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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
DOES DEATH END all?
IF 1T DOESN'T THIS HooSlER WILL
BE EMBARRASSED.

| Marital Experiences of u Marion County
NInn-seNen Women who MAY Lay Hold
of Finn ON the Other Shorc-One of the
wives Eiope- With Hi, ~on--A Tragic
Inciduat.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1.-THE re-
cent marriage Of AN old farmer of this
| county named John W. Dawson over so
years Of age, drew attention 10 the fact that
| he was taking unto himself his seventh wife
He is about 81 years old. and has resided on u
farm in the southern part of Marion county
| for more than half century During this
time he has married, divorced or buried six
| wives, and is now living with the seventh
| His marital complications have occupied a
large share of public attention. only, how
| ever, within the last few years, as the
former portion OF his life seems to have been
that of a quiet farmer. He was first married
in 1872 % Miss Lavina Rily She lived ten
years He then married Miss Mary shelton,
with whom lie lived happily for twenty-siX
years, and lay whom he had two SONS Soon
after her death, or about 1865, he took TO
wife Miss Mary Tcrwilliger, with whom he
lived contenied aud happy for ten years,
when she died Up to this time there does
not seem to have been anything in his career
worthy Of mention.
LIS ll'ul'lto INStll HI'llll 4NiN, NDth ne
brought to his home II young woman named
Katie Messersmith She was installed rs
housekeeper and general manager of the
home 1t was not long however, before he
informed his boys that he thought of marry
ing her To this proposition one OF the boys,
Oscar, objected very strenuousy, hut it was
not long however, before tho old man deter
mined to carry out his design, and they
were quietly married In II little while
aiterward Oscars opposition and ill-temper
very suddenly terminated, and he began to
shower every attention on his Young step
mother In short he fell violently in love
with her, and one day when the old man
went home he found that they were missing.
Upon investigation he came to the conclusion
that they had ooped. Nothing was heard
from them for few days, when it was dis
covered that they had come to indianapolis
and taken rooms in an obscure part of the
town, passing themselves off as man and wife.
As soon "a the old man heard of it he had
them arrested for adultery. They We're tried
and fined by the mayor, and then they disap-
peared. In a few weeks the community was
startled by Il rumor that they had quietly re
turned to the city and had committed suicide
by taking large doses of poison Upon inves-
tigation the rumor proved true. They were
found dead in their room, with no satsfac-
tory explanation of why the deed was com
mtted. These events happened in the winter
of 1855 and lsSG
In January, 1851 the old gentleman began
to cast about for another wife, and found her
in the person of a widow in this city, a Mrs.
Matilda Hall They lived together until last
December-not very happily, howcver-when
II divorce was applied for This, however was
denied, but an agreement was reached by
which the parties were legally separated, and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
BosToNS PET AND MITCHELL.


LONDON, March 14,-NIitchell, in an inter
view with a United Press representative said
"Now that have proved that l can fight l
have decided to quit the ring, l will not claim
the championship, as | am confident that my
friend Kirain is able TO secure the champion
ship of the world within six months" Sulli-
van will remain in Liverpool for the present
and if he should decide TO give any more
boxing exhibitions in England he viii appear
in Liverpool first.
Sullivan, in an interview with United
Press correspondent Tuesday, attributed his
failure to defeat Mitchell TO the disabling of
his right arm in the fifth round. He secuted
the dea of his leaving the prize ring, and said
he was prepared to meet anybody immcdi-
ately, or at any time.
LONDON, March t4.-AIagnus offers to back
Sullivan heavily for another fight with
Mitchell
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
The Blockade ON the Pennsylvania.

PITTsBURG, Pa March H-BusineSs on
the Pennsylvania railroad between this city
and Philadelphia was completely paraly2ed
Tuesday. No trains had arrived from the
east since Monday night. Everything is
blockaded by snow on and east Of the noun
tains. There were miles of freight and a few
passenger trains snow-bound, with little pros
pect of getting them out for at least twenty
four hours. At some places the snow drifts
were from five to eight feet IN depth. The
thermometer at a good many places was be-
low zero Almost all of the telegraph wires
were down and it was impossible, from this
end of the road, to locate or communicate
with the snow bound trains
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
WILL HANDLE BURLINGTON FREIGHT


CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Burlington strike
remains unchanged All the roads except tho
Rock Island and Northwestern have notified
the Burlington that they will accept haul,
and deliver its freight upon the same terms
as before the strike. Passenger Agent Nor
ton said that the Burlington was making eX-
cellent progress in regaining itsnormal condi-
ton. No difficulty was being met with in
obtaining good and efficient enginemen, and
applications were being constantly received
from all parts of the country. The story that
a large number of the new men were leaving
lie denounced as false, as well as another
story that seventy engines had been burned
out since the beginning of the strike, The
trouble on the Wabash road has been settled,
and the employees were handling all the Bur
lington freight offered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

VAN buren,, Ark, March l4-H. W. Neal,
a society SWELL received a public chastise-
ment Monday at the hands of Mrs Ida A.
Byers, pretty school teacher who came here
about a year ago 1t seems that Neal won
the affections of Mrs. Byers, making over
lures to persuade her to desert her husband
and family. After accomplishing his pur-
pose an estrangement began on his part
Finding that she had been basely deceived
a longing for revenge succeeded her love to-
ward Neal, and procuring a horsewhip she
waited near the depot, where a crowd had as
sembled, and piled her cowhide. Neal, when
last seem was still running
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

NEW YORK, March IA feature OF thu
meeting of the board of aldermen Tuesday
was resolution offered by Alderman Div,
Yer calling upon Mayor Hewitt to cause tc
be displayed the national and Irish flags on
the flag staff at the city hall Saturday. The
resolution was unanimously adopted. The
general belief is that the mayor will not com
ply with the request BY law his honor has
ten days TO deal with the resolution, so that
by the time it becomes necessary to atllx his
signature thereto the patron saints day will
he n thing of the past
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
HORRORS OF THE STORM.
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST ON THE
COAST or DELAWARE.
Other Mariners in Peril---Meagre De-
tails OF Two Railway Wrecks
Fatalities Reported.

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hegion-hhii"hy Passengers i~e"'e i"ei'
Trains and Can not Be Foundations
syIyanIa Report, "a Bad state of Afairs-
| n.-,.-. u,,u p,...,.., l., 49,. x,r,,
ana Trains ny the score sho"ed III
,,,,.,..,... n -, ,.r,,,.,,
- ''i'N ma, "a va W
bei', NUMBER Oh vessels ana Jugs s''hA az 'ho
breakwater and twenty-five lives We're lost.
Two bodies were recovered; 1t is relieved
the loss Of life along the coast is terrible. The
storm i, unprecedented.
The British shin Hester Rov. hence for
An,,yorr. With ,otroIs,,,, ,yas driven ashore
81. =, a.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, March l4.-Wilkes-
barre and all the Wyoming valley is hemmed
in by violent snuw-StOrm which set in Sat
urday night continuing until late Monday
afternoon. The snow was accompanied by
violent winds, banking the snow six feet in
many places The Delaware, Lackawanna u
Western railroad will not sell tickets farther
than Scranton. a train which left New York
Sunday night is still due in Scranton. No
trains from New York and Philadelphia have
arrived over the Lehigh Valley railroad since
Sunday night. The mail is forty eight hours
overdue. Business men and others are put to
serious Inconvenience. Already there is IA
rise in price for provisions and produce.
A wild blizzard is now raging on the
Wilkesbarre mountain. All the working
trains of the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Cen
trial railroads are on the mountain manned
with large crews. 1t is impossible to keep
the snow back. a passenger train has been
abandoned somewhere in the wilderness 1t is
not known whether the passengers on the
snow-bound train have provisions or not. All
telegraph wires have been down forty-eight
hours The snow is Unprecedented in this
valley
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

Mr. Geo P. Rowell, of New York, who
is authority on such matters, in an ad-
dress before the American Newspaper
Publishers association at Indianapolis,
proved that five newspapers issue more
than one.seycnth of the total edition of
all the daily papers printed. The mum,
Der of daily newspapers in the United
States now number fourteen hundred,
consequently the five which were referred
to must each sell an average edition two
hundred times greater than tue average
of the others
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

possible to do anything. AT the eychau.e
there was no buying or selling, and a rcsoiu-
ton was unanimously adopted that all deliv-
cries go over for the day Thirty-eight
trains are known 20 he snow-hound between
the Grand Central station and Tarrytown.
Teegraphic facilities are so poor that it is
difficult TO get information as 10 the exact
number and it Is possible that there may be
a few more or less.
A solid drift extends from Ninetv.fourth
street 10 One Hundred and Twenty-fifth on
Manhattan island, lying principally on the i'll
coming tracks. A great many passengers
from snowb bound trains reached the city
Tuesday by means of various conyeyances,
but a number Of women and children are still
aboard the trains. The railroad officials are
arranging TO send out empty cars 10 relieve
the distressed trains and bring in the belated
passengers. Advices from Elizabeth and
Newark repeat the tale of distress resulting
from the storm that has been told in regard
TO all places i'm this vicinity. Trains are
snowbound and there are many cases where
passengers have left the trains in the hope of
reaching shelter and have not yet been heard
from
There are number of snow bound trains
on the Long Island railroad between Green.
port and Jamaica, and there is said to be
much suffering among the passengers. The
waiting rooms at the station in Long Island
City are crowded with people unable TO get
trains or TO return TO their homes, Snow
plows have been sent out from different
points on the road one pillow and relief train,
which left Long Island City at noon succeed
ed in reaching Jamaica at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon clearing one track and train car
rying 800 passengers from snow bound trains
east of Jamaica got through to Long Island
City at 1850, These passengers had been in
the cars for twenty-four hours. Among them
was Austin Corbin. There is no likelihood
that traffic can be resumed before Thursday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

COLUMBUS, o., March I.-Attorney Con
verse concluded his argument for the defense
in the tally sheet trial Tuesday morning and
the remainder Of the day was taken by ex-
Senator Thurman. The latter's address was
the most sensational so far made. He charged
Converse with unprofessional conduct in his
manner of managing the case. He called at
tention TO the fact that Allen o. Meyers said
he was for him for United States senator in
1886, when he was on the stand, and said he had
no doubt but that Meyers had advocated his
election to the senate when making campaign
speeches, 1t was policy to do so; but it was
well known that his "boss" John r. McLeanl
was not for Thurman then. Thurman spoke
under much excitement and was so fatigued
that he could not conclude his argument
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
Funeral of Thomas j. Potter.

BURLINGTON, Ia, March 1.-THE funeral
services of the late T. J. Potter we're held
Tuesday morning in the Congregational
church in this city. Special trains on all roads
centering here brought large delegations, COM
posed of the leading railway managers of the
country, employees Of the roads in the hum
bier capacities, and citizens of this and other
states, and the large church was crowded
with those who mourned the deceased as
relative, friend, employer or valued citizen
The remains We're conveyed to Ottumwa,
where they will be Inferred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

OMAHA, Neb., March lI.--Several Union
Pacific engineers who run on freight trains
reported that they We're "sick" Tuesday morn
ing, when they were called to take their en-
gines Their engines were sent back to the
transfer round-house and the yard rapidly
filled with freight There We're Burlington
cars in two of the trains that remained there.
Other freight trains ran out, but without
Burlington cars. The Union Pacific officials
did not offer to send out any Burlington cars
in the trains but profeSsed to believe that
the sickness was genuine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

MASON CITY, Iowa, March 1.-THE mystic
rious deaths in the Brown family, residing i'll
the northern part of the county, have caused
great excitement here. 1t is evident that the
family We're poisoned by some food which
they ate at supper but in what portion of their
meal the poison was is not known. Mr.. Browns
son and daughter-in-l law, with their eldest
child, are now in a critical condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

CLINTON, la. March l4-Tbc hearing of
the case growing out of the sheriff Selling
about 81 ,5O0wortho of beer ON a search warrant
rant the Lauer brewery was closed in the jus
tice court Tuesday, Judgment against the do
PENDANT being entered, and appeal was taken
to the district court The liquor is still in the
hands of the sheriff The defendants wanted
the liquor released promising to remove it
from the state within five days, but the jus
tice would not agree
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH a. 1888.

The best editorial we have seen in the
Rock Island Union 10 long time was in
last weeks issue, on the action Of the
Mississippi legislature in granting pen.
sions to ex~confederates. 1t was stolen
bodily from the bulletin. What makes
us mad is that this il a case IN which re-
taliation would afford poor satisfaction
II we were running last wears almanac
it might work Warsaw Bulletin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

DULUTH. Mimi, March 14-One hundred
pounds of dynamite in NJ. H. Fitzpatrick
magazine were discharged, probably by a
jar from a blast at +l5 Tuesday afternoon.
The explosion was at street excavation one
fourth of a mile from the center of tho city
No one was seriously hurt, but several thou
sand lights Of glass in the ueighborho0d were
broken, and the earthquake was felt a mile
and half away
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
UNION LEAGUE ON THE TARIFF.



New YORK, March 1.-THE Union League
club committee on political reform, whose re-
port to the club on Jan. l2 was tabled, will
on April II present substitute report max
ing certain concessions to the tariff reform
element in the club The report declares that
the federal government should be sustained
by impo,t duties; that the presidents fiscal
policy is unsound and un-American; that the
internal revenue department should be abol-
ished at the earliest practicable day as the best
way to reduce the surplus and preserve the
principle of protection to American industry
that the tariff should be so revised as to cor
rect iniustices and inequalities, and also raise
the money actually needed by the general
government, and protect and promote Amer
lean industries; that legislation for taxation
Of the liquor traffic to the highest practicable
degree should be encouraged by the Repub-
lican party, and that the money SO raised
should be applied toward the expenses of the
pauperisin and crime caused by that traffic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

a philanthropic and ingenious Frenchman
has invented a machine to take the place of
the gallows and the gulllotne Its office is
the instantaneous breaking of the felon's
backbone Such machine could not be in
troduced in America The only recognized
machine for back breaking here is the market
basket. PhIIndslphia BmIletin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
THE TRANSACTIONS IN CONGRESS.


WAsHTNGToN CITY, March 1.-THE senate
Tuesday adopted n resolution providing for II
special investigation into the condition of the
civil service. Beck then took the floor to ad-
vocate his bill for the retirement of legal ten
derS and national bank-notes of small denom-
nations and their replacement by "coln" GER
tiiicates, instead of gold certificates. He
again charged that tho silver dollar was
dropped from the coinage surTeptitiously
which Sherman again denied, and said he
could show by original senate records that
Beck was wrong At the conclusion of the
debate the senate adjourned.
The bill providing that the Fifty-first con-
grcss shall begin on March 1, 1889, was re-
ported adversely to the house Bills were re-
ported For the erection of an army gun fac
tory; to provide for public defenses for the
admission as states of Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico; for public
buildings at Galesburg, His, and Davenport,
Ia; appropriatng $250,OOO for plain but
fire-proof building at Chicago to be used as
an appraisers warehouse The resolution to
inquire whether any unofficial matter had
been incorporated in the rebellion record was
adopted the bill allotting lands in severalty
to the United Peoria and Miami Indians
passed, and the house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

BUFFALO, N. V, March 14.-Capt. George
w Talcott, living at 40 Swan street, com
mitted suicide shortly before midnight Mon
day night by shooting himself in tho head.
Capt, Talcott was an old lake navigator and
tug owner. He leaves ii widow and two
children
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

BUFFALO, N. Y, March l4.-The Buffalo
Daily Times, which has been conducted as a
stock company limited, has changed hands,
becoming the property of Mr. Henry Nauert
who foreclused a mortgage of 900 held
against the property. Mr. Nauert will con-
duct the paper OH his own account.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

NEWARK, n. j., March 14.-It is feared
that number Of persons in this city have
persisted in the storm. John Sewing, OF
Orange, was frozen to death at the base OF
the mountain near that place. At Harrison,
Katie Alillett aged Is, and Teresa Straus,
aged II, have been missing since Monday
morning. Harry Stout had his hands and
feet 50 badly frozen that they had to be am,
putated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

The cowboys of the west frequently dye
their dogs different Colors. The most bril-
liant specimens of dyed dogs are colored a
superb tint of sky blue. The dye ends with
artistic precision in a sharply defined line on
each leg leaving the foot white and around
the head leaving the nose, eyes and entire
mask the natural color. New York Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

The sweetest thing that ever grew be-
side human door" was little May. until
she took to having headaches-for a time
she lost her beauty. but one bright day
her papa bought bottle of Salvation
Oil. and lol she is as sweet and pretty as
ever. (Only twenty five cents bottle. }
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

LoNG ISLAND CITY, l., l., March IA
sleigh containing John Ridden and wife, OF
New York on their way to Calvary cemc-
terry to bury their daughter, was overturned
at Borden and West avenues and the corpse
and occupants thrown into a snOw-drft The
sleigh was righted and the funeral party sue
ceeded in getting within quarter of a mile
of the cemetery. From there the driver car
ried the corpse to the grave, followed by the
mOtlmerS on foot
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
Robbing the Indian Lands of Timber.

WASHINGTON CITY, March l4.-In a letter
to Secretary Villas, Senator Chandler calls
attention to the fact that contracts have been
made under which timber from the Chippe-
wa reservation was to be taken on condition
that Indians should do the cutting and re-
moval. that more than three-fourths of the
timber should not be taken from the land of
any Indian, and that the contracts should be
enforced only after approval by the commits
soner Of Indian affairs Senator Chandler
alleges that although the contracts have not
been approved, large forces OF men are al
ready at work denudlnS the lands of timber;
that white men instead Of Indians are doing
the work, ami that every restriction of the
contracts is heing NilIatrd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

STLvERToN, Colo, March IA snow-slide
on King solomon mountain carried Mail
Carrier John O'Neill $50 feet down the noun
tain side, and lie was dead before help could
reach him. O'Neill has carried the mail for
five ypars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14
FAIRCHlLD ON THE FINANCES.



and Insists on Tax Reduction.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 14-Secretary
Farchild has addressed to the senate finance
committee letter expressing his opinion of
the bill providing for the investment of the
national bank note investment fund in gov
ernment bonds, and incidentally discussing
other financial legislation, He reviews the
Sherman bill in detail, and takes the position
that it is ineXpedent, as it would cause a
large expansion of the circulation, followed
an inevitable and disturbing contraction. The
bill would compel the purchase of
about SSO,OOO,OOO in bonds under
circumstances which would largely
increase their price. 1t would subsequently
be necessary to sell those bonds, perhaps at a
price SO greatly reduced as to render it impos-
sible for the government to meet its obliga-
ton to the holders of the bank-notes. He sees
no advantage in the proposed legislation to
offset these grave objections.
He concludes by saying that in his judg
ment, the purchase of bonds with the treasury
surplus is the only practicable method of re-
lief from existing financial complications, and
even this relief can only be temporary and
partial, the only true remedy being the re-
duCton of taxation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

WASHINGTON CITY, March l4-The grand
jury Tuesday presented an indictment against
Cyril p. Benedict for embezzement from the
Adams Express company, one count charging
the embezzlement Of "a, 40S in December last
and second count S3,0j3 in February last.
When brought into court Tuesday afternoon
be pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three
and half years in the Albany penitentiary.
The accused has been a trusted agent of the
COmpany for over twenty years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

A san Francisco lady has cat which she
brought home with her in "A sailing ship from
Calcutta. She says that every time the ship
was b"2lmed during the voyage the sailors
tried To get her cat and throw it overheard,
thinking that by doing SO they would bring
wind.-Chicago News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-14

PEsTH, March 1.-THE market place at
Cabin Hungary, hes been destroyed by fire.
Many persons persisted in the flames.