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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01

Mr.. Geo. Wagner. of the Atlantic
brewery. has decided to put in an srte-
sian well. and has let a contract TO j. p.
Miller. of Chicago. to sink it, Prof. J
Ii. Southwell, after thorough experts
ment, having decided last night that one
is practicable. Mr. Wagner is satisfied
that he can thus supply his brewery and
artificial ice machine much more econ
omcally, than under the present meter
system of the city.
Mr.. r. J. MCGEE, of Chicago, and
Capt. Ransom. his local representative,
yesterday closed a contract with Mrs.
Geo. Schneider. corner of Fourth avenue
and Twenty-first street, for large gran
lite monument costing several hundred
dollars. to be erected to the memory Of
her late husband. and Mr.. MCGEE leaves
today for Vermont, to look after
his interest there. He will ship several
car loads of monuments to Rock Island
for his new shop here.
Hon. j. V. Mahoney, formerly of this
city. has resigned as secretary of the
Sioux City Jobbers' association as well as
the Sioux City corn palace, to accept the
position as general traffic manager of the
Sioux City Il Northern road. Mr.. Ma
honey is back in his old business and he
will no doubt prove as valuable to the
railroad as he was to the ASSOCIATION
which he has made what it is, and to
which Sioux City owes much of its
growth and metropolitan characteristics
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons interested
that the City Council of the city Of Rock Island,
having ordered that:
There be constructed in said city an under
ground Sewer, beginning on the east line OF the
intersection of sixteenth street with the alley
next sonth OF Second avenue, running thence east
along said alley to point twenty four feet east of
the building line on the west side OF Seventeenth
street, running thence southery on Seventeenth
street to Fourth avenue and there connecting
with the main sewer said Fourth avenue,
have applied TO the county court of Rock
Island county, in the state OF Illinois, for an as
sessment of the costs of said improvement accor-
ding TO benefits, and, an assessment thereof hav-
ing cen made and returned to said court, the
final hearing thereon VIII be had at the Novem-
Der term Of said court, commencing on the 18th
day of November, A. d. 1899.
All persons desiring may then and there ap-
pear and make their defense.
Dated At hook Island this 18th day of Septem-
Der, A. ID. 1889.
j. r. JOHNSTON
JAS. BLAISDELL,
E. K. PARMENrER,
Commissioners
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01
The tuuowng are among the many bargains offered:

$1,000 will buy neat house on Twentieth street
good lot on the bluff IN Rodman's sub-diNis-
ion, cheap.
$500 will buy fine \ acre lot just outside city
limits, on bluff.
very nice property, just outside Of city limits
and city taxes; cheap, on easy terms.
One of the best 80 acre farms. with nrst class
improvements in Bowling township; cheap.
good house of eight rooms, dry cellar, water,
ha n, and fine corner lot in the upper part of the
city, convenient TO the saw mills, depot and ISL
and, cheap.
No. / business corner store and dwelling
on Moline avenue.
Two.s story frame dwelling, elk rooms, good
cellar, well and cistern, large barn. one half acre
of fine land well located within few steps Of
Milan street cars, cheap.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01

good building, with store 1Sx52, and rooms,
counters, shelving, etc. on first floor. and three
rooms above; water up and down stairs, good
csll--, barn, ste., lot 25xi50 well located Tor bust
ness, upper part of Fourth avenue; cheap.
one of the best money-making locations for any
kind of business neal the Rock Island passenger
depot.
81 900 will buy a dwelling with rooms and
small store, well located, on Third avenue, now
re nts for Sl4 month.
500 will buy a good house, five rooms, with lot,
convenient to lower factories.
Only few of those fine lots in Mixers sddi-
ton on Twenty second and Twenty third streets
Two or three acres on the bluff, fine land for
building or gardening.
Some Of the best lots in Dodge's addition on
easy terms.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01
Hard Coal narkst.

Blacksmiths' coal. crate and egg,
81 80; stove, No. and nut. 81. rs per
ton. screened and delivered; % cents
per ton discount allowed il paid within
ten days. Channel coal for CRATES, 90
per ton. Now is the time to buy.
E. G.. FRAZER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-01
For Sale mr. Rant

/ will sell my house on Elm street on
easy terms. or will rent the same to good
tenant. Enquire of ]. G. Adams or Mrs.
o. j. Dimick, on the premises.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Labor and Industrial Notes.
- = IL = .os.II

Shorter hours IS the watchword-
Atlanta, Ga, is to have a type foundry.
Business is dull with the iron rail-mills
Central Illinois is suffering from drouth.
The new steel trust has capital of So, 0O0. 600
There will be an enormous crop of rye in
Canada.
Several new paper mills are being built in
Wisconsin.
Great Britain produced 100000 tons of
coal last year.
Galveston, Tex. will have new cotton mill,
to cost 100000.
Miners are leaving the K. of L. and joining
the progressive.
The new Edison electric company has a cap
ital of -, 000000
a Saturday hslf-hoIiday is being agitated all
over the country.
General Worthy Foreman Wheat, K. of L.
is lecturing in Ohio.
Several prominent officers, K. of l., will can
vass Indiana In June.
New England capitalists have invested
100000 at Fit. Payne, Ala.
Illinois mining troubles have been adjusted
a scale of 80 and 60 cents.
The Pattern-makers league held its annual
session at Pittsburg last week.
Extraordinary wheat crops are reported in
prospect for Ontario, Canada.
The progressive union of miners increased in
membership 1900 during April
Loredo, Tex, will soon have the largest rail
way shops west of the Mississippi.
Chicago carpenters are generally concentrat.
ing in the Carpenters brotherhood.
The cities of Colorado are overcrowded
with workmen, and many are idle.
Plantation owners in Florida are importing
skilled Cubans to work tobacco crops
Strong effort is being made to Join the union
labor party with the prohibition party.
The output of coal in this country in 1883
was 145, 100000 tons, worth SOS, 100000.
The Standard oil company will lay twenty
five miles Of steel pipe in Pennsylvania.
The miners of Belgium and England are con-
tributing TO the idle miners of Germany.
1t is estimated that S75O,0OO,OOO are invested
in building every year in the United States.
1t is thought that at least thirty thousand
workingmen in Chicago will parade July 4.
a large number of New York tailors are
working seventeen hours daily at s. a week.
Retail grocery dealers are Gin the SOUP" as
it were, with an overstock of canned goods
Western Pennsylvania carpenters have &C.
eomplished 10 per cent. advance in wages.
National district assembly, No. 1876 X. of L.
(minersl. will meet at Columbus, o., in Septem-
Der.
This years session of the international
printers union will cost the local unions over
$4,000
Thus far in May twenty-seven strikes have
been reported, involving 2O,S22 men, mostly
miners.
Southern workmen send up general com
plant about the amount OF convict labor en-
ployed
Immense wheat crops are promised in Cali
fornia, which will be worth more than gold
mining.
general review of the X. of /. is reported
in Ohio, hundreds OF delinquent members re-
turning
A syndicate of capitalists project the further
development of coal and iron mining in West
Virginia.
A saw factory in Philadelphia employs 2,100
hands and turns out over four hundred saws
each day.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
In the Old Dominion.

Que OF Nirginia's representatives is Judge
Fitzgerald of Farmville, that state. He is d
lawyer OF prominence, and although not poll
tician takes lively interest in public affairs of
his state. lie thinks the election for state off,
GERS next fall will occasion a lively campaign
in Virginia. "The question" said he yesterday,
will not be the tariff or the state debt but one
OF civilization. ] mean that it will be fought
on the question of negro domination. That is
now becoming the absorbing political qUes-
ton in our state, and white men generally,
irrespective of party, will be found
standing together on this matter
/ think, therefore that there is no question as
TO our success; yet there is always a certain set
of politicians who are willing to go in with the
negro in order TO reap profit from him. But
this class Is likely to be small this fall-in
view OF the agitation of the question OF negro
domination. The negroes show disposition
now TO withdraw from the white republicans
and go in on their own hook, under the leader
ship OF John Mercer Langston, but | doubt if
they put negro ticket in the field.
white men, however, will see to it that the
colored men 90 not obtain the rule. 1t is not
that We have any luminosity against the negro,
or anything OF that kind; IL is simply that we
believe this Is a white mans government
Another thing that virtually makes demo-
cratic success in Virginia certain is the factional
fight within the republican party between the
Malone and anti-Mahone factions, which is as
bitter as il ever was. / suppose, however, that
they will patch matters over before the election
comes, as that is characteristic of Virginia
republicans, but the throat-cutting will go on,
nevertheless. The democrats, ] think, will
nominate the Hon. Phil Mckinney for gov
ernor, and he will make an excellent candidate
he was a candidate for encouragement on the
Daniels ticket four years ago.
Regarding President Harrison, Judge Fitz-
gerald said it looked as If the president in
tended building up republican white party.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
AN IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED.
The Jay County Circuit Court Says Gas Can
be Piped Prom the state.

FORT WAYNE, May 1s.-An important case
was decided in the Jay county circuit court to-
day 1t involves the coDstitutionality of the
act of the last legislature forbidding the piping
Of natural gas from Indiana wells to points out
side of the state. The Indiana and
Ohio oil, gas and mining company,
corporation organized under the laws of
Indiana, secured franchises in Jay county and
last season laid ten and one-half miles of pipe
from wells there to 1T. Recovery, o., ard began
the delivery of gas to consumers in Ohio. Two
suits were brought against the company under
the act referred to; one by landowner,
across whose property right OF way had been
condemned, asking for forfeiture Of the right of
way and of the pipe laid therein. The other, a
quo warrantO suit by a corporator seeking for a
forfeiture of the charter of the company. The
plaintiffs were represented by Messrs. Smith
and Corwin of Hartford City. and the company
10y the Hon. r. c. Bell of Fort Wayne and John
b. Cohrs OF Chicago. Both cases were sub.
mitted on the same argument and the act was
held to be in conflict with sec. OF art. 1, con-
stitution of the United States, which gives to
congress the power to regulate commerce be-
tween the states. The case will 90 immedi-
ately to the supreme court on appeal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
PLEADED GUILTY.
Plainfield's Ex-Postmaster Acknowledges
That He Embezsled the Funds.

Daily Sentinel, May 49,
H. G. Douglass, late postmaster at Plainfield,
pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge Woods
to the charge of embezzling funds belonging to
the Office while he was in charge. Douglass
case is rather sad one. lie was young man
of excellent reputation until the time of the
ENLIGHTENMENT two years ago. He then took
between $500 and 800 out of the funds of the
Office and applied it to his personal use. The
postofice Inspector soon after visited Plainfield,
and Douglass, becoming alarmed, fled to New
Mexico. This was a fatal move, inasmuch as
he could not have been interfered with had he
remained at home and made the amount of his
defalcation good. He returned, however, last
Wednesday, determined to stand trial and try
and redeem himself. He began by paying his
bondsmen every cent that they had lost through
his action. Yesterday he appeared in court,
accompanied By his mother, who was almost
Frustrated with grief. and other relatives and
friends. On account of the circumstances of
the case Judge Woods suspended sentence in
the matter, advising Douglass friends TO apply
10 President Harrison for pardon.
Douglass is, of course, on bail. lie is now
living IN this city with his wife, working at the
carpenter trade.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
THE BRIDGE GAVE WAY.
An Engine and Seventeen Men FAN Fifty
Feet Into q River.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1S.-A terrible ac-
cident occurred on the Lebanon branch of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis railroad
about nine miles from this city about 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. The bridge across
Stone river caught fire from a pass
ing train. Seventeen men, two whites and
fifteen negroes, who were working on the
road near by, went to the bridge and took an
engine on it with the intention of extinguish-
ing the fire with the water from the tender
The span gave away, carrying men and engine
into the river fifty feet below. William Nor
gan twhitel the engineer, received serious in
ternal injuries. The fireman, Charles Gribble,
also white. had his leg broken and received
other serious injuries. Three of the negro
laborers were killed and six were injured, four
dangerously.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Thn cause Not Revenled.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The special autopsy
on the body of Washington Irving Bishop, the
mind-reader, was made to-day. The examin-
alton, so far as possible to be made to-day, did
not reveal the cause of death. Doctors Hamil-
ton, Janeway and Spitzka who were expected
to be present, did not attend the autopsy. The
last-named physician is said to have made the
declaration that il is impossible to solve the
mystery al this late hour
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
MALOTT CHOSEN.
He is Appointed Receiver of the Chicago
& Atlantic.
daily Sentinel, May I9.1

DAILY Sentinel, May 19.l
Several days ago THE SENTINEL announced
that a receiver would shortly be appointed for
the Chicago & Atlantic road. decree of fore
closure for 100000 in favor of the second
bondholders was issued by Judge Gresham in
the circuit court some months ago. The road
is a profitable one and the appointment of
receiver is the outgrowth of a quarrel between
the first and second mortgage bondholders.
Yesterday OF Chicago when the L. s. circuit
court was opened it was found that the at
torneys representing the various parties in in
terest had been unable 20 agree upon man
for receiver. Judge Gresham then suggested
that Mr.. volney 7. Malott, vice-president and
general manager of the Union railway of In
disnapolis, would be suitable person. The
suggestion was accepted by all concered. lie
was therefore appointed and at once filed his
official bond as receiver.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
THE LOAN TAKEN.
Lots of Money VIII Soon BE in the state
Treasury.
[Daily Sentinel, May 1911

[Daily Sentinel, May 49,
Yesterday morning State Treasurer Lemoke
telegraphed TO the German savings bank of
New York TO learn the decision of its board of
directors on the question of accepting the state
loan of 100000 Late in the afternoon ne re-
ceived a reply stating that the loan had been
accepted and that the money was awaiting the
arrival of the proper officers.
State Treasurer Lemcke and Auditor Carr
will leave for New York early this week, prob
ably tomorrow, taking with them the bonds
II is probable that the money will be in the
state treasury before the end of the week, when
payments of back dues to al the public insti-
tutions and state officers will be promptly paid.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
The LATE GRAND JURY.
One of the Members Expresses Himself on
the Election Cases.
ii


Jacob Staughn of Wabash, one OF the most
sturdy and honorable citizens of Indiana, was
in the city yesterday. He is strong republi-
can, and was a very earnest and attentive men,
Der of the late U. S. grand jury.
Ina brief conversation he expressed great
surprise and Indignation at the manner in
which the late election indictments were dis
posed of. Among other things, he said he
never saw body of men who went about a
sworn duty with a more conscientious deter
mination TO do right than did the members of
the last U. S. grand jury. He felt confident
that no indictment was returned where evil
dence didn't fully warrant it, and it was a great
public calamity that men charged with such
fragrant violation of law should be permitted
to go free without pretense of trial.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
A Youthful Suicide.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1s.-Near Harrods-
burg, this afternoon. Raney Teater, nine
year-old boy. was found hanging to a rafter in
his mothers barn. He had been told to go to
the field to work, and Directing, had become
very angry when forced to comply. Going to
the barn, he took pillow line, and, tying one
end to the rafter and the other about his neck,
swung himself into eternity.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Murdered His sweeth cart.

NIoBRARA, Neb., May 1s.-William Nc.
Laughlin, private in the Fourteenth infantry,
stationed at TT. Randall, shot and instantly
killed his sweetheart, Maggie Lowene, Thurs
day night with rife, because she had been
talking TO another soldier of whom he was
Jealous. He was arrested but yesterday escaped
from the guard house. A detachment of
cavalry is in search of him.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22

LIMA, o., May 1s.-The Standard oil COM
pany has placed an order in Philadelphia for
200 bull dogs which will be used TO guard the
Standard tanks in the Ohio field against
tramps. Numerous fires have been caused
by fire from the pipes Of trsmps, and il Is
thought the bull dogs win keep them away.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
He Was Murdered.

MANSFIELD, o., May 1S-Edward Burnett,
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago engineer
who was found in his cab about a week ago
with a wound in his skull, died last night
Since the occurrence bloody club has been
found in the woods near the scene, and it is
believed he was murdered. He never recovered
consciousness.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Gen. Brown suicides.

CINCINNATI, May 1s.-Gen. Lewis G. Brown
who has been for several years somewhat &C.
centric, and who was recently placed in the in.
sane asylum, shot himself this morning. He
had become dangerous since his release from
the asylum, and officers were sent to-day to
bring him to court. He broke away from them
and, drawing revolver, shot himself dead
He was about fifty wears old
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
nIiners Vote to sfrike.

BRAZIL, Ind, May 1s.-[Special. The min
ers' delegate meeting, held here to-day, can
vassed the vote OF the miners Of the district on
the question of accepting the proposed scale or
striking against the reduction, as cast by bal
lot yesterday, and announce the result as eight
to one in favor Of rejecting the cut and strik.
ing.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Crushed His skull.

CLEVELAND, o., May 1s.-William and Peter
Langendorf, brothers, went into the saloon of
Philip Austegen at Akron, o.. to-day, and got
into quarrel, during which William Langen-
dorf struck Austegen on the head with club,
crushing his skull. Austegen cannot live. The
Langendorfs were arrested.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Given Heavy Damages.

MANSFIELD, o.. May 1s.-Boyd NJ. Miller
once an engineer on the New York, Lake
Erie & Western railroad, obtained a verdict for
$4,000 damages against that company this
afternoon. The jury deliberated an hour, took
two ballots and returned the largest verdict
ever given in the common pleas court. Miller
was injured in a wreck.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Given Forty Years.

COLUMBUS, Ga, May 1s.--Charles Rundell,
late manager ofthe Southern express company.
in this city, was to-day found guilty OF embez-
element and sentenced to forty years in the
penitentiary. He is young man Of talent aud
stood well in the city, but dissipation ruined
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Wa. yYirhIn the Arcrlc circle.

MONTREAL, May 14-Lord Lonsdale arrived
here to-day. He still adheres 10 his statement
that he was within the Arctic circle and says
he will prove il when he gets TO London. he
left for New York to-day. He has with him
800 specimens Of birds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-15
ONE RAKE LESS,

Society has no legitimate use for
rake. The crimes of the rake are
often blacker than murder.
One Of these things was shot to
death in Clay Center last Tuesday:
His name was Wellington. He
was drummer" for a St. Louis
millinery house. He had, some
months ago, enticed Mrs. Head, the
the wife of banker at Clay Center,
to Kansas City. Her husband found
her there, took her home, lived with
her short time, and they then sep
arated. Mrs. Head went to the
home of her father, DR.. Stewart, one
Of the Oldest, most prominent and
most highly respected citizens Of
Clay Center. Wellington, not con-
tent with the irreparable wrong
which he had already perpetrated,
purposed to see Mrs. Head last
Tuesday. Meeting DR.. Stewart on
the street, he made an insulting re-
mark to him. The doctor struck
him with his cane. Wellington
made move as if to draw his re-
volver. DIR. Stewart then shot him.
Public sentiment is said to be en-
tirely on the side of the doctor. The
coroner's jury, at the inquest, held
him blameless, and he is a free man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-15
axrEP IT UP.n

The Rets5lcas is nearly = clamorous
for Touring mill at Russell Springs as
the World is for one at Wa-Kaeney.-
World.
Keep it up, Brother Tilton. We have
got ours corralled, and will soon have it
in the harness.- Rasse1 Springs Ref.6-
licas.
Keep it up! That has been our
intention all along. The WORLD is
primarily responsible for quite a
number of successful enterprises in
Trego county. 1t never yet has
undertaken the earnest advocacy of
one, and abandoned it until success
had been attained.
Wa-Keeney needs grist mill,
and must have one. If this hits in
the eyes Anybody wanting to
establish a grist mill, let him come
here and investigate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-15
KELLEY'S HOT SHOT.

Hon. Harrison Kelley, the new
Kansas congressman, was in Fort
Smith, Ark, on Decoration day.
He was called upon to make speech
to the large assemblage who were
observing the day. He complied.
Parts of his speech were devoted to
scoring the state which had tolerated
the political murders of Benjamin
and Clayton. Mr.. Kelley gave
notice that a stop must be put to
these political murders, and that he,
as a congressman, would see that
martial law was declared, if they
were not stopped.
The speech was irritating to the
audience. A meeting, composed of
both Republicans and Democrats,
was held in the afternoon, and reso-
buttons denunciatory of Mr.. Kelley
We're adopted. It was charged that
he, a stranger, had made "a political
speech on Decoration day, and that
he had slandered the state of Ar
Kansas.
Congressman Kelley made his
speech on the wrong day. The SEN
timents to which he gave utterance
will not be assailed, upon general
grounds, by anybody who is opposed
to murder for the accomplishment
of political ends.