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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05

SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Dec. 5-Dr f w.
Reilly, secretary of the state board OF
health. yesterday issued bulletin in rela
tion to typhoid fever. Reports made to
the board show that there has been q
marked decrease in the disease at the
close OF November, as compared with the
opening of the month. It still exists.
however, in many portions of the state.
The prevalence of the disease is attrib-
uted TO protracted drought and the con
sequent scarcity of water
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
THIRTY DROWNED.
Twelve Barges Capsized with
Sixty Men Aboard.
AWFUL DISASTER ON THE HUDSON.

Half of the Crews Missing with No Hope
That They Are Safe-The Catastrophe
Occurs While They Are Listening to =
Concertinist-A Falling Wall at st. Paul
Catches a Score of Men and Kills Ten
of Them-Sad Incident of the Accident
Record of Fatalities.
HAvERsTRAw, n. Y, Dec. 5.-Twelve
barges loaded with brick, in tow of the
tug Townsend, OF the Cornell Towing
Co., were upset when opposite Croton
Point last night. and thirty persons are
supposed to have been drowned. The dis
aster was caused by the heavy swash OF
the river, which compelled the tug 10
rounclto, causing the barges to ride each
other and the high tide washed over them
until they upset The men on board,
sixty all told, took to row boats, FIVE TO a
boat, but up to a late hour only thirty Of
the men have come ashore, and it is fear
ed that the remaining thirty have Seen
drowned
Little Hope for the Missing.
One Of the boat hands, w Curren
swan ashore He says that at the time The
accident occurred the men were lounging
about listening to one OF their number
playing 3 concertina. Curren ran on
deck where be saw one of the scows .id-
ing on 10 another, and 4 moment later
the other lscows were in huddle He
Gays they did not sink, but topped over.
Tugs are at all points along the neighbor-
hood of the accident IN the hope Of pick
Ing up any of the men who NAV have
ciungto the bottom Of the capsized boats.
but there is little hope that any Of the
men will be rescued
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
Long Horseback Journey Undertaken.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The bureau of
American republics is Informed that a
gentleman named Aquiles Thour left
Buenos Ayres on the lst of October for
the purpose OF making horseback Jour
ney to Paris By way of Bolivia, Peru, Co
lombia, Central America. Mexico, the
United States. Canada, Alaska, Russia
and Germany. He expects to be until
IapEsEX. lsl 1a kis i.lsnsZ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
The MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO Dec.<
Following were the quotations on the board
of trade to-day: wheat-December, opened
sfsc. closed eOlsc; January. opened seAc,
closed eissc. May. opened 915Sc, closed e.1kc
Corn-Deeember. opened 4sl1c, closed I7lfc;
January, opened +25sc, closei x2l8c; MAY
opened 43Ssr, closed +Sc. Oafs-December.
openel 3s1sc. closed &c; January, opened
3.Asc, closed 3lls: May. opened and closed
S@;sc. Pork-Decemher, opened and closed
May. oPened sil.62l2, closed $ll67lS. Lard
-Decemorr. opened Ss.95. closed 5000
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock yards
ranged follows: Hogs-Market active
and firm; rriscs sqout &c higher; packers and
shippers buying; sales ranged at S225et325
pigs $S.2Ng351 light. s3.45GS.55 rough pack
ing. S3.45d375 mixed, and S3.6odSSj heavy
packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Market only moderately active and
feeling rather easy prices not Quotably
choice TO extra shipping steers. s5.so15s5
good 10 choice do. 81 G5.lo fair to good, 500
G4oo common to me iium do, S5.616425 butch
ers' steers, SLsRG2.69 stocke7s, s2mG3Oo
Texans. Se.4G42i rangers, s25DG34 80 feed
ers, Sl.jOg3 81 cows, Sl..jlt:.7j bulls, and SazJ
@525 veal calves
Sheep-Mar'st rather active AMI prices
well maintaine |: quotations ranged at SS 500
4..u westerns S3FFg 30 natives, and s., ,5095.25
limbs.
lTouuCe- fbutier-f a0cy separator, agC
lb; dairics. fancy. fresh. 30 PIC: packing stock
fresh, i+li5c. Eggs-Fresh candled. loss off.
.p@125c per doz: ice house stock lsI6alqlsc
Live poultry-old hens, &C per 10: spring. &c;
roosters, &c; mixed turkeys, 9dlar:
ducks, mixed, &c; geese, S50oG,55D per dog,
Potatoes-Home grown, 4oGt50c per sack: Wis
consin and Michigan, common to fair, sOc:
good TO choice. 3Sdl3Sc per bu; sweet potatoes
Illinois, s2.Utg2.25 per bbl; Jerseys, s2511s. Is
fancy, S3DG3.25. Apples Common, $3.50
l.5D per bbl; good. sl.s5 ~ o. chpi-e to fancy.
S2OoG2-25. Cranberries -Gape Col, $500
ESQ per bbl: S@.otls:.2j per box; Jerseys, s61J
G6.75.
New York.
NEW YoRK. Dee l.
Wheat-No. red winter cash. Sl.u;ss: De-
cember, sLOOls: January. slG34 Febru-
airy, Sl.i1ls- Corn-No. mixed cash 13c;
December. 6iIzc; January, &C. Oats-DulI
but steady: No. mixed cash 4JG4GLSc: De-
eember, 4tSs-: January. Iszc. Rye--DuII
and weak: whole range quoted Sl.u5nl.UdIa
Barley-Firnl: No. q Milwaukee. 72c. Pork
Firm; new .mess. Sp,1FdlU.15. Lard STEADY;
January. s4is; February. 6.59.
Live Stock; Cattle Cool steers firm, bua
other grades dull at decline of l0c per l o lbs:
poorest to best native steers. S3Tofl5.25 per 100
lbs: bulls and dry cows, Sl0G027i. Sheen
and Lambs-M Market very dull. but prices not
ouotahiy lower; sheep, S2.753A75 per 100 lb. !
lambs, S5oO15.!0. Hogs-Sominally steady;
sve bags. $50 sd4'a psr 100 It's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
Paper MIli Boiler Explode..

FORT MADISON, Ia, Dec 5-The boiler
in thf Fort Madison paper mill exploded
yesq fday afternoon. Three men were
seri1bsly hurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
Deathbed Makes 1t Clear.

| NO clue was found and the matter has
ever since remained a mystery Thurs
day prominent citizen Of Caswell couu.
! ty, DIR. Felix Roam, on his deathbed con.
| fessed the murder, and named as his ac-
! complies Dr. Stephen Richmond and the
sheriff of the county. All the parties are
now dead, but the confession lifts the sus-
| picion which has attached to several
! prominent men still living.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
An Aged Couple Cremated.

DEs MONIES, Dec. 5-Mr. and Mrs. Lena
Mills, an aged couple living near Liberty
Center. Warren county, were burned to
death yesterday morning by the destruc-
tion sftheir home by fire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-05
A KUKLUx MURDER CONFESSED
Two Doctors and Sheriff the Trio VIII D
Killed q State Senator.

Killed n State senator.
RALEIGH, y. c, Dec. 5.-Ou May 81,
1870, at midday. during the height of the
kuklux reign in this state. Senator John
W. Stephen, Of Caswell county. was
found dead in the tower OF the court
bouse At Ianceyvile. There were numer-
Gus stabs in his body and rope around
his neck. Court was in session at the
time and tremendous sensation was
created. Governor Holden caused a large
number OF arrests on suspicion, among
them several prominent Democratic pCli-
ticians and an ex-judge Of the supreme
COurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
A Story of Payn, the Novelist.

James Payn, the English novelist, is the
author of this short but interesting story:
When ! was small boy / was taken to
call upon most excellent clergyman. who
had a missionary box upon his drawing
room table. | was too small TO be inter
ested In the conversation, and so after
looking at the pictures and out of the win
dow, | amused myself with trying whether
five shilling piece-all the money j had in
the world, invested in that gigantic coin
for safety-would 20 into the slit in the
box. II, was close fit, but unfortunately
it did 60 and slipped out of my fingers
There was a terrible met allie crash-a rock
OF silver falling into sea of copper-and
then, as the Dovelists say, Il knew no
more When | came to myself | found
my family and the clergyman in raptures
over my charitable act. ! have given con-
siderable money to the missionary cause
since then, but never sum with such ill
grace or one that bankrupted me more
completely"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
The Screech Owl.

Few cries of birds are more melancholy
than that of the screech OWL a sound which
has long been regarded with dislike The
superstitious dread of the cry of the owl is
found in the forest lands of the far west.
The redskin listens with alarm TO the dis
NAL screeching of the owl firmly believing
that its wild cries portend some impending
calamity Wilson. the ornithologist, in
describing the cry of these owls, says:
This ghCstly Waterman has frequently
warned me Of the approach of morning,
sweeping down and around my fires, utter
ing loud and sudden Waugh O! waugh
or sufficient TO have alarmed whole gar
rison. He has other nocturnal solos, one
of which very strikingly resem bles the half
suppressed scream of person suffocating
or throttled." Sir John Richardson mar
rates the circumstance of a party of Scot
fish Highlanders who passed a long win
ter's night of intense fear in the depths of
an American pine forest. They had made
their bivOuac fire from wood taken from
an Indian tomb; all night long the shrieks
of the owl rang in their affrighted ears,
cries which they at once judged came from
the spirit of the old warrior bemoaning his
desecrated resting place.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
A Model of Italian sIatrons.

Nittoria ColonBa. the Italian poetess of
the Fifteenth century and a model of
Italian matrons, as she was styled, was
born in 1890, the daughter of Fabr.zio
Colonna, great constable of the kingdom
of Naples, and of Anna, the daughter OF
Federico di Moutefeltro. duke of Urbine.
victoria belonged to one Of the oldest and
most illustrious families of Italy, who, in
the Eleventh century, became possessed of
the feuGai estate of La Colonna in the Tus-
culan hills, and made themselves famous
as soldiers and priests. AT the age Of
seventeen NittOria married Francis Dava-
los, son Of the marquis Of Pescara, who
served with distinction in the armies of
Charles V. and in 1926 died of the wounds
he had received in the battle of Pavia.
where, as commander OF the imperial
army. he greatly contributed TO the Clori-
Gus victory over the French. Nittoria
Colonna, who was inconsolable for the
death of her husband, determined on spend
ing the remainder Of her life in religious
seclusion, although various proposals of a
second marriage were made TO her. Her
contemporaries, among them Michael An
gelo and Ariosto, eXtolled her beauty, her
talents and her virtue, and her poems, en-
titled 'Rime della divina Nittoria Colon
na di Pescara,' were greatly admired, and
have often been reprinted. Nittoria Co
lonna died at Rome in 1871, ard her poems
upon religious subjects. Rhine Spirituaie
di Vittoria Colonna," were published at
Venice in 1915.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
I1Al :0!l (.'fI jiij I':)A!oe;'z
THE NAME CRANK
One Version of How This Much Abused
Term Originated.

One Version of How This Much Abused
Term Originated.
1t is claimed by one authority that the
| first scrank" was Morse, the inventor of
the telegraph. According to the popular
story, when Morse made his first appear
ance in Washington and when congress
met he was on hand to try and secure an
appropriation of Sl1 600 to build an expert
| mental telegraph line from Washington to
Baltimore. He brought along with him
his wires, instruments and electrical gen.
| orator The former he stretched in and
| around the Capitol building, with instru-
| ments here and there, and the generator,
| which was operated with a crank, he placed
in a convenient location and secured the
| services of ii man to do the generating
The experiment created intense interest
among the members of congress, and espe-
cially among the northern members of the
senate. They became so absorbed in Mr..
| Morse and his experiment, and they neg
lected their business in the senate 70 such
! an extent, that that body was frequently
without a quorum. The center of their
| interest was the crank machine turned by
| the man in his operation of generating the
electric current for the wires The interest
| but increased as Mr.. Morse each day moro
clearly demonstrated the practicability of
ms invention, ana the puDiIcs business in
the senate suffered accordingly
Finally Senator Benton's patience be-
came exhausted at the want of quorum,
and, rising in the senate one morning, he
| said:
Mr.. President, it is quite evident to my
mind that we Will never be able to proceed
| with business till this crank man and his
| bill is disposed of, and, with the object of
| Fastening him to fold up his crank and get
away from the Capitol SO we may have the
attention of the senators, ! move that the
bill appropriating $1,000 to construct a
line between this city and Baltimore be put
upon its passage"
As soon as word went ont that the bill
had been called up, the northern senators
| f0cked into the chamber and in a few
minutes Mr.. Morse was made happy over
| the passage OF his bill. But from that time
! on ne was known as Morse, the Crank"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
For over Fifty Yearr

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used By millions of mothers for
their children while teethipg. If dis
burbed at night and broken of your res
BY sick chi!d suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and ge,
a bottle o. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teethlng. Il will re-
iieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon il. mothers. there's no mis-
take about it. Il cures diarrhoes, regu-
lsies the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, softens the gums. reduces infsmms-
ton and gives tone and energy to the
whole system, Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teething is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of one
of the Oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States. Sold by
all druggists throughout the world. Price
twenty-five cents q bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow' 3 Soothing Syru p
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

There is more catsrrh II this section of
the coun,Tg than 81 other diseases put
together. and until the last few years was
supposed TO be incurable. For great
many Years doctors pronounced il 8 local
disease and prescribed local remedies. and
By constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable,
Science has proven cstarrh to be a con-
stitutionsl disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls C4tsrrh
Cure, manufactured By T. J Cheney s.
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops TO a
tesspoonful. /; sets directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer 500 for spy case it fails TO
cure. send for circulars srd testimon-
ials. Address,
F J CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
gSo!d By druggists. 15c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
MckinIey's shoddy Boom.

Nothing shows better the real effect Of
the high duties upon wool imposed by
the Mckinley tariff and the great boom
which it has given TO the shoddy indus
try thln a comparison Of the markets
for wool and shoddies before and after
whole time that the Mckinley bill was
being discussed in congress the shoddy
men again and again predicted that it
would be grand thing for their bust
ness, and they did all they could to Sc
cure its passage.
Last September, when the Mckinley
bill was still under discussion. the Boston
American Wool Reporter said in its
market review: According TO the re-
ports from the various markets this
week there seem to be good prospects,
and dealers feel quite sure that in a
short time they Will do better business.
They say the only obstacle in their way
at the present time Is the delay in the
tariff bill. and state that if it is not pass
ed business will not assume any better
condition than at present. but they are
in hopeful anticipation of its being pass
ed, and if so they say the rag and shoddy
business will boom"
Well, he bill passed, and shoddy has
been on "a boom. Here is comparison
of prices Of shoddies at the present time
with those of last August. made up from
the lnarketreports of The Wool Reporter:
Prices
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Marriage CUSTOM, in Brittanx

In Brittany, if the wife seeks to rule, she
must take care that the ring, when placed
on her finger, shall slip at once to its place,
instead of allowing it to stop at the first
joint. The bride who lost her ring lost her
appetite. and to break it portended death.
Attention is also paid in this province TO
the altar candles. If they burn brightly
throughout the mass the couple will live
tremendously. The one whose candle
burns with the brightest fame will live
longest. If one goes out, then its donor
will die that year.
The Swedish bride tries to see the groom
before he sees her, to gain the mastery.
She places her foot before his during the
ceremony and sits in the bridal chair first
She must stand near the groom. so that no
one can come between them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

tseo-y that the tax on foreign goods is
ps id by the manufacturer. Now, no mat
ter how much or how little of this Sl46 81
goes in the federal treasury, the entire
amount is evied for the purpose OF pro-
tectipg. directly or indirectly. those
American industries engaged in manu>
featuring the kind of goods you bought.
Ii is, in fact. your contribution to pro-
lection. You sell your grain where
everybody who cultivstes the soil is your
competitor. and you buy your necessaIles
where there is no competition. You sell
your wheat in the cheapest market in the
world and you buy your family supplies
in The dearest.
II protection was not the American
sys em, ysur wheat woult be worth at
Bradford Junction 500 cents per bushei,
instead of 60 cents-that is, that would
be It's purchasing power, and you know
of no other value your wheat, or corn. or
PORK. or cattle possesses, except Whist they
would buy for the use and comfort "t
your family.
Since the book was published from
which the foregoing extract is taken the
tariff has been removed from sugar, re-
sulting in making the price of sugar after
allowing the cost Of transportation, the
same in this country as III England.
The tariff has not been taken OF Of any
other article enumerated above, so there
has been no reduction in the price Of any
of the other goods named. TIE reduo-
ton will take place when the democratic
party obtsins the power TO do so.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

There is a world of meaning in the
above table. 1t fully explains why the
shoddy dealers and manufacturers, who
are enabled by the Mckinley tariff to
make clothing for the farmer to wear
without buying or using his wool, issued
their great circular in 1888 declaring
there is only one way to avoid this loss
to ourselves (by the Mills tariff bill
which put wool on the free list, and that
is by the defeat of the candidate of the
free trade party, Grover Cleveland. We
have determined in the coming election
to support the candidates of the protec-
ton party, Harrison and Morton. Their
election we consider to be Indispensable
to the maintenance of our business
Mckinley shoddy boom is at the ex-
pense of the wool growers. Just as the
Mckinley tariff doomed the snoddy trade
and raised the price of rags, shoddies
and extracts, it has resulted at the same
time in Il fall in the price of wool, as the
following quotations show:
Aug. Z, 1880. June %, 1891.
Cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

In the pursuit OF the good things Of
this world we anticipate too much; We
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
ly pleasures by delightful forethought OF
thep. The results obtained from the use
Of DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
al claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and blade,
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer
blood purifier, sure cure for ague ard
ualsrisl diseases. Price. 80 cente, OF
druggistF.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
BucELRs's ARNIcA sALys.

The best sslve IN the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilbisins.
corrs and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 80 cents per
box. For sels bv Hsrtz & Bshnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

There you have il in q nutshell. Your
$500 derived from the sale of 500 bushels
of wheat will buy in London what you
have to pay S446 81 for at Bradford
Junction. A difference of $146 81 in
favor OF the prices you paid in London
but not in your favor. for when the rail.
road delivers your goods it will present
you bill for back charges amounting to
$i46. 81, which charges are the custom
house tax you must pay and which brings
the cost of your goods the same as though
you had purchased them at Bradford
Junction. Which fact also disproves the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Two harvest Rxcu,,,eu,

On Tuesdays. Aug 25 and Sept. 30,
special harvest excursion tickets will be
sold TO points on the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway at one and one.third
fare for round trip.
E. D. W. HOLMES, Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02

There is poor man in Atchison who
says he has no desire to be rich. He is
also liar.-AtclIison Globe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Aug. Z, 1880. June %, 1891
Cents. Cents

In commenting on the above prices The
Reporter notes: -"Sales of choice Ohio Xxx
have been made at thirty-one cents, and
of Michigan < as low as twenty-seven
and half cents, $4,000 pounds having
been disposed of at the latter figure. The
lack of interesJ in these woods is shown
by the fact thai several old time buyers
in this section Of Michigan and in Ohio
have decided not to go out there at all
this season."
The high tariff imposed by the Nc
Kinley law upon wool is showing its
effects. How long will the farmers and
woolgrowers prefer the interests of the
ragpickers and shoddy manufacturers
to their own and the interests of the le-
gitimate wooden manufacturers!
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
A Comforting rejection.

The love of the man who marries for
money is founded upon the rocks.-Pitts-
burg Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Is Coasump:on Irca-aos.

Read the following: Nj. G. q. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: Was down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced ne I'D Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, sm
now on my third bottle. and able TO over
see the work on my farm. 1t is the finest
medicine ever made"
Jesse MIddlewsrt, Decatur. Ohio, says
Had il not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of lung troubles Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health. u
Try it. Sample bottles free ct Har,z S
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Glcd Innks.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon healthy condition of al
the vital organs II the liver be inactive,
you have bilious look, if your stomach
be disordered you have q dyspeptic look
and if your kidneys be affected you have
q pinched look. Secure good health and
YOU will have good looks. Electric Bitters
is the great alternative and tonic acts
directly on these vitsl orgsDs. Cures
pimples, blotches, boils and gives good
complexion. Sold'st Hsrtz & Bshnsen' 5
drug store, soc. per bottle