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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
IN A JOINT PROPOSITION.
New Ordinance Prepared by the Terminal
Company for Additional Tracks.

New Ordinance Prepared by the Terminal
Company for Additional Tracks.
The Terminal company will, from
present indications, come before the
council at next Monday nights meet
ing, and present the promised ordi-
! nance seeking further track privileges
| on the river front. The company, it
is understood, promises not to renew
its former application, but VIII seek
| favorable consideration of an ordi-
nance, for the passage of which, the
Burlington will cooperate. This or
dinance is now prepared and has been
sent to Chicago for the approval of
the officials of that road. When it is
returned the representatives of the
two roads will 90 in and round up the
council, at least such is the boast of
intention. But how far this project
viii carry depends upon its nature, it
is safe to presume. No one corpora
ton more than another should be al
lowed another track in the levee dis
trict, as the city has set it apart.
There has never been a contention, so
far as The ARGUS has been able to
Judge, against giving to any railroad
in this city reasonable rights, but the
time has now arrived when no corpo-
ration will gain further tracks on the
river front within the prescribed leVee
district. That is the disposition of
the present council and in this posi-
ton it has the support and endorse
ment of taxpayers and citizens.
If Mr.. Blair has an ordinance to be
considered that prays for no additional
encroachments east of Seventeenth
street, an ordinance with no string
tied to it; one that does not say one
thing and mean another, there is no
need of setting his representative in
the council to work beforehand, no
need of attempting the canvass of the
council in advance. If the ordinance
is worthy it will stand the scrutiny
of the regular course of procedure.
1t should be properly referred and
considered. The council has seen
one attempt of late to take advant-
age of it by the Terminal company
asking one thing and meaning anoth-
er. The council adopted the proper
course and took the right track. then.
Let it continue to so act. \ suspic-
ious request, regardless of from
whom it may come, is unworthy of
serious consideration, as the council
has held. One that is just and merit
torious will stand investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Obituary.

Funeral services for Miss Carrie IL.
Warner W ere held at the family home
on Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon.
There was a large gathering of sor-
rowing friends who came to pay the
final tribute. Rev. W. S. Marquis,
pastor of the Broadway Presbyterian
church, of1iciated, his remarks being
eloquent and touching. A quartet
composed of Mrs. j. X. Scott, Mrs.
r. NJ, Pearce and H. ID. Folsom and
Addison Gest rendered hymns, Miss
Katharine Gest being accompanist.
There was a wealth of beautiful floral
offerings, some of which came from
friends in distant cities. Interment
was made in Chippiannock. The pail
bearers were Charles Mixter. Phil
Mitchell, T. A. Murphy, Adair Pleas
ants, NJ. l.. Henderson and j. F. Rob
inson.
&. b. Russell, clerk at the Rock
Island house, has letter from Claude
Amsden, saying Mrs. Amsden died
at Haverhill, Mass. The Amsdens
will be remembered as presenting the
.'Mikado' by home talent few years
aUO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
SECOND ACCIDENT

SECOND ACCIDENT
John Meiswanscr, fireman, seriously in
jured-
Conductor Roberts, injured internally.
Tom Hickey. section foreman. arm hurt.
Mike Hickey. leg and face hurt.
George Brown. hip hurt.
William DapIe, head cut.
William Mcintyre, limb and shoulders
bruised.
Frank Auken, leg and arm broken.
Carl HoItOD, arm hurt.
Charles Backe, leg hurt.
Jim Haney. head and side bruised.
Jim Fitzpatrick, limbs bruised.
George Silence, foot crushed.
Two serious wrecks within five
miles of each other, and within an
hour of each other, occurred on the
East Iowa division of the Rock Island
this morning. One was the cause of
the other, and both were attributable
to the fog that prevailed in the
early morning hours. AT Mos
COW at 1880 two freight trains
came together, head on, and with
such force that there was not enough
left of either locomotive to afford
semblance of what it had once been.
The collidinG trains were No. 10, west
bound, and an extra bound east. The
west bound regular was pulled by
engine 500, Engineer Al Hubbard; the
extra coming east by engine S3S,
Frank Duncan, engineer. Both en-
gineers were injured, neither it is be-
lieved seriously, but Hibbard the more
painfully so.
Rock Island Brakeman Killed.
John Donahue, brakeman on the
extra. and residing in this city, was
killed Instantly Marsh Miller of
Davenport, brakeman on the same
train, was seriously injured.
The cause of the accident has not
been definitely located, but it is said
the regular train was not properly
of the existence of the extra
on the road, and the two trains were,
owing to the dense fog, right to-
gether before either realized what had
In addition to the de-
struction of the engines, a number of
box cars were smashed, and it is a
wonder that more damage as well as
injury was not done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
FAST MAILS TERRIFIC CRASH.

Second and More Sensational Accident
Follows the First-Fireman Hurt.
The second accident was even more
sensational than the first. 1t, too,
was due to the same causes-a failure
to warn the train having the right of
the track of danger, and the fog. On
learning at Wilton of the wreck at
Moscow, a construction train was
sent out to that town, eight miles
west. to clear away the wreck. 1t was
s o'clock when the wrecking train got
started out of Wilton. Meanwhile
the fast mail, otherwise train II. i'll
charge of Conductor Cook, and pulled
by engine 472. with Engineer Charles
Davis at the throttle, was speeding
west at its customary rate of a mile
or more a minute. 1t received no
warning at Wilton, it seems now, of
the construction train ahead. and Just
west of the town AT $40 it crashed into
the rear end of the construction train.
The fog had obscured the view of the
train in advance and the collision came
in a flash. Cars were piled up like
shoe beXes. The gallant 472, with
her pluckv engineer sticking to the
throttle, plowed until she could go
no farther and then halted, and
quivered The master hand in
charge of her knew how to manage
her even under excitement. and not
a wheel left the track. The engine
was badly battered and damaged, but
the cars behind her were uninJured,
and none of the trainmen hurt.
Fireman MeiswanGsr Injured.
Fireman John Meiswanger, of the
fast mail engine was painfully
bruised and it is feared injured in
ternallv. and perhaps fatally. He
lives in Davenport. On the construc-
ton train no less than II were in
iured. in fact all but six in this train
being more or less hurt. Arms and
legs were broken and four at least of
those injured are expected to die.
Roberts ofthe construction
trein. was among those injured.
Brakeman Donahue.
Jo1n Donahue. the Rock Island
who lost his life in the first
wreck. had lived in this city num-
Der of years and for I3 wears had been
As brakeman on the east
Iowa division. de resided on Sixth
avenue between Elm and Thirty-irst
streets. was about - years of age and
leaves a wife and two children.
a special train containing railroad
officials and a half dozen surgeons
was run from Davenport to the scene
Of the wreck
All trains eastbound since the oc-
currence of the wreck have been de-
-ayed several hours, the noon train
getting in late this afternoon
Soon after the accident occurred
he Rock Island company attempted
, censorship over all information con-
it, and by muzzling all its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

employees made the securing of the
facts exceedingly difficult.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

them. Promoter Jack Leonard guar
antees a good fight and all will be fin
ished before II o'clock. Jimmy
Barry and Sammy Harris will give a
fine scientific exhibition. The main
contest between Walter Nolan and
Jimmy O'Leary will be a hard battle,
as both are confident of winning, hav-
ing trained hard and faithfully.
Barry is booked for match Monday
next with Casper Leon at Chicago.
Harry Glickoif, Parson Davies pri-
vate secretary and sporting editor of
the World of Sport, has also arrived
to attend the big fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Suit For Divorce.

Hannah Clark (nee Mills) of this
city, has begun proceedings for di-
voree in the circuit court through
her attorneys, Sweeney & Walker.
She alleges desertion. She says she
was married to David ID. Clark April
,, 1888, and that he left her in Janu-
airy, 1896. She has three children,
Thomas NJ, Elizabeth and Helen
aged II, II and years, respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
In the Comfy Court.

The jury in the case of Joseph HUI
Der. charged with selling liquor to
minors. returned a verdict of guilty
j. l.. Haas, attorney for the defend
ant. has filed a motion for a new trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
River Riplets.

The Ruth and Pilot passed down
and returned north today.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at 8 n. m. was 2.45, and
at II m. 2:40- The temperature at
noon was IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Tonieht.s sparring Events.

At Davenport tonight the lovers of
athletic sport will have a chance of
Witnessing high class sparring ex-
hibition. Referee Malachy Hogan
a large delegation of Chicago and
eastern sporting men accompanied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

Subscribe for The ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

It & T Coffee is roasted and put
up by the famous Thompson & Taylor
Spice Co, Chicago It's clean and
pure, that's the point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
TRIO'S ANNIVERSARY.
A Happy Gathering at Masonic
Temple Last
Night.
PROGRAM, BANQUET AND BALL.

Organization of the Lodge Fifty Years
Ago and Its Subsequent History Told
by w. Is. Pettit-Grand Master of iii
nois Present-Those Taking Part in the
Exercises.
Masonic Temple. Eighteenth street
and Second avenue, was the scene OF
brilliant and happy gathering last
night, the occasion being the Doth an
niversarv of Trio lodge No. So. A. f.
& a. NJ Members of the fraternity,
their wives and friends to the number
of upward of 200 had assembled in
the hall when the exercises were be-
gun. Bleuer's orchestra opened the
program with a selection, after which
ID. j. Sears, wsrshipful master of the
lodge, introduced V. NJ. Banding,
past master, who gave the address of
welcome. The history of the lodge
was told by W. B. Petit.
AT session of the grand lodge
held in 1917 charter was applied for
and granted under the name of Cam
bridge lodge No. 49, said Mr.. Pet
tit. The charter read, its meetings
shall be held in Cambridge and Rock
Island alternately. During the first
ter q candidates were raised to the
sublime degree of Master Mason, 10
of whom lived in Rock Island and
vicinity. Jan. p, 1913, Grand Mas
ter William Lavely, in compliance
with the unanimous request of Cam
bridge lodge No. 40, granted dis
pensation to hold all meetings in
Rsck Island. This, however, proved
unsatisfactory to the members
living in Henry county on
account of the distance they had
to travel to attend lodge meetings. be-
ing from 20 to 40 miles, with no
means of conveyance except by teams,
making it necessary to spend from
two to three days to attend a lodge
meeting. But when they met there
was work which continued often until
daylight, with supper about mid
night. Those were times that any
old pioneer Mason here tonight will
recall with the keenest pleasure.
Nav Is, 1913, there was meeting
held in Rock Island of members of
Cambridge lodge, No. 40, who lived in
Rock Island and vicinity, to take steps
to form a new lodge" Trio lodge, so
named in honor of Rock Island, Mo
line and Camden Mills (now Milan),
was the result of the meeting. Mr..
Petit related subsequent events in the
career of the lodge, all of which
proved interesting. p. H. Jeffries
wat the first member of the lodge to
pass away, his death occurring in Feb
ruary. 1S49. Today there are nine
Masonic lodges in Rock Island county,
with a mem bership of 695.
State Master SneaIrs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
TWOSERIOUS WRECKS
Early Morning Disasters Follow
Each Other on the
Rock Island.
JOHN DONAHUE IS KILLED.
Long Time Brakeman Perishes
at His Post.

First Accident Head-end Collision and
and in the Second the Fast Mail Dashes
Into the Rear of a Construction Train
Going to Clear up the FIrst-Those
Who Were Observation-Disclosures and the
Fog the Causes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
State Master Speaks.

Entertaining remarks were heard
from Edward Cook. of Chicago, grand
Byrnes, of Geneseo, also spoke. In
terspersing the addresses there were
vocal solos by Prof. f. L. Philbrook.
readings by Miss Emma Roderick,
and piano solo by Miss Flossie Huey,
of Moline.
At the conclusion of the program
the guests partook of a feast which
had been spread in the dining room.
Then the hall was cleared and the
merry dance was INDUCED in until a
70 hOur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

FIRST ACCIDENT
John Donahus, brakeman. killed.
Al Hubbard, engineer, limbs in iured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Hard Coal Market.

AntbraG e coal, all sizes, delivered
at $500 per ton, for immediate de-
every E G.. FRAZER.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
The Rev, Irl r, Hicks

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
Such is the Mouth.

The following was written by a
boy who was compelled by his
teacher to write an essay on the
mouth:
The mouth is the front door to
the face. 1t is the aperture to
the cold storage of anatomy. Some
mouths look like peaches and
cream, some look like hole in 6
brick wall to admit a new door OF
window.
The mouth is the hot-bed fol-
toothache and a bung-hole for ora,
tory. The mouth is the crimson
isle to your liver, it is patriotism s
fountain and a tool chest for pie.
Without the mouth the politician
would be wanderer upon the face
of the earth and go down to an
unhonored grave.
1t is the grocer's friend, the ora
tors pride and the dentists hope
1t has put some men to the rostrun
and some in jail.
1t is temptations lunch counter
when attached to a maiden, ano
tobacco's friend when attached tC
a man. 1t is the home of the un-
ruly member, the tongue.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
Every Thursday the Year Round.

In more than half million homes
The Youths Companion comes every
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instructive articles, comment on cur
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fill its columns from week to week and
from year to year. The publishers
promise that the volume for 1899 will
surpass all former ones, in variety, in
terest and value. Among the two han
dred distinguished contributors already
engaged are Hon. John. d. Long, Sec
rotary OF the Navy, Edward Everett
Hale, Henry NJ. Stanley, Sarah Orne
Jewett, w. D. Howells, Poultney Bise-
low, Herbert E. Hamblln, Hon. Car
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Burroughs, Robert Barr, Thomas Mel
son Page, Bret Harte, William Black
Alfred Austin, Andrew Lang and DR.
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The paper will be given free also from
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
Why the Negro Is Called "Coon."


Many years ago, when superstition
held greater sway than now and the
influences of the occult and weird
were most potent, a cunning negro
slave had acquired the reputation Of
possessing familiar spirit and of
being able to perform many uncanny
mysteries His fellow slaves held
him in great awe, and even his mas
ter grew to a belief in. his powers.
This finally led to wager, in which
the greater part of the masters for
tune was staked on the negro's di-
vining ability. A barrel was placed
on the lawn and live coon placed
under the barrel. Then the negro
soothsayer was sent for and told to
inform the crowd what was under
the barrel. He tried in various ways
to escape the exposure, but without
success. Realizing that he was cor
nered, he leaned on the barrel de-
jectedly and remarked, well,
you've got this old coon at last, {"
whereupon a great shout applauded
what was considered Sambos re-
markable astuteness, and his repu-
tation was forever firmly establish
ed.-Mary Spears in Baltimore Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24

REMEMBER that the Marietta JOUR
NAL Job Office has been completely re-
fitted with the latest faces of new and
stylish job type, borders, rules, &c. land
there is no establishment in this seq
tior better equipped to do fine print
ing. Fast presses, steam power and
artistic printers, all make it easy for
US to duplicate Atlanta prices and turn
out work with neatness and dispatch
See our new specimens of work; office
near the postoffice.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
PEN POINTS.

The pill of adversely is never
sugaroated.
Cupid is blind to everything save
the golden eagle.
Men Of shining intellect are not
necessarily light-headed.
1t is said that sea sickness is a
sure remedy for pomposity.
The name is too often but a
shadow larger than the man be-
hind it.
A cynical bachelor says that wo-
man is an agreeable blunder of ma
ture.
The man who wounds with
word is usually too cowardly to
strike a blow.
Genius may be swifter than per-
severance, but the latter wins in
the long run.
A self-made man usually looks
like the kind Of man he would not
be apt to make.
Some men never do charitable
act unlsss there is some one around
to applaud.
1t is often easier to make a state
ment in good faith than it is to
get it accepted.
Brevity is the soul of wit to the
man with ascheme. He says Sin
vest," but never "investi gate"
At 40 man doesn't think he
knows as much as he thought he
knew at 20, but he knows he knows
more.
There wouldn't be half room
enough at the top if all the people
succeeded in getting there who
think they ought to.
Comparisons are. odious when
they shadow us,
A retriever is the most fetching
thing in the world.
The medicine bottle usually has
a bad taste i'll it's mouth.
The path of ambition leads to
great many political graves.
1t is impossible to convince
spider that there is honey in
rose.
Incidence often assumes the
mask of patience and gathers in
her rewards.
It's pretty hard for some men to
keep their wants down to their in
comes.
The man who tells you the faults
of others will tell others your
faults.
The world is a dangerous place
to live in; people seldom get out
of it alive.
That man never lived who didn't
expect to invent something that
would make him rich.
Solomon was the wisest man in
his day, but, then, of course, that
was long before your time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24

LOCAL Observation-Disclosures is here
by given that application will be made
to the present session of the General
Assembly of Georgia for the passage
of an Act authorizing the Mayor and
Council of the city of Marietta to SUBJ
nit to the legal voters of said city the
question of creating bonded indebt-
edness for city for the purpose of con-
structing a system of sewerage fer said
city, the payment of said Indebtedness,
construction of said system of sewerage,
and for other purposes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24

The negro regiments are rapidly
trying to dispel the good name
the Tenth made for them in bat
tie at Santiago, by their conduct
in peace, both here and in Cuba.
General Wood says he has never
reckoned upon them as an element
of strength because of their lack
of discipline and thieving habits:
They have killed fought and
stolen wherever they have been
garrisoned, and it seems that
they are only valuable in battle.
Courage is great thing for sol
diers, but it will not make entire
amends for insubordination and
theft in camp.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
A Purely Vegetable Blood
Remedy is the Only
Cure.

If the people generally knew the
true cause of Rheumatism, there
would be no such thing as lini-
ments and lotions for this painful
and disabling disease. The fact is,
Rheumatism is disordered state
of the blood--it can be reached,
therefore, only through the blood.
But all blood remedies can not cure
Rheumatism, for it is an obstinate
disease, one which requires real
blood remedy-something more than
mere tonic. Swift's Specific is
the only real blood remedy, and it
promptly goes to the very bottom
of even the most obstinate case.
A few years ago l was taken with in
aammatory Rheumatism, which though
mild at first, became gradually so in
tense that l was for weeks unable to
walk. tried several prominent physi-
clans and took their treatment faith
fully, but was unable to get the slightest
relief. In, fact, my condition seemed to
grow worse, the pains spread over my
entire body, and from November to
March suffered agony. I tried many
patent medicines, but none relieved me.
Upon the advice of friend 1 decided to
try s. S. S., Before allowing me to take
it, however, my guardian, who was a
chemist, analysed the remedy, and pro-
nounced it free OF potash or mercury.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24

The country editor has done
more work for less pay than any
other man in the world. He Ia
bors for the good of the people,
and too often the people forget
him. He pushes men forward,
makes them great, and greatness
goes in the world, and by them he
is least appreciated and sooner for
gotten. There is not one such
editor in the land who doesn't do
good unreasonable beyond the
substance of his reward; there is
not a country paper that doesn't
do vastly more than it can ever
get pay for.-Age-Herald.