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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
About a1b. 900 in Ashes'

The loss Is estimat d at about SIS 900,
probably all insured. In the art gallery, as
near ms known there we're $4,000 worth
OF paintings, some of them canvases whose
value could not be put into money, but moth
ing here was damaged in the least. The ex-
position authorities held a consultation as
soon as the danger was over, and, after n
careful survey of the situation, determined
that the show should open to- lay as usual.
The building was not hurt 800 worth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
The wooden Ware sell Dat.

Messrs. Dlmock. Gould g. Co., OF Mo-
line, who sold out their wooden ware de.
partment to the Chicago combine Thurs
day. claim there has been no money In
woodenware for them OF late. and the
prospects for the future have not been
encouraging. The state OF Minnesota.
for instance. is preparing to employ its
convicts in the manufacture OF wooden
ware. The material up there Is cheap,
and that branch Of trade conflicts with no
private enterprise in the state. With
convict labor to compete against in the
near future, the prospects are that prices
will run downward instead OF upward.
and that the combination will not be able
to keep them up.
The Western Woodenwsre association
people, however. have for some time been
anxious 10 get the Moline ware out Of the
market. IL has had the reputation OF
being better ware. and perhaps this &C
counts for two things: IL may account.
says the Dispatch, for Dimock. Gould &
Cos. inability to make profit because Of
the larger cost entering into the making
OF good. over inferior work; and also for
the Woodenware associations ability to
make S(profit and to desire to have a
wider territory to supply. notwithstand-
ing the prospects of convict competition
1T indeed the association does not in
tend to buy the whole manufacture of the
Minnesota convicts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Accidents.

Peter Fahrinkle. a Moline boy. fell out
OF tree In Brooks grove yesterday. and
sustained internal in iuries OF such ma
ture as may prove fatal.
A little son of Mrs. Rose Sherer. while
riding on John Evans delivery wagon.
was thrown out Saturday evening at the
corner of Fourth avenue and Fifteenth
street. and the hind wheel ran over his
breast. but inflicted no serious injury
and the boy is all right today.
Samuel G. Bligh. of Moline. fell over
the wall where the new dam is being
bailt on Sylvan waters this morning. a
distance of twenty feet. He had crow
bar in his hand, and fell in such a posi-
ton as to fracture his right shoulder
blade and cut deep cash in his fore
head. He is badly used up. but will
probably recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
800 Reward 400.

The readers of the DAILY ARGUS will
be pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all its stages. aud 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 Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood 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. Ad.
dres, F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
EFT TU, ILLINOIS,!
The Race War Epidemic in the
Sucker State.
FATAL FIGHT AT LAwRENOBVILLE.

The Arrest of n Turbulent Negro Results
in q Rescue by His Friends, Who Break
Open the Jail-The Whites Organize,
Recapture the Offender, and q Battle
Takes Piace-Two Negroes Killed and
Judge Wounded.
CHICAGO, Sept 16.-A Herald special from
Lawrenceville, Ills, says: This town was
the scene of desperate fight between whites
and blacks Saturday night County Judge
Barns arrested a negro on the street for
running amuck with knife. The negroes
attempted to rescue the prisoner, and the
whites went to Barnes assistance. There
was hard fight, but the whites won, and
landed four negroes in Jail The negroes
rallied again, broke into the Jail and rescued
the prisoner.
A Fata skirmish
The whites organized, and in the fight that
followed Judge Barns was shot, but not ia :
tally, and two negroes were killed About
a dozen were wounded on both sides. The
ringleader was captured and put in Jail. A
posse, armed with Winchesters, surrounded
the jail last night. and the negroes fled,
panic-stricken, from the town.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Is M poleon Ives a Forrer,

NEW YORK, Sept l6-The Evening Sun
on Saturday printed more than four col
umns OF an article in which it is charged
that Ives and Stayner, now in trial here for
fraudulent issue of Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton railway bonds, are guilty of
forgery. The story is circum tantially told,
and relates that Ives had dealings at the time
he was manipulating c IL and D. stock
with a wealthy manufacturer mama Christ
Meyer, of New Brunswick, n. J. When the
smash in the railway deal came Ives desired
to involve the estate of Meyers who had
died in the meantime, SO he forged the lat
ter's name to a document making him part
ner in all of Ives and Stayner's deals, and
responsible to the extent Of his estate, 900
0oo-therefor The story is told on the au-
thority of one E. w Woodruff, who is rep
resented as saying that he sa W Ives practic-
ing for the forgery, and witnessed the forged
paper after it was completed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
kansn. Advertising

Rasmussen has removed his photo
graph gallery from the corner OF Second
avenue and Eighteenth street to No. 1875
Second avenue. which will be open on
Monday with full supply of new pic
tures.- Union.
The Kansas-bred institution from which
the above highly cultivating information
is with difficulty extracted. might have
added that he is better equipped to pho
tograph than he is with full supply OF
new pictures" Such an announce.
ment would have been of more Interes,
TO the public and to Mr.. Rasmussen as
well, doubtless.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Londou's strike at an End.

LONDON, Sept I4-The dockmen marched
in procession yesterday TO the Mansion
house, where they were reviewed by the
lord mayor and lady mayoress The Aus
traIian nag had the place of honor in the
line. From the Mansion house the parade
marched to Hyde park, where they held a
meeting. There was an enormous crowd
present, but perfect order was maintained.
-Four platforms had been erected, from
which MIR. Burns and Others made addresses.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted expressin. graft
tnde toward those who assisted the mel dur
ing the strike.
Work was resumed to-day on the terms
noted III these dispatches last week. The
men get their raise of wages Nov 4. and
win without modification on all the other
points; one Thing they conceded was that the
mn who hal gone 10 work during the
strike are not to be interferad with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
The Consmanrh Rellsi Fund.

HARRIsHRe, Pa. Sept. 1.-THE ques.
ton Of the final distribution OF the food
relief fund was settled Saturday, and it wa.
agre cd to give Johnstown 1906 900 now, te
be distributed on the same b, sis as the first
distribution. Up to now the C, nm ission has
received 2,605, ia. ~, and has on hand 81.
t66. 49, SO, subject to contracts not yet com
pieted amounting to o., 800, and appropria-
tions to otter parts of the state of So, 100 So.
In the Conemaugh valley SIS, 3s2 70 has
been expended, and in other parts Of the
state sl69, 275.02. Various sub criptious ar
still being received by the com ission, one
coming to hand Saturday from the lord
mayor of Dublin. 1t was for EGO, and
makes the Irish subscription the handsome
total of e., roo
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Unsuere-.rnI Attempt n, suicide.

Fred Woods, residing on Twenty
-----''''' -'Isst between Third aud Fourth
avenues, became tired OF the s,un ano ,,,-
OF this world Saturday night and pur>
chased ten cents worth OF laudanum, as
he said. for cramps. He took the dose,
which was enough to have aided him
very materially in carrying out his pur-
pose had not medical assistance been
promptly summoned. He was conveyed
TO the police station and DIR. Craig
pumped him out and yesterday morning
he felt better and walked home.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
oAUpAuR AND rEEMER.

Race-stakes WI shdrawn.
PITrsBURG, Sept TO- Referee Pringle
yesterday afternoon decided that the Gau-
daur -Teemer race would have to be rowed
over again on the same course at o'clock
to-day. He refused to allow Teemer's claim
of foul, but decided that he race should be
rowed again on the ground that Hamm had
no right to coach Gaudaur over the course.
st. John positively refuses % allow Gaudaur
to row again, and said he was full of boat
racing, especially with Teernsr. "Ten thou
sand dollars would not to npt me to enter
any other matches with Teemer." The
stakes were withdrawn by both parties, all
bets declared of, and Their, will be no race.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Julius Cesar Bragg.
"win He Lynch.d IL Caught"

SPorTsYLvANIA COURT House, Va,
Sept. l6.-Charles Pendleton quarreled with
his wife Friday evening and Col William
b. Goodwin, his father-in-law, interfered
and ordered Pendleton out of the house
Psndistnn .acnrad "a shotgun ran Good win
INTO an adJoining room and nred through n
closed door The load took effect in Good
wins right leg. SCATTERING the bones and
nearly tearing the leg from the body. Good
win died Saturday evening from the effects
OF his wound Pendleton will be lynchsd if
caught
LATER -Pendleton has been caught, but
so far not lynched
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Acknowledgement OF Ala.

Mayor McConochie is in receipt Of the
following acknowledgement of his second
remittance of 1853 to the suffering Illinois
miners:
LASALLE. Sept. 12, 1899.
To William McConochie, Mayor. Rock Island.
DEAR SrR:-Enclosed please find re-
ceipt and many thanks to the citizens of
Rock Island for the kindness shown to us
IN our great trouble for justice. We have
offered TO take reduction of 74c on the
ton and the same rules as last year. but
the operators won't agree to it. ! don't
know what is to become of the women
and children il they don't start soon.
Winter is coming on: lots of them want
both clothes and shoes. will be on the
lookout for the potatoes. Yours re-
specially, GEORGE HUNTooN.
Secretary Of committee.
People having clothing o. other wear
ing apparel that can be spared should
send the same to the mayor 1t will help
keep away great deal of misery this
winter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
The Fire Laddles ON Hand.

Outside the exposition hall great Gro wd
had gathered, made up partly Of people who
had been in the show and partly by an out
side contingent Of curiosity hunters and
toughs As they were looking ut the black
length OF the building somebody saw a man
and woman ON the roof. How they had
got there was a mystery which they decline ed
To explain, but there was only one way to
got them down, and that was with ladders.
Firemsn went up and the girl was cheered
to the echo by some 1000 people, who
-r.ghed the rescue with all the enthusiasm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept l6.-Ex-Con-
gresham John J. ONeil, of Missouri, ar
rived here Saturday night Speaking of the
location of the Y2 exposition, he says: AIN
coming east there is one thing noticeable,
which surprises me. Notwithstanding the
fact that the St Louis papers have given the
most extensive advertising possible to the
fact that we are after the or position, none of
the eastern cities or people has the slightest
knowledge of it To them the fight seems to
lie between New York, and Chicago" Mr..
O'Neill said St Louis had raised 8, 900, 900
for the purpose; that it wanted the fair and
intended to have it, but this city was second
choice
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Winners on the Turf.

New YORK, Sept Ii There was nothing
in che way of good time made at Sheepshead
Bay Saturday, the track being very heavy, but
the stewards gave the salient" the shivers,
if there was any skullduggery abroad, when
they called the rider OF King Crab before
them and told him that the betting against
his horse looked very queer and that they
wanted him TO ride his best. He rode SC
well that the bets against the horse were
very bad Investments The winning horses
We're: Prodigal, King Crab, Reclaire,
Come-to-Taw, aud Tea Tray.
CHICAGO, Sept l6 The winners of the
races on West Side course Saturday were:
Amelia, Prophecy, McMurtry, Puente, and
Evangeline
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
FACTS ABOUT AGRICULTURE.
A Valuable Work That Statistician Dotlg
Has Prepared.


WASHINGTON CRY, Sept 16-Mr. ]. r.
Dodge, statistician of the United States
department of agriculture, has prepared a
series of sixteen charts, preceded by brief
letter press description, and bound as an
"album of agricultural statistics" The
charts show the total land surface; the area
of farms; the farms worked by proprietors,
by tenants paying money and tenants pay
ing rent in a share of the produce; relative
area of cereals and average prices of farm
products, etc. An illustration of the con-
tents of the work is the comparative acreage
of corn growing land The first group
comprises states having more than 100 acres
in maize in every 900 Of the superficial area.
They are ten-viz: Iowa, with 2i9 acres;
Illinois, 2l7; Della ware, l76; Indiana, l57 !;
Missouri, 149; Tennessee, 1856; Kentucky,
l2S; Maryland, III; Kansas, lis; Ohio, 40
This publication, which is part of the
work in graphic illustration for popularizing
agricultural statistics, is presented in the
hope of aiding "A clear appreciation of some
OF the leading facts of American agriculture.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Ruined by the Beef Combines. {"

CREsToN, Ia, Sept Ii. Wv. q. Black, a
prominent stockman and farmer OF Lincoln
township, has failed for large amount
Saturday afternoon real estate mortgage
for Ss,3l5, and two chattsl mortgages for
81, 600 each, were filed by the First National
bank OF Creston, which is a so assignee Lii
abilities and assets are yet unknown. Nearly
every large stock dealer in this locality is
complaining of close times, and they say the
beef combines are threa enilg them all with
ruin by supprsssing compel ton and fixing
their own prices for beef ca tie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Wants Posting on Geograpny.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-It is evident that Mr..
Hugh j. Grant, mayor of New York, is in
need of some information as 20 the geography
of the country outside OF New York. He
sent one Of the circulars asking assist
ance IN securing the WORLDS fair for New
York to the mayor of " Washington City
the other day, an officer tha5 does not exist
Another similar "break' has just come to
light in the Seceipt in Engiewood of a letter
from Mr.. Grant addressed tn the mayor Of
Englewood. Englewood is the Thirty first
ward of this CITY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
CAUGHT UNDER THE DEBRIS.
Six Firemcn Crushed to Death at Loui
uiII.-IIanu,. Il a.. ..l Isr..nrA.-

Six Firemcn Crushsd to Death at Louis
viile-IIeavy Loss of Property.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 16.-The five story
building corner of Seventh aud Main streets,
occupied by hamburger, Bloom & Co., the
largest wholesale dry goods house in the city,
was destroyed last night The entire city
fire department was called out to prevent the
spread of the flames. The guests left the
Louisville hotel, which nearly adjoins the
burning bull ing on Main street, many of
them csc Iping by means of the fire escapes
and ladders on the Sixth street wing the in
tense heat making exit from the Main street
front impossible
Terrible Loss of Life.
Six men were killed and two seriously in
jured by the falling Of the Seventh street
wall. The killed are: C,pt. f Early, No. /
hook and ladder; ID Early, NJ | hook and
ladder; John Wheeler. Pat Foley. Lawrence
Stakeholder, John Monahnn, nj firelnen
Denny McGrath, both legs broken an kull
crushed, will die; Frank Best, seriously in
jured, but may recover.
Loss, Three Quarters Of "a Million
A conservative estimate places the loss at
$3.50, 900, divided as follows: Bamberger,
Bloom q Co., ON stock and building, $500, =
0JO-fully insured; Bretsfelder & Co, stock
and building, $4,000; W. c. Kaye & Co,
stock, $4,000; other small losses aggre-
G iting s25.0OO. No statement of the Louis
vile hotels losses can be obtained.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
THE APPEAL TO GOV. FIFeR.
Presentation of the Spring Valley Memo
ial-His RnnIY in Rrief

Presentation Of the Spring Valley Memoir
ial-His Reply in Brief.
BLOOMINGTON, lis, Sept l6-Governor
Fifer, at his home in this city, was waited
upon Saturday by Adelbert Hamilton, a
Chicago attorney, who, on behalf of the
mayor, common council and people of
Spring Valley, presented To him a long
memorial, signed by thousands, in regard to
the suffering and restitution prevailing
there owing to the lockout in the
mines of the Spring Valley Coal company
The governor is appealed to for aid, and is
invited personally TO visit the scene and see
II special session of the legislature is no
needed TO take action to save these people
from death by starvation Governor Fifer
expressad his deepest sympathy, and prom
ised to do all that hes in his power to relieve
the people. The memorial draws a heart
rendins picture of the distress in that reg ion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
The Epsmy wss.Annihil,ted.

LONDON, Sept l6.-At ths Austrian mill
tary manRuvres at LeitoIlischl on Thurs.
day the new Msnlicher repss ting rifles were
used. The results were very impressive, to
say the least thu deafening roar of the con :
tinuous discharges awning even the veterans.
A striking defect in the efficiency of the
rifles was apparent in the fact that the de-
tenders exhausted their ammunition in five
minutes, leaving them at the mercy of the
enemy, hut the umpires decided that the en-
envy was annihilated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Another Niagara River Crank

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept 16-walter
q. Campbell went through the whirlpool
rapids in a boat yesterday and was unhurt
Tue boat upset but Campbell, who was
pad led with cotton aad covered with LII e
pr servers, got through all right aud was
picked up on the Canadian side. A dog that
he had with him dressed in the same way
also vent throu III safely.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Can Come in Free of Duty.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept l6-Mr Clay
pole, professor Of science in Buchtel college,
having asked for a refund of duty levied On
certain microscopes and accessories imported
for the use of the college, the importation
consisting OF one large and forty small
microscopes with the necessary attachments.
and twelve razors, the treasury depar T.
ment has granted the request because the
articles are for scientific and educational
purposes The microscopes are used by the
students, and the razors in the preparation
of subjects for the microscopes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Look ou, for the Earthquake.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 10 Rev. DIR. II.
Hicks, the Congregational minister OF this
city, who has achieved considerable fame
as weather prophet, puts Sept 49, "a, y and
~ as days when there will he danger of
earthquakes He predicted, in the second
week OF August last, the violent and de
structive storms that visited the Atlantic
coast last week, and says he deduces his pre-
dictions from we'll known natural laws
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
NATIONAL GAME NOTES. esE
The League PennAnt sure for New York or
Boston-Record. and Scor,.

Boston-Records and scores.
CHICAGO, Sept 16-"Old HENS" having
got through his work in the sast and spell
of fair weather set in, Saturdl y all the base
ball clubs having games SEIZED 1led proceeded
to make up for lost time, and two games
at each point were played Tie
close Of the weeks playing in the
League left Boston with "a very
small margin for New York to overcome be-
fore the giants can claim firIt place, while
Anson's babies left their frien Is in the depth
of melancholy by losing two games straight
to the New Ysrkers The best that can DE
hoped for now by those who have a kindly
feeling for the Windy City team is third
place, while New York or Bos ton is good for
the pennant The records ale given below:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16

cred in the furniture store of Andrew Erick-
son, at Stoughton, and ragged until that
building and five other b, siness places were
destroyed, causing aloss Of tS7 900, on which
there was only small insu -ance. The losers
are seventeen in number, and their losses
range from $500 to $7,oOt, with not more
more than one-t third insur snce The fire is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Took Advautax. of the Cold sn.n

LEADvILLE, Colo, Sept 16.-Snov fell
Saturday morning for few hours, but it
all disappeared by o'clock The surround
ing mountains still, however, remain white
LARAMIE, Wy. T., Sept. 16-The first
snowfall of the season occurred Saturday.
The storm lasted all the forenoon, aud ex-
tended over a large part of the Laramie
plains.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Three Weeks and No jury.

CHICAGO, Sept. l6 The third week of
the Cronin trial came to an end at 3 80
o'clock Saturday afternoon, when Judge
Mcconnell announced that the fourteenth
v,nire had been exhausted. Three hundred
and twenty seven veniremen have been ex
amined. All have been excused except Cul-
yer, the real estate dealer, and Farmer
Pearson. Culver is probable juror. Pear
son will doubtless bs excused by the state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
Cali IL "Po,tio E.,ribut,o,

CHICAGO, Sept 10 The Socialists Of this
city, at their meeting yesterday, adopted a
resolution declaring that the killing of Cess
vein by Deyhle, in New York last week,
was not murder but. poetic retribution
There was n lively debate, the feature of
which was that while the Socialists advo.
Gated the resolution, small section of An
archist opposed IT,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
GEN. GRANT IN BRONZE.
The Statue at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Unveiled.


Fort LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Sept 10
This city was GRO wded to overlooking Satur-
day on the occasion of the unwilling of the
statue erected at the fort in honor of Gen
Grant The troops at the fort took part in
the exercises, and the city was gay with
bunting. At p. m. procession composed
of G. A. r. posts, Knights Templar, and
other civil and military bodies pa
raded me streets, AMI then took
trains to the fort The prsncipal features
of the unwilling were the prayer of Rev.
F. Holland, orations by Gen Merritt, presi-
dent of the association which erected the
statue, Senator Ingalls,, Gen. c. w. Blair
and Rev Henry Swift. Gen. Merritt unveiled
the statue, which is a heroic figure OF the
"old commander" standing on a granite
monolith four feet square and five feet high
The general is represented standing and ex-
aiming a paper of official import The
likeness is pronounced excellent The faces
of the monollth are adorned by appropriate
inscriptions and reliets