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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-23

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service examination without seeing on ii,r.s-
trated catalogue OF Information. sent Zee
Columbian Co-respo acence College, WaSliog.
ton, D. G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-23

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notes OF judgments ~. Texas parties thar ~,
desire settled or compromised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-23
THE ARGUS.

In rHs NAME OF J. W. PorrER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
A MoHAMMEDAx FESTIVAL.
Interesting Letter from an Indiana
Girl Who Is Now in India.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, July A-Miss Rose
Oxer, who is now in India writing back
here, says:
when / left the home land we were just
passing through the days following a pres
idential election. can think of nothing
more trying to tired nerves than the con-
tinual beat, beat Of the drums at that
time, especially if it is an amateur band and
unaccompanied by music. During the whole
campaign 1 was rejoicing to think that in
India I would be relieved from this, and
you can imagine my disappointment when
no less than a weeks time after coming
here 1 learned that they celebrate every
event. both important and unimportant,
with this monotonous kind of music. Both
Hindoos and Mohammedans seem to be
very fond of it, and ! think / have spent
few nights in Mahoba in which we have
not had some sort of demonstration.
Only a little while ago the Mohammedan
festival known as the Moharrium was cele-
as ZEN m AN and BEGINS n fber ne
year, but as they count by lunar months,
it is not always al the same time in the
Christian year. What we see in the streets
day by day, or rather night by night, con-
sists of professions of people carrying rep
reservations Of tombS. These are called
ldAidI anu tISy are HldQe OF all SOfIS OF
materials, mica, gold and silver, paper,
cloth, bamboo, wood, etc. They have torches
and firew orks and there is constant drum
beating. The men are continually shouting
Hasan and Hosen, these being the names
of the heroes they wish to remember, and
small representations of the graves of these
two men are placed in the tazas {tazas
means grief) Hasan and Hosein are grand
sons of Mohammed, the father and mother
of these being Ali and Fatima, respectively
Fatima was the daughter OF Mohammed
I'm large places this festival takes the
form of a passion play, and the scenes are
enacted during the whole ten days the fes-
tival lasts ALI was assassinated in $50 A
D., Fatima having died about thirty wears
before. AT Alis death another, Manwiga
assumed the title of caliph, but the people
chose Hasan. This prince lacked decision
of character, lost his following in less than
a year and retired into private life He
died of poison, which some writer's say was
administered by his wife at the instigation
of his enemies. After Manwiga's death his
son reigned. but Hosein then reYolted.
This revolt was not properly carried out and
HoSein was slain by foe.
All this tragic history is represented in
this play. 1t is said the master of cere-
monies is always on the stage with book
in his hand, ready to help the actors or
act himself He helps the actors to dress
and encourages the children to speak out
All this side play takes place before the
audience, but the Mohammedans are so in
terested in the affairs of their fallen lead
ers that they take no notice of anything
else"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
THE RAIN AND THE HEAT
YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THE HOT
TEST of THE SEASON.
The Rain Last Night Came as a Bless
ing-CIoudiness md Thunder
storms To-Day.

Last nights rain came as a blessing, par
ticularly to those who toll at night. The
number of nervous, irritable men in the city
yesterday was largely increased by the
fact that those who work while most people
sleep found little rest yesterday morning.
Beds were hot and uncomfortable, and
weary men rolled and tossed about in a
kind of semi-consciousness that could not
be called sleep. And when the rain began
to fall last night many man took off his
hat to let the cooling drops fall on his head,
and exclaimed, IT hope that 1 get a
decent sleepr In the afternoon it rained
at Broad Ripple and the country there
abouts, but did not rain in the city. Later
in the evening residents of Woodruff Place
ate supper under the trees in their yards,
in ignorance that to the west of them rain
was falling heavily. Thus the blessing was
not equitably distributed. The heat of the
day ranked along with that of July 2, the
hottest day of the season thus far The
maximum temperature yesterday was 94.6
at O'Clock in the afternoon. At o'clock
in the morning the thermometer at the
Weather Bureau registered 7S and the mer-
curry steadily climbed until the maximum
was reached. When the rain began falling
yesterday evening the temperature fell to IA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
REMARKS OF REV. RoBr. ROBERTS.
The Pastor of FIetcher-PIace M. E.
Church Talks of Local Affairs.

Rev. Robert Roberts, of Fletcher place M
e. Church, preached q sermon yesterday
morning denouncing the city authorities for
allowing the beef-dressing contest to take
place yesterday afternoon at White River
Park. He also spoke generally of the wide
openness" of the city, M Roberts took his
text from Nehemiah xiii. II, IS, on profan-
ing the Sabbath. He read an item clipped
from one of the local newspapers describ-
ing what the beef-dressing contest was
to be.
THE above is Sabbath entertainment"
Mr. Roberts said, 'for the people of In
dianapolis. All things considered, this 1 set
down as the most vulgar, the grossest thing
ever saw or read of sn America. Mark
this-a Sabbath entertainment for the ladies
and gentlemen of the capital of Indiana
In comparison with this. Sunday baseball is
a nosegay rose. Spanish bull fights are
clean in comparison. che Spanards call
the Americans pigs and If anyrning 1usti-
proach that it is allowed The beef-dressing
contest entails labor and the city authorities
ana the sheriff of the county are responsible
Tor the violation of the law. The crowd that
viii assemble will be of the roughs of the
city and the odor of it will not be fragrant
In other cities. This thing breaks down ali
regard for the Sabbath. 1T is violation of Of
a State statute and the law of God. have
known of this city government for forty
years, ana curing tnaJ time nave never
known it to be as contemplate as it is now.
Saloons are open seven nights and seven
DAYS every week.
Mr.. Roberts proceeded 20 talk about Sum
day baseball. Judge McCray he said. is
responsible for Sunday baseball games. eff
all that the newspapers say about Judge
McCray is true" declared the preacher, ct
is farce that he should decide any law
unconstitutional"
Mr.. Roberts said retrioution will surely
follow defiance of God. Paris defied God
and His commandments and His wrath was
visited on the city. Chicago defied God and
there followed the great fire, the Hav-
market riot Debs's rebellion. The pastor
declared if Indianapolis runs along in its
present wicked way the wrath of God will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
sHAFTER WAS ENvroUs.
Wanted to Climb Tree When He
Heard of Wheeler's Exploit.
Chicago Record.

CHlCagO RECORD.
General Wheeler Is particularly addict
ed to scouting. Yesterday this kindly, mild
looking little veteran, who swung his
hat and jumped like a boy when the
first HotehlSiss shell struck the Spanish
breastworks. went out on reconnaissance
that took him within four miles of Santi-
ago. There happened to be handy palm
tree at this point, and up the trunk the
general swarmed. pcfching on the branches
and calmly surveying the outworks of the
enemy through his field glasses.
General Shafter reached General Wheel
ers headquarters last evening and dropped
breathless into hammock. which creaked
so alarmingly under his weight that he
quickly abandoned 1t for the ground. In
the course of the conversation that followed
the venerable ex-Confederate officer alluded
to the atree-climbing incident
IoEl climb Il treei exclaimed General
Shatfer,sy "a
certainly; why not?'' replied General
Wheeler.
How old are you. .general?" inquired the
portly commander of the invading forces.
Sixty-one. but l don't feel it," said Gen.
eral Wheeler.
General Shafter eyed the spare figure be-
fore him silently and enviously for mo-
ment, and then he said: Il wish could do
that"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

Occasionally Increasing Cloudiness
and Thunder Showers

Local forecast for twenty-four hours end
ing IL p. M, July Enthusiastically increas-
ing cloudiness and thunder showers
General Conditions Yesterday-High baro-
metric pressure prevails from the lower
lakes and New England south to the east
ern gulf and in the Northwest an area of
depression extends southwestward to Mex
leo and the western gulf from beyond Lake
Superior. High temperature prevails; at Z
p. m. from Louisiana northward the tenn
perature was 80 degrees and above Scat
tered thunderstorms and rain lowered the
temperature temporarily in localities in the
lower Mississippi valley, from the lower
Ohio valley southwark to the eastern gulf,
and in Colorado
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, July 24-For Indiana and
Illinois-Showers and thunderstorms; cooler
in northern portions; southerly winds, be-
coming northerly.
For embarrassing cloudness, with
showers and thunderstorms; light southerly
winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
, the indianapolis Journal.

SpeclaI 10 Inc InulanapoIis Journal.
EDINBURG, Ind. July A.-The Rev. T.
j. Shuey, of the Christian Church, in this
city. will leave tomorrow for the North
west Early in the year an appeal was
made to the official board of his church by
the churches in Washington, asking for a
month of Mr. Shuey's time, and this visit
is the outgrowth Of that request Next
Sunday he will speak in the Central Chris
uan Church of Seattle. The following Sun
day ne will dedicate the new church build
ing at Everette. Wash. He will also visit
Tacoma, Olympia, Victoria and other places
OF interest, returning via San Francisco and
the southern Pacific coast about Sept l.
During his absence his pulpit will be sup
pied by Revs. J. e. Pounds, H. r. Pritch-
ard and w. y. Sellers, all of Indianapolis
and Rev. A. Burns, of Hartsville
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
STABBED SEVENTEEN TIMES.
Geo. McCOIlum Charged with Assault
ON Joseph DOnneIl.

Constable Harvey Huston of Justice
Lockman's court, arrived in the city yes
terday from Martinsville with George Nc
Collum, prisoner. McCollum was locked
in the Jail. He is charged with having
stabbed Joseph C. Donnell, a Perry town
ship farmer, seventeen times on Sunday
night, July TO-, McCollum was arrested at
Martinsville while attempting to sell BIZ
cycle. 1t is claimed he tried to kill Donnell
because the latter ordered him off his farm
during the day while McCollum and several
other men were preparing TO hold an orgy
over keg of beer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
WIN Appeal to the Governor.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, July 2.-Efforts> will
be made this week by the strikers, gas belt
labor organizations, the people and press of
this city to see what can be done with the
Wire Nail Trust under the new Indiana anti
trust laws. The action of the trust in nail
ing up its plants and trying to starve the
men into accepting cuts ranging as high as
40 per cent has brought many factions into
line and Governor Mount and the Indiana
Labor Commission will lie asked to take a
hand in the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Delegates Named.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGBURG, Ind, July 24-The Du-
bois county Republican central committee
met in this city yesterday and selected del
egates to the various conventions, as fol-
lows: State convention--William Poe. Louis
Wellman, w. S. Hunter, Andy Gutgsell, S.
Fl. whitman. F. J. Schnarr. Third district
convention at New Albany-Louis Luke
myer, j. G.. Koch H. l.. Wheat w. S.
Hunter, J. w. Lewis. Samuel H. Stewart
pr w. X. McMahan who has been men,
TONED IN connection with the congressional
nomination, has announced that he is not
candidate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
PICNIC PARTY MINGLED
CARRIAGE CONTAINING EIGHT PEG
PIE STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Two Women Fatally Injured and
BILE Among Glass workers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

BRAZIL Ind. July PA carriage con-
tanning a picnic party composed of Patrick
Mooney, civil engineer for the Brazil Block
Coal Company his wife and five children
and Miss Tena Mcdonald was struck by
a wreck train on the Chicago & Eastern Il
linois Railroad north of here to-day. Miss
Mcdonald and Miss Hester Mooney were
fatally injured, their skulls being fractured,
besides being injured internally. Mr.. Moo
ney. his wife and two OF his other children
received serious injuries. the extent of
which cannot vet be ascertained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

North Jefferson street He was unmarried.
aged twenty-nine years and had been
aff1lcted for several months Mr. Kirk was
the junior member of the firm of Kirk
Brothers. He was a member of Muncie
Lodge Of Elks. No. 245, and of iva Twa
Tribe of Red Men, No. las. and the first
named order has charge of the remains
The funeral will occur Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 O'Clock from the family residence.
Clyde Thornburg aged twenty-four. died
last night at O'clock from heart disease
while seated in a chair
Miss Alta Florence Fifer, aged twenty
eight. died last night after a protracted Ill
ness from consumption. She was the sister
of George Fifer, a Well-known clerk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
SPANISH FLAG SHOT DOWN.
The Enemy's Emblem RiddIed by
DemOnstrative Miners

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 24.-When the
earliest riser in the mining town of Geneva,
north of here, looked out of his house a few
mornings ago he saw Spanish flag floating
from pole which had been erected in the
night. He soon aroused his neighbors and
the town was staring at the strange sight
when an old man began shooting with o
shotgun at the flag. This was the cue for
all who could get a gun. The shots quickly
tore the emblem into ribbons and then the
rope was shot away. letting down the rag,
amid three cheers for the stars and stripes
a United States flag of good quality and
raise it on the pole. This will be an occa-
sion of characteristic miners celebration
1t is not known who erected the pole and
raised the Spanish flag, but the belief is
that some miners did it to have the fun of
seeing it Shot down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
YOUNG WIFE'S STORY.
Says Her Husband Dfsa ppeared Soon
After the Wedding.

A girl. who said her name was Ewerz
before she was married. called at the po-
lice station yesterday and related that she
was married Saturday afternoon, and short
" after the ceremony her husband left with
an "old married man. and had not shown
himself since. She asked the police to help
her find him. She was very pretty young
said, wait till / find him, won't / show
hinnf't '
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Numerou. Fire. Yesterday.

The heat of yesterday afternoon was in
tensiied in three neighhorhoods by small
fires. First a house occupied by Amanda
Rossen, go Ogden street, took fire. The loss
there was $40. A short time later the house
at ll26 Hoyt avenue. occupied by A. b. An
oerson, was damaged SO by fire. At 2
O'Clock Mac Johnsons home, at S5S West
north street. was damaged $40 by blaze
tnat was quickly smothersd.
A barn at Irvington was burned last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Indiana Notes.

fering in the Wabash valley The roads.
too, are so deeply laid with dust that they
are almost impossible for farmers loaded
wagons. In Terre Haute many cisterns have
gone dry
The annual meeting of the Indiana Mining
Institute will be held in Terre Haute July
30. Among the papers to be read will be
one on The Coal Survey of Indiana: It's
Objects and Methods by George H. Ash
ley, assistant state geologist Safety
Lamps" by William Devonald In the
evening there will be a banquet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
OUT OF A WINDOW.
Grant Keeper Falls from the Second
story to the Sidewalk.

Grant Keeper attended the butchers pic
Mo at White River Park yesterday after
noon, and when he returned to his home,
1851 Virginia avenue. last night and went
to his room on the second floor of the build
ing by some strange mishap he fell out of
the window to the sidewalk. DR.. Billman
was called and attended Keeper. His con-
dition is not reported as serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
For the Rows Of battery A.

A lawn social will be given by the ladies
of Ruckle Corps, No. 49, w. r. c., assisted
by the young ladies of Oak Hill, at the home
of Mrs. David Gilliland, 1871 Ludlow avenue
tomorrow evening for the benefit of the
boys of Battery A. There will be music and
other interesting features. Tickets cost 10
cents including ice cream and cake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Trouble in Richard judas Room.

Neighbors of Richard Judd. 62S Maxwell
street. yesterday called Bicycle Patrolmen
Holtz and Wallace to stop a fight which,
they said, was going on in Judd's room.
When the patrolmen arrived Judd and his
brother-in-law. who, the neighbors claimed,
were doing the fighting had left. 1t was
said the two men quarreled while enjoying
a key of beer. They were not found last
MO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
spiritualists, Camp Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, July 24.-This the first
Sunday of the Indiana Spiritualists' eighth
annual camp meeting, was largely attended
Notwithstanding the 10O-degree weather
Every section of the State was represented
among the Saturday night and Sunday ar
rivals and many are present from other
States, principally Ohio. The principal
speaker to-day was j. Clegg Wright of
London, England, and Mrs. Eva Pfunter
Of Indianapolis. Both had very large au-
diences.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Run Down by a switch Engine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES. Ind, July 24.-Mrs. Fannie
barley, an aged woman, was run down by
a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
switch engine to-day and badly injured.
She cannot recover
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
sectional Pride In the Army.

kennebec journal.
A Maine soldier boy writes home that an
Arkansas guard was Ginning the Maine
sentry, who was pacing his parallel beat
Smear as / can see, there amt much
difference atween We unS and you uns
'cept that We ans reckon and you uns
guess"
That's about all. neighbor," replied the
Maine man. ..'cept that we can guess a
darn sight better than you can reckon.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
summer Costumes.

New York Evening sun.
At Old Point hundreds of suits of pyjamas
have been distributed to the wounded men
by the Red Cross agents. II appears that
the people living there are getting accus-
toned to seeing the invalids walking around
in this unusual midday attire. 1t will be a
curious result of the war if this sort of
rig becomes the proper thing for hot DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

''Tom Barrett's monkey committed sui
eide" ran through the police station yester-
day, 'by hanging himself in a tree by his
chain" That Fire Chief Barretts pet
monkey is dead is true but ii is denied at
fire headquarters that it was guilty of
taking its own life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Drowned Before wife and child.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind, July 24.-George Huford,
jr, of Belleville, Ind, was drowned this
morning at the lower falls of Eel river,
near Cataract. while swimming His wife
and child were helpless witnesses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Religious Services on silver Heights.


NEW ALBANY, Ind, July A.-Several
thousand people attended the services of
the National Holiness Association at the
camp grounds on Silver Heights to-day A
collection of $7G0 was taken up. Services
were held hourly from sunrise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

The city fire department started out. but
did not go all the way. The department
Navin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
The "Immune.v
Boston Globe

bOoIUH fIIDDts :
Theoretically. an immune" is man hav-
ing absolute immunity from yellow fever
Practically no such man exists, though an
immunes chances Of escape are better than
those OF one Who has never been afflicted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
If the Pelayo was really on fire It must
have been a case of sympathetic combus-
fiOu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Deaths at Muncfe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, July AIT 100 O'Clock
this afternoon +. VIII Kirk died OF creep
ing paralysis at the home of his mother on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
A Quaker Paradox.
Denver Times.

T
A Chicago paper tells of a man who is
leading fast life in PHILADELPHIA This
is what is known as a paradox in civilized
countries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
wASSONsS
this
morning

Will usher in a sensational
six days of inventory sell
ing at this store. A sweep
ing, irresistible price cut
ting upon every line of
goods in the house. 1t
will be the climax of ex-
traordinary bargain Civ
ing, and you'll serve your
ideas of economy by being
an early buyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Loca1 observations SUNDAY.

Bar. Their. R.H Wind Weather. Pre-
Z q. m. 1905 50 So Neast. Clear 600
D. m. 1902 "a 50 N'east Cloudy. OBS
Maximum temperature, So; minimum tenn
perature "a.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and nrecinit tinn I11lu d
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25

The principal exports from the United
States are flour. pork, lumber and shocks.
In baseball ParIance.
Chicago News.
As we understand 1t Admiral Dewey aDsd
Admiral Dtedfichs to keep on Tie coack iiziQ
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Discs for all music boxes at wulschnere.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05

Three out of every 135 English-speak- ing people have red hair.