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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
CRIME DOES NOT PAY.
So Says Crook Who Seems to Have GOOD
Reasons for Saying So.

So Says a Crook Who Seems to Have Good
Reasons for Saying So.
NV YORK, Feb. 14.-Dave Cummings,
alias Little Dave, alias Baltimore Pat
pleaded guilty yesterday in the general
sessi rs before Judge Cowing, of having
burglars tools in mis- possession with in
tent to use them. Cummings has spent
very little time out of prison for many
years well, Cummings" said Judge
Cowing, Il should think you ought to
have had about enough of crime 1t does
not seem to have paid in your case You
have nothing to show for your crimes, and
your record shows that you have spent
about all of the last eighteen years in
prison. By actual count, | believe, YOU
have not had more than eight months
liberty IN that time Do you think
that crime pays?"
He Went Wrong All the Same.
Il know it doesn't Judge" replied Cum
mings. Il think that only a crazy man
would live as l have lived for the last
eighteen years"
well, do you claim to be insane, Cum
mings" asked Judge Cowing.
"On, no, Judge answered Cummings,
81 don't. | have brains enough. But l
think now that | must have been crazy all
these years to go wrong instead of right. -
Judge Cowing sentenced Cummings to
states prison for five years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14

Otto Dehllng. an old and prominent
German-American resident of Chicago.
died Friday. He was So years of age.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
nuRKE,s SCHEME.

The Memphis Commercial says
that it has received report from
Honduras that strong movement
headed by President Brogran, has
been started to annex Honduras to
the United States. E. A. Burke,
the defaulting treasurer of the State
of Louisiana, is one of the leaders
of the annexation party, and it is
said that Burke has hopes of becom-
ing governor of Honduras if that
country becomes a part of the
American union. Burke is making
money hand over fist and is four
times a millionaire, it is said. He
obtained large mining interests from
President Bogran for a song, and it
is understood that he has been divid-
ing some of the proceeds of his mine
with the most prominent men IN
official circles in Honduras in order
to win their influence among the
common people IN the annexation
crusade The movements on the
political chess board in that country
during the coming year will be in
teresting and will be closely watch
ed by both Mexicans and Americans.
The annexation sentiment is grow
ing throughout the Isthmus, and if
it is successful in Honduras and
other countries, especially Costa
Rica, San Salvador and Nicaragua
will follow suit.
A large number of coffee planters
and mine owners have for long
time cherished the hope that the
Central American republic would
be absorbed by the United States,
and tremendous influence has been
brought tc bear upon leading Hon
duras statesmen, including Presi-
dent Bogran, to enlist them in the
movement.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
The New Road Law.

The new road law passed by the
last Legislature provides that the
commissioners court shall upon
presentation to it, at any regular
session, of petition signed by 200
qualified voters, they being property
tax payers of the county, to deter
mine whether there shall be levied
upon the property within said coun-
ty, by said commissioners court, a
road and bridge tax, not to exceed
Is cents on the one hundred dollars
worth Of property under the pro-
visions of the amendment of 1889,
adopted in 1890. It shall not be
necessary to give any notice of such
petition before the court can act on
the same, and make an order for an
election, fixing the amount to be
levied not to exceed fifteen cents an
the hundred dollars, the election to
take place at any time thereafter
not less than 20 nor more than 10
days from the date of making the
order.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
cARBoN1c ACID SNOW IN SURGERY.

The use of solid carbonic acid as
an anaesthetic has been patented by
DR.. Robert Wiesendanger, of Ham
burg. When the liquefed gas Is
poured from the iron cylinders in
which it is compressed, it rushes
out ID the form of a white mist,
which may be collected as flakes of
pure carbonic acid snow, and pressed
into solid masses that will last for
several hours. The solidIfed car
bonic acid produces great cold, which
may be made TO benumb any part Of
the body to such an extent that
minor surgical operations are made
painless. In the experiments made
at a Hamburg hospital, it was even
tried on a boy of thirteen with such
success that he watched, without
shrinking, while a deep cut five
inches long was made in his leg.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
THE IDIOT FACULTY.

Idiots without the power of speech
have been known to sing, and it
now appears that the musical sense
is well developed in an astonishing
ly large proportion of idiots. DR..
Wlldermuth, of Stettin, has COM
pared $50 idiotic children with so
normal children in regard to vocal
range, sense of harmony, and mem
DRY for melody: and q per cent Of
the idiots and so per cent of the
normal children were classed as
musical in the highest degree, II per
cent of the idiots and 2 per cent of
the normal children being without
musical ability. The idiots gave no
evidence of any other artistic taste,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

In the matter of the libel on the
schooner, Robert and Minnie, seized
in the Itata controversy, Judge Ross
of the United States circuit court
of California, held that inasmuch as
the schooner was not fitted out for
che purposes of war, that the libel
be dismissed Thus endeth the
chapter over which so much blow
ing has been done.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A RELIGIOUS crank known asSwine-
forth, but who claims to be Jesus
Christ, visited Kansas City last week.
He was accompanied by two or
tire female "angels" who had for,
saken all to follow him. The pre-
tended Messiah halls from Joliet,
Ill, and is described as a man of
quiet demeanor and transformations
i'll his dress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Dallas artillery company cap
tured first artillery money at Indian
apolis, while the Belknap Rifles, of
San Antonio, secured the second
money for Infantry drill.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

IT is proposed that the fat men of
Texas shall meet at Waco on the
31st of August and form state or
ganization. The Houston Age says:
Governor Hogg and State Press of
the Galveston News will be rival
candidates for the presidency"
Very few newspaper men attain such
corpulency as to entitle them to
membership, but if a lean mans
club is started the BANNER man will
enter for the Presidency.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A CANVASS of the political situa-
ton shows Cleveland and Blaine
the favorites for the head of the Ma
tional tickets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

WITH big corn, oat and wheat
crop Texas invites the immigrant to
come and cast his lot among US.
Now is the accepted time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

This glorious union is now com
posed of forty-four States, with q
few more precincts to hear from.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The railway commission are re-
ceiving complaints fore and aft on
the long and short haul, which they
are requested to regulate.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

English capital is again seeking in
vestment in Chicago. The amount
this time is S4,000,000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

FRANCE has squanaered S260,0OO,-
900 on the Panama canal project,
and has little or nothing to show
for. II
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Austin Statesman says the
federal soldiers saved the Union
and seemed from the increase of
pensions to be willing to take it in
part payment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Houston Post truthfullY re-
marks that the most merciless critics
to newspapers are those who give
them the least patronage.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A HERD of eighty-fve buffalo will
be exhibited at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
MULTIPLICATION OF BACTERIA.

It was in 1887, according to DR..
E. Klein, f. R. S., that the action
of microscopic organisms in produc-
ing fermentation or putrefaction
was first demonstrated. It is now
known that the microbes play a
most important part in nature in
these and other processes, the ac-
ton of some of them being most
useful, but that of others giving
rise to diseases of plants and ami
mails. One especially important
group of microbes is called bacteria,
on account of the rod-like shape.
Like the true or higher fungi, they
are free from chlorophyll, and are
composed of cells, a cellular mem
brane with living matter or proto-
plasm within, and they multiply by
fssion. They are classified into
micrococci, or cocci, bacilli, and
spiral vibriones, according to wheth
er they are spherical, cylindrical, OF
curved and spiral. All these organ
isms, in a suitable medium, multiply
with enormous rapidity, some pro-
ducing a new generation in 20 min
utes' some in 80 minutes, and 9th
ers in 40 minutes. A certain gold
colored coccus, for instance, multi
plies in weakly alkaline broth, of
blood temperature, at such a rate
that s cocci per cubic centimetre
have increased to 100000 per cubic
centimetre in "a hours, to 24S,000,
600 in As hours, and to 1,1S4, 100000
in Y hours. As the food material
is used up the rate of multiplication
decreases. A rabbit inoculated
with 10000 bacilli of fowl cholera,
died in "a hours, when it was found
that each cubic centimetre of blood
contained 15,150,OOO microbes, and
the whole of the blood 1000, 100000
Prof. Coin has calculated that the
hay bacillus increases at such a rate
that it would densely fill the Allan
TIC Ocean in two days if there was
sufficient nutriment
The continuous Photographic reg
ister of earth currents kept at the
Greenwich Observatory recently |
showed some unusual disturbances.
These soon became So regular that
the stray currents were traced to
the trains of the new underground
electric railway, though the nearest
earth-plate to the railway was q
miles distant.
An Austrian chemist proposes a
mixture of rosin, lac, gum dammar,
spirit and gun cotton as a
for celluloid. The new
is said to be non-infam-
claim to which the ingred-
ents used give questionable ap-
oearance.
In a recent test of the trained
logs of the Prussian Infantry, seem
ngly wounded men hidden in the
were discovered by the
who refused to cease bark
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

CHEYENNE county, Colorado is be-
ing devastated by grass-hoppers,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

Mr.. s. a. CUNNINGToN,of Nash
vile. who is well known as journal
list throughout the south, will de-
vote his entire time to the work of
raising the money for the Jefferson
Davis monument. Wherever he goes
he should meet with encouragement.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A BLooDLEss revolution has taken
place in Santiago and the president
has been quietly bounced into jail
awaiting the election of his success
or. Whether q bloodless revolution
down there will be popular or not
remains to be seen.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
COST OF EDUCATING a NATION.

Underlying all other public ques,
tons, pressing, persistent command
ing. is the subject of education, says
the Courier-J Journal. Important in
every civilized nation, it is in Amer,
lea of paramount interest. In Amer
lea we have 100000 children en-
rolled in the public schools alonei
how to increase this attendance, how
to lower absenteeism, how to waste
no money, no energy, no time, but
to make every effort tell; what
methods are best; what studies are
essential; what influences are to be
stimulated /; how to reach the hearts,
the minds, the consciences of these
children; what ideals to put before
them-these are matters of most
profound concern.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The exclusion of the press from
Witnessing execution of the New
York criminals who paid the penalty
of their crimesin the electric chair is
to be deplored. 1t shows that the
authorities fear the publication of
the facts, or that the execution
would be a botch. Star chamber
proceedings don't go in the United
States, the people want the news
and look on the press to turn on the
calcium if there is anything dark
in the proceedings.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

In a recent test of the trained
dogs of the Prussian Infantry, seem
ingly wounded men hidden in the
brushwood were discovered by the
animals; who refused to cease bark
ing until filters were brought.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The republicans just now are
striving hard to convince themselves
that Grover Cleveland will not be in
the Presidential contest in 1892.
Poor deluded creatures!
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

SATURDAY while the American peo-
pie were celebrating the Fouth OF
July-the birthday of a kingless ma
tion-Queen Victoria was welcom,
ing her grandson, Emperor VII,
liam, to Great Britain. The cere-
monies were splendid beyond des-
cription. Never in the history of
England, say the dispatches, was
such greeting given a monarch.
The queen embraced the emperor,
the emperor kissed the Prince of
Wales, and the element of affection
ate cordiality was not wanting.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

JUST at this time Texas is offering
greater and grander inducements to
farmers. merchants, mechanics, man
ufacturers and laboring men gener-
ally than any other state in the
Union.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A. J. SEARCY, United States Dis
trict Judge at King Fisher, o. T.,
has rendered decision adverse to
the Cherokee title to the Cherokee
strip, and if sustained virtually ex-
tingulshes all rights of the. Chero-
KEGS to the land.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

TIE good people Of Louisiana are
now engaged in waging war against
that giant corporation known as the
Louisiana Lottery, and the BANNER
hopes that the cause of the people
may win in the fight.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Saturday half holiday move
ment is being advocated by a
t.brother-in- black has ever since the
war been an advocate of this system,
and wherever practical carried his
views into practice.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The San Antonio Express is Wig
orously advocating Saturday half
holiday among her business men,
alleging that clerks are but human.
and that there is no good accom-
pl!shed by requiring them to work
fifteen hours day during the heat
ed term. The Houston Post en-
dorses the movement, with the re
mark that it would like to see the
customadopted by the business men
throughout the State.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

TIE white cappers of Indiana,
who beat a man half to death for
whipping his sick wife, committed
an act that will meet with the ap-
proVal of every person, with spark
of humanity in his bosom.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

TAUNENBEcK, chairman of the
Peoples party is in Kentucky taking
personal control of the organization
of that State for purpose of polling
a heavy vote for the Peoples candi-
at the election in August.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The city of St. Louis is already
in the field as a candidate for the
next national democratic conven
ton, and believes that it will be
held in that city. Nothing like
starting out early-taking i. time by
the forelock, as it were.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Austin Statesman makes the
encouraging statement that the
Board in charge of the permanent
encampment fund will see to it that
visitors are not subjected to the
''gougIng" process. We presume he
means the same as obtained at the
last encampment, when everything
a man touched cost money, and
"big' money at that.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A SPECIAL to the Republic from
Columbia, Mo-, says the National
Editorial association Will meet July
16 in st. Paul. Every state and
territory will be represented and the
convention will be the largest ever
held in this country, 700 delegates
having already been appointed. The
first public exhibition of type set
ting machines will take place at the
convention.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The astounding discovery has
been made that a gambling house is
permitted to run on the military
reservation at Fort Smelling by
United States soldiers, and Col.
Edwin G. Mason, commanding third
regiment q. S. Infantry, has been
ordered to report to Secretary
Proctor in consequence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-25

Remington is one of those who reach their limit quickly
and then go backward Remington showed goOd iorln
from the first for Captain "Sam" CorGell plcked nm
mn AZ once 10 represent the Manhattan Athletic CuD
Che day he won his first race, IN the autumn Oh 1901
a novice 100 yards which he captured In eleven sec
onds During the following winter Remington cap'ueo
c,at many indoor races and in the following autumn
ton his apt championships, at Montreal and captured
al the duartermlle races on the Manhattan A'iic"o
Climb Stafford Har1iers' trip West Remington mado
reat circuit this simmer with the Manhattan Athleuc
Gibbs European team across the WAFER "i"V'ue "N
English and the French quarter mile championship,
total of twelve out OF thirteen races while aoroan' e
onlv race he did not win was the 1OOyarus, III winch
he ran second TO Carey While abroad Remington IA"
100 yards twice in evens." 900 yards In - sec''
$50 yards in 81 2-5 seconds which beats te hnsiSn
record and 44O yards in 40 2-5 seconds
rherc IA a good deal OF dombt about the coming
,octbor ~ Remington and Downes at the Metropolitan
Association championships on september IL out IL Is
almost certainty that they Will meet In the amateur
Athletic Cninns championships at st. Louis on oc,ooor
a The quarter mile at ST. Louis VIII De ho'ioe
one In the first place. the ST. Louis cluo mas secueu
.hh ,sp q, the new st. Louis Jockey Gibbs trolling
track. and tie championship quartef-inile race VIII
.olo nlace as win the o2o-yard sprint, on straght
o,rav This will give the qusrer-mlle cracks OF the
n.,sent day the same chance that Wendell Baker had
when he made his worlds record for quarter OF
mile of Al "a seconds. The timing will be by eecI
trclty and seCes Of instantaneous photographs van
be made. Great pains are being taken Wlth -tnis
trotpg track make it perfect 1t VIII De aDSolu'cy
level and there will be finer clay on IL even tnah d.
washington. There is some talk that Remington ana
rsownes will not have it all their own way ne 1t Is
possible that Owens and Carey may enter IN the quarter
too There Is some doubt, though, in both cases as
owens has been uarred recently, and 1t Is said that
Carey prefers sticking to the sprint There IS no
knowing what might happen In this quarter II the
Amherst man. shattock. who won the qyarter-nlle ~
last sprinQ's intercollegiate Championship In AZ Il
seconds is IN and shows up In good Condition e.
fdenf NJ D0wnes's ability 10 beat Remington this year
saw that the Manhattan mans great quarter 10 Eng
land was done at the stamford Bridge grounds, Lon,
don on fine track which gave Tyndal his great record
Of AZ IL and which Myers ran III a. . ,, ans ans
track n il said Is $50 yards sraehtaway. to the tst
tnrn and slightly down hill at the beginning Almost
snv good runner be depended upon 10 MAKE
phenomenal time on it, especially IL the WING Is DIo"
Inc 9th him,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-25
SHE SAYS SIZE rs A KLEproMAE1AC.


Caroline n Nelson, aged twenty-ax, trained nurse
at the Bloomngdale insane Asylum, was S'rasou
Of tho Harlem Police Court yesterday mornnS chareu
with theft by another trained nurse Eliza A. Dmio"d
who u also employed in the institution Caroiuio Is
comelv.Iooking English woman with strong accent
She came to this country two years ago ana became
a nnrse at tho German Hospital After ren'anlns
there a few months she went to ST. Lnbes ho'piVal'
Last June she wcs accepted as nurse In the bio"n,e
dale ASYLUM on the high recommendation vi "io
st. Iuke,s authoEtles Since then the nurses anu
insane patients nave been robbed systenaucay'
Barely day passed without something being missed.
On Saturday morning Miss Dmmond was ro0oeu u.
her $50 gold watch The time piece was taken OUT oi
Miss Diamonds room, which adjoins tnat ocoupioo
bv Caroline BY the advice OF superintendent LSons'
Of the asylum, Detective Gargen, OF the West one-
hundred and twenty ffth-st. squad was called IN ~
beaan a thorough search OF tho nurses and Keepers
rooms hut had not proceeded far when he discovered
considerable stolen property In Carolnc's room.
Among the property found was Seaisuh sa'qu 80,
valued at $500, belonging To patieno' @iOo sin sin
dress the property Of another patient ten sts Oh mug
silk underwear, three expensive FANS ana 1Drce Oie
ostrich feathers. Miss DimmoDds goid wa1ch was
found also In Carolinc's possession. Whle tne 40
tecttve was ransachng the room Caroline entered
and without the least sign Of astonisment "euO "
work to assist the detective In his seafch iof sloe
nroperty She picked out from quantity Oh goods
uvhat belonged to her and said that she coua d nos
explain how the other things got into heg roouL
oid C;arten that she was somewhat OF keptomalao.
areen took her into custody and hau Dof rSluiiuoe
by Justice Meade until today
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-25
yAvAL NOTES OF INTEREST.

general court martial convened at the Navy Yard
In the oourt-martiarOom in building No. yesterday
morning, for the trial Of two cases The men 10 be
tried belong to the Yantc, and their offence is thpt
they took a dory and left The ship without permits
sion and ro@ed away and then beached the boat and
left it. The courtnarhal win probably Gpish its
work this morning.
The final acceptance trial of the cruiser Concord.
which was adjourned from June by the bursting OF
steam pipe at that tine during the trial. has been
completed apd the vessel win now roin the squad.
ron of Evolution. Having received supply of coal
in her bunke the vessel viii probably sail from the
harbor some time to-day TO rejoin her squadron
The examinations for quartennen apd leading men
for employment In the Navy Yard iil being car
Red on by the Examination Board. The remainder
Of this wesk win be occupied With Che examination
Of applicants, and with the reading and correction Of
their papers. The Board, which is also the Board
on Navy Yard Organization, does some Navy Yard
organization WORK during spare time but the examna-
ton work is the principal thing being do9e at its
present session here.