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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Mrs. Damrosch Looked Happy.

NEW YORK, May 23-Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Damroscn were passengers by the
steamship Columbia which sailed yester-
day for Hamburg. Mrs. Damrosch, nee
Blaine, looked extremely happy
aud bore herself in the midst of the crowd
of her friends who had assembled on the
dock, with graceful and winning dignity
The orchestral band of the Metropolitan
Opera house saluted the young couple, and
played the wedding march from Tam
hauser" as they boarded the steamer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Royal visit to StanIey's france.

LONDON, May 23.-King Leopold of Bel
GUM paid visit to Miss Dorothy Tenant
yesterday and heartily congratulated her
upon her approaching marriage to Mr..
Stanley. The regard and admiration en-
tertained b. King Leopold for Mr.. Stan
ley are of SO high an order rs to induce the
suggestion that his majesty will be present
at the marriage ceremony in Westminster
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Portrait of a Treasury of,o,a,.

WASHINGTON CITY, May pa very ex-
cellent portrait of the Hon. John J. Knox
has been hung in the Office of the comp
troller of the currency. Mr.. Knox was
comptroller from 1861 to 1884, very inn
portant period in the development of the
bank system. The portrait was
paid for by the officials of the bureau.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Unscated for Bold Fraud.

TRENTON, N. j., May 23.-The senate last
night unseated Senator Mcdonald, of
Hudson county. Democrat, whose seat was
contested by w. S. Stuhr, Fusion candi-
date. The report on the case describes the
methods by which Mcdonald was victori-
Gus as unparalleled In .he history of polit-
ical frauds, jet Mcdonald in speech de-
nounccd the unseating as steal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23

DEMOCRATIC county conventions ev-
erywhere are instructing for Gen. John
~ Palmer for the U. s. senate. Rock
Island county will fall into line next
Thursday, and help swell the chorus.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
A 15-Year-oId Thief suicides.

MADISON, Wis, My 23.-Theodore Neu-
bauer, 15-year- old boy, for whom the
police have been looking for several DAYS.
for the theft of SD from his brother. was
seen on the street yesterday. A policeman
was about to arrest him, when he drew a
revolver, blew out his brains, and fell dead
at the feet of his would Toe captor Theo-
dore had been reading yellow-covered lit
eraturta for some Years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
just As Well to Hang Him Now.

LONDON, May ga youth about ID
years of age, named Roder, has been SEN
fenced to death at Breslau for criminalIy
assaultipg aud afterwards numbering
9year-old girl The boy manifested per-
feet indifference to the proceedings of his
trial, and received his sentence with amaz-
ing stoicism.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Fellow Feeling Didn't Make Him Kind.

OMAHA, Neb., May esd ID. Mel who
has been on trial in the district court for
numbering Allan and Dorothy Jones, an
aged couple who lived Oh farm eight
miles from Omaha, has been found guilty
of murder in the first degree The jury
was out all night and took thirty two bal
lots. The queer part of the trial was that
o. G. Dockery, one of the jurymen, was
tried in Sayre county, Neb., for murder.
and was acquitted. 1t was thought he
would hang the jury.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23

IT will be great boon to the western
farmer to be allowed to figure out the in
terest on his mortgage by lamp light
shining softly down on him through q
chimney taxed four and a half times its
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
The Two Pension Measures.

WAsHING1oN CITY, May 2S.-The house
and the senate confcrrees On the amend
ments made to the general pension bills by
the house have reached partial agree
ment The senate eonfcrrees agreed TO
yield to all the demands of the house. with
the exception NJ that tn grant service pen
sions. The house conferree> will make a
firm stand on the retention of the service
pension clause
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Sunk in a Collision.

PORT HURON, Mich, May 23.-An un-
known steamer ran into ind sank the
barge o. j. Hale yesterday, two miles off
Port Stanley The crew of the Hale bare
ly had time to get into the yawl. There
are fifteen feet of water above the decks
of the sunken vessel, which il laden with
coal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
worId,s Fair Commi.. loners.

PIERRE, S. D., May 23.-G overnor Mel
lette has appointed the following worlds
fair commissioners for South Dakota: W.
H. Mcintyre, Watertown; M. H. Day,
Rapid City. Alternates-Col Ballard, of
Pierre, and S. A. Ramsey, Of Woonsocket
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
On the Hunt for j. IL. s,imond..

hunt again for u. B. Simold," the man
who bought the furniture fo- the Carlson
cottage, in which DIR. Cronin was muir
dered.. ''Simonds'' has been seen ON the
street twice lately by the statesmen from
whom he purchased the goods
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Nriners, strIkes I'm Bo,emia.

VIENNA, May 23-The strike of the min
ers at Pilsen, Bohemia, is extending, and
all of the pits in that locality are idle.
Several miners have been Imprisoned for
falling to notify their employers of their
intention to stop work, as required by
ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
A Mail onlelal.. Deep disgrace.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May 23.-Abram Bo-
gardus, superintendent of mails, has been
sentenced to three years in Albany peni-
tentiary for embeEziing letters, by the
United States court.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Closing Rounds of the Fight.
THAT FrLIBUSTER EXPOSE.
Likely To BE Disastrous TO Britishers-
a Mexican ConsuI's Views


A Mexican Consul's Views.
san FRANCISCO, May 23-The Chroni-
cle's special from Los Angeles gives a
number of interviews with prominent citi-
zens on the alleged fiIbustering scheme
which is represented 10 have the annexa-
ton of Lower California to the United
States as its objective. Mr.. c. A Deloy, a
resident of Ensenada, said: The expose
will create intense excitement on the pen
Insula, and. in my opinion, will result in
President Diaz demanding an explanation
from the state department and probably n
demand from the Mexican government
that the cOnspirators be punished
Probable Action of Mexico.
Mr.. Deloy thought the exposure would
result in serious damage to the interests
of Americans on the peninsula, but that
the greatest sufferers would be the Eng
lish stockholders in the Mexican Land
and Colonization company, as they were
likely to lose by forfeiture the large con-
cessions granted by the Mexican govern
ment. 1t was possible, too, that the com
pany's property at Ensenada, Alamo, and
other places would be confiscated 1t is
Mr.. Deloy's opinion that, as soon as the
news reaches Ensenada, the cOmpany's
officers there will be arrested
Not Afraid of FiIibusters
Mr.. A. X. COney, the Mexican consul
general in this city, speaking on the same
subject, said ~There is no fear of the fill
busters attaining their object, either by
peaceful or warlike means do not be-
lieve that the cordial feelings existing be-
tween the United States and Mexico. pro-
NOTED largely through the efforts and by
the wisdom of President Diaz, can in any
way be interfered with through the efforts
of half dozen adventures whose sole OBJ
ject is TO make money while their dupes
suffer-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
The Chicago Horse Races.

CHICAGO, May 23-The races on the West
Side course yesterday were won as follows:
Pesara, q mile, los; Ecarte, X mile, 1:s254.;
Big Three, a miles, 2I5; Vattel, Is mile,
1:3O13; Davidson, u mile, 1:l7s4.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
4 Pointer for Censa4 Takers

MAErlNsviLLE, Ind, May 23-Mrs. John
K Ennis, who resides few miles north
east of this city, gave birth 20 triplets u
few days ago-two girls snd Il boy. The
mother herself l. a twin. and her mother
aid grandmother arc each oae Of set Of
twins
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Ministar Lincoln I'm Charre Again.

LONDON. May 23.-Minister Lincoln has
terminated his furlough and returned to
his duties az the American legation. He
is much improved in health and spirits
by his brief rest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
FRIDAY. MAY 90. 1890.

TIE Keithsburg Mems says 'the peo-
pie of Mercer county can't go A. j.
Streator." This is sensible resolve on
the part of Mercer county.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
National Republican Committee.

WASHINGTON CITY, May GA call has
been issued for meeting i'm this city on
May % of the executive committee of the
national Republican committee E~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Assignment of a Tennessee Bank

LEBANON, Tenn, May es-The Bank Of
Middle Tennessee has made an assign
ment. Liabilities, $1,000 assets between
go 900 and SO, 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
THE "sTREAToR CYCLONE LICKED

THE " STREAToR CYCLONE" LICKED
Bested Sy Bowen in the Twenty Eighth
Round-A Weak Wrist.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May % Billy Myer
the ~Streator cyclone" and Andy Bowen, a
local lightweight, met in a finish fight for
5000 in the hall of the Athletic club last
night. Much time was lost in wrangle
about the bandages of Myers right wrist.
but time was called at 1899 In the first
round Bowen led and hit Myer on the
shoulder, and rushing him, hit him again.
After sparring, Bowen hit Myer in the
ribs. Bowen had the best of it. In the
second Bowen led again, and hit Myer in
the jaw, then they spared for wind, and
clinched. Both struck each other three
times The round ended with honors about
even.
Some Lively Fighting.
From the third to the eighth round the
honors were about even Meyer got in a
neck blow. but Bowen countered, aad in
the fifth there was some vicious exchanges
Myer was the fresher at the beginning of
the eighth, and he got the best of the close
fighting. From the eighth to the seven
teenth but little work was done, except
that in the sixteenth and seventeenth
Bowen landed heavily on Myers body and
face. In the eighteenth blow on the
neck staggered the ~Streator Cyclone" In
the nineteenth Myer chased Bowen around
the ring and asked him to come up and
fight. In reply Bowen landed on the neck
and knocked Billy against the ropes Billy
returned the compliment
Closing Rounds of the Fight
The fighting was light then until the
twenty sixth, when Myer tried a knock
down blow which Bowen lodged. The
twenty-seventh was in Myers favor. but
both men fought like demons In the
twenty-eighth the men were both pretty
well exhausted. Myer got Bowen on the
ropes. The police separated them When
time was called for the twentv-ninth
round Mr.. Cheney came forward and gave
the fight up. He claimed that Myers
hand had given out in the tenth round.
The referee thereupon decided Bowen the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
WEST TOWNSHEND.

The sad intelligence of the death of
Mrs. James Phelps, of heart disease, was
received last week from Suffield, Conn.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps had spent the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. A. r.
Pierce. The remains were brought here
Friday, and the obsequies were held Sun
day at their residence, Rev. Mr.. Snith
officiating in the absence of our pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Whitney. Mrs. Phelps was a
member of the Congregational church, IA
dutiful wife and mother, true christian,
whose life was pure and gentle. The
family have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their bereavement.
Hartwell and his men are getting out
plane woods at A. A. Goodell's mill
Frank Blood is sick with scarlet fever.
Carr Brothers are putting into their
mill a new water-wheel, which is expect
ed to furnish better pow for getting
out carriage spokes.
Mrs. W. II. Livermore and E. j. Sander
son attended the funeral of Mrs. Herbert
Evans at Peru on Tuesday.
Mrs. Elsie Farr of Windham who is at
Mrs. Julia Barrett's, is falling. DR.. Gale
was called for counse- Monday.
The funeral services of Mrs. Elliot Jen-
nison were held Monday at her daughters
Mrs E. Holmes Rev. Mr.. Smith off1ciat-
ing. She has been sufferer from dropsy
for some time, aud had longed to be at
rest. Her remains were deposited in the
Townshend cemetery.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
DORSET.

w. K. Dunton has gone to New
Jersey, where he will be engaged for a
year or more. His fairly will soon fol-
low him.
John Batchelder went to Manchester
on the It'll inst, where he is engaged for
the season.
Mrs. Carrie Graham started for her
home in Garrettsville, O., ON Thu sday,
having spent the winter with her mother,
Mrs. Marilla Fisher.
Mrs. Henry Farwell, whose skill as a
nurse is second to none, is nursing our
esteemed friend and neighbor, A. B.
Armstrong, who has been sick for the
past six weeks. With such skilled nurses
as Mrs. A. b. Armstrong and Mrs.
Farwcll, an cary improvementin his con-
dition is looked for.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
''STICK. :"

That's the kind And the SITTER
is pleased to learn that J. +. Pollard
OF Chester is going to stick to Yer
mont. Any man that is alive can do
well in Vermont, but if he is bound
to be lazy, dead customer let him
go South. But we didn't set out to
moralize, but to call attention to Pol
lard's big "ad" in this issue. A man
that advertises literally will surely
sell goods, and the man who sells
goods nowadays must sell them cheap.
So the good advertiser is the man to
buy your goods of.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
EAST DORSET.

Very pleasant and cheerful was
Easter Sunday and the attendance at
our churches was nncommonly large.
The going-wheeling, was the best
since winter, the weather neither too
warm nor too cool and the sunshine
the brightest of the bright, Nobody
but crank could sing, 81 would not
live always"
Fast rode into our place last week
on the "wheels of time" but happi-
ness being our beings end and aim,
nobody observed it but our two school
mains.
Jonathan Howard, formerly from
the east side of the mountain, is very
poorly and his recovery unexpected.
Mrs, Milan johnson is also on our
sick list.
Our kids didn't forget the opening
of the trout season on April LIST.
Shortly after break of day on that
morning Johnnie Griffith captured a
"speckled beauty that weighed IA
ounces, and subsequently Herold
Buffum caught IS that weighed 3 lbs.
EXPLAINS ITSELF.
Formerly. "Who is heir apparent
to the throne of Great Britain ?"
"George Washington"
Recently. "What is delta ?"
GA piece of ice floating down the
side of mountain"
"What is the epiglottis"
GA fatty substance on top of the
head"
Posters announce that Herbert Pro-
bert, who has travelled thousands of
miles in the Congo country and lived
among cannibals aud, as is assumed,
escaped live and raw will lecture on
that "lovely land' and its ''benigh
institutions" and "speak" and "sing'
in the Kilolo and some other SKI Ian
guage, in the Union church, on the
10th inst, for an admission fee of %
cents per head. Our singing school
has just closed and we are fresh in
music and if he don't pitch his "Ki'-
vocalization on the right key and
MARBLE in all the quavers, semi-qua-
vers and demisemiquavers, we shall
be pretty apt to know it. This is to
be, however, no "Wooly horse" but
a exp musical feast in which the
menu consists of choice Congo mel
odies from the best exp conserva-
tories of music.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
WINDHAM.

Charlie Williams is in town saving
wood.
j. b. Lawrence has moved on his
farm in Grafton. Ed. Lawrence takes
his place with his grandfather, Eli
Lawrence, the comming year.
Ora Rhoads has taken new part
ner in life, Eben, Stowel's daugh-
ter.
Miss Addie Weston is at work at
Scion Kendall's through sugaring.
E. Buffers does not gain much, at
with rheumatism in his feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
WINHALL HOLLOW.

Hon. J. G. Martin of Manchester
Centre was in town one day last week !,
taking his children back with him.
Mrs. Geo. Gardner is quite sick
and is under the care of DR.. L. S.
Arnold.
Horse trades are lively. This time
it is A. d. Shattuck and H. r..
Yearly that exchange.
Harry Howard and wife of Raw
sonville spent Sunday in town.
A correspondent of this paper
wants to know if there is any law in
this State that will uphold man in
putting distractions in the highway
If there is, all right. If not, it is
time the selectmen looked at this, be-
fore some one is hurt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
MANCHESTER.

Mrs. S. V. Trull of Cohoes, n. Y,
is visiting her son, DR.. f. V. Trull.
Walter r. Dean, jr., who died Apr.
4th, aged 50, was buried with
Masonic honors at Dellwood cemetery
last Sunday.
r. c. Gray goes to Boston in a
few days to be absent few weeks.
The John G. Blackmer Camp S. of
V. have ordered uniforms to be ready
for Decoration Day.
S. G. Cone, senior member of the
firm Of Cone & Burton, has rented a
cottage at Green Harbor, Mon, for
the season, and will take. possession
about June LIST.
The spring term of school at the
Seminary commenced on Tuesday
with good number of students.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10

Miss Nina Dudley is attending
school at Townshend.
R. A. Davidson lost a valuable
young horse last week.
Adrill Williams is head SAWYER at
Farnum's Mill.
Geo. f. Hartwell has taken down
his dry houses at this place and
moved them to Townshend.
Ora Abbott has returned from
Gardner, Mass. where he has been a
short time.
The Sons of Veterans are out with
fine looking color work poster, bear
ing the SITTER Office imprint an
nounclng a Masquerade Ball at the
rink Thursday evening, May lst.
Mrs, Mary J. Lawry started for
her home in Fairfield, Me-, Yesterday
morning. Mrs. Lawry has been for
some time assisting her brother. F.
+. Churchill, during the long and Sc
rlous illness in his family.
The Ladies' Aid of the M, f,
Church are invited to meet with Mrs
ID. b. Goddard next Wednesday
afternoon and evening. A special
invitation is extended to the youno
people to attend in the EVENING
Doubtless they will be there. TO,
Davld's is a good place to 90 to, and
all understand it.
The family of F. F. Churchill, in
Guiding himself, who have had GOOD
deal of sickness and one death dnrino
1he winter, are getting far on the
ROAD to health. Mrs. Butler, Mrs.
Churchill's mother, who has also
been sick is recovering.
Cyrus Greeley, an aged and re-
spected citizen, fell on the ice 70.
Gently, at OF near C.. ID. Farnum,.
mill, and fractured two or three ribs
Mr.. Greeley is under the care of Dr.
Wilmington and is doing as well as
could be expected.
DR.. Edgar B. shumway of Peotone
ILL.,, and his brother Edwin r. Of Wor.
cester, Mass, who came to .Jamaics
last week with their fathers bodv
made brief visit with their friends
in this place.
We are obliged to ''crank" out ON,
edition this week, but the little gian
that is to do the work hereafter sit.
in the Office, looking just as if it knew
what it was going to do and didn'
care snap. By the way, the SfF
TIERS regular edition after this weel
will be between 400 and 1900 copies
s'There is plenty of room at the top.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
BARNUMVILLE.

The Green Mountain Cos line starting
from Manchester in the Battenkill valley
runs to Peru OF the summit of the Green
Noun aims thence to South Londonderry
in the valley of West River; thence to
Wiadham ON the summit of Windham
Mountains and to Bellows Falls in the
Connecticut River Valley. The rapid
succession of high elevation and deep de-
preston in line of so miles running
east and west nearly across the state dis
closes som, curiosity of tenn erature and
weather. And. although no record has
been kept during any one of the ten years
of the life of the line. the operators of
the line have noted marked difference in
the temperature of the last four months
from that of the same four months any
year previous during the life of the line
And would suggest that the Company
keep record of tempe allure at the eleya-
ii can be done at little cost and trouble
Death has reaped plentiful harvest in
Manchester and vicinity Since March LIST
our Methodist minister, Rev. Mr. Robin
son, has officated at nine funerals.
Walter Dean, aged 80 years, only son
of Judge w. X. Dean, attended at the
death bed of his uncle, Samuel Dean, on
Friday night, March 2sth, and was buried
Yesterday, April 6th-the Sth day after
the burel of his uncle.
Death has been rapidly calling the aged
and the infirm, and as rapidly repeating
the warning, be We also ready But as
if in very mockery of the fancied security
of young and sturdy manhood, selects a
victim in the prime of life and health and
in few days the erect form, glowing
with cheerfulness and vivacty, lies wrap
ped in the habilliments of deaths deep
slumber. Life is only passing
meteor before the vision of the Infinite.
The little haml of Barnumville has
wonderfully escaped "the arrow that
hyeth by day." and "the pestilence that
walketh in darkness" Several old people
reside here, but all are, and have BEEN
enjoying fair health, j
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
GRAFTON.

Carpenters are at work upon the
rink building making 1t ready for the
cheese factory apparatus, which is to
be furnished by the Vt. Farm Ma
chine Company,
Norman b. Thompson has moved
to the c. c. Fairbank farm,
John f, Barrett is spending vaca,
ton here.
Twenty-six teachers attended the
drill last week held under the direc
ton of Supervisor Hall.
Dea. c. c. Fairbank goes to Bel
lows Falls to live with his son.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Mrs. Nettie Palmer and husband
from Palmer, N. Y. are stopping at
her fathers, Chas. Stone. Mr..
Palmer will return in few days.
She will remain while on account of
poor health.
The large pulley burst on the big
saw in G. j. willard & Sons mill,
last Friday while saving, No dam
age except spelling the belt.
Chas. Cummings sold two pair of
oxen To Warner Townshend, Satur-
day.
S. Simonds from Chester has
moved into A. c. Nourse's|old house,
and at this writing is at work for c.
j. Willard and Son in the mill.
Henry Buffers is at work for Chas
Cummings the present season. Com
menced April LIST.
Charlie Cummings, Jr. is home
from Massachusetts on visit for {
few days.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
BONDN LILLE.

Very little maple sugar made here
vet.
Burbank & Kendall are buying up
oxen to take to York State.
The listers are busy taking the list,
they find farmers comming out rather
poor.
I'll. j. Fuller has got in over three
fourths of his logs, he will commence
cutting them into boards this week.