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The courier., 1901-12-28
The Cnftsmzn

u INLET and chisel. a newventure,
TITS name is The Craftsman, hall
- ing from Eastwood, NY, launched
the first Of October. 1901. Long life
TO the captain and the crew" The
literary freight Of the Craftsman:
William Morris. some thoughts upon
his life. art and influence. William
Morris, his career as a socialist. The
firm Of William Morris q Co, decora-
tors. The opera Of Patience and the
aesthetic movement. Two friends,
Morris and Burne Jones.
With the initial number Of the
Craftsman the united crafts Of East
wood. ". J., begin a work for which
they hope to gain the sympathy Of a
wide public. The new association is a
guild of cabinet makers, metal and
leather workers. which has been re-
Gently formed for the production Of
household furnishings. The guild rises
upon those foundations into which the
genius Of William Morris and Burne
Jones is built and the united crafts
established by Morris in both the ar
tistic and sociaIistic sense. They seek
TO substitute the luxury of taste for
the luxury Of costIiness. They teach
that beauty does not imply elaboration.
They employ only those forms and ma
terIals which make for simplicity and
dignity OF effect and they hope to unite
in one person the designer and the
workman.
Morris, the master, put this principle
in practice. He executed with his own
hands what his brain had conceived,
and his apprentices followed his ex-
ample to the limit of their power.
Morris direct aim was to perfect the
art Of the artisan. This aim the
United crafts" declares is theirs also.
To make known their existence and OBJ
ject The Craftsman, the monthly
periodical, has been established.
Its issues will be devoted to
the consideration of the rela-
tion Of art to labor, and to pleas for an
art developed by the people for the
people. The first number contains an
excellent likeness of the noble head and
face of Morris and eight illustrations
of furniture and rooms filed with the
simple, strong furniture such as Nor
ris made to last through generations.
The desks. chairs, sofas and tables are
parts of squares. They are simple in
line and many of the chairs and tables
are pegged together so that the
strength and simplicity OF their con-
struction is fully shown. There are no
whorls of decoration to afford battling
caves of dust. no veneering, no slender
spindles to break at an unwary touch,
no spidery legs to be carefully avoided
by ones portly grandfather. The lines
are neat strong. clean and above all.
sincerity and frankness and the lasting
and wearing qualities of these virtues.
The subconscious influence of furni-
ture and the familiar objects Of the
home upon a child Is being pointed out
by students of the department of child
culture While the world Of the child
is small and contains few objects and
while the mind of the child is most
plastic and retains. after age has OBJ
scured the impressions of middle life,
distinct recollections of youth, it is
apparent that furniture which teaches
a lesson of sincerity, strength, and
simplicity plays no unimportant part
in the formation of standards Of char
acter value.
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The courier., 1901-12-28
Rosalynde's Lovers

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Chicae0'< police arrested 1.121 wo-
men in April. the March total being
6G4.
Colonel Richardi. volunteer in the
Boer army has married niece of
the late General .IOuhert in Brussels.
Fire in Antwerp warehouses caused
loss of S1u.0000O0
Maitrc Iahori. counsel for Dreyfus.
was hon0rrd 10y the English bench
and bar ut the annual Hardwicke din
Lcr.
Emil Danne was expelled from mem
hership on the Chicago Board of Trade
on charges of dishonOrable conduct.
Pretending To he deaf and dumb a
man gained access To and looted two
fats in New York.
Incendiarics attempted to burn St
Johns college. Brooklyn, i'll which
were eighteen priests and forty other
persons.
The attorneys engaged in the settle
ment of the Fair estate tS11, 1000. .OOOl
will receive about S1.300.000.
\ storm wrecked a circus tent st
GAINESVILLE. O.. killing one person and
iniuring many.
The American Museum of Natural
History is about to send an expedition
TO China.
Riotous girl strikers at PasSaic. y.
J., were Subdued by the use of fire
engine.
Senator Tillman. of South Carolina,
has withdrawn his resignation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
THAT MYSTERIOUS SWITCH.
How 1t Came to Take Trip tn Washing
ton from AN Indiana Town.

Indianapolis. June THE myster-
icus appearance of blonde hair
switch in the mail received by the
deputy auditor of the postofiice de-
partment at Washington few days
ago was explained by William Stew
ems. postmaster at Columbus, Ind,
who was here the other day. The
blonde switch is the property of an
eInploye in the money order depart
ment of the Columbus postoffice. and
Stevens will at once officially inform
the deputy auditor, who Is an Indiana
man-NOah Chew, of NOblesville-how
it happened to be among his letters.
There is rule in the postOtiice de-
partment that report OF all cancelled
money orders must be forwarded to
Washington. where an official record is
kept of the immense business that is
transacted in this line. The blonde
switch" il seems. was not Worn regu-
larly. and was left. as rule, in "A
conspicuous place about the office by
the owner. The other employees grew
tired of looking ut il or shifting il TO
some other spot. until one day one of
them but II in money order envelope
in which reports To the department are
made. and sealed IL UP.
The owner did not miss the switch,
and the other employees said nothing 40
her about il. When the time came to
forward the monthly report To Wash
ington the envelope and the blonde
switch We're forgotten. and one of the
clerks, who knew nothing about the
contents of the envelope, put il in with
the other letters. When the envelope
containing the blonde switch was
opened by one of the deputy auditors
clerks. il created surprise that was
mt once echoed through the Washing
ton papers. and many of the CORE
Spondents took up the story and sent il
to their papers throughout the country.
After the department finally located
the office from which the letter came
Chew wrote to Stevens, Informing him
of the receipt of the switch and saying
among other things that he regretted
very much that the department had
laid down no rule whereby the con
tents OF the package containing the
switch could he recorded. The owner
of the switch will now receive the
missing property. but Stevens will
have to explain To the department how
it happened To he forwarded as n cam
Celed money order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
SIGNS OF AN INcENDIARY.
Coal OIL Had Reen sprinkIed Around Very
Liberaliy.

South Bend. Ind, June last
Monday night. during the temporary
absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell
Cleveland from their home. in East
Fourth street. Mishawaka. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Weber, who were passing,
saw 4 flash of flame in the house. and
they quickly forced the door and ap-
piled garden hose. putting out the
1ire before much damage accrued.
There was IA strong OdOr. of coal oil
and investigation showed that oil had
been applied TO the carpets. lace cur
tains and furnishings generally, while
two quart jars. filed with oil. were
placed near where the match was ap-
piled.
\ horse and buggy We're found near
by and WAS identined as having been
leased from Il livcryman 10y Frank w.
de Marcelloni. Traces of coal oil
were found on the cushions and buggy
robes. and he WAS placed under arrest
as the incendiary. Marcelloni was a
fellow workman at the MiSha wax a
rubber works with Cleveland. and a
quarrel between the men is reported.
He denies all completely in the affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
Prevents Georgia Mob From
Getting Possession of
a Prisoner.
WANTED TO LYNCH HIM
Infuriated By Stay of Execu
tion-Hot Fight In Jail
Corridor. g.

Carrollton, Ca, June IA mob OF
800 white men broke into the Jail
here this afternoon in an attempt to
secure a negro named Williams. In
front of the Degro's cell the mob was
confronted by Sheriff Merrill. revol-
yer in hand. A fight ensGed in which
the sheriff shot and wounded two
men, one of them fatally.
The mob fired on the sheriff, but he
was no. hurt.
Mob Fails
The mob dispersed without getting
the negro.
Williams was to have been hanged
today for the murder of John Word,
but the execution was postponed
owing to an appeal made this morn
ing.
Militia Ordered to Scene.
Atlanta, Ca, June 7.--Gov. Cand-
Ter has ordered company Of militia
to Carrollton by special train. Il is
feared another attempt will be made
tonight to lynch Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF LAW
Bail for a Prisoner NuIIiies Procesdinss
for Habsss Corpus.

Springfield, IllS.. June Tn denying
the petition of William Henry for Il
writ Of haheaS corpus, the supreme
court Wednesday placed new con
struction upon this point of law. Ii il
held that when Il lower court declines
TO admit Ia bail Il prisoner held for d
acpitaI case. such action precludeS con-
Sideration of the case under habeaS
corpus proceedings by the supreme
1cOurt: that the entering of Il motion
to admit TO bail in the lower court is
euGiValent in effect Ia Il habeaS cor
puS proceedings. and the law provides
that only one haheaS corpus proceeding
may he instituted in the same cause.
The Henry case comes from Pike
county where the prisoner and his wife
are under indictment for the murder
or Charles Jennings in June. 1900. The
prisoner sought his discharge or re
lease upon bail on the ground that in
his case proof of the crime was not
clear nor The presumption great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
Lo Has Two sIedIcIne Men Now.

Lacrosse. Wis. June 1.-Dr. D..
Frank Powell. of St Paul. better
known rs White Beaver. chief medical
advisr of the WinnebagO Indians. has
NJ last settled. for time at least. the
bitter factional controversy over the
apDointment of n successor to the late
Dr. John Thunder, medicine man of
the once powerful tribe. The trouble
began some months ago when Thun-
der died and DIR. Powell appointed
Going Away to succeed the dead man.
Little Soldier also wanted recognition,
and the struggle ended in comprom-
Use, Little Soldier to act in connection
with Going Away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
TESTOF LOCOMOTIVES
Made on a British Railway Said
to Prove Superiority of the
British Make.
OUR ENGINES DID THE WORK WE'LL,
But at Greater Cost of Coal, Oil and
Repairs - Good Word for
Our Makers.

London June T.-ThC Midland RAN
way company. since the latter half of
1899. has been using forty United
States locomotives. Samuel w. John
son. superintendent of the locomotive
department. of the company. says in
The Daily Mail this morning that the
result of six months comparative tests
made with standard Midland road en-
g,neS under the same conditions
showed the extra working cost of the
United States locomotive over the Brit
ish to be from 20 to - per cent in
fuel. % per cent in oil and GO per
cent. in repairs. 1t must he said that
the American engines worked the
trains satisfactorily" Johnson says.
"but their inferiority i'm the three
points named is incontestible." The
United States locomotives in question
cost E400 less than the British They
were delivered in the course of few
months. while the locomotives ordered
of British firms i'm February. 1897.
We're not delivered until February,
1900. largely on account OF teh strike
Done DiFereut Principles.
Sir Ernest Paget. chairman of the
Midland Railway company confirms
JohnSOn's statement in The Daily Mail.
but says: lin the United States they
make their engines on an entirely diff
ferent principle and with quite an Op-
poSite idea to ours as TO their future.
In the United States you take IN en-
rine off peg. as il were. and from
then work il right out till il dies. Civ
ing il no rest. The American contcn-
ton is that 10y the time il is done for
something better will come along.
We Can Equal the Best.
We make our engines as good aS we
possibly can. and then We. tend them
carefully-rest them. clean Them and
do everything to make them last. Al
though the Midland Railway company
would not give another order. unless
IN exceptional circumstances. it would
not he correct TO say that the Ameri-
can locomotives are not good. The
Americans can make them as well as
we can. but the conditions are differ
cnt. Ours are better under all cir
cumstanccs. There is no market on
the English railways for American en-
gines Abroad il is different"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
LIGHTNING AND STORM
IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES.

Independence. Ia. June 1.-Light-
ming struck the school house Mt Little
ton Wednesday afternoon. iniuring all
the school children Within many OF
them seriously. During the same
storm lightning struck Il Methodist
church al IIaZleton while Il county
Sunday school convention was being
held. Several were injured and all
badly shocked.
Portsmouth. o.. June T.-RoDert
Lawson. of South Portsmouth. sought
shelter in barn during the rain.
lightning struck forty yards away,
and the shock killed him.
Lacrosse. Wis. June T-Iightning
late Wednesday night caused Il panic
at the county Jail. The shock was so
great that many of the inmates were
tiOored. and their screams aroused res
idents for Il great distance around the
building. The fiery fluid struck Il
prominent tree near the structure.
blowing great burrows from its base
in every direction. Then darring i'll at
Il window il entered Il cell and played
havoc with the iron ana steel work.
Nobody was seriously injured
Burlington. Ia. June THE worst
wind. rain ana hail storm Of the se4-
s.,n swept over this region Wednesday
afternoon. dong much damage ia Bur
llaeton; several roofs were blown OF
large trees were leveled. and IL basket
factory par5!y demolished. No fatal
itiJsS are reported
Cedar Rapids. Ia. June during
Wednesday mornings storm stock
car was blown out on the main line ut
the north end of the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids and Northern yards in this
city and the Chicago and ST. Louis eX-
press struck il. The engine. tender
and two cars were derailcd- Fireman
Ralph Price. of Iowa CIty, waS killed.
Not n passenger WAS hurt. All eastern
Iowa is inundated. bur .Le crops are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
GRAND RAPIDS DOODLE CASE
Prosecuting Attorney says Cameron Is In
nocent in the Matter.

nocent in the Matter.
Grand Rapids. Mich. June I.-E.
Ii. Garman and Robert Cameron. OF
New York. the two witnesses in the
Doodle investigation who We're arrest
ed at the instance or Mayor Perry.
were arranged in police court WedneS-
day. waived examination and we're re-
leased 10y Judge \ewnham ON their
own recogniZance. 1t is believed the
cases against them will he nOlIe
pressed when their examination by the
grand jury is completed. The arrests
had the effect of stopping temporarily
the work OF the grand jury. as the
promoters were the only witnesses that
had been called for Wednesday. Cam
crOn SAYS that before he left New
York he was Threatened with violence
IL he ever came here.
When the case was called i'm the
police court prosecutor Ward. for the
people. moved nOlle prOSequi for the
reason that the respondent was Il wit
ness before the grand jury. and has
been induced to come here 10y prom
Use of immunity from arrest or mo-
leStatiOn. Ward declared that the
warrant was directly calculated and
did Obstruct the proceedings of the
grand jury investigation. This pro-
cedure." he said. lis simply calculated
to close their mouths regarding i'm
rOrtant matters about which they can
give testimony against parties here in
Grand Rapids.
Il know as much as any one regard
ing Mr.. CamerOn's connection with the
water deal. and l may not be disclos-
ing the secrets of the jury room when
| say the matter is before the jury.
with copies of the alleged forged
checks. / also will say that from my
knowledge Of the matter Mr.. Cameron
had nothing whatever to do with the
alleged forgery OF the 100000 check.
and l do not believe he ever could be
.cOuvicfed''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
Fought in Paris By an Alger-
ian Journalist and
Mayor.
LASTS NINETEEN ROUNDS
And There Being No Decision
Is Adjourned Until
Tomorrow.

Paris, June IA duel with swords
within the Pare Des Princes occurred
this morning between Max Regis
(anti-semite mayor of Algiers) and
an Algerian journalist named Laber-
desque.
After 19 rounds lasting two hours
and half with no result, the en-
counter adjourned until tomorrow.
Cause of the Combat.
Regis challenged Laberdesque as
the consequence of the article which
the latter wrote in La Petite Repub-
iQue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
VIRTUES OF HOE CAKE
Somehow the German People
Don't Seem To Be Infatu-i
ated Herewith.
SUGGESTIONS OF CONSUL HARRIS
Proposes a Propaganda for fhe United
States Delicacy So Popular
Over Here.

Washington, June Consul Harris
at Mannheim. Germany, reports to the
state department that the Germans
might he induced to use more United
States corn If the proper Inducements
were offered. He says that the Ger
man people are not welded 10 rye
bread and to wheat bread can be seen
in the great favor with which oatmeal
and rice are received. The introduc-
tion OF oatmeal is y matter of recent
date, but 1t is already looked upon as
necessity. in spite of the fact that
hut single brand is Obtainable in
most palces.
Does Not Love Corn Bread.
''rhe average German. says the
consul. lis certainly prejudiced against
corn a. an article of food. except for
cattle and swine: but that this pref
udice can be overcome there is little
doubt He has no heSitancy in using
corn starch. nor does he object TO beet
sugar. although beetS form an impor
tant article OF food for COWS; and il
he can he shown that corn. properly
ground and prepared. makes u palat-
able. wholesome and cheap article OF
food. his opposition will disappear.
But Might BE Taught to DO So.
btlitNt@ tlsll Il lIidu luNOlN lll5
some of the features of the corn kftch-
en- at the Paris exposition would he
the most feasible one TO familiarize the
German people with the value of corn
as an article of food. Under competent
direction. kitchens could he conducted
at Il comparatively small expense in
the larger German cities. In the kitch-
ems. corn prepared i'm various ways
could be served free or at nominal
cost. Special afternoons and evenings
could also be devoted TO pupils from
the cooking schools. to grocers and sup
ply houses. to housewives and to 9th
ers.
Where 1t Might Be Worked In
Many of the large manufacturing
concerns i'm this consular district are
providing kitchens in which their en-
ployeS of both sexes are provided
with meals at low prices. I believe
some of these manufacturers would
take 4 personal interest i'm matter
of this kind and would perhaps lend
the project substantial aid. While the
agrarianS are viewing with alarm the
adoption of our oatmeal and other food
products and are striving for an in
crease of the tariff on grain. there is.
as is wen known. a strong feeling iii
favor of the cheapeninS of food prod
uctS In Germany"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
Independence Very Fast Mt Reaching.

Boston. June THE Lawson yacht
Independence. in her second sail trial
yesterday. met with her first accident
-iamming of tine steering gear. She
had an hour and a half of sailing.
during which she attained speed OH
a reach of little over thirteen and a
half miles an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
Friend ofLinsoIu and Grant.

st. Joseph. Mo. June Captain H..
$. Townsend died Wednesday night at
the age of So. in East Maryville, Mo-
He waS an intimate friend of Lincoln
aud Grant u soldier. politician. states
man. and a man who accumulated con-
siderable wealth in the business world.
Captain TownSend's remains were
shipped To his home in Warren, Ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
FOLLOWS WEDDING
Bride Takes III Four Weeks Later and
Dies After Eight Months.

Charlottesville. Ind, June Eight
months ago the marriage of Flora Flu
son and Thomas Allen Smith. OF Indi-
auapolis. was sOlemnized i'm the Bap-
tiSt church, this city. in the presence
OF many friends. two dainty little
nIaidenS. the Misses Sylvia Fuson and
Marguerite Given, bearing baskets OF
roses. and preceding the bride to the
altar. where the Rev. A. w. Runyan
otticiated. on which occasion he paid
a tribute TO the father of the bride. the
late Rev. G.. L. Fuson.
-Four weeks after her marriage Mrs.
Smith was seized of typhoid fever and
was brought back TO the home of her
mother. The Illness proved fatal. and
Tuesday afternoon the funeral was
held in the church. the same tiny
maidcns. bearing Snow-white blossoms.
preceding the casket The burial WIS
at Odd Fellows cenietery, beside her
fathers grave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
NINE INJURED
THREE VERY BADLY.

Nicksburg. Miss, June Mime per-
sons were injured, three seriously. in
n head-end collision between two Mis-
sissippi Valley passenger trains at 8
A. IN. yesterday. north of Nicksburg.
Those seriously hurt are Carey Jones,
engineer of train. may die; +. :. Lar
eta. fiagman. may die: W. j. Harvey,
mail clerk. seriously injured. OF the
passengers Miss Mary Doughty. of
Nacogdoches, Tex, was the most Sc
riously injured. her arm and hand be-
ing badly crushed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
THE OLD OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED,

Joliet Ills. June I,-At a meeting
of the Illinois aud Michigan canal COM
missionerS.. held at the offices in Lock
port, the old officers. with the eNcep-
ton of two. were renamed. The list
a. named is: superintendent, Lee
Macdonald: assistant superintendent,
William KcouSh; chief clerk. w. l..
Cackett. of Morris: Stenographer. G. T..
Thompson; captain repair boat No. l.,
Charles A. Bimick: foreman of drain
age, George G. DowSe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
KEENE'S HORSE WINS
OAKS STAKE AT EPSON

London, June Cap and Bells IL,
owned by Foxhall p. Keene, won the
Oaks stake, valued at 1 500 sovereigns,
at EPSON today. LORD ElesEer's
st. Binette second, Richard Croker'5
Minnie Dee third. The distance was
a mile and one-hAlf. Twenty-one
horses ran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
MEDICAL MEN
WANT CANTEEN BACK

St. Paul, June by unanimous
vote the American Medical association
this afternoon adopted the followines
Resolved, That this body deplores
the action of congress in abolishiug
the army post exchange or canteen,
and in the interest of discipline.
morality and sanitation recommends
its reestablishment at the earliest
possible date"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
WENT INSANE
WHILE TRAVELLING

kenosha. WIS. June T.-FranK Nor
rey. said TO he Il Chicago Board Of
Trade man. and whose home is at La
grange. Ills. caused great excitement
ut the Northwestern station in this
city Wednesday by becoming violently
insane. MOrrey was brought here for
treatment at the Pennoycr Sanitarium.
He was Quieted and taken TO Chicago.
IL was necessary TO handcun him at
the station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
INFURIATED CITIZENS
AFTER A BRUTE.

st. Joseph, Mo. June Two nun
Gred iufuriated farmers are securing
the timber twenty miles northeast of
this city i'm an effort to capture an M
known negro who yesterday Waylaid
the 1J-year-Old daughter of George
Dixon. a farmer. bound and gagged
her and carried her off. to the woods.
The child was recovered alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07
WALDERsEE LEAVES PEKlN.
Reports oniciaIIy to the Kaiser That He Il.
Going Home.

Berlin. June T.-Thc war office has
received the following dispatch from
Count Won Waldersee dated Ticn-Tsin,
June 4 II have now resigned the
functions of commander in-chicf. and
to-day am leaving China 10y way OF
Toxic. Strict measures have been
taken here to avoid collisions between
the different continSents. In company
with large German detachments | at
tended the funeral of the French SOL
diers killed i'm the recent affray.