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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
MRS. JACOB SEWER DEAD.
Had Been a Resident of Drury Township
Since 1853.

Had Been 3 Resident of Drury Township
Since 1853.
Saturday last occurred the death
of Mrs. Jacob Sewer at her home
in Drury township. The cause
of her demise was pronounced
paralysis of the nerves. She was
taken suddenly i'll Friday evening.
Mrs. Sewers maiden name was Sarah
B. Wray. She was born in Gslilee
county, Ohio, July 20, 1888. and came
to this state in March, 1S49. In 1858
she was united in marriage to Jacob
Sewer, and had been a resident of
Drury township since. Five children
survive, Albert. at home; John, Pc
tersville, ILL.,, j. Murray, Drury; Ida,
Petersville, Ill; and Maude, at home.
The funeral service was conducted at
the family home by Rev. Odell, of
Joy, ILL.,, assisted by Rev. Thornton,
of Millersburg. The high esteem in
which the deceased was held was man
Tested by the large concourse of
sympathizing friends in attendance.
Interment took place in Reynolds
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15

cordial, intelligent, and as full of
business as the air is full of ozone.
One may not like some things that
are here--the smoke, the want of veg
citation, the vice, ETC., but he cannot
help liking Butte in spite of it all.
''Since coming to the state 1 have
met scores of old friends aud am
making new ones daily. 1 think the
outlook is fine and l fully expect to
have good year. The board expects
that we shall have 100 teachers be-
fore the end of the year, so rapidly is
the town growing.
Good Word for His Successor.
Before closing this letter want to
congratulate the board on the selec-
tion of Mr.. Hayden. know him
we'll and am sure you have made a
splendid choice. He is strong in all
ways and will do the city splendid
service. l desire also to thank you
and each mem Der of the board for tie
many courtesies extended me during
the years 1 was in the city. l appre-
ciate all this more than l can tell you.
and the very pleasant recollections OF
my life in Rock Island will remain
with me to the end. After little ]
shall write letter to the teachers tell
ing them about my work here and
giving them such other items as l
think will be of interest. They are q
fine lot of teachers, splendid ladies
and gentlemen and true friends.
They were wonderfully kind and
helpful to me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
UBLIc SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
Fan Term to Begin Sept. 4-Janitors for
the Year.

Fan Term to Begin Sept. 4-Janitors for
the Year.
The board of education at its meet
ing last night voted to reopen the
public schools Sept. 4. the nextTtay
after Labor day. Janitors were elect
ed for the year as follows: Hawthorne
school, George Kale. $50 per month ;
Washington, Peter Beselin. $32 50i
KEN bic, George Mitchem, $40; Lin
coin. j. C. Frey, $50; Eugene Field.
w. H. Bleuer, s45; Irving. Elmer
Thompson, $45; Longfellow, William
Anderson. $45; Horace Mann, Emma
Bergert, $15; Grant, DIV. Stephen
son. $3.50; High school, Michael
Colligan, $50. All the janitors are
the same as last year except at Lin
coin school.
w. L. Sweeney was reelected truant
officer at a salary Of $40 per month.
The Empire Coal company was
awarded the contract for furnishing
coal to the schools the ensuing year
at $3.50 per ton.
Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Good Medicine for Children

If you have baby in the house
you will wish to know the best way
to check any unusual looseness of the
bowels. or diarrhoea so common to
small children. .. P. NJ. Holiday,
of Deming. Ind, who has an H.
months old child, says: Through
the months of June aud July our
baby was teething and took running
off of the bowels and sickness of the
stomach. His bowels would move
from five to eight times a day. 1 had
a bottle of Cham berlain's Collie, Chol-
era and DiarrhGa Remedy in the
house and gave him four drops in a
teaspoonful of water and he got bet
at ter once." For sale by all drug
pists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
MAY Not Get tho Money.

Augustaua college may never re-
ceive the $15. 900 bequeathed to it re-
Gently by provision in the will of C.
J. Samuelson, of Ophiem. Relatives
will in all probability contest the
will. The point on which the contest
hangs is the stipulation in the will
that the children of Albert Samuelson,
son of the deceased, shall receive
81, 600 each, but it is not specified in
the document when the amounts
shall be paid or whether the children
by Albert's present wife shall be the
legatees. Albert Samuelson is now so
years of age. Legal opinion is that
the provisions of the will cannot be
carried out till he dies or till he is
otherwise incapacitated to become a
father
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Bills were allowed as follows:
AUGUST NUPTlAL EVENTS
M A. Steele and Miss Downing to Wed at
Oak Park.

Oak Park.
NJ. A. Steele, former local manager
for the Penn Refining company, will
at $50 tonight, at Oak Park, ILL.,, be
welded to Miss Fannie Downing. who
recently came there from Pittsburg.
Mr.. Steele is now employed in the
office of the Moline Plow company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wilbert, of this
city, have gone to attend the mar
riage.
Many Rock Island county people
were interested in the marriage a few
days ago. at Geneseo. of DR.. Edward
C. Framing aud Miss Elizabeth Moore,
both of whom were reared in Rural
township, the groom being graduate
of Rush Medical college and the bride
of the Chicago Training School for
Nurses. During the Spauish-Ameri-
can war DR.. Framing served in the hos
pital corps of the United States army.
He was valedictorian of the class of
'99 of Rush Medical. 1t was one of
the largest classes ever sent out from
that institution. In April last DR..
Framing accepted the position of chief
of pathology and bacteriology in the
Morris sanitarium at Galesburg. DR..
and Mrs. Framing will be at home to
their friends at Galesburg about
Sept. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Ladies' Can Wear shoes

One size smaller after using Allen s
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Cures
and prevents swollen feet, blisters,
callus and sore spots. Aliens Foot
Ease is a certain cure for sweating.
hot aching feet. At all druggists and
shoe stores, % cents. Trial package
free by mail. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, Leroy, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Foul Play Suspected.

August G. PAIL, who formerly re-
sided in this city, was killed yester-
day by a D., r. 1 & N. W. train on
West Third street in Davenport. His
body was horribly mangled. There
are suspicious of foul play. When
PAIL left home in the morning to look
for work he had Sc in his pockets.
His money was gone when his body
was found in the afternoon. A widow
and seven children survive. PAIL
was As years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Low Rates West.

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad will on Aug. 81, Sept. 4 and
1S, sell round trip tickets to Denver,
Colorado Springs. Pueblo, Salt Lake
and Ogden at rate of one fare plus
81, good for return up to Oct. 81. In
addition to the four regular trains to
Colorado points, on above dates a
special train will leave Rock Island at
9:40 p. IN, arriving at Denver and
Colorado Springs early next evening.
This train will consist of through day
coaches, reclining chair cars. tourist
and Pullman sleePers. Also on above
dates home seekers tickets will be on
sale to number of points in Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and the north.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
1t Helped Win Battles.

Twenty-Five officers and men wrote
from the front to say that for
scratches, bruises, cuts, wounds, sore
feet and stiff joints, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is the best in the world. Same
for burns, skin eruptions and piles.
25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
pists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
Inflammation Cured In q Day.

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to 3
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
ease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gustave Schle-
gel 6 Son, 220 West Second street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
COUNTY TEMPLE.
TranaFara

Aug. 13.-James E Larkin to John
b. Larkin. 40 feet lot 3. block 2,
Brooks second add, Rock Island, 81.
14.-Jacob Anthony to John An
thony, lot z, block 2, Black Hawk
second add, Rock Island, 1926.
Jacob Anthony to Harry G.. Lewis,
lot 10, Black Hawk third add, Rock
Island, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15

Il am a switchman, writes A. j.
Jennesse, 9201 Butler street, Chicago,
land am out in all kinds of weather.
/ took cold which settled in my kid
neys and was in very bad shape
tried several advertised medicines
with no benefit until l was recon-
mended to take Foley's Kidney Cure
Two-thirds of q bottle cured me. "
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
PreYented q Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville,
Ohio, saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her, and she writes, this marvellous
medicine also cured Mr.. Long of a
severe attack of pneumonia. Such
cases are positive proof of it's power
to cure all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only so cents and 81. Guar
anteed. Trial bottles free at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15

the administration to get in line for
Macomb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15
For WboopIn- Cough.

Both my children were taken with
hopping cough" writes Mrs. o. E..
Dutton. of Danville. Ill "A small
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar gave
such relief that used 50-cent bot
tie, which saved me a doctors bill. "
Nothing else SO good. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15

The Philippine natives run pell-mell,
At the sound of our yankee yell,
But, oh. what gait they II have, maybe
After taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask YOUR druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-15

GA ST EEA
B..uth, AThs Kind Yes Haze HSzYs Bought
''s. q &MAleS1<
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
Boxers RaVage Manchuria
and Damage the Railway
PRINCE TUAN ISSUES AN EDICT
Intended to Pave The Way For
Final Lifting Of Veil Over
PCkin

London. July 12.-The Chinese sit.
uation again bears a most ominous as
pect. Eighteen days ago Sir Robert
Hart dispatched his last message, de-
claring that the situation was desper-
ate, and since then no. word has come
from the Europeans in Pekin.
According to The Daily Mails
Shanghai correspondent Ii Hung
Chang has received an imperial decree
ordering his immediate departure for
Pekin. presumably to break the news
of the Pekin tragedy to the European
powers and, in his usual role of ne
gotiator with Europe in different mat
ters, to endeavor to act as mediator
and to avert the vengeance Of the
powers
To add to the grimness Of this sug-
gestiOn all advices from Tien Tsin tend
TO confirm the reports of the perilous
conditions of the allied forces and be-
lie the optimistic Chinese rumors. I'm
less reinforcements speedily reach
Tien Tsin another disaster may be ex-
pected The Daily Mails Tien Tsin
correspondent, telegraphing on July 3,
said:
THE situation is about as bad as it
can well be- only trust that we shall
not soon want relieving ourselves A
Evening journal., 1900-07-12

San FrancisG2. July 12.-The steam
er San Juan arrived yesterday from
Cape Nome with 46 disappointed gold
seekers. The San Juan left Nome on
June 80. According to the statement
Of her passengers there were IL cases
Of smallpox there. There were also
numerous cases of pneumonia. They
predicted that the military rule now
prevailing at the cape will soon adjust
the differences between the contending
claim owners, and that peace will be
preserved. There are thousands anxi-
Gus to return to the states, they say,
but they are penniless.
From an interview with Gen. George
n Randall. commander of the federal
troops at Nome, in the Nome Gold
Diggings' of June 27, the following
excerpt is taken:
1T is wise to give the truth to the
outside. else all kinds OF, wild stories
are liable to be sent out about al
legged lawlcssness, when it does not
exist There is a bad element here. II
is true, but that element can be man
aged very well. The most serious thing
We have to contend with is typhoid
fever. There are a number of cases
already. and there is sure to be many
more. The camp must be cleaned up.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
NO CAMPAIGNING AT CANTON;
"FIGHTING CHAPLAIN " is DEAD

Canton. O.. July 12.-The campaign
Of 1900 In Canton will not be a dupli-
cate of the campaign of 1896. II is
not the present intention of President
Mckinley to make speeches to dele
cations who may visit Canton during
the summer and fall, even If he should
remain here all the time. The presi-
dent will be so much occupied with
public business that he will have but
little time to deyote to the campaign.
-Four years ago he was q private citi-
zen, and as the candidate OF his party
felt justified in taking the active part
he did in the campaign. Now he feels
that ne should give his attention to
the many questions of. government
that are pending and which are con-
stanty arising. Il is the present in
tention OF the president to contine his
participation in the campaign to to-
days speech to the notification com
mittee and his letter of acceptance.
Various clubs, delegations and deputa-
tions have telegraphed here asking
when they can be received by the presi-
dent. The replies sent have said that
the length OF the presidents stay in
Canton is indefinite. and that he can
make no appointments for the recep-
tion OF such delegations. Those who
call 10 pay their respects will be re-
ceived at times when the president is
not engaged. as they would be we're he
in Washington, but the president will
not make speeches from the front
porch to visiting delegations.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
TWenylOur We're Found Yesterday, All the Faces Being
Terribly Distorted and Swollen Fourteen We're
Drowned Like Rats in a Trap
ADDICKSITES HIT
HARD ONCE MORE
Alfred D. Hanby,RepubIican,
Made Postmaster in Gas
mans Home Hundred

J. Edward Addicks and his follower
have received another blow between
the eyes at the hands Of the nationa
administration.
Alfred d. Handy. a staunch Regular
Republican, has been appointed post
master at Carpenter Station. in Bran
dywIne hundred, on the recommends
ton Of Colonel Henry A. DUPONT, and
is in receipt Of his commission.
What makes the appointment par
ticularly aggravating to the Addicks-
ties is that It is made in Addieks' home
hundred, and within two or three miles
Of "Marlhores," his country residence
at Claymont,
Colonel DUPONT made the recommon-
dation after the Philadelphia Conyon-
ton adjourned.
Mr. Handy succeeds @. e. Osborne
who was appointed Dy President
Cleveland IN 1896.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
INNOCENT JOHN PATTERSON
TO BE RELEASED FROM JAIL

John Patterson, charged with the lar
ceny of suit of clothes from Louis
Sklut, was discharged by Judge Ball
in City Court his morning.
Patterson was arrested on the charge
on June 27, given a hearing in City
Court, and upon the testimony OF SAL
He Harris was sent 10 New Castle Jail
in default of furnishing 5000 bail for
his appearance in upper court
Yesterday it was proved that John
Knots was the owner of the alleged
stolen suit, and to-day Patterson's case
was reOpened, he having been brought
over from New Castle in order to be
present at the second hearing. Knots
positively identified the clothing as his
property. and said that he had pur-
chased IL at Snellenburgs and later
pawned It at Harris
Lewis Moody, a salesman for Smell
lenburg ComRny, identified the clothes
as a suit that he had sold to Knots.
Solomon Harris was then called TO
the stand He said that he had never
seen Knots except when he went to
his fathers place of business a few
evenings ago to redeem a suit of
clothes. He identified the clothing,
which was produced I'm court. as the
suit that had ben delivered to Sklut
Harris was also again positive that
Evening journal., 1900-07-12

would insult her, she hurried along.
A few minutes later Miss Ward
walked past the switch on her way to
the Carr house. The men were still
sitting there, but she could not distln-
guish their faces clearly in the moon
light One Of the three, older than
his companions, was of swarthy com
plexion. and wore a dark felt hat Ho
may have been one OF the men seen
earlier by Crane.
When she went by them Miss Ward
heard clicking noise. as though one
OF them was tapping the rail with a
stone.
Two disreputable looking strangers
about whose movements there Is doubt
were encountered about 4.l5 o'clock
yesterday morning after the wreck
along the Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad, near Norwood
thrcc-quarters OF a mile or so away
from Holmes, by Harry Smith, an engi-
neer, and another man. both of whom
reside in the village of Moore Smith
and his companion got off a train at
Norwood and walked along the track
towards home. On a pile OF ties sat
the mon, who turned their backs when
approached. In appearance they were
similar 20 the pair seen by Crane. They
were watched, and in little while one
went back along the railroad I'm the di-
rection of Norwood. About twenty min
utes later the other climbed a fence
and crossed the field towards Holmes.
NO GOLD ON WRECKED TRAIN.
A Baltimore and Ohio official said
yesterday IN Baltimore: "The rumor
that there was s3.00O0O0 on train No.
5i6 Is absolutely untrue Tho United
States Express Company advises there
was probably less than $1,000 alto
gether in the car. Very little money Is
ever handled on that train.'
II robbery was the purpose I'm derail-
ing the train. there was no attempt
made TO carry it out No suspicious
persons were on the scene immediate
ly after the wrecking, and there was no
effort TO loot
superintendent Bent, who was hard
at work ON the scene OF the wreck all
day yesterday, was disincllned to COM
ment as TO the possible motive Of the
wreckers. you see" said he. that
We are simply attending to clearing the
tracks. After that Is done we will de-
vote our attention to ascertaining the
cause" Mr., Bent seemed disinclned
also to connect the attempt OF a month
ago with the wrecking OF the express.
He said that the locality has been in
Tested by tramps.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12

Newark, n. j., July 12.-Bev Dwight
Galloup. pastor of st. Paul's EpiscO-
pal church, Of this city was found
dead in the bathroom of his parsonage
in this city last night, aged 20 years
Rev. Mr.. GallOup went to the front in
the Spanish-Aemrican war as chaplain
or the Ninth regulars. He went to
Cuba with the regiment and there won
the name OF "the fighting chaplain" q"
He was on the field with the Red Cross
men during the battle of San Juan.
While aiding with the work and while
administering consolation to the in
jured and dying he saw the efforts Of
the Spanish sharpshooters in the tree
tops to pick off the Red Cross men.
Seeing the badge was net being re-
spected he tipped the insignia from his
own arm. took the rife, belt and cart
ridges of a man who had fallen and
during the rest of the day, including
the charge TO the top of the hill.
fought as a private. Near the close of
the war he was wounded by fragments
of a shell. From the time of his in
jury he was not strong. He returned
after the war and resumed his duties
in Newark. lie had to give up few
months ago and went away for a long
trip. He Travelled as far south as
Brazil, and returned July A. Mr.. GAL
loup preached in the church last Sun
day. and seemed stronger and better
than he had been at any time since he
went away to the war.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
FORTY THOUSAND TROOPS
ARE NEEDED AT TIEN-TSIN

head was sent. with Prince Tuan's
compliments, to Yung-Lu as a warm
ing to him to beware.
The French consul at Shanghai has
news that the Chinese prefect at
Moukden himself murdered the Caiho-
lie Bishop Guillon IN his yamen. Be
side Bishop Guillon Fathers Crunoet,
Corbel. Borguois and Veuillenot and
two sisters Of the French mission and
numerous native Christians we're mas
sacred.
From Canton comes a report OF large
desertions from a German Chinese
regiment at Kiao Shou and OF san
culinary riot between German troops
and Boxers, many OF the latter being
killed.
Both at Shanghai and Canton APP
prehension exists that these evidences
OF widespread native rebellion indi-
cate the necessity for immediate meas
ures on the part Of the powers.
Prince Ching, president OF the tsung-
li-yamen. says a Shanghai dispatch, is
very active in his efforts to protect
foreigners in Pekin.
Evening journal., 1900-07-12
LUCKLESS GOLD SEEKERS
RETURN FRO1 CAPE NOME
DISPIRITED BY OUTLOOK

The conditions in the rear Of some Of
the saloons is frightful Il is a serious
menace to health. ! will attend to the
cleaning up promptly"
The general spoke Of the hospital
being fun OF patients. and said what
to do with the sick was a problem.
Department Surgeon Ebert estimated
there would probably be 10 per cent Of
the people attacked, or 1.500 cases.
There are l6 patients in the St. Ber-
nard hospital, two-thirds of whom
have have the typhoid fever, says The
Diggings.
The fever is increasing somewhat on
account of sleeping on the ground in
tents, and undergoing what, to most
of the people. are hardships, but which
would not affect the most of those
here during the winter.
The resolution passed by the Nome
chamber OF commerce. which induced
Gen. Randall to place Nome under
martial law. reads as follows:
Resolved, That this body do forth
with request Gen. Randall to take such
steps as may be necessary to provide
for the government Of this camp until
the arrival of the United States dis
trict court, in the following particu-
lars, to wit:
TO provide for the policing of this
Evening journal., 1900-07-12

Patterson was the man who peldged
them. Judge Ball, however. thought
different and dismissed the charge
against the prisoner. Patterson was
sent back to New Castle Jail, where
he is serving time i'm default OF the
payment of a fine and costs imposed
on a charge Of disorderly conduct. As
his time expires on Sunday he will be
released on that day. Patterson now
threatens to enter suit against Solo
mon Harris for false imprisonment.
The clothing was held at the police
station temporarily. Harris will pay
to Sklut the $3.50 that the latter paid
him for 1t, and then take possession Of
the clothing. Knots. who has the
pawn ticket will then pay Harris S1.7O
for the suit.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
William Elzey. a colored boy. who
was arrested by Officer George Lyons
yesterday for robbing the till in W. S.
Browns store. No. 703 King street.
was recommitted. Agent Frank Stout
of the S. p. c. c.. will inquire as to
the boys age. with a view to sending
him to the Ferris Industrial School
Robert McNulty, drunk and disorder
ly. was fined S. and costs. The case of
Fred Knapp charged with disorderly
conduct. was continued until to-mor-
row.