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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03
Sound shadows.

Still more interesting than the ex-
periments of Colladon were those
made in the bay of San Francisco in
1874 by Professor John LIE Conte and
his son, Mr.. Julian LIE Conte. The
source of sound was not such as would
give a definite pitch, like bell, but
the quick, violent, single impulse due
to the explosion of dynamite employed
in the blasting of rocks which obstruct-
ed the channels. The intensity of the
shock thus propagated was such as to
be felt as blow on the feet of per-
son seated in boat 300 feet or more
from the decorating cartridge, and TO
kill hundreds of fish Several vertical
posts or piles, each about a foot in di-
ameter, projected from the ground out
of the water in the neighborhood. A
stout glass bottle was suspended in the
water about foot in the rear of one
of these piles, within the geometric
shadow determined by lines supposed
to be drawn from the cartridge forty
feet horizontally away. The bottle
was perfectly protected from the shock
of the explosion. 1t was then put in
front of the pile. The first shock shiv-
cred it into hundreds of fragments.
Other bottles, some filled with air
and some filed with water, were SINH
larly exposed in various directions
around a pile, and with the same re-
snlt-destruction, except when within
the protecting shadow. The expert
ments were varied by immersing
stout glass tubes, incased in thick
paper, horizontally across the di-
rection of the sound rays in water,
between two piles which were
aligned with the dynamite cartridge.
These piles were twelve feet apart, the
nearer one being forty feet from the
cartridge Its shadow, therefore, just
covered the second pile, and included
the intermediate water, with the mid
die part of each tube. After an ex
plosion these protected parts were
found TO be unbroken, while the ends
which projected ON the two sides be
yond the shadow were completely
shattered The boundary between the
regions of shadow and noise was sharp
" defined on the tubes, even at dis
lance of twelve feet beyond the pro.
tecting pile.-W. LIE Conte Stevens in
Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03
No Oratory.

Mount Vernon, his. RECENTLY Ell
Joyed the ceremony of laying the con
.s..eea4e-1tle Of new court house. to re.
place the one aestioS Ell by the famous
cyclone Ii was debated for some
time whether oratory should be part
OF the exercises. Senator Stratton was
asked his opinion.
rs the old building was destroyed
by wiudstorm, said he, lit seems to
me that we should be careful to avoid
a recurrence of such events"
There was no oratory.-St. Louis
Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03
One Way Of Introduction.

People who find it embarrassing to
perform the necessary duty of intro
ducing folks may find the following
incident interesting and the mode
worthy of imitation.
Three darkies met en- route to church
and one of them, in the suavity oh
self Importance in her extended ac-
quaintance, said to her friends:
Mr. Thompson. Mr.. Bell; Mr.. Bell
Mr. Thompson. l makes you acauaint.
ed with one mother, am | hone Won
VIII pass an repass, an' be reconnpens-
ated- Philadelphia Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03
Two BfrdA

He--Will you marry met
She.-No.
He-Then will you marry Bob Saw
yer2 He wanted me to ask YOU for
him, too, while was about 1.-THE
Epoch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

CoSsTANTINoPLE, Dec. S-The trial Of
Moussa Bey, the leader of the Kurds in Ar.
menia, upon charges of wanton cruelty and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

= 1900. - ai- scstern.ly: ror anaiana-
Light rain; lower temperatures soufheriv
snulng TO westerly, winds. For Michigan and
ro.,I5 rain OF snow; lower temperature
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic rnem.
pers OF the house OF representatives OF the
ElffY-fi nnnnracs hox.al.. ....-i
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

tionel bank, Toledo. o.
haps catarrh cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
eurfaces OF the avafem Prina rk 800.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

Two Boys Drowned While skating.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Dec. 3.-Dapiel Nc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

Onions-35c
Turnips-2O.
Oosl-Soft lilo had ~ On
Cord Wood-Oak a o. uirbo.. o.,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
GONE 70 DEER PARK.
The President, Aftera a Busy Day.
Leaves for the Mountains
FOR A FEW DAYS OF QUIET,
Aud is Accompanied by DIstin'
guished Party,-Thc Appointments
Made Yesterday-...Captain
Mounts Gets II Good Place,

WASHINGTON, D, O., July l9,-Tht
President this morning completed hi
arrangements for a visit to Deer Park
and received only such callers as had
business requiring immediate attention
Attorney General Miller made a short
call and was followed by Secretary Win
dom and Rusk, each Of whom had a
brief conference with the President.
Assistant Secretary Wharton was accom-.
panied by Mr.. A, Louden Snowden, OF
Philadelphia, the newly appointed min.
lister resident and Consul General to
Roumania, seryia and Greece. Senator
Paddock and Representatives Bowden
and Sweeney were among those who saw
the President later In the day.
The President, accompanied by SeCre-
tary Window and his family and Private
Secretary Halford left Washington at 8
o'clock this afternoon by the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad for Deer Park.
Before leaving Washington to-day,
the President said that the length Of his
visit to Deer Park depended q great deal
upon circumstances. He expected to
return to Washington next Wednesday,
but he might find when that time came
that there was no special necessity for
his presence In Washington, in which
event his return would be postponed in
definitely, The chances were, however,
he added, that he would meet his cabi.
net in Washington next Wednesday. 1t
was learned from another source that
Secretary Window and Private secre.
tary Halford will return to Washington
next Tuesday regardless OF the Presi-
dents movements.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
METHOD M ms llAnNESS.
An Ohio Man Claiming To be Christ Selling
Negroes Wings to Garry Them 10 Heaven,

An Ohio Man Clalmlug Ia be Christ Selling
Negroes Wings to Garry Them 10 Heaven.
MACON, Ca July l2.-Dupont BELL Is
a white man who recently appeared in
Liberty county, announcing himself to
DO tho Christ. llo halls from Circle.
vile, o., where hO says his body origi.
mated thirty years ago, but his soul was
from all eternity. lie predicts tie end
Of the world on August 10, and has sold,
on future delivery, 300 pAlr Of wings at
i've dollars a pair.
They were bought up eagerly, and he
is being besieged for more. He declares
that on that date all the negroes will be.
come white, while The whites will figure
thereafter as negroes, who will have IA
wait upon thelr late slaves. Tho iiegtoeI
kiss lilb feet In alteration, and would rend
10 pieces any one who would interfere
with him. The crops Of tho county are
ruined lor The want Of hands 10 cultivate
them the negroes declaring that thefI
Will DO no need Of crops after the 10th o
| August,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
THE OKlAlIONA BOOM,


SIOre Enterprise Ia Gutiris aud Oklahoma
City than In Many Eastern Cities.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July l9.-Con-
gresham Perkins, who has lately visited
the Oklahoma country, gives glowing
account Of the enterprise and progress
Of the people OF that section. He says:
at is wonderful to contemplate how
the lands lately coded by the Creeks and
seminoles have. filled up with an enter.
prising, pushing, law.abiding class Of
settlers.
"But sixty days since these lands
were an uninhablted wilderness, and
now towns and villages are springing up
all over Oklahoma and good farming
lands arc already occupied by home.
steaders and families. School houses
and churches are being erected, and all
the elements OF advanced civilization
are prospering, Thousands OF settlers
arc building upon and improving land
for which rs yet they have no title.
There Is no organized government, but
law and order prevail, instituted through
tho common consent and cooperation Of
the sovereign people. In no other coun.
try Of the civilized globe could such
grand results be achieved. What was
but recently an uninhabited land Is now
teeming with an industrial population,
and there is no outlawry or refuge for
outlaws afforded, as in times past.
"The city Of Guthrie now claims a
population OF fifteen thousand, with
water works and electric lights, and an
electric motor street railway will soon be
in operation. saw more element OF
business operation at work in Guthrie
than one witnesses commonly in the city
OF Washington, and the same is true OF
Oklahoma City, although not yet to as
full an extent as Guthrie"
"Will the Cherokee Commission sue.
coed in the proposed effort to negotiate
for the lands OF the Cherokee strip"
"Chief Mayes and his coadjutors are
in the power Of the cattle syndicates
now occupying these fertile lands under
assumed leases. The present plan is to
interrupt or prevent negotiations and
not to convene the Cherokee Council
until d few days before the assembling OF
Congress, whether in October or Novem.
Der, II an extra session be called, or in
December, the regular time. Then 1t
will be too late 10 make regulations and
report To Congress for It's action, as re-.
lIired by the law creating the Commis.
sion. This will be done simply for the
purpose Of delay, 10 allow the Cattlemen
to further occupy the Cherokee outlet,
and likewise TO make show OF Compll.
ance with the law. Cattlemen have Of.
iered s. an acre for the land 80 us to be.
little the Government limit Of 81 IS.
They can not treat with the Indians nor
acquire title, no other party but the
Government having that right. But the
offer OF three dollars per acre is madc 60
us TO create sentiment among the Cher.
okees that one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre is not ali adequate price.
This Is but trick or device 10 prevent
successful negotiations. by tho Commits
sion,n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
THE GRGATEST OF ALL
The Lead TrusA-wall Street Taken by
Surprise,


New York, July l2,-Mr. James
Weeks, Chairman OF the Committee or
Enlisted Securities OF the New York
Stock Exchange, has succeeded in learn
ing the amount OF certificates the var.
ious trusts have outstanding. The big,
gest ono Of all turns out to be one oil
the newest Of the family, the lead trust,
1t was the information concerning this
trust that there has been issued $50, ,1SS
certificates OF the par value Of 500 each,
or that these certificates represented q
capitalization OF $S3,0lS,S00. Less than
two months ago 1t was known that the
capital OF this trust was about So, ,00O,.
600, and this knowledge OF an increase Of
over $4,000, 900 in its capital in 50 short
a period was what paralyzed Wall
street.
Within the period referred to tho man.
ayers OF the lead trust, who are also the
managers OF the Standard Oil Trust,
have absorbed the white lead companies
in Philadelphia, two In st. Louis-the
Collier and tho SOuthern-and the At.
lantlc Mills in Brooklyn. For each OF
these they have issued new certificates
and increased their capital stock 10 the
amount represented by the addition OF
these new certificates, but it seemed in.
credible that these five or six companies
were worth S6,000,000 or anything near
it. This was puZzler to Wall street,
ind there was a rush TO dispose Of these
certificates by those who had been spec.
ulating in them. This forced the price
down and made lead trusts very weak
and shaky,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
CONDITION OF TRApl.
brighter Outlook lIeportcd III II. q. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review.

brRhtCrOntl0Ok AenortOu III II. u. Dun 4
Co.'s Weekly Review.
NEw YORK, July 12.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says; Sub
sequently all tho news this week has
been favorable to business prospects.
Tho official crop report for July 1st, was
not only an assurance oi large yield, but
evidence that the reported injuries 10
wheat, cotton and corn had not been us
serious us many believed, Gold exports
were stopped by slaCkening OF the for
eign demand and decided Improvement
here in the offerings OF commercial bills.
The treasury put out money more freely
and the demand from tie interior was
met without change OF rates here. The
railroads made great progress, apparent
iy toward the settlement OF their contro-
veisies, and the stock market took an
upward turn on Thursday. Pork pro-
ducts have been weaker, but without
great change,
The average Of all prices OF commo-
dites has moved upward II per cent
during tho week. A rise OF nearly q
cert on oil is partly explained by the
official report that exeports for tho past
yetr have been the largest ever record.
ed. The great industries are on tho
Whole in better shape, though some
signs Of danger are liscoverable. Some
Southern pig recently offered In vain at
$40 so has been sold at $17. Rails are
in better demand, with rumored sales
amounting to $4,000 tons, and S2S is
nov the bottom price. But the great
strike at the.Carnegie mills, accom- mpanied
edwith violence at the very outset, may
lead To rather an extended disturbance
OF the industry.
Woolis unchanged in price at eastern
markets, but the persistent conserya.
tiSh OF manufacturers, who are buying
only for Immediate necessities and ruri-
ming only part force, begins to have el-
feet, and Weakening among the Ohio
holders Is reported.
The business failures during the last
seven days were 200, against 2O2 last
week and 215 tho week previous to the
last. For the same week last year, 2lO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
Another French Duel,

PARIS, July l2,-M. Thompson, mem,
Der Of the Chamber Of Deputies for the
department OF Constantine, in Algeria
became involved in a quarrel to-day in
the lobby OF the Chamber with N. Lauer
member OF tho Department Of Loire, and
struck him. NJ. Lauer has challenged NJ
Thompson TO fight duel.
During the fight in the lobby NJ
Thompson severely kicked NJ. Latter
who was so badly injured that It was
necessary TO call a surgeon 10 attend him
The duel, which will bo fought to.mor
row, will be at "0utranCc." Pistols art
the weapons chosen.
LATEE-Lauer and Thompson Tough
a duel this evening. Neither was hit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
Ills POLlTICAL AMBITION
Worth More than Ills Duly-why tile Sherin
Did not Stop tho Prize FIGHT.

Worth More than Ills Duly-why the Shsrin
Did not Stop tho Prize Fight.
ST. LOUIS, July l2.-H. A. Hindman,
n New Orleans gentleman who arrived
10 this city yesterday, has this to say
about tho reports that the Sheriff Of
Hancock county, Miss, refused to pro.
coed against the prize fighters: ~ wit
messed the Sullivan.Kilrain prize fight,
and know something about the steps
taken to prevent tho battle, or rather
the steps that were not taken. The
press dispatches stated that Governor
Lowry sent the military down to Han
cock county In regard 10 stopping the
fight. 1t was further stated that the
Sheriff OF that county refused 10 give
any orders, and the military were there
fore powerlcss. AS / understand II, and
| have the story on good authority, the
Sheriff fully intended 10 act according
to the instructions OF the Governor.
The people Of Hancock county, how
ever, wanted to see the fight, and on
Sunday night, about l2 o'clock, about
fifty prominent citizens called on tue
Sheriff and quietly informed him that
II he took any steps TO prevent the mill
might consider hls political existence at
an end. They used other forcible argu.
ments and finally persuaded tho Sheriff
TO let the matter alone and allow the
people to SEQ the biggest fight Of the
| reniurvn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
MISS AMY CROCKRR
History Of tho Young Woman who Is Now
Mrs, GIlIIE,


San FRANCISCO, July 19,-Tbe news
that Miss Amy CroCker, Of Sacramento
had married Henry GiTIig in New York
created sensation here second only to
the BRIDES escapade seven years ago,
when she eloped from her home and
married young Porter Ashe, the we'll.
known tlrfman,
She is the only daughter OF the late
Judge O, u. Crocker, who was brother
OF Charles CroCker, the railroad million,
aire, Judge OroCkeF took stock in the
Central Pacific road when II was first
started, and 1t made him very rich.
When no died he was worth 5000, 900,
His widow continued to live in Sacra.
mento with her daughter Amy,
The girl was petite blonde and very
pretty. Nearly seven years ago she loft
home one day, married secretly Porter
Ashe, then young law student OF this
city, aud returned 10 her mothers house
tho same night, 1t was several weeks
before the fact OF the marriage came out.
Then the mother had ChulCh marriage,
lncIAly euuuHeu tnb young people Win
money and sent them off on a honey.
moon trip. They narrowly escaped
death in the greatTehaChipa railroad dis.
aster Alterward they lived here in a
tine house on Vanness aYenue, butBoon
dissentions arose and they separated,
Porter was gay youth, but he swole
his wife was too rapid for him. She then
went to live with her mother ia Los
Angeles, and there occurred the fight
over the custody OF their only child, a
little girl. During her stay in Los
Angeles Harry Gillig was her cavalier
seryente, and many were the rnmors OF
their engagement and probable marriage
as soon us Amy could get a divorce. She
obtained her freedom about elk months
ago, and since then has been staying in
New York, with Glllig as her constant
He is a son Of an old Nevada
mining man, and has n small fortune.
He was counted one OF the handsomest
men In California, and was successful
speculator In the great Los Angeles land
boom two years ago,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
VAST QUANTITIES OF ICE.
Immense Berss slted In tho Atlantic.
Danger 10 shipping.

Immense IIerEs slted In tho Atlantic.
Danger TO shipping.
New YoRE, July 12.-The bark
Crusader arrived from London this morn.
ing and reports vast quantities Of Ice on
the voyage. On June 24 the vessel came
within cables length Of being wrecked
by an iceberg. Tho weather was thick
and ioggy at tho time aud the vessel was
close on the berg when 1t was discovered.
On the same day the ship passed tive
larger iCcbefgs. Ono was q milo ID
length and The other three.quarLeB OF 3
milein length, and from forty to fifty toet
high. A quantity OF wfeckage was
passed by tie Crusader nine days latei
which may have been the result OF {
collision Of q vessel with ono OF the bergs
The wreckago consisted Of large qu6n
titles Of white timber and ship fixtures
Tho iCebergs are directly in the path o
tfanB.A atlantic steamers,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
FOR hTGALING sAW LOGS.


a Cinelnuatlan Arrssted-A Flsnd In Jail
business Failure.
Special DiIpGteh to he IHlegiGAceT,
POINT PLEASANT, W, VAo July 49,
], N, CLARK, OF Cincinnati, was arrested
at Huntington yesterday and brought
to this place on a charge Of stealing saw
logs from the Coal River Timber Com,
pany,
Charles steen, OF this county, had
his preliminary hearing before Justice
Beller yesterday, charged with criminal
assault, He was bound over to answer
an Indictment before the next grand
jury, and In default Of bail was lodged
in jail,
The Thomas Timber Company, OF
Red House Shoals, assigned yesterday
to John O. Thomas and Rufus Switzer.
Assets about $4,000,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
Flying FROM JUSTICE.
Sullivan Arrives in Chicago and
viii 60 to New York
BY THE CANADIAN ROUTE,
He Keeps Himsclrvery Quiet While
iRthc Lake C!ty,..KilraIn SIN ON
tho Road,.-DId Mitchell Drug
Him is the Question,

CHICAGO, July l2,-Prize Fighter sull
ivan reached Chicago at II o'clock to
day, having come through from Indian
apolls over tho Chicago & Eastern I'LL
nois Railroad, He aIighted from tht
train Mt Twenty.second street and disap
peared, The police are not looking fol
him,
1t was aiterward learned that the pugi
list and his hacker took 4 carriage and
were driven to Ed Smiths club house,
ut Slxty-seventh street and Grand bou'
levard,
Muldoon and CIeary arrived in the
city nj an early hour this morning and
Immediately boarded a train for the
East. In Rn interview with Muldoon,
he described hia escape at Nashville as
follows: ~ was sitting with Sullivan
when the officers entered the car. They
were about to place me under arrest
when | said TO them, what do you
mean2 | am no prize fighter. Do l
look like oneP am gentleman, and
II Is your duty to protect me and not
offer me an insult They at once aban.
doned me and devoted their efforts to
securing the big fellow and johnson /;
and here ! am, little disllgured from
bard work, but still In the ring"
Sullivan remained In Chicago to-
night and arranged to leave for New
York tomorrow at 0 n. m. by the Grand
Trunk. The route chosen will take him
through Canada, ard is the road furthest
possible away from hostile Ohio. He
keeps himself secluded from obscrva.
tion as much as possible, but managed to
visit two or three places where he could
enjoy himself thoroughly IN private.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13
CAPT, MOUNTS POSITION.
Row He Was Appointed Custodian of the
Washington Monument,

Washington Monument,
WASHINGTON, July l2,-Capt, John F,
Mount, Of the Third Artillery, has been
appointed Custodian Of the Washington
monument,
Capt, Mounts appointment has more
than ordinary interest attached to it.
His resignation from the army was pre-
sented to the President by the colonel OF
hisregimeAt and accepted. Capt, Mount
sought to have the acceptance revoked,
asserting that he had not received q
months warning which the colonel had
promised to give him when he placed the
resignation in the Colonel's hands to be
forwarded in case he did not mend his
ways. II was found, however, that
there was no legal method by which
Capt, Mount could bc restored 10 the
army.
Since his entry into civil life the Cap.
tain has greatly improved. Col. John
NJ. Wilson, Commissioner Of Public
Buildings and Grounds, first gave him
employment rs an ordinary laborGr, and
subsequently promoted him to a place at
500 month in charge OF Government
property. In this position he showed
himself steady, diIigent and capable, and
when the vacancy occurred in the office
Of Custodian Of the Monument, Captain
Mount was given the place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-13

ATLANTA, GA, July 12.-The State en-
dowment Of 5000 to the Atlanta Uni.
yersity for Colored People, which was
discontinued last year because white pu.
pills were taught there, comes 10 the
front again on the appeal OF President
Horace Bnmstead. Mr.. Bumstead
thought q asettlement Of the question Of
mixed education could DO reached II tha
State would modify lts proposition.
The modification suggested was that
tho State should consent TO the eduCa.
tlon at the Atlanta University Of such
children or white people from the North
as should desire 10 patronize the insti
tuition. Chancellor Beggs, Of the State
University, has indorBed Bumstead'i
MAN.