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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Thought 1t Mistake.

So indefinite in its details was this
telegram that the police were not
able even to conjecture who might
be meant. and concluded that some
mistake had been made. Chief Mar
tens put the whole machinery of his
department in motion to discover
some clue to a man named Davenport
who had lived in Davenport and was
the son of a well-known stone mason.
The result of the investigation was
the conclusion on the part of the
chief that the man Burke, mentioned
in the dispatch. had had pipe-dream
regarding the early history of his
friend, the unfortunate brakeman. y
stone mason named Church was dis
covered, but did not fill the bill as the
probable father of the decedent eX-
cept in respect to name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
BARN ON PREMISES OF
SUPERVISOR DONAvAN BURNS

a large barn filed with hay
and corn on the premises of
Supervisor Cornelius Donovan, in
South Rock Island, was burned to the
ground at 1870 this morning. The or
igin of the fire is a mystery. Incen.
diarism is suspected. The loss is es-
timated at $3.50. The bright blaze of
the flames aroused the Donovan fam
lily and the horse was rescued. The
barn and its contents were insured
for 500.
The fire department was called to
the African Methodist church on
Fifth avenue and Thirteenth street
at $50 this morning, but its services
were not needed, as the fire consisted
of quantity of SCOT in the chimney
of the building being ablaze. 1t was
soon eXtinguished by neighbors. No
damage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
NEWS OF THE RIVER.

Boats down-Col. Mackenzie, Lydia
Van SAINT, j. w. Van SAINT, Winona
and Hennepin. Boats up-Isaac Sta
pies, Georgia S., Hennepin and Vino
ma.
The stage of the water at a. m.
was 2.70; at noon, 2.65. The temper
allure at noon was ~.
Travel of the Rock Island bridge
yesterday - Foot passengers, south
1,O91, north 1902. Teams. south S67.
north SIG. Street cars, south 165,
north 1877.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
" Bellies of the East Side

Wood & Wards big company pre-
senting their splendid spectacular
comedy, "The Two Merry Tramps.'
Common sense prices, 25, IS and so
cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Out of Deaths Jaws.

"When death seemed very near
from a severe stomach and liver trou-
BILE, that 1 had suffered with for
years." writes p. Muse, Durham, N
C., DIR. Kings New Life Pills saved
me and gave perfect health" Best
pills on earth, and only % cents at
Hartz e. Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Ladies Can wear sboes

one size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken in
to the shoes. 1t makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief
to corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age.
Cures and psevents swollen feet,
blisters, callus and sore spots. AL
lens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
sweating, hot, aching feet. At all
druggists and shoe stores. Trial
package free by mail. Address, Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
KILLED IN FAR WEST
Sad Fate of the Great Grandson
of Col. George DAY.
export.
VICTIM OF A RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Had Been Away From Relatives
for Twenty.eIght
Years.
7IOTIM OF A RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Louis Joseph Davenport, n young
man born and reared in this locality,
the lineal descendant of Col George
Davenport, the son of Joseph l.. Dav-
export, now in the Klondike, and the
nephew of the Misses Davenport, who
live in the old Davenport home just
west of Riverview park in the north
west part of Davenport, was killed in
an accident on the Northern Pacific
railroad, near Rcd Lodge, Mont, last
TUESDAY. This information was con-
s9yed in the second of two kilograms
received yesterday by Chief Henry
Martens, of the Davenport police
force The first of these messages
was delivered to the chief in the
morning and had been filed in the tel
egraph office at St. Paul the day pre-
vious. 1t read as follows:
"St. Paul. Oct. S.-Chief of Police.
Davenport, Iowa: \ brakeman in
our employ under name of James
Church was accidentally killed at Red
Lodge. Mont. yesterday. \ friend
named Burke says Church's true
name is Davenport, and his father
and mother are in your city, who
would want the remains sent home
The man is about 80 years old. We
cannot establish his identity and
don't know initials of father. The
father is said to be a stone mason
and weil-knOwn' in Davenport. Can
you convey this information to Dav-
EXPORTS family? j. f. NEWTON,
s'Nor Pac R'V"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Mystery Cleared Up.

Yesterday afternoon the second of
the kilograms came from the railway
official at st. Paul and cleared up the
puzzle. Most of the officers of the
force had known Louis Davenport
personally and some of them had
played hockey with him when they
attended the same school. They re
called that his constant attendance
at certain church and his funereal
fondness for the companionship of Il
certain sexton caused young Daven-
port to be nicknamed Church" This
name stuck to him until he was more
generally known by it than by his
patTonimic. He was reared in the
home of the Gill family at 2004 Main
street.
Officer EllmOn, of the police force,
called on the Misses Davenport last
night and asked their wishes with
regard to the disposition of the re-
mains of their nephew. They said
they had not seen him for % years,
that he was only ? years of age at
that time. and that they did not de-
sire to have anything to do with the
funeral arrangements. a telegram
was sent by the police to the railroad
authorities at ST. Paul stating the To-
cal relatives of the deceased were
not disposed to take any part in the
matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Americas Famous Beauties.

Look with horror on skin erup-
tions, blotches, sores, pimples. They
don't have them, nor will anyone,
who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
glorifies the face. Eczema or salt
rheum vanish before it. 1t cures
sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains.
Infallible for piles. 25 cents, at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Weyerhaeuser & Bergstrom, con
tractors and builders. has dissolved
partnership byu mutual consent Mr.
Bergstrom will remain in the bust
ness, assuming all liabilities and pay
ing all debts of said firm.
WILLIAM WEYERHAEUSER
JOHN BERGSTROM.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
watch the Kidneys.r

''When they are afflicted, life is in
danger" says DIR. Abernethy, the
great English physician. Foley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
REV. COLLINS IS DEAD
Minister Well Known in Rock
Island Expires at
Denver.
breaches HERE NUMBER OF TIMES
Body Taken to Marengo, Iowa, To
day for Inter-
ment.

Rev. y. g.. Collins, father of l.. y
Collins, of Rock Island, passed away
at his home in Denver Oct. Z, after =
protracted illness with asthma.
Rev. Collins was quite well known in
Rock Island, where he had filed the
pulpit of the First Baptist church ON
several occasions.
The deceased was native of New
England, having been born in Massa-
chusetts IS years ago. After his
schooling and admission to the minis
try he moved to the south and held
important pastorates. He also was
pastor of the Morrison, ILL.,, Baptist
church, and it was while in the latter
charge he visited Rock Island on nu-
merous occasions.
Rev. Collins two years ago suffered
a stroke of paralysis while residing
with his daughter, MRS. T. f. Bevans.
at Denver, and since that date he has
been unable to follow his church du-
ties.
The deceased is survived by three
sons and two daughters, as follows
l.. N. Collins, Rock Island; William,
Denver, and James, Spokane, Wash.
and Miss Minnie. Spokane, and Mrs.
William Bevans, in Denver
Interment at MarenRo.
The body arrived in Rock Island
this morning from Denver, accompan-
led by the daughter, Mrs. Bevans, and
her husband, on its way to Marengo.
Iowa, for interment. The son. Mr..
Collins, and wife, of Rock Island, ac-
companied the body to Marengo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
Interment at NIarengO.
TALES OF THEATRE.

Few dramatiZed novels have at
tanned the artistic and financial sue
cess of "When Knighthood Was in
Flower" The book was copyrighted
and published in 1898, and has had
since then sale of over $4,000
copies. 1t was dramatized the fol-
lowing year by Paul Kester, especial
~ for Julia Marlowe and produced at
the Criterion theatre, New York,
where it ran one whole year, netting
Miss Marlowe's manager over 100000
profit. The year following it was
seen only in the leading cities of the
east, south and middle west. the
tour netting Miss Marlowe alone $780,
600 besides a handsome profit to the
manager. The present season marks
the beginning of the third year of
this remarkable drama of chivalric
Sixteenth century England, and still
in every city visited, the standing
room" sign is displayed, the present
tour bidding fair to equal the pre-
ceding ones in financial returns. The
complete original Julia Marlowe pro-
duction of when Knighthood Was in
Flower" will appear here tonight at
the Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10

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cents: home treatment, your own
physician, with guarantee of cure, il
you take Rocky Mountain Tea. Mad
ison Medicine company, Madison,
Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10

Snyder and Pascoe, the managers of
Mark Il. Swans new drama the "Sil-
yer Dagger" have every reason to be
proud of their production. Its APP
pearance i'm New York was greeted
with columns of favorable criticism.
and the enthusiasm of the audience
was intense. On the occasion of the
first production the author was called
and recalled before the curtain four
times and the audience refused to
leave the theater at the end of the
powerful closing scene, until several
curtain calls had been taken. and the
company responded to individual APP
plause. The piece is without doubt
triumph and will be one of the sea-
sons most pronounced successes.
"The Silver Dagger will be seen at
at the Illinois Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

| In the eastern league, Toronto has
reserved Patsy Flaherty; Omaha has
reserved Wright, late of the Rock Isl
and, and also Owens, late of Rock
fordi st. Joseph has reserved Roth,
of last years Evansville team; New
Orleans has reserved Jack Herbert
the former Bloomington player, and
Montgomery, formerly catcher for
Terre Haute; Shreveport has reserved
Fisher, the former Bloomington
pitcher; Weikent, formerly of Deca-
tur; Page the former third baseman
of Bloomington; Norcum. the former
outfieldeF of Cedar Rapids, and Spen-
Ger, the former short stop of Bloom
ington. Little Rock has reserved
Popp, who pitched for Terre Haute
this year; Norwich, in the Connecti-
cut league, has reserved Rothermel,
who played for Rock Island
in 1901; Vicksburg, of the
Cotton State league, has reserved
John Bammert, the former Blooming
ton player who was signed for Bloom
ington this year.
President Sexton has mailed the
following TO directors of the Three-I
league: Dear Sir: l am just in re-
ceipt of notice from Z. II. Powers,
president of the National associa-
ton of Professional Baseball leagues.
that the annual meeting of that or
ganization will take place at New
York on Oct. %, 1902, and it is most
earnestly desired that not only sew
eral leagues, but every club affiliated
with the national association be rep
resented at said meeting. The ma
tional association is just closing its
first year. and has made remarkable
record, giving better satisfaction than
any organization of its kind ever eX-
listing in baseball. 1t now comprises
fourteen leagues, covering a territory
from Portland, Ore, to Boston, Mass,
and from Montreal, Canada. to New
Orleans, La, and is more representa-
tive in character than any baseball
organization that ever existed. \
special effort is being made to secure
a full representation of all clubs, in
order that we may show our full
strength to the baseball world. The
meeting will endeavor to bring about
conditions that will cause every mi.
nor league in existence to come with
in the pale of organized baseball.
The Three-I league through its record
of the past two seasons has attract
cd the attention of baseball people
throughout the jurisdiction of the
National association and will be eX-
pected to send n strong delegation
to the meeting. Last year this lea
que was represented by four of its
clubs, Davenport, Rock Island, Rock
ford and Evansville, and this year |
hope to see stronger delegation on
hand. l am endeavoring to secure
special rate from Chicago, for the
Western league club owners, all of
whom / expect will attend, and if
you will advise me early of your in
tentions l may be able to secure the
same courtesies for you. Awaiting
early reply, and hoping sincerely that
you will be able TO arrange to attend,
L am, very truly yours,
m. III. SEXTON,
President"
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
improvements to Opera House.

1t is expected that extensive i'm
provements will be made to the Grand
Opera House this summer OF which
Jesse X. Baylis is the lessee and man.
agcr. The Masonic Hall Company is
now considering the matter. The
theatre is badly in need Of repairs
and has been for some time, but the
company has been under considerable
expense and the building is just now
being made to pay.
Manager Bayls will have the seem
cry retouched as usual, and some new
pieces added, but repairs to the house
are, of course made by the company
which owns it. The walls need paint
ing and a number Of seats should be
replaced with new ones. 1t is eX-
pected that this will be done:and that
when the next season opens the thea
tire will be one Of the most attractive
in this section of the country. The
building itself is large and roomy and
it will require but little expense to
place it in excellent condition.
Manager Baylis will spend the sum.
mer in booking excellent attractions
for the house, and expects to make
the season one OF the most successful
in the history of the city.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
kENSETT-PASSANO.

Miss Marion Adelaide Passano,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Passano, No. 2429 Madi-
son avenue. and John KeLnsett, son
of the late John R. Kensett. both
of Baltimore, surprised their pa
rents and many friends yesterday
by coming to this city and beng
married.
The young couple had alre ady set
a date in the early fall for their
wedding and preparations were be-
ing made for it. but they decided to
do away with the display and add
a little romance to the occasion.
They left their respective homes
about 7 o'clock and took the s
O'Clock train for this city. Miss Par
thenia Passana, sister of the bride,
and Messrs. Horace Brown and
Charles Linthicum accompanied
them,
Rev. IT. A. McCurdy, Of the Central
Pres. church, performed the cere-
monv, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
sett left for Atlantic City, where they
will remain about week, and then
return TO the home of the bride S par
ents.
Hiss Passano is an attractive and
beautiful girl. and comes from a fam
lily noted for the beauty of its women
She is a grand daughter of Mr.. Leon
ard pasSano
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
May Build q I heatrs.

Wilmington in the course Of year
will in all probability have a new
Theatre. 1t is rumored that it will
be erected on Market street be tween
Eighth and Tenth and will be up to
date in every particular. While
nothing definite as to the plans can
be learned as yet it is known that
some property on Market street has
recently been sold aud is said that the
property was purchased for the above
purpose. 1t is said that several Will.
mingtons who are thoroughly &C.
quanted with the Theatrical business
are interested. No one could be found
this morning who would say anything
definite as to the proposed plans for
the theatre.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
Three Young COctors,

In the Academy Of Music, Phila.
delphia. this morning the l46th
commencement OF the University
OF Pennsylvania was held.
Five. hundred and seven stud ents
from the different schools who
successfully completed their S tn dies
received their degrees.
A number OF Wilmingtonia ans
were present as Dr.. Rumford, Dr..
Springer, and DR.. White. OF this
city were among the & raduates.
The grafton was delivered BY Dr..
Butler OF Columbia University.
DR.. White will leave July | for
the Mercy Hospital Plttsburg, DR..
Springer will 60 tothe Presbyterian
and DR.. Rumford to st. Agnes
hospital Phil adelphia.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18

New York. June l6.-The iury
which has been for four days liste u
ing to the evidence in the suit for
dlvo,ce OF Bandmaster Innes, to-
day exonerated his wife and de-
clared that because OF lines rela-
tons with Katharine Wenzel, she
and not the bandmaster was en-.
titled to decree.
The court room was crowded and
the verdict created sensation.
lines was crestfallen and walked
out Of the court room arm-in arm
with a companion, in the most de-
jected manner. He had been con-
fident that the testimony presented
as to Mrs. lines could not fail to
impress the jury. 1t took the jury
only half an hour to decide ON Mrs.
lines innocence and her husbands
ouilt
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
DOTS,

One Of the Murphy Bros. wagons
while turning out Of the car tracks at
Front and Monroe this morning had
one wheel broken.
John Bancroft will be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Representative from the Third dis.
trict, Wilmington.
The second annual recital by the
pupils of Miss Mary T. Murphy will
he given in the New Century Club
drawing rooms on Thursday evening,
DR.. R. r. Tybout of this city re-
spondcd to a toast at the annual din
ncr Of the Society of the Alumni of
the University OF Pennsylvania.
Arthur G.. Preston who has been
i'll with typhoid fever for nearly two
months is able once more to attend to
business.
A fine etching Of the Rockford
water tower, which was placed in the
meeting room Of the commissioners OF
the Water Department building re-
Gently, is attracting considerable at.
tcntiOn.
Numerous roofs leaked during the
storm of Monday. This was due to
the fact that the dry weather had
caused the seams In the roofs to open
and this left them in condition to
leak when the rain arrived.
Trustees of the A. U. NJ. P.chu rch
have announced that hereafter no
single graves will be soldinS st. p eter's
cemetery.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18

ME- NTI0N
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

There was pretty wedding at
noon yesterday in the Second Bap-
fist Church when Miss Eta Marsh
man, of Chester, and Maury James,
of this city, were married by the
Rev. F. F. Briggs.
The bride was gownel in pongee
silk, trimmed in serpentine lace and
insertion and wore white picture
hat. The bridesmaid was Miss An
Ma Anderson. personal friend OF
the bride, and she was attired in a
dress of pale green satin, trimmed
with applique and she also Wore a
white picture hat. William Upton
Of this city, acted as best man.
The wedding was quiet and was
attended only by the immediate
relatives and close friends OF the
couple. After the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. James We're driven t. the
railroad station where they took a
train for the North and will visit
various points Of interest before re-
turning.
Upon their return they will re-
side at their new home, which has
just been completed at Twenty-sec-
Ond and West streets.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
Delaware Surety Company.

Dover, June 1S.-The Delaware
Surety Company, incorporated here
by the Heinze mining interests to
protect certain property in Mon
tana, and which was charged with
having filed a false certificate with
the Secretary of the State of Della
ware, certifying that its entire CAPT
tai stock of million dollars had
been paid in, and against which
quo warranto Judgment to suppress
its charter was obtained by Attor-
ney- General Ward in the New Cas-
tie county courts, suffered another
reverse yesterday. The Supreme
Court quashed its writ Of appeal.
The next step of the company will
be keenly watched as immense min
ing operations and wide litigation
in Montana and New York courts
are said to depend upon the contin-
uance or the forcible ending of the
company's existence in Delaware
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
Farmer Mangiei by a Bull.

West Chester, Pa, June IT,
Daniel Williams, farmer for Colonel
Joseph Brinton, Of near this place, is
in the Chester County Hospital, ter
ribly mangled as the result of an
attack made upon him, by bull.
Williams entered an enclosure,
where the animal was confined to do
some work, and was Immediately
attacked. Before he could reach the
fence the bull ripped him in the alb.
domen, tearing the flesh in terrible
manner, and tossing him in the air.
His screams brought The farm hands
to the rescue, who fought the bull
off with pitchforkS.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
MR.. SELLERS
ACCEPTED.

E. O. Sellers. assistant secretary
of the Washington, D. c.. Young
Mems Christian Association, has
accepted the position of general
secretary of the local association.
Alfred Gawthrop, president of the
association, received letter from
Mr.. Sellers this morning, stating
that he would accept the position.
He will start on his duties on Sep
TENDER LIST but will be in Whining
ton off and on until that time look
ing over the work. Mr.. Sellers
succeeds Rev. F. Burgette Short,
who recently resigned the position.
The new secretary besides being
connected with the Washington as
ISOLATION with membership OF
1000, has had wide experience in
association work under all condi-
tons and is well known as one of
the most successful association men
in the country. Mr.. Sellers was in
strumental in bringing the Macon,
Georgia, Association to a high
standard while secretary there and
also had experience in state work
for a number of years. Directors
of the local association expect it to
take great boom under the guild
ance of Mr. Sellers as he is a hard
worker and man of great ability.
He has especially been successful in
membership work, which is greatly
needed here.
Mr. Sellers is about IS years Of
age. He is married and has two
children. The new secretary is an
excellent soprano singer and is al
ways popular with every one with
whom he comes in contact.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
Rented a Room for His Suicide.

Atlantic City, N. j., June Ifs.
&. Hoshell, of New Freedom, Md,
who was employed in the local office
Of the. Pennsylvania Railroad, was
found dead in a bathroom OF
house on Bartlett avenue, early
this morning. He had rented a
room yesterday with the deliberate
intention of taking his life. with
his wife he resided in cottage on
North Virginia avenue. Death was
due to asphyxiation. The cause is
due to his financial inability to move
to Colorado where he believed the
climate would benefit his own health
and that of his wife, which have
not been very robust.
The evening Republican., 1902-06-18
Wounded by His own Soldiers.

BERLIN, June 1S-GeAeraI Won
Book und Pollach, commanding a d.
vision of the German army, has been
seriously slashed by the lances of his
own dragons. The generals accident
was a singular one. During the excr-
cises yesterday the troops of General
Won Book und Po!lach's command were
charging across the field at Tilsit, in
Prussia, when the bugle suddenly
sounded about FACET The general
was Immediately III the rear of the line
of charging troopers. and after they
turned he was caught among the
lances and was wounded. The mel,
did not know the general was follow
ing them. He was seriously wounded
in the head and neck and was carried
to a hospital.