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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06
INSANE DEVILTRY.
A Chicago Lunatic Slabs His
Wife to Death.
MOST DIABoLIoAL DELIBERArIoN.

He Knocks Her Down and Coctiy Selects
the Places Her Bare Bosom To stab
Her, Driving His Knife by Inches Six
Times Through Her Heart-The Negro
Death-RoIl In Mississippi Increasing
A Reign of Terror Among the Blacks
Race Troubles Elsewhere.
CHICAGO, Sept 6-Groundless jealousy
led to the deliberate butchery OF Mrs
Josephine johnson by her husband, @. Z.
johnson last night The murdsrous work
was done in DIR. W. f. Morgan's handsomely
furnished office, "A East Twenty-nnth street,
near Cottage Grove avenue. The man and
his wife had been lef, alone in the office for
n moment, aud johnson had locked and
bolted every door Dvining his intent, his
wife screamed for help, but was answered
by blow that feiled her to the floor.
Vain Attempt at Rescue.
kneellng over the PROSTATE woman John
son held her fast A Swedish dirk was al
ready open in one hand, and with the other
hand he slowly laid back the folds of his
wife's dress that his aim might bs sure
Men were air ady clamoring at his Office
door, called by the woman's screams The
door panels they could shatter, but the door
iself would not give way, and men and
women stood powerless few feet away
while the murder was being committed
fiendish Deiiberation.
Moving the point of Ills blade slowly over
the screaming woman'S breast johnson final
ly chose point just over the heart Then,
an inch at a time, the knife was driven in
until IL was buried to the hilt. IL was with
drawn ms slowly as it had besn impelled and
once more sank into the quveriug flesh Six
times this was repeated, johnson watching
the squirt Of blood that followed each stroke
with a critical eye. There was no nervous
ness; it was the GOODNESS of a surgeon in the
midst OF an operation.
Help Comes Too Late.
The murderer was Just rising from his
knees, knife in hand, when the door crashed
open before the shoulders of the now fren-
zied crowd Those who were in front were
thrown almost headlong into the fast grow
ing pools Of blood, and jumped back IN dis
may. But johnson attempted no resist
ance. "here is my knife" he said TO Officer
Bartel, who iorcel his way through the
throng from the street. "Take me to the
station where / can do no more harm"
Every Thrust la the Heart.
There was pause while u hssty examina-
ton was made Of the woman's wounds. Each
Of the six thrusts had penetrated the heart,
and from the wounds blood was flowing in
streams that despatched furniture and left
great blotches on the white surface Of the
walls As his wife breathed her last John
sons face took on a look of satisfaction.
Thank God he said. Now my family
Is safe. have saved that girls honor"
The cause OF the horrible deed was insane
jealousy. The man is undoubtedly lunatic,
and all the way to the police station he
threatened to kill himself. He is 81 years
old, and his wife was about 40
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept 6-Ab bout fifty
delegates from thirty counties met yester-
day and reorganizs1 the Greenbacs party Of
Alabama. Ii Is headed by W. H. Davidson,
who was recently an unsuccessful applicant
for the United States marshalship OF north
Alabama
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06
Washington Territory Republicans.

WALLA WALLA, W. T., Sept. 6-At the
Republican convention yesterday p. Ferry
was nominated for governor and John L
wilson for congress
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06

I The news of Chinatown in New York
10 affixed to big telegraph pole. and the
reGdents are much alarmed at an order
Of the removal Of poles from the streets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06
Bismarck Laid on for Av, lie.

BERLIN, Sept 9 Prince Bisma -ck's ply
stefan has ordered him to abstai for the
present from all public business He is suf-
fering with infiamed veins
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06

A young woman at Rincon, Cal. has
begun suit for 500 damages against a
rancher for kisses that she says were for
chilly inflicted upon her by the defendant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06
FOOD FOR FLAMES.
Fire RACES in a Great Stock
q Lumber.
rHIRTY-fIvE MILLION FEET GONE

A Raging Conhagration at Wincna, Mimi,
Leaves Property Worth $500, 900 I'm
Ashes-A Hot Fight to Save the Town
Mangled by Trains and Two More
Blown to Atoms by Dynamite.
WINoNA, Mimi, Sept 6-Thirty- five
million feet of lumber, shingles and lath,
two brick warehouses and a number of
tramways Of the Laird Norton company
were swept away by fire yesterday after
noon. Charlie Grafton was knocked from
lumber pile by stream and fell thirty feet
to the ground, receiving injuries from which
he will probably die. The heat from the
millions of feet of blazing lumber was ter
rife, and many of the firemen succumbed
and were dragged from the place. All the
residents for ten blocks moved out their
household goods, as it seemed that nothing
could save them.
Raging Mass of Flames.
At 2 p. m. fire broke out in the Laird Nor
ton lumber yard, back of the blacksmith
shop, 200 feet from the sawmill The
drought had dried up everything, and the
flames spread with great rapidity. Twenty
million feet of lumber were soon one roaring
mas of flame. The whole fire department
md reserves We're soon at work, and aid was
autographed for to Lacrosse and St. Paul
Efforts were directed TO saving the mill,
which was less than $50 feet from the fire
strong breeze from the west aided in saw
ing the saw and planning mills, but set the
flames tearing down through the vast piles
Of lumber and toward the great lumber
yards and sawmills of the Empire and
Winona companies below
Gotten Under Control.
About 200 feet of vacant grou I'd separated
them, and here all the force was concen-
trated and succeeded in holding the flames
back. Meantime the fire crossed Front
street, sweeping through the piles of lum-
Der up to Second street There big ice
house served as a check, and the fire was
stopped by pulling down house In the
midst of the fire, with twenty blocks of dry
lumber a solid mass of fame, the city pump
ing works caught fire from the smokestack.
The roof burned and fell in, but the engin-
GERS stuck by the boilers and the fire was
subdued without shutting down the pumps
When the St Paul department arrived at
the fire was under control.
Estimates of the Losses.
Inc Lara norton company lose y, oO0, 900
feet of lumber, GOO, 900 lath and 1000, 900
shingles, valued at $3.50, 600; two brick ware
houses, $50, 000 and s., 900 in tramways Of
their entire stock of lumber only 2.5O0, 900
feet of common dimension remain The to-
tai loss is $500, 900. There is $40, 900 insur-
ance on the lumber, divided among twenty
five mutual and semi-mutual companies in
Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and New York,
with $1,000 in the Pine Tree, of Winona, but
none in old line companies There is $40, 500
insurance on the brick warehouse. j. L.
Harris lost 81 900 on wool in the warehouse
Had the fire passed to the Empire yard, just
below, the loss would have been millions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06

Kansas will produce an enormous crop
Of peanuts this fall.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-06
ROCK ISLAND

Hay-Upland prairie, $500
Hay-Timotny-nsw $6G7 100.
Hay-Wild, S5.O00$6.sJ.
Rye-50c.
Corn-STc
oats-New, a0cGa1c; Old, CSC,
Potaioes-30c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
A Great Railroad.

Not long ago Mr.. George II. Daniels, she
general passenger agent of the New 0rk
Central & Eudson River railroad, in sx-
tending an invitation to foreigners to visit
this country, directed their attention to the
fact that the United States of America is
the greatest country On earth, peopled with
sixty millions of the most civilized and en-
teTprising people on the globe; thai the
New York Central railroad is the greatest
railroad On earth-the only four-track road
in the world that il started from the largest
city on the continent, passed thro0gh the
richest and most prosperous region, touch
ing the largest cities in the interior is the
great cataract, Niagara Falls, ana that in
all respects it reveals more Of the resources
and riches of america IN less time, with
more safety and under more luxurious con-
ditions than any other route. There is
much in the above not only for foreigners
who want to see this country under favor
able conditions, but for our own restless
and moving people. The New York Cen
trail & Hudson River railroad is the out
! growth of luxurious and prosperous civil
! ization and one of its greatest engineering
| triumphs. AS is well known, it is the only
/ line from the West 10 New York that lands
its passengers in that city without ferrying
them across the river. Its spacious and
( magnificent station in the heart of the city
has been FOR years not only the pride of
| New York, bat lasting monument to the
! foresighted liberality and enterprise OF thai
great organizer and founder of the New
York Central & Hudson River railroad sys
tenn, Commodore Vanderbilt The limited
trains of this line are the finest in the world
and its general accommodations for thu
travelling public are only known and appre
ciated by that large portion of it who have
been over the line and enjoyed them, de
trGn Free PrsSS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
Wrongs, Of Taxation.

Editor Of Waterman Il would like a
short space in your paper to point out some
of the wrongs of the present system of tax
alton. II Vermont contained fifty thousand
men, and each one of those men were worth
one thousand dollars, and no more. the
whole fifty thousand men would be worth
fifty million dollars. Now If there were
one rich man in Vermont worth fifty million
dollars the whole state would be worth
one hundred million dollars, who would
protect that one hundred million dollars?
The rich man owns half of the hundred
million dollars, and therefore he ought to
do half of the protecting or else he ought to
pay a good deal more than half of the iaKes
But the fifty thousand men would do all of
the projecting: they would nay Just as big a
tax on their fifty million dollars as the rich
man would pay on his fifty millions, and
they would pay on fifty thousand polls be-
sides. It may be said that have supposed
case that does not exist. and can never
exist, and therefore there is nothing to it.
Let us suppose a case that does actually
exist There are at LEASE fifty men in Yer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
The Wool Problem.

cit is marvellous with what degree
of self-assurance the advocates of the
wool tariff 90 laundering along, Sc
renely Indifferent as to the contradic-
ments." With this edifying remark,
the immaculate Springfield Republican
returns to the "wool problem, - which,
in its conception, seems to consist in
devising ways for pulling the fleece
over the eyes of the American people.
After reading the New York Press and
Tribune a severe lecture for their " i'm
pudent shutting of reason and con-
science" in their discussions of the
tariff question in its bearing upon the
wool industry, the Republican "gets
up into Vermont" where it finds less
of moral obliquity, but "more of hon
est Ignorance [sicl as to the common
facts covering the question" What
puzzles the honest but Ignorant -
Vermont mind is not the common, y
but the very uncommon " facts " which
the Republican daily coins to meet the
varying exigencies of its conflict with
the forces of reason and the merciles'
logic of the indisputable facts of tariff
history. OF it's statement as to tn,
number of sheep in 1867 in the eigh
states it named and our challenge of it
accuracy, the Republican says: "Th'
WATCHMAN innocently assumes tn,
contrary of what we proved and de
ducts all its conclusions from this as
sumption" All this has a wise SCUM,
, and smacks of "logic," but what ha
the Republican proved ~? That il
eight states it named there were, i
: 1867, 29,S79, 222 sheep, and that as
f consequence of the tariff of that yea
: the number shrunk to $1,000 900 i
: 1870 and had fallen to ~ $50 900 i
e 1887. And what is its "proof" ths
: in 1867 New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
e Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa an
t Wisconsin had nearly thirty millio
n sheep? Its own unsupported stat'
e ment. The WATCHMAN assumed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
the passage of the tariff bill in 1867.
These gains are thus stated in the gov
eminent special report on wool:

the passage OF the tariff OIL In 1906.
These gains are thus stated in the gov
eminent special report on wool:
'tThe increase in the number Of sheep
from 1910 to 1860 was only little over one
hundred per cent, and the increase in WOOL
clip was about three hundred fifty per cent
during the same period Of fifty years, while
for the next twenty-five years, from 1860 to
1885, the increase was greater than for the
former period of fifty years-viz., over one
hundred forty per cent in number of sheep
and over three hundred seventy-fve per
cent in wool-clip. In 1870 the number of
sheep was 2S,477,95i and the wool-clip 100,
102,3S7 pounds The most rapid increase eyer
attained in this country began in 1869 and
continued till 1884, both IN number Of sheep
and ,oeigat ofclip. Since 1884 there has been
an annual decrease IN the number Of sheep
and an annual decrease in the ,Cool-clip."
This is the sober testimony of non
partisan government experts. The in
crease noted above was concurrent
with the passage and existence of " an
adequately protective tariff" (the Re
publican sneers at this phrase), and the
decrease began with the repeal of that
tariff, and has steadily continued since
that repeal Cause and effect were
never more closely allied. The simple
facts presented by the governments
statistics constitute "the A b C's of
the great wool problem" The people
have learned them and enough of the
more complex elements of the question
to lead them to distrust and discard
false teachers of the Republican stripe
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

found any trouble in making vacancies.
Be prepared to take the medi-
cine that you would deal out yourself
if you were in power. When the kick
comes, gather yourself up, apply the
arnica where you are most bruised, and
join a democratic campaign club, but
don't whine Washington Post.
WORLDS fairs are big undertakings
as they are managed now. The Phila-
delphia exposition in 1876 received an
appropriation of 81 $4,000 from the
city of Philadelphia, 81 100000 from
the state of Pennsylvania, and a loan
of 81 900, 900 from the general govern
ment, beside guarantee fund of about
S2,500,000 from individuals. About
$4,000, 900 of this sum were spent on
the buildings and the remainder on the
grounds. The general expense account
was a trifle under $4,000, 600, while the
total receipts were S5,OO0,O00 which,
with the buildings and other directprofits
to Philadelphia, more than paid the ex-
penses, to say nothing of the immense
profits gained by individuals in trade
LIBERALIZATION Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

IN view of the probable extension of
railroads over many parts of Africa, it
is pleasant to learn that the Kong
Mountains, set down near the west
coast in many ole maps, do not exist.
They are as fabulous as that range of
Mountains of the Moon which in still
older aliases extended as a wall across
the middle of the continent. The rail-
roads first to be built-the line up
the Congo, that from Lake Victoria
Nyanza to the east coast, and, further
south, that from Delagoa Bay to the
Transvaal Republic-would not be i'm
peded by the Kong range, but their
absence will insure easy grades to the
route that will be improved few years
hence and lay open the fertile distric is
of the upper Niger and the country on
its south.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

IT is expected that the California
delegation will come to the next con-
gress prepared to make urgent de-
mands for government help. The
British, through the Canadian Pacific
railroad and steamship lines to the
East Indies and China, are getting a
tight grip upon the coast commerce,
and the business men of California are
holding urgent conferences over the
matter. They want their Australian
and Chinese mail lines subsidized, an
ocean cable laid to Australia and more
war-ships and guns.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE New York anarchists are at
present in state of complete anarchy
being badly disturbed by internal dis
sensions. Richard Braunschweig is
severely condemned by his colleague,
John Most, for his extremely sanguin-
airy views. Says Most " If / say to
the anarchists, We must kill all the
capitalists Braunschweig cries out,
Aye, and the wives of the capitalists,
too Should l at any time say that we
ought to kill the capitalists and their
wives, he would be sure to lug in their
children for slaughter, too. Once l
said to an audience that we must have
revolution to purify the world.
Braunschweig got up and said that the
revolution must begin right then and
there. Az first Braunschweig was in
teresting, but after year or so his
harangue palled upon the anarchists
He has no judgment. Mrs. Braun
schweig is even worse than he is, and
wants to see plenty of blood split right
away"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
Literary Notes.

The August Century will contaiE, a as SYM
postum on wood-engraving, Including
number of papers written and illustrated
by a group OF well-known engravers.
The articles are, " Wood-engravers in
Camp" by Frank French; " Originality in
Wood-engraving,' by Elbridge Kingsley
" Painter-engraving," by W, b. Ciosson
and "The New School of Engraving" by
John =. Davis. Fourteen wood-engravings
of unusual interest are contributed to the
series.
In the August Wide A,sake Andrew Lang
humorously and practically relates his ex-
perience, Fishing in Tweed and Yarrow'
Louise Imogen Guinly, famous oars
woman, writes on Rowing" and Olive
Risley Seward tells a real fairy tale of
how she and Secretary Seward in one
short day saw sights and visited with La
! boulaye, and were with Theirs in the first
| hours of his presidency. The same num-
Der has an article about making Wild
flower Books " for holiday gift-giving.
In the August Century DR.. S. WeiT
Mitchell, the well-known physician and AIT
thor of Philadelphia, contributes an article
on :" The Poison of Serpents," richly illus.
trated by j. Carter Beard. Professor David
p. Todd of Amherst College writes on
"How Mans Messenger Outran the Moon,
describing a feat in telegraphy whiSh was
accomplished at the time of the eclipse of the
moon which took place January /, 1852
Mr.. Joseph Pennell and Mrs. Elizabeth
Robins Pencil have respectively illustrated
and written an article describing rowing
trip down the Thames river from Oxford
to Richmond. The article, which is called
"The Stream of Pleasure" is illustrated
with thrty-three of Mr.. Pencils pictures
most of them small wood engravings. Joe
Chandler Harris has written new novel
ette The Old Bascom Place" which viii
be completed in three installments. 1t is {
reconstruction story, and is said to be
in Mr.. Harris most delightful vein. Th'
Century Company will shortly bring out, a
holiday book for young folks, =" Dadd!
Jake the Runaway, and Other Stories" b,
Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated b,
| Kamhle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

A CURIOUS case of honor among
thieves has come to light in Massachu-
sets. Burglars entered the house of ex-
Governor Long at bingham, recently
and secured, among other plumber, three
ancient silver spoons. These spoons
were valued very highly by the gov
ernor on account of family associations.
The burglars learned Of this fact
through the newspapers and promptly
returned the spoons to his excellency.
sending the package by mail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE trunk line association is making
an attempt to secure the services of
Judge Cooley of the interstate COM
merce commission, He receives sal
airy of only 81 800 as chairman of the
commission, while he is offered $685.
600 year to enter the service of the
railroads. AS the government can not
compete with the railroad combines in
the matter of salary, the latter are able
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

CHICAGO insists that the worlds
fair, commemorative the four hun
dredth anniversary of Columbus dis
covery of America, shall be held in
that city and not elsewhere. 1t laughs
to scorn New Works. claim that the
city of the Empire State should be the
seat of the great commemoration
New York should, and unquestionably
will, be the accepted place.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE constitutional convention of the
new State of Washington adjourned to
allow the delegates to attend a clam
bake. The clam is a power in terri
torial politics.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE democratic city committee of
Boston held an uproarious seance on
Monday evening of last week. The
leaders of the two factions-Maguire
and Cunniff horns in the CEN
ter of the ring, and for three hours the
battle waxed hot. The combatants
were not permitted to fight to finish,
as the police interfered, elected the tur-
bulent mob and turned out the lights.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

to command the services of the ablest
men. Aldace F. Walker graduated
from the commission to a 1875, 900 chair
manship, and the commission seems to
be serving as training-school for the
wealthy railroad combinations.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

The reported sentence of death passed
upon the wife of the Rev. David Heron,
Southern Presbyterian missionary to
Corea, for simply preaching the gospel,
appeared more than doubtful at the first.
Still, all will be glad to learn that it is
positively contradlcted by our min
lister to Corea. The original report
came from Nashville, where the lady
was well known, being a resident of
Jonesboro, East Tennessee, until her
marriage, about three years ago. 1t
was alleged that Mrs. Heron had been
instrumental in the conversion of a
nobleman who is close to the throne of
Corea. He at once began preaching,
whereupon the emperor, instead of
Furnishing him, threw Mrs. Heron into
prison and finally passed sentence OF
death upon her. The story was dis
credited by the officers of the boarC
under which Mrs. Heron worked, anc
was pronounced ridiculous by DR.. r
H. Allen, secretary of the Corean le
cation at Washington. He declared
that the Coreans would never do any
thing of the kind, and added the i'm
portant fact that Mrs. Heron is not
missionary, but only missionary's wife
Nevertheless, the matter was deemed o
sufficient Importance to justify sendin
a cable dispatch to our minister, wit
the agreeable result already mentioned
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE latest in trusts is the proposed
organization of brick trust, with a
capital of 49, 100000. The plan is to
buy up the larger concerns and crush
the smaller ones.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE Rhode Island legislature is
wrestling with the question of license
law. The republican senate amended
the bill, as passed by the democratic
house, so as to strengthen its provis-
ions, but the democrats refuse to con-
cur. The result is deadlock, with
prospects of prolonged struggle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31

THE Atlanta Constitution sage has
been focusing the rays of his massive
intellect upon the national university
scheme, and discovers that "the whole
business smacks of Boston and New
England" and also of Capitalization
and paternalism.