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The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
FOR FARMERS.
Free Delivery In the Country and Villages
How 1t Will Beneit Farmers.

Free delivery In the COuntrr and villages
How 1t Will Benefit Farmers.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The resolu-
ton just reported to the senate by Mr.
Mitchell, Of Oregon, appropffating $780,
600 for the continuation the post
master-general's successful experiment.
in extending the free collection and de-
livery of mail into villages a~ndAtarming
districts, is one of the many outGrowths
of the agitation which business men
and country people have been rtosecu-
ting so vigorously for the past three or
four months. A business man of Mime
apolis, Mr.. Richard H. Broat, has been
laying a great many valuable facts be-
fore the newspapers and the people. In
a circular lately received at the pOstCf-
fee department he says:
SIS it a wonder that the farmer, wRo
during the long winter hours has s
much leisure for self-improvement, foe
self-education, does not avail himself Of
it? Is it a wonder that he is referred to
by his city cousins as a moss-back, q
greeny, a hayseed,' when rs a matter Of
fact he might be the most enlightened
of any class of our people? The origin
al expense of a newspaper, periodical.
or other literature, is trifing, compared
with the immense amount of benefit de-
rived from it; often a single hint, q re-
cipe, a suggestion, a word of advice, is
worth the subscription price of a dozen
papers for a year, to say nothing of the
general advantages obtained in being
kept posted in regard to the markets Of
the world and of the moral influence q
good newspaper has over a household"
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
ABROAD.

Another Explosion In Paris-Arres OF .
Leader I'm Madrid -Grenades and Other
Explosives Found.
PARIS. April IA canister of powder
exploded yesterday on the window
sill of IA magistrate in Compeigne, who
had incurred the hatred of poachers.
The windows Were shattered and tho
house otherwise damaged.
Ravachol has decided ter allow his
trial to begin April a6. Since his arrest
over 1000 letters of all kinds have been
sent to him Gustav Matthieu denies
any acquaintance with Ravachol-
MADRID. April 11.-Manoz- an An
leader, was arrested yesterday
on a charge preferred hy Deiroche of
having supplied bombs { anarchists.
a box containing grenades and other
explosive projectiles was found Satur-
day night at the gate III the hospital for
army pensioners.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
At Noon April ~.

W~AsHINGToS. April 12.-Secretary
Noble, speaking of the Cheyenne
Arapahoe opening, said:
have been delayed. and to- go
into any detoil of reasons world DO
.,edious and do u good. The delay was.
not to be avoided and the Department.
struggled in vain. l had set ny heart
on the LIST Of this month and f.y the 10Th
at the farthest. bnt VIC could not make
it. Matters are definitely settled row,
however. The details of PRESIDENT Ilar-
rison's proclamation a,.e agreed &c and
the opening is set for the 18th D: April
at L. o'clock noon"
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
Condition Of winter wheat.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Apr, re-
port of the statistieian Of the agricalu-
nral department. makes the average
condition of winter wheat ON the LIST Of
April s1.2 and that of rye 81. The aver
ages of the principal wheat states are:
Ohio II, Michigan So, Indiana as nli-
nois So, Missouri ~ and Kansas -.
The average OF those is II against
97.3 in April, 1891. 1t is "a in New
York and 81 in Pennsylvania. In the
states of Delaware to Nor th Carolina it
varies from 20 TO 81, bu6 it is 90 to 80 in
the southern belt east of the Mississippi
and somewhat lower west Of that river.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
A Reservation Wanted.

CARSON, New, April 16.-Dick Bender
and Capt Jim, full blood Wahoo In
dians, have left for Washington for the
purpose of interesting the president and
Indian commissioner in the establish
ment of a reservation for the tribe in
Carson valley, New, or if that cannot be
obtained, q home for aged and needy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
GIVEN.
An Interesting Feature OF the MOrmo
Conference Til Business Session.

An Interesting Feature OF the Mormon
Conference.-The Business Session.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, April 1.-THE
session of the worlds conference of the
Latter-Day Saints yesterday was ex-
ceedingly interesting. Many gave testi-
mony and several spoke in prophesies.
The morning sermon was by Elder +.
L. Kelly, bishop of the church. The
subject was the law of tithing.
Among the testimonies given were
the following: One sister prophesied
that the Lord would at this session
make known his will to the people in
the matter of filling the vacancies, and
claims to have had a vision to that eff
feet. Another claims to have beer
healed of a cancer by the elders. A
third was on her deathbed and was
cured by the angels, aided by Elder r.
C. Evans.
At the business session the main dis
cussion was on the resolution allowing
a member who claims to have lost all
belief in the faith in the church doc
trines to resign instead of being tried
for apostasy. The resolution was lost
by n two-thirds vote.
The assignments for next year have
not vet been made, put it has been de-
cided hat Elders Griffith and Gillen,
both members of the quorum of twelve,
will be sent as special ENJOYS to Europe.
The field includes England. Ireland and
Scotland. Also to send Elders H.. C..
Smith and T. W.. Smith, both of the
twelve. to Australia on special missions.
STheir field includes the Sandwich, South
sea and Society islands. These appoint
Hents are for the purpose of pushing
be work in these countries the present
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
The Deed of . Crazy y. ..

LAWRENCE, Kan, April N-Albert
Neal became violently insane sunday
and was taken to the county jail but in
the afternoon was released al sent
home. He was put under guagsMon
day. AboutS o'clock this informing he
overpowered his qssad, biting and beat
ing him terssJiy, and escaped.
Re4nfning later to his house the mad
man set fire to it, got inside and defied
the whole police force and the fire de-
partnent. The fire was kept from him
until the roof fell in, when he sprang
out and escaped. He was not found un-
til 0 o'clock this morning, when he was
captured wandering in the fields south
of the city in an exhausted condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
COnvicts.

SEDALIA, Mo-, April 16.-Crimiaal
court adjourned yesterday for the April
term. Four prisoners were sentenced
and were taken to the ~penitentiary.
They were Joe Hewitt, two years for
attempted rape; John Jackman, two
years for forgery, and George Thomas,
two years for larceny.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
Con. Alge Endorsed.

DETROIT, Mich, April 15.-The state
convention assembled in De-
.troit rink and ex1Congressman Edward
r.. Allen, Of Ypsilanti, was elected
mmporary chairman by reclamation.
Re made q brief but enthusiastic speech1
Hesolutions were sdoptsdss iudsss sing
Inn Alger for the ,~uSesiency, con-
Smning tie Michigan gerrymander
t3sShe reswOOl bill and approving
thaNsninley tariff, the existing finan-
cial legislation and Mr.. Blaine's rcci-
procity policy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
Tracks Washed Away.

ABERDEEN, Miss, April 14.-Nothing
but devastation and ruin are exposed
by the receding food. Three miles of
the track of the Kansas City, Memphis
& Birmingham railroad are washed
away. and it will be two weeks before
the cars run over that portion of the
road. The Illinois Central win net run
regular trains until the last of this
week. The Mobile 4 Ohio is doing all
the Business. Never before have the
farmers in the Tombigb.e valley suf-
fered such losses With Jut immediate
outside assistance may POOR people,
who have lust every hing, will surely
suffer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22

Suits aggregating $4,000 ha We been
Instituted at Chicago by the packing
firm of George ii. Hammond & Co.
against various railroad companies for
alleged excessive freight charges under
,the Interstate commerce law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
The Outh Floods.

JACKSON. Miss. April 1.-the lowest
estimate placed on the loss of life in the
flooded district is $50, all of whom are
negroes.
Most of the damage is in the vicinity
of Columbus. which is on the banks
of the TOmbigbse, but more
than 5000 families in the counties
of Lowndes. Monroe and Noxubce
are reported homeless and suffering for
the ne~cessaries of life.
A similar overflow occurred in 1874,
but the waters are nov vel higher
than then and suffering is bound to fol-
low unless congress heeds the appeal
for assistance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
ITALY,s ACCOUNT SETTLED.

L.
The United s ATS Paid 025.OOO For ths
Families q .he Victims Of the New Or
leans Traeed,.
LONDON, Apr ia dispatch received
here from Ron essays that q series Of
messages has mssed between Mr..
Blaine, the Ame.idhn secretary of state,
and the Marqu 8 Imperial, Italian
charge d'affaires 1T Washington, result
ing in a settlement, Of the differences be-
tween Italy and The United States grow
ing out of the lynchipg of Italians at
New Orleans.
According to this iixpatch the Mar.
quis Imperiali has aL@bed the Italian
government that he ma received from
the United States COVE r&ment the sum
of So, 900 for the families Of the victims.
This money. he adds.Twastaccompanied
by a note from Secretary Blaine, in
which he declared that, although the
wrong was not committed directly by
the United States, the latter neverthe-
less felt its solemn dutytn the premises.
In his note replying - Mr.. Blaine's
communication the marquis imperiali
says that Italy had already With pleas
ure noted the terms in which President
Harrison referred to the mat.crin his
message at the opening Of toigress.
The marquis further says Oh; t Italy
considers the indemnity suffice. With
out prejudice to any action . law that
may be brought by the aggf3eyed par
ties. He also expresses the hope hat
the payment of the indemnify will Re
| suit in the happy re-establishmeIt Of
relations between the two goveFnmenta;
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Inqdiey COM
firms the statement from Rome that
complete and amicable settlement has
been reached in the internationS4 dit.t,
culties between the United State an.
Italy, growing out of the New Orlean;
, tragedy, on the terms set forth. 1t is
understood that the money was 6ken
from the annual appropriation of $50
900 to enable the president to provide
for unforeseen emergencies on the
diplomatic and consular service. so that
it will be unnecessary to call upon con-
gress for a specific appropriation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
THE GRAND ARMY eNcAMPMENT.
Features of the Meeting of Boys in Blu
at the National Capital.

Features of the Meeting of Boys in Blue
at the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE passage by
the senate last week of an appropriation
of 100000 to aid in defraying the expenses
OF the national encampment, g. A. r.,
next September, has greatly encouraged
and enthused those in charge of the ar
rangements for the affair. In addition to
this sum the citizens committee expect to
raise $4,000, of which over S39 600 has al.
ready been subscribed and every cent will
be needed. The books of the committee
show that more posts have been booked
and quartered than at any previous en-
campment so far ahead of the date OF
meeting. The number disposed of thus
early is unprecedented, and presages. in
the opinion of the committee, an atten.
dance of 100000 people
Officers VIII Ride Horseback
One of the features of the parade will be
the unusually large number of mounted
officers. In this respect the encampment
will eclipse anything ever seen in the his
tory of the Grand Army. The staff of the
commander-in chief aggregates fully 2OC
men and all of them will be mounted
The same can be said of the various de-
partment commanders. Another feature
of the parade will be the addition for the
first time of the National Association OF
Naval Veterans. This body contains
a membership of several thousand and
their yearly meeting will be held in Balti-
more the same week of the encampment.
On the day of the parade they propose to
come to Washington in a body and par
ticipate.
No Postponement of Date.
A statement has been sent throughout
the country from Chattanooga to the effect
that, owing to the conflict of dates of the
encampment and the celebration there
attending the opening of Chickamauga
park, the encampment had been postponed
to the week of Sept. %. Similar state.
ments relative to other gatherings have
also been circulated, but there is no truth
in them. The twenty sixth national en-
campment will be held in this city during
the week of Sept. 20.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
Political Field Notes.

The Democratic county convention at
Atchison, Kas., instructed for Cleveland.
At Cheboygan, Mich, the county Re
publican convention did not instruct the
delegates, but they are strongly for Alger.
St Joseph county, Mich, Republicans
Endorsed Harrison but did not instruct the
delegates
At Fairfield, ILL.,, the Republican county
convention indorsed Harrison and in.
structed for Fifer.
Wayne county, ILL.,, instructed for Fifer.
Gallatin county, Ills, Democrats in
structed for Judge Altgeld for governor.
The Democratic county convention at
Ludington, Mich, instructed for Cleve-
land.
The Eaton county, Mich, Republicans
Endorsed Harrison.
Mississippi Farmers Alliance men are
advised by their president to wait before
going into the third party.
At Monticello, Ills, the Democratic
county convention eulogized Cleveland
and Palmer, but did not instruct.
Bay county, Mich, Republicans in
structed their delegates to the state con-
vention to support General Alger, and con.
demned the plan of nominating senators
by state conventions
Seventy-five of the LOG Kansas counties
have chosen delegates and they are unani
nous for Cleveland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
BAFFlED BY THE DETECTIVES.
A Woman's Life Saved and Her Hus
bands Plot Exposed.


bands Plot Exposed.
NEWARK. \. j., April 1l.-Frank Dami.
ano, who keeps a saloon on Market street,
was arrested late Saturday night charged
with attempting to poison his wife. But
for the good work of the police he would
have accomplished his criminal design.
Early last week the superintendent Of DO.
lice, Brown, received word from a whole,
sale drug house in New York that two men
from Newark had purchased five pounds
of arsenic. The salesman did not like theft
looks, and mistrusted them, although they
said the poison was for manufacturing pur.
poses. Detectives met the men at the
Market street station Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, and followed them TO Damiano's s
place, where they parted, Damiano's com.
panion taking the package with him. He
took it to Waverly, one of the suburbs Of
this city, where he hid the arsenic in an
old and uninhabited building
Changed the Medicine for Them.
After he left the officers took the pack.
age to police headquarters, leaving in its
place similar package containing tartaf
emetic. The next day Damiano's com.
panion was seen to 30 TO the package.
open it. and take out a quantity of the
supposed arsenic, with which he went di.
rectly to Damisno's place. There it was
placed in a bottle partly filled with
whisky. and. according to Mrs. Damiano's
story the men bet her 10 cents she could
not drink two glasses of it. Mrs Damiano
drank the stuff and was immediately
taken very sick. She says that her hus.
band beats her every night, and exhibits a
wound in her head which he inflicted with
a knife
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
banker Mead,s My.terious Murder.

WAUPACA, Wis, April 1.-THE arrest Of
Assemblyman Lea and Messrs. Holmes,
Poll, Stout, and Pryor on an indictment
by the grand jury charging them with the
murder of Banker Mead has caused great
excitement. All the accused except Stout
and Pryor have given bail and Poll and
Holmes laugh at the accusation. Stout
is charged with being the murderer and
the Others as accessories. A prominent
business man says, however, that unless
the evidence is stronger than generally
supposed the cases will fall fiat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
COOPER WANTS TO BE HEARD.
He Thinks an Explanation from Him ID
Necessary.

He Thinks an Explanat from Him ID
Necessary.
WASHINGTON, April 11-During the ses-
sion of the Enloe committee Saturday
Representative Cooper said that while he
was visiting his home in Indiana he saw
references to his name and had not had the
time to look over the testimony submitted
by General Raum, and he also wanted to
look up some records in the pension office.
after which, he would like an opportunity
to make a statement to the committee in
regard to General Raum's recent testi>
mony, which he characterizes as direct
attack upon himself. On the face of it, he
said, there were some things which looked
as though an explanation was necessary.
This he could give satisfactorily.
He Was Fresh Fish,
j. w. Donohue, clerk in the pension
office, was called to tell what he knew of
money-lending transactions in the bureau.
1t appeared that witness obliged number
of employees by endorsing notes for them,
and came out the loser When asked why
the employees came to him so often witness
said it was because he was what was called
a fresh fish" "You are well salted down
nowi" remarked Mr. DUNCAN. Witness
went into details of the notes he had en-.
dorsed for various persons in the office,
who borrowed from money lender named
I
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
ROCK ISLAND. MONDAY, APRIL II. 1892
TWO CONFERENCES
One at Chicago and the Other
at Columbus, o.
BOTH ON THE DEAD SECRET PLAN,

Allison, Sawyer, and Blodgett Put Their
Heads Together at the Windy City, and
Are Supposed to Have Talked About
Blooms '-Campben Goes Into "Ex-
ecutive" Session with Friends for Three
Days-Pattison Believes He Has Pros
poets Ex-senator Ingalls, Goes Into
Predictions-FieIdN Notes.
CHICAGO, April ia conference was
held at the Grand Pacific hotel yesterday
afternoon which is thought to have some
political significance. The participants
yer, OF Wisconsin; Judge Blodgett, of the
United States appellate court, and Jesse
Spaulding, the well-known Republican
leader of this city. The matters discussed
are thought to have been the interests of
Harrison, Allison and Cullom in the next
presidential campaign and the nomina-
tion of Levi p. Morton for second place on
the ticket. None of the gentlemen present
would make any statement as to what was
done, and all conducted themselves with
the evident purpose of attracting as little
attention as possible. 1t Is believed some
arrangement was entered into for side
tracking the presidential booms of Messrs.
Allison and Cullom in the interest of the
Harrison and Morton ticket.
Think Campbell Has a Chance.
dispatch from Columbus, O., saws:
The favorable mention made by some in.
huentlal Democratic newspapers of ex-
Gov. Campbell in connection with the
national ticket, leads some Ohio Demo
Gratis in spite of the governors repeated
declarations that he could not afford to
accept the nomination for the vice presi-
dency, to think that he stands a very good
chance of recognition at the Chicago con-
yention. As soon as Governor Campbell
returned from Rhode Island he was met
by DR.. G. A. Norton, chairman of the state
central committee; James b. Townsend,
eX-chairman of the executive committee;
John X. Brice brother of Chairman
Brlce: Colonel A. q. Carlisle, of the state
central committee. and Allen w Thur
man. They remained in secret session
three days, but could not be induced to
say word. 1t is thought the state con-
vention will not be called before May in
order TO allow time for a crystallization of
party sentiment in the state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
An american Duer in GERMANY,

BERLIN, April 1L.-Herr Menther and
Herr Silbermeir, managing directors of
rival collieries at Hermsdorf, who have
been on bad terms for some time, met in
the streets of Breslau yesterday and aftet
some words had passed between them be-
gan firing at one another Several shots
were exchanged and finally Silbermeir fell
dead, his heart having been pierced by a
bullet. Menther, who was not wounded,
was arrested.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
Women Nominate a Candidate.

EFFINGHAM, H., April 1.-THE women
of this city did their first voting Saturday
for township and school trustees. About
300 were out and voted. After the polls
closed the women met in convention at the
court house and nominated Mrs j. n,
Givin for school director The election
comes off next Saturday, April 16 The
women will run number of carriages
that day: two women will be in each car
riage and when they find woman busy at
home working one of them will take her
place while she goes and votes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
He Hankers for Blaine.

WASHINGTON, April Ill have not dis
sected the subject that far" This was the
guarded reply of Senator Quay to a ques.
tion from correspondent as 70 whether
President Harrison could be reelected.
After saying that Pennsylvania was pro
lection state, and must if possible pre-.
vent the government falling into the
hands of the Democrats, and that he did
not know whom the Republicans would
nominate he was asked: "Who can be
elected" 81 think Blaine can," was the
reply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
Had a ..pimcuItr,, and WAS shn,

OJRAY, Colo, April IA. johnson, Of
the mercantile firm Of johnson & Long,
Of Red Mountain, was shot at his place Of
business yesterday in a difficulty with a
man named Stratton, the ball passing
through Johnson's head The wound is
said to be fatal. Stratton is under arrest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
Cincinnati's Contribution to Russia.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Governor Hoyt,
chairman of the Russian famine relief
committee of the United States, has re.
ceived from President White, of tho
Fourth National bank of Cincinnati. a
draft for sl,7Oo contributed by the people
of that city to the famine fund, with as
surances of second remittance soon. He
is also in receipt of liberal contributions
from Governor Fleming, of Florida
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
Low Average of Winter Wheat

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE April re-
port of the statistician of the department
of agriculture makes the average condi.
ton of winter wheat on the lst of April
s1.2 and that of rye So The averages of
the principal winter states are. Ohio, IL;
Michigan, So; Indiana, as: Illinois, So: Mis-
souri,, -, and Kansas, a. The average of
these six is II against o. 8 in Anril of 1901
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
VIII German support Cleveland?

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE champion
ship of Cleveland's cause by Freeman
Raisin, of Baltimore, has attracted atten-
ton here. Raisin is man of prominence
because he is the recognized confidant Of
Senator German. The belief is that Cor
man has decided to support Cleveland
as against Hill for president.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11

Il
Rock Island. H., April IL, 1872 I
GRAIN, ETC.
Wheat-SSG9Oc.
Corn-34G35c.
Rye-79ds1c.
Oats-2SGl30c.
Bran n-S5c per cwt,
Shipstuf-$l0 90 per cwt
Lay-Timothy, $40 5OG11 5O;prairie, SOIL ;cIover
SSGI0; baled, $11 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fsir TO choice, 23c; creamery, asR30
Eggs Fresh, 12Hc; packed. IOc.
Pouitry-Chickens, loG12h; turkeys, 12ks
ducks, 121sc; geese, I0c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-s2 s5G$2.T5 per bbl.
Potatoes-25c.
Onions-SOlS5c.
Tumips-45d5Oc.
LIVE STOCK
Catte-Butchers pay for corn fed steers,
3ng4hc; COVE and heifers, 2h13c; calves
3G4mc.
Hogs-4c.
Sheep-4G5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-11
strangled by n Field Roller.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 11.-John Caul, Il
young man 20 years of age met a peculiar
death near here yesterday. He was driv
ing heavy field roller. A fellow WORK
man saw that there was something wrong
and, upon investigation, Caul was foun,i
with the heavy roller on his neck and
strangled to death