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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.


Ii is stated that anti-Powderly Knights of
Labor will hol meeting in ST LOUIS next
month.
The semi-occasonal rumor that Jay Gould
Is going 10 retire from business is current
once more on Wall street
The frost has done considerable damage to
many of the fruits in southeastern Michi-
gan. Corn has suffered much
Rev. Father Roles, rector Of st. Msry's
Catholic church in Chicago, was found dead
IN his chair at his home Wednesday morn
ing.
Several Roman Catholic priests. who wera
chaplains to Irish jails, have been dismissed
Tor supplying the home rule prisoners with
contraband articles
Wednesday, the locality being winona.
Miss, and the victim Sol Purnell, negro.
who was accused Of rape.
Samuel S. Northern, a prominent farmer
Of Mexico, Mo-, fell from third-story win
dow of the hotel where he was stopping,
Wednes Law morning, and was killed He
was walking IN his sleep
Van b. Holsteine, of Boone county. W.
Va, who was badly wounded in the rebel
armv and taken prissioner. afterward Joined
the Union forces and was wounded in the foot.
Tor which he now draws pension
Miss Belle Ferguson, of Louisville, XIV
dreamed Friday night last that a new
Methodist church, in which she was much
interested, WAS on fire. The dream weighed
on her mind So that Saturday she went TO
the churcl, where she found a very prom
| lsing fire in progress Tue blaze was prompt
| iy squelche1-
Governor Lsrrabee, of Iowa. asked the
| railway commission of tnat state to obtain
| from the railways lists of their stockh oiders
| and amounts he'd by each, salaries paid Of
hcers and employees names of ATTORNEYS and
their salaries, and much other information
OF the sans kind Several of the roads have
ignored the request, and are waiting for the
next move
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Louisiana, Big windIe Growing.

NEw ORLEASs, Sept. 20 I'm addition to
the loss of about $l,OO0,0OO by fraudulent
coupons, it is now feared that the state has
lost large sums 10y another fraud The Pic
avune's Baton Rouge special says that a
levee warrant, irawn three or four years
ago for over $50, was recently presented
for payment Suspicion was at once aroused
as the levee fund has never been short, and
there was no re ason for holding a warrant
uncashed for so long. On inquiry it was
found that the warrant had been presented
and paid about the time of its date How il
became fioated is not known, and it is sus-
pected that many such warrants have been
paid more than once
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
500 Reward aoo.

The readers of the DAILY ARGUS will
De pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all its stages, and that
Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease. requires consti.
tutional treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure
Is taken internally. acting directly upon
tne oiood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength. by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers. that they offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list OF testimonials. AID.
dres. F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
ARTFUL GOTHAM.
Her Little Scheme to Flank the
Windy City.
A HIGH BID FOR THE BIG FAIR

Eifei Tower To he Overtopped In Steel
Pipe and Glass, and Chicsgo's Claims
Hidden In the Shadow ThereoI-The
Fight About Central Park Waxing Hot
The Western Metropolis Continues to
Saw Wood and Raise Cash
DETROIT, Sept &c Mr. Charles Kellogg
general superintendent OF the Kellogg Seam
less Tube and Manufacturing company, OF
Findlay, o., at present visiting in this city,
is authority for the statement that New
York il figuring on the erection of a tower
which will in every respect surpass the IA
nous E.ffsl tower Of Paris. II is the design,
Mr. Kellogg says. 10 offer this tower as the
GROWING reason why the Worlds fair should
he located in New York thus throwing Chi
cago into confusion at the last moment
such capitalists rs jay Gould and Russell
Sage are hacking the movement. Mr.. Kel.
logg is at present engaged in preparing the
plans
Description Of the Structure.
The tower will cost in the neighborhood Of
s2,0OJ,O oO, and will lie fully ,2OO feet high
the Efel tower being les than 1.O00 II
will b. about $50 feet in diameter at the
base and about 100 feet at the summit The
details are somewhat crude and incomplete
as yet The framework will b. OF seamless
i,eel pipe OF sufficient magnitude TO support
The immense structure with absolute safety
i am at pres mt getting figures on triple
plate-glass,' said Mr.. Kellogg, (which, II
practicable, will give the tower the general
appearance OF gigantic crystal palace.
-Four elevators will run from the ground to a
certain elevation, then two viii carry PAS
seBgers still farther toward the sky, while
the GROWING flight will be spanned by a
single elevator.
Interior Arrangements
The second floor will probably he devoted
To restaurant purposes, then will come read
ing and writing rooms and other conven-
fences, and, it is understood, the GROWING
story OF the gigantic structure will be
taken by the government for observatory
purposes Gen Swain and others in
authority are OF the opinion that 500 O0U
annually can be derived from the tower in
this manner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
A Man Who Doesn't Want ONCE.
Their Hard Times Are Over.

NEW YORK, Sept 26-Two children, An
ME and Gustave Franz, 10 and Is years of
age respectively, have already experienced
a lifetime Of tribulation and received
the reward which the good book PROM
ises. Their father died about a year ago,
and two or more months ago their mother
fell out OF the window of her house and was
killed They were taken to the house of an
uncle, but were soon after abducted by a
man who took fancy to them. They were
found at Fordham and turned over to the
care Of Mr. Gerry's society. But they will
sail IN a few days for Germany, where a
fortune of "a, 900 marks await them, recently
left 10y the death of a r,lative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26

LONDON, Sept 26-Michael Davitt writes
to The Pail Gazette that Chief Secretary
Balfour's breakdown" on the Irish univers-
ity question is due TO his failure to weau the
priets of Ireland from their alliance with the
National league, Davist also adds that Hal
-FOUR hns not yet repaid the pope for his re-
script to the Irish bishops" and viii proba-
bly, add Roman Catholic college to the
Dublin university. as at least "a partial rec
ignition of the services rendered to the Con-
servatives by his holiness
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26

He oEFIES THs COURTS.
Indisnn's Auditor Refuses to Obey a Man
date

indlann's Auditor Refuses To Obey a Man
date.
INDIANAPoIIs, Ind, Sept 26. -Prosser &
Hankle, real estate agents, some days ago
sold the old state house quarters. under au-
thority OF the recent let Of the legislature,
and presented a bill for 500 commissions to
the auditor. He ref Ised to pay the bill
when the hand agents secured a writ OF man
date directing him II pay it. The auditor
was very angry, and declared he would not
draw the warrant on the treasury, mandate
or no mandate.
Il will go TO Jail first" declared the au
ditor. "lf the court a stronger arm than
have he can come down and draw the war
rant himself | wan il understood can not
be made to issue that warrant" The agents
are equally resolved that the bill shall be
paid, and as they have Legislative authority
and law court power to back than up the is
sue is looked for with considerable interest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
NEW YORK REpuRlIcANs
The State Convention Meets and Put. u,

The state Convention Meets and Put. Up
It- Candidates
sAHsrooA. y. Y. sspt. 45.-Ths Rspub-
lican stat convention met M this city YES
terday and chose Chauncey NJ Depsw tenn
porery chairman Mr.. D-pe~ made a char
enthusiastically brilliant speech, In which he
Svoked cheers for Blaine when - referred
b the AllAmsrican congress, which meets
at the national capital next snonth. The
speech concluded, Delegate Cronin got the
noor and novel tina adoption Of n resolution
declaring for the Independence Of Ireland
and sympathizing with the home rulers
The resolution was promptly adopted with
but five or sIx dissenting votes COMMITTEES
were appointed and recess taken to 800
p m.
Permanent Organization and Platform.
The reassembling did not take place until
sos p. m, at which time the permanent or
ganization was effected by the choice of
George y. Sloan, Of Oswego, for permanent
chairman. Mr.. Sloan made n brief speech.
IN which he touched upon national and stat
issues from Republican standpoint The
platform adopted indorses the national adj
ministration and reafiirms approval Of the
doctrines in the national Republican plat
form OF lsss, namely: Protection TO Amer
lean industries and labor, the fostering Of
American shipping interests, liberal pensions,
national election law, the qualification and
elevation Of the civil service" and also de-
uounces trusts
Nominations for ONCE.
John l. Gilbert, of Malone, was nomin-
atsd for secretary of state; Martin w. Cook,
Of Monroe, for comptroller; Ira NJ. Hedges,
of Rockland, for treasurer; Gen. James NJ.
Varnum, Of New York, for attorney gen
eral, and William r. Van Rensselaer,, of
Seneca, for state engineer. ali by acclama-
ton. Albert Haight, Of Buffalo, was nom
mated for judge Of the court of appeals,
after one ballot 1t was decided to have an
additional member Of the state committee
selected from the colored Republicans After
appointing new state committee the con-
vention adjourned sine die
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Winners on the Rae. Courses.

BROOKLYN, n. V, Sept 26.-The cour Sc
at Gravesend yesterday was fetlock deep in
mud and water and the time not notable.
The winners were Bella c., Swift, Gregory,
Castaway, Major DAILY, and Aurania
CHICAGO, Sept 26-The time on the West
Side course yesterday was miserable, such as
q mile in LEI. Winners: Jed, Sayre, John
Daily, Spalding. and Tom Karl
LOUISVILLE, Sept 2d-There was nothing
worth noting IN the time on Churchill downs
Yesterday. Bets were good ON Heartsease,
W. G. Morris, Long Brook, Deer Lodge,
Churchill Clark and Bonita
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Mai. Warner. p.cI,,.,,on

DEER PARK, Md, Sept 9G-The president
has received Maj Warmers final declination
Of the pension bureau The major declined
by letter ON Sept lG, but the president in
duced him TO reserve the letter and think il
over again But the final answer being no.
the letter Is published IL says that business
engagements which he has no right to break
prevent his acceptance, much as he would
like Ia serve under an administration which
he knows desires the hest intar.sts Of the old
soiniers, ana mat literal policy tie zppli.ssi
| in the mhtier OF r,ansions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
A BASE BALL FAKE"
The Alleged brotherhood Deal a Sort of
Resurrection.

Inc Alleged brotherhood Deal a Sort OF
Resurrection.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept 20 In an interview
with a Leader reporter yesterday Arthur IT.
win, captain of the Washington club and
representative OF the League chapter in the
brotherhood, said: "The brotherhood was
organized to protect the players; we are no,
wreckers. Our grievances will all be laid
before the League, and there will be plenty
OF time to talk about getting even after our
conference with the League magnates has
failed The publication this week of the
brotherhood intentions is a fake of the worst
kind The whole scheme was concocted by
President Allen, of the Providence club
Radbourne and myself in 1885 1t was pre-
pared while we were members of the Provi-
dence club and at time when the League
was talking OF freezing Providence out Ii
was published in The Providence Journal as
special from New York city, and created a
great deal of excitement The bluff was
effective at that time This same article
was recently resurrected and published
broadcast
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
A Town in Posses.ion of Toncbs

COLUMBUS. O, Sept 70 A special from
Huntington, W. Va, SAYS: Word has just
been received from Fort Gay, Cabell county,
that the town is in possession of toughs They
stoned the house OF Elliott Nester, when be
fired on them They then made the mayor
issue warrant for his arrest He was
dragged out of bed at ? O'Clock in the MORN
ing and beaten almost TO death. the mayor
dismissed him, whereupon the gang then
beat the mayor, who resigned The marshal
has also resigned. The gang has terrorized
the whole town
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Engineer rwombIey Arrested
A Question as to Alien Labor.

WAsHINGToS CRY, Sept 2G-Custom.
officers at the treasury department are in.
clined TO differ with Collector Ehrhardt. OF
New York, regarding the operations Of the
alien contract labor law with respect TO the
international exposition. One OF them.
speaking OF the matter yesterday, said that
the importation Of wOrkmen by foreign ex.
hibitors nj the exposition could hardly be
called violation Of the spirit Of the law.
the object Of which was to keep out unde-
sirable foreign competitors These work
men could hardly be called competitors of
American wOrkman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
military lnsnhnrdina finn-

iNDIANAPoLIS, Sept 36-The adiutant
general of the state Is vigorously prosecut-
ing the members OF the Indiana Light In
fantry who refused to march in the process
sion as ordered July - Tue iusubordlnate
miiitiamen are accused of having formed a
conspiracy TO take their company, the Light
Infantry, out of the Iniiana Legion, and
that they only sez.i upon the matter of
uniforms preteXt TO st up an indepsnd-
ent organization. The Light Infantry is the
premium ,.nupanv o. the state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Argentine Bids for Immigration.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept ID The depart
ment Of state has been officially informed
that the executive power of the Argentine
Republic has laid be ore the congress draft
of a law dividing 7jO,OOO, OcO acres of gov
eminent land IN he territory of Cbubut
into small holdings from 500 to 1000 acres
each, and offering tie same for sale at from
81 to IS, national money, per hectare, about
two and a half acrs. 1t is proposed TO di-
vide the whole aret into ten sections, one
allotted To Argentine settlers. and the Others
respectively 70 the if rent nationalities of
Europe supplying immigration to the Ar
gentine Republic
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Object tn Disfrnnch,.emsn,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept 26.--The last
legislature passed the Dortch law governing
elections. The law is similar To that in force
In Australia, and involves ability to read on
the part Of the voter. Suit was brought
Tuesday in the federal and chancery court
by i've negroes none Of whom can read,
challenging the constitutionality OF the law
on the ground that it would disfranchiss
them A municipal election is pending here,
and the object OF the suit is to prevent vot-
s',~ r-d.- sh4 Dortch law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26

DASvILIE Ills, Sept 26-Frauk Hollo-
way and Jenny kerns were married Sun
day afternoon. The brides father gave
them lOO-acre farm, and the young people
came TO Danville Monday and purchased u
complete housekeeping outfit They returned
to the brides home Tuesday night and early
yesterday morning young Holloway went to
the barn on his fathers farm and shot him
self fatally. He was found dead an hour
later. The bride is crazed with grief Nc
caused is known for Holloway act
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Going to Secure g.. 900. 90.

NEw YORK, Sept 20 Joseph Casey, of
Brooslyn, will SAL soon for England to secure
heritage Tor himself AMI other Americana
OF $1,000, ooo-a fortune which had its be-
ginning in Chicago Edwin s B.ak.. former
ly British officer, came this country in
1929 with his PARTON of MS fathers estate.
sS0,oo1, and drifiei to Chicago. He left
that city IN 1873, and Returned to England,
where he deed the following year. The Lon
don Trust company, which has hal posses
sion of the property Of the estate, has been
obliged to advertise f1r the heirs Joseph
Casey i ou4 of them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
To Inve.tirat. a Repor,.r.. s,orx

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 2G.-Secretary
Proctor yesterday appointed court OF in
quiry, consisting of Inspector General Law
ton and Capt F. 2 z Ebstein, to meet at
Jefferson barracks, Missouri Oct l, and in
vestigate the cause of the large humber of
assertions from the post during the past
year. A reporter recently enlisted at the
barracks and, after spending some time
there, made charges that the men were in
sufficiently fed and were otherwise poorly
cared for and citel these as reasons for the
large number OF desertions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
WAS TWoMslsY DRUNK /,
Contradictory Assertions Regarding tn
Washington Heights Horror.

Contradictory Assertions Regarding the
Washington Heights Horror.
CHICAGO, Sept 26-Conductor Buford
and Brakemen WhitteI and Parker. Of the
freight train which crashed into the suburb
an passenger train at Washington Heights
Tuesday evening, were arrested last evening
on south-bound passenger train on the
Rock Island road near Auburn. They are
wanted as witnesses and, it is believed were
about to leave the city.
Engineer rwombley Arrested.
Tuesday night Engineer Twombley.
who is charged with the respons bility for
the disaster, was arrested by the police
The officer said Twombley was drunk when
arrested Twombley himself says he was
not drunk, and also that the accident oc-
CURED because no red light was hung on the
rear of the passenger train. The conductor
OF the passenger train declares there was
red light Superintendent Chamberlain. OF
the Rock Island, declares the report that
Twombley was drunk falls hood There
will he plenty Of litigation over the matter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
The Progress of the South.

ers' Record gives tables showing that the new
enterprises in iron and other manufactures.
cotton mills. etc, started in the first nine
months Of 1889 in the southern
states, number 4,O53, against 2942
for the same period in 1855 The capital and
capital stock represented is Sl54 s4s, 40 for
1889, against t12l AIS. 0OU in 1883
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
The Spring Valley Miners

SPBING VALLEY, Ills Sept 20 The bust
ness men Of this place have circulated Pc
tition, which has been signed by few of
the miners, that the middle vein mining be
started at Streator prices The company
has already virtually conceded this demand,
and the men may therefore resume IL they
desire
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE scores made by
National league chlbs yesterday were as fol-
lows: At Cievelan Cleveland 9. Philadel
phia o; at Chicago-BostOn 4, Chicago 4: at
Indianapolis-Indi annapolis Z. New York 9;
"a Ptss-hure-f'tst st'sss- =. ws.-hinxtoo e.
Western league: At Minneapolis-Minne-
apOlis 49, Denver 0-seven innings: at St.
Paul-St Paul 2 Omaha 10: at Milwaukee
milwaukee ), S oux City 2-ten innings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
MASK AND PISTOL.
The Enterprising Train Robber
at Work South.
wELL-PLANEED CRIME REPORTED

-Four Men Board a Train Near Mobile.
Ala. and Get on with ss. 700 and Lot
OF Registered MALTA Melancholy Fact
for Them to Contemplate Is That They
Left ss0, 900 Behind Them-Texans
More Fortunate.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept DC. The Mobile and
Ohio southbound mail and passenger train
was boarded by thieves at Buckatunna, Miss
seventeen miles north of this city, yesterday
morning. As the train was leaving that sta
ton two men mounted behind the tender and
crawled over into the cab of the locomotive
There they covered Engineer Jack Sherell
and Fireman Hust with their revolvers. The
robbers who were well masked, then ordered
the engineer to stop the train at the bridge
two miles south of Buckatunna This order
was given at the point Of a revolver, and the
engineer was compelled TO obey it, Arriv-
ing at the bridge, the engineer and fireman
were compelled to detach the mail and ex-
press cars from the balance OF the train and
to pull these two cars across the bridge away
from the other cars At that point two
other men joined the robbers
Mail and Express Cars Robbed.
The express messenger was then forced to
dump the contents Of the safe into a canvas
bag The amount thus obtained was about
s.. 200. The robbers overlooked $4,000 of
government money en- route for Florida.
The mail car was then raided and pouch
hiled with registered mail matter secured.
This pouch was made up at Meridian, and
the value of its contents Is unknown The
robbers then fired several shots at the train
men, and disappeared in the underground.
Tue train then proceeded to Chronicle, where
posse was made up and started in search
OF the robbers
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad company
offers 81 900 reward for the arrest and con
viction Of the men who robbed the train.
The leader Of the train robbers is believed to
be Rube Burrows a Desperate well kno wn in
the northern part of the state. The sus-
pected parties have been camping in the vi
cinity OF the bridge for several DAYS past.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Victims OF the Quebec Horror

QUEBEC, Sept ~ Two little daughters OF
Michael Bradley were found Tuesday night
in the ruins Close beside each other, not much
bruised, and they probably died Of suffoca-
ton. Joe Kemp, who was taken out alive
Tuesday, died Tuesday night The BODY of
Mrs Maybury was found in the runs yester-
day badly disfigured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
MI-.I-.ippi R.pub,ic.n.

JACKSON, Mis- e, Sept. ~ The Repub-
iican state convention yesterday nominated
Gen. james X Chalmers for governor; W.
Z. Mathison, lcolOredI for secretary of state,
and James ID. Lynch, (whiteD for lieutenant
governor. The convention was largely at
tended and much enthusiasm prevailed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Farmer. selling U,h.al,,x aor.

BALTIMORE, Sept 26.-Dr A W. Glenn.
ents and DR. T. l. Armstrong ha~. re-
turned from the eastern shore, whittier thew
went to investigate the hog cholera They
say that they are almost positive the mall
ady is hog cholera The farmers are ship
ping the animals to Baltimore and Phil adel-
phis as fast as they can sell them, without
regard TO the disease OF its cons aquences
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26

BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 2G AT a mass meet
ing OF 500 block coal miners at Carionia YES
terday, II was unanimously resolved to re-
ject the operators offer OF Is cents reduction
In wages. Efforts will be made to induce the
~blackiegs' at mine No. and at the Jumbo
mines tknightsville) to go out on strike. The
miners will make a determined effort to stop
work at all mines in the district
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-26
Chicago sub.cr,br. Nancy.

CHICAGO, Sept 20 While New York is
in a stew about a site for the fair she hopes
to get, Chicago is going right along raising
the cash Already s5,OOO,OO0 has been sub
scribed, and the figures are looming up on
the second g, 10000 The two street rail-
way companies have come down pretty
freely, MIR. Yerkes, president of the north
and west size lines, putting down their
names for $50 200, and Mr. Holmes, OF the
south side line going SIG0 900