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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1884.
Straws

Yesterday party of fifteen Rock ISL
anders were camped on Big island having
a good time, when one of the number
conceived the idea of ascertaining the po-
litical complexion of those present. A
vote was taken which resulted in four foI
Blaine and Logan and eleven for Cleve
land and Hendricks. These straws serve
TO show the direction of the political
cyclone
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25
A FATAL MISTAKE.
An Invalid Lady Takes a Dose of Deadly
Poison by Mistake and Dies from
its Effects---A Sketch of
Her Life.

People were shocked Saturday evening
to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Anna
Frantz, who resided on Twentieth street
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. For
some time the lady had not been feeling
well and had been taking tonic in the
hope that it would benefit her. Saturday
afternoon after 2 o'clock she took dose
of her medicine, as she supposed, as was
her custom Instead, however, it was
soon discovered that she had taken a dose
from bottle of tincture of aconite, a
most deadly poison when taken in large
quantities. DR.. Truesdale was summon
ed at once but found upon examination
that nothing could be done for the lady,
and she soon died.
Anna Herr was born near Strasburg,
Lancaster county, January p, 1917. She
was the daughter of Bishop John Herr.
She came west and to Rock Island about
ten years ago. Her husband Henry
Frantz, died very suddenly of heart
disease in this city in 1874
Deceased leaves six children They are
Messrs. Albert D. Frantz, mailing clerk
in the post office here Milton Frantz
in the U. S. signal service at Oakland,
California Harry Frantz, who is super
intendent of the Soldiers home, in Mil
waukee. Ira Frantz, who is at Salida
Colorado and Mrs. Emma Haverstick
wife of the late L. NJ Haverstick, form.
erly editor of the Union, and Miss AIMS
Frantz, both of this city. She was also
the mother of DR.. J. J. Frantz, who was
surgeon in the U. s. A. He died somt
three years ago.
Mrs. Frantz, during her residence il
this city has endeared herself TO host o
| friends who learn of her death with sin,
cere regret. She was kind hearted lady
| full of christian faith and kind deeds anC
her sudden and unexpected death cause
deep grief in her famii = The funera
will take place from the family residence
at p m. tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25
Base Ball.

Rock Island has been quiet place,
base ballically speaking, for sometime.
Tomorrow, however, our citizens are tc
have an opportunity to witness a good
game of ball betweenn the Stars and the
Kewanees. The latter club is among the
leaders of amatuer organizations in the
state and the reputation of the Stars is toe
well known to require mention. Ander
son and Sage will be the battery for the
home team.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25

William Schuck, resident of Big isl
and, died last night at 1890. He was (
native of Prussia, and was born June 26
1918, consequently he was &C years,
month and 20 days old. Mr.. Schuck wa
a resident of Rock Island county since
1886 and was a member of the Old Set
tiers society. He leaves ten children
five boys and five girls, to mourn his loss
His wife died in 1878. The funeral vii
take place from the family residence on
Big island at ? p. m. Wednesday, Aug
81. Friends of the family are invited tC
attend.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25
Camp Meeting.

Hacks will make connection with the
Rock Island & Milan street railway at
Milan at the following hours: 7, 9 and II
a. M, and /, 3, 5 and p. m. The last cal
leaves Milan at 7:10 p. m. d6t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25
OYSTERS and CLANS.

am now fully prepared to supply the
public with fresh oysters and CLAIMS of the
choicest grades.
O. F. SoPER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-25

When you want reliable fire, life ey-
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on W. L. Coyne. corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue. d5m
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

TIE Republicans of Ohio have
won a notable battle. They have
wrested victory from the most deter
mined opposition they ever encoun-
tered. Last year the Democrats
elected Hoadly Governor by ma
iority of 1900. This year the re-
suit is reversed, and the Republicans
triumph by nearly the same ma
jority. A change of 1900 votes is
fact too significant not to be un-
derstood. The Republicans might
have lost the State in October and
reclaimed it in November, but the
loss of it to the Democracy is ire
mediable. The result in the Con-
gressional districts is the most telling
blow. 1t proves that protection to
American industry is the settled
doctrine of the country for at least
! four more years, and 1t scatters 10
the winds the free trade policy, which
the Democratic party in Congress,
has for the past two years been try
ing to fasten upon the country.
The National ticket is many thous-
ands stronger in Ohio, than was the
State ticket just elected, and the full
sweep of the Republican strength
will now be shown in the vote for
Blaine and Logan in November.
The result in Ohio has possibly not
determined the Presidential struggle,
but 1t shows the Republicans that
they are sure TO win if they put forth
the proper effort. The battle is now
transferred to Indiana, New York
and New Jersey. and if our party
/ friends in those States make as able
fight as was made in Ohio, there can
be no longer any doubt of Republi-
can success along the whole line.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22
The Next House.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-THE large
gain OF Republican Congressman in
Ohio has greatly inspired Republi
can leaders with the hope that a Wig
orous fight in the other States will
result in enough changes to give the
party control of the next House of
Representatives. The Senate is safe
ly Republican, and a change of
thirty-three members insures the
House also and one-fifth of this has
been accomplished in Ohio alone.
There is strong probability of a
gain of at least ten Cong-essm en- in
the South. according to advices re-
ceived by the Congressional Com
mittee, and the other gains to insure
control of the House must be made
in the North. According to the fig
uring here there are now thirty dis
tricts classed as doubtful which
with proper management can be
wrested away from the Democrats
in November.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22
Mr.. Arthurs Cabinet.

WASHINGTON. D. c. Oct. 16.-The
remaining DAYS of the campaign
promise to become very exciting.
Mr.. Arthur's Cabinet will probably
play an important part in the can
vass. Secretary Gresham is max
ing arrangements to leave here this
week for Indiana. He will stump
the Hoosier State for Blaine and
Logan. There is no doubt in Mr..
Gresham's mind about the election
of Mr.. Blaine and he is confident
of Republican success in Indiana.
Secretary Lincoln has already an
nounced his intention of going on
the stump for the Republican ticket
He expects to leave here next week
for Illinois. and is billed to speak
in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr..
Chandler will take an active part in
the New York fight, and Mr.. Hatton
promises to help Mr. Malone look
after Virginia.
This would hardly indicate that
the present Administration was in
different to Republican success, but
Republican leaders say they do not
object to the Democrats getting all
the comfort they can out of it. 1t
is said here that Mr.. Blaine. after his
return from the West, will remain in
New York in personal charge of his
canvass until after the election
next month.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

Congressional and Legislative die
tricts, and a United States Senator
to be chosen, there is not the slight
est fear of our candidates for the
Assembly being overlooked, but it is
due to them that their faithful per-
formance of duty at the two last
sessions, should be recognized and
endorsed by the full and solid vote
of the party.
The county ticket-culled by the
voters themselves, from an array OF
good and true men-should have
their special care. They owe it to
their own sense of justice and man
illness to see that it is sustained and
elected by full vote, ana that no
sores are created to mar the harmony
of the party in the hereafter. The
times and the people are ripe for a
good old fashioned majority. Let
us resolve that no one guest at the
feast shall fare better than the
others.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

PTTrsBURe, Oct. 16.-The body ol
Samuel Edwards, a mill engineer
employed in Allegheny, was found
in the river yesterday near one OF
the bridges which connect the two
cities His face was swollen and a
deep indentation in the back of his
head. unlike wound that would
have been caused by q fall,
aroused the suspician that
be had been murdered and bis body
placed in the river to conceal the
crime. This opinion was confirmed
when the body was identified by
Edwards's relatives. His shoes, coat
and vest were not the same as chose
worn when he left home last evening
and valuable ~atch and chain and
a considerable sum of money which
he was known to haye taken with him
were missing. Edwards wasnot q drin-
kin gman and friends who were with
him in the early part ofthe evenin say
that he was perfectly sober when be
was last seen. The authorities ara
certain that be was murdered and
robbed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22
Natural Gas Explodes.

WASHINGTON, Pa, October IT,
An explosion from natural gas oc-
Cured last evening, At the residence
of Vim. Kidd pipes had been laid
into the cellar, with basement
kitchen. The wcrkmen had either
left the plug out orimproperly placed
it in the pipe. A lantern on the
kitchen table ignited the escaping,
gas, which caused a terrific explo-
sion. A CRATE in the cellar window
was hurled across the pavement to
the street "a board partition between
cellar and kitchen was blown to
pieces, the plastering torn from the
ceiling and even some of the upstairs
walls we're cracked. If care is exer-
cised in the use of natural gas there
will be no accidents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22
A Singular Conspiracy.

New ORLEANS. October ia
deputy sheriff, Robert T. Snipes, and
the telegraph operator at Ellisvllle,
Miss, Jacob George. liberated a col
ored prisoner from the county Jail no
Saturday, with the understanding
that he was to murder a druggist
named DR.. Schumacher. The negro
attempt to carry out his part of the
contract. He called DR.. Schumacher
to his door and shot him, inflicting
a dangerous wound. Snipes and
George organized a crowd and pur-
sued the negro. The man was run
down, shot and desperately wound
ed. Preparations were being made
to finish him. when he told the cir,
cumstances of his release and his
contract with Snipes and George
The latter two succeeded in getting
away before the confession Of theil
wounded accomplice was made, and
came to this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22
Blaine in Michigan.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. b
Mr.. Blaine had a long ride to-day
through the central portion Of this
state. He is resting to-day in the
metropolis of The Western part of
the state The day has been 4 very
tiresome one on account of the length
of the ride, from 6 this morning un-
I'll half past Z this evening, following
the brief rest Mr.. Blaine was able
to get after sitting up so lste last
night for election returns. He made
twenty-seven brief talks to-dsy.
They were confined to illusions to
the tariff issue. Ohio had decided
TO sustain the protective tariff.
Would Michigan do the same
From the cries 1T willn by the
crowds there can be no doub: about
the result. The Michigan mana
gers, who were in the car with Mr..
Blaine said that they were certain
of carrying the state by 10000, and
that an entire delegation of Repub-
lican Congressman would be elected.
General John c. Fremont was upon
the special train to-day, and shared
in measure the welcome given to
Mr.. Blaine.
The crowds to day along the line
OF Mr.. Blaine's route were much
quieter than the Ohio people. They
suggest in their quiet earnestness
the gravity of New England polit-
ical audiences. but beyond Lansing
the character of the audiences took
on much more an air of enthusiasm.
The latter part of the day the train
ran through Il section of exhausted
lumber country, half burned over,
which is only beginning to be devel-
oped for agricultural purposes. /
In these thinly settled regions people |
gathered in crowds utterly out of
proportions to the locality. Here
tired to his room soon after his ar
rival and went to bed, as he is to
start out at S A. NJ. to morrow from
Saginaw.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

This gives Blaine SO votes more
than enough to elect. We have
not included New Jersey in the list,
though we helieve her vote will be
cast for Blaine. We prefer in the
calculation to err on the safe side.
The 8 votes of New Jersey added to
the Blaine column would raise it
TO 24S.
No State is included in the table
about which there is any reasonable
doubt. New York is prctically as
certain for Blaine as Pennsylvania.
There was uncertainty at first; but
the Democratic disruption in New
York City and the Overwhelming
sentiment Tor Blaine in the interior
make the State secure. Yet New
York might be lost and Blaine still
be elected. Counting out both New
York and New Jersey, he would
hav 203 votes. If he carries New
York he can spare Indiana, but In
diana will go with Ohio.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22


1t was to be expected that the
Democrats would try to hide the
meaning of the great victory in Ohio
They need sympathy. Last yeaI
they captured Ohio upon the larges1
vote ever cast in a State election
They took pains everywhere to pro-
claim that this victory was on Ma
tional issues; that it was evidencs
OF great uprising of the people fol
a change; that the State bad beer
permanently transferred to the Dem
ocratic column, and that no Repub
lican candidate could wrest it from
the exceedingly enterprising ano
scrupulous young Democrats" who
had bought an election for Cover
nor Hoadly. Naturally it wa:
thought wise to make the decisive
struggle for Cleveland in this mos
promising field, for the Democratic
party had drawn to itself there, as
Governor Hoadly boasted, thous.
ands ofcolored men,; and German:
there had ''left the Republican par.
ty forever The miners there were
out of work, and were certain tc
charge all their sufierings to the Re
publican party. And there, under
the shelter of Democratic Cover
nor, and Democratic Mayors and
policemen, the trained Democratic
repeaters of Maryland, Kentucky
Indiana. st. Louis and Chicago
could all be concentrated.
1t was a good scheme. 1t wa:
tried with desperate energy, unlim-
tied cash, and an organization which
the Democrats were boasiing. three
days ago. was the most perieat eve
seen in the country. col
Hoadly had 12,629 81 Ias
year. This year the Democrats ar'
beaten by $4,000 change Of near
ly 10000 against them in a single
year. And yet they are Dragging 0
gains, and pretending to be conf
dent of success elsewhere.
If the readers of Democratic jour
nails find it comforting to be deceiy
ed in that fashion we have no objec
ton; it does not hurt us, and pos
sibly makes them feel better. Th,
facts remain the same. On its de
liberately chosen field, where it hat
gained more than anywhere else il
the country, where it had more hops
of retaining any honest gains anC
more chance of grinding out fraudu
lent majorities to order than any
where else, the Democratic party
has been beaten, and so beaten tha
the Republican majority is nearly
as large as it was four years ago
Then it elected Garfield, and mad
Gariield's enormous popularity in
Ohio TO help in the State election
Without that aid, excepting as Mr.
Blaine's relations with the martyred
President gave him public conf
dence and the affection of the peo-
pie, the Republican party shows Its
old strength unbroken and undimln-
ished even in Garfield's State. With
anything like a similar strength in
other States, it is certain to sweep
the North anC. elect its candidate.
If the Democratic journals can ex-
tract any sunbeams of consolation
from this particular cucumber, they
are welcome. - Netc York Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct, 17.-From
many portions of upper South Car
olina come reports of a very unprec-
edented drouth, in consequence Of
which the water sources are failing
and the effects On vegetation are be-
ing seriously felt. In some local
tiles no rain has fallen in eight
weeks. The temperature is remark
ably warm for this season, in conse-
quence Of which cotton is opening
more rapidly than the planters eau
gather it. Several large streams
have dried up and number Of mills
have been forced to shut down for
want of water. Peach and apple
trees are IN bloom again, and an
apple orchard in Lancaster County
has produced three crops of fruit
this year. Altogether the season is
the mostremarkable one ever known
in South Carolina.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

From all sections of the comfy
we have the most cheering assuran-
ces of Republican alertness, and
preparation for the coming contest
and everything indicates an old-time
Republican majority. We are glad
to note this, and urge our friends to
use every exertion to get out full
vote. The laggards, and the stay-at-
home, oh-you-haye-enough-w without
me voters, should be wrestled with
and urged TO come out. The Demo.
Gratis are making a still hunt, and as
usual will have their entire vote ut
the polls. The feeling that Pennsyl-
vania is safe for the National candi-
dates by tremendous majority and
that few apsentees will scarcely be
noted should not be permitted to i'm
fluence single sound Republican.
The larger the majority, the more
emphatic the verdict. We want
General Osborne and General Camp.
bell, our two candidates for Congress,
to have rousing majorities. Their
votes will be needed to help shape
legislation for the new Administra-
ton, and to sustain Protection to
our home industries, against the
free traders whom the Democracy
will return to Congress, and they
should receive such decided majori-
ties as will emphasize the position
of the Republicans of this district,
on the question in which every la
boring man is SO vitality interested.
With the State to apportion into
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

CINCINNATI, O., Oct 16.-Capt. W.
w. McColgin, for years connected
with the Bromwell Brush and Man
ufacturirg Company on Walnut
street, died Tuesday under peculiar
circumstances. He was one Of the
first to enlist at the call of President
/ Lincoln in 1861, and served until
the close of the war, trte. loyal
and gallant soldier. For the past
four months Captain McColgin has
been an invalid suffering with heart
trouble, compelled to leave business
and was confined to his house, most
of the time to his bed. He knew
that recovery was impossible, but
eheerfully and brayely resigned him
self to his fate. During the past
three months though feeble and suf-
fering great pain, he took the deep
est interest in the political campaign.
On Monday the sick soldier was
very low, and it was evident to his
friends that the end was near. When
his physician called on election day
Tuesday morning., Captain Nc
Colgin, weak though he was, with
the hand of death already upon him
by an effort that was almost super
human, raised himself from the pill
low and said:
Doctor, | must vote once more
before | die"
NO" said the physician. "you
are dying now. You cannot posi-
bly, vote it is madness to thiuk of
it..
But | WILL" said the sick man.
II know | am dying; but, doctor, l
must vote once more for the good
old party that saved the Union"
His strength seemed to return,
and to the surprise of his physician
and friends be nerved himself by
power that was not natural, was
dressed. and by the doctor was TAX
en- to the polls and cast his vote.
Returning home reaction took place,
and as they placed him in his bed,
with these words on his lips, Doe
tor, | voted once more; and for the
last time, | voted as | shot" the
spirit of the brave and loyal McCol-
gin passed away and the troubled
body was at rest. His funeral took
place to-day, George H. Thomas
Post, g. A. r., attending in a body.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

Now that the smoke is clearing
away from the battle fields in Ohio
and West Virginia, the true results
are becoming more discernible.
Notwithstanding the brag and blus-
ter OF the Democratic press, and its
persistent efforts to misrepresent
and conceal the facts, it is now shown
by the official returns, so far as re-
ceived, that in Ohio the Republicans
have elected General Robinson, their
candidate for Secretary of State, by
a plurality Of nearly $4,000, and
Judge johnson, for Supreme Court,
by Is, ,450. Flickinger for Member of
the Board of Public Works has H.
476, while on the Congressional vote
the real test-the majority is 49,
AS. The falling off in the vote for
Robinson and Johnson is due chiefly
to the bitter assault made upon them
by the liquor dealers. 1t is but fair
therefore to take the Congressional
vote, into which National issues
largely entered, as the test, and as
everyone knows, the Democrats had
staked their all upon the issue of
this battle, therefore the defeats for
them. a Waterloo. Last year they
elected their Governor by majority
of 1900; now the Republicans car
ry the State by $4,000, which shows
gain of 10000, and proves the mag
nitude of the Republican victory.
In West Virginia, notwithstand-
ing the persistent claim of 1900
majority by the Democrats, the re-
turns so far received, show that it
will rot exceed 5000, which, taken
in connection with the fact that in
1880 Hancock had plurality of over
1000, shows that in the November
contest the State is still debatable.
The desperation of the Democrats is
fully shown by the further fact that,
they haye put forth the claim that
they have carried every congression-
al district in the State, when in truth
the Congressional election does not
come off until November, and then
the Republicans expect to gain. In
short, no amount of mendacious ly-
ing and Misrepresentation can con-
ceal the fact that, both in Ohio and
West Virginia, the Republicans have
gained substantial and gratifying
victories.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-22

GREEN CASTLE, IND, Oct. 1S.-The
Chicago express on the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago Railway,
consisting of baggage, express, two
passenger coaches. and sleeper,
struck defective rail at 2.40 O'Clock
this morning about five miles south
of this city. The entire train was
ditched except the sleeper. The
engineer, fireman, and baggage mas
ter were seriously injured. The pas
sengers sustained no injuries save
bruises The train Immediately
took fire, apd all the cars, including
the sleeper, were consumed, the pas
sengers in the sleeper only saving
what tley had on their persons. The
damage to the engine, cars burned,
and incidental losses aggregate $780,
600.