The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
IELEGRAPEEHllC
THE Government" lets
Kinds Go.
Atty Generals Opinion on
Naturalization.
A Lively Canvas Expected
in Iowa.
Wheat Harvest in Southern
Illinois.
Hoppers in iowa.
The Buel-Gilbert Marriage
Case,
Hoppers in iowa.
Great Storms at Council
Bluffs and at Detroit.
Accidents, Suicides,: Muir
ders, Fires, Etc.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The govern
ment to-day entered nolle pros in the
three remaining cases against Jerome q,
Kinds, charged with completely in the
mail contract frauds, he having previously
been acquitted on similar charges.
The controller of currency to-day ad-
vised the secretary of the treasury of the
issue of $1,6l5,525 of national bank cur
rency, since May q, upon which 80 per
cent of legal tender notes will be retained,
as provided by law. The whole amount
of additional bank circulation issued since
the passage of the act of January IA last
is $8,7S5, 500 The outstanding legal
tenders during July will be 1915, III $50
The attorney general has decided the
question of naturalization, submitted him
by the department of state The facts
briefly are that Mr.. A. Steinkoanler, a
Prussian subject by birth, immigrated to
the United States in l848 and was natural
lied in st. Louis in 1854, when he re-
turned to Germany, He took with him
his son, then aged four years, born in the
United States. The son is now 90 years
old. The question at issue rose as to the
son owing military service in Germany,
The attorney general comes to the conclu-
sion that the boy has two nationalties one
natural and the other acquired. The
father returning to Germany and resuming
his allegiance, the son partakes of the
status of the father. Being a minor and
having enjoyed the protection of the Ger.
man government, he, for the time being
or until of age, owed military duty, the
obligations peing reciprocal. but when the
boy becomes of age he can return to the
United States as an American citizen, with
all the rights and privileges as such. anG
would even be eligible to the presidency ot
the United States.
| The Washington national monument
society request the churches and Sabbath
schools Of the country to take up collec
tions on Sunday, July 4, to aid in the com
pletion of the monument. Contributions tt
be forwarded to j. B. Ii. Smith, treas
urer of the society, Washington. D. G.
BURLINGTON. Iowa, June 2S.-Hon
Sheppard Leffier, the nominee of the Lib
eral Democratic party for governor of Iowa
was rendered a complimentary serenad
tonight. He spoke forcibly and eloquent
ly about thirty minutes. He was greetet
by large and enthusiastic audience. Hi
remarks were frequently and loudly ap
plauded. He promised to make a thor
ough and aggressive canvass of the state
which was the signal for great cheering
A young mems Democratic club is to b
organized this week and steps taken
commence active work at once.
NASHVILLE, ILL.,, June 28,-The whea
harvesting is progressing in this part Q
Southern Illinois. The reports publishe
that the winter wheat wes all killed b
the cold weather are not true. We wi
have fair crop in this county, and of goo
quality.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, j une 2S.-The 'hor
pers have come as far east as Guthrie, O
the Rock Island Road. At Shelby an
Anita they are are flying high, in south
ern direction. East of these stations the
have ahghted in squads.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 28.-In the cas-
of the state vs.. j. R. Buell. and Susan
Gilbert, indicted for fornication, jude
Chapman of the Marion county crimin;
, court, to- day gave lengthy opinion. I
, general he says that the absence of ma
riage ceremonies does not impair the VI
/ lidity of the union if only a license has bee
y taken out and an agreement been entere
r into that they will become man and wifi
e 1t was not necessary in the case in han
= that the duration of the union should |
t stipulated, as the law itself determine
4 that, This marriage is specially bindin
e as both parties have testified that they b
Il lieved it legal when consumated. The
d signed an agreement that they should
g delivered from each other by mutual wi
8 ingness, but Buell. testifies that he kne
he conld only be separated by the deer,
, of court, and that this clause was on
J meant as a protest against the existir
u laws. Moreover, this was signed after Il
Y parties had pronounced themselves ma
: ried. Therefore this clause cannot he CO
II strued as invalidahng the general agre
is the language used.
Whereas, the courts of law have decj
ed that marriage is civil contract al
Igoverned by the same rules as all 9th
D contracts, therefore, we hereby agree tn
this contract exist and be in force duri
, our physical lives; provided, our mutu
love and natures ever blend as now, but
terminate without prejudice by the wish
!. either party, if love shall ever cease to
1T mutaul, which event 1--WE trust and belle
never will occur"
ii The compact showed rather ignorance
d some points of law than the idea of yiols
! ing them.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 28-A territ
tornado passed over Woodbine, forty mi
north of this city, last night. A numt
of residences, business houses and otf
n buildings were demolished. The crc
y were all more or less injured. Eighte
= miles of fence on the Chicago and Nor
, western Railroad was blown down. I
r river is now at stand still.
D DETROIT. June 2s.-In the tornado i
night two children were killed and fiftt
Y persons severely hurt Twenty-three C
tages were demoralized and many 9th
damaged. The part of the city visited
10 the tornado was sparsely settled or
re- loss of life would doubtless have be
ct much greater. A citizens meeting for
us. IS lief of the sufferers is called for Wed1
day.
, l CLINTON. Iowa, June Fisherman