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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
THE MARKETS

CHICAGO. Fe1. L.
Board OF trade quotations To-Day ranged SIS
and closed 54as; Nay, opened and closet
..ssc, July. opened and closed s6c. Corn
No February. opened 80, closed S7Jse;
May. opened sAsc. closed AsSc. July. O. enc.
assc, closed Saxc. oats-No. = Febru ~,
opened and closed lqlsc, May. opened sac
closed &c; July, opened aasc, closed as4c
Pork-February, opened and closed 3 7G
March, opened $S.s2ls, closed 20 IS; Nav
opened se.e5. closed Ss.e7ls Lard-Fehru-
AIRY, opene aud closed s5..1s
Live stock-The following were the Quota
tons al the Union stock yards: Hogs-Marke,
opened fairly active with prices about &c
lower: light grades, $as594l6 rough pack
ing % '553.Ss mixed lots. SSssaS.0s heavy
packing and shipping lots. Sas5a4to. Cattle
Dull. beeves. weaker, SAUG4ss bulk. $50
sL3ao COWS, Sl.f0s5-SU. stockers and feed
ers, $40 $50 corn-fei Texans, s2ssg %
Sheep Co-n-fsd westerns. $40 56o natfyes
$50 $40. lambs, S5Dl6.5O
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin. soIs &c:
fine creameries, 2lG.-sc; dairies. finest fresh,
30; packing stock, +tt5c. Eggs-Strctly
fresh, lSdIs'sc per doz.: ice house stoc :. 7c
Dressed poultry Chicken sdac per h.:
turkeys. l2ts.tl Sc per III ducks. sal 4 DR. To-;
geese, oG.c Der 10. Potatoes Peerless. 3I.t:sjc
per bu Beauty OF Hebron. s5ls.sSc per hu.:
Burbanks S>J4c Ter eu Illinois sweet po-
iatoes, gool TO fancy, se.s5g kol Apples
Good To fancy. s2.Des5.5J per Dbl. Cranher.
ries Wisconsin bell and cherries. SsoJ per
%
New York.
Ma YORK. Feb L.
Wheat-No- red winter, $50. cash: d.,
April, s1s do NAV. $3.50: do June. SAC
CONN mixei. DC cash: nj. SIS
10 May, So5sc; do juno, 37iic oats-Quief;
No mixed Ike cash 10 Mar h, z.lae do
April, 2slsc; do Ma a5tSc Rive Duh R.r
iey-Nominal- Pork Duh. mess. a..srlI. 5,
Tor new Lari-Qaiet. Mar n sals, Ap-,i.
.5sss; May. 8a6
Live SID X; tatJle-Slow bu; iirIn: eomn,.,,,
10 he-j stsvf=. - ?cs5oBpef lesi s,oriis ~ an;
ssir balls. - - Sheep Al .amSs-A
trtne - ner rof good siOck snos ~ 40. "a;
"A q, ) SGa.3. doS,-';teasl hive aoss.
s4.l5 as
ROCK ISLAND.
Hay-Upland prairie. q So
HAy-Tfmc&ny-26 0aS6 So
HAy-wfld, S3 0o0$4 o..
Corn 24o0&sc
Oate-Oc. 0a1c
Cosl-Soft lie
Cord wooeSs a$4fo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18

NKw HAvEN, Conn, Feb. ls-Whils q
party was in progress last evening at the
house of Mrs :. E Benedict, No. Ii Howe
street, burglars got into the second-story
and stole 500 worth of diamonds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
FELL VICTIMS TO SHARKS.

A Dozen Men Devoured In Full sight of q
Steamships Passenger
ADES, Feb. ls-While the Peninsular
ami Oriental cOmpany's steamship Victoria
was on her way from Colombo 10 Alden, q
passenger jumped overheard ano while the
crew were lowering boat the tackle slipped
and thirteen men fell into the sea- Eleven
Of these ami the suicide were de voured BY
sharks in full sight of the passenger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
No Nor. sman Gold C.,in..

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb lathe house
committee on coinage. weights Al measures
yesterday authorized favorable report on
the bill INTRODUCED in the House by Nc
Kenna, to discontinue the coinage OF IS and
Sl gold pieces and the scent nick Il piece
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
BIN. IDtrodue.d An the House.

WAsHSoToS CuY. FEB. Is Among the
Sis intro iucsd yesterday In the housstwers
the following: Providing for the appoint
nent Of two additional assistant postmaster
generals and Q general manager Of the post
oftic-, the first two TO get 5000 year and
The latter $4,000. reducing the postage on
al s~cnDd-clas~ publications except daily
newspapers 20 cent pound granting PEN
sions TO scouts, guides and membsrs Of the
life saving service; proposing n constitu-
tional smsndmsnt changing the presidential
term 70 III years without re-eligibhity, and
thoss Of representatives 70 three years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
Anti-Fair Nss,in~~ co,h.

NEW YORK, Feb la-Late yesterday after.
noon posters appeared announcing the call
ing of an anti-W orld's fair meeting, to be
held at the Cooper Union tonight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
scalp@d br N.chinrrr.

LANCASTER. Pa. Feb 1a-In the stocking
works st Nenbsin, Pa, Kate Daveler. aged
10. bad her hair caught I'm the shafting and
before The machinery could Be stopped
ne was completely scalped She can not
recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
ANOTHER WHITE CAP INFAMY


A Woman shot Through the Body and
Probably Fatally Wounded.
FREDERICK Nd, Feb. ls-A party of
masked men, numbering about thirty, and
posing as White Caps, surrounded the house
OF Dennis Davis, colOrei, at Brook Hill, q
small village SIX miles from this CITY, at 81
O'Clock Sunday night, and calling for Mrs
Rebeccs Brucbey, a white woman, ~ years
Old, who was inside, they accused her OF I'M
due intimacy with Davis, aud threatened to
kill her.
An Unknown Assassin.
She opened the door little way, when
revolver was exploded by some one In the
crowd and the bullet struck the woman in
the left breast below the heart. coming out
under the right arm. She was seriously and,
perhaps fatally wounded None OF the par
ties to the shooting has been Identified, nor
have the authorities taken sny action She
laid all Sunday night without the care OF .
physician, and until Yesterday morning
when DIR. Haffner. of this city, was sum
mopei
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
wsLTEo A WIFE WHiPpeR.
A Gang Of Regulars Gives q Brute Dose
Of His Own Medicine

NEwrowS, Conn, Feb ls-John Camp
bell, Of this place, as Sunday night fiogged
by masked men Campbell has been III the
habit of beating his wife, an amiabls young
woman. and has once been confined ia Jail
for thrashing her Sunday afternoon he
struck her on the bead with blunt instru-
ment, making a dangerous scalp wound
Mrs Campbell ued to a neighbor's house
where her wounds were dressed and she was
made comfortable Late Sunday night four
citizens disguised and masked entered camp
bells house and dragged him to the street
Campbeli's night shirt was torn Cd, and in q
nude condition he was dashed to telegraph
pole The four men then whipped him with
raw hides until be became unconscious The
mans back and hints were covered with
welts. He was carried back to his house
aud placed in ted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
VIII Pardon Due d.orIe.ns

PARIS. Feb. la-The Paris edition of
The New York Herald states that Presi lent
Csnot has decided TO pardon the Due d Or
leans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18

WAsHrxGToS CIY. Feb ls.-Commis-
aonsr Mason, OF the internal revenue
oursau, was before the subcommittee on
aescieociss Of the house appropriations cora
mlttse yesterday on . deficiency IN last
years appropriation for the pay of gaugers
and storekespsrs Mr.. Mason told the com
mittee that the appropriation bad been ex-
pended twe'Ity-one days before the end Of
the fiscal year. and as most Of the psrrons sf-
fected were poor men be urged the commit
tee 10 make speedy provision for paying
them the amounts still due
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
eeSTsO JAKE klRAlN.
A Young Giant at New Orleans. Who MAY
Be suIlis ans Match

he Sullivan Match
NV ORLEANS, Feb, IA J. Corbett,
teacher OF the O!ympiAn club at Sen Fran
CISCO, bssted jake Kilrain in . sx-rouud
contest for purse Of IS, so, at the Southern
Athletic club rooms last night Xii ain had
agreed to knock Corbett out IL six rounds,
but was out-fought st every point Corbett
b giant youngster, well educated ambi-
tious, and u regarded in the west as the
coming worlds champion He has never
been defeated kilrain was In fine rim up
TO Thursday night, but the death d James
at Dallas, Tex, unnamed him somewhat,
according 70 Muldooa
Jske's Explain stfon.
kilrain says his defeat by Corheit Is due
To the fact that all in-hshring was barred
Corbett had the longer reach, and could tip
and get away. kilrain would like to bo1
him ten rounds with five-ounce gios.-, out
would prefer finish hght with hight gloves.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18

IL IL Always the Innocent Spectator.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1a-At Treskow,
Carbon county, Sunday, . mob Of Hungar-
tans and Pole 9ied @ dsmoliah "a italian
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
Recognized "Dr." Blood

DOVER, y. h, Feb. la-What will doub t-
less prove an important development in the
Sawtelle murder mystery has been furnished
by Mrs Charles Richmond, who upon taking
up the Boston Sunday paper yesterday
morning saw the picture of DR. Blood
who Is strongly supposed IN have been im-
plicated in the taking OF of Hiram Sawtelle.
Il know that man. she said He called
here week ago to-day. II was in the after
noon; he asked for a room; told him had
one, but when looked at his face refused
TO give him one. He had two bundles, one
done in wrapping paper: should say it might
have contained clothes; the other done up in
newspaper, was about the size of a mans
head. | sent the man to Mr. Halls Later
the picture was shown to Mr.. D. D. Hall,
who recognized it as that Of man who en-
gagged rooms of him Feb. ~, but did not
come back to use them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18

Woman su6ragists st the Capital.
wAsHrSeTos CIrT, Feb. is-Tbe dele
gates TO the three voman's suffrage asso-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
Got Into rroubl. over . po.,.ms.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. is.-Yssterday morn
ing at O'Clock United States Deputy Mar
shal Corbett, Of Macon. and i've deputy
msrshais appeared at Sharon, Ga-, and ar
rested during the day seventeen prominent
citizens Of the town and county, charged
with conspiracy and intimidation against
E l. Duckworth, the newly appointed post
master at Sharon The entire party arrived
here last night and viii have q hearing be-
fore the United States com missioner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
The Goose Aititudinou. AT Last.

Other speeches OF similar import followed
Finally Mr.. John F. Piummer appeared on
the platform and announced that IL Mr.. De-
pew's two thirds proposal or compronise,
was indorset by the nesting Mr. Plat,
would agree TO it. The question was put
and the proposal heartily indorsed. This
had the eff ct Of bringing the meeting to q
sudden ciose. with three cheers for Thomas
c Plart
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
Tramp. Cause a Fatal Disaster.

WICHITA kas, Feb. ls-The engine and
baggage car Of the Galveston express
plunged through . bridge over Chisholm
creek, six miles south Of here, at s O'Clock
yesterday morning The passenger coaches
we're left on the brink Rosdmaster E
Peters, OF Newton, was killed; Engineer
Ward and Fireman Smith each had q leg
broken; the express messenger. name not
learned, both arms broken; Miss Cain, OF
Udell, four ribs broken; Josiah Ericsen, of
Topeka, arm broken; EDWARD Whitney, of
ST. Louis, fractured collar bone, and several
other Passengers suffered from cuts and
bruis-s- The supports Of the bridge had
been burned away, supposedly by tramps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
should he . Hen for Such Mon.


HASTINGS, MINI, Feb. ls-Miss Mary
Distssn was shot dead Sunday evening by
Louis Sommers The Young lady had re-
fused to marry Sommers. She was walking
up the street when she met Sommers, who,
without saying q word, shot her three times,
the bullets passing through her back in the
region OF the heart. She expired almost in
stantly
VIII Probably Be . Hanging About II.
CHARLESTON. s. c., Feb. 1s-Last night
Napoleon Laval called 1t the store Of B.
Feidemann & Co.. and asked to see his wife.
who had been Separated from him some
time When the woman appeared Laval
shot her and then shot Feldeman J. Both of
the victims are thought to be fatally wound
ed On being arrested Laval said that il
was only family affair. and that there was
nothing more 70 be said sbo ut it,
IL IL Always the Innocent Spectator.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

ifornia club for some reason had q rather
poor opinion of Mccoy until they saw him
spar, and then they changed about and took
him greatly into favor. They thought him
too old and past his prime. Mccoy is really
a capital fighter and should have been in
the front rank of his class long ago, but his
friends did not push HIM forward.
BETTER TIMES COMING.
Such is the pugilistic situation to-day,
amateur and professional. 1t will be readily
seen from the close connection between the
two how largely dependent the one is upon
the other. The influence of the amateur has
been exerted to elevate the sport by robbing
it of its brutalizing features and instilling
the love OF fair playa jewel priced by the
lovers OF sport everywhere. Moreover, it is
improving the morale of the prize ring by
substituting science for slugglng. There is
nothing more foreign to the real purpose of
fstic encounter between equally-matched
contestants than the mere employment of
brute strength, unsupplemeDted by
skill. Boxing is the pastime of gentle
men the world over, and a contest be-
tween skilled and well-trained opponents
should be characterized BY the highest
science the art commands. Whether on the
professional or amateur field, skill alone
should rule, and there should be nothing to
offend the popular taste to-day in these
matches. The adoption OF more stringent
rules tor the enforcement OF scientific fight
ing would do away with much, if not all, of
the so-called brutality of the prize ring. In
any event, as between a slugger and
skilled boxer who stands by his colors and
does not allow himself to be led into follow
ing the example of his adversary, the ad-
vantage always remains on the side of
science. MICHAEL DONOVAN,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
GIVE THE YOUNG ONES A CHANCs.
The Habit of Some Mothers Who Have
Maria geable Daughters.

The Habit of Some Mothers Who Have
Marriageable Daughters.
Detroit Free Press.I
It undoubtedly is more fortunate for the
daughters of family to marry off in turn
and in the order of their ages. If the
youngest go.frst, the elder sisters may feel
that they have been unjustly slighted, and
the chances of their being condemned to
maidenhood are increased. They may think
that they are cast more deeply in the shade.
As she goes to the marriage altar in her
blooming youth, their greater maturity may
be made unplessantly prominent, and they
themselves may feel all the older because of
companions they imagine will be made.
Therefore, it is the habit OF some mothers
to hold back from view young daughter
with unmarried sisters who are her seniors,
and who do not possess charms which equal
her own. She will, perhaps, be kept in
short dresses far beyond the time when she
is entitled to wear long gowns, and be
treated in the family circle as a child not
yet eligible for the matrimony which has
eluded the most vigorous pursuit of her
elder sisters.
1t is a great mistake for an intriguing
mamma, praiseworthy though she may be
in her desire for the success of daughters so
long worsted in the contest, to insist on COM
pelling men to marry them in, the order of
their ages. She might begin with each as
she came of manageable age, and, by
clever strategy, secure a husband for her
But if she fails in doing that, if season after
season and year after year pass by, and they
still remain unsought, until the youngest
has grown into a woman, she would be
wiser to give up the attempt and let nature
take its course.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
THE MOST VIGOROUS OF PLANTS.
Remarkable Characteristics of Rnmie-It
Was Used by the Egyptians.

Remarkable Characteristics of Rnmie-It
Was Used by the Egyptians.
What is ramie? 1t was formerly placed
by the botanists in the class of Urtica, but
it is now called Boehmeria, or spesrless
nettie. will call it by no scientific name,
1 will simply name it the richest of all
plants, for it possesses wealth of growth,
wealth Of development, and wealth of fiber,
says Jules Juvenet. In ordinary light
ground, with a little watering now and
then by rain or irrigation, no plant will
grow so rapidly. no root will multiply more
quickly and produce more stalks; no vege-
table fiber is handsomer, richer, or more
silky than ramie.
1t is a perennial plant, and when once put
in the ground it grows for oyer 20 years
without replanting; giving, according to
climate, two and three crops a year; it is
easy of cultivation, requiring only a soil
clean and loose; it is planted in straight
rows three feet apart, in small uphill
form; the plants must be kept very close, in
order to shoot forth straight stalks, without
any branches; it grows about like willow,
an average of 10 to 20 switches, from to
and 10 leet high, covered on the upper part
with large green leaves, white underneath.
Through its leaves ramie takes its nour-
ishment from the ozone Of the air. This devel.
oped part OF nourishment of the plant, added
to the large extensive propensity of the
mother root, from which runs horizontally
and down a lot of rhizomes and smaller roots,
explain the extraordinary vitality of the
plant and its three and four crops year in
some countries. The Chinese alone have for
900 years past extensively cultivated the
ramie plant; before them the Egyptians
were shrouding their dead in magnificent
winding sheets of ramie. which to this day
are found in the bandsges of their num-
mics
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

The old custom of tournament and barbe-
cue is still in happy style, recalling the
DAYS of Ivanhoe. On these gala days,
knights in court dress of velvet and lace,
attended by their squires bearing lances and
shields, enter the lists; banners and flags
adorn the grounds; crowds innunerable
from the surrounding country are in attend
ance; smiling maidens in summer dresses
float about and men IN uniform give q cava-
lier look to all. To the victorious knights
given the honor OF leading his Sweetheart"
to the throne, where he crowns her queen
of love and beauty" Those in attendance
then offer fealty to the queen, who holds her
reception. The band plays the Southern
airs-"Away Down South in Dixie, " "The
Bonnv Blue Flag"-the crowd grows noisy
and jubilant until evening, when the dance
finishes the days festivities. These are the
fete days the South cannot forget, and while
she loses no time in idle regrets Tor the past,
contests only for her share OF American in
dependence and grandeur.
This is the old florida. the Florida that
has q background Of history and romance.
1t lacks the prosaic spirit Of the remainder
Of the State, but has more charms to the
tourist in romantic legends, curious scenery
and national wonders. The beautiful river
of Suwanee flows through the gloom and
shadows Of the cypress woods between mar
row and precipitous banks, which are bor-
dered with majestic trees, festooned with
long, gray pendants OF Spanish moss. AT
the junction Of the Withlacoochee and
Suwanee is one OF the most charming bits
of scenery in the State, but all through this
section the scenery is delightful in variety
and picturesque attractions. Here Is an oc-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

every house was open, and every season
brought its social pleasures. The extrava-
gance is past, but the spirit is still here,
and in the humblest cottage and most
palatial home the Southerner is the same
chivalrous, courteous host of former days.
Fine old mansions yet stand among the
giant oaks, untenanted, and abandoned cot
ton plantations remind the traveller Of
the af1uence of by-gone times. The
fortunes" OF war" worked a dlsas-
trous change here, but the South has
forgiven and forgotten, and the happy spirit
of olden days predominates. The wheels of
agriculture are in rapid motion, and the
eeaseless social pleasures will last as long as
there is South. The Sontherner is always
American, and, whether in London or Paris,
is proud of his natiVity-ready to do battle
for the pre-eminence of his native land. To-
day there are just three castes-the "gentle-
man born," the ''plain people and the
negro. .
The happy, laughing, singing negro still
waits patiently for Uncle Sam to present his
" 40 acres of swampland and blind mule"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

a noble quakeress, sent US $40, and W. F.
Schade, of Pittsburg, sent us q large pack
age of Christmas cards. The Indian boys
themselves contributed S1S toward buying
their own presents. They raised an abund-
ance of sweet potatoes, more than we could
make use Of. These were sold, and the de-
partment gave the superintendent permission
to expend the money for Christmas presents.
Thus, through the generosity of friends and
the exertion ofour boys we were enabled to
make one bright spot in the memory OF
these children. 1t is these little bright
places in lie, and the knowledge Of benefit
ting others that helps us along in very
monotonous course of living. The sscri-
fees that are made by these people who
work among the Indians, these who are in
terested and devote almost all of their time
to the advancement of Indian children are
never fully appreciated or compensated by
the Government; but like all missionary
work. it is work of love. and the seed
which is sown will bear fruit in the coming
years. RED BIRD.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

prairie became elogged, thus creating the
lake.
The Devils Mill Hopper" is another
wonder in nature. 1t is "sink" for which
Florida is famous, almost circular and al
ways filled with water. Numerous small
streams pour constant supplies of water into
its depths, yet the water never rises beyond
certain limit
The St. Marks is another picturesque and
wonderful stream. Its source Is a mystery,
but is believed to be in Lake Mieoosiku,
which is supposed to have subterTanean
outlet extending to q sink where The st.
Marks begins its downward course. The
river is navigable to q point called the
Natural Bridge. At this point the broad,
deep, sluggish st. Marks disappears in
stantly into the bowels of the earth. Moth
ing obstructs its course. The land forma-
tion across its course is but few feet above
the level of its waters. It simply appears
that the bottom has dropped out, and the
river is no more, but the traveller may pass
over the natural bridge and be astonished
TO see it reappear, away beyond its burial
place, calm and beautiful, as though il had
not been haunting subterranean caverns.
But lovely, lazy Suwanee Florida Is
being forced into the ranks of every-dav
progress, and this country "Wav Down
Upon the Suwanee River" that has al
ways seemed "iar, far away" is beginning
to show public spirit Graceful New York
yachts look very metropolitan on the forest
bordered shores. and those who want to en-
joy the real South, the careless, happy, idle
South, must remember that time end tide
wait for no mar"
LozSA Dooxz.