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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Frightful Penalty Paid by
Dick Coleman in Ken
lucky.
WORK OF A FURIOUS MOB
Pastor and Wife Shot by a
Burglar at Ra-
cine.

Maysvillc, Ky. Dec. 6.-Dick Cole
man, colored. the murderer of Mrs.
James Lashbrook, was burned at the
stake this morning by mob. Since
the murder he had been kept in Jail at
Covington for fear of lynching. His
trial was set for today at Msysville. He
arrived here under a special guard
this morning at 1920. When the
cavaleade reached the court house,
they were met by a mob of fully 1000
people, headed by LashbIook, hus-
band of the murdered woman, who
grabbed Coleman, threw a rope over
his head and took Aim to a small hol-
low near the railroad, bound him
tightly to saplin. heaped huge pile
set fire to it
An Awful Scene.
A. the flames began to shoot up,
some one cat out the wretch's eyes.
The scene was an awful one. as thou
sands OF maddened people clustered
around the funeral pyre- Coleman.
however. was almost dead before the
fire was applied from the effects of
having been dragged by the rope
about the neck and beaten over the
head and face by the mob.
Crime for which Coleman Perisbed.
Coleman had been employed on
Lashbrook's farm as a house servant.
He enticed Mrs. Lash brook into the
shed on the pretense of getting di-
rections about some work, knocked
her down and assaulted her. after
wards cutting her th' oot. Daring
the proceedings today blue vitriol and
cayenne pepper were thrown into
Coieman's eyes and his face was
smashed with billet of wood. His
eyes were gouged out and it is re-
ported he was otherwise horribly mu-
tilated. He died under slow torture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Dead of the Battieship Maine.

Washington. Dec. 6.-Assistant Sec
retary Allen has received a letter from
Captain ]. q. Greene, commandant of
the naval station at Havana, saying
that contracts have been executed for
eXhuming the remains of the dead of
the battleship Maine buried in Colon
cemetery, and saying also that they
can be removed TO the United States
at any time after the 1oh inst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
PASTOR AND WIFE SHOT.

Rev. and Mrs. Cheney. of Racine, Victims
of Murderous Burglar.
Racine. Wis, Dec. 6--Rev. ID. Z.
Cheney and wife were shot, and prob
ably fatally, by a burglar at 10 this
morning. At the point of a revolver
he com PEELED them to turn over their
money and jewelry, and then. think
ing they were concealing valuables,
shot both and escaped Cheney is
pastor OF the First Baptist church
and was for many years head OF the
Wisconsin a. p. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Good New. Tor otIon MIL Hands.

Boston, Dec. 6.-The movement to
advance wages in cotton mill centers
has become general throughout the
New England states. Thus far nearly
100000 operatives have been notified
of a 10 per cent. advance and the out
look indicates that most of the mills
which have not made any announce
ment will soon do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
carboIic Acid for typhoid.

Lewisport. Ky. Dec. 6.-Maggie
Blackford. the 1o-year-Old daughter of
T. NJ. Blackford. of this place. about
two weeks ago was given a teaspoon
full Of carbOlic acid by mistake. She
has almost entirely recovered from the
effects of the deadly potion \ re-
markable feature OF the case is that
when the Scid was taken she was just
developing an attack OF typhoid fever.
All symptoms of the fever immediate
ly disappeared. and she has improved
rapiCiiy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
The Mt.tak. Of H,. Ltfe

Bliffers-What's wrong today? You
look blue.
Bluffers-I'n never forgive myself.
kicked n caller out of my house last
night.
Huh, 1 kicked many a one. Young
fellow, I suppose?'
mo; past middle age"
well. these old codgers have no
business coming round sparkling
young girls / kicked out one of that
sort last week"
les. but I've found out that this
man wasn't after my daughter: he
was after my mother-iu- u-law."-New
York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06

Tsnstess to Meet Next Tuesday at Spring.
Held Where the Governor May Help q
Decision-Suicide Goes Into Eternity by
Blowing Half His Head OT-Some
Further Developments as to Ellis Glenn
State News Notes.
Springfield, Ills. Dec. 6.-When sew
Ell enterprising Illinois towns set out.
each with the determination TO be-
come the seat ia state institution, it
is reasonably certain that lively con-
test will follow. Just now u struggle
of this kind is going on in the western
part of the state over the site for the
proposed Western Illinois Normal.
Macomb. Aledo, Rushville, Oquawka.
Quincy, Monmouth and La Harpe are
entered, and the fur is flying AS it sell
dom has done before. Ballots number
ing well up into the hundreds have
been taken by the board of trustees,
town meetings have been held by ev-
cry candidate. special editions of the
local newspapers have been issued and
public-spirited citizens have gone deep
into their pockets and produced huge
subscriptions in order to influence the
trustees.
Final Struggle Begins Next Week.
The final struggle is scheduled 10
take place here Dec. 10. The act of
the Legislature providing for the es-
adjustment of this normal school was
passed at the last session. 1t provided,
practically, that money consideration
would be necessary from the success
ful candidate. along with other con-
veniences, like water. railways and n
location near the central part of what
is known as the military tract" Last
summer the trustees met at GaleSDurg
and began the work of selecting the
site. 1t looked simple enough before
the ballots were taken. but when the
nominating speeches had been made
il was discovered that almost every
trustee was in favor of his home town.
Deadlock followed, as it did at a later
meeting
Took About 45O Ballots.
About 450 ballots were taken before
the thing was given up. The vote was
practically the same at the end as it
was at the beginning. Then it was sug-
gested that the meeting adjourn to con-
Vene at Springfield. 1t was said the
governor might have a tip to give out
that would clarity the atmosphere to
a considerable extent. That is the way
the fight stands at present. Down in
the military tract the situation is
tense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Robbed of So. 900 In Cash.

Pontiac. Ills. Dec. 6.-The bank at
Cornell. Ills. eight miles from here,
was robbed of $1,000 in currency Mon
day night. The robbers secured en-
trance through the front door of the
building and blew the large safe open
with dynamite. The force of the eX-
plosion partially wrecked the building
and left the contents of the safe ex-
DOSp1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
No WOMEN Po,toftice Clerk..

Washington. Dec. 6.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath, in Il de-
cision yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Jennie J. Drown, at Modus. Conn. an
nounces that the department has de-
cided it will be incompatible with the
best interests of the service to retain
married women as postoffice clerks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Drink Caused N. suicide.

Greenville. Ills. Dec. 6.-Matt Hair.
local manager of the Jordan Poultry
company. committed suicide Monday
in the office of the company by shoot
ing Dependency caused by drinking
is assigned as the cause. He leaves q
widow ana several children
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
should Force the Reds to school.

Washington. Dec. 6.-S1iss Estelle
Reel, general superintendent of Indian
schools. in her annual report makes a
strong plea for compulsory education,
and advocates strictly Industrial train
ing for Indian children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
NO NEWS
OF YOUNG.
A Week Since Otis Has
Heard From
Him.
HE Is AFTER AGUlhAlD0.
Hot Engagement With Fill
ipinos at vi
He IS AFTER AGUIHALDO.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Otis cabled
that he had not heard from Young
since Nov. 30, when he was 20 miles
south of Vigan. This is taken to iu-
dicate that Young is still pursuing
Aguinaldo. Otis continues, that Col.
Parker, of the 18th reports from Wig
an, the 5th instant, that insurgents 800
strong, made an attack on his force
consisting of Company b and 153 sick.
foot-sore men of the SD infantry at
4 the morning of the 4th, entering the
city in the darkness, and severe street
fighting ensued, and continued four
hours.
Enemy Driven Ont.
The enemy was driven out. leav-
ing 40 dead and 80 prisoners in
cluding many officers. Parker SAYS
he can hold out indefinitely and has
plenty of rations and ammunition.
His loss was eight killed and three
wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
VIII Sue for Mine Inspection Fees.

Springfield. Ills. Dec. 6.-AttOrney
General Akin is preparing papers in Il
suit which he will institute in the st.
Clair county circuit court against the
Consolidated Coal company to recover
81 800 for mine inspection fees. The
case is to be brought in the name of
the people of Illinois, the fees being
payable to the state board of labor
commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
SUICIDE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
Subject Thereof Used Dynamite and Blew
His Head Clean Of.


Springfield. Ills. Dec.6 A novel
suicide occurred at the coal mine at
Assumption. Christian county. Amos
Finley entered an unused room and
blew his head off with dynamite. The
right side of the head was blown en-
tirely away. and one arm blown off.
He had placed a stick of dynamite in
his mouth. Finley was a native of
Scotland. and 4 widower.
His only daughter was adopted five
years ago by Governor Larrabee. of
Iowa. on the death of Finley's wife at
DeS Moines. Finley was we'll educated
but was unfortunate in securing work
in this country, and was compelled to
go to work in coal mines. 1t is believed
that brooding over his misfortunes he
became insane. The jury returned a
verdict of suicide while insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
uueen Presenr. EIax.

London, Dec. q. - The queen has
given a union jack for the hospital
ship Maine which the Duke of Con-
naught will present to the executive
committee on Dec. 16, when the vessel
Will be on view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Franco.nu..Ian HoenobbinE.

Constantinople, Dec. 6.-Admiral
Fournier. the commander OF the
French Mediterranean squadron. has
started for Sebastopol to pay visit
TO Admiral Tyrtoff, the Russian min
lister OF the navy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Big Rush of the New Bills.

Washington. Dec. 6.--The rush of
bills in the house of representatives
Monday was the greatest in the memory
of house officials. the total being
SCI bills. public and private. land thirty
taSnlntionS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Railway. Contribution to Iiiino:s.

Springfield, Ills, Dec. 6.-The Illi-
nois Central yesterday paid the state
treasury 1855, 1927. being per cent.
OF the gross earnings OF the road for
six months ended Oct. 81 1889.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
Took About 45O Ballots.
NOW SHE'S MISS CUNNINGHAM.
Latest of Mysterious Ellis Glenn-A Clew
Also, from Texas.

HillsbOro. Ills. Dec. Conformation
received by Sheriff Casseday from
West Virginia appears to confirm the
theory that Miss Ellis Glenn, Hills
boro's mysterious prisoner. is Cora
Alice Cunningham. afterward Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
To Cure LaGrippe /,

To Cure La Grippe in Two Days,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails 10 cure. E. w. Groves
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
TO BE HELD IN CHICAGO
Next Encampment of the Grand Army o
the Republic.

Chicago, Dec. 6.--The national
council of the Grand Army of the Re-
public decided today that the next
gust. 1900, in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
GEN. WOOD ADVANCED
Governor of Santiago Province NOmin-
ated for Ma jor General.

Washington. Dec. 6.-The president
nominated Brig Gen. Leonard Wood
to BE- ajor general of volunteers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06

He laughs best who laughs last"
If you take Hoods Sarsaparilla you
may laugh first, last and all the time,
for it will make you we'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
Arguments on Two Important Points to be
Heard.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 6--It is likely
that all of today will be taken up by
argument in the conte ted election
cases. Arguments will be heard On
two propositions. the chief subjects
being the right of commissioners to
go behind the returns when setting as
a contesting board. and he right of
com missioners to review and amend
returns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-06
FIGHT FOR A NORMAL
Struggle Between Seven Towns
for the Location of the
Western Illinois.
DEADLooKED FOR $50 BALLOTS

Tsnstees to Meet Next Tuesday at SPRING
Held Where the Governor May Help q
Decision-SuicideG Goes Into Eternity by
Blowing HALF His Head OG-Some
Further Developments as to Ellis Glenn
State News Notes.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
no, 10 spoil Your smoke.

Tobacco is the most sensitive thing in
the world You can spoil the best cigar,
pipe or cigarette that ever was made by
lighting it over smoky lamp or gas jet.
The finest tobacco that ever grew
doesn't taste good after you have been
eating onions. Again, you should rinse
your mouth out after cigar, pipe or
cigarette before lighting another. II
you do you will find that every smoke
has the soft fragrance of the early
morning cigar, instead Of the hot stale
meas Of the last pipe.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
CALIFORNIA FARMERS.
secretarY of Agriculture Wilson Has
No High Opinion of Their
Methods.

Secretary Wilson has not high opin-
ion of the methods of California farm
.rs. In fact, he seems to be indignant
al conditions which prevail in all new
countries to the extent more or less
bountiful nature will permit. lie says
that only a revolution in farming prac-
tees will save the state from eventual
ly degenerating into an arid waste.
The revolution will come. but il will
come gradually and without the slight
est disturbance of our industries. The
California farmer at present is waiting
TO see how much nature will do for him.
When he finds that the bounty of ma
ture is about exhausted he will do some
thing for himself. As long as he can
get a fair crop by stirring the top of the
ground a little once a year, and sowing
the seed he finds the largest profit IL.
he will continue to do as he has done
in the past. When nature protests
against a continual drain, with no re
punishment of her resources, the farm
er will adopt different methods and
will make more money than he does
now. But he will have to work harder,
or, at least, put in more work on n
given area OF ground.
Mr.. Wilson SAYS that wheat growing
has been carried on too long. The sec
rotary is right, but wheat growing will
be continued as long rs ii is profitable.
In England the average wheat crop is
close upon 30 bushels to the acre. The
land has been sown TO wheat year after
year and its productive power has not
been impaired. OF course the English
farmer does not expect TO give nothing
and take much. He feeds his land as
he would an animal. Besides feeding
the land he has to pay yearly rental
equal TO the value of California wheat
land little distance from railroad.
The industry in which the wasteful
methods OF California nre likely to
prove most destructive to the state is
that of stripping mountains and hills
of their trees. This is n waste that
cannot be repaired in Il short time. II
is waste that cuts two ways, il strips
the hills of the growth nature designs
to intercept the moisture which comes
from the sea, and exposes the snow
that falls on the mountains TO the RAYS
of the sun, In this way the cutting
of forests decreases the precipitation
of rain in the valleys and causes the
mountain SHOWS to melt as they fall.
With less rain there will be greater
floods than il proper care had been
taken to preserve our foresis.-San
Francisco Bulletin.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19

lesson on the power of wealth in new
world hands, in the effort of his daugh-
ter. Countess de Castellane, to repro
duce in Paris the palace of the Grand
Trianon, as built by the French king
at Versailles more than two centuries
ago. Three quarters of an acre of land
was bought at the intersection of the
Avenue du Bots de Boulogne and the
Avenue Malakoff, at an expense of close
to a million dollars, this being the most
costly residential site in Paris. Public
interest has been made keen by the
announcement that while the exterior
would hold true to the Fourteenth cen
>gry. the interior was to be n blending
of the fourteenth and fifteenth peri
DDS, il the Gould millions and the cum
ming OF the French architects could
compass this unique desire. The re
yival of two historic periods in French
architectural history was so remark
able an undertaking that from its be-
ginning the progress of this house has
been followed with such wide inter
est as has been given to few pLiely
private building projects. In May the
family was occupying the central por-
ton, but the interior decoration of the
two wings probably cannot be COM
pleted in less than two years more
When ii became known such maison
was TO be attempted many of ,he
French said il would take 90 yea,s to
build and furnish with art treasures:
but western enterprise and local in
genuity promise its completion in n
NTH of the time. The property will
then have cost thirty millions of francs,
or six millions of dollars. Both the
count and countess are collectors of
rare art works and bric-a- brac. and in
single year, it is said, they expended
million OF dollars in purchases for
their new residence, When the matter
of ceilings was being arranged for the
Castellanes went to Italy and sought
the splendid palace of Verona. They
did not want the palace, but coveted
the eleven ceilings ii contained from the
brush of Tiepolo, and these could be
secured only by the purchase of the
old observation-disclosures Page CASTOR,
in Woman's Home Companion,
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
MctNla ia America

The fact is worth noting that at the
present time America leads in the
worlds supply of the two metals fore
most in the electric field, copper being
the positive metal and zinc the mega
tive: but, though only negative metal.
no substitute for the latter has vet been
found. The smelling of zinc is en-
pensive, n large amount of coal being
usually required to smelt it, this being
done by vaporizing the ore and then
condensing, and there are few ores so
volatile, The worlds production of
this remarkable article is estimated at
about 100000 tons of the ore, of which
this country produces 26s,000 tons each
year, 1t is also figured that three
fourths of the zinc ore comes from the
Observation-Disclosures fields, where
the ore runs about 80 per cent. metallic
zinc. The production this year will,
II is thought, reach 2I0.o00 tons.-N. y.
Sun.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19

Washington, and they will doubtless or
their return home carry back many Il
scalp dangling in their belts,
Five of them are married, one of them
to Capt. Whiting. formerly of the Mon.
adnock.
They are the daughters of an inn
menscly wealthy Chinese sugar planter
of Hawaii and his Portuguese wife. and
they have been surrounded with all the
retincmcnts that wealth could give, and
IRE fully competcn, to hold their own
In the social life of our capital,
Seven years ago All Fong disappeared
with his son, leaving the bulk of his
wealth to his family. and has never been
heard of since. Ii is strongly suspected
that he returned to China to rcjoin n
previous Mrs. All Fong. but, however
That may be, II does not affect the
charming personality OF his daughters
nor the dot of Sl5O.000 which each of
them receives upon marriage.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19


ton. There are now 1922 cooperative
associations in existence, OF which TO-
$50 are loan associations. Only n por
tion OF them adhere strictly TO Schulzcs
principle of self-help, but all IRE mod
eled more or less closely after those
which he organized personally. In re-
cent years the number of agricultural
loan associations Inns increased much
more rapidly than any other type. Some
OF these enjoy state support. There are
also associations for the purchase of
foodstuirs for the working classes. for
the purchase OF raw materials and i'm
plcments of industry for artisans. for
building associations and cooperative
manufacturing and distributing asso-
Citations.
When Schulzc's monument WAS I'M
xeiled At Berlin recently the press OF
every shade OF opinion, from reaction
list to socialist, laudcd him ms II social
bencfnctor. Some OF the liberal papers
complained because the government
had refused to permit the monument
to be placed in any OF the prominent
public squares.
1t Is located In little triangle formed
by the intersection OF three narrow
streets in the workingmcn's quarter,
and Schulze's friends say that Ia where
he would hnve preferred II II his mod
esty had allowed him to think OF n mon
ument being erected to him Mt all.
Schulxe's father was II plain work
inUmnn. He himself enjoyed only .
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
LIVED FOR THE PEOPLE,
Nos a,nent to Sch alsr-Dcittsseh,t the
osSna. Henry George, Ua-
yelled At RerltA.

Franz Hermann Schulze. of the viii
lagc of Delitzsch, commonly known a.
SchulzcDeliizsch, was the father of the
cooperative movement, in Germany.
During his life;im. he was harassed by
the government. which could not for
get his share in the revolutionary dis
turbances of isis. and ridiculed and
abused by the social democrats. He
has been dead 10 years. The move
ment he inaugurated 50years ago -four
ished, In spite of ridicule and opposi-
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19

limited education, and never prospered
personally, but the ideas of self-hep
and cooperation which he naturalize'l
In Germany have been one OF the foun'
tains of the wealth of the united Ger
man people.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
OBJECT LESSON IN WEALTH
How an American Girl Is Teaching
the ParistRns the Magic
Power of Fortune.

Parisisns had heard OF the late Jay
Gould and his high-pilcd millions OF
money, but for the past two years they
have been receiving special object
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
THE All FONG GIRLS
DsAstifsl Bellies of Ho.o Iuiu Now on
Their Way to Ntsit New York
and Warrington.

The Arabian Nights" holds no tales
more dazzling than those told OF the -
beautiful All Fong girls and their
oriental home in Honolulu The an
nouneemcnt of their proposed visit TO
tins country has made an immense STIR
in the social circles Of New York and
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-19
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