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Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.


CHICAGO. Aug IL
On the board of trade to-day quotations were
as follows: Wheat-No. . August opened
=, closed sSlsc: September. opened 9e-yslsc
closed ssssc; December, opened Si,03L4, closed
Sl0k Cora-So. August, opened 50lec,
closed 50l4c; September, op ned sic, closed
5a4c; May, opened 53c, closed Sasc. Oats
No. August, openel +Jis,, closed 3.5sc; Sep
tenber, opened 90, closed 3Ssc: May,
opened <sc. closed ssc. Pork-August,
opened $ll.25. closed Slo,e5; September,
opened and closed sli.as January, open, d
Sass, closed Sl2.sl. Lard-September,o opened
and closed S6.3t.
Live stock-Union stock yards prices: Hogs
Market opened active for good at Sc ad-
vance, common and poor lots slow; light
grades, SSlal4. O; rough packing. S3.:nlSSJG
mixed lots, s3.aGSis; heavy packing and
shipping lots. <36DG.4 10.
Ca tie-Best corn-fed cattle firmer: common
duh; beeves Sse194 81; CO VS. 8. oa2s s.; stock
ers and feeders, S2.4oft3hs Texans. S2l0n3l0
Sheep-Mark steady; natives, $%.094.60;
westerns, IS SIS f4.75: lambs. s5.oo6s.75
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, l9ls6eOc
per h; fine gathered cream, l5ssI6; fine TO goo
limitations. 10 fl2c; daries, finest fresl, 10 tl4-;
fresh packing stocks. 8 SIC. Eggs Strictly
fresh, l. 4 l3c per doz. Poultry-Chickens
hens, slSGac per 10; spring chickens l0c;
roosters, 5G5le; turkeys, mixed lots, eitloc;
ducks, Saec; spring ducks, l0dllc; gee>e, SiSsS
per ooz futatoes-Eariy u 10. S2..5SpS,Ou lIer
Dbl; New Jersey Rose, S3.sla3.75, Apples
New Illinois green, Sl.s5 l3, - per bbl. Berries
Huckleberries- Zoe per box: Sl.5J per le-Qt
case. ckberries-Michigan, Si.GOGL5l per
l6-Qt case.
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. II.
Wheat-No red winter. Sl.05I cash; do
August, $l.GsSS; do September, Sl.03. Corn
No. mixed cash, 57,4c do September,
$50; do October, 5sszc. oats-Quiet; No. .
mix cash, A14c; do SEPTEMBER 4ic: do
October, a. Rye-Dull. Barley-Nominal.
Pork-Dull. mess, sl3o&l4.1 Lard =
Steady; cash, S6.35; September. s6.4a
Live Stock: Cattle-Trade active at an sd-
vance of sOc Q loo Ds; poorest to best naffye
steers. $400@5.00 y lou rs; Texans and Colo
radios, $8-u0Gs.so; bulls and dry COWS, 81. so
2.1o. Sheep and Lambs-Sheep firm and 10
n higher; lambs active at an advance OF
Iec . u. Hogs-Nominaly higher; live hogs.
Sa.lOc4.50 2 lJQ ms,
ROCK Island.
Hay-Upland prairie, % 5O011O0
Hay -Timctny-S7 S0G$ so.
Hay-Wild, 5000.
Corn--35c
Oats-97 20
Cosl-Sofii1e
CJrd WoodS5 8 0S4.o.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
Records on the Diamond.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-Base ball scores yes
terday are reported as follows: League:
At New York-New York 8 Brooklyn 0;
batteries-Welch and Clark, Terry and
DAILY. At Boston-Boston IA, Philadel-
phia A; batteries-Clarkson and Bennett,
Vickery and Clements. AT Pittsburg-
Pittsburg 8, Chicago 4; batteI'ies-Phillips
and Decker, Stein and Nagla At Cleye-
land-Cleveland z, Cincinnati o; batteries
-Beatin and thinner, Mullfne and Har-
rington.
Brotherhood: At New Yorll-New York
il, Philadelphia Ia; batteries Day and
Brown, Knell and Hallman. At Boston
Boston 2, Brooklyn L; batter riss-Sowders
and Cook, DAILY and Murphy At Clsys-
land-Cleveland IL. Pittsburg 20; batter
ies-O' 'Brien. Sutcliffe and Bailey, Tener
and Carroll. At Chicago-(F First game)
Chicago 8, Buffalo 8; batter es-Baldwin
and Boyle. Cunningham and Mack; (sec-
ond game) Chicago Z, Buffalo 8; batteries
Baldwin and Boyle, Twitchel II and Mack.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12

p. m. held conference with Delaware
and Hudson managers. and they agreed to
refuse to aid the Centra road
About the same time Sheriff Rooney
was notified by the Central that theil
West Albany shops were in danger and
that they should expect him to furnish
protection. The impor ant switches at
Albany We're filed yesterday afternoon
with three sets of men, each set going out
when appealed to by the strikers.
Pinkerton Guards Are Legal.
Late in the afternoon a committee Of
the strikers waited upon Attorney General
Tabor for his opinion as to the legality OF
the Pinkerton men being allowed to pa
troll under arms. He decided that the
railroad could have them as long as they
remained upon their property. but if any
of them intruded on the public streets they
were liable for arrest.
Green Switchmnn's Work.
At 7:S0 o'clock the New York Central
local TO Troy ran off an open switch and
the engine was derailed. 1t was found
that the green switchma1 had turned hi,
key the wrong way. The track was
blocked for over an hour. The freight
train which left New Yook in the morn,
ing arrived at East Albany about 8
o'clock No attempt was made to bring
it across the bridge.
A Fight Brewing.
There is suspicion that an attempt
will be made TO break the blockade at
West Albany. Engines have been called
for and new lot of Pinkerton men ar
rived last night. These men, now num-
bering $50. will form Gordon at West
Albany and the work of moving the
freight will be begun. The men say they
will not allow the freight to go and the
road officials say it will go. The knights
are jubilant. The Federation of Labor
met last night and expressed their symps.
thy, pledging their support and assistance
TO the knights
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
Improved Situation at Buffalo.
Chief Arthur's Opinion.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 1I.-Grand Chief p
NJ Arthur, of the Brothe rhood of Loco
motive Engineers, was asked yesterday
whether there was any probability of a
strike of the engineers on the New York
Central railroad He replied Il don't
think there is the slightest probability of
a strike. l have received no complaints
and don't think the eng neers have any
to make. The New York Central is gen.
orally looked upon by engineers to be
about the best in the coun try to work for
and the men who are on il will probably
stay. The engagement of scab firemen
would not cause q strike among the en-
gineers il there was no ether cause fol
q uitting work"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
The Removal of Grants Remains

WASHINGTON Cry, Aug l2-Iu an in.
serview, apropos of the resolution intro
duced by Plumb and passed by the sen.
ate relating to the removal of Gen.
Grants remains from their present rest
ing place in Riverside park, New York,
Col Amos Webster, who served on Gen.
Grant's staff during the war, said: AS
far as have been able 10 learn it is the
sincere wish of the old comrades of Gen.
Grant that his remains shall be inferred.
not at Arlington, as proposed. but at the
plateau near Barnes lake, in the Soldiers
home park, in this city.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
His Arm puI,ed from n. so.,,..

CINCINNATI, Aug. 12.-The fast mail
which left Louisville at 1879 O'Clock Sun
day night collided with a freight train
At Sparta, Ky. The mail and baggage
cars were telescoped, and three men were
caught. William Johnson, postal clerk,
living on Barr street, this city, was prob
ably fatally crushed. Another postal
clerk named j. G. Kennedy, living at Leb-
anon, KY, was also seriously injured. An
unknown tramp had his right arm pulled
from its socket,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
No Strike at Chioago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-So far as present in
dications go there is no possible chance of
the strike on the New York Central road
affecting the Chicago roads belonging to
the system. Grand Master Sweeney, of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid association, pos
itively asserted yesterday that "There will
be no strike in Chicago The Knights OF
Labor will have to fight it out alone, and
they have no jurisdiction whatever on any
lines centering here. The council of the
Federated railway organizations alone
can order a strike 9, and that at present is
not even remotely probable, or even pos
sible u
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
suffering Kansss. yyhat Next9

DODGE CITY, Kan, Aug. 12.-Prsiris
fires are devastating the western part
Of Kansas, Ford and Edwai ds counties
suffering the greatest. In tile northern
part of Ford county tract wenty miles
square was burned over inside of three
hours after the flames star ed So far
there has been no loss of human life, but
in numerous instances the live stock has
been destroyed, in addition 10 the total
destruction of crops Of all XIII ds.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12

ACCORDING to the Louisville Courier
Journals Washington correspondent,
"the mad threat of Speaker Reed that he
would keep congress in session until De-
cember if the senate did not pass the
force bill has helped TO drive some nails
into the coffin of the measure. Some
senators say that they do not intend to
allow Tom Reed to bulldoze that body,
and they are resenting his threat"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
An Ice Famine Appre hended.

PoUeHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Aug 12-This
city is suffering from an ice famine
brought on by the Central strike. The
local dealers have consignnsnts of ice on
the way which have been delayed by the
strike. The hotels and restaurants are
suffering greatly and some Of them may
have to close soon. Railroad officials here
say that the back bone of the strike has
been broken. All trains pas sed along yss-
terday Dearly on time.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12

The Union is still coddling the delu-
sive hope that Mr.. Ben T. Gable will re-
fuse to accept the democratic nomination
for congress in this district. Hasn't Mr.
Gest friend in the city with sufficient
influence to induce the morning sheet to
refrain from so conspicuously admitting
at the very beginning of the campaign
that there is no chance for Gesrs election
with Cable in the field.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
ALL CLEAR AT SYRACUSE.
The Strikers Driven from the Yards by
PinkertOn Men.


SYRACUSE, n. Y, Aug. 12.-"The yard is
cleared of strikers and the Pinkerton men
have possession" was the message that
came over the wire from East Syracuse at
| about O'Clock last evening. The Pinker-
ton detective force reinforced by others
from the west went to East Syracuse
about o'clock p IN. with Under Sheriff
Austin and several deputy sheriffs and an
outside force of railroad employees At
the yard they formed in line and ad-
vanced through the freight yard there, the
strikers all retiring before them without
resistance, and the Pinkerton men and
railroad men began the work of making
up and forwarding the freight cars con-
tanning perishable property which wers
tied up there.
Starting the Tied-Up Trains.
At 4:05 p. m. the train bearing the mail
from the east which should have reached
here at 1880 p. m., arrived in this city aud
was the first train to go through East
Syracuse yesterday. At 4;30 train that
should have gone east at 2:S0 p. IN. pulled
out of the Central station, closely followed
by special train of four cars filed with
the Pfnkerton forces and railroad men,
At $50 p. IN. the first freight from East
Syracuse pulled into the city 1t was a
long line of loaded refrigerator cars. A
United Press reporter was informed that
the secret of the whole matter was that
Governor Hill felt compelled to take some
action in reference to the strike.
Gov. Hill Calls Time.
h. a I. -.
Sheriff Austin, Assistant Superintendent
Goold, of the western division, and the
military officers in holding consultations,
the results of which are said to have been
quickly communicated to Governor Hill.
At noon he inquired what the civil off,
GERS had done. On receiving reply it is
half dozen leaders of the Knights of
Labor at Albany, and told them in very
plain terms that the embargo must be
lifted or he would certainly order the mil
itia ont at once
Holland Promises Peace.
This brought things to crisis and the
result at East Syracuse Is supposed to
have been brought about in part, at least,
by this information. MIR. Holland, of the
Knights of Labor executive board, ar
rived at East Syracuse ON one of the first
passenger trains from the east that az
rived after the Pinkerton men arrived.
He met Under Sheriff Austin, and is re-
ported to have said that he would do his
best to prevent any violence.
Notice to the Strikers.
At noon Yardmaster Sherman. at East
Syracuse, notified the strikers that all who
wished to return to work must report to
him at o'clock in the afternoon, when
the pay car is expected. He said that
those who do not report will be discharged
immediately. This was misunderstood by
the knights to mean that the militia
might return again. They held meeting
at p. m, but would not say what action
was taken.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
The Pope Expressed sati.faction.

mons last night FERGUSON, in response to
question, stated that the pope on receiv-
ing the duke of Norfo k as a private envoy
in 1887, had expressed great satisfaction
at the liberty the Roman Catholic relig-
ion enjoyed throughout the British en-
pire, which, he thought, ought to incits
koman Catholics 10 LOYALTY to the Queen
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
GOING TO SEE THE ZENITH clTY.n
Proctor Knot TO Visit the Town He Made
Famous.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 12.--Ex- Governor
J. Proctor Knott and party of prominent
Kentuckians left this city last evening for
Duluth, where grand reception has been
arranged for the ex-governor who. twen-
ty years ago, made the zenith City by
the unsalted seas" famous by his cele-
brated speech in Congress. 7 he governors
party is q large one. Among them are
Mrs. Knott, Gen. Castleman and Mrs.
Castleman, Dr. w. Fl. Wathen, Mrs.
Wathen, Beriah Magoffin, Nrs and Miss
Msgoffin and DR.. j. B. hampton. At Chi
cago the party will be met by a commit
tee of prominent Duluth citizens, and
from there they will journey over the Wis
consin Central to Duluth, reaching there
at II o clock to morrow morning
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
They Want to Get Rid of O,Dvx.r

LONDON, Aug. 12.-Infuential Roman
Catholics, at the instigation of the Irish
members of the house of commons, are
urging the pope to transfer the Most Rev.
Edward L. U'Dwyer, ID. D., Bishop of Linn
erick, ~ an English diocese.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
HE FOUND A BIG ROLL.
A Pennsylvania Railway Conductor Picks
Up n Fortune of S15s, 900.

Np II fbFtUho OF SIoo,UUU.
ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. n.-While passing
through the observation car attached to
his train Monday w. II. Mccartney,
passenger conductor on the Pittsburg di
vision ofthe Pennsylvania railroad. noticed
an old poeketbook lying on the floor. He
picked it up, and opening it. found bills
and checks aggregating Sl5S. oJo. He
made inquiry and soon found the owner,
who proved to be a Kansas cattle raiser
returning from a successful trip to the
east. He offered to reward Mr. McCart.
ney very handsomely, but that gentleman
refused to accept anything.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
Cut to Pisces i'm a savmill.

PLArrsBuRG, n. Y, Aug. 12.-Simon
Washburne, veteran of the late war and
a member OF the Sixteenth New York
cavalry, was cut to pieces in his sawmill
yesterday by being caught in~the shafting
while grinding an axe.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
A Brutal Berlin Reporter.

LONDON, Aug. 12-Dr. Necolaides, .
Berlin reporter of Greek newspaper,
Tuesday fatally fogged an old woman
who occupied the apartments Immediately
above him. The doctor became incensed
ut the woman for disturbing his rest.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
THREATENING AT ALBANY.
Trainmen Warned Not to Run After Da,
Status of the Pinkertons,

HrHih"eH "Hrheu MOI TO Run Aftef Dnrh
Status of the Pinkertons.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 12-There is now
more difficulty here over the Central line
than at any other point of the road. The
strikers are active and aggressive. At S
o'clock last night train on the Central,
bound for Troy, was stopped at the iron
works. After warning the trainmen that
II they attempted to run after dark they
would be stoned, the train was allowed to
proceed. A committee Of the strikers at Z
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
win Visit His oia Home.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Aug. s9.--Goyernor
and Mrs Fifer left for Virginia to day TO
revisit the scenes of the governors boy
hood. They expect to be absent about
two weeks.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12

A sleeping car on the Great Northern
railway burned at Ada, Mimi, Sunday
morning. the passengers barely escaping
with their lives.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12

A LONDON clergyman breaches one
minute sermons. There can be no sleep
ers on his train.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1890-08-12
A WRECK ON THE CENTRAL.
Half Dozen Mem Killed or Badly
Wounded by n Elunder


Wounded by n Blunder.
ROCHESTER, N Y, Aug. IA bad
freight smssh-up occurred yesterday on
the Auburn division of the New York
Central at Railroad Mills, about twenty.
five miles east of this city. At lo:45 p m
regular freight No. AZ olided with an ex-
ira freight train at that point. Both en-.
gines were completely demolished. About
twenty cars We're wrecked. The cars
actually leaped over the telegraph wires
along the track and tore them down. The
regular train was in charge of Conductor
Addison and the extra was in charge Of
Conductor Bath. The accident was the
result of a blunder in the orders given to
the two trains.
The Roll of Unfortunates.
A list of the killed and injured follows:
Fireman George Lighthesrt, pinned under
the tender, both legs broken, died in a
few minutes from internal hemorrhage;
Brakeman Fred Harris. head injured,
doubtful; George Horstlsr. hurled over
both engines, back hurt, hopeful; Engin-
eer Louis Palmer, jumped, badly hurt;
Engineer Jesse Dansey, still beneath the
wreck, probably dead.
Improved Situation at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, v. Y, Aug. 12.-As the day
advanced the situation appeared consider
ably improved yesterday. Trains were ar
irving and departing more nearly on
schedule time, and through trains arrived
from the east on better time than Sunday,
and western connections were not so
greatly delayed. Train 3 arrived from
New York at 10 O'Clock nearly four hours
late. all of which time was lost at Syra.
cuse, as she arrived at Car astota only fif.
teen minutes late. The Chicago and New
York limited trains got away all right
The engineers and firenen were doing
their own switching yesterday morning.
and did not appear to be in sympathy
with the strikers. There vas no sign of a
strike on the Lake Shore or Michigan Cen.
tral
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20
Making Artificial Ice.

The process of making artificial
ice is interesting, the machinery and
appliances simple when understood.
Anhydrous ammonia and brine are
the direct agents which make the ice.
In immense tanks, which cover
nearly the entire floor of the large
building of the factory, numerous
coils of pipe are set four feet apart.
Through these pipes passes the an
hydrous ammonia. These tanks are
filled with brine of the required
strength, and two large engines pump
the ammonia through the pipes, alb
sorbing the heat in the brine, cooling
it down to temperature of 10 to IA
degrees above zero. Galvanized iron
cans filled with distilled water are
then lowered between the pipes into
the brine bath, and the freezing pro-
cess commences. 1t takes about for
ty hours to freeze the water in those
cans into solid cake of ice. The
cans when frozen solid are taken out
immersed in hot water for moment.
and the cake O.. ice is released from
the can ready for market. Clear as
crystal, these cakes are stored in
warehouses for use as occasion de-
mands.
These tanks hold seventeen hun
dred cans, each can when freezing
producing block of ice weighing
800 pounds. At one end of the tanks
two centrifugal pumps keep the brine
in continual agitation, necessary to
throw off heat and keep the bath in
the low temperature.
By reason of the agitation of the
brine all cans freeze alike in the i'm
mense bath. The tanks, when filled,
furnish continual supply of ice
every twenty-four hours, Rows of
cans drawn are Immediately replaced
with fresh cans as soon as those
frozen are taken out, the present ice
product of this plant being 100000
pounds of ice daily.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20

sang to the old grandmother as she
had promised. Several of the neigh
bors' children crept in to listen, and
before she had finished there was
quite an audience assembled. This
was only the beginning; every Sun
day the visit was repeated, and every
Sunday the audience grew. By and
by she took Agnes with her, to read
story to them while she rested her
voice. Then there were long week
day evenings when one or the other
of them talked to tue grandmother,
while Anne pored over the books they
brought her in which her heart de-
lighted.
SO the summer wore away, until its
last Sunday came After the morn
services, Anne, who had long ago be-
gun to go to church, said to Emily,
II would like to tell you before you
go how much you have done for me
since the first Sunday we talked to
each other, but [ don't know how. l
don't know whether you will find it
out till God makes plain to you what
it is to bring a soul from darkness
into his light. Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20
Queen Victoria's Costly Mistake

Queen Victoria is said to have a
great fondness for pearls. She has
taken care that all her daughters shall
have fine pearl necklaces. One of
the first purchases, after the birth of
each, has been two or three pearls,
and every year, until their marriage,
she has added a pearl or two to her
stock until the necklace she required
was ready. In this quiet, economic
al way she has been enabled to make
up almost a complete rope of pearls
for each of the princesses, and those
who have seen the necklaces at court,
say that the daughters are, so far as
pearls go, well supplied with jewelry.
Thereby hangs a tale. Some years
ago her Majesty bought from a well
known London jeweler three very
valuable pearls, the united cost of
which was not far short of five hum
dred pounds. A little while after
the purchase had been made, the mer-
chant was surprised to receive a let
ter from lady at court which read ::
ssThe Queen wishes very much to
know whether pearls will burn" The
reply to this somewhat tartly scien
tifc inquiry was an assurance that if
her Majesty wished to oxygenize
pearls for her amusement she would
find that they would burn in an ordin-
airy fire. The rejoinder brought the
secret to light. The Queen had plac-
ed the pearls on her writing desk,
wrapped in piece of tissue paper.
As she was writing one morning, she
used the tissue paper to wipe her
pen, and threw it into the fire. The
pearls went with it. The ashes were
searched for them in vain. They had
been destroyed SO utterly as to leave
no trace. The Queen with her own
hand had cast three splendid pearls,
worth more than the average income
of her middle-class subjects, into the
blaze.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20

How far a colleges popularity de-
ponds upon its success in athletics is
still disputed question. Many OF the
younger college graduates maintain
that when a college has made a brill
liant record in athletics the tide turns
in that direction. Older men are not
so willing to admit this, at least in
whole. There have been several up
sets in athletics recently. Yale un-
doubtedly leads all colleges today in
her athletic achievements Princeton's
record last year was admirable. Har-
ward seems to be in an unhappy posi-
ton. Perhaps if we watch the attend
ance lists of entering college men we
shall be able to make up our minds
this year as to the influence on young
mems choice which victories on the
water and on the field exert" This is
the opinion of a college graduate who
believes in all legitimate encourage
ment of athletics, and who yet prefers
to believe that most men go to college
for the college-not for its athletic pos
sibilities. -New York Tribune