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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
CAMP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Nine Men Knocked Senseless by the Elec-
trio Fluid, but Not Fatally Hurt.


trio Fluid, but Not Fatally Hurt.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3.-During a severe
rain storm at Grand Island where the
state Grand Army and Sons of Veterans
reunion is being held, lightning bolt
struck the camp. Two lieutenants and
four sergeants of cavalry, troop X, were
seated in the first sergeant's tent. The
lightning struck the tent with fearful
effects. Nine men were found unconscious
among the debris. The injured are as
followg: Sergeant LUebin. of Milford.
knocked seneeless and severely shocked;
First Sergeant Seymour, of Milford, ter
ribly shocked and injured in the limbs:
Second Lieutenant Nosberg, OF Lincoln,
injured in the arms and legs; LLOYD En-
sign, of Milford, shocked in arms and
body; James Carr. of Staplehurst. injured
in legs and body; Hasley Bromwell of Nil.
ford, injured in shoulder; George L. Gerr,
of Milford, severely shocked; Frank
Smith, of Milford, severely shocked. The
doctors believe that all will recover. On
the arms and legs of the injured there are
great knots produced by the electric fluid
The injured men suffer intense pain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Very wroth at Republicans.

ALBAAEY, Sept. S...The Prohibition state
convention met here yesterday, organized,
and adjourned THE feature of the session
was the bitterness with which the temper
airy chairman, H. c. Bascom, of Troy. as
sailed he Republican party and its lead
ers. He applied insulting epithets to sew
eral members of the administration. call
ing Eusk Beer champion" Foster "Rum
champion" and Judge Brewer. OF the SUI
prems court, Defender of the Liquor
Ring
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
TRADES UNIONISM.
Subject Discussed by the So
cial Science People.
LABOR UNIONS A SOCIAL FACT.

Here to Stay and One of the Conditions
of Business-A Consideration of Better
Wages and who Pays Them-Samuei
Gompers Writes of the Struggle of La
Dor for Recognition and Has a Word
for Pinkerton "Rufians' The APP
prentice Question.
SARATOGA. n. Y, Sept 3--The Amer
lean Social Science association devoted
yesterday to the department. of social
economy, three of the papers presented be-
ing characterized sby President Andrew
ID. White, in the discussion which fol-
lowed their reading, as the most remark
able ever read before this association or
any other association in America. The
first of these was on "The Possibilities of
Trades Unions" by Professor J. W.
jerks, of Cornell university He said it
was too late to discuss the success or fail
ure of trades unions, for they are here to
ness, one of the facts of industrial society
today.
The Increase in Wages
Wages have materially increased in the
last twenty-five years, whether from
unions increased production or both
Higher wages must come from employers
profits, consumers pockets or enlarged
production. The richness of the first
source is generally considered to the
neglect of the others. but expectation in
this line will ba disappointed. Increase
in profits is generally sudden and tempo.
rary and den snds for more wages fail un-
less made at just the right time. EN-
ployers will generally grant reasonable
advances rather than enter into a coufllct
unless their enlarged profits seem only
temporary.
Some Indispensable Factors.
Wages cannot be permanently held up
unless employers are all united and then
the consumes pay the advance, and even
the reduced consumption may bring them
down. The great field for advanced
wages then is in the increased productive
ness and economy of the workers them
selves. Swiftness, Skill and saving are
the indispensable factors. So the eight
hour working day depends upon the Ia
borers. Employers will not carry the bur-
den, nor will consumers for any length of
time, but when the workmen increase their
efficiency TO make the product of eight
hours as valuable, by increased skill or
greater output, as that of ten hours had
been, the question solves itself
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. Ont, Sept. 3d.
y number of railroad men living here and
work ng across the river, have been going
to and returning from work without in
terruption for some time. Last evening
they vent as usual, but the United States
marshal was on hand and corralled them
all and MARCHED them back to the interna-
tiona boundary line
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Gov. Fifer at Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Sept. Ex-Governor
Fifer, of Illinois, and Ex-Governor Beve-
ridge, at the head of the veterans of Hi
nois, arrived here last night. Today they
will dedicate the monuments erected to
the Illinois regiments with appropriate
ceremonies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

CAPE MAY POINT, y. J., Sept -Secre-
tary Of the Navy Tracy arrived here last
night and was met at the Grant Street
station by the president and taken to
Point cottage in his carriage The date
of the presidents reed-bird shooting trip
to Maurice river meadows is fixed for to-
morrow
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
An Explosion at Full speed.

WrysLow, Ark, Sept. 3.-While train
was running at full speed near Denison
station Tuesday night a car of powder
blew up, instantly killing E. w. White
brakeman, and August Beckman, a
stock1nan in charge of car of household
goods The powder car and the adjoining
car were blown to pieces.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
She Was Little and ould -

ONIIDA, n. Y, Sept. 3.-Miss Betsy
NORWOOD died Tuesday at her home in
Sconondoa, Oneida county, about two
miles from here, at the age of 100 years, 6
months, and s days She came to Soon
ondoa forty-five years ago. She was feet
inches tall, and weighed about eighty
raGs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Eau claire Complains of a Railway.

WAsHgNGToN, Sept. 3-The case of the
Eau Claire board of trade vs. the Chicago.
Milwaukee and ST.. Paul Railway coin-
pany has been assigned for hearing before
the interstate commerce commission Sept.
81 at 10 O'Clock a m in the Palmer House.
in Chicago. The complaint alleges that
the rates of the defendant on lumber from
Eau Claire to Kansas City, Council Bluffs
and Omaha, as compared with relative
rates from Chicago Minneapolis. Milwau-
kee, Lacrosse, Winona and Oshkosh, are
unjust and unreasonable and constitute
unjust discrimination and undue prejd-
dice and disadvantage against Eau Claire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Certificates au-
thorizing the following named banks to
begin business were issued yesterday:
First National bank of California, Pa,
capital $50. 900; Columbia National bank of
Tacoma, Wash, capital 500. 900; First
National bank of Roseburgh, Or, capital
S5O ono
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

WAsHINGTcN, Sept. 3.-The treasury de-
partment yesterday resumed the purchase
of silver, buying 679, 600 ounces at 20 2 to
IS cents per ounce.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
A TELEGRAM FROM EGAN.
He Has Been Cut on by a Broken Tele-
graph Line.

graph Line.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Minister Egan
has been heard from. In a dispatch to the
state department he officially notifies the
the United States government that the
Balmacedan government had been over
thrown 10y the revolutionists The gov
ernment will not Immediately recognize
the revolutionists, however, as Acting
Secretary Wharton explained yesterday.
The United States will wait until tie
new party fully organizes the govern
ment, and formally demands recognition
By a foreign power. The dispatch from
Minister Egan, dated three days ago as it
was, throws light upon his silence dur
ing the trouble in Chilli The telegraph
line between Santiago and Valparaiso is
known to have been down, and this cut
off Minister Egan from communication
with the United States by the Pacific
route.
Had to Go Around a Long Way.
This Is winter in Chilli, and the Andes
are deep with snow and ice, and the tele-
graph, it is thought at the STATE depart
ment, must be broken down. This was
the only line left TO Minister Eyan. and
the telegram received yesterday came over
this route from Santiago to Buenos Avres.
and thence up the Atlantic coast Tele-
grams sent from the state department to
Minister Egan within the past few days
have not Yet reached him, as they called
for immediate replies and none have been
received. .---- ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Surety on Bonds.


=. Those who ere required to give bonds in posi-
tons OF trust, and who desire to avoid asking
1nepds to beeoue their surelies. or who may wish
to relieve friends from further obligations as
pondsmen, or those who nay desire bonds and
undertaking. required in the courts. should apply
In person or by letter to the AMERICAN
SURETY CO., of New YORK, Cash Capital
Sl,oU,Uo Descriptive circular on application.
ED. LIEBERKNECaT. Agent,
l7l2 Second avenue. Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Proctor Accepts the senatorship.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Secretary Proc
tor has written a letter to Governor Page
Of Vermont, accepting the appointment
to the federal senate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
BUYABUFFALO

Wyoming lot. It's the coming city of wyom-
ing. has waterworks, electric lights. Touring
mills. Located in the garden of Wyoming
Produced the prize potato crop of the United
States in 1890. FOR maps and further infor.
nation apply to
MANN s. THoM. Buffalo, wyo
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Estate of William Farrell. Deceased.
Public notice Is hert by given that the urder-
signed, Catherine E. Farrell, has this fled her
final report and settlemen nj as such in tee county
court OF Rock Island county. and that an order
has been entered by said court approving the said
report unless objections thereto or cause 10 the
contrary be shown on or before the 18th day OF
August, A. d. 1891. and upon the final approval Of
said RET ort the said Catherine E Farrell will ask
for an order of distribution, and Will also ask TO
be discharged. AL persons interested are notified
TO attend.
Rock Island, H.. August %, 1891,
CATHERINE E. FARRELL.
Administratix.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Ask for Cash on Their Bonds.

At the close of business yesterday the
amount OF A per cent bonds presented
for extension at : per cent. aggregated
SOB, 554 600. The amount of bonds pre-
scented for redemption at the treasury de-
partment up TO date was 5, CSC, 200 and at
New York -, sol 600, making total of
S54Sf, 200. These bonds are payable in
coin at the option of holder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03
Had to Go Around a Long Way.
EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The Time in Which 1-2's Can BE Com
tinued-presented TOR Reaenption

tinued-Iresented Tor Redemption.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 3.-Secretary Foster
yesterday afternoon issued circular ex-
tending the time for the presentation Of
Az per cent. bonds for extension at until
further notice. Interest on the ~ per
cents. is declared to have ceased Sept. :.
but bonds extended hereafter will bear
interest at the rate of . per cent. from the
same date. Secretary Foster said the
reason for the circular was found in the
fact that number of people were absent
during the summer from their business
and had not had an opportunity to present
their bonds for extension
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

~>1s-7S~--~CN~~~~-~--'
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

Estate of Resale Hartnagel, Deceased.
The undersigned having been pointed admin
istTa;or Of the estate of Resale HaTtLagcl,
late of the county of Rock Island, state
of Illinois deceased, hereby gives noUCe that he
will appear before the county court of Rock
court. i'll the city Of Rock Island al the Octo-
Der term, on the first Monday in October next,
atwhlch time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to attend.
forthe purpose Of having the same adjusted. All
persons debted 10 said estate are requested to
make immediate Daymeut to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of Au usL, A. D., ISL
j. Z. JOHNSl u. AGrainistra. or.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

Bea8r5 5.L- {
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
The Elephants Memory.

The elephant has an excellent
memory. 1t recollects friends well and
it rarely forgets an injury. 1t is re-
corded OF one that ito smashed n
cocoanut upon its drivers head, and
smashed the mans head at the same
time because the lazy, thoughtless
fellow had broken cocoanut on its
skull the day before. A quartermas-
ter engaged in experimenting the re-
moval of baggage in the camp oy
means OF an elephant, became angry
at the creatures refusing to carry
more than u certain weight, and fool
ishly flung tent peg at it's head.
Some days afterward the elephant
overlook the quartermaster as he was
going through the camp, seized him
with it's trunk and neatly placed him
among the branches OF a tamarind
tree, leaving him to reach the ground
again in the best way he could.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
Got His Discharge.

A most remarkable incident has
occurred at the City Hospital. 1t is
the custom there every afternoon at
2 o'clock for one OF the clerks to visit
the various wards and tell the
patients who are able to go home
that they are discharged. Several
days ago the clerk entered NJ ward,
and, walking to the side OF Henry
Juelg's cot, said: "You can go out to-
day. Your name is on the discharge
list" Juelg who was suffering from
heart disease, leaned upon his elbow,
and turning to DR.. Wolf, who was
standing near by, asked in an anxious
tone: Doctor. am dis,harged?"
"Why, no." was the answer, "you
are not well enough" Before the
physician could utter another word
the patient dropped back-dead.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
Kssplns Watch on the Trans ON.

"John, keep your eye on No. 723,"
remarked the clerk in q prominent
hotel to the night-watchman the 9th.
er evening.
"All right" was the response. "Ill
60 up and arrange the transom now"
A reporter who had heard the
strange answer awaited the watch
mans return and questioned him as
to what he meant by saying that he
would arrange the transom.
"Oh, we always do that" said he,
"when we suspect any OF our guests.
You know that above every door
leading into the rooms there is glass
transom. When the clerk notified me
OF any suspicious guest 90 up to his
room when he is out and fix the tran
som. BY pulling it partly down the
interior of the room can be seen rs
plainly as though the transom we're
, mirror. So whenever pass through
that hall during the night, l watch
that transom, and in that way caught
many guest who was violating one
OF the rules"
"Do ! see many strange sights?"
said he. "Weli. ! should say do, /"
and the night Waterman walked away
laughing as he thought OF his trips
through the hotel at night.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
An Odd Certificate.

English visitors to Vienna will per-
haps remember a curiosity shown them
on the Graben, near st. Stephens, the
Stock in Essen. 1t is knotted tree,
said to be the last ash cut down in the
Vienna forest when it covered the
ground on which the Oldest part OF the
city now stands. 1t was once the Gus
tom of every smith and locksmith Of
the city at the end OF his apprentice
ship TO drive one nail into the trunk
and and in case OF the locksmiths, to
try to open the paddock which hung
from 'be iron band round the middle
OF the trunk. In the course OF centu-
ries the tree was studded with nails
from top to bottom. SO thickly that at
last it was declared impossible to in
sert another nail. This covering OF
iron gave the trunk great durability.
The old houses which stood on this
spot have been purchased by an insur-
ance company and an enormous build
ing OF five stories, surmounted by q
cupola. darkens the Graoen. The
other day the old Stock in Essen was
taken away and deposited in corner
OF the new building. where niche has
been reserved for It. A handsome iron
gate will be erected In front OF Il. $.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17

oftsn wonder In her heart
she feels - she acts TO ME,
Or II she Is only playing the part
Suggested by her modesty.
She exhibits kindness and ffiendiiness
That charm and allure today;
Tomorrow they're gone. and. TO my distress,
She 10 further than ever away.
The smile that plays on her lips today
With the light OF the morning vics,
And bright a. the sunshinc's brightest ray
Is the Hash Of her radiant eyes.
Tomorrow no trace OF the smile so bright
On the ripe red lips Ill see,
And the beautiful eyes will lose their light
Whenever they glance at me.
She Is not vain of her lovely face
Or her tresses' silken Jet,
Her splendid eyes or her witching grace,
And I'm sure she II no coquette.
From anectation she's wholly free
And she has sweetly modest way,
And SO ID Is strange that she acts to me
Like changeful April day.
The cause of her often varying mood
In vain have tried 10 find;
know that her heart 10 kind and good,
And know she Is pure In mind.
I've sought her friendship by acts that show
Most plainly wish her WE'LL
But whether today she's my friend or foe
Is something ! can not tell.
Cape Cod Item.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
The Teacher and the Hear.

Miss Callie McGee, school teacher
of America mountain town OF Ken
lucky, while returning home the other
day with little girl pupil. encounter
ed a bear. Bruin was quite a distance
behind Miss MCGEE, but he started
after her. Picking up her charge she
ran at full speed, taking of articles Of
clothing and dropping them from time
to time in order to divert bruins at
tention from her, thereby gaining that
much on him. She finally reached a
farmhouse in safety, and. procuring a
rife, opened fire on the bear, which
then had reached the pig pen, killing
him. He weighed 287 pounds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
SILK THAT MAKES DANCER.

The Liability to Spontaneous Combustion
Makes 1t Very Risky Freight.
The recent discussion az to whether
ocean liners should carry cotton as
well as passengers has brought out
another fact "At present importers
here" gentleman said to a New
York Recorder reporter. are receiv-
ing large consignments Of heavy dyed
silk, known as French twist The
French manufacturers do not spare
the dye on the goods, for it adds to
their weight In this dye chemicals
OF peculiar kind are used, and 1t is
this fact that makes this silk danger
GUS freight
There is always fear OF spontan-
eous combustion unless the greatest
care is taken packing the goods.
These come in bales of various sizes
but generally averaging 500 pounds.
They are wrapped in cotton bagging.
with undertaking layers OF straw and
brown paper. and are made compact
by hydraulic pressure. There have
been cases where bales have been
destroyed from the causes mentioned.
and not many years ago serious fire
was caused on q French steamer by
these goods.
Steamship men generally say that
they are aware of the danger OF carry
ing these silks, and that the greatest
care is taken whenever they are car
ried as freight One or two lines, in.
deed discriminate against this freight
pnd will not carry ID
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17

Tho court was already crowded at
our entrance with an expectant audi.
ence. When the brilliant young at.
torney, rose to make his plea.
noticed, with shock OF surprise, that
his noble head surmounted an under
sized and misshapen body. He had
spoken but five minutes, however,
when / had utterly forgotten the
physical defect; in 10, was eagerly
interested, and thereafter, during the
two hours speech, held spellbound
by the marvellous eloquence which Is
fast raising him to the leadership OF
his profession in his native city.
"A wonderful man" said my friend,
as we walked slowly homeward. Then
he told me the story OF Crooked Joe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
SCIENCE AND MECHANIC ARTS

Chloride of ethyl is being successfully
used as a refrigerant and local anesthetic.
The artificial incubation of eggs origin
ated in Egypt, where 1t is still carried on.
An apparently inexhaustible supply OF
silica has been discovered near Allentown,
Pa.
Conn, show that light can be seen through
clean cut opening Of not more than one
forty thousandth of an inch.
Scientific men rely almost entirely upon
the regularity of the motion of the moon
for fixing and determining dates among
the people Of earlier civilization.
For blind staggers in horses the process
of bleeding at the mouth has been super
seeded by that Of applying ammonia to the
nostrils by means Of a sponge or a cloth.
The largest dam of any kind In the
southern hemisphere is that at Beetaloo,
South Australia. 1t is built of concrete,
has capacity of 500, 600, 600 gallons, and
cost S5o5, 600
The zinc tannin process Of preparing
wood to resist decay is proving a great
success. It hardens the wood and makes
it much more useful, especially when used
for railroad ties.
To form an idea of the experiments that
take place from abroad In the way of test.
ing new devices in warfare, the station at
Liege, Belgium, consumes nearly 4, 600, 900
cartridges and forty tons of powder a year
in testing firearms.
In sandy soil the greatest success is met
with in utilizing a stream of water from a
hose to bore the way for the sinking of
piles. The nozzle is secured to the heel
Of the pile and the stream turned on. The
pile sinks rapidly, and the sand packing
about 1t renders 1t perfectly solid.
Machines for opening and cleaning cot
ton have recently been improved by an
automatic feeding apparatus, applied to
the feed apron, and by means of which
one man can tend two machines when be-
ing fed with raw or bail cotton easier than
he could heretofore tend one. A large
amount of seeds aud leaf Is distracted by
this device.
From q number of careful tests lately
made to ascertain the precise strength OF
anchor bolts set In Portland cement In the
ordinary way, the fact appeared that the
joint was really stronger than the stone.
Two-inch iron rods were set into the stones
some eleven and one-half inches and then
subjected to the test. The first rod had Q
screw thread to improve the grip Of the
cement, and the cement began to yield II
load Of 50, 900 pounds, the breaking Of
Lths stons' taking plsD 1t 1000 pounds.
With . plain, smooth fod II was found that
the cement began TO yield 1t "a, 900 pounds,
but the rock broke 1t 81, coo pounds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
Taking a Criminals Measure,

"Since the Bertillion system oil
measuring criminals has been in vogue
in Chicago" said Detective Ralph
Crawford recently, "the authorities
there have Unidentified and convicted
over one hundred ex-convicts and
sent them to the penitentiary under
the Habitual Criminal act. The hab-
itual act is peculiar law, known op.
ly to Illinois, Under it person up.
on second conviction may be sentenc-
ed to prison for from ten to twenty
years, owing to the charges. ! saw
Charles Kennedy, the safe and sneak
thief, we'll known hero, in Jail there a
few days ago. There are FIVE charges
against him. and they will probably
settle him under the Habitual Grimm
al act. You remember he made a
savage attack upon Mark Wallace a
couple OF years ago, warrant still
being out for his arrest"
do they take much stock in the
Bertillion system in Chicagop"
l should say so. They are measur-
ing convicts every day, and have
seven men in the office during the
measuring. They already have be-
sSisR sf' sf sR ss1 Ssrs %f iSs
Office are men who for years have
handled criminals. Andy Rohan who
is we'll known in Cincinnati, handles
all the thieves. From the Cincin-
natl EnQilifer. S