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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Lively Incidents of n Libel Suit in Pr
gress In Virginia

Lively Incidents of n Libel Suit in Pro.
gress I'm Virginia
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan ia Lbs
suit which is in progress here is kicking up 4
great stir. The parties to it are well-knowr
and the court is crowded at every session, as
much to stake in" the rows the lawyers kic
up as anything else. Wednesday Mr.. Fits.
hugh, counsel for the defense, called Kirtly
one of the plaintiffs, a liar. The first thin
the judge did yesterday was to inform Fit,
hugh that he must retract. He did so, an
the case then proceeded, with J. w. Colbert
on the witness stand.
General Riot aud Heavy Bonds.
Matters progressed smoothly until ATTORNEY
Fitzhugh attempted to throttle Attorney
Dickson, attorney for plaintiff, in his exam
nation Of Colbert. Dickson told Fitzhugl
that he was a id scoundrel, whereupoi
canes, ink stands, fists, ETC., were used pro
miscuously, and for time a general riot en-
sued in court, which caused Judge McI.augh
lin to suspend proceedings until later in tn,
afternoon. The plaintiff, defendants ant
counsel for both sides were placed undel
81 ,00O, 600 bonds to keep the peace. Grea
excitement prevails, and more trouble i
feared before the suit is ended
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Immor,nl Tom Jehn.on

Tom Johnson, one of the new repres
Ientatives from Dubuque county, has al
eady immortalized himself at Des
Moines. On Monday when the house
was called to order. Tom johnson was
not present. and the republicans had q
majority OF one vote. Johnson was on q
snow bound train. and every minute was
precious for the democrats till the train
arrived. The republicans did not see
their opportunity and the democrats were
killing time until the long-looked-for
johnson should arrive. The Chicago
Herald says:
II was then getting along toward 3
o'clock and for an hour j. J. Richard
son, of Davenport, the Iowa member OF
the national democratic committee, and
Chairman Dunn. OF the state democratic
committee. were standing on the railway
track that incloses the base of the hill on
which the capitol Is built. waiting for
that train from Dubuque and wondering
II Il would ever come. Finally the en-
CINE appeared around curve. Dunn
waved his arms and shouted frantically.
Richardson hourished red flag which he
had found In switch shsnty, and, alto
rether, behaved like Comanche Indian.
Z Visions OF train robbers and train wreck
ers flashed through the engineers mind
and he stopped his train. The two dem.
ocratic leaders made a descent on the
smoking car. grapped the delayed
johnson. who had just lighted fresh
cigar. rushed him of the train. up the
steep hill, through the capitol corridors
and up a long fight of stairs with speed
that would have done credit to a trio of
trained athletes As the doorkeeper
swung back the portals they shot the
breathless member from Dubuque into
the hall like bolt from a catapult, and
every democrat took long breath and
felt that at last the country was safe.
johnson came none too soon. Hol-
brook was on his feet making a speech on
a nonsenscal point he had raised, to the
effect that there would be no roll call
until the committee on credentials had
acted. Smith, Of Mitchell, republican,
had taken him seriously. and wasted q
little time In a speech showing the alb
surdity of such a point. and Holbrook
was replying when Johnson was precipi-
tated into the room. Holbrook stopped,
looked at the late arrival moment and
said:
"Well. will waive that point. l see
that the member was waiting for has
come in"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
THE AFRo-AMeRlcAN LEAGUE.
Ohcers Elected and a Novel Petition
Adopted-A Letter from Tourgee.

Omcers Elected and Novel Petition
Adopted-A Letter from Tourgee.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Afro-American
league reassembled yesterday, and the first
business was the election of permanent Of
fcers. Many members did not vote, but all
the ballots stood Ill to 9. The officers chosen
we're: President, W. A. Pledger, Georgia; a
score of vice presidents, among them A
Manning, Indiana; }. W. Malone, Iowa;
Walter Showers, Michigan; s. B. Bell, Wis
consin, and E. W. Moore, Illinois; secretary,
j. H. Pelham, Missouri
The Pesident's Speech.
President Pledger said it would probably
be made pretty hot for him in Georgia when
he went home, but that fact did not make
him backward about expressing himself: He
said: "Doughface, copperhead journals of
the north declare that the northern people
have become indifferent TO the wrongs and
cruelties of which the colored Americans ara
the unhappy victims" He insisted that ''the
manhood, the conscience and patriotism of
the loyal north win vet find q
way to punish and prevent this
criminal sectional notification of the
constitution, and discover the remedy
to suppress that disloyal element with whom
murder is a vacation and perjury pastime"
The speaker dwelt upon the Barnwell
Court House tragedy and the outrages in Al
ALBANIA He argued that the Republican party
was the party of right and that a Demo
cratic victory, even in the north, was q
calamity. He eulogized Governor Gordon
and Henry W. Grady, and concluded by
prophesying that good would come of the
league movement
Inviting the whites to Move.
q a. 49, -
ton to congress praying that body to appro-
pirate 500, 000, 600 to furnish the unhappy
white citizens of these states, who may de
sire to settle in other and more favored
states, free from Afro-American ma jorities
with free transportation and lunch by the way
| TO any of the states north Of the Mason and
Dixon line, and that Senators Morgan, of
Alabama; Hampton, of South Carolina, and
Gibson, of Tennessee "be the Moses to lead
the unhappy people out of the states of their
misfortune"
The petition was unanimously adopted.
Albion Tourgee's Advice.
A letter was read from Judge A. W. Tour
gee, in which he advised the convention not
TO issue an address TO the country, but to
content themselves with organizing and max
ing preparations TO raise money for the edu-
cation of poor negroes in the south, and to aid
in securing the right sort of legislation from
congress. He suggested that the Afro
American league should be secret organiza-
ton in order that its members might not be
in danger of murder and outrage in the
south
After some objection that Tourgee was
not an Afro-American and that the negroes
wanted to demonstrate that they could at
tend to their own business, the letter was re-
ferred to the constitution committee and the
convention adjourned for the day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. IA Uni IN
Pacific baggage car and one coach jumped
the track yesterday at Hampton, and in
jured the following persons: John Robinso n,
Long Pine, Neb., shoulder and leg injure d
d. Stringer, Rock Springs, head bruised
John McChaled, Indianapolis leg broken
two children of Charles Wachenfitts, flesh
wounds and cut about the face; Mrs. jams
Cranz, of Des Moines, chest bruised; A.
Paschinger, of Rock Springs head and
shoulders bruised; Miss Abbie Coolidge, Of
Evanston, slightly cut; Charles Tobin, Of
New Washington, o., leg hurt, and hand
sprained; z. a. Graham, Of Ogden, neck
bruised; Conductor George Mcintosh.
slightly cut.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Beecher's Successor Installed.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Rev. DR.. Ly
man Abbott was formally installed as pas
tor Of Plymouth church last night to sue
coed Henry Ward Beecher. AT a preliminary
meeting held in the afternoon, Mr.. Lyman
before an audience containing large mum
Der Of prominent clergymen, read state
ment setting forth his religious views A
the close number of delegates propoundet
questions, to which the doctor replied. A
the installation services Rev. DR.. r. R Mer
edith made the ordination and installation
prayers. Addresses were made by the Rev
DIR. Phillips Brooks, of Boston; DR.. Alex
ander Mckenzie, of Cambridge. and Dr. A.
H Bradford. of Mont Claire n j
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
ABBREVIATED TELEeKAMs.


The death rate at New York has droppes
70 nearly normal figures.
Six Indian murderers were hanged at Fort
Smith, Ark, twelve minutes after noon
Thursday.
1t is reported that Jack Dempsey, the pu-
gilist, Is a victim Of consumption, and VIII
never fight again.
Portuguese merchants are nlSgtating a
concerted boycott on England by refusing to
receive English money.
s f.. Olsen a Co.'S store at Minneapolis
was robbed Wednesday night of 5000
worth Of sealslsin sacques and jewelry.
The mercury registered ~ degrees below
zero at Huron, 5 D., Thursday at noon, and
the weather is cold everywhere out west.
The coal miners in the Charleroi district
Of Belgium have struck again because Of a
dispute as TO what was agreed upon recently.
John Moore, while on top Of a derrick near
Washington, Pa, Thursday was killed by o
plug which the pressure blew out of gas
we'll
The Ohio river at Evansville. Ind, is
above the danger line and many people have
been driven from their homes in the "bot-
toms"
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ". Sprague, a recently
evening ordained minister's in the Unitarian
church la that city.
Henry NJ Stanley was entertained at a
banquet by the khedive at Cairo. Egypt,
Thursday. All Of the Egyptian ministers
and many native officials were present
A l2-year-old boy Of Chicago named Brady
had both arms and one leg cut off by a train
ON the Northwestern railway Wednesday.
He Jumped from the train and fell under the
wheels.
The first building put up in America for a
Universalist church was burned Thursday.
II had been used as n barn for many years,
and WINS situated on the old Pierce farm
near Gloucester, Mass
w Walker, Of the steamship Earndale,
just arrived at Baltimore from Cuba was
jailed rs soon as the steamer landed ON a
charge OF attempting to poison the whole
crew. He was the steward
At meeting of the Sunset club, of Chi
cago, Thursday night, j. H. Raymond de-
nounced the press for it, license in dealing
with public and private citizens. He said
the present license of the press had become
an unmitigated evil
The Indiana Democratic Editorial associa-
ton In session at Indianapolis Thursday,
elected B. +. Louthan, of Losansport, presi-
dent; DIR. NJ. c. Benham, of Richmond.
corresponding secretary and A. A. Sparks,
OF Salem, recording secretary.
The Commercial Telegram company .lof
New York, announces through circular
that u has been disposed OF at sherifrs sale To
satisfy Judgments against it, IL is under
stood that the Postal Telegraph company rs
the purchaser
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
INVESTIGATING A FORGERY.
The Notorious Ohio Rallot-Box Cont act
-Foraker's Testimony.

The Notorious Ohio Rallot-Box Cont act
-Foraker's Testimony.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1.-THE cele-
brated case of tbs Ohio ballot box
forgery, which created such a stir iur-
ing the latter part of the campaign
last fall in that state, was lakeu up
yesterday by the house committee appointed
TO investigate 1t. The subject of the inv ssti.
cation is a contract for shares of stock in a
company organized to manufacture pa tent
ballot-box, to which the signatures of Camp
bell, Democratic candidate for governor of
Ohio; Senator Sherman, Congressman But
terworth, and other prominent men were
forged, the object being 10 charge Camp bell
with being int crested In the company while
he was a member of congress, and aGlvo-
eating ths adoption of the ballot-box. The
Cincinnati Commercia al Gazette printed the
contract and signatures, aud later admitted
that it was a forgery that had been palIned
off upon the paper.
What the Witness Said.
Congressman Mckinley was the first Wit
ness and he said he had never seen the con-
tract until just before congress met, and
that his signature was a forgery. He lad
no interest, nor ever had, in the company.
Other witnesses gave the facts of the ap
pearance of the forgery in Halstead's
paper and its subsequent Reputation, and
Amos Smith, Jr., surveyor of customs a,
Cincinnati, said he took the paper TO Eal-
stead and told him it looked fishy, and
that he believed it was a forgery, but Hal
stead seemed to think it genuine and
printed it.
Ex-Governor Foraker n Witness.
Ex-Governor Foraker took the witt es.
chair and asked to be permitted to tell hi.
story in his own way. He said that after hi
nomination L. n. Hidden. Cincinnati City
solicitor, went to him and told him that il
Campbell was nominated many promin en-
Republicans would vote for him, because
they were interested in "Campbellis bal OF
box" scheme, and named Butterworth tnC
Mckinley as such. Hadden said he IlC
procure written evidence of his stateme Mt
and some time afterwards referred Fora Sel
TO one Wood, who was an applicant fol
smoke inspector of Cincinnati Woot
wanted Foraker's assistance and Fora iel
said he would recommend him if he wollC
produce the written proof referred to above
After some hesitation Wood agreed.
At this point the committee adjourned io
the day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
TIE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.
on the hoard OF trade to-day quotations
sHngei r. follows: Wheat-\o. = January,
,Jsened and closed &C. Fcbrua y. opened
and closed ..asc; May, opened sI@s-1Sc. closed
slLs-asc. CurH-\u. january, opened
2sasc. closed @sSs-@4c; February, opened ESQ,
closed SAG: nay, opened aIA4r. closed
Sl@s-34c. Oais-\o. January. opened 2llsc:
closed "a; February. opened and close
.11sc. MAY, oi.cned 2-isc. closed &c. Pork
January opened --, closed S'.i2 Febru-
AIRY. opened Ss.2La. closed - u May, opened
S9-sl, closed Sos,is LARA January, opened
Sa-ss'Iec, closed Sa.Sa.
Live stocK-rhr 10 lowing w,re tia quota
tions At al Untcn stoci. yards: r5vg-- Market
opened active an firm; prices - higher; light
grades, sS.6Ogo.Ht, rough packing, $500 3.65;
mixed lots, : ia T.LSe heavy packing and
shipping lots. S.kGju6.~0 Cattla-Fairly &C
tive; good 10 choice firm, 81 60d5l5 poor 10
fair slow, s-i.2,iL39 COWS, Si40d2.ss stock
ers and feeders, S2.+lGS0 Sheep Steady
muttons, $50 S56h lsmos, $3.50 $500
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery -
@s7c q n; finest dairy. lsa20c; packing stock.
sQac. Eggs-Strictly fresh, l76ll1lec p doz;
ice house, l+aldc. Live poultry-Hens, 7GSc
d u; turkeys, a9l0s ducks, 9dl0: geese q. 500
500 . doz. Potatoes-Beauty of Hebron, $50
4Oc = bu. on track; common and mixed lots. %
&82c. Apples-Good to fancy, 81. 25I2. 80 y bbl.
Cranberries-Wiscon SS.o5Gs.75 per box.
New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. l6.
Wheat-No. red winter, Sc; do February,
s7l4c; do March, SSssc; do April sss4c; do May,
SS3sc. Corn-No. mixed 39c cash; do Feb
ruary. 3sssc; do pril, Sissc; May, $3.50. CAST
Quiet and steady: No. mixed, 2sc cash:
10 January, &c; do May, 277sc. Rye-Dull
Barley Nominal. Pork Dull; mess. sl050G
ll0O for new. Lard Steady; March, $685.
May, Sd42.
Live stock: Cattle Numinally steady; steers,
S3.50d525 2 100 ms; bulls and dry COWS, s. o0G
800. Sheep and Lambs Firm for both sheep
and lambs at full prices; sheep, S4-S6825 y
90 ms; lambs, S62597.50. Hogs-Dun and
weak +; live hogs, sS.1G410.
ROCK ISLAND
Hny-Upland prairie, 81 05aSs 90
Hay-Tfmotny-S6 S @SS.0o.
Hay-wfld. 45. S051S5 o..
Straw 4.00GS4.50
Rye-36c.
Corn old2sc@30c; New 81 cd2sc
Oats-s0c. G2lc
Potatoes-1S Q20c
Onions-35c.
Tnrnips-20.
Cosl-Soft lilo hard sg. 90
Cord wood-Oak, &4.95; Hickory, s$4 so
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
BUTCHERED BABES.
Dreadful Slaughter by a Ma
MAC Mother.
ATTEMPT AT A FIVE-FOLD CRIME.

Two of Her victims Dead; one, an Infant.
Daughter Dangerously Poisoned with
Carbolic Acid-How the Mad Woman
Went About Her Awful work-Tramps
In Troubie-Shot on Sight.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. ia special
to The Tribune from Faribault, Mimi. says:
Yesterday morning horrible tragedy oc-
Cured at Cannon Lake. about five miles
from here. Mrs. McNeal, the wife of pros
porous farmer, in fit of dependency, shot
with a revolver her three children, aged re-
spectively years, years and weeks,
forced another daughter, aged years, to
drink carbolic acid, and then took dose
herself. She and her daughter may recover.
Dependency, owing to recent Illness is the
cause. She said she expected TO die, and could
not bear the thought OF leaving her chill
dren behind.
The Slaughter of Ipnocents.
Ever since her babe was born three weeks
ago the mother has shown signs of mental
alteration, and Wednesday she told her hus-
band she believed she was becoming insane.
Hardly had Mr.. McNeal, who is a thriving
young farmer, left the house yesterday morn
ing than his wife bolted and locked the doors
and began her murderous work. She then
took her husbands revolver from bureau
drawer, went to the bed where lay Ruth, her
2-year-old daughter, placed the weapon close
to the body of the sleeping child, and shot
her dead. She next shot Harold, boy of 4
years, through the head, wounding him SC
badly that he died at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. Returning to her bed where she
had her baby the mother sent a ball through
both lungs.
Forced Nora to Take Poison.
Nora, the eldest daughter, was shrieking
with fear in the next room as the mother en-
, tered. SEEKING bottle of carbolic acid the
frantic woman poured out nearly an ounce
and forced the little one to swallow it and
then gulped down about twice that amount
herself and threw the bottle on the floor just
as her husband entered the room. He had
| heard shots when a little distance from the
house, but so quickly was the murderous
work done that he arrived too late to stay its
progress Mr.. McNeal quickly seized his
wife and threw her on the bed and by his
cries soon brought assistance from the neigh
bors. Physicians were summoned and every.
thing done to alleviate the misery of those
that survived. There is very slight possl
bility that the infant Laay recover TIL,
woman and her daughter Nora ars both in 6
| dangerous condition
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
MANY neaths in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-At O'Clock Thursday
101 deaths had been reported TO the health
department OF these nine were charged to
la grippe and twenty-six to pneumonia and
bronchitis. The number for the half day is
eleven in excess of the average for an entire
day previous to this, but it includes the out
side districts and is the accumulation then of
tyyn or three DAYS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
BASE BALL LITIGATION.
The John NJ. Ward Reserve Rule Case 81
the Hands of the Court.


the Hands of the Court.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE action brought
by the New York League Base Ball cluf
against John Montgomery Ward, to restrain
him from playing with the Brotherhood,
was argued before the supreme court yester.
day. Judge Rowland, counsel for Ward,
declared that the reserve" contract was un-
just in its operation, and that the suit was
brought not to retain Ward, but to injure
the Brotherhood.
Joseph H. Choate, for the League, said il
was question of the inviolabilty Of con-
tracts. Taking for his text the words, ooh
that mine enemy would write book" he
took Wards book on base ball and read pas
sages to show his former Interpretation OF
the reserve rule to be contrary to that adj
vanced by him in this suit. Choate read q
letter written by Ward in October while
abroad, admitting being bound by his agree
ment. Ward had himself drawn up tbs
agreement for the players, in order to bind
them
The court took the case under advisemsnt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
The West virginia Governorship

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 1.-THE mi
nority report of tbs contest committee was
read yesterday afternoon to the legislature.
It shows plurality of LAO for Gen. Golf and
recommends that he he declared duly elected
governor of this state 1t claims that the
committees labors have demonstrated that
there was no organized effort to corrupt the
ballot by either party, and congratulates th'
people of the state on the purity of the cleo
ton The joint assembly has adjourned un
til Monday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Comiskey Joins the brotherhood.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 17.-Charl Comiskey,
captain of last years Browns, has written
letter TO The st. Louis Sporting News, in
which he SAYS that before tomorrow night
he will have signed contract to play first
base for the Chicago Brotherhood team. He
takes this step. he says, for the reason that
he is in sympathy with the Brotherhood, and
believes its aims are for the best welfare and
interest of the professional players.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
LA GRIPPE AND POLITICS.
Its Ravages wiping Out the Democratic
Legislative Majority in Ohio.

Its Ravages Wiping Out the Democratic
Legislative Majority in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1.-THE la grippe
and pneumonia are fast decimating the
Democratic majority in the legislature, and
81 a United States senator was now to be
chosen, it is doubtful which party would
succeed Hon. F. W. Knapp, of Defiance,
died last week, and John B. Lawlor, a
representative of this county died yesterday.
Last night Judge Thomas o. Ashburn, sena-
tor from the Brown-Clermont district, was
very low at the American house with the
chances rather against his recovery and
Henry Brown, the Hancock representative,
is not expected to live, both having the
pneumonia, and like the two deceased men,
bers. taken first with la grippe Ex-State
Treasurer Howells the Stark-Carroll district
senator, is on the sick list, while half a
dozen others are complaining of the influenza
and keep to their rooms. All political legis-
lation is thus blocked and will be until the
epidemic passes away and new elections are
hald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
The Indiana Miners Convention

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 17.-At the
miners state convention yesterday it was de-
cided to let the local unions choose the state
delegates to the convention at Columbus, O.
next week. The following officers were
elected President, John Kane, of Coal
Bluff; secretary and treasurer, Henry st.
John, of Clinton; executive committee p II.
Penna, of Carbon; William Winterbotham,
of Washington and Frank Lockard, of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Eight Hours at Blu ffalo, n. Y.

BUFFALO, y. V, Jan. 1.-THE journey
men stone cutters of this city have taken the
initiative in the eight-hour movement here by
making demand upon the employers that
the short day shall go into effect on July l.
All the building trades are expected to
follow suit. The employing stone cutters
are in favor OF granting the demand if the
other members of the building exchange
will agree. 1t is expected that the short day
will go ii.to effect without any trouble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
A Treasury Thief Captured.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Chief Brooks, of
the United States secret service, yesterday
captured Henry II. jackson, formerly paying
teller at the United States sub-treasury, who
stole $4,000 from the funds under his charge
in October, 1887. jackson will be held to
await the action of the grand jury.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-17
Foraker n Witness.
Secretary Blaine Reported Ill.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. lit was re-
ported last night that Secretary of State
Blaine has been taken down with la grippe
At his residence i'll Lafayette square it was
impossible TO obtain either a continuation or
denial of this ruinor. Another version was
that Mr.. Blaine had been stricken by re-
turn of his old trouble-Bright's disease. W.
E Curtis said last night that he had gone to
Oak View cemetery yesterday with Mr.
Blaine to select a burying lot and that there
were no truth in the stories.