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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30

Matte viekers Tomorrow Night.
Matte Vickers who will appear 1T Har-
per's theatre tomorrow night in her new
comedy, 'Edslweiss." has the dis
tinguished honor of being the only Ger
man dialect coincidence in the theatre
cal profession. With the successes that
have followed her in all her delightful
comedies. she this season has added an
other feather to her cap. and sustained by
the press, upheld by the public, Miss
Vickers has achieved an envisble repu-
tstion as an actress and comedienne,
Read for example what the Omaha Wo rid
Herald says of her:
Boyd's opera house was well filled last
night with an audience that went home
very well pleased with the artistic work
of Miss Matte Vickers and her excellent
company. The play was "Edelweiss. q
comedy drama of genuine merit and many
pleasing situations. Miss Vickers, was
of course, the central attraction of the
stage, but she was not the entire show by
any means. as her entire supporting COM
pany helped to make "Edelweiss" a de-
cided success.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30
COUNTY TEACHERS.
Teachers or the Young at Illinois
City-The Programme.


Teachers or the Young at Illinois
City-The Programme.
ANDALUsIA, Jan. THE teachers
meeting was held at Illinois City, Satur-
day. Jan. "a, and considering that it was
the second meeting it was grand success,
the first meeting having been held at
Andalusia two weeks previously. Seven
teen teachers, and number of visitors
from Drury and the surrounding districts
were present. The meeting was called
TO order by Leon Wylie. After forming
into an association Mr.. Wylie was chosen
president pro tenn. After an informal
talk on Glow to Teach Spelling" in
which all present participated in a very
lively entertaining and instructive man.
ner for half an hour, we adjourned for
dinner, and no doubt the bountiful repast
which all enjoyed was the great incentive
to the appointing of a meeting to be held
at the same place Feb. Z. After dinner
the following subjects were talked
upon: How to Teach History" by
Mr.. Foryg, District No. 6, Drury;
How to Teach Reading" by Miss
Hayes, principal of the Illinois City
school; How to Teach Circulation" BY
L. A. Thomss, District No. 9, Drury;
How to Teach Percentage" by Leon
Wylie. District No, 1, Drury; How to
Teach Language" by ]. G. Britton.
principal Of the Andalusia school.
Each handled his subject in manner
that showed he was familiar with it. Al
ter each subject few moments were
given for remarks showing that all pres
ent took lively interest in each subject
G. B. Marshall, our county superinten>
dent, was expected to be present, but ow-
ing to business he could not attend He
will. however, be present at the next
meeting. The programme for the mex
meeting, Feb. z. is as follows:
Select Reading" by Miss Lequatte;
"How to Teach Discoveries" by Mr..
Forgy; How to Teach Arithmetic" by
Miss Bromley; How to Teach Diges>
tion," by L. A. Thomas; "How to Teach
Spelling" by Miss Smell and Mr.. Ballard;
How to Teach Geography" by Miss
Norris How to Teach Writing" by
L. E. Brookmap; How TO Teach
Language" by j. G. Britton; How to
Prevent Whispering by Miss DANES;
Select Reading, by Miss Ellsworth.
Meeting to be called at 1890 a. m. A
large attendance is expected. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30
HAMLET

HAMLET, Jan. 27-The roads are rot
the best We copld wish for. bit neverthe-
less our busy anG enterprising farmers
manage to dispose of and have their pro
duce to market
c. NJ. Boyles, of Peryton. is reported
slightly better.
Mrs. ]. Candor, who has been sick for
the past ten weeks is improving uoder
DR.. Stewards care
About thirty of our young people were
entertained at G. E. Halstead's Sunday
evening.
Miss Ida German. of A'e1o, is home
for few days.
Miss Boyles, we understand, has re-
sumed her cid work. but will return the
first of March, probably to remain until
fall
The festival given b. the n. ". A. was
decided success.
Mr.. Cook is doing excellent work in
the school this year and it is to- be hoped
his services may be &c cured for the en-
suing term.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30
Anew Farmers Alliance.

W. G Wilson has recently organized q
new Farmers Alliance at Sunny Hill,
composed of farmers of Henry and Rock
Island counties. 1t has thirty-two char
ter members.
The officers of the new organization
are:
President-Wm Moore, Rural.
Vice President-George Blodgett,
Orion.
Secretary-A L. Love. Orion.
Treasurer -George Lawson, Sunny
Hill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30

Though man may not like business
he should act busine IS like.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30
Here's Happiness.

Cards have been received announcing
the marriage on Wednesday evening of
Hon. 81. V. Fisher and Miss Abbie F.
Steele at Geneseo. Mr.. Fisher. whose
two years term in the Illinois legislature
gave him q general acquaintance and
many friends in this city. is an inAuen-
tisl citizen of Henry county. and his bride
is member Of one of the same county's
most prominent and respected families.
and is q most accomplished lady.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30
Hard Coal Market.

81 rs per ton for best anthracite coal.
all sizes, delivered within city limits, Csc
per ton discount for cash. Indiana black
$3.50 and Camel coal SO per ton delivered,
carriage added on all orders for less than
one ton; carving in 25c per ton extra.
Z. g. FRAZER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30

Read and profit bY i'll have been q
great sufferer for some time from lum-
bago. l tried Salvation Oil and it gave
me entire relief. JOHN H. JONES,
Deputy Inspector, Tobacco Warehouse,
4. BALTIC
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
LAWYER WALDO SHOT
He Was Trying to Disarm g. +. Thomas.
Who 10 Said to bo DeranEed.

VINO - S0t0 10 DO Der0nRe0s
George E Waldo. q young lawyer at 80 Mas
sau street. was shot and dangerously wounded
on Sunday night at his homo in Flatbush by
G. F. Thomas, relative. who lived with him.
Mr. Waldo's residence is In Flatbush avenue.
near Linden bulevard. It is occupied by
him and his mother and by Mr.. Thomas and
his son. who Is q patent expert.
The elder Mr.. Thomas Is IS years old. and
was for many years In the employ Of the APP
pletons. for whom he edited guide books OF
travel He has had frequent fits Of alteration
Of late. and was watched carefully by his rela-
tives. who feared he would harm himself.
On Sunday he refused to eat his meals and
acted otherwise very Queerly He wouldn't go
to bed when the time came for him to retire,
and Mr. Waldo helped forcibly to undress him
and put him into bed. An hour or two later
Mr.. Thomas was heard moving around the
room. upsetting the furniture and making q
Mr.. Waldo found him standing in the middle
Resd e as W%Pd" siepped up 70 AXE from
him; fearing he woutd shoot himself 7 ThSmas
him IN the left breast Waldo did not know he
mans grasp. he carried It into his room. There
ns T fa aoT Ia the MEANWHILE was shouting
"Murder!" at the top Of his voice from a, win
dow. Several passersby came into the house
and caGtured Thomas s., He eva was lGetod ed up In
Bornk8mp. when he was arraigned In the
Police Court yesterday morning. that he re-
nothing OF the shooting; He was
The Injured man. has fair chance Of recovery.
Thomas responsiGe for f his act IT, ''A''' ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10

YOUNGSTOWN. Nov. e.-The convicted per-
secutors of the Rev. Arthur Cushing Dill were
sentenced to-day by Judge Francis Child.
They were Gray Terry. Frank Moffstt. Fred
erick Moffatt. Anthony Schumacher. Richard
Thomas. Frederick Taft, and James Travis.lall
residents Of Sterling. The Judge imposed o
fine Of $50 each and costs Of prosecution. He
said that In consideration OF their former good
character. together with the belief that the
young men were but tools In the hands Of older
persons who had escaped conviction. the Court
was disposed to deal leniently with them. The
to are Chief Assnyer Herbert g. Terry and
Justice Of the Peace Clarkson B. Mofratt. both
The young men could have been sent to
priEsoap ior year Par arson, Dill generously
called upon Parson Dill on, July 4 about mid
night. Some OF them had their faces black
handkerchiefs. They threatened to. tar and
feather the pastor and run him out OF the vii
lage. Some pistol firing was INDUCED In. The
parson had made himself obnoxious to the
young men. as they put It. by reading poetry
did not call any witnesses. but tried to ridicule
the whole affair as q Fourth OF July Joke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
1HE1 DISAGREE wIYu UNcLE JEyaE
Manufacturers Say n Duty on Hides Would
Not BcncHt the Farmer.

Manufacturers Say Duty Hides Would
Not Bcncht the Farmer.
Boston. Nov. 0.--The recommendation OF
Secretary Of Agriculture Rusk that the duty
on hides provided for in tho reciprocity Sec
ton Of tho new tariff law be imposed in all
cases where the countries from which such
hides are shipped have not granted equal con-
cessions does not apparently cnuso much con.
Germ to the shoe and leather men Of Boston.
The Argentine Republic and Uruguay are the
two countries that would be affected. and
the importations from these places yearly by
Boston and New York amount to about 1000.
600 hides. or only StDOOO0. This. when
compared with the entire business done in
hides. is SO small matter that they say that e
the price Of boots and shoes. Instead of in
creasing the price Of domestic hides and thus
benefiting the farmer. which tho Secretary
hopes to accomplis the duty will injure the
Domestic hides cannot take the place Of for
amount Of duty would compel shoe manufac-
turers to substitute them,
In the price OF foreign hides" says ex-qov.
Clafiin. and the only effect would be that
fewer foreign hides would come here 1t may
be thought that such action would spite New
that would suffer. A year ago domestic hides
were about seven cents and foreign hides about
thirteen; To-day domestic hides are five cents
Another manufacturer said that he could not
made the threat that had been attributed to
him. II he Is so foolish as to think that the
farmer can be benefited by the imposition OF q
duty on hides. schoolboy should be put in
his place. for any intelligent boy knows better
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
POINTS ABOUT BANKING,
Experiment OF Some OF tho Ronestead's
OMcers In House RaIldine.

Experiment. OF Some OF the B0nestead's
OMcers In House RaIlding.
Judge Fitzsimmons Of the City Court direct
ed these verdcts yesterday: In favor OF the
Homestead Bank against Frederick A. Wood
and E R. Teller. sos: in favor OF the West
ern National Bank against Wood. J. Wesley
Smith. and others. S765.05: tho Western Ma
tional Bank against God and others. these YER
diets aggregating So. 38306 All were in notes
growing out Of the erection OF houses in
Eighty-eighth street. The late Horace B.
Russ. Vice-President OF the Homestead Bank.
undertook to erect these houses. He had OBJ
tanned $4,000 from the bank for tho purpose.
Other officers Of the bank were not satisfied
with the work. and they employed Frederick
A. Wood. who subsequently became director
in the bank. to take the contract and finish the
houses. 1t was agreed that the Home
stead Bank should advance the neces-
sary funds upon Woods notes. On
c con z. the the h9ases were 70 be
Banks ofieers endorsed these notes. = The hey
xsrs e PHeane T anS
Western National banks. who began suits to
Nj Wood tsstii ied that Conrad N. Jordan o,
the Western National Bank was present at q
meeting Of the Homestead directors. and told
him that In taking the money Of the bank on
taeF Gwn they had acted A.
time. had received $3.50 for which ne gave
his note. He had. however. re5ndorsed four
notes made by Russ, and become liable. in
suits were brought against him and the en-.
dOrSer6.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10

He was chosen" said Mayor Grant to Sun
reporter. because he Is an able lawyer. be-
cause his record is clear. and because am
certain that he will nj the office in capable
and impartial manner"
street No 3 Ms wss
the st James and st Mary,s parqshial seh b,
HOUSE o. b.. Appleton Co as COPY
County CetEs office. ara later r. The same
1870 ne was employed by Corporation COUNCIL
Ss eoyse sRa put sn SSsG E 70
IL, this service Tor three years: During
ne Of the of
1877 he was. elected to the Assembly, from the
1871 n esS tSo 81 q
Arts was conferred upon him by Manhattan
College He became known as a Temperance zee
James's paris he was dubbed the Silver
Hmm In ISL Mr. Crazy was elected " to the
Senate from the Sixth district. During this
term in the Senate he became involved In
then Governor. The trouble arose because MI:
Cleveland refused an application made to him
a New York man Emisration ' Commit sioner.
The Governor appointed instead William II:
Murtha Of Brooklyn. and Mr.. Grady notified
him that Mr.. Murtha would not be confirmed.
q the senate successful tly. The Governor: Rim in
1883. wrote letter to John Kelly who was then
leader Of Tammany Hall. asking him to Keep
Grady at home next time and thereby increase
his 1.-THE Goyernor's) personal comrort This
letter was the cause Of Mr.. Grady withdraw
ing from the race for nomination for Senator
In the Fifth. district. When CLEVELAND was a
Presidential candidate in 1884 Mr.. Grady re-
signed as member Of the Democratic State
Committee and from Tammany Hall. and
took the stump against him. In 1888 Mr..
Grady once more entered the Tammany fold.
In 1889 he was elected at the special election
to succeed senator Edward F, Reilly of the
Sixth district. who resigned. In 1850 he was
County Democracy candidate. Mr. Grady has
been an indefatigable worker for the Demo-
cratic party. and In national campaigns he has
travelled all over this country. There is not q
State in which he has not made political
speeches.
MI. Grady will probably, assume the duties
OF his new office to-day. Henry Murray whose
place Mr.; Grady takes. was County Demo-
crat until he was read out OF the organization.
He is now the leader Of the organization OF the
New York Democracy In the Seventeenth dis
trict- The Voorhis Democracy wanted the
Mayor to reanpoint him: but the efforts in his
behalf were discontinued some months ago.
The torn Of q Police Justice Is ton years, and
the salary Is $4,000 year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
A YOUNG Wife's Downfall.

AMSTERDAM. Now 0.-In the village Of Fort
Plain. Irving Griggs Of Binghamton has begun
suit for a divorce. His wife Is % years old
When she was 10 years Of age she was the
prettiest girl In Otsego county. She was as
matured as most girls 10 years old. She was
a playmate Of Irving Grlggs. the son Of q
wealthy man living In Worcester They
planned clandestine marriage. and since
then neither has been received at the old
home, They lived happily in Fort Plain until
Company. Her Y HUSBAND tried to wesn her
from the eilded liie she had chosen; but with,
ger sad
age. respectively. She occupied a. lonesome
house on the river bottoms, and drew about
town to another. From that time her DOWNFALL
was rapid. When arraigned before the Police
woman she Is. She has many times literally
been taken from the gutter. Tho authorities
women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10

The libel OF the Mayor. &C.. agt- the steam
propeller Express. was sustained by Judge Ad-
olson Brown OF tho United States District
Court yesterday. On Feb. 10. tho Franklin
Edison. used by the Health Department tor the
transportation OF persons having contagious
diseases to North Brother Island. returned to
her usual mooring place alongside the dock on
the island. About o'clock in the evening the
Express. loaded with nineteen freight cars and
with float attached. while making one Of her
regular trips from this city TO Wilson's Point
the Franklin Edison. II cost 50 500 to raise
and repair the Edson Judge Brown entered u
decree for the libellant with order Of reforeo to
to $4,000. Judge Brown held that vessels ly-
Ing or moored at q dock at their usual place.
but only vessels lying at anchor In or near q
fair way where vessels are likely 70 pass Or are
CHARGE !, 81 Assistant Corporation Counsel
-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
MADE UP WITH HER HUSBAND,
And Now Her Lawyer 10 Suing for His Fee
and Expenses.

Au0 ESO~ AnSF lawyer - 5uuu8 hOT AA1U = CO
and Expenses.
In Part I'LL OF the Superior Court, before
Judge Dugro and Jury. the trial Of a lawyers
suit against his client was begun yesterday
afternoon. John D. Townsend was the plain
tiff and Mrs. Catharine R. Hammond the de-
fendant John W. Weed. in opening the case
for the plaintiff. said that In June. 1890. Mrs.
Hammond engaged Townsend to obtain d.
vorce from her husband. After Mr.. Townsend
had prepared papers and secured evidence
that was to prove Mr.. Hammond's unfaithful-
ness. Mrs. Hammond notified him to discon-
tinue the action. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond are
now Twins, together. For the services he had
Mrs. Hammond refused to pay.
b Mrs. Hammond and her husband were in
court. Frank j. Keller appeared rs her coun-
sci. Mr.. Townsend took the stand. and testi-
fed that Mrs. Hammond had applied to him
to begin the suit He said that he would rO-
quire u retaining fee OF 500 and that his bill
would he $3.50. She gave him $50. and agreed
to pay another $50 IN few days. He began an
siderable evidence Of Hammonds unfaithful-
ness. He engaged John E Maxwell and his
wife to watch Mr.. Hammond. That was to cost
$50 more Every day. from June IL to July 8.
he received written report from Maxwell.
and he sent copies to Mrs. Hammond. The
case is still on.
) In her answer to Mr.. Townsends complaint
for divorce at the solicitation Of q friend of
Townsend. whom she believes induces persons
to being divorces and engage Townsend to
prosecute them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
prp NErGnnons ron HIN,
Hartmann Thought II was SAFER 20 Carry
Money Than Leave II nj Home.

Hartmann Thought II was Safer to Carry
Money Than Leave II nj Home.
The police have found no clue to the identity
OF the two men who attacked old John Hart
mann in Bayard street. Willamsburgh. on Sun
day night aud robbed him Of s5S5 and four
bank deposit books No one saw the men ex-
cept their victim. and as he is almost blind he
is unable to give clear description OF them
He says that one man was Of medium height
while the other was short. Both wore dark
clothes, and that Is oil he can remember
The general belief is that Hartmann was
robbed by one OF his neighbours. As he aud
his daughter. who Is totally blind. were re-
turning from church to their home. 17S Bayard
street. shortly after O'clock. two men ran from
across the street One struck him in the neck.
knocking him down. while the other snatched
small black bag he was carrying. Miss
Hartmann heard her father fall and shouted for
help. Neighbors helred the old man to his
street is poorly lighted. and no one had seen
any men luaiinG about.
mann carried money in thu satche that swung
always AZ from his left arm and thc. police think
TINT thieves may hays been awaiting their or
He worked ut his trade Of basket making. us.
sisted by his wife. now dead. and his blind
money. When his wife died he gave ave up little the
basket making he had carried on in the base.
Henl Oh inc DnyHru street mousse, winch no
owned. and retired to two rooms on the top
floor to live with his daughter. Tho couple
cooked their own meals. and never spent u
dollar unnecessarily
1t was well known that the old man had
$4,000 or $1,000 in bank, and that consider
able real estate In Grernpoint stood in his
name. He WAS never seen without his satchel.
aud it was whispered that lie carried money
enough IN 1t to tuv up all Baynrd street. In
that portion Of the Eastern District OF Brook
lyn $4,000 or $4,000 liz large fortune.
Mr.. Hartmann refuses to tell any onethe ex-
act amount represented by the four bank
books that were stolen IRON him, 1t WAS more
than $1,000 he told the police. He notified the
banks yesterday Of his Toss. and gave instruc-
tons that any one presenting them should he
the sale Of a small plot OF land and for rents
I've. always carried money from month to
month" said the old man; until had to go
to the bank. 1t was safer In my bag than In
the house. / have lived in Bayard street many
years and thought was safe thcre. never
blind woman. People have always been good
to me before"
Mr.. Hartmann is convinced that he will never
see his money again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
Mn. srEpMAN's nEcovEnEp WATCH.
WHO KILLED MRS. DUsHELS
Her Husband's Testimony At the InSusst
-' Yesterday Contradicted.


Yesterday Contradicted.
WHITE PLAINS. Nov. e-Coroner Drews re-
sumed the inquest In tho Dushel murder case
to-day Theresa Murphy. the little girl who
Is reported to have said that little Josephine
Dushel told her that her PAPA killed her
mamma last night" testified that Josephine
never told her 80. William Schlich testified
that he passed tho house at $3.50 o'clock and
saw Roberts. Dushel. the colored man. and
Mrs. Dushel auarrelling together. but did not
sfop to watch the fracas. He saw Mrs. Dushel
knock Roberts's hat of and laugh. He met
the children coming home half mile from the
house
james Roberts swore he knew the bushels
twenty years. He was at the house at o'clock
on the afternoon Of the murder The colored
man threatened to cut his heart out and Mrs.
Dushel asked him to leave. 80 as to prevent
trouble and he did so. He left Dushel. his
wife. and the colored man at the house. He
did not see the children on the road.
Psturnsa Dush G'loSk
@ ahH satRs obsrss
swore At him and Knocked him down. They
then all drank and then he to
e Besar Es heard te
Rens wth dented hs
blood-stained revolver rs his. but denied hav-
bng rs year. He got SO drunk that no
Dpahel was, next put upon the stand: He
went to church and that in the afternoon the
children went to Sunday school. His wife and
himself sat On the stoop and drank beer until
with the .oolored. man. The colored man
threatened to kill Roberts. and Mrs.
Rashs sSa to He d the he
Roberts went away. together. -, leaving
the children near the house. he returned with
them. and Roberts went on to the village.
Elijah Miller told him that his wife was dead.
and that was the first he knew of it
District. Attorney verplanck cross.examtned
ments. Three Witnesses had sworn that he
threatened to kill his wife with an axe. Dushel
testified that they lied.
Mary Dushel is still confined at the Catholic
Protectory with diphtheria. The inquest was
adjourned to next Monday afternoon. when it
will be on hand to testify.