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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
To Hold the workinymen.
SEVEN BAD PRISONERS ESCAPE.
A Tailor Surprised and Pounded Into In.
sensibility.


sensibility.
BRADFORD, Pa, Feb. 20.-Seven of the
worst prisoners in the county Jail at
Smethport escaped at o'clock last night.
When Jailer Dan Dwyer entered the hall
to lock the prisoners in their cells for the
night he was pounced upon by two of the
prisoners, and choked and pounded into in
sensibility, while other prisoners put an
iron bar in the grating and prevented
Mrs. Grub, the sheriff's wife, from lock-
ing the door "Reddy" Mack, in for high
way robbery, seized the sheriff's wife, and
held her I'd til the six criminals got away.
Made Flying Leap.
He then threw her aside and made a
flying leap through the window The
escaped criminals are Freddy" Mack
highway robber; Ernest SCHUYLER and
Andy Barr, burglars; "Indian" White, as
sault and battery; Thomas Powell, John
Smith, and one other whose name is not
given. Searching parties are after the
fugitives
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
Collapse of the Plan of Campaign.

DUBLIN, Feb. 20.-The plan of cam
paign, so far as it applies to the Smith
Barry estate, is collapsing. Eleven ten
ants, who had been evicted for refusing
to pay rents, have resumed their hold
ings In 80 doing they were obliged to pay
all arrears OF rent due, as we'll as assume
the charges of the legal proceedings taken
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
Will Return to Work.

PoTTsTowN, Pa, Feb. 20 The striking
puddlers of the Ellis g. Lessig iron mill
have decided to declare the strike of. They
will return to work at S. $50 per ton
rate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
HoNoRs TO THE SACRED DUST.
The Funeral Train SaIuted En- Route by
the Sorrowing Bows in Rlne

the Sorrowing Boys in Blue.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20-A curious
crowd gathered around Gen. Sherman,s
funeral train last night at Jersey CITY
All the cars were brilliantly lighted and
all OF them were the object of more or less
attention. In the combination car 61l. in
which rested the casket, heavy carpet
had been laid. The interior of the car
was painted white and against this back
ground the drapings of black cloth stood
out in strong relief. Beside the cata-
falque in the center OF the car, was the
saddle, bride, spurs and boots of the dead
warrior. Six sergeants of artillery stood
guard over the casket. The train ran at a
slow rate OF speed through Jersey CITY. No
stop was made from the time the train
left Jersey City until Mantua, a suburb of
Philadelphia was reached But great
crowds were gathered at all of the sta
tions and in Elizabeth, Newark and
Trenton the speed of the train was
slackened very materially
The First Demonstration.
There was no demonstration until the
train reached Trenton at 800 The train
entered Trenton to the booming of can
non. The platform of the station was
ueuseiS pdcheu, ana post Oh u. A Il
veterans was drawn up in line. As the
train passed the platform the veterans I'm.
covered while a corps of ffers played
Nearer My God TO Thee to drum accom-
paniment. AT Mantua at 9I4 the train
stopped for orders There was a large
crowd assembled at the little station.
Here the presidents car was detached from
the train and coupled to the regular Wash
lngton City express. The funeral train
stopped only few minutes at Mantua.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20

Pocket Cutlery,
We have Table Cutlery, in all STYLES
Kitchen Cutlery
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
PROTECTION IN ENGLAND.
The Movement for an Imperial Zollverein
Gaining Headway.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The leaders in the
movement for an imperial zollverein
have received such encouragement from
al directions since the debate of Tuesday
night that they are determined now to ag-
itate the subject outside, as well as in par
lament. From Sheffield Col Howard
Vincent has received numerous communi-
cations asserting that the voice of indus
try in that center of the cutlery trade
calls for protection. and Sir James Low
Their declares that both manufacturing
and agricultural interests are becoming
impatient Of free trade
To Hold the Workingmen.
Col Vincent asserts that the Conserya-
tives will be obliged to take action in
favor of a protective tariff, if ii is going to
hold what / how has of votes among the
working classes, and that the election Will
see some n easure of the kind embodied in
the Conservative programme. Premier
Rhodes is quoted as saying that South
Africa would not object to closer trade
relations with Great Britain. 1t is believed
that the principal difficulty would be met
in dealing with the Australian colonies.
where the new American tariff has made
but little difference except to the wool
interest, and there is no public sentiment
IN favor OF a change toward closer rela
tons with England
, 1891-02-14

BURLINGTON, N. j., Feb. l3.-Wm.
Bassett, aged about 10 years, who had
lived the life of a recluse for several years
in this city, was found dead in his shanty
yesterday afternoon. He had been miss
ing from his usual haunts for a day or so,
aud search was instituted. The body was
discovered in kneellng position by the
side of his cot, as though he had been en-
gagged in prayer when stricken by death.
he was of an exceedingly eccentric nature.
The house in which he lived was made by
his own hands, and built on wheels. He
was a widowcr, his wife having died a
long time ago. Several children survive
him. He enlisted at the beginning of the
rebellion and continued In service to the
close. He is supposed to have accumu-
lated considerable money. which, 1t is
thought. is hidden somewhere about the
slanty.
, 1891-02-14
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
Civil Service the Subject Of Dis
cussion in the House.
Foreigners at Work Against
the Silver Coinage Bill.
Army Transportation Rates on
Land Grant Roads.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. l3.-The house
WEEK. into committee of the whole on
the legislative appropriation bill.
McComas of Maryland offered an
amendment making appropriations for the
clerical force in the civil service COM
mission.
Grosvenor OF Ohio raised a point of
order against the amendment, and the
char sustained the point.
An appeal by Butterworth was defeated.
Cannon moved an amendment pro-
vidIng for a secretary and stenographer
at 81, 600 each. This. he said, would
comply with the terms Of the organic law.
Butterworth said this appropriation was
worse then mockery. 1t was a hyDocritical
preteuse of responding to the promises of
the Republican party. He did not know
whether the gentleman's constituents had
so declared, but every national convention
had declared to the people that it was in
favor of enforcing the law. Now, let the
members, If they did not want the law,
repeal it like men.
Cannon replied that Butterworth and
other gentlemen not satisfied with the law
wanted to give the commission a force of
clerks and examiners independent of the
departments, independent of everybody.
This was not a wise thing to do. The
gentleman had no right to upbraiI him
with opposition to the civil service COM
mission He was not in love with the
civil service Law, but he was willing to try
the experiment until ii ripened into sue
cess or was demonstrated to be a delusion.
Butterworth said the house should not,
while pretending to protect the iustitu-
ton, strike it dowu from behind. This
was the first time 10 his experience that
the Republican party had attempted to
Cestroy one of its babes by Withholding
the nourishment necessary to sustenance.
Grosyeuor said he was not opposed to
the civil service reform contemplated in
the Chicago platform. He was in favor
OF the principle of civil service reform,
but that reform should be raised to the
highest possible development. The sys-
tenn, as at present carried OF, was au un-
popular one. The government should
have q system of examination under con-
troll Of the heads OF departments. He
looked forward to the time when the peo-
pie would crush down this arrogant COM
mission and when the principle OF civil
service reform would find full develop
ment.
A long debate eusued. participated in
bv Lodge, Grosvenor, G%reenhalGe and
others. Finally DinRley moved to amend
Cannon's amendment BY inserting a pro-
vision appropriating 6,4O0 to enable the
commission TO execute the provisions of
the act. After debate, the amendment
was agreed to, and Cannon's amendment,
as amended. was adopted. The commit
tee rose and reported the bill to the house.
The first question was on the amendment
providing for clerks to members not chair
men OF committees. 1t was defeated-72
to l46. The bill then passed.
The presidents message announcing
the death of Admiral Porter was read and
referred to the committee on naval affairs,
and the house adjourned.
, 1891-02-14

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -Chairuan
Wickham this morning laid the following
telegram from Charles s. Smith, rresi-
dent OF the New York Chamber OF Com
merce, before the house coinage commit
tee: Application has been made today
to the assay office for 81, 600. 900 in gold
for shipment tomorrow. The clearing
house banks havo today more than 500
900, 900 in excess of the legal tender re-
serve. Money on call is a drug at . per
cent. per annum Currency in the shape
of bills is now accommodating in the New
York banks far in excess of the demand"
Extracts from a letter from Seligmau
4 Freres, bankers in Paris. to Rep
resentatlve Hit, depicting the evils
which would follow free coinage, were
laid before the committee.
Francis G. Newlands declared it to be
untrue that money was easy and plenti-
full. The whole country was now in liqui-
dation. He saw no objection TO limiting
our silver purchases to the home product.
Edward r. Holden, a smelter and
miner of Colorado, insisted that the
question of silver coinage was an internal
one. 1t was n demand for more money
and better money. He declared it an
absurdity for the gold advocates to repre-
sent this question as one of international
importance, and said the United States
was in a position to demand from foreign
countries payment for our products in any
kind of money desired. Adjourned.
, 1891-02-14

Physically it may be distinguished from
beef or mutton by its appearance. 1t is
coarser in the grain than beef. In this re-
spect it resembles bull beef more than any
other. 1t is darker in color, and looks more
moist than beef. 1t has a peculiar smell
and a peculiar sweetness Of taste. Its
flavor is generally considered to be half
way between the lavors OF beef and game;
it is something like the favor of hare.
One reason why horsefesh Is as a rule
darker in color than beef is that horses
which are poleaxed, or which have died
from Injury. disease or old age, are not
properly bled and dressed by the slAugh-
terer. 1t is, however, by its fat that horse
flesh is most easily distinguished. The fat
Of horsefiesh is not generally mixed with
the lean.
1t is yellow in color. 1t looks more moist
than the fat Of beef. 1t soon melts and
soon becomes rancid. Consequently, IN
less a rapid sale is effected or the fat re
moved, an advanced price must be charged
in order to secure the butcher from loss of
unsold meat.
from beef by it's chemical characteristics,
and it Is In this way that it may be recog-
niZed When mixed with other substances.
Who can tell, except the chemist, what
are the component parts of y sausage,
polony or sAveloyt Or who can tell by
Taste what those parts are2 We do not
judge by taste; we Judge by flavor, and
the making of havor-to use Sam weller's
phrase-~It's the seasoning as does it,
Nineteenth Century.
, 1891-02-14

There is a simply made appliance for the
toilet table that find great favor with the
few who know OF it. 1t consists merely Of
a couple OF boards, careIIIlv lined, with a
heavy weight to set upon them. Neckties,
laces and gloves are snpothed out after
use int placed between the boards. so Lat.
kept fiat by the gentle pressure, they come
out locking like new, and last much longer
than If just thrown aside in a drawer or
box.
To make it you take an ordinary brick,
and, having dried it thoroughly, you paste
brown paper right over it, packing it, as it
were, neatly in a piece Of paper well sat
urated with paste. Over this you stitch
neatly a piece Of brightly colored cretonne
or Indian silk, or, II preferred, a piece OF
white leather or satin TO be afterward
hand painted. Then handles OF strong rib
bon are fixed. Two pieces of board of a
suitable size are covered with the same
material as the brick and lined with white
silk or white muslin. TIL thing is made
easily, but is a useful present and ind a
ready sale at fancy fairs, and If prettily
painted may command quite a high price,
for it is novel and has a real use besides
New York World.
, 1891-02-14
HUNTING FOR SUBJECTS
Rev. Ford Visits BrOOklyn's
Dance Halls
Looking for Something to
Preach About.
The Prince of Wales as a
High Roller.

New YORK, Feb. 13.-Rev. VIM. II.
Ford, of the old Brunswick reform
church, of Williamsburg, is preaching a
series OF sermons on the wickedness of
bar rooms and dance halls. of which there
are a great many within a small radius of
his church. is in-the- habit F. dis
cardrnR his clerical apparel, and clothed
in a sober check and SLOUGH hat, he visits
the various places Of public anusements
in the eastern district of BROOKLYN. Last
evening the SchwaebascheI Saengerbund
held its sixteenth annual masquerade ball
at Turn hall, on Meserole street. Some
body told Mr.. Ford that if he wanted a
good subject for his next weeks sermon
he should be present at the ball. He was
told that the open and fragrant amours
of the French ball was nothing compared
to what he would see at the Torn hall.
Mr.. Ford put on his SLOUGH hat and
went to the ball. Note book in hand, he
went around the dancing floor and iu-
spected the bar-roOm down stairs. He saw
a party of gentlemen sitting at a table.
To his great disgust a pretty dancer, in
combined dress, crept up behind the
group and put her arms round the neck of
one of them. In order that the illustration
to his sermon might be more complete,
Mr.. Ford took the trouble to learn the
name of the gentleman who had been so
saluted. The probabilities are that the
sermon will not be preached. The gentle
man was Mayor Alfred G. Chaplin, and
bis companions we're Police Captain
Eunis and some of the best known resi-
dents Of Williamsburg and Green Point.
, 1891-02-14

LONDON, Feb. l3.-The Chronicle, re-
ferriug to the card scandal says The
Prince OF Wales addressed Sir Gordon
Cumming in very strong language, which
was keenly resented and which according
to Cumming, was the cause of his signing
IN a moment of panic and agitation a
document IN which he foreswore the card
table. After this midnight's scene.
the Prince of Wales locked the doors and
pledged the five parties present to secrecy.
When it leaked out, all were vastly sur.
prised and declared that they had rigidly
kept faith with the prince. As for the
Prince of Wales, though he was laudably
keen on the point OF honor, he is not
without responsibility for the evil fashion
of high play in English society. He can
not complain that he has received no re-
minder of Its dangers. One or two high
dignitaries of the church addressed him
privately, urging the use of his influence
to stop the evil, but the princes PARTIES
are still conducted on the old lines. Per
haps it IS Just as well to receive a little
healthy light.
, 1891-02-14
SAYS IT'S ALL RIGHT.
The Hugh School Architect Thinks the
Heating Apparatus Satisfactory.

MIR. j. S. Matthews, the architect of
the new high school building, says the
Ruttan system of heating and ventilation
was selected by him personally as the
most satisfactory for the purposes indi-
Gated. The manufacturers are under a
guarantee that it will give perfect satisfac-
ton, and Mr.. Matthews says he is willing
to stake his reputation that it will do so.
But Notwithstanding his assurance of this
fact, he says he has even gone farther.
In the plan of the building he has SO ar
ranged that none of the actual school
rooms are located on the north or west
sides Of the building. The recitation
rooms alone are located there.
In regard to the Ruttan system IN use
in the capitol, which was placed there by
the Smead company of Toledo, and is
generally known as the Smead system in
this town, he says the workmanship was
faulty and he has been informed that the
manufacturer who has purchased the
right for this section Of the country will
insist, in sell interest, that the work be
placed in perfect condition SO hat the
best possible attalnable results may be
secured.
In addition Mr.. Matthews says that
some improvements have been introduced
in the system with which the high school
will be heated. The capitol commission
should endeavor to obtain some recourse
from the manufacturer who placed the
hesting apparatus in the capitol.
, 1891-02-14

Here is a peculiar legend of the Indians,
as told by the Rev. Mr.. Cook, the full
blooded Sioux, who is the ministerial rep
resentative OF the E~piscopalian denomina-
ton at Pine Ridge agency, The legend.
which was related to the Indian children
at the agency, Was OF their forefathers' be-
lief as to the cause OF the disappearance of
the moon. He said the belief was that
every time the new moo appeared 1t WAS
II signal for all the mice in the country to
gather themselves together in one spot.
When they assembled they separated in
four great armies. One army went to the
north, another to the south, a third to the
east, and II fourth to the west.
These armies of mice Travelled until they
reaches the point where, from the place of
starting, the heavens seemed to touch the
earth. Then they climbed up the sky un-
til they came to the moon, which WAS by
this time what we call full. All Of the
four armies then commenced nibbllag at
Luna, and when they had eaten her all up
the mice would scamper back down the
heavens to the earth and wait for her to
show herself again, when the journey and
nibbling would be repeated by the mice.
And this is what the Indians OF early days
believed was the cause OF the moon grow
ing old and finally disappearing.-Omaha
Bee.
, 1891-02-14

PTTsBURd, Pa Feb. 13.-Catherine
Drexel, the Philadelphia heiress who two
years ago entered a convent here, took
her final vows and adopted the black veil
today. The ceremonies were private and
no one outside the church, not ever the
members of Miss Drexell's family were
present. Archbishop Ryan conducted
the services, assisted by Bishop Pheian
of Pittsburg, Rev. Father Stephen of the
Catholic Indian bureau at Washington,
d. c.. and Rev. Father Conway of Mercy
convent. Miss Drexell, or Sister Cathe-
rine, as she will now be known, brings
with her 81, zoo, 900, and will found the
order of the Blessed Sacrament, the OBJ
ject of the order being to educate the
Indian and negro.
, 1891-02-14

New YORK. Feb. I3.-The days
record of suicides seldom include the
name of a child OF such tender years as
those of little Maggie Glider, 9 years old,
who threw herself from the fifth story of
a tenement house on First avenue last
night. Maggie was a bad girl aud. to
keep her in the house last evening, her
step-mother took off her shoes and sent
her to bed. threatening to tell her father
of her bad behavior. About l0:3 80 O'Clock
the inmates of the adjoining house heard
means and cries on the root of their house
and, going up, found the child, lying I'M.
conscious. She had removed her clothing
and thrown herself from the bedroom
window. She is not expected to recover.
, 1891-02-14

A most remarkable case is that Of a
fisherman living on the Illinois river, in
Calhoun county. 1t was in the fall of
1888, when, in consequence of the low
water and other unknown causes, a great
many fish persisted. They were thrown
ashore, ming the air with their stencil,
and thor AL OF flies Toasted upon them.
This man w..~ working on his nets at the
time, barefooted and b~arearmed, as such
men generally do-all around him flies
were buzzing, and now and then one would
select his bare legs or arms as a suitable
resting place.
The man occasionally drove them away,
scratched his legs when he felt an itching,
but otherwise paid no attention to them.
A few days later he commenced to feel
very i'll, a number of boils formed on his
sxtremities, and he called in a physician,
but died from blood poisoning ultimately.
DIR. Henry Bartins in Halls Journal OF
Health.
, 1891-02-14

BISMARCK, N. D.. Feb. l3.-The
liquor men carried the house this after
noon. The one Democrat voting with the
Prohibitionists Topped. Another was i'll,
aud this v the resubmissionists 80 to
20. The bill was passed and sent to the
senate, where the fight will be equally
sharp. Both sides claim a majority In the
upper branch. Two Democrats in that
body oppose resubmission. Liquor men
are here from all parts OF the state, and
there is great rejoicing among that
element at their progress thus far and the
prospects for a complete victory. Axvig.
the Democrat who left the temperance
men in the Louise, is from Cavalier county,
and was elected especially because he was
believed to be reliable on prof. ibition.
This Is one OF the hardest fights ever
made in this or any other state on the
liquor question.
, 1891-02-14

DECATUR, Ill, Feb. l3.-Miss Laura
Neff, aged 20 years, daughter of Simon
Neff, of Taylorville, ILL.,. lies in a dying
condition this evening at the City hotel.
She swallowed two ~teaspoonfuls OF Rough
On Rats last night with suicidal intent.
DIR. II. D. Hell said this evening that
Miss Neff could not recover. The young
lady has been \ resident of Decatur two
years. A year ago she began keeping
company with George Blenz, who left for
Spokane Falls, Wash, last evening. The
only cause assigned for the suicide is
told in a note of which the following is a
copy:
My Dear Friend George: | / have taken
poison on your account, because | loved
you aud could not see you leave me ali
alone. | will leave this box for you. My
watch is in it, which you got for me for
Christmas. Keep it as long as you live
and remember me. | have been Il true
friend to you and die for your sake.
LAURA NEFF."
A week age Miss Neff took laudanum
to kill herself, but she recovered without
the attention of a physician.
, 1891-02-14
ADMIRAL PORTER DEAD.
Passes Away at His Residence
in Washington.
Senator Stewart Talks Silver
to the Bostonians.
Newfoundland Now in Favor
of Annexation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Followlng is
Presidents Harrison's message to congress
announcing the death of Admiral Porter:
ITO the senate and house of representa-
tIves-The admiral of the baYy, David
Dixon Porter, died at his residence, in the
city of Washington. this morning at sis
o'clock, in the 18th year OF his age. He
entered the naval service as a midshipman
Feb. 2, 1929. and has since been continu-
ously in the service. having been made
admiral Aug. Is, 1870. Commodore
David Porter was one of the greatest
of our naval commanders. His service
service during the civil war was conspicu
ously brilliant and successful. and his
death en- Is a very high and honorable
career. His countrymen will sincerely
mourn his loss, while they cherish with
grateful pride the memory Of his deeds.
To the officers OF the navy his life will
continue to yield inspiration and encour-
agement. BENJAMIN HARRISON
The secretary of the navy has issued an
order announcing the death OF Admiral
Porter, and r~ecitiug bis distinguished ser
vices to the country. On the day of the
funeral the navy department will be
closed, the flag will be displayed at halt
mast at all navy yards and stations and on
board all ships in commission, and seven
teen minute guns be fired at noon from
each navy yarl. The navy department
will be draped III black. and all officers OF
the navy and marine corrs wear the badge
of mourning for thirty days. The funeral
will take place Tuesday at = O'Clock p m,
from hi4 late residence, and he will be
buried in Arlington cemetery, with the
highest military hOnors.