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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
CROP PROSPECTS.
Result of a Practical Study of
the Illinois Fields.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ON LOOKOUT.


General Superintendent BessIer and SUI
permit endent of Illinois Lines Rice, of the
c., B. & O, Visit Rock Island While on an
Important Tour-The Former Talks
About Grains, Commerce and Financp.
General Superintendent }. ID. Bes s.
Ter and Superintendent of the Hill
nois Lines F. c. Rice, of the c.. b.
& Q. road, came into Rock Island at
; O'Clock last evening in the formers
private car. They are out on n tour
of observation, practical observation
it should be said, of the crops. Mr..
Bessler has been over most of the
Burlington system, and just now he
is doing the Illinois divisions and
branches. accompanied by Supt.
Rice. He is studying crops. in hopes
of knowing how much grain he will
have to move this season.
Nred of Rain
Crops are in need of rain in north
ern Illinois," he said in CONVERSE
ton I'm Some.sections of the state
there ; Il great drouth prevailing.
Everything is parched and burning
up. And duStv-well it is most in
formally dusty, as any traveller will
tell you. Why. sir. we ran through
few local showers yester-
day, and was so glad to
see the rain that l opened
the car window, pushed up the blind.
and Just let her rain in. That was
down south of Beardstown. but rs we
come further north we see the greater
need of rain. Oats and barley are
out OF tlfe way in good shape. Hay
| has elded an excellent and album
dant crop and has been well taken
care Of. But it is the corn that is in
| trouble now. 1t has been SPLEEN
did growth so far, and the sun has
| been exactly what is wanted to lift it
up and develop it, but it is catching
| it now in some sections. There has
been too much OF 4 good thing in the
| way of sun. and corn is burning
up about the roots, and unless rain
comes in a day or two the crop will
be seriously affected in some parts OF
the state.
Asked a. to the general outlook,
Mr.. BeSslcr said:
State of the Trade.
Commercially and financially
speaking things look blue just now.
We anticipate better times after con
gress meets next week though. All
that : needed Is something to restore
confidence. Business men seem to
have lost faith in each other. 1t is
all lack OF confidence. that's all.
and we all feel it, OF course. pas
sen@cr business holds up pretty well,
but freight traffic j. most awfUlly
| quiet and dull.
Bo-h officials spoke of the exodus
of unemployed men from Colorado in
! consequence of the closing down OF
| the silver mines. I'VE are bringing
them into Missouri. Iowa and Illinois
by the train load" said Mr.. Bessler.
land goodness only knows where
they are going. what they expect to
do. or what or who will be left in
| Colorado. if the rush for the east
from within its borders continues.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

General Superintendent Bessler and SUI
perintendent of Illinois Lines Rice, of the
c., Ii. & O., Visit Rock Island While on an
Important TOur-The Former Talks
About Grains, Commerce and Finance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

Double quick selling on Wednes-
day. A 39c silk sale; Coo Chins.
silks, soc printed Chinas, 47c printed
China and India silks. all 90 in at
one price, 39c.
Also lot of black and white plaid
and check silks 90 at the same price,
SOC. Other odds and ends of silks
worth up to 75c on Wednesday. alb
go at 39c-one day only.
On Thursday an underwear sale
Misses combination summer suits at
25c, worth soc.
Misses good ribbed sleeveless
vests at Zoe.
70 boom the trade and make the
day eventful, we will sell % dozen
more of those ladies' under vests AZ
1c each. Remember Thursday, and
% dozen is the limit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Many States Were Represented at
the Los Angeles Meeting.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 10.-The
galleries of the Grand opera house were
crowded with spectators today when
the national irrigation convention was
called to order by Frederick E.
Smythe. Two hundred delegates were
present. representing Kansas. Ne
braska, Illinois, Tennessee, Washing
ton, AriZon. New Mexico, Texas,
Iowa, Connecticut, Montana, Wyoming,
Oklahoma, Mexico, Ecuador. Prussia,
France, Hungary and New South
Wales. All the delegates have not yet
arrived and over 100 more are expected.
Mr.. Smythe introduced Gov. Markham.
who made the opening address. He
said: california is concrete example
of what irrigation has done. Land once
worth five cents to S1.25 per acre is now
worth $500 to $1,000 per acre" His
speech was heartily applauded. Mayor
Rowan then welcomed the delega-
ton to the city. Col. Richard j.
Hinton, representing New Mexico,
made a short speech and then
the nominations for temporary
organization were declared in order.
Hon. }. j. Gregory, of Kansas, and Col.
Jerry Milley, Phoenix, AriZ., were NOM
mated for chairman, and M1lley was
elected. F. L. Allies was selected tenn
porary secretary. The committee on
credentials was chosen, and the couYen-
ton then adjourned till afternoon.
Much interest was developed this
morning in the subject of the ceSsion of
arid lands to the states by the govern
ment. Many members appeared to be
in favor of referring the question to the
committee, to report at the next meet
ing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
HONEST ELECTION
Ex-President Harrison Talks on
This Subject.

LIS
CHICAGO. Oct. 1O.-Ex-President Ben
jamin Harrison, who is in the city to
attend the Loyal Legion meeting, talked
freely tonight in regard to the repeal of
the federal election law.
I'VE are sowing the seeds of discord,"
said he. in breaking away from the ma
tionai election laws. The people of the
country will not submit TO the choice of
their officials by the dice box or the
juggier's hat. Above all things we
should have purity of the ballot,
but we have reached a condi-
ton in our national life that we
submit TO the most infamous outrages
upon the ballot Of the people. We have
an instance in New York state, where a
Judge deliberately counts false cleo
ton return which gave the control of
such a thing been attempted in the
days Of our fathers, they would
not have submitted to it. 1t
was against outrages of similar char
ter that they fought, and yet we silently
submit to these things. That the col
ored vote in the South is suppressed or
counted out is notorious fact. Take,
for instance, the state of Tennessee.
Had l received as many votes in
the five black counties in West
Tennessee in 1883 as Mr.. Blaine
received in the same counties in 1884, !
would have secured the electoral vote
of Tennessee by majority of five or
six thousand. Not only in the South.
but in the largest cities in the North. is
there demand for the purity of the
ballot box. In honest elections lies our
national safety, and we cannot tolerate
fraud in elections without paying a
bitter price in the end"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
SHE SHOOTS HERSELF.
American Girl Abroad QuarreIs
With Her Lover

American Girl Abroad QuarreIs
With Her Lover.
: MADRID, Oct. 10.-A young lady, tall
and fair, and apparently about twenty.
three years old. arrived at the Hotel
Paris IN this city yesterday. She was
accompanied by a Portuguese gentle
man, who waited until she had secured
an apartment and then departed. The
lady appeared at breakfast this morn
ing and afterwards retired to her room.
She ordered that writing material and
bottle of brandy be brought up to her,
and she commenced writing. A little
later the hotel people were alarmed by
the report Of pistol. The sound cama
from the room occupied by the young
woman, and when some of the attend.
ants opened the door they found her ly-
ing on a sofa holding her hand to her
sdie and apparently in great agony.
She had shot herself through the side
just below the heart. and the bullet had
lodged in her left arm. She was able
to speak, and said that her name was
Brown. From papers found in the
room, however, it is believed that this
name is false one. 1t was le2i ded {
that the lady is native of Chicago, and
the United States legation was nOti-
fed. A representative of the legation
was sent to the hotel and had the
wounded woman conveyed to a hosDi-
tai. There the doctors reported that
she was i'll dying condition. 1t seems
that the young woman lett Chicago in
company of an Englishman for London.
For some time past she has travelled and
has lately been visiting at different
places in Portugal and Spain. 1t is re-
ported that the motive for her suicide
was quarrel with her lover which she
had while visiting Tenoriffe. Only a
few pounds in money were found IN her
possession.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
SHORT $4,000.
Manager of the Elgin Watch Com-
DanV in Trouble

New YORK, Oct. 1O.-Manager CutteE,
of the Elgin Watch company, who came
here from Chicago fortnight ago to
investigate the accounts of Edmund j. !;
Schofield. the manager of their branch |
office. declines to say anything as to the
alleged deficit on Mr.. Schofeld's part
which is placed as high as $4,000.
Mr.. Schofield has resigned the presi.
dency Of the jewellers board of trade: 1
He has been twice elected to this
position.
The secretary of the Jewellers Mer-
camille agency says he has been search
ing for information, but has been able
to ascertain nothing. He says there is (
an evident determination to keep the
matter quiet.
S. f. Meyers stated to reporter this I
morning that he had loaned a large
sum of money to Mr.. Schofield, and heidi
collateral security. This statement he I
subsequently denied. When called on
he said he was too busy to speak on the /
subject.
The Elgin Watch company have Is
sued a circular to theIt customers in-
forming them that Mr.. SchofieId is no
longer in their employment, and re-
questing them to carefully compare
their accounts with those forwarded by
the company and to Immediately notify
them of any discrepancies.
1t is stated that two of their customs.
ers have discovered discrepancies, but
decline to allow their names TO be men,
toned. 1t is also believed that if there
is deficiency on Mr.. Schofeld's part It
will be paid by his friends. and unless a !
prosecution is brought the truth will
never be disclosed.
Mr.. Sehotield is living with his family
in Brooklyn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
A BIG STEAL
Ex-Treasurer McCurtain Got Away
With Over Half a Million.

TUskAHoMA. 1. T., Oct. 1O.--It has
been discovered that the shortage of
McCurtain is $3.50, 200.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1O.-A special to the
Republic from Tuskahoma, |. T., saws:
Ex-Treasurer Green McCurtain's short
age is still the talk here, and the more it
is looked into the larger the shortage
gets. Attorney c. E. Nelson has figured
out his shortage in the lease
district money, after deducting attor-
ney's fees and expenses for paying the
money out, the amendment he has paid
out per capita and the amount he has
turned over 70 his successor, makingia
total shortage of S453, 3,S44 on lease dis
trict money. Besides DR.. E. n. Wright.
the national agent, has turned over to
him S130.000 collected as royalty. None
of this has been accounted for.
The finance committee is still
at work on his accounts, but
it will take some time yet to complete
it. His friends are beginning to desert
him. They think he should have re-
mained and faced the accusations
against him. Gov. Jones will not do
anything during McCurtain's absence,
as McCurtain has been his advisor.
Gov. Jones cannot write a line of cor
rect English. and has no education
whatever. Legislation has been block
AIDED for the present. The finances of
the Nation were never in such
condition before. There are a number
of persons here now with claims against
the Nation, and all seem TO be very i'm
1atent- AS they know there is only
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
BREAD RIOTS.
Trouble Among the Unemployed
on the Gogebic Range.

Trouble Among the Unemployed
on the Gogebic Range.
ASHLAND, Wis. Oct. 1O.-The situa-
ton of the unemployed on the Gogebic
range at Hurley is becoming serious.
Bread riots have already occurred, and
the problem of providing for the enem-
Ployed miners on the range is becoming
more serious every hour. The riots
that have occurred are only prelude
to the coming storm, an indication of
what is to come, unless extraordinary
efforts are put forth by those in charge
of public affairs. At least 500 people
this side of the Wisconsin Central line
are out of employment. In EImwood
and across the Michigan line the num-
Der is at least 1000. There is no pros
pect OF work for them. 1t is estimated
that One-halt of these people have fam
lilies.
A special election will be held in the
town of Vaughn during the present
month to vote on the question of raising
money to feed the unemployed. 1t is
proposed to raise about $4,000. There
is not much doubt that the tax will
carry at the polls.
Almost a bread riot occurred in Iron
Belt yesterday.
Over 100 men congregsted and threat
ened TO loot the village store provided
they were not given work. They were
finally talked into adopting pacific
measures, and no damage was done,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
WILL GIVE HIM UP.
The Costa Rica President Refuses
Weeks an Audience.

Weeks an Audience.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-A San Jose
special to morning paper says: Presi-
dent Rodriguez has refused to grant an
audience to Weeks, the fugitive lawyer
from New York. There is great deal
of feeling here over the affair in polir-
ical circles. The president received the
detectives sent after Weeks by the New
York authorities, but what conclusion
was reached is kept a secret.
District Attorney NicolI received a
telegram from Secretary Gresham yes
terday stating that the Costa Rican
minister at Washington had advised his
government to consent TO the eXtradi-
ton of Francis II. Weeks, the abScond-
ing lawyer. The forty days which the
Costa Ricans consented to hold Weeks
are nearly up.
A telegram to the state department
today from Minister Baker, Costa Rica,
in connection with the case of Francis
II. Weeks, says: Letter this day will
explain" The construction placed
upon the message by department off,;
cials was that Mr.. Baker has secured
the assent of the Nicaraguan govern
ment TO the extraditiOn of Weeks. underi
condition of a promise of reciprocal.
action when desired, or the ratification
of an eXtradition treaty with the United
States, and that these conditions are eX-
planned IN the letter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
PENSION FIGURES.
Commissioner Lochren's Reply to
Some House INQUIRIES.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - Secretary
Smith has sent to the senate the reply
of Commissioner Lochren to the inqui-
ries in the Lacey resolution. The num-
Der of pensions granted during the pc
riod ending Sept. l, 1898. were 55, pa; Of
these 9,1S7 under the general law, and
46.057 under the law OF 1890. The num-
Der rejected were 56,702-S,S59 being
under the general law, and 30. 702 under
the law of 1890. The average monthly
award to each of the classes of claim
ants was, under the general law, S7.17;
and under the law of 1890, S9.43.
The number of suspensions during
the period given by months, as re-
quested by the resolution. shows that
from Sept. !, 1892, until May, 1898, there
were no suspensions under the act of
July 81, 1890, but that they rapidly in
creased from that time until September,
1898. Under the general law the sus
pensions from September, 1892, to April,
1898, inclusive, were September, 81; Oc
tober, 35; November, ~; December. "a;
January, 52; February. 80; March. 1U2;
April, 136. From that time until Sept.
l, 1898, the suspensions under both laws
were as follows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
DEFUNOT BANK.
Terrible State OF Affairs at Cedar
Rapids.

CEDAR RAPIDS. To-, Oct. 1O.-Henryl
Eifert, of the defunct Bank of TripoIi,
has been indicted by the grand jury of
Bremen county on four counts for fraud
.ulent banking and receiving deposits
after the bank was insolvent,an bound
over to the district court in bonds Of
$1,000.
The investigation into the condition.
of the defunct j. 7. Knapp S Co. bank
at Cedar Falls shows a terrible state of
affairs. The bank kept no profit and
loss account, and outlawed notes and
worthless paper were figured in as bills
receivable and placed among the assets.
The expert has discovered S35, 600
worth of this paper already. a
few days ago A. n. Smith. of Hamp-l
ton, presented three certificates of de-
posit aggregating S34, ,OO0, which ar s per
cent interest from 1858, would now
amount to over $4,000. The books
show no record of this deposit what.
ever. The opinion is growing that the
Institution is rotten to the core. Mr..
Knapp is still in Tennessee, where he
went shortly after the failure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
MURDERED FOR GOLD.
An Old Texas Citizen Killed for
$4,000.


SAN ANTOINE, Tex, Oct. 10.-Marcus
Koenigheim, one of the oldest, wealth.
lest and most highly respected Jewish
citizens of San Antoine. was murdered
and robbed some time last night. his
dead body being found at o'clock this
morning with a bullet hole through
his head, lying in the hall at
the foot of the front stairs
of his palatial residence. There is a
deep mystery surrounding the crime.
Mr.. Koenigheim has been for many
years one of the most prominent jewell
ers and pawnbrokers in this city. In
the back of the lower hail of his resi-
dence he had large iron safe, which
was opened with key. In this safe he
had large stock of money and jewelry,
amounting in value to fully S25, ,000.
He and his family spent the even
ing with friends, returning home
at II o'clock. His bed was placed down
on the balcony, all of the other members
Of his family sleeping on the next floor.
The only person down stairs was a
young cotton buyer named Hirsch, who
occupied the room adjoining the hall in
which the murder occurred. This man
Hirsch and several members of the
family state that they heard quite a
noise. but no pistol shots, about
3 O'Clock last Dight, but none of them
made an investigation. The body was
discovered by Mrs. Koenigheim at day
light this morning. The safe was open
and rified of all the money, jewelry and
Yaluables except gold pair of brace
lets, which were an heirloom of
the family. The burglar had entered
by way of the dining room window,
and, proceeding upstairs. had secured
MIR. Koenigheim's trousers, from the
pocket of which he took the key to the
safe and a pOcketbook containing a
considerable sum of money. 1t is sup
posed that Mr.. Koenigheim heard the
noise and made some move to inYesti-
gate when he met with his death. 1t IS
believed that the crime was committed
by some one thoroughly familiar with
the premises.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
Important Railway Meeting.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Meetings were
held this afternoon at the Grand Pacific
by the committees of the American
Railway association, and reports formu-
lated for presentation TO the ASSOCIATION,
which convenes at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the banquet room OF the
Auditorium hotel. Every railroad of
note in the United States will be rep
resented at the meeting. The associa-
ton is not a legislative body. but an e1u-
cational one, for the discussion of meth
ods of conduetion ana safety appliances
of all kinds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
FIREMAN KILLED.
Serious Accident on the Pennsyi-
Yania Road.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 10.-First
section of No. s on the Pennsylvania
road met with an accident at Whiting
nineteen miles east of Chicago, at 4:1O
p. m. The engine, tender, mail car and
two passenger cars left the track. Six
sleepers following did not go off. The
locomotive was badly wrecked, the mail
car overturned and wrecked. The acci-
dent occurred at an interlocking switch.
1t seems that the engineer, very capa-
BILE man, saw that something was wrong
before the final crash came. as he
had put on the brakes. The cars were
heavily loaded with worlds fair people.
The following is list of killed and in
jured so far as known: Killed, Henry
Warner. Fort Wayne, fireman; fatally
wounded, J. S. Christie, Englewood,
engineer; James Brun. conductor, Fort
Wayne, wrist and ankle sprained. One
Of the passengers was reported injured.
A wrecklng train was sent from this
place to the scene of the accident. The
three following sections of No. s went
around by the Pan Handle track.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
The Safe was Empty.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 1O.-When
the Bank of Carroll, at Huntington.
Tenn, failed, and Cashier Truslow
absconded, the bank safe was locked.
and no one knew the combination. Yes
terday the combination was received
from the manufacturers, and the safe
opened. 1t contained only S16, So in
gold that had gotten hid under the
drawer, and the remainder in Mexican
dollars. nickels and copper. TrusIoW
is still at large
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
Work of Burglars.

The shoe store of c. e. Jarvis. at 623
Selby avenue, was broken into by
thieves Monday night, and about $40
worth of stock carried away.
Last evening the administration organ
attempted to belittle the burglary of
Doherty q Depati's paint shop. The
fact remains, however, that the glass
was cut out bodily, and everything
valuable in reach was taken. The paint
brushes of these men are of as much
use and need 10 them as his siIverware
to the millionaire. The audacity of the
thieves is emphasized by the closeness
of the ShOn to the central nnlice station
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
Loyal Legion Meeting.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-The oommandery-
in-chIef of the Loyal Legion will hold
its annual meeting at the Grand Pacific
hotel. beginning tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Representatives of all the
states have been arriving for several
days. The candidates have been an
nounced for the eommander-in-chief-
ship, but the impression prevails that
ex-President Harrison Will be chosen.
One of the most i'm mportant subjects that
VIII be discussed at the meeting will be
the establishment of junior organiza-
ton, TO be composed OF the sons of
veteran officers. Late tonight Gen.
Schofeld is being talked of as COM
TroT11icn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
A Long Strike.

PROVIDENCE. R. L, Oct. 1O.-The big
strike inaugurated yesterday by the
weavers in Olneyville bids fair to be-
come a long struggle between the
strikers and the miIlers; but it is be-
lieved now that it will be confined
chiefly to those already out, as up 10 the
present time the weavers in other mills
throughout Rhode Island have refused
to enter into the ranks OF the unem-i
ployed. a big mass meeting WIS held
today and the general management OF
the strike was placed in the hands OF
the chairman and secretary. neither or
whom are WOTkmsA Z
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11
BANKERS INDICTED.
Grand jury Investigates Darragh
and Sattley, of Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. 10.-At 3
o'clock this afternoon the special grand
jury, which has been investigating the
failure of the Kansas City Safe Deposit
and Savings bank, returned sixteen IN
dictments against James G. Darragh
and sixteen against Elmer G. Sattley.
the president and cashier of the defunct
bank. Eacn indictment charges grand
larceny. and they are all exactly the
same, except as to names. dates and
amounts. The grand jury made no rec
concentrations. merely certifying to the
correctness of its report The indict-
ments against both Darragh and Sattley
are based on the receipts of the sixteen
deposltors who made deposits on or
after the notice of June 13, and some as
late as July 10, the day before the as
signment. The grand jury says Prose-
cutor Brown will spend another week
investigating the bank failure, and it is
not improbable that other of the banks
officers will be indicted and forced to
stand a trial