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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
After the DYnaIniterS.

LONDON, March 5--The excitement over
the recent dynamite plots and the large re-
wards offered for the detection of the authors
OF the outrages, have stimulated the police to
renewed efforts to capture the perpetrators
1t is learned that the detectives have iufor-
nation to the effect that the Irish Americani
who arrived at Waterloo station from South.
ampton on Feb. 12, in whose room at the
Waverley hotel important clues were found
have escaped to France, and are now III
Paris. Several leading English detectives
have gone there and are said to be on
the track OF the alleged culprits. The
services Of a number of prominent French
detectives has been secured to assist the Eng
Gsh detectives not only in searching for the
five Irish-Americans against whom strong
circumstantial evidence has been obtained,
but also in keeping a close watch On all
Americans arriving at Bordeaux, Havre, or
Bre5t. The authorities at Scotland Yard say
that within the next twenty-four hours they
expect to have two Of the authors Of the
dynamite plots in custody, ald that they
have evidence Sufficient TO secure their con-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

The mass Of star route corruption has
apparently. not even yet been pPobed to
the bottom. Some days ago the New
York Sun contained some startling dis
closures in regard to unpublished docu-
ments relating to the great conspiracy,
and the action of the GarieId-Blaine ad-
ministration in selecting one or two men
for scape goats and letting the other
scamps 60 free, On Monday the sup
pressed papers were furnished to the
postoffice committee. They fully sustain
the charges of the Sun Stephen B. Elk
ms, Congressman Ellis, of Louisiana, Del
egate Kidder, Of Montana, and Senators
Plumb and Maxey are implicated. A. N.
Gibson d special agent of the misnamed
department of justice. is charged with
accepting 50, 500 for services to the de
PENDANTS, while in the employment of the
government which was prosecuting them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Prosecuting parne,rs Mother.

BoRDENTowN, n. j., Niarcn 5.-Mrs. Della
Parnell, mother OF the Irish patriot, Charles
Stewart Parnoll, resides a. her mansion near
here, and for some months has been subjected
TO various outrages at the hands Of
unknown parties. Fences have been de,
stroyed, fowls killed, and other prop.
erty damaged. During Miss Fanny Par
nell's life her pets were two dogs, a hand
some st. Bernard aud a red setter. One
night recently some scoundrel gave the
animals meat dosed with arsenic and on the
following morning they were found dead.
Last Friday night the climax was reached
when a mich COW was found deal in its stall
It had died from arseRical poisoning. Mrs,
Pa:nel was not at homo but tho motives
If the prosecutors were, undoubtedly, to
poison the inmates Of her house by means of
the cows milk. Had the animal lived until
the following morning, and been MIXED,
according to custom, before breakfast, the
desires of the conspirators would doubtless
have been fulfilled. The authorities are en-
deavoring to fathon the mystery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

WASHINGTON Cry, March 5.-Mr. White
law Reid, editor of The New York Tribune,
through The New York Herald interviewer,
gives his views as TO the presidential situa-
ton in both political camps. He thinks the
issues as between the parties in the presiden-
tial contest will be mainly the tariff and
civil service, and that the battlefield will be
Ohio, New York, New jersey, Connections
and Indiana.
As to the Republican situation between
Arthur, Logan and Edmunds, Mr.. Reid in
point of strength places Logan first, Arthur
second and Edmunds third He thinks Arthur
can go to the convention with his own state
enthusiastically supporting him as Logan and
Edmunds will. Still he is undoubtedly pop
ular in the city of New York.
OF Mr.. Blaine Mr.. Reid says: "No one, not
even his most intimate friends, have been
able to extort from Mr.. Blaine the slightest
admission of his willingness TO be a candidate
He says over and over to everybody that
this is not his year. and that he is not con-
didate; that he doesn't banker after the
office as he once did, and still less for the
nomination. His own wife says that ne has
never admitted even to her his willingness to
be candidate this time, and he is undoubt-
edly honest or thinks he is, in his refusal"
"But many of his old friends seem to act az
though in harmony with policy:"
@Well, You can not ignore the fact that
more people in the Republican party seem to
want Blaine as their standard bearer in this
fight than any other man. Nevertheless,
there is absolutely no form or semblance of
any organization in Blaine's interest. wit
his consent
"Henry B. Payne would on some &C
counts be the most dangerous candidate
from a Republican standpoint. The con-
sentative Democrats understand very well
that in electing Carlisle speaker, and placing
Morrison where he is they swung entire y
too far on the free trade side Randall, now,
has always been good balancing-pole. The
party with Carlisle in Randall's old place has
gone too far in free trade WAYS; and must tip
back. Mr.. Payne would be thought
satisfactory to the protective ele-
ment, and to the bankers and capital
lists Of the country. Democrats
would reason that no alarm would be felt if
he were president, and that his candidacy
would dissipate all apprehension of disturb
ing values and would suit the stabler ele-
ments in convincing them that nothing rash
or sudden would be done. Mr.. Payne is
strong in Ohio, and Ohio, as you know, is the
only October state. Il The Democrats are de-
feated in the October election they will under
stand thor oughly that The game is up. 1t viii
not be forgotten that Mr.. Payne is not only a
man Of great wealth, bu5 is backed by great
wealth. His nomination would not only be
matter of grave concern to the Republicans,
but of exceptional strength to the Demo
Gratis
"Whom does Mr. Tiiden favori"
II believe-leaviug cut all consideration OF
Mr.. Tilden himself-tbat the old gentleman
fsvors the selection OF Mr.. Payne, for reasone
given above.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
Important Appointments - North
western Division Headquarters.

western Division Headquarters.
MILWAUKEE, March 5.-The announce
ment of Albert Antisdel's appointment as
general superintendent of tine northwestern
division of the American Express company
creates quite sensation in commercial
circles, as it will cause the headquar-
tiers of this large division to be changed from
Chicago to Milwaukee. The prom otion is an
important one, and places Mr.. Antisdel at
the head of a division that embraces the
states Of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Dakata, Michigan
and Manitoba. The change necessitates
changes of importance in all divisions
of the company among its officers
and employees A ]. Cooper, whom Mr..
Antisdel succeeds, has been made assistant
general superintendent of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
and will make his headquarters in San Fran
cisco Mr.. Hancock, formerly American
Express agent at Council Bluffs, has
been made superintendent of all of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S territory east Of the
Rocky mountains, and will keep his
headquarters at the Bluffs. Mr.. Antisdel
viii go to Chicago to arrange local appoint
meuts and later will visit St. Paul and other
important centers in his division to make APP
pointments and systematic the business.
The appointments were made last Saturday.
A Chicago man will probably be appointed
division agent for Wisconsin. W. II.
Doisworth is the new city agent for Mil
waukee Mr.. Antisdel has been the resident
manager of the company here for fifteen
years and is very popular He is about 50
years Of age. The change not only affects
the American express all over tho country,
also means a reorganization Of the Wells
Faro COMPANY,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
w. Z. vs.. b. 4 @.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The forcible
taking possession of the Office of the
Western Union Telegraph company by
the Baltimore & Ohio people, during which
the fixtures and instruments of the Western
Union company were flung into the street
under the direction of Howell Brothers, the
tenants of the Office, resulted in the
arrest of the assistant superintendent
and an operator of the Baltimore & Ohio
company and Charles Howell, broker, upon
warrants charging them with forcible entry
and detainer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO. March 4

CHICAGO, March 4
Rodiger 6 McIntyre's circular Of this
evening says The markets were steady to.
day on the board of trade Wheat--April
opened and closed 92c; May, opened 97e,
closed 96Sc; June, opened 9s56c,
closed 9S1lc Corn April, opened
and closed, $3.50; May, opened 57l5c, closed
5624c; June, opened 5755c, closed 5i1sc. Oats
May, opened 35S5c, closed $3.50. Pork
May, opened SIS, closed $3.50. Lard-May,
opened 50 80, closed S9.511z.
Live Stock-The Union stock yards re.
ports the following range of prices; Hogs
Market quiet and slow, tie demand being
chiefly from shippers; prices 5@l0c lower;
S6@6.75, light weights; S6.35@675, rough
racSing; Sc so@735, heavy do. and shipping
lots. Cattle-Market steady.
Produce: Butter-Fiue creamery, 33g34c
good to choice dairy, .20Q25c; butterine
doing the bulk of the business. EGgs-Frm
fresh laid, 22423c. Potatoes-Nery duh
good to choice early rose or Burbank, S3g
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Three PeoDIe AssasSinated.

HURON, Dakota, March 5.-News of hor-
rible affair at Parker Turner county, has
been received here. A man named Oliver
Parker, his wife, and their small child ar
rived there from Nicola, Iowa, Saturday, pro-
cured team, and rode five miles into
the country to a claim Parker has
filed upon. They were met at the door
by nan with an AK who dealt terrible
blows on the heads Of Parker and wife,
nearly killing them He then almost kicked
the life out of the little child. Afterward
the assailant took gun from the shanty and
disappeared across the prairie. Parker man
aged to crawl q mile through the snow to q
neighbours house and give the alarm. There
is very little hope of the recovery of any OF
the three persons. A reward of 500 is
offered for the arrest of the assassin.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A mans body, frozen stiff, was found
in old vacant house IN Bristol, Mich.
NJ. Tourgeunof's brain is to be pre-
served in the museum of ST. Petersburg.
Prussia has proposed to the bundles
r2th to proiong the anti-Socialist law two
years
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
is said to be a descendant of Commodore
Perry.
It is said that tho Salvation army is
making many converts among the negroes oi
the south.
William Il. Vanderbilt says that
abont $1,000 people have already visited his
art gallery.
The peach bids throughout Ontario
were completely destroyed by the recent
severe weather.
The Philadelphia street car COM
panies paid last year dividends ranging IRON
10 to &c per cent
Congressman Cox made his first
speech in court in 1915, and goS verdict OF
SIS for his client
Speaker Carlisle has accepted an in
vitation to dine with the New York Free
Trade club at their annual dinner on March
Is
In the vatican library at Rome there
are seventeen royal love letters written by
Henry VIII to the cruelty wronged Anne
Boleyn.
It is reported that the French gov
eminent is about to lay further length Of
4, $50 miles of underground telegraph wires,
the cost of which viii be about Sl1, 900, 900.
The Hon. Thomas Cornell has headed
a subscription with 81, 000 for a monument
to be erected to Lieut. Chip, Of the i'll fated
Arctic steamer Jeanette, in Rondout, n. Y.
John Guy Vassar has presented
$4,000 for the benefit of the cabinets OF
physical and chemical apparatus in the
Vassar Brothers labratory at Vassar college.
Joseph R. Raycroft, treasurer OF
Grace Reformed Episcopal church, Chicago,
is a defaulter to the church in the sum OF
over 5000 He has disappeared, and the
officers have a warrant for him.
At Modem, Mass, Jerry Kelcher and
Patrick Feeley employees of the rubber works,
| quarreled, and Feeley pushed Kelcher into
the grinding machine. Kelchers arm was
| torn off, and he is thought to be fatally in
| jured.
The drivers in all the mines on the
| Ohio Central railroad. in the Sandy Creek
| valley have struck against a reduction OF
| from 81 to $l,T5 per day, and over 1,Ool
| miners are out in consequence, and will sup
| port the drivers.
|
The late Richard Somers Smith, Of
| Philadelphia, was the third of six bro theirs
| all of whom lived to celebrate their colder
weddings. He was born in 1889, and conse
| quently lived under the administration Of
every president the United States has ye
| had.
Nine. Minnie Hauk, who has become
the most popular prima donna in the south
opened the New York theatre, Jacksonville
Fla, with "Faust" last week. During he
visit in that city she bought forty little aIiga
tors, which have since been wandering
through the mails as gifts to her friends il
| the north
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

In congress, Monday, Representative
Neece followed up bis recent movement
against the sale of the Hot Springs reser,
walton in New Mexico to spectators and
would be monopolists of water privileges
by introducing bill to withdraw that
property from sale in one body and re-
serve it for town site, as recommended
by special agent of the Interior depart
ment who was sent to inspect the locality
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
An Illinois Brute.

MAREEGo, Ills, March 5-Last week a
German, living a few miles from here. en-
deavored to induce his 4-year-old boy to have
an operation performed on an abscess, from
which the child was suffering. The boy re-
sisted, and the father, becoming enraged,
whipped the child SO brutally that he died
soon after Then the father attempted to
bury the child withsut ceremony, but the
authorities prevented the inteiment An in
quest was held, which resulted in eliciting
the above facts, and the German is now I'M
Iaf n y-roct
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Choked ETis wife to Death.

CHICAGO, March 5.-The dead body of
Mrs, Theresa Schmitz was found lying on a
bed in a small, dingy room at 3I4 Mo
hawk street Around the neck were
marks of violence, and several con-
tusions on the body showed that she
had been strangled aud beaten to
death. She was about to become a mother
Her husband, Peter Schnitz, subsequently
gave himself up to the authorities and CON
fessed that he had taken the woman's life.
The murderer says his wife was quarrelsome
and iu-treated his children, of whom he had
five by former wife. He sent two of them
away, and then she began to quarrel about
his property. When asked why he killed
her he said, Il couldn't help it. Yol see,
she was continually bothering me. For
weeks have had no peace at all Whenever
! came into the house she would commence
at me.n Schmitz is worth $4,000 which be
has amassed within few years by hard work
and careful habits
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Probable Foul Play.

WHEELING, w. Va, March 5.-John Ped
dicord, man from the country, was found
late on Saturday night at the house of
Madame Shipp place of ill-repute, in an
Unconscious condition with a wound in his
head. The matter was kept perfectly quiet
and Peddicord sent home. He has died since,
never recovering consciousness, and the
family came to town to ferret out the mat
ter. Peddicord came to town last Thursday
with about $3.50. When he was found the
money was all gone, and fotl play is sus-
peeted The case is being worked up by the
detectives
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
New YORK, March 4.

NEW URkI NaETI ,.
Wheat-Opened 74@sSc higher afterward
speculative trading; No. / white, nominal;
No. , red March, Sl0S15&L0S36; April,
sLU9T@1 1913; May, SL1lHGll@55s, June,
SLl2@@LlS3s. Corn-Opeaod I. c higher
later lost advance. declined so &c; mixed
western spot, 57963c; future, 624 @645sc.
Oats-Without important change; western,
4l@46c Provisions-Beef quiet and I'M
changed Pork dull and weak; spot mess,
SI775a $500. Lard dull and lower; steam
rendered. 50 Is
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Socialists Arrested.

VIENNA, March 5.-Two tailors, Srneez
and Hirsha, and four work men have been
arrested at Agram on suspicion of being con-
nected with the recently arrested editor OF
The Pesth Radical, in whose house securities
belonging to Herr Eisert, the murdered
banker of Vienna, were found. The men ar
rested are supposed to be in affiliat.on with
the Swiss Soeialistic clubs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

Dies MONIES, Iowa, March 5.--Peter John
son, q teamster in the Fifth ward, fired two
shots at his wife with a golver, both shos
doors and fell dead. on the doorstep.
He then placed the revolver in his
own mouth and killed himself, and was
found dead on the floor No reason is yet
known for the act. A man passing saw the
woman fall dead in the door, and when the
house was entered johnson was found dead
ok
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

The democratic state central committee
will meet in Peoria tomorrow, to look
over the field, and select place for hold
ing the state convention. There will be
a warm struggle for the honors between
Chicago, Peoria and Springfield, and it is
hard telling which place will be success
full,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
ANrrihIa TrnrRaly.

BALTIMORE, March 5-John Glasscock q
farmer and citizen in good standing in Eau
quier county, Virginia, murdered his wifp
and three children, and set fire to the house
He then went to the woods and fired bullet
through his heart The fire was discovered
in time to save the bodies from being con-
sumed Cause jealousy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
ob;ectinC 10 Erish Dramas

NEW YORK, March 5.-Father .I4arkin. of
the Church of the Holy Innocents, has de-
nounced Dion Boucicault and his play of
"The Shaughraun," AID Harrigan AMI Hart
for their Irish plays, and. has warned the
people not to go near them
BoUcieault sent = letter of complaint to
Cardinal McCtoskey, and a bitter fight has
received an excellent start.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
. BRUTAL BIPEDS.
Horrible Treatment OF Children in
Different Parts OF the Country.
How a Negro Treated His Sisters
Child Hanged at Philadelphia
TerrIbIe.Trasedy in Virginia--
Other Depravity.

SENECA, S. c., March News reached
here of a horrible crime perpetrated last
Thurday at Townyille small hamlet about
ten miles from this city John Barnes a
powerful negro, lived on farm near the
village He was of brutal disposition and
was particularly severe on those who were in
his service, being the most hated man of his
race in that section. Some months ago his
sister, Mrs Craft, died, leaving an
only son about years old to the care Of her
brother, begging him to i'll the place of father
to the child The boy, notwithstanding his
tender years, was made to do the farm work
Of man IN the cotton patch. He usei 10
get to bed about 10 at night, and had to be
up by 8 in the morning. When he failed
in this the inhuman uncle would tie
him to a post, strip his back, and
lash him numerically on the bdre skin.
These repeated castigatiohs and want of sus
tanning food broke the boy down completely,
and last Thursday morning, when Barnes
called the boy up, the little fellow pleaded
his inability to rise. Barnes grabbed him
roughly, saying: "You won't get up, d--n
yon! Wen see who ismaster here"
Taking the shivering child outside Barnes
stripped him naked, stood him up against a
post, and tied rope around his knees to the
post. Then, running it up, be tied the coil
around the child's waist and the post, and
the last coil lie passed around his neck, leav.
ing the boys arms free. Thus the victim
was pinioned 50 firmly that he could hardly
squirm under the repeated lashes which were
laid upon him. Barnes used hickory
switches, cutting the skin at almost
every blow. After he had laid on
about twenty strokes he fercely demanded
whether the boy would get up early here
after. The latter only dropped his head in
exhaustion. This the fiend understood to be
a negative reply, and began laying on again,
becoming perfectly furious in his frenzy, and
it was only when q colored woman who stood
by rushed up and grasped the ruffian's arms
that lie desiSfed, and it was then found that
The child was stiffened in the rightly of
death
By this time an alarm had been raised, and
an examination of the buys body showed the
clearly defined marks Of about 80 lashes, his
body being a mass of blood and mangled
flesh. Barnes had disappeared. and large
body OF negroes started in pursuit in one
direction, while several armed whites also
joined in the chase. 1t was fortunate for the
inhuman brute that it was into the hands of
the latter he fell, as, hal the people of his
own race got hold of bin he would undoubt-
edly have been lynched. Barnes was taken
to Anderson jail, where he is now confined
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

beaten until its body was almost covered with
bruises and then starved 20 such en- extent
that nothing whatever was found in It's
stomach. Bobbison is in Jail and warrant
is out for his wife
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
McGinnis Pays the Penalty.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5-John McGinniS,
convicted of the murder Of Mary Reed, his
mother-in-law, was hanged in the corridor of
Moyamensing prison. The execution of the
death sentence was carried out very quietly
and privately. McGinnis passed his last
night on earth quietly, sleeping most of the
time. At a. IN. his spiritual advisers were
admitted to the cell and religions exercises
kept up until the very last moment on the
scaffold At 1929 Sheriff Keir and his
deputies marched to the cell The
sheriff informed him that the hour
for carrying out the dread mandate
Of the law had arrived. McGinns' spiritual
adviser, Father Masterson, announced that he
was ready. The pinioning of his arms was
quickly done, the cap placed on bis head, and
march to the galIows taken up, McGinnis
supported by Masterson. When the gallows
was reached his legs were strapped together
and the moose placed about his neck; the
religious exercise were brief and at the con-
clusion the cap was drawn over his face the
drop fell and McGinnis bad expiated with his
life the crime of which he was convicted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
EsalWaUkee,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March I.
Wheat - Steady; 921sc. No 2; 9O5kc
March: Sc April; 9G3ao May; 9S1sc June.
Corn-QuIet; 52s4c, No. . Oats-Dull
BIC No. q Eye-Steady; 5SAc No. /; SIZE
No 2. Barley-Steady; 5s54c No. 81 54$zc
extra No. 3.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Two Children Burned to Death

MONTREAL, March 5-The dwelling &C.
oupied by Charles Caron, at Three Rivers,
was burned and two children, aged and 3
years respectively, persisted in the flames.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Aunther in Indiana.

MART1NsvILLE, Ind, March Son Sun
day morning stepson of James Bobbison
died under suspicious circumstances, and
post-mortem was ordered. The inquest de-
veloped the, fact that the child had been
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

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