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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-16

made his way along the highway
that led in a northerly direction.
promised to take that letter to
the young lady. wonder If 1 shall
have any trouble in seeing her. Per-
haps I , am altogether too sure of
what l can do, and what pressure I
! can bring to bear on others. None
too sure of my own liberty, for that
matter. Go slow, Job, slow, or you
will spoil everything!"
He had reached little brook
spanned by wooden bridge, and he
stopped for moment to wipe the
perspiration from his face, for the
day was oppressive1y hot. /
4 AS he leaned there for moment,
with his hat off, resting and cooling
himself, peculiar ringing of a bell
reached his ears, coming from the
direction of the town he had just
left. Job thrust his hat on his head,
and turned to see an old man ap-
preaching. On his breast he carried
some sort of a placard with an in
scription, and bell attached by a
strap around one of his wrists. With
the free hand he felt his way with
a long staff.
"Seems to me the blind man is
making his way into a mighty I'M
profitable neighborhood, if he keeps
on the way he is going. Poor devil!
He has much less to live for than I
have. 1 guess I'll set him right and
tip him something for the mistake
Of his taking the wrong road.''
The patriarchal figure, in earth
colored rags, drew near. He was
tall man, and bent with years, his
long, white hair falling almost to his
shoulders.
Hendricks, who had taken out
piece of money, dropped it into the
tin cup which the blind man wore
attached to a leather belt about his
waist. At the blinking sound Of the
coin dropping in the tin, the old man
paused.
God bless you, mister, and may
the Lord and all His angels watch
over you day and night"
He wore dark glasses over his eyes,
showing that he could not be wholly
blind.
''1'm afraid that you are going out
of your way, FRIEND" replied Job,
gently. -, ~ gag
'"Out of my way?" Is
eyes; you are heading for the open
country. You have left the town
you had better return, or something
might happen to you, off alone on a
road that contains few houses"
''Well, now, it's mighty lucky I
struck you, amt it? generally have
a boy to go about with me, but. the
imp has run away fishin' or to join
in some mischief. thought I'd see
how could manage for myself
''You live here. then?" and Job
pinched himself, for he fancied that
he saw very bright eye peering
at him out of the corner of one of
the glasses.
"Live; here?" the old man laughed.
"C-tch me livin' in the country. The
city is the place for pickin's, but I
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-16

with a smile. '.And now I am pre-:
pared to visit Ellison and find out.
What.can be done for the young man
He t shall do his part Or --z-' 2 He drew
his lips tightly together, and his
great, knotted hands clinched. ooh,
there is no fear but he will do all,
and even more, than want him to-"
And, in order to avoid passing the
strange habitation and it's inmates,
he plunged into the thicket and so
made his way safely to the highway
that led to the town.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-16

well. &, 1855 a@
Without moments hesitation he
lifted this, disclosing a burrowlike
hole that evidently communicated
with the interior of the place. Care
fully he climbed down into the hole,
and, passing through a dark passage,
found himself in cellarike room
feeb1y lit and filed with the sitting
smoke Of the! green boughs with
which the fire had been fed.
Alloy, there! Anybody at home?''
for, in that light, there was no hui
man being visible.
Then, what he had taken to be a
bundle of fagots lying by. the fire,
seemed to become suddenly endowed
with life, and finally resolved itself
into the form of a little woman,
bent with age, who came hobbling
forward with surprising agility.
You know me, mother bending
his head down near to hers for a
moment, while she examined his fea-
lures keenly and then passed a with
cred hand over his face.
Yes, Will, / know you. What do
you here?'
1T matters not" roughly. and,
let me tell you, I am not to be ported
like bird by your people. just
now, as I was coming through the
woods, some one fred on me-
TT will not happen again, 9 she
said, timidly. Tt is the youngster;
he is new and has much to learn lbs
It will be well if you tell him there
are lessons I can teach him that are
not learned in schools, y said he.
harshly 81 lessons that, once learned,
are never forge often. You under
stand, mother? Let the lad know
that once forgive for his youth,
but again q
You have nothing to fear she
stammered.
He broke out into 8 loud laugh
that reused strange echoes II the
place.
|I| E|sar tear, slld ! yous nv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
FIGHT SEEMS AT AN END
Trouble in the Colorado Legislature Closes
with the Majority Vote for Sem
ator Teller.

Denver, Jan. 27.-The regularity of
the election of Teller Saturday at a
joint session of the Democratic mem
bers of the two houses of general as
sembly is practically conceded by the
Republican senators, who yesterday
abandoned the separate organization,
which they maintained all last week.
and returned to the senate chamber.
where the Democratic majority has
been in continuous session for a week.
The Republican officers of the house
of representatives recognized the Dem
ocratic senate as the regular organ
izatiOn by receiving from its secretary
the emergency appropriation bill, which
it passed last week. Governor Pea
body said yesterday that he knew no
reason why he should not sign a GER
tificate of Teller's election, but ne
would wait for judicial opinion" on
the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
SHE WANTS ALIMONY, TOO
"Zion" Dowie's Fathers Wife Only Two
Years Married Sues for a Divorce,
Alleging Cruelty.

Shenandoah. Ia, Jan. "a. Mrs
Z. J. North Dowie has filed Il suit
in the district court of this page coun-
ty) asking divorce from her hus-
band. John Murray Dowie. father of
Evangelist Dowie, of Illinois. She al
leges cruelty and inhuman treatment
and asks for alimony. Mrs. DOwie
was wealthy widow at the time of
her marriage to Dowie in 1900. She
owns large blocks of bank stock in
southwestern banks. And houses and
lots and several improved farms in
Iowa.
She has Deen Il great church AMI
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
worker for years. She is a member of
the board of manag geys of the Benidict
Home at DeS Moin6s. In 1900 Mrs.
Dowie went to Chicago to investigate
DowieiSm. and there met the elder
Dowie, to whom she was married a
few weeks later She is is years old
and her husband 73 years old. At
present Mrs. Dowie is living with n
son, Garfield North. in Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
PREACHED FOR LOCAL OPTION
Illinois PuIpits Busy Generally with Ap-
peals for the Passage of a Temper
ance Measure.

Chicago, Jan. 2I.-FrOm the pulpits
in every city and town throughout the
state Sunday ministers advocated the
bill recently introduced in the Illinois
legislature by Senator Parker. of Hyde
Park, providing for law giving cities.
counties and smaller communities the
right to decide by ballot whether the
saloon shall exist
This great expression of opinion and
Endorsement was the result of gen
eral request for sermons on this topic
from the Illinois Anti-SalOOn League.
and in Chicago alone nearly all the
ministers of the protestant denOmina-
tionS asked that the members of their
congregations exert their influence for
the passage of the measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27

asked how long 1 had been in poll
tics.
''Then one of the gentlemen said:
WASN'T it Mr.. Quigg who said TO you
that there was 5000 in it for Lessler
and $1,000 for yOu:'
Il said at that time: NO. sir Then
all the gentlemen around said: oh,
it's all right, you go on and then
there was a discussion in the room
as to how l stood. l refused to an
swer at that time at all.
THE gentlemen seemed to agree
that there was nothing in it. Feeling
agreeably at home, ! made my state
ment according to the way l read in
The paper I felt that l was i'll the
hands of my friends and it was all
right; that 1 would back up Lessler
here and it would be cinch, ard
that that was all there would DE TO it.;
that the committee would he vindi-
Gated, and 1t would be all right
The foregoing is the nub of the
statement Doblin made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Senate and House in Brief.

Washington. Jan PIN the senate
yesterday Quay insisted on consideri-
ton of the omnibus statehood bill ana
objected to other business. Hale de
clared that Quay was confiscating the
time of the senate. The latter replied
calmly that this could be obviated by
allowing a vote on the statehood bill.
A resolution offered by Morgan ques-
tioning the credentials of DIR. Herran.
the Colombian charge d'afalres. was
considered in executive session and re-
ferred. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed.
The house passed the mint iry
academy bill without Il single word of
debate. The Indian bill which fol
lowed was not completed. \ resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the post
master general for the correspondence
in the Indianola (Miss.) postofhce case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
CENTRAL LEAGUE WOULD
LIKE SEXTON as PRESIDENT

South Bend. Ind. Jan. 27.-The lat
est man spoken of for the presidency
of the Central league iS NJ. II. Sexton.
of Rock Island. Sexton is regarded
as one of the strongest men in minor
league baseball circles and already
holds the presidency of the Western
and the Three-Eye leagues. The Gem
tral league. however. wants Il man
who is not connected i'm any capacity
with other leagues. Watkins. presi-
dent of the indianapolis club. also
wants the presidency. Ed bingham,
of indianapolis. iS an avowed candi-
date. He is one of the best known
writer's in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Wreck on the Big Four.

Indianapolis. Jan. -. - Big -Four
train No. 81. the st. Louis and New
York special" which left the Union
station shortly before Il p. M. Sunday.
eight hours late. ran into a derailing
switch at the Belt crossing of the
Cleveland division and the engine and
baggage coach were derailed. Fireman
Homer Kennedy. of Bellcfontaine, o..
and Engineer Charles Deer. of High
land avenue. jumped. and the fireman
received serious injuries. He is at
the hospital. and physicians fear he is
crushed internally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
LONDON UNEMPLOYED
TO HOLD A MEETING
Fifty Thousand of Them Plan to As
semble in Trafalgar
Square.

London, Jan. 27.-"Fifty thousand
falgar square to pass resolutions in the
course of Il fortnight" said George
HewittS, secretary of the Social-Dem-
ocratic federation. I'VE are rapidly
perfectinS plans for a demonstration"
he continued, that will establish Il rec
ord in the history of British working
mems agitationS. Our object is to con-
vince the nation at large and the gov
ernment in particular that the United
Kingdom is swarming with idle men
yearning for an opportunity to support
themselves and their families.
There are 10000 unemployed i'll
Great Britain and Ireland. They are
neither tramps nor Ioafers, but sclf-re-
specting citizens, whose bent backs
and horny hands are indisputable evil
dence of long acquaintance with labor.
Thousands of these men are begging in
the cities and throughout the country.
They never begged before and expert
ence the keenest shame that they
should be compelled to beg"
London county council and the twen-
ty-eight district councils of the metrop-
oils are deeply stirred over this prob
lem of the unemployed. They have
called n meeting for an early date in
February. with the intention of unit
ing all the administrative bodies in the
three Kingdoms in an effort to mitigate
the distress. 1t is said that so general
Il movement of this character has new
er before been organized in the whole
course Of the British administration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
SUES MCLURES FOR LIBEL
County Attorney BOardman, of Minnoap-
oils, Wants $5O,OOO-An Echo of
the BoodIe Trials.

Minneapolis. Jan. 3T-County Attor-
ncy Boardman has sbrought suit for
$4,000 against the Mcclure Publishing
company, of New York city, for al
legged IibelouS statenients published in
the January issue oS AIcC1ure'S maga-
zine under the caption The Fall and
Redemption of Minneapolis" by Lin
coin $. Steffens.
y summons to appear and answer
the charge was served on Frederick
Little. the northwestern agent of the
publishing company in this city. who
has left for Chicago last night to con-
fer with other officers of the COM
pany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27

Chicago. Jan. 2I.-Rev. II. Atwood
Percival, one of the leading Presby-
terian ministers in the city. has with
drawn from that denomination and
gone over to the Episcopal church.
He will become an Episcopalian priest
in Chicago ut the end of year. He
entered the Presbyterian ministry
twelve years ago. and for six years
was pastor of the old Broadway church
at LoganspOrt Ind. He came to Chica-
go six years ego.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Celebrated TheIr Golden Wedding.

EIgin. Ills, Jan. 2T.-Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Miller. of 2T5 Center street, Sun
day celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. Jan. Is is the date of their
marriage. but the fiftieth anniversary
celebration WAS delayed few days
in order that the couple might have a
special mass said at St .IOseph's Ro-
man Catholic church. Many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller called to congrat-
ulate them during the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
VIII Not ExpIa,n the Shooting.

Mound City, Ills, Jan. 27.-Mystery
attaches to shooting that took place
in this place Sunday. DR.. w II. HOdg-
son was SSOt twice in the face by w.
HammonS, of Herrin. Ills, but the rel-
son for the deed cannot be ascertained.
The wounds may prove fatal. After
the shooting Mrs. Hodgson said she
was formerly the wife of HammOns
and lived at Shelbyville. She declined
to explain the shooting. Hammons is
i'm iail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
HE LAYS 1T ALL TO LEssLER
Says the Representative Demanded That
He "Stand for It."

Says the Representative Demanded That
He ''Stand for It."
The most extraordinary part of Dob
lin'S retraction was his accusation of
Representative Lessler. DOblin said
that when ne came to Washington to
appear before the committee he was
handed the account of what Lessler
had said to the subcommittee and
Il read the article. as it was handed
to me, and l was told by Lessler, You
have got to stand for this. And l
said: oh. that can not be-
Well he says, then l am political
ly dead
well said, you carry me with
you He said: You will be all right
if you will just appear before this
committee. 1 will go and see the
speaker and 1 will fix it up He goes
out of the room, comes back and said
he had seen the speaker and said:
1T will be Ill right. All you have
got to do is to 90 before the commit
tee and substantiate my story
"When / was called to Washington
l got this telegram: Take midnight
train and come to me. Want to see
you. Keep this confidential.
MONTE"
Roberts-Signed by whom?
..Signed Monte"
Taylor-WhO is Monte" in your as
sOcfation?
"sMonte' is Congressman Lessler."
Later he said he went to the COM
mittee room and saw the sub-cOmmit-
tee TO make his statement. The com
mitteemen all shook hands with him,
he was handed cigar, and he took it
for granted that it was all right. The
first thing I knew one of the gentle
men of the committee, after "A con-
versation. in which explained my in
terests in politics in New YORK state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Paws His Wife a Salary.

Marion, Ind, Jan. 2T.-JOseph Mar
ket. farmer, so years old, and Miss
May Davis. - years old, have been
married. The bridegroom was wild
over with four children and made a
contract with the bride by which she
does not get any of his estate when
he dies. but is to have $1,000 a year
as long as she takes good care of him
and keeps him alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
HOUSE PASSES BILL AS
TO IMPORTING LIQUOR

Washington, Jan. 2I.-The house
today passed the bill reported yes
terday relative to the decision of the
supreme court against the powers of
the state in exercise of their police
powers to prohibit the importation
of Intoxicating liquors in original
packages by placing imported liquor
under the jurisdiction of the state as
if manufactured or produced therein.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
yeteran Express Man Dead.

Chicago. Jan. 2T.-Ioseph Shepard.
assistant general manager of the west
ern division of the United States Ex-
press company, died here Sunday of a
complication of diseases. Shepard.
who was al years of age. had been
connected with the United States EX-
press company the greater part of his
life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
relieving the Freight Congestion.

Terre Haute. Ind. Jan. 2T.-All To-
cal freight trains on the Terre Haute
and Logansport, Terre Haute and Pc
oria and main line divisions of the
Vandalia were annulled Sunday. The
crews and engines are being used on
special trains in relieving the con-
Sested conditions of the freight traf-
a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Last Tribute to Police Chief.

Cincinnati. Jan. 27.-The funeral of
Colonel Philip Deitsch, late superin-
tendent of police, who died last week.
was one of the most notable in the
history of the city. For four hours
a steady stream of citizens of all
classes and professions poured through
Scottish Rite cathedral to take a last
look at his remains. He was buried
by the MaSons, and the route of the
funeral procession was crowded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
COURT DECISIONS ARE
AFFIRMED AT OTTAWA

The appellate court handed down
two decisions of local interest today.
In both the ruling of the circuit court
here was affirmed. One was that in
which Andrew Kepple. of Coal Valley,
was given $1,000 damages for injuries
received on the Rock Island d Peoria
railroad. The other was that of Wea
yer ". the Tri-City Railway company
and the plaintiff was given $50 dam
ages for having wagon wrecked in
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
VIII Result in Moving Headquarters.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 27.-Rev. Luther
Z. Ludden has been elected western
secretary of the board of missions of
the general synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. and will retire from
the pastorate of Lincoln church. This
will move the headquarters of the west
ern secretary from Des Moines. Ia, to
Lincoln. The election took place at
the January meeting of the board in
Baltimore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Railway Agent Suicides.

Huntington. Ind, Jan. 2T:-Robert
Kinaird. at one time general passenger
and ticket agent of the Fort Wayne,
Cincinnati and Louisville railroad. with
headquarters at Fort Wayne, commit
ted suicide here Sunday by taking
morphine. Five years ago he was gen.
eraI auditor of the Santa Fe railroad at
Wichita, Kan. No cause is known for
the act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Rip Strike of Street Car Hands,

South Bend, Ind. Jan. %. - The
street car employees of South Bend,
Goshen. Elkhart and Mishawaka went
on strike Sunday after being in SeS-
sion all night. AS result of the
strike the Indiana Railway company
was unable to operate lines in north
ern Indiana. During the day cars were
run on an hourly schedule. only one
car being operated on each of eight
lines in and between the cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Fierce right Between Negroes.

Bloomington. Ills. Jan. PA sensa-
tional encounter between ten or TWEEN
ty colored men and women aroused
the city at midnight Sunday. Mrs.
Joseph Brown was shot through the
head and will die. Her body was
found on the railroad tracks and re-
moved Just before II train was due
Twenty or thirty shots were eX-
changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27

London, Jan. 27.-The following
statement is authorized by the Ger
man embassy: There is not the
slightest truth in the reports of fric-
tion or misunderstanding between
England and Germany in regard to
Venezuela. Both governments con-
tinue to act in perfect harmony and
will simultaneously withdraw the
blockade. No date has Vet been set
tied upon. but it VIII cease just as
soon as the representatives of the
powers reach final agreement with
Bowen"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
CHINESE UPRISING IS
CHECKED IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong. Jan. 25.-The viceroy
today caused the arrest here of seven
Kwang 81 rebels. which led to the
discovery Of plans for a simultaneous
rising here and in Canton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
ROOSEVELT EN- ROUTE
TO MKINLEY'S HOME

Pittsburg. Jan. 27.-The train bear
ing President Roosevelt and party en-
route to Canton arrived at 11:45. The
trip was without incident.
Canton. Ohio, Jan. 27.-The presi-
Dental party arrived at , this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
D..,,, orJuI,,s ". KimbalI.

kenosha. Wis, Jan. 21.-Julius Fl.
KimbaIl. artist. musician, veteran
yachtsman. and one of the first set
tiers of the village of Southport, died
at his home here yesterday from
erysipelas, aged 50 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
President Goes to Canton.

Washington. Jan. "a. - President
Roosevelt. accompanied by Secretary
Root and Secretary Cortelyou. left ear
Iy this morning for Canton, o., to at
tend the banquet in commemoration
of the birthday of the late President
Mckinley to be given tonight by the
Canton Republican League
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
RYAN and Fitz May Eight.

Hot Springs. Ark, Jan. 27.-Tommy
Ryan, the champion middleweight,
who has arrived here, received tele-
gram from Jack Herman, manager of
the Fort Erie Athletic club at Buffalo,
asking him if he would fight FitZsim-
mons there for a purse of $4,000.
Ryan replied that he would if Fitzsim-
mons could train down tc the middle
weight limit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
Sine Refused Her Freedom.

Terre Haute. Ind, Jan. %. - Mrs.
Charlotte Huston. who has been in
the Hudnut family of Terre Haute
eighty-six years. died at Indianapo-
lis Sunday. After receiving her free
dom before the war she refused IN
leave the family. and has reared most
of the childran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
He Became .Infurta,.d.-

Enid, o. T. Jan. % = Frederick
Walker. aged 20 years. shot and killed
his father. Smith Walker farmer
and politician, while the latter was at
dinner at his home near jefferson.
Young Walker became infuriated be-
cause his father chastised him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
KiIIed Freirht 1yreok.

WilliamspOrt. Pa. Jan. 27.-Edward
Darling and Thomas Swank, brake
men, We're killed, and Harley Ed
kins. conductor. was fatally injured in
a freight wreck on the Williamsport
and North Branch railroad near Sat
terfieId. Sullivan county. Engineer
SteigeIman and Lord Fairman, a
brakeman. also were hurt. The wreck
was caused by an open switch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27
BIq Craoker Plant Closed.

Chicago. Jan. 2T.-Twelve hundred
employees of the Kennedy Biscuit com
pany are out of work. Most of them
belong to the Cracker Packers and
Helpers union. The controversy began
Saturday. when the union threatened
strike unless three girls, not members.
were forced to join the union.