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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

city, lately of Providence, declared Rhode
Island Prohibition failure, as shown by the
fact that there was an increase Of so per
cent in the liquor traffic of Providence since
the law was passed. while the number of ar
rests had fallen off, owing to the refusal of
juries to listen to the testimony of the odious
class known as spoilers.
Hon. Seth Low told how, as mayor Of
Brooklyn, he had tried to enforce the saloon
law impartially, aud succeeded in making
enemies of both the saloonists and the Pro
bibitionists He favored local option and
HIGH liaensa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

Now that the election is over, the mill
owners are no longer trying to deceive
their employees, but the unfortunate wage
worker is realizing that the promised pro
.tIeclina does not protect them, and secure
them high wages. Thursday the wooden
mill owners at Springfield gave their
men notice that they would have to sub
nit to cut OF ten per cent on their wages
or Law off one day each week. This is but
q beginning of the evil that will befall
the labOrer through the success of the re
publican party in the late election. The
manufacturer feels independent now, and
expects that the interests of the rich will
be carefully guarded by the republican
administration, while the interests OF
the poor man will be IS generally ignored
as 10 the days when the republican party
was in the height of its power High
tariff has been laid for the.beuett of the
few, that the many may be controlled to
the advantage of monopolists who in turn
keep III power the party that serves their
base purposes best. The democratic
party tried to instruct the many that they
should act with the democracy if they
wished to prosper and better their condi-
ton, but they refused to hear, and for
the next four years must lick the hard
that grudgingly fed them or the protected
industries will refuse to contribute IL
their support by labor or otherwise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

FoRT DODGE Ia, Nov 20.-Considerable
excitement was created here yesterday when
it became known that the Des Moines River
Land company and its agents were prepar-
ing to eject by force the settlers occupying
the nationally celebrated river lands who re-
fuse to evacuate the homes they have held
for twenty years. United States Marshal
Desmond has been here for several days pre-
pairing writs of ejectment on nine occupants
OF the Iitchfeld lands, and these will be
served early this week BY the marshal's
force and large posse Of assistants who
have been sworn in for that PURPOSE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

LONDON, Nov. 20-German aristocrats
are deeply stirred by an incident which will
probably result in change in an old law.
Tue famous Bertha BOTHER, who posed as
tine model for Crafts picture, "The Fairy
Tale" was formally indicted last month as
the owner by purchase of an allodial
estate in the duchy of Mecklenburg
Under the local feudal laws the
ownership OF the estate carries with it
the privilege of a peerage and judicial and
executive rights for its tenants So if the
fair Bertha marries, no matter who Der hus-
band may be, under these laws the privileges
pertaining to the estate must be granted.
German society is raging, especially as the
woman was associated with Graf in scan.
dalous trial at Berlin, and since then she has
been virtually woman of the world and an
adventures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
MALICIOUS OR A FOOL?
A New York BIacksmith's Freak Gives
the Victim a Mixed Cuticle

New YORK, Nov 20-Thomas Glynn,
blacksmith, was on trial yesterday before
Judge Cowing for setting fire to John
CRUCES shirt front, and nearly burning the
wearer to death. Cruice went on the wit
ness stand, although he was still weak from
the burns, and his body was wrapped in cot
ton batting. In the Wards Island hospital
his life was saved by transferring to the
burns bits of skin from Irishmen, French
men, Italians, and Englishmen in the hos
pital. Cruice, who is an Irishman, testified
that he entered John Rainsmith's shop,
where Gym worked, and took a red-hot
iron from the forge to light his cigarette
Glynn cried: "Look out, you'll burn your
mustache" Then Glynn touched red.hot
iron to the complainant's shirt front and it
blazed up, and G yum pinned his arms so
that he (Cruice) could not pull off his shirt
The case is still on.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

WHEN Chief Justice Fuller stands next
March on the portico of the capitol and
administers the oath OF Office to Benjamin
Harrison, there is no doubt but he will
heartily regret that it is not Grover
Cleveland who stands before as the elect
OF the people. Still the chief justice is
not the suiy man who held like high POI
si;ion aud who, subordinating personal
'ethng to Judicial duty, administered the
oath of Office to presidents who were not
us own choice. John Marshall was q
ieoeraiist and administered the oath of
once TO five presidents, only one of whom
was politically agreeable to him. Roger
b. fancy was democrat, and the first
president he swore into office was Will
liam Henry Harrison, who was whig
Thereafter he did the same duty for
James K. Polk, democrat, for ZACHARY
Taylor, whig, for Franklin Pierce and
James Buchanan, democrats, and finally
for Abraham Lincoln, republican. Nor,
rison R~Naite, who was republican
administered the oath of office to Grover
Cleveland. Chief Justice Fuller is {
young man yet, and will doubtless live
long enough to administer the oath tt
several democratic presidents of the flu
ture
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
THE OMAHA TRAGEDY.
Arrival Mt Chicago OF Kings Remains-
Miss BeechIer's Record-Her Trial,

Miss Beechler's Record-Her Trial.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20-The remains of Henry
". King, Jr, arrived from Omaha yester-
day morning, and the body was at once
taken TO the residence of Henry W King,
Sr, on Rush street The young widow, Mrs.
King, nee Duffy, was quite hysterical. She
moaned and cried great part of the way,
but when the train came to standstill she
was quite calm. She arose mechanically
and allowed herself to be led to a carriage,
which she entered and then commenced sob
bing again. At the residence of Mr.. King
large number of friends had gathered TO ad-
minister consolation to the members of the
family in their bereavement, but the young
wife refused to be comforted, and her cries
of anguish were plainly heard at the front
gate She tottered over TO the remains of
her murdered husband, which were placed
in the front parlor, and cried out: "Oh
Harry, my poor Harry, this is terriblel"
She continued her wild manifestations of
sorrow, and when the reporter left the house
she was bordering on hysteria, and the fe-
male members of the family joined with her
and sobbed aloud
The newspapers have been busy working
up the record of Miss Beechler, and it is now
positively stated that she came TO this city
from Detroit in 1885; that she lived at sew
eral houses of bad repute, and, owing to her
quiet and ladylike ways quite favorite
with the male visitors. She never drank nor
registered. and saved money 1t was at one
of these houses, so it is said that King met
her, and after awhile took her away to
Quincy, as she said according to the state
meut Of Madam Graham. a furnished room
keeper here. at whose house Miss Beechler
STAYED under the name OF Lottie lie Gardel
to educate her, as she was hardly able to
write her own name Last March, said
Madam Graham, Miss Beechler again
| boarded at her house, and later she went to
live in the fiat provided for her on Cas-
street by young King.
| Notwithstanding tire above record it is
| still a question with lawyers whether Miss
Beechler can establ ISL a common law mar.
riage. If she can Mrs Kings Miss Duffy
position is p table one, for though appar,
entity legally married and shockingiy wild
owed she has never been a wife at all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
A RASCAL GOES FREE,
Because He Was Not Properly Indicted
Supreme Court Decision.


WASHINGTON CITY, Nov 20-The supreme
court, through the chief justice, yesterday
affirmed the order Of the first judicial court
Of Wyoming in the case of the United States
ct al against Frank W. DeWatt Dew att
was convicted upon an information" of EN-
be2zlement and making false entries as the
president of a national bank, and sentenced
and committed to the penitentiary for ten
years. He was subsequently discharged on
habeas corpus proceedings, on the ground
that the crime in question was an infamous
one for which he could not be held to an
swer on information. but on an indictment
by grand jury.
The United States, on appeal, conte nded
that crime is not Infamous which is not
subject to the penalty of hard labor The
chief Justice states that a contrary ruling
was ord red in the case of Mackin against
the United States, when 1t was held by JUS
tice Gray that at the present day impris-
onment in state prison or penitentary,
with or without hard labor, is an infamous
punishment The chief justice said that
the Mackin case was decisive of the one
under consideration.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

The Chicago Eat Stock Show.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20-The second week of
the Fat Stock show opened auspiciously yes
terday. The bright suushiny day brought
out large attendance, the huge building
fairly swarming with people, both day and
night Among the prize winners so far are
the following: For sheep-R J. Stone.
Stoniugton, Ills j. T. Rundell, Birming-
ham, Mich. Swine-George F. Davis & Co,
Dyer, Ind Cattle-J. r. Price, Williams
vile, Ills. Adams Earl Lafayette, Ind. j.
r. Peak & Son, Winchester, Ills. Galbraith
Bros, GAINESVILLE, Wis, took prizes for
Clydesdale horses, as did Robert Holloway,
Alexis. Ia, and R. G. Ogilvie, Madison,
Wis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
THE DAILY ARGUS
sOt W. POTTER.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1888.

WHILE William Prentiss, the late dem
ocratic candidate for congress, was de-
feated by much larger plurality than
any candidate in recent years, yet he has
the satisfaction of knowing that he ran
ahead of his ticket in every county but
Rock Island. In the six lower counties
he received 507 more votes than Ceve-
land and $50 ahead of Cleveland and
Streeter combined. 1t was the increased
republican vote throughout the district
That swelled Mr.. Gest's plurality, and
under the circumstances Mr.. Preutiss
made as good race as any other demo-
crat in the district could possibly have
lis large vote is really 4 compliment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20-The Picayunes
Yazoo City, Miss, special says: "Wilson
Arnold colored), who surrendered himself a
week ago, saying he had killed Capt. Robert
johnson at Sartartia, in sslf-defense, was
taken from Jail yesterday by Johnson's
friends and has probably been lynched. In
vestgation showed that Arnold had need
lessly taken offense at johnson, who was
hopelessly intoxicated; had knocked him
down and shot him dead while down, and
then crushed his head with the pistol"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
HERE is an encouraging item for work

HERE is an encouraging item for work
ingmen, from the Cincinnati Enquirer of
Nov. 10:
A number of men were discharged
from the employ of the Hall safe and
lock company yesterday. The men tell
one story of the cause and the firm tell
another. According to the story told By
the men they were told by the firm sew
eral DAYS before the election that it would
be to their interest as well as that of the
firm TO vote for Harrison, as the issue of
the campaign was vital question with
all iron handlers. Acting under this
suggestion the men turned out in a body
and voted for Harrison. On Saturday,
however, after the election was decided,
the wood workers were reduced Is per
cent, and the filters those who fill the
opening between the two layers OF iron,
were reduced 80 per cent in wages. They
demonstrated, and Yesterday were paid
off and discharged.
Mr.. Charles Hall, who acts as superin~
tendent of the factory, was seen yester
day, and denied that politics had any
thing to do with the transaction. He ad
mitted that the wages were reduced, and
that some of the men were discharged be-
cause they were not satisfied, but he de-
MED that any suggestion was made to
them concerning their votes. He ex-
planned by saying that some of the piece
men were making rGore money than 9th
ers, and that, by virtue of the firms con-
tract with the men, the reduction was
justified. Some of the men objected to
this, and they were told to either go to
work or go to the Office for their money
We have little doubt that the state
ment of the men is correct, but, whether
it is or not the incident furnishes an
illustration of the great advantage of q
protective tariff to American working
Ven. THE campaign is over and the
shech makingis over"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

WASHINGTON CITY. Nov 20 The presi-
dent appointed the following named post
masters yesterday: Mrs Kittie L. Scott Ga
lena, Ills; X. E kearney, Sheldon, la. W.
C. Brawley, Mansion, Wis The incumbents
have been resppointed at the following of
fees just raised to the presidential class: H.
Chillicothe, Griggsvile, Kensngton,
Austin: Iowa-Esthervilie, Marcus, Correc-
tionville; Michiyan-Bangor; Minnesota
Warren, Winnebago City; Indiana--Hunt-
ingburg; Observation-Disclosures Rice Lake
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20-The full vote
cast at the recent election for Alvin F.
Hovey for governor was 263 l9I; for Court
land C. Mstson, go, 994; for Jasper B,
Hughes $3.50; for John B. Milroy, 2, 7O2;
Hovey's plurality, 1900 Every county in
the state gave some Prohibition votes, Ham
ilton leading with 406 The increase of the
Prohibitionist vote over that of 1886 is 1S5,
and over that of 1884 about 100 per cent In
1886 the Labor vote in the state was 4, $40,
the net decrease in the late election icing
Ola
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

wAsHSGToN City. Nov. aD-The following are
the weather indications for thirty hours from
s p IN, yesterday; For Iowa and Wisconsin,
Fair ather; stationary temperature except in
the west portion Of Minnesota and northwestern
Iowa. slightly warmer; northerly, shifting TO
easteriy, winds, For Indiana and lllinois-Fair
weather; stationary temperature; northeriy
winds For lower Nichigln-Fair weather; north
erly winds: stationary temperature, For upper
Mlrhigan-Far weather, clearing in eastern por-
ton; variable winds; slight change in tempera-
tIire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

Wecopy the following sensible article
from tke Cairo Gazette, whose editor, W,
7, Scot is colored gentleman who
long sin@ threw of the republican
yoke and thought for himself:
Gen. Ben Harrison has been elected
president OF The United States and the
republican partSrestored to power, and
the colored peopA, are all rejoicing and
happy over the result. We ask now the
same questions we asked before the elec-
ton, what will 1t benefit the negro as a
race; will it give them political prestige
or party recognition whereby theJ stand
without any to-day except that Ngiver
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

New YORK. Nov. 20. The Cunarder I'm
bria, which arrived at Queenstown Sunday
evening, made the fastest eastward run on
record. Her corrected time was 6 days,
hours, and IS minutes Her best previous
eastward run was 6 days, Z hours, and Is
minutes. The best eastward run Of the
Etruria is days. hours. and 40 minutes,
made in April last. The Umbria thus beats
the record by hour and IS minutes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. IL.
Board Of trade quotations 10 day were as fol
lows: whest-No. > December, opened sliO,
closed s. r9lo; January, opened sI.Osli. closed
si0s; May opened s1l2. closed sl1lEs 81;
Corn - No 2 December, opened SSlac, closed
SSlsr January, opened and closed &c; May,
opened and closed 3si4c, Oats-No , December,
opened and co5ed s55sc; May. opened and
closed 2a7ie; pork-Year. opened Sass, closed
sli.77ls; January, opened sll95, closet Sl4.S2l4
May, opened Sl5l2is, closed si5.12js. Lard
Year, opened S 35. closed $50.
Live stoek-FoHowing were the quotations at
the Union Stock Yards HogS-Market opened
active and firm; heavy and mixed lots 5a Toe
higher; light grades unchanged; light grades,
s5s5&5 s.; rough packing. s. s595 IS; mixed
lots, s5.2jGjj0; heavy packing and shipping
lots. s. Sa45GJ. Cattle - Market dull: l0sL 15c
lower; beeveS. s3Ool5 90; cows, 81 25l3Ol:
stockers and feeders. Saoo0335 Sheep-Market
strong: natives, s. 0oat4 So westerns ss75G4OO;
Texans sa5C1 $50; lambs siOOG6o.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery, a6lt
a271Sc per n; fancy dairy, 176gsoc; packing
stock 12lI3c Eggs-Strictly fresh, 194 I9lsc
| per doz Pouitry-Spring chickens, NC per 10;
| old hens, 7lsc; ROSTERS, 5a5lsc; turkeys. 7ltc:
ducks, 7If@Ssc: geese, S6oOG' % per doz Pc
tatoes-Irish, $50 lJc per bu; sweet potatoes,
| Sl75@2oO per bbi. Appies-Choice reds SL75G
200 per bbI fair TO choice reds 55cGtsL0o
| New York.
NEW YoRK. Nov. 10
| Wheat-Quiet No. red state. Sll5; No. :
| do, slO9li: No red winter December, Sl0sle
do January, S1lo4 Corn-Quiet; No. nike
cash, 4gc; do December, s9lsc. Oats-Steady
No. white state, doc: No2 do. S12sc; No
mixed November, sll9c; do December. 3l5sc
Rye-Dull Barley Nominal Pork-Dul; new
mess, SIC OOG1651. Lard-Steady; December
Ss66; January, s. Sc
Live stock; Cattle-Market uncommonly dol
and weak; common 10 prime steers, IS 50G5 3
2 100 Us. a few extra do, $3.50; corn.fed Texa
steers, 50 G5@S9o: native bulls aud dry cows
| Sl.501250 Sheep and lambs-Prime sheep
steady; common and ordinary sheep and al
grades of lambs dull and lower: common to ex
ira sheep 81 soQ5 81 = 100 rs; common to extr
lambs, si7b5B7 Hogs-Dull; live hogs, nearl.
nominal s. s0G6.
ROCK ISLAND.
oate-New s0Gas
Hsy-upland prairie. s466s.
HLy-Timotny-new S1Gls.50.
Hay-Wild, S5:ooGS6
| Rye-50c.
| Corn--40d,42
Corn-New, 25n30c.
Potsioes-25ts5e
| Turnips-15c.
Cosl-Soft lie hard 80
Cord Wool Oak, S4.25; Hickory, s..
Strsw-s $50: bsled s6 on.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
.LaVIeSS White-CapS
Organize for Business in the
Buckeye State.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHIPPED.

Indications That They May Furnish
Few Sudden Corpses-The King Murder
and His siayer's Alleged Becord-His
Body Taken Home-Diabolical Domestic
Affair-a Rlacksmith's Atrocious Freak
Brutal Murder of Woman-Crimi-
nal Calendar.
CINCINNATI, O, Nov. 20-The dreaded
White Caps have appeared in southern Ohio,
not fifty miles from Cincinnati in district
that has heretofore been considered quiet
and law loving. 1t appears that they have
organized in strong numbers. Last Satur-
day night no less than ssventy-ive of the
whitehead vigiiants, mounted on horses and
disguised in white sheets, started from
rendezvous at Mount Oreb, about twenty
five miles from Cincinnati, and began a
circle of sixteen miles in circumference.
Two weeks ago their first appearance was
made, farmer named Aaron ConoveT, fv-
ing on the pike between Mount Oreo and
Buford, another small hamlet, being taken
out at midnight ana scourged with switches.
His otfense was that he was accused OF steal
ing. His brother, Thomas Conover, and a
neighbor named James Dounelly, made
threats against the White Caps boasting
that they would do some harm if they were
called upon. After calling on Will
lam Eiler, of Mount Oreb, and warning
him to quit chicken stealing, the White
Caps visited the above named farmers at
their places near Greenbush They were
called OUT, and, being shown blacksnake
whip and noosed rope, were warned TO keep
still Here detachment of fifty dashed
across the country to Sardinia, in Highland
county, where an old shoemaker named Adam
Berkes was called out He was tied to a
| fence and beaten on the back with switches,
dozen men assisting in the work He was
then warned to give up stealing, and the
| ghostly riders swept OFT of town, swinging
| Ground tine circle into Mt Oreb. The entire
| country is aroused, and the citizens of Sard-
| mia have held a meeting, from which the
warning was sent out that if the White Caps
| came again some would be identified by their
| dead bodies. The man Berkes was accused
| of stealing coal. The White Caps are nc
doubt a Brown county organization, as they
formed in two squads mile and half on
| each side of that town and met at given
hour in the main street
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 20-Yesterday morn
ing's Chronicle published letter from Gen.
Harrison to its editor declining at this time
to comply with its request to write something
upon what is commonly called the southern
question. The letter concludes: "What I
have said during the campaign is accessible
to you. When the appointed time comes l
shall not hesitate to express such views as
hold, and shall hold all my views subject to
modification upon further consideration"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

CHICAGO, Nov. Ex-senator Sebin, of
Minnesota, who arrived here yesterday, says
that he is in the field again for United States
senator for all he is worth, and there is no
position in the cabinet that he would accept
He has not seen Gen. Harrison since the cleo
ton, and knows nothing of the report that
he had been offered portfolio under the
new administration
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
A WORD OF WARNING.

A WORD OF WARNING.
white each represented be good o
they ARE MOI but like all countee lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
Of the genuine Ask for NOy" Soap and Insist upon getting
Copyright by Proctor CANT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

PIrTsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 2O-At noon yes
terday the dead body of James Carlin, col
ored, aged years, was found in the Bedford
Avenue reservoir. The boy had been miss
ing over two weeks, and the body was very
much dscomposed Almost the entire lower
part of the city is supplied with water for
all purposes from this basin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

1t is amusing to see people with their
face drawn as if they had swallowed a
feather and it was tickling their lungs
and they would be happy if they could
only sneeze. Now, there is no need of
making faces" A bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup will draw your face back
into a smile.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

CHICAGO, Nov 20 -Kraus, Mayer & Stein.
attorneys for the creditors of Lindauer
Bros. & Co, yesterday filed petition in tie
county court announcing the methods of the
insoivent firm and demanding that citation
be issued against the members thereof, so
that they may be examined concerning their
estate and property. 1t is claimed that there
is something radically wrong in the failure,
and charges If knowledge for six months
that the failure WAS inevitable are mace
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20

Upton Iud., Nov. 20-The raised money
swindle has been worked in this county to
considerable extent during the past few
weeks A stranger purchased some cattle of
Joseph Gordon last Saturday and paid for
them with so bills Mr. Gordon came to
town yesterday to deposit his money, but
was notified that he had been victimized.
He had three $50 bills. each one Of which had
been raised from SO Mr. Gordon is max
ing efforts to secure the arrest of the strange
cattle buyer, but no trace of him can be dis
cnyarad