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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Preparing to Give Captain Murreil Re

BMrrMoRF. Mn, April 24.-The bu-i-
ness men of Baltimore are preparing o.
give Captain Murrell, Of the Missouri, "a
rousing reception next Saturday i'm
recognition Of bis rescue Of the passen-
gers Of the Danmark The two city
boats will be used To convey those who
desire to participate down the bay 10 meet
the Missouri on Saturday morning \
reception will be rendered Captain
Murrell and his officers on Saturday AZ.
tenOOn aboard the Missouri. Monday
public reception will be held AT the
Corn and Flour Exchange during which
CAPTAIN Murrell and each of his officer
and crew will be presented with merit
medal, and the Danish Minister will
come from Washington and hand 10 Cap
tain Murreli decoration from the King
OF Denmark Wednesday night "A ban
quet will be given to the officers OF be
Missouri.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
IouisNille Races.

LEXINGTON, KY, April 24.-spring
Meeting Of the Kentucky Association
opened here to-day. The weather was
fine and there was large crowd present.
The track was in good condition.
First race-Three-fourths mile-Long
Roll, first; March, second; Queen OF
Trumps, third. Time, III
Second race, for maiden -year-old
tillies-half mile-Daisy F., first; Oracle
NJ, third Time, 52s.
Third race, for maiden two-year-old
colts-Fiye- mile-Grayson. first
Partisan. second; Samaritan third. Time
1914.
Fourth race-selling, ihree-fourih'
mile-Miss FLOYD. first; Wapsatch, see
ondi Cherry, third. Time, INA.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
A Million Dollar Hotel Sold for Song.

NEw YoRK, April 24-The great
Rockaway Hotel, that was erected sew
eral years ago on Rockaway beach, at
cost of over a million dollars, for party
of capitalists, who thought they saw
their money doubled in year was sold
at auction to-day for 100000 10 {. II
Southland & Co, dealers in secondhand
buildings. BY the terms OF the sale,
Mr.. Southard must remove the building
from its present site before April s4th,
1890. and he must begin the work in ten
days from the purchase.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Dan Lamont's New once.

NEW YORK, April e4-Colonei Dan
Lamont was to-day elected secretary OF
the New York Loan and Improvement
Company in place OF William Rockwell
who resigned 40 other action wa,
taken by the directors The rumors
that the directors intended 10 greatly
enlarge the scope OF the company's Lusi-
ness. and make Grover Cleveland IT.
president were positively denied by
both ex-,ecretary OF the Navy Whitney
and II. +. Dimock, who are the con
trolling directors OF the company.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
WASHINGTON RACES.
The Opening Day Considered AN Unquali
Aiied success.

WAsHINGToN, April 24-The opening
day Of the Ivy City races was an unqual-
fled success Summary
First race-fve furlongs-Tipstaii
first; Haramboure, second, Tom Hood
third Time, l:O3t.
Second race-one mile-Burch, first
Panama, second Barrister, third Time
1.4l4.
Third race-Ilandicap sweepstakes
one mile-Bess, first Brait, second
Boaz, third. Time, 1851
Fourth race-Selling, six furlongs-
Romp, first, Letreti, second Maid, third
Time, III.
Fifth race -Steeple chase, full cours,
Hercules, first; Elnhin, second.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
wrecl. on the Virginia Midland

INpCcllI 70 INC IIMLs'I
LYNcnnuRo, April pa very disas
trous collision occurred this evening
about o'clock at Buford Station, eigh
miles from this city on the Virginia
Midland Railroad. between two freight
trains 4 large number OF cars wer'
wrecked ON both sides. No lives were
lost The passengers and the mail train
were DELAYED several hours.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
A Terrlllc Galn ON the Lake.

ERIE Pa. April PA gale travelling
forty-iiyc miles an hour came down the
lake, striking this port at 33O o'clock.
Almost the darkness of night came with
the storm OF rain, and hail beat followed
the terrible gusts OF wind. Shipping suf
fered much damage. In the city and
surrounding country the loss will be
heavy, and number of persons were
seriously injured by dying deOris.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Pe ersburg.
81 cial to the TINES.


PETERSBURG, Va, April 24.-ln the
Circuit Court of Greensyille county,
Randall Watson, negro, who has been
under sentence OF death for some time
past. the defense claimed a new trial On
a writ of error allowed by the Supreme
Court. The motion was allowed, and
the case will come up for re-trial at the
October term OF the Circuit Court.
Walter Harris and William Parham,
both negroes, win be- hanged on Friday
Nav sd. These men are desperate Grim
inals. and since their confinement in
Greeneyille county isll have made three
determined efforts TO escape.
4 little negro girl, the daughter OF
Louisa scott, swallowed the contents OF
a bottle of laudanum this morning, and
will die from the effects.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
The Wet and Dry. Fight In Russell.

The TIMES received The following dis.
patch from Lynchburg last night
LYNcnBURG, Va, April 2i-While an
election on the liquor license question
was pending at Grigsby's precinct, in
Russell county, Tuesday serious row
occurred between William Porter and
Swine Howell, in which the former was
.loi three times. and soon expired and
the latter shot twice in the backand thigh,
but may possibly recover. Whileuy to
quell the disturbance the following named
gentlemen were wounded. I've Sargent
and Martin Johnson mortally, and j G..
Coweu slightly, while James Johnson re-
ceived two bullets through his hat, and
The district went dry bya small majority.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
YELLOW FEVER ~ FLORIDA.
Only One Case and that Considered
Sporadic.

sporadic.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 2t-Dr
Daniel. president Of The State Board OF
Health states that Mrs. Dement,, OF san
ford ded of yellow fever. 1t was q
sporadic case, not OF a viruleut or infec-
tious type. Mrs. Dement, had been IN
poor health for months, and had been
really ill two weeks. There are 40 other
cases in the family, The house is i-ola-
ted, and all precautions have been taken.
Sanford has voluntarily embarg0ed its
people from leaving town for fifteen
days, and has prohibited traffic from .
=. w 10 ,.3O 4. NJ
There are no fears of an epidemic.
The new State health law provides for "a
most effective system OF reports and Wis
itatiOn in an parts OF the State, and
there are ample funds for carrying 10
out All that can be done by the most
eminent medical experts clothed with
despotic power will be done this season
to prevent any appearance of a yellow
fever epidemic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

NC0TTsVILLE COURIER FOR
y sALP.-I will sell at very reasonable
rates the Courier. published weekly Al seotts-
vile, Albemarle county. Va. The paper has
been published continuously Tor nfty-thfeo
wears and has always made falr income.
A well equip ell job Office i attached 20 .ho
news PAPER department. FOR particulars ~
&c. HILL.
ssottssIllo. Va
Railroad Oh miss oaet 's..Dttce. kishmoa
mrh 80 .su-6l
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Two Killed and rive Wounded

WILLOW SpRiNes J. T., April 24.-A
prominent cattle man OF Atchison. kas.
coming from Purcell just passed, say,
That % party of Texans crossed the Dor
der into oklahoma Territory early yes
ierday morning. over the South Cana
dian fork. and attempted 10 dislodge q
lot OF boomers sQuaiied on a claim. A
tight resulted. TWO men being killed and
fV. tt.lnuIal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Mr.. Cl.y.Iand's Summer Cottage

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 24.-Mrs
Grover Cleveland has leased the cottage
of the Rev. Perry Browne, al Marion
Mass. for the coming season. The house
is n one-story bnilding of Queen Anne
style OF architecture, and is located on
Bartlett Hill next To tne summer home
of q. II. Glider, editor of the Cehtary
U1QdztHe.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Archbishop f5ibboH-.

BALTIMORE, MD., April 2i-Cardinal
Gibbons and q party of friends will leave
Baltimore ON next Tuesday for New or
leans. where be will confer the Paliium
ON Archbishop Jansen
Mr.. Charles F. Mayer, president of the
Baltimore and ohio Railroad Company,
has rendered the cardinal the use of his
private car during the trip
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
The Modest Newspaper Man.

IL seems strange that newspaper men, -
eager 10 advertise and make famous, or
notorious, all manner Of men and things, in
stnctiyely shrink from seeing their own
name in print IL matters not whether the
reference 70 them be short or long, compli-
mentary or otherwise, tho vast majority OF
journalists do not want themselves written
up." Why is ti Let those who wish 70
uoralize upon and analyze the reasons for
this nuoar facf Lowell Critic
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

NASHVILLE, TENN, April 24.-Prof.
" Il. King made balloon ascension
from the public square here this evening,
Just before O'clock He WAS accompa-
MED by William Fisher. of this city. The
balloon foated oil at an enormous altl-
tude, and without mishap landed al
Cookeyille, in Putnam county, 20 mile.
east of Nashville, between, and ocloek
this evening
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2i-The
Secretary of the Navy has directed that
after the ceremonies attending Washing
tons inaugural centennial at New York
the Chicago shall proceed 10 sea, at a
safe distance from the coast and FROM
passing vessels, and ire her battery for
the purpose of giving the carriages and
fittings of the guns "a test
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Anie ENaIto the Canadian Pacific

OTTAWA. ONr. April 24-Oppositiou
to the Canadian Pacific Railroad has led
go the forming in British Columbia OF
the Western TRANSIT Continental Railroad
Company with a capital of SjoO0OOOO
The company has been organized by
prominent British Columbia and English
capitalists. among whom was the great
mine and railroad owner, Dunsmuir
who owned nearly the whole island OF
Victoria. but hc died a week ago, and
now the party most interested in the un
lertaking is the Grand Trunk Hallway
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

FoRr RrNo OG, April 2f-A settler
named Goodwin came in last night and
reported That his party of fOdr had been
arcd ON by twelve Texans, who claimed
ihe land Goodwin aud his companions
had settled ON The Texans said they
bai staked the claim twelve years ago
Goodwin escaped and hid in the bushes
lle thinks his companions were killed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

BgooRLYN. y y. April 2i.-in the ac
lion brought hv Miss Alice NJ. Allen, 20 re-
cover $25 .0Or from the State Steamship
Company. for having been poisoned boy
mercurial poison, through the careless
ness of the doctor on the steamship
State Of Georgia while passenger from
-lasgow. the jury to-day brought in
sealed verdict, giving the plaintiff Sl2,
900
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Ha.e BAL Ye.terday.

AT Baltimore-Baltimores, ii Brook
lyns, <
At Philadelphia-Athletics, : Colum-
bus, Il.
At York, a.-Detroits, 5 iorks, If.
At Wilkesbarre-Toronios, 9 Wilkes
barres, q.
At Washington, D. C.-Nashingtonsi
4, Philadelphias, :.
At lndianapolis-lndianapolis II:
Cleyelands, B.
At Jersey City, y New Yorks-
:. Bostons, =
At Piitsburg, Pa-Piitsburgs, 5, Chi
cagOs, 8.
At Dayton, O.-Cincinnati, II; Day
tons, D. Exhibition
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Fire in a blanket Store.

PauApsIPmA, PA. April 2i.-fire
broke out this evening in the blanket
store of Conrad b. Day x Co, 81 north
Third street. The adjoining clothing
stores of ID. Myers X Co. was also dam-
aged. Total loss on stock and building,
100000; fully insured. Three hremen
were overcome by smoke, but recovered
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
The car Beat. the Record.

San FRANclsco, April 24-The Car
made a mile and half in the Pacific
derby Yesterday in 2.3G The fastest
derby ever run in this country The
record of C.. ii. Todd 20 Chicago in 1887
and that of Ben All at Louisville in 1896.
IVA. Org
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Ttr HarIen southern Club.

NEW YORK. April PA number OF
Southerners residing in Harlem met last
night in the house of the Rev. DR.. W.
W Page, and organized society under
the name of The Harlem Southern
Lang Syne Club" 4 constitution and
by laws were adopted, and officers elect
ed for the year. The conlitution pro-
yides. among other things, for the an
nual celebration by banquet OF the
natal day of General Robert f.. Lee,
which is January 10TH and the admis-
sion OF ladies TO all the club banqueis.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

NEW YonE, April 2l-Under the
second oIdcr for the removal of poles.
issued by the Mayor the employees OF
the Bureau of Encnmhranccs set TO work
with a yigor this morning 90 clear away
the poles and wires designated.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

BRUSSELS. April 24-General Boulan-
ger. Count Dillon and six others of the
Generals sympaihizers left this city nj
o'clock this morning for Osbend, where
they took.the steamer for England The
party was gloomy and detected.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

WA-mNoroN. u C.. April 2t-The
Secretary of Wal and Major-General
~cA0dcll have in contemplation AN eX-
tended nip 10 the military posts i'm the
Western States The Secretary desires
t1 inform himself of the condition of
those places and Doe viii make the tour
m lie ll.l unnnlunIlN.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

LoNpoN. April 2i-General Boulanger
and hi- party arrived here at 32O clock
This afternoon he has made the Hotel
Bristol his headquarters for the present
The General was cheered By large
crowd. which gathered outside the hotel
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
SUFFERING THR0NGS.
THIS Is WHAT THE BOOMERS ARE
CALLED.
TEALTHy CATTLEOWNER KIiL-
IN Ar OKLAHOMA.
AN ENrtRrKIsING BOOMrRG GETS THE
POsTOFTICE SITE.
Fourth Glass Posfmasiers Appointed a
Killing at "a Local option Election In
Nirginia-Ail Oulet ~ Oklahoma at
latest Accounts.

GuTHRIF. OKLAHOMA, April 2i-The
railroad seems TO be completely pros
tratcd and does not deliver the baggage of
the suffering thrOngs. Pneumonia and
-mstr0kcs are beginning 10 claim their
victims. bul thc sick have neither refuge
or sympathy The whole scene in its
countless. varied and painful details is
simply indescuhable Here stands Is big
cifv on. of doors and without supplies;
only One train lcfi on the crippled road.
anil 10 was crowded he9 ond additional
space loramousc ON the lloor ora sparrow
ON the roof Those who could not get
0u chcered dciantly az the train pulled
ont. anl another just as croNded pulled
In from lhc north. Adyiccs from King
Fisher say king Fisher is q grown
town already except that titles are
.omcWhat in dispute and 30 town of
fccr- arc yet elected Chicago avenue
is hal mile long. The offices of The
Nock Island Railroad, ihc Cannon Ball
stage Line. and other corporations are
100 canvass tent fem feet hy twelve
Not thc slightest trouble oi any kind has
occurred lhou.h in many instances
there mc several claimants 90 one town
ut llomc,ieads are occupied in AL di.
lecii0ns.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Natural Gas Cause. "a Rig Fire

McKErsrORr Penn, April q AT
O'Clock this afternoon an explosion oi
natural cas occurred in the cellar Of the
Landmark Hotel. The hotel and four
adjoining residences were totally con
sumed Loss, So 900, insurance, si2,'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
over 1900 Against.

BosToS, April 2i--Retdrns are all in
from cities and towns of the state.
showing the vote for and against the
prohibition amendment, to be as follows
For, s,60G; against, 1879 majority
against the amendment, A, ,iyv.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
The Danmark's Owners win Pay All
Damages.

PHILADELPHIA. April 24-The owners
Of the steamer Missouri have been no
tilted by the agents of the Thingvalla
line in New York that payment will be
made for the cargo, which was thrown
overheard from the Missouri TO make
room for the Danmarks passengers
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

GUTHRIE. OKLA, April PA rising
ST Indians is reported on the border on
ncc0un 0i the boomers who failed 90 get
Oklahoma claims squatting on The In.
diaus land & patty of troops are on
the way 90 the scene of the trouble.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
Con.toek Rejected by the G. A. n. =.

BRookLyS, April 24.-An application
OF Anthony Comstock for membership
of L. ;. Grant Post, G.. 4. Il, was
rejected iasI night, thirty-seyen black
balls being east.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

HAS TAKEN \ PRETTY SOLID HOLD
on TUE COMMUNITY LATELY IN
PLACES WHERE MEN MOST DO CONGRR-
GATE. WE SEE AND HEAR LITTLE
GROUPS OF PEOPLE WIN LOIS" LAID
OUT FOR DISPOSAL OK PAPRRl, OFFER
ING SUCH EXTRAORDINARY INDUCE
MENTs FOR SPECU LArlON THAT WE. IN
OUR GufLEtrSS INNOCENCE. AaE LED
To WONDER WHY THEY THEMSELVES
30 NOT SPECULATE AND REAP SOME Of
THE RICH REWARDS. SOME MEN
Buy LAND. BUr THEY ARE ONLY TEN
PORARILY INSANE OTHERS BUILD
HOUSES. THEY ARE INCURABLE
SPEAKING OF BUILDING, CARLYLE
SAYS.
"Fof neither in Tailoring nor Legislating
does man proceed by mere accident.
I'm aii ms modest and habilatory enieaNots,
an architectural idea will be found lurking
his body aud clothes are tho site. and mate
rials WhcreOn and whereby his beautiful edl-
flee Of person i- 10 be built
AND SO SAY WE. AND THAT A MAN,
NO MATTER HOW LITERALLY kN-
DOwED BY NATURE. Is CAPABLE or
MUCH BEAUTfFYfNG BY ART is DAILY
DEMONS rRATED IN OUR STORE DY The
AID OF OUR GRAND STOCK OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
kILLRD On TIE CARS.
An Express on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton. and Baltimore,RoadLRun Into a
lnNrfeh MAsnn

covered wagon.
WmM1NoroS, Del. April 9l-Johr
Ways and wife and j NJ Linderman, q
boy of twelve years, were killed at New
port, five miles south of here, at 23t
o'clock this afternoon on the Phila
delphia, Wilmington, and Bali
more Railroad They were driving
across the track there, and were
hit by the norlh-bound New York
and Washington express The man and
woman were killed outright, the boy
loon after dying The people were in 4
covered wagon, and became bewilderec
by the shouts of warning from the by
ISLANDERS and stopped the team on the
track. At that moment the train struck
them. The horse was killed and m,
wagon demolished
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25
MEETINGS.

ny REQUEST OF THE HOLDERS
- OF a majority OF the stock, = sererai
meeting OF the stockholders OF tho ItMss
Publishing Company viii ee held a. the once
of The {, IN mpany, la the city of Richmond, Va.
on FRIDAY the ioth day of Nay, lssa. at y y.
aplv ii H. II. OWEN, Pre- eide NJ.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-25

Published every day ia tbc
wear, and the only Monday
morning daily issued iD
Virginia.
FssE 7yEzkG,
Established January, s~2s,
was absorbed rs The Dasiy
FimC> DcCcuibcr -, i~~~.
The Daily Tisncs " will,
~ soon ~ praCliCabse,
move Ills entire plant ami
office 10 the first hoOT Of
the large and COmmOdIOtis
building No. 0OI East Vain
street. recently occupied
Nv NR. MITCHELL ~ 90.
Having added Largely 10
lbc former outfit, the
d" Daily Tinscs - now pre-
pared 90 fuiiiI all The re-
gui>itcs Of a live, progress
isc newspaper.
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i O-T SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
! Ifuf- office uui Madison street, Do pur
.f rUII .u.cfac.t- s. reward Oi 8, viii Dee
lfI iUr the.rIetlru tu thl- oice.
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saloon License Refused.

PAnKrRsBuRG, W. Va, April - -
There is much excitement in this cily
over the refusal OF the County Court to
license liquor saloons. From this ac-
ton forty saloons ate affected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-09
MnkInr Win 10 Order.

Chicago papers have been investigating
the milk problem Of that city and 1t is
found that aduieraiions are much more
common than the pure article Of milk
The skinned. "watered, aud chalk var.
ieties were all found In one place. The
papers succeeded In getting from a milk
dealer recipe for the making of milk
from drugs, etc. The recipe may prove
interesting II not OF value. II is as fol-
lows: Sugar. 81 pounds. nitrate OF
potash, drains; glycerine. 4 drains /;
chloride Of sodium. 20 drains. protoxide
OF sodium, 6 drams Of caramel. small
pot water, six gallons" The following
directions are attached Buy the drugs
and mix with twenty.four gallons Of
water then let 1t settle twelve hours and
pour of liquid, then mix caramel; then
take ose-gallon Of liquids. add six gall
Ions OF water. which Is seven gallons.
then ready for milk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-09
CORDOVA

AubDONA, Dec. I.
Mrs. A. = Marshall Is quite poorly.
Heanys men are home for short
time.
Jennie Tew Is visiting friends IN Lee
Claire. Iowa
Ralph Webster spent Friday and Sat.
urday Ia Rock Island
There Ia TO be "A dance on Friday night
Vt Mr. Grant simpsons.
Z. Miss Minnie smith. who has been quite
sick with chicken.pnx, Is improving.
The WOodmen are going To- have "A
dance either on Christmas night OF eve.
j. W. Sexton. Of Milwaukee, spent a
week with his wife at the Marshall
house
Mi Lppencott, general freight agent.
has been In the city the greater part OF
the week.
Mrs. Hartuett has gone TO Henry, m.
Her son James and daughters are teach
ing school at that place She intends to
return In the spring.
The Y. W. G. T.. L. intend 10 have a
fair the goth Of this month in their
Temperance hall. All donations will be
gladly received.
a pleasant party was had on last
thursday night at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs Fitch. In honor OF their daugh-
ter Irene. Dancing was the chief amuse.
ment
say boys, when you see the temper
ahee girls coming home from meeting
you mad better put your bottles away. and
not drink when they pass you. Some OF
our young men had better be a little
careful
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-09
OESTITuTIoN IN DAKOTA.
Settlers in the bad Crop Sections Appeal
ing for Aid.

Settlers i'm the bad Crop Sections Appeal
ing for Aid.
ST. PAUL, Dec. a. A. Paine school
teacher residing in Macintosh county, North
Dakota, arrived here Yesterday and told
narrowing tale of distress in the northern
part of that county. The settlers there are
all Germans, with the exception of six Rus
sian jew families, and Paine is the only man
there speaking English. He brings a petit
ton from the settlers appealing for aid, and
stating that unless provided with clothing
they VIII suffer severely from cold, and are
IN danger Of starving for want OF food.
The Crop Not Large Enough for seed.
The average crop from 100 bu shells of seed
wheat this year was seventy-five bushels,
and potatoes yielded only one-third Of the
amount used as seed Vegetables were to-
tally destroyed. The farmers could borrow
only small amounts of money, for which
they paid 3 per cent a month and mort cages
were taken on their farms and personal prop
erty. One man, who recently had dinner at
Paine's house, said IL was the first time he
had tasted meat in twS months. All the
food he had for his family was 100 pounds
OF -four, and his wife was without shoes OF
a dress
CHICAGO, Dec. 9-Hibbard, Spencer, Bart
lett 4 Co are in receipt of letter from
reliable man at De Smet South Dako ta, ask
ing aid for the starving settlers in that sec
ton. He wants clothing boots, shoes, etc,
FOR the sufferers, as well a. food