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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
TROUBLE IN REEDS DISTRICT.
Aldermen Fail to DO Their Duty and a
Contest Is Promised.

Aiuermen rail- TO do Their Duty and q
Contest Is Promised.
BTDDEFoRD, Me, Sept. There is much
political excitement here in consequence
OF the neglect of the Saco board of alder
men to hold a meeting between the 18th
and 18th insts. to revise the check list as
required by law. The Biddeford alder
men, who were recently arrested and ar
raigned before the United States district
court on charge of neglect of duty, look
upon the Saco aldermen's neglect as
parallel case.
An Advantage for the Democrats.
Leading Democrats are anxious to push
the matter and it is probable that the Saco
aldermen will be arrested A conference
will be held to decide what action shall
be taken. Democrats contend that the
error OF the Saco aldermen will invalidate
the election, and declare that if the dis
trict gives Reed majority his election
will be contested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Lodged In the County Jail.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. miles Ogle. the
notorious counterfeiter, was arrested Sat-
urday night on the Newport bridge by
Detective Donnello of the United States
secret service, and lodged in the county
Jail. Sixteen hundred dollars and self
acting revolver were found on his person,
but no counterfeit money
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Tommy Danforth Knocked Ont.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Sept. Tommy Dan
forth, of Streator, and Reddy Bren-
nan, of Memphis, fought finish fight
with two-ounce gloves yesterday for
purse of $780, at Mound City, Ark, about
five miles from here The men weighed
about 12s pounds each. Brennan secured
the first knock down in the first round.
and first blood in the second, and finally
knocked Danforth out in the eighth
round by terrible right-hand upper cut
over the left eye. following it up with a
heavy blow on the neck Both men were
badly punished
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
THE STICK AND SPHERE.
Serious Accident to Comiskey--Statistics
or tn. Nafioual Cana


of the National Game.
CHICAGO. Sept IA most unfortunate
accident marked the base ball playing Of
last week, occurring on Saturday, and
probably laying off one of the most expert
players in the Brotherhood for the remain :
der of the season. The Chicago club was
playing at New York, and Comiskey. who
had been giving an exhibition Of skill
rarely witnessed, in attempting to catch
hot ball broke his third finger and tore the
ligaments in a terrible manner. He won
the game, and could not have played bet
ter if he had known that 1t was his last
for the season. Boston still holds the
Brotherhood lead, and has gained six
points in the League record. Chicago is
fifth in both expert aggregations, while
Brooklyn contests the honors with Boston
in both.
The Standing of the Clubs.
The following tables show how the diff
n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
oIAeoLlcAL WORK OF FooTpAos.
Mans Tongue wrenched from Its Roots
to Keep Him Quiet.

to Keep Him Quiet.
ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 1.-"Your money
or your life was the demand which met
Samuel Francis while walk ing in the east
ern portion of the city at an early hour yes
terday morning. 1t came from footpads,
and when Francis made desperate re-
sistance he WIS brutality assaulted and
left to die. His tongue was wrenched
from its roots in the attempt to keep him
quiet, and his condition, when he crawled
into a neighboring house unable to speak,
was pitiable. He may recover. A large
sum OF money was taken from him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Seven workmen Killed.

BERLIN, Sept 1.-The cellar of brew
cry in Stoetteritz, Saxony, in which a
number of men were at work, collapsed
Saturday, burying sixteen of the work
men. Of these seven were killed aud the
remainder were severely injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

DENVER. Colo, Sept 1.-The News, of
this city, asserts that British syndicate
headed by C, C. Morgan, has secured an
option ON all the leading silver mines
near Aspen, Colo, for the enormous s,,m
of ST 600 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Frank Hatton Very III

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 1--Ex-Post-
master General Hatton is very sick, and it
is feared by his friends that his death is
not far distant. He is suffering from a
very serious attack of rheumatic fever.
and has been confined to his room for the
mast ten DAYS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Prof. TenBroeck In Luck.

LINCOLN, Neb, Sept 1.-The City of
London" Prof TenBroeck's air ship, ex-
ploded near the city yesterday afternoon
just as the professor was preparing to make
an ascension. +. +. Knapp, an assistant
was badly injured. The balloon was en-
tirely consumed. Tho air-ship was valued
at "a 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Washed Up a 17-Year-old Wreck.

AsBURY PARK, n. j., Sept 1.-The surf
yesterday loosened and washed ashore a
section of the hull of the brig Victoria,
which has been i'm bedded in the sand of
this place for about seventeen years. The
piece of wrecksge was over seventy five
feet long
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Toll-Keeper Beaten to Death.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept John GEM.
aged 20 years, toll-keeper on the Will
mington and Philadelphia turnpike, was
beaten to death last night by three men
from whom he attempted to collect toll.
The men made their escape
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Plumb and the Liquor Tax.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. Plumb has
announced that he will offer amendments
to the tariff bill taxing proof spirits 81 25
per gallon and imposing license tax on
rectifiers of $500 per year and on whole
sale liauor dealers of $3.50
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

WHILE Mr.. Gest is up to his eyes in
work" in Washington his friends are
quoting the law and the prophets to en-,
tighten the rest of tie world.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Another Railway Accident.

PoUeHKEEPsIE,. N. Y, Sept. IA
misplaced switch is responsible for the
tumbling of freight down the embank-
ment here today, but train hands escaped
serious injury.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

EVERY time Mr.. Gable changes his
clothes the Union has conniption fit.
Would it not be fit that the Union change
its ideas?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

likely to pass and over the la I'd bill. for
which the senate will doubtless substitute
the pure food bill or some other measure.
Congress can hardly get away before the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
Roy wilkes Lowers His Record.

INDEPENDENCE, Ia, Sept. The most
Interesting event OF Saturday at Rush
park wss the effort OF Roy Wilkes to
lower his record of 200. He succeeded in
making il 2:0sl4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

Gen. Alger's message on charity in
general orders is good in its way. He
will need lots of charity in his position as
candidate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01

Our minister to France fairly bristles
with energy in his defense lof the Amer
lean hog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
A DiSEASE-LADEN SHIP,
Unfortunate Experience of American La
borercs Who Went to Central America.

The steamship Professor Morse arrived at New
Orleans yesterday with 262 passengers aboard
The Morse halls from Central America and
reached the quarantine station ten days ago,
with 163 of her 262 passengers sick. A death
occurred at Militia On board the steamship
Oteri, from which the pa 'sengers were taken.
which was regarded as suspicious and four
more have occurred at quarantine.
A committee of experts visited the vessel
yesterday to determine whether the disease
from which the passengers were suffering was
contagious or not. The visitors found 1863 Of
the passengers sick from malarial and bilious
fever and dysentery and that the five deaths
had occurred all from the same disease, there
being no contagious disease among them The
passengerj wer3 accordingly allowed to dis
embark.
They ara Americans from all parts of the
country who went down to Central America in
April to work Oh banana plantations at Sacete,
in Honduras. Most of them were unacclimated
and suffered severely from the diseases of the
country. They say, further, that they were
very harshiy and badly treated; that their food
was wretched and insufficient; that their quar-
tiers were without flooring roof, and no beds
were procured for the men. aud that after
working three months many OF them found
themselves in debt to their employers. Ten of
the party died from debility.
Many Of the men taken from the vessel yes-
terday were in very bad condition SO wasted
and weak that they had to be carried ashore.
They were very indignant at the owner of the
fruit plantation on which they worked and the
employment Office who sent them to Central
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORS.
How Rockville Celebrated-A Big Rain
Storm Thursday-Other News.
ondence of THE Eyrsryo stan


ROCKVILLE. July 4.
Mr.. ]. Sprigg Poole and wife of Washington
have located at Gaithersburg for the summer
MIR. Chas. Gulentz, who has for several
weeks been the guest of MIR. Geo. C. Dawson
and family at this place, has gone to Atlantic
City for the season.
MIR. L. I. Clagett has been awarded the con-
tract for building a large two-story frame
dwelling house for Vim. Reading at the east
end Of town.
DIR. Orlando Hutton, DID,, of Brookville has
resigned as rector Of St. Marks and Mount
Calvary Protestant Episcopal churches in How
ard county on account of advanced age and
feeble health. His retirement ends q career
OF activity covering period of over fifty years.
A branch of the Luthern Building and Loan
Association of Knoxville, Tenu., has been es-
tablished here, with fl. NJ. Talbot as presiden;
and counsel; A. j. Almony, secretary; John l..
Brunett, treasurer. The above, with w. X.
Humphrey and Albert King, are directors.
During the past year the receipts from tolls
on the Washington and Brookeville turnpike
amounted to $6.02771.
this place has declared a semi-annual dividend
of per cent
The national holiday was observed here to-
day by the partial suspension OF business and
AT nlRnt the town WAS aDlaZe with fireworks
Several prominent business places were illumi-
mated with Chinese lanterns. During the day
there was large influx of visitors from Wash
ington and other places. In the afternoon a
game of base ball was played at the fair grounds
between the Post newsboys Of Washington and
the Rockville Club. The game was closely con-
tested throughout and at the close of the ninth
inning the Washington boys were the victors-
score q tO5.
Yesterday evening this coun ty was visited by
the heaviest rain storm for years and great
damage is reported from different sections,
especially to roads and crops. On the farm of
n. d. Ohutt, jr.. west of this place, about ten
acres of wheat in the shock was swept away
and the growing corn greatly damaged. On
this and the adj acent farms much fencing was
swept away. On the farm Of Mr.. E. J. Hall
near Brookeville the damage WAS serious, en-
bracing the destruction of a portion of the
wheat and corn crops. loss of fencing, &c. The
heavy fall Of rain was accompanied by light
ming, which also did some damage. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Thos. j. Owen of Gaithersburg
lost valuable horse by the lightning No loss
of human life Is reported, but the family of
MIR. Samuel Greenfield near Beane post Office,
on the old Georgetown road, had a
narrow escape. While sitting in the
house the family we're startled by II vivid fash
OF lightning, and a dog which was lying ON the
floor in the same room was instantly killed
The building was not injured and none of the
members OF the family were hurt. SAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
Bret Harte I'm London.
Eli Perkins in Chicago Inter Ocean.

Eli Perkins in Chicago litter Ocean.
Bret Harte is now living in quiet cottage in
Grove End Road, near ST. Johns Wood. He is
getting old, and his hair is white; but the nov
elist still retains all his old fire. His books sell
immensely in England-more than those of any
other American writer. Mr. Harte's family is
not with him, and the general impression in
London is that he is widower Mr.. Joseph
Hatton, warm friend and neighbor of Mr.
Harte, informs me that he is now in the con-
sular service. No American is invited into the
best English society more than Bret Harte.
His American stories warm the English heart
the first jury trial i'll California and this is the
way he told it the other night.
1t was over in the Mariposa Gulch in 80.
They had never had jury trial there II a
man stole horse they lynched him and that
settled 1t. But the people, many of whom
came from Massachusetts, began TO tire of
lynch law and sigh for the good old jury trial
OF the east. SO one day, when Bill Stevens
had jumped poor mans claim. the Massa-
chusetts fellows resolved to give him q good
old-fashioned jury trial. They took him into
the back end OF the board post office, selected
jury and the trial commenced. Dozens of
witnesses were called and finally the jury re-
tired to agree on verdict. When they had
about concluded that Jim was innocent the
boys outside came banging at the door.
Nv hat do You fellows want?" asked the fore
man through the keyhoIe.
I'VE want to know if you hain't about
agreed ON the verdict II you hsin't you'll
have to get out. We want this room to lay
out the corpse in"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
NEW BOOKS.

IN DARKEST AFRICA; or, The Quest Rescue
and Retreat of Emin, Governor Of Equatorial.
In two volumes. By HENRY NJ. STANLEY. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons.
VIEWS AND REvIEwS-LITERATURE BY W.
L. HENLEY. New York: CHARLES Scribner's
Sons. Washington: Brentanos
MARIE ANToiNETTE AND THE END OF THE
OLD REGIME By INHERIT DE SAINT-ANANp
Translated by Thomas Sergeant Perry. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons Washington:
Brentano's
THE BLIND MUSICIAN. ANovel. By VLADIMIR
koRoIENko. Translated from the n ussian by
Aline Delano. With an Introduction by George
KEENAN,. Boston: Little. Brown and Company.
Washington: W. II. Morrison.
ATHOUGHTLESS YES. BY HELEN II. GARDENER.
New York: Bedford Company.
THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH. From the French
of FRANCOIS COFFEE. New York: Belford Com
pany.
CYPRESS BEACH. A Novel By W. Il BAB-
COCK.
WRITTEN IN RED; or. The Conspiracy in the
North Case Novel By CHaS HOWARD
MoNTAGUE and G. W. DYAK. New York: Cas-
AN ARTISTS HONOR. A Novel By OCTAVE
York Cassen Publishing Company. Washing
ton: Brentano's.
THE ANNUAL STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES
OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
NEW STORIES. From the French Of GUY DE
MAUPAssANT. New York: The Minerva Pub
fishing Co.
ME- AND CHUNKY. A Novel By CoYSE
FLETCHER. Washington: Sterling Publishing
Co.
BORN C0QUETTE. Novel. By "THK DucH-
EsS.' New York: r +. Collier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
CONTEMPORARIES CELEBRATE.
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge Ablaze With Fireworks.

The Fourth of July exercises Of the reunion
OF the confederate veterans at Chattanooga
took the form of monster parade yesterday
morning. Two thousand veterans were in line,
together with the three regiments OF Tennes-
see state guards, encamped near the city, and
several military companies from other southern
cities. Gen. John B. Gordon WAS commander
in-chief, Gen. Z. Kirby Smith, attired in suit
of confederate gray, commanded the military
division. Fifty thousand people witnessed the
parade. In all the line not single confeder-
ate flag was displayed. but every command car
rled the national colors.
In the afternoon five thousand people crowded
into the great tent and listened to Fourth of
July oratlons, war "reminiscences and patriotic
music. At night the whole city was illumi-
mated and Roman lights and fireworks of var
lous kinds made the night brilliant. Lookout
Mountain aud Missionary Ridge were ablaze
with bright Nights and on the Tennessee river
and Cameron Hill there were monster pyro-
technic displays.
In speech at the tent Gen. Gordon of Louis
lana made the remark that time had shown
that slavery was wrong and consequently that
the south had been on the wrong side of the
fight. Today the veterans will go to Chicka-
manga battlefield, the proposed national park,
and attend great picnic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
KINGS sKYwARD TRIP.
Thousands See His Composite Balloon
Go Up From Fsirmount Park.

There she goes?' "Hurrah for King and
similar cries burst from thousands Of throats
in West Paramount Park. Philadelphia, yester-
day afternoon as Prof. S. A. Kings big balloon.
Eagles Eyrrie," with half Q dozen smaller
balloons clustering around il, swung srandiy
up from the plaza north Of Memorial Hall and
shot up into space at the rate OF hundred
feet minute. Everything in connection with
the ascension passed of perfectly. Fully TO-
oO0 people blackened the old centennial
grounds and packed the plaza around Memorial
Hall. A space about fifty feet square at the
north entrance TO the building had been roped
OF and guarded by a detail Of police. Within
this space the monster air ship and it's smaller
supernumeraries were filed. The crowd
pressed up curiously around the ropes and
watched the operation o. filing intently but
the police took care that the accident Of two
years ago, when the crowd broke the balloon
loose and caused its destruction, did not recur
Several women in the crush around the ropes
we're nearly overcome by the heat and had to
be removed to the shade Of an adjoining grove
by their friends
1T was ten minutes before 4 o'clock when the
process OF filling with gas was completed. and
the big composite balloon was Juggling AWAY
as though anxious to be off. Prof. King jumped
into the little car amidst the network OF ropes
and was followed by a tall, dark-mustacbed
shanSeI Wnofn noDouy IN tue crowd seemed to
know. This was Lawyer Fox, Of 5th street.
who has carefully kept his connection with the
ascension a secret in order not to alarm his
family and friends. Mr.. Jennings the Penn.
sylvania railroad photographer, did not get up.
the weight being too great The restraining
ropes were then cut and the balloon shot up
into the air Prof. King waved his hat and the
immense crowd roared and cheered itself
hoarse.
The big air ship. with the smaller balloons
clinglng TO 1t, went up in nearly perpend,cu-
lar line for considerable height, and then be-
gan TO drift westward. Weight was then hight
ened by throwing out ballast, and the monster
rapidly rose higher.
She now seemed to strike q counter curren,
OF air, for she Immediately began TO travel
rapidly to the northeast, and when last visible
she was gong in the direction of the mountains
OF northern New Jersey.
Prof. King expects to land some where in New
Jersey. The result of his trip will be eagerly
waited for by everybody interested in practical
aeronautics. as his experiments with the small
balloons used as feeders to the big one will
open up wide field for possible future long
distance travel through the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Much Powder Was Burned and the Day
Was Generally Enjoyed.

The general exodus from the city yesterday,
combined with the hot weather, resulted in Q
very quiet day. The holiday, how ever, was
generally observed by suspension Of all bust
ness. and those who did not go out Of the city
enjoyed the novelty of staying at home and
testing how much enjoyment can be extracted
from an easy chair on the lawn or in q cool,
shaded room. The day began with the usual
Fourth of July hustle. The boom Of cannon
was heard in the early hours and then q sharp
engagement with small arms. The small boy
and his timid abettor, the small girl,
were up betimes and at once began to make
acquisitions upon the magazine which had been
started with the special view OF meeting the
emergencies Of the day. For two three
hours q general salute was fred all through the
city, and people hurried along on their way
to depots and wharves they congratulated
themselves that they were going to be out of
the noisy city. In the midst or this popular
salute. the regular national salute Of forty
three guns which greets the early morning sun
on every Fourth OF July from tue forts
and arsenais of Uncle Sam did not
create much attention. No one stopped to
count in order to see whether the new star
which has just been added to the flag by the
admission of Idaho was honored or not.
gun or two less on such occasions would not
be apt to create much criticism. The patriotic
enthusiasm which found expression in BOOM
ing cannon and in rafting fire crackers was
also gratified with hearing a selection of ma
tional airs played on the chimes of the Metro
politan Church by Mr.. Jas. II. Gibson.
After awhile when the breeze died down and
the sun shone with July fervor calmness
fell upon the city that remained unindisturbed
until evening, when the small boy again made
his appearance. The national salute began all
over again and as the sky darkened, long
streams of light shot up above the trees and
houses. Bright lights flashed out from the
door steps and the lawns and the devil chasers
made their swift shining wriggle across the
pavement and then expired amid childish
shrieks Of delight 1t was noticed that the
children were strongly reinforced by con-
tlngent arrivals of grown people and the latter
did not disdain to superintend the firing of
rockets and roman candles The grown people
did not yell as much as the small boy, but they
were,taking in the fun all the same.
pleasant feature of the day was that there
were comparatively few accidents. Fire, which
Is the usual bane Of the celebration of the
birthday of this republic. did not break out.
The annals keptat the police stations also were
singularly free from the record of bloody
crime. The eXcursionists BY rail and water re-
turned to their homes in safety, and so the hol-
lday was great success if it was not full Of
stirring, exciting events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
p. GRoGA Az.
Ss4-3m 73e and 74i 9TH 81 nv.
II You Wourp BE- MrsHrr.

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you don't propose 10 follow body. but intend
that both merchants ana buyer IA Washington clty
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intend To Keep m the Of the nch
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