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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
HOl day RaieR

For the Christmas and New Year Holt
days, the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern railway will make a rate of one
fare for the round trip between all sta .
tons on its line; tickets on sale Dec "a,
20 and 81. 1891. and Jan. 1. 1892. good
to return until Jan. 4. 1892. For further
information regarding these rates. time
OF traits, etc, apply to any ticket agent
of this company or to J E. HANNEGAN,
g. T. & P. A, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12

At Jarvis White & Co.'S. can be found a
full and complete line of portrait frames
ana picture mouldings, mats and mat
stock, fancy pa yers for booklets, water
color, crsyon, charcoal and pastil papers,
stretchers and canvass. Academy, Rus
sci and bristol boards, studies. brushes.
psllet,es and co'ors. German and French
colors for China decoration EVERYTHING
in the artists line. 500 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
Like Most Biographies.

Widow of Famous Man-And here is
a copy of a letter he wrote to his tailor,
telling him that he would have to wait
if he expected his money. OF course
you don't want to publish that among
his correspondence?
Publisher-We don't, eh? Well,
guess we do I'll print that as charm
ing sample of his scintillating witt
Boston News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12

What is more attractive than prett,
face with fresh, bright complexionY Fo
t.use PoZznn:'s Powder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12

Have you read Sir John Lubbock 5
List of the Best Hundred Books"
yep"
every book on the list?'
"Yep; every book-on the list. Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12

Bargains OF all bargains s-e the 80 81
all wool kersey oveTcosts at the London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES.
The petroleum markets were lower yesterday for
both crude and refined decided increase in activity
shown by the record OF dealings in National Transit
certificates and the only explanation of the accom-
panylng declines must be found In the possible selling
ahead by producers of the oil which they expect to
take from the groud in the next few weeks AT times,
when the comparatively low price of crude OIL coupled
with the small volume Of certificates outstanding,
scarcity OF certificates the owner Of oil property IN
the line of the recent gushers' can anticipate his
supply OF crude with little danger. The freshet OF
oil in Southwestern Pennsylvania the cause no only
OF realizing sales but Of offerings By men who VIII make
their deliveries at sure profit The transactions ;tt
the Conso dated Exchange amounted TO 446 900 barrels
Including 5000 barrels of cash oil at 55056 10 cents
The sales in options were made at a recession from
57G57 80 cents TO "a 12055 cents. The TRANSACTIONS
az the stock EXCHANGE R to 430OO barrels al
Quotations. for refined oil were reduced 10 points
10 G20d 6.35 cents I'm barrels bulk 3s5 cents and $50
cents per gallon in cases Crude in barrels was
lowered points 10 $50 cents, bulk crude being I'M
changed at cents. -
The foreign markets were weaker. Al Antwerp
quotations were of 35 franc at Is 3-S francs. and
6remen 10 points at g marks London was unchanged
at 5-s pence per imperial gallon.
on City Sept S-Natonsl Transit certificates opened
5G3c HIGHEST 677sG lowest, 54e4c; closed % &C. sales
10000 bbls clearances, 100000 bbs; shipments,
254 or bb.s; runs, 203 OBS bbls
Pittsbury Sept s-Natona Transit certificates opened
at 56ac closed at $780, highest, 57c lowest 34Stc;
ct 572c; closed jt7sc highest 57'c; lowest, 547se
clearanc S, $4,000 bbls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.

WHITE PLAlNS.-DuTing a pigeon shooting match
on the Platt farm, south of this village on Labor Day
Lewis c. Platt IT, John Hops Wilbur Van Tassel
and several spectators were injured although not
seriously, by receiving the contents OF load OF stray
brdshot, fired by careless marksman while trying
to bring down birds out Of bounds. . The trial
of criminal cases began In the County Court yesterday
before Judge Mills John Faulds the burglar, who was
caught in the act of r0bblng Mitchers liquor store
in Yonkers, several weeks ago. and who, TO make
cure MS escape, sh0t several times at Ofhcer william
Carroll. pleaded guilty Of assault In the first degree,
and was sentenced TO Sing Sing Prison for seven
years. on account of many local county
leaders being present at the Republican state Con
vention, the Republican County Committee, called -
meet here yesterday, failed to hold a meeting.
MOUNT VERNON.-The vestry of Trinity Episcopal
Church OF which the Rev. s. f. Holmes Is rector.
have adopted plans for parish building the auditorium
Of winch will be fityIX feet By thirty.three feet,
with choir room twenty and half feet by seven
teen feet, and vestry room twenty-five and hall BY
eight and 4 quarter feet The new building will be
put up in Thrdave., the end OF the church.
and Will be constructed Of stone with brick trimmings
The first movement in this direction was made In
1879 when the sunday-school gave Its weekly offer
ings toward windows of a prospective chapel.
they termed IL. As the fund has been added to
the money has been invested. partly on bond and
mortgage and partly in savings banks and thus has
been increased 1t now amounts to 20. 7o7.
Y0NKERS.-Guiseppl Heoziato an Italian laborer,
while walking on the track OF the New York Central
Railroad at Hastings, yesterday afternoon, picked up
a bottle which contained a fluid which the italian
supposed was whiskcy. He drank considerable
quantity OF the contents OF tho bottle when no was
ground and rolled about In intense agony. Before
medical aid could reach him he died. An examination
of the contents OF the bottle showed that the Italian
had swallowed enough acone 10 kill three persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
NEWARK.

The eighth biennial session Of the Supreme Lodge.
Knights and Ladies OF Honor, begun I'm the
Calonthe Amory yesterday. Supreme Protector L. b..
Lockard presided and read his report for the term
ending September L. The tFeasurers report showed
q total balance and receipts from June 10 August 20,
this year OF 1888 COS o. disbursements S7O4 O25 80,
outstanding warrants, S492Gl. The following were
made Past Grand Protectors, +. &. Spaeth, Simon
Wener. p r. Denman f. :. Henry, Of New-Jersey :;
Mics Emma Parker. Mrs s. Amerman and Mrs S. b.
Carlton OF California. reception given to the
women delegates in the army By Mrs. oscar Wiener.
rhis evening reception 10 the Supreme Lodge will be
held in CaedOnian Park.
At the opening Of the september term Of the courts
Yesterday Judge Depue charged the Grand Jury upon
humber OF important matters lie approved the
order of the superintendent Of Police relative TO drv
inc Young girls of the streets and rom ne picnic
ssaid he had been requested In communications from
difercnt citizens to call attention OF The Grand Jnry
10 ta iuterceptng Job, these citizens alleging
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
PLATNFIELD.

TO CoNTEsT1 THE WILL OF T. A. VAN ZANDT.
Notice was .given iu Plainfeld yesterday that Mrs.
Thaddeus Avery Van zandt would contest NE will OF
her husband Mr. Van Zandt died in PlaI nfeld in
August and was buried in the Van Zandt fam y vsut
In Old TrinltI Churchyard. New-YOrk. lie was one
OF the old Kntkcrbocber family of that name, md was
wealthy. Tho exact value OF bis estate is I'M known
About year ago Mr.. Van Zandt made y Ill be
queathing all bis property TO his second wife Sub
sequenty Mr. Van Zandt and she agreed to sci s1ute
She went TO live at Ocean Grove in house git 10
her by her husband, while Mr.. Van zandt AMI his
family Of children continued to live In Crescent ave-.
Flainfed.
About one mouth before his death Mr.. Van "a ndt
made another wall, in which Mrs. Van Zandt received
only Widows share. Of onethird Of the prop trty.
The remainder left to his children, Mrs. Henry
Du Flow, MTs II. L. Montague, Ernest Van Zandt ynd
four unmarried daughters Misses Louise Elsie Jel PIE
and Oracle Van Zandt- Mrs. Van landt says in per
plea for the setting aside Of the WILL that Mr. pn
Zandt was Of unsound mind when he executed I he
document, and also protests that undue influence WINS
exercised over him by the daughters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
Jersey CITY.

TIFF, MAYOR OFFERS "TAFFY" TO LIQUOR MEN.
The LIQUOR Dealers Protective League Of New
Jers Nv held convention yesterday at Roche's Hall
The delegates were received by the HUDSON County
BouNr Dealers Association. and parade through
the incpal streets in the city took place n dinner
was ,flen served, and the convention DilOWed' AZ
the dinner several speeches made, one bong by
Mayor Orestes Cleveland, In which he made bd fOr
the 81 ippor OF the Wmshops to secure him another
term A week ago he sought to hoodwink the labor
unionk
al welcome you to Jersey CITY," said the oily
Mayd rFas he passed his hand over his bald head ana
fngc cd few gray locks that fringe 1t, as the rop-
rese tativos OF great industry, and extend TO you
the freedom Of the city. / hope good results Will
follow your deliberations and that your stay In ths
city will be a pleasant and profitable one The
Mavoi concluded his "tafy" by saying that the dele
gates were in good hands, for the Hudson County
LIQUOR dealers were men with warm hearts, and that
no be or peoples people with larger hearts could be
fonnd anywhere.
Aftei the convention called to order the fol-
lowing resolution adopted Just as Tho Tribune
several lweel S ago said would be done:
Resolved. That 1t is the Of this convention
that il will support any candidate for member
for bill milking uniform rate Of license throughout
the State Twill II will not exceed $50.
This resOlt tion was succeeded by the following
Resolved, THAT we ask the Legislature 20 repeal
an Did Engi. h common law which has been in use
" Dieorderly ii Ousc Act which relic of English
misrule should be wiped out Of our statute Goohs
Another restitution adopted asking the Leglsla
ture to pass law that when property owner has
signed a petition for a license he need not sign It
again. that his signature may last long as the
pIopdrty-owner deHres This is expected to do away
with the trouble liquor dealers have IN obtaining
signerS applications for licenses. The Offices OF
the lLeague were all reelected for another year
They are John Hart, Jersey City, president; John
Mccormick Camden vlce-president August Koeller
OranIc, secretary 1. Fruchngfeld, Newark. fnan
cial lecretsy. and JOhn u Delty Orange, treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
THE FREAKS 10 BE SEEN FREE OF CHIRGB

THE "PREAKS' TO BE SEEN FREE OF CHIH'b'
FIRE broke out in the big dry-goods store kept Oy
August Munae at No. 2.2s4 Third-ave shorty uelo'o
O'Clock last night. gush Of smoke ana name ou' ;,
from the cellar Of the building ana on INC arr ~
Of The dremen q brisk fire making rapid heau"oS
IA the ground floor a second alarm was sent OUT
and after an hours hard work the hremen sncceeueu
in getting the flames under control but not Deiore
damage to the extent Of $4,000 had been done.
Next door, No. 22sG. John Doris's Harlem Diihe
Museum was in full blast and was filled with crown
of SPECTATORS The fire next door however was d
powerful counter attraction, and the crowd ran n'o
the street The fat woman. the thFeeegged girl t",
fair Crcassan the Fiji prince and the fire eater sea'cu
m their thrones Of state were not above the common
weakness Of ordinary humanity and forgetfu OF their
AFFINITY. they followed the crowd outside. With tue
.ogress Of the fire their excitement rose higher anu
HI ther. until they lost the nowcry tongue OF thef
NJ Tive land and talked 20 each other In the pucssV
70 rerv DOris's show was damaged by Nilter ~ ~
~, extent Of 81 900 while William VI. Rue VINO FunS
'' ,oot store at No. o22s Third-ave., lost $780,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Sept. Specal).- Hutchinson to-day tele-
graphed here from New York that corn sale for
ten cents bushe 1t is taken for granted that the
old man has broken with the clique with which, pre-
sumably he so far has had some connection. 1t has
been his record that he has always broken with any
cilgue ne ever was connected with. When the great
FarDank heat deo was begun In 1889 Hutchinson had
an interest IN IL, and TO hold certain amount Of
INJURIES lie Old not keep faith with Fairbank. As soon
as ne broke ne began 10 preach that the deal would De
aiure The result that Falrbank lost 81 .OOO,0OO
People mere tonight asking whether the corn deal
viii turn ONT the same way. The fluctuations were
not WIDE september sold between GO and 6G 1-2 ana
closed al G6 81 cents October between 80 ~ and 90
ana closed vt 5S BIS cents. Word came here from New
YORK that the bull clique had taken there eight steam
eTs to carry corn abroad. Here the clique char
tered vessel'r4om for about 100000 bushels. The re
ceps three days. were SIT cars the estimates for
Wednesday $50. Wheat closed at about two cents
under the Iast figures Of Saturday December sold
between 30 a and 0s Id and closed at % 5s60s "a
cents. cables were very weak the cash market here
was one cent lower. The receipts three days.
1850; the estimate for Wednesday 40. The packers
made onslaught upon the nnocents in the provision
market to-day. The result n slaughter Pork
dropped 50 cents barrel cents per hundred ;
ribs 20 cents Dom Saturday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.

FEATURES OF NLW.l UI'h DtAIINVo'
m v visible supply statement prepared By me s'aV
lstci VI Of the Produce Exchange shows an i'oi''9e
IN wheat Of 737 500 bushels from week ago 10
"a seo,435 bushels Corn increased 1,35372s bushels
10 COG Osl bushels and oats increased 45l453 push-
els TO ., 50s,014 bushels. -,
The speculation in wheat options was moderately
active 3 Zoo 900 bushels changing hands. The teu
Of prices, was downward, weakness being caused py
heavy re septs at the West and at Atlantic pors, 9
Inn nroven leut In weather abroad and lower iVise
maytets September options sold from 81 % 90 no 20
IN o3 : October from II o. 716 TO ~ O4 ~ 30
cember fr,m 81 % ID to 81 OF l4dSl o. 90, anu
Nav from ~ Ia Is TO 81 10 80. Cash wheat mr., W.
weak and exporters took ONLY one load while Oh
honoht 40 coo bushels at IA cent under OctopeI w
tI"ns and il cents under October Chicago prices,
earn Vas .afieoted by the break in wheat, enuiNs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
LONG ISLAND.

FAR RoCKAWAY-The annual charter election IN
this village was held yesterday Philip Brady was
elected president, and Andrew Mcintyre and Philip 2.
Scott trustees s. b. Alhause IT, treasurer and b. C.
lockwood collector. The taxpayers voted TO apprO-
pirate 81 500 for police and SO 900 for lighting the
streets
Observation-Disclosures Miller, twenty one years old.
Of this place who learning how 10 be conductor
on the Long Island Railroad, last night was instantly
killed By falling between two cars Of moving train
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-The suit Of Mrs. Susanna
De Kappeear against George DeKappelear for divorce
was begun in the supreme Court yesterday. Mrs; De
Kappelear said that she had been married 20 her hus
band in 1874 at Lyons, France, and that they came to
TINS country about six years ago They lived happily
together al No 1G4 ST. NCh2laS-ave., New-YOrk until
last winter. Then MIR De Kappeear said that he
would have TO 90 TO Rochester on business, and left
the house ostensbly TO fulfil this engagement she
found later that he had not left the city and she dis
covered facs which she based her suit The case
adjourned to allow the wife TO secure more evil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
JUDGE LOWELLS P0SHIIG1,.
HE TALKS FREELY ABOUT THE CHARGES MADE
AGAINST HIN.

he TALKS FREELY ABOUT THE CHARGES MADE
AGAINST HIN.
eoson, sept Special Ex-Judge John Lowell was
seen at his Office IN PembertOn square this afternoon
concerning the suits between the Western Union Tele
graph Company and the American Bell Telephone Com
pany. The Judge said that he had sat at the two
telephone trials sitting alone and the other time
With Justice Gray of the supreme Court. So far as
his father, John A. Lowell was concerned, he did not
Know that such a loan a. the made by his father
to William ii. Forbes then president VI the Bell Tee
phone Company, who assisted I'm the negotiation
By Lee, Hggnson d Co, and other prominent Boston
business men, had been made at the time ne rendered
his first decision The securities. however. IL is said,
were worth double the amount Of the loans, 100000
Judge Lowell and his brother Augustus the
executors OF the will of their father. Judge Lowell
SAID that the heirs should really have great interest
IN such loan. AS he understood it. his
father loaned the money in his capacity
rs trustee. Although he would have liEcd
70 wen enough, Judge Lowell had no excuse for
getting the case OF his hands for at the time he did
aot no" anything about the loan made by his father
When he was master in the case in which he Just
rendered decision he die not think anything about
the matter The Pan Electric Investigation Judge
Lowell did not know much about Judge Lowell also
said that he Knew nothing about the increases in hold
ings Of Bell Telephone stock in the Lowell family.
He first heard OF this increase when he saw IL stated
In the Official public report
The former president Of the Bell Company,
W. II. Forbes. is out Of town. and
10 not expected back for several days
John z. Hudson president Of tho Bell Telephone
Company, said to-day that he had only Just returned
IRON vacation trip 10 Europe. and had not heard of
the SANDER on Judge Lowell growing out of the
litigation between the Bell Telephone Company and the
Western Union, and cid not wish TO talk about N
In 'act.S said Mr.. Hudson eve not in tie habit
Of discussing our a1airs with the pubhc'
General swayne, Of Dillon swayne, counsel for the
Western Union, said yesterday al do not care TO dis
cuss the itself, but would like 10 say that this
attack Judge Lowell wherein it is nsnuated that he
was Influenced in decision account Of the fct that
Of his relatives owned stock in the Bell Telephone
Company, is act Of injustice, and is, in my mind
very reprehsnsble II has been done entirely without
ssr approval ~ consent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09

on 1-9a34 cent FOR nearby months and down LA
cents tor January and IA cent for May. The spot
els. w. ~
Oats we're dull, especially for options, and prices
declined 1401-2 cent
Lard was weak and at the close showed losses of
developed,
The final quotations were as follows:
-, Nheat-September, 81 OBJ 15; october. 81 % IA
S y, 81 O6; December. 81 OF 3-s; January,
u Oh II May. 81 10 "a
- Corn-September. ~ October 81 ga November.
20 - December, 50 "a; January, SO L.; May,
oats-september. 35 IA; october. 35 1-2; NoveTn-
Lard-september 81 90 November, 81 So; Decem-
ber 81 43GS 81 10 January, 81 540S7 56.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
COTTON MARKETs-RY TELEGRAPH.

Liverpool. Sept g. D. m.-Ehc sales OF the day IN
cluded 5000 tales Amerlcan Futures closed quiet
neutrality-suspicious. low middling clause; September dc.
livery buyers; September and october. 546id
buyers October 5s6id4 j96id; october and NOyem:
Der 1864 IA 5964d Noyemle r and December, 036id
value; December and January. l64d buyers January
and February, 364a5 464 February and March, 664d
BUYERS: March and April, S-O4d5 964d.
Galveston, sept. s-Cottog firm middllng, n.lec :
receipts 1891 bales sales, SO bales; stock 1894 Tales
Norfolk, sept e.-Cotton steady; middag slsc; net
and receipts SOB bales exports cOastwse 81 bales
sales 1876 bales; stock, 5.;49 bales
savannah Sept S-COttOn easy; mlddling, Bloc low
middln2 7-l6c good ordinary l1fec net and
receipts 3112 bales sales 200 bales exports coastwise
New.Orleans. Sept. S-COtton quiet: middlng sl2c ;
low niddlng 13-16c good ordinary. 7ec net receipts
6476 bales gross 600 bales exports 70 Great Britain
COO oaes colstwise, 1,57j bales sales 1850 bales
stock 80 9G2 bales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
THEY CALL IT 4 BREACH or AUTHORITY.
FRESHMEN SAY THAT JOHN FITZGERALD HAS
TAKEN ILLEGAL ACTION.

FRESHMEN SAY THAT JOHN FITZGERALD HAS
TAKEN ILLEGAL ACTION.
The Municipal Council Of the Irish National League
met last evening in Ledwith Hall, Forty ffthst and
Thrd-ave. Daniel Riordan presided. The meeting,
which largely attended, was called TO consider the
invitation sent By John Fitzgerald Of Nebraska, the
president OF the Irish National League OF America, for
convention OF the organization to be held in Chicago
on October / and 2. The circular was addressed TO
the members Of the Irish National League and friends
Of the Irish cnuse in America" and contains this clause
setting forth the basis of representation:
In Of the grave responsibilities devolying upon
convention in the present crisis It has been deemed
wise expedient 60 beyond tho lines OF the irish
National League America and invite the cooperation
Of all lovers OF the Irish cause To this end every eX
listing branch the Irish National League OF America
win entitled delegate for every twenty-five
members and all other societies and organizations viii be
allotted one delegate for every twenty-five persons who
between and the 26th Of September next shall SUD-
$40 TO tho funds N the League To st further
broaden the representation and stimulate tho generosity Of
patriotic ans, every individual who has since
the last convention contributed time the sum OF
5 through the National Treasurer Of the League or who
shall have before the 25th Of September next
lal entitled the privileges OF delegate to the con-
ysnton.
The purpose Of the convention is to reunite Irish
American symrathizers with the Home Rule cause and
resume the active collection Of funds TO aid tho struggle
in Ireland After considerable discussion these resolu-
lions were passed:
Resolved, That We the Municipal Council OF the IRISH
National League protest against the downright breach OF
the constitution OF the Irh National League involved IN
the call issued by President Fitzgerald and hold uae
neither the president the National Council has any
power lower basis OF representation OF delegates 70
tho convention. We ALEC repeat protest against the
holding the convention Chicago, Philadelphia having
been decided upon at the Ia I convention
Another resolution was passed indorsing what was
done at the convention OF the Irish National League
IN Dublin on July 50, under the presidency OF MI
ParnelL