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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
HE WAS MURDERED.
The Cold Bl0oded Assassination of
DR.. Bahnsen.
Shot Down by a Half Breed mt Fisher,
Minn.-The Remains to be brought
TO Rock Island.

The killing of DR.. VIM. j. Bahnsen at
Fisher, Mimi. of which all the particu-
lars obtainable at that time were given in
last EVENING" ARGUS, was nothing other
than deliberate and cold blooded muir
der. A special from Fisher to today's
inter- Ocean contains this further infor-
nation concerning the cruel and deplora.
BILE tragedy:
This village is wild with excitement
over cold FLOODED murder committed
here this morning, As DR.. w. j. Balm
sen, of Crooliston, stepped off the west
bound train At 7:25 O'Clock, Horace Rus
sell stepped up to him, and without a
word, shot him twice, once in the neck
and once 10 the head. He lived about an
hour but was unconscious. After the first
shot Bahnsen cried Hold on," and at the
second shot fell TO the platform.
After the shooting Russell ran through the
town with the revolver still in his hand,
and escaped TO the woods. He has
threatened for some time to shoot Balm
sen. alleging that he held letter from
his (Russells) wife, who is now in Lis
bon, d, 10 the effect that Bahnsen
had seduced her while professionally att
tending her last winter This evening
Russell went to CrookstOn and surrend-
cred TO the authorities. He was lodged
in jail. The people of this place where
DR.. BahnseI's widow lives are much
wrought up over The assassination and
thresten to take Russell from Jail and
lynch him.
MIR. F. ". Bahnsen. brother of the de-
ceased. and oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs
+. ii. l.. Bahnsen, was seen by an AR
GUS repres entstive this morning. and
said that the remains had lbeen shipped
to Rock Island for interment. accom-
panied by the widow. and would
be here either tonight or in the morning
the funeral to occur at 9 p. m. tomorrow
MIR. Bahnsen also stated this morning
that on recent visit to his brother AZ
Crookston, Mimi, his home, he had in
formed him that he had had trou-
Bile with a half breed namei Russell.
living over the Dakota border, who
mad threatened his life. The doctor
also told his Rock Island brother
the circumstances which led to the bad
feeling, he having called at Russelps
house one night to make professional
visit, being the family physician, and
having been sent for on this occasion, and
found Russell brutality beating his wife.
DIR. Bahnsen interfered in behalf of the
defenseless woman, whom he advised
then and there TO seek separation from
her husband, Russell few into passion
and ordered the doctor from the house
and also threatened to kill him if he ever
met him again. His imputstion about
DR.. Bahnsen's criminal intimacy with his
wife, MIR. Bahnsen believes to be con-
coction after he was captured to create
sympathy and escape the mob violence
threatened by the indignant public.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
sorrow aud sympathy.

AT a meeting of the officers of the La
dies Industrial Relief society this morn :
ing the following resolutions were adop-
ted:
WHEREAS, God in his providence has
by fatal accident removed from our
midst Mrs. j. II. Wilson.
Resol0ed, That we deplore the loss of a
beloved cOworker and friend, one whose
ready sympathy and hearty cooperation
has m iterially aided in our work.
Res,tUed. That our sympathy be ex>
tended to the bereaved husband, sons
and friends.
ResDloed, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the society,
be inserted in the daily papers, and thai
copy be sent to the immediate friends
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

K. & NJ. for ice cream and fine cans
dies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
River Ripiet-.

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The G. W. Cowles and Irene D. brought
down eight strings of logs:
The stage of the water sticks at 2:35
the temperature on the bridge at moor
was 70.
The Julia and West Rambo came
through the draw with seven strings Of
lumber each.
The Kit Carson, A. J. Whitney. j. w
Van SAINT. G. j. Caffrey. Irene d. and
Louisville all passed up.
AL. Huchison and Beverly Arts, the
colored thief, and white boy accom-: ice
who have been in Jail for some time fol-
vagrancy, were taken before Magistrate
Wivill this morning and held in $20C
bonds for the burglary of Williams
Bros machine shop in Moline.
The Vixen, the government steamer,
yesterday began operations on the Otter
island bar. The plan includes the con-
struction of one or two dams that will
direct the stream so as to force An en>
trance through the crest of the bar. The
steamer Lncia and the Viyen's barge will
assist in the work.
Word has been sent along the line that
fourteen foot rise is coming down out OF
the Chippewa river and river men are
smiling broad smiles in consequence.
This flood of water will make difference
of two feet here al Rock Island and a
corresponding difference at lower points
and will do away temporarily with the
present great obstacle to navigation-the
deadly sandbar.
There are now only two boats a week
each way. The st. Paul made her last
trip the other day. She will probably ply
the lower river. but the Diamond 10 boats
will do all the business on the upper
Mississippi. The st. Paul is taken of
because the amount of business now Of
fering does not justify the running of
more than the regular boats of the line.
The removal of the inspectors office
from Galens to Dubuque has not thrown
the newly appointed inspectors out of Of
flee after all. though the contrary was
announced, to the delight of good many
steamboatmen. Capts. G. F. Yeager
and j. H. Knapp will be the frs,
local inspectors of steamboats, for
the Dubuque district The board in
whose hands rests the appointment of
the inspectors, and composed of Super
vising Inspector Sloane, Judge Shiras and
Collector Fengler held meeting in Du-
buque one week ago Tuesday, says tie
Galena Gazette, at which the appointment
of the Galena inspectors for the new dis
trict was agreed upon. All that remains
to give them full title of office is the en-
dorsement of the appointments by Scores
tary Window, which is but a formaity.
The meeting was held in secret, and many
an aspiring Dubuquer, with an eye TO
either job, is still living in anticipation OF
his own appointment to the place already
filled. Galena people are sorry to lose
Capts. Knapp and Yeager, but they will
congratulate them on not losing their
heads by the removal of the office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

Marshal Miller and Officer Kramer
played firemen for few hours this
morning. A burning pile OF rubbish on
the river front having annoyed and
| alarmed the residents of the neighbor-
hood, and it being impossible to get any
of the companies of our excellent vol
unteer fire department" by telephone, the
marshal and officer took the matter in
their own hands. got a section of hose at
the Franklin hose house, and put out the
fire.
The work of excavation on Twentieth
street preparatory TO the putting in of the
pavement by the Rockford Construction
company is being pushed under the direc-
ton of F. w. Carpenter. superintendent
of construction, who said this morning
that he expected not only to finish up the
nine blocks specified on Twentieth street
this fall, but he expected to have the
fulfillment of the lower Second avenue
contract well under way by the time the
first freeze up comes.
The finest car load lot of marketable
cattle that has ever been brought to Rock
Island came in on the X. |. d p. last
night, Supt. SudlOw having sent spec
ial crew out TO Reynolds to bring the
train in There were forty tive head in
all. the average weight being l.741
pounds. while some of the individual
weights were 1000. 1910. 1850 and
1 800 The cattle were purchased by
Meigs Wait. of Reynolds. for the Chicago
market, of Geo. ID. Miller. of Mercer
county. and Mr. Wait says the lot is the
best he has handled in his experience of
twenty one years as stock buyer.
The parade of the labor organizations
of the city on next Monday, La
Dor day. will form on Market square at
$50 sharp. The column will he headed
by band and provided with flags and
banners. T. A. Fender will act as mar
shall of the daYt with the following assist
ants: j. A. Genuog. L. A 300; Peter
Schlemmer, painters: VIM. Bleuer, cigar
makers; Louis Englin, tailors; Hamlin
Hull, iron moulders; Gustav Klo,z, car
penters; NJ. II. Sexton, 1857 K. L.; j. r.
Gordon. switchmen; John McConochie,
stone cutters: T. F. Wheelsn, printers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
improvements at the Glass Works

improvements at the Glass Works
The United Glass company. which re
CARDS the Rock Island plant one of the
hest of the number in its possession, is
making some substantial improvements at
the works. One, and probably two new
fattening ovens will be put in aud also a
new gas blowing furnace. A new ware-
house for the storing of salt and coke if
to be erected.
Mr.. II. G. Schafer has been promoted
to the position of manager of the indus
try and N. G. Ostermsn promoted to the
superin tendency of the works in place of
Mr.. Schafer. who will henceforth be
found ct the desk so long occupied by
Mr.. Phil Mitchell when the Rock Island
company was in possession of the works
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
GEN. FlLleUsTeR TRIUMPHS.
He Has New scheme by Which He
ParaIyz.s business in the House

He Has a New scheme by Which He
Paralyzes Business i'm the House.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. Fit takes
mighty smart man to oUtwit "Gen. Fill
buster" 1t was supposed that when the
house adopted rule enabling the speaker
to count members actually present in the
house, but nat voting in order to break
quorum, the general had been efficiently
headed off. But new way of evading the
rules has been discovered and put in prac
tice When quorum is actually present
upon a call of the house, and a vote is Or
1ered on a question which a minority is
lighting, they silently steal away, so that
they are corporeally absent at roll-call,
thus making 1t impossible for the speaker
to count them.
Application of the New Tactics.
This was the case yesterday when the
fight took place on the question whether
the lard bill or the anti-option bill was be-
fore the house The speaker decided in
favor of the former on the ground that
the previous question had been ordered
thereon Saturday when the house adj
iourned for lack of a quorum. The oppo-
nents of the lard bill held that the anti
option bill having been made the special
order for yesterday, it displaced she lard
bill, and among the men who filibustered
against the speaker yesterday was Mason
of Chicago, Republican. Upon every
attempt to take vote, although just pre-
viously there had been quorum in their
seats, the result was no quorum, the mem
bers having left the chamber for the
time.
Grain Makes Bold "Defi."
Finally Cannon offered resolution in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to notify
absentees to return, and revoking all
leaves; also giving list of members who
answered to their names Mt roll-call, and
then did not vote This raised a
commotion, many Democratic MEM
bers declaring that it conveyed censure
and others saying that they obeyed their
constituents alone. Grain was one of
these latter. He announced that he was
not to be bulldoZed. He said that he went
out of the chamber intentionally to avoid
being counted as present and not voting.
He had right to do that, and no vote of
| censure would stop him. and this is why
| no business was done yesterday. 1t re-
| mains to be seen whether there is any
| way of meeting the new difficulty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
Police Points.

A gold watch was stolen from ca
boose in the Rock Island yards last
night
A thief attempted to steal a shirt from
Mr.. /. Bamberger this morning. bnt the
recent experience of that merchant with
a coat thief was still fresh in his mind
and he nabbed the scamp and turned him
over to Officer Sexton. who took him to
Jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
Grain Makes "a BnId "Dnfi ~
A SPECIMEN IRISH BOYCOTT.
The System That Bishop O'Dwyer Is
bad OdOr for DenOuucing.

The System That Bishop O'Dwyer Is in
bad OdOr for Denouucing.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Despite clerical con-
domination fine boycott is still employed
largely as political weapon in Ireland,
and the system is especially strong in the
west. The case of n man named Ryan,
living near Limerick, is being cited as a
proof of the thoroughness with which the
plan is carried out Ryan has been striv-
ing since 1887 to live on an evicted farm
For speeches denouncing Ryan two MEM
bers of parliament (Finucane and Sheehy)
the Rev Father Mailman. and others were
sentenced to Imprisonment. The congre-
cation left the gallery in the chapel as soon
as Ryan entered it.
Couldn't Even Buy Groceries,
A grocer in Limerick sent messenger
after him and returned him money paid
for goods ordered, as soon as he knew to
whom the articles had been sold. Ryan
was Swallowed at fairs until the police be-
gan shadowing the shadowers, and he
could not get his horses shod. A firm that
had always repaired his moving machine
refused to do 40 any longer, and he has
been subjected, he declares, to ''all the an
nOyances and Inconvenience that human
ingenuity can devise" But be still holds
on. IL is for denouncing this sort of pro-
scription that Bi,hop O'Dwyer is hated
by the Irish Nationalists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

A large and beautiful assortment OF
French candies just received at Krell q
Maths. Step in and have them put you
up Il box to take home.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
Cook Wanted.

Good wages paid for a good reliable
cook. Inquire at ia Twentieth street
after Aug. 28th.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

For delicious dish of ice cream or q
fine box of candy. 60 to Krell & Maths,
and get the best.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

The declining powers of old age may
be wonderfully recuperated and sus'
tanned by the daily use of Hoods Sarsap-
arilla.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

McIntire Bros. have new and reliable
kid glove cleaner; cleans perfectly and
leaves no odor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

Z. & NJ. stands for Krell & Math, who
have the finest and purest ice cream in
the three cities.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
OPPOSES HOLDING COTTON,
Col. Livingston, of Georgia, Discusses the
Project.

ATLANTA, Sept. 18.-Col. Living
ston expressed, this morning, his views
on the scheme to concentrate the cot
ton crop of the State, or of the South
ern States, at one point, in a gigantic
warehouse, which will hold twelve
million bales or more, and to get ad-
vances on the cotton from Europe, at
the rate of thirty-two dollars a bale.
The astute Allianceman said:
"The advance of thirty two dollars a
bale on cotton, would, Of course, be a
very desirable thing, as about sixty
four million dollars would at once
come to our people. The only thing
that will relieve this stringency, is the
shipment of cotton to Europe, and the
return of money to this country. This
is being done as fast as possible, and
the farmer is the only person who
suffers in consequence or makes any
sacrifice.
Now, outside of this, I think the
concentration of cotton in one big
warehouse would not be a very wise
thing for the farmers. There are three
serious objections. First, the insurance
would be intolerable, and I doubt if
any companies could be found that
would care to take the risk on cotton
where million bales were stored, and
if they did the rates would be enor-
mously high; second, the transporta-
tion would be heavy item of expense,
especially where the cotton had to be
carried long distance; third, the bales
would have to be over5auled in order
to dry out the green and damp cotton
and just think what an expense it
would be to handle 1,O00:00O ba,es.
And there are other objections to the
concentration of cotton, 1t woulG. not
be best for trade, for the point where
cotton is stored would be benefited at
the expense of other sections. What
commercial advantage there would be
in the selling of a million bales of cot
ton, the point at which the cotton was
stored would have it. Then, cotton
warehouses are liable to be misnan4
aged, like banks, and if a manager of a
warehouse, with million bales of cot
ton, should become tangled or embar-
rassed, there is no telling what disas-
trous results might follow.
My advice to the farmers on this
question is this: Put your cotton in
the hands ofyour merchant, if you are
indebted to him, not to be sold, but as
a security for the debt, and let him
draw on the cotton to relieve his own
Indebtedness"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25

this generation. Luke, Is: 25, "The
prodigal son was received with music
and dancing" Matt. 14:6, "But when
Herod's birth day was kept, the daugh-
ter of Herodias danced before them and
pleased Herod." In this case dancing
was perverted from its original object
TO purposes Of vanity and ostentation.
From the preceding quotations it will
sufficiently appear, that dancing was
religious act, both of the true and also
of idol worship. That it was practised
exclusively on joyful occasions, such as
national festivals, or great victories.
That it was performed by maidenso only.
That it was rendered usually in the
day time, in the open air, on the high
ways, in the fields or groves. That
persons who perverted dancing from
sacred use to purposes of amusement
were deemed infamous.
That no instances of dancing are
found upon record in the Bible, in
which the two sexes united in the ex-
ercise, either as an act of worship or
amusement.
That there is no instance upon record
ofsocial dancing for amusement, except
that of the vain fellows, devoid of
shame, of the irreligious families de-
scribed by Job which produced in
creased impiety and ended in destruc-
tion, and Of Herodias which terminated
in the rash VOW of Herod, and the
murder of John the Baptist.
Can it be that Christian parents with
homes in a Christian community, in
sight of the house of God, with every
opportunity for doing good and living
right and who have been warned so
many times by sickness, accident and
death, would open their doors to the
dance and thus invite idolatry into
their homes, and the only apology for
the dance is that it introduces their
daughters into society by inviting and
responding to like invitation. Re-
member that society is just what you
make it, good or bad, demoralizing or
christianizing, just as you will have it.
Christian people, members of the Re-
demeer's church, leave off this evil
practice, ask God to forgive you and
do so no more. In all kindness,
VIM. A. JULIAN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
A POWERFUL sUNsrROKE.
1t Puts an Illinois Girl to Sleep and She
Can't be Awakened. :As
from the New York Star.lS

lfrOIn tne new 4Ork star. 80
On the farm of Andrew Peacock,
four miles Northwest of Capron, ILL.,,
a young lady twenty years ofage re-
sides with her brother. She came to
this country from Sweden about four
weeks ago, and shortly after herarrivaI
her brother observed something pecu-
liar in her actions. Up to her arrival
in America she had been feeling well,
but after staying a short time at her;
brothers home she imagined that she.
was the object Of persons who werede-:
termined to do her personal injury. All.
efforts to Danish these thoughts from
her mind were of no avail.
She then went to sleep, and after
she had slept the usual length Of time
her brother tried to arouse her; and in.
this he was likewise unsuccessful
Medical aid was summoned, and up to:
the present time nothing has been ae-
complished toward arousing her. The
only thing that can be assigned for her
peculiar condition is that in coming
here at the time she did, which was a
terribly hot week, she received a1san-.
stroke. =.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
THE HE"HUB-TREASURY" PLAN.
Important Circular of the Wagon Makers
Alliance of Georgia.
Augusta Chronicle. !

AS our government is not a govern
ment for classes, but for all the eople
alike, and government sid should, and
doubtless will, be accorded to those
engaged in mechanical arts as soon as
to those pursuing agriculture, the wag-
on makers Of Georgia, protiting by the
advanced thought of the farmers, have
also formed an alliance. Impressed
with the wisdom and profound business
knowledge displayed in President w.
L. Peek's circular to the farmers, l,
who have the honor to be President of
the Wagon Makers Alliance, consider
the time opportune also to issue cir
cular, modelled after President Peek's,
to said named association. I respect
fully request that you will. publi<h the
same in your paper. w. L. c.
HOLD YOUR WAGONS:
Wagon Makers Alliance of Georgia.
September 9th, 1890.
The great decline in wagons and the
unprovoked and wicked tightness of
the money market, and the unregene-
rate disposition Of buyers Of wagons TO
get them as cheap as they can, induce
us to advise you, unless you can realize
Sl00 net for your wagons, to hold
them.
Mind, We only advise the sale of
wagons for sl0O during September;
after that, hold your wagons for $500.
Always hold your wagons on wheels
ready to be rolled without delay into
the warehouses which the Federal
government will be asked to build for
them in every county producing fifty
wagons.
We hope that IN the near future we
will get advances on our wagons with
out interest through our famous Wagon
Hub Treasury plan.
WEELWR1GHT L. CHEEK,
President Wagon Makers Alliance
Of Georgia.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
THE FUTURE OF THE TARIFF.
Changes Visible to the Leading Demo
cratic journal of the Southwest.
From the st. Louis Renuhlic- /

From the st. Louis Republic.j
Every intelligent and disinterested
American would welcome any just set
tlement which would take the tariff
permanently out of politics and allow
the business interests of the country
to pursue an independent course un-
impeded by the changes in partisan
control of the Washington Govern
ment.
1t would seem at present that we are
further than ever from such settle-
ment, but the appearance may be en-
tlrely deceptive. The sectional aspects
OF the issue are undergoing a very
marked change. The high tariff rate
could not have been maintained as it
has been but for the civil war section
'alism. The agricultural States of the
South objected to it as war tariff un-
just and Unnecessary in time of peace.
1t was urged Oh that sectional line, and
its victories have been won on that
line. There is no apparent change in
the attitude Of the Southern States.
but there is a very great real change.
In reality they been steadily adapting
themselves to the conditions created
by high-tariff taxation, and they will
soon be in a position to profit by them
as long as they exist.
This shifts the line of division for
tariff sectionalism. When the changed
attitude of the Southern States makes
itself felt-as it necessarily will-the
South as a section will be virtually out
of the fight. Southern States may
acquiesce and fall in with one side or
the other, but the issue will be on new
lines. The old sectional alignment of
the electoral college may hold until
1892. 1t can hardly hold after that.
When the Western agricultural
States once assert themselves they will
have power to dictate the terms of set
tlemert. The probability is that the
settlement will be on the basis of taxa
ton by government only for necessary
purposes of government. When such
a settlement is reached it will stand,
and the tariff will drop out Of politics
and stay out as long as the country is at
peace.