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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Interstate oratorica1 Contest.

Dies MONIES. Ia, May Sat the inter
state oratorical contest held here yester-
day ten western states, Indiana. Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa.
were represented. Mr.. Fetter, represent
ing Indiana, won the first prize. The sub
ject of his Grafton was 1.-THE Heir Appar-
ent." The judges marked his percentage
942S on thought and S756 on delivery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

IN the pursuit OF the good things of
this world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
IL pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. It cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. II is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, q sure cure for sgue and
malsrial diseases Price, so cents, 10
druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Dickson. the niilionaire.K;,,.r

PUEBLO, Colo, May s.-The only thing
known of Charles Dickson, who wants to
kill Jay Gould, is that at one time he was
in the grocery business and afterward
real estate dealer. He left here about a
year ago. and was not then considered in
sane. He is native of Kentucky.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Ex-senator Ingalls, to Lecture.

NEW YORK, May Sit is reported that
ex-senator ingalls,, of Kansas, has been
engaged by Maj. Pond to deliver fifty lee
lures in the principal cities of the United
States, to begin early next October.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Biz Robberv i'm Wiscopsin

MARINETTE Wis, May s-The Mari
nette Iron works vault was broken open
by burglars Wednesday night, and about
So, 900 was taken. There is no clue to the
thieves. Five thousand dollars had been
placed in the vault Tuesday by former
employe for safety while he took trip
south
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

CHICAGO, May S.-Jacob Schaefer is still
the champion billiard player of America.
Eugene Carter tried to wrest the crown
and the silver championship cup from
him at the Central Music hall Wednes
day night, but the wizard had not lost his
cunning or his cue it's immaculate stroke.
1t took just thirty eight innings to wind
up the game. The score then stood
Schaefer so. Carter 4sl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
ON THE HOME STRETCH.
The President and His Party Turn Their
Faces Eastward.

The President and His Party Turn Their
Faces Eastward.
PORTLAND. Ore, May S.-The presiden-
tial party spent an enjoyable morning
yesterday along the Columbia river from
Portland to the Dalles. The train arrived
at Portland at p. m. and was side
tracked uutil 1:i5, when it started east.
At Multnonah falls the train stopped
few minutes, and another halt was made
at the Cascades, where the government
engineering force fired salute and the
president made brief speech. Ex-Gov-
ernor Moody, of Oregon, joined the party
at Portland.
The Visit to The Dalles.
The president made few remarks to
the local military and about 100 people at
Hood River Station, and spoke again at
The Dalles, where the train arrived at
l:l5 for a fifteen minutes stop. 4 brass
band, school children, and several hun
dred people gave the party a hearty well
come. After starting east the party Wis
tied salmon canning and packing fac
tory at Cililo Ore. The wigwams of the
Indian fishermen were also visited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Lightning Drove Him Mad

COLUMBUS, Ind, May Sin June last
George Heron was in building at the
In perial nurseries at this place when
lightning struck an old telephone wire
and the current was carried by this means
into the building, striking him, from the
effects of which he has become insane
He was taken yesterday to the asylum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Dickson Declared Insane.

NEW YORK, May s-Charles J. Dickson.
who declared himself to be vice president
of an organization known as Christ's Fol-
lowers, and who said he came here from
the west to kill Jay Gould, was last night
declared insane at Bellevue hospital.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

of the Malta. O'Nalley reasserts his in
nocence of any connection in the Hennes-
sey case, and says he Gears no investiga
tion. All he wants is fair trial. He al
leges that his life has been threatened,
and that he has been told that if acquitted
he will he lvnched
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
The Visit to The Dalles.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Four Men Killed and Several Others
Seriously Injured.

Seriously Injured.
CLARKsBURG, W. Va, May S-An ex-
plosion occurred yesterday morning in
Ocean mine, near this city, which re-
suited in the death of four miners and
serious injury to several others a fire
followed the explosion, which is still
burning. Those killed are: Joseph
Feather, of Connellsville, Pa; William
Dougherty, of Bridgeport; Nathan Gains,
CIarksburg; Charles Welsh, Clarksburg.
Only One Body Recovered.
The body of the last named victim was
the only one recovered. 1t was found
some distance from the pit with the
clothes entirely burned off The heat
from the burning mine caused a suspen-
sion of the search for the other bodies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Proposal for Adjournment june II
Antitrust Bill Passed.

proposal Tor Adjournment June H.
Antitrust Bill Passed.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May S-The senate
yesterday adopted a joint resolution to
adjourn June y, The bill to fix the min
inlum liquor license at $500 was referred,
and bill reducing stock yard charges all
round to the judiciary committee Bills
were passed: Appropriating for the
awards of the claims commission, and for
the Northern Normal university The
bill of the Live Stock exchange investi-
eating committee was ordered to second
reading.
Legislation Against Trusts.
In the house the antitrust bill was
passed, only four members voting no. 1t
m axes those going into such com bina-
tions guilty of conspiracy to defraud, and
provides punishments by fines of from
$500 for the first offense up to SIS, 900 for
over three offenses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
Boiler Makers Talk strike.

BOSTON, May S-Five hundred boiler
ma kers have expressed their intention to
str Ike for nine hours work a day, and are
aw aiting advice from the executive board
in The matter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
SOMETHING MORE FROM o'MALuEY.
He Says That the Five Italians Tried
Were Innocent of the Crime

He Says That the Five Italians Tried
Were Innocent of the Crime.
NEW ORLEANS, May S.-Dominick OVAL
ley, the detective, has sent long state
1nent to the press in which he gives a his
tory of that portion of his life which dates
from his arrival in New Orleans. O'Mal-
ley came here in 1878, and since that time
has been employed by several prominent
concerns. He gives a detailed account of
his services for the state in the capacity
of detective, and reviews at length the
famous Matranga- Provenzano and Hen
nessey cases. He reiterates his statement
that the five Italians who underwent trial
for the murder Of Chief Hennessey were
innocent of the crime, and says that he
would give his theory of the crime if he
had any direct evidence at hand to sub
stantiate it.
Only Asks a Fair Trial.
The day will come, he believes, when he
can speak positively on this point, but for
the present he will maintain strict ST.
lence, fearing that if he should speak
on the subject he would throw suspicion
on certain persons who may be perfectly
innocent. He states, however, that Chief
Hennessey was not murdered by members
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
A Torpedo Boat Sunk.

PARIS, May ga Cherbourg dispatch
announces he sinking off that port of
French torpedo boat which had collided
with cruiser.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

The only complexion powder in the
world that is without vulgarity, without
injury TO The user and without doubt a
purifier, is PozZoni's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

The Great Strike in Belgium.
BRUSSELS, May 6 The strike is spread
In in Belgium, and about 100, 900 are now
Out.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
only Two American Citizens.

All the others killed except Macbeca
and Frank Romeo, the first an American
by birth and the second by decree signed
by Judge Theard, dated April g. 1868,
must consider Italians, either for their
not having complied with the formali-
ties required by article of the Italian
civil code to renounce their citizenship, or
for not complying with those Of section
2, It's of the revised statutes OF the United
States, the only legal way to become
American citizens. If article 1s5 of the
constitution of Louisiana Of 1879 accords
to aliens manifesting their intention to
become American citizens the right to
vote at certain elections and under stated
conditions it does not, according to the
terms of the document given voters, make
them American citiZensn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
APPEALS TO UNCLE SAM.

A Letter to the United States District
Attorney, Also, Mr.. Grant.
NJ. Corte also addressed a letter to
United States District Attorney Grant,
in which he says that he has the record of
the men killed, their passports, and docu-
ments from the Italian foreign Office, and
that according to the records in the reg
istration Office and to the above named
documents, which have and are at your
disposal, there is no doubt that at the
time Of their death Pietro Monastero,
Loreto Comitis, and Vincenzo Traina
were subjects Of his majesty the king of
Italy, as also Antonio Grimaudo, who ar
rived here from Italy in November. 1855
although it ia asserted, without proof,
that he manifested his Intention Oct. } q,
1890, to become a citizen of the United
States under the name of Antonio Mar
chest.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
THEN AND SoW.
MeckleRburg Times

The Farmers Alliance we un-
derstood to be organized as an
industrial and non-political in
stitution. Its constitution is un
derstood to distinctly forbid its
taking any part in politics as an
organization. This is the kind Of
an order which nine-tenths of the
people now in it thought they
were joining. But in listening to
the oritory of the Jerry Simpson
order one hears nothing but pol
itics, and politics of the Oldest
and stalest type, and in reading
some of the Alliance bapersnoth-
ing is to be found but politics,
and politics of the commonplace
and mildewed variety, at that.
How refreshing it would be to
hear an orator from Kansas OF
elsewhere, and read a paper from
Washington or elsewhere, discuss
ing practical problems which the
farmers are daily graphing and
conteuding with,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

The President has issued
his proclamation appointing
November 26th as Thanks
giving day. We are glad to
see the observance of this
day is becoming very gener.
al at the South, as it has
long been at the North. Even
if we regard it merely as d
holiday, it is desirable that
the people should enjoy fes:
tival in the fall season; but
more or less the occasion al
ways brings with it ideas
pertinent to the purpose ofits
institution, and even though
thanksgivings find no formal
expression, yet the sentiment
pervades the day, and we feel
better because of it.-Ex:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

Hon. j. L. NJ. Irby, United
States Senator-elect from s.
C., who was chosen over Gen.
Wade Hampton by the votes
OF the FARMERS Alliance mem
bers, has been interviewed on
the political situation. Hd
expressed the belief that Mr..
Cleveland would be the Dem
ocratic nominee for Presi-
dent, and despite his views
on the silver question he he.
lieved the Alliancemen of
South Carolina will fall in
and support him almost to
a man. "The Farmers ALI
ancemen Of South Carolina"
said Mr.. lrby, are Democrats
and they may he relied upon
to vote for the Democratic
nominee, whoever he m a y
be- Mr.. Irby said most en-
phatically that he did not be
iieve thar the farmers ofSouth
Carolina indorsed in the least
the talk OF boiling and third
party SO freely indulged in
by some of the extremist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

AS time progresses the fear
ful havoc made by Confeder-
ate bullets upon the Federal
armies becomes more and
more apparent. Commission
er Raum has already grant
ed about 100000 claims for
pensions and says has 9O0,-
900 more on file. OF these
latter, he says fully half Il
million are original claims,
Every man, woman and child
capable of carrying a mus
ket in the South during the
war must have winged a Yam.
kee.-Phil. Rscord.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
the Istsery Wins in New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 11th-A
primary election was held in this
city to-day to elect delegates to
the Democratic State Convention.
The election was one of the most
exciting and hotly contested ever
held here and turned on the lot
terry issue. The anti-lottery DEM
ocrats, who are opposed to the
re-charter of the lottery compa
ny, put a full ticket in the field,
The other faction, in favor ofsub
mitting the lottery question to
popular vote, carried the city by
a majority Of more than eleven
Thousand in the largest primary
vots ever polled here. They car
ried all the seventeen wards, and
elected the 139 delegates. 1t is
considered a severe blow to the
anti-lottery party,
The DEMOCRAT one year
g,xo <,pa dr,llar Gnhcnp;hn.s 4 ~
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
Money to loan.

Persons wishing to boz
row money, who can secure
lit bymortgage on good real
estate, ran beaccommodated
by applying to
J.F. Spainhour, Boone N. G.
or AL Critcher, HortohN NC.
a. "a.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

The best sub-treasury ware
house scheme that can be a.
dopted is for each man to
have II big barn well filled
with the products Of his own
farm. What good would a
subtreasury and government
barn do the man who has
nothing to pawn thereln.-
Carolinian.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

The publication last week
that the Alliance had carried
Jerry Simpsons county in
the recent Kansas election
was an error. It went Re-
publican as did also PETERS
county and the county OF ev-
cry other Alliance Congress-:
man. Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

enough anthem. God again
and again announces his sym
pathies with these beautiful
creatures of his hand. Christ
points to the brilliant plu-
mage, and says, Behold the
fowls of the all, for they SOW
not, neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns, yet
your heavenly Fa ther feedeth
them" And again He says;
Are not two sparrows sold
for a farthing, and yet one
Of them is not forgotten be-
fore God" Yon could easier
forget to feed your children
at the breakfast or the d.
ming or the tea-table than
God could forget to feed the
smallest humming-bird.
The wife OF Il Unified States
Senator told my family the
|
following incident: She said
to the great Alexander H.
Stephens:
Come and see my canary
bird that has just died"
NO. said Gov. Stephens, 4
cannot look at a dead bird
with any composure; it makes
me cry
Surely, if God declares his
deep interest in tie bird, we
need not be ashamed of hav-
ing a feeling of regard for
them. How | sympathize
with them, especially in the
autumn, when they have to
move. In many a tree.tOp
they, day after day, hold
their semi annual convention,
moving and passing reso1u-
tions on the subject of mi.
gration: some proposing to
go tomorrow, some moving
to 60 today; some moving to
90 to Brazil, some to Flori-
da, some to the tahle-lands
Of Mexico; but all unanimous
in the fact that they must
90 soon, for they have march
ing orders from the Lord,
written in'",the pictorial vol
umeof the changing leaves.
There is not a belted king
fisher, or a chaffinch, or a
fire-crested wren. or aplover,
or a red-legged partridge,
but expects to spend every
winter at the South; for a.
partments are ordered for
them in South America or
Africa, and after thousands
Of miles of flight they stop in
the same tree where they
spent the previous January.
In every autumn leS them
strew the continent with mu-
sic.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

BE KIND TO THE AGED
Deal very gently with those
who are. on the downhill Of
life. Your own time is com.
ing to where they are now.
You too are stepping west
ward. Soothe the restlessness
of age by amusement, by con
sideration, by non-interence
and by allowing plenty of foc-
cupation to fall into hands
that long for it But let it be
.of their own che osing, and
cease to order their ways
from them as though they
were children.-EX.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26

Frederic Taylor, a promi.
nent New York Republican;
has written an open letter to
Mr.. John Clafflin assigning
bossism and extreme protec-
tionism as the causes of the
recent Republican defeat and
urging that the party under:
take a reduction of the Nc.
Kinley tariff.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
Notice.

For sale. 900 acres of land,
on Rich Mountain, Watauga
County, Oh Mhichis asbestos,
and fine land for sheep ranch.
Sales private. T.. D. Lowe &
j. T. Furgerson, Ex'trs. of
Mrs. A. p. Galloway, decd.
Banner Elk, Nov. IL 90.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
Mr.. Harrison is away behind

MI. HdrTlSOll Is away Delllnu
him.
1t is now stated that Sec.
retary Foster has made up
h is mind, after consulting
Mr.. Harrison, not to make a
change in the office OF the
Comptroller of the Currency,
Notwithstanding the popu-
lar impression that the in
cumbent, Mr.. Lacey had by
hi, seeming calelessness in
the matter OF the wrecked ma
tional banks in Philadelphia,
Boston and elsewhere, lost
the confidence Of the public,
which it is so necessary for
the holder of that position
to have, il discredit is not to
be brought upon the entire
National banking system. 1t
is understood that Secretary
Foster will, in his annual re.
port, attempt to show that
it's weakness in the law and
not lack of vigilance on The
part Of Government officials
tEat is to blame for the hood
winking ofthe department by
unsonnd banks.
If confidence were votes, all
OF the candidates for Speaker
would be elected. Votes are
mighty scarce here, because
the members of the House
are apparently in no hurry
to arrive. 1t is noticeable
that the fighting between the
friends OF several Of the lead.
ing candidates has again ta.
ken on the vicious and per.
sonall.y abusive style that
was SO much deprecated by
the cool-headeG friends OF all
the candidates when it was
first begun several months
ago. These heads seem
to lose sight Of the Tact that
when they abuse a candidate
every word they say is treas
nred up by the Republicans
for future use against the ell
tire Democra .tic party. The
grea t mass of the Democrat
i: party has no favorite for
Speaker; all it asks is that
the men selected be sound up
-on the fundamental princi-
pies of the party.
IfthA news received by the
Brazilian minister b ere is
trustworthy, Tire furry in
that country is over and the
republic still lives.
EX-Gov. Foraker is here,
Ostensibly on professional
business, but tits known that
he is pulling some wires that
run pretty close to Mr.. Blaine
in order to get help in his
fight against Sherman. He is
going home today, but he
will return on the 23rd inst,
to help the Cincinnati folks
try to capture the republican
National Convention.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
NOTICE.
Hotel Property for Sale.

On account Of failing health
of myself and wife, offer for sale
my hotel property in the town OF
Boone, North Carolina, and will
sell low for cash and make terms
to suit the buyer, and will take
realor personal property in ex-
change. Apply soon.
w. l.. BRYAN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
Ed NJ. Madronj
DENTAL SURGEON,

Roscoe, North Carolina.
Offers his professional services
to the people of this and adjoin
ing counties. All work promptly
done and satisfaction guaran
teed.
Oct, 27, B mo.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-11-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
From ou1 Regular Correspondent

cdIeluI vi Tue language lie
uses in his public speeches,
but he made Il break in his
speech of welcome to Senior
Montt, the new Chilian min
lister, that will he snickered in
diploma tic circles all over the
civilized world. ! After telling
the ministerhow glad we was
to receive him, he told him of
the policyof this Government
in dealing with it's neighbors
unfortunate enough to suffer
from internal dissentions and
civil war. Said he: "It is our
policy to preserve an honor
able and strict neutrality, as
was done during the late war
in Chill. Tempting CONNER
cial and political advantages
may be offered for our aid Dr.
influence by one or the OTHER
of the contending parties, but
this we have not deemed to
be consistent with the obli-
cations of international hon
or and good will" 1t surely
must have been lificult for
Senor Montt to keep his face
straight while listening t o
this high h-fown talk, in view
of the very short time since
the newspapers of the entire
world were ringing wi t h
charges of bad faith made by
this Government Il gal IN s t
Hipolste, t the prese t
president of Hayti, because
OF his refusal to cede the Mole
st Nicholas to the United
States, in keeping with the
promise he had made to ob-
tain the support of this Gov
ernmen to aid him in driving
President Legitime out OF
Hayti. and in assuming the
Presidency thereof himself.
That was an odd sort of
honorable neutrality, wasn't
lit? And Senor Montt must
have wondered if Mr.. Harri-
son considered his bargain
with the insurgent HipoIyte
"conSistent with the obliga-
tions of International honor
and good will" Even Mr..
Harrison's friends admit that
he made a mistake in the
phrasing Of this speech. short
az it was.
1t is evident thatsomesolt
of a deal is being hatched,
whereby the postmasters of
the country are tomake their
influence felt in the election
of delegates to the Republi-
can National Convention. 1t
is needless to say that this
movement is in the interest
of the present occupant of
the White House. 1t is being
manipulated by Boss Clark.
son, aided by Mr.. Wananfa-
ker, who is said to be ambi-
tious of becoming a politi-
elan. Within the last week a
number of the more promi-
nent postmasters have been
in Washington, and none of
them went away until Clark
son had taken them 10 Mr..
Wananaker's re 81 d ence,
where a secret conference was
held at which the whole pro-
gramme was gone over and
explained, as far as Boss
Clarkson deems it wise to.
trust the postmasters. The
only aid that Mr.. Wanama-
ker can giveis to let the post
masters know that he APP