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The BATTERED OLD IROQUO1S.
Part OF Her Rigging TumbIes Overheard
as she Leaves san Francisco.

Part OF Her Rigging Tumbles Overheard
as she Leaves San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, June 15-The old war ship
Iroquois. which followed Farragut past hostile
forts and had her decks wet with blood in war
fare. steamed out OF port yesterday afternoon.
but returned six hours later sorry looking
wreck. From the navigating officer. Lieut.. $.
c. Paine. the following account OF the mishap
was learned:
We got under way about 2:3O O'Clock and
steamed leisurely out over tho bar. heading
southwest. Tho sea was quite heavy. but tho
wind was light. coming from the northwest
To steady her wo set the fore and maintopsails
and lib. was In my position on the bridge.
navigating the vessel, when suddenly the iron
jumper brace. which springs the head boom
down, carried away, and in an instant the lib
boom snapped or close 10 the cap OF the bow
spirit. The JibStay Immediately parted and
the whole affair fell over the side into the water
" | hurried forward to see that the spar did
not pound hole in the ships bow. and ordered
the wreck cleared away sufficiently for hand
ling the vessel. and we wore around and steered
for home again. think we We're about four
miles out.
The lro1uois has had remarkably hard luck
ever since the war. and has made a record as
third-rate corvette Her nIishap last year
came ' that the Trenton and d'H S t1g dsM
XppttsS. and H' the wounded N Rpasn was as
was chosen as a ship OF rescue. Her b Hnfors
only held ten days steamIng but her two or
three knot sailing ability was calculated to
had such terrible time drifting around tho
Pacific In a disabled condition last year. Her
flremen avow that file can be stuck anywhere
In her boilers. and the machinists at Mare ISL
and have given her engine lust one month Of
life. Her officers call her n dead duck. and
prophesy her loss If u gale catches her of a lee
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Labor and Wages.

The HouBesmiths' Union sont Communication 10
the Central Labor Union protesting against the EN-,
pier at the foot ~ West eighth street OF
IhlAdeph non union men committee OF three
was appointed 10 call President Depew aud ask that
the men be discharged,
Five hundred and nifty ciEarmakers in Herbs A
spieBSB shop for Increase OF from 81 10 81 80
per thousand on Saturday evening The strikers in
Gutenberg Bros shop will hold meeting In Rosehil
Hal this evening
Al a meeting of tho Italian stone mGSons It was do
Cided yesterday - demand an Increase In wages of
aud - a day. These the men who build Tho
foundations Of houses and who have ltherio b.
ing teir work Tor loss wages than American mas OnB
were getting Ihoy are at present earning SO and
81 They decided TO take to-day on for holiday and
II they do not get their Increase they wiz remain
They are very anxious g have Il nndsrstood that this
can DO II they have mind to- Their union has ~
Aonb0Ll.
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BROOKLYS.

The BROOKLYN stenographeH' Association has opened
q club house At l7s CleTmOnI aVouuG
During ht OF dsIponIoncy on saturday night Mrs T.
PerROn, aged ~. of - cumberland rtrreL attempted
suicide by taking laudanuIn. Dr. Charles Corey saved
her life
George Conan tho I6yeOr old clerk OF IEidOr Rosen
thai OF ltCOurt street TOOK advantage OF his employ
Absenco from the store saturday TO decRmp with
$40 Tho boy has had an infatuAtiOn Tor the races
Mansfield Post O. A. R. presented stand OF colors 10
81. Vincent de PAuls sunday school crdAy hfter
moon. Tho presentation took place IN tne Sovelty
Theatre, Gen. Catlin made the present. atom speech
Burglars broke into herman DIs TorE urchor store
In Iaehrn avenue and Mohrue street "Gly Yesterday
morung and attacked tho sale, hut they were fright
oned on before they had opened and reached the $40
which II contained
Bartender James syddel of G85 Third avenue Salad
bTOOmstiok Saturday night and began 20 Strks MA
Vito, MArgAIet with In terror Of her life She Jumped
from Mo thlfo.soTy window 70 the street Receiving
DAnful bul not dangerous jurisk he NSS ITrOStCd
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Tho Accident on tho Richmond and Dan.
willie.

AsHEv1LLE. N. c., June 15-Mrs. John s.
Scarborough OF Knoxville. Tenn. one of the
passengers on the wrecked train on the Rich
mond and Danvle Railroad near Marshall
yesterday. died from her injuries this after
noon at the Glen Rock Hotel in this city.
There were twenty-four persons on the train.
eleven Of whom were Injured. All the wounded
were brought to this place. MIR Scarborough'
husband OF tho dead woman. received Injuries
Bun0lew OF Hickory. ~. c., is the only other
person seriously injured. She suffered q, con
ten miles south OF Hot Springs and was caused
by defective brace on the rear truck OF the
tender. The Pullman car and a first class cal
were thrown from the track and turned over
on the side. All the passengers injured were
In these coaches.
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News OF the Railroads.

Mr. Harmon, President OF the National I'M
provement Company OF New York. and William
Willis Of London, representing tho English
bondhoders OF The Salisbury and Harvey Rail
road met in st. John, n. b., and the result was
American COMPANY The latter have sscus sa9
valuable manganese mines In Albert COUNTY,
and the road VIII DO run 10 them.
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HAE1roRn June l5.-Tho speakers at tho commspoe-
ment exercises at Trinity College next week are the
following; Valedietorian. Clifford :. Grswold OF Weth.
eTsnnld Conn salntatorian; William II. C. Pynchon
!! harpsT Of Sshington, { Thcodor" l. Cheritret
"f lk MI \. Y, Join Littcll Of Wilmington. naE
and REL ii Spencer OF Hartford. ~
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New building for tho Sisters OF Not-s Dam.

Bishop " wiRRer Of Newark laid yesterday Tho
stone OF tho new convent building the InstI
Of the Holy Angels at Fort Lee conducted by tho
Sisters OF Notre Dame. The Fort Lee Fro Protective
Association In uniform, with drum and NE corps at
Ito head and tho Fort Ice Benevolent and Madonna
Societies marched from Schossrrs Hotel, met tho
Bishop on The llaokrns9ct turnpike and escorted him
tho institute There he by the pupIls OF
the institute, dressed In black with while NStS
Tho new but ding will be hONlOn feet II will no OF
stone and brick. and Will he two stories high with
manssri roo, Tho trst floor VIII be used !or GLASS
rooms tho second for study halls and the third TOR
music rooms and a dOrmltOry. The new building will
front LinWood avenue. which leads TO EuHe wood.
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MOTIFS PurL,. New Chan.,

Tho new Methodist chapel at Morris Park was dedi.
Gated yesterday by Bishop AndTewh assisted by thu
Rev A. II, Marsh of London. England the Rev np
f0qlhen Of Jamaica the Rev Or Cowles OF BTookIyn
and the Rev Or. Holmes OF Chicago Tho pretty Iiite
building was crowded 70 the doors with people from
Norris Park and Jamaica.
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Tho invalid must bo fed IN order that tho resisting
and recuperAtvo powers be sustained But this does
not mean that ordinary food should be given Tho
nutritious and easily dlEsstibe food must DO used.
AOlLnl FOOD p0aLALlel both tbSlA I0Qulr0m0nLA-Aaa
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InVinelble SnVnEes.

SAN Francisco, June 15.-Advices received
from China give the story OF the slaughter Of
500 soldiers in Tamsui. The news OF the mas
acre reached Shanghai on May by the war
ship Feicheu which brought about 12OO sick
and wounded braves from Con. Inns army,
operating against the savaGes In tho southeast
part OF the island. The Generals iorces have
not so far been very successful. and their
despised enemy. the savages. seem to have
come out uppermost In all recent encounters
despite the great preparations which the Gov
ernment had been making for months before
he set out to exterminate his wary enemies.
In one OF the last engagements between the
imperial troops and the aborlgines the casual
ties on the Chinese side were greatly under
estimated. Over 800 soldiers were slaughtered
In an ambuScnde by the savaRes The Gem
era and his second In command, whose denths
have already been recorded. were beheaded
and their mutilated bodies brought back TO
felcneu.
For many years tho coasts OF the southern
part OF formosa were very inadequately laid
down on the maps on account OF tho pernicious
character OF the natives. who would not permit
any explorer to travel through the country
That part OF the island ID inadeuuRtey OK
pIorod. though one or two parties, Of White
men have penetratek far into it, The coast
has been the terror, of sailors. for shipwrrck
there meant certain death. The Cainose, who
own the island. have for several years been
trying to subdue the aborgineD but with moor
success. The country is densely wooded and
mountainous, and lighting the natives is some
thing like our campaigns against tho Apaches.
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\ Royal Betrothai.

BERLIN, June lj.-Princess Victoria Of Prus.
sIa is hetrohed to the Prince of Anhalt- Des.
sau. The marriage will take place at an early
ilufn
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BERLIN. June l5.-The Emperor and family
and ex-Empress Frederick this morning at
tended n private service mt Bornstadt and later
an official service In, the Friedenskirche. In
memory OF Emperor Frederick.
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MARVIN'S
SAFES
i'm the Hyde s. BeIman
Brooklyn Theatre Fire.

BROOKLYN, n. Y. June II, 1901
81" gives US pleasure to bear witness to the splendid
qualities of tho safe OF your manufacture recently
purchased of you.
In the FIRE which destroyed our theatre the night
OF the 9TH inst, the safe subj to intense heat
but upon being opened the contents consisting OF books
aud valuable papers, were found TO be intact Wo are
convinced that had safe of almost any other
make We should have lost everything 1t contained
We shall be happy to recommend your manufacture to
all inQurers." -
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TUCSON, Arizona. Jane 7.--Some rich ore
Eaena and sulEh"rsts wore encountered this
week in tho Pimu iange HcHr Suinmonyile.
development work IN the Buffalo mine has
opened W llno b DIS o! ore, and the smelfrr
and We can soon eypccI this properly to be.
come a producer. The gold mines owned by
We buTkO Brothers near the Post ONCE In
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
win Sell in Original Pockares.
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Original package" stores are blossom
ing all over Iowa and Kansas.
Budlong's pickle works at Chicago were
destroyed by fire Wednesday night. Loss,
$4,000.
Hon Richard Vaux, successor of the
late Mr. Randall, took his seat in congress
w ednesday.
The striking miners at Pilsen, Bohemia,
are returning to work, owing to the fail
ure of their pecuniary resources.
James Clinton Waite, who is alleged to
have six wives living, none of them di-
vorccd, is under arrest at Geneva, Ohio.
The Observation-Disclosures are in ferme mt
over the lobster difficulty and threaten that
if they do not get their rights they will
cut loose from England ana annex to the
United States.
Professor Lawrence Southwick, we'll
known artist of Des Moines. was stabbed
in his bed Tuesday night by an unknown
person. He may recover. He was not
known to have an enemy i'll the world.
DR. l.. X Lamb of TolOno, Ills, was
stopped by footpads Tuesday night. He
promptly threw chloroform in the face OF
one of the robbers, spurred his horse and
escaped, couple of harmless shots being
sent after him.
The state board of health of Illinois re-
ports that there were 2, 400 inguests held
in the state during 1889. of which 1859
were on the bodies of males. OF suicides
there were 81, only 20 being females.
Railway accidents killed 1856
The Chicago Worlds fair directors have
decided rot to officially recognize
any organization of women i'll con-
nection with the fair The women's aux
Hilary will, however, go right along and
look to the national commission for recog-
milton.
Miss Susan Richardson, young woman
of Laddonia, Mo-, having been com
manded by her parents to give up her
lover, a young man of convivial habits,
obeyed the command and then, dressing
herself in her wedding clothes, poisoned
herself with strychnine
At Saginaw, Mich. Saturday Edward
Clay packed his valise, kissed his wife
goodbye and started ostensibly for Bay
City, first persuading tis wife to sign a
mortgage for $3.50 on their home. Later
she found note telling her that her hus-
band had skipped for good.
The most startling case of elopement yet
reported took place Mt Chicago, Tuesday,
when Burgis Starr and Edith Yates, aged
respectively and years, left their homes
together, and after walking ten miles,
were found sound asleep by the roadside
and returned to their almost distracted
pareuts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
They $1,000 BY HeNNsPlN.
Passage by the House of the River an,
Harbor BiIl-Senate Transactions

Passage by the House of the River and
Harbor BiIl-senate Transactions
WASHINGTON CITY, May CAN amend
ment to the consular and diplomatic bill
was reported in the senate yesterday, pro-
yiding for the carrying out of the recon-
mendations Of the Pan American confer
ence relating to the international railway.
The anti-originaI packages bill then came
up and was debated at length by Morgan
and Turpie in opposition and Pugh, Blair,
and Others in advocacy. No action was
taken. The house fertilization bill was
reported, the conference report on the bill
for public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
was agreed to, and the senate adjourned.
Reed presided in the house The sue
cessor of Sam J. Randall, Mr.. Vaux, was
sworn and took his seat \ bill was
passed appropriating Sl25 0a9 for a ma
tional military park on the field of Chicka
manga, but eight votes, all ex Confederates,
in the negative. Some routine business
was then transacted, and in committee
the river and harbor bill was again taken
up. The chair overruled the point of or
der pending at adjournment Tuesday.
An amendment was adopted authorizing a
survey of the Illinois river from LaSalle
to the Mississippi to ascertain what lands
would be overfiowed by the construction
of canal. A substitute for the whole bill
was offered, appropriating $4,000, 900 to be
expended by board of commissioners but
rejected. An attempt to strike out the
Hennepin clause was defeated, and the
bill was passed. The house then adj
journed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29

WHEN the Mckinley monstrosity
passed the house two hundred amend-
ments to it were pending. which were not
even allowed TO be voted on. More than
one hundred and fifty>six pages of the
bill were not considered by the house.
The majority voted for the bill under the
lash of the party whip. hardly knowing.
and. apparently, hardly caring what it
provided. What commentary upon
popular government, so-calledl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
THE LATEST NEWS.
Big FIGURING Mill Fire at st.
Louis.
ANARCHIsTIC SUSPECT ARRESTED.
Supposed to be the Man Who Attempted
to Blow mp the Haymarket Monument
Other News Brought by Wire.

ST. LOUIS. May 29.-The Kistler fl ur-
ing mill was destroyed by fire this morn,
ing with loss of S15O,000.
An Anarchistic Suspect.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Joseph Kasier. a
rabid anarchist pupil of Herr Most. was
arrested this morning on suspicion of
having participated in the Haymsrket
dynamite case.
The Blue and the Grey.
VIcKsBURe, May 29-At the barbecue
and reunion of the blue aud grey at Port
Gibson. where Grant landed the army of
Champion Hills. 400 animals were
roasted, and about table thousand
feet along the veterans gathered
Speeches were made by Gov. Stone, Gems
5. X. Hunter. Hooker and others.
Mt. Etna Rampage.
LONDON, May 29.-Reports via Rome
are that Mt Etna is in violent state of
activity, and is pouring out fire and
smoke, and the belief is that dangerous
eruption is imminent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
THE CONTRACT LABOR LAW.
A Construction by Window Which Seem
to Cover About Everything.

Construction by Window Which Seems
to Cover About Everything.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 29-Secretary
Window has sent letter to Immigrant
Inspector Stitch, of Chicago, in reference
to reported violations of the alien contract
labor law by Canadian immigrants com
ing TO Chicago, in which he quotes an adj
yertisement clipped from Canadian
newspaper as follows: Five hundred car
penters wanted-Good, competent men
will be given steady work at from 30 to 10
cents per hour. Apply at Builders ex-
change, l59 LaSalle street Chi
cago." The secretary says that if
-alens-frOm Canada go
to Chicago in acceptance of the above
proposition, aud work for the Builders
exchange, the completed transaction
forms one of the prohibited contracts, and
if the facts can be proven the Builders ex-
change is liable to the penalties He urges
the inspector to be watchful of violations
of the law, and TO report all coming under
his uotica
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
His Girl Won't Back on Him.

ST. PAUL, May a9-It is now almost GER
tain that the flight of Broker f. J. Cattell
was due to an unfortunate love affair,
which drove him To desperation. He was
engaged short while since to wealthy
belle residing near Central park, but the
day for the wedding had never been set,
rs Cattelfs convivial habits were per
petual bar Finally, as he proved that he
had no control over his passion for drink
the lady broke the engagement. From
that time Cattell plunged into dissipation
and speculation and went rapidly to ruin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29

THE Peoria papers have taken to abus-
ing Gen. Henderson shsmefully since his
success as regards the Hennepin canal
clause in the river and harbor bill. and
claim that those who first took him for a
statesman now look upon him as ward
politician. Attacks of this sort ought
not to bother the general much. His
political affiliations should give his con
science more annoyance and uneasiness.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
CAPTURED A scouNDReL.
Criminal q lreer of "a Once Promising New
Orleans Official.

Orleans Official.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29-I'homas J. Bias
so, ex-chief of detectives of New Orleans,
who escaped November 20, 1886, from the
state prison at Baton Rouge, where he was
serving "A 14-years sentence for forgery,
was arrested here tonight. He says that
after escaping he went to South America,
but the climate was killing him, and he
returned 10 New York penniless. He
sought employment in vain and drifted to
this city, where the police nabbed him.
The Prisoners DastardIy Crime.
Basso was appointed a policeman in
New Orleans when only q years old, and
was so efficient that he gained rapid pro-
motion until in 1883 he was made chief of
the detective force. His crime was the
forgery of marriage certificate, by the
aid of which he betrayed a young lady,
whom he soon abandoned. The girl after
ward shot him, and he narrowly escaped
death at her hands. The grand jury re-
fused to indict her for the assault. and in
dicted Basso for forgery, of which he was
speedily convicted. He is held fOr'extra-
dition
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
FIREMEN'S DAY.
The Annual Review Of the Volunteers
A Rather Thin Turnout.

The Annual Review Of the Volunteers
A Rather Thin Turnout
The annual review of the Rock Island
volunteer fire department occurred this
afternoon. The various companies of
this city remembered by several Moline
f1remen under command of Chief En-
gineer Henry Baker formed at Court
House square. and then marched up Sec
ond avenue to Market square where the
various companies and apparatus. passed
inspection at the hands of Mayor Me-
Conochie and other city officers aud the
city council. The line OF march was then
taken up through the principal streets as
follows, all the hose carriages haYiD G
horses:
Platoon Of police under Marshal Phil Miller.
Chief Baker and Assistant Chief Asberry.
Bleuer's Band.
Phoenix hose company
Wide-Awake hook and ladder truck.
Cable hose company.
Holly hose company
Franklin hose company.
Cable hose company.
The firemen made a good appearance,
but it is evident that their ranks are
thinning out. The boys are getting tired
of their thankless work, and well they
may. Rock Island is fast outgrowing its
day of volunteer fremen.
The police appeared in their new he'll
ments. and made quite a metropolitan
appearance.
A lunch was served at Turner hall af-
ter the parade.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
seems Some Cause for Indignation.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, May GA serious
race war is threatened at Six Mile, small
town in Bibb county, fifty miles
southwest of this city. Tuesday night a
party of white men flogged three negro
women who insulted three white women,
which created great excitement among
the negroes. They threatened vengeance
and became demonstrative, when the
whites armed themselves and dispersed
them. The negroes are now organizing
and gathering in force and trouble is
feared -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
CALLED HENCE.
Sudden Death of One OF the Oldest
Citizens of the Comfy. Obituary.

Sudden Death of One OF the OLDEST
Citizens of the Comfy Obituary.
Horace r. Cooke, a well known farmer
end stockraiser of Hampton township.
died yesterday suddenly of paralysis.
He was born in Toulon county. Conn +,
May %, 1911. settled in Wayne county,
this state, in 1873, and came to this coun-
ty in 1929. He was consequently one of
the very Oldest settlers in this region
The farm on which he lived aud died he
patented from the government.
His wife, whom he married here in
1889, and whose maiden name was Har-
riet Mearse. survives him with two chill
dren, Mr.. Geo. Cook, of Moline. and
Mrs. Jno. Devinney, of Rapids City. The
funeral will be held a: 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning from the late home of the
deceased in Hampton township. Mr..
Cook wss soldier in the Black Hawk
war and politically he WIS democrat al
ways, having subscribed for the ARGUS,
and been constant reader of the paper
from its first issue. He was very highly
esteemed by all who knew him, and in
the upper end of the county he was as
familiar to all as q land mark
Benjamin Burton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Burton, of Seventh street and
Sixth avenue. died at 8 O'Clock last even
ing Of typhoid fever, aged II years and
IA days. The funeral occurs at 9
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. A number
Of other children in the same family are
all i'll with the malady, which is trace
able to impure well water on the prem
ises