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The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06
Condition of the Army.

Tho report of the Secretary of War shows several gratifying results attained during the year by wise and transformations methods. The percentage of assertions from the army tan evil for which both con gress and the department have been long seeking n remedyl has been reduced during the past year 24 per cent.
 l concur in the recommendations of the Secretary that adequate and regular ap- propriations be continued for coast defense works and ordnance Plans have been practically agreed upon and there can be no good reason for delaying the execution of them; while the defenseless state of our great seaports furnishes an urgent reason for wise expedition.
 The aid that has been extended to the militia of the states generally aud most ap- propriately designated tho national guard should be continued and enlarged These military organizations constitute. in large sense, the army of the United States, while about five-sixths of the an nual cost of their maintenance is defrayed by the states.
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06

uonal conference looking to an agreement touching the full use of silver for coin aga at uniform ratio. care has been taken to observe closely any change in the situation abroad and no favorable opportunity will be lost. to promote a resnlt which is confsd' cntly believed would confer very large benefits upon the commerce of tho world The recent monetary disturbances iu En- gland are not unlikely to suggest Q re-ex, animation Of opinions upon this subject Our very large supply of gold will. if not lost by impulsiye legislation in the sup posed interest of silver, givo us portion Of advantage In procuring a permanent and safa international agreement for tho free use of silver ss coin fneta
 notice gwith great pleasure tho state ment of the secretary ttat the receipts from internal revenue have increased dur ing the last fiscal year nearly l2 million dollars, and tho cost of collecting that larger revenue was less by SgO.6iS than for the same proportion in the preceding year. Tho percentage of cost Of collecting the customs revenue was less for the fiscal year than ever before
 The efforts of the Secretary to Increase the volunG of money in circulation by keeping down the ,rcashry surplus to tho lowest practicable limit, have been uure- hitting and, in q very high degree, successs ful. Tables presented by hi | showing the increase Of money in circulation during the last two decades and especially tho table showing the increase during the nineteen months he has administered tho affairs of the department. are interesting and instructive The increase of money in circulation during the nineteen months has been in the aggregate sq3, s66. .sl3 or about sl,fs per capita, and of this increase only S7, 1o0,0 0o0 was due to the recent silver legislation. That this substantial and needed aid given to commerce resulted in an enormous reduction of the public debt and of tho annual interest charge is matter of increased satisfaction There have been purchased and redeemed since March {. iss9, and Al per cent bonds to the amount of oll.s52,a50 at cost of S246,6 Al, resulting in reduction of the annual interest charge of SS, s67. 600, and a total saving of interest of s5i,5T6, 106
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06

A thief stole pair of shoes from . policeman at Sedalia. Mo-, the other night. The guardian of the night was souud aslecp.
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06
The Department of Justice.

The report Of tho attorney general Ia. under the law, submitted annually to con gross, but as the department of justice Ia one of the executive departments some refercncc as to the work done Is appro- priatc here. A vigorous. and in the main an effective effort has been made to bring to trial and punishment all viotators of the law, but at the same time care has been taken that frivolous and technical offenses should not be used to swell the fees of officers or to harrass well disposed citizens Especial attention is called to the facts connected with the prosecution of violators of the election laws and of offenses against United States officers. The number of convictions secured, very many of them upon pleas of guilty, will, 1t Is hoped, have saluiary, restraining influence. There have been several cases where postmasters appointed by me have been subjected to violent interference n the discharge of their duties and tn prosecutions and per- sunal violence of the most extreme charac- ters. Some of these cases have been dealt with through the department of justice, aud in some cases the poStoffiecs have been abolished or suspended 1 have sli- rcCtcd the Postmaster General Co pursue this course in all cases where other efforts failed 10 secure for any postmaster. not himself 10 blame, an opportunity peace fully Co exercise the duties of his ofico But such action will not supplant the efforts of tho department of Justice to bring the particular offenders to punish ultut
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06
THE POSTAL SERVICE.


 Inc report of the Postmaster General shows the mos, gratifying progress tn tho important work committed to his direction The business methods havo been greatly improved. X large economy in expenditure and an increase of 4a. millions receipts have been realized Tue deficiency this year is ss. Tss snu, as against Si. 3a0, iss last year, notwithstanding the great enlarge ment of the service
 prtLptNd Cr THE NAVY
 Tho construction and equipment of tho new ships for the navy have made very salts factory progress, Since March {, lsSa, niuc new vessels have been put in com mission, and during this winter four more, including one monitor will bc added The construction of tho other vessels author. ifed is being pushed, both in the govern. ment and private yards with every energy, and Is being watched with the most scrti. paleus care. The experiments conducted during the year Ia test the relative resist ing power of arrnor plates have been so notable us to attract great attention in Europe,
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06

The act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon" approved June i4, isao, has been administered by fhe Secretary of the Treasury with an earnest purpose to ges into circulation at the earliest possible notes contemplated by his provisions and nt the same time 10 give to the market for silver bullion such support as the law con. templates The recent speculation in the price of silver has been observed with re gret- The rapid rise in price whirh antici- pated and followed the passage of the act was influenced in some degree bv specular ton, and the recent reaction is in part the result of the same cause and in part of the recent fnomcnsary disturbances
 While is has not bsen thought best to re new formally tue suggestion of an interna
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06

The information given by the secretary of the progress of the beet sugar industry Is full of interest. It has already passed the experimental stage and is a commercial success. The area over which the sugar beet can be successfully cultivated is very large, and another field crop of great value is offered to the choice of the farmer. The secretary of the treasury concurs in the recommendation of the secretary of agri- culture that the official supervision provid- cd by the tariff law for sugar of domestic production shall be transferred to the de- partment of agriculture.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Cholera is rife at Desiren on the I'll girls.
| A sanitary Gordon has been placed around
| the town.
The British house of commons has gain
| rejected a bill for tunnel under the En-
glish channel
Gladstone and Dillon held long con-
| ference at Hawarden castle Monday on
| political matters.
At Fremont, o., Wednesday vii lam
Diemer. carpenter, was overcome by the
heat, and died during the night.
The Washington National bank, of New
York city, has been authorized to COM
mence business, with capital of $500 900.
Hon Thomas B. Reed has been renomi-
mated for congress by the First (Maine)
district Republican convention at Port
land.
Rollin Beers. young lawyer of Bridge
port, Conn, has gone to Canada proba bly,.
Anyhow he is an embeZzler to the amo unit
of $50, 600
Dry weather in many counties of Kansas
has cut down the winter wheat average to
a considerable extent below the report a
month ago.
The Engineering News, of New York.
4
the passenger cars of this country are
heated by steam
John James, who was sentenced to pr son
at Lincoln, Ills, for vote burying, made a
break for liberty while being taken to Jail
Thursday. and got clear away.
William p Pixley, railway labo,er,
at Butte City, Mont, has shielded be-
cause his wife and two daughters ins st-
ed on working as mattresses in a teer
hall.
Ida Proctor, dissolute woman of 3d.
stepped on a broken electric light wire at
Duluth, and was slowly killed, her body
being wrapped all the while in waves of
blue flames
The duke of Orleans, who was conducted
out OF France Tuesday night by order of
President Carnot, reached Belgium Thurs
day morning and took breakfast with
King Leopold.
The schooner Louis Bucki en- route FIR lm
New York for Jacksonville, Fla, was
burned at sea on June 8. Her crew, mum
bering thirteen persons, who escaped in an
open boat, were rescued by the steamer
Nacoochee.
The famous Chartreuse monastery, near
Grenoble, France, has been partially de-
stroyed by an explosion of dynamite, be-
heved TO have been brought about by In
successful blackmailers.
The Quebec government having offere
100 acres of land to each head of family
who has twelve or more living children,
1000 applications have been received from
French Canadians for the bounty.
Rev. John Busche, Roman CBtholic, of
Lapeer, Mich, has joined a Protests MT
church because he fell in love witha me On.
Der of his congregation, who has join ed
the same church. The couple will mar y.
Noble Smithson and James NJ. Vernon.
Republican candidates respectively for
governor and secretary of state of Ala
bama, are ineligible in consequence of
their not having lived long enough in he
state.
The Fife family held reunion at Pitts
burg, Pa, Thursday. The original Fife
brothers, James and William, came to this
country 200 years ago, and over 500 oftheir
descendants took part in Thursdays cele-
bration.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
The Candidates.

Following is a aAutrt biographical
sketch of the two Democratic nominees
for state Offices:
E 8. Wilson, the nominee for state
treasurer, was born at Palestine, Craw-
ford county. H., June %. 1889; was
raised on farm and followed the life of
q farmer boy until IS years of age, re-
ceiving the schooling furnished by local
schools. At that age he began the study
of the law in the Office of Hon. J d. c. Allen
and finished his law studies in the Office
of N. NJ. Broadwell in Springfield, Ill.
After this be entered upon the practice of
the law at Robinson, Crawford county.
where he continued in the practice till
"a. when he removed to 0lney. Richland
county. where he sull resides. For
the past ten years he has been
largely engaged in breeding stock and
agricultural pursuits and is known
throughout the state as one OF our lead
ing agriculturalists He has for three
years been a member of the board of live
stock commissioners of the state, and is
an active member of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association. and a member of the
executive committee of that organization
Hon. Henry Rasb, the nominee for su-
perintendene of public instruction. is no
stranger to the people Of the state. He
is German by birth. but has been for
many years citizen of this country He
is prominent educator. and has long
been superintendent of schools in the city
of Believille. He was elected superin>
tendent of public instruction in 1882. on
the democratic ticket. and made an eff
cient and popular officer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
STORM AND FLOOD.
Minnesota Visited by Devasta-
ting Tempests.
ADDITIONAL LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.

Farm Houses Washed Away, Cattle
Drowned and Ruin widespread-Ex-
plosion on a Tank Steamer Kills One
Man and Wounds aDozen-Railway on
cials Injured by a Plunge from a Trestle
The Bradshaw Disaster.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 6.-The fierce
storm which ragged all Wednesday night
over southern Minnesota has nearly abated,
and reports which are now coming in show
the damage heavy and widespread Where
the rain was heaviest the wind did no dam
age, but at Chatfield and Napoleon, where
a cyclone prevailed, there was no rain. At
Red Wing the storm was terrible Nearly
half of Goodhue county is overlooked, and
several cases of loss of life have been re-
ported
A Devastated Valley.
The Belle Creek valley is completely
devastated and every farmhouse on bot
tom land is wash ed away. At daylight
yesterday a TORI ent of water five feet deep
and nearly two miles wide swept down
the valley. carving everything before it.
The loss of cattle and stock is very great.
A farmer named Larson, three miles from
heNu W ing, NoiAiCo tWo iEoui tuc
flood, but his wife and two more children
were drowned.
The Withridge Family Missing.
A family named Withridge is missing,
and as their house is destroyed it is be
lieved they were all lost. At Hay Creek
the torrent carried out two mill dams, a
mill, the station house and large section
of track. The damage at Chatfield was
light At Mapleton the house of Edward
layton was struck by lightning and he and
his son killed. The fire communicated to
the barn and hired man named Miller
was burned to death
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
Court CuifingS.

The case of the city of Moline against
ex Water Commissioner Booths bonds
men. q suit in the circuit court to recover
about $500, the amount which he was q
defaulter of. came up second time in
the circuit court yesterday. Mr.. W. J.
Entrikin and City Attorney Oakleaf, OF
Moline, had filed An amended declara-
ton, the intention of which was to Sc
cure rehearing of the case and perhaps
q reversal of the former decision; but the
court sustained the arguments of the de-
Tense represented by Mr.. Eugene Lewis.
on the ground ss before. that the repeal
ing Of the city ordinance abrogated the
bond OF Commissioner Booth, and there
fore the amount could not be collected
from the suret.es. An appeal will be
taken.
The second trial of the malpractice
suit of James o. Wanerlund against DR..
s. G. Plummer is on trial 10 the circuit
court The jury is composed of: Messrs
William Hastings, Claus Appelq uist,
John Bells, l.. E. Latin. Parker Gale,
William McGuin. David Uiam. Arnold
Oswald. James Treavor, Thomas Fuller,
Louis Range and William Levi. W. A.
Meese appears for the plaintiff. and
Sweeney & Walker for the defense.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, June 5.
Following are the quotations on the board
OF trade to-day; Nheat-No. June, opened
alec, closed 9l1sc; july, opened &c. closed
lec; September. op ned gee, closed s1ssc.
Curn-No. June, opened Sac; clio Ell 34lsc;
July, opened S4iec, closed 1850; September,
opened Ssssc, closed $3.50. Oats-No. June
opened 2sl4c, closed 2sIsc; July opened gag
closed csc: September, opened :4I4c, closed
2i3sc. Pork-Juiy, opened SlZ.ae closed Sl2 "a,
September, opened and closed $3.50. Lard
July, opened S6.tl, closed Sc OrstS.
Live stock-Union stock yards prices were
quoted as follows: Hogs-Market iened
moderately active aud rather wax with
prices loc lower; light grades, $aa5aa7,:
rough lacking, s35SfS6e mixed lots, $3.50
GtS.55: heavy packing and shipping lots.
S.6sd9.S0.
Csttle-Steady but slow heeves, S31565COe
cows and mixed. Sl.5ad3.40; stockers and
feeders, s. 50940t Texas grasse $, s2.ssaS.sa.
Sheep-Steady; muttons, $40 $50; lambs,
$5.OOa..M.
Produce: Butter-F Finest creameries, Ia
49, per ID; finest dairies. i0illc: packing
stock. 4lfa-sc. Eggs-Strctly flesh, lea l2tsc
per doz. soulJry-Chickens S,Disc per h.:
turkeys. &c: ducks, .S1ac: geese s4ad5.D per
doz. otatoes On track-common and mixed
SG35c FER bu; Peerle $ 406iS; Burbanks,
S0G5bc; sweet potatoes, S3.5063.5 per Dbl.
Appes-S4- 0G5.0o per Dbl. StrAwberries-5c
o Sis
New York.
NEW YORK, June 5.
wheat-No. red winter, ssssr ca h;
do June, 95l4c; do July, a51fc: do August,
e5c- Corn-No. mixed. &c cash; do June,
Ale; do July, ls4c. Oats-Dull; No. 2
mixed. 4l4c cash; do June. s3l4c: do July,
&c Rye and harley-Nominal Pork
Dull; mess, sl3.757H. 5. La,d-Stea ly: July.
S6.36; August, s64a
Live stock: Cattle-Easy but no trading in
beeves; dressed beef firm: native sides 6szT,
71sc y n. Sheep and Lambs-Sheep ruled
tetny: lambs. 14c p D lower; Sheep S4s0a
500 Y 100 Ms: lambs, Sc s59s.0O. Hogs-Market
nominaliy steady: live hogs. $4.ooa4i0 p 10
rs.
ROCK leland
Hay-UPland prairie, 81 50611Oo
-Ttmotny-t7.5OG$ So
Hay-Wnd, 5000.
Cofn-35c
.oate-97 O. %
Cosl-Soft11 lilo
Cord WOODS 8 Gs4to.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
Scores at the National Game.

CHICAGO, June 6.-Yesterday's be Sc
ball playing resulted as follows: League:
At New York-New York 2, Boston %;
batteries WEIGH and Buckley, Nichols
and Bennett. At Philadelphia-Broo klyn
5, Philadelphia 6; batteries-Lovett and
Stallings, Gleason and Clements at Gin
cinnati-Pittsburg l, Cincinnati o; bate r.
ies-Schmitt and Berger, Rhines and Har-
ringtOn.
Brotherhood: At New York-New York
II, Brooklyn 5; MISUNDERSTANDING and Ev-
ing, Murphy and Daley. AT Philadel-
a-Philadelphia 4, Boston O.; batteri es
Sanders and Miilgan, Radbourne, Kelly
and Sweet At Chicago-Chicago 6, Pitts
burg IL: batteries-Dwyera and Boyle, Calvin
and Quinn. Rain at Cleveland stopped
the playing.
Western: At Sioux City the st. Pa IL
club struck yesterday on the manager for
q, 900 back salaries, and said that they
would not play until they were paid, NOR
leave Sioux City. At Kansas City-Ds
Moines 4, Kansas City l2; at Denver-Mil-
waukee II, Denver Is; at Omaha-Minn >
apolis g. Omaha 2.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
Tall HuAfling.

Tonight occur the republican caucuses,
and there has been some tall hustling
among candidates today in the way of
slate fixing. Campbell, Southwell and
Donaldson have been particularly ener-
getic in the city. and the same is true,
no doubt, In other townships where the
ambitious whose hopes and fears are to
be settled next Tuesday. reside. The
shrielity contest is the most animated,
and 1t claims the deepest interest. Pear,
sail seemed for time to have the pole
on all his rivals. but Donaldson has been
getting in some quiet, but hard ticks OF
late. that are likely to knock all calcula-
lions of either Pearsall or the best posted
members Of the G. OPP. He is liable to
make showing in town tonight. at any
rate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
Davenport Contracts for More Pawn

Davenport Contracts for More Paving
The paving committee of the Daven-
port city council let a contract for eigh.
teen blocks of paving Yesterday to Walsh
d Edwards. The Rockford Construc.
ton Company's bid amounted to $61, 1854
and Edwards & Walsh's $62. $50 80, max
ing difference of 81, 161 80 in favor of
the Rockford Construction Company.
The latter's bid for drain tile was $192 SO
less than Edwards & Walsh, making q
total difference of 1854 43 in favor of
the Rockford people. but the Davenport
folks were not willing to trust to Rock
Island brick. They wanted Bardolph,
and the Democrat says:
After the decision the representative of
the Rockford company protested that his
company had not received fair plsy, but
the reasons for the decision were ex-
planned. and he was advised if he wished
70 contest the matter, further. to appear
before the council at its session when the
contract will be awarded. and plead his
cause, assisted by lawyer if he 80 de-
sired. Fair play to all parties concerned
was the aim of the committee, but the
matter of price Is not of so much mo-
ment as the substantially of the material
TO be used.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
OFFICIALS IN A WRECK.
A Special Train Goes Through Trest
Several Badly Hurt.

A Special Train Goes Through "a Trestle-
Several Badly Hurt.
CHICAGO, June "a special to The Her
aid from Parkersburg, w Va, says: 1t
is just learned that an Ohio River rail-
road special train of two cars filled with
Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials, en-
route to Wheeling, went through a trestle
between here and Wheeling. The disaster
is said to be appalling, but the officials of
the road can give no information. A spe-
cial train with surgeon on board has just
left Wheeling. 1t will be impossible to
get the details until very late hour.
LATER.-The wreck occurred at Clar-
ington station. One car jumped the track
and went twenty feet over trestle. turn
ing upside down. Several of the occu-
pants of the car were badly injured and
it is miracle that nobody was killed out
right. The following Baltimore and Ohio
officials were injured and will be
brought to this city: H. Johnson,
civil engineer, maintenance of Balti-
more and Ohio road. badly bruised and
cut on the head, thigh broken; j. f. Legg,
superintendent western divisions Balti-
more and Ohio, right arm broken, badly
cut and bruised all over the body;
John Mock, superintendent bridges, Ohio
River road, badly hurt; A Walter, gen.
eral SUPERINTENDENT of the Baltimore and
Ohio road, badly hurt; A. J. Shinleton,
brakeman, badly bruised and ankle
sprained; porter of the car, slightly in
jured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
HRIDAY. JUNE 6. 1890.
TIE Illinois state auditor Of public &C,

The Illinois state auditor OF public ac'
counts has just issued statement show
ing the condition April 90. Of the forty
two banks in Illinois doing business un>
der the state laws. showing the total
amount of their resources to be $50, $751;
600. and their loans and discounts to be
$42. 34s 600. They have total capital
stock of 50, 500. 600. The savings de-
posts are S12. s43. 900. and Individual
deposits s24, SIS, 900. This class of banks
10 increasing in the state, and their re-
ports generally show them to be doing a
safe and prosperous business.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
Further New, from Iowa.

BOONE, Ia, June "a cyclone in Union
township, twenty five miles southwest IF
this city, caused great destruction of prop
erty. The village of Mineral Ridge was
swept by the storm, which leveled every
thing in its path. The house of Edward
Friedley was first taken and scattered to
the winds. The family was buried in the
ruins, and Mr.. Friedley was taken out
badly wounded in the head and insensibles
The others escaped with slight injuries
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
The Tilden VIII Case

NEW YORK, June 6-JGjge Beach, in
the supreme court, has signed the findings
submitted 10y the plaintiff in the Tilden
trust case. Judge Beach holds the bequest
for the trust to be illegal and void and in
capable of being carried into effect by
Judicial decree. Governor Tilden is found
to have died intestate as TO the residue of
his estate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
The Dead at BRADSHAW.

YORK, Neb., June 6.-The fatalities at
Thayer, Attorney General Leese, and 9TH
er state officials arrived at the cyclone
stricken village yesterday. The wounded
have been removed to other towns or into
the country. York people are supplying
provisions. The great need is for money
and lumber. Mrs. Bruce, widow with
six children, presented a pathetic specta
Gle yesterday as she stood upon the ruins
of what had been her home. There was
not a handful of her effects in sight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-06
The Amaigamated Association.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 6-Yester,iay's
sessions Of the Amalgamated association
were occupied in discussion of the scale
for boiling iron. Ii was learned.iast night
that there Is "A strong sentiment among
majority of the wage committee favoring
a slight advance in the wage scale in all
departments. The advance, however, will
Not, it is said, exceed ) per cent