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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.


Ex-Preoilent Noah Porter, of Yale, is
reported rs rapidly approaching death
Charles Watkins was han>ed at Salem,
Va, for the murder of his wife in April,
1891
Billy" McGlory, the notorious New
York dive keeper, has been sentenced to
penitentiary for one year.
The clerical journals of Mexico indic-
nantly deny that the priesthood has any
thing to do with Cara > uprising.
Daniel North was sentenced to thirty
three years in the penitentiary at Pontiac,
HIS, for killing Marshall Hodge, July 81,
1890.
William Graham, 20-year-old Chicago
epileptic, fell into the fire at his fathers
house during a fit and was roasted to
death.
a Chicago girl knocked out pickpocket
who tried TO rob her on a street car. She
Smashed him i'll the face" and sent him
rolling into the gutter.
That story about i. T. Barnum's re-
mains is fake" He was duly buried
and his body Is just where Bridgeport
people supposed it was in the family
burial plot.
Rev Father Foley, of s.. Rsphael's
Roman Catholic church, Long Island City,
Ids itiNtt Il t'lill sil III MS iAD-A ny
nounciug some of them for employing a
Protestant physician.
The Republicans Of Wisconsin viii test
the constitu. Quality OF the last Demo
cratic appoI,on.a,Ht. The case will
baiEg up the legality cf that pretty politi-
cal device, the gerry iuaudeT."
1t is now said that the warrant under
which Slye, the train robber, is held is
faulty and that all this eminent citizen
needs is the proper application of that
Bgis of our liberties, the haboas corpus.
Mamie Ayres a l0-year-oid girl of Jersey
City, has been committed for trial on the
charge Of attempting to burn St. Francis
hospital because the Sisters kept her there
to 40 light work after she had recovered
from an illness treated at the hospital
Mrs. Anna keily's corpse was found
seated iii a chair in her home at Chicago,
where she had been since Christmas day.
She had been reported missing and the
police had searched everywhere except at
her own home. The landlord found her.
Heart disease probably.
Professor {. B. Slayt, a well known Iowa
educator, secretly took to wife by COM
mon law marriage Miss Mary HiNon, a
teacher who proposed herself during 1883
leap year. The woman has deserted her
husband, and he has applied to court to
know how he stands matrimOnially.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
CYCLONE IN VIRGINIA.

Seven Persons Killed and Over Fifty In
iured as far as sNnown.
ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 9.-AdditiOnal de
tails received concerning the cyclone in
Randolph and Chambers counties Wednes-
day night are as follows: Five miles from
here the house of James Williams was
blown down while a dance was in pro
gress; three men were killed and five
women badly hurt; other occupants were
slightly injured. The path of the storm
was about 100 yards wide. 1t swept down
the Savannah and Western railroad track
for two miles, racing with a passenger
train which narrowly escaped destruction.
Nearly Wrecked the Town.
At Milltown nearly every store was
blown down, together with the Baptist
church, college and many residences.
Professor Gibson, of the college, was killed
and twelve pupils hurt. No less than
thirty people were more or less injured at
Milltown. Five miles further on three
negro cabins We're taken up by the cyclone
and carried about a half mile and three
children were killed. The storm laid
timber. houses and fences low in its path
1t is not yet known the full extent of the
damage done and the number of fatalities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
IDENTIFICATION OF coRPsEs.
A DifncuIt Waiter, so sIancIed are They
Partial List of Dead.

Partial List of Dead,
1t is difficult to identify the bodies rs
tuey are brought to the surface All are
blackened almost beyond recognition,
willie many are rnangIed and charred to
the extent that fragments of their cloth
ing or contents of their pockets served to
prove their identity. The dead, as far rs
they have been identified, are: George
Lindsey, ST, George Lindsey, ,jr., William
Russell. Mike TacoIno, Ted Biondon, Joe
Blondon, John Sierra, Joe Geancssio,
Steve Verzenc, Gene Camaassi, Silver
Sierra, Bennett Moss, Joe C0rr0uts, Anto-
MO Genneasoto. Tommy Cain, Joe Rocco,
John Quinn, Jim Quinn, MaAlcck Quinn,
Mike McShane, Tom McShane, George
Russell. Ted KibbIe.
Many Unidentified Bodies.
There are many other bodies which have
not as yet been Identified, and new ones
are constantly being brought up. The
injured ara so numerous and scattered so
widely among the village houses that
their number can hardly be estimated The
only record that has been kept was of rec
ogniZed There were about 400 men at
work and as near as can be ascertaiued
about $50 of them escaped injury, while
the others are either imprisoned or have
been brought up injured Each trip of the
cage brings to light a new victim, which
the volunteers carefully carry to the mine
blacksmith shop, which has been utilized
as temporary morgue and through which
the anxious crowds of miners. wives, and
children surge in search of the absent
members of their families.
The Wounded Cannot Recover.
Up to O'Clock yesterday afternoon forty
| eight men had been taken out dead and
100 seriously injured, most of whom cannot
recover, being badly burned and mutilated
on account of the slope cavinS in on the
west side of the shaft. The rescuing par
ties are being badly delayed in reaching
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
FOR WHITE GENTLEMEN ONLY.
Incident in the Country Where "An Men
Are Created Equa.l.'


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9. - DR.. John
Thompson, of New York, ex-minister to
San Domingo, who is delegate to the
congress of colored Roman Catholics in
this city, met with an experience Thurs
day that rather staggered him. He
wanted shave and went to barber shop
on Lombard street, near Thirteenth.
Opening the door the doctor stepped into
the shop, ana nodding pleasantly to the
colored proprietor, began to take off his
coat.
"Beg pardon, sah," said the proprietor,
touching the doctors arm, "but this is a
tonsorial establishment for white gentle
men only, san"
For moment the colored men stood
gazing at each other. Then the ex-min-
lister said: Are you not sorry to tell LIE
this?n Then he stalked out of the shop.
The affair aroused much indignation
among the delegates to the congress when
DR.. Thompson told of his experience.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09

the entOmDeu men, ana At Is lmpossloIc 10
give correct estula,e oi tie mum
Der killed and injured at this writ
ing William Williams was the first
to reach the surface by climbing from
bracket to bracket up he shafta distance Of
$50 feet. He WAS al ne bottom When tie
explosion occurred ami 10y miracle was
not killed, he being only one out of tween
ty-fve men waiting for Tie cage t.aC was
not killed outright. Euoch and " .Iliam
Church, brothers, were W"ghing in a run
fifteer feet on the west side and had
very naysow escape.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
FIVE MORE FATALITIES.
-Four Killed by Boiler ExpI"sion-The
Naked Lamp Once More.

CHICAGO, Jan 9.-Four men We're killed
and two more probably fatally injured by
a boiler explosion yesterday in the War
rcn Springer building, 195-207 canal street.
The names of the dead are: Patrick Rog-
crs, fireman; Arthur Hall. colored, fire
man; Edward Bush, colorcd, helper; John
ice, colored, fireman. The injured are:
James Higgins, fireman, badly burned
about the head, legs, and hands; Henry
Oswald, helper, horribly scaided.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
Caused by One Mans Ignorance.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. 9.-By the explo-
sion of gas in No. 8 vein at the Nelson
shaft yesterday one miner was instantly
killed, another fatally injured and boss
miner and superintendent slightly hurt.
The dead miner is Paul Grunzki and
Philip Desert is the man likely to die.
Superintendent Steele is severely burned
about the hands and face. and Boss Eng
lish is badly injured al ont the body.
Grunzki was a green hand and carried a
lamp which did not have the proper pro-
fL.. inn,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
Deaths bv Grip at New York.

NEW No3R, Jan. 9.-The number of
deaths from rip recorded yesterday YVES
fourteen, against ten for Thursday. TIE
total number Of deaths yesterday was 15l;
Thursday IN was 10
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
THE MARKETS.
ChiCaEo.


CHICAGO Jan s
Following were the quotations on the board
of trade today: Wheat-January. opened
SC closed $3.50; February, opened SS14c,
closed es76c; May, opened '2tac, closed SSSsc.
Corn-Janusry, opened 3Sasc; closed SSS4c;
February opened $3.50 closed 3914; May,
opened -, closed --. Oats-Janusry,
opened 2Sifc. closed 2S5sc; February, opened
29c, closed IS; May. opened SIC, closed 3l2sc.
PorS-January. opened Sl0m closed
SlI3I; May, opened Sll3l closed S11S.
ard-Januarv. opened S6I.13, closed S625.
Live stock -I'rices al the Union Stock yards
today ranged as follows: Hogs-Aiarket
active ana frin; packers and shippers buy
ing freely; psscs l5c higher, sales ranged at
S3.2544l0 pigs, S3.W642j light SS0d4i0
rou-h packing, S4OGGi25 mixed. and S405
@4.3a heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattie-NaTket moderately active on local
and shipping account and prices fairly
well su! PGr,ed; quotations ranged at S6lj
@5.SQ choice to extra shipping steers.
S4.4J0a.l0 -ood to choice DO. $500 AS fair 10
good, S2y0G5.Io common 10 medium do, S29)
GS63 butchers steers, S2.OJp2.75 stockers,
S2.3O13.D Texas steers, 5 -.601S.i5 feeders.
Sl.UA2SJ cows, Sl.2j@330) bulls and S2.S5G621
veal calves.
Shcep-AIarket rather active anI prices
steady; quotations ranged at S275655s0
westerns, S315GJ6,0 natives and S450&G6J
lamLS.
Produce: Butter-Fancy serarator, e9c;
Gal les FANCY, fresh, GliCSFc, packing stock,
fresh, l31bl5c. EESs-Fresh candlei, loss of,
&c per COZ; ice house stock, l61iSc. Dressed
pouitry-Hens, Sl6SlEc per 10; spring chickens
sNglsc; ducks 9G1lIc; geese. 7@l0c; turkeys,
choice, l-c; common stock, ln4ilc; poor, SO
SC. Potatoes -iIeorons, 30GeS2c per bu; Bur
banks, 2lS5c; Rose, 25a3lc: Peerless S5DSlc.
Sweet potatoes, Illinois, SI.50JA2.2S per bbl;
Jerseys, S20DM3.O. Apples-Conmoa Sl.25G1
l.50 per bbl; good. Sl.5; fancy, S2-Gk Gran
berries Cape Cod, S6ol517t0 per bDl; SI.658
LIS per box; Jerseys, S5.jo8G.l1 per b5l; Sl.50
per BoX.
Sew York.
NEw YORK. Jan. S.
Wheat-No > red winter cash 81 05ls; Jam
nary SlG14; February, Sl6314: March.
SLO43s: April, SlUi+4. Corn-No. mix ii
cash, Sc; January, 5lLsc; February, 5Gsc.
Oats-Steady; No. , mixed cash 3iIkc; Jan
nary, 39l8c; May, S5IIc. Rye-Dun and unset
tied; 9sc@.Sl0i Ior the whole range. Barley
Quiet; No. Milwaukee, T2u.53c. PoTk-Steady;
new mess, Sg.O09 lO01. Lard-Steady; Fen-
ruary. S6.52; March, S6.5S.
Live Stock: Cattle-Trading duh and slow at
a decline of 100 ljc per l00 lbs on prime steers;
poorest 10 lest native steer. S+lOI501 per ltO
lbs bul s and dry cows. S2UUI $40 Sheep and
Lambs-She p, firm; lambs, active and 14c per
10 n her: sheep, S4.GJGs6.OO per iuJ lbs; lanls,
Sd.2GlISlj Hogs-NOminaly stady. live hogs,
. - sv.l4.3l per iUO lbs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
More Troops Ordered Out.

Anticipating the trouble that may come
when more prominent men than those
now under arrest are brought in another
company has been ordered To hold itself in
readiness to move and the Wichita com
pauy is now under arms at Springfield
and has six parties out aiding the sheriff
in making arrests and dozen or more
will he added to those now held. In the
meantime court has not been opened yet by
Judge Botkin and the governor desires an
explanation.
BctlIins l. Wanted Out of the Way.
BOtkins is still absent from the district,
and if he should remain away the trouble
would soon be over, The hatred of one
faction appears to be all directed against
the judge, even w0inC 50 far as to threaten
him with assassination if be attempts to
hold court in either of the five counties of
Seward, Steven. Morton, Haskell. and
Grant. The strange para of the case is
that everybody predicts that Botkins will
be killed soon unless he retireS from the
county ~When he Is gone is remark
often heard. 1--WE will have peace, but we
dou intend 70 let those cowardly assaS-
sins have it entirely tLeir own way
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
THE TROUBLE IN KANSAS.
4 Day Passes without Blo"d>hed-Thc
Hatred of ISotIlin.


Hatred of Botkin.
ARKALQN, Kan, Jan. 9.-Acting under
instruction of the governor the troops were
consolidated yesterday morning at Spring
field. The company at this point, taking
the five prisoners now held under arrest,
marched over before noon. 1t is likely
that all parties will consent to two jus
tices sitting rs associates, the accused
choosing one, the prosecution one, aud the
Springfield justice sitting as chief. The
trouble has been that the prosecution de
sired the accused examined hv the Justice
in this place where they would surely be
held for trial The accused desired the eX-
animation at Springfield where they would
all be released, Hence the compromise,
and the examination viii be held at Lib
er3l
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09

OMAHA, July 5.-The national commit
tee of the people party this afternoon or
ganized by electing the following executive
committee; y Z. Taubenecs, of Illinois,
chairman. J. h. Turner of Georgia. sec
Rotary; ]. h. Davis, Texas; George Wash
urn, Massachusetts; V. o, Strickler,
Nebraska; Ignatius Dounelly, Minnesota;
G. f. Gather, Alabama, and Nj. c.
Rankin, Indiana.
The peoples party national convention
today adopted resolutions calling upon
the reform press TO use all It's influence to
the end that upon the Oath of July or
earlier every party club OF labor organiza-
tion will meet and collect campaign finds
for the national campaign, and that they
then adjourn to meet again August 10Th,
the anniversary or the battle of Benuing-
ton, the meetings on that day to be held
in every township to collect funds for the
national campaign
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09
Greatest Exports in a Simple Year
Under non Protective
Tariff $3.50, SIG, O37.

New York Tribune: The tarlH stops
exports say free traders, and bars
tbs gates OF other countries against
American products This hoary IN.
truth is refuted by every months re-
port Of foreign commerce, and YET 1t 10
constantly repeated Reports OF the
principal exports in May, show that Of
breadstuffs. cotton, provisions, cattle
and hogs and mineral OIL the aggregate
value Of exports WIS Sf7,S402JO or SILL
2O7 ,40i greater than 10 the same month
last year. III the remaining exports,
about 52l 100000 In value last year, nave
not changed, the value OF all exports
for the month must be over Sb9,ZOO,-
600 and for the twelve months ending
with May, 81, or, 100000 Moreover IN
two weeks of June the exports from
New York alone have exceeded last
year by $4,000 80 that the aggr.-
gate for the fiscal year ending with
June. should there be no change from
last year in the remaining weeks here,
or In the months exports elewhere
would be about ten hundred and twenty
six millions. The aggregate is more
likely to reach ten hundred and twenty
six millions. The aggregate IS more
likely TO reach ten hundred and thirty
illions But the greatest exports no
.ny year under a democratic non-pro-
tectiye tariff we're s333.5TG OBJ in 1860,
about $40 for every nhabitant. Now
the exports are nearly SIC for every in
habitant
The only year which has closely ap.
preached this in magnitude Of exports
was 1881, when there was an exJraordi,
nary demand for cotton, breadstutfs and
provisions in Europe Yet ia comparl-
son with that year there has been much
Increase in most items. The following
shows the aggregate value Of domestic
exports alone during the year ending
with May, the amounts Tor .ha mont4
being only those from tho principal
ports. with the minor exports for the
month estimated as equal TO those OF
the same month last year and also
shows theexports for the twelve months
ending with May last year, and for the
fiscal year 1891 when the aggregate was
greater than IN any other year;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09

world. Tailor made clothing, which is
probably the kind that the neighbor Of
cur correspondent has in mind lsince he
ls wealthy enough to travel 10 Europel
is dearer in this country than in Eng
land. although the difference ia cost is
not nearly so great as 800 per cent
American wages are twice and three
as high as wages ia England, and as
hand labor is the chief factor ia clothing
that is made 10 order, it is natural that
this othing should Je dearer But
working people can clothe themselves as
cheaply aud as we'll in the United States
as tie working people or any other
country. In this statement We are borne
out by Tie reports Of United States
couusuls who have made this a special
subject Of investigation
t. b. Lane, former consul at Tunstall,
England says:
In view Of these figures, what becomes
OF the constantly repeated assertions
that the cost Of living TO the worrying
man in the United States is double what
1T is in Euglaudy The truth is that the
only tenn in which there is any consid
cradle advantage in the workingman's
cost OF living in this country is in the
matter Of rent ln plain clothing for
men, women and children there is
scarcely any advantage, if, indeed there
Is any at all ..As good a suit OF clothes
can be purchased in that city Chicago
for so as can be obtained IN this country
for the same money.
} SChoenhot, consul at the same place
during the administration Of Grover
Cleveland, and aa enthusiastic free
trader, says:
Everything made to ord in the way
OF clothing, except shirts, perhaps, is con
eiderably cheaper here, while machine
made or factory made goods show dis
appearing differences only 90. In work.
mansh p and finish / find corresponding
articles OF the wholesale process of manu-
facture superior IN the United States.
This is true Of clothing as we'll as II
collars, cuffs and like articles.
These statements prove pretty con
clusiyely we think, that the price of
good ready made clothing is no higher
in this country than in England. After
all. however the question Of price Is not
the most important. The real point to
be considered is: Does given amount
of labor here purchase more clothing
than the same labor will purchase else
where? and judged by the standard the
American laborer is far more comfort
ably, cheaply aud neatly dressed thal the
laborer Of England or any other country
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09

From Tins statement 10 appears that
the y.lue of breadstuifs exported is
about S25,0OO,OOO greater than In the
eXceptiona. year 1881. and though it was
much larger ia 1880 S2SS0oO0OO even
then the magnificent total for the last
year was not equalled The value Of
cotton was about 3l2OOO0OO greater
In 1881, though not as large as i'm 1891
The value Of provisions in 1881 was
nearly S20,00OOo0 greater than IN amy
other year prior TO the last. but more
than that amount greater than the
value during the current year On the
other band. exports of cattle have more
than doubled during the eleven years;
the exports Of mineral oils have lncreaS-
ed nearly one half, and the exports of
tobacco, thouOh estimated for the
mouth OF Nav, are certainly much
larger than I'm lSSl The most instrnc-
tive increase ls i'm the multitude of
minor items. OF which the aggregate eN-
ported In 1851 was about SliOOUOO 600 no
value, and das now risen o, more than
S1lS 100000. am increase more than
% per cent This one fact, even more
than the increase in EXPORTS ot the great
porducts OF agriculture, shows how
spleDdld.y the industries of the country
have advanced inability To compete iU
the foreign mn rkaJs, and how untrue 10
is THAT exports are prevented 10y Pro
lection With mn increase IF only Sl6,
uooouO u The great staples, there has
been au increase 4 eIS 100000 n the
multitude 81 minor articles
Ina comparison with the .He previous
year oi extraordinary exports, the year
I... b.. 20 F.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09
REED AT MINNEAPOLIS.
arnnd rrnth LittIe snnrch

Mr. President and Fellow Citizens /
want to add in the presence of this vast
audience my hearty expression of faith
in the future of the republican party
/ Applause It's past needs the indorse-
ment 81 no man IL has the indorse-
meut ot history, Tor the deeds of the re-
publican party are history itself
Applause and while we are prevented
from pointing with PRIDE to the
achievements of our party on account OF
our tenderness for the democracy
laughter nevertheless we sit here to-
day rejoicing that our past history
shows that from our birth until now our
character has been such that it is a
guarantee of our future 1t is true We
did great things, but it is equally true
that have no right to rest upon them.
Our past is glorious, but our future will
be raore SO. Applause.
III is true That We have given to this
great country q wonderful physical pros
perity 1t ia true that wealth has been
poured into the lap of an our people by
our great system, which we believe IN
and we have carried ont
But ! say TO YOU 10 day there is "a
uobler future than having given pros
perjtv before the republican party,
and thet noble future is TO give TO every
citizen OF the United States the liberty
uC Thought and action Applause
Wealth aad prosperity are noble, but
human liberty is magnificent. Great
0prIql1aa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-09

ed the completion of arrangements for
/ the removal OF twenty mills 10 Indiana
| And yet free traders are shouting
I that u will take US quarter Of cen
/ tUrv 10 compete probably with Wales
exclaimed Mr. Dalzell, He had hardly
( finished the words when a telegram was
| handed Serene T. Pdyne of New York.
| who at once asked permission Of Mr.
Daizell 70 interrupt him 10 read it. IL
was as follows:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June JIG. 1892 The
Hon Serene Payne: Have just booked
order from Fair @ood Tin Plate Works,
Gowerton, near Swansea, Wales. for
two sets Morton autom attic palm oil
timing machines, thus carrying Goa to
Newcastle" he order was pllced by
managing par ner OF works after per
sonal observation Of the practical work
ing Of our machine at haywood The
manager declared that the invention Of
the machine has solved the problem of
making perfect tin plate automatically
with palm oil instead Of neid fax and
without skilled labor Our compliments
to Mr. Bunting NoRToS BRoTHERs.
Mr.. Bunting is the democratic mem
her of the house from the thirty-th.rd
NAiHti4IL III Tue NH1ltlu phIb Vi new
York. He and his colleague, L. Shive-
ley, Of Indiana, have been telling the
house and getting applause from their
side for it, that the Welsh factories
would lead the industry in the United
States for the next fifty years.
When Mr.. Payne read his telegram
Mr.. Shivey was very anxious to know
what it meant Mr. Payne promptly re-
piled that it meant cheaper TIN for all
Europe as well as the United States, aud
if the protection feature Of tee tariff
now assailed had accomplished no other
good, it had stimulated American in
ventiye genius and brought forth tbs
most radical improvement the maui
facturers Of tin plate had ever known.
Mr.. Paynes explanation was quietly re-
ceived by the Indiana congressm man
with the remark that he hoped ell he
said would be actually realized and he
was roundly applduded by the republi-
can side,