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Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
ONE NEGRO WoMAN's WORK.
Born Slave. She Is Doing Much In
Spite of Disadvantages


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE colored
people of Prince William county, Virginia,
have undertaken to establish what is said
to be the first industrial school in the land
for colored youth under colored auspices.
A prospectus says: "The object is to give
instruction in the ordinary English
branches and the industr ial arts to the
colored people living in a region of Vir-
ginia not yet recovered from the devasta-
tion of the late war" The leading spirit
in the movement is Miss Jennie Dean, OF
Manassas a young colored woman who
has quite a remarkable history.
Great Success of Her Efforts.
Miss Dean was born a slave, but has ac-
complished much notwithstanding the
disadvantages under which she began life
She was graduated from the public schools
In this city, and then going to the noun
tains of Virginia began Christian mission
work among the colored people, prosecut-
ing her labor under great difficulties She
has raised money to build churches and
chapels and her success in the work is
what led the people of Manassas to call
upon her to raise the money to build the
industrial school.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
HETHERlNeToN AcoUIT OF CRIME.
The Man Who Killed Robinson for Flirt.
ing With His Wife.

ing win his WIG.
WASHINGTON, April IA cablegran
was received at the navy department yes
terday from Commander j. r. Bartlett.
United States steamship Marion, announc,
ing the acc Initial by the consular court at
Yokohama, Japan, of Lieutenat j. H.
Hetherington, U. S. N, of the murder Of
Mr.. Cover Robinson This action is final
and Hetherington cannot again be tried
for the same crime in any other court.
1t will be recalled that Robinson WAS a
wealthy Englishman and was, after re.
peated warning, killed by Lieutenant
Hetherington about two months ago fof
being too attentive to the latters wife.
VIII Condone His wife's Fault.
Mrs Hetherington is from Wilmington,
Del. ,and her father says: "You may say that
Lieutenant Hetherington and my daugh
ter have settled all difficulties, whatever
they may have been, and are now happier
than ever they were. You may also say
that Mrs. Hetherington will not leave
Yokohama without her husband leaves
with her. If he is transferred, as he may
be, to the Pacific coast then they will sail
for San Francisco together. l am satisfied
from the tenor of letters received from
them that nothing but death will separ ate
them now
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Close or Successful Years Work
What Has Been Done.

What Has Been Done.
The Rock Island Industrial school
closed its years work at its Saturday
afternoon session at the old High school
building. The year has been very suc-
cessful one for the school, which enroll, d
100 children and II teachers. The school
has given out 200 pieces Of work, the
rule of the school being that when q
pupil completes garment it becomes her
property to wear. During the IA
weeks that are now closed. the
teachers and pupils have been faith
full in attendance and the results
most gratifying to all who have inter
ested themselves in this noble under
taking. The one thing to be regretted is
that Mrs. DR.. Magill. who has served so
acceptably and devotedly in the position
of directories, has been obliged because
OF failing health, to resign her place.
Much of the success of the school is dr e
to the work of Mrs. Magill.
Through the courtesy Of the R. 1. &
p road the school will be given an ex-
cursion and picnic at Cable next Satur-
day, the children having been given fas
vors in the way of tickets at their session
Saturday The teachers will furnish the
refreshments.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Death of AN Ex Confederate

WASHINGTON, April 11.-General Charles
M. Field died at his residence in this city
Saturday nigh. Bright's disease was the
immediate cause of death. He was born
in Kentucky in 1882, resigned his commits.
sion in the United States army in 1861,
went south and fought for the rebellion
After the war he went to Egypt and served
In the khedive's army. He was doorkeepet
OF the Forty-iifth and Forty-sixth con.
crosses and Cleveland put him in charge
of the Hot Springs reservation. He was
compiling the official records of the re
bellion at the time of his death
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
FLOODS ARE FATAL.
Deadly Deluge in Mississippi
and Alabama.
FIFTY LIVES LOST NEAR COLUMBUS

And Twenty in the Vicinity of Birming-
Kinds of Propsrty-Railways Heavy
sufferers-A Rescuing Party Loses Three
of Its Members and the Others Save
Themselves by Climbing Trees-Hun-
dreds Homeless and Destitute.
COLUMBUS, Miss, April 1.-THE last
four days have been the most distressing
chis section has ever experienced. Wednes-
day morning the Tombigbee river, already
full, began rising rapidly. By Thursday
morning all the low lands were submerged,
the river having risen fourteen feet that
night. 1t continued TO rise all that day
and by Friday morning it was seven feet
higher than was ever known before Co
lumbus was literally an island with five
miles of water in every direction.
A Loss of Fifty Lives.
There has been great loss of life and an
immense amount of property destroyed.
Fourteen negroes were drowned a few
miles from this place. A low estimate
puts the loss at fifty in this county Hun
dreds of homes have been swept away,
miles and miles of fences destroyed, and
the loss of mules and cattle is large The
river and creeks rose SO rapidly that a
great number of people were aroused from
their slumbers by the rush of water
through their houses and, of course, could
save none of their household effects.
Six Hundred Homeless Negroes.
AS soon as the extent of the flood was
known the city government had a large
number of boats built and rescuing parties
began their work. Hundreds were saved
and brought to this city and are now being
cared for by the citizens. There are 600
homeless negroes here now being sheltered
and fed by the city and county jointly.
The mayor of The city and president of
the board of supervisors have telegraphed
John Allen, congressman from this dis
trict, asking him to appeal to the federal
government for aid.
Heavy Damages to Railways.
Great damage has been done the road
beds and trestling of the Mobile and Ohio
and Georgia Pacific roads. The latter road
has five miles of track washed away be-
tween here and Waverly, and there are
several washouts on the Mobile and Ohio
between here and Artesia. This road has
run no trains here since Wednesday, For
two days the Georgia Pacific did nothing,
but they got a train through from Bir-
mingham Saturday. wires were down
in all directions.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
MAKES AN ooIoUs COMPARISON.
Roman Custom House Corruption an
the Gotham Police.

Roman Custom House Corruption and
the Gotham Police.
"The Roman custom house officers were
30 corrupt that our Lord told them to stop
exacting more than was due, and he had
to tell the police to be content with their
wages. Today the charge isl do not
bring 1.-THE church should not be asked
to bring such charges-that the police are
not content with their wages and that they
levy additional taxes. The proposed re.
form with us in this That they should
stop levying such additional taxes. In
this the reformer has with him every man
and woman now said to be paying such
taxes. These persons said to:be paying
illegal taxes do not like it, and will be
much obliged to you if you will rise up
and make an end of it, but as for the vice
down at the bottom of this, and which we
know to exist, there is no proposition to
make an end of this.
Slap at DIR. Parkhurst.
Indeed, respectable religious teachers
and medical men declare that vice ought
to be licensed. You search society in vain
fof any indication of adisposition to under
take moral reform. Multitudes of people
have strange ideas about the improve.
ment of society and they concern them.
selves chiefly in repenting of other peo-
pies sins, notably the sins of the police
and public officials. The moral condition
I have no hesitation in saying, is worse
today than it was two months ago Dur
ing the past week the foulest output of
pollution was produced in this city
through a thousand foul channels all
over the country. Parents were obliged
to destroy papers before their children
could see them.
1.-THE foregoing is reference to the trial
Of Hattie Adams, whose house DR.. Park
hurst (who is making war on vice. visited
one night with couple of his friends and
witnessed some disgusting orgies.
Pure Public Opinion Wanted First.
Remember that the good men in office
would be powerless unless supported by a
pure public opinion. But the pure public
opinion does not now exist, and the man
who in the face of overwhelming licentious.
mess undertakes to administer the laws of
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Wants Half Her Foster Fathers Wealth

LINCOLN, Neb., April l1l.-Something over
twenty years ago Elder Jason G. Miller
adopted from a founding hospital in Chi
cago baby girl and brought her to his
home in this city. He died in California
three months ago, leaving an estate valued
at $5OO,OOJ, largely real estate in Lincoln.
In the meantime the girl, against the
wishes of her foster parents, married, be-
coming Mrs. E. o. Lewis. Elder Miller
left will bequeathing the larger part of
his wealth to charity and meme to the
adopted daughter. Mrs. Lewis now brings
suit for half the estate.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
WILL PIPE COAL TO GOTHAM.
Fuel Bricks Likely to BE on the Market
Before Long

STEUBEEvIILE, O., April 1.-THE New
York Steam company is arranging to
grind coal in the Connellsville coke regions
to a fine powder and mix it sufficiently
with water to make to make it semi-liquid
and then force it through pipes to New
York. There it will be allowed to settle
in great tanks and large proportion of
the water drained off 1t will be pressed
into bricks and used in that state for fuel.
1t will be forced through the pipes at the
rate of five miles per hour. The company
has the whole process on small scale in
successful operation in New York city
with the exception of the pulverizing pro-
RAGS
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11

>-''S' '.,1nclpanty VIII De overuaKen Dy a
storm of Indignation. Public opinion must
first be reclaimed. Only then will we be
prepared 20 deal with this awful wicked
ness that now successfully defies our law
therefore present to you the religion of
Jesus Christ as the only element that can
secure the reform desired
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Proceedings I'm the House.

WASHINGTON, April 1l.-General debate
on the cotton ties bill was closed Satur.
day by Turner of Georgia. Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania spoke in opposition thereto
The bill was passed by vote of 167 to 46,
three Democrats-English of New Jersey,
Coburn of Wisconsin and 0'Neill of Mis-
siouri-voting against it. The free tin.
plate bill was introduced. Eulogies were
then delivered upon the late Hon. NJ. H.
Ford, of Michigan.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
She Is Afflicted with sIeen.

ORANGEvILLE, Ills, April l1-Since
April Mrs. NJ. G. Wersing has lain in
trance-like condition resembling healthful
repose, which at times is almost as deep as
death. She has been aroused but a few
times with the greatest difficulty, only
to go back into the same state. She eats
well and when awake does not complain
of any pain but says she is SO very tired.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Triple Tragedy Caused by Jealousy.

TripIe Tragedy caused by Jealousy.
CANTON, O., April ia terrible triple
tragedy was enacted here yesterday and the
three victims are all dying from their
wounds. Several shots were heard from
the house of John McCurdy, on Meyers
avenue Neighbors quickly entered
and found McCurdy, his wife, and Lew
Waltenbaugh lying on the floor bleeding
from their wounds. McCurdy was jealous
and shot his wife and Waltenbaugh and
then turned his gun" on himself.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
pnrhorow,s spelling Reform.

WASHINGTON, April Representative
Durborow, of Illinois, wants congress to
require public documents printed in a
new style of photography and has intro
duced bill requiring the public printer to
adopt that system. The bill contains rules
for guidance in spelling. These rules pro-
vide, in substance, for dropping silent
lette.s.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
a jury rnat anew It's pusrn less.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The jury in the
case of Howard T. Schneider for the kill
ing of his wife and brother-in-law last
January brought in verdict of guilty Of
murder, as indie ted
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Twenty Lives Lost in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April --latest and
most authentic reports from the flooded
districts adjacent to Birmingham gives
the death roll of persons drowned in the
recent great floods at twenty. The town
is filled with refugees who have fled here
with the little plunder left them out of
the general wreck
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11

Women are not slow to
comprehend. They're quick.
They're alive, and yet it was
a man who discovered the one
remedy for their PECULIAR all
ments.
The man was DR.. Pierce.
The discovery was his I" Fa-
vorite Prescription the boon
to delicate women.
Why go round with one
foot in the grave" suffering in
ence-misunderstood-whe
there's a remedy at hand that
isn't an experiment, but which
is sold under the guarantee
that if you are disappointed
in any way in it, you can get
your money back by applying
to its makers.
We can hardly imagine a
woman's not trying it. Pos
sibly it may be true of one
or two-but we doubt it.
Women are ripe for it.
They must have it. Think
of a prescription and nine out
OF ten waiting for it. Carry
the news to them!
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
PERiLs OF A REscUINe PARTY.
A Boat Overturned and Three of Its
Occupants Drowned.

A Boat Overturned and Three of It's
Occupants Drowned.
Parties of rescuers from this city took
boats and went out in the waste of waters
to look for unfortunates, and witnessed
the work of destruction going on. Several
of the rescuing parties had narrow escapes.
Colonel William Baldwin, prominent
attorney of this city, and William John
son, in their eagerness to save the victims,
overloaded their boat After going
a short distance their boat was caught in a
swift current and overturned and three
occupants were drowned. Baldwin aIad
johnson and four negroes succeeded in
reaching trees and were rescued at mid
night, after being in their perilous posi-
tion for six hours.
Routed Out at Night.
A dispatch from West Point, this state,
says the floods there are very destructive
George Grimes, who has lived fifty years
on his farm near that city without ever
suffering from overflow, awoke one night
to find the water rapidly rising in the
rooms of the lower story of his house. The
family took refuge in the upper story, and
rescuers who went the next day to trans
fer them to a place of safety rowed their
boats back and forth through the halls of
the house.
Had to Take to the Trees.
The negroes on the plantation say they
went to sleep in total ignorance of danger,
and so quietly did the water enter that
they stepped out of the bed in the morn
ing to find it several inches deep They
escaped to trees and in little while the
water stood above their cabins
Whole Family Missing.
A family named Cook, who lived on the
banks of the Tombigbee near here, is miss.
ing, and neither human being nor house is
to be found where they formerly resided.
1t is supposed they were washed away
during the night. Every bridge in the
county is gone and railroads washed up so
that it is impossible to know yet the full
extent of the damage done but the ac-
counts already in place it far beyond any
thing ever known in this county.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Deprived of Work by Fire.

NEWARK, n. j., April 1.-THE sulphur
mill of the Passaic Chemical works was
burned yesterday. Five small frame
buildings adjoiIin ing the works were de-
stroyed. Loss s75.O09, partially insured
Several hundred men are thrown out of
employment.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11
Two workmen Cremated

BERLIN, April IL. - Maurkes' famous
Germania Cement works at Lehrte were
destroyed by fire Friday Two work
men perished in the flames
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-11

The seat of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regu-
late the stomach and you
cure it. DR.. Pierce's Pellets
are the Little Regulators.
Decorah-posten., 1892-08-23
8rDsDenDrs SDrlts.
Gu geretnins om, b~uorlebes Wtanoffabet sier
Wptteri os Sfibet saar uuber.
Gprtiat ira forriae Ro.,

GSortiat ira forrise VoJ
GUN iaa op paa mig msb ct aabeut, opristist SIt,
men penOte ~pIuOieIis fit aniist mob 0Sren til bet Sugar,
buOr beuoss Sabers Sig laa. ct llbtrpt al ubsffripeIis
SOrs Tom oper bsnoe, os bun bros ct opbt Suf.
Seq iasbs lite mere, men tos benoes 5aanb os isrts
bsnbs til 2usarst, os iea ueo, at aariasen til, at bun
lite uenOts fig Os taIts til mig, par, at bun lite piIos Iabe
mig fe, at bun grab.
Dasn beuns par en- SanSIinssns SiO, Os leg UOusOs
Ute at IaOs ben inberIise &iarlisbeO, ies bapoe fattst til
Bsnbs, ahsoe mine 9autsr fra be Sarer, iom Omsau os.
Seq praisbs paa Stsuurben, iOm %bennssans tom fom
en- ginO, Os ies LOB BAN IGsse fin waaSras pso SiOsn
81 suppsn, iaa ban funOe bore, naar ies taIots.
, 9a bette par siOrt, git ies Op paa 5pttsn % ienSte
GOrnif6 tiItsis.
Decorah-posten., 1892-08-23
484
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484

San taftsOe ct gGt runOt for at ie paa geiret, os off
berpaa neb.
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sftsr bet, JON ri bopoe uoitaast, og min I1uObilbning ON
at tuune reboe Stibet os nu maaite msb en- putslig
8so ipents = tunoe ies lite anbst erb ipnss, at Der par
uresst baarot, Os ies srebes al 5ortuiuIsIis.
9uao Der git mig melt mar par. at uu muuite DiIos
NIT iDriss Dnite ON at fuune frelie Warp 8Obsrtiou as
brig saa / SpfpIbeIie. Oct far mig 5iertet, nuur jes
tan,te pua al ben nIptts, iOm baUbs iammsnbobet fig
Oper benbs. Gsrit benbss Stibbrub, iaa ben irpsteliss
StOrm, Der en- BEL ~itretteIis Dag baUOe bOlOt 1sosn
~bGussnSe ouer %, bernat beuoes Gabrs 0sO, os M
tiIfoft ben npe RabisI, at bet Glib, bOOrpaa ri par,
iplote fig meO 8aub uno9 pore sober.
Dog 5aabet os Sub pars lopst for osnns fore
Y~elTsnefe for ale Wsnneitsr! - Ieper aqe 8ase, Ga
sitsr nOsIe SiebIittss Gftgtuuts tom Osiaa bette til mig.
Suis Stibst lite trat mere enO otte 9ommer gaub tire
Suartsr, iaa tunos bet maai;e psb rsssInasis pumps
ming pare muIist at bOlos Os fiOt uOsIs Gage, os Der
pilee uGre IRE Dlaub til at pumpe, naar 6rsieu Jto6rts
ion tos Norst. Sg tuHOe ui bolre os uogIs Dass,
par ll6iistsn tuiinDs mob en- til at port glsoHag pilos
bIips feet Os beiuaret.
Snart bsrte ies Carmen al Yumperne Os ttaiss Saap5s
manosus Gang, ioet ban issts at latte eU be auOrs.
5UGO bette bog par for en- susrsit farI! Seq, iOm be.
rsttsr bette. TANNER mig uso at irsmbGUs min essn ubss
tpssIiss 2sItassIie gesipsnbscsrus; hi ban par 10
Decorah-posten., 1892-08-23

8i bapos belle 9ibsn, fbsn ri tafeOe paa, Iisset psits
Opsr, os brspst omtrent mob S~pbipOst. Deriom auIins
gen gap fig, iaa MATTE nj iatte aae be Sell, ri tunbe,
os buis 8inben bIeu ftaaenoe fra Noronorouef, itaa l
otte elmer nOrOsitOuer % berpaa saa runSt os itprs mob
Bermuda.
8ette MATTE bog n~aturIisuis afbanse al gsirst.
Msn Der par for SanbipnIisbeb iOr, at ri msset mart
piIbe blipe optaset al ct euer anoet 9Th. Oct par lite,
lOm ON ri bauOe uarst nebe bet ipDIise StiasbaO easr
/ ben brabsuSs guiusabust e0er ROroatlanterb auet paa
go @rabsrs Srsbs. 8i par ben fore 5apets 5arisIss
pei, iom bsiarss irsm os tiIbase al snssIite, amerifanits,
nOrite, boaanbife os frantic Stibe, Der tom % git msls
lem ale gsrbens gsne, Os ubeISise MATTE ri ! Sano'
beb pare, ON lite ON fort Gio ct 9th iaubt os os biz
fob os.
Oct par min fore, itisnt life uotalte sersisrrigbsb at
fr.lie Stibst Os isrs bet isIu, life iut til England, men
til en- sler anben Saun, bDOrfra leg tunbs nsoosls mig
III &sbsriet os ubbsoe mig 6orboIbsresIer.
Som iss tiblissre bar OmtaIt, par iss sanifs aibGnsis
al min 9susuei; tbi min Gabsr bauos pGrst en- ~afifsSisst
qaae | armsen; ban par bob | for 6attisoOm, ba ies
fun par toIu aar CANNED, os iss bapOs Oa inssu anOsn
Ben ben pics gsrbsn snO Yraiien ben 9sn, bpor nj
bosbs. 9enns bapbs to aar bOIot mig Stole Os oer'
.ftsr ouerensIiemmsuSs meb nit 0uite isubt mig tillss.
timber bisis Omitanoisbsor uiIbe bet fs~IpfplssIis mes
get game min 5rsmtiO. ON ies funSs frslis Sttbet; tbi
bette piIbs sipe mig b~srsttisst arau paa Hscsr'ei, og
Decorah-posten., 1892-08-23
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bet par, ION sitsrat buue bsisgt 8at,rIoos SIasmar
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alt ar6eioet, MATTE sdo paa mso 9sosforagt, 90 len
panot Sloget Iaa naUnlss paa Stsosr, iom Sngei
t%ieuots. Os liseoan saur BET, naar ri i.Hosr Sti6e ut
for at Opoase AOropOIsu; Der CT Sngen, iOm uauns
itattsls Ufatroisn, JON bsr al Stisrbug sqer irpisr FIN
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bUem @rpeoitiOueus llbfalo for en- tor Del bror. 9
bauer DiarOiens Siresrsr til Stperns, ri bsunbrsr ban
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bar Iiot, bum, iOm bar baaret al uVoen og SpRRoinasu.
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BAN, os Iigeiaa iittsrt er bet. at bsnne life tmee bayt
tIaret fig uoeu DsatroieH.
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bun sirsSe paa be iUars Seer, % is lsnstss baar0t cite.
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9lnbrss.
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