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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
The Cable 5 Budget.
London Police Very Much on
the Qui vive.
ATLANTIC STEAMERS WATCHED.

Are They Looking for Cronin's Assassins
tect Canadian sealers-Parnell and The
Times-Salisbury on Bi-detallism-Rash
Deed of Two LovesLorn Girls-French
Royalty Holds Fete-Foreign Notes.
LONDON, May 31-The reporters of tn
most enterprising London dailes have been
stimulated into quite an American-like activ-
ity by the belief, apparently well grounded,
that something is being kept from them by
the police authorities. Mr. Munro, chief of
the metropolitan police, and everybody at
Scotland Yard have been besieged for the
last two days by reporters eager for informa-
ton and anxious to gain distinction, and the
persistent manner In which they have been
assured that there is nothing to be divulged
only makes them the more certain that
something is being concealed
Helping Solve the Cronin Mystery.
There is theory that Dr. Cronin's muir
derer is somewhere in the United Kingdom,
and that the detectives are within an ace of
securing him. Another theory is that the
two men detailed ever since the last White
chapel murder to discover the perpetrator of
that series of horrors have made some inn
portant discoveries. 1t is certain that every
Transatlantic steamer has been watched since
the murder of Cronin, and the police feel a
need of solving the mystery to do away
with the story, too elaborate to be probable,
that the British authorities themselves may
have connived at the putting away of the
Chicago doctor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

A SOMEWHAT lurid scene opens at
Braidwood, ILL.,, where the protection of
American industry and tax of rs cents
ton on soft coal have operated to put
the mines in the possession of 1000
Italians who cannot speak English, and
yet no less defy the state authorities, re-
marks the Chicago Herald. Where the
American industry may be which has
been displaced by these thousand fight
ing foreigners, who now claim they are
starving-as they we're starving when
they were mere foreign psupers in Italy
that much remains to be explained
(for hire) by Porter Jarrett, and Hinton.
and by James G. Blaine (for office.
Meantime the clerks and other honest
citizens and infants of the state must
put down their work and hurry to
Braidwood in regiments of militia
to put down the insurgents. Italians
who learned but last year of the
glories of protection will do what they
can 10 overcome the commonwealth. 1t
is not difficult to foretell the outcome, for
experience teaches that armed men who
are fed by the state will conquer armed
men from whom the state withholds food.
After the rumpus shall be over the Ital.
ians, or some later contingent of foreign
ers will begin work at still lower wages,
and the coal operators. collecting rs cents
Of tax on each ton of coal, will discourse
eloquently upon the blessings of protec,
ton. the dignity of American toll, and
the stanch republicanism of the Italians.
In the end the state will reward its
militia-the only Americans who suffered
in the melee-by refusing them adequate
support and humiliating them at all
times when there may not be an indubits>
BILE reign of public disorder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
In admitting Montana as a stat

In admitting Montana as state the
republicans appear to have repeated the
mistake that the democrats made in 1876
in the admission of Colorado. 1t will be
remembered that the suppositon was that
the new state would be democratic, as it
had chosen democratic delegate to con-
gress several times, but this expectation
was disappointed and the state has been
solidly republican ever since. In fact,
were 1t not for the vote of Colo.
RADIO, Tilden would have been seated
in spite of the Florida and Louisiana
frauds. When the republicans forced
the admission of Montana last win>
ter, they supposed that it was sure
to vote for their ticket with the other
northwestern states; but that it will do
so is now more than doubtful. An
election was held recently to choose a
convention to frame a constitution for
the coming state, with the result that the
democrats were successful and will con :
troll the convention by a majority of
from three to five-not large majority.
1t is true, but sufficient to show that the
new commonwealth is more apt to be
governed by democrats than republicans
and that the congressl onal delegation
and the electoral vote are likely to be
democratic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
An Appalling Runor.
Fears for the Fate of a Pas
senger Steamer.
SUNK IN THE ST. LAWRENCE GULF.

Her Cabin Full of vOyagers, Many Of
Vessel in Saginaw Bay with q Dozen
Men-Fatal Collapse of Building
Death in the Tornado-Many Lives Lost
i'm Mexico by FloOds-Man and Wife
Suffocated.
MONTREAL, May 3l.-It is rumored that
the Beaver line steamer, Lake Ontario, which
left here Wednesday for Liverpool with a
full list Of cabin passengers, including many
of the leading citizens of Montreal, has gone
down in the gulf with all hands
The vessel should have been in the neigh
borhood of Anticosti yesterday, and it is
known that terrible storm hassbeen raging
in the gulf for the last few days The rumor
of the disaster seems well authenticated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.


Governor Fifer has signed the Chicago
drainage bill
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone will dine with Mr..
Carnegie on June Is.
Rev. Henry w. Foote, pastor of Kings
chapel, Boston, died Thursday, aged 81
years.
Decoration Day was observed by American
ladies in the City of Mexico, who decorated
the graves of Americans who fell in 1s41.
j. ]. Jones, an old and well known resident
of Eureka, Ills, dropped dead from apoplexy
in the railway station Thursday morning
Rich iron deposits are said to have been
discovered within few miles of Guthrie,
the senior town of the new territory of Okla
homa
The large tannery of C. c. Smootes' Sons,
at Alexandria, Va, was burned to the
ground Thursday morning The loss is very
heavy.
Chief Justice Fuller and wife are in Chi
cago, and have met their new son-in law and
his wife, who dined with pater and mater
Thursday.
Emperor William has offered miniature
gold and silver ship as prize to be sailed for
at the forthcoming regatta of the Berlin
Yacht club.
light frost prevailed in Knox county, n
hnois, Thurday morning. Corn is suffering
in consequence of the prolonged rains and
cold weather.
Dispatches from many points in Louisiana
and Mississippi show that drought of several
weeks duration was broken Wednesday by
good rains.
A terrible wind and hail storm visited Mar
shall, Mo-, Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Many bridges and culverts were washed
away. Damage estimated at $4,000.
William H. Brakeman, son of a way-up
family in st. Louis, has run off with and
married a former servant In his fathers fam
lily. She is 80 and the young man is IL.
The inmates of the county hospital at Mil
waukee, Wis, have been exposed to tho
smallpox by an afflicted man being sent
there and the incident has caused great ex-
element in that city.
White Caps near Mount Auburn, Ia,
burned a farmers barn Wednesday night
When driven out the farmer went to work on
the scoundrels with a ptchfork, and wounded
several. All are under arrest
1t is suspected that some competitor for
supplying the Indiana state institutions with
food, etc, has stolen the requisition books,
the purpose being to prevent the other COM
petitors from seeing lists of what is wanted.
Films road-house on the Peshtigo road,
near Marinette, Wis, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night Twelve masked men ap-
peared and drove away the Waterman and
set fire to the house, which was consumed
with all outbuildings. The house was unoc-
cupied.
w. R. Curtis, who has been government
engineer off and on since 1872, and is now
Ipip .,,S
vannah, Ga, charges that the contractors
who have the contract for deepening the har-
bors at Savannah, Charleston and other
places on the Atlantic coast are swindling
the government by getting pay for work
they have not done
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Beware Of 0inrments for Catarrh tina, Contain
Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do are ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. and
acts directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure, be sure you get the genu-
uine; 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
eESold by druggists. Price rs cents
per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
A METEOROLOGICAL DISASTER.
Snow and Ice Blast the Crops I'm Michigan
Illinois, and Other States.

Snow and Ice Blast the Crops I'm Michigan,
Illinois, and Other States.
CHICAGO, May 3O.-It is reported from
northern Michigan that heavy snowstorm
prevailed in that section yesterday. At
Howard City the snow fell heavily for an
hour or more, and at other points along tho
line of road there was an inch of snow ON the
ground. At Grand Rapids a heavy rainfall
changed to snow during the afternoon.
The Corn Nipped by Frost.
At Tuscola, Ills, where it had been ex-
tremely cold for three days, snow fell yes
terday morning and ice formed later in the
day. Heavy rains have fallen for fifty hosYs
in central Illinois. At Galena there was Q
damaging frost Wednesday night, blighting
fields Of corn and blasting fruit trees
Crops Ruined I'm wisconsin.
At Baraboo, Wis, hard frost prevailed
yesterday morning, entirely running tire corn
and grape crops Vegetables were also cut
down. Ice formed one-eighth of an inch in
thickness
First Snow. Next Floods.
At Winamac, Ind, q spow-storm prevailed
all the afternoon. There win be much dam
age done by hooda
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Red Pepper i'm the VentiIators,

MADISON, Wis, May 3l.-Great excite
ment prevails in university circles over a dis
graceful affair wednesday night The la
dies of the Delta Gamma fraternity were
giving reception to visiting delegates to the
national Delta Gamma convention now in
session there. While dance was in prog
ress, many Madison people also being on the
floor, quantity of red pepper was thrown
into the ventilators. Many ladies became
sick and had to leave the hail and the party
was broken up The police were called and
are reported to have caught some of the
guilty parties The outrage is supposed to
have been committed by anti-fraternity
students
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

SENATOR CULLoM has about reached
the conclusion that it is better to be q
humble. unknown, fameless, plodding
citizen than to fill an exalted place and
be the slave of the spoils hunters. 81
have never been so pressed and harrassed
in my life." he says. ''as l have been
since March 4. III had to go through all
this again, almost think that the re-
wards Of political life would sarcely be
adequate compensation. You can have
no idea of the persistence of these Office
seekers, or of the embarrassing compli-
cation connected with the quest of ones
constituents for place. The mere matter
of letters is enough to stagger one. Why.
they come by hundreds and one is con-
stsntly occupied in keeping up with the
correspondence. Each letter involves
two or three more, each requires an an
swer, and an answer generally calls for a
visit to the white house or to the depart
ments, and so the time goes"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
THE LOST CAUSE NOT RIGHT.

Gen. b assey Creates a Sensation by q
Speech at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, May 3l.-Gen. Cyrus Bussey,
first ASST slant secretary Of the interior de-
partment, created sensation last night by a
referenc, to the south in his speech at Ford's
Opera house, where memorial exercises were
held by he G.. A. r. He said it was proper
for exc nfederates to honor the memory Of
their deed comrades in arms, but when they
boasted of the Righteousness Of the Lost
Cause it was quite another thing. Their
cause WIS not right; it was a crime, and they
should not teach the coming generation in
the south that the Lost Cause was just
one
An Objectionable Inscription.
He OBJ ected to the inscription on the Con-
federate monument unveiled at Alexandria
the Other day, which represented that men
slept there who died in the consciousness of
the Righteousness and justice of the Confed-
crate side. He asserted that there were
thousands of men who, at heart loyal to the
Union, were forced into a service with which
they had no sympathy.
Southern Reconstruction.
The north, he said, reconstructed the south
in a poll deal sense at the close of the war,
and now at the present time the south was
again undergoing reconstruction under the
guidance of northern men-this time In its
industrial development But, he concluded,
the south will only have been thoroughly
reconstr lcted when the people of that section
accord the negro his right Of suffrage-alIow
him to deposit his ballot and have it counted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

BROOKLYN, N. Y, May Sl.-The celebra-
ton of Decoration Day here was an unquali-
fed success, consisting principally of an i'm
mense parade of military and veterans, re-
viewed by President Harrison. The presi-
dent rea ched the reviewing stand at 10 a. m.
and his reception by the veterans as they
passed the stand was hearty and enthusi-
astic. The streets were packed all along the
line of march, and the city was brilliant with
bunting and flags After the parade was
over the president had lunch at Mr.. Knapp's
residence, and from there drove to the rail-
way station, and at 1854 p. m. started to
Washington City
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Men who Treat Throat Diseases.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 81 The eleventh
annual congress Of the Laryngological asso-
citation began its sessions in the ladies' par.
lors at the Arlington yesterday morning.
The president, Dr. Ethelbert Carroll Nor
gan, of this city, occupied the chair, with Dr.
d. Bryson Delevan secretary. There were
many distinguished members of the profess
sion present, and after the usual preliminary
speeches of welcome, ETC., number of pa
pers were read At night the association was
entertained at banquet at the Arlington
hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Noted Democratic Editor Dead.

ITHACA, N. V, May 3l.-Ward Gregory,
postmaster of this city, and editor of The
Ithaca Democrat, died yesterday of Bright's
disease at the age of As years. He was a
prominent Democrat His term as postmas-
ter would expire next April Mr.. Gregory
acquired some notoriety years ago by keep
ing Mr. Tilden's picture at the head of his
editorial column all through President Hayes
term, with legend declaring Tilden to be
president and Hayes fraud
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
TUMBLED INTO A RUIN.
New Building COllapses, Killing F
Men and Wounding Seven.

A New Building Collapses, Killing Five
Men and WOunding Seven.
DANvn.LE, Va, May 31.-An awful cas-
ualty occurred here yesterday. A force Of
men were engaged on a brick factory, which
j. c. Penn, tobacconist, was building. The
building was an immense affair, about 200
feet long and six stories high. The bricklay-
ers had just completed the walls, but there
was no roof on the building. The wind was
blowing gale, and one of the walls got out
of plum. The force of hands went to differ
ent parts of the building to brace the walls,
and were so engaged when the entire struc-
ture collapsed. Robert Pruitt, d. N. Collie,
G. b. Jones, William Young, and Buck
Hooper were killed. Seven others were more
or less in iured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
The Weather We Nav Expect.

WASHINGTON CRY, May 3l.-The indica-
lions for thirty-six hours from D. m yester-
day are as follows: For Indiana-Showers;
northerly wind; slightly warmer. For ILL
nois-Fair weather in western portion light
showers in eastern portion; slightly warme. ;
northerly winds. For Lower Michigan Rain;
northerly winds: a slight rise in temperature
For Upper Michigan-Warmer, fair weather;
winds shifting TO southeasterly. For Wiscon-
sln-fair weather, except showers on the
lakes; slight rise in Temperatures; northerly
winds, becoming variable. For Iowa-Warm.
er, generally fair weather. northerly winds,
becoming variable
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
RoyaI Silver Wedding.

LONDON, May 31.-The Count of Paris
and his countess celebrated their silver we'd
ding yesterday. Fifty royal personages were
among the guests, and with the exception of
the queen herself and the Princess Beatrice,
no member of the royal family failed 10 at
tend There were 500 guests from France,
comprising many of the leaders of the Legit-
imist party, but none of these seem to be
anxious to have the report that they were
present carried to France, as the names of
the French guests are carefully withheld
from the press Mrs Mcclellan and her
daughters were specially invited to be pres
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
In the southern Section.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 3l-The G. A R
post and the Confederate veterans yesterday
united in decorating the graves of Federal
and Cor federate dead
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 3l-The G. A
R. posts, Confederate Association of the
Army o; the Tennessee, the Northern Vir-
ginia veterans, and cavalry joined in decorat-
ing the graves of Union and Confederate SOL
ders yes terday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Two Disappointed Girls Suicide.

LONDON, May 31-The little town of Ru-
dolstadt, on the River Saale, in Germany,
was thrown into a fever of excitement
Wednesday by the discovery of the bodies of
two beautiful girls who had drowned them
selves in the river. Both belonged to promi-
nert families in the place, one, Ida Brand, IS
years old, being the daughter of the burgo-
master, and the other, Miss Remschitz, aged
25, student of the Wehrlisch seminary. The
two young ladies were intimate friends, and
both having recently been disappointed in
love, they determined to die together.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Not the Place for "Old Glory. +"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 3l.-At St Au-
gustine during Wednesday night some one
placed Federal flag on the monument to
the Confederate dead. The flag was removed
by direction of the Memorial association and
the monument garlanded with flowers The
incident caused no unpleasantness, and the
removal of the flag under the circumstances
was regarded by all as proper
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
The Parneu Commission,

LONDON, May SL-The only interesting
feature in the Parnell inquiry yesterday was
the statement by Arthur O'Connor that he
had heard that Hon Benjamin Harrison,
now president of the United States, had said
that every honest man and lover of liberty
would rather share the company of Mr..
William OBrien in Tullamore Jail than that
of the viceroy in Dublin castle. Nothing
could be learned regarding the Leagues
h0oks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
On the Field of Antietam.

BALTIMORE, May 3L-The Suns special
from w ashington says: Memorial Day was
appropr ately celebrated yesterday on the
battlefield of Antietam- Among the distin-
guished visitors were Congressman Butter
worth, Of Ohio; Bayne, of Pennsylvania;
Hermann, of Oregon; Gear and Reed, of
Iowa, and Cheadle, of Indiana; ex-Repre-
sentatives Golf, of West Virginia, and
Thomas of Illinois, nearly all of whom de-
hvered short addresses The graves were
decorated by the g. A R. posts from Ha-
gerstown, Sharpsburg, Nd, and Martins
burg W Va
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

CHICAGO May 31.-Decoration Day, accord
ing to dispatches very generally OBJ
served. Reports from Wisconsin, Iowa,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and other west
ern and northwestern states, as well as in the
east, tel Of professions Of veterans, the
flower service and patriotic orations every
whore. In many places the Observance was
more general than ever before
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

OMAHA, May 3l.-Settlers for miles around
Norden, Keyapaho county, are driving into
that town for protection ON account of a
great Indian scare. The place is not on any
railroad or telegraph line and reliable in
formation is difficult to secure. 1t is thought
that the scare originated in the false reports
from Pine Ridge agency of an Indian out
break there
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31

LONDON, May SL-Counsel for The Times
in the Parnell libel suit yesterday made ap-
plication to the court for the postponement
of proceedings in the case until after the de-
cision of the Parnell commission has been
made public They believe that an attempt
is being made to forestaIl the report of the
commission and that the proceedings before
the court are being conducted with this OBJ
iect in view
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
uon,t Gar uaurht

This spring with your blood full of i'm
purities. your digestion impaired, your
appetite poor, kidneys and liver torpid,
and whole system liable to be Frustrated
by disease-but get yourself into good
condition, and ready for the changing
and warmer weather, by taking Hoods
Sarsaparills. 1t stands unequalled for
purifying the blood, giving an appetite,
and for general spring medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Banquet to Sir Richard Webster.

LONDON, May S1.-Four hundred solicitors
gave banquet last night to Sir Richard
Webster and presented to the attorney gen.
eral complimentary address signed by
$500 members of the bar. In returning
thanks the attorney general said he wei
coined aspersions that procured him such
honor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
Fatal Cyclone in West Virginia.

BALTIMORE, May 3l.-The Suns special
from Martinsburg, w. Va, says: A disas-
trous cyclone swept through portion of
this valley yesterday afternoon. At Falling
Waters the new barn of John W. Crisswell
was blown down, killing j. E. Powell, a
pumpmaker, and seriously injuring John
Vogle, both of whom had taken refuge there
in from the storm. Vogle died later. Pow
ell leaves a wife and fourteen children.
Wheat was beaten to the ground, trees up
rooted and much fencing destroyed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
SALISBURY ON BI-METAlllSM.

International Action Necessary Before
Anything Can BE Done.
LONDON, May 3l.-Lord Salisbury yester-
day gave audience to a deputation Of mer-
chants and bankers who came to advocate
the adoption of the bi-metalic standard.
After listening to the reading of carefully
prepared address in which the necessity was
strongly urged for remonetizing silver on a
fixed ratio of interchange with gold, Lord
Salisbury replied at some length. He said
that in his opinion this was not question
which could be settled by parliamentary
decree Unless the commercial nations of
the world could reach some agreement any
action by parliament must count for little.
The business interests of each nation must
decide whether or not bi-metallism be desr-
able.
The Coming Congress May Settle 1t.
He hoped that the coming congress in Paris,
called to consider the question, would be
really international in its character, with
representation from all the nations interested
If this proved to be the case, the congress
would demonstrate to what extent it was
possible to secure international cooperation,
and the final decision must depend entirely
upon such cooperation.