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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Fighting in Africa.

ZANZIBAR, March 7.--Advices have Just
been received that Mai. W;ssmann stormed
and carried Bwanaheris' fortified position at
Aiemtaie on Jan. 4 The German forces
consisted of 500 Soudaness and forty Off
GERS, while Bwspeheris' force numbered
500 men. The fighting was very severe
but the natives were finally routed with
baaux
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
The Efect of Thoughtiess Words.

WMKEsBARRE, Pa, March Miss Rose
Regain, aged 20, attempted suicide with lau-
danum yesterday and is likely to die She
entered convent some time ago, but was
withdrawn by her parents because a tenden-
cy 10 consumption developed Some
thoughtless companions made severe COM
ments upon this occurrence, and Miss Regain
brooded over the matter until her mind be-
came affected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance.

81. PAUL, MINI, March THE Farmers
Alliance elected officers yesterday, r. J.
Hall receiving 1853 votes for president,
and Ignutius Donnelly "a This was re-
ceived with tumultuous cheers The ALI
ance had a stormy session over the railroad
resolution last night, and was not able to
complete its session
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
sympathy for Minister Lincoln.

LONDON, March Lord Salisbury and
his wife, the Duke of Marlborough, Earl
Derby, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, Lord
Randolph Churchill, Mrs. Mackay, and
many other prominent persons left cards of
sympathy at Minister Lincoln's residence
yesterday, and a large number of wreaths
and other floral pieces were also sent by
f,iu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
VIII Take About 5000. 900.

WASHINGTON Cry, March The senate
committee on military affairs, at its meeting
yesterday morning, ordered favorable re-
port on the bill To reimburse the states of
California, Oregon, and Nevada for money
expended In the suppression of the REBEL ion,
in the following amounts: California, "a, 42S =
s02; Oregon, $3.50 272; Nevada, 500. 9O7
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Coyernor Hoyey seriou.ly III.

INDIANAPOLIS, March THE condition of
Governor Hovey, who has been confined to
his room for the past ten days, is believed to
be worse than the public has been allowed to
understand Ten days ago he was taken
with cold and later Inflammation of the
bowels set ia. Thursday his daughter ar
rived from Mount Vernon, at his request,
his symptoms being woI Sc and he becoming
alarmed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Cleveland speaks for Free Libraries.

Cleveland Speaks for Free LibrarIes.
NEW YORK, March IA Hass-meeting at
Chickering hall yesterday in the interest OF
the New York free circulating library was
addressed by Grover Cleveland, Seth Low,
and J. w. Carter and other prominent gen
tlemen. The good work Of the library was
commended. and steps were taken to extend
the usefulness of the institution.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Chicago and the woria.. Fair.

WASHINGTON CITY, March Hit of Illi-
nois. who, with Springer, look after the in
terests OF chicago before the Worlds fair
committee, denies that any n ember Of the
committee has been informed by any Chi
cago man that 1t would be Necessary for
congress to appropriate $40, 1900 to help
the Chicago project Hit further states
that no such appropriation is needed The
Chicago committee met the hot Sc committee
yesterday and showed them th5 list OF sub
scribers to tbs S5,0OO,OoO qua rantee fund,
every name good Tor the full amount of sub
scrintiOn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07


WASHINGTON CITY. Marcel The only
business, except that of a routine character,
done by the senate yesterday was the pass
age of two pension bills, one giving Gen. w.
]. Worth's daughter SIS per month and one
increasing that OF Maj. Gen. e.. X Warren's
widow to 500 per month. TIE senate then
went into secrst session, and when the doors
reopened adjourned.
Petitions were presented in the house for
feminine representation on the Worlds fair
commission and from railwav mail clerks,
asking higher salaries. In committee of the
whole the house then took mp public build
ing bills and laid aside with favorable rec
ommendation those for Lansing, Mich,
Galesburg, Ills; Ashland, Wis; San Jose,
Cal The committee then rose and the house
passed all the above bills with others, after
which il ad Jour led
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Tb. ohio Red,.tric,ing BuI.

COLUMBUS, o., March THE senate yes
terday passed bill amenling the Sunday
law 50 as to permit saloons TO open Sunday
from 2 p m. to midnight. This satisfied
Senator Brown, and he voted for the redis-
tricting bill, which was Immediately passed
aud sent TO the governor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Ninety Per Cent. Wind, IoPer Cent. Fact.
ALLISON ON THE TARIFF.
His Views ON Two Points Outlined to a
REPEATER.


WASHINGTON CITY. March 7.--Senator Al
hson's attitude on twoof the principal tariff
issues was outlined to reporter of the
United Press yesterday with some distinct
ness by the senator himself When shown q
publication in New York paper which
stated that the senator was leaning toward
some of the most important propositions In
the Mills bill, he said: II do not care TO
discuss the matter while the house commit
tee L. busy with 1t. When the schedules
come to US we will be prepared TO treat
them, and you may say that l will consider
them rs Republican. You may say that ]
am In favor Of a deep cut on sugar will
not say that favor the abolition OF the duty
and the payment of bounty. As to tobac-
co, you may say that will vote to abolish
the tax on It very reluctantly. We will have
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Felt AN EARTHQUAKE at Sea.

BosToN, Mass, March Z. The bark Charles
q. Rice, from Caleta Buena, reports that
when two days out from that port she ex-
perienced an earthquake, accompa MED by
heavy rumbling noise lasting nearly min
ute She was shaken ON the wafer like
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
A Stallion Fetohe, S2s. 600.

New YORK, March THE trotting STALL
ion Bayonne Prince, sired by Kentucky
Prince, was sold by r. Cadongan to Alfred
Cordova and E r. Browne yesterday for
S25, 900. Bayonne Prince is IL years old and
had record of 2.2lI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
The snow Falling in the East.

New YORK, March 7-.Ieavy snow, 40
companied by severe gales, is reported from
Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Saratoga, Amster-
dam, and various points in the Mohawk val
ley, as we'll as from many points in eastern
Pennsylvania; railroad traffic is.considerably
fpterfered with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Death OF a Noted ph,lanthr.,l.,

PHILADELPHIA, March William Buck
nell, the noted philanthropist. died of apo
plexy Wednesday nigat, at the aga of 70
ysars. he gave si4z. 0o0 to Bucknell college,
about 1926. 900 to Baptist churches and mis-.
sions, and probably $500, goo more to chart
ties Of various kinds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
cold Found I'm PeDn.vlv.,in.

scoTTDALE, Pa, March If the report
of the geologist who has examined the field
can be relied upon, gold and silver in pay
ing quantities has been discovered on the
farm Of Jeremiah Stauffer, near the Mount
Vernon ore mines Operations will begin
next Monday and a thorough tesi be made
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07

RAN A "TELEeRAPH COMPANY
And Thereby FILLED His Pockets with TIN
Shekels of the Conffdtng.

Aud Thereby FILLED His Pockets with the
shekels of the Confiding.
ST. LOUIS, March State Labor Com
missioner Lee Merriwether has lately been
investigating the numerous telegraph col
leges' Of this city, with the result that he
yesterday applied for warrant against E.
Bailey Roeth, charging him with nisde-
meanor and will prosecute him. Roeth has
been running what be advertised ms "The
Western Telegraph Company and en'icing
pupils from all over the country by dc clar-
ing "We are opening offices evey day SIS TO
1925 per month guaranteed when quail led, v
etc.
Was Gold Mine for Roeth.
He has done q fourishing business, m ,stly
with young men and women Of the rural
districts, but none OF the dupes ever OBJ
tanned positions and they are. now OF, ring
their services TO Labor Commissioner Nor
riwsthsr in his effort to abolish the null
sances.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
nwaIepislafixe Notes.

DEs MONIES. Ia, March 7-All the Re.
publican candidates for penitentiary war
dens were chosen in the joint session of the
legislature yesterday, the lucky men being
Mcmillan, Barr. Ragsdsle, and Nelson There
were no Republican boilers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
And This In Indiana,

INDIANAPOLIS, March The appointment
of Frank Welsh, colored man, to posi-
ton in the local pension Office, is creating a
good deal of feeling among the employees, and
there have been numerous threats of resign
ing unless Welsh was discharged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
The Mississippi Dangerously High.

PINE BLUFFS, Ark, March THE Mis-
sissippi river is dangerously high. The water
at some places is but few inches below the
top OF the levee. Weak places in he levee
are being strengthened with sand bags.
Great anxiety prevails
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Two Strikes That Are Not,

BosToN, March The strike at the rub
Der works at Stoughton has been compro-
missed, and the strike of the mill operatives
at Nashua, n. h, has been amicably set
Cd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
A Young NIiscreant Sentenced

WABASH, Ind, March Elm the Wabash
circuit court, William Marquis, the youth
full trail wrecker, has been sentenced to Jail
for one year for wreckng Wabash pas
ssnger train last October at Ke!.ar's
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07

Salvation Oil does not simply assuage
pain; but, by quickly finding its way to
the seat of the disease sllays the swelling
aud inflammation. and, by removing the
cause OF the disease effects o permanent
cure. Price twenty i've cents o bottle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07

asaa %
1he ssso, 500 republican votes elected ls6 70.
publican on xrsssmen. This was an average OF
not quite - go votes per congressman.
The s,OIt,loo democratic votes elected only "a
congressman. Thia was an average OF IS 405
votes per congressman.
When on m average IN these fourteen
states twenty-six republican votes OUT
count the votes OF sixty-fve democrats.
the sublime impudence OF the republican
attempt TO put through congress a bill
10 prevent Ohio democrats from ordering
the gerrymsnder In that state, may be
wondered at In Its existing results. even
though imagination may fail TO grasp its
possibilities.
Under republican gerrymauders in
these fourteen states there is one repub>
licsn congressman for every 26,90O re-
publican votes; one democratic congress.
man for every So. 406 democratic votes,
or only forty-seven congressman for a
little over 100000 democrats, while a
little over 5000, 900 republicans have 1876
congressman.
Or, to restste the figures once more as
tue only form Of protest at all adequate,
the democrats OF these fourteen states
would have 1876 members instead OF only
forty-seven. IL their votes counted as re
publican votes do. On an even basis,
republican vote against democratic vote.
the democrats would have a majority Of
sixty,three 10 the present congress.
The senate is controlled in the same
way through gerrymanders Of the legis-
lstive districts In Ohio. New York, Iowa
and the other states In which republicans
have had chance to gerrymander.
When they have once had such an OPP
portuuity they eudeavor to improve It no
70 the standard OF their congressional
average, under which twenty-six repub.
licsn votes do more in controlling con-
Rress than the votes OF sixty-flve demo
Gratis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Got Hold of the Wrong To,vp

BOsToN, March The Advertiser says
that Secretary Tracy made a mistake in In
viting the mayor and citizens of Concord,
n. H.. to attend the launching of the new
war-ship Concord The vessel was named
altar Concnrd Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Good Thing for the Lumber Region.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, March THE first
deep snow fell here Wednesday night. In
the lumber regions the snow is a foot deep,
postponed lumber work will now be pushed
day and night while the snow lasts. The
weather continues cold.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
pied from tho Effect. of HIank !

SHAMoKrN, Pa. March 7.-Reuben Eisen-
heart, fireman at the Cameron mine, which
has been on fire for several days, was over
come by black-damp while in the mine yes
terday. He was taken out alive, but died
soon after
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
No Hope Tor Mr.. TauIoee.

WASHINGTON CITY, March. AT mid
night last night ex-Congressmhn Taulbees
chances for living were regarded as hope
less and his death was looked for at any
hour
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07

Inheritance Tax on Mrs. Stewards VIII.
New YORK, March THE collateral In
heritance tax upon the estate of the late
Mrs A T. Stewart is 100000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
sh,rs,x viii Go Out Of Politics.

LA PORTE, Ind. March Cons ressinsn
r. F. Shivelv, of the Thirteenth Indiana
district. will not be a candidate for reuomi-
nation He intends to practice law at south
Bend
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
FOR COLLECTOR.

To tAs Voters Of Rock Island.
I hereby respectfully announce myself as
candidate for the once OF Township Collector
n elected shall distribute the entire income Of
the on .. less actual expenses, which guarau-
tee will not exceed 1900, an ng the following
public institutions; St Lakes hospital $3.50; In
ustrial Home $3.50: La lies Relief society and
Industrial school $500; and the balance toward
tho new Young Mems Christian association
building. FRANK NADLiR.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
They Owe $50. 900.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-. March Tones Bros
abilities, $50, 900; assets, about tho same.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
Fine Art kYhihlt.

Tri~city fine art and school exhibit at
Library hall, Davenport. March 4th to
Sth inclusive. afternoon and evening
Admission 25 cents; six tickets 81: chill
dren 10 cents. For sale at Kinpsbury's
and at Champions book store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


At the request Of many friends hereby an
nounce myself as candidate for the ONCE OF
Township Collector, subject TO the decision OF the
Democratic elsy-township convention.
@, II. SErDEL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
The Congressional record.

a hard tins explaining the outy on great
many necessities If we aboIih the duty on
this Injury"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
TIE MARKETS.
CHICAGO. March

CHIC AGO. March s.
Quotations on tn board OF trade to-day
were as fol ows; Whes No , March opened
AID closed rs; May opened and closed
's7sc: July, opened 1886, closed 76}sc Corn
No. March, opened ami closed 2Slsc; May
opened and closed S4c; July, opened NsSc,
closed $3.50. Oats-No 2 March opened ana
closed 2gasc; May, opened 2lssc closed aolsc;
July, openei closed and O7Sc Pork-March
opened s97j, closed S9.'71S; May, o?ened
sl.0 II, closed Sl0.05; July, opened Sl0ls1s,
al sed SlJ is Lard-Aiarch, opened AID closed
S5S,ls.
Live stock-The following were the quota
tions at the Union stock yards: Hoes-MarSet
opened moderately active. prices 21SGSc
lower; light grades, S3S 40i; rough packins,
sS..5G9so mixed lots, sSs-44eo; heavy pack.
ing shipping lots, S3.s56405. Cattle-Market
slow, about steady; beeves, s 8 Yd5to: bulk.
$3.50 40 stockers and feeders s.. 4013.65;
corn-fed Texans, sss5G SIS Sheep-Market
Steady; natives. fancy. S57St Ga; poor to
good, S40tJj.2S lambs. $500 6 30.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin colS a27c;
fine cTeameTies, 6s23 dairi :. finest, fresh
leGS2c; packing stock, 5. Eggs-Strictly
fresh, l3c per doz. Dressed poultry
Aa Zoe per 10; turkeys, 10 4 lie per ID; ducks,
l2dl2lsc; geese 50ldc per ID Potatoes
Peer ess, SSlS3i per bu; teauty # Hebron. SIG
i0c per but Burbanks, G.t5c per bu. Illinois
sweet potatoes. goo TO fancy, S3.256l3.I5 APP
ples-Good fancy, 50. UGS,, per bbi Gran
berries Wisconsin bell and cherries, S. 50l
600 per bbl-
New York.
New YORK, March Q.
Wheat-No. , r d winter. SslSc cash; do
March, SIC; do May, s7c; do July. s4ssc. Corn
No. > mixed. S.o cash; do March, Solsc; do
April, 3jl4c, do May, Sil4c. Oats-Dull; No 2
mixed, sc cash; do May, 27lsc. Rye-Nomi-
nal. Barley-Nom Da. Pork-Quiet; mess
81 .Atgll.25 for new Llrd-Dull; March
c6.s: May, ;6.1.
Live stock: Cattle-No trading In beeves;
dressed beef. slow; sides, city slaughtered. ia
1ac per 10. Sheep and lambs Easier feeling
AS TO sheep; yearling lambs, firm st full prices;
-heep, ,161sc per 10; yearling lambs 6Gslsc;
-pring lambs s5.D970 each. HoEs-Steady;
NC hogs, s*atl - 80 per lI lbs
ROCK ISLAND.
usy-Uplsnd prairie, 81 so
HAy-Timotny-S6 0GSo So
Hsy-Wild, IS 001S4 o..
Corn--24cGssc
Osts-s0c. a2lc
Oosl-Softllc
Cord WoodSs 5 QS4fO.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
New York.
ROCK ISLAND,

ROCK ISLAND.
usy-Upland prairie, 81 50.
HAy-Timotny-&6 0nGSe 50.
Hay-Wild, IS 001S4 o..
Corn--24cdssc.
Osts-s0c. 12lc
Oosl-Soft lilo
Cord WoodSs 5 QS4.fO.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
FoREIo 4.

THE Austrian war ship Taurus has
foundered in the Black Sea. Her crew
OF sixty-nine men and four officers were
drowned.
CHINESE advices by mail state that
the Yellow river food and other floods
continue 70 absorb all attention in
China. Four million people are home
less in the province Of Chin and in Bhan-
tung the misery is almost equally great
Cholera is prevalent In Shanghai and
also In the northern districts.
THE Scotch iron manufacturers, en-
couraged by the refusal Of the miners
demands for an advance OF wages, have
threatened to extinguish their furnaces
rather than concede the similar demand
Of the ironworkers
AFANnLY OF eight persons, consisting
OF father, mother and six children, has
been killed at Pressburg, Hungary. BY
ignorantly eating the fruit Of the night
shade plant
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

held on the 18th in Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire and Connection. State
tickets were placed In nomination as
follows: MASSACHUSETTS, ~ Governor, J.
@. A. Brackett; lieutenant Governor,
w. Halle; Treasurer, George A. Marden;
Secretary OF State, William M. olin;
Attorney General, A. s. Pillsbury; Au-
ditor, j. Il. Gould. Connecticut Gov.
ernor, Samuel E. Merwin; Lieutenant
Governor, George A. Bowen; Secretary
Of State, George P. Mclean; Treasurer,
Stevens Henry; Comptroller Lyman S.
oatfin. New Hampshire ~ Governor,
Hiram A. Tuttle.
/ Ex-Governor CHARLES FOSTER was
nominated for Congress- by acclamation
by the Republican convention Of the
Eighth Ohio district on the 18th.
TIE Massachusetts, Democratic State
convention met on the 18th and nomin-
ated W. E. Russell and John Corcoran
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
respectively by acclamation; for Secre-
tary Of State, Elbridge Cushman,; Treas
urer, William D. Trefney; Auditor. Ed
ward L. Mum; Attorney General, Elisha
B. Maynard.
Dion BoUcIcAuLr, the celebrated
playwright and actor. died on the 18th
at his home In New York City. Of pneu-
monia. He was sixty-seven years old.
CHARLES MILLER Prohibition candi-
date for Governor Of Pennsylvania, has
written letter Withdrawing his name
from the ticket owing to pressing de-
mands Of business upon his time.
BENJAMIN F. PRIxoTro died at New
York City on the 18th. He was United
States Consul at Bucharest Roumsnia,
from 1870 to 1876, and in 1877 was ap-
pointed Consul at Lyons, France, where
he remained until 1885. He was fifty
six years old.
GEORGE R. DAVIS, Of Chicago, was
unanimously elected Director General
Of the Worlds Fair at the meeting Of
the National Commission on the 10th.
ROBERT DUNBAR, we'll known citizen
Of Buffalo, N. Y, and. originator OF the
present system Of grain elevators, died
in that city on the 10th, aged seventy
seven years.
AT meeting Of the board OF trustees
Of the Chicago Baptist university on the
10th, Prof. William R. Harper, Of Yale,
was unanimously chosen as president OF
the new institution. Prof. Harper was
born in Concord, O., in 1856, and is the
youngest man Of his attainments In the
country.
CONGRESSMAN De HAVEN, Of Cali
fornia, has mailed his resignation as
member OF the Fifty-6rst Congress to
the Governor Of the State, TO take eff
feet November 3, the day before cleo
ton.
THE Colorado Republican State con-
vention has nominated John L. Routt
for Governor and Judge William Storey
for Lieutenant Governor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
DOMESTIC.

The Pinkerton men we're on the 10th
withdrawn from patrol duty on the
Central road at Albany, N. Y, but there
are still 200 at West Albany and 100 at
East Albany.
K. GARDNER CHASE & Co., brokers and
bankers Of Boston, have made an assign
ment The firm is one OF the most
prominent in Boston and the failure is q
surprise. The assignee states that the
liabilities will amount to s., ,OOO. 900.
The total offers Of ~ per cent. bonds
10 the Treasury on the 18th for the en-
tire country amounted to Sl,067, 500,
making total so far OF sl2, O50, 300.
OWING TO recent heavy rains an iron
ore mine at Rittenhouse Gap, Pa,
sprung aleak on the 18th and 10000
tons Of ore disappeared in sink hole
200 feet deep, carrying with 1t two en-
gines and all the machinery. The mine
is supposed 10 have been situated over
a subterranean cavern.
The veteran soldiers OF six counties
OF Pennsylvania and Broome County, N.
Y, held their annual reunion at Sus-
quehanna, Pa, on the 18th. Three thou
sand soldiers were fed in the Erie shops
by the citizens
THE Fleming building in Jersey City,
n j., occupied by the New York &
New Jersey Telephone Company, was
struck by lightning on the 18th and set
on FIRE. Damage TO the amount Of Se0,-
900 was done, and all telephonic COM
munication interrupted.
The population Of the State OF Colo
RADIO, according 70 the count OF the Gen.
sus Bureau, 10 sio,s7S This is Q net In
crease during The decade Of 9l6,o4s, or
ill.49 per cent .sss- n.
The lumber schooner Ben Brink, re.
ported wrecked on tie rocks near Eagle
Harbor, Lake Saperior. was picked up
on the lTth while drifting past Hough-
ton, waterlogget, and the captain and
crew OF Eve men rescued tc
\ Tbs First National Bank OF The
Dslles, Ore, was burgIarized on the
higbtef pbe IssbE Tho concrete pier on
Fhfch tho vault stands was tufneled
through and hole drilled into the safe.
The amount secured was 90, 800. The
job *as evidently done BY experienced
hands, and must have been thfee weeks
In IT'S accomplishment There Is no
Glue 20 the robbers. 'a'
DECISIONS were recently rendered In
the United States District Court at New
York In the famous suit OF the Webster
Loom Company against tho carpet flrm
OF Eras s. Higgins & Co. for the ro-
covory OF nearly $50, 900, 900 damages for
infringement OF patent for the wire mo-
tion" used in forming the ppile" In
tapestry carpets. The suit has been
pending since 1874 Tho decisions are
practically in favor Of the Higgins com
papy although the demand Of the plain
tiffs is nominally sustained. s41
JoHx d. RocKEYELLER has Just given
81, 600, 900 moro 10 tho new Chicago Bap-
tist University. In addition 70 the s0OO,-
900 which he had previously contribut ted.
Tx / r. Salter silk Company. OF
Boston. Mass.. assigned on the 18th, with
liabilities estipated q $4,000