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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25

directly in the track of the thousands of ves-
sells engaee ed in the transatlantic com
merce, and now, after an interval
OF ten mon his and ten days, she has completed
her voyage, and lies stranded on the coast Of
Lewis island, one of the Hebrides. Her track,
as plotted ON the pilot chart, is extremely in
teresting, Illustrating as it does the track fol.
lowed by u derelict vessel under the COM
bined and varying influences of the prevail
ing winds and currents, as we'll as the danger
to commerce Of such Instructions on the high
seas, twenty-six of which are shown on the
pilot chart in their latest reported positions,
and every great ocean storm adds to the mum.
Der
The most notable feature about the track of
the "W. Il. White is the remarkably zigzap
track she followed in mid-ocean, between lati-
tude a. and 81 north, longitude SO and a
west, from Tho beginning of May till the end
OF October Previous TO this time she fol
lowed a course about east-northeast, at an
average rate of about thirty-two miles day,
and subsequently she moved eastward and
northeastw,rd |, 260 miles in eighty -four days,
an average Of fifteen miles day. But during
this long in terval of six months she remained
within this comparatively small area, drifted
back and 70 til by the Gulf stream and the
Labrador current, and tossed about by the
varying win ds-a constant menace to trans
atlantic steamships three of which
sighted her in n single day. and an obstruction
to navigation shown on no chart except the
pilot chart, During these six months alone
she was reported by thirty-six vessels. -
In her cruise of ten months and ten DAYS she
traversed a distance of more than 5, 900 miles,
was reported forty five times, and how many
more times vessels passed dangerously near
her at night and in thick weather can not
even he estimated The cruise of this dere-
lict, as indicated by the very complete records
in the hydro graphic office, is by far the most
interesting on record
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Mr.. Grst and the NIaduct.

President Fred Hass, of the Citizens
Improvement associa ton. is in receipt OF
letter from Congressman Gest in which
the latter says Gen. Benet has just re =
ceived the report from Maj. McGnn s
about the viaduct and that he has been in
conference with the chief of ordnance on
the matter. Major McGinnis in his re
port has suggested that in the proposals
no provisions were made for damages by
abutting property holders, and Mr.. Gest
had proposed proviso like this: That
the city should convey by proper instru.
ment to the United States its title, right
and control of the property covered by
the viaduct, and that property owners
abuttiHg should return. damages before
this work should be authorized to be
done. Il supposed there would be no
objection to this says Congressman Gest
"and 1t was necessary to meet the point"
Mr.. Gest further says in his letter:
Gen. Beuet said be would prepare
letter from the secretary of war to the
senate on this subject and submit il to
the secretary, and | think he will without
doubt send II TO the senate which will be
better for it than If introduced in the
house, as Senators Cullom, Farwell and
Allison will do all in their power for it,
propose to strike in the senate for the
visduct and hospital building.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
The FrankIia Fair Continues.

At the third nights fair of the Frank
lin Hose company at Turner hall, the fol.
lowing prizes were awarded: R. F.
Ralston, plush chair donated by Mr.
Denkman; Thomas F. Halligau, of Dav>
export. pair of pants to be made by
James Dixon Albert Johnson, deputy
circuit clerk, chair from the Children s
Carriage Works; A Rsible. dressing case
donated by T. II. Thomas; Peter Hanes-
berg. album; L. Beardsley, rug donated
by the mill store; A. Gulzerweiler, beaver
shawl; Phil Segrist, riding bride.
In order to tittingly dispose of all the
articles donated. it has been decided to
continue the fair two more evenings with
matinee tomorrow afternoon, TO which
only half fare will be charged for chill
dren. The company this morning re-
ceived from Mr.. Geo. Alter. of Lincoln
Neb., who was one OF the old standbys in
the volunteer department when he lived
here, handsome trumpet which will be
voted TO the most popular company in
the city, the Frsnklins not competing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
THE STATESMEN OF THE STATES.
Daily Resume of Their Transactions in Il


Daily Resume of Their Transactions In the
Legislatures.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Jan. % "A caucus of
Republicans of the house yesterday morning
decided to refer the adjournment resolution
to "A special committee In the senate the
resolution directing an investigation as to
whether the state railways can not carry pas
sengers at cents per mile was referred to the
railway committee A resolution was offered
petitioning congress to annex mo Mans
Land to an ad jaceut territory A petition
for the repeal of the Merritt conspiracy law
was presented from labor unions of Rock
Island and Moline, His, and Davenport Ia
A bill to provide simplified plan of vot-
ing on the Australian system was
introduced The senate, shortly after
III a. m. after taking appropriate
-action in memory of the late T. L. McGrath,
senator from Coles county, adjourned There
was long and lively debate in the house
over the senate adjournment resolutions, but
by strict party vote the house ratified the
caucus action. Bills were introduced provid-
ing that convict made goods shall be stamped
as such; requiring railway companies to pro-
vide metal guards for frogs and switches: ap-
propriating $4,000 for statues of Lincoln
and Douglass for the capitol; to kill criminals
by electricity; a resolution to submit a pro-
hibitory amendment. The house then ad-
journed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
An Interesting Case Decided.

NEW YORK, Jan 25.-The trial of the suit
of Receiver Henry j. Anderson, of the First
National bank of Albion, n Y, to recover
$3i 900 of the banks money from the firm of
Chase & Atkins, resulted in a verdict Tor the
defendants in the United States circuit court
yesterday. The funds of the bank were used
by Cashier A. $. Warner, now defaulter
and fugitive from justice, in stock specula-
tons. Ii was urged in the case
that the brokers accepted the money in good
faith and that they are in no way benefited
by the thefts Of Warner, which resulted in
the ruin of the bank, and that the negligent
directors were alone to blame The money
was drawn by Warner from the bank in bis
official capacity, and the receiver claimed
that the brokers should have known when
they opened an individual account with the
defaulter that he was, from the nature Of the
TRANSACTIONS, using the banks funds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
A Time in Tipperary.
Editor O'Brien Raises Cain, as
Is His Wont.
DONNYBROOK FAIR IN THE COURT

Tie Home Rule Leader Receives a Ire
mendous Ovation and Then Gets Tired
of Court Proceedings and After an Ex-
citing Struggle Leaves the Court Room
I'm Spite of the Judge and Police-sIany
Persons Wounded In the Fray.
DUBLIN, Jan. 25.-There was great excite
ment at Carrick -on-Suir, County Tipperary,
yesterday, and Editor O'Brien, who was the
defendant ON charge of violation of the crimes
act, was greeted by 10000 cheering Irishmen
when he appeared surrounded by the police
There was great difficulty in getting him
through the crowd, which was very demon
strative, but he was finally almost dragged
into the courtroom, much to the disgust of
his friends, who set up murmur against the
rough handling.
When the counsel for the crown had con-
cluded his case against O'Brien, Timothy
Healy, O'Briens counsel, applied to the court
for subpenas for Salisbury and Balfour,
whose speeches, he said, were similar to
OBrien's. The application was refused by
the magistrate. The people in the court room
then began to object and the galleries were
ordered to be cleared. The court officers pro-
cried out: I'm clear out too" and started
tor the door. The magistrate shouted, stop
him" Then ensued a fierce struggle
A constable grabbed O'Brien, and the
people focked To aid him. Finally, after a
prolonged fight, O'Brien, by the peoples aid,
reached the street, his coat nearly torn from
his back. An immense crowd tbereupon
escorted him through the town in triumph
The police made a savage charge upon the
people escorting O'Brien batoning them mer-
ciessly. The crowd returned the attack with
ftIsllade of stones and used their sticks
freely OBrien was wounded in the breast
by rifle stock and scores of people were in
Jured The court hastily issued a warrant
for O'Brien's arrest and then adjourned The
police with fixed bayonets patrolled the streets
until a late hour
A riot occurred yesterday at Clonakelly,
County Cork. A priest, named Mccarthy,
was charged in court under the crimes act
with melting the people TO a boycott. A
large crowd had gathered outside the court
house and when the court adjourned, 200 po-
lice in waiting charged upon the people in or
der to disperse them. Many persons were in
jured by hatons and bayonets. The people
returned the attack with stones and bot
ties, injuring thirteen of the police, three
dangerously, and one probably mortally
Large numbers of the people were seriously
injured
Twenty persons received wounds from bay
onets and at least fifty were dubbed by the
police. Some of the bayonet wounds are
dangerous 1t is not known where O'Brien is
at present, and it is not expected that he will
appear in court again.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25

WHILE in Springfield last week we
dropped into the house of representatives
to see how the Rock Island members were
getting along We found Hon. E. W.
Hurst occupying front seat to the left
OF the speaker, his nearest colleagues be-
Representatives Mahoney. of Cook. Mar
shall, of Mercer. Bartleson, of McDon>
ough, and Stoskopf. of Stephenson. Like
Mr.. Hurst they are all young men, and
take an active interest in their work.
Bro. Crawford has a good seat on the
republican side of the house. He intro
duced US to several of his friends, among
them Judge Cooley. of Oneida county.
who has the honor of being the largest
man in the general assembly. BarAum's
fat man couldn't hold a candle to him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Was a Grand Rascal.
Indiana Has the Blue-Ribbon
Trust-Betrayer.
A MAN WHO STOLE HALF A MILLION

And Covered His Tracks with q Skill That
Is Almost Naturalization the Con-
necticut Mutual Was Kept In Good
Humor and Robbed for Several Years
Five Hundred Thousand Taken, but
About S1O0. 900 Recovered-The Com
pany Can Stand II.
HARTFORD. Conn, Jan. 24-Col Jacob
Greene, president of the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance company of this city has issued
a circular informing the policy holders that
Joseph A. Moore, for sixteen years financial
correspondent of the company at Indianap-
oils, is defaulter to the amount of about
$500 900, but has restored property which
may reduce the actual loss to $4O0, 900, and
that in any event the loss will not affect the
solvency or impair the dividends of the COM
pany, which IS very prosperous and will pay
larger dividend this year than last, while
probably increasing its already large surplus.
The forthcoming annual report will show
solid assets amounting to So, 600, 0OO with a
surplus of about s., 250, 900
Mr.. Moore has hitherto enjoyed the unlim-
tied confidence Of the company During the
the past week an investigation of his accounts
was made, revealing the defalcation. This Is
the only loss through financial correspon-
dent experienced by the company during its
forty three years of existence In an inter
view, MIR. Greene said that Mr. Moore was
leading citizen of Indianapolis about forty
five years old, and had been specializing
The defalcation was of three kinds; principal
of loans paid by borrowers to be RENTED to
the company; interest for the same purpose,
and rents on real estate in his charge He
concealed the thefts of principal by advising
and securing extensions of loans on account
of alleged financial difficulties of the borrow
ers who were represented as affected
by the depression in real estate
values dating from the panic of
1873 He RENTED interest and small pay
ments of principal from time to time in ac-
cordance with his representations that the I'M
fortunate borrowers were struggling to do all
they could. These moneys came out of his
own pocket, or, rather, out of his
stealings, He devised narrowing tales, and
kept the company infinitely advised Of the
progress of individual alleged cases, and thus
prevented foreclosure proceedings. Occasion.
ally he would really settle up one OF these
cases, greatly To the satisfaction of the com
pany, and to the apparent vindication of his
judgment. Meanwhile he was constantly re-
hitting large sums on genuine investments in
perfectly correct manner The rents taken
form but a small part of the defacation, and
these thefts were easily concealed by miSrep
reservations as to short-time verbal leases,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Peter McDermott was found guilty Thurs
day, at New York, of manslaughter in beat
ing father to death.
The senate tariff bill has been engrossed and
is ready to be sent to the house 1t makes 100
pages IL by l3 inches in size ard contains 49,
600 words.
John H. McGay, late cashier of the Park
National Bank of Chicago, was held in q, 500
bonds Thursday on charge of embezzling
81 500 from the bank.
Jenkins" has discovered that Gen. Harri-
son has ordered one dozen shirts from New
York firm; that they sell for $50 per dozen
and shave embroidery on the pleats."
During speech at Birmingham Wednes-
day Joseph Chamberlain advocated the ap-
plication Of the Ashbourne act to England
The act enables tenant to buy his holding
with money loaned at low interest by the
government.
Mrs. Elinor Richter, manageress of the
Lennox, an apartment house at Cleveland O.,
fell down the elevator shaft in the building
Thursday morning and was instantly killed
She was rather stout and her body was hor-
| ribly mutilated.
An old shed attached to the Maine Central
railroad depot at Gardiner, Me-, was
knocked down Thursday by freight train
being backed into it, and in its fall it crushed
and killed Leroy Weymouth and Otis Grover,
and severely injured by p H. Ward
NJ. Cornudet, member Of the French cham
Der Of deputies for the department of Creuz,
fought duel at Paris Thursday with NJ.
Chabrouillaud, an editor. The latter was
wounded. The quarrel Of which the duel
was the result was about Gen. Boulanger
Another Italian was arrested Thursday
at WiIkesbarre, Pa, for completely In the
Flanagan-McClure murder. His name is
Ziffa Beverino He is brother Of one of the
murderers who escaped to Italy, and impor-
tant papers were found on him which he was
about to send To Italy.
Mayor Lee, of Denver, Colo, has furnished
for publication positive denial of the widely
circulated report that an epidemic of small
pOx exists iii that city. As matter of fact,
the mayor says, there are but three cases Of
smallpox within the city limits and these are
thoroughly quarantined, 80 that there Is no
danger Of the dieease spreading.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
A Brief Session of Congress,

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. Every little
business was done in the senate yesterday.
Petitions were presented from various tenn
perance organizations praying for prohbi-
ton, and one from Maine farmers asking
protection to agriculture. Then the death of
Representative Burnes was announced, APP
propriate resolutions adopted and the SEN
ate adjourned.
The prayer of the house chaplain was lis
tened to with more than usual attention, and
it was mostly devoted to the death of Repre-
sentative Burnes which sad event was an
nounced as soon as the journal had been read
Resolutions of regret were unanimously
adopted with the usual clauses with refer
ence TO the funeral, and the house adjourned
Mr.. Burnes' remains were sent TO his home in
Missouri yesterday, accompanied by Vest,
Teller, Coke senators and Mansur, Stone,
Wade, Sayers, Byuum, Henderson, and Per
kiDS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
TAROY ABOUT THOSE VOTES.

Nine States Have but Three Days To Get
the Electoral Vote to Washington.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 25--The electoral
messengers from nine states have not as yet
arrived at the capital and delivered the vote
of the electoral colleges of the states to Presi-
dent pro tenn ingalls, The law requires
tharShe messengers shall deliver an envelope
containing the result of the voting of the
electors i'll their respective state not later than
the last Monday in January This will be
next Monday, the 18th inst Returns have
been received from all the states by mail, but
this does not comply with the provisions of
the law, which imperatively requires that the
messengers shall present their communication
TO the president Of the senate by the date
above named
The states whose messengers will be delin
quent unless they arrive by Monday next
are: California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon,
Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada and
Texas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Thrifty F" Thompson.
A Customs Inspector Gets a
Very Hard Fall
~ RUNNING AGAINST MIR. MAYNARD

Sad Result of u Cougressman's 'Indiscre-
tion"-Nine States Tardy with Their
Electoral Votes-Edmunds' Resolution
Too Previous, Perhaps-Col. Bolton Par
doned-A Brief Session of Congress Ow-
ing to Representative Burnes' Death
"Dereiict" Vessels.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 25.-Mr. w. L.
Thompson is special inspector of customs
at Ell Paso, Tex He also represents certain
persons who have claims against the govern
ment for duties paid on animals specially i'm
ported for breeding purposes On the Sd inst.
he wrote a letter to Representative Sayers
asking for certain information as to further
ing said claims. Representative Sayers re-
ferred the letter TO the treasury department.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has replied to
him that "the department has no information
to give upon the subject referred to by Mr.
Thompson, further than to suggest that, in
view of themanifest improperly of public
officer, while In the service, interesting him.
self in behalf of claimants against the gov
eminent, and of the fact that Mr. Thompson
desires to represent the class of claimants
above mentioned in the prosecution of their
claims, his resignation from the service should
be promptly rendered"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Blood on the Congressional Moon.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 25-Congressmen
Berry, of Mississippi, and Grain, of Texas
had row yesterday afternoon, so it is ru-
mored The quarrel was about the war
Grain is staJed to have said that if he had
been south during the war he would not have
fought tho Union, while Berry insisted that it
was part of honor for southern men
to go into the confederate army
Blows were struck, but the parties were sep
arated and shortly afterward Grain selected
Congressman Carleton as his second and is
yeaTning for meeting with weapons.
Friends are "hustling" themselves to prevent
such meeting and it is probable that the
next dispatch will record that it has blown
y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25

FROM the number of appointments
which Gov. Fifer has already given Rock
Island county, it would seem improbable
that republicans hereabouts could gra-
ciously ask or expect any more fsvors of
that character. but nevertheless they do.
The latest candidate for state pap" is
Mr.. Walter Johnson, of the Union. who
wants the soft job Of canal commissioner
Adam Lieberkrecht, the good soul Of the
Geneseo Republic. has pocketed the 81. 500
salary attached to this sinecure for
number of years, aud now johnson thinks
1t is his turn at the public teat. The AR
Gus Is sorry to see its neighbors wrspgle
and claw each other for a paltry $500
year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25

New YORK, Jan. 25-The decision of Judge
Brewer in favor of the Iowa railway commits
sioners had depressing influence on change
yesterday. The case was that of the state
against the Burlington & Quincy, and if sus-
tanned it deprives the railroads in Iowa of
any recourse from the decisions of the state
courts on the question of whether rates are
reasonable" or "extortionate," and puts the
railroads practically in the hands of the state
railroad commissioners. The proposed legis-
lntion in Wisconsin for the regulation of
railway traffic" on the same plan as in Iowa
was an additional setback TO the hopes of i'm
provement i'll the earnings of the granger
roads
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Edmunds' Panama Resolution.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. est may be,
after all that the time occupied in discussing
and passing through the senate Edmunds'
Panama resolution, which is now pending in
the house, has been wasted, if its object was
only TO prevent France or any other European
power from claiming or exercising control
over the canal. Article 81 of the grant of the
Panama canal, which can be found in the pa
pers relating to the foreign relations of the
United States in the year 1872 on page 243.
sets at rest all questions upon the subject, by
absolutely prohibiting the company from dis
posing of its rights in any way by which a
foreign government can obtain any hold on
the canal, under penalty of FORGETTING the
whole franchise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
MRS. HARRISON GOES SHOPPING.
A Trip to New York to Prepare for the
White House, Presumably.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 25-Mrs BENJAMIN
Harrison, wife of the presdent-elect; Mrs
Mckee her daughter, and the latter's hus-
band, and John Wanamaker, arrived here on
the Chicago limited express at 45 yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Wanamaker, after bidding
the party good-by and expressing the hope
that they would have pleasant journey to
New York, went Immediately to his Office
Mrs. Harrison and party left here at Is
p. m. She said they expected to remain in
New York for two weeks Their time will
he taken up with shopping and sightseeing
and it is their intention TO make their STAY at
the Gilsey house
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Mrs Harrison and
MIR. and Mrs Mckee reached the Gilsey
house last evening. They did not register.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Several workmen Badly Hurt.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-A gang of workmen
on the first floor of the building at Fifth and
Vine streets, which is being torn down for
Mabley & Carew's new building, were badly
hurt, one of them fatally, by the sudden cav
ing-in of a wall about 1920 Thursday morn
ing. The second story wall was being pulled
down with ropes, when its great weight
caused the wall to collapse, burying the men
with the debris The injured are: William
Wilson, aged As, fatally; John Hope, cut on
the head; Pat Cooney, slightly injured;
Henry Nulty and George Barnett, bruised
about the head and shoulders Charles Bar
ret head cut.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-25
Too Sweet on Mrs. King.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan 25-Sim Sher
man, aged a, who boarded at Clark King
house in Tiverton, +. l., paid too marked at
tentions to Mrs King to suit the views OF
the neighbors, and last Friday about twenty
men called Sherman out of the house, daubed
him literally with tar, told him to run until
he dropped, and started him off with series
of vigorous kicks Sherman ran until he
reached the engine house in this city, whore
he stayed until he could get the tar or. He
will not return Ia Tiverton.