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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
The big Muddy Mt Work.

PIERRE, S D., Aug There was a
lively time at Fort Pierre Wednesday,
caused by sudden change in the channel
of the Missouri river, which washed away
strip of the bank eighty feet wide and a
quarter of a mile long. There were sew.
eral frame buildings on the strip, but by
energetic work they were barely saved
from topping over into the fioed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
An Opening for schoolmarms

SANTA FE, \. NJ, Aug. From 200 to
30 school teachers are wanted in New Mex
leo under the new public school law. The
examination of teachers is now in progress
in every county in the territory, and in 10
Ease have the applicants for teach erships
been over one-thipd the required number.
In many cases the boards are publishing a
second call for teachers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Gettin . To Ee a Regular Nuisance.

CARTHAGE. Ills, Aug. DIR. W. :
Hendricks has been agreeably surprised
to receive from Chicago a quantity OF
goods stolen from him at Plymouth. Ills.
few years ago. The repentant sinner
says he is very sorry, and hopes the doc
tor will find the goods all right Several
business men in Hancock county have
had stolen goods returned by the same
Darty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Winners on the Chicago Courses.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The winning horses
at Garfield park yesterday were: Blue
Rock, q mile, Ills; Modjeska, ! mile,
l;42$4; Orlie, p mhe, l;1415; Elsie B.. ..
mile, lis; Goldstone, AZ furiongs, 0:56.
At Hawthorne: Mirabeau, l mile 20
yards, l:49l4; Little Billy, 3. mile. lilo.
Atticus, mile, las; Iowa, i mile, l:3l
St. Adams, X miles l::S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Fassett Accepts the Position.

CAPE MAY, Aug. III. Sloan Fassett
visited the president yesterday. He has
accepted the oollectorship of the New
York custom house. Mr.. Fassett re-
turned last evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Murdered Her Recreant Lover

SELwooD, Fla, Aug. la. c. Jones, a
section foreman on the Florida Central
and Peninsula railway, was shot and
killed Thursday night by Miss Myra Fan
cher, who is only 16 years of age. 1t was
generally understood that they were en-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Raided by Tramps.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Aug. IAN army
of trampe made raid on the town of
Cattawissa at midnight Wednesday
Twelve houses were broken into sinful
taneously. An alarm was given, the citi-
gems organized for protection, and the
tramps fed. Sentinels guarded the town
the remainder of the night.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01

gaqad 10 be married. Two months ago,
ever, he discarded her and married an
other. She was arrested, but sympathy Is
entirely on her side Jones had been GRIM
inally intimate with her under promise
of marriage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Struck by Lightning.

TRENTON, Ont, Aug. 1.--Lightning struck
rowboat containing three boys Gerald
Macdonald was killed and his companions,
Arthur Crow aud Clayton Potts, rendered
unconscious for several hours.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
Bank Thief Arrested.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. About week
ago Charles Kirby, cashier of the City Ma
tional bank of Marshall, Mich, fled tax
ing with him 800, 900 of the banks money.
He was located in this city and arrested
yesterday, and will be held for the Michi-
gan authorities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
FIERCE FIGHT UNDERGROUND.
Mine Pumpman Successfully Resist
Attempted Robbery.


Attempted Robbery.
SHAMoKIN, Pa. Aug. I.-Nicholas
Roach, pumpman at Buekridge eoNiegy,
had fierce struggle with a masked rob
Der underground at o'clock Thursday
morning. Wednesday was pay day for
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company, and Roach drew 564 At
6 O'Clock that evening ne entered Size
mines and went TO work. He was alone
in the slope, and as it drew toward morn
ing the pumpman sat down on an old key
to eat lunch. He had finished and was
about returning to work when u noise
directly behind him attracted his atten-
ton. As he turned revolver was showed
against his head and man wearing a
heavy black mask said: You will give
me the money on your person or you will
never return to your wife and family
alive"
Got the Robber by the Throat.
Roach knew the robber meant business
and pretended to reach in his pocket for
the mouey. This threw the unwelcome
visitor somewhat off his guard and Roach,
leaping upon him, clasped his hands tightly
about the robbers throat and in a moment
the two were struggling on tie ground
Inc miner lamp on his hat illumined
the scene, and for nearly twenty minutes
Roach and the would-be murderer fought
like demons. Finally the robber managed
to free himself aud cried Jim. Jim"
Surprising there was confederate near
Roach extinguished the lamp and the bat
tie was resumed in the darkness
Didn't Use the Gun Right
Roach managed to secure the revolver
and struck the man blow on the head
which felled him. He then struck a
match, but as he did so the masked man
arose and struck the lamp with a club,
knocking it to the ground. In the dark
ness which followed Roach's assailant
escaped. There We're three other pump
men working in a slope some distance
away and it is believed that had the man
been successful in his first attempt, he
would have robbed the others of their
money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01

Joseph Motifs, bagEagemaster, was
thrown ont of the door, and the car turned
over on him. He is now in a dangerous
condition. The following Is 4 list of the
injured: John Irwin, leg broken and side
mashed; Samuel and Willie McElroy.
arms broken: George Wilcox. bad cut on
head; Henry Miller, broken wrist and dis
located shoulder; George W. Day, hip
crushed and back badly sprained
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
THE TRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK

One Person Fatally and Six More or Les.
Severely Injured.
BELLAIRE, O., Aug. An accident oc
Cured on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE and
Cincinnati railway yesterday just south
of this city in which one man was fatally
injured and several persons were badly
crippled A passenger train loaded with
people coming to a circus in this city
jumped the track, the baggage car and
one coach falling down an embank
ment.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
"A Yard of Roses

One of the popular paintings at the
New York Academy of Design was a
yard-long panel Of Roses. a crowd
was always before it. One art critic
exclaimed, such bit of nature
should belong TO all the people, it is
too beautiful for one man TO hide
away"
The Youths Companion, Of Boston,
seized the idea, and spent twenty
thousand dollars to reproduce the
paintings The result has been n
triumph of artistic delicacy and color.
The Companion makes an autumn gift
Of this copy Of the painting to each OF
its five hundred thousand subscribers.
Any others who may subscribe now
for the first time, and request it. will
receive THE Yard of Roses" without
extra charge while the edition lasts.
Besides the gift of this beautiful
picture all new subscribers will receive
The Companion free from the time the
subscription is received till January
First. including the Thanksgiving and
Christmas Double Numbers, and for a
full year from that date. The price OF
The Companion is S1.75 a year.
Every family should take this bright
est and best of illustrated literary
papers in addition to its local paper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
Died With his Boots On.

Paris Brumfield, the noted despera-
do of Lincoln county, this State, who
is credited with having killed at least
a half dozen men, has literally died
with his boots on, having been killed
by his son. The Huntington Adrertiser
OF Thursday gives the following ac-
copnt:
Paris was abusive to his patient
and long suffering wife all day Tues
day Some imagined injury was in
tensified i'm his mind by copious de-
coctions of the flowing bowl. In the
e> ening, it is said, he threatened to
kill her, and she stealthily left the
house and went to the home of her
son Charles, who lived on the same
farm. She asked her boy for protec-
ton from the wrath Of the father,
and he replied that if q hair OF her
bead was touched it would be over
his dead body. In short time the
enraged husband and father came.
He demanded Ambulance, the door
being bolted. This was refused.
Then Paris said he would come in and
kill that woman, and, suiting the &C.
ton to the word, burst the door down
and proceeded toward his wife with
an uplifted club to fulfill his vow to
kill her. Charles pulled his pistola nd
fired, both shots taking effect in the
back Paris dropped the club and
stIrted to walk outside, when the
young man fired three more shots
each taking effect in his fathers side
Paris walked outside few yard.
from the door and dropped to the
ground He refused to be taken in
side and lay there till next morning
when he expired. Charles fled and
has not yet been arrested.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
Agricultural Report

Secretary Rusk, in his third ann ual
report as Secretary Of Agriculture,
saws that Notwithstanding the abund-
ant Weld of crops this year, values are
we'll sustained, and estimates that the
increase in the value Of agricultural
products over last year will be not
less than 100000, 900.
He states that during the first three
months OF the present fiscal year our
exports in cereals alone have aggre-
gated SO, 900, 900, adding that the in
dications now are that the sales
abroad Of the surplus from our farms
will during the present year largely
exceed those OF any previous year.
He notes the increasr. by some S23,
900 in the imports Of agricultural pro-
ducts during the first ten months I'M
der the present law, by comparison
with the same period during the last
wear Of the old law, but emphasizes
the fact that the increase is confined
largely 10 articles not competing with
home products, such as sugar, teas
coffee, etc. At the same time he states
that rhe change in the rates has
checked the importation OF products
which may be produced at home.
Referring 10 the import Of hides, ad-
mitted free of duty, he states that
this causes great depreciation III
prices realized for hides of home pro
duction, and earnestly recommends
that the duty provided for, in section
| of the tarif act approved October
3. 1890, be imposed in all cases where
the countries from which such hides
II o,ronra1 anna
concessions. in regard to the admission
Of the agricultural products OF the
United ) ates.
pork raisers during the past ten years
owing to the prohibition by foreign
countries aggregate over $500, 900, 900.
Pleuro pneumonia, he regards as
quite under control and limited in
! territory to two or three counties on
Long Island and in New Jersey over
which a thorough quarantine is exer-
| cised Inspection by American veteri-
narians of cattle landed in Great Brit
ain has been continued as well as the
inspection of such animals before
shipment.
The Secretary points out the fact
that for more than year there has
been no well authenticated case OF
pleuro pneumonia in American cattle
exported to foreign countries, and
adds that the condition of United
States trade and vigilant supervision
of our government, justify the strong
est presentation to the British govern
ment of the grievance which our cat
tie raisars suffer uDjustly by reason oil
its arbitrary regulations enforced
against American cattle, coupled with
an urgent demand for their removal,
adding that they have been clearly
shown to be useless.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
HOW 1T LOOKS NOW.

The Democratic party has bright
prospects before il. The result Of the
elections last week shows that it is
the popular party, and there is every
reason to hope that il will safely win
the presidential contest next year.
A survey of the field a il stands after
the battle of last week gives great
encouragement TO Democrats. la
New York, the great pibotal State
the victory was a complete one. y
majority OF 5000 sends every Demo
crat on the State ticket into Office.
and. what is worth still more, gives
the legislature TO the party, which
will promptly redistrict the State &C
cording 10 the constitutional require
ments, thus giving Us two United
States Senators and ensuring full
control OF the State for some time 70
come. In Massachusetts,, naturally
Republican State, Democratic gov
ernor j. reelected. and il Is not i'm
possible that good political manage
ment will carry the State for the
Democrats again next year. New
Jersey used to be doubtful, but the
sweeping victory gained by the Dem
ocrats last week shows that she IS
firmly anchored now. Iowa, which a
few years ago was one OF the bull
warks Of the Republican party, has
swung from her moOrinGs, and for
the second time in succession elects
Democratic governor-this time by
majority of 1000, which also elects a
full State ticket. In Maryland and
Virginia there is scarcely a remnant Of
Republicanisn Ieft-everything IL
Democratic by enormously increased
majorities. In Ohio. after having
called on the resources OF the nation
10 help them out, with the most pop
ular and probably the best man in
the party a their candidate, with
money and influence unlimited at
their command, with an opponent
who had estranged a strong element
in his own party-with all these, the
Republicans have barely held their
own, and are very thankful indeed to
have a scant majority Of 20, 900 where
they have heretofore had as high as
10000 In Pennsylvania alone the
Republicans have shown no weakness
and Boss Quay is still supreme in that
benighted State.
Take it all in all, the Democrats are
feeling mighty good. With united
party and strong candidates there II
be no trouble in walking right into
the White House on the 4th Of March,
1893.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
Catarrh Can't be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the
disease. Catarrh is a blood or con-
stitutional disease, and in order to
cure it you have to take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one Of the best
physicians in this country for years,
and is a regular prescription. 1t is
composed OF the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucus surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY 4 CO, Props,
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. price Toe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
A Tragic Story Disclosed.

4 strange discovery has been made
at Hernosilla, New Mexico, which
shows that a most horrible murder
has been committed at some period
long past. One of the Oldest places
in the town is large adobe house on
the southern outskirts, which is said
to be the oldest house in the territory.
This house was built by the Spaniards
when they first came TO this country,
and has been added TO and taken
from until only a small part OF the
original building remains. This re-
naming portion consists OF the cen
trail portion, and was left on account
OF the solidity Of the walls.
1t was determined, however, not
long ago by the owner to tear away
part Of this wall and change the shape
of the building. Workmen were EN-
ployed to tear down the wall, and
they made but few blows with their
tools when they found that the ap-
parently solid wall was hollow, and
they so reported TO the owner Of the
house. He told them to go very
carefully, for they might possibly
find something that was valuable.
The men cut through two tiers OF
adobes. and found that they were en-
tering cavity.
An opening was then made large
enough to show the interior. and it
was discovered that the cavity was
small, and contained nothing but a
skeleton. An investigation showed
tnat some man had been chained to
the wall and left to die Of hunger and
thirst On the wall near the staple
where the chain was attached was
scratched the words, Manuel del
Murrillos," which is supposed to be
the name Of the unfortunate who was
left to die.
There is no possible means OF deter
mining how long the body had been
there, but it must have been placed
in the wall fully two hundred years
ago, for the house has been occupied
that long, and probably longer, by the
family which is now i'll possession,
and there is nothing in their history
which would indicate that they built
the house.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
FARMERS ALLIANCE COLUMN.
HOW VERY HosEsT.

hOh VEIL hO-fb1A
The opponents OF free silver coin
age shout loudly for an honest dol
lar They never had such spasms OF
integrity before. The dear people
must be saved from the deinagogues. "
THE dollar must contain one hun
dred cents" 1t is the old cry OF wolf,
wolf" but the wolf this time is dressed
in sheep skin and doing the shouting
himself. Never before, say the Re
publicans. would dollar purchase 80
much OF the necessities Of life. They
might have truthfglly added that
never before in the past three decades
did il take so much hard work 70
earn the dollar y high price dollar
means cheap commodities. Cheap
commodities under the present sys-
TEN means low wages aud poor re-
turns from legitimate industry. The
people want a dollar that will do
something more than purchase the
necessities of life. They want dol
lar that will pay debts and taxes, and
in earning the dollar TO liquidate q
debt they don't want 70 give any more
hard labor than they would have to
have given at the time the debt was
contracted. There are two kinds Of
debt: one in dollars, the other In Lard
work. For instance, q farmer Dor
rows 81. 900 at a time when wheat Is
90 per busheL Five hundred bushels
Of wheat would pay the debt. The
farmer pays the interest from year TO
year; the money power contracts the
volume OF currency; as the volume
contracts the purchasing power OF
the dollar increases; the relative
price Of farm products decrease, and
finally the price of wheat falls to II
per bushel, and the farmer concludes
to paw his debt At the time the debt
was contracted, il the farmer wanted
90 he gave one bushel Of wheat FOR 1t.
Now that the debt must be paid, the
farmer for every - must give two
bushels Of wheat In other words,
when the : 900 debt was contracted
five hundred bushels OF wheat would
have paid it, or the product oftwenty-
five acres at twenty bushels per acre.
But under the contracted currency
and dear dollar regime it takes one
thousand bushels Of wheat, or the
product OF fifty acres at twenty
bushels per acre. The farmers debt
stood still reckoned in dollars, but
doubled in hard work. Notice how
the dear dollar works in paying the
fixed salary OF county officer. In
eastern Kansas in 1866 wheat was
%. 50 per bushel. Let the salary OF a
county treasurer be $4,000. Then
twelve hundred bushels Of wheat
would have paid the taxes to meet
that salary. This year wheat IS 20
cents per bushel in Kansas. Let the
salary remain the same and 1t will
take four thousand bushels OF wheat
TO meet the taxes, or three aud one
third times as much labor in the
wheat field to pay the same salary as
it would have taken in 1866. Now,
apply this TO the fixed salary OF all
public officers, for the people pay all
the taxes that pay all the salaries
The point to keep in mind is that the
county treasurer's salary, remaining
the same in dollars, increased in
purchasing power three and one
third times under the dear dollar idea,
while the farmers labor TO pay the
taxes to meet the salary increased
three and one-third Nonconfor
mist, Indianapolis.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

THE people seem to have settled
one OF the national tickets for 1892
with such emphasis that none can
get any sort of a foothold to organize
opposition. 1t is
President-Grover Cleveland, New
York
Vice-President-Horace Boies, Iowa.
The Republicans did not so clearly
forecast their ticket by the late cleo
tious but they have made Governor
Mckinley one of the pickles next the
wind, and he is now the most promis-
ing Of all the candidates on that side,
unless Blaine shall gather up sufficient
" TO take the feld.-PhiladeLphid
Times
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

THERE'S a mighty pretty fight on
hand in Ohio just now, and fortunate
ly it's among the Republicans only.
The legislature that has just been
chosen will elect a United States Sen
ator, and of course it will elect Re
publican. John Sherman and Fire
Alarm Foraker are the two candidates
Sherman has been Senator for
thirty years, and has not yet had
enough oft. Foraker has determined
to get the place by hook or crook,
and SO they are having it hot already.
By the time the matter is settled we
think that the Democrats will be in
pretty good trim to carry the State
for Cleveland for President.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

I've been a sufferer from rheuma-
tism for years and have been unable
TO obtain any relief at all. Salvation
Oil gave NE entire relief and | heartily
recommend it. HENRY WINKEI,
Baltimore, Md.
What so wonderful, as a severe
cough cured by DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup for IS cents. Try it
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

THE Cumberland Glass Company
has just declared a dividend of one
hundred per cent. This they were en-
abled TO do by the operation OF the
Mckinley bill. But, all the same, the
wages of their employees have not
been increased, Notwithstanding the
fact that before the passage OF the
bill referred to, its advocates said its
chief beneficiaries would be the hands
employed in the protected industries.
--Alelan0ria G0zette
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13
TOILET SOAPS

Just received large assortment Of fine
Toilet Soaps, embracing the following popu.
lar kinds running in prices from cents up
10 - cents:
Cashmere Bouquet Cape May Bouquet,
Farina Bouquet, Oriental Bouquet,
Pure Lavender, Aromatic,
Ambrosia, sweet Fern,
Altoona Glycerine, Scented Glycerine,
Clarinated Glycerine, 30 Per Cent Glycerine,
Pony Glycerine, Prize Medal Glycerine,
TransparentGl ycerine, Oatmeal Glycerine,
Carbolic Glycerine Carbolic Toilet.
SULPHUR Soap, Carolina Tar Soap,
Cutlcura Soap Packers Tar Soap,
sunny South, LUray Toilet,
Cocoa CASTLE, Long Cocoa,
Blue NOTIFIED CASTLE, Red Notified CASTLE,
Pure White CASTLE, Germicde Soap,
Elder Flower Crown Bath,
Shaving Soaps BARRIERS Bar soap.
These Soaps are all highly scented and
very cheap. Call at
MURRAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

GOVERNOR HILL OF New York Is not
as big man as he was few months
ago.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

THE election in New York, fought
out on the lines laid down by Mr.
Cleveland, shows that in the long run
craftsmanship must triumph over
petty political schemes. 1t also shows
that Mr.. Cleveland is the biggest man
in New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

THERE'S one extremely sensible
girl in Iowa. Refusing TO marry a
young man, the rascal drew pistol
on her to force from her a promise,
but she got in the first shot and
dropped him very neatly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-13

IL view Of the smash Of the Key
stone Bank in Philadelphia and the
collapse of the Maverick Bank in Bos-
ton, we are inclined TO think the
Comptroller OF the Currency is only a
figure head-a wooden-headed one at