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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Gift ola Public Library.

Sycamore. Ills, Nov. 23.-ThiS city
will soon possess an elegant new pub
lie library. the Gift of the late General
Everett J.. Dutton, who for more than
half century was Identified with the
history of Sycamore. His widow, Ro-
Sina PAYNE Dutton. has sent 4 letter
to the trustees of the Sycamore pub
lie library in which she expressed her
desire to have the viii of her hus-
band complied with at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Coffee Can Was ExpIosIve.

DillSboro. Ind. Nov 23.-Mrs. Rob
ert W. Miller was severely burned
about the head and chest by the ex-
pIosion of IN air-tight coffee can. The
MillerS live near the railway, and the
employees leave their dinner buckets
with her. and she warns their coffee
as she cooks dinner. This can was
an air-tight affair. which belonged 10
Il regular dinner bucket. At first it
was feared she was blinded for life,
but she Is recovering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Lie Is Getting Very Cheap.

Republic. Wash. Nov. 23.-LoSt in
the mountains, with binding snow
storm around him, Georeg Melvin
despaired of relief and shot himself
Wednesday night. With ]. q. Ransom
he had gone deer hunting. Ransom
left him to bring aid. \ relief party
went out yesterday morning and found
Melvin's dead body. The body was
warm when discovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23

san Francisco. Nov. 23.-TeleCraph-
ic communication with the outside
world is almost fully restored and de
tails of the storm which raised such
havoc with telegraph ana telephone
wires are beginning to come in. Not
in many years has Southern California
experienced fiercer storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23

spondenU of The Morning Post. wiring
yesterday. have written strong letters
denouncing the punishment edict and
declaring that Tung Fu Hsiang must
be punished. DIR. MumIn Won Schwartz
enstein, the German minister, has told
Ii Hung Chang that the foreign pow
erS must themselves punish the guilty
nfficillS "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23

Urbana, Ills, Nov. 23.-August Rub
bard. IL section hand employed on the
Big Four railroad. living at 124 North
Poplar street. Champaign. has re
ceived word from Germany that an
uncle has died there leaving him a
fortune af So. 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
SECRETARY NAY HAS NO news.
Latest from Conger Is n Week Old-GeI
man Editors Criticise Us.

Washington. NOV. 23-The state de
partInent so far has heard nothing
from Conger respecting the impose"
reported To have been reached by the
foreign ministers at Picking. In fact.
save brief expression respecting the
inSuificiency of the punishmentS pro-
posed by the Chinese government TO be
inflicted upon the responsible leaders
of the Boxer movement. COnger has
not communicated with the depart
ment for more than a week. Without
taking issue with Conger respecting
this matter OF puniShmeTtS the state
department has earnestly advised him
not 10 insist upon impossible condl-
tjOnS in Ele negotiations. An interest
ing problem iS suggested by the pos
'sihlity. which today is almost a prob
ability that the ministers represent
ing the powers q PekinS cannot Teach
m agreement. If Russia. France and
the United States should refuse to ac-
ccpt the German idea As seconded by
the British representative very much
would depend upon Japan. and even
some of the lesser powers represented
at Peking by ministers might have
great power in swaying the proceed
inCS of the council.
Berlin. Nov. 23.-The press In gen
eral severely criticiseS the United
States for not agreeing IN the de
mands Of the other powers in China
The NuSSisJhe ZeitunC. which claims
that the Chinese are only induced ny
the American attitude 10 remain OBJ
durate." says: 1T would he impossible
Il aid more cffectually the joint enemy
Of western culture"
The Rerliner Tagehlatt remarks:
The Philippine question is causing
the United States 4 severe stomach
ache: hence the shilly-shally policy OF
Washington toward China
Nine EHVoys in Line.
Ion1ou \uy 32-"\luP OF the for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23

Dauv!ile. Ills, Nov. .3.-At 4 h,-
sale held here yesterday 10y John Sal
mon. of Madison. Mills county. O. thfr-
ty-ninc head Of hogs We're sold at an
average OF $3.50. which hog men saw
is the highest average made in the
United States for i've years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
REBELS CONTINUE
TO FIGHT HARD

Kingston, Nov. 23.-A steamer
from Colon reports that severe fight
ing occurred Monday and Tuesday at
Culebra. Tne government forces lost
heavily. The rebels hold portion of
The railroad lines. Another rebel
force is reported engaging the gov
ernment troops near Panama. Pan
ams and Colon are in a state of terror.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Attempt TO Assa,sinate q Doctor.

Hartford City, Ind. Eny. 23.-Dr.
Z. Drayer. forme= president Of the In
diana State Medical society. narrowly
escaped assassination Tuesday night
At 10 O'Clock. He was returning home
when two men. hidden in the shadow
of a dark alley, fired upon him and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
KaiserhLong Overdue.

New York. Nov. 23.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse arrived yesterday forty
eight hours overdue. and to add TO her
other miSfortunes. grounded near the
southwest spit III the lower bay, after
passing Sandy Hook. She soon got off
again and came up TO quarantine. She
had about 100 passengers on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23

Chicago. Nov. 2:;.-SaIarioS Of tele-
graph operators on the Big Four Sy>-
TEN are to be materially advanced:
Operators now receiving so per month
will receive 500; those getting S54 Will
he advanced 10 SGO, and the ones who
are now paid SG;j viii be raised to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
People of Marscillcs Go Wild
With Enthusiasm Over
His Presence.
HE RECEIVES GREAT OVATION.
OutburSt of Anti-British Feel
ing Takes PlaCe---No
Harm Done.

Marseilles, Nov. 23.-kruger, &C.
companied by the Boer representa-
tives. left here at 9:2O this morning,
amidst the cheering of large crowd.
The party arrives at Dijon this even
ing. There was no disagreeable Incl
dent at the departure.
Marseillcs. Nov. %. - Yesterday
proved a triumph for Paul Kruger such
Il even the Buer delegates and his
most ardent admirers faAcd to an
t.cipatc. The dclirium of enthusiasm
which marked every step Of his prog
rcss from the time he landed until the
hotel was reached was a revelation
even TO the people of Mars-iilcS them
selves. II fully equalIed, if it did not
surpaSs. the frantic demonstration OF
patriotism with which France opened
her arms to Major Narchand At TuulOn
on his return from FaShDdd. Moth
ing can miHimiZ" the spontaneous cN-
pi0siOn of sentiment displayed toward
Kruger 10y tn" entire population Of the
first port and one Of the largest cities
of France. The BOer leader announced
to the world that the Beers would be
Il free people or die. and the faces OF
the men about him-FiScher. Vessels,
GrobIcr and the other BOer TepreSeu-
tativeS-bore the look OF fearless de-
termination rejecting the spirit that
Kruger declared animated every man,
woman and child in the TrauSvaal.
Ouibursts Against the British.
An unfortunate occurranrc at the ho-
tel on the main boulevard alone mIrred
the character of the demonstrations,
i'll hl
unanimously and exclusively Il tribute
Of sympathy and admiration. ''Eive
Kruger" 'Nive les Beers" and ''Vive
In LibCrte." were the cries that formed
hurricane nf cheering and swept over
The city. Unfortunately the highly rep
TchcnSible fOOliShu"Ss OF half i dozen
persons in throwing small coins into
The crowd aS Kruger passed acted like
magic in conjUriuS UP an autI-BrIt!Sh
uutburSt, which il needed all the
prOmptitud" and energy of the police
To prevent becoming a serious disturb
aucc.
Hotel in "A State OF siege.
The hotel remained for the rest OF
the day in a state of siege. while at
one time procession several tnou-
sand strong marched in the direction
Of the British consulate shouting
Down with the English" and raising
other threatening cries. The result
was thar a strong body of police was
compelled - dispense the demonstra-
TORS. although il was not found nccrs-
sury to make mOTy than 4 few temper
airy arrests. Throughout the evening.
however. large bands of students and
other youths marched UP and down in
front Of kruger's hotel and of the ho-
tel which was the scene of the I'M
fortunate incident. cheering in chorus
= nd nj 4
nounciu% England. These demoustr ira
tors were more noisy than dangerous.
and the police wisely left them To re-
levc their feelings hy shouting. in
stead Of interfering with them, which
might have created disorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
PIRATES MAKE A RAID

And Get Into Battle In New
Guinea.
Brisbane, Queensland, Nov. GA
band of Tugari pirates in Dutch
New Guinea raided TIE Lttivcs III
the British possession there, killing
15 natives. The police attacked the
Tugaris, and 80 were killed in the
conflict.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Death Roll In Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark, Nov. 23.-SiX
dead and probably twenty-five in
iured are the known result of the
wiudstOrm Tuesday i'll eastern Arkan-
saS Every house in the storms path
was blown down in eastern Monroe
county. The victims are principally
negroes. Much suffering is reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
senator Mason Laid Up.

Washington. Nov. 23.- Senator
William f. Mason, who is suffering
here from iullammatory rheumatism,
is reported worse today. He cannot
| nall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Czars Cnnniiinn.

L;vidia, Nov. 23.-Tbe car passed
a good night, and mis- condition and
strength are very satisfactory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Another Torpedo Boat Lsunchei.

Boston. Nov. - The torpedo boat,
DelonC, was successfully launched
TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Action of the Labor Federation.

Eewanee. Ills. Nov 23-The state
Federation of Labor yesterday amend
ed its constitution so that all boycott
matters must be acted upon by the
executive committee before 4 firm or
company is placed on the unfair list"
\ tax of 113 cents per month was
levied for the coming year on all MEM
herS. To cover Indebtedness n special
assessment of cents was levied upon
all members Of affiliated unions and OF
s.. on central bodies The newly elect
ed officers are-PTc>ident. +. !.
O'Brien. Chicago: secretary. W. X.
Boyer. Gale>burg. The Galesburg
Labor News was made the official
publication. The convention adjourned
sine die 10 meet at Joliet next time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
State IIninn \ eternns' InInn.

GaleSburg. Ills. Nov. 23.-The fifth
state encampment of the Union Vet
Grams Union began here yesterday
afternoon. Resolutions adopted pro-
vide for penSioning all soldiers who
served four years and have never aD-
piled for pension. numbering 100000.
and for the employment Of union vet
Grams in Ghe public service. Officers
chosen We're: Department command
er. !. w. Morgan. Moline: first bri@a-
dier commander. W. +. Ward. Gales
burg: second hrigadier commander, j.
w. Jcwett, Lincoln.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-23
Nine Envoys in Line.

London. Nov. 23.-''Nlue OF the for
eigu ENJOYS, says the Pekipg GORE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25
HIS LIFE SAVED by BEER.
MOtOrman's Thirst Prevents II
Death by Llghtnins.

MOtOrman's Thirst Prevents His
Death by Lightning.
A glass of beer saved the life of
Henry Boncord a few days ago. If the
beer was not the saving agent the thirst
for it was, and that is about the same
thing. 1t happened in this way:
concord is motorman on the
Twelfth street trolley line. On one of
he hot nights recently he went up the
stairs Of his home, No. 9S2 Willard ave-
nue., to go to bed. He had partly dis
rcbed in his room when the inclination
came upon him to go to the corner
saloon and get 4 glass of cold foaming
beer. The more he thought about the
heat and the beer the more thirsty he
became, and the result was that he re-
dressed himself and went to the saloon
al the corner of Ogden and Willard ave-
| rues, where he ordered "schooner.''
While Boncord was drinking, a
| thunderstorm broke and loud peals of
! thunder were heard. Lightning was
lncessant for several minutes. When
the storm had passed Boncord returned
to his home and to his room. He found
that the house had been struck by
lightning and the bolt had shattered his
bed to smithereens Even the quilts
and sheets were torn to pieces.
| Boncord is a steady going, hard work
ing fellow, and he afterWard said, ir
speaking of his remarkable escape:
II will never stop drinking now
| Cleveland Plaindealer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25
SAWMILLS ALL RUNNING.
Many improvements Under Way in
Village of ClOQuct.

Many improvements CnUcr way III
Village of Clouuct.
CLOQUET, Mimi, Aug. 23.-The saw
mills are all running now 1T full cap"
acaity.-Alfred Bengstorm, a member
of the firm of Bengstrom & Murray,
who conduct a billiard hall on Arch
street this village, was arrested this
morning and taken to Duluth by U. S.
Deputy Marshal Paul Sharvy on d
charge of selling liquor to Indians
So many dwellings have been struck
by lightning recently in this village,
that people are dreading thunder
storms. Lightning struck the house of
A. Poupore Sunday afternoon tear
ing down a brick chimney and doing
other damage. On Monday similar
damage was done to the residence Of
w. H. Peterson.-The- Richardson
Electrical company of Duluth has Sc
cured franchise for erecting poles and
wires for arc and incandescent lights
for the village.-"Jack" Rogers, as he
was commonly known, who died at
Duluth Tuesday from an operation,
was we'll known here. His funeral
which was held at the Catholic church
today, was largely atended.-The Pine
Knot building is now located on avenue
''C", adjoining Odd Fellows hall. The
removal of the building was made nee
essary by reason Of the grading work
on the Eastern Minnesota railway
The interior of the brick block, owned
by the Northern Lumber company is
being renovated. The part of the build
ing made vacant by the removal of
the grocery stock to the old office
building of the company, has been fit
ted up with vaults and offices for the
| lumber company. The rooms on the
second and third floors will be re-
papered and re-painted, and bath
| rooms and Steamboat added. One of
| the store rooms on the first floor will
be fitted for a restaurant and office
and it is proposed to rent the restaur-
ant and rooms for d hotel to be con-
Quoted on the European plan.
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The weather man was unusually
considerate of the Modern Woodmen
yesterday and as a result the picnic
given by Duluth Camp No. 2341 was a
most enjoyable affair. AS early as /
O'Clock the pleasure seekers started FL"
O-at-ka beach and all afternoon and
evening the cars were crowded. 1t is
estimated that $500 people visited the
grounds during the day. Some Of the
members of the Uniformed rank were
present in full regalia and added not
little to the picturesqueness Of the
scene. The costume consisted of white
trousers tucked in high boots, and
colored shirts with m. w. A." in large
letters on the breast. The men wore
jaunty caps and carried large axes in
their belts.
The afternoon was taken up with an
interesting program of sports probably
the best event being the log rolling
contest. There were but two entries
and each man was very proficient II,
the art. After each had been given a
fair trial Seth Roth was declared the
winner and Daniel Burke was conse-
uuently given the second money. I.
Kuhns won the race for Woodmen and
Louis French was second, with Theo-
| dore Wal a close third. In the race for
| Royal Neiyhbors, the Women's auxili-
airy to the Woodmen, Mrs. Theodore
Wall proved to be an easy winner. 1t
was in the fat mans race, however,
! that the Duluth police department
| shone and Detective Mork was given
first place in that interesting event
| Dottie Hill distanced all entries in th5
race for girls. The tug of war was
one Of the most interesting things or
the entire programm and such pulling
and yanking has not been seen or
Park Point for many day. Camp
23il defeated the up town team in this
event and Detective Mork who was
after the honors was nearly pulled into
the bay. He was with the losers. Mos
Of the picnckers brought their lunche:
with them and about 6 o'clock They
sat down in small groups and partool
Oe refreshments
In the evening as in the afternoon
a large crowd danced in the pavilion
ana Flaaten's orchestra played a fine
program Of music. Most of those wht
attended remained until the last ca,
and the first annual picnic of cam1
25ll was voted a great success.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25
DunleAvy-Cmssidy.

Miss Ida Dunleavy, popular West
Duluth young lady and Joseph Cassidy,
chief engineer at the Leisure mill, were
married Wednesday at s O'Clock at the
st. James church, Father Feehely Off.
ciating. The bride looked very charm
ing in a gown Of white silk. She was
attended by her sister Miss Daisy Dun
leaVy. Arthur Little acted as best man.
Inc church was crowded with relatives
and friends Of the couple and after the,
wedding ceremony the guests repaired
10 the brides home on Fifty-eight
avenue where an elaborate supper was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Cassidy will
board with Mrs. c. r. Abbott for =
snort time when they will go to house.
keeping in West Duluth. d.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25
MORE THAN coo TO BE HERE AUG.
~, Is AND 20.
elaborate Preparations for Their
Entertainment Made by Local
esmen-COuncil Will BE Call
ed to Order by Grand Sachem
Mcyers-Big Parade and Trip
Around the Horn.

The annual convention of the indie
pendent Order of Redmen will be held
in this city on Aug. q, Is and 20, and
the local members Of the organization
are making great preparations for the
entertainment of their visitors. Some
of the guests will arrive on Monday
and a reception will be held in the
evening at Elk's hall at which all local
braves have been invited. There will
also be dog feast at that time.
At 9 o'clock Tuesday morning the
meeting of the grand council will be
called to order by Great Sachem
Meyers. At 1 o'clock the parade will
take place and many hundred Redmen
will be in line. 1t will be headed by a
platoon of police and the City band
will start from Fifth avenue west and
First street, marching from there to
Second avenue east, down to Superior
street. thence to Lake avenue and from
there to the dock, where the delegates
and friends will take the steamer Suit
for an excursion around the horn. It
is expected that there will be num-
Der of floats in line. The Superior
Redmen band will also be in the pa
rade. P. J. Mulligan will be the chief
marshal. The next day at 9 o'clock
the great council will have another
business session and in the afternoon
and evening the visiting members will
be entertained with big pow-wow
at Lester park, where there will be
dancing. On Thursday the feature
of the day will be the adoption Of the
degree by a number of Redmen in
Sitting Bull tribe No. Is of West Du-
luth. The great council will have
| charge of the ceremonies. It is also
likely that a boulevard ride for the
members of the great council will be
added to the program already planned
The local Redmen expect about COZ
visitors here at the. convention AND
will give them the best time they have
ever experienced.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25

People that own dogs in Lester Park
and Lakeside are keeping their pets in
close quarters as the record for sudden
deaths in that part of town among the
CANNES has become alarming of late.
dog will be in apparently the best of
health and spirits one hour and the
next he may have passed to.the happy
hunting ground.
All the dogs that have died sudden
deaths out in the eastern extremity
of the First ward lately have exhibited
the same SYMPTOMS just before their
demise. The many citizens that nave
! owned animals which were thus swift
ly removed have been comparing notes
and the result of their deliberations is
that some person is poisoning them.
Whether it is spite against owners
or general war of determination is
| matter which a detective is now try
ing to clear up. The sentimental value
of the dogs that have been destroyed
| by poison is about $1,000, though the
actual unsentimental value is not
| known. One guess is as good as an
other on that point.
| Among the people who have suffered
the loss of dogs that have eaten some
thing that did not agree with them are
B. E. Baker, DR.. Story, H. r. Spencer
and others. There seems to be di-
vergence of opinion as to the motives
of the dog poisoner. There is also a
question as to whether it is man or
a woman. Several persons are said to
be under suspicion and the result of
the investigation will be Watched with
interest. In one case at least it Is
said that the poisoning of a dog was
clearly of malicious character, but in
other cases there seems to be no mo-
tive existing, at least none that the
bereaved owners can think Of. One OF
them is of the opinion that Duluth has
a Dog Halter and that he or she, as the
case may be, is bent on Kidding Lake
side and Lester of the canine species
1t has been suggested that if the dog
pOisOner would direct his or her efforts
in an intelligent and discriminating
manner in Duluth that he would be.
come benefactor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-25
WAS Big SUCCESS
MODERN WOODMEN PICNIC AT DAT.
IA REACH.

Log Rolling and Tug of War Chief
Events Of lMterest-Detectivc
Norl& Wins First Prize in the Fat
Mems Observation-Disclosures That
Festivities.