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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Deaths from Black DIphther,a.

Black diphtheria is spreading at all
alarming rate in a Norwegian settle
ment in Soldiers Valley, Harrison
County. Iowa, fourteen persons having
died of the disease. One family of ten
lost six members, and but one other is
expected to recover. The place has
Just been quarantined. \ terrible state
of affairs exists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
\ Son of His Father.

Frederick Smith, Conservative, son of
the late William Henry Smith, has been
elected member of Parliament for the
Strand Division in succession to his
father. Mr.. Smith received 1862 votes
and Or. Gutteridge, Liberal, ,9l6. In
the last previous election W. IL. Smith,
Conservative, received 5,054 and Hilary
Skinner, Home Ruler, ,50S.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Sugar Down to 1 Cents.

The announcement comes from Phil
adelphia that Claus Spreckels, the indie
pendent sugar retlner, has reduced the
price of granulated sugar to / cents per
pound. The trust met the reductions
of II cents and 1-l6 cents, but when
the price dropped to cents it began TO
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Chill Changes Her Mind.

The Gillian government has informed
Mr.. Egan that safe conducts will not be
issued for the refugees now in the
United States legation. The supposed
ground for this refusal is that the men
are criminals Mr.. Egan continues to
demand safe conducts for the men. The
question now appears far from settle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
He Was Il "MOrphine Ficnd. -

1t has just transpired that Gen. Bou-
LANCER was terribly addicted to the
mCrphia habit. The most dramatic in
cidenrs of his life We're passed while un-
der the influence of morphic Injections
1t is also ascertained that the Generals
mistress, Nine. Bonnemain, was, as
well, victim OF the drug
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
ParnelI'S Will Void,

1t Is announced that Mr.. Parnell
fore he married her, but that the mar
riage annulled the will and therefore
he died intestate. Mrs. Parnell is en-
titled TO half the personal and one-third
OF the real estate left by Mr.. Parnell.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
OCEAN BROOM cHANcEsHannS
H''hle lowers the Eastward Bound
Atlantic Eecord

N.Y. Oct. 21.-The White Star
!, y steamer Teutonie, Capt. Irving.
Z Z ..si sallei from New York October
!, .9f liverpool was signaled off Brow
i,eal "a u 20 o'clock this morning, hay-
tls be4ten the fastest previous record
.fea New York. The Teutonic reports
Ia. tl.al she experienced stormy weather
during the pasSsua
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Fifty JEWS SLAIN.

Bloody Riots in Russia Aimed at the He
brew Element.
Vienna, Oct, 21.-Dispatches from
Russia tell of aDti-Jewish riots in various
places. In TchcrnlgoH fifty Jews were
killed and hundreds were wounded.
The forests are lulI of Jewish refugees
who are diving OF starvation. The
Gar has sent commission to inquire
into the facts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Sale OF the Pncinc short Inna

oNAHA. Neh.. Oct. 23.-The Pacific
r.ofl :. lne was this morning sold to George
". Nlchersham and A. :. Garretson
-, 9t''S = olty. REPRESENTING the Manhattan
80 company. Tor S2010.0O0. II is un.
oerstood the road was purchased IN the in.
'eles's OF the Great Northern.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
ABOUT PRICES.
Facts and Figures Regarding the Cost of
Some Important Articles-How the Me-
kinley Bill Affects Comparisors.

Some Important Articles-How 4 the Me-
kinley Bill Affects Comparisons
The American Economist has been
making thorough canvass in almost ey-
cry state in the Union for the purpose
OF getting at the average price of goods
sold at retail during the month of Sep
tember and for October of 1890, before
the passage of the Mckinley tariff, and
back IN 1857 under the glorious old days
of Democratic low tariff. The tigures
the Economist has collected are of in
terest. We quote a few of them to
show results under thirtyfour years
protection on the articles OF common
necessity among the people:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
CHILL MUST SETTLE.
Tho United States Demands Reparation
tor the Valparaiso Incident.

called upon for reparation for tne attack
made by Gillian sailors and police on
scamen of the United States cruiser
Baltimore. After making Il brief tut
pointed summary Of the facts to which
he had been instructed to call atten-
ton. Minister ltgan informed the rep
rCseutatives ot the Junta that, in the
name of the nited States, he demand
ed reparation FOR the insults and in
iuries complained of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Italy Lets in Our Pork.

The Department of State on the 2lst
received cablegram from Mr.. White
house, the American charge d'atfaires
at Rome, stating that the government
of Italy has removed the restriction
upon the Importation of swine products
from the United States if accompanied
by inspection certificates. The decree
against the importation of live swine is
still u, fnrcn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Important News from GERMANY

The thirty-second anniversary of the
birth Of Empress Augusta Victoria was
celebrated at Berlin on the I'D. When
the Emperor, to the surprise and de-
llgth of the Empress, presented him
self to her clean shayen, except for his
rpi,Stnrbp
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31

tives, reported that this had been dis
covered at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Others united in stating that all of New
Mexico, Western Texas, Southeastern
Colorado and Southwestern Kansas
We're of especial value for persons with
weak limos
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
LIEUT.-GOV. JONES BOLTS.

Advises Democrats to Vote for Republic
ans to Defeat Tammany.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-In a letter made
public to-day Lieut.. Jones Dem.
saws: eve must defeat the 1ammany
ticket by voting for men whose polite
are opposed to ours, repugnant as
is: and when we have rescued our part.
from the usurpers we may hope for IFS
continued progress, guided by the princi-
plps laid down bv jefferson and followed
By Jackson, Seymour and Tildcn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
FIRE DESTROYS I2O HOUSES.
Destructive CoDfagration In Village in
Switzerland.

BERsE, Oct. 27.-A fire which occurred
in the town of Meirengen, in this canton,
Sunday, was greatly increased in de-
structiveness by the high winds which
prevailed, destroyed 40 houses with
out counting large numbers of barns,
stables and other buildings OF that de-
scriptiou, and rendered 7S4 persons
homeless. The English church, in ad-
dition to nearly every other edidce Of
i'm portance, is IN ruins.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Arrest OF a st. LOUIS Murderer,

ST LoUIs, Mo-, Oct. 2..-Joseph Far
ley, who brutally murdered Mrs. kirch-
ner, Sunday night, has surrendered 10
the police. The woman Was kicked to
deatl.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
GILLIAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Important Meeting of President Harri-
sons MluiSfrY

washington, d. c., Oct. 27.-The cab
met meeting to-day was attended by all
the members except Secretary Foster. I
Is supposed the session was mainly de-
voted TO discussion OF the Chilian sit
uation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
CAPTURED OMAHA.
UnrfinEer. the Pittsburg Defaulte
Placed Indfr Arrest.

Placed Under Arrest.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 27.-Theodore
D,erfiinger, the defaulting treasurer of
the PittsLurg School Board, was arrest
ed here this morning. He had Just ar
rived from Chicago. He admits short
age of about So. 900,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
\ Family Affair.

High personages in Copenhagen have
induced the Gar to pardon his cousin,
the Grand Duke Michael. for his mar
rlage to the Countess of Nuremberg.
daughter of the Duke of Nassau, and
this fact will be announced at the Gar s
coming silver wedding. The Grand
Duke and The Countess were priv
ately married at san Roma in
April last. The Gar was greatly
disi'"ased at the action of the Granp
Duke and caused his name to be strick-
en- from the list of Russian army officers
and eliminated from the army list the
titles of the regiments named for the
Grand Duke, and of which he was
colonel. The Polish papers affirm that
after the wedding celebration the Gar
will make a tour of the famine stricken
districts OF the empire, with the pur-
pose of defeating the Nihllist intrgues
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
Ryacinthe on the Pope.

Pere Hyacinthe delivered an address
in the Gallican Church in Paris or the
25th, on behalf of the movement for the
revision of the Concordat. There was
an immense audience present, incluei-
ing many members of the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies. In his address
the speaker disclaimed any intention to
attack the Catholic religion. but he con-
demned superstitious abuses, such as
the Lourdes vision and the Treyes coat,
and he made vehement attack on the
Pope's temporal power agitation as in
consistent with his priestly office He
said he honored Pope Leo for his ex-
emplary virtues and courage, but not as
a pretender to the possession of Italian
soil, and 10 the right TO enjoy excep-
tonal laws which would recognize him
as an earthly potentate. Plus IN. he
regarded as "a sincere man, but Leo was
too vigorous a diplomatist, who would
do wisely to heed the will of the Italian
people and submit to the country s
laws. The address was loudly ap.
plaule1
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
y Cobra Worsted.

The Ceylon papers described a fight be-
tween a cobra and two mongooses, which
was witnessed by number of residents of
Colombo. 1t took place as an exhibition
at private house for some visitors For a
little time the mongooses were averse to
attacking the cobra, though they ran
round and round it inquiringly. The
snake, which was a splendid specimen of
the deadly cobra and beautifully marked,
exhibited much alarm as soon as it saw
them, and curled itself up, ready to strike
After some time the mongooses warmed
to their work, and the fight began in earn
est. Again and again they dashed in and
seized the snake by the tail or the lower
coils of its body, jumping out of striking
distance before the cobra could touch them
Their agility in this respect was amazing
Tired out with watching them run first
one way round and then the other, making
an occasional dart in and jumping as rapid
ly back again, time came when the COBRA
failing to turn with sufficient speed to face
the mongooses, the latter sprang in, seized
the snake by the back of the head and
killed it at once. a number of instapta-
neous photographs of the fight were taken
while it was in progress.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
sage.

Davenport won the second game with
the Auror. club yesterday by score of
z to l, The batteries were Harland and
Sage for Davenport and Baker and Her,
man for Aurora. The playing of Sage,
the Rock Island star. was the feature of
the game. Sage not only retains all his
old time brilliaucy as catcher, out he
has developed into quite batter. His
work yesterday won tie day for Daven-
port. He not only supported Harland
who was wild. admirably, but ne made a
most timely hit In the fifth innings.
with Davenport at the bat. there were
two men out, and the bases were full
Sage came to the bat and just as en- sd-
mirer il The audience admonished the
Rock Island boy to do his duty, he hit a
corker for two bases bringing in two
runs. This inspired the succeeding bat
tiers to such an extent that not only
Sage was brought home, but oae more
tally with him, amid shouts OF "Hurrah
for Rock Island" Sage is the life of the
Davenport team. His coaching has made
the nine what it is and he should be made
captain, so that he may have proper
credit for his accomplishments.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
COUNTY BUILDING

2S-Maris W. Kinyon TO George Lam
bert LOT TO- block -, Spencer's addition
to Rock Island. IS, 900.
Ann Waters TO John NJ Walker, south
part of lot 8. block l, Atkinsons sub di-
vision to Moline. 81 500.
Ellen S Weber to II J Jackson. lot 4.
block /. E s Webber's addition to Moline
$3.50.
Ellen S Weber to F II Johnson, lot 5.
block /, E Webber's addition to Moline.
$3.50.
30-John P Handley to C S Willard e,
81. So ne! nw4. 90, IS. 1e. $500.
George Mixter to J G Bothell, out lot
"a. 35, IS. 2w. $500.
William Jackson to W. H. Lyon, lot
So II. 2w, S210.
ga Solsnd to G johnson. tracts by
metes and bounds in %, 10. 2e, $500.
Axel Strombeck to G Z Smith. lot IL
Sweeney & Jsckson's first addition Ia
Moline, 81. 225.
n W KinyOn to George Lambert, lot
20. block 70, Sdencer's addition to Rock
Island. $1,000.
2S-Estate of Peter J. Verdegem-
Bond filed and approved and letters of
administration issued to August Colbert.
Estate of Andrew E. Johnson-Ap>
praisement bill and widows award fled
and approved.
Guardianship of minor heirs of C. L.
Ellsworth-Bond of 81. F Whitney filed
and approved and letters of guardianship
issued 10 him.
May 1-Guardianship of the minor
heirs of a. w. Jamison-Bond of Norah
Jamison filed and approved and letters
issued to her.
Estate of Bailey Davenport-Adminis-
traitors report of sale of real estate fled
LICENSED TO WE'D
2S-John Lions and Emma Hutson,
Moline.
29-Charles S. Addicks. of Geneseo.
aud Augusta HarlZ, of Rock Island; Guy
Settle and Maggie Schmsle. of Rock
Island; Frank E. Standberg, Of MoIi e.
ard Ida Ahl, of Cambridge; Edward E
Fox and Josie B. Boney, of Buffalo Prai-
re; Charles ]. Lindahl ard Lena S. Pet
ersen, of Moline.
30-David A. Bleuer and Louie E Ran
sou, Rock leland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
Glass of Men Who Went West in ~.


The widest excitement and activity i'm
mediately prevailed throughout the United
States, and every city and village throbbed
with a feverish impulse to rush to the dig
gings. The difficulty and expense of reach
ing this terra incognita restrained thou
sands from the attempt, so that only those
who possessed natural courage or advent
urous proclivities or whose local attach
ments were weak actually made the great
plunge into the unknown experience which
awaited the gold hunters of 40.
The world has never witnessed so motley
and promiscuous a throng in pursuit of a
common object as sprung into life stimuli
taneously in the winter of lS4S- 8 and turned
their course toward the gold fields of Cali
fornia. Men of all ages, clergymen, pro-
fessors, doctors, lawyers, farmers, traders,
mechanics, laborers of every degree. ad-
venturers, thieves, gamblers and murder
ers jostled one another in the struggle to
gain access to some Of the avenues which
were supposed to lead to the desired goal.
Century.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
The County sunday .caooi..

The County sunday schools.
In addition to those published yester-
day. the following officers were elected
by the Rock Island Sunday school con.
vention at Moline:
Executive Committees. D. Cleland,
Mckown, L. ID. Edwards. j. K. Groom
Township Vice Presidents-Hampton
L. d. Edwards; Cordovs, John Eye;
Coe. R. E. Pesrsall; Canoe Creek, George
w. Murphy; Yuma. Fred Osborn; Coal
Valley and Rural. John Barton; Port By
ron, Rev. Mt. Blakeslee; Buffalo Prairie
and Rural, J. Spence; Andalusia. Charles
Burgoyne; Edgington, Rev. W. F. Wood;
Bowling, James Mcconnell; Black Hawk,
Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin: South Rock ISL
and, II. 81. Robb; South Moline, j. w.
Dewrose.
The following delegates to the state
convention to be held at Danville, Ill. the
third week in May. were selected: j. X.
Groom, Mrs. o. a. Creel. WI. Entrikcn,
John Barton, L. D. Edwards, Mrs. j. K.
Groom, Mrs. W. W. Bearby, Mrs. Mary
Mclaughlin.
Secretary McKown was authorized to
have folders of his complete report print
ed aud distributed to the Sunday school
workers of the county The time for the
next county convention was fixed for the
first Tuesday and Wednesday of May
next. 1t was decided to give S75 this
year to state work and $25 to county
work.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
DON'T THROW UP TIE SPONGE,

Thas hideous ogre, Giant Despair, often fastens
his clutch upon the chronic invalid Constantly
plagued by dyspepsia, billiousuess and constipa-
tion--nervous and sleepless too-what wonder It
is that having tried in vain multitude of useless
RENE dies he is ready, fguratively speaking, to
throw up the sponge" Let the unfortunate
TAX heart OF grace Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
can and will put terminus to his trials It
strer CITIZENS the stomach, confers nervous yigor
by Promoting assimilation of the food, arouses
the yer when dormant. and relaxes the bowels
with )ut pain. The ability to digest and assirni-
late restored the ability to sleep follows NOTHING
then can stay the renewal Of health but impru.
dence. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters moreover.
trans cends all others as remedy for malarial
rheumatic and kidney complaints. A wineglass-
full Iree times day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
An Applied Lesson.

A little girl went shopping the other day
with her mother, who, making purchases
at various stores, gave as the parting word,
Please charge them to my husband, %
:" street." At night the little girl,
half sleeping and tired out, said in conclu-
sion, Il pray God to bless my mother and
my father and my little brother, and send
bill to papa, 26 - street. springfield
Republican.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
An Exclusive Family.

Mrs. Forundred - What? Invite the
Downtsn girls to our party Why, my
dear, their father is in trade. He keeps a
shop.
Miss Forundred-I know, ma, but he is
awfully exclusive. He never advertises,
and doesn't have to serve a customer once
week.-New York Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-02
AdvrrtIsrd List Nn.IS

LET of letters uncalled for at the Postofice al
tock Island. Rock Island county. Illinois,
May ], 1S9l:
Barger ID Lockridge John
Brown Mrs Mary McGrain Miss
carr Miss Minnie Murphy John
Dalnor John Robinson L X
Evans Rosendahl Miss Anna
Fredeburg Miss Nj Slater Miss A
hathaway Frank Stuart Robert NJ
Heilitzka Wenzeu Seaver jacob
Johnson Miss Clara Sykes jerome MGR S
Winans Earle Pasha
FOREIGN list.
Carlzohn Charles
HOWARD WELLS p. NJ.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04

HAS GONE TO WAsHINGToN.-
The ferry boat, Alice ", which did
service on the Willamette river be-
tween Pol k county and Salem dur
ing the tine the city was deprived
of a bridge after the old one was
washed out, was seen steaming down
the river this morning Oh her way
to the Cowlitz river, where she will
hereafter run between the little
towns of Kelso aud Marysville. This
boat is comparatively new, only
having been used about eight
months. She was built at cost of
$500 and was sold yesterday after
noon for $1,000. MFR. Holman made
money out Of the scheme of putting
the boat on the river here. While
he has received fair price the pur-
chasers have bargain. She was
built of fiue lumber and has a good
seven horse power engine. The
new owners hired an engineer here,
who will take the boat down tC
Portland, and from there they will
take her to her destination. The
time required to make the trip from
Salem to Cowlitz river will be be
tween two and three days. Sine,
the new bridge was throw open t.
the pnblic this boat has beer
moored in the slough above the city
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04
RELIsOUS SERVICES.

PREACHISG IN SoUTu SALhM.-
Rev. Dr. II. X. Hiuts vii preach
in the NJ. f. church in South Salem
Sunday evening at 7;30.
UNITARIAN SOCIETY. Rev. II
II. Brown, minister. Morning
service at 1890. Theme: "Roots and
Leaves" Evening service at T:3O
Theme: "The Retreat of Theology"
Hall, corner Court and Liberty
streets. The public welcomed.
PREsBYTERl AN.-Sermon to wo-
men at 1890. Sabbath school at II.
Y. p. S. c. E. at $3.50. AT 1880 a
ladies' missionary meeting will be
held Essays read aud foreign mis-,
sionary addresses given by the ladies
of the society. Special music will
be rendered.
Regular monthly business meet
ing of Epworth league at the NJ. f.
chuLch this Saturday evening al
$50 O'clock. E. II. Anderson, pres
CoNGREGATIoNAL.-The coming
Sunday communion service will b'
administered at the Congregations
church. About forty new member
will be taken in. This will jus
about double the membership @
this church during the past year
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04

A COMPLETE MAP.-A draughts-
man of Portland is in Salem making
a survey of the city, for the purpose
of making a map to be complete in
every respect. The main object is to
give map of the Salem water works.
1t will give the size and location OF
every pipe in the city. In addition
to this it will give the location of the
gates, taps and blow'offs. J. NJ
Martin is the only person who has
a complete knowledge Of the net
work of the pipes and much of it
has never been put on paper. Lest
this map, which is in Mr.. Martins
head should be lost the company
take this precaution. This part OF
the work will include every part OF
the city, and so as to leave nothing
out all bridges and new additions
will be shown on the map when it
is finished.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04
DIED.

COSHOW.-At his home in this
city, at o'clock a. M. Saturday,
April 4, 1891, Robt. G. Coshow,
SO years.
The deceased was born in LeXing-
ton, KY, in 1903. He came to Ore
gon with his children in 1850, his
wife having died nearly ten years
previous to that time. He settled
in Salem in 1865, but few years
later he went to Brownsville
where he lived for several years.
Twelve years ago he returned to
Salem, where he has since made his
home. Forty years ago tomorrow,
his wife died. and he
has never since been married.
He leaves seven children, one in
California, one in Idaho, one in
Washington and four in Salem.
Those in Salem, Oregon; Mrs DIR. II.
Carpenter, Mrs. DR.. R. S. Jessup,
Mrs. Henry Rogers and o. P. Co
show.
The funeral will be held from the
residence tomorro at O'Clock
D. M. and the remains will be laid
in the I. o. o f. Rural cemetery.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04

PRIsoNLR OF WAR.-R. o. Bates
will give his lecture, entitled "Billy
and Dick" in this city, on next
Wednesday evening. He tells in a
simple story of the scene in a South
ern war prison which is touching in
;he extreme. Many have read
of those who had the mis-
fortune 20 be thrown behind
the walls of Libby or Ander-
sonviile, yet few have seen any one
who endured those trials. Comrade
Bates is one of the brave boys who
languished in Andersonville fol
nineteen moIths. No one should
fail to hear him on next Wednesday
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-04

WILL Soon BE HERE. The new
vestibule cars for the electric road
unexpected to arrive in Salem any
day. These cars will come already
mounted, dynamOs set, and will be
in condition to put on the track at
once, While the fair ground road is
being built they will be used on the
old line. H. B. Theilson and party
will have the survey completed by
Monday night. The contract for
the ties call for a part of them to be
on the ground by a week from next
Tuesday. By that time the grading
will be well under way and a force
Of men will begin to lay the ties and
rails.