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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
UNACCIIMATED NURSES
GOING SOUTH TO BE IN THE WAY AS
IT WE'RE.

None Of That Kind wanted-Another
Town Comes Under the Sway of the
Scourge-Gainesvilie Reports Six Cases
A Refugee Dies with 1t in Tennessee
Precautions at st. Louis.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept lS.-The Off
cial report for the twenty-four hours ended
at 6 p. m. yesterday was fifty-two new cases
and seven deaths. as follows: Ruth Gilbert
(coloredl, Anna Burns, Sarah E. Land, Car
cline Wright, c. Peters, Thomas Harris, w.
D. Herricks. Total cases to date, LOAF;
deaths, 1873.
The above does not include the report Of
the medical bureau o. visiting physicians,
which came in just after the official list
closed, and embraced fifty-four new cases,
many of which, however, were duplicates.
Only seven deaths were reported up to
O'Clock, but it is certain that there were sew
eral others during the twenty-four hours
| Irregalarity and want of system among ply
sicians in making reports renders correct fig
ures impossible
Quite number of unacclimated nurses
have reached here from various places, and
| it is expected that more than dozen, among
them several senb ny marry Miner from New
| York, will be returned to Camp Perry ep
route North to-day. Several physicians. WING
came here without their services having
been accepted by the board of health, are ex
| pected to return home. Among the unaccli
mated nurses is reporter for leading
| New York paper. None but acclimated and
skilled yellow fever physicians and nurses
will be received hereafter
A special to The Times Union says: Sly
cases of yellow fever have appeared al
Gaine, vile among the members Of The
Gainesville guards that recently went b
help suppress the 'longhshoremens riot al
| Fernandina Fernandina special say
that place is absolutely healthy. There was
a stampede from Gainesville Sunday, but
Gordon has now been drawn, and it is hopes
and believed that the fever can not becom.
| epidemic there, owing to recent extensiv.
| sanitary improvement s.
The news from McClenny is favorable
The immediate wants of the community
have been relieved, and physicians, nurses
provisions, and money have been sent there
The weather continues wet and unfavora
| bile
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
Strike of Switchmen at Ashland, wis

ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. lS,-All the SWITCH
men at the yards of the Lake Shore and
Wisconsin Central railroads struck yesterday
afternoon for an increase Of 25 cents day.
Five locomotives were "killed' by the
strikers, and eight men supposed to have
been concerned in the "killing" have been
arrested All the men were paid off last
evening, and an attempt will be made to put
new crews to work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

WASHINGTON CRY, Sept, 1s-The following are
the weather indications for thirty SIX hours from
sp m. yesterday: For lower Michigan-Lighi
rains. slight changes in Temperatures; variable
winds, For upper Michigan Light rains in east
ern portion, fair weather in western portion
slightly warmer; easteriy To southerly winds
For Wisconsin Rain. followed by fair weather
variable winds. For Iowa-Slghtly warmer fair
weather; clearing in extreme eastern portion
easterly to southeriy winds For Indiana and
Illinois-Light rains. except fair weather in ex
IRENE southern portion: slightly warmer; wester
ly winds becoming variable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

The beauty Of the new magnesium cart
ridge is that the amateur may now take a
photograph of himself in his own room. He
sets up the camera, adjusts the focus by
means of an ordinary lamp, lights the fuse
and takes his place before the camera. The
picture Is taken instantaneously as soon
as the mixture flashes up. The chances
are that this new invention will make tho de-
tective camera of use to newspaper men at
night. By the use of the cartridge picture
can be taken of any building or scene, not
only at night, but even If the night Isl rainy
one. A few minutes will develop the picture,
and then the artist can draw newspaper
cut from the wet negative, and process work
is now so rapid that a finished block can be
made in time for the morning paper.-De-
troit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

MEMPHIS, Sept. 1s-John Riley,
farmer living at Troy, Tenn, was murdered
last Wednesday, and Mrs. Riley and Tom
Condor, the only other persons on the farm,
were arrested on suspicion. There was no
evidence found against them and they would
have been released had not Mrs. Riley,
whose conscience troubled her, made a con-
fession. She and Condor had been intimate,
and they resolved to kill Riley. The execu-
ton of their plan was made easy when Riley
went to sleep while sitting on the porch,
Condor approached him with shotgun from
behind and blew his brains out Condor
does not know of Mrs. Riley's confession.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
Much Ado About Yer, I,..,.

BosroN, Sept. 1s.-Investigatlon goes to
show that the report Of the alleged asphyxia-
ton of workmen in the Hoosac tunnel sat
urday was greatly exaggerated. Out Of
about eighty men at work only some four or
five were affected, and the whole matter
arose from disobedience of orders on the
part OF some train hands The train used
coal instead of coke going through the tun.
mel, and a few men near the engine were
made sick by the fumes The tunnel IL one
of the best ventilated in the world.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
THEIR SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
Forty Thousand Dollars Distributed to
Mill Employees.

Forty Thousand Dollars Distributed to
Mill Employees.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Sept. 1S,-I esterday
the majority OF the employees of c. A. Pills
bury & Co, the miliers, received an envelope
the contents of which giaidened them ex-
ceedingly The amount distributed is the
largest ever given the employees of any con-
Germ in the United States under the profit
sharing system. 1t exceeded $40. 900, yet the
distribution was made so quietly that no one
outside of those benefited were informed
of it.
Inquiries made of Charles A. Pillsbury
ELECTED the simple reply: "We have made
our distribution this year, and are happy to
say it was larger than usual" 1t was four
years ago that c. A. Pillsbury & Co in
augurated the profit-sharing system. THIS
| year has been a profitable one, and hence
| the workmens' share is very large The dis
| tribution has been on a more liberal scale
than before. Every man who has been ID
the employ of the firm for two years has re
ceived a share. The amounts individuals re-
| ceived varied from SIS to $3.50, but in nj
| case was the amount less than a month";
| salary
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
AN OPEN QUESTION.
who Are and Who Are Not Interest
ed In the Progress of the City,

Editor ARGUS;
Rock ISLAND Sept. AT looks very
much to an outsider as though We have
but Que paper in this city that takes broad
views OF the present and future of this
point on the Mississippi river, with 1000
or ~, 900 people who are practically one,
unless we would isolate ourselves, shut
ting out all outsiders unless they come to
our town by the ferry boat We have
that, and that little clique would retain
and would make the great government
bridge toll bridge, which | believe they
attempted to do at one time through q
paid attorney before representatives in
congress, OF would close 1t entire-
". as means of free commu-
nication between these two thriving
cities. Why not withhold another
license to this ferry company or make
them pay what such franchise is worth ?
adding to the revenue of our city of not
less than five per cent on the gross re.
ceipts and let Davenport do the same
The ferry company has been capitalized
ut 100000 on which the company ex
pect to pay biz dividend, We under
stand that the cash valuation of their
property is only about $4,000 indepen>
dent of the franchises given by the cities
OF Davenport and Rock Island. Let
some OF the old settlers tell what they
know of promises made and broken ny
this ferry company 10 the city of Rock
Island; let them tell what the ferry com
pany agreed to give to the city and TO
the school fund of this city fer q renewal
OF their license then; let us consider if
five per cent is too much to ask Of this
company for a renewal of their license.
1t looks very much as though the edi-
tor OF the Union went about town very
little to get the view of people on the
subject Of closing the avenues of trade to
this city. Perhaps 1t is made very inter-
esting to him to only interview residents
OF his own block, Let US open up to
this syndicate of capitalists from Chicago,
every avenue possible within reason
and good judgment, to prosecute theiI
street car scheme, They came here tC
boom our cities; don't let US embarrass
Them. They came here to make money
Tor themselves. and in doing so they pro-
pose, make money for us. Let us TAKE
broader views of the situation than we
nave been doing for the last twenty-five
years, Give these gentlemen access tC
the bridge for their street cars; encour
age the building of another fine bridge a
central point in the city to Davenport
and il necessary to the prosperity of thi
city, wipe out this ferry company, which
would ride over every fancied obstruction
to their nickles, rough shod.
SUBSCRIBER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

ST. LOUIS, Sept ls.-The city health au
thorites. as precautionary measure, placed
in an isolated ward of the city hospital
yesterday family of emigrants from Pen
sacola, Fla, consi sting of Joel Davis wife
and two small children, and Mrs. Emily No
Laughlin Mrs. Mclaughlin is sick with q
fever, and her jaundiced appearance is not
inviting, although the city physicians say it
is not yellow fever; but to prevent any mis-
takes the family was sent to the hospital and
their effects fumgated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept. IS-Undertaker Stephen
Merritt, at the request Of George W. Wi.
son, who accompanied Mrs. Proctor from
Florida yesterday, obtained permit from
the board of health to inter Professor PROD.
tors body in Greenwood cemetery The
cemetery authorities, however, would not
admit the body to the receiving vault under
any circumstances, and Mr. Merritt there
upon offered his own lot in Cedar Deli
Greenwood The offer was accepted, ant
later the body was inferred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
FIGHT WITH MOONSHiNeRS.
A sanguinary Battle Resulting in the
Death of Two.

SahSuinhry bAttie Rtsutins III thr
Death of Two.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Sept lS.-Two gen.
tlemen named Guthrie and Butt, residents OF
Black Springs, Montgomery county, brought
in news yesterday morning of a sanguinary
conflict between two moonshiners and two
deputy United States marshals near the foot
of Backbone mountain, in Clark county,
thirty miles from this city, in which both
moonshiners were shot to death. Ted Bates
and John Gressam were the moonshiners,
and they have been prosecuting their Illicit
business for some time about three miles
north of Black Springs. The recent raids of
government officials had the effect OF break
ing up the organized gang, and Bates and
Gressam were attempting to get out of the
state when tracked from their haunts by
deputies
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

INDIANAPOLIS. lad, Sept lS-The chair
man of the Republican Marion county com
mittee early in the campaign secured a lease
on Tomiinson hall, thus shutting the Demo-
Gratis out of its use until after the November
election. On this account it is stated the
.sit of Mr.. Thurman to this city was can
uclled; but the matter has been taken before
the city council, and the probabilities are
that the Democrats will be allowed the use
of the building equaly..with the Republicans,
as it belongs 10 the city. 1t is now stated
that Mr. Thurman, in addition to visiting
Shelhvvile on the 18th of October, ana
Brazil and Peru two days later, will come
here hut the date has not been fixed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
CANADA GETTING READY.
Preparing to Meet Retaliation by DOH
Her Own Railroadine,


Her Own Railroading.
OTTAWA, Can, Sept 1S-In consequence
of serious fears of retaliation being really
carried into effect preparations have been
made for stopping all winter shipments Of
cargoes from England 10y way of New York
Boston, and Portland, and making them
through Halifax and St John. Cable dist
patches Received here by two Lead
ing importing dry goods houses state
that these arrangements are already made
on the other side. Inquiries among other
horses have led to the discovery that tht
movement is general here and in Montreal
Hamilton, London, Toronto, and Winnipeg
A list of big importe who are willing TO all
low their names to be mentioned as havl
ing decided not to allow their good
to be sent in future by way Of United Statet
ports is to printed. Negotiations are beinI
pushed for the immediate establishment of
third trunk line from the west to Canadiai
winter ports by the acquisition of chain O
railway links.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 1s-A special
from Wauhatchie, Tenn, nine miles from
Chattanooga, says: A refugee from De-
catur Ala, put off here by Chattanooga
quarantine officers last week died of black
vomit Saturday night at Wildwood, three
miles from here. A special from Chat
tanooga denies that the case was yellow
fever and says deceased was a victim Of
malaria. DR. Plunkett, president Of the STATE
board of health, has sent a physician to in
vestigate the matter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
The Question of Adjournment.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1s-Neither
the speaker nor Mills will be here to attend
the Democratic caucus tonight There is
some excitement among members over the
prospect of an adjournment on the lst of
October The sentiment is tending strongly
toward an adjournment, and the only thing
that can prevent Oates getting control of the
caucus for his resolution is a feeling that it
would be an unheard of proceeding to take
action in direct opposition to the men who
have been the recognized leaders during the
entire session, and as such have been success
full If the members vote in caucus as they
want to, however, a resolution fixing the day
Of adjournment on the 1st Of October will
be adopted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

BRUSSELS, Sept ls-Capt Van Gele, in
an interview here yesterday stated that he
believed that he himself was the mysterious
"wbite pasha" reported by the natives as be-
ing in the Bshr-el-Ghszelle province. The
captain has just returned from the Congo
country, and says that at the beginning of
the year he had conflicts with the natives in
the neighborhood Of that province Capt.
Van Gele's description would answer TO tina,
uf the white paSha.7
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

NEW YORK Sept 1S.-Over ,01 people at
tended the great horse sale in the Central
Park Riding academy yesterday, among
them some of the most noted ho~semen and
sportsmen of the country. One hundred
head of horses, among them the 2-year old
French Park, who has never been beaten
were disposed Of Good prices were brought
ranging all the way from $500 to sI2, 100
the latter price being paid for French Park
Other prices received were: Sam Wood
s., 700; Miss Cody, 81 500; Philip D Rul
brother of Kaloolah), s., 400; Locust, So, 100
Kaloolah, $500; Maggie j., sl,250-an o
Morrissey's stable Morrisseys horses
seventeen in number, brought $40. $50. al
average OF s., 36l
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
Soldiers and Homestead Entries

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 1s-Manderson
introduc. d bill in the senate yesterday pro-
viding that any houorably discharged
soldier or sailor in the late war, who has
once filed declaratory statement for a
homestead entry, and who, before the six
months allowed under the revised statutes
in which to make his entry, has abandoned
or relinquisbed the entry, shall not be de-
prived from making another homestead
entry unless it shall be made to fully appear
that such REIMBURSEMENT was made for the
purpose of speculation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

JACKSONVILLE, Ills. Sept. iS-Miss Hattie
B. Flack, daughter of C. E. FIack, of Schrei.
ner, Flack & Co. commission merchants Of
st. Louis, eloped with Preston Sands, a col
ored man, and was married. Mr. Flack's
family live in this city and Sands has been
in their employ for number of years, until
recently, when be was discharged for steal.
ing. The marriage license was secured in
Springfield and the parties secured carriage
in the night and drove over the line and wert
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

TIPToN, Ind, Sept ls-The taliest stall
Of corn ever grown in this county wa
brought to Upton yesterday by John W.
Murray, farmer who resides west of town
1t was II feet inches high, and contained
three large ears The distance from the
foot of the stalk to the first ear is feet anc
inches
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

The crops in Georgia give promise Of {
great harvest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

WASHINGTON City, Sept. 1S-During the
debate in the senate yesterday on the house
bill creating an executive department Of ag-
ricuture Plumb said that unless conditions
were changed India wheat would sell in the
New York market within five years, duty
paid, in competition with American wheat
1t was, therefore, necessary that the presi-
dent should have in the cabinet man who
represented the agricultural interests.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

:, photographs have been taken by the
hght from fireplace.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

OPELoUsAs, La, Sept. lS.-At Vile Platt
Prairie Sunday crowd of armed men went
to the huts of two negroes named Jean
Pierre Salet and Didsere and took them to
the woods where they shot them to death
Incendiary language on the part of these ne
groes is said to be the cause of the killing,
which has caused intense excitement in the
neighborhood where it occurred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept ls.-Vito A. Spanio
kissed young Mrs. Giuseppe De Flora yester-
day in the presence of her husband. Mr.. De
Flora objected, and Spanio threw him into a
tub full of water. Mr. De Flora got out of
the tub and stabbed Mr.. Spanio in the eye
and was arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept IS The omis-
sion of two words in the report of a speech
in The Congressional Record of Saturday
moved Chandler yesterday to called the at
tention of the senate thereto. He said that
in the report of a colloquy between Senators
Vest and Hoar-the words that infamous
were omitted before the words protective
system in Vests remarks He understood
that they had been dropped by accident il
the transcript of the report.
Vest said that he had neither revised the
manuscript nor read the report in The Rec
ord. There was no question that he haG
used the phrase "that infamous protective
system" He repeated it now. He meant by
it the tariff now existing
Chandler-That opinion from the senator
from Missouri is exactly what wish to have
in The Record -adjectives and all
Vest-You have it uow-ad iectives, pro
nouns and all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

New YORK, Sept ls-William Bonan, of
R getaway, who gouged out both his wife's
eve and has otherwise brutslly maltreated
her during their married life, was yesterday
found guilty of mayhem, though Mrs. Bohan
refused to testify against him Sentence
was deferred. The penalty is from five to
fifteen years imprisonment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

sioner SHOEMAKER yesterday rendered a
dissenting opinion. He holds that the bridge
company is not a common carrier under the
act to regulate commerce. aad therefore not
entitled to demand Of right interchange OF
traffic with the common carriers to which
the provisions of the act apply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

SOFIA, Sept lS.-While NJ. Nacevics,
minister of finance, was travelling between
Buc Arrest and 0iurgeo yesterday, a man
named Kisseloff fired four shots at him from
revolver, the bullets grazing NJ Nacevics'
face Kisseloff was promptly arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept 1S-Twenty four young
Swedish women, who arrived Sunday on the
steamer Hekla, were found to have contract-
ed through a matrimonial agency to marry
men in this country, none Of them having
ever yet met their prospective husbands. The
Castle Garden authorities were doubtful
whether the contract immigration law COW
cred such cases, and did not detain the
women.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

add II. GANDEKs, PItSHiSH1'
d. P. McKOwN, secy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
Stopped Train to Fight a Duel

CArrLETsBURG, Ky, Sept ls-Sunday
two men, named Steel and Mackabee, both
of whom were drunk, got into quarrel
while on board Chesapeake & Ohio train.
The conductor stopped the train and allowed
the men to fight duel, in which Steel was
killed. Five shots were fired. Mackabee re-
entered the train and went to his home at
Enterprise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
TROUBLE WITH THE BROTHERHOOD.
The Boycott Breaks Out at st. Louis and
May Cause a Strike.

ST.. LOUIS, Sept Is-The arrival in this
city yesterday of the first through Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy trains over the Wabash
tracks caused renewal of hostilities between
the brotherhood and the former company.
The brotherhood engineers employed as
hostlers refused to honse the 20" engines,
and the Wabash wipers refused to clean
them, and as consequence they were
switched to a side track where they now
stand covered with mud and grease. The
non brotherhood engineers found difficulty
in securing board and lodging, as the brother
hood men declared they would not eat OF
sleep in the same house with them. The
Wabash is bound by contract to house the
"Q' engines, and it is feared that an order
to the Wabash employees to fulfill the con
tract will be followed by a strike
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

CHICAGO, Sept. lS.-The Boynton Fold
ing Bed company made voluntary assign.
ment in the county court yesterday morn.
ing. George P. Jones being appointed as
signee The liabilities are in the neighbor.
hood Of SIS, 900, with assets Of $4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

PITrsBURG, Sept 1s.-Barney Forst Is q
broker on the Pittsburg oil and stock ex
change Yesterday he startled the exchange
by an offer to bet 100000 on Clevelands
election. He telegraphcd his defiance to Oil
City and New York Some brokers think
money has been placed in his hands by
wealthy Hebrews for betting purposes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept 1s-Aexander
Matlock and George Turner, prominent
farmers in Shelby county, and brothers-in-
law, Sunday settled an old feud by duel to
the death They met in the public road and
fired five shots each Turner fell mortally
wounded, and Matlock escaped.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

CANTON, O., Sept 1S-Sunday evening
while George Mccurdy was walking with
his betrothed wife ne dropped dead from a
sudden hemorrhage q the lungs The young
lady fell across his body in a dead ia Mt and
was resuscitated with difficulty. Her con-
dition is very precarious.