Daily Leader from Davenport, Iowa • Page 7

Vw I 1 -y i vS" i i-' 'ViW 1 1 i THE DAILY LEADER. SEPTEMBER 21, 900. THE NEW Electric Cfcandellers. Piano Bchick's i -Bible under English skies" 1 1 at noon. Junior at 3 p.

'i rf' i 4 4 1 1 metircg even Ung; tsierviee 30; Discour Midweek prayer. at 7:30 BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Davenport Association of Bap- SELECTED, i ia expbirt A.1 attlev: guaraateed months Furslitnade and repaired at Richter'a. 1 rT -tllll Avi i.JtJL* UQuLlViit VM, "i James CJuinri. from Jackson, county, where lias spent Pipes an.epileptic.and Anna before' 1 "of was to IMt.

anil Mrs Kader Mercy Hospital. The third- ward a organized a a and heal- which; the I thy condition" of this Baptist denomln- that out of a town of over popula-ftloh -in; this country, tidh; Alvin has today only four houses.rAmong:-the interesting featur- left-upori their foundations as Bult ol the -recent stbrm. 001 of he Max Koehler, a successful-practicing fVi DEMOCRATS CAUCUSES HELD IN VARIOUS WARDS. NEW SATURDAY and I. 1 ri ri The paper was -read "by Mrs.

Louis isstopping a few days his in this "city on way "to. York; composed OF tHE RED MEN. inert the tri-cities will give-a Dancing party at the on liwilj 'Don Their War Paint and Play evening-o'-Sept. Ball. The Will Represent In the Convert" tioh Saturday to Name County.

Ticket--Fourth Ward "Caii-. cus Particularly man Dan Bl Home Presides. P. r'. The caucuses were evening ia all wards con ven- ae Unique Club, gave dance atl a meeting Tribe, 4 14 i i I wlwll LV "Uw Li A.

Ul 11 -last, evening which Number 2, of Red Men neltl tnf enjoyed thirty rtheir Eryan and Stevenson club with, as -presideat, Jensen, 1 secretary, and Ignatius treasurer. They will meet every Thursday everting at Brandt's Ton Halle; The employes of H. A. St. Onge entertaine'd at 'a dan-cing party at 9 of Moline visited and chal Tower.last uight The capacity, of I iby large num.l oa11 1 6 I roV.

This convention will name the on Wednesday a ael-. dounty tick "All of the meet- ings 'were weir-attended and particularly -well attended, particularly the Fourth ward where, sixty met in to a ga bas5 challenge-was romptly joint caucus and at. which ex-Aid. her-or young people who were present ted and committees appointed to Dall Horne presided. A B-B M.

Id. i-d Exhibit of Ladies Suits, Skirts, Waists arid Golf Gapes, early Street hats and number" of Eastern Pattern Hats. Big Exhibit of nobby new Silks and Novelties in Dress Goods, all marked specially low at Sale price tot early buyers. 'ami. most time.

Rev. W. H.B!ancke on Wednesday -Saturday and Monday big. evening united in m'arriage August G. Frees.e^ ifyrtle French, They will inaki their.

residence at 315 Gaines The Davenport Savings Bank has declared a.5i per gemiTaixiiual dividend payable -Oct. 1. Judge AY. F. Louis is in the city preparing the 'appeal of the Reed divorce suit to the Supreme court.

day at Liepold's. A delightful dancing party was given ber -30th. i rbuy tip an empire and' arrajQge other accessary details for the game le played on the placid waters of Duck -Creek on Septem- There is a great deal of activity the members of Tecumseh among at Metropolitan hall last -evening by' the memhers of Myrtle KeTsekah Nearly two hundred people were pres-1 Tribe and at present they are arrang- eht and enjoyed a pleasant evening. A ling for a grand ball to Be given at large nunrber otthe mek-bers of Zedo-1 Turner hall on the evening of Oct. IS.

ka lodge of the Rebekahs of Davenport came over and attended the dance. -Moline Dispatch. Calder went-to Davenport yes- At the German JL E. Conference in to tafee the races and after entries for rhe carnival races. CetJar Rapids 'Repoblican.

NEW WASTE PAPER SOXES. I session at Rev. George Enzenrotb was reappointed -pastor of 1 1 They are Being Distuributed Over the City Today. The 75 new waste paper 1xxes which were ordered by the city council some ago have all received and the German M. E.

church in this city. Miss Nettie Wunder and Miss Aman- ifSnEi rh. An T.i^o/1,.,--*,^«;««- I oda are oemg- distnbuted over the The marriae bans of Miss Carrie Stephenson. daughter of Mr-. and Mrs, W.

H. Stephenson of 1719 Vj Third avenue, Moline, ami" John 6'Oonners of Davenport were read at St. Mary's church Sunday, David J. Buckley, local manager of Christ Mueller Sons Lumber has returned from. Arkansas City, his wife and family, For tue present they -will make th-eir home at the residence of Dr.

Wyland. S30 Sixteenth sireet--Moline Mail. The Moline barbers certainly have done their share toward alleviating the distress of the flood sufferers at Galveston. This rooming thov telegraphed $124.10 lo W. A.

McVety of Calveston, chairman of the relief fund. This is the amount earned by the game between the bosses and'journeymen on G. Schurman, president of Cornell university and chairman of the first Philippine peace commission appointed by President MeKInley. deliver an address In Davenport Saturday Sept 29. at the Turner Grand'.

Order your hard coal now of W. H. Clans sen, GUi and DeSota. Phone The C. G.

Turnverein of Moline hold its annual fair this year at Turner Dec. 3-S inclusive and a new idea wHl -he introduced. Instead of begging: from local merchants the articles which are to be sold at the fair and in the booths viH be purchased. Heretofore the veroin has found a-ready enough -response but members refuse 10 longer impose the draia and burden on their friends. Have your furs repaired and altered "by Koch the furrier, 312 tt 2nd St.

Good work guaranteed. Cards are out announcing the next dance to be given by the "Narcissus" club at Black Hawk "Watch Tower Thursday, Sept 27. 1900. Ogden's orchestra fi pieces. Anthony DeVoe oC Rock Island fell twenty feet i.Ms afternoon and struck on his head on the brick pavement.

He was seriously hurt. County Recorder Brysou recorded mortgrases amounting to at his office yesterday. Mrs. Henry G. Struck, and and also sister, Miss Katie Wessel loft for Chicago yesterday, ou a week's visit.

Ernst Meier who was a resident of this city, 20 years ago. left for New York, today after a sbort visit with relatives and friends in this city. On Sept. 25 he leaves for Germany on the steamer Calvary church, corner of Fourteen ch and Perry strets. J.

W. AVeddell B. pastor. Morning prayer 10:15 Service 10:30 Discourse da Befader left Tuesday evening: on a two weeks' visit vith friends and relatives at -Madison, South Dakota. Services will be held at Temple Emanuel this evening at 7:30 aitd Sunday evening- at the same aour.

Rabbi W. H. Fiaeschrieb will officiate. Mayor Fred Heinz lias in his of fice a blue print of the proposed new C. R.

and P. elevation iu this city. It shows all the details oi the project. Full Hue of ranges and heaters at the right prices Young and MeCoxnbY Rock Island. Ed.

C. Mueller of the Christian Mueller and Sons Lumber company will leave the first of the coming week for the Pacific coast where he goes on business for his company. Ht will -be absent for some time. Those new French flannel waists Young and McCambs' are all righi for style arid price, Alfred C. Mueller will leave in few days for Xew York.

He -will spend the next year completing hit course in the Columbia law school Mr. Mueller graduated from the school. Mr. Mueller graduated frorr the law department of the state unl versiiy in this state and then enterer upon his course in the Columbia col lege. considered the greatest la-w school.

Walter Petersen lias returned tr Iowa City where he is attending law- school. He is in the senior year his course and will graduate nex; Fruit jars; Pints. 3 cents; quan; 4 cents, and naif gallons 5 cents, Young and McCorabs, Rock Island. Manager Charles T. Kindt of the Biirtis opera house far.s been confined The oJd boxes which are much smaller than the new ones will be scat- 'ered over the residence portion of the nty.

The new ones are very commodious and when filled with scrap paper -vould make quite a blaze in case of a smoker rowing his lighted cigar stump into it PAVING OPERATIONS. Excavation Commenced on Carey Avenue--Central Park. Extension. "Work: tas now -been commenced on he street paving on Carey avenue and that vicinity. While the work on 'larrison street has not been completes as yet it is likely that it will be lone by Monday evening.

It would lave been completed this evening- had not been for the rain we have had. The street railway company has een -compelled to take its men off or he Central park track extension for he purpose of attending to the Carey i venue track work whicb-is necessitat- on account of the paving operaiions. Supt. John G. Huntoon of the company stated at noon today tbat the -ompany had about half of the track vork.

completed on this extension and it would be resumed Just as soon is possible and the work completed. Saturday and Monday, exhibit of lobby suits, early millinery, new furs, lobby scarfs and capes at sale prices, LJepoId's. DAY WITH THE LAW BREAKERS. the Jrirst. Ward.

In of the First ward, Ed. '-Brehiher was selected chairman and Fritz Schmidt secretary. -Delegates and alternates chosen as follows: L. -Meek- el, F. C.

Fahxenkrug- Alternates--H. HebeL C. Kruese, J. Stahmer. 33d.

Brehmer made precinct chairman. After the meeting: adjourned F. Schmidt secured'about members for the First Ward Democratic club. which gives that precinct a strong organization. In the second precinct of the First! ward Julius 'Sajacter "was selected chairman and Dr.

P. Radenhausen secretary- The following 'delegates and alternates were chosen: Delegates---Herman Peters, Dr. Rudolph, John Forth; Geo. Beatty. Fritz Ja'cker, Julius Sanders.

F. Susemihl, Chas. HetzeL Radenhausen, Geo. Stewart. Fritz Langmann.

Alternates--E3. Sievert. Mark McGraw. John Henry Hanemann, John Mahan, TXJU Hanemann, Fred Detlef Bremmer. Geo.

Cotterell. Michael Ernst Soller. F. C. Suscmihl was selected pre- cinct chairman.

Second Ward. In the first precinct of the Second ward W. J. Reese "was selected chairman and W. H.

-Claussen secretary. Delegates were chosen as follows: Reese. "VTm. Bischoff. W.

H. Claussen, John J. Felger. Fred Kendall, John Speetzen. Henry Notice our Many Specials 25 nobby new jackets, est styles, well worth $9.00, at 25 Ladies' Capes, nobby new garments 50 Ladies black Mohair suits, S2.00 value 50 children's jackets, regular values 50 choice silk waists, value at $4.98 $2.49 $1.25 $3.75 50 pieces of choice dress goods, regular 20c value 50 pieces all linen i.

11 4 50 blanket O' 50 pieces Bleached muslin 50 pieces urrbleached muslin 50 pieces prints 100 street 3k 1 50 pieces of choice serge Henriette, a 39c value 50 pieces terial at 3ill Smith the Suspected Murderer Goes to Sheffield. WiUiani Smith, the negro suspected murder at Sheffield, on Labor Day and who was arrested in this citv Pfabe. Henry Borneaoeft. H. J.

Panl. John Helroer, James McGlynn. B. F. Bernow.

Geo. Mengel. Glaus Kuehl. Ed. Mueller.

Ft, T. Walsh. In the second precinct "William Hard wick was selected chairman of the precinct and the following delegates an'd alternates were selected: Delegates-- H. J. Mover.

Max Goettsch. Henry Olten M. J. Malloy, Ixnis Koell P. K.

Jacobsen. Sr. All. Behrens. James Christiansen, Fred Flint.

P. X. Jacobsen. Wm beck. Alternates C.

Snksdorf. J. Wm. Hebheln. Geo.

O'Dea. of fleeced wrapper ma- 5c 50 of double fold percalet. Sc value at 50 pieces Tennis flannel. 7c value at 50 pieces Shaker flannel, Oc value at 50 pieces Toweling 'crash at 3k 2c hats .4 50 dozen children's fancy caps, a 25c 25c 49c 98c! a a 50 fur collarettes, $3.00 value $1.49 50 sCiirfs, $2.50 value 50 choice fur arments, all worth $5.00 to $8.00, choice 25 pieces Turkey Red table linen, per yd 25 pieces unbleached table linen, per yd 25 pieces bleached table per 4 $2. 1 I9c 25c 25 'comforts for small beds, each 25 comforts for single beds, each 25 comforts, large size, good quality, each 25 dozen children's good heavy small sizes 25 dozen.

Children's union suits well finished 25 dozen Lad heavy ribbed vests 25 dozen Gent's heavy fleeced underwear I 25 dozen ladies' heavy ribbed vests and pants 25 dozen ladies' heavy vests 25 dozen gents half hose, 25c 25c 25c 15c 25 dozen ladies' heavy fast black hose, seamless, the 17c Op kind, choice Ql 50 pieces, yd wide percale 9c kind 50 children's mackintoshes, $2.50 kind 61 $1.75 Plam- Tank, Chas. Do not delay to see our fine line of Golf Capes. New arrivals in Nobby new Tailor Made Suits. New arrivals in Nobby French Flannel New arrivals in Up-to-Date Foot Wear. Many new up to date Merchandise on display.

Do Not Delay to Attend This Sale i 4 V- to his bed -ior the pavit three days. Hf 1 giving: the officers a merry was able to be in office for a few 3hase yesterday morning was taken ihis afternoon but was com Ock Island t0(1ay and lodged in CAN BUSINESS GROW It is founded on the words, and pru- nt buyers, who have compared quality and prices at other stores. Come and frankly tell us that goods are the best and oar prices, are the. lowest. New Uncle Jerry 's Pin flour, 10 cents.per package or per dozen Goldca Drip Syrup, just the thing -for-pan 1 cakes.

Sale price; per, gal. Cider. -guaranteed to pickles for one year, 12 cents, per gallon. This price is good only for Friday and" Saturday. Fluted Vanailla Bars, this cake is -worth 15 per price.

'Stove regu: lar 10; cent this sale. LJcJi 4 vC 3 regular 5 cent packages 'Sledge Smoking polled to return to bed. Loa Dry son of the Galvestor. relief committee this afternoon re celvcd a contribution of $232 from the Ash burn chapei Sunday school Buffalo township. Good for the Sun day school children of Buffalo town ship.

The young men of the Moline Cath olic church last Sunday organized i club of forty members called the So dality society. The officers electee are as follows: First Warren. Second Prefect-- Alphonsc Meersman. Consiiltera, Charles Grant Tom Mcinnie. Atf high noon Wednesday, at the re sidence of the bride's parents.

Mr. and Mrs. William Atkinson, Tenth aveuue. Rock Island, oceurrec the wedding of Horace A. Zeigler Moline and -Miss Louise Atkinson Rev.

W. S. Marquis performing tlu ceremony which was witnessed by or the immediate families of the bride and groom. Miss Edna Morgan of this city, it entertaining a party of in-city yo-unc people at Black Hawk Watch Tower this afternoon and evening; ladies of St. Anthony's church will serve supper at the Hibemiar hall, tomorrow (Saturday) evening from 5 o'clock to 9 o'clock Every body is invited to attend.

Lee UHman of Spring-field, fi former classmate at Harvard of Victoi Uttig- and Tom Griggs is visiting them for a few days in this city. jail over there as this will obviate the necessity of securing a requisition ind the -attending delay resulting --herefrcm. He will be taken to Shef- ae3d. Smith is accused of murdering i fellow negro during, a quarrel on Labor Day by shooting him in the re- don of the stomach. He escaped and was supposed to be in Chicago until ipprehended in this city yesterday by Officer Rogge.

Mea- Princeton last night, which is the Bounty seat of the community where crime was committed. C. O. -Mea- hy. for peddling without a license nut ip security for his appearance at trial ind was released.

H. W. Kuehl upon charge of disturbing the peace was released and Minnie Eggers up- the same charge was given a sentence of five days. SILK WAIST BARGAINS. Wieck, Max Behrens, Andrew Kelly.

Julius Planibeck. Henry Grobman. Jas Moses. In the Third ward caucus Fred C. Xaove was selected as chairman and C.

A- Petersen secretary. In the first precinct Fred C. Naeve was selected as ward committecraan and in the second Harry Cassiri was selected. The following were chosen as delegates to the convention: First Precinct-- Gus. Eckbardt.

Tg- natz Hild. P. F. Petersen. Fred C.

Xao- ve. AV. Banrose Xasrel. Peter Fnchs. H.

C. Warnebold. Fred Xaeve. Henry Kasch, Wm. Goetsch, J.

F. -Brandt, Leo. Gadient. Frank W. Reose.

C. A. Petersen, G'us. F. Jansen, Anian- dus Woe-hor.

Second Precinct W. R. Carroll, M. Breidexvbach, John Hebheln. Jas.

Cahill, Harry Cassia. Henry Dnnker. H. Dolan. Geo.

W. Schwenke. Immediately after the adjournment of the caucus, a democratic campaign club was organised, to be known as "The Bryan and Stevenson club of the First Precinct--Henry VoIImer, A. Doe, John B. Schmidt H.

Harrison. J. Chas. Gallagher, Aug. Karl, J.

Milcot, A Le Claire, X. C. Martin, James Horan. Chas. Keeler.

Henry McCaffrey, Allison Osborne, O. G. Murray, A. P. McMahon.

H. Connole. Second Precinct-- Geo. T. Baker.

Dr. E. Walsh. Dr. De Armond, Ed.

Doyle, Chas. T. Cooper. Dittoe, John Lydon. Chas.

E. Gartland Hon. Henry Vollmer made chairman of the delegation and Fred B. -Sharon Chairman was made chairman of the first precinct and John F. Lydon chairman of the second pre- cinci.

Sixth Ward Caucuses. At the caucus of the 1st precinct of the Sixth ward held last evening, Wil- Ham Gordon was chairman of the meetin and N. D. Ely, secretary. By the accidental addition of an extra cipher to a quotation in St.

Onre's ad last evening, silk waists were placed at a figure beyond the line of bargains. Elaborate silk waists, at prices up to $20,000 was the actual quotation. Take advantage of the low rate excursion via I. and P. Ry-, to visit four old home in Ohio.

OBITUARY. Superhuman Fortitude. Hughes. Last evening- at o'clock occurred death of Oliver C. Hughes, the 11- Honth old son of Mr.

and Mrs. AV. Port Jervis, Sept. I.Hughes. 512 East Pleasant street The almost superhuman fortitude WilHam L.

Eaton, on Erie Railroad employee withstood the shock -of a "fearful acci dent which befell him early Wednes day morning- and adopted which undoubtedly saved his life. He fell, from the top of a box car "uueral will be held from the resi- lence tomorrow morning with interment in St- Marguerite's cemetery. 'Sci Saturday and Monday -underwear ale: IreiTs underwear 5c and up to the rails and. his right leg was cut I Ladies uriderwear 15c and up off the knee. He layquiet until I.

Cent's under wear, heavy fleeced, 25c the last car of the train had. passed. md then bravely dragged himself one 1 side, where he fashioned a tourhiqueM. Y. C.

A- BASKET BALL? from his handkerkerchief and jack knife and twist It about severec A Team is Organized for the Coming Hmb the flow'of blood was check- He built a to keep himselij.a basket ball game Season. On 'Saturday evening there will Rock warm and awaited the approach of between Y. M. C. another train, which he knew' a due in a-short'time.

Engineer Law- -Juniors' Augustaha Crescents The 'boys have been doing some tence -astonished to see a torch I'aithtui practice and expect to put up waving a danger-signal as he game The line up of the near the spat, and stopped -his train fb'e as follows: JOHNA.FEENEY Cash Grocer and Leader in ILbw Prices. 222E. 3rSt. 'Pkoie 580 'Eaton explained his peril and was iin mediately taken aboard and -hurried, to Paterson, where 'an anibulanco took him tb St. Joseph's Hospital.

(There his was amputated below the.knee.' Porward--Pisher. Guard-- Brown. ing. hird The following officers were elected. viz.

President C. -v. Petersen. Secretary Albert Jansen, Treasurer Ignatz Hild. Executive Committee Henry Nagel.

W. L. Ban rose, H. C. Warnebokl, Theo.

Kamrath, J. Churchill. F. P. Baurose.

P. F. Petersen. The club will hold weekly meetings at Brandt's halh In the Fourth Ward. A joint caucus held in the Four Lynched.

New Orleans, -Sept. grcfes were taken jail at Pon chnteulfC last night and 'lynched. The Sept 11; 13 and 27th are the dates the Ohio excursion via R. I. and P.

fty. Buy toall at Voung and town has recntly been Infested Rock Island. One cent per burgfcirs. roll and up Prices are slaughtered. mM Fourth ward at Armory hall at "which ex-Alderman Dan B.

Home presided and P. J. O'Shanghnessy made secretary. During the meeting, which attended by about sixty, addresses were made by E. M.

Sharon, P. McGuirk. George TV. Scott. W.

R. Maines, M. F. Kirkwood and others. The following delegates and alternates were selected: "Delegates First precinct--Dan B.

'Horne, E. M. Sharon; Ed. Binder. Hugo Stolley, M.

F. Kinvood, Louis Hinz, Joe Plynn, W. Maines, Henry A. J. Lerch, Buege.

Pete Roddewrg. Ernst Wenzel. H. Wittenberg, E. J.

Carroll, John Heeney. Alternates A. E. Carroll, Pat Horan, Byron Hall, J. P.

Gentle, A. H. Wulff, John Buckley, W. D. A.

Bruening, E. Timothy, A. J. TCahles-. O.

H. Lahrmann. Geo. Matern, C. Trautwein, -Strove.

H. Speth. Henry Heitmann, W. C. len.

Second W. Scott, J. Crowley. P. McGuirk, 3eo.

-Wiggers, Gust Junge, 'Wm. B. CanrpbelK P. O'Shkuglmessy. John L.

Doyle, Gust OBroeckelmann, Dr. C. Tjindley, Wm. Coultbn, Fred Asch- ermannV -Alternates--D; A. IVIcGugiri.

Christ Mundt, Henry J-. W. UBUQJJE'S CENSUS, HAS THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO- NINETY-SEVEN. SIGHTING BIG GUNS. Has not Shown the Increase That Davenport Has Shown but is Still the Second City in the State-- We Congratulate Our Neighbor up the River.

Washington, Sep. The census bureau announces the population of Dnbuque Iowa to be 36,297 as against iu 'DO au increase of 10.7a per cent. Dubuque still leads us by 1,043. Our congratulations to the sister city up the river. It will be remembered that the census bureau gives us a population of as against 26.2S7 in 1S9Q, or an increase of 31.19 percent as against Diibuque's increase of 19.75 per cent.

In other words, the city of Davenport gained a total in population of S.382 during the decade while Dubuque i gained In ten years from now, at the same following delegates to-Saturday's convention were selected: YTm. Theophilus. C. W. Hines.

X. Ely. Wm. Gordon. A.

W. Carroll. A. Noth. John Ruhl.

Waldo Becker. J. W. Walsh. J.

J. Kinnavy. C. C. Rolfs.

Charles -Malier Jas. McCarthy. M. G. NageL Alternates--S, Jennings, P.

A. Hailing, John Gannon. Dan Karen. T. Connors.

Thos Sterling. B. Ley-1 Drop on Second Street Near Main rate there be no queston as to which will be the second city in Iowa, FELL IN A FAINT. den. M.

M. A. C. Meyer. Yesterday.

Toseph Cahill Jerry Lyncli. John! At about 4:30 o'clock a man was koth Frank J. Bishop. seen in front of the First National bank apparently in distress. His GAMIN HAS BEEN RELEASED.

Will be Allowed to Enter the Present hands were clasped over his stomach and he whirled around three or four times, then dropped, limp upon the sidewalk. Word was at once sent to the pat- the noted'horse station and the ambulance came 'P. 'Kennedy; W. on Hoh- meiser, John C. Kohlei, -Henry Sartor- ious, Louis -H.

Frye, resolution was adopted indorsing George W. 'Scott for chairman 'of the county central The Fifth Ward. The Fifth ward also a joint Hibernian hall; Ex-Alder- Matt Gorman presided. Delegates chosen as follows: 1 i longing to P. Mc'Avoy of Anaconda, and which -was attached yester dayup an an order -granted to A.

Segelbaum, the -tailor by Justice J. Clark Hall, has "been released temporarily. It is now in the custody of Charles Haskina and will be allowed to enter the races but cannot be removed from the city until McAvoy who has been 'in Omaha for the past few days returned to the city this morning, but and took him to the police station His- name was not known, but he belonged to the genious hobo. Officer Goetsch, driver patrol, stated that he had the same sort of a spell last Tuesday and that the wagon was then called to take linn in. The police state that he was under the influence of liquor he was taken to the station, and they think that these spells, which are in the na- A Landlubber Mystified as to How Anything is Ever Hit.

"How jn the world the gunners on our big battleships ever manage, to land a shell within a mile of the thing they are shooting at fras been a mystery to me ever since I saw a piece of heavy ordnance actually turn ed said a man recently "I was on the Oregon during some range tests off Mare Island, shortly after the ship was placed in he continued "and the executive officer, who was an old schoolmate of mine, took me iuto the after turret to show me how the big 1 guns were sighted. "The man who does the aiming stands on a little platform at the rear of the breech and looks through, a telescope fastened above the barrel. Two wires cross each other at right angles in the far end of the glass and the place where they meet must be brought In line with a lance-shaped sight at the muzzle of the gun and also with the object aimed at, which in the case to which I refer was a canvas screen. 1C feet square and 1,400 yards distant. "Now.

that would be hard enough to do on dry land because every slight shift of the telescope meant the simultaneous shifting of several tons of cold steel by means of a complicated system, of wheels and levers but on board a moving ship, rocking up and down on the waves, the difficulties are something appalling. squinted through the instrument and all I could see was a circular patch of ocean whirling criss-cross over the field of vision, like a magic lantern picture with a bad case of St dance. Once I caught a glimpse of something white, that shot across the circle as swiftly as a swallow and was gone before I could say boo'! That was the target, on which the gunner was supposed to draw a bead! so far as failed; to make a cure of fits, are brought on by drink: HON, HENRY VOLUMER SPEAKS, Delivers Two Addresses to Democrats Yesterday. Henry Vollmer spoke yesterday afternoon at the Jackson Coun-ty convention which; was Tield at Andrew. From'there he made ST.

drive of 2S miles to De Witt he sioke i a large, crowd the evening 'He will also speak at Musca- 'tdne. tomorrow Mr. Vpllmer reports that the campaign is progressing most satisfactorily, that; the Democrats everywhere are enthusiastic and workirig hard for the success of the -party, I His fall upon the sidewalk cut a gash the -back of his head. He was released from the station this forenoon in apparently good health. i WARM CONVENTION.

the latest walking, bats -at Young and McComVs. Just opened sinew lot.today, Rock Island. Of County DemocracyjTomorrw at Turner Hail. Everything to indicate there tomorrow's Democratic convention will be -a very large one and that there "will be a good deal of manifest in: the different nominations. convention, it should be remembered, has been ralled tor 10:30 6'clppk: The largeCulimber of candidates which will be presented to the convention indicates the interest that is being taken.

Davenport Mile Races; Sept- 18, 19. 20 and 21. "I stepped back in awe, a goodlooking young sailorman took my place, gave a couple of hand wheels a few sharp turns right and. left, and then, all of a sudden, pressed something like a telegraph key. I thought the whole universe had broken, loose at the foundations, but it -was only the gun going and the shelll carried away one entire end of the wliit'e canvass target.

How l6oking young sailorsman got his aim I pretend to like of '-pure necromancy. The men behind the guns a doubt the greatest sleight-of-hand performers In the world." EL'MO SMITH HEARING, iV' Wili Take Place at Iowa City Monday The trial of Blino Smith for burglary will take place next Monday. court of Johnson county city this morning and' 1 subpoenaed local witnesses who will te tifyinthe case. 1 It will be that "Elmo Smith, -better known as "Bay was arrested here; one; "stormy last winter and.lie toofe tne Jewelry where he 6ut diamond as the one (, Jtl i.