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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
I'm Mad Comoauy.

Last night before the shroud OF dark>
ness had cast its shadow about the city,
two touRbs-one OF whom il said to be
the son OF respectable Rock Island peo-
pie. In company with q notorious tough
and tin horn gambler, well known TO the
police, entered the notorious Third street
den OF sin. recently occupied by the no.
torious Madame Van Ness. but purchased
from her by Mag Deli. former Front
street nymph. and proceeded to take pos
session OF the house. Mag Deli and two
Of the inmates. named May Evans and
Belle Evans. sisters. made some objec,
ton TO the conduct Of the toughs. The
cowardly ruffians at once proceed
ed to take possession Of the house by
throwing its inmates out Of Il. Mag
Deli. another inmate, having fed. the
Evans sisters being left alone were bru-
tally attack by the cowardly ruffisns.
Belle Evans was bodily thrown out OF
the house TO the sidewalk. jumped upon,
beaten and kicked in cruel manner by
her assailsnt, while her sister, May
Evans. was struck In the face and
knocked insensible to the floor of the
psrlor. Officer Wafer arrested the pair
OF cowardly toughs and took them to the
police station. The Times reporter Wis
tied the house this morning because OF
rumors to the effect that the women were
perhaps dangerously injured. He found
May Evans suffering from severe face
bruises-her lips being swollen and
black-while Belle Evans right eye was
completely closed. She stated that she
had number OF severe bodily bruises, -
Davenport Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
IEEIIO DIE BY INCHES.
Some MislaId French Papers Make Known
aTragic Story.

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L"NpoN' w" . '
est comes from a niue rooAy i'ianu SUM
ways north OF sierra beone' On 'ne west
coast OF Africa. Alcatraz Island has no IN
habitants. and would be perfectly valueless
were il not that il has a onsiderabe deposit
~ ouano The ou.no heds have bean ysry
,;,,1o ,.,o,l,.d b,, France tbought il worth
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
WANT THOSE BOOKS
The Parnell Commission to Be-
gin Work Again.
IT'LL AFTER THOSE LEAGUE BOOKS

French Omcials Make Terrible Dis
"A Guano Island-A Tidal Wave in Japan
Sweeps 500 People into Eternity-Dis-
graceful Incident OF the Bentilee Coal
Pit Disaster-Attempted Assassinat ions
Foreign Notes.
LONDON, Oct 2l-Judge Hammer, the pre-
siding judge of the Parnsll commission,
which will resume business at the old stand
next Thursday, has expressed strong de-
termination to unearth the missing books OF
the league and the first business Of the COM
mission will be an attempt to sxtort some
thing in regard to their whereabouts from
Henry Campbell, Parnel's private secretary.
All similar attempts made at the last session
of the commission proved futils And it is
claimed now that the failure to elicit any
evidence on the subject was due entirely to
the lack Of Information on the subjsct on the
part of the questioners. During the long re-
cess neither Judge Hammer nor the attorney
general have been idle, and under their in
struction the secretary of the commission, it
is stated, has gathered full and complete in
formation as to the manner in which the
missing books and documents were dis
posed 81
PsrneIIites Says It's q Blum.
This Information, il is claimed, will ens-
BILE the attorney gsner al to question Camp
bell and other witnesses who have bssn sub
/, oe az to t 'stity with sufficient knowledge
OF the facts to insure truthful and valuable
evidence The frieu Is of Parnell deny that
any information whatever has been gath
cred in Paris or any where else bearing on
tn. subj ct, and assert that the claim thst
such is the fact is merely bluff on the part
of the enemies OF Ireland, who seek in this
way TO scare Campbell into disclosing what
they imagine to be within his knowledge,
the whereabouts of certain league books and
papers and to compel their production in
cgurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Sight Trnn.latIons.

Mr.. White Is famous among his friends for
his illegibls handwriting. He is a very short
sighted man and dependent upon a pair Of
pinch nose eyeglasses. One dry he was
called west suddenly ON business and forgot
bis glasses.
He autographed to his wife from the first
station; "Send me my glasses by express to
Palmer house, Chicago" The telegraph ope-
rator got It; "Sand me my dollars by Curtis
TO Palmer house. Chicago"
Mrs White was greatly puzzled when she
received this message, and a visit TO her hus-
bands office brought her no explanation.
His partner knew nobody named Curtis, and
felt certain that Mr.. White had his check
book with him.
In the meantime Mr.. White had found In
his pocket a duplicate pair Of glasses, pro
vided for just such an emergency, and had
sent q second telegram; "Have found my
other glasses. Never mind about first pair"
The second operator had even more trouble
with this message. When 1t reached Mrs
White, IL read: II leave around my other
gloves Never mind about first pair"
IL took two letters TO straighten out the
mystery Of these messages, and Mr.. Whites
son Fred still preserves them as prize speci-
mems Of papas handwriting ~ Youths Com
panion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
ARSENIC IN THE WELL WATER.
An Entire Family Poisoned and the Has
band and Father Dead.

An Entire Family Poisoned and the Hus-
band and Father Dead.
VANDALIA, Ills. Oct. 2l-News has been
received here of the poisoning of the entire
family of William Carey, AMI Mrs. Dur
bin, who lives with the Carey family. few
miles north Of st. Elmo, in this Fsyette)
county. Mrs. Durbin went to the well FRI
day morning and took a drink of water.
Soon after wards she was taken violently i'll,
and began vomiting. Mr.. Carey was the
next to be taken sick, followed by his wife
and little child. Carey grew worse rapidly,
and a physician who was summoned pro-
nounced it a case Of arseuical poisoning. the
usual remedies proved of no avail in Carey's
case, and he died Friday night in great
agony. Mrs Carey and her little girl and
Mrs Durbn are still alive, but their recov
cry is very doubtful
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
GIOO Reward 400.

The readers Of the DAILY ARGUS will
be pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all It's stages, and that
Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires q consti
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
tenn. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength. by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer one hum
dred dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dres, +. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 2l.-Something of
sensation was created in local religious cir
cles yesterday morning 10y the application Of
Pastor J. N. Metcalf, of the Peoples taber-
nacle "a Congregational church,, for a war
rant for the arrest Of the church treasurer,
Lyman Heeman. The pastor charged Beeman
with propriating TO his own use 500 of
the chur chs funds. The accused mans fam
lily Is in great distress and suffering for want
OF the ns C .ssaries of life. Mrs. Beeman ~
recovering from a severe illness, and has just
lost her father, mother, and three of her
children She admitted deficit of 81, but
said her husband had used the money to bury
the dead Children and provide bread for the
livipr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

were almost without exception re-adjusted
on mere opinion, the Judgment OF to-day
annulling ano setting aside that deliberately
rendere years ago, and against which, until
recently, no protest had ever been made by
the pensioners
The board, in summarizing its conclusions,
says: Substs ntislly the same principles or
rules have in general been followed, so far
as the applies ton of any principle or rule OF
action can be discernei, during the period OF
eight months, BEGINNING with December,
1888, covered by our investigation.
Gen. lowell Writes n Letter.
A Telegram from ST. Louis says that Gen.
Powell has written a letter to Secretary
Noble denyirg that the increase was granted
upon letter of recommendation to the then
COMMISSIONS, Gen. Black, given to him by
Gen Noble. Gen. Powell claims that it was
not a case of re-rsting. but simply correc-
ton Of an error in his original allowance.
The general closes his letter by saying that
the statement Of Corporal Tanner was mis-
conception o the facts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
cnmnarztix. Apn,tit,..

"when a crowd Is coming to the hotel
from Los Angeles and the coast, / always
figure on sixteen loaves Of bread to every
hundred guests" said Coronado hotel cook,
yesterday, land when a lot of eastern excur-
sionists are expected, all l allow is ten leaves
per hundred, and find that is plenty One
Californian eats as much as two fasteners.
A Los Angeles man usually drinks two cups
OF coffee, and San Francisco man three;
the excursionist does well II he gets away
with one Everything else Is In the same
proportion. "--SAn Diego Cali Union
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
TIDAL WAVE IN JAPAN.
Ii browns 500 People and Destroys About
=, 900 Houses.

Ii browns 500 People and Destroys About
1000 Houses
SAN Francisco, Oct 81. The steamer
City OF Picking arrived Friday night from
China and Japan. She brings an account Of
a tidal wave in which nearly 800 persons
lost their lives, and about 1900 houses were
washed away. On Sept. IL violent wind
and rain storm SGT IN at Hazuguu and Aich-
ken By o'clock the sea had risen several
feet above ordinary high tide, and just bs-
fore nightfall the waves II: Suntei to n great
height, washing away the entertainments and
dwelling the building near the shore.
A Tremendous Wave Rolls H.
Shortly afterward wave fifteen feet
higher than the highest of those that had
preceded il rolled in with great roar, wash
ing away the remaining portions OF the en-
bankment, and carrying with it nearly all
the houses Of the various villages along the
beach This was done done so suddenly and
Unexpectedly that the inhabitants had not
time TO escape. In some Of the smaller VIII
lagos more than half the people lost their
lives The emperor and empress have sent
81, 500 and $500 respectively for the relief Of
the sufferers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
T,, R.,, B.l, Ch.mpIou.bIp.

NEW York, Oct. 2L-The second game
Of the SC ries for the base ball championship
took place Saturday on the Brooklyn
grounds before a tremendous audience. The
ground looked like big soup bowl. with
sides Of human beings, and when the gains
was enc cd Brooklyn was in the soup Scorer
New York Q, Brooklyn 2. Last night the
League pennant was formally presented to
the Giants, the event taking place at the
Broadway theatre before crowded house.
The Gia ats were all in evening dress, and
speeches were made by Mutrie, Ward and
others
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

QUEBEC Oct 81 Capt Lomay, repre-
senting NJ. Bosse, the missionary bishop Of
Labrador, has just arrived fro N Labrador.
he brings a terrible tale of starvation and
cannibalism from that section. The fisheries
were failure this year and the 5000 in
habitants are suffering untold privations
and starving to death. From Hoped lle is
reported, though not actually verified, a
statement that father and a mother had
subsisted on the body of their six months
old infant for days, only then to follow their
child by death from starvation. Relief to
be Of any avail must be immediate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
TnIma1ei. New (hureh.

BROOKLYN, n. y, OCT 2l-Rev DIR.
Talmage pre- ached to large audience yes.
terday in the Academy OF Music, He an
nounced that a site had been purchased for
a new edifce to replscs the burned taber-
nacls. The sit. is at Clinton street and
Greene avenue, $50 by 20J feet The price
paid is about SIS, 900 DR. Taluaage will
break ground for the new church on Oct
% at 4 m m
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

NEW YORK, OCT 2l-George Pieiffer was
found dead in bed at 2o6 East Thirty fourth
street yesterday morning, having bsen suf-
focatei by gas, HIS roommate, Morris A.
Rsiding. was unconscious and may die
Pfeiffer was out Of work, and it is thought
he had lett the gas turned on in order to end
his life, and that Rsdding was unaware of
his
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

wAsHIs 3roN CITY, Oct 2l.-The secretary
of the tres iury received two conscience con-
tributions Saturday morning-one Of s25 in
an envelops postmarksd New York, and the
other Of SO in an envelope on which the
postmark vas indistinct. The New Yorker
said his co Contribution represented the duty
on a diane nd ring imported by him in Gar
fields administration
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

GREENvILLE, Ala, Oct GA younS
man named Roberts, who was connected with
Burk's horse show, quarreled with a negro
helper early Saturday morning. The negro
poured gasoline over Robei Is clothing and
another negro set fire to the fluid. Roberts
was literally roasted, and is in critical
condition One of the negroes was arrested
the OF har ,,ScaDai
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Is Death for Burgi AIRY "Progres..''

CHARLOTTE, N C, Oct 2l.-Bill Alex
ander, colored, who was arrested ten days
ago for burglary, was tried in the criminal
court Saturday. He was found guilty. The
penalty is death. The jury wers-nut only
three minutes. Alexander was al : he head
of a gang of petty thieves and burglars in
this county, who committed about thirty
burglaries last spring In all only about
s1,GoU worth Of goods were stolen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

CHICAGO, Oct. 2l-In the work of secur-
ing a jury in the Cronin case Saturday
twenty tn sc veniremen were examined,
psremptorily by the defense, two by the
state anc que practically accepted by both
sides The entire vsnire was exhausted
when the court adjourned at Sis, the prac-
teal result SO far b,ing that eleven are ac-
f.antad on hath SiiaS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

LISBON, Oct. 81 The king is dead. Luis
l, who had been i'll with paralysis for some
months, passed away Saturday at IL g. m.
He had been a progressive monarch and
tried to benefit his people. HIS successor Is
his son, Carlos I, who has issued proclama-
ton promising TO follow the example Of his
father, maintain the Roman Catholic re-
ligion and concludes oy declaring that it Is
his pleasure to have the present ministers re
main I'M Office
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
WIN Remember Their Old Manager.

PursBURo, Pa, Oct 2l-on Thursday
afternoon OF this week the Alleghsay Base
Ball club will play benefit game OF ball
with picket nns OF professional players
who have returned to their hspss In this
city. The proceeds will DO presSntcd 90 ex.
Manager Horace B. Phillips, now afflicted
with paresis and confined ia an asylum In
Nav Jar.av
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE.
Sixteen Men Hurt, Four OF Whom are
Horribly Burned.

Horribly Burned.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Oct 81 "A disastrous
explosion occurred Saturday in a coal mine
at Bryant Switch, fifty miles south of here
in the Choctsw nation A miners lamp
came in contact with keg Of powder. The
explosion Of the powder caused an explosion
Of coal Gust which set the mine on fire Six
teen men were in the mine, the shaft or
which is 500 feet deep The work OF rescp-
ing the unfortunstes was completed about
dark Saturday evening. All of them were
taken out more or less injured Four were
horrible burned, and at last accounts were
not expe ted to recover. MIR. o'Brisn, one
Of the owners Of the mine, came In at
o'clock yesterday morning on the north
bound pr ssenger and returned to the scene
of the di astsr on the south bound train with
several hundred feet of hose and other neces-
sary MAJ hinery with which TO extinguish
the fra
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Trial of the v.suvIu.' Guns.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 2l.-The official
report on the trial OF the three pneumatic
dynamite guns on the dynamite cruiser
Vesuyius mas been received by Secretary
Tracy. Tie board found the test perfectly
SATISFACTORY, but recommend a further trial, to
give some assurance that the air pressure
can be con rolled within smaller limits This
test is required by the contract
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
A Maohinist's Good Fortune.

BtDDEFoRD, Me-, Oct 2L-Cyrus p.
Berry, an employee in the water power ma
chine shop, has received information of the
death Of an uncle in California by which he
will come into possession Of o., 600 900 The
deceased was Silas Emerson, of Mountain
View, Cal, who went to that state from
Harrison, Ne, at the time Of the gold dis
covery. He leaves property estimated at
mn mn,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

BERLIN, Oct. 2i.-Prince Wilhelm, Of
Wurtemburg. nephew Of Kari I, king Of
Wurtemberg and heir presumptive to the
throne, while driving to church in the city
of Ludwigsburg yesterday morning, was
fired at by man ON the sidewalk. The shot
did not take effect and the prince escaped
unhurt His assailant was arrested. When
asked why 10 sought to kill the prince be az
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
THE BENTILEe colusRY HORROR.
Vain Attempt to Obtain Volunteer. to Re-

Vain Attempt to Obtain Volunteers to Re-
cover the Bodies-A Coroner Scandal
LONDON, Oc,. 2l.-The engineers yester-
day morning pronounced the Bsntiles col
hery at Lsngton safe, and the superinten-
dent again called for volunteers among the
miners to go down for the purpose of bring
ing mp the remaining. bodies of the men kill
In the recsnt explosion, but not n
Ipondei. The stencil from the decomposing
bodies is so great that not one OF the men
could be tempted by the offers Of big pay
to enter the mine again. Two rival cor
oners are on the ground awaiting the pro-
duction of the bodies underneath the ground
while disgraceful quarrel between them as
to the question OF jurisdiction stands in the
way Of any disposition OF the thirty-seven
bodies already recovered As these can not
be buried without permit from one of these
two enterprising officials and as neither will
grant this until the other withdraws his
claim TO the right to hold the inquest, the
situation Is dangerous to the health Of the
neighborhood as il is disgracsful
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
A scoroh,r a. E.canaba. Mich.

EscANAsA, Mich, Oct 2L-Ten business
buildings and the Lewis house were burned
yesterday morning. No lives were lost, but
several Of the guests and employees Of the
hotel bare escaped in their night clothes.
The total loss is about s4s, eeO; insurance,
80, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
A New Man for the Nortbve.tsrn.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct 21.-Tbe rumor that
W. W. Newman, late third vice president
Of the Missouri Pacific railway, was to take
;he position of second vice president of the
Chicago and North western road, is con-
irmed. Mr., Newman will have charge of
the traffic department of the Northwes tern
road, assuming his new duties ON Nov. 1 at
Chicago
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
rromIp.p, Chlc.ro.n Dead.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2L--John Crerar, of the
hrm OF Crsrar, Adams 4 Co. OF this city,
died At llI5 a IN, Saturday at the resi-
dencr OF Norman William 1881 Calumet
avenue Nc Crerar had MT been IN his
usual health tor severa. months He was
one OF tie bsst known business mon in the
north west
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
GUESTS OF CHICAGO.
The All-America Delegates at the Vest
ern Metropolis-A OuIst Sunday

ern Metropoiis-A Qa'et sunday.
CHIC 20, Oct 2L-Yesterday was q
grateful ay to the International congress
delegates A long rest Saturday night,
quiet morning, and an evening devoid of any
formality was fitting introduction to the
programme for to-day. Yesterday after
noon the delegates inspected the Armour
mission on Thirty-third street, and subse-
quently were driven TO the water works and
Lincoln PARK. The delegates arrived here
from South Bend, lad Saturday evening at
O'Clock They were escorted FROM the
ton to the Grand Pacific hotel, where the
mayor made a short ad iress OF welcome, and
then the party retired
'ssS The Programme st South Bend.
At South Bend the programme was as
follows Drive through the streets, which
were crowded with appauding citizens;
visit TO the exposition building. Wilson
BroS shirt factory and the Oliver plow
works; thence to the ruins OF Hon. Glenn
Studebaker's pslatial home. where lunch
was partaken of in the dining room, which
was by good luck unharmed by the late fire I;
thence to the Notre Dame convent At D.
m. they went aboard their train ami started
for this city South Bend was in holiday
dresa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Pauncefote viii Feel Our Pulse.

OTTAWA, Dat, Oct 2l.-The Dominion
government has been advised that Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British minister at Washington
City, returns with authority to feel the pulse
of the United States cabinet on the principal
matters of dispute between Canada and the
United States, the fishery question and the
Behring sea difficulty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Mike, Mcdonald. WIZ.

New YORK, Oct. 2l-The Herald says
that Mrs Mike Mcdonald, of Chicago,
sailed for Europe last "Wednesday on the
steamer City of New York The purpose OF
her sudden trip was to get away from the
many private detectives who had been both
ering her since her return to New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21

COLUMBUS, o, Oci. 81 Governor For.
aker was attacked Thursday with dysent sry
and Tor Nhi,s his illness was considered
alarmn He passed the dangerous point
however, Saturday, and is now en- the road
To racovary
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Chicago Exposition olo..d.

CHICAGO, Oct ls-The Seventeenth in.
dustriai exposition closed Saturday night
The exhi ,ltion was success financially.
Secretary Reynolds says that 500, 900 psopls
visited the show
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
Tracic death of "a ,Japanese.

YoKoHoMA, Oct 2L-Count Okuma, the
Japanese foreign minister. was attacked by
an assassin yesterday ani slightly wounded
Before the would-bs murderer could he ar
rested he STABBED himself t. heart
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
GREAT RAScALlTY IN MEXICO.
The Government Robbed of o., 500. 900
I'm Bonds.

in Bonds.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct 81 -Rumor is cur.
rent that the government officials are in pos
session OF the facts of g, 500, 00J bond rob-
berry which took place in the treasury depart
ment between the month of August AMI some
days ago. The manner III which the robbery
was perpetrated remains a profound mystery
TO the public The police claim, however,
that they are on the TRACK OF the guilty par
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-21
tn. w.,.h Clergy starving.

LONDON, Oct 2l-Tae 1.-THE agitation in
Wales has brought number OF the Welsh
clergy to the verge OF starvation, and a
movement has been started among them TO
appeal TO the English churchmen for the as
sistance they stand so much in need OF.