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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
Silver Neni the Minority.
Gibbs PLAY IN THE HOUSE
A Ridie-Iea- scene Between FIemphIIl
and Anderson.

A RidieuIea- scene Between FIenphIII
and Anderson.
WASHCGTUS CITY. Feb. II-Yester5ay
was the regular day IN the house 70 con
zider District bills, but Cannon moved TO
20 into con Eittee On the s1ndry civil bin.
This caused debate, and Anderson said
that bills Of the class now brought in By
the committee Oh the District Of Columbia
we're uniformly defeated II the house.
Hemphill Of South CacOiina-A gentle
man who makes such a statement as that
does not know what he Is talking about
Anderson-I do know what am talking
about
Henphil!-I thought yoE lad some
sense-
Then both gentlemen advanced towards
zach other and having met. good naturally
shook hands. and Anderson plavfuIIy
tapped HempE i on the cheek
Cannon Was Very Generous
Spi0Ol2 l. very anxious ID have mona
nent erected II memory Of those who
died in British prison ships during the
Revolutionary war He moved an aopro-
priation for this purpose and IL was de-
clared rot IA order He then appealed TO
Cannon 70 give half day for the coasi6-
Grafton az the monument bill Cannon
offered . give three weeks % the next
congress 20 the consideration OF szch
bills.
B1cbsDac-Next congress- Yoa are
ike the fellow who took the Saviour I'D a
high mountain and offered him the whole
earth when be did not OWL foot Of
ground. Laughter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
BADLY MISPLACED DEVOTION.
What Wife Suffered for Her bastard
and Harderous Husband

HoRSELLsyILE, y. Y, Feb Ih-During
the recent trial OF Henry Smith az An
lelica for the murder OF R1fus Canadian
last simmer at Gainesville, Allegheny
county, & strong point agaiuss the prison
CT lay il settling the question a. to what
had become Of the third bullet which was
missing from tie pistol with which he had
shot Carnahaa- Smiths wife was con
ssantly az his side during the trial. en-
co1raging him, and christina much SYM
Tathy for him. which undoubtedly had its
effect IN securing the verdict which saved
him from death
She Knew where the Bullet Was
Mrs. Smith knew where the bullet was.
bat she kept the secret we'll After the
trial was over. and Smith was found
geilty OF a minor degree OF murier. the
secret tha. his wife had carried - long
and az the price OF such great suffering
bscame known When her husband went
home aud toll her that be had shot Car
nshan Mrs Smith, with her expressions
o. horror at her husbands crime, mingled
words Of pity and sympathy fo- the
dad man and his family. This earaged
h.r husband, and with the same pistol
with which he had killed Canadian he
fred at bis wife The bullet entered her
b p She got into another room aud es-
capped her husbands further fury. Not
long afrerward Smith was arrested
Suffered in silence for Months
Fearful that If il were known that he
also made an attem- to kill her /, might
fare worse with her husband Mrs. Smith
did not even call a doctor to treat the
wound, bit suffered in silence for months,
giving 20 her would-be murderer all the
b nefit OF her aid and sympathy during
his trial After that was over she made
known her secret oaly 20 obtain relief and
70 save her own life. She was probably
right A. 70 the effect on the jury. II they
had known that she wss carrying tae third
bullet. for II = generally believed that the
verdict l. that case would have given the
az ngTnan job.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
stabbed to the Heart

most thoroughly Gnprovok=d murders
that - Paul has ever known tock place
al Anon hall, vheN dance was in pro
gre<s. early yesterday. Joseph MaceIlo.
who ran a lunch stand, hsi a quarrel with
Sayine Radino- PaoIs Binda, worker n
m0saic- happened to De- Standing near.
and put n few words, waereupon Binda
turned 6erceiE upon him. and sizing a
large bread knife from the laucd counter
stabbed him II the heart with il. killing
him Instantly. Dorzz D.netro interserei
to prevent TIE cutting. and vas badly cut
about the hand and xrzsr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
The vote ON Reconsideratinn.
Another New Rule for the House.

WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. I0-Rep-e
sentative Lodge, of Massachusetts, intro
duced in the house yesterday a resolution
amending the rules of the house 50 as to
provide that the journal shall be printed
and copy of each days proceedings sup
piled to each member, the speaker having
examined and approved the same first
The journal i to be read once week az q
special session On Saturday evening
rrovide6 such a session Is demanded by
one or more embers-and at these spe-
riaI sessions only shall amendments or
nn-ras.rions b Eaads
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
Want No Misitsrv Agent.

" AsETSGToS CITT, FEB IQ-The Sioux
ia1ian delegation lad conferences with
Con missioner AoTgsa yesterday After
senator Dawes had given them some adj
wee and asked them % cooperate With
s1e government II the efforts for their
c-yIizzailon, Morgan asked them formally
whether they preferred civil o. military
agents Al D1r oae-Ma5oz Swords
declared 20 evil agents ard Maj Bear
accuse the military authorities Of IN
citing trouble among tie Indians rather
Than s1p2T=sza i 0@caas= they were
s1xloGs 70 h constantly ksps before the
eyes 81 TIE pub..z
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
ENOUGH OF SILVER.
Inc President Ready 10 Veto
Further Legislation.
WHAT H SAID OApe 10Y NAN.

HIS Eu Platte Opposition Enprs.sea 70
ANY Further Measures Of the Kind,
AID the Reasons Therefor-SEIver Nen
in De.Fzir-The senate Reeoazfs.
the La'ssr Bal by oae Nzjority-Inet-
dents Of the House Deses-Two New
HoGse Rales Proposed
WAsBESGToS, CyrT FEB. Ia-P-es;lent
FArrlson hzs once nore made pubic Ut
ceFane7 - &c ~ position VITA rezz-,f 70 tfe
silver qGe~s5oo- 4 gentleman from Bos-
s.oa wko esilei up-5z kin y-,tersssy = al
sacrI-y Ior Eae statement that during rke
soavsrsstS0a which De nd with the pres
-1=at the -zster Indicated very stvcazly
That ne va r~sdy 10 veto any legislation
which Might come % him which woaEd
i@nd 10 disturb TIE present basis OF
aos0ecs TIE president SAID that he did
not want congress 20 pas fr-e coinage
OIL biA - buy the surplus silver On
Sne raarket OF ID increase toe amount d
silver 20 D LO1ghs By the secretary % the
treasury zes5ye thai required BIZ the pres
sat law.
y" N-ee.sisy for LeSi>lation-
he was very emphatic II his declaration
D opposition 70 th=se measures. and Ne
gave a. IL reason that the business 81 The
country 7-as a a very good condition at
tne present. tine, and tia. therefore there
vas 10 existing necessity for any leglslz-
ton O tie s0bsact. Ee admitted that a.
the clos o. lzst year tAe-e was possibly
some cause Or apprehension, bus that err
is had ben safely passed, aud Il would %
anwtss 70 enact laws which vrozl1 read to
upset tie p-e=ent feeling 81 security. Be-
aides, ne argued the existing lag Ia not
yet been II operation 10 year. zni y
viii % proper 70 SO TIE effect that II VIII
have aEc give II al Opportunity 10 ozz--
ate before making new Legislation
Silver Men in the MINORITY
The s..se- men Of congress are in de-
spAlr- IEev noT eTp4ct the coinage eoul-
Eittee VIII report the hill bt.t have little
hope OF Passing II One OF zle most prom
Inent aud well informed o. tke silver coz
gressme1 made this statement yeStsrCiar:
We have made another count o. moss
ana IND ourselves II tie minority There
are IRON twenty 70 tweDty-flv Democrats
e the house VII not vote for Erea coinage,
and about ire same number Of Republic
ans who vii vote for II IEIs Ieaves u
twenty O. more votes short OF major
fr-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
what shin wa.ItTb.ts .nE-

NEW YORK, Feb 1o-Tbe Mallory steam
er Neuces, which got into port yesterday
from Galveston, reports that she passed
the fruit steamer DImois 80 miles south
east OF Cape Hatteras. TINS leaves the
question open as to the name Of the steam
er sunk OF the Absecom light. which was
a. first supposed to BE- the Dumois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
: BIG STRIKE BEGUN
Thirteen Thocsznd Yea Out and More TO
FnlIcw IN Penn.NIranlA

PlTTSBCsg7. Pa. Feb. I0.-No Goa! has
been mined IN suy Of tie pits owned By
the F-!ck Schoosaake- or Mcclure coke
companies since SATURDAY, and 10 oae bat
the coke drawers were at work yesterday.
Thirteen thousand men are out on
strike. there will D. large additions to
that number By tomorrow sai the dQra-
ton Of the conflict Is merely q conf lecture.
Operators and workers are equally firm
IN their determination, and both are alert
% prevent repetition OF the Expectations
o. previoas strikes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
EngIer Va. Mighty Poor shot.

81 DoUI~, No, F-5. Herman Eng
le- and Edwa-I Norris qaarreled at the
res dence q NJ Ha-5elsteck- near East
ST. LoIis. sunday ga Enzler fired tvvo
shots a. N0Frl-, bus missed him. The
bullets E.J yo1aZ glTi Da1sei Emma
CO7Fe.s IL s1e ez.t - ta- leZ and Herman
Hicks0n- young boy II TIE r.zut arm.
EngieT was arr--lec- jealousy = -4id 20
have been tie caa-e o. tae t-aaL,e
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
To co,.taer Western Ipt.re..

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 1a-Ths senate yes
terday adopted By unanimous vote con-
current resolution providing for a COM
mercial congress to consider the interests
of the agricultural west. The resolution
provides that the delegates from Kansas
shall consist OF four senators and five rep
resentatives.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
strike of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

PzTTsBURC. Pa, Feb I0-Au the yard
men Of the Pittsburg and Western rail
Way at New Castle quit work yesterday.
and the night ya7anen OF the same road
IN PittsJur- quit last night Taz cause
Of tas trouble j. the nOn-paymeat Of 8
large number OF hands for two moaths'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
One Bullet Did Good Work.

HUTCHINSON. Kan. Feb. 10 Richard
Hsissy. of Baxter Springs, who had been
separated from his wife for some time.
called on her at the Empire house yester-
dav, and. after a short interview. shot her
ani then himself She viii recorer. but he
died within an hour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
The >qrPias sin Growing ra--er.

v AsEE-SCEoN ON. Ee6. I1-Tae sur
Plus N he tre-sz-y : gra51zI-y creeping
1p. a11 a. tlz ezE o. business yesy=r,l4y
VS. Sae.fl1.11L - tbs VII = required
. meet P=aS-o1 payments the latter part
o. 1Els month s11 tt= fIrs- % next month
10 b5nas n addition 20 these ROW beng
plrcaase.-4- PR ceats-vllI % bought.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10

DETEnIT. Mo, F-b i3-Oa opening
the Art museum .as- FRIDAY faz 5sai1or
noticed an empty frame. II n -raish a
picture had been cut % 4o-1e unknown
thief. The stolen picture wa a Peter
Meets eight by ten, and kn0ss ~ the In
terror OF Gothic Church il was painted
in 1919, or whereabouts. and was valued al
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
prs,arin~ a Prod for the senate.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 10. -Dingley
of Maine introduced in the house yester-
,asy a resolution making it in order to
offer az an amendment to an sppropria-
ton bill the substance of any bill that has
n.saed the house and been before tbs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
LABOR SILL REcomniTTEO.
Just One Majority in Favor Thsreof-R.
marks by Edmunds

Just One Majority in Favor Thereof-Re-
marks by Edmunds
WASHINGTON CTTT, Feb. I0-Jast before
tbe vote was taken in the senate yesterday
on Blair's motion to reconsider the action
Of Saturday 5y which the labor bill was
recomLnitie1 Edmunds said that he saw
By the mornings paper that no citizen
Of the United States was 70 BE- allowed TO
work On the Worlds fair buildings who
was not a member of q labor union, and
that 1t would require the use Of the army
Of the United States to allow any man TO
have days WORK On those buildings. He
thought 1t was q crime against the pos
serity Of the laboTing people Of the c0un-
try to undertake 10 leci-late By law either
she time Of LaOoI or the wages OF grown
up, intelligent men supposed to BE capa-
bic Of taking care Of themselves.
The Vote on Reconsideration.
The vose on reconsideration in detail
vas a. follows: Yeas-Allen, Blair. Casey
Chandler. Daniel, Davis, Dawes, Eustis.
Farwell, Faulkner, Frye, German. Haw-
ley, HOar, Ingalls,, Kenna, Mcpherson,
MaEdersOn, Mitchell. Pierce, Platt. Quay,
Sanders. Stanford. Stewart. Stock bridge,
Turpie, Warren-2s
Nays-Allison, Barbour, Bate. Berry,
Blackburn Cameron, Carlisle, Cockrell,
Coke. Dixon. Edmunds, Evarts. George
Hampton. Harris, Higgins, Jones of Ar
kansas. SicAiiIlin, Morgan. Morrill,, Power,
Pugh, Ransom, Reagan, Sawyer. Sherman,
SQUIRE. Vest. Washourn-29
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
The Di1on-noCar,h, Tirh, .-on.r

BosToS, Feb. 19-The managers OF the
Puritan Athletic club have telegraphed
Ton o Rourke, manager and trainer of
George Dixon, that the Dixon-McCarIby
fight Is of, as the men cannot get suita
bic place in which to fight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10

senate fo< six n0at1s s-i has failed 10
receive tie aesioa % Ehaz s0fv Tae
adoption Of rAis rssOlz7Eoa ~0ald make
n Il order % stEsea the ele@s5oas bill 20
A a2g-o5rsasEoa bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
A Veteran Banker Dying.

NEW YORK. FEB 10.-John Thompson.
the veteran banker and founder Of Thomp
son 8 Bank-Note Reporter, lies dying at
his 1Ee, % Madison avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
A Notable Trio Dine. Together.

IoSDCS. Feb 10-Tte Prince of Wales.
Lord Salisbury. and Gladstone dinei to-
gether yesterday as guests OF the duke of
fIie. son-in law Of the Pine Of Wall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
ALLIANCE MN HAVE ENOUGH.
They VIII Drop Dat of the Illinois sen
atorisI ficiat-Legi>5atsye Notes.

iH+t v 1T brop Oat q The IIiInoi- sen
atorisI ficht-Legi>satsye Notes.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Feb .G-The-e vas
10 business Of interest transacted II the
senate YESTERDAY \ further complaint q
acknowledgement va made Il Gh= house
against the Anna Insane hospital \ Pc
tisi0n fo- tas enactment q the : Australian
ballot law Wa received Bills we're intro
d1ced; To indemnify employees Of rail-
roads and other corporal .ols Tor damages
resulting from negligence % employers;
providing Io- uniformity q ScECo4 text
books; 10 amend tEe draushCp AK . a.
% provide that one third the license fee
shall 90 into The county treasury 70 be
used u maintain pa1pers; requiring cities
70 pay for condemned land within two
yea--
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10

a Chicago doctor, who has Just returned
from Berlin with some of koch's lymph.
says it costs about s. a dram.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10
At the Joint Session.

There were but 100 votes cast IN The
+oiRt ~@sslon-al Democrats .ard the misc
ing Palmer man being Hunter, OF Knox.
TIE vote was 10 quorum, aud for the Arst
time the motion - adjourn came from the
Democratic side, the Republicans present
sitting still and taking 10 part IN the
business K : said thai the z y B s
men oers a-e gong 10 quit attending the
JOINT sessions and Jet the other Two par
ties hZht i out- They WI! i~sEe 81 s6-
cre5s n which th-y vii sag that / ! i'm =
POSSIBLE for theE. - join either Of the old
parties, and that neither o. those part g
viii agree o. a man satisfactory 70 the
Allan
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10

Pocket Cutlery,
Kitchen Cutlery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-10

W. r r..,seJ s Ds:sr,, You ,.sd
Carpet Stretches. '-eu 7oN
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31
A Powerful Yield Glass.

In one Of the Confederate companies at
Charleston there was blue eyed young
Englishman full Of merriment and wag
gishness. One Of hia tricks was 10 mimic
pompous officers, who sometimes stalked
around the forts with their gold mounted
field glasses in "A way that would bring
down the house if done on the stage in
comedy. He usually wore slung over his
shoulder three joints Of cane in imitation
Of a field glass, and one day, after long
study Of the enemy through the pretended
magnifer, be dropped the instrument,
leaped from the observatory where he stood
and alighted among "A crowd Of men watch
ing him from below His face was the
picture Of alarm, and when asked what the
matter was he answered Historically: THE
natter Why, I brought those Yanks 80
close up with my glass that | became
frightened and ran off"-Soutbern Bi-
yUuar.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31

their bitterness toward its foes was pro
portionatcly increased.
Atthis juncture Lowell resumed his proper
character and narrated the exact facts,
writing TO Washington for their corrobora-
ton. They were duly corroborated. but
the general, a Baltimorean, who had com
mand Of the troops in Richmond, main
tanned, since the colonel was In plain
clothes, under circumstances very hard TO
explain, that he was, TO all intents and
purposes, a spy, and should be punished AZ
such. The case was widely discussed in
the city The community was so preiu-
diced in the matter that it seemed to de-
mand Lovel's execution; and there ap-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31

A story il told Of the veteran Sumner at
the battle Of Antietam. His son, young
Captain Sumner, youth Of twenty-one,
was on his staff The old man calmly
stood, amid a storm Of shot and shells,
and turned TO send him through doubly
raging fire upon mission Of duty. lie
might never see bis boy again, but his
country claimed his life, and as he looked
upon his young brow he grasped his hand
encircled him in bis arms and fondly
kissed him. "Goodby, Sammy" Good
by, father" and the youth, mounting bis
horse, rode gayly on his message. He re
turned unframed, and again his hand was
grasped with cordial How dye do
sammy" answered by n grasp Of equal al
lection The scene WAS touching 10 thos'
misunderstanding.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31

man had reached the latter city. The
brigade. red uced TO a few hundred by four
years active service In the field, had just
marched through n little village, where
the gentleman soon afterward arrived.
file rode up 10 the door Of cottage In
which dwelt an old Irishman and his wife,
and tipping hiA hat a la soldier inquired IL
they had seen any rebels passing.
The old lady, seeing the interrogation
wearing blue army Overcoat, naturally
concluded thai he was the advance 81 "A
Federal column In pursuit, and being "a
true southron, she thought 10 do the cause
a service by at once striking terror into tho
enemy's ranks. She answered; "Yis, sir,
they are jL5t after marching through, and
there was twinty thousand o them II there
was a single monW
The gentleman thanked her for the in
formation, and, again tipping his hat,
turned his horse In the direction Abe twin
ty thousand" had gone. The old man,
thinking that the exaggeratiOn had not
been sufficiently complete, ceased the Wig
orous whiting at bis pipe long enough %
call after the supposed Federal "Yis, sir,
that's livery word the thruth, IL IL. And
they were dommed big min at thatV'-
Southern BivouAc
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-31

peared 10 be not the slightest probability
Of his escape. His was one Of many in
stances in which mans life, innocent
though he may be, Is sacrificed to public
clamor.
The colonel did not pretend to enjoy the
false position in which he was placed. He
WIS courageous and resolute; but death as
spy, especially by hanging-a most igno-
minious mode Of exit from the world-was
abhorrent TO him. He had often expected
to be killed in battle-that might be the
fate Of any soldier; but TO be swung from
the Qallows like common felon was
wholly different Ffe thought Of it con
stantly and bitterly; but stoical philosophy
at last came 10 his aid. 81 offered my life
to my country" he soliloquized, when |
entered the field. What matter how die
TO serve itg Any manner Of death in such
cause should be honorable. To be pun
ished as a spy does not make me spy; and
my friends and all who care for me will
know how uniustly have been accused.
Whatever my fate. will bear it as becomes
an American"
Northrop Lowell was but twenty eight,
a New Yorker, the elder SOD Of a successful
merchant After leaving college he had
gone into his fathers counting room To
learn the business thoroughly, and in due
time succeed TO the paternal place. He
had been there three years; had made
many friends life was opening bright and
/ beautiful, when the war broke out. Hav-
| ing learned to detest slavery from what he
/ had seen Of it in the south, he was one Of the
| early volunteers i'm a New York cavalry
regiment. He joined il AZ a private; was
/ elected first Lieutenant after Bull Run, and
| had aftervyard risen to a colonelcy by gal
! liant service. That was his brief career;
now the end was drawing nigh, and in the
shadow stood the hangman.
Such was his gloomy musing ON May
afternoon. as be paced the dark wooden
cell on the second floor Of Castle Thunder
before which sentinel walked. A sub
official appeared from below, announcing
that a lady, Miss Mabel Chalmer, wished
TO zee him. He remembered the name
not a common one-vividly. 1t WIS that
Of an attractive girl he had often met at a
friends house at home. She had an elder
married sister living in New York, whom
she had visited several times, and she was
a social favorite there Lowell and she had
been very good friends; had had, indeed
various sentimental passages, which meant
| nothing az she was considered desperat<
iirt and Northrop was not susceptible
The winter previous to the firing on Sum
ter they had actually quaxrelcd bscsuss
NE wes 70 violsutiy southern and he X