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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
The Rest Disposition of sucb Ci,i,.,s

NEW FLORENCE, Mo. Jan. I2-Isaac
Will, who escaped from the Danville Jail
Dec. 50, where he had been confined some
months for an unsuccessful attempt to kill
his wife, Tuesday made his appearance here
and attempted to gain admittance to his
wifes chamber. The city marshal was no
titled of Willis action and proceeded to ar
rest him. Will shot him through the heart
A posse of citizens followed Will and killed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

CORK, j IN l2.-In the evictions at Castle
Ventry, County Cork, yesterday, the bailiffs
and police met with stubborn resistance from
the house IF tenant named Donovan. Sew.
eral times the house was assaulted, but each
time the attacking party were driven back,
unable to withstand the shower of stones
hurled from the stronghold. The bailiffs
were final = victorious, but several of them
were injui ed in the fight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
The Pope Fighting Socialism.

LONDON, Jan. l2.-The Daily News says
that at recent audience given by the pope to
the American prelates now in Rome, his
holiness instructed them to strenuously com
bat the spirit of Socialism which is spreading
among the Irish Roman Catholics in Amer
lea II private measures will not suffice, it
is probable that a papal rescript upon the
subject will be issued.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

The average length or life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in.
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump-
ton In stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
30 cents and 81. of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

VIENNA Ills, Jan. 12.-Thursday night
an alteration occurred at the school house
three miles west OF this place between
Charles Jacobs, John Bridges and Charles
and Joe Arnett. Eight snots were ex-
changed. John Bridges was killed and
Chaeles A rnett was wounded. The other
man were arrested.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12-Henry Kruse,
the man who shot Ward McManrs, a promi-
nent St Louis capitalist, Thursday, and for
whom the police have been searching ever
since, committed suicide yesterday afternoon
in a lodging house on North Third street
Kruse, it is thought, had been rendered in
sane by the failure to secure money with
which to push his car motor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
A Pretty State of Things.

BuTLKR, Mo-. Jan. l2-Joe Shelby, the
ex-Confederate leader, was recently indicted
for carrying concealed weapons and fined
$40. He refused to pay the costs aud has
been arrested by his son, Sheriff Shelby,
whose instructions are to make his father
serve out tue Indebtedness in iaiI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Seyt Goverpor of Uli,ois

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Jan. l2.-Governor-
elect Fifer completed his inaugural address
seversl days ago, but it has so far been kept
sacred from prying eyes, All that is yet
known about 1t is that it contains 4, 0po or
5000 words, and is business-like address,
treating calmly the leading Questions in
which the people of Illinois are interested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

bly,, held here vest ~
day, the following
officers were elected:
President, Lewis Mil
Ter, Akron, o.. ; chan
cellor, Bishop Vim
cent, of Buffalo; vice
presid nts, F. II Root,
Buffalo; Glenn Stude-
baker, South Bend,
Ind. ; Jacob Miller,
Canton, o. ; secre-
tary and superin-
tendent. w. a. Dun
Can SyrapuSa Y v .
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
News Gieanings.


Weaver was on his
feet to move that
when the house ad-
journ il lie to Monday.
in continuance of his
flibustering tactics of
the past week. But it
seems that the Demo
Gratis are getting tired
OF the business, and
while the vote was in
progress on the above
motion Randall and
other prominent Dem
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
No Woman suffrage in New Hampshire

CONCORD. n H, Jan. l:.-In the consti
tutional convention yesterday afternoon.
the New England Womans Suffrage asso-
citation We're given leave to withdraw their
petition for a woman's suffragist amend
ment, the committee to which the petition
was referred having reported it inexpedi-
ent at this late day to submit such an
amendment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Cut Out an Eye with q Knife.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. IA special from
Mount Vernon says that a man named Ward
residing at Brandon, fatally stabbed a COM
panion named Wright in the left eye, com.
pletely cutting that member out, the knife
penetrating the brain. Wright had nearly
pulled Wards thumb off in play ing a joke
upon him New Years day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Another Chicago p,p.r su.

ZS''"''''' N'''eE'S" dP"f SUFI TOT f.iHtI'
CHICAGO, Jan IA libel suit for So 90
damages was begun against The Mail news
paper OF this city yesterday by DIR. c. c. p
Silva, who claims The Mail Iibelled him in
the manner in which it announced his libel
suit against The Times, which was begun
for like amount some DAYS ago
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Elected q Renub,ican

BosToN, Jan. l2-Horace G. Allen was
last night elected president of the common
council by vote of 81 to So Two indie.
pendent Democrats and one straight Demo
crat voted for Mr.. Allen, who was the Re.
publican candidate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Opened Fire on Each O,b.r

HOLDEN, NO., Jan l2-Dr. Starke and
DR.. Prison, rival physicians in the village of
Chilhowse. in this county, opened fire on
each other in a store Thursday night. DR..
Prison was killed, and Alexander McLin. a
bystander, was shot in the side. The trouble
grew out Of a small account which DIR.
Starke claimed Dr. Prison owed him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

treasurer, f. A. Skinner, Westfield, " Y
Executive committee, F. H Root, Glen
Studebaker, Jacob Miller, William Thomas,
j. c. Clifford, and j T. Edwards The sec
retary's report shows receipts for 1913 of
Se3, l29; expenditures, S63. 994 The assem-
biy's Indebtedness is S34 759, and $500 in
mortgages have been paid in the last year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
The MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Jan. II.
Quotations on the board of trade to-day were
as follows WheAt-No February opened and
closed 99c; May. opened and closed SIG3; July,
opened 9434c, closed 94c. Corn-No. February
opened 3iIsc, closed 3i1l IS: March, opened
$3.50, closed 35Isc; May, opened s6slc close 4
Bs4 &c. Oats-No. February, opened -.
closed 2'lsc: May, opened and closed g.slc
Pork February, opened Si3 27le, closed sl3 IS:
March opened -, ciosel SI3 Is; May opened
Sl3 GO closed Si3fO I.ard-February o,ened
s. 10 closed "a 40
Prices Al the Union stock yards: Hogs-Mar-
ket opened fairly active and firm prices well
maintained, light grades S5l5G530; rough
packing. s. IS; mixed lots, S5l0a5I5:
heavy packing and shipping lots. s. l5G5.35.
Catte-Siow bid lower; beeves, poor TO fair, s. 10
@36o; medium, g ss1ls 81; good to choice, 81 50
Q51; cows, 81 .oGJ0O; ~tockers and feeders,
S245G3 10 Sheep Firm; corn fed Westerns
S4.5oG 20; 100 III fine wool natives. 81 10; infer
ior To fair. 81 600 100, lambs s. o0l6S5
Produce: BniUsr-Fancy Elgin creamery 2s6a
3oc per 10, fancy dairy, I7G2lc; packing stock,
15916c Eggs Strictly fresh laid, 1sIpi9c; ice
house stock. $50 liz: Dressed poultry-Chick
ems, 7Gt9c per IL; turkeys, lo1il14c; ducks, 90
IOC; geese 81 50Gt7 % per doz. Potatoes Choice
Burhanks. ;1fIl2c per bu; Beauty of He ron 3Oc;
Early Rose, 25dse'c; sweet potatoes, 175a2 o.
per bib Apples Choice Michigan, SI231i IS
per bbi craai'err,es Ooa7.oO per Dbl
New York
New YORK Jan H.
Wheat-Quiet; No l red state 81 90; No 2
do. Si0l; No red winter January, 9s3.c: Feb
ruary, 81 90 corn-Dull No. = mixed cash
SIC; do January, 4fl4c; do February. 4Sl4c
Oats-E asier;No white state, i0c; No 2 do
3lIzc: No. mixed January, 3i4c; do Febru
airy, BE Rye-DuIl BarIey-Nonnai. Pork
Dull; newmess, Sl4Z5Gbi4i0 Iard-Quiet:
January. 81 ~; February. STA
Live $ ock: Cattle Market about steady: ordi
nary to strictly prime native steers, 81 o06D5 z
y 100 lbs; bulls and dry cows 81 2o1s70 Sheer
and Lambs Steady; sheep. S400a575 . 100 ns
lambs, S60o@775. overwhelmingly steady
$5.015.80
ROCK ISLAND
Hay-New 2SGa9
Hay-Upland prairie, S4a8s.
HAy-Timotny-new $1QSO0.
Hay-Wild, S5UO0s6
Rye-b0c.
Corn 22029
Com-New, 95QS0c
Pota,oee-25135c
Turnips-15c.
Oosl-sof, lilo hasd q. 90,
Cord Wood-Oak, A.s6; Hickory. So.
Sraw-t 500: baled g 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
GOOD County for Crooked Treasurers.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. l2.-Joseph Fields,
ex-treasurer OF Wabansee county, and
Joseph Fields, Jr., the present treasurer,
have been held for embezzlement The
former was bound over to the district court
in sl5,0oO and the latter in 5000, both of
which amounts were furnished
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Plumb'. Calling and EI.c,ion s,re

CHICAGO, Jan. Il "A special to The Mail
from Topeka, Kan, says that p B. Plumb,
United States senator, received the caucus
nomination for reelection yesterday, and
will probably receive every vote cast in the
lepiaaflIre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Glue Works DESTROYED by Fire,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. l2.-The Kansas
City Glue and Fertilizer company's works in
Armourdale burned to the ground shortly
after midnight last night. The fire originated
in the drying room. Loss S6Q 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
a Burstins Boiler KiIl. Thre. M.

DETROIT, Jan. IL "A Free Press special
from Petoskey says: The boiler in Belrs
mills at feiston blew up yesterday after.
noon, killing the foreman, the bead sawyer
and one other man,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

The largest organ in the world is now
being built in London for Sydney. It
will cost about $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
THE PlTTSBURG DISASTER.
Fifteen Dead Dug Out Of the Wreck and
the List Not Yet Complete

PTTrsBURG, Pa, Jan. i2-The list of
dead at the Weldin store disaster is nearly
complete and il numbers now fifteen, the
last one dug out being Michael Carroll, a
laborer. 1t is expected that more bodies
Will yet be recovered. There are
100 men and fifty teams at work day
and night Four of the injured will ua.
doubtedly die aud the remainder viii re.
cover. DIR. Reeds body was found yester-
day morning. The damage to property Is
now estimated at Sl25. 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

1t Does Litti, Work--synopsis of the Gov
srnor's Message,
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 12 AT ESQ o'clock
yesterday the general assembly in joint ses-
sion was csllei to order by Speaker Niblack.
On motion of Senator Howard Lieutenant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

It seems that the Providence cashier
got away with but $4,000 In cash after
all. Just about what base ball pitcher
gets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
Mrs. Cleveland Entcrtained at whilner,s.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. II Secretary
aud Mrs Whitney held reception last even
ing at their home on l street The occasion
was made tue more conspicuous by the pres
ence of Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom. aud
Mrs Bryce. OF New York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12
A Check on Weaver.
Democratic Members Put Their
Heads Together, and
CARLISLE MAKES SOME RULINGS

That Enable the house to DO Little
Business-But the Iowa Man Keeps Up
the Fight with Ehect-Kilgore Goes in
for R"taiiation-The President Owns Up
to n Western Judge-National Capital
News Cleaning
WASHINGTON CRY. Jan. l2.-The house
had hardly heen called to order and the
chanlain,s nraYar ended Yesterday before
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

A Chinese dealer In Fresno was sent to
Jail for eight days for plucking live
turkey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

Shdu'aupua Hsethiuis Aiusiccs aHccts
AKRON, o Jan l2.-At the annual meet
ing of the trustee. of the Guantanamo assam.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-12

Shear nonssnse-a humorous clipping.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
Something New in Bracelets.

The Shakespeare bangle bracelet is
the largest caprice of fashion. 1t has
one value that may commend it as an
educator-its motto. The average
girl does not care much about Shaks-
peare. She could not quote a line
from any of his plays if her life were
at stake. Her bangle bracelet will act
as s'pony." and she will literally
have the aphorisms of Shakespeare at
her finger ends. The bangles are in
expensive bands of silver the width of
a dimes rim, and on the edge the text
is engraved in letters of small size,
with the name of the play and num-
Der of the act. A set of nine or ten
will furnish entertainment for the
evening. The texts runs as follows:
"Twixt such friends as we few words
suffice y
win her with gifts if she respect
not words"
Yet my good will is great, though
the gift small
There's divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we Will
Dumb jewels in their silent kind
more than quick words do move"
ut is twice blessed; it blesseth him
that gives and him that takes"
Your silence most offends me and
to be merry best becomes you"
"To the noble mind rich gifts wax
poor when givers prove unkind."
I'VE will have rings and things and
fine array, Y,"-DetrQH Free Press>
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
Torture in BOkhara.

The report that the ameer of Box.
hara has ordered the abolition of tor
ture in his kingdom in honor of the
czar's escape from death in q railway
accident will suggest painful meme
Ories to Englishmen. The commOnest
form of torture in Bokhara is eoniiae-
ment in the "black WE'LL" where the
luckless victim is devoured by vermin.
This was the fate of Stoddard, who
was afterward put to death, along
with Connolly, by the present ameer's
grandfather Other cruelties too were
practiced by :'the Butcher" as he was
fifty called. Men were thrown down
from high walls OF towers, were dayed
alive, or roasted in ovens. Mr.. George
Curzon, at the last meeting of the
Royal Geographical society, showed .
photograph of the tower from which
criminals are still flung. and he ex-
pressed. hope that this barbarous
abolished, Torture is by no means
uncommon in the Indian native statess
indeed, Sir Lepel Griffin describes it
as a recognized form of judicial pro-
cedure. He mentions the case of q
ruling chief who was openly accused
of having the acrid juice of chillies
squeezed into the eyes of reluctant
witnesses. He was an old gentle
man." Sir Lepel says, ''of the most soft
and courteous manners, and the idea
that chillies could be objected to as q
means of judicial investigation did not
seem to have occurred to him. ."-ISt.
JanleShS GGzette.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
Scorpions Commit Suicide:

Lately M. Serge Noiroff of Constan-
tinople gave an instance of the sort in
question. He caught half dozen of
these creatures, he says. and deliber-
ately put the question to the test. Ar
ranging on the floor circle of glow
ing charcoal. having no break in it,
a scorpion was placed in the center.
Although the circle was large enough
to prevent the scorpion being injured
or even accommodated by the heat if
it remained in the middle. the animal,
finding itself surrounded by fire, be-
gan to look about for the means of
escape. At first it's movements were
slow, but soon its speed increased. and
finally it raced in frantic fashion
around the inner circumference of the
charcoal. After racing for some time
in this manner, it retired to the centre
of the ring and deliberately plunging
its sting into its back put an end to
its life in q few seconds, after few
convulsive movements. The remain
ing five were tried successfully in the
same way, and each with like result.
-Ndtufe
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
A Fish with a Screw-Propeller Tail.

The strangest creature ever seen in
these waters was captured in the Del
aware river at Burlington recently by
Charles Wooden and Charles Adams,
while they were fishing for shad. h
is about six feet long, with a large
head shaped like bulldog and an
immense mouth furnished with two
rows of sharp teeth. The head is at
tached to the body by long. sinuous
neck, and the small and deep-sunken
eyes are protected by long lashes:
The body, which gradually tapers to
the tail, is covered by a short, fine
fur, and two short. imperfectly formed
legs, with webbed feet like those of
duck, are attached just below the
neck. The tail is peculiarly formed,
having four blades exactly like the
screws of a propeller. The strange
creature was captured with difficulty.
1t fought hard, and uttering a noise
that was half hiss, half bark, it seized
an oar in its mouth and crunched it to
splinters. A strange odor resembling
musk was emitted. Repeated blows
of a hatchet disabled the animal and
enabled its capture. Philadelphia Rec
OrH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
The Word Origins.

If there is any word in the English
language which is more favorite and
more familiar than any other it would
seem to be the word "babv." 1t must,
one would think, be as old as the
language itself, and yet the word baby
is not genuine English word after
all. Our learned men derive it from
the Irish bab, ~baban. or the Welsh
baban, ma5an. The French, however,
who have the same word, but who spell
it bebe, insist that it is of French origin
and tell this curious story of its be-
ginning:
In the French tongue final r, fol.
lowing the vowel e, is not sounded.
Formerly this was also the case with
the final /. Bel-bel, meaning sspretty
one"-a term often applied to children
was thus shortened to bebe and grad.
ually passed from the French into
other languages.
1t is much more likely, however,
that the word is due to the process
which learned men call onomatopeia.
This is a long and very hard word, not
to be pronounced readily even by
schoOl-masters. 1t means the forming
of a word by imitation of the sound
Ilduc Ul tuc LuIuS IlSelI.
Two such words are buzz, which
signifies the noise made by insects, and
crackle, the noise of the burning OF
breaking of tw;gs.
Thus the words baby. bebe, and the
like may well have been borrowed
from the first babbling attempts of the
babies themselves. The child is called
baby because he says ba-ba or some.
thing like it before he says anything
else. Perhaps it is mere accident
that infants are not called ah-goos in
stead of babies.
Another word which would seem to
be entitled to an English origin is
''curfew," which is the name of an old
Institution in England-the ringing OF
a church-bell Mt bedtime.
But the word, as well as the institu-
ton, is derived from the French. Its
original form is couvre-feu, which
means cover fire. 1t was the old sig
nal from the church to the people to
cover their fires and go to bed. Where
wood fires are used it is possible to
keep the Goals alive over night by
covering them with ashes.
The custom of ringing the curfew.
though it has disappeared. for the most
part, in Europe and in American
cities, still prevails in many villages in
various parts of the United States. The
bells are regularly rung at O'Clock in
the evening, though the ringing is
oftenest called by the people "tbe 9
O'Clock bell," with no thought of its
original significance.
1t is only one of the many old-time
customs which have survived long
after the use to which they were once
put has been forgotten Youths COM
pGniOn.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-04
In the Jaws of a Whale.

George Leonard, an acting master
IN the United States navy during the
civil war, and stationed on the gun
boat Katahdin. West Gulf blockading
squadron, in 1868, told a story of he
roism and exhibited marks on his body
that cOrroborated his words, says q let
ter in the Philadelphia Press. The
year 1850 found Leonard as one of the
crew of the ship Enterprise, whaler,
in the North Pacific. One day he was
stationed in the bow of a whale-boat o
long distance from the ship with q
brave crew, who had sighted q whale
and made for the monster with all pos
sible dispatch. When within proper
distance Leonard threw the harpoon,
striking the fish hard and deep. In
some manner the line, as it was run
ming out, caught the body of one of
the men in such a way as to throw
him overheard. The man suddenly
sank, whereupon Leonard transferred
his line to a boatmate and sprang into
the ocean in aid of the drowning
sailor.
The whale, now maddened by his
fast-tiowing blood. made a rush for
the boat. Remarkable and horrible to
relate, Leonard's friend had managed
W LilO DOdbs Wllit0 no uHuS61k
was caught by the whale between its
jaws, his position being inside the
monsters mouth, with nothing pro-
truding but one of his arms. In this
manner the man was in reality within
the jaws of death itself. The whale
instantly plunged down into the deep.
and in the words of Leonard himself,
1.-The fish seemed to be going down,
down into eternity itself"
The imprisoned man, after all Of
this, had not lost his presence of mind.
He mustered his entire ebodily-strength
and he was n powerful man-actual-
ly bracing himself in such O position
as to compel the fish to spread its
jaws; at the same time, with his arm
that was free, he grabbed the sheath
knife out of its socket. cutting right
and left. No sooner was there a suf-
ticent opening made than Leonard,
forced his body outside.
Up to the surface he swan, when,
most strange to say. he found him.
self within an arms length of his boat.
He was saved. The marks of the
whales violence and the dents of its
teeth were plainly visible on Le0nard's
arms, and he was always pointed out
by his brother naval officers as 1.-The
Second Jonah"