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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
A FIEND'S WORK.
outrage Accomplished and Ar.
son Attempted.
THE GIRL VICTIM FATALLY BURNED

Miscresnt Enters n Michigan Home.
outrages the Eldest Girl, and Set, FIRE
to the House, in Which Were Two
"'her children, to Conceal the DeviItry
Fierce and Trebly Fatal Fight In
%eorgia-Dying Desperation-A Hang
ing In Illinois.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich, March 10
The small station of Wise. eleven miles
north OF here, was the scene of a terrible
crime and futile attempt to hide it Sat
urday morning. Dennis Burns, a labor
ing man, occupies small cottage on the
border of the village with his wife and
three children, the eldest of which was a
girl OF eight years. Burns left home
eirly in the morning, and Mrs. Burns.
needing pail of water, went for it to a
neighbours we'll, leaving the children in
bed. She stood chatting at the well with
neighbor until her attention was
called to her house by smoke pouring
from the door.
An Atrocious Crime Committed.
She rushed home, her steps accelerated
by the screams of the children and the
bursting of flames from the first-story
windows. Without stopping to count the
risk she dashed into the fiame-filled Louise
and seized the two youngest children
from the crib, and, hastily quenching the
flames, attempted to get the elder one out.
Help arrived and the eldest one was
dragged out horribly burned, but she
lived long enough to tell her mother that
big man had entered the house and.
after felonioUsly assaulting her, had set
hire to the bed-clothing with matches and
run out the back door,
Diabolism Almost Unparalleled.
The second child corroborated the elder.
and the doctors examination proved it
beyond a doubt. The fiend had evidently
calculated to cremate the three children.
and thus destroy all traces of his crime, a
1T would have been natural to suppose
that the children set themselves on fire.
There Is absolutely no clew to the miscre-
ant, as the children, one 3 and the other 5.
cannot give good description of him.
The sheriff of Isabella county is searching
for clues, and there will be n lynching
party if he is caught.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Copyright, 1890.

Fdshion's .fduorite
fad, centers in that famous, fascina-
ting game tennis.
But there are women who cannot
engage in any pastime. They are
delicate, feeble and easily exhausted.
They are sufferers from weaknesses
and disorders peculiar to females,
which are accompanied by sallow
compilations, expressionless eyes and
haggard looks.
For overworked, "worn out"
:" run down." debilitated teachers,
milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing
mothers, and feeble women gen.
orally, DIR. Pierce's Favoritc Pre-
scription is the greatest earthly
boon, being unequaled as an appe-
tizing cordial and restorative tonic.
It's the only medicine for women,
sold by druggists, under positive
guarantee from the makers, of sat
isfaction in every case, or money re-
funded. This guarantee has been
faithfully carried out for years. 4.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
ABBREVIATED TEIEGRAMS.

Weyand's brewery at Buffalo. n. V.
was burned Saturday. Loss, Sl0O, 900; in .
sured.
Inc Lppincott Lamp Chimney works
at flndiay, O., We're burned Saturday.
Loss, 500, 900; partly insured
mere was no senatorial election in Cali
lornla saturday. The ballot gave Estee
0i; De Young %; the balance scattering.
In wreck on the Reading railway Fri
day night Engineer Fisher, Fireman
wood, and Brakeman Harper were killed.
j. Hunt and VIM. Bowerman are stay
ing awake at Detroit for the champion
snip. They are to do without sleep for
los hours.
The third congress of the Scoth- Irish
people and their descedants in America
Will be held in Louisville, Ky, from May
Il to II next
Congressman Spinola, of New York, is
lald up at Washington City with a bad
cold and exhaustion, consequent on his
labors in congress
Klein, Goodheart s. Koch's extensive
clothing establishment at Cleveland, O..
was Quilted by fire Saturday night Loss,
SlooVOo on stock; on building, so, 900
The United States warship Galena and
tug Nina are ashore at Gay Head, Mass.
The Galena is away upon the beach and
Will be a total wreck. She is wooden
vessel. No lives lost.
The president will probably leave Wash.
lngton City on his western tour between
the 5th and 10th of April He arrived
home from his duck hunt Saturday in
good health and much pleased with his
trip.
Willamette King, girl in the Ohio
penitentiary for killing her illegitimate
baby, was married to its pntative father
IN the penitentiary Saturday, that being
Governor CampbelPs condition of pardon
ing the girl.
Henry jaeger and Peter Deit, two Bow
cry boys, fought duel in New York city
saturday with bowie knives in order to
see which should have local belle, who
witnessed the battle. JAEGER was fatally
stabbed. The Others escaped.
Laura Purnell, who had been living
with her year-old baby in cottage at Az
lantic City. y. J., was found dead in The cot
tage Saturday and the baby crying by her
side. The body was decomposed, and it is
not known whether murder or suicide was
committed.
Fire at Syracuse, y. Y, Saturday de-
stroyed the Hogan block, Roscoe Bros,
fivestory block, and the Yates block, burn
ing out the Journal, which had to seek new
quarters. Help was sent from Oswego be-
fore the fire was got under control. The
total loss was 1850, 900. Sunday St. James
Episcopal church and the McClennan flats
adjoining were burned, adding $3.50, 900 to
the loss
According to a bulletin issued by the
census office Charleston, s. c., is the most
unhealthy CITY in the Union, the annual
death rate per LOCO population being 80 4;
New Orleans next, with 292; Richmond,
Va, next, with rs 3; New York next, with
26.6 Chicago's rate is 1916; st. Louis, 1913;
Detroit, 1873; Milwaukee, 17.9; Indiana
polls, 1863; Rock Island. Ills. 144 San
Diego, Cal, and Pensacola, Fla, each 1O6
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
NUMEROUS FIGHT IN GEORGIA.
n Dying Participant Kills His Slayer .
the Last Act of His Life.

n Dying Participant Kills His Slayer -
the Last Act of His Life.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 16.-Three men
lost their lives in bloody quarrel near
Maxey Thursday evening. Harvey Smith,
ayoung planter, had among his employees
n negro named Boyd Hatton, whom he had
discharged. While Hatton was preparing
to leave Thursday night, Smith went down
to his cabin to settle with him. Hatton
met his approach with n discharge from n
shot gun. Smith drew a revolver and
shot Hatton in the shoulder. The appear
ance of Bill Hatton to help his brother
made it two to one. The next shot from
Smith struck Bill in the heart. and the
next after that struck Boyd in the abdo-
men. Smith then fell in n swoon from his
own wounds Boyd Hatton crawled over
to where Smith lay, took his revolver, and
killed him. He died soon after from his
own wounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
THE HAVOCOF WAR.
oreadfuI Destruction Of Human
Lie in Chilli.
ALL SEXES AND AGES SWEPT AWAY,

s.snes at the Bombardment OF Pisa qua
BY the Revolutionary Fleet-Fleeing
women and Children Moved Down by
Scores with Grape-One More Story on
Parnell. Which He Denies, Together
with the Mrs. O'Shea Report-Death of
the Pope's Leader in Germany.
SANTIAGO, Chill March l6-The bonn.
hsrdment of Pisagua by the revolution ary
feet will stand in history as one of the
most terrible ever suffered by seaport.
The commandant of Pisagua received an
officer o. the insurgents cruiser Esmer-
aida early in the morning with a flag of
truce, but refused Us demand for sur
render under threat of bombardment.
The Esmeraida was then joined by the
Blauco, and at ID a. IN. terrible bonn.
hardment began, the two cruisers k sep-
ins up an almost ceaseless fire for almost
six hours. The Blanco's fire was mostly
grape and did terrible execution. A per-
feet shower of shot and shell fell upon the
town. On every side men and women
were running wildly about. Men tram
pied over women and children in their
mad endeavors to seek safety in the up-
per part of town. Little children ran
about crying for their mothers and more
than one was felled to the ground BY the
bursting grenades.
The Very Dead Riddled with shot.
Women seeking place of safety were
seen to throw up their hands, stagger, and
fsll hnl
lay everywhere. In three hours the lower
part OF the town was all in ruins, and not
asoul was stirring. The means of the
wounded, the crash of falling timbers, the
whistle of shot and shrek of shell alone
were heard. The land batteries. toward
which the fire of the Blanco had been
mainly directed, were completely dis
mantled, and not gun could be fired.
The batteries on the hills kept up con-
slant but not very effective fire. About
D. m. the two cruisers moved in more
toward the town, and began Smelling the
heights Then there was rush for the
mountains.
Nothing but Ruins and Corpses.
Like herd of wild steers that were
stampeded the people ran. Mothers
-9eAN' wen AASi anu 4ouSnI linz
tigers. Children and babes were smoth.
cred or crushed to death in the mad rush,
and all the time the pitiless guns were
Sending their shower of grape At times
twenty or thirty people would go down at
a single volley. Some would rise and
keep on running with blood streaming
from their wounds and finally sink to the
ground exhausted from the loss of blood
only to be torn and mangled by the con-
slant hail of grape shot. When the fire
from the cruisers ceased about 4 p. m.
two-thirds of the town was destroyed and
nothing remained of Pisaqua but mass
of ruins From the ruins of one building
seventy-two bodies were taken out The
number of dead has as yet not been ascer-
tanned positively, but it is believed 20 be
about 2,U00
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
A Relic of Thebaw,s Reign.

LONDON, March 16.-According to dis.
pa.ch from Rangoon, the golden palace
I I the kings OF Burmah at Mandalay is to
be demolished. The chief reason for do.
rug 'nis Is to efface all hopes on the part
OF the Burmese that a native KING will
ever again reign in Manda,av. The king
OF Burmah's most priced title is az ord of
the Golden Palace" aud without the
palace Burmese king would be an i'm.
possibility. Within the inclosure sur-
rounding this palace took place the horri.
ole slaughters perpetrated by ex.Kiuc
Thebaw.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Death of DR.. Windthorst.

BERLIN, March 16-Dr. Ludwig Wind
thorst, the parliamentary leader of the
koman Catholic party in Prussia. who
has been dangerously i'll for some days
past, died at SIS o'clock Saturday morn
ing. He was born Jan. II, 1872. DR..
"lndthorst at midnight was merely able
TO whisper replies to inquiries as to his
condition. Suddenly, however, his voice
returned. and evidently imagining that he
was in the reichstag, DR. Wind thorst
delivered an impassipAed address IN
favor of the abolition OF TIE law expelling
the Jesuits from Germany. The veteran
leaders, voice while he delivered this al.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16

PHILADELPHIA, March 16. -Superintend-
ent Bosbyshell, of the mint, was called
upon Saturday by George G. Merrick, of
Denver, who again presented his now
famous silver brick for coinage The
death of Secretary Window made it
necessary to make this second presenta-
ton III order that his suit could be
brought. The superintendent refused to
receive the brick, and gave his reasons
therefor in writing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
A Young Man Burned to Death.

NEW YORK, March l6-The residence
of Gen. E. b. Fowler, in Brooklyn, was
partially burned yesterday morning, and
the generals son, William, aged %. per-
ished in the flames. The other members
of the family were rescued with difficulty.
The loss on the building and furniture
amounts to IS 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Wanted His Bes. Sui. of Clothes.

MACoMB, ILL.,, March 16-Rev. Ross
Dyer, Baptist evangelist of western
Illinois, left this city Thursday morning
with Mrs. j. L. Dive. The preacher is but
Is. and leaves wife and three children in
Quincy, while Mrs. Dice is a well-pre-
served matron of A.. with husband and
one child. The parties all came here from
Camp Point recently. Mr.. Dice overlook
his wife and the preacher at Bushnell, but
moved by her tears and entreaties took
only her valise which contained his Sun
day suit of clothes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16

Obrien Disqualified for Parliament.
LONDON, March 16-Tne adjudication OF
obrien as bankrupt in the proceedings
against him by Lord Salisbury growing
out OF an old libel suit, disqualifies him to
retain his seat in parliament. 1t is under.
STOOD however, that both factions of the
Nationalists will unite in returning him
10 parliament He is probably the ONLY
member OF the party on whom they could
unite
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
ParneIl,s DeIera.e. ar,iv.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The delegates
sent to this country by Parnell for the
purpose of raising funds for the National
ist movement arrived on the Etruria yes
terday morning. The delegation is com
posed of James J. O'Kelly, Nj. p; John
O'Connor. NJ. p; II. X. Redmond, NJ. p,
and Henry Harrison, NJ u. They were
met down the bay by reception commit
tee. and presented with an address, and
later taken to the Hoffman house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Barnum.s GIFT to Hridp.,or,

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March I6.-P. T..
Barnum has closed a contract with archi-
tects for the erection Of building to cost
sl25. 900, as gift from him to the scietific
and historical societies of the city
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
r,. Weather We Nav Expect.

WASHINGTON CITY March l6.-The following
are the weather indications for twentyfoar
hours from SD. m yesterday: For Wiscons-a
Fair. cooler weather; northwesterly winds.
For Iowa-Gencrally fair. cooler weather.
northerly winds. For Michigan-Fair weather
Monday; cooler by Tuesday; winds becoming
porthwesterly. For Indiana and uiinois-Gen-
orally fair weather; cooler Monday night; var
liable winds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
a,wavs Drink Your Coffee Fresh.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The family Of
Joseph friedman and three boarders, six
in all, were poisoned Saturday by drink
ing coffee that had been made with milk
and allowed to stand for twenty-four
hours in tin receptacle. They will all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Chicago Republican Nomination.

CHICAGO, March l6. The Republican
city convention met here Saturday and
nominated Hampstead Washburne for
mayor. Elmer Washburn's name was not
mentioned, although there had been talk
of indorsing the "Citizens'" candidate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Back from the BattIefieIds.

WASHINGTON CITY, March l6.-The party
that left Washington City last Monday
for Chattanooga and the Chickamauga
battlefield, returned to the city on their
special train at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
inc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Pennsylvania Women Are Prolific.

PENNFIELD, Pa, March 16.-Within the
past ten days Mrs. Jerry Copelin, of De-
catur township. this county, gave birth
to four children at once, and Mrs. Snyder,
of New Washington, also this county,
gave birth TO triplets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Rro,se tie sbot-Puttins Record.

Hanover, n. H., March l6.-Guy
George, of Meridian, at the Dartmouth
Athletic association games Saturday, put
the shot SO feet, 1l1E inches, breaking the
record which has stood at 80 feet for some
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16

LONDON. March l6.-Lord Rosslyn, who
nearly broke the bank at Monte Carlo,
mas written to London from Nice that he
intends to persevere in the attempt. His
family motto is Fight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
AN ILLINOIS MURDERER HANGED.
Crawford, Who Killed Mrs Matthias,
Swings ut Decatur.

Swings at DECATUR.
DECATUR, Ills, March 16-W. ii. Craw
ford Jr., was hanged here Saturday At
HIS a. m. The drop was five feet and
his neck was broken by the fall, death
being instantaneous. The wound in-
ficted by himself in his throat tore open.
Crawford walked to the gallows with a
wonderful show of indifference, and as
the rope was placed around his neck he
drew himself up to his full height. He
declined TO make statement and re-
fused to be baptized, dying unrepentaut
and defiant.
He Well Deserved His Fate.
The crime for which Crawford was
hanged was the murder of Mrs. Lima
Matthias on Aug. 30, 1890. He induced
her in some way to accompany him to a
lonely field and there cut her throat.
Crawford was arrested on suspicion. and.
after making an attempt to kill himself,
confessed that he had killed Mrs Matthias,
saying that he loved her. He expressed a
Willingness to die for his crime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16

. uress could be clearly heard through
Suree rooms. he never spoke after having
oonciuued his remarks upon that bill :.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16

Congressman Owens Wife Ill
WASHINGTON CITY. March l6-The wife
of Congressman Owen. of Indiana, is
seriously Ill OF the grippe at her hotel in
this city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
PARNELL RUNS FROM REPORTERS.
He Makes an appointment Which He
Takes Care Not TO Keep.

LONDON, March -6.-Parnell cut a most
undignified figure Saturday in his deter
mined efforts to avoid the newspaper men
who desired to interview him in regard to
Healy's allegations that he was spen ding
his time in private enjoyment while mat
ters of vital Importance TO Ireland were
being discussed and acted upon in the
house of commons. Parnell was known to
be in the library of the house, and at least
thirty reporters sent in their cards during
the evening, without being vouchsafed any
response; but finally their persistence was
rewarded by promise that Parnell would
see them at a particular spot at cretain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
Instead He Cut and Run.

While the attention of the reporters was
was thus diverted for the time being,
Parnen summoned an attendant TO his
aid, and was guided to the ladies, stair
case, where he eluded the would be inter-
viewers waite ling for him inside and out
side the building, and escaped to the
street. 1t was raining heavily and Par
nell was obliged to run quite distance
through the storm to catch cab. He got
a good wetting, but succeeded in hot
facing the reporters. The press generally
express disgust at Parnell's secret tactics
and thinly disguised mysteriousness.
Disclaimed by the Leader.
While at Galway Parnell was asked
about the above and said that it was
totally false. He also took occasion to
deny that he had been at Brighton with
Mrs. O'Shea last week while Irish ques-
tons were up in the house, or at any
other time. He was absent from the
house when the debate on the Irish relief
fund was "onr but it was a matter that
did not need his voice or labor. McC arthy
took no part in the debate, and Sexton,
Healy and all Parnell's chief opponents
were likewise absent from the house on
the night in question.
Parnei1 Speaks in Galway.
Parnell had an enthusiastic receipt ion IN
galway yesterday. To prevent him from
being saluted by band which had made
all preparations to receive him with blare
OF trumpets and beat of drum, the Nc
Carthyites broke into the band room at
CIoyne and stole the instruments. In his
speech Parnell said that Ireland was in
much the same position as in $780, when
the unreasonable element in the party OPP
posed him because he supported the gov
ernment railway measures. He believed
then in getting all the money he could
lor Ireland, and acted on the belief. Par
nell severely criticised the ecclesiastical
authorities for their attempt to take the
direction of Irish affairs out of the hands
OF the people, and he denounced what he
called Gla1stone's effort to dictate 10 Ire
Land
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-13
A Warrior Monk.

Probably the most notable of neophytes
was the Vicomte Guy de Brissac, one OF
the best known and most popular of Paris
ian clubnnen. His achievements on the
turf as the owner of a small but exceed
iugly choice stable were only equaled by
his successes in the salons and boudoirs OF
the gay capital. and if ever there has been
one who has merited description q
spoiled child of fortune, Guy de Brissac
the man A year ago his fancee.
whom he worshiped. died of rapid de
cline-that strange malady which seems to
enhance and etherealize the beauty of it's
victims, and TO illunine their eyes with q
strange light.
She rests beneath snowy marble cross
in the pretty little cemetery that nestles
among the pine trees at Arcachon, and to
day her lover, the pleasure seeking, skep-
tical and worldly Guy de Brissac, who had
disappeared from all his accustomed haunts
since her death, turns up at Biskra, on the
borders of the great desert, in the guise OF
the newly cousecrated Warrior Monks OF
the eSahara.-Harper's Weekly.