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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
THE MARKETS

CHICAGO. Feb 10.
Board Of trade quotations to-day ranged As
follows: Wheat-No. May. opened Istsc
closed ~; July. opened T7lsc. closed SIC
Corn-No. February, opened 2sSsc closed
Solxc: May, opened Sic. closed sa.c July
opened slesc, closed slssc. oats-No. 2
February, opened AMI closed sssc. May.
opened 234c, closed Sasc; July. opened &c
closed Zljsc- Pork-February. opened and
closed ss.7U March. opened SQT7Js. closed
Ss.s5 May. opened sl1 l2lS: elo-ed S1aO6
Lard-Februsry, opene SS.71l1, closed S. 49,
Live stcck-The following were the quota
tons at the Union stock yards: Hogs-Market
opened active With prices 51lac higher light
grades, $50 G4l0i rough packing, 81 slG4qg.
niket lots. sSssdi5; heavy packing and
shipping lots. ss.s5G4l0 Cattle-strong to
Toe higher: beeves, stgtl5p. bulk S37Sl
4sl COWS, sl-5oa3of stockers and feeders,
y ~ ESQ sbeep-Firm; muttons ~ o0a
So corn-fed westerns "a 75a535 lambs,
t51Is2l
Produce Butter-Fsncy Elstn. ssls 7g7c.
fine oTeameries ziaS.5c; diaries, finest fresh
iee &c; packing stock. +a5c. Egss-Strietly
fre-h' l2GlzI<o per doz-; ice house STOCK, &c.
Dressed poultry-Chickeus oGsc Der ID:
turkeys, 1Stxglsc per ID; ducks. sdl2c per ID;
geese. 6G1c per H. Potatoes-Peerless ad35c
per 6u Beauty of Hebron. 3sISSsc Der bu:
Burbanks, SsG+ec per bu Illinois sweet DO
tatoes goOi to fancy. s2.s5G3n Apples
Good t. fancy S2.W935O per Dbl Cranber
bbi
New York.
NEW YORK. Feb 10
Whest-No red winter, s8,sc cash: do
March, esac do April, s5lsr: do May, $3.50
Corn-So. mixed, Size cash; co Februsry.
6s4c; do March, 3sI4; do May asNc.
Oats-Dull: No. mixed csl4c cash; do Nsrrh.
$50; do April, 27s4c; do May. exc. Rive
Dull Barley-Nominal. Pork-DuIl. new
mes, siL'sGH-'5 Lard-Steady February,
ssi.i1; March, SAN
Live Stock; Cattle-Market shade firmsr;
ordinary TO extra beeves. S31sd.5 Is T. laJ ns:
bulls, s29G3.s5. sheep and Lam SHEEN
irn; s4.I1as.5O p loo a. lsm;s higher, ss.is
a. ;. Hoss-Dull but steady; live hogs. s.OO
144o (. 100 bs.
ROCK ISLAND.
Hay-Upland PRAIRIE q So
nAy-TImotny-e6 0c9S6 50.
Hay-wild, Is 000s4 o..
Corn--2lc02sc
Oats-3c. 02lc
Oost-SoftI1e
Cord woodss as4Io
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
The Young Duke will Get Two Years.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE government has de-
cided to sentence the Due d'Orleans to two
years Imprisonment, after which he win be
pardoned and exiled.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11

A Harlem 10y lately attempted to tie
knot in . mules tail. He was good
boy. but he has gone to meet his grand
mother.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
COSTLY FIRE At CRANE RAPIDS.

Two Big Factories Destroyed with Great
Pile. Of Lumber.
GRAND RAFIDs, Mich, Feb lL-Tbs largs
factory d the Grand Rapids Br 1sh company
took fire at / O'Clock this morning, ami .
fierce wind soon swept the flames into The
works Of the Grand Rapids Farlor Furni-
turs company. and both were rapidly de-
stroyed, together with large pilss of hunter
in the yardA The loss will he heavy, but
hzures ara not obtafnable vet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11

The sioux Commissions Report
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. lin sending
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
ROCK ISLAND.

Hay-Upland prairie. q 50.
nAy-I1motny-e6 0ct9SS 50.
hay-Wild, % 000$4 o..
Corn--2sc02sc.
0ats-30c.0 2lc
Oost-soft lie
Cord woodss 5 as4Io.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
CANNON OPENS FIRE
The Illinois Statesman Defends
the New Rules.
MILE LEADS FOB TIE OPPOSITION.

Tie riEiss op~ss 0zIssig SD Prs<ss4s q.
orSsr-FsTtb@r Issst1SsF 10 the Wood
Bsiiss-BoE Csss-As Lava Hss Whs
Wsa,s . slice 81 the surpiss-Ihs ssosI
Rsssrrsfion op>.s4-Ihs wSyIs'. ysIr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14

the vast and Widespread schene Of expul-
sion from hearth AID home, watch means
death to untless Thousands.
''Can civilized Europe remain passive,
aud lit neither voice nor hand TO avert the
impending doom, The question is one by
no meaps easy of solution. Our diplomatic
usage does not permit Interference with
the internal affairs of frieGdly nation.
Yet the voice Of common humanity cannot
remain dumb IN the face OF events which
disgrace an age Of civilization. Moreover,
we IN England have, apart from all sentl-
ments of justice, right and humanity,
strong personal. perhaps selfish, objection
to these shameful prosecutions. Thousands
or the hapless victims OF Russian oppres-
sion will doubtless, as in 1888, break
through the Gordon on the Gal1clan and
German frontier and find an asylum
in free England, to the injury OF our over
stocked labor market. The hae Eruption
OF fugitives, unwelcome indeei. yet on
grounds of common humanity impossible to
resist, will take place as in 1888 in Austria,
France, Switzerland, Holland aud Turkey.
Is the comfy of nations to remain silent
when one of its number SO maltreats its
subjects as not only to shock the moral
sense but to infiict on the rest by the migra-
ton of its countless victims material In
jury! Perhaps the time Is not far distant
when civilized nations will refuse the
courteses of diplomatic intercourse to
government which sanctions the Siberian
atrocities, affiicts its Lutheran subjects, and
persecutes 1000, 600 Jews"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL BOSS.
The Man Who Is Managing the
Strike.
From the Neto York Star.

From the Neio York Star.
Henry Walter Webb, the acting presi-
dent of the New York Central Railroad
Company, whose refusal to recognize the
Knights of Labor has brought on the pres
ent strike. is a young man about 35 years of
age, rather below the medium stature, with
blonde hair and beard, and clear blue eyes,
Mr.. Webb is a son of Gen. James Watson
Webb of the old Courier and Enquirer, a
full brother of DIR. Seward Webb, who
married one of the Misses Vanderbilt, and
half brother of Gen. Alexander
S. Webb, president of the College of
who was originally a law student.
after his brother, DIR. Seward Webb, en-
tered into business in Wall street became a
partner in the concern. Some time ago DIR.
Webb was made president of the New York
Central Sleeping Car Company, the success
sor OF the corporation of the old Wagner
Company. He practically retired from the
concern, and Walter continued the stock
brokerage business for soma months. Bush
ness became dull, however, and Walter
Webb was elected vice president of the
New York Central Sleeping Car Company
later its president, and finally was made
vice president of the New York Co trail
Railroad Company and assistant to Presi-
dent Chauncey NJ. Depew, thus making him
Denew in Europe.
Walter Webb was a man of pleasant man.
ners, cheerful bearing and other enviable
characteristics until he went into the rail-
way business, when his friends saw that he
underwent q change, and his manners were
not so gracious. he having become abrupt
to strangers and indifferent to his former
friends. 1t is possible that this may have
piqued Representative Holland of the
Knights of Lahor and precipitated the con-
test which little diplomacy or graceful
manner might have averted. A short time
since Mr.. Webb's eyes gave out, and it was
reported that he had been stricken blind,
but this was not true. His vision did he
come affected, and he went to Europe for
rest and treatment. and returned in com
parative good health.
Unless the programme has been changed
bv the course of recent events Mr.. Walter
Webb is slated as the candidate for the posi-
ton of president of the New York Central,
to succeed MIR. Depew when that gentle
man shall retire. It was to engage in active
railway business that Mr.. Webb resigned
his position as commissioner IF education.
in order that he might be "
trammeled by any outside interests.
Mr.. Webb has several brothers. One
of them is Creighton Webb, who was
with one of the dow ager ducheSses of Eug-
land at the time her carriage was attacked
by the mob during the police strike in Lon
don. Another brother, Lewis Webb, is
practicing law, while still another, named
Frank, succeeded to Walters stock broker
age business and now is III Wall street.
Walter Webb married a Miss Griswold
of Troy aud leads a quiet and domestic
life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
a SMOKING CAR STORY.
A Joker Passes himself Off Tor John
Wanamaker.
From the Illustrated american.

From the Illustrated AMERICAN
In the smoking room of Pullman car
the other day a number of strangers,
thrown into temporary comradeship by the
exigences of travel, were discussing current
topics. Politics came up, of course, and it
turned out that almost all the gentlemen
were democrats or disgruntled republicans.
There was only one of them who had good
word 10 say for Harrison's administration,
but he was very clever, very fluent. very
Quick-witted and gave back as good as he
got. Presently Wanamaker's name was
mentioned. The single good republican re-
lapsed at once into silence. All unpleasant
expletives were showered upon the unfor-
tunate Postmaster General, and there being
no dissenting voice they were unanimo lsly
Endorsed. Presently the stranger got up to
leave the smoking room. He was a man of
medium hight, clean shaved, with a good
deal of hair, a keen, bright eye and so / e.
thing of the air Of Yankee minister. As
he passed into the body Of the car he met a
porter and, slipping a quarter of a dollar
into his hand, he whispered:
IF the gentlemen in the smoking room
ask you who / am, say John Wanamaker"
Yes. sab" replied the grinning porter,
pocketing his fee
And, in fact, when the porter happened
utes later, one OF the party casually asked ::
do you know who was the gentleman
that just leftr'
THE gentleman with a smooth face,
sahw
Yes"
That's Mr. John Wanamaker. sah."
The answer of course threw the whole
company into state of CONSERVATION
They were not a whit more comfortable
when MIR. Wanamaker" re-entered the
compartment. Every one apologized, and
the honorable gentleman graciously par
doned them all. remarking between puffs at
choice Havana that he was SO often the
subject of calumny that he had grown
quite used to it. At last they came within
view of the terminal city, and as all were
preparing to leave the smoker, the stranger
got up, faced the company, and said with
merry smile:
Gentlemen, if you we're more familiar
with the personnel of Harrison's cabinet
you would know that John Wanamaker
never smokes
Before they had recovered from this Sec
ond surprise the stranger had disappeared
from the front platform.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
Youth and Beauty

Preserved by using that marvel of the age,
'Lourelle on" Though called an oil it is more
the nature of an expressed juice, a veritable
essence from nature; possesses peculiar prop
critics preventing formation of wrinkles or ten
oency 70 aging of the skin. Prevents wither-
ing OF she skin. drying up of the flesh. Pre-
by express for 81 90.
u. 3. WFLrs .IarseY CITY n L
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
Bethel Classical and Military Academy.

Prepares for Business Univ of Va and West
Point. Address Maj. A. G. Smith, Bethel
Academy z. O. Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
Startling Newa.

just read what we have to say for
this weeks programme We will offer you
our entire stock of Negligee Shirts in
Sateen, Madras. Wool and SIX as figures
never heard OF before Sac TO take place
Friday and Saturday next, Aug. Is and 10.
--Adu. b. II. LEVY a RRo
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
Virginia Female Institute,

Stanton. Va. Mrs A dsF F 4 &c B, STU
Tne fall session opens Sept IS. 1890 Efficient
teachers in every department. Superior advau-
tages in music, art and the languages. Terms
reasonable. For full particulars and terms ap-
ply to the principal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14

COUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE for Women,
- Columbia, s. c., will open its session Oct
LIST, 1880. The old Preston Place, subsequently
owned by Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, of New York
has been purchased for it by its founders, and a
large and commodious building added to the
mansion. This institution includes the South
Carolina Presby terrain Institute, for Prepara-
tory and Academic instruction. and the South
Carolina College, for the higher education of
women. For all its departmental has faculty
of sixteen professors and teachers I'M
Of them are professors in the STATE
University whose lectures and instruc-
ton will direct the education of the young la
dies according to the method and standard of
the University, and give them unsurpassed ad-
vantages in the way of higher education. Rev.
Vim. r. Atkinson. Columbia S. c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children
DE- G. G. Ossoop,
Lowell. Mass.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26

The late elections in Germany have
gone largely against Emperor William
ana Bismarck, in that the conserva-
tives have lost while the Socialists have
largely gained. There are seven or
eight parties or factions, none of them
having a majority. A German editor
thus states the position:
In Germany the common lot of a
common man is to pay taxes. serve as
a soldier, and to keep his mouth shut
The Socialists want to do awav with
armies, and they claim that if thew get
IN power there will be no more war
Dut an international brotherhood of
peaceful men. 1t is easy to imagine
now such an argument will work upon
class who furnish men for war and
VINO always live under threatening
Tumors of war. By this argument the
socialists have won thousands and
thousands of voters"
What will be the result of the cleo
ton ?" VIZ o''0
The result will be important for
Socialism. Instead of eleven members
-0A---oto5 luCg nave LNirBV-UVe
when all districts have secured elec-
tions. The Reichstag has SO7 mem.
bers. The gain they make entities
them to representation on all commit
tees OF the Reichstag. The anti-So-
clalists law will fail. They will not be
so oppressed. They will have liberty
IN organizing openly and opportunity
Will be given them to develoD the
programme of the future. Bismarck or
the Emperor will try to get a majority
Dy making concessions to the Roman
Catholics, and it depends upon what
they will concede, for the Romapists
want everything they can get. Il is a
very dangerous predic9mlrt The
emperor can dissolve the E... .-t,t, if
ne desires, but he must ngure on a new
election, and think that the result
wlll be that Germany will drift more
and more into a Parliamentary Gov
ernment and the rights of the Crown
will be lessened. It is truly a strong
indication of a great anti-monarchial
movement in Europe"
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26
Matrimonial.
sPRUANCE-EvANs


Edgar Spruance of this town and
Miss Lillian Evans were married OF
the residence OF her father, Owen
Evans, near Cheswold on Thurs,!ly
last, In the presence of a large circle
OF friends of the bride, mostly from
pennsylvania, and of the groom. from
this town. The ceremony was per-
formed promptly at 8 O'Clock bv the
Rev. Z. w. Dame of this town. with
the full ritual of the Episcopal church
including the ring. The bride was
given away by her father. She was
attired in light colored pearl, corded
SILK with passementerie trimmings
the groom in black. They received
the hearty congratulations of their
friends at the close of the ceremonv
The bride was the recipient of a mum.
Der OF beautiful presents in silver
glass, &c, including a handsome
ebony clock.
Alter an elaborate luncheon. the
happy couple took the COG train for
Washington. On their return tbev
VIII! reside in Cheswold until the
spring when they purpose taking up
thelr residence in Smyrna. The per-
sons in attendance from this town
were Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Spruance.
parents of the groom; Misses Mary
and Emma Spruance, sisters: Mrs
Mary r. Hofecker, Col. and Mrs. Geo
ID. Raymond, Mrs. John C. Bailey.
Mrs. John G. Stockly, Mrs. Mary
Fierce, Mrs. J. Allen Moore. Miss
Cecil Dwight, Miss Emma Davis and
Mrs. Turner, Miss Eysing, Mrs. Emer-
son, and Charles Mundy of the vicin-
lty. The guests from distance filled
the larger part of a car.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26

priating S150,0OO for the interior coast
line channel, all the money to be ex.
pended upon the line between Lewes
and Rehoboth bay, and the other an
propriating $50, 900 for continuing the
work of cleaning out the channel of
Indian river.
During this month Senator Higgins
has introduced three measures in the
Senate, all having important bearing
on our internal commerce. The Morn
ing Ne,Os thus summarizes these
measures:
Mr.. Higgins's bills embody a larger
scheme, and one which will be a direct
benefit to the whole state. In the first
place he proposes three commissions
one for our own harbor, another for
the Murderkill river, running between
South Murderkill and Milford hum
dreds, and the third for the Mispillion
river, running between Milford and
Cedar Creek hundreds. For each of
these commissions he proposes that
$4,000 shall be appropriated, this
money to be expended making SURVEYS
and plan and estimates for the per-
manent improvement of these streams
and Wilmington harbOr. Meanwhile
he proposes an appropriation of $780,
GOO for the Christiana river and Will
mingtOn harbOr; $4,000 for improving
the Appoquinimink river, running be-
tween st. Georges and Appoquinimink
hundreds; $4,000 for improving Duck
Creek or Smyrna river, running be-
tween Blackbird and Duck Creek hun
dreds; $4,000 for improving Broad
Creek or Laurel river, running be-
tween Broad creek and Little Creek
hundreds; $4,000 for improving the
Murderkill river, on the north side of
Milford hundred, and $4,000 for i'm
proving the MispilliOn river, which
runs through the town of Milford.
All of these streams run into Della
ware Bay except the Laurel river and
that flows into Chesapeake bay by wav
of the NanticOke river. Every one of
them we believe, is tide-water chan
mel. Every one of them touches upon
rich and profitable land. Every one
of them is useful for commercial Dur
poses. Every one was made by na-
ture to be navigable by good-sized
cOasting vessels, and whatever shoals
or other Obstructions now interfere
with the use of these streams are due
to the neglect of man-mainly Demo
cratic man. Improved. and restored
as these navigable waters may easily
be under Mr.. Higgins's plan, they
would be of daily service to the people
of this state, and in case of foreign
war might be of inestimable advantage
to the people of the whole country.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26
It Might Have Been Worse.

On Monday morning Robert Rawley
drove to town in his dearborn. In
passing the Smyrna House his horse
took bad scare at something, attrib-
uted to a large white dog that was
standing in the street, and ran against
another wagon with such force as to
upset the one to which he was attached
throwing Mr.. Rawley to the ground.
He held on to the reins, however, and
the animal made sudden bolt for the
main door of the hotel but missed it
by a few inches, striking his head
against the wall and throwing him
back. II was fortunate that the horse
missed the entrance, for with the tena-
cious hold Mr., Rawley held the reins.
he would certainly haYe been killed
by having his head dashed against the
curb, being as it was, only few inches
from 1t when the animal struck the
brick wall and was stopped. He re-
ceived a wound on his head as It was.
Five minutes thereafter the hack
bringing the mail, in drawing up to
the postotlce ran into the milk wagon
ofG W. Truax that was somewhat in
ms M line OF approach, and crushed
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26

JOHN JACOB AsToR, the head of the
richest house in America died on Sat
urday in New York. He inherited a
large fortune from his father, who got
his start in life by going to Oregon
ahead Of other white men and engag-
ing in the fur trade. The Astor family
furnishes one of the few marked in
stances in American biography in
which family that has been made dis
tinguished and famous by some one
strong character has not soon weakened
and in a few generations died out. The
Astors are showing signs of increasing
strength both in physical and intel
lectual force. The heir to John Jacob
AstOr, who was a noble specimen of
mankind, is William Waldorf Astor. a
scholar, accomplished gentleman, an
author Of recognized ability. a conspie-
uously competent public man and a
man of business affairs.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-26
The Band of Hope Entertainment

Inc program presented by the Band
OF hope at the Opera House on Sat-
urday night was one of genuine enter.
tainment from beginning to end. Il
opened with a full chorus. the little
folks so bright and innocent. almost
filling up the stage, following this in
the most decOrOus Wav with the T,ord;s
prayer, and then the recitation of their
pledge. Then followed what was one
OF the delightful features of the even
ing to the ear, but not down on the
Program-a piano duet by Miss Clara
Wilson (whO was the accompanies of
the evening" and her pupil, Miss Edith
Beck in which there were some yerv
fine touches.
The rest of part first, containing
eight announcements on the program.
was really a drama in which Mother
Merry Heart" Miss Hettie Richards.
was the leading spirit in song and
spectacular scenes as varying as
kaleidoscope. In it Gilbert Jones sang
with good voice, "a Wandering Bow
am ]" +" and semi-ehorus of girls sang.
as they represented, "Water Spirits'i
and similar chorus of boys, 'fWild-
wood Mikes"
Part second was opened with a well
rendered solo, "SambO," by Richabell
Jones, Yves gwine to hang a Tyrant'
Ia whiskey bottle suspended from a
limb of a tree) followed by q pleasing
duet from two little stage favorites-
Agnes CarrOw and Alice Mackey. Part
second like that Of the first, was made
up ofa striking combination of stage
scenes and songs very suggestive of
PinafOre, where besides those above
named, conspicuous parts were taken
by George and John Reed in a col
oquy, Pat and Fritz" Harvey FAIRIES
as the "Heathen Chinee" and Florence
Taylor, Allison Start, and Clifton Col |
Inns as Prohibition Jack, Polly and
Tommy. The ladies who had it In
charge, Miss Carrie Beck, Mrs. Kate
Smithers, Mrs. J. P. Hudson, Mrs.
Annie Price and Miss Rett Smithera.
deserve a good deal of credit for the |
successful training given the children.
No child can go through such a prep
aration for the stage without a decided |
mental benefit, to say nothing of the
lessons in morals and propriety.