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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
Disgorged Part of Hi. steaiinrs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. William Ross,
the absconding teller of the Nevada bank of
this city, has been arrested at Victoria, b.
C., and part of the $lOo, 900 that he embez-
zed was recovered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
A RalIv of Good Women.
BILLINGS GIVES HIMSELF UP.
He Is Now in the BastiIe at Waterloo,
Iowa.


WATERLOO, Ia, Aug. I'M. E. Billings,
who is reputed to have escaped from the
sheriff at Gary, d. T., arrived here yester-
day. He went to the clerk of the court and
got copy of his bail bond, stating that he
wanted it so that if the reports from Dakota
should make any trouble he could surrender
himself on the charge of murder, for which
he was held. He said that the trouble in
Dakota grew out of difficulty over an old
case he had there for some Waverly parties
before the Kingsley affair.
He said he had secured a Judgment of
about 81, 900 that was in the hands Of the
court, and against which he had an attor-
ney's lien The attorney whom he had en-
gagged out there had secured part of this
money, and in trying to get it from him Bill
lings was arrested for perjury in swearing
out a warrant of arrest He says, however,
that he supposed the case was settled, and he
started that night for home When he saw
the papers he found that he was charged
with being fugitive from justice, and he
came here at once to fix matters up.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01

L. Z. Parmenter, attorney NJ Jaw.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postofllce block. Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01

NEW York, Aug. Lives and Stayner
have obtained another writ of habeas cor
pus, requiring cause to he shown why they
are detained in Ludlow Street jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
Old En.mie. Meet .. Fri.nd..

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 1.-The veterans Of
the Third Georgia regiment, in reunion at
Fort Valley, have for their guests detach-
ment Of the Ninth New York volunteers,
whom they met during the war
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01

OMAHA, Neb, Aug. Negotiations were
completed yesterday for the sale of all the
oreweries in Omaha to European syndicate
for 81 100000. The purchasers are said to
be the Rothschilds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
ROCK ISLAND.

Hay Upland prairie, $500
Hay-Timotny-nsw $70s.OO.
Hay-Wild, $b.000$8 ~.
Rye-50c.
Corn-3le634c.
Potatoes-20c.
Turnips-1S.
Oosl-Soft lie hard o,
Cord Wood-Oak, N.s5; Hickory, b.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01

A Wheeling man paid Greene county
farmer $125 for horse that died on its
way home.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. July 81
On the board of trade To-day quotations
were As follows Wheat No. July, opened
7Y4c, closed .,5sc; August, opened .7Iac,
closed i7ss3ic, September opened &c,
closed rs. Corn No. /. August, opened
56l4o, closed :5i4-$sc: September opened
Sl4c, closed 3ots &c. May. opened and
closed 5,s4c. Oats-No. > August, opened
PC, closed :lSlc September. opened 2l.kc.
closed 2l94c; May, opened and closed
2l14c. Pork-oeptelnber opened Sl0.5.4
closed SI0tEsts October, opened Sl0.40
closed SlO45 January, opened 500 closed
$40. Lard-August, opened SGl5 closed
S6.l7ls.
the following prices: Hogs-Market opened
fairly active at yesterdays prices: light
grades, S4.nd4j0; rough packing. S40efs4 IL;
mixed lots, Si.at1s.45; heavy packing and
shipping lots, Sil5bLD. Cattle Market
steady; good to extra, s42o6i.55: poor to
fair, S}.4td3.ss COWS Si.+Ad3.0o; stockers and
feeders, S2-2s1G3.25; Texas steers, S22ka.30a;
cows, $l.6962.a0. Sheep-Natives, S3.lOata So
western, S350Gi.0l; Texans, S3.50l14.25: lambs
$5.00a5.s0.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery.
lb1sal6lac per 10; dairies in line, l00l2c; roll
butter, &c. Eggs-Strictiy fresh ll1eal2c per
doz. Poultry Live chickens, loo per n: roost-
ers, &c; turkeys, .ansc; ducks, SID9c. Potatoes
New, $l.00Gll. - per Dbl. Apples-New, s4OO0
45O per Dbl. Raspberries -sl 6O@s. 80 per 24-qt.
case.
New York.
New YORK July 81
Wheat-No. red winter cash. s9lfo; do
July, s71sc; do August, s5asc: do September,
eS14c; do Dece mber, ss1&c. Corn-No. mixed
cash, 44s4c; do August. 44I4c; do Septem-
Der, 4f1c. Oats-Quiet; No. 2 mixed cash,
2Sf2slsc: do August, 21Ssc: do September.
25sc. Pork-Dull: new mess, $i2.50Ila rs
Lard-Quiet; August. s6.3s; September, 81 40;
October, 500 Rye-Dull and unchanged.
Barley-Dull and nominal.
Live Stock: Cattle--Go d cattle about steady:
ordinary to fair native bulls. l0c n 100 bs low.
er; Texas steers, hard to sell at any price; Ia.
tive steers, S5t6Q46o y 100 ms: Texas do, 81 30
03.OO; native bulls and dry cows, $1@Da2 so.
Sheep and Lambs-Ffrmer for both sheep and
lambs; common to choice sheep. S3.756l5.50 .
l0j lbs; common to choice lambs. $50O@7. Ol.
Hogs-Duli; live hogs, S450@o5.p q 100 MS.
ROCK ISLAND.
Hay Upland prairie, $500
HAy-Timotny-nsw $70S.OO.
Rye--5Oc.
Corn-sle634c.
Potatoes-20c.
Turnips-1S.
Oosl-Soft lilo hard $50,
Cord Wood-Oak, N.a5; Hickory, 3.
A Wheeling man paid Greene county
farmer $125 for horse that died on its
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
"a crave Question"

Springfield gister.
Harvey Fisk & Sons. bankers, and
dealers in government bonds in the city
Of New York. send out circular headed
as above, and under date Of July Goth,
which shows a condition OF affairs in the
matter OF government finances that should
arrest the attention of every thoughtful
man in the country. The following are
extracts:
With the small amount Of excess re-
serves in the banks how are we going to
tide over the great demand for currency
now almost on us-to move the fall
crop of wheat, cotton, corn and other
products. as well as the increased needs
for manufacturing purposesr
II is well to ask where all the money
has flown to from New York during the
past few months.
First-We have shipped to Europe to
pay for foreign goods over $33, OO0, 900 in
good solid gold. and over So 900. 900
more is already engaged for shipment to-
day. Second While the gold sent Eu~
rope was TO pay what we owed, during all
this time the United States treasury was,
instead of depicting its Enthusiastically
increasing them day by day and week by
week until it now has, by its July list
statement of assets and liabilities a
round sum of nearly one hundred mill
lions surplus; and this after laying by
$216, 900 600 to cover the greenback and
national bank note reserves and disburs-
ing officers balances. The aggregate
surplus on the first of March last was S7s, E,
997 42S SO. showing an increase since
that date Of nearly 1874 600, 900 in the
surplus money belonging to the United
States treasury. On July first the aggre>
gate surplus was 800. S3S. 5000.
1t may be of interest to s-e the follow
ing figures. copied from the last report
issued by ]. N Huston, treasurer of the
United States:
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FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE NOVEL.
An Outcast Girl in the Alabama Hil's
TaII- rcire~s to "a MILLION.


CnATrANOoGA. Tenn, April PA
poor mountain girl named Fanny tiii3.
who lives with her aunt Mrs Adams, Oh
Lookout Mountain, has just learned lhai
she is hciress 10 a million al Nantucket,
Mass She has been reared in the gre'i
est poverty and ignorance. The story is
one of thrilling romance. Ia l-7l q
dentist calling himself Augustus
Franklin appeared at Newbeiiold,
Mass. lie was rich, handsome and
popular He mystcri0usly disappeared
ON the eve of his marriage 10 "a Miss
Hallet Two years later be returned
and explained that his real name ~as
Franklin \. Ellis. lie died in 1851
leaving q fortune Of 5 100000 10 his
lawful heirs. Allen Coffin was appoint
cd a lminisira'oi; the property was di-
yidel and much of 10 sold. \ short
time ago the administrator received "a
letter from ore Cleveland, 80 San Fran
cisco. saying that Ellis had family 90
the South This resulted I'm the finding
of Fannie li- and ihe bringing of 10
suit t0 recover the property. john >.
Guthrie, of this city, knows The family
vs. ID. and states that Ellis married Mar
tla Pata at Galesyilc. Ala. lie was fie-
0uently visited bv "a friend NAMED tleyc
hn J. with " hom be held long secret con
situations Tuey went 90 daida, III,
with relatives named Drew, who camo
back 90 this city in 1870 and who are
still here While in Illinois Ellis robbed
bis mother.in-law's trunk OF lot of
g0.s which was hidden there and put
stones in its place He then disappeared.
leaving bis wife and little daughter ab-o-
lutcly destitute. The wife then married
Charlie. RAMSEY Both died short time
Afterwards The child was taken charge
of by the aunt, with whom she now lives
ON the mountain, three miles from Greer.
wood. Ala She has lived "a life of druid
gerry Sensational stories are told Of tor-
mcr attempts 90 Kill her. tigated, it is
said. hy her father The heire-s of Look
out is now the heroine of the h0ur in This
Tffv
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PREPARING 70 WELCOME TnE PRESI
DENT.
The Historic Town OF Elizabeth will Make
Ills short VISIT impressive.


ELrzkBETH. y. j.. April cs-There is
no doubt but the people of this historic
old town will give President Harrison 20
rousing welcome tomorrow morning.
For weeks nothing but the Centennial
celebration and the visit of Tie Pre-i-
dent has been talked about, and the cili-
zens have perfected every possible ar
rangemcnt TO make his short visit
here am intcres ing and impressive one
bunting and flags abound In pr0iusion
on public buildings, hotels. and resi-
dences Five thousand troops
militia. civic organizations and g.. a. H.
men are quartered in town patiently
awaiting ihe time 10 escort George " ash-
iuQton's most rcceot successor ON his
way York. and TO march in honor Of the
Centennial celebration OF The inaugura-
ton of The first President of the United
States.
The programme for 10 morrow in
ciudes a breakfast at Governor Green 8
residence for President Harrison and his
family and Nice-Prcsident Morton and
wife, and reception at the Governors
house and a review of the procession by
the President
Enthusiasm and patriotism prevails
everywhere, and The President during
his short stay here will see little else
than marching troops and waving flags,
and hear nothing but the strains OF mar
tial music. the booming Of guns aifd tine
cheers of enthusiastic crowds OF pc0plc.
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BISMARCK.
His Personal Appearance and His Ability
~ AN orator


From the Col me Gazette
Bismarck has grown old during the
last few years, his moustachc is white as
snow. and his walk less erect than in
former years, but the power Of his face
and the might Of hi, eyes live still the
same as they were ten years ago. hen
ho sits down IL is as ii he was on guard,
hi. sword laid across his knees, AZ for
merlv old Hagen used 10 sit, and though
he is no Hagen in guilt and wickedness,
me is q Hagen IN taithlulness, and, II
need be. in stern wrath. And he is on
guard at the gate Of the fatherland.
Bismarck. a. everybody knows, is not
an Orat0r-l nearly said, thank God, he Is
NO orator. Ills speech has been likened
t0 forest stream which rumbles over
si.aes aud roots The comparison is
somewhat poor think | know a bet
ter though technical One-namely, his
speech is like quicksilver drawn out.
Take drop OF quicksilver containing
some lead OF zinc, put ii on IA
pane of glass and hold it
slantingly The drop swells and rolls,
but presently it stops, becomes thinner
and longer, remains immOyable for a
moment, gathers new strength 10 How,
becomes thin once again, and SO forth.
Thus it is with the ChancellOrs words;
first half sentence comes our, then he
hesitates stops. or utters a short inarticu-
late SCUM !, and goes on again. 1t is
evident that to speak IS physical exer-
tion, but even when he Is in iirst-rate
form he does not talk fuenily.
But on closer observation the reason
appears very soon The form OF his
speech is improyised on the spur OF the
moment, but, unlike many fluent speak
ers. he does not use the trst expression
which may come 10 his mind, but while
he is uttering the first half of sentence
he Is thinking of how 90 shape the sec
ond half in order to express exactly what
he wishes to say Ii he makes joke
or slight observation he speaks
ickly and without hesitation.
Uut a. soon as he returns 10 the serious
treatment of a political subject this pain
fdlly accurate expression, the result Of
mental work, becomes again apparent,
which shows that he endeayOrs not TO
say a syllable which he cannot recon
cile with his responsible position. THIS
is the reason why his speeches concern
ing foreign politics read like official
diplomatic documents; every word is
carefully considered.
His voice was peculiar high pitched,
and not very powerful. IL has been
called thin voice, but this only ex-
presses one of its qualities Another
is that il is 50 remarkably young that
one would think ii almost incledi-
bic for man OF his age to possess
such a voice II one does not see him
while he is speaking 1t is difficult to be
lieye that it is not a young lieutenant
of twenty-eight who is speaking (which,
by the way, is rather a pity, since the
snar and the drawl OF the German lieu
tenant Is proyerbially detestable). But
put in connection with this quality it can
sound extremely soft and iattering, and
| should not he surprised IL in former
years, when he was ambassador, some OF
his personal successes had been due just
10 this timjfe OF his voice
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car were unhurt. There were llj peo-
pie on the train sides the ten train
men. OF these, fourteen were in the
da coach, thirty five in one sleeper, five
in another sleeper, and eleven in third
sleeper, leaving fifty persons in the
smoker and two coaches. Thirty or lhir-
ty-fve OF these were in the smoker
This car and the second baggage were
telescopcd completely, and took fire inn
mediately The wrecking of the tank
cut of the supply. of the water, and the
thirty or thirty-fye passengers were al
the mercy Of the flames. OF this num-
Der thirteen, as far "a can be learned.
got ont safely Two men were Killed
instantly One of these, L. 5. Gurney
OF Chicago, had his head taken of and
his body thrown clear Of the wreck, and
the other, an Italian on his way to Italy
was crushed to death The remains Of
from sixteen 10 eighteen men were taken
out Of the wreck an hour or two
later. They were cut to pieces almost
70 a man and burned beyond al possi-
bility Of recognition. They were huddled
together in a heap In the end OF the
smoker. and We're penned in by timber-,
which made IL impossible for them 10 cx-
tricate themselves Nothing could Doe
done for them, as the fierceness of the
flames made il ont of the question for
men to remove them. The only way In
which 70 could be ascertained that from
sixteen TO eighteen bodies had been
taken ont was from the fact that The
legs and arms corresponding 90 about
that number were found The remains
were taken 10 the morgue II viii
be days before the dead are
f1arfffod
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POWELL CLANTON'aND EDITOR WEB
BER DRAW PISTOLS.
Pleasant Weather ia Sew Nork-Rrook
WAY. the Noted forGer, Gives Ball
Centennial Services at Church in
Which Washington worshipped.

CANTON. O.. April 2s-While a mum
ber OF children were playing at Malvern
d.. Yesterday, two OF them, Charley
Dickman aged five, and johnny Hexa-
weor aged eight, cousins, got into a
childish quarrel, when Hexaweer seized
% shotgun that was standing near by
and fired at the Dickman child, the
entire charge taking etiecg in his head.
The murder caused the widest excite
mcnt, and the parents of both the youth
ful murderer and his victim are we'll
nigh crazod over the terrible tragedy.
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LIFE At BEACyOlG.


4 Letter moving the Interest Hon. def
ferson Davis Takes ia Current Events.
The following from q special CORES
pondent of the TIMES, gives to the New
York Centennial Committee some in-
formation as to the number of the Wash
ineton family
BEAuyoW. MIss.-The main great
charm of life at Beauyoir is the conyer-
sation- which one can daily enjoy with
Hon Jefferson Davis on all manner oi
topics There is apparently not a sub
iect tO be mentioned with which he Is
not familiar. and be certainly keeps =
mind fully informed, not only on the
current literature but on all the current
events OF the day
How closely he reads, thinks, and oh
serves the subjoined letter gives evidence.
Seeing i'm the daily journals the list of
descendants of General Washington, as
made 0ut by the Centennial Committee
In New York, he addressed c0mmui
cation, and i'm response received the fol
lowing reply
w. JbersoH DHcs.
Dear Sir.-l accept very gratefully
your kind offer 10 present the names of
mv family 90 the New York Centennial
Committee. for though 10 is more 90 our
taste 90 belong 10 The unrepresented ma
iority. agree witt You that as children
of circumstances, it may have become
our duty 20 deny the assertion that We
have no existence.
The very Lewises who are melted
quests are the present owners OF
Audley, the ancestral home OF my
grandfather. whose descendants are "le-
eion" Ny father Fairfax Washington,
was a descendant of Laurence, the immi-
grant brother of John, ancestor of George
Washington. Ny fathers surviving chill
dren are Louisa Glassler { Mrs. C.. II. Bell,
of st. Louis, Warner. Sarah Fairfax.
Martha Mrs. T. p. Pearsonl, Kate Mrs.
". A. Whiiugl John j., Mary Herbert,
Betty Warner and Reade Hamilton.
Miss Bedinger, of The Cass Christian Inst
tute. is a great grand -daughierot DR. San
uel. brother OF George y ashjngton, but ]
f0rbear Quentin Washington leaves
unmeniioned very many, and The most
prominent. even of the Virginia Wash
InLIUurt HNAANiN ~ itAittAif IAiAAtAA NA tstt
Burial of latanc. and the family, in-
Guiding the Fairfax and Whiting
branches, are so numerous throughout
the South and Southwest that bar for
their Characteristic non assertiyeness,
the few names enrolled would be amaz-
ing
Use this statement a. YOU think apprc-
PIRATE, and accept our renewed thanks
for your thoughtful kindness
Yours very truly,
J. J. WASHINGTON.
Hands5oro, April %, 1889.
The above letter is OF double interest,
not only in showing the lively interest
which Mr. Davis takes in all present oc-
currences, hut because il mentions Il
number of Virginia members OF the
family who have so far been ignored.
". &. W.
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HERE Is LONGEVITY.
Pour Brothers and sisters living Whose
United Ages are 40 Years.


WA,mNoT0N CoURr House., o., April
21.-Ohio has come 90 the front as the
State for centenarians, and there is quite
rivalry existing letWeen several OF our
communities as 10 who can produce the
most aged person Pickaway county
takes the lead al present, as she undoubt-
edlv has The oldest citizen in the State
The person referred to is Mrs. Margaret
Arnold. who lives with her son, Henry
Arnold on a l.OO0-acre farm. through
which runs the dividing line of Pickaway
and Fayette.
The correspondent called at the home
of Mrs. Arnold and secured a reliable
account OF her life As she lies in bed
continually it was necessary for Us 10
have her placed in chair in order TO
obtain her photograph, which was the
first one that had been taken for twenty
seven years
Mrs. Margaret Arnold was born near
Richmond, Va. July 4, III Her
father. Mr. Robert Kiser had twelve
children. four OF whom are living-three
daughters and one son. Margaret was a
remarkably beautiful gill and she was
married tO Mr. Frederick Arnold when
quite voung Her husband died over
seventy years ago, and she has remained
I'm widow hood ever since. She remove !
from her native State 10 ChillicOthe,
Ohio. where She remained but one win
ter From Chil.icO.he she removed TO a
farm In J a'eite county and followed the
oc,unaiiou Of tailoress. She made her
home. after this, in Illinois for twenty
seven years. and ultimately returned TO
Ohio. where she has since been living
with her SON.
Her il2th birthday anniversary will
occur ON The 4th of next July, and
her health Is excellent. She has n line
appetite and can eat as large dinner As
the sturdiest harvest hand. No physi-
clan has ever been called 10 attend her,
as she has never been sick a day in her
life. Although smoker of tobacco for
seventy years she has At l.st laid the
pipe aside, finding no further comfort
in it
Mrs Arnold is five feet two inches in
height and weighs 10 pounds She has
a remarkable constitution, and some who
know her think that she may hold out un-
til her l25th year. Her live children Nv o
daughters and three sOns-laye been al
teniiye - her necessities, and the son
with whom She lives at present cares Tor
her lenderly.
As hitherto stated Mrs Arnold has
ltwo sisters and one brother living. Her
eldest sister. Mrs. Elizabeth llillard. is
living in Lynn county, Iowa, having
been twice married. She is llj years OF
age.
The other sister, Mrs John Bailey,
lives in Dakota. and is 100 years of age.
She is healthy old lady and walks
about without assistance Her eyesight
is excellent, and she is likely TO retain
her physical ygor Tor many years.
William kiser, the only living brother,
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Nrw Yong. April 2s-Ccntennial
memorial services under the auspices OF
the Society of the { iucinnati, We're held
this morning in So Pauls Church, where
one hundred years ago. Washington at
tended divine service The attendance
was very large. including one hundred
and fifty members of the Society of the
Cincinnati. 10 whom the sermon was adj
dressed Bishop William Stevens Perry
of Iowa, the chaplain-general Of the
order. delivered the sermon, which was
mainly devoted % references of the re
ligious phase of Washington IS career.
The musical portion of the services
was magnihcentiy rendered by a double
quauette and welldrIlled chorous.
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A rival of Captain Lutgers and Two Sea-

SAN FRANCISCO, April es "A steamer
arrived from Alaska to-day, bringing
Captain Lutgers and two seamen ot the
steam whaler Kate Anon, which left
Portland in June for hunting eXpeci-
ton and was wrecked in Marshoway
bay last month. The men walked TWEEN
y-hye miles through a snow storm iO
the nearest settlement. Two of the
seamen started by another route, and 10
is believed they perIshed.
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is still alive at the old homestead near
Richmond, Va, and il l0i years Of age.
There is d' ubtless not another family in
the United States or in the world that
can show such "A wonderful record.
Mrs Elizabeth lIillard, llj; Mrs Marga
ret Arnold. ll2. Mrs John Bailey, 100
William kiser, l0i Total number OF
years. 40 Average age OF each, 10.
Each one of these old people has
lived durine the administration Of every
President of the United States and dur.
ing the greater part of the eyentful
period of the national history.