davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
IN THE LAKE SECTION.
Three More Dead Iteported at Koh
mans and La "a GerYaiae.

Three More Dead Iseported at Kohl
mans and Lake Gervaise.
ST. PAUL, July 15.--The once beautiful
stretch of country lying between Gervaise
and Vandvies lakes presents a scene of
desolation. 1t will lie years before the
havoc wrought by tie storm can be re-
paired and its traces obliterated. Scores of
farmers have lost not only their homes,
barns, and cattle, but their growing crops
in every direction, and are left absolutely
destitute. The county Immediately ad.
joing the lakes was perfect park of
beauty, adorned with beautiful cottages
and handsome grounds, but is now worse
than wilderness. at Kohlman's hotel
the scene was especially terrific. There
the Good, Schurmeier, and Mulaney cot
tages were swept away and most of the
fatalities occurred.
Additional Dead and Injured.
The total number of dead is now known
to be eight, the three additional victims
being j. Fl. Schurmeier; Jack Burch, OF
st. Paul, and Martin McNamee, a farmer
near Little Canada. Neither the body OF
Mrs. Schurmeier nor that of Charles
Schurmeier has been recovered. The in.
jured number twenty-four but few being
| seriously hurt as follows: Swan Peterson,
Carrie Meist, Mrs George Miller, Mrs
Hub C. Schumacher, Mrs. Pfaehe, female
| servant of j. III. Sch lrmeier, and c. NJ.
Mullane, the latter having both legs and
arms broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
THE STORY OF THE DISASTER.
Graphic Account of the Destruction OF
the Sea Wing.

Graphic Account of the Destruction of
the Sea Wing.
Lake Pepin is an expansion of the Miss
issippi river about thirty miles long and
averaging in breadth about three miles.
The Sea Wing was stern wheel steamer,
and when she started home from the camp
with her load of excursionists the wind
was blowing half gale, but was not
thought to be sufficiently strong to re-
quire delay. The tempest descended just
as the vessel reached about the middle of
the length of the lake, opposite Lake
City. 1t was not a cyclone, but a fierce
tornado that piled the waves mountain
high and rent the forest ON the shore with
portentous crash that carried dismay to
the crowded boat and barge.
The Pilots Despairing Cry.
At the same time a pelting shower of
hail began, beating mercilessly the IN
protected crowd in the barge and driving
the party on the steamer to the seclusion
of the cabin. BY some fatal error the cab
in doors were locked and the affrighted
fate The storm rose with greater power
and the wind gained force every second,
but the crowd stood pale and silent until
suddenly r voice broke out: "We're lostp
1t came from pilot and seemed to break
the spell. The scene that followed was
one of frenzy, fear and despair. Cries,
sobs and shrieks broke from every part of
the boat, and by common impulse men
and women sank to their knees and prayed
aloud
he
After cutting loose the barge with
| thirty persons on board, the captain or
dered the pilot to run for the shore. The
moment the bow was turned toward the
| east the wind caught the fated craft amid
| ships and whirled it clear around. 1t
| righted and seemed safe, but even the
bowling of the storm was lost in the wild
and despairing shrieks that came from
| the doomed passengers. Women chung to
each other and to their children, and the
shrill treble of their cries caused renewed
| terror. The wind was blowing hurri-
cane. Men on the upper deck could hard
| ly hand on, and two women had their ex-
hausted hold torn away and were swept of
into the boiling waters astern.
Lull Before the Horror.
| A little lull came, and then a wilder
burst of the storm. The bow of the Sea
Wing was lifted in the air. The broadside
of the vessel caught the force of the gale,
and the boat was lifted almost bodily out
of the water, inverted and dashed down
again. The upper works were smashed to
splinters and then crushed beneath the
weight of the hull. Scores of women and
children sent up last agonizing shrek Of
terror and despair as they were hurled into
the water, the greater portion of them be-
ing carried underneath by the suction.
from whence there was no possibility of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
A HorAd Month.


rum heokuk, Ia, DemOcrat.
August, 1887, was q noted month. 1t
gave extreme heat and extreme cold, the
results of which were disastrous to the
public health. Gases of collie, cholera
morbus and diarrhoea were abundant and
there were numerous calls at the drug
stores for Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. Druggists of
this city tell us that this remedy has been
more frequently called for during the
past month than any other preparation.
and that 1t has proven panacea for the
very worst cases. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is mer
itorious medicinal preparation for all
summer complaints for which it is recoms
mended. and grows in popularity in this
city and vicinity The sales are increas>
ing rapidly and wonderful cures are re.
ported. Sold by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
The CIoak-Makers, Strike.

New YORK. July 15.-At yesterday g
meeting of the cloak ma kers and their en-
ployers the two points at issue were fur
Their discussed, and tho one concerning
pay for time lost by the strike was settled
by a concession in wages sufficient to make
up the loss in time. The other point, the
discharge of non union men who had taken
strikers places, was not quite settled, but
it had practically been agreed that the
non-union men should lie induced to join
the union and take thei. chances of con-
tinued emplOyment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15

THE republicans of the Eleventh lows
district have nominated Hon. George D
Perkins. the accomplished editor of the
Sioux City Journal, for congress. If the
democrats have not yet held their conven-
ton, why no: nominate the Hon. Jno
G. Kelley, of the Tribune. Mr.. Kelley
has succeeded in establishing first-clas!
democratic newspaper right under the
Journals dome, and in part of lows
which the latter paper considered it hat
the sole right to circulate. We take il
therefore that Bro. Perkins would find il
Bro. Kelley an opponent worthy of thu
highest consideration in q political a!
well as business sense.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
THE MARkE rs.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July IA
On the board of trade to-day quotations
were as follows: Whest-No. July, opened
SIC, closed silsc; September, opened 90l4c
closed $3.50; December, opened slssc. closed
elt4c. Corn-No. 2 July, opened s7Iec, closed
September, opened and closed ASSOC. Oats
No. July, opened sec, closed 29a.c; August
opened 2sltc, closed 2sssc: September, opened
and closed 2sssc. Pork-July, opened sl2.0l.
closed $ll.s5. August, opened $ll.a1, closed
Sill September, opened $ll.o0, closed Sll.sO
Lsrd-August. openei and closed $3.50.
Live stock-UDIon stock yards prices: Hogs
Market opened active and firm, prices
5a.15c higher; light grades. $S75a3.95; rough
packing. So 6tG370; mixed lots, S370lS2e5
heavy hacking and shipping, $S.7033aa
Cattle-Market slow; 56l0c lower; beeves
$3.50 40; bulk. $4.o0iD4.20; COVE and mixed,
$I.2sdS.l0; stockers and feeders, S2.25GtS5a
Sheep-Marset steady; muttons, ea7Slt5 H.
lambs, 5.uGS6..5; stockers and feeders,
S3.50lt4.25.
Produce: Butter-Finest creameries, lelSo
la,4 per 70: finest DIARIES. I09llo: packing,
stock, 516c. Eggs Strictly fresh, 10alo,Sc
per doz. Poultry-Chickens, hens, l0Il0lSo
per H.; roo tiers, NC; turkeys. mixed lots, s0l0c
spring ducks, l2'eblSlsc. geese, S4004p5. 90 per
doz. Potatoes-Tennessee Rose, $3751r40b per
Dbl. Appies-Fair to choice. $500 500 per Dbl
Strawberries -Muskegon, 5lcGl, Racine choice,
Sl1tiO per lo-qt case hispberrfes BLACK,
S3.0sd3.s0 per 2I-qt case; red Sl.75G2.0O per ~
Of case. Blackberries- GAS per 2i-Qt
case.
New York.
New YORK, July IA
Wheat-No. red winter. q1c cash; do
August, $3.50: do September, e4s&c; do De-
cember, g6ssc. Corn-No. 2 mixed, 4bc cash:
do July, 44Iso; do August, 4434c. osts-No.
2 mixed, '5l4c cash; do September S4cc.
Rye-Quiet but firm Barley Dull and IN
changed. Pork Steady; meas, $l3.2Sol&0o.
Lard-Steady; July, $500; August, Sail; Sep
TENDER, 1aa6
Live Stock: Cattle-Market steady at IN
changed prices; native steers, $3-s5,, 500 y l0l
rs; Texans, ss.e0lt30t bulls and dry cows.
e2.3Saa.0 Sheep and Lsmbs-Sheep dull at
former prices; lambs firm; sheep, S4.5096o0 y
100 fbs; lambs S5.7sq7.75. Hogs-Mari ct dull;
live hogs, s4l0a4- 10 y 100 lbs.
ROCK leland.
Hay-Upland prairie, % 5O111O0
HAy-Timetny-S7 50GS $50.
Hay-Wfld, SO 90.
Corn-35c.
0ats-97@ 90
CAl-Softllo
Cord Woods s. 0s41o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
A CHECK ON TALK.
Senate Republicans Borrow a
Point from Reed.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN Tue RULES.

Decisive Majority of tho Caucus In
Law-Private Claims Not In Good Luck
This sessiou-Theatened Strike in Tho
Record Office-Senator Sherman to Re-
tire from Public Life-Ohicial Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, July l5-The eau
Gus committee of Republican senators
caucus has agreed upon form of change
in the rules, under which debate can be
limited in the discussion of the federal
election bill. The rule to be proposed
will limit debate when sufficient num-
Der of the MAORI y of the senate conclude
that it has proceeded far enough, and a
time win then be fixed for taking q vote
The Democratic senator's say that the
fight in the senate will be made on the
proposed change in the rules.
The Change Proposed to the Caucus.
The Republican senators, to the number
of thirty one, met in caucus last night to
receive the report of the above mentioned
committee. The committee, through
Aldrich, presented a proposed modifica'
tiOu VI tHc Tults uDueT WHICH, Wucn
measure has been unde discussion for
three Legislative days, majority OF the
senate can order general debate closed
after that, thirty minutes to be given each
side for debate, no senator to speak more
than once. Objection was made to this
rule on the ground that it would look to
the country as though the Republicans
were proposing under it to hurry the cleo
ton bill through the senate in three days.
Giving the Orators More Play.
After some debate it was determined to
| change the proposed rule so as to have de-
| bate closed after a reasonable time" in
| stead of three days. In this form the rule
| was referred back to the caucus commit
tee to be revised and reported to future
| caucus. The vote taken on this PROPOSE
ton showed a decisive majority Of those
present in favor of a change in the rules
| and the passage of the federal election
| bill. The next caucus may not be held for
several days. In the meantime, it Is un
derstood that the sundry civil appropria
| ton bill will be disposed of and the tariff
bill taken up; but it is also understood
| that the tariff bill will be laid aside tenn
! porarily to take up the river and harbor
bill in the near future
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Interesting Feature.
FATAL WRECK ON THE MoNoN.
Twelve People More Less Badly Hur
in Collision.

Twelve People More or Less Badly Hurt
in n Collision.
New ALBANY, Ind, July l5.-Twelve
people were injured in the collision on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
at Smithville, Ind, yesterday Following is
the list: Conductor William Brown, fatally
crushed; Grant johnson, Chicago, seri-
ously crushed; William Mitchell. Indian
apolis, conductor on the freight train.
wrist broken; Henry Whitsell, engineer,
dangerously hurt in he back; James
Meyers, engineer of the passenger. badly
cut about the head; Mrs Patton, Smith
vile; Engineer Hendricks, of the freight
train; jefferson Robertson, brakeman;
Everett Foster and wife, WorthinGton:
Ada Pearson, Bedford; David Warren,
Bloomington; Charles Marain, conductor
of the freight train; William Bagley, Pa
oil: Thomas Andrews, Bloomington; Alice
Walls, Bloomington; Kate Taffe, Indian
apolis-ail less seriously hurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
SHERMAN HAS HAD ENOUGH.
He Proposes to Bfb farewell to Public
Life in 1893.

WASHINGTON CITY, July l5-The report
is current here that Senator Sherman has
decided TO retire to private life at the ex
piratlon of his present term, March g.
1898 His successful management of the
silver bill, by which he was enabled to
bring the silver and anti-silver men to-
gether in conference committee in sup
port of a bill that has become a law is re-
garded by himself and his friends as the
browning act of his public career 1t is
probably the last official service that he
will render to his party. Sherman has
within the past day or two made known
his determination to several of his Repub.
lican friends, who have urged him to re-
consider it. He has positively refused,
and will not be candidate for any Office
again. He is 81 years old, and has been in
harness for forty years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
The Fall of the Bastile.

PARIS, July 15.-All Paris celebrated
yesterday In the Pace de la Concords
the Boulangist deputy, Merry, having at
tempted to deliver an grafton to the parad
ers and the vast multitude which sur
rounded them on all sides, he was prompt
ly placed under arrest. One of the mos
imposing and interesting features of the
programme of the day was a great dem
onstration by the children of the public
schools who paraded the principal streets
and defiied before the Hotel de Vile
where they were reviewed by the officers
of the municipal government
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Iua,rses TN. U.ligo,nna D.aI.

BERLIN, July 15-Admiral Reinhold
Werner declares the recent acquisition Of
Heligoland by Germany to be of more
consequence than the possession of terri
tory in Africa, inasmuch as it renders al
most impossible a blockade of the Ger
man North sea, and thus makes unneces-
sary the maintenance of a fleet in those
SyAterS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15

The President, Coudolence,

Los ANGELES, Gala. July 15-The fol-
lowing message of coincidence was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon by Mrs. FIRE.
mont from President Harrison: II beg to
extend to you my profound sympathy in
your great sorrow. The death of Gen
Fremont has revived the memory of his
great and unique public services, and will
excite regret that the nation did not give
an earlier and more constant expression
Of its grateful appreciation of them"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Done by a NIispla eed Switch.

RICHMOND, Va, July 15.-An east-bound
passenger train ran into freight train at
Gladstone, 100 miles west of this city, on
the James river division of the c. and o.
railroad, Sunday, killing two men and in
juring four others. The cause of the acci-
dent was a misplaced switch. The killed
are Fireman w. B. Holt, of Richmond,
and a negro tramp who was riding on the
trucks of the baggage car. The injured
were only slightly hurt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
No Cholera a. ,E.lencia.

LONDON, July 15.-Tlle Madrid CORE.
spondent of The Times telegraphs that
there is no truth in the reports that chol.
era prevails in the city OF Valencia. Not
a single case, he says. of the disease now
exists in that city. and there is not the
slightest evidence of the panic which has
been represented to exist there
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Two able and representative democrats

were nominated for congress in the First
and Fourth Illinois districts yesterday
W. G. Ewing and Gen. W. G. Newberry
The former is a prominent attorney OF
Hyde Park, and the latter has served his
party conspicuouslY as president of the
Iro9uois club and chairman OF the Cook
county democratic central committee
He was also appointed by President
Cleveland to fill out the unexpired term
of Postmaster Judd, who was compelled
to resign by reason of ill>health.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15

DALLAS, Tex, July 15-Fre yesterday
morning destroyed the three story brick
building ut Coz and 800 Commerce street,
occupied by the general offices of the Texas
and Pacific railway, and before it could be
controlled burned the CASTOR building ad-
joining, occupied by the merchants sx
change and a number or Offices Loss es
timated betw cen s1a5, 900 and sl5o, 600
fully insured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Robbed of $4,000.

OMAHA, Neb., July 15.-Mrs. Floretta
Russell, of Ottawa, Kan, who was on a
visit to relatives in this city, was robbed
of an endorsed bill of exchange for $40,
900 by John l.. Rush and James Hogan,
who had followed her here from Ottawa
of the robbers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Sweden Remembe :. Finl.nd.

LONDON, July 15-Considerable feeling
is aroused in ST. Petersburg by the state
ment ascribed to the king of Sweden that
while in the event of war between Ger
many and any other power he would re-
main neutral as long as possible, he would
fight, if compelled to tsIke part, on the
side of Germany. This is regarded as a
declaration of hostility toward Russia,
whom the Swedes have never forgiven for
the annexation of Finland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Terrible Fire a, Cou.tanttnop,..

CoNsTANTINoPLR. July l5-The fire
which is raging in the Stamboul quarter
of this city has destroyed 900 houses and
burned a vast amount of timber, whose
owners, comprising rs timber merchants,
are ruined. 1t is feared that there has
been heavy loss of life. but nothing de finite
can vet be ascertaineti
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Sale of a Fast PAGER.

BOSTON, July l5.-The fast pacing mare
Allen Maid has been sold to western par
ties for 400 She is said to have won
more money and races this year than sny
trotter ON rhe turf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Drowned for Lack of Sense.

LANCASTER, n. H., July l5.-Four Ital-
ian railroad laborers were drowned Sun
day night by the upsetting of a skiff in
the Connecticut river near Stanford Hol-
low. The water was only five feet deep
and had the men stood up they could have
waded ashore. Their names and resi-.
dence are unknown
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
A Cold-water Ticket for Gotham.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Prohibition
lists last nightnominated a city and county
ticket, headed by w. Jennings Demorsst
for mayor, w. T. Wardell for comptroller,
Charles Z. Manierre for district attorney
and Professor John McMullen for sheriff
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Honor to William Henry Harri.on.

WASHINGTON CITr July l5.-It is prac-
ticaily decided that the vignette of Will.
lam Henry Harrison, the presidents
grandfather. will be placed on the new
silver $50 certificate authorized by the new
silver bill. The certificates will be issued
In various denominations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Dull Day in Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, July 15-The SEN
ate yesterday considered the sundry civil
bill, during the discussion of which Allison
made statement of the condition
of business, showing that seven sppro-
priation bills, one being the river and
harbor, were still in various stages of in
completeness A number of amendments
to the sundry civil bill were agreed to,
among them one for light station on
Eleven Foot shoal, Mich, $50 900, and an.
other increasing the limit of cost of the
Milwaukee public building by s400, 900.
The bill was laid aside, some measures
of little public interest passed, and the
senate adjourned.
In the house, after Enloe had complained
that a very unimportant remark made by
him Saturday had not been embalmed for
the benefit of coming ages in the pages of
the record, and been told by the speaker
practically that the record "was not built
that way" business was allowed to pro-
ceed and the house in committee consid.
cred District affairs. The bill, referring to
station of railway. was recommitted.
and shortly afterward a quorum was lack
ing and the house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Tuesday. August 5th, 1890.

IOthl .-.....'.."..." .-.'-'.''.'o'
BY order of the Democratic Congressional Com
mttee of the Eleventh congressional district q
II inois j. W. POTTER, Chairman.
Monmouth Ill, July IL, 1890
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
COUNTY.
psmocra,,c congress,onal Convention

The Democratic voters in the several counties
composing the Eleventh Congressional District
are requested to send delegates to Congressional
convention TO be held at Monmouth, Illinois,
Tuesday. August 5th, 1890.
at II O'Clock M, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for congress, and TO transact such
other business may be presented for the con-
sideration of the convention.
The several counties in the congressional dis
trict will be entitled to a representation on basis
Of one delegate for every 200 votes and one for a
fraction OF 100 votes or over cast for Cleveland
and Thurman In 1888 as follows:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Financial Measure, "by Reouest.v

WASHINGTON CITY, July 15.-The fol
lowing were among the bills introduced
in the house yesterday: By Featherstone,
"by request" providing that the surplus
money in the treasury shall be loaned to
the several states, they to loan it to the
counties in their states, and the counties
to loan 1t to their citizens; also (by re-
quest) authorizing the issue of treasury
notes and providing bonds for which they
may be exchanged, thus making the bonds
and notes inter-convertible; and authoriz-
Ing specie fund for redeeming such
notes; and providing also commission to
fix and regulate the amount of said notes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
Hawley and Vest Agree for Once.

WASHINGTON CRY. July is. During the
discussion of the sundry civil bill in the
senate yesterday Vest opposed an appro.
priation of $500, 900 TO establish Latin
American memorial library as part of
the Pan-American scheme. Vest said 1t
was part of the sentimental programme
to secure commerce with the South Amer
lean states. 1t was nonsense to expect
that any glamour could be thrown over
the subject in the way of sentiment that
would bring such trade. Hawley agreed
with Vest and offered an amendment ap-
propriating s25, 900 to set aside a branch Of
the congressional library, and entitle it
the Latin-American Memorial library,
whtsh motion went over without action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15

swimming out. The wafer about the
capsized boat was soon dotted with the
heads of the stronger swimmers, and in a
few moments some twenty-five or more
were safely lodged on the upturned bot
tom. The second uptulning of The steamer
and the final rescue of the survivors was
told in these dispat, hes yesterday, and
there is nothing of in terest to add The
storm was over by 9:3D p. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

STATE.
For United States Senator. JOHN NJ. PALMER
For state Treasurer. EDWARD ). WILSON
For Supt. of Public Instruction HENRY kAAB
For Trustees Illinois .''''.''NyoWVS Gp,A I'M
University RICHARD D. MORGAN