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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Hippdl,te Draws the Color Line.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 2-It is reported
that Minister Fred Douglas has been snubbed
by President Hippolyte, of Hayti, who is dis
yitistied because the United States govern
ment does not send white man to represent
1t. The sending of black man is considered
a slight. The chief reason for Hayti's marked
friendship toward France is that France
sends a noblemsn of high rank as her repre-
sentative. The GOODNESS shown toward Min.
lister Douglas may interfere with the obtain
ment by the United States of coaling sta
ton in Hayti. The dispatch asserts that
Admiral Gherardi has been ordered to Hayti
with the Galens. bearing diplomatic instruc-
tons, which it is hoped will smooth matters
over
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

Rank and riches are chains Of gold, but
still they are chains.
As tears soften the heart, 50 does rain soften
the earth that good may come.
Be always frank and true; spurn every
kind Of affectation and disguise. Have the
courage TO confess your ignorance and awk-
wardnes, and confids your faults and foIlies
to but few.
Too much reading and FOO much medita-
ton may produce the effect of a lamp in
verted, which Is extingulshed by the excess
Of tho oil whose office It u to feed it
Sympathy is n skittish and perverss lymph /;
demand too much OF her, and she gives moth
ing. When q soldier has lost his arm. II he
were 10 20 whining about the world lamenting
over IL, every ons would despise him; but II
he holds his tongue, and carries bis sleeve
carelessly, oil the girls are In love with him
Joan Ingelow.
wiz undirected by benevolence generally
falls into personal satire, the keenest instru-
ment Of unkindness. Il h 20 easy to laugh at
the expense VI our friends and neighbour
they furnish such ready materials for our
wit--that all the moral forces should he ar
rayed against the propensity, and It's earliest
indications checked Young Ladies Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

LONDON, Dec. 2.-The Herald's Zanzibar
special says: Stanley, writing from Wikessi,
Nov. D., states that all the party are well,
and enjoying Capt Wissmann's uxuries.
He complains that his mail has been lost or
stolen. In a postscript dated the 9th he
announces that he has received the English
consufs letters aud expects TO arrive at
Bagamoyo on Wednesday, Dec. 4, and at
Zanzibar Thursday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Rev. John j. Pomeroy Dead.

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, Dec. Rev. John ].
Pomeroy, d. D., pastor of the Central Pres
oyterian church, died at his residence here
yesterday afternoon, after two weeks illness,
from erysipelas. He was IS years of age. and
was a trustee of Lafayette college, at Easton,
and of the Wilson female college, of this
place. When the Loyal Legion of the United
States was organized in 1865 DR. Pomeroy
was elected chaplain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Nineteei American seameu Drowned.

SAN Francisco, Dec. The steamship
Cable from China and Japan, brings news
that the American ship CheSeborough, was
wrecked Get 80 by running on the rocks off
Sluchi-ri-E anna, and nineteen OF the crew
were drowned The vessel Was from Hoko-
date, To San Francisco with sulphur. Four
Of the crew were saved Ii also reports the
most violent typhoon known In years devas-
lated the ISLAND OF Ssdo on Oct q, destroy
my fifty houses and as many boats
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
A MIeIIgan M.n,. WIN nro,

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Dec. 1.-The viii Of
Lczenzo Ee lesion, one of the wealtl iest citi.
zens Of this place and formerly resident Of
Chicago, was set aside Saturday by the pro
bate court. He bequeathed most OF his
property to eastern relatives, but his widow
and daughter, Mrs. a. NJ Stanbro, Of Ash
land avenu'', Chicago, protested The deci-
sion was made on the ground that Egleston
was incomre tent when the will was made.
The estate worth 100000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
SLEW HIS SON.
A Father Crushes His Boys
Skull and Burns the Body.
ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE.

When Discovered He Tells the story OF
the Deed I'm an Unconcerned Manner
A Missouri Mailman Almost Decapi-
tates His Son and Pursues Other Per-
sons-Shot Before He Could BE Cap
tared-The Calender OF Crime.
CELISA, o, Dec "A white-faced country
boy came into town Saturday morning with
the news that a strange man had shot him
self in the woods along the Lake Erie and
Western railroad, about one mile south OF
town. Marshal Houser, accompanied by
several men, went out to the place, where
they found the man lying by the remains OF
blazing fire and shot through the body.
One of the bystanders, who had seen boy
with the man the night before, asked foi
him, and the man told them he was in the
fire, pointing out where parts of the boy
were still roasting in the log heap. The man
dragged the ashes and found buttons, buckles,
bones and pieces of roasted flesh, all that re-
manned of II l5-year-old lad The man and
the remains were brought to town and
Squire johnson as coroner held an inquest
over them.
Tried to Take His own Life.
The man, whose bullet wound will not
prove fatal told his story in an unconcerned
manner He is John Tugar, a native OF
Switzerland and about 80 years of age The
boy was his son John They had been tramp
ing, and Friday night he drove the lad out
to beg. The little fellow returned late with
out anything This incensed the man, who
set the boy at work gathering a large guam
tity of wood with which an immense bon
fire was built. Late at night they quarreled,
and he struck the boy, crushing his skull.
Alarmed at what he had done and thinking
TO destroy the evidence of his crime flung the
body in the blazing fire and spent the bal
ance of the time until daylight poking the
body with sticks to destroy it fully. With
the morning, alarmed at discovered, he
turned his pistol, which contained but one
load, against his breast and fired
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Lynn Recovering from Its Fire.

LYNN, Mass, Dec All was life and
activity throughout the devastated district
Saturday. Nearly every burned-out firm
has built temporary quarters. Manufacturers
who are heavy losers by the fire are contrib
uting generously to the relief fund. The
committee ON relief has decided 10 supply all
homeless families with tenements and such
articles Of furniture As are absolutely neces-
sary. They have ordered supply OF furni-
ture, bed-C lothing, stoves, and fuel. There
is plenty OF food. As soon as the work is
systematic al there will lie no trouble in Sc
curing ralaf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Decoration for Coont Won ,to,,k.

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The emperor has sent to
Count Won Moltke crown of brilliants and
the decoration of the Order Of Merit with
letter saying; Fifty years since your To
turn from Turkey, that country has given
you the same order. which is just received,
furnishing proof that the name OF Won
Moltks Is still remembered and respected in
Turkey
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Searching for Lost Firemsn in BOSTON.

BosroN, Dec 1.-The pleasant weather
yesterday lad the effect OF drawing very
large crowd Of spectators to the ruins of the
Bedford street fire. The removal OF danger
Gus walls i, being carried on under the direc-
ton Of the inspectors of buildings 1t will
he several days before Bedford street can he
reopened u public travel \ large detail
Of firemen was employed all day in overhaul
ing the ruins at points where the bodies Of
dead firemsn are thought 10 be, but 81 far no
trace OF the missing men has been discov-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Two Lives Lost In a Hotel Fire.

ST. PAU, MINI Dec 2-The Washington
hotel, two story stone building opposite the
Union depot, was burned shortly after ;
yesterday morning. Two men persisted
from suffo alton, One was Lorenzo Lenardi,
an Italian, aged IS, and the other Crietofaro
Putt, Svede, aged IS, employed as porter
for the hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
An Early Question for Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. One of the
early questions to he considered by congress.
is the location of the Worlds Fair of lS.r2
The claims Of New York, Washington. st.
Louis and Chicago, will lie warmly pressed
for in the beginning of the session, and the
question will likely not lie disposed of until
January or February
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

MASON CITY, la, Dec. 2.-The jury re-
turned ver dict Sunday morning that the
twenty five larrels of cider seized from N. J.
Collins ON tie oath ult., and now in the Gus
tody Of She if Kirk must be returned TO its
owner. Ths result Of the trial was a sur
prise to the prosecution, inasinuch as three
doctors hal testified that the stuff was
hard and intoxicating A mass meeting will
be called at 1nce to arouse the temperance
workers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Broke Through the Ice and Drowned.

AUGUSTA, Ne, Dec. 2.-Margarette, the
1l-years-old daughter Of Maj o. E Michae.
lis, United States arsenal, was drowned Sun
day in a pond on the arsenal grounds. having
broken through the ice while skating. Her
brother Francis, aged IL years, was saved
by Maj. Michaelis, who nearly lost his own
life in his efforts to save the children, and is
In Q precarious condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

BRUSSELS, Dec. 2-The anti-slavsry con
ference Saturday adopted resolutions cover
ing the following points: States possessing
African territory to establish local mill.
tary force for the suppression of slavery
therein; inland stations TO be connected with
the coast by railways steamers 10 be placed
upon the graf lakes; firearms TO be excluded
from the slave districts; the suppression of
candibalism and human sacrifice; the protec-
ton of commerce and MISSIONS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Mr.. Jefferson Davis Condition.

Davis had no fever yesterday but he was
very weak, with no present prospect of re-
gaining his strength. He can only take
punishment in very small quantities. His
physicians say he was little better Sunday
night, but his friends were not at all hopeful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Earnings Of the 20" Road.

BosroN, Dec. 2-The groa earnings of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
for October were asa, 67S, an increase of
$50 Net earnings were 81 ,4Sl ,701, an
increase Of el6S 40 From Jan. /, to Oct, 81.
net earnings increased - aAasna
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

OGDEN, Utah, Dec. &C. 5. King, editor
of The Daily Union, was shot Saturday on
the street by ex-Deputy United States
Marshal Exum on account of the publication
of an article rejecting upon the character Of
Exum's wife. King is seriously wounded,
but NAV recover
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Editor sredill.. s,.t.r mead.

CLtsELASD, C., Dec. AIRS. Rachel Nc
Farland, sister of Mr.. Joseph Medill, Of The
Chicago Tribune, dad suddenly yesterday at
New Philadelphia, 0.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Irish Nationalist. Hoaxing the Police.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-The Irish Nationalist
are enjoying themselves over the trouble
they have caused the police at Limerick. By
making ost. nsible preparations for extensiv.
meetings IN honor of the Manchester mar
tyrs' they ave kept the entire constabulary
of the district in ferment, double guards
being on duty night and day. The discom-
futures Of he boobies, as the convictiop
slowly dawlls upon thom that they are being
hOaxed, is described as something pitiabl.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

Strange Friendship of y Rat and . Cat.
At Hartford a big, fierce rat, which had
been caught In a wire trap, was thrown into
n barrel, and then n cat was dropped In. In
stead OF killing the rat the cat lay down and
went To sleep, and the rat curled up by her
side and slept too.-New Haven Register.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

Montana Political Situation Unchanged.
HELENA, Mont, DEC Am the houses OF
the legislature met Saturday, but adjourned
10 attend the mineral land convention The
political situation is unchanged
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Murder Result. from a Gambling Quar-.

HEPPNER, Ore, Dec. 2.-During a gam
bling quarrel Sunday between Hiram Hsr-
per and Andrew and Newton Jones, the
Jones brothers brutality beat Harper, who
afterward shot Newton Jones dead By
ISLANDERS prevented him from killing An
drew
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
PURSUING A MANIAC.

After Butchering His Son He Run.
Amuck and Is Fatally Shot.
GAIIATIS, Mo, Dec. with one sweep
of large, sharp butcher-knife John Bright
Saturday almost decapitated his boy, Albert,
at their home near this city. He then made
an attack ON his wife, who escaped and locked
herself in a room. With maniacal rage the
murderer rushed from the house and at
tempted to kill John Bunk, a farm hand,
who saved his life by flight Bright then
started to town, saying there were several of
his enemies, and he would get even with
them The alarm was given, and a large
number of men went after him, some riding
on ahead to the town TO warn the officers
When Bright came into the city he was
stopped 10y the marshal, but instead of giving
himself up he made an attack on the officer
with his knife, and cut him badly in the arm
He then made dash through the streets, and
chased everybody that came in sight As it
was impossible for any one to get near him.
Constable Near shot him as he was chasing
lot of children, and 80 badly wounded him
that he was captured Bright was released
from an insane asylum recently as cured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02
Fight with Three Masked Thieves.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Three masked burglars
broke into the residence Of Gottlieb Stole, Of
l61 West Polk strset, at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. They forced open the rear door
and crept into the sleepiug rooms on the first
floor, where Mr.. Stole. his wife and two
children were in bed The sleepers awoke
ank Stole erappled with one of the intrud
ers, who drew a revolver and knocked him
down, breaking three of his teeth Mrs
Stole ran screaming toward the door A
burglar knocked her down with "a revolver.
The two children We're caught by the third
burglar, who threw them on the floor and
tried to beat them into silence, but they con
tinued their screams, at which the three
rutfians tierl One of the children, In the
struggle, tore the mask from the face Of hi.
throttler, and would be able 10 identify him
Detectives were detailed on the case but no
arrests have Vet been made
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

The following are those numbered among
the injured: William Lawn, printer, burned
ON hands and face; l. {. Andrews printer,
burned hands and face; George T. Worden,
printer, burned hands and face: Frank
Gerber, a deaf-mute printer, hands and face
burned; Adam Weishemire. printer, hurt
about hips; Charlss All Williams managing
editor Of The Tribune badly burned about
head and face; W. II. Williams, foreman
eomposing-room, badly burned about face
and hands $ II. Jones, Pioneer Press re-
porter, hands and face slightly burned;
Frank Hoover, printer, burned about the
neck
The Tribune PROPRIETOR Account.
MIR. A J. Blethen, the proprietor Of The
Tribune, says that he heard the cry Of fire
and started down stairs 20 investigate On
the third floor he found the flames bursting
out Of the Union League rooms, some man
trying unsuccessfully to subdue them. He
jumped into the elevator TO get fire-ex-
tinguisher, which he supposed was on the
fourth floor, and stated up after IL. Before
reaching the supposed location Of the extin-
guisher he was half suffocated by the dense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

Milton Pickett, assistant city editor Of the
The Pioneer Pres; James r. Igoe, Associated
Press operator; Edward Olsen, president Of
the University Of South Dakota at Verinillion;
Jerry Jenkinson, Il printer; Robert Me-
Cutcheon, "A printer; W II. Millman com
mercial editor Of The Tribune; Walter E.
Miles operator and agent Of the Associated
Press
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-25
Lime Water and Milk,

When the stomach is intolerant of
food, it is the general practice Of ply
Sicians to order lime water to he
given with milk; and, If they are
rightly given, they are almost always
well borne. But, unless duly instruct,
ed as 10 the necessary proportions of
each, the majority OF people are quite
surctO make the mistake of not using
enough lime water. II is, of course,
only OF value as an ant-acid; and il is
but very slightly alkaline. AS com
pared with the bicarbonate of soda, an
ordinary dose of the same is equivalent
TO six ounces of lime water. So a
tablespoonful of the latter in a cup of
milk-the scanty proportion used by
many in slckncss-is really Of no
value. To obtain an action Of any
moment, 1t is necessary in giving
milk ard lime water to have the mix
turc contain the latter in the proper.
ton OF ut least one-third. Very often
where they are in equal parts the milk
Is yonlitcd up in hard. sour curds, in
which event if the mixture has not
been given too freely, it is best TO use
a stronger ant-acid. Bicarbonate OF
soda is a good substitute, and about a
teaspoonful should be dissolved in a
large cupful of water, and that solu.
ton be added 10 the milk in place Of
the lime water. Boston Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-25
supersedes the Silkworm

If Moussa Elfendi Khouri is right.
the value OF silliworms will soon be
very much deprecated. This gentle
man is a Syrian and u native of Bey.
rout. For years lie has been trying to
manufacture silk without the aid Of
silkworms, and now he claims he has
succeeded. He has patented his in.
vention in the eas. and in all the
countries of Europe. In this country
lac has also filed an application for a
patent.
After studying for a long time the
manner in which silkworms do their
work MousSa Eifendi Khouri came to
the conclusion that quite a fine silk
could be made out of the twigs and
bark of the mulberry tree, as is made
at present from the leaves. He there
fore experimental with the bark and
twigs, describing the services of the
worm altogether, and, after years OF
labor he succeeded in producing a silk
which has been pronounced by Euro
pean experts TO he no whit inferior to
the article manufactured by silk
worms.
In appreciation of MouSsa Etfendi
khOuris devotion 10 science, the Tur-
kish government has granted him
certain rights over all the mulberry
trees in the sultan's domains. so
long as | have enough mulberry
trees" says khouri, II can produce
silk at less than half what it costs
when produced by silkworms."-New
York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-25

dr0pper al his side also looked across,
and the observation was true. One
man had doubled his sheet, another
had made it into a quarto, still an.
other had folded it into three straight
sections the full length of the column.
IL have found" continued the ora
Gle, ''tllat II large proportion Of the
men read The papers folded i'll halt, the
quarter section men come next. and
the full Igugih sectionists next. Ii is
rarely yuI 81 two mel sitting side by
side reading a paper the same way"
There was a momentary pause filled
by the rustic of some asserting news
paper, and the oracle again remarked:
The way of holding a paper shows
the man as surely rs the way he
walks. The refined, educated man
carefully crosses his paper, sees that il
is in compact shape, and then goes
Systematically through il, passing
from column To- column aud page 10
page, with ease and facility, whereas
the shiftlcss, uucouth man punches
il into wadS and goes through it as if
hunting for something in a rag bag. :"
New York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-25
THE PHANTOM SHIP.
The Hulk Buried b. the Sands Of ColUra-
do Desert O.t OF Mans Reach.

The Hulk Buried d. the sands Of Colora-
do Deselt 0.t OF Mans Reach.
Who has not heard of the phantom
ship Of California. whose hulk is buried
in the sands Of the desert. and whose
spectral mats have lured many treas.
ure seekers to d~estFuctionf Al the
time of its discovery, several years
ago, the press raved about il. histo.
rams spcculatcd upon il. songsters
sang II. novelists wove il with ro-
mances. and Joaquin Miller. the long
haired rhymcster of the Sierras-drop
ping INTO poetry with the facility OF
Silas Wegg-celebrated it in these
words:
And said. a ship lies yonder, dead:
And said, dou5loons lie sowD in sand;
In yon far desert, dead and brown,
Beyond where wave washed walls look down,
A thick Cs stars o'erhead;
great ship, lifting from the sand
And pointing heavenward a hand
This mysterious vessel lies not far
north Of the line between Upper and
Lower California, in what is known
as the Colorado desert. aud has lust
been redlscoyered by a party OF pro
spectors. IL was first seen By Joseph
Talbot, who gives II as his opinion
that the desert in which il was strand
ed was once a part Of the California
gulf. but that 1T some remote period
an earthquake threw up the cham Of
hills across its mouth, entirely alter.
ing the character of the country. The
waters gradually subsidized but their
mark may still be plainly seen some
sixty or seventy feet up the mountain
sides, all around the border. Tie ship
may have been a piratlcal Graf; which
lost her way she may have Lcen the
very vessel named by Admiral Viz
caino, and mentioned by Father Juni-
pero Sierra She may have been a ship
OF exploration, commanded by some
Castilian grandee. which disappeared
in the Seventeenth century with LOCO.
900 dOubloons on board. None can
now tell any thing about her beyond
the bare fact that there she is IN the
midst Of the desert lifting heaven
ward q hand"
Though many have tried, no man
has yet been able 10 reach the spot.
For miles around it ON every side, the
alkali crust that covers the deep hot,
singing sand is not strong enough to
support man or beast. There is no
water for a great distance; and If a
man could wade through on foot,
where il is impossible 20 compel a
mule 10 carry him, he could not be
burdened with sufficient food and
water to last him through the expedi-
ton, without which he must surely
perish. Last year two determined
miners were sent out, equipped with
shoyels, tools and grub stake TO dig
up the craft aud IFS treasure.
Time passed; they did not return,
and finally others were sent 10 look
for them, after the fashion Of parties
who 20 in search OF the north pole
and others who go IN search Of them.
The latter, coming IN sight of the tall
white mnsts, found a pile Of 'ossilsan
marine shellS-a monument erected
by those for whom they were looking;
and later they came upon two human
skeletons, presumably those Of the
miners, the Gcsh picked clean from
the bones by greedy yulturcs. -Phila
oelpku Record.