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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

IF YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL, TRADE
or rent anything, engage help or secure
situation, the Mail Is the one paper In Moline
that can do It for you. Mall wants are POPE
lar and Mail wants bring results One-hslf cent
per word is the price to all alike, cash In al
vance. 2-cent stamps VIII do Evening al
Sunday Mal. Moline. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

UNOR SALE-CHOICE BARGAINS IN
II property for sale In all parts of the city;
houses rented; rents collected; money to loan
in any amount on real estate security. Fire
insurance written in oldest and most reliable
companies. Telephone 1873, Goldsmith & Nc
kee, over Peoples National bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

"ANTED-1oO FEATHER BEDS. IPAY
w the highest price for Old feathers; Will
stay in your city u week. Address l. Baron
general delivery, city, and will call at your
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

nor SALE A LARG 8 SIZE REFRIGERA-
A tor; also a lady'S high grade bicycle, at
2530 Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

WANTED - HUSTLING AGENTS TO
w sell q rapId-selling article. Call before
$50 a. N. or after p. N. at ZIG Fifth avenue,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

no YOU WANT AGENTS. MANY
IL years experience places us in a position
to give you valuable information along lines
that will assure you success. Ask for free
letters of Information and bulletin of daily pa
perS that pay. We also start reSpons ible par
ties in the mail order and agency supply bus
mess. Lord s. Carver, Racine, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

NOR RENT-FURNISHED FRONT ROOM
II and aIcoVe at 1921 Second avenue. Mod
e-n cOnvenienceS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21
WANTED-MALE HELP,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WTANTED - THE USE OF A cow AND
w family horse for the sumner. Address
''B g. ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

| NOR RENT-ONE OR TWO NELLY FUR
II Eished rooms with every convenience at
Il16 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

E0OR SALE-A CHOICE IO-ACRE FRUIT
u farm for sale in South Rock Island. Fine.
ly improved. See Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

NOR RENT TWO FURNISHED FRONT
u rooms. steam heat and bath. All moderR
conveniences; three blocks from poston1ce.
$40 Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

ENOR RENT-A FURNISHEDROoMS UITA-
II BILE for two persons. Call a. 1905 Second
avenue; second floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

NOR RENT-TWO LARGE FURNISHED
II front rooms with all latest modern con-
veniences Meals IL desired Easy walking
distance 10 business center. 1000 Seventeenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

DAGS, EUBBERS, ETC.-SEND POSTAL
1t card or leave word at pos Fourth
n1e, or Fortieth street and Fifth avenue,
II you have any rags, rubber, ETC., TO sell.
Twill come to your house and pay you from
50 to 20 per hundred for rags, and rubbcrs from
to SO pound. All calls viii receive prompt
attention. b. e Klugger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

FINO EXCHANGE-REAL.E STATE-FIVE-
Il room cottage in excellent loca-i ion for
renting to exchange for good residence lots.
Address ID. G. y, ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NOR SALE-A BUTCHERS REFRIGERA
n tor 10 good condition. Apply at 15I5 s &c
ond avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

WANTED-AN ESTABLISHED WHOLE
w sale house, recently Incorporated, ex-
tending business, desires to engage competent
manager for branch house. Salary SlO0 per
month, expenses and commission. Must in
vest sl,U00 in capital stock of company, on
which dividend of per cent will be guaran-
teed, and furnish satisfactory references
Address, Secretary, box 44O, Kansas City, Mo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

r P. WILLIAMSON BUYS. SELLS, AND
- Q exchanges all kinds of second hand goods,
viii pay more than any other dealer and sells
cheaper. A kinds OF stove repairing and
cleaning done alao. J. Z. Williamson, 1915
Second avenue. Telephone number 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

ENOR SALE-A HORSE. HARNESS AMI
II runabout, cheap. Also fancy trees and
oleanderS suitable for summer gardens. In
Quire at Coz Ninth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21
FOR RENT-HOUSES

EloR RENT-HoUsEs TO RENT. HULL s
IL Hemenway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

TNOR RENT-A 5-ROOM COTTAGE AT 2719
II Eighth-aRd- a-half avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

"ANTED-DINING ROOM Girl AND
ond avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

| WTANTFD-A COOK BY MRS. C. w
w Durham 1890 First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21

EIOR RENT-6-ROOM MODERN FLAT,
y steam heat, at 1914 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-21
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-LAUNDRY GIRLS AT uAR.
w per house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15

you halted at the door, and summoning
all of his effort, said:
Gentlemen, the president has passed
away"
Realizing. too, the monotonous ma
ture of the event to the people of the
country. Mr.. COrtelyou stepped through
the outer doorway of the Milburn house
and advancing down the walk to the
newspaper men at the front gate calmly
announced:
"The president died at 2:l5 o'clock. Z"
Thus closed the final chapter in the
life of William Mckinley.
All that remained was to perform
those gruesome offices which follow
death. There was the sending of the
official notices, the summoning of the
funeral directors; the first hasty thoughts
of the details of burial Within half an
hour carriage had brought those who
were to take charge of the body The
autopsy, which had been decided upon
for the early forenoon. rendered impos-
sible the immediate embalming process.
The presidents body will be taken to
Washington Monday morning. The
corpse will lie in state in Washington
and interment will be made in Canton,
O. Thursday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT.

tirely optional with the new president.
The statute providing for the success.
sion of the presidency requires that con.
gress shall be convened in case a mem
Der of the cabinet becomes president,
but the statutory requirement does not
apply to the case of the vice president
being elevated to the presidency through
the death of the president 1t is be.
lieved that such law does not exist.
Congress meets according to the eonsti-
tuition on Dec, 2, less than three months
hence.
President Arthur did convv4ss the
senate in special session, but circum-
stances are somewhat different in the
present instance. The last congress per-
formed its work so completely that in
case the entire body should be brought
together in extra session, there would
be no special service for it to perform
and there would be little more to do
than confirm the nominations to office
made by the president. 1t would not,
of course, be necessary to summon the
entire congress for this purpose and if
there should be a desire on the part of
Mr. Roosevelt to make a large number
of changes Immediately after assuming
the duties of his office he could secure
confirmation by simply calling the sen.
ate together.
The concensus of opinion, however,
is that he will ask the present members
of the cabinet to continue in office, GER
tainly until next December, when con-
gress will assemble Some members of
the cabinet later may wish to be re.
Ieved, as several are not in the best of
health, and the new president may de.
eide himself later on that he will make
some changes, but this is a matter quite
in the future and not one that would
call necessarily for an extra session,
even of the senate.
The members Of the Mckinley cabi-
net and their assistants, as well as the
heads of important bureaus, and the
foreign representatives, doubtless will
tender their designations as is usual in
change of administration, in order to
relieve the new president of embarrass-
ment, but undoubtedly will be asked to
continue in office for some time at least.
While some of the cabinet onoers, it
Is known, sincerely desire to relinquish
their portfolios, they are all patriotic
and sufficiently devoted to the interests
of their party to continue in Office, if re-
quested by the president so to do, and
this is believed is what will occur.
Should any cabinet change become alb
solutely necessary the law gives the
president authority to make the tempo
rary appointments, and this power has
been exercised on previous occasions
without much embarrassment in the ad.
mtnistraGton of public affairs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
REFUSES TO PAY POLICY.
Suit Filed Against Travellers Insur-
ance Company.


ance Company.
MACON, Sept. 14.-The Travellers In
surance company is being sued in the
city court by Mrs. J. r. L. Austin
for $40, 900. the amount of an accident
policy carried on the life of her late
husband, J. r. L. Austin, who was
cashier and paymaster of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad at the
time of his death.
Several months ago while Austin was
riding in the baggage car of train on
his road the wheels jumped the track,
the car was overturned. A rifle in a
rack on the side of the car was thrown
to the floor ana accidentally fired off
The ball passed through Austin's body
and he died III a short while after.
In due course of time demand was
made by Mrs. Austin on the Travellers
Insurance company for $4,000, the
amount Of Austin S accident policy. The
policy, it is alleged, read that in the
event Austin was killed while a passen-
ger on the railroad he was to receive the
full amount OF the policy, but in event
he was killed otherwise only half of the
amount was to be paid.
The insurance company set up the
claim that ne was not passenger, but
was an agent or employe of the road en-
gagged i'll the capacity of paymaster
when he was killed, and consequently
the insurance company is only liable for
So, 900, half the amount of the policy
The company also claims that Austin
was not in regular coach, but was in
a baggage car aud should not in any
sense be considered passenger.
The plaintiff claims that Austin was
a passenger and it does not matter in
what part of the train he was. Plaintiff
sues for the full amount of the nolicv-k1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
ROOSEVELT MAY NOT
CALL EXTRA SESSION
Cabinet Members Will Con-
tinue For Present.
SUCH IS PUBLIC OPINION

Many Foreign Representatives Will
Doubtless Tender Their designations
as Is Customary, but They May Be
Asked to Hold OGice For Time.
WASHINGTON. Sept. At is not be.
lieved here that President Roosevelt will
find it expedient or necessary to summon
congress to meet in special session.
There is only very meager sprinkling
of senators and members of the house
of representatives IN Washington, but
those here generally hold to the opinion
above expressed. They even go to the
extent of expressing the opinion that
there will be no extra session of the sen.
ate, although on this there is some diff
ference of opinion. The matter is en-.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15

LATE PRESIDENT M KINLEY.
to that exalted office under the constitu-
tion and laws Of the country. and with
the administration of the oath of office
today he will begin the exercise of the
functions of president
In these statements are embraced the
contamination of an awful tragedy and
the historic event by which the entire
administration of government is changed
and a new administration comes into
being.
But for the moment the transfer of
the government is forgotten in the great
sorrow which has fallen ON the nation
in the passing of President Mckinley.
Soldier, statesman, president, devoted
husband aud friend, he was beloved by
all who knew him.
The death of President Mckinley
came in the small hours of the morning
under circumstances of peculiar wierd-
ness. For hours he had lain uncon.
sCiOusly with all hope of his survival
abandoned.
AS early as o'clock last night the
doctors had pronounced him a dying
man, and soon thereafter the rigors of
approaching death began to creep upon
him. The administration of powerful
stimulants was maintained until z
o'clock, but with no effect It was seen
that the end was near at hand and those
nearest and dearest to the president
were summoned for the offices of the
last farewell
Last Endearments.
He came out of a stupor about z
o'clock and while his mind was par.
italy clear there occurred the last en-.
dearments, the last submission of the
sufferer to the will of the Almighty, the
last murmured expressions from his. .dy-
Ing lips and the last goodbys. In this
interval OF CONSCIOUSNESS Mrs. MCKin.
ley was brought into the death cham.
ber. The president had asked to see
her. She came and sat beside him,
held his hand, and heard from him his
last words of encouragement and COM
fort. Then she was led away and not
again during his living hours did she
see him.
The president himself fully realized
that his hour had ccme and his mind
turned TO his Maker. He whispered
feebly Nearer, My God, to Thee, " the
words Of the hymn always dear TO his
heart. Then in faint 3,r'n1s he muir
INJURED ''goodby all, e, :. It is Gods
way. His VIII be done, uo5 ours.
With this sublime display of Christian
fortitude the president soon after lapsed
into Inconsistencies.
The members of the cabinet, grief
stricken, were gathered in the large
drawingroom of the Milburn house.
The time had come when they, too,
were to look upon the president for the
lest time in life, They ascendad the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
WILL HOLD ANARCHISTS.
Had They Been Released Would Have
Been Slaughtered on Sight.

Had They Been Released Would Have
Been Slaughtered on Sight.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14-'This settles it, "
said Chief of Police O'Neil when in
formed of the presidents death. "We
will hold every anarchist prisoner we
have. No judge will release them and
we will keep them so long as we choose.
We have new evidence of q conspiracy
now, but it's details must be ferreted
out. If we find one we will not be COM
PEELED to hunt for any of the prisoners
we have now and who might have been
released tomorrow.
Then, too it is the best thing for
them to remain where they are for
time at least. What would Emma
Goldman s life be worth on the streets?
She could not live two minutes.
All night long dense crowds packed
the streets. There can be little doubt
that had any of the imprisoned anarch-
lists been released on habeas corpus TO-
day they would have been slaughtered
on sight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
College student Prayed Aloud.

CHICAGO. Sept IA. The hymn,
Nearer, My God, to Thee" was sung
By the throng in front of one of the
newspaper offices when the announce.
ment was made that President McKin.
ley was dead When the singing of the
hymn ceased there was pause Many
were in tears. A college student then
barred his head and prayed aloud. The
great crowd listened. and when the stu.
dent had ceased some started to sing
America, the crowd joining in. AT.
ter the singing all quietly dispersed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
Stock Exchanges Close.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The Stock Ex.
changes in New York and Philadelphia
were closed today ont of respect to the
memory of the president
A suit For go, ,UUU Damages.
MACON, Sept. IA A salt was filed
yesterday in Bibb superior court by Al.
fred johnson, negro, against Holcut
and Thomas Ayers for So. 600 damages.
Johnson alleges that on the night of
July ~ last he was attacked by defend
ants and was shor in the leg. Johnson
says he was not at fault in the matter,
and defendants had no provocaUion tc
do what they did. Defendants are well
known young men and express them
selves as confident that no damages can
be recovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
YACHT RACE Po
Presidents Death WI
national Cor

NEW YORK, Sept. IA.
the death of President
international yacht race
cas- cup between the 81
the Columbia will be pod
Whether or not the po
be for a few weeks on
season has Lot yet been
The matter is entlrel
the challenge commita
York Yacht club. and MI
decided until after d h
Sir Thomas Upton and
the American boat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
All Executive Departments Closed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l4-Aftef con.
ference this morning between Secretary
Hay and Acting Secretaries Gillespie
and Hacket, an order was issued by~d1.
rection Of the secretary Of state closing
all executive departments of the gov
ernment throughout the country as a
mark Of respect for the president, and
all employees were dismissed for the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
ALL ENCL AND MOURNS
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
London Newspapers Lined
With Deep Black.
THE KINGS CONDOLENCE

Throughout the Length and Breadth
of Europe Feelings Similar to Those
Evinced In England Seem to Have
Reen Evoked.
LONDON, Sept. I4-Unlted States Am.
bassador ChOate arrived at the embassy
from Scotland at an early hour this
morning. No official news of President
McKinley's death had been received
there prior to his arrival, but the AssO.
ciated Press dispatches announcing the
death of the president were taken as
sufficient Justification for the lowering
of the flag upon the embassy to half
mast. AS the crowds hurried to work
and passed the embassy many persons
barred their heads upon seeing the
mournful droop of the flag. Callers
commenced to come early and write
their names in the book opened for the
purpose of condolences. The first of
these was Mr.. Charles Spencer Francis,
United States minister to Greece, who
is now in London.
On the Mansion house and other pub
lie and private buildings the flags were
quickly placed at half-ma
All the papers are issuing extras,
lined with deep black, and sympathy is
universally expressed.
Lord Mayors Message.
The lord mayor sent to the United
States Ambassador Ohoate the follow
ing message:
1.-THE citizens of London are profound
ly moved and deeply affected by the sad
Intelligence of President Mckinley's 8
death. They had hoped, under Provi-
dence, so valuable a life might have
been spared for the welfare of his Coun
try. In their name I beg to tender to
your eXcellency heartfelt sympathy and
shall be grateful If you will convey it to
Mrs Mckinley and the people of the
United States. The eminent career and
public services of Mr.. Mckinley are
widely appreciated here and will long
be remembered by yhe British people,
who, having themselves sustained the
loss of a beloved sovereign, more keenly
sympathize with the United States in
the sudden removal of their distin-
guished president.
A meeting of the London corporation
to pass vote of coincidence will be
held Thursday next.
King Edward telegraphed to Ambas-
sadar ChOate as follows:
''Most truly do l sympatize with you
and the whole American nation at the
loss of your distinguished and ever to
be remembered president. Edward,
Rex"
From the towers of Westminster alb
bey, from all the grey buildings where
the government of the empire is admin
istered, from the Mansion house and
law courts, from churches, hotels and
business and private houses in London,
union jacks are floating at half mast as
mark of sympathy for the murdered
president. All the stock and CONNER
cial exchanges are closed.
Telegrams are pouring in from prom
inent Englishmen and municipalities.
Throughout the length and breadth
of Europe feelings similar to those
evinced in the British metropolis seem
to have been evoked. Perhaps this is
best voiced by the Vienna Neus Weiner
Tageblatt. which says:
1.-The ocean is not wide enough to hold
all the sympathy that Is streaming from
the old world to the new"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
gIxIo LANDS
Venezuelan Squadron
Bombard RiO 1

Colon. Colombia, Set
exandra Bixio has arr
The delay was due to tg
was chartered at Savau'
lombian government 4
troops with ammunitio1l
On her arrival there, |
zuelan squadron, consiss
taurador and two other
on the point of bombaf
The French cruiser SJ
protesting againstthe bo
this had been postponed
order to allow the foreis
other non com batanus I
During the interyapI
Bixio arrived and slaDeA1
1000 troops with. am
Hacha. This was ens q,
protection afforded ~
the Suchet, which saiT
Sept. 8. The remaindef
were landed at Sata Mar
General Pinzon accompa
from Rio Haeha to- Ca
now at the latter port.
is on board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
PARIS CREPE.
French Capital NIouri
President Me

n n
President Nc
PARIS, Sept. IA. Thl
dent Mckinley deatzt
here generally at about
the central portion Of Y
ately bristled with fp
iraped American tial
States embassy and con
and American business
establishments of mag
on the Avenue de LOS
La Paix, the main boul
Champs Elv~ee quartel
mark of respect.
The United States q
received official notifica
ident's death when
Press dispatch announ
sador Porter, who has i
the past fortnight, was
by yesterdays intellige
dergone a very painful,
ous operation for a loca
vious day and was upl
the sudden change for
McKinley's condition
therefore, ordered that
complete repose and
news of the Presidents
nicated to him until lat
Minister of Foreign
casse called at the EN-
not be received. Lare1
bet drove up. The any
clan received hiP
the news had beeSs &c
ter and that it WI
to allow HIM to rEhe
dent Loubet 01rs>-.
with the ambassador
latter be informed of /
he intended personally
dolences over the loss
American people. he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
schIev Court Postnoned.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-It is under
stood that further sessions of the Schley
court of inquiry will be postponed un-
til after the presidents funeral at least.
The matter was informally considered
and this conclusion reached.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15
PROPHETIC !
Premonition of the Az
fdent Roose

1ASAA ~~eDss
BUFFALO. Sept. LA. !
usual, stories of premofl
cession of President II
Senator John Laughlid
over four weeks ago, WI,
firework was being NAL
American exposition 81
picture of the then vid
in the fire. Undernes
words:
"Our Vice President.
Hardly had the pictu}
when the word "vice"
left standing in large lei
Roosevelt's picture the
"Our PRESIDENT
In a minute or two the
cidentally burned out
"vice" and for several II
president" stood ont It'll
Senator Laughlin say
in the place was impA
strange occurrence. MOI
prophetic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-15

Right!
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ing.

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rich blood your veins you perform, with pleasure the work
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Why don't you take JOHNSON'S TONIC? It is the
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J0HNSOh'S TONIC than any other kind Now remember
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business
It would pay you better to drive twenty-five miles to get
bottle OF IOHNSONS TONIC rather than the cheap kind
that pays profit to the dealer
Money making and Lfesavng don't run very close togeth
IOHNSONS TONIC is the kind that cures 1t is 100 times
better than Quinne Does in day what slow Qunne
cannot do in ten days
Better do your thinking when your health is at stake
Insist upon having the Worlds Greatest Medicine,