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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
ABBREVIATED TEleGRAlas.

Secretary Window has offered to re-
deem another so, 000, 600 of AZ per cent.
bonds.
The Detroit board of trade has adopted
| resolutions endorsing the reciprocity idea
as wise and patriotic"
Prairie fires have desolated hun dreds of
thousands of acres of land in North Da-
kota, south OF Dickinson.
F. NJ. Huffaker, of New Berlin, His,
was thrown from mule Saturday and SO
badly hurt that he died in an hour.
j. y. Castle, of Saltwater, Mimi, has
been nominated for congress by the Dem
ocrats OF the fourth Minnesota dis trict.
The surf of Friday night carried away
all the ocean promenade at Asbury Park.
\. j., besides carrying off all the bath
houses.
Belmont's Potomac won the Futurity
stake at Sheepshead Bay Saturday and
his Washer took second money in the
same race.
Masked men entered the convent of La
Speco, near Narni, Italy, Aug H. and
murdered three monks and boz of Is
No clue to the murderers.
Socialism is making great Roadway
among the laborers in the Connellsville.
Pa, district, and many secret Socialistic
societies have been organized among the
Germans and Slavs.
Private wires have been put I'D between
the presidents cottage at Cresson Springs.
Pa, and the national capital, and the ex-
ecutive Office will be at the former place
after the middle of this week
Thomas Dew, an empioye of the Brush
Electric Light company at Cincinnati,
took hold of a live" wire Saturday, and
fell back dead, his hand being burned to
crisp. The charge WAS 1000 volts
A baby coach containing a 9-mon tbs old
girl was overturned in the street at Cam
den, y. J., Saturday, and the child's brains
trampled out by the hoofs of horses The
mother saw the whole horrible occur
ence.
A monument is to be erected over the
grave of Annie Rutledge, at Petersburg.
Ills. The lady's memory has recently
come into notability owing to the fact
that she was the first love of Abraham
Lin coin.
Because Rev. DR.. Lockwood, past Or of a
Cincinnati church, admitted to mem ber-
ship noted cyprisn, who had been con-
verted in sensational manner under his
preaching, his congregation has asked
him to resign.
Eugene H. Cowles, who was shot by his
brother-in law at Montreal some time
ago while driving with his wife, has sued
his assailant and the latter's father for
800, 900 each for alleged alienation of his
wife's affections.
The minority of the house Pacific rail
ways committee has prepared report
against the proposed funding bill on the
ground that legislation at this time is I'M
wise, because of possible changes in the
financial situation between now and 1907
when the railway debts will mature.
A man named Redin held one OF the
ropes that secured the balloon at the coun-
ty fair at Woodfield, O., Friday, and
neglected to let go when the balloon rose
He was carried up loo feet-the aronaut
meanwhile making frantic efforts to pull
him into the car-when he let go and was
smashed into a shapeless mass by his i'm
pact with the earth. Ten thousand peo-
pie saw the accident, which was inaccu-
rate ' eported in these items Saturday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
ferent combinations stand.
Scores Saturday aud sunday.


Following are the latest scores made on
the diamond: League: At Bcston-Bos-
ton 5. Cincinnati 8; batteries-Getzein
and CANCEL, Duryea and keenan,. At
Philadelphia = Philadelphia ., Chicago
10; batteries-Smith and Gray, Hutchinson
aud Kittridge. At Broooklyn-Cleveland
0, Brooklyn 2; batteries-Viau and Zim-
mer, Lovett and Daily. At New York
4 First game) New York 3. Pittsburg O.;
batteres-Rusie and Buckley, Phillips
and Wilson, second game) New York Z,
Pittsburg g.; batteries-Sharrott and Muir
ply, Hurd and Wilson.
Brotherhood: AT Boston-(First game)
Boston 10, Pittsburg 4; batteries-Tener
and Quinn, Gumbert and Murphy; sec
ond game) Boston 5. Pittsburg 2; batter
Ies-Radbourne and Murphy. Staley and
Quinn. At iladelphia-Philadelph 8.
Buffalo 8; batteries -Kneil and Cross,
Cunningham and Mack. At Brooklyn
Brooklyn IA, Cleveland 10; batteries
weighing and Kinslow, McGill and Bren-
nan. At New York-New York 6, Chica-
go {; batteries-Crane and Brown, Bart
son and Farrell.
Western: Saturday at St. Paul-Lin-
coin 5, st. Paul Z; at Omaha-kansas
City 9, Omaha l6; at MinneapoIis-Mi
waukee 0, Minneapolis 6; at Sioux City
Denver l, Sioux City8 Sunday at Oma-
ha-Kansas City o. Omaha s; at St Paul
Lincoln o. ST Paul s; at Milwaukee
Minneapolis Z, Milwaukee Is; at Sioux
City-Denver 4, Sioux City =
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

WHEN Blaine was on the presidential
stump his oily tongue never ceased wsg-
ging about the advantages of protection
In his speech in Maine the other day he
concludes that our foreign trade should
be enlarged, Men are nothing but chill
dren little grown when they can place
any dependence on what Blaine says
when it suits his convenience. He is the
checklist man of the age. and when it
comes to the truth he can discount Col.
onel Tom Ochiltree.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Attempt to Wreck "A Train.

ALBANY, \. Y, Sept. IA dastardly
attempt to wreck a train was made Sat
urday on the New York Central, seven
miles from this city. The plan tried was
to pile ties on the track, and the Atlantic
express dashed into the pile at full speed.
fortunately throwing the obstruccions to
either side. Master Workman Lee. as
soon as he heard of it, said it was done by
the Pinkertons, to throw discredit on the
knights. The railway officials think SO
differently that they have doubled the
number of Pipkertons, and say they have
evidence that will effectuaily negative
Lees charge. a number of derailments
have been caused on the line recently by
distractions placed in the switches.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Political Outrage in Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept IA mob of
about @, 500 men, some mounted and some
on foot, Saturday surrounded the Morrill,
town station on both sides of the track A
nnion labor mass meeting was to have
been held there, and on board the train
was George Small, "A Republican, who had
with him valise full of union labor
tickets. He was brutally beaten and the
tickets taken from hin and spirited
away. This is the county in which John
M. Clayton was assassinated, Judge
Benjamin assaulted because he tried to
have fair count from the effects Of
which assault he died later), and witness
in the Clayton case assassinated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

In somewhat lively discussion of the
eight hour law in congress on last Thurs
dsv, when lively contest took place be-
tween members on the merits of the bill,
Mr.. Gest managed to say few words
and then was lost to sight and memory
dear. One of his astonishing efforts was
to say read the rest" and another was,
that is it," Such unceasing oratory as
this Ia what constitutes being up to ones
ewes in work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
INcENDIARIsM AT BROOKLYN.
Tenement Houses Fired and Several o.
cupants Badi Burned

NEW YORK, Sept. Fires that were
plainly of incendiary origin started in six
different localities in Brooklyn Saturday
night and early yesterday nothing, and
resulted in the injury of several persons
and the arrest of two men on suspicion of
being the incendiaries. The fires were
started in tenements, and Mary Moore, ged
IL, John Schmidt, 10 months, and Ann
O'Reilly, two syears, were seriously
burned
Frantic Scenes at the Fires.
The occupants of the tenanted houses in
most cases narrowly escaped death.
BUSHES were made to the windows in fran
tic efforts TO get out and many threw
themselves over the iron ratings of the fire
escapes, where they hung until rescued by
the firemen. In addition to the injured
mentioned, baby of Annie O'Reilly, g
months old, was so badly burned that it
will probably die. Several of the tenants
who were aroused from their beds by the
alarm became dazed and CROPPED their way
through the smok e-filled corridors from
which they were taken out by the rescu-
ers. One fireman was overcome by smoke
and removed to the hospital
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
The New Alien Labor Measure.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1.-The amend
ment to the alien labor law passed Satur.
day by the house makes it unlawful for
any person or corporation to aid or en-
courage the importation or i'm migration
of any alien into the United States under
contract or agreement, parole or special,
express or implied, made previol Is to such
alien becoming a resident of tie United
States, to perform labor or service of any
kind in the United States. 1t prohibits
the encouragement of immigration Of
alien labor by advertisement and provides
condign punishment for any ono who VIC
lates the law, including ship cap tains who
knowingly violates the same. 1t pro.
vides. however, that elergymen are ex-
amDt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
100 Ladies Waued,

And 100 men to call on any druggist fol
free trial package of Lanes Family
Medicine. the great root and herb RENE
dy. discovered BY DR.. Silas Lane while il
the Rocky mountains. For diseases OF
the blood. liver and kidneys it is a posi-,
tive cure. For constipation and clearing
up the complexion 1t does wonders. Ii
is the best spring medicine known.
Large size package so cents. at all
druggists,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

THE speech that Billy Mason made in
Maine the other day is not published
generally by the republican papers
Billy's phraseology on that occasion
would have done honor to John l.. Sui
livan and smacked of the slums instead
OF the library. 1t was on the same occa>
sion that Blaine made speech on re-
ciprocity and the difference between the
two was that Billy talked as he felt and
Blaine didn't.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
PROSPECTS OF ADJOURNMENT,
No Hope of Congress Getting Away Be-
fore October.

No Hope of Congress Getting Away Be-
fore October.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1.-The intro
duction of the Edmunds resolution in the
senate does not indicate the possible time
of the adjournment of congress 1t will
not be possible for the house and senate
to clear up work by Sept ~ and probably
not by Oct. l. Speaker Reed is quoted
as saying that an adjournment will prob
ably be had Oct. g. The president, 1t is
known, does not expect congress to get
away before the middle of October. 1t is
this belief that has made it seem wise to
join his family in the mountains to get a
little rest before the trying experience of
the last days of the session.
Matters That Are in the Way.
In addition to the debate in the house.
and the serious differences to be adjusted
In conference on the tariff question, there
is the contest over the bill to relieve the
federal courts, which is before the senate,
and over the bankruptcy bill, which seems
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Attempt to Burn PaIo Alto Stables.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept About 9o'clock
Saturday night fire was discovered In the
large barn, containing 10000 bales of
straw, adjoining the main stable on SEN
ator Stanford's Palo Alto ranch. BY the
light of the burning straw two men were
seen running away Shots were fired at
them, but they escaped. When the fire
hose was got out it was found that a knot
had been tied in the middle of it to render
it useless. The fire was confined to the
barn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
A BIG THING IN MACHINES.

The New Travelling Crane in the WASH
ington Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON. CITY, Sept 1.-The largest
travelling crane in the world, which a
corps of machinists and mechanical engi-
neers have been for several weeks setting
up in the gun shop at the navy yard here,
is now in practical operation. While diff
fering in many material points from
smaller travelling cranes which have been
in use in the ordnance shop, it Is con-
structed on the same general principle. 1t
has lifting capacity of ITO tons and tests
made n few days ago, in the presence of
the secretaries of war and navy and other
govrr" ment officials were very satisfact.
Dry
Test of It's Great Strength.
For the purpose of testing the ponder
Gus machine TO the full capacity agreed
upon in the contract for its construction,
40 tons of pig iron was piled up on a
platform of immense logs or beams, Sc.
curely fastened together with the largest
chains in use at the ordnance shops To
form this enormous weight it required a
solid mass of pig iron corded up ten feet
high and nearly ten feet square at the
picked up and carried about the shop in
all directions as though it was a toy, be-
ing raised or lowered or the direction
changed by a simple system of levers,
requiring but little skill in their manipu-
lation.
What 1t Is Designed For.
The crane is designed TO carry the 10
ton steel guns which are being built at
the navy yard and there is no doubt that
it will do the work The girders which
span the shop are sixty-two feet in length
and high enough from the floor to give
fortyfoot hoist. By the system of levers
referred to the speed of the hosting ma
chine can be adjusted to suit the load
greatest weight, ITO tons gross, one foot
per minute. The whole machine rolls
along from one end of the building to the
other, its enormous size easy action and
strength dwarfing all other machines
about it.
A Giant Block.
An idea Of its immense proportions may
be obtained from the fact that the main
sheave or pulley block, which hangs below
it, weighs five TONS The total weight of
the crane, without the frame work on tracks
upon which it runs to the square steel
shaft which propels it, is 1s5 tons The
machine has attracted the attention of
engineers from all over the
country, many of whom have taken long
trips to see it in operation With the iron
frame work on which it is supported the
machine has cost the government 500, 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

Union does not better matters by quoting
the statutes in regard to the court of
claims. Neither does he throw any light
upon the question by posing IS a
morslist. In quoting law he is doing
what the woman said about her efforts on
the piano 'practicing for his own
amsZpment'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

"SAHLJA," who writes for the Union,
and who must be Turk or an Oriental
of some kind, Judging from the Dame. is
great on quoting the law. He must have
made quoting a study. although one
would not think so Judging from his cons
clnsinna
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

THE following advertisement appears
in the Chicago Tribune.
To Exchange-160 acres of good farm
land for 100 bu. potatoes. Address Ks,
Tribune office.
This is proof positive that the farmer
is on the high road to prosperity under
the blessings of protection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
AN ANGRY WoMAN's DEED.
She Cuts Down Scaffoid, Fatally Injul
ing Workman.

ing Workman.
NEWARK, y. j., Sept. saturday a
number of workmen swung a scaffold
from the roof of the house of Mrs.
Josephine Rogers in order to reach the
upper portion of a house adjoining. in
course of construction. Mrs. Rogers or
dered the scaffold down. but the COM
mand was not obeyed with sufficient alac-
rity to suit her. She darted into the
house and soon emerged with knife, with
which she cut the rope holding one end
of the scaffold. precipitating William
McMahon, painter, distance of thirty
feet to the pavement. McMahon's breast
bone WAS broken and internal injuries in
hicted from which he will probably die.
Mrs. Rogers was arrested and held for the
grand inrv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

The republicans taxed French imports
to such an extent that they-the French
meu-retalisted, and almost shut out the
American hog. Ten years ago we
shipped them 6s. 900. 900 pounds of pork.
and last year we only sent them $1,000
pounds. But these things. of course, the
ordinary citizen cannot understand II
is part Of the blessings of protection. and
should be encouraged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
The Romb Mi.cre.nt AFT warI

TRIESTE, Sept. IA bomb was thrown
Saturday into the editorial rooms of the
newspaper Adria, which is well disposed
toward the government. 1t Immediately
exploded, and messenger named Fol-
drini was fatally wounded by splinter
entering his head and eyes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
An Advantage for the Democrats.
Terrtble Exper,ence at Sen

GLOUCESTER. Sept. 1.-Daniel Dorian and
Charles Potter, two of the crew of the
schooner Lizzie Griffin, arrived home from
St Pierre, Miquelon, Friday, having been
forwarded from that port by the Amer can
consul. They strayed in dory from their
vessel on the banks in a fog Aug IL, and
were adrift without food and water for
five days and four nights, during which
time they rowed 300 miles. They arr we'd
In st. Pierre two weeks ago and we're
kindly eor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Fast Time at Charter Oak Park.

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. THE Char
ter Oak park grand circuit trotting races
closed Saturday. Guy trotted an exhibit
ton mile in 2;1l11s, and C. j. Hamlin, of
Buffalo, drove Belle Hamlin and Justina
mile in 2:l5A. REDUCING their own record
of 2:l6& and equalling the time made by
Maxey Cobb and Meta Medium at Fleet
wood in 1884
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

THE republicans want it understood
shat the shortcomings of that party in the
past are not issues in this campaign. Per-
haps it is just as well. Give them suffi
cient time and they will purge themselves
they say. But some times the sins of
omission are as great as those of commits
sion, and this sentiment is respectfully
submitted to our representative In Wash.
ington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
For the Medical Education of Women.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-Dr Henry Muirhead,
the late president of the Glasgow Philo-
sophical society, has been bequesthed the
sum of sl25, 900 for the erection aud en-
dowment of college which shall be de.
voted entirely to the instruction of women
In the theory and practice OF medicine
and surgery, dentistry, electricity and
chemistry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Reporter Found the Clew.

OMAHA, Neb.. Sept AT o'clock yes
terday morning the body of Ole Little
stitch, Norwegian cooper, was found on
the pavement in the lower part OF town.
His head had been crushed by bludgeon
which lay by his side. Robbery was the
motive, and a World Herald reporter has
discovered clue which will probably
lead to the arrest of the murderer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Suicide of an octoeenar;an

PORTAGE, Wis, Sept. Henry l. Kind.
one of the oldest residents and business
men of Portage, committed suicide YES
terday morning by hanging himself. He
was So years old and leaves an aged wife
and granddaughter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
A Giant Block.
CLARKsoN OUT OF OFFICE.
The First Assistant Postma stsr General
Reti. es-His Record of Service

The First Assistant Postma ster General
RetiI es-His Record of Service.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1.-Mr Clark.
son, first assistant postmaster general
whose resignation has been with tho pres
ident for five months, practically con-
cluded his service in the postoffice depart
ment Saturday, as his resignation took
effect Aug. 81 The president much de-
sired his further continuance in the place,
but Clarkson was unable to remain longer
1t Is officially stated that Clarkson as.
sumed the office in March of 1899, only at
the strong persuasion of the president, the
Republican national committee, and the
leading men of the party, and that he has
remained in 1t since against his own
wishes. He says he has no liking for
Office holding, and much prefers private
life; that he has made no positive business
arrangements, but has several fine oppor.
tunities, and that he has not given up
Iowa as a home.
His Official Record.
The following facts, CLEANED from the de-
psrtment, give the record of Clarkson's
work. In his nearly eighteen months in
Office he has appointed &c, 675 fourth-class
postmasters and established $500 new
postoffices, making his record 81, 1856 In all.
All the appointments in the postoffice de-
partment are made up in the first assist
ants Office, and in presidential Offices
2,2l7 appointments have been made during
Clarkson's official time, leaving only 400
of this class of Office" unchanged This is
the largest record in changes and in the
establishment OF postoffices ever made in
the same length of time. OF the new
postoffices established 5000 were in the
southern states.
Mentioned for the Succession.
The men most named for Mr. Clarkson's
successor are L. T. Kitchener, of Indiana;
II. c. Payne, of Wisconsin; Chauncey /.
Filley, of Missouri John n Irwin, OF
Iowa; Samuel Fsssendsn, of Connecticut;
w. w. Morrow, of California, and f. c.
Fowler, now chief clerk of the office As
Clarkson was the only representative of
the Mississippi valley and the west in the
department, it is thought that his sue.
cessor is most likly to come from the
nyaat nj
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Great Flood. in Enrope.

GENEVA, Sept 1.-The excessive rains,
resulting in serious floods, have converted
the Austro Swiss frontier into series of
lakes. Hundreds of houses are isolated
by the floods and immense damage has
been done to crops and property of vari-
Gus kinds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Proceedings in ConCrs ,s.

WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. The senate
Saturday passed senate bill appropriatihg
$50, 900 for building at Sheboygan, Wis.
The discussion of the tariff bill was re-
sumed and Carlisle's amendment, in
tended to place wool on the free list, was
rejected by party vote, II to g., Sherman
announcing that if Payne were present he
would vote in the negative.
In the house the bill to adjus the ac-
counts of workingmen employed by the
government since the eight hour law was
passed, so as to pay them for the two
hours per day they worked where the
eight-hour law had been ignored as to
length of days work, and the men had
worked ten hours, was passed., with an
amendment providing that whore a con-
tract to work ten hours was made, express
or implied, the employe shall not receive
any benefit from the act. The house also
passed the bill to amend the alien labor
law, the bill prohibiting the employment
of convicts on public works, and the hill
prohibiting the purchase of convict-made
material by the United States. One pro-
vision of the alien labor amendment ex-
empts clergymen from it's opera lions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

Who OF US are wltnout trouble be they
small or Target The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are SIGH
and in pain. A hacking cough. a severk
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all OF these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DIR.
Bigelew's Cure. Safe and pleasa ant for
children Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

If "Sahljs." in expounding the law,
would pluck feather out of the head of
his indignation and stick it in the tail of
his judgment he would appear in much
better argumentative light. Wouldn't
You. Mr.. Oriental?