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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-19
Homes for Sale.

street $500
street............. ....................... 500
1Oroom house. modern. on Third avenue 500
s-room house on Twelfth street.......... ZOO
7-roOm hOu uSe on Twelfth street. 1000
9-room house on Seventh avenue 2,GOO
Groom house on Eighteenth street,. $500
Modern house on Seventh avenue. .... g.. SEQ
Three broom houses on Forty first street 4, 400
1-rOom house on FOrty-first street 1900
Modern house on Forty-third street....-.. $500
nearly ...:'...e........... $500
Groom house, brick. on First avenue. 5000
mace. modern .................... $500
S-room house on Seventeenth street, new 5000
7-room house on Forty-trst street. two
lots ...................... -. 1000
7-room house and is lots on Ninth street.. 2,S50
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. ....... 1900
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. ....... 2,50O
4-room house on Ninth avenue. 800
Broom house on Ninth street............ 900
TwoSroom houses on Ninth street, each. 1000
story business block on Second avenue,
lot running to First avenue. 1000
40 acres near Milan. cheap.
Two good business lots on Third avenue
cheap
Several fine lots in Black Hawk, Sturgeon.
Schnen and South Park additions on reasona-
BILE terms.
Many fine ho-es in Columbia and Sonth
Park. GuyerS addition and Moline, for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
Real estate, fire and life insurance.
Much of the property that we have can be
bought on monthly inStallments at a low rate
of interest. Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kota improved farms for sale cheap. Small
farms in Rock Island county for sale or trade
Call or write,
HULL & CO.,
Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 21.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-19

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-19
ALGER STEPS DOWN
Secretary of War Finally Forced
TO Retire From the
Cabinet.
PRESIDENT HAS RESIGNATION
To Take Effect at the Pleasure of the Chief
Excutiye-Retiring OhiciaI Refuses to
Discuss the. Manila Correspondents Ac-
tion-Rumors as to Cause of His with
dIawal.

Washington, July 19.-Secretary of
War AIger rendered his resignation to
take effect at the pleasure of the
president.
While the withdrawal of the secre-
tarv of war from the cabinet will oc-
cssion no surprise. as it was inevita-
bly, the result of the pressure of pub
lie sentiment aroused by the press of
the country, there are some rumors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-19

Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 81.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
MRS. BRUMMETss PETITION.
She Asks for Divorce ON the GrOuna
of Extreme Cruelty.

She Asks for Divorce on the Ground
of Extreme Cruelty.
The petition of Mrs. Bertha Agnes
Brummett asking for divorce from Ran
dolph B. Brummet. relates the story o,
her long suffering from the alleged cruel
and huffman treatment received at the
hands OF her husband. The petition was
filed today. through her attorneys, Ralston
& Siddons, and states that the parties
were married in this city in November.
1894
Mrs. Brummet then goes on to say that
she and her husband lived happily togeth-
er until about two years ago when her
husband began course of systematic
cruelty toward her, which impaired her
health and endangered her life, necessi-
tating her leaving his house to avoid bodi y
injury. During the last two years, Mrs.
Brummet declares. her husband tas not
addressed her at any time in civil man
ner. She says when Lac does fpsak to he,
il is only in vile, shocking epitaets and to
threaten her with bodily harm, and that
On several occasions he has carried his
threats into effect by striking her with
his fists aud also kicking her.
On September z last Mrs. Brummet says
she left her husband. On that day, she
alleges. he came home from his office par
italy intoxicated, and without proyeca-
tion. abused her by cursing and striking
her, knocking her down and discloring ore
of her eyes. Fearing for her life. she
states. she took her three -year-old child
and fed from the house, while her hus-
band persue1 her, branishing a club
Mrs. Brummet states that her mother
in-law resided in the same house with her
and aided her husband. the defendant, in
making her life miserable She states that
neither her husband nor her mother-in- Law
would have her or her child's food at the
table. and at meal time would completely
ignore her presence,
Though her husband is in receipt of an
income Of Sl.600 a year. during the last
two years he has refused to contribute one
cent for the purchase of clothing for her
self and child, she alleges. She also charg-
es him with infidelity.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE
Superintendent Kimball Returns
from an Inspection Tour.
All stations Along the Atlantic Coast
In First-CIass Working Order-The
Forthcoming Annual Report to BE
an Interesting DOcument-The De-
structive Storm of Last November.

General Superintendent S. l. Kimball, of
the United States Life-Saving Service, has
just returned from a tour of inspection
among the life-saying stations along the
Atlantic coast.
Superintendent Kimball found ali the
stations in frst-class working order, and
noted the improvements which have been
put into practice recently for saving life
from the angry waters during the prevail
ence of storms.
The annual report of the Life Saving
Service will be a very interesting docu-
ment. While the tables have not yet been
prepared from the statistics of the year
received from the various stations the nu-
merous storms, and the tempests on the
coasts have not proved SO disastrous to
life as the reports during the year would
seem to indicate. The number OF lives lost
has only been between fifty and sixty, but
this Is a greater percentage than that OF
last year.
The greatest destruction of life in any
one storm occurred last November on the
Massachusetts, coast, when the Portland
went to pieces at sea, and it was impos-
sible for the shoremen to lend a helping
hand to the imperiled craft which tossed
themselves to destruction against the very
docks in Boston Harbor. More lives were
lost in this blizzard than in all the storms
put together during the year. The dslsity
of the mist which prevented observation
across the sides Of ship or for a distance
of more than forty-fve feet, and the fe-
rocity of the gale rendered the ive-Saving
Service, almost helpless at a time when
many lives would have been saved.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
Hotel Arrivals.

Arlington. p Morgan. New York; William
Norris New York; s. Dalton, Boston; Rev. Thorn
as D. Christie, Tarsus, Turkey; c. l.. Wild. Cieve-
land Ohio; C. n. Welsh, Philadelphia, and c. n
Williams, Colorado Springs. .Cochran-P $
Harris. st. Paul. MINI. Shoreham-Hosea W eb-
ster. New York; J. c. Tate, Chicago; j.. p.
Bicket Chicago; 7. W. Jones. Milwaukee; II.
L. Fleming, Bloomington, H.; I. l.. Daniel,
Ninueapolis; Neyman Miller Michigan, and Lieut..
A. T. Dawson, London, England -. La Norman
die-H c. Van Gasken, Philadelphia; E, X. Thom-
as and wife, indianapolis. and Mrs. Helen Foss,
Philadelphia. 49,. .Riggs-Hon. W. V. Sullivan,
Mississippi; Hon. r.. b. GOrGon, Ohio; J. A.
Fregarther, New York; G. W. Hull, New YORK; !;
C. H. Zuber, Cincinnati, and W. c. Mason, Vim
cennes Ind. -. .Ebbitt-J. A. Parsons, Phadel-
phia; Howard Ennis, New York; J. W. Mitchell,
Indiana B. A. Hale, Des Moines. Iowa; G. W..
Collins, San Francisco; c. \. Weaver, Worcester,
Mass, and Capt. E. /. Grumley, U. S. A..
Raleigh-v. A. Clark, New York; Z. b. Lombard,
New York; Frank Barry, Milwaukee; II. F..
Stone and wife, Cambridge, Mass; c. f. Rollin-
son, Buffalo; f. II. Winshp New York; F. L..
Emery, Boston; L. 4. Burgess, st. Louis W. H.
Perry, Seattle, WASH, and W Simms and wife,
Cincippati. -. .Willards-H H. Green, Balti-
more; j. p Brophy, New York, and +. II. Rice,
Massachusetts,. Wellington George W. Botch,
Cincinnati; and N. A. Christopher, Kansas City.
Bigger, Richmond Va. and II. Rockefeller and
wife. Butte, Mont. .Metropolitan--S. II. Tyler,
Radford. Va; Charles Knott, Indiana; W. ii.
Colby, New York; II. NJ sparkman, NJ. C., Flor
ida, r. T. P. Mahoney. Omaha. and Judge D. ID.
Culberson, Texas. .National-B. L. Jones,
Pittshurg; NJ A. Maynanes and wife, Worcester.
Mass J. H. Miller. Philadelphia; w. T. Dick,
New York; W. II. Latham, New York. William
Downs. Texas, and w, F. Hamilton. Denver. Col.
st James-C. A. Brent Chicago; W. p.
Anderson, New York; w. j. Thompson, Proyi-
dence; Charles Dorr. Cincinnati; n. AZ Mason,
Georgia, ard c. H. Haire, kaEsas City.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
a MARKET FOR IRON BEDS.
Consul Davidson Suggests Their I'm
portation to Formosa.

Consul Davidson, of Tamsui, thinks that
Americans can make money selling iron
bedsteads in Formosa, and in fact through
out the Orient, and has so advised the
State Department. There are only about
three dozen foreigners in Formosa, but Mr..
Davidson believes that the natives Gould
readily be persuaded to buy American beds.
Il have visited several of the large hard
ware shops in the city" he says, and
with the exception of nails. bolts, screws,
locks. hinges, and shovels, / have found
no foreign goods. Although there is but
little to be done in hardware, it is my
firm belief that a good opportunity ex
lists for the introduction of American iron
beds, not only in Formosa, but throughout
the east, providing the home manufacture
ers are willing to make the slight -nodifi-
cations required in producing an accepta-
BILE article.
The American iron bed, enameled in
white and with brass trimmings. is su-
perior in appearance TO the English or
continental bed found on sale in the East;
and although in every way equal in
strength and firmness, il is manufactured
in America at such low cost that ii can
be placed on the Eastern market at about
half the cost Of the European article. The
plague of insects is so prevalent in the
East, and wood is so easily injured by the
excessive damp, that wooden bedsteads
find but little favor
The evening times., 1899-09-12
SIMPSONS JEwELED SWORD.
Description of New jerseys Present
to the Rear Admiral.

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. 12.-Represen-
tatives of the Philadelphia makers arrived
here today bringing with them the mag
nificent jeweled sword to be presented to
Rear Admiral Sampson by this State The
commission appointed by the last lsgisla-
ture to arrange for and present the
sword, headed by Senator Ketcham OF
Newark, met with the representatives o.
Governor Voorhees, in his private office
and for the first time the weapon was dis :
played The sword is OF regu alton siz ,
of Damascus steel.
The design was submitted to Admiral
Sampson before the blade was welded and
be made a few changes to suit his own
taste. The bilt is of gold studded with
diamonds in the form of an eagles head
with ruby eye. In all. there are six Iu-
bies. which is the birthstone of the month
of June when the Santiago victory occur
red At the bottom of the hilt is the ca
gle's claw grasping a sphere made Of nickle
steel and taken from the cruiser New
York.
The blade proper is Inscribed ON one side
with the following words dictated by Cap
tain Chadwick, of the New York: Pre-
sented by the State. of New Jersey to Rear
Admiral w. T. Sampson, in testimony to
his brilliant and successful conduct of the
Atlantic naval campaign of 1885,"
On the opposite side of the blade is a
panoramic view OF the end of the great
Santiago sea fight. This scene was pre-
pared by several captains of the Atlantic
squadron.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
KILLED IN A FREIGHT WRECK
Two Brnkemen Meet Death on the
Lacknyyannn Railroad

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. l2.-By a rear
end collision on the Lackawanna railroad
last night near Nayaug, two men were
killed and two others seriously injured.
The dead are Patrick Mullen. brakeman,
of this city, who leaves a wife and two
children Joseph Parry, of Nayaug. brake
man, unmarried. The injured are: John
kearney, conductor, Of Scranton. and Pat
rick Cavanaugh, brakeman. of Scranton.
Conductor William Nixon. of Nayaug and
two drovers, who were accompanying
cars of stock to New York, escaped with
bruises
All seven men were in the caboose of
the through freight train No. 232. south
bound. made up Of loaded cars of mer-
chandise and stock. The train had a
pusher helping it up the grade. Follow
(; ing was a coal train of ten cars, also
with a pusher. The freight had side
/ tracked to let the Tobyhanna accommo-
dation pass, and it was pulling on to the
main track when the coal train came
dashing into its rear. The caboose in
which the men were caved at both ends.
John Miller, engineer of the coal train
heard no torpedo and saw no flagman to
warn him OF the nearness of the freight.
1t was after 3 o'clock this morning before
the tracks We're cleared.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
The, Disposition of Dead Animals

Thomas w. Cridler, the Third Assistant
Secretary of State, has sent to the Dis
trict Commissioners copy of report
from the consul of the United States at
Brussels relative to the project to adopt
in that country a system of disposing of
the bodies of dead animals The Commits
sioners are interested in the subject, and
have received reports of like character
from various foreign countries The min
lister of agriculture proposes to grant a
contract for removing and destroying the
carcasses of dead animals by special proc
ess. There will be enclosures, he says. for
shinning and destroying the bodies, ana
each enclosure will be FURNISHED with a
steam generator and an .autoclave, or di-
gesting furnace, in which, the animal mat
ter will be destroyed -bEs steam heat at a
high temperature. The furnace is to be
hermetically sealed during the process The
gases which are generated during the pro-
cess are to be carried by means of pipes
into the furnace Of the generator, where
they are completely burned and destroyed.
The products Of incineratioH are very rich
in phosphates, and will be sold or util-
lied as fertilizers.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
NJ AURELIA HARRINGTON,
DIED.


RITTER-On Monday. September II, IS21 at
son of George and Elizabeth Ritter. departed this
life. at the age OF twenty-three years and twenty
one days.
We miss thee, dearest George;
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow DER our home Is east;
We miss thy Kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care.
Our home i dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere.
Funeral private. from residence. 92I t Street.
Wednesday, September Is, at p. m Item
RUNDLETT-On Monday afternoon. September
IL. 1S90 after a brief illness, FRANK q. RUND-
LETT aged thirty-nne years. beloved of
Hanorah and the late George Rundlett.
Funeral from his late residence. 1879 X Street
northwest, on Wednesday. September Il. at $50
a. m. Requiem at a. m. at St Matthew's
Church. Rhode Island Avenue. Interment at
Mount Olivet- Il
GORDON-ou Sunday. September 10. 1870.
SARAH Z. GORDON. beloved wife Of Robert r.
Gordon. ard daughter OF Sarah and the late
Isaac Smith
Call not back the dear departed.
Anchored safe where storms are O'er
Cn the border land we left her.
Soon TO meet and part more.
Ear beyond this world eff changes.
Far beyond this world of care,
We shall find our missing loved one
In our Fathers mansion fair.
Funeral from residence OF her sister, Mrs C.
L. Padsett, 230 Jackson Street northwest Tues
day. September Il. at p. m. Friends and rsIa
tives invited. II
The evening times., 1899-09-12
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.
A Meeting to Devise Ways to Rinse
Funds.

The executive committee of the Masonic
Hall Association. in charge OF the erection
of the new Masonic Temple to be erected
on New York Avenue at the intersection
of ii and Thirteenth Streets northwest,
will hold meeting Friday evening.
Plans for covering the expense OF erect
ing the new structure will be discussed and
in all probability, actica will be taken in
the direction of putting machinery in mo-
tion to secure the necessary funds. The
deed to the property on which 1t is pro-
posed to build the temple, was placed on
record yesterday. after a protracted effort
10 secure a clear title.
The deed is from William F. Biehl to
the Masonic Association of the District OF
Columbia. and the property conveyed is de-
scribed as lots s, 8, %, 80. and parts of lots
and of square 2s7. The consideration
named in the conveyance is SO, but the
revenue stamps. for sl15, show that the
actual price was about S115,000 a deed OF
{ trust to secure Mr.. Biehl for the payment
/ of $4,000 was also recorded yesterday. II
is stated that the work on the temple will
begin in q short time.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
In the New Postonice

Not one half the rooms in the Pogtofice
Building which are to be occupied by the
clsrks Of the PostofIice Department are car
peted Nearly all of the divisions in the
Office of the Auditor for the Postofice De-
partment are now located in the new build
ing and the work of the Office is running
smoothly, all things considered. 1t Will be
some days before the rooms are numbered
and the names of the divisions placed above
the doors. Much difficulty is experienced in
finding the officials. as there is practically
no guide. and the messengers have not be-
come familiar with the new order of things.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
Restoring the Capitol Grounds.

T. b. Jones & Co, the contractors who
disfigured the Capitol Grounds in digging
the new Tiber sewer, started large forca
of workmen this morning on the restora-
ton of the grounds to their former con-
dition District Superintendent OF Sew
ers ingalls, had recommended TO the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday that thes
contractors be given only five days in
which TO begin this work, and on their
failure that the District assume charge
and restore the grounds at the contractors
expense. Jones & Co. did not wait for
the order of the Commissioners, bat went
TO work on the reading the proposed ac-
tion in the newspapers.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
The Christian Endeayor Union

The Christian Endeavor Union of the District Of
Columbia held its annual meeting in the lecture
room of the Calvary Baptist Church last night
Annual reports read showed the union TO be in n
fourishing condition. Mr.. A. I. Dietrich sue
ceeded Mr.. Grant Leet president The follow
ing statistics indicate the healthful condition of
the Christian .Endeavor movement in the District;
Baptist IA societies and 1,266 members; Christ
ian, societies and S6I members; Congreg ational
8 societies and 523 members; Friends, l society
and 10 members; Lutheran, societies and $40
members; Methodist Episcopal. IL societies and
SD members; Methodist Episcopal South, So
cieties and 237 members; Methodist Protestant,
) societies and 22s members: PRESBYTERIAN, p so
cieties and l,555 members; United Brethren, l So
cieH and 60 members; union societies. ,. with Ill
members. Total, SO societies and 5,52i members.
These members are divided as follows: Active,
4,l78; associate, 6ss: honorary, 66O.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
RESCUED FROM AN EAGLE.
A ChiId''s Life Saved by Party OF
PIaymntes.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 12,-All
Windham county is excited over the car
rying off of four -year-old child by an
eagle at Guerleyville, near Mansfield. The
child is said TO have been Anna. daughter
OF Herman Herbe. She was playing with
several companions when the eagle came
down on her and fastened its claws in
her clothing. The bird succeeded in car
rying the child a short distance when the
eagle alighted to apparently take better
grip on the child's dress. A number of
older children had then joined the party.
They attacked the eagle and beat il away,
rescuing the child before the eagle
swooped down again.
Three of the boys who fought the eagle
were badly scratched by the birds claws
All The old hunters in the vicinity have or
ganized and are trying to locate the bird.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
FIGHTING WITH AN ADDER
Physicians Battle With n Poison
Gus Reptile in the Street

DANBURY. Conn. Sept. 12.-Dr. Allan
P. Macdonald prominent physician, had
an encounter yesterday with a venomous
snake in one of the busiest streets of the
city, and killed the reptile after sharp
battle. The fight was watched by many
spectators, who app,auded the physician for
his bravery.
DR.. Macdonald was driving past a hat
factory in River Street when his attention
was attracted by large snake coiled upon
a window sill ready to strike. Many per-
sons were passing. but none had noticed
the reptile Shouting TO several who were
approaching the factory, DIR. Macdonald
warned them to leave the sidewalk and go
into the street. for the snake lay so close
to the walk that il could easily have reach
ed person on the inner side of the path.
Approaching the snake the physician dis
covered that it was a fiat-headed adder
one of the most venomous snakes OF this
neighborhood, and now almost extinct eX-
cept in the mountains The physician
studied the seTpents move nen TO seve-aI
minutes. and was convinced that il was ly-
ing in wait for a victim. The snake no
tieed the physician when he was within
several feet of the window. and its raised
head followed his every motion.
Dr. Macdonald summoned several men
working near, and posted them along the
curb to prevent the escape of the reptile.
Then, armed with a piece of iron pipe OBJ
tanned in neighboring foundry. he began
the battle that ended in the snakes death.
Though a large crowd gathered no one
dared volunteer 10 assist the physician
when the deadly nature of the snake be
came known.
Several times the physician approached
within striking distance of the reptile, but
dangerous motion of the snake each time
caused him TO retreat. AS the iron pipe
descended toward the snake when Dr. Mac
Donald prepared for the final blow. the
reptile sprang toward it, and the blow fell
short Before the snake could glide near
enough TO reach Dr. Macdonald he broke
its back with quick blow from the iron
and then despatched it without further
| trouble.
IL was two feet long and half as large
around as mans arm. II is the first fiat
headed adder seen in this city in many
years, and whence it came is mystery
The evening times., 1899-09-12
CAPTAIN CARRIERS CASE.
Mr. GrigGs' Opinion to Be Submitted
Next Week.

1t was said this morning that Attorney
General Griggs will have his opinion in
the case of Capt, oberlin NJ Carter ready
to present to the President at the meeting
of the Cabinet next Tuesday Wayne Nc
Veagh is due in New York on Friday I'm
less there is another change in the pro-
gramme he will appear before Attorney
General Griggs next Monday, and make his
argument for retrial of Carter.
According to gossip today. the Attorney
General will merely file a brief with the
President to the effect that much of the
testimony submitted to the court-martlal
would have been ruled out on objection
of counsel in a civil court.
The evening times., 1899-09-12
A Pearl Find in CIinch River.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 12.-Fiye
thousand people are engaged in the pearl
hunting industry in -Clinch River near
pearls We're today shipped to Eastern jew
elers. The jewels ranged from five to
fifty-two grains. The entire country is
wildly excited over the find, and the sur
face of the river is covered with boats
bearing anxious fishers for fortune. There
is no doubt but that pearls in large guam
titles are there
The evening times., 1899-09-12
MRS. JoHNsoN's WILL FILED
Justice Cole Orders the Issue of Let
tcrs Parliamentary.

After a hearing in the matter of the
contest of the will of Mrs. Ruth johnson,
who died in the early part of 1896, Justice
Cole, today sitting for probate business,
held that the document is valid and order
ed letters testamentary to issue to George
E. johnson, a son of the deceased, and
named as executor in the will.
The will is dated June Is. 1891, and was
filed for probate Cn April 6, 1896. A cayeat
to its being probated was filed by the
grandchildren of the deceased, children of
Julia Cooper, a daughter of Mrs Johnson
The cayeators charged fraud on the part
of George Z. Johnson in connection with
the making of the will of his mother.
The evening times., 1899-09-12

Cash or Credit
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The evening times., 1899-09-12
Marriage Licenses Issues.

Marriage licenses were Issued today 10 Charles
J.. Berkley and salle SFunagle, both of Crab
Bottom, Va; Henry r. Thompson, Falls Church,
and Annie T.. Trammell. Fairfax county, Va. !;
George Hunt and Addie Gates