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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-24
JOGGING HIS MEMORY
The Expensive Lesson Smiths Wife Taught
Him.

The Expensive Lesson Smiths Wife Taught
Him.
"My wife has a way of jogging my
memory that l ana hardly in sympathy
with" said Smith, with a sorry smile,
as he fled away his last months gas
bill
About month ago, as l was pre-
pairing to come down town, she hand
ed me letter with the Injunction to
be sure and mail it at the first mail
box that l came to. l promised and
put the letter away in my pocket.
Now, don't forget she called after
me, as the letter is very important
81 won't answered and straight
way proceeded to forget all about it.
"The other day l CHANGED to be go
ing through my pockets when I was
surprised by coming across the letter
that my wife had given me to mail
four weeks before. Remembering that
she had said it was very important,
glanced at it to see to whom it was adj
dressed.
Il was thunderstruck to find that it
was addressed to me. Thinking that
my wife must have taken leave of her
senses, I tore it open and found a note
that read thus:
The gas is leaking in the base
ment. Please send man up to fix it.
Il don't remember what I said when
! charged home and found that the
gas was still leaking, but all the salts
faction l got out of my wife was that
she thought I would remember to post
the next letter she gave me, and l be-
lieVe | Will."-Detroit Free Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-24
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
A Whale Photographed While II strug.
gled For Liberty.

A Whale Photographed While II Strus-
gled For Liberty.
Hunters and other sportSmen who
carry the camera with them Wheu
they go after big game, have an adj
vantage over the ordinary man be-
cause they often manage to gsx a
snapshot to prove the truthfulness of
their stories. Recently the in. prove
ment in small protographing appara-
tus that could be carried in a pack has
made it possible for hunters to return
. to civilization not only with the heads
and bides of big game but with pic
lures that showed the quarry while it
still was alive and ignorant of the fate
that was creeping on it. Thus stay at
homes have been treated to pictures
of rogue elephants, pumas, bear and
deer taken by clever and plucky men.
But never, until an English sportsman
in the Shetland Islands was fortunate
enough to nave his camera along just
as school of whales appeared off the
fishing village, has the world been
treated to a photograph of a whale
hunt.
Inc tSman-pnOIOSTApner was
lettering around the shore one day
when the fishermen cried out that
whales were coming into the voc. The
voc is a deep narrow inlet or firth, Of
the Kind which abound on the coast of
the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
The daring fishermen of those coasts
are always on the lookout for such
prizes as whales and almost before
the cry had ceased they were running
toward the beach from all directions
to launch boats and fight the immense
sea creatures. " Our Englishman was
as greatly excited as were the fisher
men. only instead Of harpoon he
carried his little camera and soon he
was Ill one of the long solid boats
that were speeding toward the tum-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-24
A Week Argument

The evangelist WnU liza Deen con-
Quoting a series Of very successful
meetings in Virginia town and roopld
have been correspondingly satisfied
and happy with, his work, was new
ertheless dissatisfied and unhappy, sim
ply because there was one man upon
whom his efforts had had no effect.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-24

eyes. dear children" said the teach
err 1--WE must throw away our naughty
faults. They are like wormy chest,
nuts. Now. what do you do with
wormy chestnut when you find ones
Jane may answer"
'''Please, Ma'am, I give it to me little
brother, Petie"-Cleyeland Plat4
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
BULLER IN
MORE TOWNS.
Reports Having Found Only
a Few Beers at Hell
Vetia.
KRUGER AT PILGRIMS REST.
Accompanied by All His Com
manderieS-News From
South Africa.

London, Aug. 31.-Roberts. under
date of Belfast. Aug. %, reports as
follows: Butler telegraphs from
Helvetia that only few of the enemy
are there. Country thus cleared, our
troops moved eastward, and the South
African Light Horse, after but little
opposition, entered Watervallsoveu
aud drove the remnant of the enemy
through the town. French's column
reached Doornhook, overlooking Wat
ervalonder, with slight opposition.
We have occupied Watervallsoven and
Watercaldon. Butler reports that
Nooit Gedacht is apparently deserted
except by the British prisoners. who
are passing in a continuous stream up
his line towards Watervallonder.
Visiting natives report that Kruger
and all communicates left yesterday
for Pilgrims rest"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

The fifth annual convention of the
National Association Of Local Fire In
surance Agents is in session ut Mil
Waukee.
John w. Latin, secretary of the Ma
sonic grand lodge of Wisconsin, died
ut Milwaukee yesterday.
To escape the Chinese Rev. Jere-
miah. missionary hid six days in
4 rice box. Rev. StephanuS Sette was
carried 100 miles in coffin.
st. Nincent'S hospital. OF New York
city, has an electrical ambulance. 1t
can travel ut the rate OF ten miles an
hour.
The largest price ever paid for sal
mon on Gray'S hdTbor, Wash, is now
being received by the fishermen.
The famous American oil industry
had its inception in 1860. when the
first oil well was struck a OIL Creek,
Ia.
John D. Rockefeller is said to be
dickerinS with the Rouufanian and
Dutch governments for the purchase
o. oil wells in Roumania and Sumatra.
Snow anG hail have done great dam
age 10 grain and fruit croDs Of France.
Two residents of Oakville. Ore.
killed ten deer in a recent hunt.
Thomas J. Powers, commissioner OF
banking fer Pennsylvania. was killed
by falling from train.
Parties who have been out over the
range country in South Dakota. re-
port grouse more numerous than they
have been for years.
The National Bee-KeeperS' associa-
ton met at 30 North Clark street yes
terday and pledged itself TO support
pure-food bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
YANKo-CANADIAN ROW.
Our Miners Smuggle Goods and Sell
Whisky to the Indians.

Winnipeg, Aug. 31.-A half-breed
named Couillad has just brought word
of serious trouble in the Great Slave
lake district, where the American and
Canadian traders have had Il night over
the trade with the Indians. The Amer
leans. it was charged. had Smuggled
large quantities of supplies i'll and
were thus enabled 10 underSeu the
Canadians. They also furnished whisky
To the Indians. who after Il fine trap
ping season had plenty of skins TO
trade. The Edmonton traders. furious
ut losing their trade. sent a committee
10 notify the Americans to retire.
The latter declined and III fierce
alteration that enSued some one fired
shot. Shooting at once became gen.
eral. the Indians siding with the Amer
leans. Finally the Americans, who
numbered about fifteen. fed to the tim
Der. One of them August BrieSe, said
to hail from Seattle. was shot and IA
tally injured. and several of his COM
panions were less seriously hurt.
Mounted police have been sent to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
SAY 1T WAS SOLDIERS GOLD
Report That the Union Pacific Train Rob
bers Secured BIg sum.

Cheyenne. Wyo. Aug. 31.--An un-
confirmed report is in circulation
here that the Union Pacific express
car robbed by five men at ii ipton
Wednesday night. contained 300 600
in gold. destined to pay of the
soldiers in the Philippines, and that the
robbers secured the whole shipment.
All details are kept secret, but the
general supposition is that the ban
dts secured Il good prize. Every pos
sible clew that might aid the officers
is being examined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
FEATURE OF THE PENSION REPORT
Court OF Pension AppeaIs-ClosiuG Trans
actions of the Meetings.

Ctions of the Meetings.
The main feature of the pension re-
port was petition To congress to pass
a bill providing for Il court of appeals
to act Immediately on thousands Of
pension applications now pending. and
which court of appeals shall have final
Jurisdiction. The subject OF service
pensions was presented and the whole
matter referred to the committee on
pensions. Delegates from the various
womenS organizations affiliated with
the q. \. X. were introduced. With
the Womeu'S Relief Corps was Miss
Clara Barton. and the venerable lady
was heartily Cheered.
The report of the committee on res
olutiOnS in regard 10 the various aux
Hilary associations was debated and Il
substitute limiting all auxiliary aSsOcia-
tionS recognized by the q. y. r. TO the
Woufen's Alliance WAS adopted. y res
olutiOn WAS adopted asking congress
tOSnake appropriation FOR the purpose
Of erecting u suitable monument at
Washington TO commemorate the serv-
ice OF the soldiers and sailors of the
army OF the civil war.
Adjutnat General Stewart was di-
rected To send tele@ramS 10 the preSi-
dent of the United States. General
nance At ItklUG. anu General MAC
Arthur At Manila. exp .eSsive of the
confidence and admiration OF the men,
berS OF the Grand Army for their dis
tineuiShed. patriotic services to the
country during the present trying
times
\ resolution was adopted asking the
railroads centering at the point decided
upon for the next annual encampment
to grant = rate of l cent a mile. If this
should be refused by the railroads, the
power was vested in the commander
To remove the enCampment to some
place where the rate could be secured,
or abandon the parade entirely. Den
yer was the unanimous choice for the
encamDment OF 1901. Installation OF
officers then took place and adjourn
meut sine die was taken
The following officers were elected
by the Women's Relief Corps: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Mary l.. Carr. LOngmont.
Colo; senior vice president. Mrs.
Belle NJ. Satterlee. 81 Louis: Junior
vice president. Mrs. Abb,e L. Flagg.
Battle Greek. Mich; treasurer: Mrs.
Sarah +. Phillips. Syracuse. Y. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
Dssigning Nonng Woman Is Caught.

Springfield, Ills. Aug. 3l.-ChriStiana
Workman. daughter of Isaac c. Work
man. of Noweaqua. aged II, was
found here by her father. The girl had
placed her shoes and hat near 4 pond
of water to give the impression that
she had committed suicide. She then
in company with young man named
Mack Austin and took train for
Springfield. She was found sitting IN
the Union station by her father, who
took her in charge and swore out n
warrant for Austin on charge Of alb
ductiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
GRAND ARMY DO|NGS
Colonel Rassieur Elected Com.
- mander-in-Chieffor the
Coming Year.
SOUTHERN HISTORIES CONDEMNED
Sham Battle at Washington Park
Catches the Old Soldier-How
1t Was Fought and Won.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Leo Rassieur, OF
st. Louis, will be in command OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic during
the coming year. At the session yes
terday of the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment his name was presented and
received the unanimous support of the
delegates. Past Commander-in-Ch Chief
Major William Warner, OF Kansas City,
presented the name of the Missourian,
and Adjutant General Stewart, OF
Pennsylvania, seconded the nomina-
tion. Other officers selected were senior
vice commander, r. e. Milliken, Maine:
Junior vice commander. Frank Sea
mons, Tennessee; surgeon general,
John A. wilkins, Ohio; chaplain-in-
chief, A. Grahms. California.
Story of the Election.
1t was known to all what the re-
suit would be as to cOmmander-in-
chief, as there was no opposition to
Judge RasSieur. and when Major War
ner mounted the platform TO present
the name OF Judge RaSsieUr. he was
gre eted with prolonged applause. When
the applause that greeted Major War
ner'S address had died away Past
Commander Morrison. OF Pennsylvania.
made a short seconding speech III be-
General Stewart then asked If ther.
were any more nominations to nc
made. \ motion was made that Judge
RaSSieur be declared elected by ac-
ClamatiOn and il was carried with 4
roar of approval The newly-elected
commandments was escorted To
the platform and expressed his thanks
for the honor done him by his COM
rades in a brief speech of acceptance.
The other officers elected also Te-
ceiYed unanimous votes.
Raised $4,000 ON Hand.
1t was announced that the organi2a-
ton was $4,000 in debt. and the
Lmount was promptly raised upon r.,a
floor Of the hail. The pension report
was adopted with some discuS>ior. III"
question of finances was taken up ny
the adoption of motion To strike out
the part providing for an increase OF
the per capita tax and making no
change i'll the present situation.
Histories Used in the soutI..
There was 4 sensation when the re-
port OF the committee on histories
used in southern schools was read. IL
showed that southern histories teach
what northern men call diSloyalty and
treason, but what the south calls pa
triotism. These histories, the commit
tee reports, picture the Shareholders
as unjustly robbed, and Sherman's
march to the sea "a bloody procession
of plunder." The books also assert"
the committee says in its report, that
more Confederate soldiers died in north
orn prisons than northern men in
southern prisons. While the govern
ment reports show that Confederates
who died i'll northern prisons We're 23
per cent. while AnderSpnyille shows u
record of II per cent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
Two Notes from ths Car.

There were two Russian notes. One
objected to the proposal Of the admir-
ais at Taku to interdict Ii Hung
Chang's communication with the Chi
nese government, which Russia de-
clared ''inexplicable' and asked that
the powers instruct their admirals to
withdraw the proposal. This we agreed
20 and instructed our ministers abroad
10 so announce to the governments 10
which they were credited. The other
Russian proposal was to withdraw the
allied troops from Peking so that the
imperial government could freely re-
turn to the capital. This we agreed to
in the message dispatched to St. Pc
terSburg "Wednesday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
Caught with tho Proof on Him.

CarbOndale. Ills. Aug. 31.-POstof-
fee Inspector NJ. G.. Price, of Chicago.
brought TO this city yesterday Frank
p. Given. clerk of the Willisville post
office. under arrest charged with fraud
ulently issuing twelve money orders
aggregating the sum of $1.100. On
Given'S person were found eleven of
the orders. and one had been caShed at
the st. Louis postOtfice. Given lives in
st. Louis and is a man of family. He
IS about 40 years of age. He waived
examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
Two Nurses Die at Springfield.

Springfield. Ills, Aug. 31.-TwO
Franciscan sisters, nurses at ST. Johns
hospital. died yesterday. Sister
Meinulpha. aged AZ. n native of West
phalia. Germany, who had since June,
1873. been connected with st. John s
hospital, and Sister Magdalena, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daut, CaseyYille.
Ills, who had been nurse ut the his
pital since 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
How He Paid His Dividends.
THEY SEEM To HAVE THE RECORD
For the Lightning Change Act on the Mat
rimOniaI stage.

Nashville, Ills, Aug. :I.-Married
three times and divorced twice within
less than two years was the record es-
tabliSheG by Mr.. and Mrs. Villa IN
Gartner, who We're married by jus
tfce Of the peace at st. Libory WedneS-
day Gartner is German farmer.
Eighteen months ago he won for his
wife Miss Lena Berger. Within three
months after their marriage the couple
quarreled and parted. Gartner secured
q divorce.
Four months afterward the couple
were rpconcilcd and again married
here. but it was the old story over
again and this time Mrs. Ga-tner Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31

cured divorce. Untl rnree weeks ago
the couple had not met for almost a
year. When they did meet the old love
was renewed. and Wednesday they
We're married for the third time. VOW
ing most solemnly never to separate
again under any circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31

Chicago. Aug. 31.-Joc DuttOn and
ARABIA Martin, Biblical students of
Northwestern university, have returned
to Evanston after a trip through
Europe on bicycles. They worked their
way from New York To Liverpool on
u cattle ship. and started on their trip
without a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31

Nashvillc. MS, Aug. 31.-Charles
Barkau. his wife and three children
Were poisoned by eating tOadstools at
dinner which they had mistaken for
mushrooms. Clara. Il 16-yearold girl,
died from the effects of the poison and
the other members OF the family are
in a preGIrious condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
BIG STABLES AeLAZE.
Fierce Fire In Sheds of Narragansett Park
at osidence

Providence, Aug. 3l.--Fire broke
out this afternoon in the cattle sheds
and stables at Narragansett Park,
where the grand circuit race meeting
is being held. Before all horses could
be taken out eight burned to death.
including Acc. Mark a and AgmOn
Jim. all owned by H. Simon. of On
tario. Canada. The tta spread rapidly
and at $50 O'Clock was still burning
iiercelv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
Jury said He Was Not G uIIty.

Mount Vernon. Ills, Aug. 31.-The
jury in the case of Andrew Sager.
charged with the killing of Samuel
Reed. has rendered II verdict OF not
guilty after being out only ten min
utes. This case has been one of the
most interesting ever tried ia jefferson
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
American-Russian Proposal
Said to Be Meeting With
Approval of Powers.
Ii HUNG FOR MEDIATOR.
Information Announced By
London Representative Of
Associated Press.

London, Aug. 3l.-The Associated
Press has official authority for an
nouncing that the American Russian
proposal in favor Of the withdrawal
of the allied forces from Pekin, with
view to facilitating the negotiations
for conclusion of peace, is almost
certain to be adopted. The question
of employing Ii Hung Chang as
Intermediary is meeting with
more and more favor, and it
will in all probability be settled af-
frmatively as soon as LII is able to
obtain the necessary authority. The
recent statement that the admirals of
the powers n Chinese waters contem-
plated detaining Ii at Iaku is devoid
Of foundation. Ii will remain at
Shanghai, endeavoring to do his ut
most TO open communications with
his colleagues Of the Chinese govern
ment.
As Viewed at Washington.
Washington, Aug. 31.-Tne Chi
nese negotiations remain at the same
point they occupied yesterday. Rus
sia's proposal to Withdraw troops
from Pekin and this governments
answer thereto, was made public to-
day, being in substance that which
has already been published. 1t is
also stated no action looking to the
withdrawal of troops from Pekin viii
be taken until all the powers have re
sponded to Ru~sia'S note.
Native Newspaper Suppressed.
Hong Kong. Aug. 3l.-The acting
viceroy of Canton has suppressed all
native newspapers on the gro und
that they are publishing false news.
This action is based on what he con-
siders is for the best interests Of his
people.
Allies Dividing the work.
Yokohama, Aug. 31.-Gen. Yama-
guchi, commanding the japanese
troops in China. reports that at a
meeting of the foreign ministers and
commanders it was decided to main
tain guards at the gates of the i'm
perial city, entrustiag the south
gates to the Americans. the Japan
.ese 30 hold the three others.
Taku, Aug. 2S.-An intercepted let.
ter has been secured. written by the
viceroy at Pao Ting Flu, who COM
manded at Tien Tsin during the
fighting there. 1t complains that the
Boxers were overrunning the country
south and west of Tien Tsin. aud par
ticularly in the cities on the grand
canal and desPising the officials. who
at first countenauced them. L1otjug
and killing their enemies i the pur-
pose of their organization. The
viceroy reports that the taotai of the
city of Tsin Chow, on the grand canal.
invited ,, 900 Boxers to a feast, aud
while the Boxers were eating and
their weapons stacked, the imperial
soldiers. by his orders. fell upon and
slaughtered all of them. There is much
recrimination between the foreigners
besieged in Pekin and the members of
the relieving force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31

from a precisely similar motive
namely, a desire to speedily rehabili-
tate the Chinese government, in order
that il may carry out its express de-
sire TO settle the difficulties which
have arisen. This has been the object
Of the negotiations Of the last few
6avS e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
STAUBER IS MISSING
And Some Chicago People Believe
He Would Better Remain
Missing.
SAID TO HAVE RUN A BIG FRAUD
Some Lively Marrying and DivorcinS
by an Illinois CoupIe-PostOffice
"a. Clerk Proves a Rascal.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Trank A. Stau-
ber, who disappeared from Chicago
several weeks ago. leaving his business
in badly tangled condition, is now be-
IieYed to be in Switzerland. 1t is
now claimed that his disappearance
was forced by i long system of dis
honest practices. and if any certain in
formation can be got OF his where
abouts eNtradition proceedings will be
started at once. A motion was made
in the United States district court
Wednesday TO give Stauber'S creditors
access TO their papers and motion for
publication OF his disappearance also
was allowed. II Stauber does not re-
turn within seventy days after the pub
lication of this notice he Will be ad-
judged a bankrupt without a hearing.
Seems to Have Been a Rascal.
Charles A. Churan, attorney for sew
eraI of Stauber'S clients, declares that
he has enough evidence TO send Stau-
Der to the penitentiary. Many of
Stauber's intimate friends who had re-
fused to believe him a defaulter are
now ready to admit that his downfall
was due to the methods by which he
has Systematically defrauded his Gus
toners for years. His operations were
much the same as those practtced by
bogus investment companies, and
proved 4 gold mine to Stauber as long
as the capital and confidence of his
clients held out.
How He Paid His Dividends.
He would pay dividends out of the
investors capital, and in this way dou-
BILE up on his msuSpecting patrons.
Such was the confidence of Stauber's
clients that they would redeem notes
due without demanding a return of the
documents. They trusted the banner
to destroy them. Instead of this. he
sold them to new set of customers
and pocketed the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
OuIncY,H Foundation.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The census
bureau announces the population of
Quincy, Ill, 36,252, against 3t,474
in 1890. an increase of 1888, or 10. II
per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-31
! "pmIntion of Detroit.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The census
bureau announces that the population
of Detroit, Mich, is 2S5, ,7O4, as against
100, $40 i'll 1890.