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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

The lumber firm of Smith. Wade & Co,
| Quebec, has gone to the wall with liabili-
ties of =, 100000.
Friday night at Cardenas, Cuba, the
molasses warehouse of Bianchi Higrers
was burned. Loss, 100000
In rowing race between the Yale col
lege and Atalanta crews at New Haven
Saturday Yale won by eight lengths in %
minutes and Il seconds.
During quarrel Saturday at New York
Frederick Romano, an Italian, shot his
wife, mother in-law and himself. He will
die. The others will recover.
The explosion of gasoline stove at
Portsmouth, o, Saturday caused a fire
| which destroyed a number of buildings
and caused loss of si00, 900, partly in
sured.
In collision on the Northwestern near
Logan, Ia, Fireman Kern was fatally
wounded, losing leg, and Mail Clerk
Kern and Baggageman Wann were badly
hurt.
The Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton and Knights of Labor have lined
drives in Marion county. His, and NOM
mated a full ticket for the legislature and
county offices.
| national house of representatives, died
Saturday and Mr. Reed at once left Wash
ington City for Portland, Me, where his
| mother had lived for many years.
In speech delivered before the W. c..
I. I. state convention of Michigan at
Jackson Saturday, Col. W. G. Balm said
that the recent original packages" de
cision was an outrage on decency and .
travesty on justice
There were lively times in the Kentucky
house of representatives last week
Wednesday there were two scraps" Fri
day there were some more, and Saturday
an attempt was made to haul the speaker
OF the house out of the chair.
Riley, the winner of the Kentucky
Derby, tried to SCOOP the I.atonia DERBY
also Saturday, but failed, Bill Letche.
winning in the poor time of DAB. The
talent was badly mulcted in every race,
the favorites all coming in behind
popularity of English politics Just
now is that the Gladstonians are adj
uniting in their campaign speeches that
Irish land purchase is what defeated Glad
stone at the last general cleo; IN, and they
now ask the voters to defeat the Tories
on the same issue.
A mare took hydrophobia yesterday
near Breeds station, Fulton county. Ills,
and chased John Kyno. who was mounted
five miles, being so close part of the time
that he had to beat her in the face with his
whip stock to keep her Off The mare
was killed later.
One of Forepaugh's elephants escaped
from the menagerie en- route from Johns
town to Tyrone, Pa, and took up posi-
ton on the railway track where it showed
disposition to butt locomotive off the
rails Several trains were stopped before
the beast was recaptured
An individual who has earned the SOU
briquet of Jack the Ink-Slinger,p from a
reprehensible habit he had acquired of
throwing ink on the dresses of ladies on
the streets in New York and BROOKLYN,
was captured Saturday His name is Con
nors, and he is probably lunatic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
STUDENTS GO WILD.
Disgraceful Doings at an Attn
letic Contest.
A REGULAR RIOT ENDS THE SHOW.

| The Sparring Contest Turns Out To BE
Referees Rank Decisions Pandemonium
Breaks Loose and the Angry Students
Make Matters Very Lively for Season
Deputy Sheriff Assaulted.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, May 26-The field
day sports of the university students Sat
urday developed into small, but enthusi-
| astic and able bodied riot. All passed off
pleasantly until the sparring contest be
gan. In the middle-weight contest Will
| lam Nhay, a Detroit Athletic club man,
| was pitted against S. c. Glidden, a uni
versity student. 1t was smuggling match
of the most pronounced type. In the first
| round Vhay got Glidden on the ropes and
pounded him numerically, but could not
knock him out.
Wouldn't Allow a Clear Foul.
Both were literally besprinkled with
blood. Vhay struck Glidden while the
latter was on his knees, clear case of foul,
but John Collins. ID. A c. man, who was
| referee would not allow it, and the stu
dents went wild. Nhay hammered Glidden
| until the latter could not see or stand, and
fouled him twice, but Collins would not
allow it. Glidden had to be helped from the
grounds. Vhay then had to defend his hon
! ors against Arthur Frantzen, another uni
versity man, and another disgraceful and
brutal exhibition was witnessed. Both
were bleeding from mouth and nose when
| the third round began Frantzen had the
best of the encounter, but Collins gave the
decision to Nhay
The Music Begins In Earnest.
1t seemed then as if pandemonium had
broken loose The students gathered
around Collins with yells of xiii him.
, Rush himr' and other remarks of this
kind were freely shouted. Some one hit
Collins and he struck back a free fight
was in a minute. deputy sheriff
| rushed into the crowd to save Collins. In
the melee he struck one of the boys with
| his cane and the fight waxed hot. He
| drew his revolver and threatened to shoot,
but this only served to aggravate the
| trouble, and he was pounded and mauled
by the Infatuated mob
A Tough Exhibition Generally.
1t took three officers and lot of fight
ing to rescue the deputy and Collins from
the mob, and then it was not accomplished
| until the deputy had a scalp-wound where
he had been struck with a stone. The
scene was brutal almost beyond belief and
the manner of the heightened students
would have been disgrace if displayed
| by the toughest adherents of the prize
ring. Ii is probable that the leaders of
the mob viii I've arrested for assaulting an
officer, and serious consequences are very
| likely TO follow the fun of the students
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
IRISH POLICE NoN-PLusep-
They Fail to Prevent Nationalists Hold.
ing big Meeting.


LONDON, May 26.-The meeting at New
Tipperary to celebrate the success of the
new settlement was held yesterday in
spite of the government, prohibition.
About two thousand people assembled at
Limerick Junction to welcome the ten
members of parliament who came To at
tend the meeting. After they had aligh:e,l
from the train Dillon, O'Bricu and John
CConnor spoke at the station The police
were non plused. as they had received no
orders against such a contingency
O'Brien Taunts the Police.
They warned the speakers. but were not
Needed, and they We're powerlcsS to 20
further. Afterward the speakers drove To
New Iipperary, and o'Brien was about To
address the large assemblage there when
he was interfered with by the police. and
the crowd was dispersed. clubs being freely
used by the officers. O'Brien tainted the
police with cowardice, and suggested To
the people that they offer no undue resist
ance, as he desired to avoid blcudshed.
just Enough to Get Some Heads Broken.
OBrien's attitude undoubtedly insured
the peaceful outcome of the affair. as the
people took their cue from him implicitly.
They resisted Just enough to compel the
police to Use force, and a good many heads
were bruised, but no one was seriously in
Jured so far as reported. Troops were held
in readiness throughout the day to assist
the police if necessary, but their services
were not called into rcquisition
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sensational Leap to Death of a
Young Girl in Paris.
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE AND DIES.
A Threatened Strike of London Policemen
Father Barrett's Funeral in Chicago
"A Clue to the Haymarket Dynamiters.

PARIS, May ga young girl twenty.
one years OF age. yesterday leaped from
the tower of Notre Dame capital and was
dashed to pieces in the street below.
Disappointment in love affair was the
cause.
Police Manifesto.
LONDON, May ga manifesto TO the
policemen appeared today calling for q
general strike should the government re-
fuse them.
The Murdered Priests Funeral.
CHICAGO. May 26.-The funeral OF
Father Barrett, the murdered priest. oc-
Cured at 1880 this morning from st.
Stephens church. Requiem high mass
was read by one hundred priests.
A Possible Clue.
CHICAGO. May 26.-The police have a
good clue to the Haymarket monument
would>be dynamiter but they refuse to
divulge it yet.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
The standing of the different combina-
tons is given in the tables below:
The scores of the Experts.


Saturdays League and Brotherhood
playing showed the following scores:
League: At New Nork-New York = Chi
cago 5; batteries and Buckley.
Coughlin and kittredge At Boston-Bos-
ton ;, Cincinnati :; batteries-N Nichols and
Hardie, Duryea and Keenan,. At Phila-
delphia- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 9; bat
teries-GleaSon and Schriver. GRAY and
Berger At Brooklyn Brooklyn :, Cleve-
land 3; batteries-Caruthers and DAILY,
Beatin and thinner brotherhood: At
BostOn-BOston $, Chicago 8: batteries
Daley kilrOy and Kelley. King. Barstaw
and Boyle. At New York-New York &,
Cleveland 0; batteries-keefe and Ewing,
O'Brien and Sutcliffe. At Philadelphia
Philadelphia 10. Buffalo $: batteries-San-
ders, knell and Cross, Haddock and Halli-
gan At Brookiyn-Brooklyn 5, Pittsburg
4; batteries-Nan Haltren and Cook, .Staley
and Quinn.
American Saturday.: At Rochester
Rochester u, Toledo :; at Syracuse-Syra-
cuse 4, Louisville 3; at Philadelphia-Ath-
letic S, st. Louis 4; at Brooklyn Brooklyn
3 Columbus l. Sunday at Syracuse-Syr-
cause II, Louisville If: at PHILADELPHIA
Athletic 9, st. Louis o; at Brooklyn first
game)-Brooklyn 3, Columbus IL: Second
game) Brooklyn /, Columbus .; Rochester
Toledo game pOstpoEed-rain.
Western Saturday: At Minneapolis
Denver D. Minneapolis II; at Milwaukee
the Milwaukee manager declared the
grounds too wet, while the Omaha men
thought otherwise. Milwaukee left the
grounds,a and the Omaha manager appoint
ed one of his own men umpire. had there
balls pitched over the plate, and the game
declared forfeited t. the Omaha club
to o. 1t will be contested. At Des
Moines-knnsas City 4, Des Moines IS.
Sunday: AT Milwaukee-Sio City /,
Milwaukee II; at st. Paul-Omaha II, st.
Paul 1
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
MONEY FOR HeNNePlN CANAL.
The House Agrees to the Appropriatio
of $500 600

oil 5000, 600.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 26.-In the SEN
ate Saturday it was agreed that the orig
inal packages bill shall be the special
order from tomorrow until disposed of
The naval appropriation was then re
sumed, and with a proposition pending to
strike out the clause providing for three
sea going battle ships at cost of 81 600,
900 each the senate adjourned
The house went into committee on the
river and harbor bill and after discussion
the point of order against the Hennepin
canal appropriation was overruled. Sew
eral attempts were made to defeat the
clause, but they all failed, and it remains
in the bill. The appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi from the head of the passes to the
Ohio was reduced to s., 0o0, 900 from e, OoO.
600. Pending motion to strike out the
prohibition against using any part of the
appropriation for the Mississippi for the
building or repair of levees, the bill was
laid aside. and the remainder of the day
devoted to eulogies on the late Representa-
tive WILDER. of New York
The paragraph in the river and harbor
bill relating to the Hennepin canal after
providing for $500, 900 for the construction
of the Illinois and Mississippi canal to
connect the Illinois river at point near
the town of Hennepin with the Mississippi
river at the mouth of Rock river, together
with "A branch canal or feeder from said
Rock river to the main line of said canal.
provides that said canal and feeder shall
Ice 80 feet wide on the water line and feet
deep, the locks 10 feet in length and 80
feet in width, and shall have a CAPACITY
for vessels at least 2S0 tons burden.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
GEORGE FRANCIS IN BAD HuMoR.

Some Irreverent Rascal Robs Him and
Tacoma Fails of Appreciation.
TACOMA, Wash, May 26.-George Fran
els Train stepped from Union Pacific
train at 6:45 Saturday evening, completing
the fastest trip ever made around the
world. He was gone e. days, 10 hours and
3 minutes, but his actual travelling time
was over thirty-six hours better, he hav-
ing stopped that length of time in New
York. He was in great rage because
some one robbed him at Huntington, Ore,
Friday morning of 5000, and because the
Tacoma people did not furnish him a spe
cial train from New York to Tacoma over
the Northern Pacific.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26

CHICAGO, May 26.-When the seventy
five-hOur walking watch began here last
week "Old Sport Campana announced
his intention to win or die in his tracks
The walk was not a bowling success finan
cially and it was "A disappointment both to
cold Sport" and the audience, For he
neither won nor died. He came in second
but his share of the gate receipts will not
be enough to enable him to retire and he
will continue to sell chewing gum at so
much per chew. Cox won the walk max
ing 215 miles and 3 laps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
EARTHQUAKES AND FIRES.
A New York Town Kept in State of
Mind for Half a Day.

ALBANY, \. Y, May pa special to
The Press and knickerbocker from Glov-
ersville, NY, says that at : clock yester-
day morning the city was visited with a
severe shock of earthquake. Large build
ings were shaken, people were thrown out
of chairs and out of bed and glass was
shattered. The earthquake was preceded
by a loud rumbling sound, and at the
same moment the fire bells rang out and
the whole city turned out, the excitement
being intense A small dwelling was
burned. Later in the morning, when the
excitement had hardly subsidized, the fire
bells again gave the alarm and a large
brick building in the rear Of the opera
house was discovered to be in flames 1t was
entirely destroyed. Another shock of
earthquake was felt about noon. The
shock was the most severe ever felt in this
vicinity
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Cycling on Rough Road.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, May 26-The
1O0-mile bicycle race for the championship
was run Saturday, the starters being Van
Wagner of Rhode Island, and Barrett
and Van Sicklen, of Chicago. Barrett
and Van Sicklen dropped out of the race
before o p. III. and Van Wagner won TIE
race in twelve hours, arriving mt Indian
apolis at 1925 Saturday night in an ex-
hausted condition. During the last ten
miles he encountered cyclone, and
walked four miles over fallen trees.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Thaver Calls ON the Legislature

LINCOLN, Neb., May Ex-Governor Thayer
has issued a call for the legislature to meet
in extra session June 5, to enact law es-
tablishing maximum freight rates an re-
peal the statute creating state board Of
transportation; to adopt an Australian
ballot system, and to give expression to
free silver coinage views and an increase
in the volume of currency. The proclama
ton causes general surprise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
DYNAMITE AT CHICAGO.
Attempt to Blow Up the Haymarkes
Statue.

CHICAGO, May as.-Some time Friday
night ten-pound can of dynamite was
placed at the base of the Haymarket
monument and a fuse leading to fulmin-
ating cap in the top of the can was lighted
and burned to within few inches of the
explosive when it was put out, probably
by the rain which fell about o'clock in
the morning Who placed the pow
erful explosive where it was found
and lighted the fuse which al
most reached the sensitive cap is at pres
ent mere matter of speculation. as moth
ing Is known beyond the fact that the can
containing the dynamite and the fuse and
cap were found The police say the An
archists did it, while the latter charge it to
the police and insist that its object was to
get up scare. The stuff is real dynamite
snd is homemade
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
NATIONAL GAME RECORDS.

League and brotherhood Attendance Sat-
urday- Standing of the Clubs.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Atten3ance at the
national g;-,ze played the League another
trick Saturday, the Brotherhood games
drawing so per cent. more people than
those of the League At Brooklyn alone
did the League make better showing
than its competitor, having 1880 admis-
sions To LOIS for the Brotherhood. At
New York the figures were fairly close
League, 3, Ia; Brotherhood, 3,474; but at
Boston the Brotherhood had over 5000
more people and Mt Philadelphia 900
more than the League. The totals were:
League, 9, 469; Brotherhood. II, 466
The Weekly Statistics.
The standing of the different cOmbina-
lions is given in the tables below.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Heavy Burden for Mckinley,

WASHINGTON CRY, May 26.-The senate
finance committee is having time of it
now with importers and manufacturers
who want something in the tariff bill
changed to suit their particular business
a number of amendments to the bill were
agreed to by the ways and means commit
tee at the last moment, which Mckinley
had no opportunity to present to the house
before the hour fixed for voting on the bill
arrived. The men who represent the in
terests which would be affected by these
amendments feel that they have claim
upon the finance committee now, and it is
very difficult to refuse them hearing.
But, unfortunately, these facts have be-
come known to others who have amend
ments which they desire to see adopted, and
now every man who applies to the com
mittee for hearing asserts that his par
ticular claim has received the sanction of
Mckinley
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
The weather and the Crops.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 26-The wealth
er crop bulletin issued for the week ended
yesterday says: The recent rains in the
northwest have greatly improved the crop
conditions in that section, including the
states of Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Iowa, although local
droughts are reported in North Dakota
and northwest Minnesota While the
rains have been favorable to small grain,
it has been too cool for corn, which is be-
ing replanted in some sections of Iowa,
Illinois and Missouri
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Caught a Fireman I'm tho Ruins.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 20.-FiIe broke out
in the livery barn of Bohanan Bros, at
8 o'clock last night. Half an hour after
the discovery of the blaze ard while the
firemen were working in the lower part of
the building, the roof crashed in, burying
a number of firemen in the ruins Clar-
ence PrOtgman is missing and it is sup
posed to be dead in the debris
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Rev. Father Barrett Dead.

CHICAGO, May 26.-The Rev. Father s.
M. A. Barrett, who was shut by Patrick j.
Ready Friday night, died Saturday morn
ing at 9o'clock. The aged priest passed away
as quietly and peacefully as he had lived
The operation was performed and several
intestines found to be severed Father
Barrett never recovered from the shock
of the wound and operation. The funeral
took place this morning at 10 o'clock.
Ready seemed to be little moved when
told of his victims death. He is undoubt-
eddy insane.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Destructive CYCLONE in Iowa.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, May pa Trib-
une special from Burlington, Ia, says,
news has been received from New London,
eighteen miles north of here, that a de-
structive cyclone passed near that place
Thursday night, wrecking several dwell
ings and barns and injuring a number of
people, Charles Flesner so severely that he
W Ill die Ii is estimated that thousands
of dollars in damage was done.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
The Baptists at Chicapo.

CHICAGO, May 26-At the meeting of the
American Baptist Missionary union Satur
day the following officers Were elected fol
the ensuing year: President, Rev. George
w. Northrup, ID. ID. LII. d., of Illinois
recording secretary, Rev. II. S. Burrage
ID. D., of Maine. The day was devoted te
talks and appeals for funds to
carry on the foreign work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Acquitted After a Year I'm Prison.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 26.-Charles
Macard, who has already served one year
for the killing of Michael O'Hara, in Wyo
ming township, Aug. Z, 1887, was &C
quilted Saturday on the second trial. Ma
card and his brother quarreled with
O'Hara, and guns were flourished Inthe
fight O'Hara was killed Macard was
convicted of manslaughter, but after serv
ing one year of his seven years sentence
was granted q new trial.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES TO COMBINE.
Meeting at indianapolis Takes I'm
portant Action.


portant Action.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 26-About $50 dele
gates representing the Brotherhood of I,o-
connective Engineers, firemen, conductors.
brakemen and switchmen, William Hugo.
| of this city presiding, met in Tomiinson
hall, in answer To a call issued some time
ago, for meeting TO consider the subject
of a federation of the several orraniza-
tons. The deliberations were in secret.
They Voted to Consolidate.
W. T. Robinson, ex-grand chief of the
brotherhood of Engineers, was the prin-
cipal speaker, and strongly urged CONSOLE
dation. He was followed by several other
delegates, all in favor of the proposition.
AT night at another session, a vote WAS
taken, resulting in the unanimous adop.
ton OF the scheme, and final Adjournment
was taken. The action of the convention
is not final, as it must be submitted TO the
brotherhood of Engineers at their meet
ing in the fall and be ratified by that
body before it can go into effect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
WARREN and McDonoueh county de

WARREN and McDonough county dem.
ocrats in convention on Saturday, en-,
dorsed Gen. Palmer for the senate. The
former body also passed the following
resolution:
Resolced, That we congratulate the
state central committee upon the zeal and
good judgment that has characterized all
their acts in the past. and especially are
they and the great state they represent
e. be congratulated in the wise choice in
the selection of Delos p. Phelps as theiI
chairman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26

BRADFORD, Pa, May 26--Joseph and
Willie Trantor and Austin Peterson were
terribly cut and mangled here Saturday
by the explosion of a torpedo squib The
boys found the squib in an old brush heap
on High street. and either kicked or threw
n stone at it, when it exploded with the
above results. Willie Trantor had his
right eye blown out, and pieces of tin and
iron imbedded in his flesh. He will die.
The other two will survive.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
An Accident TO the Kais,r

BERLIN, May 26.-While the Emperor
William and the prince of SAKE Meininge
were driving at Potsdam yesterday the
horses became frightened and swerved,
causing the carriage to careen. The
emperor sprang from the vehicle and fell
upon his right arm. The prince was
thrown out of the carriage. Aside from a
few bruises neither was injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Fatal Freight Wreck iu Illinois.

ST. LOUIS, May CA bad freight wreck
occurred Saturday on the Vandalia rail
road near Troy, Ills. A fast freight train,
laden with cattle, going east collided with
the local freight going west. Both trains
were running at a high rate of speed, and
both engines and dozen freight cars were
demolished William Butler brake
man, was instantly killed and horribly
mangled. Several other train men were in
jured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
Killed the Engineer and Fireman.

PAoLA, Kan, May 26.-The south bound
freight train on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, from Paola to Parsons, was
wrecked near here yesterday by switch
being raised too high by the orkm men who
had repaired it. The engine and six cars
were derailed and demolished and En-
gineer Caskey and Fireman Downes so
be ily injured that they died few hours
afterWard