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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
south Dakota Nomination..

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 2O-Up to late
hour last night three caucuses were going
on of Republicans, Democrats, and Indie.
pendents. Moody was nominated by the
Republicans for United States senator,
and Trip by the Democrats. The indie
pendents were still in caucus
In Other States.
Teller was unanimously nominated for
United States senator by the Republican
caucus at Denver, Colo
Democrats of New Hampshire nomin-
ated G. A. Sinclair
Chauncey F. Black was chosen by the
Pennsylvania Democracy
Indiana Democrats renomnated Voor-
bees, and the Republicans chose Hovey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
A Chance for nnurhertr.

BRoo<LYN, n. Y, Jan. - Judge Bart
lett came on the bench yesterday morning
in the court of oyer and terminer with
the intention of sentencing Dougherty,
who shot and killed d. Lloyd at the in
sane asylum, Flatbusn, according to the
verdict of the jury or murder in the
second degree, holding chat he knew the
nature of the act; but when Dougherty
arose and addressed t. court, he changed
his mind and appointed commission to
examine the prisoner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

Arrival of Ex-Governor Oglesby-Inyes ti-
4 cation Proceedings-The Lie Direct.
RSPRINGFIELD, Jan. 20.-Uncle Dick
Oglesby came to Springfield yesterday
afternoon in charge of Senator Fuller.
who, as chairman of the senatorial steer
m committee, will manage his campaign.
The ex-governor took rooms at the Lee
h1d and received callers for couple of
hours, after which he went over and dined
With Governor and Mrs Fifer. After din
ner he held quite a levee at his rooms in
Che Leland OF course there is still much
Speculation to how the "big three" will
vote on senator, but it is impossible to
say. COckrell said yesterday that his in
.tstructionS did not debar him from voting
for Palmer as last resort.
The Taubeneck Inquiry.
The Taubeneck investigating committee
of the house met yesterday and examined
two witnesses, and then adjourned for the
Zday.i The witnesses were j. q. WIiseh lad
and w. F. Holienbeck, OF Mars hall
whitehead said that Hollenbeck had first
told him of Taubenecks career, and in or
der 10 confirm the story-that Taubeneck
had served two years in the penitenCiary
Z for cnunterfeiting-h had written letter
II to friend in Springfield Mo, regarding
4 the natter, and received "a reply that MIR.
81 Tauteneck's name did not appear upon
Il the rrison record.
u Called Whitehead a Liar.
q HCllenbeck was the next witness He
prefaced his statement by saying that he
knew nothing of the matter in hand. ex-
cept that the preceding witness was q
liar and that his falsehoods were mali
ciousa He had not told Mr. Whitehead
anything about the charges against Mr..
Tau1eneck and had always understood
that the rumors originated with Charles
Taubeneck, an uncle of Representative
Taubeneck, and that the circulation of
i these rumors was due to a family feu1 ex-
tending through a number of years. The
uncle had said that detectives had searched
his house and that of Representative Tau
beneck's father in the hope of securing
counterfeit plates.
The Butzow Case.
The house election committee wis in
session Yesterday almost up to the hour o.
converting the house when an adjourn
ment was agreed upon. The matter will
take two weeks to complete. as the com
mittee has 7.001 ballots to count, record
and verify. The dispositions read il the
case Yesterday were directed to establish
ing the disqualification of a number of
voters. and the effort resulted, as al like
efforts have, in a clear stand-off.
Legislative Notes
The senate was not in session more than
fifteen minutes last evening, and no inn
fportant business was done The house
& did nothing except quarrel for time over
1.-The journal record of the disposition of
he Harrison resolution Friday, but the
latter was postponed until to-day Both
Eouses adjourned until this morning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20

zOMAHA, Neb, Jan. 29.-Over 5000 peo-
6tried to gain admittance to the First
1esbyterian church Sunday night, where
Meeting was being held to discuss the
al-administration of Indian affairs T.
EsTibbles and, his talented Indian wife,
light Eyes" who were sent to Pine
dpe during the recent trouble by The
aha World Herald for the purpose of
estigating the treatment of the lndi-
S, both spoke. as did also the Rev ". j.
rsha. and tn. Rev. Joseph T. Duryea
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
A Barb-wire Plant at waukegnn.

WORCESTER Mass, Jan. 20. Mr. Charles
F. WashDurn, vice president and secretary
of the Washburn & Moan Manufacturing
company, confirms the report that his
company will establish plant in Wau-
kegan, but says the tract of land in South
Chicago will be retained
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
Divided According to Agreement.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 20-In the house
of representatives Monday the speaker an
nounced the standing committees, of
which the chairmanships We're divided be-
tween the Alliance and Democratic MEM
bers according to the agreement entered
into when the Alliance speaker was
elected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
An Old claim AlInwed

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Jan. 2O-.Judge
Nirginius p. Chaplin, of Clarksburg, has
just been allowed 500, eco by the govern
ment. \ claim for 500, 900 was filed dur
ing the administration of Fillmore. and
. has been pending ever since. Chaplin wa
United States commercial agent to Samoa.
and lost during Storm on the Island
goods, vessels and warehouses To the
amount asked in the claim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
coLD-eLooDED ATRocITY.
"A Wife-kiliing bastard who Didn't Have
the Decency to suicide.

the Decency to Suicide.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, Jan. 2O-Mrs. Wilbur
+. Barker, teacher at the Bassett street
public school, was shot five times ycster-
day by her husband in the classroom. He
drove to the school in sleigh with their
l6-months-old child in his arms, walked
into his wife's classroom, and said: as
this the way you take care of you child?"
Mrs. Barker went into the hallway. Her
husband followed, and fired two shots at
her. She reached another classroom,
and then fell on the floor Barker put
the baby on the floor, and, leaning over
his wife, fired at her several times, five
shots taking effect.
The Demon Jealousy Again.
Barker then drove rapidly away, and at
p. m. the police were twenty minutes be-
hind him at GAINESVILLE. The couple had
been married about two years, and ieal-
ousy on Barker's part is the supposed
cause of the tragedy. They only lived to-
gether a short time after their marriage
Mrs. Barker was taken to the House of
the Good Shepherd. 1t could not be told
whether her injuries are fatal. She was
shot three times in the head and face. once
through the left hand, and once through
the left thigh. Barker left the baby in
the school room
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
KING kAlAkAuA DYING.
The Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands at
Deaths Door.

Deaths Door.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 20.-King Kalakaua
of the Hawaiian islands, is lying at tho
point of death at the Palace hotel here,
suffering from Bright's disease and ura
mia. The disease took sudden turn for
the worse yesterday morning and he has
been in semi unconscious condition ever
since. The physicians are greatly alarm cd
and have held several cnnsultations
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
TIE MARKETS.
4 hic3tgo.

CHICAGO. Jan. 10.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator. &c; dair.
les, finest fresh lSd2lc packing stock. l0dlic
Eggs-Fresh candled, u u - per doz. Dressed
poultry-C hi cAens, 6d.1c per n: ducks. gdlic:
turkeys. lDdllc: geese. 5,rSc. Potatoes White
rose. so ~ per bu; red rose, 55dsi-: Hebron.
e0dG2c: Peerless ~ Sc; Burbanks PIdgjc.
Sweet potatoes-Ierseys, S375U4nO per brl:
Illinois. S3giG35D. Applas-Cooking S3Ood4 400
per brl; eating. SLUGJ0J per brl: Michigan
hoice. S3.15,pLj0 psd1lers' stock. Sl5OG25I
The quotations on the board of trade to-day.
were as follows: Wheat-No. . January, opened
- closed -: Nav. opened &c closed
gs94c; July, opened eOIIc, closed sqsSc. Corn
No. February. opened and closed asc:
May. opened sic, closed 5O24c; July. opened
5ll4c closed 5l3sc Oats-No January
opened 4.ssc, closed nc; Hay. opened 44ssc.
closed ++5sc; July, opened 4gakc closed tDI<c
Pork-Ja uary, opened and closed SOLO:
February, opened and closed sl0sD: NAV.
opened SO -, closed 5000. Lard-FeDruary.
opened $3.50. closed S575
New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10
Wheat-No. . red winter cash. SlCsI4 II. 66Is:
do January, SLC5l,: do June, slOlL4: dc
July, g1ic. Corn-No. mixed cash ts,l
6O14c; do May. 575Sc. oats-Dun: No. mixed
cash. 5ll4@5llsc; do May, 5Jl4c- Rye and
barley-Dull. Pork-Dull: mess, SllpQ L G
for new. Lard-Quiet; February, s6ls; May,
s6f3
Live stock: Cattle-Prime. firm: common &c
medium, very dull and slow with a decided
downward tendency; poorest to best native
steers S3.6O660 q 100 rs: bull and dry cows
S250G3.6l. Sheep and lambs-Market firm at
an advance of Isc . n; lambs, steady; sheen
S450G6OO 2 100 ns; lambs, s6ooaf.O. HOGS
Nominaiiy steady; live hogs, s34oG4O . l0
IA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
GOV. HILL FOR SENATOR.

Other Selections.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan 20-In the Demo-
cratic caucus yesterday Governor Hill was
nominated for United States senator to
succeed Senator Evarts. The nomination
was made by reclamation. 1t is under
stood that the governor will accept.
William l.. Evarts was renominated for
senator by the Republican caucus.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
,igned Two Death Warrants.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 20-The death
rants of De- yid and Joseph Nicely, the
1perset county murderers, who are to
hanged Thursday, April 2, 1891, were
d yesterday by Governor Beaver.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20

Interesf allowed or Despos;ts - he rate
% per Cent. per Anr,.u
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.
Music Teaching.

After p years experience in teaching Iustru-
mental Music, will promise you more theory with
less lessons for the east money ~ any tescher in
the city
DAILY PRACTICE
under our supervision. gwen each Juvenile pupil.
Teachers will save money % order their Eusic
BOOK, OF ~. One-thi-d OF % marked price or
author, AZ my music rooms, 1871 Second syenre.
RoSk Island.
We make specially % teaching inexperienced
teachers how 10 tesch.
Address ne n; laos Brsdy -. D.venror,. Ia
MRS. c A. NEBEKRR
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20

Open daily from ? A VI. 70 3P NJ, and OF 7ues
day snd Saturday Evenings from ITO
so'clock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20

Deposits received in amounts Of
81 and Upwards
SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.
The private property OF the Trustee. 10 re.pon-
siole % tie cepositOr-. The osicerz are prohib!-
tee from borrowing any OF its moneys. Minors
and married women projected by special law.
OrrIcER- ". WHEELocE, President; PoR-
TEE SKINNER, Vice President; z. r. uENkSwAT
Cashier.
TRusTkEs:-S. u. wheel0cS Porter skinner,
G. =. Hemcnwsy, J. SilAs LeA-, G. II Edwards
Hiram Darling, A. ;. Wright, j. :. keAtor, L.
Z. Hemenwsy, G. Nitzthnm.
~ The only chartered savings Bank IN Rocs
leland County
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19

by the opposing army. The stream must
be forded or new bridge built. If the
defenders are moving forward by rail
they must aIight at the point whore the
track is supposed to be torn up and pro-
coed forward on foot.
In every respect, therefore, the spring
and fall maneuvers of the European
armies are made as closely as possible to
resemble the actual conditions prevailing
during war. But the maneuvers are
not confined to operations in the field.
In order that the soldiers may be accus-
toned to every detail of their business
siege operations are undertaken, one
division being supposed to be shut up in
town or city, the rest of the force be-
sieging it there Works offensive and
defensive are erected, guns are mounted,
assaults are made, sorties carried out,
and the skill and ingenuity of the COM
manding officers on both sides are
exerted to the utmost each to outwit
the other. Sometimes the besiegers are
successful-that is to say, they place the
besiegcd in q position that they can
neither fight to advantage nor fly.
Sometimes the besieged manage, through
an oversight on the part of the besieg-
ers, to escape entirely, which is, of
course, much to their credit. So great
is the interest taken in this mimic war
fare that it lacks but little of the excite
ment of real campaign.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19
GALLERY OF NoTABLEs.

Jean Gerardy, boy violoncellist
who has recently been astonishing
London, is only twelve years of age:
He was born in Liege, Belgium, and
received his musical education from
his father, who is professor at the,
conservatory of that city. He recently.
made his first appearance in London
at q recital in st. James Hall, when,
by his performance of such works as
Goltermann's concerto in A minor and
Servais' fantasia Gle Desir"-produc-l
tions calling for considerable executive,
skill for their adequate Interpretation
and Max Bruch's "Kol Nidrei" and
other compositions calling for express
sion and sentiment, he fairly aston
ished his auditors by his extraordinary
technical proficiency, breadth of style
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19

often fall i'll from exposure. and acct
dents are numerous During the Ger
man maneuvers of last spring over fifty
men died from heat and exhaustion.
accidents are common, and during the
sham battles men are sometimes killed
ana often wounded The premature
ulscharge OF gun may kill one or more
men; the fall of a horse during cavalry
charge may result seriously. Even the
experiments which the governments
make III new kinds of ammunition some-
Times y.rove no jest to the soldiers. for
during the Austrian maneuvers two
years ago eighteen men in one brigade
were suffocated by the fumes of the
smokeless powder.
The advantages of these evolutions on
large scale. both to officers and to men.
are believed to be very great. The men
become accustomed to rely upon their
companions. and as the artillery fire and
the rattle OF musketry bear close re-
semblance to real action, they acquire
steadiness which may serve them we'll
~nen entering into actual battle The
o'Hcefs become accustomed to managing
large bodies of men; the Commissary
Department is trained to do its duty UNI
dcf most Observation-Disclosures Gil cumstances,
WINE the railway service is taxed to its
FULLEST extent, for the numbers of men
moved IN these campaigns are little in
Ierlor TO those which must be transport
ca were hostlllties actually in progress.
For the most part, the men enjoy the
outing. They know they are in no dan
ger from bullets. The open fields are a
pleasant change from the monotony of
barrack and garrison life; and when off
duty, as they are some hours each day.
they enjoy themselves as at picnic.
ASIDE from the practical Importance
or the semi-annual campaigns as a train
ing school for the soldiery, they some
times assume a historic interest. Europe
is covered with battle fields. Some
! years ago an English map-maker UNDER
took to draw up map of the Continent
which should. by pair of crossed
swords, indicate the locality of every
battle which had been fought on conti-
| mental soil. So numerous were the
battlc-felds that, as the story goes, he
| was forced no less than three times to
enlarge the scale of his map in order to
include them all. To the soldier it is q
matter of interest to fight over again in
peace the illustrious battles of his coun-
try, and very frequently the maneuvers
take place on one or another historic
field. Two years ago the Russian spring
maneuvers took place on the historic
field of Narva, about eighty miles west
of st. Petersburg. Near Narva is
the historic ground where Charles NIL
| of Sweden, with 5000 men, defeated
Peter the Great with 6O,OOa One
division of the Russian maneuvering
army were considered Swedes, the rest
as Russians, and the battle was fought
over again, with the result, however,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19
The Bal Lands.

The "Mauvaises Terres," as the old
French ur-traders called them, are in
Dakota, Wyoming and Northwestern
Nebraska, between the north fork of
Platte and the south fork of the Chey-
enne River, and cover an area Of about
10000 square miles. They are de-
scribed as one of the most wonderful
regions in the world. Biologists hold
that during the miocene period vast
fresh-water lake covered this portion
of the American continent. As these
lakes drained off, after the subsistence
of the plains further east, the original
lake-beds were worn into canyons that
twined in every conceivable direction.
Here and there abrupt and almost per-
pendicular portions of the ancient beds
remain in all imaginable forms, some
resembling the ruins of abandoned
cities. Towers, spires, cathedrals,
obelisks, pyramids and monuments Of
various shapes appear on every side.
DIR. Hayden, the earliest explorer of
this region, says:
"Not infrequently the rising or setting
sun will light up these grand old ruins
reminding one of city illuminated in
the night as seen from high points.
The harder layers project from the
sides of the canyons with such regular
ity that they appear like seats of some
vast, weird amphitheater."
These lands are entirely unsuited for
agriculture, and with rare exceptions
are of little value for grazing. They
are, however, one of the richest treas
uries of fossil remains to be found any
where The soft clay deposits are in
some places literary filed with the
bones of extinct species of the horse,
rhinoceros, elephant, hog, camel, q
deer that strongly resembles q hog,
saber- toothed lions and other marvel
GUS creatures.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19
! knowledge of the conditions afforded by
the ground and its natural advantages

knowledge of the conditions afforded by
the ground and its natural advantages
for defense.
No battles of note have been fought
on English soil since the civil war of the
Commonwealth, but the fields of Edge
hill. Marston Moor and Naseby have
several times been utilized in training
the English troops; but generally con-
venience has determined the location of
field.
The semi-annual maneuvers are not
confined, however, to field fighting The
siege operations around Paris have al
ready been mentioned. The Germans
have several times undertaken mimic
siege of Metz and Of Strasburg. In
England, Chatham, Dover, Hastings and
other points on the coast are selected
for attack, and all the operations which
would be carried on during real siege
are entered into with enthusiasm in this
mock warfare,
The change Of weapons, the difference
in the manner Ut arraying troops, have
rendered the battle-tields of ancient
times unavailable for modern maneuv-
ers. Nevertheless, several exercise dis.
plays of armies have been held on the
cattle fields of twenty and more centu.
ries ago. The Italian army has moro
than once been drawn up on the historic
plain Of Cannae; the hills around the
Sake Of ThraSymene, where Hannibal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19

defeated the Romans, have more than
once echoed to the rattle of firearms and
the shout of victory. In Greece, the
little field force of that petty power has
repeatedly been displayed on the plain
of Marathon, and the battles of Their
mopylm have been fought over and over
again since the liberation of that PENN
sula from Turkish power in 1920.
The United States army has never
been engaged in such costly and extern
sive operations. The people of this
country would not stand the expensive
spring and fall maneuvers. Only des-
potic governments could enforce such
expensive field operations as may be
seen every year in Europe, and an occa-
sional sham battle by few dozen men
on each side is the nearest approach to
the costly display by which the states of
Europe keep their armies in proper con-
dition to do bloody work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19
The Cats Breakfast.

Captain Peterson, farmer living a
few miles from Ennis, Texas, recently
lost a pet in a peculiar and heartrend-
ing manner. Some Of his friends who
had been fishing in the eastern portion
of the State brought him young ALI
gator about ten inches long, q spry
little fellow, much prettier than his
full-grown relatives. Captain Peterson
was very proud of his little treasure,
and had o tank made for him out in the
yard. The tank was about three feet
by two and one foot deep, and was kept
only half full Of water, so that his ALI
gatorship could not get out and wander
away. Crowds Of people came every
day to see the new pet, which was a
great curiosity to many of the people
on the high prairies. 1t soon became
very tame, and would swim to meet it's
visitors, and eat from their hands. The
Captain had another pet, however, a
large, white cat which, from the first,
showed the Gveliest interest in the new
member of the family He spent the
greater part of his time circling around
the tank watching the alligator's mo-
tions, and sometimes, when the baby
saurian did not move fast enough to
suit him, he would reach down with
one paw and gently stir it up, and send
it spinning around at great rate. The
cat seemed to regard the alligator as
something got up for his exclusive
benefit, and evidently enjoyed the
game to the utmost.
One day, however, Capt. Peterson
found his alligator missing, and though
a thorough search was made he could
not be found. In the course of an hour
the cat came in looking suspiciously
round and plump, and declined the
delicate morsels they offered Him for
breakfast. Afterward they found him
rolling over and over in the grassy
yard, playing lazily with an alligators
foot. The cat had eaten the alligator,
the first time that cat ever accom-
plished such feat.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19

tce' as seen in the various countries
Europe, is the great semi-annual dis
known as the spring and fall cam
S s The maneuvers which are classed
WI W., tle name Of campaign are really
W." as evolutions of armies. Vast bod
y. troops drawn from the camps Of
nactlon, from the garrisons, from the
Eases ,;s;s and military posts. are put in
aeld, marched to and fro as though
S..ual war, and practiced in every
"nich would be demanded of them
IL hostilitics actually in progress
~ maheuvers of most European armies
a. period of from one to four weeks.
u .loops go into camp, live in the open
na "aatever the weather, and i'll all
p o.eS save that of bloodshed, the
EII, ,I resemble an actual campaign.
mi Hioush sometimes protracted, the
NY eampaign seldom continues longer
~ "a "a week, and is planned with refer
hsi M lhe possible movements OF an
o. foe. A theory of the cam
E in Is Drawn up before the evolutions
H." ", a, an enemy is supposed to have in
ouo 'ne country and to be marching
a. as of more columns toward some
a det point that must be protected.
|rn osaehslve army is marching for the
! its VI protecting both the country
IL ~, railway communications, and
h o onese matters in view the duties of
mn oincefs and soldiers during such a
r nnea are by no means light. All
I bpI el of actual warfare. save
hes S't,11ushed. are carried on. Some
tas 'lle forces are divided into two
Atm, at, one OF which is supposed to be
''eeAlhg army, the other the army