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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Gest on Political Patronage.

A Washington dispatch to the Chicago
Int, Ocean says:
Congressman Gest, of Rock Island, said
today that he favored an October session
and expected one to be called. Then
am going to fight for Joe Cannon, for
speaker, as hard as | can" said he. Re-
garding the presidential postoff1ces IN
his district-nine in number, Rock
Island, Moline, Aledo, Monmouth. Bush
nell, Macomb, Warsaw, Carthage and
Rushville-J Judge Gest remarked: Il
will not dirty my fingers with making
charges against q man and having him
removed unless he has chance to be
heard. 1t should be sufficient charge
to remove man that he is democrat,
and we are In power and are entitled to
exercise the power that our position
gives us. 1t may not be good politics,
but 1t is good, common honesty. And
there is an important distinction here; it
Is not the spoils idea. but the people
Justly want the postmaster in their midst
to take that office as an example-to
be in harmony with the principles of the
dominant party. My constituents in
Rock Island district are not bowling for
office, but they do want everybody that
holds an office to be a republican under a
republican administration. and l am
heartily with them in this thing. Yet, 1
say, it is against common honest, and
against our American civilization to file
charges against man without letting him
be heard. As to the minor postoffices, 1
have them pretty much disposed of, and
shall stay here only another week."
That's all right Mr.. Gest, but what has
become of the civil service reform pledges
you and your party made before the cleo
tion2 Appearances indicate that they
were made only to be broken like all
other promises Of the republican party.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10

League scores Saturday were: At Cleve-
land-(F'irst gamr) Pittsburg 5, Cleveland
lO; second game) Pittsburg =, Cleveland 3;
at Philadeiphia-Wa shington Z, Philadel phia
s. Other games postponed
American association, Saturday: At Phil
Observation-Disclosures IA, Kansas City Q; at
Brooklyn Brooklyn IA, Louisville S; at Bal
timore-Baltimore 1, St Louis seven inn
ings. Columbus Cincinnati game post
poned-rain Sunday: At Columbus-Co-
lumbus Il, Cincinnati 4; at Brooklyn
Brooklyn IL, Louisville =; at Gloucester, n
J.-Athletics IL, Kansas City l.
Western league Saturday: At Minneapolis
Denver 3, Minneapolis 5; at St Paul
Omaha 10, St Paul Is; other games post
poned-rain. Sunday: At St. Paul-Oma-
ha 3, st Paul 4; other games postponed
rain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
TWO MORE CLANSMEN TALK.
John Mess Gives Some Curious Testimon
as to Cronin -McGeehan HearI

John Moss Gives Some Curious Testimony
as to Cronin Mcclellan Heard.
CHICAGO. June 10.-The interesting event
In the Cronin inquest Saturday was the
threat to arrest witness for refusing to an
swer question. The witness name was
John Moss, and he was a member of Camp
Al, In which he admitted that he made a
speech in opposition to resolutions to sub
scribe money to find the murderers of DR..
Cronin In his speech he said the camp did
not know but what the executive of the organ
ization had evidence that Cronin was a spy
and bad ordered his removal in which case
the camp would not be justified in taking the
matter up. The resolution was tabled.
Moss was then asked who was guardian of
Camp Al at that time, but refused to tell I'M
til he was threatened with arrest when he
weakened and said it was W. H. joyce In
explanation of his speech against the resolu-
lions Moss said he had no idea that the exec
utive had any power OF right to order any
ones "removaP-that is he didn't know
whether they had or had not To the cues
ton whether if the executive ordered him to
remove" any one he would do it. he an
swered, after long pause, No" He made
his argument against the resolutions in the
heat of debate to beat the measure. He did
not believe tue Clan had anything to do with
Cronin's taking Off What a camp would do
with an order to remove any one he did
not know, but was sure there was no one in
camp Al that would obey it, and if such an
order was received he Moss would tell in
court all that took place regarding it
McGeehan Heard From.
Peter McGeehan, the PHILADELPHIA. black
smith, proved an obdurate witness. He an
swered In the negative every question that
could In any way implicate him in the
murder of Dr. Cronin. His examination
was long and searching. The same question
was asked in many different ways, but it was
impossible to entrap him Further than &C.
knowiedging that he was member of the
Clan-na-Gael, and that he had had an alter
cation with Dr. Cronin on the street soon
after arriving in Chicago, brought on by the
doctor accusing him of intentions to
do him harm. McCieehan's testi-
mony was of no importance what
ever, but during his examination
he admitted that he was mo. l." of his camn
1t will be remembered that in connection
with the Phoenix Park murders the British
government has always been anxious to cat
mold OF mo. l." but has never succeeded.
Mc0eehan is not the man probably, but the
similarity of the title is interesting At the
conclusion of his examination he was shown
TO the same witnesses who Friday inspected
Policeman Brown. but none of them identi-
ned him as any one they had seen in con-
nection with the Cronin business and Nc
Geehan was released The inquest was then
adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Left Out an Importan, Provision.

WASHINGTON CRY, June 10-It is discov-
cred that in the new revised army regula-
dons, which the war department has been
distributing, the provision for the payment
of the troops monthly, a reform which Pay
master General Rochester worked hard to Sc
cure, and which he finally had adopted by
the war department., has been omitted It
is said at the war department that the omis-
sion was due to the hurried manner In which
the work was prepared.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
The weather We May E.peot.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 10.-The indica-
tions for thirty-six hours from p. m. yestsr-
day are as follows: For Indiana and Illinois,
Light rain: stationary temperature; northevly
winds. For Lower Michigan and Eastern
Wisconsin-Rain: stationary temperature;
northwesterly winds. For Upper Michigan
and Western Wisconsin-Fair weather, pre-
ceded by light rain IN western Wisconsin;
warmer. northwesteriy winds. For Iowa
Fair weather; slightly warmer; northwesterly
vrinda
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Met burlington and Northern Ra,.s

CHICAGO, June 10-The Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul and the Chicago, st.
Paul and Kansas City have notified Chair
man Faithorn, of the Western Freight Asso-
citation, that they will meet the new rates
adopted by the Burlington and Northern ON
traffic from the seaboard to ST. Paul by way
Of Chicago. These rates make the proper
ton from Chicago to st. Paul on the respect
i've classes as follows: First and second
classes 20 cents a hundred pounds; third
class, ~; fourth class, IL; fifth class, 10;
sixth class, TO- They went into effect to-day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Situation MT Bellefonte.

BELLEFoNTE, Pa, June 1O.-There is much
suffering in some parts of this county. Sew
or Al thousand dollars have been contributed
for the aid of the sufferers together with
Ia ge quantity OF provisions and clothing
Tie points which suffered the most are Mill
be i'm, Coburn and the vicinity in Penn's
velley, Central City, and along Fishing
Ct eek In Nittany valley, where every one Is
de stitute
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Total Contributions Raised.

NEW YORK, June 10-An approximate
estimate of the contributions Of money to
the flood relief fund up to Saturday night
shows total of e, $4,000. Philadelphia
leads the list with $3.50, 600; New York comes
ne xt with $3.50, 600; Pittsburg gives $500, 600;
Chicago, $4,000, and Boston and Harris
burg $l0O, 600 each. No doubt there have
be EN- contributions enough to raise the total
to near So 900 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Police Points.

J. G. Adams was fined So and costs for
intoxicat:op.
Martin and Ted Kelly were arrested
last night by Officers Schaab and Hetter
or fighting.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10

death was sudden,
and his friends in
this city were
shocked when it was
made known, as
they had not the
least idea that his
end was so near. He
suffered keenly with
Bright's disease of
the kidneys about
two years ago, but
seemed to have re-
covered. Early this
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
The Work at the Bridge.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 10.-Work in clear
ing away the debris goes right along, but it
Is slow, especially at the bridge jam. Here
the workmen are using dynamite, but II has
not made much of an impression. Five bodies
were recovered there Saturday. A corps of
government engineers arrived Saturday with
pontoons with which they Immediately pro-
cesded to put two bridges across the river,
and they were in position before night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Lincoln 5 Friend Dead
Leonard SWEET Closes a Lone
and Notable Career.
A SUDDEN SUMMONS TO THE TOMB.

Stricken by the Icy Hand Of Death on
the Eve of His Departure to Europe on
Health Tour-The Grim Terror Is
Merciful. and His Victim Sinks Easily
Into the Last, Long, Painless Sleep-His
LIES Story Briefly Told.
CHICAGO, June 10-Leonard SWEET, whose
name is known all over the Union, and par
ticularly in the west and northwest, breathed
his last at O'Clock p. m. Saturday. The
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
Johnstown's Chief of Police Gets Settin
DOwn-Thrifty LabOrers-

Johnstown's Chief of Police Gets a Setting
Down-Thrifty Laborers.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 10.-Horace Mann,
a private detective, came up from Philadel-
phia yesterday with seven of his men in re-
Spouse to a request of Gen. Hastings Coun-
terfeit policemen and deputy sheriffs, in the
full panoply of a tin star and a club, were as
easy to find as an old tin can. A pair of
shears and piece of stair banister was all
that was required, and they could not be told
from the genuine.
- The Chief Taken Down n Peg.
Chairman Scott and Gen Hastings issued
a supply of cards to Chief of Police Hart to
be given to all officers, and told him all
without them would be arrested. The chief
put them in his pocket, and four of his men
who could not show cards were arrested by
Mann's men. Chief Hart got angry and
ordered his men TO shoot anybody who in
terfered with them. He was thereupon ar
rested himself, taken before Chairman Scott,
and taught the limits OF his authority.
The Workmen Making 1t Pay.
Mann's men found six barrels of whisky
and $500 worth of silverware hidden i'm some
of the workmen's tents. They STAYED in the
heads of the whisky barrels. poured it out,
and confiscated the silverware
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10

e stimates of dead to from $500 to 1900, while
t nose who week ago held that 10000 lost
I heir lives are figuring on half that number.
Fifty EIGHT bodies were found yesterday in
le ruins at Kernville and in Stony creek
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10

@ssssoS Asouuccu ING 5CRtBs
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, june 1O-A dispatch
to The Star from Topeka, Kan, says: 1.-THE
state board OF Railroad commissioners Satur-
day made decision reducing rates ON mer-
chandise and manufactured articles from
wichita about ~ per cent, and practically
giving Wichita about the same rates as Mis-
souri, river point& A number of Kansas
towns have already applied for similar privi-
1o0es
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Sold a Trotter for $40 600.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1O-H. p. Pepper
has sold to j. s. Coxey, of Massilon, O., his
bay trotting stallion Acolyte for a sum said
to be $4,000 Acolyte is years old. His
3-year-old record is 2:3O. He will be trottsd
this year
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 10.-The work Of
enrolling the living in order to get at the
number of dead has progressed steadily dur
ing the past four or five days. The number
enrolled up to last evening is 81 900, and now
the conservative paople have reduced their
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
ONE LIFE LOST AT SEATTLE.
A Fire Bug Lights HE Own Funeral Pr,
The Property LoaA

Tho Property Loss.
SEATTLE, W. T., june 10-No lives were
lost in the great fire. During the fire man
was seen carrying lighted torch across an
alley between Third and South Fourth
streets He was seen setting fire to q houss
that had escaped the flames when q special
policeman fired shot at him, but he darted
into house he had set On fire and never
came out alive. The loss IL still put at b.
tween $7,000, 900 and el0, 900 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Moral of n Lies in hi. ArplIcation.

lGREENsBURG, Pa, June 10-The jury inn
pensaed by the coroner of Westmoreland
county to inquire into the cause of the death
of the 2ls persons whose bodies were picked
up at Nineveh, yesterday rendered verdict
that each of them @came to his death by vio-
lence due to the flood caused by the breaking
of the dam of the South Fork reservoir and
as well the aforesaid coroner as the jurors
aforesaid do certify under their oaths, that
the said deceased died Of violence caused by
the action of the flood, or there is such strong
suspicion Of such violence or other unlawful
acts as to make an INQUEST necessary
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Kilrain to Select the Battle Ground.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 10-Representa-
tives of Sullivan and Kilrain met in Brook
lyn Saturday for the purpose of learning the
result of the toss for the choice of battle
ground for the fight between Sullivan and Kill
rain. kilrain won the toss. There was moth
ing in the choice so long as the state is speci-
fled and the ground within certain boun-
daries The ground is to be within 200 miles
of Nav OrlaanS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
A Hole Full of Corn.e..

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June l0-ln hole on
th site OF the Hurlbut house forty seven
be dies supposed to be those of guests, have
be % discovered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
Hanlan Is Back Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1O-Edward Han.
Ian, the oarsman, arrived Saturday on the
Zealandia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
The Racing Record.

CHICAGO, June l0.-There was nothing
notable done on any of the race courses Sat
urday. AT St Louis the races were post
poned. At Jerome park the winners were
Tormentor, Belinda, Ballston, Charley Dreux
Reporter, Grenadier and Major Domo. At
the West Side course here the track was a
quagmire and such time was made as 4 mile
In :42&. The winning horses were Alpena,
Jed, lrma H., Spectator, and Spectator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
The waters Giving Up the Dead.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 10-The waters
began to give up their dead yesterday, the
ninth since the food. Fifty odd bodies were
recovered here, most of them floating in the
water. Seven of them were dragged out OF
the raft above the bridge. On the body of
Christopher Kemple, an undertaken, was
found %, 100. The body of Miss Bessie
Bryan, of Philadelphia, was dug up yester-
day and positively identified. 1t had been
buried among the unknown -
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-11
THE QUEENS INCOME.
Yictoria's Private Estates and Her An
 nuaI Allowances.

Yictoria's Private Estates and Her An
 nu;iI Allowances.
 The London correspondent of the Liver pool Ddily Post, referring to tho rumor that an increased allowance will be asked for on behalf of the Prince of Wales and his fami- lv. points out that the Queen has an annuity drawn from the consolidated fund of e3S5 O30, which is specially allotted to meet those expenses come cted with her high position the partial weight of which has been transferred to the heir apparent. But lcontinues the corrospondent) that is only Q portion of the enormous income which good fortune and frugal habits have placed at the disposal of the head of the royal family The new Domesday Book dis closes the fact that tho Queens private estates extend over 31,312 acres, the annual rental, even Tt the lately Appreciated prices, being e30, ,13}. Some years ago her Majesty, acting under the advice of Lord Sydney, purchased Claremout for the sum of EIS,- eco, estimated at the time as being a little over half it's market value It is said to be worth today e150,010. The Queen also possesses property at Coburg, and the Villa HohonIohe at Baden. As to personal property there was the bequest of quarter of a million left to her Majesty by Sir James Camden Nelld This will was proved l in 1852, and the bequest must now have reached magnificent proportions. Then there was the property left by the Prince i Consort, estimated to have reached nearly ] GGO0,G00, but as this will was never proved and so escaped probate duty, the exact amount is not known. These items are i over and above the Queens annual say inCs. The aggregate money sum at her Majesty's disposal for family purposes would hence appear 10 be, at the lowest computation, such as renders unnecessary national solicitudc on the subject
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-11
Points of q Perfect Oyster.

The points of an oyster arc, first, the shape, which should resemble the petal of q rose leaf Ncxt, the thickness of the shell; 9 thoroughbred should have a shell like thin china It should also possess an al most metallic ring and peculiar nIl!escent luster on the inner side. The hollow fo. t:l, ..st. s......I Ul .il-i.i, I..... . .---ii5c
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-11
oRTHoeRAPHY.

Marierl Here's a letter kun From my oT friend Kris Barr; P'raps yeW think it soun's more plum To call i'm Kristofer. Heze bert a farm out West, an here He fills this letter chok With nuze ov what he razed last year, An tidin's bout his stock But what gifts me in this or gal, Iz how the critter spells, Kris alters wus eriginal- But sizzers! How it tells Agin a kollege chap ter reed The way he dug upset The parts O speche! it puts Ter seed My spellin' ettyket. ain't at spellin' wat the Frentch sUd kaIl ofay. but, Sis, I kaIkerlate never rentch The alferbet like thus Jus' Isscn-here he's got wuru Bout what hez had ter pay For ginny-hens, an spells the ourd 'rG-u-i-n-e-aW Oft outl That burd'd yawp rum now Till Kingdom kum ter heer lis name speit thataway; but how Dug this style fit yer earr Hiz gote is spelt goat,
 Hiz lzow with "c,' I swar, An hefer-wall, that j.st gifts me ssH-c-i-f-e-r." Nov ain'L thet fer a kolleFe man The wust yew ever heer? But dog my cats! haln't began Ter fish out all the kwecr, Dad fetched, alfred orthogeriy
 Thers here-MarIer, say! wot sort of peekok's spelt with P- E-a-c-o-c-k:' An now heze munkst h.Z garden weeos' Hiz kaIlers spclt with C. A-l-l-a; ''his murtel reeds
 ''M-y-r-t-l-c.' Thet's orfel, ain't it? Wall, iist wait; Here's one thet t'others r.cks,- His foks-like's blcomin' at ar gate'- Iz "p,h-l-o-x." Great Seezerl Every step he takes
 He's gettin' wusser. My! A spellin' bee hiz huuny makes
 It's honey" An laudy Moses Marcy mel
 Heze chuckt the books away; Hiz rooter beggar's ''r-u-t-
 T-a-b-a-g-ar' Thar. thar, Mareri Elf # cburns
 Yer laugh ter that elIsteat I'll stop; but lore the thing aJurns
 This invite he heZ sent. Ee wants us thGr on Krisnus day,
 Ter feest on feZent pi; Hiz fczant starts ''p-h-e-a," Hiz Kris Chr" Thet fist gives me pinter; He
 Return hiZ komplerments, By antserin' in thet same stle
 An spellIn' 'thout no sents, An when the envelope l dress,
 For Krlstcfer, swar, He rite it Chris
 T-o-p-h-e-r."
 -Wade Whip,.Ee, in Richmond Dispatch
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-11
surnr for Au Nations.

Prof Gustav Gchring states that ,, 5,O3S. .oOo,- eco pounds of cane sugar and 5,5SS, ,OOOOOO pounds Of beet sugar are produced annual ly All plants contain sugar. but only four othcrs-thc sugar palCl of the Indies, the maple tree. the sorghum and the sugar corn are at an used n6ustrially for It's ex- traction; and from these four the total ,uan;ity of sugar obtained is comparatively
 significant
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-11
4, H. PRATT.

Post office, SpringCrville Arizona. Range Esquidiila mountains. Horse brand, [ N lef hip,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-09-06
Jack. the photographer.

There is an amateur Photographic
crank here in Boston who has devel-
oped morbid passion for most I'M
usual pastime. If his identity were
ascertained-up to date it is O mystery
he would be apt to suffer from va
rious kicks and other unpleasant
things, inflicted by persons who have
undergone annoyance at his hands.
The Charles river at this season of
the year is favorite trysting place
for aquatically disposed lovers, who
travel about on the calm water after
shutdown, and spoon and spoon and
spoon until the fishes come up to the
surface and gasp for breath. Natur-
ally the dark of the moon is consider
ed the most appropriate time for these
amatory pursuits, and it is at such lu-
mar observation that the above photo
grapher comes to the front.
Armed with a camera, he paddles a
light canoe about over the still sur
face, until he finds himself unperceiv-
ed in the neighborhood of some small
craft, the suspicious immobility of
which betrays Cupid at the helm
Then, without making the slightest
noise, he trains his instrument upon
the unconscious victims, springs lit
tie magnesium flash light, and jerks
simultaneously string that exposes
dry plate for q fraction of a second.
This at any rate is supposed to be his
method though the astonishing swift
ness with which he skips away down
stream after performing an operation
of that sort has thus far precluded all
possibility of investigation.
The outrage has been perpetrated SO
many times that the owner of the
canoe must now have quite gallery
of lovers afoat, all ready for exhibit
ton at so much head to the thou
sands of curious people who would un-
doubtedly be willing to pay literally
for a view of the collection. And
meanwhile it appears that engaged or
counting" couples who go out in
boats to spoon upon the Charles are
rapidly becoming fewer, owing to the
fear of being "took" unawares by this
scamp with the magnesium light
Boston Cor. Chicago Tribune.