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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The clinton County Murder.

An investigation Of the facts attending
the murder OF Farmer Henry Nurre. OF
Clinton county. and the attempted muir
der Of his wife. reveals the circumstances
to be that the old couple had evidently
Just completed writing letter to son,
Jos. Nurre. at Sac City. for 1t had been
signed. folded. yet not placed In the en-
velope. which was addressed and lying
near. The superstition is that Che MUIR
derers entered the house from the kitchen
door and struck both Of the old people
blows from behind as they were sitting at
the writing desk. The marks on the
neck Of the old gentleman showed that
he had been strangIed TO death and that
his neck had been dislocated. II seems
that after the old lady had been
assaulted she had run up stairs
into the frat room she could reach
and had attempted To barricade the
door with the beds,ead. which had
been pushed aside, after which the old
woman had been terribly beaten and cvi.
IDENTITY left for dead She presents a ter
ribe sight her face being so cut and
terribly bruised as to appear anything
but human. The attending physicians
now hope that she may recover con-
sciousness, and thus be able to tell who
did the deed.
Word comes from Msquoketa that
three tramps, released Tuesday from Jail
at Maquoketa. boarded "A freight train at
Delmar, and since then have not been
seen. As one had worked for Mr.. Nurre
suspicion points to those three as the
murderers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Base ball at New Orleans-Chicago Broth
erhood Z, Cleveland do, :.
An Atchison girt Is years old has lust
been divorced from her thlrd husband.
Mrs. Cleveland laid the cornerstone of the
new eye and ear infrmGry at New York
Saturday.
Mrs, Benjamin Harrison and party have
reached St Augustine, Fla, where they ale
the guests of H. 81. Flagler
A landslide took pace at Troy. n. ",
Saturday, which overwhelmed a brick house
and killed two women and girl OF IL years.
Stayner, of Ives and Stayner notoriety,
was admitted to bail at New York Satur-
day. Ives could not get his bail ready.
Pete jackson, the colored pugilst, accom-
panied by a kind of variety show, will open
western season at Indianapolis to night.
A farmers little son was horribly mangled
by train near Jacksonville, His, Saturday
and instantly killed. He was stealing ride
on the trucks
Schuyler Harsilton, Jr., brick manufac-
turer, of Croton, West Chester county, n.
Y, has failed. He is grandson of Alexan-
der Hamilton
The French cabinet has had its semi-oc-
casional break up and Tirard is no longer
A'S TAXES pace Win
q new deal all round.
Rev. R. Manseli, pastor of the First Meth
odist church at Pittsburg, Pa, has been sus-
pended from the ministry pending the de-
cision of his case by the next annual confer
ence. The charge was lying.
Henry Purdy, of jackson, Mich, would
try to cross ahead of train, in that city,
Saturday in spite of the tiagmsn's warming
He is dead now; SO IS his wife and little
girl who were in the buggy with him.
At Philadelphia Sunday Bishop Shsnev
Roman Catholic of North Dakota, stated
to a congregation that the government had
stolen II 600 900 acres of land from the
Chippewa Indians in that state and that
5000 of them were now starving and freez-
ing.
The Brotherhood base ball players have
scored the first knock down Judge Thayer.
of Philadelphia, Saturday decided that the
National league contract was invalid, hold
ing that the reserve rule is practical sale Of
man to a base ball club, and deprives the
contract OF mutu 4lity and equity
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
HE RUINED THOUSANDS.
Chicago Banker Returns After Thirteen
Years of Absence.


Years of Absence.
CHICAGO, March Ed. D, Spencer. to
whose bad management was attributed the
ruin and misery which followed the collapse
of the Cook County National hank and the
States Savings institution in 1877, arrived in
Chicago yesterday, after an absence of over
thirteen years When the bank failed he
went TO Stuttgart, Germany, and had been
there ever since. Spencer came to this city
from Morris, ILL.,
As banker his career is without paral-
lei in the history of Chicago, and almost of
the entire country. In the ruin os the insti-
buttons which he pulled down he--or rather
the reckless fnanciers who duped him-de-
stroyed many homes rendered aged persons
destitute and swallowed up the savings of
hundreds of hard working and frugal men
and women. There were several indictments
against him until few years ago, but they
were stricken from the docket They can
be reinstated, however
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
DECLINED Without rhank.

NEW ORLEANS, March II The Louisiana
Lottery company Saturday sent Governor
Nichols check for 100000, to be applied
In securing levees, etc. The governor sent
the check back straightway, informing the
lottery people in effect that the eve of tn /.
assembling of the legislature, which would
act on the company's application for re=char-
ter, was bad time to make such donationt
and be had no right to put the people of the
state under obligations to the company. The
lottery company will offer the money to the
various levee districts, and it is probable
that it will be received
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
They Do 1t Quickly in Nebraska.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. March IA special
to The Tribune from Hastings, Neb., says
A farmer named Amos Stanton, living near
Bromfeld, in Hamilton county, shot and
instantly killed w. W. Lewis in his store in
that place Saturday afternoon, and was
lynched in thirty minutes after committing
the crime. Lewis was sitting in his store
when Stanton entered and began firing.
Lewis attempted to run, but was hit in the
back and dropped dead. Stanton was Jailed,
but mob Of ten men wearing masks
marched to the jail and putting a rops
about Stanton's neck dragged him to a livery
stable, where they hung him TO a rafter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The Bridegroom Came Not.

ELKToN, Nd, March T.-An unusual in
cidsnt is creating much talk in Cecil county,
Miss Maggie Ellison, daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Newcastle county. The ceremony
was fixed for O'Clock on Wednesday even
ing, last. Forty guests had assembled to
witness the marriage, and the preacher,
Rev. DIR. Anderson, was on hand, but the
groom failed TO arrive, and his coming was
awaited an hour. He has not yet appeared,
and the prospective bride Is heartbroken
Nothing is known of the groom's where
abouts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Horrible Charge Against an Educator.

PHILADELPHIA, March Hilary W.
King, project of the Pennsylvania institu-
ton for the instruction OF the blind was ar
rested yesterday charged with solomy ON q
warrant sworn out by Thomas W. Barlow,
q member Of the state board of charities.
The arrest is the outcome Of an inv sstigation
begun on Tuesday last by the board of
managers of the institution Of cha gees made
against the management by one OF the in
structors. One witness was produ ced at the
preliminary examination, and he wore posi-
lively to the truth Of the char ye. King
emphatically denies the charge and says
there Is q conspiracy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
NEW WORKERS AND THE FAIR.
They Demand Guarantees That Chicago
Gun Rai.e $40 OOO.OOO

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ton was developed at the meeting Of the
house worlds fair COMMITTEES Saturday 70
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
A Reporter Suspected o. Perjury.

WASHINGTON CRY, March 1.-THE Dolph
committee, which has been trying to find
the leak in the senate secret session has gone
on new tack recently. A reporter for The
Washington Star who was call before the
committee denied that he had said in con-
versation with the sergeant-t farms of the
senate that he would tell the Dolph commit
tee where certain secret session leakages were
if three members of the con mittee would
withdraw. II is understood tie commi ttee
believes that this statement can be contro-
verted and that it has discussed the POSSIBLE
ity of having the reporter indicted for
Der iury
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

PHILADELPHIA, March I7.-The Press has
an interview with senator Allison, In which
that gentleman generally advocates cutting
down the duty ON over-protscted articles.
Congress should pass aNbill this session, he
says, aud It should include deep cut on
sugar especially, but outside Of this article
he did not specify. He said the free list
should lie enlarged wherever IL was safe,
and reduction be made on many articles
and probably would be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
GREAT STRIKE OF MINERS.
A Quarter ola Million Coal Miners In Eng
land Ouit Work

LONDON, March IA strike Of coal min
srs was inaugurated Saturday which in
wolves the enormous number OF 250, 900 men
II is thought, however, that Il will be
short one. Still, even a short stoppage of
operations will cause serious arrangement OF
industries. II the strike lasts ey en- one week
scores OF factories will have to bs shut down,
throwing many thousands of persons out of
work. Prices OF coal are advancing rapid
y. The strikers say they have funds to sup
port them in inleness four wesks il neces-
sary. There is no doubt that they can stay
out at least two weeks, and this will proba-
bly, suffice - bring about a concession of
their dmands.
The large manufactures cam OF afford to
shut down for lack OF coal. II the English
mines cannot furnish the reg liar supply
the Belgian and German mil es can; and
when the British mine owner finds his Gus
toners supplying themselves from abroad
he will be compiled to make terms with
his men or sustain irretrievabe loss. This
is what the miners rely on, and past expert
ence justifies their belief For il has always
been the case that with rising or firm
market for coal, the English miner could
force the mine owner to admit him to an
increased share OF the profits OF The business.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
A Break i'm the Levee.

New ORLEANS, March IA break &C
Cured in the levee at Raleigh, thirty -fiv
miles above Vicksburg, Saturday, and wa
soon 400 feet wide. The water will go di
rectly back about ten miles into Bear lake
and thence by two outlets into the Tensa
river, in the western portion of Tensas par
ish. The famorsy fertile Madison parisl
will be overfiowed The extensive planta
tions of the Messrs. Richards, Ashley 8
Waddill will doubtless be inundated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The Geneva Cour, Hou.. Fire.

GENEVA, Ill, March 1.-THE ruins within
the walls of the court house are still burn
ing, and, as no effort Is being made to put
out the fire, they are liable to continue burn
ing for many days to coma. The consequence
is that nobody knows that the county rec
ords are safe, but it is believed that the con-
tents Of the treasurers safe, worth $l4, 900,
are DESTROYED
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The Blair Educational Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY, March l7.-There is a
general desire in the senate to get rid of the
Blair educational bill this week. 1t has oc-
cupied the attention of the senate 10 the ex
clusion of other important business for sew
eral weeks now The fate of this bill is prob
lematical Blair claims that It will pass by
small majority. Aldrich and Faulkner,
who have taken great interest in the oppo-
sition 10 the bill, believe that there is good
majority of the senate pledged against it
They are assured that several senator's who
have voted for the measure in past years
will vote against il at this me, and they
are counting on the votes OF the senator's
from the new states TO defeat t.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
AS TO CARLOAD QUANTITIES.
An Interstate Commerce Decision q
WIdespread Interest.

Widespread Interest.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE inter-
state commission Saturday, in an opinion
by Commissioner Schoonmaker, decided the
cases brought against the trunk lines by r.
b. Thurber and others, Thomas L. Green
and Francis H. Leggett & Co.. of New York
city, known as the carload" cases, in favor
Of the complainants. Complaint was made
Of too great differences in rates charged on
carload and less than carload quantities.
The cases excited widespread interest, and
more than 1900 persons, firms and corpora
tions doing business in various sections of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Nearly Fatal Accident at Fencing.

PARIS, March IL Meredith Read, son Of
the former United States minister at
Athens, Friday while fencing at the Sale
Merignac famous fencing school was in
Dout with French viscount, when the foil
Of his opponent pierced Reads chin, going
through his neck The wound was supposed
TO be fatal till the surgeon arrived He
stopped the flow of blood and de clared that
the wound was not necessarily ft tai, but an
inch to tho right or left would have killed
Mr. Read The fencers did not " ear masks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The MORAN CoIlierv DIsa,ter.

LONDON, March 17-Forty-t'vo bod les
have been recovered from the Inflated Morsa
colliery In Wales 1t is doubtful il the 100
odd remaining will ever be recovered, as fire
has broken out afresh in the ruins
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
The Berlin Labor Congress.

BERLIN, March 17.--Kaiser Wi helm la.
Dor congress met here Saturday with full
attendance of delegates. No business was
transacted except the election of presiding
officer adoption of rules, etc. Baron Won
Berlepsch was elected president
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Killed by His 1s-Year-o,d Son.

New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE Times.
Democrats ocaa, Fla, special reports the
killing of J. H. Burchfeld. by his l5-year-
old son Burchield had severely chastised
the lad and had taken up his gun to shoot
his wife when the boy drew a pistol and shot
his father dead
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
A,o,ber soc,al,s. for Ma.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Socialist Finke,
who was connected with the Socialist con
spirators recently tried and condemned at
Elberfeld, has made his escape, ind is sup
posed TO be on his way to New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Nav Goto Ranking Now.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing named national bank have been
authorized to commence business: First Ma
tional tank of Benton Hsrbor, at Benton
Harbor, Mich, capital $4,000; L.acede Ma
tional bank OF st. Louis, at st Louis, No,
capital : 900 90
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND
CONVENTION.

The democratic voters OF the city OF Rock Island
and Rock Islsn township, are hereby notified TO
be AZ their several voting places in their respec
tive wards Mt O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, March
ed, 1890, 70 select delegates the city-township
convention, TO nominate a candidate IN each ward
for alderman, and select ward committee. Each
ward IL entitled to one delegate for every thirty
votes cast for Cleveland in 1888, and for each
fractional over thirty:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Wants 20 Go TO Conrres.,

CHICAGO, March 17--Hempsteai WASH
burne, has announced himself candidate
before the Republican congressional district
convention tor the Fourth district, in op-
position to Congressman Adams.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Both Dead I'm Twelve Honr..

SALEM, Mass, March l7-Edward A. Per-
kins, member of the common council and
tel Ter of the Beverly National bank, died
yesterday morning of typhoid pneumonia
His wife died Saturday evening of the same
disease, and their two children are quite sick
With n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

WASHINGTON CITY March 1.-THE following
are the weather indications for thirty-six hours
from p. m. yesterday: For Iowa. Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin-wa
fair weather; southerly winds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

LONDON, March 1.-THE North German
Gazette aud the Frankfurter Zeitung have
been heavily fined for PUBLISH ~ patent
medicine advertisements in violat ion Of the
law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
ANNOUNCEMENT.

TVH NVILEN INN,
Al the request Of many friends hereby an
uouuce myself ~ a candidate for the ONCE Of
Township Collector, subject to the decision of the
Democratic oity-township convention,
c. II. SEIDEL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

While attending the Quincy, Ills, G. A.
r. gathering last week, Sheriff Matson, OF
was robbed of a $3.50 diamond shirt
stud while asleep OF the hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

The delegates will meet at the Turner hall on
Tuesday evening" March 25th. 1890, at 80 O'Clock
TO nominate candidates for township supervisor,
four as.i stant supervisors. one township assessor
one township collector, three constables 10 oil
vacae cies for the unerpired term OF four year,,
and choose a chairman Of the city committee.
JAMES W. CAVANAU0H,
Chsirman CITY. Township Committee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

the country filed memorials with the COM
mission expressing their vie WIS for or against
the relief sought Tor by the complainants
The Principles Laid Down. :
The commission recogni yes the right of
classification and also the l'.ght of the rail-
way to charge higher rate for less than car
loads than for carloads But carriers are
not at liberty TO classify property and i'm
pose charges exclusively In their own inter-
est; they must also respect the interests of
the shipper Neither is cost of servics alone
a controlling element in fixing charges. The
value of the service must also be properly
regarded A difference in rates upon car
loads and less than carloads which destroys
competition between large and small deal
ers is unjust and violative Of the law.
Application of the Same.
There is no justification for difference in
rates between solid carload from one con-
signor and a carload made up of like freight
in smaller quantities from different consign-
ors. The official classification discriminates
unjustly as to the articles kn own as groceries
in carload and less than carload quantities,
and revision is necessary to correct this
iniustice
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE house
S aturday adopted resolution inquiring Of
the secretary of war whether he had suffi-
cient funds to protect government work on
the Mississippi during the fiopd; also wheth-
er apprehensions are felt that loss of life
will occur owing TO the food. The senate
amendments 10 the bill authorizing bridge
across the Missouri at Pierre, s. D., were
concurred in. Some other business of no
general interest was transacted and at p.
IN. public business was suspended and the re-
mainder of the day devoted to eulogies ON
the late Representative Kelley OF Pennsyl-
wanna. Tributes to the dead statesman were
paid by O'Neil Of Pennsylva lia, Mckinley,
Breckenridge of Kentucky, Kerr of Iowa,
and others. The house then adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
Lodce,, National Eleetion BiII.

WASHINGTON CITY, March ia bill in
PRODUCED in the house Saturday by Lodge of
Massachusetts providing fer national con-
troll of elections for members of congress
provides that the election, when SO requested
by 500 voters OF any congres ional district in
the United States, shall To managed by
- nited States district COZ rts. the judges
thereof appointing the election officers
With reference to the voter, the Australian
system is provided with all lis safeguards to
enable voter to cast a secret ballot, the
tickets to be provided by the government
and a record of the numbsr used at each
precinct to be kept Provision is made for
registration, the ballots are to be uniform
and the officers appointed By the judge are
TO count the votes and cert ~ them TO the
court, which shall compute the vote and
give certificates to the succe sful candidates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17

LewsIey TOOK The paper 20 ingalls, and
showed it to him. ingalls, screwed his double
specialized eyes close to the paper a moment
without speaking, and then he raised them
mp and said;
"My God, Lewsley, you've ruined mel"
"Oh, no, | think not" said Lewsley. at
is just rs you gave it TO me, is it mott"
yes, believe 1t is, said Ingalls,, land
there is no use in trying 10 lie out Of it. /
couldn't afford TO enter the ring with great
professional liar like yourself will do one
thing, however. / will prevent the reap
pearance Of that advertisement
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-06
A LATE LINE FROM HAYES.
The Corrective Properties OF the
Juices of California's Vegetable
Alternatives Almost Sensational.

A lady formerly of 1921 Mission ST., but now
of 400 Hayes St., s. F., writes to the Edwin w.
Joy Co. as follows: " Mrs. H. T. Beverly, of Sc
attic, resided with me last winter. She had long
been sufferer from dyspepsia and waterbrash.
Her stomach was so weak that for months at a
time she lived principally upon milk and the
white of eggs. Among other things she tried
one of the mineral sarsaparilas only to find that
1t gave her pains in the head and weak sinking
spells. Having taken joys Vegetable Sarsapa-
rilla myself with great benefit i'll stomach
troubles induced her to discard the potash
preparation and try your Vegetable compound
1t began reinvigorating her stomach and in
short time helped her astonishingly 1t i'm
proved her appetite and strength to that extent,
that just before she left, she was beginning to
return to solid food. She authorized me to
write you this statemU'@ ""~ dinghy"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-06
Cause of n Small Fire on Railroad
street.

Cause of n Small Fire on Railroad
street.
About 5 80 yesterday afternoon Mrs.
j. Newton, the wife of an expressman re-
siding at No. 10 Railroad street, near the
corner of San Fernando street, prepared
the evening meal, and after filling coal
oil lamp, lit and placed it upon the sup
per table. She then left the kitchen and
went out upon the front porch to await
the return of her husband, who was put
ting up his team in barn near by
While che was standing there she heard
an alarm of fire, followed by sharp ex-
plosion, and running back towards the
kitchen she discovered that the lamp had
been upset and that the oil had become
ignited and set fire to the frame walls of
the building. She at once raised
an alarm, and Officer O'Reagsn,
who was passing, rang up the
fire department, which responded
with alacrity. In the meantime, how
ever, the flames had obtained q good
hold upon the structure, but with the
assistance of the neighbors most of the
furniture was removed to a place of
safety, and the occupants OF the cottage
adjoining also carried out their effects.
On the arrival of the engines three
streams of water were played upon the
flames, and the fire was subdued after
about twenty minutes work. The loss,
which is estimated at about 81 900, is
fully insured with the North German In
surance Company.