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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
HaDDy Hearts.

At the home OF the bride in Davenport
Saturday evening, occurred the marriage
OF Aid Matthes Buncher, of this city.
and Miss Dina Picklum, in the press
ence af large number of friends. At
ter the ceremony the happy young couple
left for Chicago on their wedding trip,
after which they will return 10 Rock Is
land which will be their home. Mr.
Buncher Is one Of the most energetic,
successful and popular young business
men of the city, and the confidence of
his fellow men of his own ward is shown
by his election to the council chamber.
His bride is graduate of the Davenport
high school, and an accomplished and
highly esteemed young lady.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Coua.il considerations.

Two matters of importance are likely
to come up for action tonight. The first
of these is the ordinance for the extension
OF the paving east on Moline avenue. 1t
is to be hoped the cOLncil will pass the
ordinance and It is believed it will. leav-
ing the after details to the incoming
city would make a wise move in deviat>
ing one iota from the policy pursued
on Second avenue and on Twentieth
street. II would not only be of the ma
ture of discrimination to make the
change, and might place in the hands of
those so disposed weapon to strike back
at the council and defeat the pavement.
On Twentieth street the council showed
the property holders q considerable spirit
by boulevarding part of the street,
and some of those benefited came
very near defeating the entire un.
dertaking by taking advantage of the
possible technically that might accrue
from the councils action in departing
from its Second avenue plan. The best
policy is to stand by what has proven to
be successful. popular and legal.
The council may be called upon to ACT
on the removal of the tower which is or
the way of Mitchell & Lynde's bushes.
block improvement. The most popular
and practical thing that can be done is to
take the tower down entirely and substi
tute number of low lights for it. These
are much more desirable in the business
portion of the city, as the Argos has
hithr rtn atatpd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
The Congressional srisf.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2l.-The senate
Saturday passed bills for the payment IF
ba k pay and emoluments to the widow Of
the late Col. n. H. Mclean, whoNeesigned
from the army in 1864 and was restored ty
special act in 1875 (the amount is $50, OOo),
and for the purchase OF ground for s1-
preme court buildIng-S6O0,0 900. A bill D.
propriating Sl00,0J0 for an equestrian statue
Of Gen. Grant in this city was reported
favorably, and a number of bills of little
general interest were passed, after which tile
senate went into secret session, and when the
doors reopened adjourned.
After some routine business in the house
public business was suspended, and eulogies
on the late S. s. Cox were pronounced by
Cummings of New York, LAWYER of Illinois,
Holman, Banks and others, and sever al
more members were given leave to print.
The house then, as further mark of re-
spect, ad journed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

The Worlds fair director, at Chicago
have decided to increass the capital stock 10
$40, 100000.
Teller Pope, who stole $4,000 from the
Louisville City National hank some tins
ago. has been arrest ID in New Ne iic1
The delegates TO the Pan American con.
ference left Washington saturday
night at IL O'Clock on tour OF a. ,ou;h
Rev. B. F. Foster, of 4 pei, II IN, says
that 100000 colored peop,e from A ALBANIA
will settle in Oklahoma bsfore ia Y | next.
London was painted yellow" SATURDAY
by the Primrose league, the organization
whose purpose is to keep the msmory of Dis
raeli green.
A mob of 100 farmers took Steve Jacobs,
colored, from Jail at Fayetteville, Tenn,
Sunday and hung him His crims ives
barn burning
The beehive and box factory of Lewis
and Parks, at Watertown, Wis, burned Sat
| urday, throwing 100 men out OF work. Loss,
$l5, 600; insured
The 1l5th anniversaries Of the fights ut
Lexington and Concord, Mass, at the be-
ginning of the revolutionary war, were cels-
| brated at those places Saturday
The magnificent steamer Puritan, with
400 passengers on board, ran on u reef ct
He'll Gate, New York harbor, Saturday and
had to put back to her dock leaking bad y.
Supervisor Butler. of the New Jersey y
state prison, was acquitted Saturday of the
charge made against him by the labor or
CARNATIONS of violating the convict labor
contract law.
Six miles of the finest oak and chestnut
timber in the country, for a width of q
| quarter of a mile, has been destroyed by
| fire near Plainfield, Conn, and the fire is
still burning.
A forest fire in the Germania district of
New Jersey has destroyed 1000 acres Of
valuable standing timber, besides the in
provements on number of farms. Esti-
mated loss, 100000
The workmen in John p. Squire & Co. 3
| big pork packing Establishment at Boston,
about 800 in number, struck Saturday for q
| ten-hour day and six days a week and 81 in
| crease per week in wages. The business was
| shut down.
Ex-Governor Pollock, of Pennsylvania,
| died Saturday, aged nearly 80. He served
| three terms In congress and was the author
of the "In God We Trust" ON the silver dol
lar He had also hsld many othsr positions
in state and national service.
As presaging political things to come in
Illinois the result of board of education
election at Austin, Chicago suburb, ma y
be noted. The German Lutherans carrie
the board. They also carried the board
for school district No. Z, haywood.
| Murat Halstead has assumed control If
| The Brooklyn Standard Union, Brookly 4,
N. Y. Richard Smith will be editor-il-
chief of The Commercial Gazette, and Hal
stead's work on that paper will be confinsd
to editorial articles over his own initials
Before committee of the New York sta 5t
senate investigating municipal affairs II
| gotham Gen. Stone Saturday testified tn Al
it was impossible to obtain franchise fol
! anything without ''sseing" the alderme q.
One man who told Stone that he must d
@ssenn was D. E. Bowling, president of tis
board Of aldermen in 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
CONDUCTORS CONFER.
All the Divisions OF the Rock Island
Road Represented at a Meeting In
This City Yesterday.

All the Divisions Of the Rock Island
Road Represented at a Meeting In
This City Yesterday.
Sixty conductors. representing all divi,
sions OF the Rock Island road from Chi
cago to Denver and Pueblo, met in Rock
Island yesterday, a number OF prominent
knights OF the punch west OF the Mis-
souri, river being in attendance, such as
d. Bisant and W. II. Fawcett Of the ex-
ecutive committee. D. 8. Capron, chair
man Of the general committee, etc. AS
sistant Grand Chief Conductor G. Fl. Will
kins, of Chicago. was also present. The
proceedings were secret but the nature
of the deliberations was given to an AR
Gus reporter by one of the conductors
who ssid:
1--WE do not meet as q grievance CONS
mittee IN the sense that many will be apt
to construe it. Our aim Is to secure con-
cessions which are due US from the Rock
Island road, and to elevate our standing
before the company. The order of rails
way conductors as all are aware, is not a
striking organization. We have made
our wants known in gentlemanly man
ner, preferring to argue and discuss our
grievances with our employers rather
than resort to revolt or anything that
savors of violence. Railroad corporations
have taken advantage of our mode of
procedure and have very often turned a
deaf ear to our entreaties. Our aim now
is to take stand that will bring about
concessions that we believe the Rock
Island road should make to us. but
the nature of those concessions we are
not prepared to give the public as they
only concern the road and US as conduc-
tors-but to us they are OF great impOr-
tance 4"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Killed nv His w.fe.s Para,our

BROOKLYN April 2l.-A. r. Waterman,
the manager Of Jacobs Lyceum theatre, at
Montrose avenue and Leonard street, this
city, shot and instantly killed Peter Doran,
aged 20 years, Saturday night in front of
the theatre Doran. who had suspected his
wife of being on intimate terms with Water.
man, followed her to the theatre, and sub
sequently met the couple on the street. Do
ran Immediately attacked Waterman, and
the latter, drawing revolver, shot and
killed him, the ball penetrating The heart.
Waterman was arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Cant. Sannhers' Defenar.

CHICAGO, April 2l.-Capt. Saunders, of
the schooner Forrest, who is being sued for
5000 damages by the administrator of the
estate of his mate Anderson, who was
drowned from the Forrest some time ago,
because, as alleged by the plaintiff, the cap
tain would not permit the men TO go to his
rescue, was on the stand S turday in his
own behalf He swore that the night was
dark and wind blowing gale; that he
heard Anderson's cries, and called for vol
unteers, but no one came forward and he
did not consider himself justified in ordering
any one upon such peri lous task
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
They ARE PLAYING BALL.
The Two Great Aggregations Open the
Seasonal Brotherhood Day.

The Two Great Aggregations Open the
Seasonal brotherhood Day.
CHICAGO, April 2l.-The League and
Brotherhood opened the ball season Satur-
day with a blare Of trumpets, a boom OF
drains, and amid the plaudits of tens of
thousands of people. 1t was not exactly q
warm day for the League. Curiosity to see
the new aggregation gave it a phenomenal
success in coaxing the half-dollars out of the
pockets of the base ball enthusiasts, and at
Boston, Pittsburg and New York, where
the rival combinations opened in opposition
the Brotherhood had the people by a large
ma jority. At these three places the openings
were attended with the pomp and circum-
stance of brass bands, big drum ma jors and
tally-ho coaches.
Some Figures on Attendance.
But the Boston Brotherhood played to r.
900 people, and the League to only 5000 It
was worse at Pittsburg, for 8, 100 sovereigps
and others yelled their joy, and cussed or
commended the umpire at the Brotherhood
grounds, while but 712-actual official
count-held down the seats at the League
grounds. At New York the disparity of at
tendance was also great, the League experts
showing their skill to S 900 people, while the
Brotherhood was smiled upon by Is, 600. The
bright spot In the whole field for the League
was at Cincinnati, where 20, 00O seats in the
club grounds were occupied by abls-bodisd
citizens, spectacle which made "the old
man" Anson's smile broaden until it met at
the back of his neck.
The Scores They Made.
Following is the record of the Leagues
first days play: At Extraordinarily 9,
Boston Is; at New York-Philadelphia 4,
New York o; at Cincinnati-Chicago 5, Gin
cinnati A; at Pittsburg-Cleveland =, Pitts
| burg3.
Brotherhoo At Boston-Brooklyn q Bos-
ton 3; at New York-Philadelphis r. New
York IL; at Buff aio-Cleveland2 ,, Buffalo %
at Pittsourg-Chicago IL, Pittsburg 2.
American association Saturday. At
elphia-Rochester 8, Athletic q; at
Louisville-St. Louis 3, Louisville 5; at
| Columbus-Toledo 10, Columbus Is; at
Brooklyn-Syracuse Is, Brooklyn ~; Sun
| day at neutrality-suspicious. 8, Brooklyn 8;
| at Columbus-Toledo 9, Columbus A; at
Louisville-Three innings played when St
Louis went off the field because the umpire
| decided that ball batted into the crowd did
| not limit base runners to two bases, but only
| batsman-Louisville g. St. Louis q.
Western association Saturday.: At Min
nespolis-Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis Is; ct
Des Moines-St. Paul 10, Des MONIES II: at
Dsnver-Omaha 0, Denver ~; at Kansas
City-Sioux City 5, Kansas City q; Sunday
| at st. Paul-Des Moines 4, st. Paul 8; at
Ailwaukee-M minneapolis Z, Milwaukee 8; ct
Kansas City-Sioux City 2, Kansas City 8.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
WENT BY PNEUMATIC TUBE.
Terrifying But Harmless Accident to
Chambermaid.

Terrifying But Harmless Accident to
Chambermaid.
SPOKANE FALLS, Wssh., April 2l.-Cham-
bermaid Annie Martin, from Chicago, was
blown heailong through pneumatic tn be at
the new Hotel Spokane yesterday, and
barely escaped death. In some way she
was caught by the wings of the ven
tilating fan and hurled into the
sheet-iroL pipe which carries fumes
from the kitchen The fan, which is a
huge affair, was making 30 revolutions
minute, and the blast drove the unfortunate
girl up the escape pipe to the point where it
narrowed at the second story Here her
clothing wedg d her fast. Her muffied
screams brought help, the pips was cut just
below where she had lodged, and the pris-
oner was released, badly frightened, but
otherwise unhurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL ITEMS.
The an-Americans Addressed by Harri
son and Blaine.

me ran Americans Addressed by harrf-
son and Blaine.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 81 The closing
session of the Pan-American congress was
devoted to complimentary resolutions and
speeches, the last of which was made by Sec
rotary Blaine, who felicitated the congress
on the important work it had DONE espe-
cially commencing the arbitration agree
ment. He closed by invoking the blessing
of the Creator on the work done and begun,
and declared the congress adjourned sine
die, after inviting the members to visit
the president, which they did later. The
president made a brief speech of congratula-
ton, in the course of which he said: ave
gave you the other day review Of a small
detachment of the American army-not to
show you that we have an army, but that
we have none; that our securities are lodged
with our people, and that they are safe"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
A Sort of Mental TeIepbone.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2l.-Mr. ]. Ran
dali Brown. the original mind-reader and
tutor of the late Washington Irving Bishop,
entertained large and select audience at
the new National theatre here last mig at
with a humble of illustrations of his re-
markable powers as a mind reader Mr.
Brown introduced several new experiments,
including the celebrated wire test on rea l.
ing numbers thought of by persons at a DIS
tance, with an ordinary copper wire extend
ing from the stage to the upper gallery, as
the only medium of communication between
Mr. Brown and his subject
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Made Money too Rapidly.

CHICAGO, April 2L-The wife Of E ].
Lehman, who is known all over the north
west as the proprietor of the Fair" in this
city, has APPLIED for a conservator for his
estate, valued at 81, Ooo, 900, as he is ms me.
MIR. Lehman is only ~ years old and has
made all his money since the fire, beginning
as a newsboy. Ills case is one of tin many
which show that man may grow rich too
fast, as it was his intense app ication to bus
mess that built his fortune and wrecked his
mind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
The Chicago Bosses on Trial.

tween the arbitrating committees and the
new Boss Carpenters association Saturday
failed to bring about any settlement OF the
strike, although it was expected by a great
many that it would The question of
wages was but briefly discussed, and will lie
left for adjustment to the next meeting IF
the committees The new association has
recognized the carpenters union and granted
eight hours and now the only questions 20
be settled are those of wages and the NUN
Der of men the bosses can employ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
A 16-YEAR-OlO BORGlA.
Mary Stewart In Jail at Pittsburg on a
Charge of Poisoning Her Family.

Charge of Poisoning Her Family.
PITTsBURG, April 2l.-Mary Stewart, a
girl l6 years of aga, is under arrest at Nc
Keesport ON a charge of poisoning hsr
mother two sisters and n year old broths r
James. from tue effect OF which the lit e
boy died Sa urday. The Stewart family
lived in the most wretched of poverty
stricken quarters in Nc keesport
The Girl Denies the Accusation.
The doctor on arriving suspected that
they had taken arsenic and admin istered
the proper remedies. He, in the meantime
instituted an inquiry, and found that the
family had been taken Ill on partakng IF
some soup prepared by the daughter MARY,
strongly impregnated with arsenic. Mary
Stewart, who is in jail denies having put
the ARISEN ic in the soup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
A Statue of Gen. Grant.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2l.-The bill it,
troduced by S.nator Squire of Washington,
last Wednesday, providing for the erection
of an equestrian statue of Gen. Ulysses g.
Grant, in this city, was passed upon favora-
bly, by the committee on public buildings
and grounds Saturday, and later in the day
Squire reported it back to the senate. It
will probably bscome law before the fifth
anniversary of Gen Grants death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Misunderstood THE ORDER.
Three Men Asphyxiated in Mine a
LaSalle, His.

LASALLE Ills, April 81 Three miners
working in shaft No. =, of the Spring Valley
Coal conipany's mines were smothered while
fighting fire yesterday morning. Fire
started during the night in a lower level
At 10 o'clock Superintendent John Eustice
with gang of men, went below to attempt
checking the flames. Thy sent hack orders
which were understood to be to shut off the
air supply. The shaft quickly filed with
gas and before assistance could be given
Superintendent Eustice, n P. Akeyson, and
Jacob Williamson were suffocated. Their
two companions were rescued before they
lost consciousness and aided in bringing up
the three bodies
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
A Sorry Memory for the Husband.

NEWARK, n. j., April 2l.-Mrs. Mary Nc
Arthur, of 2s South Fifth street, Harrison,
was fatally burned yesterday. Her husband
had found fault beciuse the dinner was
late. While she was hurrying to take the
dinner from the stove her clothing caught
fire. She ran to the top of the house and
back to the street before she was caught
and the flames extinguished. All her cloth
ing was burned, and her body was a mass Of
H,.I,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Insist on His Reinstatement.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 81. The men EN-
ployed at the Morrell & Wheeler coke
plants of the Cambria Iron company, have
quit work for the Reinstatement of a dis
charged man. There are 800 men employed
at these works, and they intimate that they
can withstand a struggle for several weeks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
The Fire Fiend i'm Japan.

SAN Francisco, April 2l.-Steamers ar
irving yesterday brought Yokohama news
to April l. More disastrous fires have oc-
CURED in Japan. On March % 300 houses
were burned at Aomari The day after over
500 buildings were destroyed at Noshiro and
over 800 at Mimuro. The latter fire ragged
six hours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
demolished the Custom House.

PORT HURON, Mich April 21-The steam
ship Roumania came into the river Satur-
day, and as she began to make landing
her rudder chain broke, and the huge ves-
sci crashed into the dock, ploughing up the
bank for distance of fifty feet. The boats
bow ran through the center of the custom
house, completely demolishing it, besides
damaging another building Loss, SIS, 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
The Central viii BapsruntI Itself

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, April 2l-Mrs.
Groves, the fiagman's wife, who jumped out
of bed and ran up the track in her night
clothes with a rel lantern and prevented a
passenger train from dashing into the rock
which had fallen on the track near Garri-
sons has received a check for 500 from the
New York Central Railroad company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
A Fatal Filtration.

NEW YORK April 2l-John II. Griffith, a
young tailor of 104 Bayard street, in at
tempting yesterday t. jump across an area
way between his room and the roof an ad
joining house where some girls with whom
he had struck up filtration were standing,
missed his footing, fell to the pavement
sixty-five feet below, and was instantly
killed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
O,Brien VIII Wed a Russian.

LONDON, Epril 2L-The engagement is an
nounced of Mr. William O'Brien, the WE'LL
known Irish journalist, orator and member
of parliament, and Mile Raffalovitch,
daughter of the wealthy Partisan banker of
that name
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21

CAIRO, Ill, April l9-The south-bound
passenger train on the Mobile and Ohio road
Saturday ran over child, cutting off both
its legs at the knee. The child was lying on
the track apparently asleep, and aroused
itself just as the cowcatcher of the engine
touched it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Fmed wien yerY DEADLY Tox..

LONDON, April 81. "A packing case pur-
porting to contain toys and consigned to an
unknown address in Berlin exploded in The
railway station at Mannheim Sat,,raav
killing one person and injuring several
others
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Two Men nrowned

PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-Daniel Mitch
drowned BY the upsetting of a skIff in the
Delaware yesterday. Three other men who
were in the boat were saved after being in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Gen. Fremont Retired.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2i.-The presi-
dent has approved the bill placing Gen.
John c. Fremont on the retired list of the
army with the rank of mai general
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21

He was told that Mrs. Grinnell was da a.
gerously i'll with Inflammation of the bowels.
1t is the general belief in Clayton that she
had taken poison and that her friends are
concealing the true cause of her sudden ILL
ness. When she was in Dubuque she stated
that she could not rest, and appeared terri
bly, wrought up, and it is thought her mind
had become unbalanced and she had taken
poison. Cornell Is still alive and Saturday
recognized his mother. Grnnell is now ia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
DEATH IN THE TORNADO.

From Nine to Fifteen People Killed In
Alabama.
OZARK, Ala, April 21.-The upper portion
Of Geneva county was visited by a destruc-
tive tornado late Saturday afternoon.
Honses, barns and fences were torn to
pieces. The country is thinly populated.
No towns were struck. One report places
the number of persons killed or fatally in
jured at nine, and another at fifteen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21

Set the House Afire with Her Pipe.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 9-In the in
quest on the bodies burned at Berlamont
Friday the verdict was that the fire caught
from Mrs Tells Iipe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21

BROOKLYN, April 2l-The stables of con
tractor Heman Clark, in Steuben str, ct,
were burned last night. Seventy horses
persisted in the flames Loss, $1,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-21
Not That Kind of Man.

The friends of Mr. Cleveland will scarcely
need this assurance, as they well know that
such language is foreign to his temperament
and custom, and all will readily credit his
explanation i'll view of the dignified yet mod
est manner in which he has always borne
himself on all occasions since his retirement
from the presidency has won public admira-
ton and is the best guarantee that he is iu-
capable of putting himself on a level with
his assailant"