy
wanted, and he assumed a look Of I'M
smiling innocence as he continued. 81
drCrcd a runnin dawg, not standin
still one, an | was a-hcadin i'm off So
he wouldn't run OFF tn tablet an git Oh
tn floor
The other children laughed uproari.
ously at this, whereupon Tommy sur.
veycd them with sach an assumption of
surprised Indignation that their inirth
was redoubled. The teacher was Low
genuinely angry. She was matter of
fact young woman TO whom normal
school methods were both law and Cos
pei, and here was fragrant case Of
downright falsehood that must be ex-
posed as an awful example to the entire
grade of pupils. She walked slowly and
firmly down the aisle and picked up
Tonimy's tablet. Che white sheet was
unsullied by single mark Of any kind.
Tommy. she said sternly, exhibit
ing the sheet to the pupils, there isn't
q dog or anything else here"
"Course there isn't" said the una
Dashed Tommy. "Wha'd l tell ye. Ye
made me set up, an ho got away. lie
was greyhound, he WAS. Town
Topics
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
The Effect Of O Cold.

A correspondent writes: Away in the
southwest Of Scotland somewhere there
lives, moves and has her being little
girl named Mona MacBean. On the first
day Of March Mona was late in arriy.
ing at school and detailed off to write
her name 80 times. When the task was
completed and presented to the teacher,
the latter was Mortified to find the name
written, page after page, "Boda Bak-
babe. "You naughty girl, that's not
the way to spell your name. Spell ii
properly" The reply was an astounder.
PLEASE, bah. I've dot a cold, add l cad
odly say Boda Bakbade." That girl
will live to be Pitmanite. Glasgow
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Bullets Point to Point.

A correspondent relates the following
remarkable personal ren,iniscence Of an
incident which occurred during tho
Franco-German war: "A perfect stran.
ger Ian Engiishman), said he, "called
upon Inc and handed 10 ne ch2ssepo,
rifle, which he related he had picked
up on the field Of battle after GravcIo,tc,
which had g bullet or two stuck N
about tho middle Of the barrel and
which he requested me to get removed.
This was done, and upon examination
two bullets were found 10 have me,
point to point. A German bullet mus,
have entered the muzzle Of the French
rifle barrel just as the French rifle had
been fired, and the two bullets had met
together without bursting the barrel.
inclose my card. London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
THE RETIRED BURGLAR:
An impeachment Placed In . Pursuer's
Way That Helped Instead Of Hindering.

way Auat helpeo Austea0 Oh ktln0ef1nSs
"When / saw the gate at the top of
the stairs" said the retired burglar,
"of course knew there was young chill.
dren in the house. 1t was put there to
keep EN- from falling down stairs. II
was low, / guess about two feet and a
half high, and it swung when closed
from the post at the top of the stairs
across to n strip nailed to the wall op-
posite.
noticed this gate when | went rp,
particular, because a man in my bust
ness notices everything, and because !
thought that this would be a handy
thing to shut in case anybody should
get after me in the house; that shutting
that gate in front of 'em might stop 'em
long enough, to let me get away comfort.
able. 1t wasn't more'n o year before !
had chance to try it,
'There was long hall on the second
floor of this house, with this stairway
pretty near at the frunt end of it.
went into room way back Mt the 9th
er end. and while was looking around
there ] upset something on the bureau
and woke up man in the bed.
Well, he says what's the matter
now?' And ! didn't wait to hear any
more. didn't even turn the light ON
him. didn't need to. You could tell
all you wanted to know about him by
his voice. He was resolute, ablebodied
citizen that could hear getting out Of
bed.
81 made o hreak for the door and
sprinted along the hall, throwing my
light and catching sight of that gate
again and smiling to myself as l saw
ii. Iswurg it around shut after me as
passed and went Gu down the stairs,
leaving the man up stairs coming along
the hall overhead with rush.
"'But it's all right l says to my
self; the gate'll stop him long enough
for me to get out easy But, by snakes,
1t didn't stop him at all. On the con-
trary, it helped him. Just as l was
stepping down from the last step on to
the floor of the hall below the man fell
ON my back. He'd been coming aloug
the hall above so fast that he couldn't
stop himself, and he fell over the gate,
turned summerset in the air on the
staircase and came down heap faster n
did and landed on me. Instead of
breaking his own back he pretty near
broke mine.
1--WE rolled over and over on the floor
in the hall, the man laughing fit to kill.
That's the sort of man he was. 1t was
the funniest thing he'd run up agains;
in long time.
He never once thought Of stopping
ME, not once. but he says, when he was
letting me out, If you should come
again, don't shut the gate. New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
THE YUKON MOSQUITO.
Drives Moose and Caribou to the SNOW
Line and Stinss Hears Blind.

Drives Moose and Caribou to the Snow
Line and stinas Hears Blind.
Net only do the Yukon mosquitoes
attack men and overwhelm them, bu,
they drive the moose, deer and caribou
up the mountains to the snow line,
where these animals would prefer not
TO be in berry time. They kill dogs,
and even the big brown bear, that is
often miscalled a grizzly, has succumb-
ed to them. Bears come down 10 the
river from the hillside in the early fall
to get some Of the salmon that arc often
thrown upon the banks when the run"
is heavy.
II bruin runs foul Of q swarm Of mos.
quitoes and has not his wits about him
his day has come. The insects will
alisht all over him. His fur protects
his body, but his eyes, ears and nose
will soon be swollen up and bleeding,
and unless he gets into river or q
strong wind he will be driven mad and
blind, to wander about borelessly until
he starvos to death.
Although the Alaska Summer ieshort.
two broods of mosquitoes hatch out each
year, and are ready for business from
one to ten seconds after they leave the
water. 1t rains good deal along the
Yukon, and rain is welcomed. for il
drives the mosquitoes to cover. They
hide under leaves and branches until
the shower is over; then they come out
boiling with rage at the time they have
been forced to spend in idleress, and the
miner has q harder time than ever after
his respite.
Mosquitoes and snowflakes are not
contemporaries in the States, but in
Alaska it is different. Snow does not
bother them SO much as rain, and an
early snow may fall while they are still
ON the wing. Fog does not choke them
either. They appear to like it. They
float about in it as in ambush and take
the unvary prospector by SURPRISE
Denver Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Rurke's Famous Dagger sim Exists.

Sir Edward Lawson has at his house,
Han Barn, at Bcaconsfeld, some very in
teresting relics of Burke, among them the
identical dagger which Burke flung on the
floor OF the house of commons in his speech
on the second reading of the aliens bill on
the 2sth of December, 1872, 10 testify his
abhorrence OF the principles of the French
revolution. Il is a mere toy dagger made
OF wood q was sent from France to a
manufacturer at Birmingham with an or
der for large number TO be made like it,
and Burke had only received 1t the same
day from Sir James Bland Burgess ON his
way down - the house The celebrated
dagger scene was. like many other historic
episodes in the house of commons, wholly
unpremeditated. London News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Must Have Loved Him.

Many stories have been told of a
Manchester man who is supposed to be
the-well. to put it ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
man In England. But we think the fol
lowing is the fu1niest:
Mamma, child was heard to say
IN an awestruck whisper, after a pro-
ionged survey of the peculiar features
OF the guest, that gentleman's mamma
must have loved children very, very
much"
why 50, my dear:" inquired the un.
suspecting parent.
"Oh. returned the child in the same
audible whisper, =" cause she brough;
bin mp. "-StraEd Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Acme Packet Co.

Rock Island and Davenport g. Gin
ton and Fulton packet line. Fast and
finely equipped steamers City of Wi
mona and Verne Swain. Delightful
steamers for pleasure parties. Boats
leave at a. m. and 3:i5 p. N. Boats
meet at LeClaire. Round trip 10 that
point so cents.
To PARTIES of 10 or more, round
trip rate to Clinton Use. Regular
Sunday round trip rate TO Clinton soc.
For freight and passenger rates and
all other information in regard TO any
Of the above lines inquire of
GEO. LAMONT & son, Agents.
Foot OF 18th St Telephone iiOi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
.BI)0DHOUNDS IN war;.
They Were Formerly Part of
the Spanish Army.
STORIES OF SAVAGE FEROCITY.
Ono Trained War Doc Equal to q Com
pany of Armed Men-wsnton Crreities
inflicted by Old Spanish Conqrerors
Upon Native Americans.

OF all fighters of men there is none more
intelligensand courageous than the trained
bloodhound. In Spain magnificent speci-
mems of this canine race have always been
bred, and when Columbus set out on his
first voyage "a few fine hounds constituted
part of his fighting equipment. Not know
ing with what enemies he might have to
contend, he took the hounds along to aid
his men, but Columbus was one of the few
invaders coming from Spain who treated
the Indians ihumanely, and not until after
he had gone hack to Europe, broken and
disgraccd, were tho hounds used to torture
the poor sarages.
On all the dogs as well as the horses the
Spaniards brought over with them the In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
CHAINED TO A BEAR.
How Gypsy Husband Treats His Prett
Wife,

How Gypsy Husband Treats His Pretty
Wife.
Toda Uwanawitch is gypsy queen,
but she is learning the ways of civiliza-
ton. She wants divorce. She alleges
that her husband. Itanco, made her dance
with bear, and when the performance
failed to bring in money he chained them
together and let them go hungry. A ira
dition OF the gypsies makes the men com
pei the women to earn money or 60 hun
CRY. SO 1tanco shut up the royal larder
and Toda passed many a day without food
OF course her beauty decreased and those
dark eyes of hers sank back into their
sockets. Stories came to her, too, that
other bright eyes in the camp were casting
glances at Itanco and that he was return
ing them Toda rcproached him, and
then, as she alleges in her bill for divorce,
he began to punch, choke, kick, bite and
strike her.
She ran away from the camp, but they
found her again down on the shores of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06


Chicago canal and dragged her back She
says her husband continued in the same
line of cruelty and chained her to his tent,
so that he could always find her when he
wanted to relieve his temper Then his
father made an Offensive and defensive al
lance with him and used to drop around
occasionally to take kick at the captive
queen. Toda finally made the acquaintance
of policeman and by his advice had the
older Uwanaw itch arrested. He had to
give bonds to keep the peace.
While at court Toda first heard of d.
vorces. 1t was a new thing, but at first
she put thoughts Of it aside because il op-
posed all the traditions OF her race. But
she says Itanco continued 10 discipline
her, and when he compelled her to go out
and dance a two step with bear she re-
belled. She found a lawyer and filed a
genuine suit for divorce, alleging as her
principal complaint that he made her
dance with bear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Sandwich men in the streets of Lo

Sandwich men in the streets of Lon
don are required to walk near the curb
stone, but not on the pavement, and not
less than 30 yards must separate each
sandwich man from his nearest placard-
ed comrade. In case Of the sandwich
man not fulfilling these rules be may
be arrested and fined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06

Mummy, let me have some water 20
chwisten my dolly wiv:''
mo, darling, it's wrong to make fun
Of holy things"
well, let me vaccinate her. I'm
sure she's old enough to have somefing
done to her!''-Punch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
Carnival City Packer Co.

Regular Rock Island a. Burlington
packet steamer W. j. Young. Jr..
handsomely equipped. leaves for Bur-
lingion every Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at $50 p. IN. Steamer W.
J. Young. Jr., leaves every Sunday at
$50 7. m. with special excursion Ia
Musca'ine. returning at II y. m.
Round trip. including supper, 81. or
10 cents without supper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06
BE Would Not Even Do.

Mrs Wallace-It is the ambition of your
life. suppose. to do without work.
Perry Patcttic-Not 10 do, mum; &c be.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
AMERICA A NATION
OF COFFEE DRINKERS
BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT
The Brown Berry SuppIants the
Green Leaf as u National
Beverage,

We are fast becoming a nation OF cof-
fee drinkers. The time was, and not many
years ago, when tea was the national bev-
erage, but now the official figures of the
custom house and ship dock prove that
the brown berry has supplemented the
green leaf in the public favor. The report
issued today by the Treasury Bureau of
Statistics shows that last year the coffee
importations were the heaviest In history.
while the shipments of tea into the coun-
try were the smallest in many years.
During the last fiscal year we bought
more than 500. 100000 pounds of coffee
from foreign countries. This is more than
100, ,000, 900 pounds in excess of the imports
of any previous year.
The per capita consumption OF coffee is
about eleven pounds. II would require
q 900 cars TO transport these 500, 900 900
pounds of coffee and if stood upon a
track end to end would reach from New
York to Baltimore. The United States is
the largest coffee consuming country in
the world uses more than double that
of all continental Europe, and buys
more than half all the coffee grown.
These figures are especially interesting in
view of the fact that coffee can be sue
cessfully grown in all the islands that we
have gained in the war with Spain. The
total importations of tea for the calendar
year will be about 6S, 600 900 pounds, while
in the past year they have ranged up
wards of 80 900 600.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
Erie Medical Co., Buffalo, NY.
THE ALPHA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION,

Incorporated under the laws Of the District OF
Columbia,
Has been organized to benefit the citizens OF
Washington and is ready to enroll members
The members are charged five $50 dollars per
ar for membership.
This membership entities you to the services
sf a physician or surgeon as the case may re-
auire and to all necessary medicines and surgical
appliances for that year free OF charge.
This fee Of five ($5) dollars covers the head OF
the house. II the head Of the house is man"
it will cost 25 cents per year, each for his wife
and children. Thus, IL a man becomes member
and he has a wife and three children, it will
cost six ts6) dollars for one year for the entire
family.
The association will employ the best Physicians
from both schools, Homeopathic and Allopathic,
and YOU may have your choice. You may visit
the Physicians Office, or telephone one of the
Physicians ard the Physician will visit you at
your home.
The best of everything in the way OF medicines
| cient service given, as it will inure to the As
| sociation,s credit and benefit to have prompt
| service, which it guarantees.
You are entitled to call and see the Physician
| as often as you desire, or have him call on you
as often as needed without any extra charge
whatever You are in full benefits as soon as
| your certificate is issued. Will you sign a
| member?
For further information apply at the Office Of
| 8l5 E st. N. w.
| j. r. ELLIS, Manager.
| C,fice tHeurs-S:30 an to 5 p. m, Washing.
ssfs,s ton, D. G.
des-tf.em
The evening times., 1898-12-30
DOGS GUARDED HIS BODY.
Henry Pearcey Found Dead in His
HOvel With His Pets.

New York, Dec. 30.-Faithful to the last,
five ferocious dogs, the only companions
Henry Pearcey had known for five years,
were found last night guarding the dead
body of their master in house in Butler
Street, near Howard Avenue, Brooklyn
When a policeman opened the door and
attempted to enter they sprang at him
with one accord, and would doubtless have
torn him to pieces had he not beaten a
hasty retreat.
Pearcey was somewhat of hermit. He
was sixty years old and moved into the
hovel-it is one story high and contains
three rooms-in 1890, with his wife. Since
her death, five years ago, he had lived the
life of recluse, with his dogs and two
cats.
He had two friends, Edward Gallagher
who lives in Park Place, and John Extine
a neighbor who visited him Gallagher
called at the hovel at O'Clock, but could
not get in. His summons was answered
by the angry barking of the dogs.
Gallagher, believing that the old mar
was i'll or possibly dead hurried to the
Eastern Parkway police station and made
known his fears. Policeman Mcdonald
went with him to the hut.
AS the policeman forced open the doo
| the dogs leaped at him. Hastily closin,
the door, Mcdonald went to side window
and saw the body of the old hermit seated
in chair. A big black setter dog crouch
| ed at his feet, while the others were scat
| tered about the room.
At Gallagher's suggestion, Extine, VIII
is well acquainted with the dogs, was sum
moned. He opened the door and called t
them. Excepting the black setter, the
ran into the street. The setter had to b
beaten from the side of his dead maste
! with clubs.
An ambulance surgeon, who was sum
moned from ST. Mary's Hospital, said tn
man had been dead for two days.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
THE HOUSE INTERESTED.
Money Payment TO Spain Require.
Action by Both Branches.

Congressman Hit of Illinois, chairman
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
was asked today if the clause in the peace
treaty providing for the payment of $780,
000,0 900 to Spain for ceding the Philippines
could be adopted by the Senate when the
treaty is ratified without measure going
to the House for its action. Mr.. Hits re-
ply was that not a cent can be taken cut
of the Treasury without an act of Con-
gress, and, of course, that means that
both branches have to pass the bill, and
then the signature of the President is ne
cessary. 1t has been claimed in certain
quarters that probably the Senate could
adjust this item without having it go to
the lower branch.
Mr.. Hit has had frequent conferences
with the President, and it is the opinion
of the Illinois member that the treaty is
sure to be ratified during the present ses-
sion. AS to what shall be done with the
Philippines after Spain relinquishes sover-
eighty Mr.. Hit is not prepared to say
He thinks that is question that may
not be settled for possibly year to come
and that it will require wise and Judicial
consideration
The evening times., 1898-12-30
HANGED AUTOMATICALLY.
The Penalty Paid by BENJAMIN X
Willis for Murder.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 30-Beniamin R.
Willis, who is only twenty three years old.
was hanged on the automatic gallows in
the State prison at Wethersfield shortly
after midnight this morning for the muir
der of his former schoolteacher, David S.
R. Lambert, of Wilton, year ago.
Willis and a companion entered Lam
bert's house during the latters absence.
Mrs. Lambert was alone in the house. and
the two men bound and chloroformed her
and then ransacked the place.
Mr.. Lambert returned unexpectedly, and
as he entered the door the burglars began
firing. six shots taking effect. Lambert
died FIVE days later, and Willis and his
companion were arrested in Chicago last
March.
Willis confessed to detective. The Su-
preme Court refused to interfere.