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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
BOLD OPERATIONS.
The Alleged Scheme Of a Chi
cago Spectator.
sINUOUS DEAL IN RAILWAY BONDS.

The Compartments Try to Spring Sur
prise on the Dealer and Miss Connection
Henry Crawford Charged with At
tempting to Work the Indiana Midland
Tor All 1t Was Worth and Millions More
Points In the Case.
CHICAGO, Dec. l4.-For two days past
two prominent Indiana lawyers-Lew Wal
lace Jr and A w Hatch-have been at the
Grand Pacific hotel on secret mission, ex-
traordinary measures having been taken to
prevent publicity. The object of the visit of
Messrs. Wallace and Hatch was manifested
yesterday afternoon when they appeared in
Judge Gresham's chambers and laid before
the judge charges of a sensational character
against Henry Crawford, the weli-known
Chicago lawyer and railroad speculator
The accusations against Mr.. Crawford are
in brief that in 1885 he bought the
Midland railway of Indiana for
$4,000 at foreclosure sale, and within a
short time thereafter originated a scheme
for floating bonds for Sl0,OO0,000 upon a
road the value of Whose rolling stock, right
of-way and all other assets is not 10 exceed
$1,000. Fraud of a bold and ingenious
ton Of the 100000 issue of bonds, sea,
600 are known to have been obtained, with a
prospect that this is only part of the sum
fraudulently realized
New York Company the Complainant.
Messrs. Wallace and Hatch represent the
Loan and Investment company of New York,
which claims 10 he victim of Mr. Craw-
ford's railroad financierng to the extent of
=. al IL. III.
arrived here Wednesday with bill in chan
Gerry filed in the United States district court
at indianapolis, but suppressed and with
drawn from the files to be secretly present
ed TO Judge Gresham
Wanted the Books Seized.
They represented to the court Thursday
that Crawford had obtained the money from
the Loan and Investment company by false
pretenses aud fraudulent representations,
the road being in a rotten and demorali7ed
condition, and that 10 substantiate their
charges they must secure possession of the
Midland company's books This could be
done only by an eX parte order for their
seizure, because it was feared that if the de-
PENDANTS were notified they would destroy or
secrete the books
Had to Give Away Their Case.
Judge Gresham decided that notice must
be given to Henry Crawford, the lawyer
and president of the road, before any order
could be made. Henry Crawford, president,
was found to be out of Chicago, but his son,
Henry Crawford, Jr., general superintendent
OF the road, was served and appeared in
court securing continuance of the hearing
until to-day, when Henry Crawford, Sr., is
expected 10 return from Upton, Ind. AS a
consequence nothing was accomplished but
the reading of the bill of 100 pages of aft.
davits by experts and Others corroborating
the charges
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
IT'S REGULAR "oLo HosS."
sausages whose Ingredients Are Prime
palIy Dead Rosinante.


palIy Dead Rosinante.
New YORK, Dsc. THE horse meat sau
sage factory at Newton, L. l., was in full
operation Thursday when it was visited by
the investigating committee from the New
ton board OF health. Proprietor Henry
Bosse accompanied the committee through
the factory. Or the second floor, arranged
on drying shelves, were sausages OF all size,
and shapes Ea h shelf was labeled with thu,
brand and the date of manufacture
The Proprietor Explains Things.
Proprietor Bose is Frenchman He calls
his big fiat sausage "saucisson Boulanger, a"
the small round sausage ''saucission Lor-
raine," the small fiat sausage "Mortadella, {"
and the fifty and 100 pound sausages "saucis-
son dart
Mr.. Bose said that IL the meat was
perfectly sound, then the sausages
would keep three and one-halt
years. Up TO that point they i'm
proved by age. In addition TO manufac-
turing sausages Mr.. Bose is thinking Of
turning out smoked tongues and smoked
horsefiesh He invited the committee to
sample the meat, but they declined tie then
cut piece of h,sh from the loin OF horse
and ate 1t with apparent relish.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Another Eulory of Jefferson p,v,.

NEW ORLEANS, Dee 1.-THE Southern
Pres Monument association organized for
the purpose Of erecting monument In
honor o. jefferson Davis has issued an al
dress Ia which the following appears:
While the great soul Of jefferson Davts
freighted with the indefeasible truth Of ths
southern cause OF constitutional lib
erty, has winged is flight 70 tho
throne Of the God II truth. his earthly re-
mains must be duly honored by those for
whom be suffered and we should be dead 10
every sentiment Of duty, every prompting OF
gratitude and love, did we not, now that he
has been called hence. seek In every fitting
way to pcrpetuate his memory and prove 20
world aud 10 posterity that the We know how
10 appreciat" 50 pure, 90 noble so exalted a
character
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
The Question of Elogpiny Con,,.

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec IA case rs
likely to lie dec ded soon by the United States
supreme court which involves the right of a
penitentiary warden to order the infection
OF corporal punishment upon convict
Chris Johnson vas hogged on the 5th day OF
August, 1857, for some alleged infraction Of
Michigan prison rules. He brought suit for
s25,0O, and after two trials obtained iuds.
inent for 81 1888 against Warden Watkins.
who has asked he supreme court for man
damus TO set as de the Judgment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
STRANGLEo THE WOMAN.

Das'ardly and Cruel Murder Near Grand
Rapids, Mich.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. Thames
Gilmore, farm hand, yesterday murdered
the wife OF John Mcdonnell, a farmer of
Tyrone township, few miles north of this
city, for whom he worked, and then com
mitted suicide Mcdonnell went hunting
yesterday morning, leaving his home and
farm In the keeping Of his wife and hired
man Upon his return about noon he found
his wife dead IN the house and Gilmore
corpse In the woods across the road. The
wife had been strangied with leather thong
tightly wound about her neck, and from the
appearance of the room had made desper-
nte struggle for her life.
Ended. His Own Worthless Life.
Gilmore committed suicide with an old
musket loaded with buckshot, and his throat
and brenst were riddled with bullets. The
motive for the tragedy is thought 10 have
been Gilmores infatuation for the woman.
When she refused to take advantage OF her
husbands absence TO elope with him Gilmore
first murdered her and then killed himself.
Gilmore was bachelor. 50 years old, and
had worked for Mcdonnell several years.
Mcdonnell IL a substantial farmer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
WILL MOVE BY SECTIONS.
The Federation ofLsbor Adopts an Eight
Hour Scheme

Tue Federation ofLsbor Adopts an Eight
Hour scheme.
Boston, Dec. 1.-THE Labor Federation
adopted resolutions favoring the abolition
of Labor for children less than "a. and de-
string congress 10 restore the scale of wages
in the governme Mt printing office to that in
force previous u 1871
The Move for Eight Hours
The eight-hou- committee reported that ex-
isting conditions do not justify the hope
that all the crafts will be prepared
20 successfully enforce the eight
hour system on May /, 1890, though
many are now ready and many more will
be by that time The committee therefore
recommend that the executive council have
power to selec5 such trades as shall seem
best prepared To achieve success A tenn.
porsry assassin snt per member of 10 cents
per week in cid Of this move was recon-
mended, and that trades appoint committees
to confer with employers with the view Of
securing the reduction Of hours The report
was adopted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
How'a Thiai

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls catarrh cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co.. Props.
Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known i +.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligation made by their
firm:
WEST q TRuAx, Wholesale druggists.
Toledo, o.
WALDINg. KNNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o.
Z. Il. VAN HGsEN. Cashier, Toledo Ma
tionrl bank, Toledo, o.
Halls catarrh cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

AIRS. williamson be-, an article iu the Eng.
lish magazine, Work and Leisure. on The
ksstles,ncss uf Oh" Day, la which shs shows
how great are tho changes which have come
over the spirit Of the country during the last
hity YEAR, none OF which ARE perhaps more
remarkable than that which has come % paS.
Ia tbs position OF women But at the same
time with this great change there has arisen
spirit Of rrstles~ues OF feverish desire 10 bs
always dong something, WATCH Mr.. win.
l@Insln considers must 10 guarded against.
for tho-o who have valuable work 10 do 20
do Il well must have an equally valuable rest
OF spirit, and their energies must not b. frit-
tered away by the numberlcss little exactions
VI modern life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Religion. Liberty In BraziI.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Times says; Pri-
vate dispatches received in this city from
Brazil confirm the dispatch published a few
days after the proclamation of the republic.
TO the effect that the new government pro-
posed TO sever the connection between the
Roman Catholic church and the state that
had existed under the monarchy. Under
the monarchy the established religion was
the Roman Catholic, but the constitution
guaranteed the federation OF other religions
SO far as the performance Of worship was
concerned in buildings provided for the pur-
purpose, hut without the exterior form Of
churches
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Saved by lBrave Policeman.

KANSAS Cry, DO, Dec. li-One man was
burned to death and a man and woman seri.
ously injured in fire that occurred here
yesterday morning. At o'clock, while
Officer Morlan was walking his beat, he saw
names In the thrd-story front room in the
Oklahoma house Rushing up TO the up
per door he dragged one woman out of
bed and saved her, giving the alarm as he
went. There we g ten inmates, and of these
James Russell was burned to death and
Mamie Logan, jack Smith, Seelah Barrett,
and Charles Moorhout sustained injuries
from jumping from fourth-story window.
They were remoN ed 10 hospital and will re-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
30 GOULD Toll ,.m rr.r, rlm.

How DO I tell a nowly married coupler
rgpeut"d Caption guide, why, easy enough.
There une over there now. :" and he pointed
20 rather gaudily dressed pair who we're
strOu,ns about the rotunda aud casting visit.
ful Euur'7 into each others eyes You $50
therv b. u.I the difference In the world 10
tween people who come here b put In few
cid hour, NJ their honeymoon and those who
are really Interested ga the sights about the
Capitol Iho-e people over there don't cure
continental about the stntuary or anything
else but themselves Dor that matter. You
take them around and point out the most in
tsrvsting objects about the building. and they
viii gaze Uu them in u mechanical manner
Tor moment ur two, and then rsturn % tho
pleasing pa,.ins % admiring zach other. But
then u u only human nature. and wo have no
right g. complain as long as they pay for
their tam" w Washington Post
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
FATALITY ON lie WABASH.
Three Trainmen Killed and -Four Injured
in a Collision.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA An accident occurred
last night on the Wabash railroad near the
town OF Graham, fourteen miles west of
here, in which three men were killed and
four badly injured The dead are. Charles
Seffenbaugh, conductor. Sandusky. Ohio;
James Esterbrool. brakeman. st. Charles,
Mo. Ed Kennedy engineer. Ferguson. Mo.
The injured are: p. King, James Kennedy,
Charles King, and Charles Stout The men
killed were on the engine OF a Wabash west
ern freight and we're coming into the town
Of Ferguson. a fat car INSTRUCTED the
track and in the collision the engine and
tender were thrown from the track and the
engineer. conductor, and brakeman killed.
The injured men were on the Eat car and
.aved themselves BY iumning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
The Mormon. Are strn PROTESTING

SALT LAKE CITY, U. T, Dec 14.-wilfred
woodruff, George Q. Cannon and Joseph r.
smith, apostles OF the Mormon church, have
issued manifesto unqualifiedly denying all
charges made against the church in the re-
cent hearing before Judge Anderson So
Tar from any doctrine or teaching of the
church being hostile to the United Stat.
government, members of the church are un.
DER divine command TO revere the constitu.
ton as a heaven-inspired instrument and
obey us supreme all laws made in pursuance
of its provisions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

WHEELING. v. Va, Dec IA fully at
tended meeting OF the Western Cut Nail
Manufacturers Sss held here yesterday, at
which the selling card was raised from So -
TO t2S5 for l.pennies, : per cent of on
carload lots. There will probably be an.
other meeting next week, when the price
may again he re- ised
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. l4-Mr. Clarence
W. Ashford, attorney general of the Sand
wich islands, arrived here Thursday night.
Speaking OF the prevalence of leprosy in the
islands, MIR. Ashford, while paying tribute
to the memory of the late Father Damien
says that it Is a mistake to suppose that the
clergy OF Other denominations and sects are
not even at the present moment ministering
Ia the wants of the victims
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
KUKLUxIsM IN OKLAHOMA.
Alleged Claim Jumpers Removed b,
Masked Men.

GUTHRIE, l. T., Dec. 14-Kuklux organi.
zations are being formed among the country
settlers of Oklahoma, the objects and pur-
poses being for protection against claim
jumpers and matchmaking lawyers who
are placing trumped-up contests on nearly
all valuable claims. The practice has
become 80 offensive that extreme
measures are likely to result Yesterday
United States Commissioner Allison tried q
ease In which claim house was burned TO
the ground by forty masked men Two Of the
men-E. B. Preston and Albert Bellew, were
recognized and have been bound over to the
Wichi@ court under 1900 bond each.
Another house was borned last night south of
the CITY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
BAFFLED STOKERS.
London Gas Companies Seem
To Be on Top.
STRIKERS PLACES EASILY FILLED.

Some Hard Characters Hired Among the
tives-Berlin Startled by Criminal
Sensation-BraIil Establishes Real Re-
ligious Liberty-Le Caron VIII Try Lit.
erature-A Jack the Ripper Murder
Foreign Notes.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE success which has
thus far attended the gas company's resist
ance OF the strikers through the compare
tive ease with which they have been able TO
obtain more than enough men to fill the
places of their old hands, has driven the lat
ter 10 an extreme Of desperation, which
augurs their complete defeat and discomfit-
ure Already the strikers are quarreling
among themselves and with few exceptions
bauchery to an extent which is fast depriv.
ing them Of the little public sympathy their
cause enlisted.
They Had No Leader.
Their lack OF a leader, too. is shown In
their faulty organization and the total alb
sence of discipline which characterizes their
movements. There seems to be no man
among them upon whose directions they i'm.
plicitly rely and the jealously existing among
the would-be leaders is fatal to the little
order and unanimity of purpose remaining
in their ranks. In fact the movement is fast
losing the dignity of strike, and as rapidly
exhausting the patience of the police and the
public.
Thieves and Roughs employed.
IL Is st ated that among the new men EN-.
ployed by the company are a number of
thieves and w oh iax-f in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
wiman on Canadian Reciprocity.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 14-Gen James
II. Wilson, of Delaware, and Erastus W imam,
OF New York, debated the following ques-
ton before an immense audience in Institute
hall, last night: What governmental
policy on the part of the governments of the
United States and Canada would be best
calculated to bring the establishment of the
fullest and most desirable relations between
the two countriesn Wimans idea was to
pull down the customs bearier, and Wilson'S
was annexation between the two countries.
admit each others goods free and tax Eng
lish ponds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
An Important Element

OF the success OF Hoods Sarsaparilla ID
the fact that every purchaser receives q
fair equivalent for his money. The ia.
mllliar headline. 100 Doses One Dol
lar" stolen by imitators. Is original with
and true only OF Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This can easily be proven by any one
who desires to test the matter. For
real economy, buy only Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

Miss Eastwood accomplished n very re-
markable feat ut Amnt, Rosshire, Scotland,
when fishing with nine foot trout rod. She
had ON only two flies. With one she hooked
q salmon, and at the same time sea trout
with tho other, and after a severe struggle
landed both fish. The salmon weighed eleven
and a half pounds and the trout one pound
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
A Free-for-AIi scu,linr Race

BOSTON, Dee IA William O'Connor.
having claimed the single scull champion
ship of the wO Id and posted bis challenge
TO row against any man for purse and the
championship, MIR Charles H. Thayer of
THIS city, offers purse Of 5000 for a
championship ace open to every oarsrnan
who thinks he mas right to the champion.
ship, the race to be rowed ON American
waters
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
1t Makes the service Odiou,.

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. 14-Secretary
Window has written letter to the collector
at Detroit, severely criticizing his action In
OBTAINING Mrs. McCallum, of Indianola,
Neb., an invalid and subjecting her to con-
siderable expense, while examing her bag
gage en- route to Canada. He says such ac-
ton Is calculated to make the service odious.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
4 GERMAN SOCIAL SENSATION
Arrest of a High Toned Procuress whose
Victims Were ALSO Kh-Toned.

Arrest of a High Toned Procuress whose
Victims Were Also Heightened.
LONDON, Dec. 14-Great excitement has
been caused in high circles in Berlin by the
arrest of a woman occupying an exalted posi-
tion in society on the well sustained charge
of being procuress 1t is learned that she
has been engaged in her nefarious pursuit
for several years, her operations being con-
fined TO pandering to the lubricity of men of
high social standing, most of her victims
being also OF the better class Extraordinary
efforts are making to suppress the details
and prevent public trial Of the woman,
while on the other hand there is strong
disposition on the part of many, who see in a
public exposure of the scandal opportunities
TO crush rivals and revenge themselves upon
real or fancied enemies, to force a trial
through the ordinary channels
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
The CheIokees DECLINE 10 s,II-

TAHLEoUAH, l. T, Dec l4-The United
States commits on has failed in its negotia.
lions with the Cherokees for the sale of the
Cherokee outlet and left for Washington to
day. The commission will prepare its re-
port during ths holidays and submit It TO
congress upon the reassembling of that
body.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
sullivan and jackson to Meet.

BosToN, Dec l4-The Herald says: Sui
Ivan and jackson will meet at the Cali
fornia Athletic club within five months for
purse OF $4,000 Yesterday Capt A. n.
Cooke, of Boston, received a telegram from
President Fulda, of that club, stating that
jackson had cabled his willingness to meet
Sullivan at the California club if given five
months to prepare in. Sullivan was seen
and at once accepted the proposition. He
will soon go to California and prepare
thpre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
wasItJsck the R,,,.r.. worr,

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE body of a woman
was found among the ballast OF vessel
which arrived at marlborough yesterday.
One of the hands had been severed and was
found in another place The vessel sailed
from Millwall docks, London, and the police
suspect that the woman is another victim of
Jack the Rinnar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 4-Jose Maria
Bslmonte was killed in a duel yesterday by
Juan Recendes. The ki ling occurred on the
Grower ranch. The pair were in love with
the same senorita, and agreed to Eight it
out with knives. Belmonte was stabbed near
the heart and died instantly. Recendes
escaped
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Buried Up to Ills Neck.

PLArTE CITY, Mo. Dec l4-While viii.
lam Lowell was excsvating for cellar the
sarth caved in, covering him up to the chin
and pinioning hi N 50 tightly that he could
not move. The weight of the earth upon his
chest was so great that he could not call out,
and he was compelled to remain in that con-
dition for seven hours, when he was found by
q neighbor and released He will probably
fia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

hrs Rose Nrrtner Jeffrey, the charming
kentucky poetess, "a ono OF the most fas-
cinating women ~ the famous Blue Grasz
region. Her home Is at Lexington. the gar
dan spot Of the state Poetry has h.-n for
her the elegant amusement 81 her leisure
hours-the tew hours which the cares OF q
ARG. family aud the duties OF society ..iis--
her % devote 20 literary pursuits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Three Men Killed In n Mine.

lsHPEMINO. De, l4-Three miners were
buried yesterday morning by fall of
ground in the Big Chaplin iron mine at Iron
Mountain, Mich William Leech was res
cued badly injured. but alive August Mag
nusson and Gusttf Erickson were taken out
dead At O'Clock last evening another fall
took place in &c" shaft OF the same mine,
killing Ed Parmenter The body has not
haan racnyarad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Two Murders Committed.

DR. Martin Cheney, Of Guthrie, was found
dead on claim about six miles from here
yesterday with bullet hole in his brain
There is no clue to his murderers. John Null
lef, negro, was called out of his house at
Oklahoma City about midnight and shot
dead Clyde Mattox, Of Texas, aged IS, is
accredited with the murder He has escaped
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
Trusted Him tn Their Snrrnu

CHICAGO, Dec. IA Charles q G. Breene,
trusted employe of the Pennsylvania rail.
road, at Dayton, Ohio, was arrested here
yesterday charged with stealing goods from
the railroad company and with an accom-
plice pocketing the proceeds of their sale.
The accused, who is scarcely 50, is well
known in society circles in Dayton and Gin
cinnari
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14
An Appointment from Minnesota.

WASHINGTON CIT, Dec. l4-Lewis Viii
son, of Minnesota, who lost both hands by
the explosion Of cannon while firing a sa
Lutte in honor Of Harrison's election as prssi
dent, was yesterday appointed one Of the
doorkeepers Of the house Of representatives
at a salary of 81 200 Der anpum