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Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
SPREADING RAILS AND DEATH.


BINGHAMToN, N. Y, March H. The train
ON the Delaware, lackawanna a. Western
railroad which left Buffalo ut $50 Thursday
night, come near providing iirst-claSs
horror at lracy's bridge early Friday morn
ing. The smoker and two sleepers left the
track at this point and rolled down high
cmhankment, where they took fire and were
soon nothing but cinders and ashes. The
passengers mostly managed to crawl ont of
the windows in time to save themselves from
cremation, but one man is believed to have
been burned.
The result of the smash was the fatal
wounding of three mem Hon David Gray
and brother, of Buffalo, and j. p. Tucker,
the porter of the Pullman car, who was
badly bruised The other jured were: C.
Coleman, Il Pullman car porter, of Buffalo,
badly crushed; Miss r. Webster, of Oil City,
Pa, back severely injured; w, Boehmke
Cleveland, O., bad cuts on head; j. j. Linn
norman, Buffalo, bruised in side and knees
Miss Plant, of Hamilton, Can, bruised and
cut; Morris Link, of Sandusky, o., had
fracture of the clavicle and two ribs broken
Many Others We're more or less bruised and
cut but were able to take care of themselves
Spreading rails caused the accident. The
wounded were all brought here.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
VERY POOR SECURITY
FOR A BIG LOAN TO THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC.

Ex-senator Mcdonald Puts the Case Rather
Desperateiy-ProPosa 10 Retire Free
mont-Cheap Postage for Seeds, etc
Utah Knocking for Admission.
WASHINGTON CITY, March l7--Ex Senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana, attorney for the Cen
tral Pacific made an argument Friday be-
fore the house committee on Pacific railroads
in support of that company's proposition to
refund its Indebtedness to the government,
which is similar TO that Of the Southern Pa
ciic. He argued that the only security the
government had for its loan of $50 200, 900 To
the company was n second mortgage on 137
miles of road in the system Of the Central
Pacific and 1913 miles outside of il; that the
principal and accrued interest aggregated
probably s70,OO0, 900 that the road cost only
S37 ,O00, 900 originally, and could probably be
duplicated now for half that amount. He
said there was no covenant in the charter
making a personal liability, and that the gov
ernment could not compel the stockholders TO
make up the deficit, In any event the gov
ernmeut could not proceed TO make IA colec-
ton until 1881 when the principal becomes
due
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
DAYS WORK IN CONGRESS.


| A Bin to Retire Fremont--StrilSe InVestiga-
tion Proposed-Big Thing for Texas.
WASHINGTON CITY, March IA bill au-
thori2iug the president to appoint John C..
Fremont major general on the retired list
was introdced in the senate Friday. Bills
were introduced also to provide method of
settling railway labor difficulties; to admit
Utah to statehood The resolution calling
for the journal of the fisheries commission
was adopted and the undervnluation bill was
resumed and after n short consideration
passed Plumb offered resolution which
went over requesting the interstate commits
sion to omvestigate the c., b, " Q. railway.in re-
Htion to the late strike ON that road The
senate then ad iourned until Monday.
Petitions were presented in the house for
The passage of the service and per diem pen
sion bills, A bill was reported reducing the
postage on seeds, plants, bulbs and scions to
cent for each two ounces. The urgent de-
ficiency bill was considered in committee of
the whole, and an amendment adopted ap-
propriatng $027, 900 to reimburse Texas for
expenses of suppreSsing Indian hostilities,
etc. The senate amendments were concurred
in or rejected as the committee on appropria-
tions recommended, and the bill was reported
to the house, where it was passed, and pri-
vate bills consumed the remainder of the
day until recess. After recess night session
was held.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
LETTER FROM HANCOCK.


New YoRK, March 1.-THE Posts Wash
ington correspondent says that the "old
soldier" element OF both parties feel irritated
| at Senator ingalls, attack upon Gen. Han
cock, and are recalling evidences of the gen
erals devotion to the Union. One of those
brought To light is the following letter which
is described as especially interesting because
at the time il was written Hancock had been
criticised in some quarters on account Of bis
friendship for Mcclellan, who was under
ban, and it would have been natural for him
TO have felt coldly toward the administration
If there had been any tinge of disloyalty in
his nature, The letter is dated at head
| quarters middle military division, Washing
| ton City, April a. 1865, and addressed to the
colored people of the District of Columbia
| and of Maryland of Alexandria and the
| border counties of Virginia:
| Your president has been murdered. He has
| fallen by the ASSASSIN and without IA moments
warning. simply and solely because he was your
friend and the friend of our country Had he
been unfathful to you and TO the great cause of
human freedom he might have lived. The pistol
by which he met his death, though held by Booth,
was fired by the hand of treason and slavery.
Think of this and remember how long and how
anxiously this good man labored to break your
chains and 10 make you happy. now appeal 10
you, by every consideration which can move loyal
and grateful hearts to aid in discovering and ar
resting his murderer Concealed by traitors, he
is believed 10 he lurking somewhere within the
limits Of the District of Columbia of the state of
Maryland or Virginia. Go forth, then, and watch
and listen, and inquire, and search
and pray, by day and by night until you shall
have succeeded In dragging this monstrous and
bloody criminal from his hiding place. You can
do much even the humbleSt and feeblest among
you, by patience aud unwearied vigilance, may
render the most important assistance. Large re
wards have been offered by the government and
by municipal authorizes, and they will he paid, for
the apprehension Of the murderer or for any in.
formation which will aid in his arrest But feel
that you need no such stimulus this. You will
hunt down this cowardly ASSASSIN of your best
friend you would the murderer of your own
father. Do this and God, whose servant has been
slain, and the country, which has given you free
dom, will bless you for this noble act of duty.
WINFIELD s. HANCOCK.
Mai, Gen. U. s Vols Commanding Middle Militia
tary Division.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

GREENSBORO, Ga. March l7.--Judge Jen-
kins has passed sentence of death upon George
McDutiie, a colored preacher, who shot and
killed William CLANCY, colored, some time
last fall. William CLANCY went to a neigh
boring church with eolored whom McDuffie,
although a married man, fancied himself.
After services were over Chaney started for
home, little thinking of the doom before him.
Whom near McDufiie's home he was shot
through his left side, and died shortly after
he was conveyed home. The hanging will
take place on May II next.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
A Bill to Admit Utah to Statehood.

WASHINGTON CITY, March IA bill was
introduced in the senate Friday to admit
Utah to statehood. 1t provides for consti-
tutional convention, which, if it shall adopt
the constitution of the United States, shall
have the right to frame a state constitution
which shall not be repugnant to the constitu-
ton of the United States, and which shall in
clude an irrevocabie ordinance providing
that perfect liberation Of religious sentiinants
shall be secured, and that no nhabitant of
the state shall ever be nolested in person or
property on account of his religious mode of
worship. If the constitution framed by this
convention shall be ratified by the people of
the territory the president shall issue a pro-
clamation admitting it into the Union.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

NEW York, March 1T.-Mayor Hewitt was
evidently afraid that the aldermen might get
ahead of him and hoist the Irish flag on city
hall Saturday, so Friday he issued the follow
ing order to the keeper of the city hall:
In accordance with che authority sted in me
by law hereby order and direct that on Satur-
day, the 18th of March, you will to be dis
played on the city hall the flag of the United
flag of the city of New York; and you are hereby
prohibited from displaying any other flags what
ever on that day ABRAM 8. HEWITT, Mayor
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

DENVER, Col, March l7.-Santa Fe trains
are all tied up. Not one has left since Thurs
day night and but one, the Kansas City ex-
press, arrived Friday. The engineers are all
"tired and sick" The company profess ignor-
ance of any cause for the tie-up. The men
say the company has been handling Buring-
ton cars. A brotherhood man told the re
porter that he knew that unless the Buling-
ton trouble is soon settled every road west
of Chicago will be tied up.
Los ANGELES, March 17.-All Santa Fe
trains are tied up. Not a wheel moved Friday.
PASADENA, Cal, March l7-No trains are
moving here on tine Santa lfe.
FLAGSTAFF, A. T., March 17.--No trains
of any kind are running on the Atlantic 81
Pacific railroad in Arizona
Cotton, Cal, March 1.-THE Atlantic &
Pacific and California Southern roads are
idle on the account of the engineers ''lay off"
The Southern Pacific is getting all the bust
ness.
SAN Francisco, March 17--Engineers and
firemen on the California Southern and Cali
fornia Central failed to go to work Friday
These roads are in the Santa Fe system. The
sie-up cuts off San Diego Pasadena, and all
the state south of Los Angeles from railway
communication east. The Southern 81 Cen
tral Pacific announce that they will handle
no Burlington freight, Their engineers are
all in good health and working we'll
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

New YORK, March 1.-THE funeral serv-
ices over the remains of Henry Bergh were
held Friday in st. Marks Episcopal church.
Rev. Morgan Dix ofiiciated, assisted by Rev
G. Morgan. The casket was borne into the
church by six uniformed officers of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. The church was thronged with friends
of the deceased, The bearers were Ell
bridge T. Gerry, James N Brown, Thomas G.
Acton, J. P. Hayes, Recorder Smythe, May
or Hewitt, Fred T. Gallaudet and c. La
miere.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

MADISON, Wis, March 1.-THE state con-
vention of Republican clubs continued in ses-
sion Friday morning and formed a state
league by adopting constitution. 1t provides
that each club of twenty members is entitled
to five delegates in the state convention; that
raising funds shall be left to an executive
committee; that the league shall not express
any preference for a candidate before pol
itical convention, and that the executive
committee shall call conventions biennially
at time and place fixed by it. Headquarters
were located in Milwaukee, and Senator John
C. Spootrer was elected PRESIDENT w. J. Nc
Elroy, of Milwaukee, secretary, and S. s.
Fifield treasurer.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

CHICAGO, March l7.-In the case of Ed
Mcdonald, one of the Cook county boodlers,
who was tried with McGarigle, the state
supreme court has granted Il supersedeas
suspendng the execution of the three years
sentence lmtil arguments for a new trial can
be heard. Bail is denied. In the case of the
other county hoodlel's, the supreme court has
appointed next Tuesday for hearing the ar
guments for new trial
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

Time tried and true is DR.. Bigelow' g
cure, which combines the good qualities
of all the best cough remedies, without
the defects of any of them, 1t cures
promptly and permanently coughs, colds,
Group. whopping cough, influenza, broni-
chitis. hoarseness, incipient consumption,
and all throat and lung diseases, healing
the lungs. Safe and pleasant for childS
rem. Price, SO cents and 81, of drug.
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

WASHINGTON CITY, March l7.-The sen,
ate received the Chinese immigration treaty
Friday afternoon. 1t was accompanied by q
message from the president advising i'm
mediate publicity of the document; also a
letter from Secretary Bayard, in which he
recounts his efforts in making the treaty.
The treaty is to run twenty years. 1t OK
cludes all Chinese laborers from our shores,
except those now here 1t also appropriates
1000 to he paid to the Chinese minister
here as indemnifcation to the Chinese sub
jects who were excluded from certain towns
on the Pacific coast some two or three years
ago, and whose property was destroyed.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

NEW ORLEANS, Ia., March 1.-THE
United States grand jury has returned an in
dictment against the Illinois Central railway;
S. B. McCoonico, general agent, and d, B..
Morey, general freight agent, for violation of
the interstate commerce law. This is the
first prosecution in the south under the pro-
visions of that law. The railroad company
charged s.. 30 "A bale, about 450 pounds, from
Holly Springs to New Orleans, distance of
1853 miles and 10 cents par 100 pounds for cot
ton from Holly Springs to Lowell, Mass, a
distance of more than 900 miles.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 1.-THE first
train through on the New England railroad
was derailed near Armory Hill station, this
city, Friday Two locomotives left the track,
Conductor Hinett, Fireman Nichols and
Brakeman Mckune were fatally scalded by
steam from broken pipe in the forward en-
giue Hinett died at $50 p. IN. The others
nIa diving.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 17-After two
weeks of unceasing hiceoughing Patrick
Hickey, aged 81, died "Wednesday afternoon.
The disease bafiied all efforts of the physicians
and the old man literally hiccoughed himself
to death The muscles of his throat became
drawn with continued exertion and it was al
most impossible for the sufferer to take nour-
iShnlnIlE
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

were ranged four deep
in front of the cathe-
dral and along the
route, and hundreds
of thousands of spec
tatoIs occupied the
space behind them.
Every window along
Unter den Linden was
covered with mourn
ing flags, or black
drapery, and at the
street crossings were
massive pillars draped
with black and sur
mounted with Prus-
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Herald's
Washington dispatch says the paragraph
alleging that an insurance company had re-
fused to insure the presidents life was, ac-
cording to Col Lamont, the work of an in
surance solicitor who wanted to take out a
policy on the president, but was not allowed
by the colonel to see Mr.. Cleveland on the
subject The man went away angry.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
HoNoRs PAID ELSEWHERE.


PARIS, March IA requiem service for
the late German emperor was held in the
English church Friday. Premier Tirard and
Flourens, minister of foreign affairs, were
present as representatives of President
Carnot. The presidents of the senate and
chamber of deputies and many other promi-
nent persons were in attendance.
LONDON, March l7.-Special requiem serv-
ices were held in the London churches and in
the chapel of St George at Windsor for the
late Emperor William of Germany. The
quesn and many members of the royal family
were in attendance at the latter service,
which was simple yet impressive. Minute
guns were fred in the garrison towns Dis
patches state that memorial services were
held at Melbourne, Australia; Madrid and
many other European cities.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
THE BIT IN THEIR TEETH.
WILD WESTERN BROTHERHOOD MEN
MAKE STARTLING THREATS.

A Make or Break Policy Declared aud the
Chief Ignored-santa Fe Paraiyzed from
Chicago To CaIifornia-what Arthur
Says About 1.-THE 80" Collie and III
Effects Discussed In Court - Engineer
| Wharton'- Enterprising wife.
| KANSAS CITY, March l7-Interviews with
| a number Of the striking engineers on the
Santa Fe road develop the fact that they have
examined the list Of stockholders of the Chi
| cago, Burlington & Quincy and the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe, and find that consider,
able number of the Santa Fe stockholders are
also largely Interested in the 20" They say
that they came to the conclusion that they
| would dip into both pockets at once and let
these men feel the full effects of the strike
by crippling their resources.
The following dispatch was sent from here
Friday night to II. Stone, general mana
ger Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy, Chicago:
We wish you 10 understand that we will hold
the Burlington system responsible for all damages
to our company on account of the strike.
This was signed by the general superin-
tendent Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe
Just before noon Friday Ben johnson,
foreman of the Atchison, Topeka q SANTA
Fe round house at Argentine, backed an en-
gine up TO the union station and coupled on
" 'lah -'U - %nioh % 'no VI pubn ii''
eAPieS'' Den " uai t'i'' VIM n.S peeh an eli-
eliieei on lne SANTA re lor zen years'
iiouilueu 'le engine, ne Is not pro'ler
nool man. having peeI' eNpeueu from lne
oIsahi%aV'o'l uurli'g tne great SlriNe vi lS''
He has since applied for admission, but has
been rejected -
Shortly after Wharton had donnetls Ills
lie i'm IN,
oNeraiA Sei'satioh was crehteu ~ lrne crowd
py the appearance Oh nus "lLSs>swho pushed
her why 'hfouTh " lhc SFFgme and was as,
Sisteu 10 seat ny hSIehusband' She declared
her hIeh''on VI SaftinS as fireman on the trlp,
ana coVelssL~her clothing with rubber
uis'Gl, Gihle iiromans cap sat Jauntlly ON
heI Iolack hair PromN1y in response to the
"conductors signal, at l:aG, the train started
and proceeded slowly ON its way, Mrs Whar-
ton was formerly Hattie Reed, of kewanee,
Ill. During the strike of 1877 she acted rs
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

EVEN the most rabld of the republican
organs are ashamed of the Kansas seua~
sor. He is beginning to feel now tn at
the insult to the dead veteran Hancock
was q terrible mistake,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

ocracy Friday passed resolutions Of respect To
the memory Of the Emperor William, "who
by unifying Germany, led the way toward
ultimate free institutions and democratic
form of government which affords the only
sure basis of liberty, without the need OF
large armies for its sIDDOrt -
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
A Question of Time Only.

What are we to do about all those rebel
flags that Republican secretaries of war,
from Stanton down, have returned to the
ex-rebel states2 Ought not the Republi-
can party to be Observation-Disclosures
Enouirpr
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

A PTTsBURG paper says that the way
To find out whether tramp is dead is to
offer him a drink of whisky, and If he
has any breath left he will respond. An
other and equally effective test would be
to whisper the word work in his ear.
If he shudders he is not dead
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

WASHINGTON CITY, March 17-In report
ing the bill to reduce the postage on seeds,
bulbs, etc, to the house, the committee on
postoffices says that since the conclusion of
the postal convention with Canada, seed from
that country has driven American seed from
the market, and the discrimination which
makes our own people pay four times as
much for the transportation of seed as for
eigners Is unjust
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

ingalls, reading of Washington's fare
well address was rather impatiently list
ened to bys the members of the senate
Probably good many of them were sorry
that it wasn't Ingalls, farewell address
Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

A stone thrown at random in almost
any part of Illinois at present would be
sure to hit candidate for governor
Chicago News.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

A NEW play has been written called
Telegraph Messenger" and all the fun
ny men are saying at once that it will
never get there.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland occupied box at
the National theatre Friday night. Mr.. and
Mrs W. j. Florence appeared in the "Mighty
Dollar" and the continuous laughing of the
large audience was invariably led by the
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
Corbin To His Late Employees.

PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-In response to
a petition from old employees for reinstate-
nent, President Corbin, of the Reading, re.
plies denying the request arfi says that he
will never take any of than back, bat will
try to get them positions Gn other roads
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

The voice of the Blaine banquet is still
heard in the land and it is very harsh dis
cord to the owner of the Sherman boom.
st. LoHis Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

Republican organs are claiming that
their party is rich in presidential timber,
but little thing like this doesn't prevent
the party from selecting a man weak
enough to insure his defeat.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

BERLIN, March l5-Dr Mach keuzie is in
receipt of large numbers of menacing letters,
and Emperor Frederick has, in consequence,
ordered special measures to be taken for his
protection
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

LONDON, March 1.-THE Immense Inman
steamship, City of New York, which was
launched in the Clyde Thursday afternoon,
ran aground and is still fast to the bottom of
the river.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

Young Mr.. Lincoln announces that he
is out of politics, and he evidently believes
that the announcement is important, At
lanta Constitution.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
Plenty of Land on Hand

The Democratic party was never SO full
of the courage of its convictions; never SO
ready to fight for them; never so sure that
to fight is to win as it is now.-St. Louis
Republican.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

NEW York, March 17.-At Calvary ceme
terry Friday 1870 bodies were received for in
termcnt, The funerals had been delayed by
the storm
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

BosroN, March 17.-The engineer of II
Boston 4 Lowell freight train refused to
take ont train with % car in it Friday.
The car was eat out and the train proceeded
There was no comment on the affair
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

PARIS, March l7.-Senator Camot, father
of the president of the French republic. is
dead
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
THE DEADLY sNow-PLow TRAIN.


Eternity.
New YORK, March IA snow-plow train
of four engines was wrecked in the Coleman
cut on the Harlem railroad Friday. Four
men, Thomas Riley and Charles Orton,
Thomas Feeny, conductor, and George
Fowler were killed John Cameron and l..
Gates, were probably fatally injured The
wreck blocks the road,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17
TO A WARRIORS TOMB
THE ASHES OF AN EMPEROR ARE
BORNE IN POMP.

Solemn Ceremonies at the Entombment Of
Germany's Dead Ruisr--BerlIn Puts ON
the Tokens Of Grief and Watches the
Pageant in siIence--"Unser Fritz" Bis.
marek and Won MoItke Not Present.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

BERLIN, March 1.-THE weather was Sc
verely cold Friday, but the arrangements for
the funeral of the late emperor were carried
out 70 the letter. Troons. wearing clnnks
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

CINCINNATI, March l1-There are surface
indications that a strike ON the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi railroad is not nt all impossible. That
road has been hauling C., b. 81. Q. business
without any restriction, and the engineers
have decided to hold a meeting Sunday for
the purpose of deciding whether or not a
strike shall he declared in the event of the
0. q NJ officials refusing to stop hauling
such freight. 1t is stated on the best author
ity that distinct propoSitionwill he made
to the company that the business of the c..
b. & Q, ho hauled only ON the same condi-
tioms as other railways exact from shippers
or not at all Freight has been accepted for
C., b. 4 q points by other roads, but always
with the understanding that it was subject
to lelnN.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

Over two thousand persons are en-
camped at the base of Mount Shasta.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

Remembered in the United States.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE county Dem