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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
FAceTlous JAIL BREAKER.
He Gets Out with Wooden Key and
Leaves the Sheriff His Complimer

AUGUSTA. Ga, June 5.-Tattnall coun
tvs only prisoner, confined in jail at Reids-
vile, unlocked the door Nc nday
night with wooden key and
walked out. His name is John Fra
ser, northern man who was arrested
charged with stealing the money of man
with whom he was travelling. Erase left
q letter addressed to the sheriff which has
created much amusement. In it he says
that he is in hurry to get out o. the
county and will not, therefore, arouse the
| sheriff from his sweet slumbers at mid
| night to bid him goodbye. II be rem aimed
| in jail all summer his muscles would get
| soft, preventing him from doing good
days work He thanks the sheriff for be-
| ing kind TO him and assures hi,l that he
will return in October when court meets,
| and stand trial, when he hopes to be &C.
omitted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
The Amalramated Association.

PIrTsBUEG, Pa, June Sat yestert ay's
session of the Amalgamated associs ton
convention President Weihe read his an
nual report This report is never given
out for publication, but it shows the 1850
citation is in a very prosperous condi ion
Among the communications read was one
from local manufacturer asking lear
ing before the wage committee. 1t was
decided not to hear individuals. but to
meet in conference a committee represent
ing all the manufacturers. The scale was
given to the delegates, who will discu IS it
and suggest changes, or adopt it as pre-
oil
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
The Farmers Heavy Sufferers.
STEAMER WRECKED AND SUNK.
Destructive Wind and Rain at Pierre, (
D.-Eyerything Delayed,

Destructive Wind and Rain at Pierre, S.
D.-Everything Delayed.
PIERRE, 5. d., June 5.-Yesterday the
handsome new pleasure steamboat Lady
Pierre was blown from her moorings on
the bank by a high wind and out into the
Missouri river, and was wrecked and sunk,
the waves rollings so high that rescue was
impossible 1t was the finest boat on the
river, and attempts wiz be made to
raise it,
The Country Under Water.
Two sections of the draw in the pontoon
bridge were also blown out and lost in the
river by the gale. The country is deluged
with rain, streams impossible, bridges
washed out, and the rainstorm continues
with undated fury. The Missouri river
is higher than for six years. The bridges
will he replaced at once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
His Lungs Were Flooded.

LoCKPoRT, n Y, June5.-Thomas Erigh-
ton. aged 40. had complained for some time
of a suffocating feeling, and his breath
grew shorter every day. Physicians both
here and in Buffalo pronounced his disease
asthma. DIR. Giard was consulted, ar ID, in
testing the mans lungs. found water on
them. An incision in Brighton's back,
near the ribs, was made, and pun p in
serted. By means of this operation the
lungs were relieved OF an amount of water
filling four large bottles. The patient was
greatly relieved, and the wound is he lling
rarnidlN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate Passes the Fortificati0ns Bill
-Aunfhar Demncrat Unaeated.


Another Democrat Unseated.
WASHINGTON CRY, June 5.-The senate
yesterday agreed to resolution for an in
vestigation of the charges OF nepOtism,
ETC., made by newspapers against the fish
commission. The chair announced as a
committee on national university Ed
munds Sherman, Ingalls,, Blair, Dolph,
Harris, Butler, Gibson, and Bar
bour The fortification bill was
amended by striking out the appro.
priation for the Watervleit arsenal,
New York, and substituting an appropria.
ton of s2s5, 600 for boring and turning
Iathes, etc, at that arsenal Some other
amendments were agreed to and the bill
was passed. In reply to Stewards resolu
ton alleging diversion of fun DIS appro
priated for irrigation purposes, the inte-
rior Office sent in a communication saying
that there was no such diversion. A reso-
luton authorizing the president to form
alliances with foreign countries for sup
preston of the liquor traffic was intro
duced by Frye and referred. The senate
then adjourned.
The house agreed to the conference re-
port on the army bill. Disagreement on
conference ordered The difference is be-
tween dependent and service pensions
The Alabama contested election case OF
McDuffie VS.. Turpin was then taken up
and McDuffie, the Republican, seated. He
then took the oath. The house then adj
journed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. June L.
Following are the quotat ions on the board
of trade to-day: Nheat-No. > June opened
el3sc, closed size; July, opened ers:kc. closed
sssc; September. op ned a2:tc, closed sc
Corn-No. June, opened and closed SS5sC
July, opened ant ClIsed :4lsc: September
opened S'Ssc- closed 3SA4c- oats-No. = June
opened 2.l4c, closed 27@sc; July. opened %,
closed 2ii4c: September. opened 4l;c. closed
4ssc. Pork-Jgiy. opened aud closed Si2 O.
September, opened and closed Sl3.I0. Lard
July, opened IS 50. closed S5s.Ie; September,
opened So Is, closed S6.2t
Live stock-Cnion II ok yards prices were
quoted as follows: Hoes-Mark.t opened
active but weak, with prizes l0aljc lower:
light grades, S3OI39l rough hacking. So s5
ing and shipping lots, S3.sJ6t 100.
Produce: Butter Finest creameries. Iaa
l3ls per ID; finest diaries, lucille; packing.
stock, 4lsd5c- Eggs-Strictly feesh. I2Ic,sl%c
per doz- foulJry-Chickens. SGsl.c Ter H. :
turkeys &c; ducks. slgac: geese s4oolI-l.oo per
dog. Fotatoes-0n track-common and mixei
Saa.35c Ter bu: Peerle $. 4a6i5: Burbanks.
5dg-S5c; sweet Potatoes, SS5O .tl75 per Dbl
Apples 0g5.co per Dbl. strAwberries-.5c
u si-&5.
New York.
NEw YORK, June l.
WLeat-No. red winter, s5lsc cash;
do July, a5ssc: do August ai5Sc; do Septem-
Der. Sc Corn-No mixed ll4aAlsc
cash. do June, 405sc; do July. 4Issc. Oats
Quiet but steady; No. = mixed. 3Ssfc
cash; do June. CSC; do July. Sl$c. Rive
and barley-Nominal. Pork-Dull; mess.
sl3tiodH. 8. Lard-Stesiy; July. S6s; Au-
gust. $685.; September, Sa45
Live Stock: Cattle -Marxet ruled about
stea iy at former prices; steers. S4.SoG5 y Ila
Ds; bulls and dry COVE, sI75aap. sheen
and Lambs-Market ruled dull aud slow for
both sheep and lambs; sheep. s4.sla5S y
100 D; lambs, ), &. Hogs-Market firm; live
hogs S4eta4.+u q 100 ns
ROCK leland
Hay-Upland prairie. % 50G1l0o
.50GS $50
Hay-Wild, 5000.
Cofn--35c.
Oate-a1 q 90
Oosl-Sofi lilo
Cord Woo6e3 QS4i0
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
KiIled Man and Nife.

ALTOONA, Ia, June 5.-During the rain
storm that occurred here yesterday q cy-
clone is reported TO have struck Renwick,
q town on the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, south of here, demolishing sew
eral buildings and blowing away the rail-
road bridge across the Boone river. Trains
are all delayed. A farmer and his wife
were killed two miles east of town.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

CINCTSNATI, June 5-Harry and Oh arles
Bodeker, aged IA and years respecti vely,
sons of Henry Bodeker, restaurateur 1T 2l0
Main street, were drowned in the Ohio
river Tuesday night by the upsettine of a
skiff. They left the boat house at D. m.
for the sand-bar to swim, and up 70 IL
O'Clock yesterday morning had not re-
turned. The upturned skif and two hats,
which were identified as theirs. were ound
floating in the river early yesterday morn
;pn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

Protection has certainly been very kind
10 these multi-millionaires, however poor
" their employees and the consumers de-
pendent upon them may have Jared
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Want EN- to Know the county

VALPARAISO, Ind, June 5-The town
ship trustees of Porter county will pub
lish large wall map of the county, 20 be
placed in every public school room in the
county. They do not intend that the pu-
pills shall know more about the geogrs-
ply of Ethiopia than about their own
township and county.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Horrible Atrocities of the Arnauts.

BELGRADE, June 5,-A bloody fight be-
tween Arnauts and Servians has taken
place on the Servian frontier. The Otto
man and Servian governments have tele-
graphed orders for an inquiry into the af-
fair. The government is informed that
the Arnauts killed fifteen and wounded
thirtyf Christians, robbed the dead
and yitNIted the women.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Alabama Renuhlicans

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 5.-The Re
publicans have concluded to nominate d
state ticket as follows: For governor, No
BILE Smithson secretary of state, w. II
Vernon; auditor, E. T. Jennings; treas
ureT, T. ID. Booth; superintendent of edu
cation, Amos Towle; attorney general,
John T. Eztel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Fatal Foundry Explosion.

PITIsBURG, Pa, June yesterday aft
ernoon converting vessel at the ALLIE
gheny Bessemer Steel works was upset
and the outpouring metal exploded by
coming in contact with the wet bottom of
the pit. Four men working near were
burned, one, George Bales, fatally; an
other, Thomas Holland, probably fatally,
and two, John Sagois and Martin Peters,
seriously injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

THERE is lady in Indianapolis so old
that she has ceased to disguise her age.
She is q negress. known as Granny
Outen," and establishes her birth as q
slave In North Carolina in ITO. so ths,
she Is now 100 years old. She still re-
tains her faculties remarkably; hears well
and talks glibly. She lives with her
daughter, her fourth child, who is 80
wears old
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
New National Banks.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 1.-The follow
ing named national banks have been an
thorized TO commence business: First Ma
tional bank of Haskell, Tex. capital $50.
BOO; First National bank Of Rico, Colo.
ranit nj S5n 40
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
THURSDAY, JUNE 5. 1890.

TIE Rock Island delegation was on
the right side on the state treasurship
question in the state convention. The
roll call OF counties showed the Rock Is
laud contingent to be for Wilson (the
nominee), and l for Fitzgerald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
nj. heroic Deed Was His undoin..

NEW YORK. June 5.-David Bar rett,
the ex-convict who so heroically saved lit
tie Charlie O'Connor from drowning at
pier 81, East river, last Sunday was Tues
day transferred from Essex market to the
Tombs. Barrett was wanted by the p olice
for burglary committed some mo 1ths
ago. The newspapers told the story OF his
heroic deed, and thus gave the police 9
clew to his whereabouts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Another civil Riyht. Case.

NEW YORK, June ST. Thomas Fort
une, the well-known colored editor, was
refused glass of beer in Trainor's saloon,
and becoming noisy. was elected and ar
rested. He furnished bail, and says he
will sue Trainor under the civil rights act.
Trainor claims that the refusal to sell a
drink to Fortune was due to the fact that
the man was intoxicated, and had no ref
erence to his color
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
A Nero C.n,eren,e in session.

MoHoSK, n. Y, June 5.-The negro con-
ference was opened here yesterday morn
ing with a large number of distinguished
men from all parts of the country present,
The gathering is the first of its kind, and
was called to consider the questions Of
Outstanding and educating the colored
manila
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Poisoned nv MIX

WATERLOO, Ia, June "a number of
families in this city have been taken sud-
denly very sick with symptoms of poison
ing, followed rapidly by stupor. There
have been no fatal cases, although in sew
sral instances death has been barely
sverted. Physicians ascribe the sickness
to the newly discovered poison arising
from decomposed milk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

payment of their pensions. has been CO used
by the enormous number of allowances re-
Gently made by the pension office The
pension Office record for the present fiscal
year will be far ahead of any single fiscal
year for many wears
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
The Pension Fund Deficient.

WASHINGTON CRY, June Sit is stated
at the pension Office that the deficiency in
the funds in the hands of the different
pension agents, which has resulted in the
announcement by the agent at Indianapo-
Lis that large number of pensioners will
be compelled to wait until July for the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

THE following partial list OF Pittsourg
manufacturers and their fortunes is
printed in the Commercial Gazette q re-
publican paper of that city:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
One Hundred Head of Cattle killed.

FoRT DODGE, Ia, June 5.-Ths fast
stock train on the Illinois Central railroad
was completely wrecked yesterday by Q
washout near Ackley. More than 100 head
akasttls were killed. The trainmen es-
ear)ed a. ured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

This brought Payson to his feet. He
said that he would strenuously oppose the
caucus bill if it came into the house in its
present form. No vote was taken on Blu
chanan's resolution, and after some dis
cussion the caucus turned its attention to
a bill which Dorsey of Nebraska offered as
a substitute for the caucus bill. The bin
provides for the deposit of bullion, the
product of the mines and smelling fur
naces of the United States, and for the is
sue of certificates TO the depositor cover
ing the full market value of the bullion
deposited These certificates, it is pro-
vided, are 10 be full legal tender for all
public and private dues. All foreign
bullion smelted in the United States is in
cluded within it provisions
Mckinley Offers a Compromise.
Dorsey's bill was not discussed directly,
and after Perkins of Kansas had made an
attack on the caucus bill, and others had
discussed the various pending measures,
Mckinley submitted proposition in the
nature of a compromise. 1t contained
several of the features of the Dorsey bill,
but stated definitely the amount of silver
to he coined monthly. This was placed at
4, 500 600 ounces. IL also provided that the
bullion certificates should be full legal
tender, and that when gold and silver
were at par free coinage should be inau-
gurated.
After long discussion on McKinley's
proposed bill, during which several
amendments were offered and rejected,
the bill was adopted intact with one I'M
important amendment
The Resolutions Adopted.
The closing act of the convention was
the adoption of series OF resolutions de-
claring that Lutherans were nor opposed
to the English language, not to compul-
sorry education, but objecting to the Ben
nett law because it ''curtails civil and re-
ligious liberty" gives school boards too
much power, compelling parochial and
other schools to be governed in certain
particulars by the said boards, and be
cause it ''prescribes certain studies" and
the -me dunn of instruction therein" 1t il
declared that the state has no right to in
terfere with private schools, and pledges
Lutherans to vote against any one, regard
less of party. who supports the obnoxious
Law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

TEHxs-DaiIy. SOC per month; Weekly, SEQ
per annum.
An Communications OF critical or arguments
tive character. political or religious must have
real name attached for Publication No such arti-
ticles viii be printed over fictitious signatures.
Anonymous Communications not noticed.
Correspondence solicited from every township
IN Rock Island comfy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
STORMS AT OTHER POINTS.
A Great Amount of Ruin and Some Loss
of Life.

of Life.
CHESTER, la., June "a cyclone passed
near this place yesterday afternoon. A
school house three miles south was struck
by the storm. and completely demolished.
The teacher, Miss Mary Smith. was badly
injured and one pupil fatally injured Miss
Smith may possibly recover. Several farm
houses and numerous outbuildings were
blown away. The number of people in
iured is estimated at twenty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
Miscellaneous Protests.
ALL AT SEA ON SILVER.
A Republican Caucus Adopts a Measur
That Binds Nobody.

That Binds Nobody.
WAsHINGToSCITY, June 5-Immediately
after the house adjourned yesterday after
noon the Republican members met to eau
Gus on the silver question. Conger of Iowa,
the chairman of the committee on coinage,
weights, and measures, opened the caucus
by stating that the silver question must be
settled as soon as possible He wanted a
bill to pass, and he hoped that strong
Republican bill would be agreed upon and
pushed TO conclusion. After brief speeches
by several members, Buchanan of New Jer-
sey submitted resolution indorsing the
silver bill already agreed upon by the Re-
uublicans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
WESTERN IOWA AGAIN oeLuGeo
Great Number of Houses Carried Away,
but No Lives Lost.

A Great Sumber of Houses Carried AWAY,
but No Lives Lost.
DIS MONIES, Ia, June 5.-Western Iowa
was again deiuged with heavy rains Tues
day night. Great damage was done in the
towns of Underwood, Nicola, Persia and
Weston in Pottawattamie county Yes
terday morning Mosquito creek, that flows
through these towns oyerfiowed its banks
and all the country in the vicinity was
flooded. AT Underwood about thirty res
licences in the low lands were carried away
by the water, five miles of the Milwaukee
track was washed away and part of the
town is now under fifteen feet of water.
No lives were lost, but there were many
narrow escapes. At Weston the same
creek flooded the city to depth of five
feet Thirteen houses were wrecked and
fifty more or less damaged. There was no
loss Of life.
The Farmers Heavy Sufferers.
At Persia the torrent overspread the
town to the depth of five feet, wrecked
four houses aud caused much other dam
age The storm about Adair was the
worst ever known and much damage was
done TO crops and much stock lost by
drowning One farmer lost sixty head of
hogs by drowning and his barn, corn crib,
hay stacks and fences were foated away.
besides three feet of water in his residence.
Bridges and culverts on railroads and
highways are washed ont and corn fields
badly washed out. So far as learned no
human lives were lost. John Cook, living
east of Casey. lost a e. 600 stallion by the
food and came near losing his own life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05

The record of Noah's voyage were
kept In the archives.
The Southern herald., 1890-10-24
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

THE following swine notes we repub
lish from the columns of the Nebraska
Farmer: f
JUST what plan the pig-grower shall
follow must be determined by. his loca
ton, the kind OF food at command and
the distance from market; but it is al
ways safe plan to get them on the
market as soon as possible.
THE man who believes the ''swill
pail" to be the best breed is in error as
well as the man who depends entirely
on the fine quality of blood to make his
hogs fine. Better combine the two
fine blood and the swill pail. 3t
THE SOW that will not thrive we'll on
good grass when not sucking pigs is NOT
q good one, and the farmer who will re-
tain such one when better ones are
so abundant deserves Ill success in his
efforts at pig-breeding.
THE man who brings fall pigs to grass
weighing only about 100 pounds should
draw heavy line across this part of his
farm operations and abandon it entirely
till he can adopt more rational and
profitable system Of feeding.
WHEN grass is acknowledged as king
and treated as such in our pig growing
operations we will have pork produced
at cheaper rate and of finer quality.
The cost Of labor in the production Of o
crop of grass is merely nominal as com
pared with that of crop of grain.
The Southern herald., 1890-10-24
WOULDN'T HAVE IT.
Widow Grangely Draws the Line at Being
Called Old and Decreplt.

Widow Grangely Draws the Line at Being
Called Old and Decreplt.
The Widow Grangely had an impor-
tant case in court She knew that II she
should win, her condition thereafter
would be one Of financial ease, and she
had accordingly employed the most ef-
fective lawyer in the county. When
the case came to trial, the shrewd law
yer saw that his road to success lay
through the emotions Of the jurymen.
'Gentlemen," said he. '1ook at this
poor woman. Is she not enough to ex-
cite the pity Of any beholder? Decrepi-
tude has not spared her, and age is fast
Spreading its blight upon her once fair
face. She
You stop right whore you arel" ex.
claimed the widow. .Ineed the money
that might come out OF this case, but
Ill tbe hanged II you shall stand up
there and call me old
The lawyer FASTENED to her and said:
Why, madam, must talk that way
or lose. he case"
i don't care IL you do have to talk
that way you sha'n't I'd rather lose
the whole thing than 70 be called old.
lam as good-Iooding as ever was, and
! want you to understand that fact
Decrepit, indeed. I'll bet could gather
You up and throw you over ten-rail
fence right now. II you want to talk
about the law there Is in the case, 70
ahead but If you call me old again,
we'll fight, that's all Arkansaw Tray.
eler
The Southern herald., 1890-10-24

Every year we have complaints--gen-
orally from amateurs about the trouble
Of growing cucumbers. The bugs de-
stroy them, and the growers give up
the battle There is just one complete
easy way of growing cucdmbers, and
the Rural has several times stated IT.
II is to plant late. II the seed is planted
about the 5th of June the vines will not
likely be disturbed. II planted about
the 10th, they certainly will not be.
Unless cucumbers are grown for the
market and it is desirable to get them
In as early as possible, this late
planting is just as good as earlier plant
Ing. Planted about the 9TH OF June the
cucumbers will begin to form by. the
middle Of July, and we get rid Of all the
tronble and anxiety shout the iestruc-
ton OF the vines. AS all very we'll
know several remedies have been rec
ommende4 70 prevent insect depreda-
tion upon the vines, but none Of them
ere absolutely sure.-Western Rural
The Southern herald., 1890-10-24

reached the light, area tenth to fourth
of an inch high, and have sent down
roots two inches or more in length.
These roots, if numerous, double the
labor required to destroy them, COM
pared with those shown in Fig. l. But
the steel rake and the slant harrow will
do good work with them.
Fig. represents the weeds still more
reduced In size, half a month later,
when they have reached height of six
inches or foot. The crop has already
suffered largely from their crowding and
shade, and the labor required for them
was at least ten times as great as for
those in Fig. 2, and about twenty times
as great as in Fig, /. This difference
has been tested by actual experiment.
Two given areas of soil were measured
of for prompt raking, and another equal
area assigned for the six-inch weeds,
and the time required measured by the
watch. Two square yards were hand
somely and thoroughly dressed with q
steel rake In twenty seconds by the
mode represented in Fig. l; and one
square yard in forty seconds according
to Fig. Q. The work was repeated
overy week for month and half. max