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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
ABBREVIATED TELeGRAMS.

A fire is raging in the pine woods near
Fosston, Mimi If rain does not fall
speedily the fire will reach the Walker and
Red lake pine.
Obituary: Alexander W. Wright, Des
Moines: Henry McCloskey, New York, a
lawyer; Matte Welch Logan. Lexington,
Ky, educator; Henry Prior, oldest lawyer
IL Nova Scotia.
At Decatur. III. Tom Francis and Charles
Miller, professional burglars. pleaded
guilty and were sentenced to twenty years
in the penitentiary.
Some one placed railroad torpedo under
an engine in the Erie yards at Buffalo and
when the engine started the torpedo ex-
ploded. John Dillinger, 15-year-old boy,
was standing near. and piece of tin from
the torpedo few up and cut him in the
neck, severiug the jugular vein. He bled
to death.
Henry p Baldauf. Jr, of Saginaw,
Mich, fell from a tree and broke his neck
Daniel 'Brien, farmer, living in the
town of Tilden. Wis, shot and killed his
wife. O'Brien recently lost a large amount
of property by fire, and is supposed TO be
insane. O'Brien was found later wander
ing in a swamp with his throat cut
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot is
reported in a great state of debility. His
death may be looked for at any time. He
is over 90 years old.
The gold -rplus has increased s, 600, 900
since Sept. 30.
a woman physician at Garden City, kan,
gave Mrs. Abigail Gregory an overdose Of
corrosive sublimate causing her death in
short time.
Emmett Dalton has been removed from
Coffeyville to Independence. Kan. and put
in the jail there. He will recover
4 railroad train ran into a grip car TT
Kansas City and four persons who were
riding in the car were killed They were:
William Barber, griprnan; Cynthia Revis,
Ed Mckinney and Jefferson Secrist.
Fire at Sacramento. Cal, destroyed the
Roma hotel and several business houses.
Loss. SO, 0OU.
Jack Dougherty, a Leavenwcrth, Kan,
rounder. was offered all the whisky he
could drink. He drank eighteen glasses
and wanted more, danced breakdown TO
show how healthy he was and then went
home and died.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Highest Leavening Power-Late U. s. Govt Report
Re-! RssiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

sltion7 is very much mixed III this state,
and all attempts at combination have 50
far failed. The fusion candidates for con-
gress are on the stump The straight Re
publican nominees are talking TO the PEG
pie. The Democratic leaders are hard at
work In some districts the negroes hare
out their own congressional nominees, and
are whoop.ng things up, and in other dis
tricts the Peoples party has split off from
the fusiol,tsts and is running its own indie
pendent candidates. On theother hand the
Democracy is thoroughly organized. That
Is the situation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
MOST PARTICULAR JUDGE.
Applicants for Citizenship Must BE Able
to Write and speak English

BALLSToN, MY Oct. 13.-Justice Slower,
holding the Circuit court here, refuses natd-
ralization to aliens who cannot read and
write the English language, and has re-
jected six applicants One of the applicant,
a native of the county of Kent, England,
is more than 60 years of age, and has been
a resident of this country for twenty-five
years. In denying the application of John
Briggs for naturalization, the sixth de-
MED at this term, Justice Slower said: at
is no use to make such applications /
will not admit to citizenship in courts at
which / preside applicants who cannot
read and write the English language"
Citizens should. Aliens Must.
"Every citizen should be able TO read and
write An alien asking naturalization
must have these qualifications before / will
grant to him certificate of citizenship
He should be able to read the constitution
of the United States before he is asked or
allowed to take the oath of citizenship, and
intend to adhere to this rule whether, as
in this case, the applicant speaks the Eng
Iish language his mother tongue or
whether he is a subject of one of the Cont
mental nations ignorant of our language,
our customs, our constitution, .and our
laws"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
BOTKIN STEPS OUT.
The Be''igerent Kansas Judge
Resigns His Office.
A MAN OF "URBANITY" SELECTED,

Who Is Expected to Hold the Natives
Three Rivers and His Troubles-An Eel
Story That kinder Takes the Cake
Drank Decoction of Copperhead Snake
Terrible Fall of a Hotel Clerk.
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 12.-.Iudge Theodo-
sius Botkin has presented his resignation
to Governor Humphrey as judge OF the
Thirty judicial district, and Will
lam Easton Hutchinson, an attorney of
Ulysses Grant county, has been appointed
to succeed him During the three years
that Judge Botkin has been judge of the
Thirty-second district, the counties COM
posing it have had no cessation from tur-
MOL and strife. The district was composed
from the first of two factions one of which
was led by Sam Wood and the other by
Judge Botkin. The killing of Wood by
Brennan Is comparatively fresh in memory
at this time
The New Judge Is ''Urbane."
For several days past it had been whis-
pered around among the lawyers of the dis
trict that Botkin would resign if both fac
tons could agree on successor, and Mr..
Hutchinson the most available man
The new judge is an urbane man, and for
several years has been resident of the dis
trict. He is a graduate of Lafayette col
lege, of Pennsylvania, in the class of 1SS3, and
studied law under Gen. kirkpatrick, then
attorney general of Pennsylvania. He Is a
man of medium height, with sandy beard
and florid complexion, and his manners are
of the dispassionate order, which are eX-
pected to work wonders in the district and
placate the warlike inhabitants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Fell Ten stories and Lives.

New YORK, Oct. 13.-Frank McKernan,
81 years old, who for the last three years
has been employed as assistant bookkeeper
at the St. George house on Clark, near
Hick street, fell Tuesday afternoon from
the rear roof of the building. which is
twelve stories in height, through an air
shaft to the zinc covered roof of a room on
the second floor. He met no obstacle in
his descent, End although his body is a
mass of bruises, the doctors who are in
attendance on him are of the opinion that
he will ultimately recover unless some in
ternal injury of which they know nothing
as vet should be developed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
THE UNION VETERAN LEGION.
Corporal amer and Commander Palmer
Wax Very Wroth

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 13.-The Union Vet
eran Legion encampment which began in
this city Wednesday was chiefly noted for
rows. The first arose over the report of
the credentials committee rejecting the
names of Colonel Fitch and Lieutenant
Colonel Jones, delegates from camp 60,
Washington, ID. c. Corporal Tannc ~ nam
pioned their cause in hot speech ia which
he excOriated National Commandant Jo-
seph f. Palmer. .Jr., as being party to
con spiracy to exclude these men. After
the meeting Tanner and Palmer met in
corridor of the Dennison house. A quarrel
ensued, the lie was passed and blows We're
only prevented by the Intervention of
friends
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Train Robbery Reported.

KANSAS Cry, Oct. ia dispatch from
Wichita to the Pacific Express company
officials here says that tain 4s2 was held
up between Tyro and Caney, Kas., last
night. No details as to the robbery are
given, nor is the name of the road, which is
probably the Missouri Pacific. Caney is
the next station to Coffeyville, the scene of
the recent battle in which the Dalton gang
were partially extermined.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Horrible Case of Woman Murder.

BIRMISGHAsi, Ala, Oct. 13.-Meagre de
tails of tragedy at Galloway Mines tell a
horrible story. A man named Joe Dunn
was engaged in heated quarrel with his
wife at their home. Words had proceeded
to blows, and III his anger Dunn seized his
double-barreiled shotgun and pointed it ut
his wife At this juncture Mrs. Dali, the
mother-in-law of Dunn, stepped in to Save
her daughter. and received n load of buck
shot in her face. The shot tore both her
eyes away and one-half her face.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
After United states senator.

ST PAUL, Oct. 13.-The action of the
Democrats and Populists in several parts
of the state yesterday makes plain what
the four Weaver electors were put on the
Democratic national ticket for. At Roches-
ter two candidates for the legislature were
nominated by the Populists, and the Dem
ocrats promptly Endorsed them. The same
thing was done in three other counties of
the state. The idea Is 10 secure the defeat
of the Republicans in the fight for United
States senator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Died of Comprehend Poison.

GREENsBUI.G, Pa, Oct. II. Last Satur-
day six miners who, with their families,
lived at Port Royal, Westmoreland coun-
ty, died after suffering the most excruci-
ating agony. From what can be learned
they had three days before drank quite
freely from a key of beer and shortly after
were taken sick. dying on Saturday. Their
physicians believing the men had been poi
soned had the key broken open and in it
they found Il dead copperhead snake
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Complaint and Comment.

DETROIT. Mich, Oct. 13-Daniel J. Cam
pau. chairman of the Democratic state CEN
trail committee of Michigan, has formally
made complaint TO Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt, chairman of the civil service commits
sion, against the conduct of the Republi-
can pOstmasters of Michigan. Secretary
Bates, of the Republican committee, sug-
gests an interview with exPostmaster
General Dickinson on the presidents dur
ing his term OF Office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13

Trains Collide.

CHICAGO, Oct Is The Illinois Central
suburban train collided with a Baltimore
s. Ohio engine at the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy crossing this morning For
tunately no one was killed but both en-
gines were done up.
Declared Constitutional.
ALBANY. n. Y. Oct. Is. The legisla-
tive appointment law was declared con {.
stitutionsl by the court of appeals this
morning.
Berkman-s Penalty.
P1TTsBURG Pa. Oct. IS - BerkmaH.
serving a term of 81 years for an attem PIT
on the life of Prick. of Carnegie & Co.
attempted to escape. but is now in the
hospital with bullet in his leg as the
result.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Celebrated at Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-The quadrennial ami
niversary of the discovery of America was
celebrated here yesterday by the Italians
and Roman Catholics. A procession took
place in the afternoon. in which the Italian
military and civic societies took part. and
at night banquet was given by the Col
l,vS lrh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
New York Appeal Judge Nominated.

NEW YORK, Oct. l3.-The most impOr-
tant political meeting held Tuesday was
that of the Republican state committee
for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for chief justice of the court of appeals.
The committee met at the Fifth Avenue
hotel and decided in favor of Judge An
dreyvs of SYRACUSE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
FIGURING Mills DESTROYED.

LoCKPORT, y. Y, Oct. 13.-The -four
mills of J. w. Little and George T. Ches-
ter, located on Mill street and just in the
rear of Main street, Were destroyed by fire
yesterday morning, causing a loss If
1925 900, with insurance of about $1,000
The fire or. yinated in Little's mill and
spread to Chester's, which almost adjoined
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Mckinley Is Whoopinr 1t Tn.

MARTINS FERRY, o., Oct. Ex-Governor
Mckinley had two big meetings in Bel
mont county yesterday. He addressed e. go
people at Flushing in the afternoon. Three
counties Were represented At the rolling
mills at Etnaville he addressed anott r
crowd. This was a larger assembly than
the great Garfield meeting of twelve years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Alabama Politics Are Warm.

MONTGOMERY, Oct. 13.-Democratic in
dignation meetings were held in different
sections of the state Tuesday to protest
officials Monday. These Tren were arrested
for refusing TO appoint Populists members
of election boards as, it is alleged, is re-
rod by law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Yrs. Harrison Is No Retter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Harrison is
still lingering between life and death.
She cannot live many days The president
and the anxious watchers at her bedside
can do nothing to relieve her except to &C.
casionally change her position when she
becomes restless and uncomfortable or adj
minister small quantities of liquid nourish-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Have Solved That Ballot Problem.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-The Philadel-
phia county commissioners seem to have
solved the official ballot problem and it is
altogether probable that the form which
they devised viii be adopted by the com
missioners Of the other counties in the
state. Chairman Re.ier' Of the Republic
can state committee, and Chairman
Wright, of the Democratic state commit
tee, have already given their endorsement,
and information received from Harrisburg
indicates that the state department viii
also accept that form of ballot. The size of
the ballot i about - inches by - inches
without the stub.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Sambo's Vote a Matter of Interest Just
NoM-NoYel Bet.

SamDo's Vote q Matter of Interest Just
Now-Novei Bet.
RALEIGH, y. c., Oct 12-The negroes
are unusually reticent just now on the
subject of the election The third party
managers are assiduously cultiyating their
votes, and being the object of the solicitude
for the colored man. So he just keeps
mum. The cities and towns are the Demo-
cratic strongholds this year The third
party has tried to arouse feeling against
the townspeople among the country peo-
pie. They are at work among the negroes
In the country, and are using the blacks
who belong 10 the Alliance as levers. The
negro Alliance is even more secret than the
white one, and there is cooperation between
both. H.
Depended On Brandy and Tobacco.
There is a queer state of affairs conce- =
ing r. u. Linney, Republican who is
aiding Judge Furches, Republican noni-
nee for governor, in his canvass. Two
years ago Linney and one f. b. Jones
signed the following contract: IF during
Harrison's administration the internal
revenue taxes on tobacco and fruit bran "
are abolished Jones agrees TO vote the Pc
publican ticket, if not Linney agrees TO
vote the Democratic ticket" This was
witnessed by members of three parties and
was registered by the register of deeLs
Linney is in an awkward fix. He viii have
to vote for the Democratic nominees and
the Democrats are declaring that he is vio-
lating the spirit of his contract by canvas
ing for the Republicans. There was never
in this state so strange a complication.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
BLAINE AT OPHIR.
The Maine Statesman Visiting
Whitelaw Reid.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION SOUTH

What n Co1ored Bishop Has to Say About
Voting for Northen in Georgia-The
Carolina. Campaien-Queer Situation for
a Politician the Result of a Bet
Opposition to Democracy Badly Mixed
I'm Alabama-Arrestso of Election Ohicers
Field Notes.
NEW YORK, Oct 13-Sfr Blaine arrived
IN New York yesterday afternoon direct
from Bar Harbor and took the train i'm
mediately for Ophir farm Whitelaw
Reid, whose guest he is, met him at the
station and accompanied him to the coun-
try. 1t is understood that he makes a
visit of several days at least, and that dur
ing his stay he is likely to meet, either at
Ophir farm or in New York, a number of
the leading Republicans and give what aid
he can in the canvass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
The Base Ball Record.

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Following are the
scores at base ball made by League clubs
yesterday: At New York-Baltimore O.
Nsw York 4; at lphia-Washing-
ton ), Philadelphia 8; at St. Louis-LOuis-
vile II, St. Louis 3: at Pittsburg-Cleve-
land forfeited the game by not appearing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Madrid in Gala Attire.

MADRID, Oct. 13.-Cannons, bells and
music from all the military bands an
nounced at daybreak Yesterday the begin
ming of the Columbus celebration. The
city is decorated with flags, bunting and
triumphal arches. The public buildings
are masses of gay colors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Assassin Peters Victim Dead.

SALTWATER, MINI, Oct. 13.-Editor
Seward died yesterday morning at O'Clock
without recovering consciousness Surg
cons found that two of the three bullets
fired had penetrated the brain. either one
Of which would have caused death. He
was ~ wears old
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13

1t was Ben johnson, we be-
lieve, who, when asked NAL
locks question, is life worth
living " replied &" That de-
pends on the Ao,c1." And Len
Johnson doubtless saw the
double point to the pun.
The liver active-quick-
life rosy, everything bright,
mountains of trouble melt like
mountains of snow.
The liver sluggish-life dull,
everything blue, molehills of
worry rise into mountains Of
anxiety, and as q result-sick
headache, dizziness, constipa-
ton.
Two ways are open. Cure
permanently, or relieve tenn
porarily. Take a pill and suf-
fer, or take a pill and get well.
ohock the system by an over
dose, or coax it by a mild,
pleasant way.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are the mild means. They
work effectively, without pain,
and leave the system strong.
One, little, sugar coated pei
let IS enough, although a
whole vial costs but IS cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Chinese Mob Missionaries.

LONDON, Oct 13.-The Shanghai cores
pendent of The Times cables that English
missionaries have been mobbed by natives
in Kieng Yong. The house of Mr.. Phillips,
head of the mission, was burned and he
and his wife fled for their lives
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
THE CASE OF CONSUL SMITH.
He Has a Severe Cold Because of Three
Rivers Wrath.

MONTREAL Oct 13.-CoIonel Nicholas
Smith. the American consul at Three
Rivers, is confined 10 his bed with severe
cold as the result of the exposure through
r wing the window of his house broken by
indignant citizens, because of his sweeping
condemnation of the sanitary condition of
the town. Colonel Smith, in an interview,
stated that he had made an official report
of what had taken place TO the Washington
authorities. Mayor Norman, of Three
Rivers, Tuesday said that policemen were
still under orders TO particularly look out
for and prevent any further manifestations
OF violence toward the American vice con-
sui, but no further trouble il was thought,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
Trainmen Get Little or Nothing.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-The Cotton Belt
trainmen's committee will go home with
empty hands. None of their demands was
granted, and their attempt to secure higher
wages by hitching to the telegraphers' com
mittee has been a failure. General Man
ager Doddrige has conceded several points
of minor Importance in connection with the
rules governing promotion, ETC., but abso-
lutely declined to raise wages. The teleg-
raphers' committee is still in session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13

The annual convention of the CONNER
cial Travellers Home Association of Amer
lea is in session at Rochester. \. Y.
They are looking for a strike of switch
men in the big -Four" yards ut st. Louis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13
The Press and the Clergy.

The French press Is mute on the sub
iect. and does not offer any denial of Colonel
Smiths charges. The English newspapers.
however, all refer to the matter editoriaIly
and demand the vice consul's recall. IL
the absence of General Knapp, Patrick
German. United States vice consul al Mon
treal. left for Three Rivers last night to
consult with Colonel Smith and to hold an
investigation. A dispatch from Three
Rivers states that Archbishop Lafieche, as
well as the entire clergy of the district. are
much incensed over what they call Colonel
Smiths fiippant reference TO the CHURCHES
position in times of epidemics. This part
Of the vice consul's report VIII form the
text for lengthy pastoral letter shortly
10 he issued
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13

Situation I'm Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 13.-The "oppo-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-13

Mild, gentle, soothing and
healing is DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. Only SO cents.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-30

'aspand thought 10 retain ihe love ~
as l.s we 9y willing to hst al his pron.
tts,s ana Is iusuriug his liie in hsr
,o has' summer DR.. Thomas wss com.
kslis y, by bis wife to leave his horne
I le le,t Houston county and went 10
iLo,,tn9ir. Mrs. Bennett persuaded ber
foolish n'h old husband to 20 % Lothair
' NJ. There her intimacy with Dr.
tnvulas was renewed, and the tongue
o. eosslp wagged. ~ sN'
II Is believed that Mrs. Bonnott and
NE doctor have been irving for IN
months 70 get Bennett out OF tho wav
Last Sunday morning they drove t6e
Ola man from his own home and he was
compelled to ask neighbors for shelter.
ing ''s e'eH'
VI course the little village Of Lothian
y m fever Of excitement over the al.
iiair At midnight Bennett was suffer-
ING, excruciating pain and there was
little hope Of his recovery. Tho an.
tnoritios are Investigating the charge
made against his wife.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-30
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POISONED ~ HIS WIFE.
A Rlch Old nan SAID 10 Be The Victim OIL
Wicked Young Woman.

Ds,,lin ca. Nov CLAY Bennett
n rieh ciflzen Of LnthQir, IN Monigom,,
Az ,'aenty. & lying al the point OF
.d,atl and I. Is charged that his young
vito qave him arsenic ia cup q ioA
10 ria herself Of MIN Ia
Hr Benneit Is 90 years Ola,
Wien nc married his wife FIVE years
aus sbe was bit q girl He was then +, 4.
a6 a hanasone. yigaeioaa pioa !l.,.
sbo was born Is. Houston county. il le
IA, IN man Ma legea her from early cn'i,a.
bo NJ 49, shsTssisied his courthlp, bat i,l %
fiuTiiy Induced her 70 we'd MN. ,.. r.
,n@,.riugr Wa never happy. Senne''
Nv i men Ia Houston county.
4 war after the marriage Mis. ~. ~
nett md married physie-A an q, ni'il ~ 4
Thoiuas baelnc intimate. INA ~