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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May G.
Quotations on the board of trade to-day were
as follows: Wheat-No. May, opened &c,
closed selec; June opened s15sc, closed S2lac;
July, opened 'S34c, closed 7sSs-s4c. Corn
No. June, opened 34l4c, closed 84lSc:
July, opened Soc, closed 35s-4c August.
opened SJs4c, closed S55sc. Oats-No. 2
June, opene 2a5ec, closed 2Sssc: July, opened
z3c, closed 2'ssc. Pork-May, opened Sll 81
closed Sll.5o; June. opened SiL4.1s. closed
SLIGO: July, opened $780, closed SlI7O
Lard-June, opened s6771s, closed >6sels.
Live stock-The Union Stock Yards reports
the following range of prices: Hogs-Market
opened fairy active and steady; later now
weak and lower; light grades, S4.60d4. 80;
rough packing. S4.4094.45; mixed lots, $3.50
OILS; heavy packing and shipping lots, $4.5O
04.65. Cattle-Firm; beeves, S340Q4 50:
cows, s20o03.3D; stockers and feeders, s. ~
@3.6O. Sheep Firm; wooded. S4.OoG5.l 10; shorn.
$50 @4.l0; lambs, S4-75a.5.sO.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery,
s0G22c per Id; diaries in line, l602Oc: roll but
ter, 11@l2c. Eggs-Strictly fresh, l0lSc Der
doz Poultry-Live chickens. &c per ID; roost-
ers, &c; turkeys, lO6t14c; ducks. l04l2c, Pota-
toes-Choice Burbanks, e8G2sc per bu; Beauty
of Hebron, 2S625c; mixed lots 3Oc: sweet DO
tatoes, SL75@s0 per Dbl Apples-Choice
greetings, Sl25Gl.50 per Dbl: poor lots 75ca
$l.W Cranberries-Bell and bugle, S5.0O0bOo
per Dbl.
New YORK, May Q.
Wheat-Quiet; No. red state, Csc; No do,
s4ssc; No. I'd winter May, S,ssc; do June,
Ss5&c; do July, Sc Corn-Steady; No. mixed
cash, A; do May. 42lsc;do June, E15sc; do
July, 4slsc. Oats-Steady; No. / white
state, nominal; No. 2 do, soc; No g mixed
May, &c; do June. 2s3%c. Rye-Dall. Bar
ley-Nominal. Pork-Dull; new mess, $780,
Ql3.25. Lard-Quiet; May, $7.l5: June, S7.l6
Live stock: Cattle-Firm at full former
prices for heavy steers and small advance
on light and medium cattle; common to prime
steers, S3S0614.60 y 100 fbs bulls and dry cows,
$20Q30. To-day's Liverpool cable quotes
American refrigerator beef at 7s4c q D. Sheep
and lambs-r irmer and a small fraction
higher; unshorn sheep, 4NQ5SSc; unshorn
yearlings, 6Ds14c; spring lambs . head, $40
06W. Hogs-Market about steady; nominal
range $5.0OG5.30 Q 100 ms.
ROCK Inland.
Aay-upland prairie. S7Qs.
HAy-Timstny-new $70s.00.
Hay-Wnd, S6.000S6 ~.
Ryo-5Oc.
Coen--S0c.
Hotatoes-15c.
Tunipo-1oc.
Ooal-eoft lie hasd 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Decision in a Suit Involving 81 900. 600.

AecfSt"H I" " SUIT HHSOiShhg &I,OUO,OOV.
BOSTON, May IA decision of the supreme
court of Washington territory has just been
rendered in favor of h NJ Dearborn & Co.
of Seattle, w. T. The suit involved the title
to Dearborn's additions to the central por-
tions of the city of Seattle, some 500 lots of
land, some Of which squatters have taken
possession of. The value of this property is
over 81 600 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Engineer and Posta, clerk Killed.

JAMESTOWN, D. T., May THE Northern
Pacific west-bound limited passenger train
collided with a freight train near Crystal
Springs, thirty-six miles west of here Sum
day morning. Engineer Boss, of the pas
senger and Postal-clerk Slatterly were killed
Baggagemaster Nichols and Postalclerk
Soundsbury had their legs and arms broken
and were badly scalded, but will recover.
None Of the passengers were injured Three
car loads Of horses were killed outright
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Reduction In the Price of Iron,

New YORK, May THE Thomas Iron
COMPANY has given notice of a reduction OF
$3.50 PEI ton in the price of iron for May and
June delivery. President Clarke said: "The
reason for the reduction is that the southern
people are crowding the market and have
been trying to sell 81 per ton below our
prices. We propose, however to hold our
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
DR.. cRoNlN's DISAPPEARANCE.
A Rumor That He Has GONE to England
PLOTS for AssassiuatfOn.

PLOTS for Assassination.
CHICAGO, Ills, May 7.-Rumors were cur
rent in Irish Nationalist circles last night
that DIR. Cronin was in New York en- route
to London for the purpose of testifying be-
fore the Parnell commission. The missing
man has always insisted and declared him
self prepared to prove that not one tenth of
the funds published in the American papers
as having been collected for the Land League
ever went across the water, and of the hum
dred and one theories concerning his disap-
pearance the one that obtains the most credit
is that he has gone to London to testify to
this fact
Knew More Than He Would Tell
John Conklin, the saloonkeeper with whom
he boarded, was interviewed at length by .
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Municipal Elections in North Caroline.

RALEIGH, N. c., May Municipal cleo
tions were held yesterday in all the princi-
pal cities and towns in this state and the
Democrats carried the day easily. The vote
in this city was light, as great majority Of
the negroes declined to vote or to take any
interest in the election This was also the
case at Asheville
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
1t Is Not a Gigantic Charity.

New YORK, May IA reporter asked
ex-senator Dorsey yesterday whether the
new Anne 'ican meat company proposed to
reduce prices to the consumer He said
"That depends on the attitude of the dressed
beef people in Chicago We are not going to
run a cha liable institution
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Broke 1t Up In a Row.

PARIS, May IA Radical banquet was
held at Jernj last night to celebrate the CEN
tenary o. the French revolution of 1852.
The affair ended in a street riot in which
many pei sons were hurt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Their Capital Is Taxable.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May Judge Simon
ton yesterday decided that electric light com.
panies are not manufacturing corporations
since theT do not produce a material sub
stance, and that their capital is therefore
liable to AVIATION
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Yet He Probably swore Mt His IucI

MAIDEN, Mass, May Ira W. Hopkins
of this ty, whose coat containing personal
documents was found in the railroad wreck
at Hamilton, Ont, is safe at home He in
tended taking the Inflated train at Chicago
but missed it. His trunk, however, went
forward
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Guilty of cine nurder of His afother.

JACKSON. Mich, May Z-Irving Latimer
was found guilty yesterday of the murder of
his mother ON JAM 81 The prisoner listened
to the reading OF the verdict with the same
unconcern that has characterised his action
all through his long trial. Sentences was de-
ferred.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Couple of Places FiIles.

WASHINGTON CRY, May IA E. Rosen-
bush, of North Carolina, was appointed a
swamp land agent yesterday and Joseph
Denison, of Illinois, a timber agent in the in
terror department.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
A National Salute at Sunrise.

WASHINGTON City, May THE COM
mandant of the Boston navy yard has been
directed to fire national salute at sunrise on
June II, the anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill, and, should he consider it
proper and expedient, to direct the marines
to take part in the parade
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
Suit Against The Chicago Iuter-Oce an.

CHICAGO, May Thomas F. Moffatt. a
lawyer of this city, began suit for libel yes
terday against The Chicago Inter Ocean,
claiming $4,000 The suit is based ON an
article in yesterdays issue of the paper, re-
f1ecting upon the morality of the plaintiff.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
CIeveland's Horses Went Low.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 7.-Ex-President
Clevelands famous eal-brown" horses and
the rest Of his stable equipment were sold at
auction yesterday. Poor prices were realized.
The seal-browns, which are said to have cost
5000 or 800, brought Sal each. Secretary
Blaine left commission on the Victoria, but
hisbid was not high enough. Invent with the
horses to John E. Beal for S4S5. Its cost was
81 900. A landau which cost 81, 400 went for
$3.50. The silver mounted harness with the
monogram &c. c." sold for S62 So These
were the principal articles sold
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07

Italy has opened its universities to
women, and Switzerland. Norway. Swe-
den and Denmark have done likewise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
As to the Timber Culture LAW.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 7-Secretary
Noble rendered an important decision YES
terday, giving construction of the timber
culture law, in which he reverses the policy
that has prevailed in the departments for the
past few years, and defines the policy which
will govern on this question in future. The
question involved was whether the land was
devoid of timber so that it could originally
have been entered under the timber culture
law 1t shown that there were a few
small trees or bushes on the claim Hereto
fore the interior department has held that
one or two trees on claim constituted tim
Der in sufficient quantities to preclude an en-
try under the timber culture act Secretary
Noble reverses this rule. a: d says that in all
prairie land few scattering trees are found
in drains and ravines, and if this kind of con-
struction was followed no timber culture law
would be effective, as the law is for the pur-
pose of encouraging the artificial growth of
timber where it is almost of entirely absent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-07
General Examinations

Paris was ablaze last night Myriads of
gas and electric lights within shades of var
iegated colors extended from the Arc de Tri-
omphe down the Champs Elysee, through the
Place de la Concorde, Rue de Rivoh, Rue
Saint Antoine, Place de la Bastile. Faubourg
Saint Antoine, and TO the Bots de Vincennes.
All the principal boulevards were lavishly
and magnificently decorated 1t is estimated
that already over 100000 visitors have ar
rived in the city, many of whom intend to
remain here until after the exhibition closes
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
A Madman's Ingenuity.

John B. Leoni, a young sculptor, whose parents are supposed to reside in Jersey City, N. J., who for some time has been an inmate of an asylum, escaped from his keeper, some time ago and wan dered to Burlington, N. J., where live ly interest was taken in him. He was found roaming aimlessly around the streets, and, pending the result of In quiries as to his identity, was placed in the city jail.
 Shortly after his incarceration Leoni obtained possession of piece of soar and proceeded to astonish the jailers With his finger nails he dexterously be- gan carving the soap, and gradually it assumed human shape. When through his labor Leoni had produced model of the Alpine huntsman. The figure, which is now in possession of Mayor Silpath, is about seven inches in he ght. The right arm is outstrctched, the hand en- cirling the neck of duck, which is as carefully reproduced as the figure of the hunter. The left hand hangs by the side, holding shot gun. At the feet of the hunter lies the figure of re- triever, wistfully gazing at the game his master holds aloft-New York Press.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
An Ambitious African Railway.

The first section of the Trans African Railroad now completed is forty miles long, extending from the coast to Kabiri. The road from that point turns south to the Coanza river, whence it is to be extended directly west to Ambaca, 225 miles from the coast. A peculiarly of the railroad IS that thus far the roadbed has been graded almost entirely by native laborcrs and the work has made slow progress, as the negroes are not ambi- tious to shine as asrailroad builders so long as with scarcely any trouble they can raise manioc enough to live on. Though the portuguese have been justly criticised for doing little to develop their African possessions, they are now setting a good example to all the other powers in rail- road building. The ambitious name of this railroad relates to scheme to push the road across the continent and con- meet with the railroad from Delagoa Bay, but that project is as yet wholly in the air.-I1naes Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
The Most Noted Man in China,

In China office comes, in the first place, from scholarship, and Lii Hung Chang, Viceroy of the Empire, is one of the most noted scholars of China. He has passed three public examinations, which means having been three times one of 200 of the most successful out of 15,OOO competitors and at the last one he received the highest degree. He is fel. low of the Hanlin College, the most learned body of China, and he is such an important man in the Chinese Gov ernment that when he wished to retire from office about six years ago, to mourn on account of the death of his mother, the empress refused to give him more than one hundred days for grief. She then recalled him to his post on the ground that he was necessity to China. He now lives here at Tientsin, and hi
 residence makes this point almost as i'm. poitant in the eyes of the nations as Pc kias isssu. .-1tsm1 c. osveHtr.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Telling Trees by ElectricitY.

Hitherto machines for felling trees have been driven by steam power, but ;his is sometimes inconvenient, especially in thick woods, and electric power has
 recently been adopted in the Galician forests. Usually in such machines the
 trunk is sawn, but in th's case it is drilled. When the wood is of soft na- sure the drill has sweeping motion and auts into the trunk by means of cutting edges on it's sides. The drill is actuated by an electric motor mounted on car 'iage, which is brought up close to the rec and shackled to it. The motor is capable of turning round its vertical 1xis; and the drill is geared to it in such a manner that it can turn through an arc of circle and make sweeping cut into the trunk. The first cut made, the drill s advanced few inches and another section of the wood removed in the same way until the trunk is half severed. It $ then clamped to keep the cut from closing, and the operation continued un- ;il it would be unsafe to go on. The re- nainder is finished by hand saw or an axe. The current is conveyed to the motor by insulated leads brought through the forest from a generator placed in some convenient site.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Paraguay and Its People.

Among modern states there is probably not one whose vicissitudes can for a moment compare with those experienced within the past quarter of century by the republic of Paraguay. Twenty-Five years ago it was one of the most flourish ing states of South America, and pos sessed population of million and a quarter, mostly descended from mixed marriages between Spanish colonists and the native Indian race. Then came the terrible war of 1865 to 1870, in which brave little Paraguay fought single handed against the combined forces of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine Republic. The war nled with the annihilation of the adult male population of the republic. Indeed, five-sixths of the entire nation were destroyed, for in 1871 the inhabitants numbered less than a quarter of million, while more than million had perished. One strange result of the war is still visible in the curious fact that the adult female pop ulation of Paraguay outnumbers the adult males in the proportion of three to one. In all Ang Saxon colonies the reverse of this is invariably the case, the men showing an enormous preponderance over the women. The Paraguayan women are said to be very good-looking, but they can't get any husbands, at least, it is to be feared, not all to themsclves The government strongly discourages male celibacy, and there is hardly a bachelor to be found in the country
 The statistics of the Paraguayan registrar general reveal some curious facts resulting 9 from this inequality of the sexes.
 Among other things there are far more girls bern than boys.-London Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Hats Now Run to Smaller Sizes.

"Yes," said the natter, that's, if not heads, are growing smaller. have no. ticed it year by year in my business, and where 7 IA or 7 3-4 and 8 hat was not a miracle in the old times, today the average hat is 7, and it's rare that we have to show up 7 IA. London hat
 ters arc talking about the change in the s'ze of the hat, and they say that the English heads average 3-4 to 6 7-8, against 7 to Is of 50 years ago, However, besides the fact about the
 method of wearing the hat, it is to be said that they also wear their hair close
 ly cropped nowadays and that this makes a difference. In old times people wore bushy hair and hat that always left its mark on the locks. Furthermore, Eng
 fish hats run in larger sizes. A 3-4 hat of English mako equals a 6 7-S hat of American make. Here's a hat, thought! Sec the English coat of arms, etc., and the address of Regent-strcet
 London! The hat was made in Con. nccticut. No difference in sizes about that hat, eh?'-Leviston (le.) Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Bull Terriers the Rage.

A friend of mine, who knows some thing about the correct style in dogs and there is style in dogs as there is in spring bonnets and fall gowns, said the other day that bull terriers were the proper fad for young women just now. The more fragile the young woman the more feroclous tho terrier should be. "Of sourse," he added, ''this is an extreme fashion, as all 'fads' are. Still, yon would be surprised to know how great change there has been ill pet dogs during the past year. No more spaniels, skyes, poodles, or others of that class. The present style runs to the savage, and full -blooded bull terriers are the rage. How long it wll last can't pretend to Jay. Probably by next summer, when their pets will have to be muzzlcd, the fashion will change. A muzzled pet with license check on his collar is apt % kill feminine devotion if anything can do it. t."-New York Star.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13

away, and was rescued by kind hearted Unionist. My wound brought on brain fever, and for several months lay at deaths door, much of the time delirious, finally recovered, but it was months before I could travel. All this time, l was inside the Federal lines. I was then reported by some one and taken North as prisoner of war. My money was all gone, and for two years or more I had but little memory of anything connected with my past life. My mode of life and the difficulties I encountered are not perti nent at present. When finally recov- cred, I wrote back home. My wife was dead and my daughter gone, my friends knew not whither. My property vas gone. I was alone and penni!ess. ! had studied medicine before the war, and took up the practice of it, after dropping my family name, as Alice had done. God has blessed my efforts. I have made money, and now have found my daughter.
 He again fondly embraced the govern ess, who wept softly upon her fathers bosom. Meanwhile, Major Hinton had listened, as though his hopes of heaven depended on his catching every word. But the death dews were gathering on his brow, and his eyes were glazing. With last effort, he gasped:
 ''Thank God! I am not--a mur- derer''
 Shortly thereafter, he passed away, surrounded by his mourning family. In codicil of recent date, he had made future provision for the governess, though such benefcence was now unnecessary.
 The doctor and his daughter assumed their family name, and, after time, re- turned to their old home, which the fathers success as physician enabled him to reclaim once more. Yankee RIn1e
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
How the Pages Make Money.

The pages at the Capitol have so per fected tho science Of securing the auto- graphs of members that an energetic boy on the doorkeepcrs payroll can get the names of from 100 to 150 members per day, depending somewhat upon the character of the business that at that time is occupying the attention of the House. If the matter under discussion Is of character that occupies general at
 tention, the autograph fiend cannot ply his nefarious calling, because the mem bcrs will not permit themselves to be in- tcrrupted. If, however, the enterprising page starts out on a day devoted to prl. vate measures or dis rict legis lation, ol something else in which the statesmen take no interest or lave no concern, hc will wind up with half the members oj the House enrolled. L. Washington Post.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
HypnOtizcN by the Monograph.

Dr. Pincl, cf Paris, is said to havt succeeded in hypnotizing several sub jects by means of the photograph. AN the commands given through this chan. nel were, he declares as readily obeyec as those which he uttered directly, onc Suggestions" of every possible sort were as ctfcctually communicated through tho medium of the machine is if made ,ivs voce. The conclusion which he deduce: from his experiments is that tie received theory of a magnetic current passing from the operator to the subject is cn tircly baselcss, and that the lral cause O the phenomena of hypnotism is nervous dcrangement on the palt of those sub jcct to them.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
OutIaWry in the DeSOlate Pamir.

The Pamir, of Asia, is a desolate re, zion generally, but it is doubtful wheth' CT its lonc.iest parts are not preferable to those which are inhabited; for, ac- cording to NJ. Bonvalot, it is kind oj Asiatic Alsatia, or NoMan's Land, where all the despcradoes and fugitive criminals firm Afghanistan, Bokhara, Kashgaria, China, the Taldik and else where, arc in the habit of rcsorting, as to country where no sheriff's writ o1 kings or emir's mandate runs. These tough characters have a regular scale ol treatment for travellers. If the latter are weak, they are murdered. If they are strong, they are Gf possib!e) black mailed. The staple recourse is to pre- tend that some ncighboring ruler puts { veto upon the advance of the travellers or that they must halt until instruction. are received from the said ruler.-Neu York Tribune
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
The Parted Lovers.

If c uld know that after all These heavy bonds have ceased to thrall We, whom in life the fates divide,
 Should sweetly slumber side by side, That one green spray would drop its dew Softly alike above us o.
 All would be V ell, for I should be
 At last dear loving heart, with theel How sweet to know this dust of ours, Mingling will feed the selfsame flowers The scent of leaves. the song birds tone At once acr> ss our rest be blown; One breath of sun, one sheet or rain Make green the earth above us twain!
 An, sweet aud strange for ! should be, At last dear tender heart, with thee! But half the earth may interven, Thy place of rest and mine between,
 And leagues of land and wastes of waves May stretch and toss letween our graves. Thy bed with summer liyl.t be warm, While snow drifts heap in wind and storm My pillow, wh~ SC one thorn will be
 Beloved, that 1 am not with taee! But if there be blis full sphere Where homesick souls, divided here,
 And wandering wide in useless quest, Shall find their long g-for haven of rest If in that higher, happier birth We meet the joy we missed on earth
 All will be well, for I shall be-
 At last, dear loving heart, with theei
 -E7isabeth Akers.