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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
The 20" Conspiracy Trial.

GENEVA, Ills, April 9.-The defense in the
"Q' case rested yesterday forenoon, after ex-
animation of several witnesses to prove the
good character of Broderick The prosecu-
ton introduced considerable evidence in re-
buttal. States Attorney Hanchett made the
opening speech for the state His argument
consumed most of the afternoon Donahoe
will, In all probability, open for the defense,
and be followed bv David Hynes will cIns..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Indignant Tennessee Statesmen.

Taylor yesterday created considerable indig-
nation by vetoing bill for the removal and
rebuilding of The state penitentiary He re-
served his veto until both houses were ready
to adjourn, when, for lack of a quorum, no
action could be taken upon the veto by either
house. The indignant Legislators thereupon
voted recess to May Z, instead of an ad-
journment, and declare that when they reas-
semble they will pass the bill over his veto.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Mutiny of Dissatisfied Emigrants.

LONDON, April 9-The emigrants ON board
the Red Star steamship Noordland, which
put into Southampton Sunday to repair the
damage she sustained in her collision with
the schooner Carrie Dingle, were forbidden
to land by the ships officers. A row ensued
and sixteen English emigrants fought their
way to shore, where they complained that
the quarters furnished them on shipboard
were almost uninhabitablp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
The Political Fight in Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, X. l., April 9-Burrillville
elected Republican representative yester-
day by b7 majority. Bristol failed to elect
a representative, there being five tickets in
the field. With four Republicans elected
Saturday the legislature now stands: Sena-
tors-24 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 2 to be
chosen; bouse-:S Republicans, 81 Demo
Gratis, Z to be chosen; joint ballot-52 Re-
publicans, A. Democrats.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
NaxU Fla n for Ea,piuiua TaIants

PLATTsBURG, N. Y, April 9.-All the dis
orderly houses in Plattsburg and outskirts
were raided by the police last night, and eight
women and two men were captured and
locked up. William Klugmin and woman
detective from Albany, Mrs Kirby, were
employed by the authorities to procure the
evidence on hich the prosecutions will be
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Recognized the Legislative Board.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 9-The board Of
fire and police commissioners recently ap-
pointed by the state legislature was last night
formally recognized by the new council,
which is Democratic, and the board at pres.
ent in charge declared usurpers. The mat
ter is now in the hands of the supreme conrt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Serious Charges Preferred.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 9-Rumors
are afoat that several nursery men and an
ex-member of the legislature have preferred
charges against Superintendent Gideon, of
the state experimental fruit farm, alleging
that he has sold $20, 900 or $50, 900 worth Of
trees without accounting for them. Mr.. Gid
con denies the charges and the state senate
will soon try to at the root of the matter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
A lockout and n Riot.

BERLIN, April "a serious riot occurred
at Nurnberg yesterday as the result of the
lockout declared by the master joiners
against their striking employees. The police
were compelled to resort to drastic meas
ures to quell the disturbance, and are fear
full that it will be renewed. A large force
of police is en- gagged in guarding the factories
against attack
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dea,

BERLIN, April Count Ballestrem, who
was for a long time an editor in Munich. and
Is now supposed TO be in America, has been
tried in his absence and sentenced to a term
in prison for embezzlement He has also
been condemned to refund to his victims H.
600 marks, which 1t was proved that he had
stolen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
The Weather We May Expect.

wAsHINoToN CITY, April 9.-The indica-
lions for thirty-six hours from 8 I'm, yesterday
are as follows: For Indiana, Illinois
and Lower Michigan-Light rain; slightly
cooler, preceded in Indiana by warmer
weather; southerly winds For Upper Michi-
gan and Wisconsin-Light rain; stationary
temperature; variable winds. For Iowa
Fair weather, preceded by light rain; station
airy temperature; variable winds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09

PORTLAND, Me, April 9-Slade, the world
renowned inec ium, was exposed here Satur-
day in the presence of well-known believers
in spiritualisn and citizens of high standing
1t was shown that the slate on which the
spirits were to be asked to write had the al
legged message already written on them be.
fore the show began. The faith of the be-
levers is not shaken. They lay it all TO evil
SHIRTS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
starvation on the Isthmus-

PANAMA, April "a consular investiga-
ton shows that there are still over 5000 per-
sons on the line of the canal works who are
in destitute condition. Some deaths from
starvation have already been reported. Ne
groes and women and children are the worst
sufferers. Despite the great distress good
order prevails
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
A Bulle, Hole I'm His Abdomen.

NEW York, April 9.-The dead body of
a young man about IS years of age has
been found III lumber yard at the foot of
Rsthune street. There was q bullet hole in
che abdomen. It is believed to be case of
suicide. There was nothing found on the
corpse by win ch it could be identified
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
such a Getting Upstairs.

LONDON, April 9.-Mr. Gladstone dined
last evening with his former private secre-
tary, Mr. Hamilton. His host lives in the
top fiat of the highest apartment house in
Park lane and the building is not supplied
with an elevator. The aged ex-premier was,
therefore, compelled to climb eighty steps to
honor Mr. Hamilton with his company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
The Uph.a,thv wbtte uopsa

WASHINGTON CITY April 8-Mrs. Russell
Harrison is reported by Mr.. Harrison to be
sick at the White House. Her husband at.
tributes her illness to sewer gas and draughts
at the White House
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Trenton, v, j., Elects Republicans,

TRENTON, N. j.. April 9.-The charter
election here yesterday resulted In a victory
for the Republicans, who elected the mayor,
school superintendent, nine out of the eleven
councilpnen, and four out of the five free
holders.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Had No A,ternative but Death

NEW YORK, April 9.-W. NJ. H. Sowerby,
a book binder aged 81 years, committed sui
eide by poisoning himself IN Central park
Sunday. He wrote a letter saying he could
not get work, was destitute and had no altern-
alive but death
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
HORRIBLE CRUELTY or ROBBERS.
They Crush Their Plundered Victim In His

They Crush TheIr PIundereH Victim In His
Own Wine Press.
VIENNA, April "a wine store at Sill,
Hungary, was entered Sunday night by
thieves who plundered the premises of every
thing valuable. The proprietor OF the store
surprised the robbers at their work and was
seized and crushed to death in wine press
The thieves afterward got drunk, and were
In an almost helpless state of inebriety when
a few hours later they were arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09

preached. he appealed to the legislature for
action to prevent excessive railroad charges,
and alleged that competitors in other states
were now given advantages over Pennsyl-
vania manufacturers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
The MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, April g.
Following We're the quotations on the board
Of trade to-day: Wheat-No. . May opened
eOlsc, closed So14c; June, opened $3.50. closed
s61ac; July. opened S5ltc closed $3.50. Corn
No. May, opened 35asc, closed :Tssc June,
opened $3.50, closed 3Ssc; July. opened
36Asc, closed 36ssc. Oats--No. May. opened
and closed 25ssc; June, closed 25c. July closed
25-,sc. Pork-May, opened sl2l5, closed
sll.sD; June, closed. Sl2OO; July, opened
si-S closed sl210 Lard-May, opened $685.;
closed $3.50
Live stock-The Union stock Yards report
the following prices: Hogs-Market opened
moderately active but prices 56tl0c lower.
light grades, S4.6j6lj.0s; rough packing. 81 20
94.15; mixed lots, S4.Sfli,a5; heavy packing
and shipping lots, S4.S0Gt4g5 Cattle Bids
lower: prices about steady: beeves, $780, s
COWS, Sl.65G3.ac; stockers and feeders, 8 3tQ
$50. sheep-Steady; natives. s40055O
westerns, S4.5tGj.3u. lambs, s475d6.J0
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery e41
&c per 10, diaries in lines, l5glsc; packing
stock n@l2c. Eggs-Strictly fresh laid. loo
per doz, Poultry-Live chickens. lie per 10;
ROSTERS, DC; dresser turkeys, l00ilc: ducks, 10
Ul2c: geese, lose. Potatoes-Choce Burbanks
2GD:2oc per bu; Beauty of Heron. 21Sb.Sc; Early
Rose, .1D Sc: sweet potatoes, S..s5 per Dbl.
Apples-Choice greetings, Sl.5012.01 per Dbl;
poor lots 15clpSl.UO. Crinberries bell and
bugle. S5.U0Gp6.00 per Dbl.
new 1Ork.
NEW YORK, April g.
Wheat-lrregular and easier No. l red
state, !sc; No. do, S1lSc: No. red winter
May, S5sc; do June s7Isc; do July. Ssakc
Corn-Steady: No. mixed cash, 45c: do
Anril. &c; do May. sac: do June. 4s1sc: do
July. 43s4c. Oats-Steady: No. white state,
Ssc; No. do, size; No. mixed April aUasc;
do May. Sssc; do June, 3esc. Rye-Dun.
Bariey-Quiet and unchanged, Pork-Dull;
new mess, S1a.250l3.75. Lard Easier; April.
SI.23: May, S725
Live Stock: Cattle--Active firm. and higher:
common to prime steers, Si.95a4.s5 y 100 rs,
extra do, $49515.l0; bulls, s. s0a3 40; dry cows.
$S.0O930. Sheep and Lambs--Firm and higher
for sheep, steady for yearling lambs; sheen.
0825 Q 100 Ds yearlings. s. s51s 50: spring
lambs $i.5005.t0 each. Hogs-Steady: fair to
good, $525O5.4o q 100 bs.
ROCK ISLAND
Hsy-Upland prairie, e71s.
HAy-Timotny-new S706.O0.
Hay-Wild, So.000$6 ".
Rye-5Oc.
Corn--20Q2T.
Potatoes-23025c.
Turnips-1oc.
Oosl-Soft lilo hard %. 90
Cord wood--Oak, A.a5; Hickory, =.
StrAw-S6.00: baled % 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09

HumoHs run riot In the blood at this
season. Hoods Ssrsaparilis expels
every impurity and vitalizes and enriches
the blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
Notary PUBLIC.

Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free. r. ]. CHENEY q
CO.. Toledo, o.
GTSold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-09
STATE OF UHIo, CRY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. s. s.

FRAME j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm Of F. j.
CHENEY & Co., doing buriness in the
city of Toledo, County and State afore.
said, and that said firm will paw the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day OF December,
A. D., '66. A. w. GLEASON,
(~)
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19

In the interview between the President
and the "kicker's'' committee yesterday,
the President is reported to BIZ = said that
Mr.. Clarkson, Assistant Postu9 lister Gen.
eral, had denied to him that he had made
any such statement concerning the neces-
sity of General Mahone's endorsement up
on applications for Office, as he was report
ed to have made to Mr.. Agnew, of this
city. Mr.. Agnew's word is as good as his
bond wherever he is known. Those who
like him least never doubt his veraeity.
He says that Mr.. Clarkson told him just
what was printed on the subject referred
to, the truth of which thu Pres ident says
Mr.. Clarkson denies. But it is remember
ed that Mr.. Harrison, though he ordered
the militia to load with bullets to shoot
down the strikers at indianapolis, denied,
when candidate for President, having
done so, aud that Mr.. Clarkson denied hav-
ing bought the stolen subscription list Of
the Voice, though the editor of that tenn
perance paper swears he did. There is a
gross falsehood out, but it doe not lie at
the door of Mr.. AgEew.--Atec. Gazette,
June 18Th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19
Virginia Military Institute.

PROGRAMME OF It's MI-CENTENNIAL.
Virginia Military Institute will celebrate
its semi-centennial July 8 and 4 with mill
tary and civic pomp and splendor. Hon.
Chas. ]. Faulker, Senator from West Vir-
giria, will be the orator of the day. Cold.
T. L. Preston will deliver historical ad-
dress. A ssmi-centennial poem by Mrs.
Margaret ]. Preston will be read. An ad-
dress of welcome will be made by Gcy Lee,
who, with his staff, will review the corps of
cadets, and q sham battle. The President,
President, the general staff of the
army, admiral of the navy and staff, ex-
Confederate officers, West Point and Anna
polls superintendent, their staff and pro-
fessors, the presidents of colleges, Govern
ors, members of Congress, clergy and the
press are embraced in the list Of five
thousand Invited guests. Fifteen hundred
old cadets will be here in camp. A ban
quet will be prepared for several thousand
on July 3, aud fireworks and artillery will
celebrate the Fourth. Every class from
1889 to date will be represented.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19

Wages of all kinds are advancing abroad
while being reduced here under Harrison's ad :
ministration, and American workingmen want
to know why it should be SO. The Pittsburg
Labor Tribune a protectionist newspaper :,
asks, "why the pauper labor of Europe is in
such an improved condition as to wages. while
our own intelligent and well-to-do, because
protected citizens, seem to be sliding down
HILL" 1t is easy enough to solve the problem
from the low tariff point Of view, but the T'rib
alne says it wants an answer that will be 'clear
To the ordinary understanding and consis
tent with the protectionist tariff principle" II
cannot be given. The reason why wages in the
iron foundries and factories of England are to-
day higher than in America is because protec
tion does not protect labor, but the men who
employ labor, and virtually regulate the
market for them in such manner that they
can afford to say 10 their employees: "If you
don't like the wages you are getting now you
can quit" Free raw material would send up
the rate of wages all over the land. Charleston
(W. Vd.) Star.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19
IL the others are as yet

horribly decomposed. All the others are as yet
unidentified.
The weather here to-day was as gloomy and
dismal as the grief and distress which still
hangs like heavy veil over the place. Every
body is busy, however, and more men are at
work than IN army of bosses can conveniently
handle.
A meeting of citizens was held at Alma Hall
this afternoon to protest against the further
use of heavy dynamite blasts. The blast used
heretofore has been 500 pounds. but smaller
blasts were advised and General Hastings has
accepted the wish of the meeting, and only
thirty i've pound blasts have been put off to-
day. At a meeting of businessmen this, after
noon tt was decided to ask the State authori-
ties here for lumber with which to build tenn
porary business. places. To the committee
who waited on General Hastings that gentle
man said that he would supply all the lumber
desired within a week. Many of the Temporal
ry buildings will be constructed on the old
public square. Notwithstanding the large
quantities OF provisions and supplies that are
being shipped there are many people who
would like to buy what they want, and are
urging that temporary business places be con-
structed at once.
The State Board of Health made complete
tour of several boroughz to-day. They have
not yet made report, but 1t is limited in Of
fetal circles that their sanitary arrangements
will be severely CT iticised and condemned and
that many recommendations will be made.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19

WHAT LINCOLN THoUGHT.-The follow
ing is an extract from a speech Lincoln
made in Illinois in 1858, when canvassing
that State against Douglass for the United
States Senate:
81 will say, therefore, that 1 am not and
never have been in favor of bringing about
in any way the social and political equality
of the white and black races; that l am not
nor never have been in favor of making
voters or jurors OF negroes, nor of qualify
ing them to hold Office, nor to intermarry
with white people. Aud will say 10 ad-
dition to this that there is physical differ
ence between the white and black races
which believe will forever forbid the two
races living together on terms of social and
political equality; and, inasmuch as they
cannot so live while they do remain to-
gether, there must lie the position of su-
perior and inferior, aud l, as much as any
other man, am in favor of having the SUI
perior assigned to the white race"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19
HOM'S This.

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J.CHENEY & Co., Propr's, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney, for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
Transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by the firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, Ohio.
WALDINe, KrNNAN 81 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. II. VAN HoEsEN, Cashier, Toledo Ma
tional Bank, Toledo, o.
Halls CAtarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price rs cts per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19
Great floods in different periods.

The great disaster at Johnstown and 9TH
er portions of the Conemaugh Valley, Pa,
on the 31st of May, has revived references
to destructive floods in different parts of
the world at various periods, some of which
are mentioned by the Richmond State as
follows:-
The greatest was when everybody was
destroyed except Noah and his family. In
1870 B. c., the Celts were forced to emigrate
to Italy, the Upper Rhine and Danube on
account of the great rise of water. The
Eleventh century had forty-seven great
floods with a loss of one million lives. Dur
ing that period the rise of 1915 put large
part of Holland under water. The Rhine
and Danube have had numerous and fear
full overfows. Gu the goth of November,
1882, a most enormous flood gave birth to
the Zulder sea and put the Dollart into its
present shape, by which mighty revolution
of nature $4,000 to 100000 human lives
were lost and many towns were wiped out
forever. The second so-called "Marcellus"
flood in 1900 destroyed twenty eight towns
in Sleswick alone, and with them 10000
human beings. 1t also swept away another
half of what had been left of Helgoland, so
that only about one. fourth of the original
island remained. In 1887 large portion
| Of the province of iceland, containing sew
! en- dioceses and fourteen villages, were
buried beneath the waters. The year 1342
saw the most disastrous of floods which ever
visited Germany. On the 9Th of December
the German ocean leaped, az it were, upon
North Frisia and swallowed up more than
100 900 men, women and children, together
18th all their habitations scattered through
thirty dioceses. Again from the 18th to
the goth of November, 1921, 100, 900 people
were destroyed by flood near Dortrecht
and Rotterdam, together with seventy one
villages, of which twenty two have never
since been seen. The 1870 was the most
disastrous for Holland. Large tracts of
valuable lands were flooded and 400. 900
people drowned. On the 18th and 18th of
October the Ganges suddenly overflowed all
the adjoining country, taking the lives of
800, 600 people in one single night. The
flood rose to a height of forty feet. The
flood in China in 1856 drowned 200, 900 peo-
pie. In Bengal 1865, 600 people were swept
away in 1876. In 1888 the overflow of the
Yellow river in China drowned over one
million neople
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-19
Further from the Austin Tragedy.
OUR WHITES AND FIVE NEGROES WERE

FOUR WHITES AND FIVE NEGROES WERE
KILLED-No RENEWAL OF THE FIGHT.
CHICAGO, June ia dispatch from
Austin, Texas, says: There are conflicting
reports about the cause of the bloody shoot
ing ARRAY which occurred eighteen miles
southeast of this city Thursday evening, in
which four white men and five negroes
were killed and many others Wounded
From one version it appears that in the
neighborhood where the trouble occurred
colored justice of the peace, Orange
Wickes, and colored constable, Isaac
Wilson, were recently elected. A justice
had issued a warrant for one A. d. Litten
(white) and it was put into the hands of
Wilson. Soon after the latter met Litten
and informed him he had a warrant for his
arrest and proceeded to read it. Litten re-
marked that it was no use to read the war
rant, for he would not be arrested by
''d-nigger." Quite a crowd had gathered,
and Wilson's friends advised that he place
the warrant in the hands of a white con-
stable. This he did, and Litten was ar
rested, but declared hSwould not be tried
before colored JUSTLY Notwithstanding
his protest he was carried before Justice
Wickes, whose court was then in session.
The room was crowded with blacks and
whites. In tue courtroom LltIen was very
abusive. and finally words led to blows,
then to tho. use of six-shooters and Win
chesters. Justice Wickes and Litten were
riddled with bullets and died Immediately.
A colored constable was also killed, as was
negro named Bell. A spectator was filled
with lead and died soon after. Houston
Moore, colored boy, was also killed by
stray bullet Alexander Nolan and George
Schoff, both white men, were shot down
and instantly killed, as was another white
man whose name could not be learned
The affair created intense excitement in
the neighborhood and 1t is said that at least
100 armed men gathered on the ground
ready to renew the fight, but all has been
quiet SO far as known here. Sheriff White,
of this city, sent a strong force to the
scene of trouble yesterday and he antici-
pates no further fighting.