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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
ANARCHIST DEViLTRY.
Prosecuting Attorney Grinnen Informed
That His Throat WIN BE Cut.

Prosecuting Attorney Grinnen Informed
That His Throat WIN Be Cut.
CHICAGO, Oct. l5-The jurors in the An
archiSt trial are not the only ones connected
with that great phase of Cook county his
tory who are threatened by numerous annoy
nous writers with dire vengeance for doing
their duty. Judge Gary, States Attorney
Grinnell, and Capt. Setback have received
large number of threatening letters, without,
however, paying any attention TO them The
latest missive, addressed to Mr.. Grinneli, was
written in French, in graceful, round hand.
1t opened as follows:
RESPECTED SIR: With much soiicitude
for your good health and that OF your esti-
mable family, wish To advise you that your
death is very near Bowling to the ground
il homage of YOU, / seize tins opportunity to
forewarn You that will cut your throat at
my first convenience.
The missiFe went on at some length in a
similar polite style, and was signed Robe
spielle" It was delivered at Mr.. Grinnelrs
residence, and was thus seen by Mrs. Grin
nell. Mrs Gary and Mrs Setback have also
been the recipients of letters announcing to
them that their husbands would die, clubs,
dirks, knives, pistols, dynamite bombs, and
other murtlerous weapons having been men-
toned as means to dispatch the lives of the
officials
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

MANY OF the voters of the twenty first
district. aud for that matter of all the
other legislative districts of the state are
not aware of the great importance of
sending men of force and brain to the
next general assembly 10 1882 a law
was passed ceding the Illinois 4 Mich
igau canal to the general government, in
case the government should widen and
deepen it, and extend it from Heuuepiu to
Rock Island. The life of this law, statute
or proposal, was five years. 1t ends No.
vember 7, 1881 The railroad interests
are tiguratively speaking, moving heaven
and earth to cause the canal project to
drag along till these five years have
ELAPSED. They will do all in their power
TO prevent an extension of the time for
ceding the canal to the government
Now then. men of brain and force are
needed, most vitality needed, to represent
these districts most closely interested in
the canal. That time must ne extended
We believe that Fisher and Ken worthy
are the men of tine hour. Fisher is a re-
publican nominee: kenworthy a demo
cratic nominee; but their interest in this
most important of matters to Northwest,
ern Illinois, is mutual .-Geneseo Nt,gs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
WHAT THE KNIGHTS ARE DOING AT
RICHMOND, VA.

Proposed Bureau of Colored Knights
Aid To BE Sent to Locked Get Employees
The Chicago Pork Packers Strike
Materially Unchanged - Minneapolis
Switehnen's Strike.
RICHMOND, Oct Is w einess,ay afternoon
the knights of Labor convention made two
offices out Of that of secretarytreasurer and
elected Charles H Litchman secretary and
Frederick Turner treasurer
Thursday the convention met at o'clock
in the morning TO consider the question of
sending aid TO the locked-out cotton-workers
Mt Augusta, Ga. the curriers' and tanners at
Salem and Peabody, Mass, and the journey
men plumbers in New York city The gen
eral assembly had already voted that money
should be appropriated for their relief. 1t
was resolved that the sum of SIS, 600 should
be devoted to this purpose, 5000 i'll each of
the cases, and that further sums be sent as
needed
Mr.. Powderly held conference at Ford's
hotel Wednesday night with fifteen or sixteen
colored delegates TO the general assembly
They represent the colored assemblies of the
knights of Labor of Virginia, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi and other southern states.
The object of the conference was the forma-
ton of bureau of eolored knights through
out the southern states for the purpose of
procuring accurate statistics relative to the
condition of the coiored people and their re-
lation to white iaborers wherever they
are employed together These statistics
are to comprise everything in connection
with the hours of labor, the treat
ment they receive from their employers their
wages, the cost of living, etc. 1t is proposed
also to learn whether they receive the full
liberty and rights to which they are legally
entitled. Mr.. Powderly said. however, in
speaking of the conference and its object
that the question of social equality is not one
Of the objects of the bureau Its object is to
stimulate the colored people to work for their
own elevation. The delegates he met were
bright, intelligent men, who seemed well
fitted TO aid in improving the condition of
their race
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
THE coNGREGATIONALIsTs.
The Body Welcomed to Chicago by DIR.
Goodwin-The Proceedings.

The Body Welcomed to Chicago by DIR.
Goodwin-The Proceedings.
CHICAGO, Oct 15-At the afternoon session
Of the congregational council Wednesday
elected permanent moderator, DR.. John K
Mclean, of California, and Rev. B. c. lines,
Of Tennessee, respectively, first and second
assistant moderatorS Rev DR. Moore of
Connecticut, is registrar The various com
mittees were then appointed, and the provis-
Sional committee reported seven members eS
the council who would address the members
on different subjects A number of amend
ments were proposed to the bylaws, and the
attention of the council called to the subject
Of establishing special funds for ministerial
relief, etc. The report was accepted and the
subject therein properly referred, and the
council adjourned until 1880 p. m, when a
sermon on the relation Of science to christ
ianity was preached by Professor S. P,
Fisher, of Yale Divinity school
The convention Thursday was opened by
an address of welcome by DR. E. p Good
win. The reports of the secretary and
treasurer We're then read The treasurer's
report shows 81, 500 in bank The following
triennial officers were elected: For secretary,
Henry Hazen, D. D., of Boston; registrar,
Rev. W Fl Moore. of Hartford; treasurer.
DR.. l.. Perrin, of Connecticut. In the even
ing Rev. Henry A. Stimson delivered a
lecture on THE Future of Congregational,
;-ru
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

READING. Pa. Oct. 15-Three suicides, by
which three elderly men ended their lives
took place here Wednesday within a few
hours of each other. Mrs. William Helm,
aged ~, retired Tuesday night, her husband
telling her that he would follow shortly.
Wednesday morning she found him hanging
to peach tree in the yard of their residence
Amandamus Stephen and wife, near
Macungle, husked corn on their small farm.
Toward noon, Mr.. Stephen, who was 90 years
Old, wheeled hand cart loaded with corn to
the barn. Failing to return, search was
made for him. and he was found hanging to
a raftcr in the barn. No cause is assigned
Henry Toms, of East Reading, hanged him
self TO tree near his residence because his
son had recently been drowned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
BOTH SIDES DETERMINED.
No Change in the Situation at the Unto
Stock Yards, Chicago.

Stock Yards, Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-No change in the stu
alton in Packingtown was observable Thur
day morning. A feeling of disappointment
at the failure Of the pad ers Wednesday tc
keep the designation for conference pre-
vailed, and IT was the general belief that the
policy of the employers was indicated in the
avoidance of meeting at which the ulti
matum of the men could be considered and a
definite statement of the packers position
obtained. The men are resolute i'll their ad
herence TO the eight-hour schedule, prospect
i've Of the question of pay The packers to
Judge by what can be learned from the ex
pressions of individuals are Just as deter
mined to consider no proposition but the
terms upon which the men will return to
work on a ten-hour basis.
The interest undoubtedly ceuters upon the
house of Armour, He is rapidly gathering a
force of men together, with which he is said
to be about to commence hog killing under
Pinkerton protection. A large gang of hi
city Clerks are now buslly engaged in leading
cars, A gang Of Pan Handle freight handlers
was put 10 work to relieve the tender handed
-wielders Wednesday. but they disap
peared on wcri from the striking beef-car-
rIers. There were 4iN men at work at
Armours making sausage, refining lard, etc,
and some forty cars were loaded and sent of
Wednesday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
A PRIEST scRUssING FLOORS.


Father Sherman, Who Brekc His Vows
of Celibacy, in II Monastery.
NEW YORK, Oct i5--Father Sherman, the
Roman Catholic priest who broke his vow of
celibacy and married Tillie Mccoy, a pretty
Brooklyn girl, is now in a monastery at Phil
adelphia, washing floors, cleaning windows,
and doing other mental work as an evidence
that he has thoroughly repented of his disc
bedience. Mrs. Costello, rich widow of
Brooklyn, about 80 years old, has been sort
of mother to Father Sherman, and
took so much interest in him that when he
was led astray she fell i'll. A few days ago
she received a letter from the disgraced
priest, saying how sorry he was that he had
offended her and begging 81 900 a. once that
he might enter monastery and do penance
for his sin. He telegraphed her several times,
and she finally advised him to consult the
vicar-general of Philadelphia. He did so,
and the result was that Bishop Laughlin re-
fused to send Sherman any money, but of
fered to pay his expenses in the monastery.
About a fortnight ago he sent his wife back
to her mother and he has since then been in
the monastery
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

in which his exceflency MURAT HALSTEAD
refused to surrender woman who had fled
from bondage This act endeared the COVER
nor TO the Abolitionists, who were now mas
tiers of the situation in Ohio When Lincoln
was elected president, Mr.. Chase resigned his
seat in the United States senate to accept the
treasury portfolio.
To Salmon 7, Chase belongs the credit for
the establishment of the present system of
national banks He was the father of that
currency, and by his judicious course at the
hour when the nations credit and honor were
put to the severest test he won the confidence
of capital and the gratitude of the succeed
ing generation. Mr.. Chase resigned his i'm
portant trust in 1861 owing to some slight
difference of opinion between himself and
President Lincoln in regard to New York
appointment, but the president had so much
confidence i'll his secretary that he appointed
him to the office of chief Justice of
the supreme court of the United
States to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Chief Justice fancy
Once, when speaking of Chase, President
have ever known, Chase is equal to about one
and one half the best of them The
confirmation of the distinguished statesman,
lawyer and tinancier was made Immediately
upon his name being sent in. Dec 6, 1864
Here the political career of Salmon T. Chase
virtually terminated He was henceforth
devoted to his duties but he continued to
have pronounced convictions on all party
questions, and it is quite certain that he
never abandoned hope of being president
The domestic life of the dead rlriSt was un-
usually varied He was three times mar
ried-the first time, March 4, 1894, TO Kath-
crime Garniss, of New York city, who died
Dec. 81. 1885. One child, a girl was born of
this union, who only lived five years. His
second matrimonial venture was made Sept
%, 1883, when he welded Anna Eliza Smith,
who was Cincinnati girl. She died i'll this
city Sept - 1916. OF the three children
which the second wife bore her
husband only one child lived TO mature years,
the gifted and beautiful Kate Chase Sprague,
who was a leading figure in the best society
Chief Justice Chase was married the third
time November g. 1876, 10 Sarah B, D. Lud-
low, of Cincinnati who lived only four years.
She had two children, one of whom, Jane
RalSton. Is the wife Of William s Hoyt, of
New York City, and the other died in
infancy
During the thirty three remaining wears of
his life, after the death of his third wife, Mr..
Chase remained widower He outlived all
his brothers and sisters, snd no male descend
ant of the family is alive
As secretary of the treasury and chief Jus
tice Mr.. Chase overtaxed his strength He
was an inceSsant toiler, and in 1858 he began
to feel a weakness which did not at first
alarm him In the following year his situa-
ton was decidsdly worse He had q stroke
Of paralysis on the right side, which, though
serious, did not prove fatal In April, IH73
his strength began TO wane, and on the night
Of NAV he had another attack Of paralysis
and died on the 7th.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

DURING the last week TWO csbinet
meetings have been held The questions
discussed related to the surrender of Ge-
ronimo aud to the participation of federal
office holders in obstrusive and practical
politics II anybody is harbOriDg the
notion that the president does not mean
to exact obedience to his order prohibit
ing Office holders from manipulating
conventions. they are probably OF the
class of persons who will not admit that
the president is capable of sincerity, or
of another class that UNREASONABLE ex-
poets him to correct all offenses of a par>
tisan character by instinct, instead of
waiting to have the facts in each case
laid before him for consideration and
action. A number of cases have been
brought to his notice and to the notice of
the cabinet, and it is altogether likely
that some of the more prominent Offend
ers will be reminded of their offences in
such way as to convince all the lesser
ones that the prohihitnrg order was issued
in good faith, aud that it means all it
saws
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
and Peoples Union
Meetings.


Meetings.
Hon William II. Niece, member OF
congress. Will address the people at the
foiio"loS tiuieS aud piaces, VIZ
MOnuSy evening, pct. 10, at Mltan.
Tuesday evening Oct. ~, at Coal Val
ley.
ednesday evening, Oct. ~, at For
Byron
Thursday evening, OCT. Fl, at hey
nolds.
Friday evening, Oct ~ at DruFy' IL
Providence baptist church, near school
house No. >
Saturday evening, Oct, %, at Moline.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
RUMORED ASSASSINATION.
Ex-Prcsident Gonzales of Mexico Said 10
Have Been Murdered

Ex-Prcsident Gonzales of Mexico Said to
Have Been Murdered.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct Is The asSassina-
ton of x-President Gonzales is reported to
have taken place in an interior town in Mex
leo. No particulars are obtainable, and the
report, which comes by special from Ell Paso,
has not been confirmed Gen Manuel Con
zales was SO popular in all parts and among
all classes that the murder except as a pri-
vate act, is not credible. He was born in
1855, and was intended for commercial life.
but was irresistibly drawn toward a military
career. The French invasion found him Il
major, and he fought with the Liberal forces,
distinguishing himself in that long and bitter
conflict that resulted in elevating Diaz to the
presidency. During his own term as chief
executive he was progressive in his policy
and liberal toward foreigners, being espe-
cially friendly to Americans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

THE situation ia the department al
Washington is remarkable Nothing like
it has been seen for at least twenty years.
A determined political struggle is going
on in the different states, and the govern
ment clerk attends to his routine duties
and is apparently no more interested, in
the result of the election than are the me
chanics and trades people of Washing
ton. Heretofore it has been their Gus.
tom during political contest to waste
their time discussing politics and to wager
their money on the result. 1t is doubts
less a fact that majority of the en-
ployes secretly hope for republican sue
cess; but the day of their organizing cam
paign clubs, contributing and begging
money, procuring cheap railroad rates
and leaving in a body toAstump and vote
early and often for the republican Can
didate in their several states, is past
The country is gaining both in the puri'
fication of politics and in securing more
and better work from government EN-
ployes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
THE DAILY ARGUS.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
STATE
For Treasurer,
HENRY f. ]. KICKER, Sr.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
FRANKLIN T. oLDT.
For Congress.
WILLIAM II. Niece.
For Representative,
JOHN T. KENWORTHY-5 votes.
COUNTY.
For County Judge,
JOHN A. WILSON.
For County CLERK.
JAMES W. CANANAUGH.
For Sheriff,
THOMAS 5. SILVIS.
For County Treasurer.
JOHN SCHAFER, JR.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

ORoNE, Ne, Oct. 5.-There is trouble in
the Maine state college over hazing five
students having been suspended, as the stu
dents think, unjustly. The students the five
excepted cut all the recitations Welnes-
lay morning the faculty assembled the stu
dents in the chapel and took them one at a
time beginning with the senior class, and
asked if they were willing to go into thu
recitations. Those replying Not until the
boys have had justice done them were sus-
pended and ordered TO leave town by Q
o'clock Wednesday night. 1t is rumored
that the two upper classes have been sus-
pended and also that there will be trouble
with the sophomore and freshmen classes if
thew persist in staving out.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

The Virginia Salt CO., of New Haven,
Conn, to introduce Virginia salt into
every family are making this grand offer
A crazy patchwork block, enameled in
twelve beautiful Colors, and containing
the latest fancy stitches. on large lith,
ographed card having beautiful gold
mounted ideal portrait in the center,
given away with every 10 cent package
of Virginia salt. Virginia salt has uc
equal for household purposes 1t is the
cleauest purest and whitest salt eyel
seen or used. Remember that larg,
package costs only 10 cents. with thu
above present. Ask YOUR grocer for it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
A Republican Soldier for Neece.

Editor of the ARGUS
Rock ISLAND, Oct. 15--Permit me as
soldier and republican, to give the Hon.
". H. Necce credit for what he has ac>
complished in congress for the good of
the sOldiers-to increase the pension for
soldiers who lost an arm or leg. also the
widows of soldiers. W. FL. Niece has
voted a. al times to elevate the soldiers
He is true friend to every old soldier.
| am not pensioner, but was in seven
teen battles with the flag of my country
Old soldiers let me impress upon you u
duty that we owe W H. Neece as a true
man and worthy of our support.
CAPT. JAS MCCoRD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

j. c. Burrows, Kalamazoo, Mich. test
ifies: "For more than five years, mem
Der OF my family has been afflicted with
Hsy Fever, eliminating late in the fall in
a hacking cough. Every remedy proved
futile. Not half bottle of Papillon lex
tract of flax) Catarrh cure had been used
before the cough entirely disappeared,
and general relief followed. 1t is simply
wonderful. Large bottles only &1.o0,
for sails Vt Drug sspts'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

HURON, d T., Oct, 15,-Maj. John r,
Hotaling, of this place, died en- Monday of
heart disease, and his body has been taken to
Rochelle, Ills, for burial by the widow, son,
and brother of the dead man. Mai. Hotal-
ing was Gen. Logan's chief of staff for a
long time. On June y, 1865, he led the
''forlorn hope into the crater at Nicksburg,
being selected by Gen. Logan for that i'm,
portant service. After the war he was post
Muster at Roehelle for sixteen Ycars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

toueGs OF MUSIC, COM STANLEY MATTHEW'S
posed exclusively of female voices. After
the formal ceremonies at Music hall the re-
mains were conveyed to Spring Grove GENE
terry and laid by the side of his three wives
and their children, who lie in lovely spot
in this burial ground. The pall-bearers were
Gen w. 7. Sherman; W. S. Groesbeck,
Cincinnati; Allen G. Thurman, Columbus !;
Hiram Barney, New York; NJ. Halstead,
Cincinnati; Whitelaw Reid, New York; Aus
tin Corbin, New York; Cassius M. Clay,
Kentucky; Jay Cooke, W. M. Eyarts, New
York; A. F. Perry, Cincinnati; W. D..
Bickham, Dayton; Robert D. Garrett Bal
timore: James Monroe, Oberiin; Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana, Hugh McCulloch, Balti-
more; Aiphonso Taft, Cincinnati
A very large and distinguished audience
was present at the ceremonies throughout
Salmon ?. Chare was born in Cornish, N.
H., Jan 10, 1908, and wes tho ninth child IN
fair,iy NJ elss.A rhiititsa, ftis fsihst VA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
A.MERCHANl'S OPINION

Mr.. B. +. Nourse, General Western
agent Royal Baking Powder Co, writes:
Il have never found so great results from
physicians prescriptions and attendance
upon our children, as l have after few
days use of Pap!llon (extract of fax
Skin Cure. | cannot describe to you
medically what it has done for us, but
can say that years of treatment have not
been accomplished what Papillon has
done after few applications Large
bottles only S1.00 at Drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15
A WIFE MURDERER HANGED.


MONTICELLO, Ill, Oct. Wednesday
night about / o'clock, about 200 disguised
men overpowered the sheriff and broke into
the jail and took therefrom Henry Wildman,
the murderer, and hanged him to a
small shale tree near the jail After hang
ing HIM they then shot him eleven times TO
make sure of their work The mob was well
organized. They left his boiy hanging. 1t
was not cut down until about g O'Clock. after
the arrival of the coroner The men seemed
greatly enraged and were quite profuse in
their Use Of profanity. Whitman cut his
wife's throat on July ), last, near Atwood,
Ill, and has been in Jail here since that time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

The habitual use of pills is sure means
of ultimately undermining health and lay
ing the foundation for some of the most
distressing cases of chronic maladies. Use
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

In the pursuit of the good things of
his world We anticipate too much: we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of Dr. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
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blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
malarial diseases. Price, 80 cents, of
druggists,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-15

NEW YORK, Oct 15-To a reporter.
Wednesday, Mr.. Hewitt said: 4 have not
promised 10 accept the nomination As ev-
erybody knows, | do not want it, AMI if |
were to consult my personal incliuations
alone should decline it at once But have
promised the committee that viii Think the
matter over and let them know my decision
in writing in day or two. | should prefer
not 10 enter the race as candidate for
mayor, but, of course. am open to argu-
ment and conviction