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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25

For the republican state convention 70
be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July l,
the Burlington, Cedar Rspijs 6 North,
ern railway will make rate of one fare
for the round trip from all its Iowa sts>
lions; and this railway will also make a
rate of one fare for the round trip. and
sell excursion tickets from all points on
its line on the occasion of the Fourth of
July. For rates of fare, dates of sale,
and all other information, call on or ad-
dress any ticket agent Of this company.
J. E. BANNEGAN,
Genl Tkt. & Pass. Agt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
ofthe:remple Emmanuel, pronounced the

ofthe: Temple Emmanuel, pronounced the
benediction.
The great square was packed to its ut
noet capacity, and as the hymns had all
been distributed on printed slips through
the crowd, fully ten thousand people joined
in the singing.
Description of the Statue.
The statue of Mr.. Beecher stands on O
simple polished pedestal of dark Quincy
granite, with rounded sides and heavy
cap and base designed by Richard NJ.
Hunt, the architect. This has on the left
the figure of negro girl in coarse slave
costume, and on the right those of two
children, a boy and girl humbly clad. Mr.
Beecher is shown with overcoat on and
soft felt hat in hand, as if stopping for a
moment in walk, or about to address an
out-of door assemblage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
THE MARKETS 5.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 81
Quotations on the board of trade today
ranged follows: Wheat-No. . July
opened 93lsc, closed 9o14c; September, opened
sS14c. closed e7lsc- December, opened soi4c.
closed sec. COrn-NO. , June. opened 55s,c
closed 56l@c; July. opened 5il8c. closed 53ssc
September, opened 5Olsc, closed 493Se. Oats
No. July. opened 3Gc, closed 35Izc: An
gust, opened 3lL4c, closed soc: September
opened 5Ollc. closed 2a'4c. Pork-,June opened
and closed $685.; July, opened and closed
$1,000: September. opened 5000, closed
Sl0S@ Lard-June, opened S6.G1E, closed
S6.O5.
Live stock-Following were the prices at the
Union stock yards to-day: Hogs-Market
opened rather active on packing and ship
ping account, and prices ruled steady later
ruled rather easy, with prices favoriag buyers:
sales ranged at S2.61Ji.40 pigs, SiaEG AGU
light, S4l5I4.j5 rough packing, S42OGi to
mixed, and Si4JG4.6D heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattie-Nhrket only moderately active, and
feeling weak. owing to large supply, prices
declined IelI l5C; qaetations ranged at 5000
CD choice TO fancy shipping steers, S4aod
$50 good to choice do, S43DI4.SO common TO
fair do, $500 i15 butchers steers, S2.GO03. 80
stockers, S2.,5946D Texans, S3.40d4.3 feeders.
S1.5oG4.0O COWS, Sl.5oJ3.5O bulls, and 250d. 50
veal calves.
Sheei,-Market moderately active: feeling
rather steady, and prices unchanged; quota
tions ranged at S3.5O6e4.S 81 westerns, S375ac5 Is
natives. and SJ.JOGp6.7 % lambs
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, 1.Gl7i6c
per ID; dairies fancy, fresh, I4al5c; packing
stocks, fresh, f3lad lI1@c- Eggs-Loss off, l4lac
per dOz. Live pouhry-Old chickens, IoalOlSc
per Id: spring, 20G2lc; ROSTERS, 51sc; turkeys.
mixed. SgSc: ducks, S99c. Potatoes-Hebrun.
SLG01.05; Burbanks. S1.15Gl 10: mixed, 9O,6.
Sl.O0 New Orleans. S4.01g42j per bril- Straw
berries-Nichigan, 65GS5c per 2i-qt case.
Raspberries-Ked, Sl.ma1.25 per 24-qt case:
black, sl.5o02.O0 per 24-qt. case.
New York.
New YORK, June "a
Wheat-No. . red winter cash, sluS: do
June, Sl.e634; do July, S1.G57s: do August.
9ss4c. Corn-No.2 mixed cash, 7Ulsc; July,
&c; August, $3.50; September. 5s9sc Oats
Dull; No. mixed cash. 40,Sc: do July. 4Oc;
do August, BIC. Rye-Neglected. Barley
Neglected Pork-Dull: mess, sl2O@R5O for
new. Lard-Quiet; July, S6.25; August, s. AZ
Live Stock: Collaborating active at an
advance OF lOc per 100 lbs; poorest to best ma
tive steers S4.l5@6.50 per 100 lbs Texans, 49, As:
bulls and dry cows, S2.2514.25 Sheep and
Lambs-Sheep active and steady; lambs a
shade firmer; sheep, S4.25Ga5.621s per 100 lbs
lambs. S6.0sGs.00. Hogs-Sominally steady:
live hogs. s4.3Og5.s5 per 100 lbs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
An Unavoidable DELAY.

Bingo-I went into the antique furniture
dealers today to get that Seventeeuth
century chair you admired so much, but be
had just sold it.
Mrs. Bingo-How unfortunate.
Bingo-Yes. He said it would be at lef ST
a week before he could turn out another
like it.-Munsey's Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
Y.P =. CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
Annual convention July 9I2.-
Half TIA es 20 Minneapoli..

For the above occasion the Burlington
route &C., B. & Q R. R. will sell tick
cts from all points on it's lines at one
lowest first fare for the round trip,
tickets to be sold July : to 8. inclusive,
to return July ~ to IS, inclusive. An
extension of time will be granted to
those desiring to return between July Is
ard August &c.
Besides the regular daily train service,
special trains bearing the Chicago, Oaio,
Illinois and Indiana delegations will he
run. These delegations have chosen the
Burlington as the official route.
For specific information or circulars,
enquire Of your own local ticket agent OF
address, P. S EUsTIs
G. P. * T. A. c., B. & @ r. R.
Chicago
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
Gave Himself away.

Mrs. Sharpeye lat hotelSThat couple
try TO act as if they had been married for
years, but / know they are on their wei
ding tour.
Mr.. Sharpeye-Guess not.
Mrs. S.-Yes, they are. He gave her tie
tenderloin of the steak - New York
Weekly,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
The Weather We NAV Expect.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-The following are
the weather indications for twenty-four hours
from p. II. yesterday: For Iowa-Occa-
sional light showers; stationary temperature:
variable winds. For Michigan and Wisconsin,
Occasiona! light showers; cooler weather; Va
r-able winds. For Indiana and Tllinols-Fair
weather; stationary temperature; southerly
winds: fair Friday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
Suburban Colorings.

Artist with elevated eyebrows)-Humph!
You've been having your house painted, l
see.
Suburban Host (proudly)-Yes. Looks
gay, don't she?
Artist with cutting irony]-Why didn't
you put on more colors?
Host (apologetically(-The store l went
to only had six colors-New York Weekly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
Fas. Time at She-pshead Bay,

NEW YORK, June 25.-Three fast races
were run at Sheepshead bay yesterday
Correction did the 3: mile in I:ea Is, His
Highness 2. mile IL i:Ul 81, and Tam
many = miles in 2:22
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25

The Verne Swain and Pilot came down.
anG the J K. Graves, 4. J. Whitney,
Verne Swain and Pilot went north.
The stage of the water wss 2.G5 at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
BLAZING THE WAY SOUTH.

From the Washington Post.
The executive committee of the Inter
continental railway, which has been
meeting this week at its headquarters,
1920 Vermont avenue this week, is re-
ceiving most favorable reports from the
expeditions in the field. The members
of the committee are A. j. Casset, presi-
dent, and Henry q. Davis, of the United
States, c. j. Parrage of Columbia, and
John Sterran of Paraguay.
The Intercontinental railway project
is the only recommendation of the Pan
American congress on which actual
work has been done. Three surveying
parties in the field led by some of the
best engineers of the country. Each
corps numbers about twenty-five men.
The first surveying corps, which is
under the leadership of Captain NJ. NJ.
Macomb of the Fourth United States ar
tillery, has surveyed three lines through
Guatemala from the Mexican boundary
to Guatemala City. The most popular
route runs through the coffee country,
the second follows the coast, and the
third is across the highlands in the in
terror.
Mr.. William F. Skunk has charge of
Ecuador, last June to survey northward
at the head of the Cauco river, when last
heard from, and are working down the
river toward Panama.
The third party started southwark
from Quito last fall under the leadership
of J. N. Miller, but Mr.. Millers health
was broken by the climate, and he was
obliged to return to the United States,
leaving Mr.. Kelley in charge. The corps
has surveyed a distance of $50 miles,
reaching the boundary of Peru. They
will stretch their chains along the Mara
non river to Cero de Paste, the terminus
of the Orola railroad, and expect 70 COM
plete their work in eighteen months.
Next summer another corps will be
organized TO survey a line through
Bolivia to form a connection with the
new Brazilian line leading to Rio.
The engineers report that their work
has not proven nearly so difficult as was
expected. The country was said to be
practically impossible for a railroad, but
no insurmountable difficulties have been
encountered. The inhabitants are re-
ceiving the surveyors warmly all along
their routes. Banquets and speech. max
ing are almost daily incidents of the
work. At many places the fore-runners
of the great road have been welcomed by
bands and military displays. The press
of South America is practically unani-
NOUS in its support of the project. At
banquet given the North Americans in
Quito was displayed for a center-pIece on
the table a mammoth figure in butter of
the United States teaching the nations
of South America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22

was the talk of the convention because
of his extreme youthful appearance and
the energy with which he enforced his
views.
While as an individual or personally
for himself the writer has never wanted
or solicited anything or any position at
his hands, Senator Plumb never failed
to respond with hearty assent to
all the thousand and one requests
to aid friends in their claims, in their
struggles for pensions, and in their am
billions for office, and in innumerable
other ways. His willing, unselfish serv-
ice in all these years has been beyond all
compare, and in his untiring devotion
to his state, to his party and to his
friends, he sacrificed the most important
and useful life of all that the people of
Kansas delighted to trust and honor.
And still behind all, and alas, is the
poor personal regret that the often ex-
pressed hope of living to see this indeed
true and great man, but now dead
friend, the Republican nominee for the
highest office in the gift of the
people, can never be realized.
Nothing ever escaped him. After
closing his campaign last fall he went to
Montana, where he picked up an EAGLE
containing an editorial which dwelt
upon the embarrassing circumstances
under which he made his late canvass,
On his arrival home he wrote:
EMPoRIA, Nov. %, 1891.
My Dear Murdoch:
l saw copy of the EAGLE in the office
of Ement Callahan at Dillon, Montana, the
other day, which contained an editorial on
myself 1t creates new obligations, which
is saying good deal for you, who have
been so active and consistent in your
friendship that | have been for long time
painfully conscious of an obligation l
might never be able to discharge. Yours
truly, p b. PLUMB.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The great cry viii be now, "on to the
strip"
Oklahoma loses a great champion IN
Preston B. Plumb.
Oklahoma City's board OF health is called
the board Of Illness
So at last the Cherokees have agreed and
the strip will De opened.
A base ball league IS to be organized in
Oklahoma in the spring.
The Cherokee outlet will soon be the
greatest kind Of al inlet.
The opening of the Cherokes strip IS a
great step towards statehood.
The New York Sun had a column edi-
torial on Oklahoma. recently.
1t has just come out that an organized
band of beRgsrs have been working Okla
homa-
Oklahoma City is !. soomlles from Wash
ington. Delegate Harvey gets STD for
mileage
A man and woman Oh horseback were
held up and robbed b. Indians near
Tecumseh.
L y. TerrilPs lecture IS entitledi ''Presi-
dent Harrison's great race in the land Of
the Fair God.
The Cheyenne and Arrapshos lands and
the Cherokee strip are nov both booked
for the spring.
Bee Gathrie wants somebody 70 read
TIE Oklahoma statutes and fad on; whsu
the next election viii b.
Sayre Ok Texas says the present congress
VIII not buy the strip. Bat then people
are sometimes mistaken
1; now looks Ike the strip VIII open bs-
yood doubt. in the spring. aad spring Il
not 20 far OF Row either
Contrary % what aluost everybody sap
posed, Cniet Maye's tsaEh seemed 70 have
had a good sfTscf on tAs C8erekes matter
Oklahoma City IS uo~ divided on the
question s. 20 which "a the worse HG5saocs
"a variety ihe&tss o. sAs Salvation Array,
RecentlF the Ga:kris eorass bAad Essn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
PLUMB,S EVENTFUL LIFE.

The story of Senator Plumb's life is
thus briefly summarized. He was born
in Delaware county, Ohio, Oct. y, 1887.
He received merely a common school
education and at the age OF II years
entered upon an apprenticeship IN the
printing business in the Office of the
Western Episcopalian at Gambler, O..
In 1853, in connection with j. w. Dunn
bic, he established the News at Xenia,
O. He came to Kansas June II, 1856,
locating first near where the city of Salina
now is, but afterwards worked at the
printing business in Topeka, and became
foreman of the Herald of Freedom office
at Lawrence, during the winter of 1867,
He was member of company Of five
persons, who laid out Emporia in Feb
ruary 1867, and established the ''EmpOrla
News" the first number being issued
June 6, 1857. He took a prominent part
in several free-state territorial conven-
tons, always advocating the most radi-
cal measures of the anti-slavery party.
He was elected a delegate to the Leaven-
worth constitutional convention in 1853
and, though one of the youngest was
among the most active, influential mem
bers. He was admitted to the bar in
1851, and opened law Office in Emporia,
having previously attended sessions two
at the Cleveland, o. law school. In 1862,
he was elected member of the Kansas
house of representatives, and served as
chairman of the judiciary committee,
and shortly after was appointed reporter
of the supreme court, but resigned to
engage in enlisting troops, and in
August, 1861, he recruited two compa-
MES for the Eleventh Kansas infantry.
He was mustered into the army as lieu.
tenant of Company G, and served sue
cessively as captain, major and lieuten-
ant colonel of that regiment, having
command of the regiment the greater
portion of the term Of its service. He
was again elected to the Kansas house of
representatives in 1866 and reelected in
1867, serving the first term as speaker.
He resumed the practice of law in 1868,
and continued it until 1872, when he
relinquished the profession on account of
ill-health. From 1873 until 1877 he was
president of the Emporia National bank.
He was elected United States senator
January 81, 1877, and reelected in 1888,
and was again reelected in 1889.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
ers got into a row among themselves and

bers got into row among themselves and
| the mayor ordered them to turn all the
instruments over to the city.
Kingfisher is in favor of three candidates
for governor in Oklahoma paying the ex-
penses Of delegation TO Washington to
get the president to appoint a home man.
That is great scheme
The intelligent Indians say that they
have much difficulty to induce their girls
to adopt civilized modes of dress, than
their boys. The girls invariably throw
off the cIose-ftting garments at the first
opportunity, and don the loose robes in
use among the Indians.
Although the law provides that tax rolls
in all counties in Oklahoma shall be ready
for tax payers on November l of each year,
only one county in the territory complied
with the law this year, and that one was
Oklahoma. The tax rolls in Logan county
were given 10 the treasurer a couple Of
days ago.
Saltwater Gazette: The Notorious Nate
Terrill," as he advertises himself, will, on
next Tuesday, at $50 p. m, at the court
house, recite his poem, composed while
lin durance vile" The poem consists Of
eight cautos. rs follows: The Boomer,
The Race, The Land OF the Fair God, Petit
ton to Oklahoma's Governor, The Home
Stealers, Great Guthrie. The Evolved
Society of Oklahoma Admission . cents
Tickets for sale at the postofice drug
store.
In the northern part of Canadian county,
s-f, Ss-a of,ir Iag q rlH
4-year old boy went out with his parents
and became lost on the prairie. Hundreds
Of people turned out, but the search was
unayailing until Tuesday, when be WAS
found few miles from home lying face
downward. dead The country is tbickly
settled where the death occurred, and u j.
unaccountable that he was not found be
fore. 1t is supposed that through fear he
concealed himself
Oklahoma Times-Journal The public
nerhaps ia not aware that the telegraph
operators along this line were expecting to
walk out yesterday the strike being
syerted bv the concession OF the railroad
officials 20 the demands Of the operators
for a schedule. The walk out here would
have been the result Of strike on the
Atlantic and Pacific. The manager Of
telegraph had not counted on the gym
pathv OF the operators OF this line in TIE
Atlantic and Pacific strike. and 20 under
took 70 get messages over u for Atlantic
and Pacific points. a message was sent
70 Purcell. bat the operator there refused
20 receive it. Then came = message
that the superintsndeuts nAFns was
sfynsd 20 L. The operator re-
nIied that be would not re-
r.eetvs message from Marvel himself
The next day the concession was male
Another aud somewhat amusing incident
occurred AZ Purcell during tie psHdsney
Of the strike. a fcab operator happensd
along and inquired Of the Purcell opera
tors II he could get transportation % the
4. and p. refnArking thAt Dc belonssfi 70
no order and wanted 70 20 there 10 axe
the place a the striking op@ra'ors. is7-
fore b. had tine 20 realize what Rad hap
pened the two operators were cnSo h4ln I
and gave hin fearful thrsshi5g Ihsy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
BUT PERSONAL Only

The editor Of the EAGLE was standing
talking to the Hon. Jacob Stotler, in the
back yard of that gentleman's home in
Wellington, at4 o'clock Sunday, when
the messenger boy handed him the tele-
gram which had been forwarded from
Wichita, and which was from Mr.. Elem
iken, Mr.. Plumb's secretary, aunounc-
ing the senator's death. At that very
moment Mr.. Stotler and he were reml-
niscing and deploring the fact that the
senator was killing himself 10y overwork.
Mr.. Stotier came to Kansas from the
same town, in Ohio, with the senator
and was afterwards Plumb's partner in
the publication of the Emporia News.
MIR. ). was not only a devoted. but q
very intimate friend, which he ever
remained.
In September 1868. no little criticism
was being INDUCED in, by those who did
not understand the situation, of Plumb's
supposed want of action in falling TO
head off Quantrel and his murderers.
Plumb at the time being major in the
command of battalion of the Eleventh
Kansas. Stotler and the now editor of
the EAGLE being both indignant at the
unmerited abuse of their friend entered
then into 4 compact, sealed bv vows and
hand-shakes, that as soon as the war was
over they would commence to advocate
Plumb for the United States senate and
never cease talking in their respective
papers to that end until success or failure
had marked the effort. Although he
was not elected till 1877, vet within elev-
en- years after the compact, or in 1874
both Mr.. Stotler and the writer Of this
as members of the Kansas State senate
and house supported Mr.. Plumb with
their votes for that position.
The first time that the editor of this
paper ever saw Plumb was in a free
state meeting or kind of convention
held in Topeka in the spring Of either
1857 or Us. Plumb was present as a
delegate from Breckenridge county, was
not yet Of age, and in making a speech
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
EXCHANGE SHOTS
What is a Kiss ?

Some time ago London Tid-Bits offered
a two guinea prize for the best defina-
ton OF q kiss. Over seven thousand
answers were received. The prize was
awarded to Benjamin J. Greenwood, of
Tulse Hill, London, whose deiuatioa Is
given below:
An inspired and tasteless morsel,
which becomes delicious and delectable
in proportion as it Is favored with love.
These detinations were also submitted:
The baOy's right, the lovers privilege,
the parents benson and the hypccrite' s
mask.
The sweetest labial of the worlds
language.
Contraction Of the mouth due to the
enlargement OF the heart.
The acme of agony To q bashful man.
Natures Nolapuk-the universal Ian
guage OF love.
a woman's trump card in the game OF
love.
Not enough for one. Just enough for
two, too much for three.
The only agreeable two-fsced action
under the sun. or moon either.
The lovers privilege and the pug dog s
right
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-22
KANSAS WHEAT AND KANSAS
GRADES

The statement was made short time
ago and published in many of the state pa
pers, to the effect that under the operation
of the inspection law passed by the last
| legislature the Kansas farmer gets
cents less for his wheat inspected on the
| Kansas side of the line at Kansas City
than if inspected on the Missouri side.
The Kansas City Gazette denies the as
sertion and says:
"While three-fourths of the elevator
capacity and inspections are in Kansas
City, Kan, and several grain dealers live
here, not pound of wheat is sold in
this city. Every dollars worth of grain
is sold in the exchange building, Kan
sas City, No. There is not word of
truth IN the statement. 1t is simply
idiotic. The Kansas grades sell on
samples, and they constitute fully three
fourths of the business done there, and
they are at the top of the market. There
is distinction betweenMissouri and Kan
sas inspection among dealers IN Kansas
City, Mo-, but it is in favor of the Kan
sas. The wheat crop of 1891 is of
poorer quality than of the year b efore,
and the farmer is getting higher price
for it"
In the same connection the Gazettee
declares, and no doubt correctly, that
the first statement about the discrepancy
between the prices paid in Kansas City,
Kan, and the city across the line-in
favor of the latter-is simply a scheme
on the part of the buyers
over there to induce shipments
to the Missouri side, and
this is borne out by the Gazette's state
ment that three-fourths of wheat sold on
the market in the Missouri city is from
Kansas and under the Kansas grade.
The idea is still further fortified by the
circumstance that the papers of the Mis-
souri, side of Kansas City are demanding
the repeal of the inspection laws of that
state. OF course there is a portion of
the Kansas wheat crop that finds its way
to the Kansas City market because it is
little nearer and more convenient; but
no such uncertainty or perplexity exists
or can obtain in regard to the certainty
of grade and its market value of wheat
graded on the Wichita market. The
Wichita inspection establishes the Kan
sas grade beyond question or cavil, while
its further market advancement is facili-
tated and in no sense hampered or COM
where wheat inspection is established In
the state. The reasons for this are too
patent to need amplifying.