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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
STEAMER BURNED
Stern-Wheeler feathers Destroyed
Opposite Fort Adams
Five Men Burned to Death and One
Woman Drowned-Not Known
How the Fire Originated.
The Entire Cargo Of Cotton and Cotton Seed
Valued at One Hundred ant Forty Thou
sand Dollars Consumed.
Srecial TO the Gazette.

srecial TO the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La. Nov. 27.-The
stern wheel steamer Leathers was burned
this morning opposite Fort Adams. The
steamer and cargo were totally destroyed
and six of the crew lost their lives.
The feathers had put into Fort Adams
TO take on cargo. When the steame r
backed ont and headed across the rive r
it was discovered that the cotton on
board was on fire. All efforts TO check
the flames
PROVED INTELLECTUAL,
and the vessel was hended for the Louis
lana shore.
The flames spread with great rapidity =,
and before the river bank was reached 4,
the Leathers was n mass of flames.
Fortunately. all the passengers and
the great bulk OF the crew secured po-
si,ion to the wiudward of the flames and
succeeded in reuchiug the shore in
sufety. Five of the negro roustabouts
and the colored chambernaid were not
so fortunate. The rous,abouts were
hemmed in hy the flames and
BURNED TO DEATH
while the chambermaid was forced over
fore anyone could come TO her aid.
At the time of the fire, the steamer
had taken on ZOO bales of cotton aud
400 sacks of cottonseed. The entire
cargo, valued at $40, 200 was burned.
1t was covered by insurance. The loaf
was valued at $50 900 and was insu ed
for $50 900. How the fire originated is
not yet known.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 27.-The
steamboat T. P. Leathers, Capt. Will
lace Lambert, bound from Lukeport,
Miss, for New Orleans, was destroyed by
fire at ii O. clock q. m. to-day, near Fort
Williams, Miss. The boat and cargo are
total loss. A chambermad and four
roustabouts, all cOlored. were lost. The
4. p. feathers was stern-wheel boat
built in 1880. and owned by Capt. T. Z.
Leathers of this city. She cost $40 200,
was valued at $50. 600, and insured for
$40 900. She he'd about 2500 bales OF
cotton and considerable other freight on
board. The cotton was insured doubtless
in this city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
Buenos Ayre., Financial situation.
KILLED BY a BOY.
Young Tom Cooper Kills II. B. Robinsburg.
Who had Threatened His Life.

Young Tom Cooper Kills II. B. Robinsburg.
Who had Threatened His Life.
Special to the Gazette.
RUNGE, Ten, Nov. %. - News
reached here to- day that H. b. Robins
burg had been killed by q boy named
Tom Cooper at Buffers ranch, near
Breckenridge. 1t seems that Cooper
and Robinsburg engaged in dispute
Tuesday night over the value of Il sad
die. RObinsburg became iufuriated aud
would hare killed Cooper with u butcher
knife but for the Interference OF friends.
Cooper then left the house, but Robins
burg swore he would kill the boy on
sight. Wednesday evening about
O'Clock Cooper r~turned and the row was
resumed. resulting in the shooting and
instant killing of Robinsburg. Cooper
Immediately went to Floresville and
surrendered TO Sheriff Scale OF this
county. Cooper is about sixteen years
old, and eye witnesses say he was per-
fectly iustifiable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28

beers of parliament is more favorable to
Parneli than on Tuesday or yesterday.
and the opinion prevails that at the
meeting which is TO be held Monday next
they will sustain HIM.
The Labor World, DavItt's paper. SAYS
Parnell declines 10 yield to the prayers
aud request of his friends. the prompt
Ing OF duty, patriotism and honor ARE
st.ned, and in their place are the WORK
ings of hidden Influence. which. Il
permitted FREE rein, will ruin for IL Geu
GRAFTON the chances of home rule.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
BalfOur Discusses His Land Purchase
Scheme Before Parliament.
A Better Feeling Prevails Toward Parnell.
CConnor Wanted at Home-MIchael
Dayitrs Appeal.
In the COmmoua

LONDON, Nov. 27.-In the house OF
commons to-day Spencer asked the gov
erument, in view of the recent financial
crisis IN London, to Introduce bill 10
amend the bank act of 1874 by providing
for the Issue of one pound notes.
Goschen, chancellor OF Exchequer, de-
Glued TO make any statement on the
subject.
Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland
then introduced the Irish land bill. He
said the governments policy was the
same as in 1889, but for simplicity the
bill had been cut in half. Both por-
tons, however, were practically the
same as the bill OF 1889. One variation
of the present bill from that Of last year
was that II mot in some degree PuruelI g
views. Parnell had suggested that
privilege of purchase be confined TO
agents whose holdings were under ESQ
valuation, though ne (Balfour) could
not accept exactly that Limitations; that
he had aitersd a scope OF the bill by ex-
Guiding ali purely grazing farms and
whose tenants did not reside on them
Among other changes embraced IN the
new UIll. one had reference to the obieo-
ton taken III the last session TO the limit
of twenty years purchase. He then
proposed that the limit did not appear in
the new bill Cries of "heur, hear!'1
Further power would be given the
viceroy to extend the period TO five
years. during which per cent. of the
purchase money was payable.
In regard TO increasing the powers of
the local authorities, Bnlfour said: ~
considered that the original proposals =,
therefore, in the bill were the best that
could be devised. Land purchase i'll
Ireland was not local question at aiI .
The government was using British credit
to carry out this vital reform, not pri.
marily for the benefit of this country or
that. but for the benefit of the empire as
a whole. Conservative cheers. An
other consideration was the fact that
the land question in Ireland was largely
used for political objects. 1t would be
absurd, therefore, to leave TO commu-
mites under Indictment of agItators to
determine whether they should adopt q
remedy going TO the root of agrariau dis
content. Parnellite laughter IL
they were to give location control In any
form II ought to lie by plebiscits of rent
payers. enabling them under safeguard
of ballot TO vote upon the question of
granting a contingent portion of the
guarantee fund 10. each county,
The bill was reported BY vote of 26s
to H.
Gladstone, Sir William Vernon Har-
court and Morley walked GU. before the
vote was taken.
Parnell and all Parnellite members
voted with the government.
The bill was then given the first read
Ing among cheers from the government
supporters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28

DUBLIN, Nov .27. The Freeman Jour
nal suggests that T. p. O'Conuor' re-
turn rom America be fastened, and tho
NatioualIstS wait until he arrives before
taking definite action in the matter Of
the Irish leadership. 4 movement Is on
foot 10 hold meetings throughout ireland
on Sunday next fol the purpose of eN-
pressing confidence in Parnell. Priests
are opposed 10 the scheme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28

LONDON, Nov. 27.-DavItt will pub
iish in the Labor World to-morros an
appeal to the irish race Ut home aui
and abroad. In this he implOres thu
people to rise ana show themselves
equal to the present emergency, aud
says that II Parnell remains at the head
of the purity there can be no hope Of
saving the cause of Ireland. The Irish
party, he says, contains more than one
man who is capable of leading il to vic
tory, and there is sufficient patriotism in
the party 10 follow the leader chosen
from its own rank by q majority OF its
members. In conclusion, he says thar
whatever decision may be- made the
Irish cause is impershable, and he asks
the people TO pray 10 God that wisdom
aud courage may guide those upon
whom Ireland . hope is conferred.
Ruenos Ayres' Financial Situation.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-Advices from
Buenos Ayres are TO the effect that the
nafncial situation there has improved.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
Residence Burned,
rrespondence of the Gazette.

ENNIS, TEX, Nov. 26.-The resi-
dence of A. w. Willis, carpenter and
contractor OF this city, was burned to-
day about II o'clock. The house was
insured for 500 and the furniture for
$500. A few articles of furniture only
were saved. The fire WIS under good
headway before discovery was made,
and the location was too far out for the
fire hose to reach. 1t is supposed TO
have caught from fiue.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
Seven Years for Highway Robbery.

Special TO the Gazette.
WEATHERFoRD, TEX, Nov. 27.-In
the district court to-day john Thomas =,
alias j. Hugh Evans, was convicted
highway robbery aud given seven year
in the pententiary. He was convicted
here in 1884 of theft of horse aud sent up
for five years. He escaped from the
penitentiury after having renamed there
only about one year, and has been free
since. About one month ago ne came to
this city and hired TO farmer by the
name OF White, and accompanied Mr..
White homs in the wagon. When about
thirteen miles from the city thomas
drew large knife and told Mr.. White
that he had seen him sell his cotton and
knew that he had money, and that he
wanted il. Mr.. White give up his
money, about $50. and the roLbrr took
one OF the horses from the wagon and
skipped out. He was followed, cap
tured, all the money was taken from
him, aud the robber was placed in jail
here to await his trial, resulting in a
seven years sentence.
The trial of Jim Ellis, charged with
murder, has been set for Monday, De-
cember l and q special veuirs ordered
for that time.
The trial of J. NJ. Williams, charged
with murder, has beeu act for Monday,
December 8.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
Atwood, Violet & Co. Is Cotton Common
G. L. In

Atwood, Violet & Co. . Cotton Comment,
Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 27.-At-
wood, Violet g. Co. say:
Though holiday here, there has been
some trading outside OF the exchange, at
nrst f"out points better than yesterday +,
but closed points lower than yesterday.
Liverpool opened and closed Ltd bcs-
ter. Fall River dispatches say that at a
meeting held yesterday. action was
taken looking to the lowering of opera
tives' wages. The estimate for Decem.
Der receipts at all ports. l25 900 bales.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28

Special to the Gazette.
HOLLAND, TEX, Nov. 27.-Dr.
Quincy Ford, practicing physician of
this town, las night while walking from
his lot to his residence fastened his foot
in space between the piank'on a cross
way and broke his leg between the ankle
and knee.
Intelligence has been received here
that a little girl of William McBurnett,
living two miles from town, was badly
burned by the explosion of q steam
washing machine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28
A Better Feeling Toward Parn.,,.

LONDON, Nov. 27.-Timothy Healy
and Parnell had a conference to-day in
the library Of the house OF commons, aad
the feeling among the Nationalist msn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-28

CHICAGO. ILL. Nov. 27.-Gen. Miles
was seen this mornging and shown re-
port saying fight had occurred yester-
ias between United States troops and
Indians near Fort Keough, Mont, AMI
-aidrhe did not think there was any truth
III it. He has received no official news +,
however, of the reported conf ct.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
a Dog Hires IA Cab.

Some one, writing to an English paper,
tells this story of clever dr5: You know
how much | rush about. in hlnsom cabs. u
said the narrator, land Scott, my collie dog,
always goes with me. We travel many miles
in week together in this way, but on one
occasion | was walking and missed him
Search was in vain. The crowd was great;
traffic drowned the sound of INV whistle,
and, after waiting white and cooking else
where, | returned to nay suburban home
without my companion, sorrowiul, vet hop
ms that he might find his way back. In
about two hours after my arrival hanson
cab drove up to the door and out jumped
Scott. The cabman rang for his fare, and
thinking he had somehow captured the rlna-
way, inquired how and where he found him.
''Oh, sir" said the cabby, Al didn't hail
him at all; he hailed me was standing
close by st. James church, a-looking out for
a fare, when in jumps the dog Like his
impudence,' says / So / shouts through the
window, but he wouldn't stir So | gets
down and tries to pull him out and shows
him my whip, but he sits still and banks, as
much as to say, Go on, old Ilanp As |
SeiZes him by the collar | read his name and
address. All right, my fine gentleman,
says |, 'Tu drive you where you're wanted,
dare say SO shuts the door, and my gem
tleman s<tles himself with his head lust
a-loOkinE out, and l drives on til stops at
this herS gate, when out Jump my passen-
ger, a-cfcaring the door, and walks in as
calm as though he'd been a reg'llr fare. -
St. IsrNuis Post-Dispatch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
a New DirPefarv

The II. N Stone Publishing Co. has
completed the new directory of Daven-
port and will now turn attention to Rock
Island and Moline. The DemOcrat says
of the Davenport directory:
For several months H. N. Stone. Of
directory fame, has been working with his
corps OF assistants to compile and publish
a metropolitan>like city directory and he
has accomplished the same. Mr.. Stone
needs no introduction as a directory pub.
Usher, for his first volume two wears ago
was an excellent work and one far super,
Tor 10 anything we had had in the past
Now comes his second book which il
not only far superior to his first, but a
work that in accuracy and neatness can
not be exceiled. Mr.. Stone will return as
often as necessary and continue to pub
lish our directory, and he should have no
trouble in securing the support of every
business firm in the city. We would saw
to our neighbors over the river, if YOU
want good directory for your cities.
the Democrat will assure you that you
will have one that will surpass any for
mer work of the kind. if you encourage
Mr. Stones undertaking.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
ADVICE to SGTHEHs,

Are you disturbed st night and broken
OF your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle OF Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. It's value is incalculsble.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer inn
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea. regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste. and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
Deafness Can't bs Cnred

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by nm inflamed con
dItiOn of mucous lining of the Eustsch.
ian tube. When this tube gets inflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfert
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result. and unless the in.
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will he destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by cstarrh
which is nothing but an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars fol
any case of deafness-caused by catarrh
that we cannot cure by taking Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY e. Co, Toledo. o.
EE-Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
Here Too.

Under the head of How Long, Oh
Cruel Fate?" the Peoria Transcript be-
walls the miserable condition of the
streets in Peoria. and says somebody
should be taken by the neck and shaken
to Il realization of his duty" Rock Is
land will respond to that sentiment with
sympathetic there too" both as to the
disgracefnI appearance of the streets. and
the fact that somebody ou sht to have a
sound physical shaking up. There is no
longer any effort 10 keep things in order
here Tue main aim and and desire of the
mayors pet, the superintendent of streets.
seems to be to keep all streets in as re-
prehensible condition as is possible, and
citizens generally can like it or they can
lump it until a chance comes next spring
to help themselves. Then they will
speed the day of deliverance and don't
you cease to remember it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
SHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of an execution and fee bill No. 1921,
issued out Of the clerks Office of the circuit
court of Rock Island county. and state Of Illnois,
and to me directed, whereby am commanded TO
make the amount of a certain Judgment r, Gently
obtained against Adam Aldsy, in favor OF
Rock Island county, out Of the lands, u nements,
goods and chatlels of the said defendant. Adam
Alday, have levied upon the following prop
erty, to-wit:
Lot one % in block one, "a. in Adam Alday g
rec nd t2nd) addition to 4 asst Rock Island in the
city OF Moline, in the county Of Rock Island ind
state of Illinois.
Therefore, according TO said command, I shall
expose for sale, at pubic auction, all the right,
title and interest OF the above named Adam
Alday in and 10 the above described property, on
Monday the LIST day of September 1890 at II O'Clock
a IN at the north door of the Court house in the
city OF Rock Island, in the comfy of Rock Island
and state OF Illinois. for cash in hand, TO satisfy
said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this 9Th day of August,
A. D., 1890 T. =. SILVIS,
Sheriff OF Rock Island county. Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
County Buildings.
TRANSFERS.

John Geisberger to Sarah KisOr. lots
l, and 3. blk 2, Childs I'd add to Mo-
line, $444 IA
Geo Nokes to E. Fl Guyer. lot 2, blk Q.
Sinnet's add to Rock Island, $3.50.
+. II. Guyer to V. Nokes, lot l. blk Q.
College Heights. Rock Island, $500.
Il nj Brooks ct al to w. M. Whiffen,
lot l, blk l, Brooks 4th add to Rock ISL
and, 5000.
X. A. Smith to VIM M Bennett, lots 9
and a. blk z. Moline Heights, $4OO.
Henry Nowack to Henry Franklin,
berg, lots II and Is. South Rock Island
$3.50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
BIG SUIT AT EAU CLAIRE.
Gigantic claims to be Preferred
Against Fred wryerhauser and the
mississippi Logging Co.

Gigantic claims to be Preferred
Against Fred Wryerhauser and the
mississippi Logging Co.
At Eau Claire, Wis. suit is to be in.
stltuted against Fred Weyerhauser and
the o'her stockholders of the Mississippi
River Logging Co.. and other similar
corporations in which Mr.. Weyerhauser
is heavy or principal stakeholder.
The defendants are charged with the
constr dction of dam at Little Falls, on
the Chippewa. In 1880, owing. it is
claimed. to poor and insufficient con-
struction of the dam. the water washed
around the east end In 1881 the Chip
pewa Logging Co. was formed, and since
that time has used all the works and
dams in the river above Eau Claire to
handle logs. In September, 1884, came
the great flood. BY direction of Mr.
Weyerhauser an effort was made to hold
back the rising waters until it was
too late to avert disaster. Little
Falls dam went out. and a solid
wall of water swept down the valley, the
Chippewa rose to % feet above low water
mark at Eau Claire, and more than a
million of dollars worth of property in
the valley was damaged or destroyed.
One of the dams which went out was the
Paint Creek dam of the Chippewa Lum-
Der &c Boom Co. Chippewa county los,
in bridges S75, O0O Eau Claire in bridges
and otherwise 100000. the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul about $3.50. 600,
while the smaller losses were innumera-
BILE.
1t had always been claimed that the
damage was caused by the poor CONSTRUCT
ton of the dams and the negligent way
in which they were operated. but the
difficulty was to determine the RESPONSE
BILE parties. This has been learned, as
shown above. and many million law
suit looms up near at hand.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
Encouragement, for ths Fs. HE.

So long as the failing embers OF vitality are
capable of being re kindled into warm and
genial glow inst so long there is hope for the
weak and emaciated invalid. Let him nor,
therefore, despond, but derive encouragement
from this and from the further fact that inere is
restorative most potent In renewing the
dilapidated powers of broken down system.
Yes, thanks to its unexampled to- ic virtues,
Ho.tettet's Stomach Btters is daily revivnR
str strength in the bodies and hope In the inds Of
sleep, the acquisition of flesh and color, are
blessings attendant upon the reparative pro
cesses which this priceless invigorant speedily
initiates and carries to successful conclusion.
Digestion is restored, the blood fertiIized and
sustenance afforded 10 each DEMONSTRATING organ
by the Bitters, which is inofYensive even to the
feminine palate, veget able In composition and
thoroughly safe. Use it, and regain vigorl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20

Perhaps no disease has puzzled and
bsffled the medical profession more than
nasal cstarrh. While not imm ediately
fatal 1t Is among the most distressing and
disgusting ills the flesh is heir to, and the
records show very few or no cases of rad
ical cure of chronic catarrh by any of the
multitude of modes of treatment until the
introduction of Elv's Cream Balm few
years ago. The success of this prepare,
ton has been most gratifying and sur.
prising.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

The Grown dining hall, No. 1908 Sec
ond avenue, is now ready to furnish yor
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
Concert and dancing every Saturday
evening. with good music at Joseph HUI
ber's garden on Moline avenue. Every
other day in the week except Saturday
the garden is to let.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security
in sums of 5000 and upward. st Lowest
current rates Of interest. without COM
mission. E. w. Hurst, Attorney a
law, Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
To Nervous p.b,l,,atsd Man,

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appliances on a trial.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20

Over go people were forced to leave
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your liver and kidneys out of order, if
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praise it. Everyone likes it. Large size
package so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20

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druggists.