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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
CAUSED BY A DISPLACED RAIL.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Three
Other Persons Injured.


WHITING, Ind, Oct. ia displaced
rail at this point on the Pennsylvania rail
way caused the engine, mail car and two
Pullmans to leave the track The dead
are: Henry Warner, engineer; John Chris
tie, fireman. The accident occurred just
west Of the One Hundred and Nineteenth
street crossing. Three persons were in
jured, including the conductor, but none
fatally. The fireman was buried beneath
the engine and scalded to death by escap-
ing steam. The train was composed Of a
mail car and nine vestibule cars.
The train was running but ten miles an
hour. Had it been running at full speed
the death list would have been very large.
The fire company was at the scene in five
minutes aud extinguished the rapily gain
ing flames. There were more than 4OC
passengers on the derailed train. The
engine and the mail car are both total
wrecks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
REPUBLICANS CARRY INDIANAPOLIS.
Sweeping Victory with Mnjorities of
from 900 to 1000.


from g 800 to 5000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1.-THE municipal
election resulted in sweeping victory for
the Republicans, who elected their candi-
dates for mayor, clerk, police judge and
six councilmen-at-large by maiorities
ranging from $500 to 5000. The mayor
having the appointment of all the boards
the effect of the election is to place all de-
partments of the city government in the
hands of the Republicans. Two years ago
Thomas l.. Sullivan, who is defeated this
time, was elected by plurality of ara
votes.
At the last presidential election Cleve-
land carried the city by 640. In this last
election political lines were sharply drawn
by the speakers and newspapers. bat many
Democrats voted the Republican ticket on
the law and order issue. On the other
hand it is not denied that the hard times
and the fact that many men are out of en-
ployment had a tremendous influence.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Another BOLD Robber" Done Up.

LITTLE FALLS MINI, Oct 11.-As Con-
ductor Days train pulled into the station
a man held a revolver in the face of Brake
man Logan and ordered him to throw up
his hands. Logan knocked the gun up
with one hand and struck the man in the
face with his lantern. The gun went..off
This brought the night policeman on the
scene and he had shooting match with
the would-be robber, resulting in the rob.
ber getting a fatal wound He gave his
name as James Davis, of Dublin, Ireland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Postal R.Ils introduced.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 11.-BinGham intro
duced in the house bill fixing the rate on
second-rate mail matter, daily papers ex-
cepted, at l cent per pound Another bill
proposes to extend to all places having a
population of not less than 5000 the free
delivery system. Another bill proposes
to allow any letter-carrier or clerk in a
postoffice who is disabled by any casualty
while in performance of his duty three
months sick leave in addition to his regu-
lar leave
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l.-Brigadier Gen
eral Joseph c. Breckenridge, inspector
general of the United States army, has
made report to The secretary of war in
dicating a condition of affairs prevailing
IL regard to our coast defenses which is
officially characterized as "disgraceful."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
wha, VIII He Do with That Whisky

WASHINGTON, Gc5. ia whisky firm
has offered prize of fifteen barrels Of
whisky for the nearest estimate to the
exact total attendance at the Worlds fair
from May to Oct. 81. Doorkeeper Hurt,
of the house of representatives and for
merly connected with the fair, has filed an
estimate that the attendance would be
26, 1S4 0O0
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
New York.
The Local Markets.

GRAIN, ETC.
Wheat-60e.
Corn-42c.
New oats-27l30c.
Hay-Timothy, s9GS10; upland, s91S1o slough.
S61S7; baled. SSG9.I
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair 10 choice, 26tGt2Sc; creamery, 30c.
Eggs-Fresh, 1Sc-
Poultry-Chickens, 13c; turkeys lsn ducks
12hc; geese, l0c.
FRUIT ANDyEGHTABLEs.
Apples-S3 OOGS5.O per Dbl.
Potatoes-60cl65c.
Onions-50c per bu.
Turnips-40c per bu.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
494hc; cows and neifeis, 2h 1S14c calves
415c
Hogs-5Mc.
Sheep-5C.
FUEL.
Coal-Soft, 1C0llc; har1, S4l45O.
Wood--Sawed. SJ9S5 so; cord, sf0SI.50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Managed this Case with Coal Oil.

NEGAUNEE, Mich, Oct. 11.-Mrs. Thomas
Mirchell, proprietor of a temperance
paloon in this city. was nearly burned to
death while trying to start fire in the
kitchen stove with kerosene. Her little
babe in the cradle near by was also ter
ribly burned. Both are in the hospital
and it is thought they will die.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
There Was Cholera on the Russia.

NEW YORK, Oct. l0.-Dr. jenkins, health
officer, says thai the meteorological ex-
animation shows that there was cholera
on the Russia. All her passengers are
quarantined and the doctor says there is
no danger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
CITY Election at Chattanoosa.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct 10.-George c. Ochs,
manager of The Tradesman, was elected
mayor of Chattanooga on the Democratic
ticheu after one of the most exciting cams
paigns. The Democrats elected three out
of eight aldermen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
SO Rankers or Brokers ON che List.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Senator Hill pre-
sented to the senate a huge petition
signed by $4,000 New York business men
and not a banker or broker among them
praying for the repeal Of the purchase
clause of the Sherman act.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Opposed to Reports of Prize Fights.

WASHINGTON, OF. 11.-Among the petit
tiors presented and referred in the senate
was one from Richmond, Ind. for the ex-
clusion from the mails Of newspapers con-
tanning reports of prize fights.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Wants the State Bank Tax Repealed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l.-Representative
Williams, of Mississippi, addressed the
house committee on banking and currency
in support of his bill amending the ma
tional banking and currency acts and re-
pealing the tax on state bank issue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago,

CHICAGO. Oct..lO.
Following were the quotations on the
Board OF Trade today; Wheat-October.
opened 6ic, closed 6ic; December. opened
&c, c.osei, &c; May, opened 7494c, closed
7415c. Corn-October. opened $3.50. closed
3g1Sc; Decembe-, opened 394c, closed 595sc;
May, opened +24c; closed 431sc. Oats-Oc-
tober, o. .enel 27l2c, closed Z73sc; Dece ember,
opened 2s1S closed 2sItc; May, opened 3lssc.
closed 3l&c. Pork-October, opened slO.50.
closed Sl62j; January, opened sl4.55.
closed sl4521@. Lard-October, opened $50.
closed S9.65.
LiYe Stock: The prices at the Union
STOCK yards today ranged as follows:
Hogs-EstImated receipts for the day, l3, 600;
quality not so good; left over l?,0l0; market
fairly active and steady at 51ICc decline on
Saturdays figures; sales were made at si.75
G65) pigs S6.0)96.70 light, Si.s,G6.lO rough
packing, Sc lO16.7O mixed. and S6l5So.65
heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Esimated receipts for the day.
$500; quality fair; market only mod crate
ly active and prices comparatively steady;
quotations ranged at S5.45 q $50 choice
good to choice do, S4.OO3L60 fair to
good, S3.3O13.S0 common to medium do,
$3.0O93 20 butchers steers, S2.0112.75 stock
ers, 81. 59G3.30 feeders, Sl.OO12.s) COWS, s20OG
2.eO heifers, sl5o1,3.5O bulls s2.1J6 62.sj Texas
steers, S2.5J94l5 western rangers, and $500
$50 veal calves.
Sheep-Estimsted receipts for the day.
Is 600; quality fair; market dull and weak
and prices were lOGlJc lower; quotations
ranged at S2.2513.55 PER l0J lbs west
erns, S!.l0G3 50 Texas, S2.U01L.25 natives and
S2.0UGl.o lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, 2S1S
9s29c per ID; fancy dairy, . G2jc; pack
| ing stock, 15Gl5}6c. Eggs - Fresh stock,
l9I4c per doz. Live POu.try-Chickens, &c
per ID; turkeys. l2Gl2 &c; ducks, sI6G9c;
geese, S3.0066.o0 per doz. Po;atoes-W Wis
consin Rose, fi4e stock, 5s660c per bu. Sweet
Potatoes-Jerseys. Sj.0093.2j per Dbl. Ap-
ples-Fair to fancy, S250G45J per bbl.
| Honey-White clover, lib sections, l40
| l5c per ID; broken comb. 109l2c; dark
comb. good condition, lO1l2c; extracted.
| 61Sc.
| New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.
| Wheat-October, 6s5so; November, Tic; De
cember, 72 e-l6G7234 May. 79}4959 I5-i6c.
| Corn-No. 2 stronger, 4716i7s4c; October, x7ssc;
November. s7ssG475sc; December. 47169isc;
May, 4sG495sc. oats-No firm and quiet;
November, 50 1916; state. 3613ec; western.
83GS9cc. Pork-Dull and quiet: new mess
$3.50. Lard-Quiet and steady; steam-ren-
| dered. sl0.25.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
NOT TO BE ENDURED
The Situation in the Senate,
Says Mcpherson.
HE BEwAILs THE STATE OF THINGS

And His Remarks Are Resented by Stew |
art, Who Is Tired of Being Lectured-A |
Compromise Proposed by Squires Which |
Is Favorably Receiyed-The House Passes
the Election Law Repeal Bill-Illinois-
Iowa Boundary in Court.
WASHINGTON, Oct H. - McPherson's
speech in the senate in favor of the repeal
OF the Sherman silver law was the only in
cident of note during the session. 1t was
notable because the senator reflected
strongly on the action of the free silver
men, and because he declared that the SEN
ate must find a way TO stop such pro-
ceedings. The important part of the
speech on this subject was the following:
ave hear much of senatorial courtesy.
Senatorial courtesy cannot long exist ex-
cept 1t be reciprocal. Every senator here
is put upon his honor not to unduly OBJ
struct the business of the senate, and
! where honor controls the action no rule
! is needed Today the senate Of the United
States is put upon its trial. We have
| just celebrated from the steps of the Cap
itol our centennial anniversary. Return
| ing again to this chamber shall we find
that the character of this body has
changed - and that representative gov
' ernment here is farce?
A Situation Not to Be Endured.
! THAT the senate of the United States,
as at present constituted, is not competent
, to exercise the authority conferred upon
! it, and to discharge the functions it was
intended to fill? OF what use is a legisla-
! tive body that cannot act as the majority de-
+, sires ?-is the inquiry that comes tous from
all parts of the land. That minority of
this body should be allowed to stand as al
obstacle to the other branch of the legisla-
: ture in giving effect to the will of the ma
! jority OF the people Is not to be endured,
and the seI.ate must find way to ex-
! ercise IT'S constitutional functions or cover
itself with contempt"
Stewart Asks some Questions.
When Mcpherson resumed his seat Stew
art rose and asked whether the minority had
done anything but to discuss what it be-
ieved to be an attempt to perPetrate a
great wrong.
II have made no such accusation" Nc
Pherson replied.
Then" said Stewart, Il have heard
enough of this lecturing of the minority. l
have heard enough of the re-echoing of the
ISLANDERS of the New York press, which de-
manded that the senate should vote first
and debate afterwards. Does the senator
wish it to go out that we have done any
thing which we have not the right to do
under the rules?'
| Cockren shows Much Impatience-
docs the senator want an answer nows'
NO, never mind now" said Stewart,
and be began a speech about gold and sill
yer, and only came TO a full stop on no
ticing that Cockren (who was entitled tc
the floor was mauiiesring much impa
tience COckrell then took the floor and
resumed the argument which he had he
gun Monday against the repeal bill He
set out to prove that any international
.monetary agreement with European ma
tions was Impossible now.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
Doinrs in Senate aud House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11-In the senate
Souires offered compromise on the silver
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-11
LIVE STOCK,

Coal-Soft, 1C0llc; har1. S4l4.5O.
WoOd-Sawed. S51S5 so; cord, SfIS4.j0.
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wild beasts we're bowling on all sides.
She opened her watch soon as she had
strength enough and felt tor the hands,
and found that it was only little after
midnight. She crawled into hole iE the
rocks and waited for daylight, which was
very slow in coming, and The night was
awfully cold. The pauthers and coyotes
came very close, but did not make an
attack. and when morning came at last
sulked away to their hidlng-places IN the
mountains.
The woman was scarcely a6le to travel,
but knew she Must make an effort or die OF
thirst She did not know anything about
the trail, but could see the same range of
mountains that she could from her late
home, and decided that the nearer she got
to them the further she would be from her
husband.
Over the sand and gravel. among the
prlckly cactus, she walked slowly, and by
noon saw house in the bottom of a can
yon. She called but none seemed to hear.
Again She commenced to crawl, but the
sand got hotter and her tongue was thick
When she did reach the house there was
nobody there and the well-bucket was
gone. She went inside, but could find
nothing that she could let down on the
rope, which still remained. Far down she
could see the CLINT of the water, and feel
ing came over her to dive into the depth.
She felt as if she must die of thirst be-
side a well when 1t entered her head to tie
a bundle OF rags to the rope aud squeeze
out the water that would soak into them.
The plan worked, and after satisfying her
thirst she soon filled a pan with the fluid
and went into the house 30 rest
1t was n much better house than she had
been living in and there were many COM
forts of life about. although it was plain
no woman ever lived in the place. Every
thing was neat and clran, and as there was
-four and bacon in the Kitchen Mrs. Senton
stayed there alone for several weeks until
her feet got well enough to put on pair
of the boots that were in closet She eX-
pected every day that the owner would
come and turn her out, but that man never
showed up while she was there, and one
morning she took the trail that came to
the house and started for civilization.
Fortunately she had her money in the
pocket of the dress SHE had on and was
ole to obtain suitable clothes and trans
portatinn at the first place she came to
where there was woman. She event
ually reached Ell PasO and her friends
in safety, but it is hardly likely that she
will ever recover from the shock to her
nervous system.
Dan Senton has not been seen in that
part of the country since. The one hired
man says he got on his horse and started
over the hills after the woman when she
escaped from the bear, but the animal fell
and Dan was too lazy 10 run, so be aIlo wed
her to escape. he went to town next
morning and. after drawing all his money
from the bank, took the next weStbound
train.
The ranch is again deserted and rre-
sents much the same appearance it did on
the day that Dan Senton took home his
bride. WILL SPARKS.
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day they begin their sham battles. These
are more exciting than any sham battle
you will ever see in a civilized land, and
one battle or duel will last till one or the
other of the chiefs is exhausted, cries
enough and confesses defeat.
The waythe natives bring in their cocoa
nuts down there is sight. They tow them
from island to island in strings three and
four miles long. Yes, that's, fact. Once
l saw a string of cocoanuiss that reached
from Tahiti to the island OF Morea. That's
a distance OF fully five miles.
They tie two or three cocoanuts abreast
and then string them out in long line.
One canoe with two men in it will bring a
three-mle string of cOcoanuts a distance
IF fifty Mills, to where the trading schoon-
ers are anchored. While one native in the
canoe lows the string by sculling tho other
one swims behind and alongside the string
to keep it straight. If the line gets kink
or curve in it they cannot tow it, and the
swimmer must go back and cut the line
where the kink is and patch it up again
when Strengthened cut. And when they
get one of these long strings up to
schooner they haul it in on deck like a
fisherman pulling in his net. They call
these strings cOcoanut RATS.
IAN old man named Francisco bnvs MP
all the cocoanut RATS in the Society Islands
and sells them at gcod profit tn the trad
ers. Francisco Is n great character, and
has as strange a history as Melville him.
sell had. A good many years ago he was
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Then the somewhat lengthy process be-
gins. An hour or two hours may pass
before a mutually satisfactory price is
agreed upon, or If the article is a costly
one the bargaining may last a week.
However. both merchant and customer
seem to enjoy 1t. and time is not consid-
cred very valuable in the Land of the
Rising Sun.
Some OF the more ambitious shops in
Yok" hama and Toxic are beginning 10
aspire to English TRANSACTIONS of their
si2nS, and tie result is often very anus
Ing. One shop near the Gina, the Broad
way of Toxic, bears the following legend.
"rhe honorable meet to sail her" A sub
stantial-lo0king building on the Gina itself
attracted my attention and eXcied my
hung great white sign with black letters,
and on 1t were the mysterious words, The
Before S alton"
1t required lot Of hard thinking and
cOnsldera BILE guessing before | discovered
that forwarding station would be better
translation than the one selected by the
Japanese official, who doubtless prided
himself On his command OF the English
language.
Occasionally a shopkeeper even attempts
little advertisement i'll the popular for
eign tongue. l have lying before mo one
issued by small ten merchant, which C, n
lains some remarkable English. 1t begins
thus:
The PRICE is CHEAP. THE GAIN TO THE
CONSUMER.
The black tea that 1 sold is only manufac-
tured by the rich crop taken from the garden
named Shofuyen.
AT present the demand on this Tea gradually
increases by Its SliHrri0rity Which uvertakes
even he Chinese. This tea Is 50 genuine that
the consumer If once in taste could never for
get lis sweetness aud fragrance. As To tho
convenience of consumer, the demand X
ordered by the post, the COMMODITY is TO be
send directly from hand to hand. Sold by j.
Nakamura, 10 Unenecho. Tokyo, japan.
This production was gravely handed me
at New Year by the above mentioned mer-
chant, and as at the same time. according
he presented me with pretty little teapot
l had the grace to read it without a smile
ard 10 bestow look of wondering admir-
alton. which was genuine enough, upon the
ingenious author.
AS many of the Japanese are Buddhists,
really or nominally, intoxicating is not re-
garded with high favor. but it is perfectly
allowable 10 eat fish. Now, a great many
native gentlemen are very fond of venison,
and IN order to surmnunt the popular
prejudice and yet supply customers with
the desired dellcacy restaurants where it
is to be had put up a sign which reads.
~ una kuJira" (mountain whale) for, as
Sir Edwin Arnold remarks. "t Is felt to
be more respectable to eat it under that
name"
One popularity of the N tive shopkeeper
is that he never makes reduction because
quantity is ordered. On the ntrary, he
asks more. for lie sagely argues that if
quantity is desired the demand is greater,
and the price should rise with the demand.
HELEN GREGoRY-FLEsHER, MA.
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A NATIVE FEAST.
How the COCOanut Rats
Are flowed.
STEVENSON AND THE SCOTS.
The Story of Old Man Francisco, Who
Escaped Roasting by the
CanHibaIS.
Written for THE MORNING CALL.

"But If you want to see royal native
fete In the South Seas you should be at
Tahiti on the 18th of july" said Walter
Cook.
They had been talking schooners a, d
islands and things. and Cook had been
telling Of his adventures on the island of
Nukiheva, where Herman Melville, the
great marine romancer, was once a pris-
oner of the cannibals. And from canni-
balls the talk drifted naturally to feasts.
Then Cook told of the big feast he had
seen at Tahiti on the French national
holiday.
''For weeks before the great day." said
he. half dozen French men-of-war were
busy going from island to island and gath
ering in all the natives who desired to
attend the fete. They gave them free
passage to and from Papeete. which is the
capital of Tahiti. you know, and the
French headquarters in the South Seas.
All the other Islands were depopulated for
the next two weeks. for every man. woman
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When she was through crying she felt
better
Dan was gone outside a while and
when he came back was in towering
rage. He had gone to the corral and
sound The bleaching skeletons of all his
horses and also few cows that had been
left penned up. The poor creatures had
been deserted and left without food or
water, had died. He knew 1t was his own
fault, and that made him madden, and as
there was nobody else around he could
swear at, he let out all his wrath on his
wife.
But she had had her cry, and made up
her mind TO bea- it until she saw chance
of escape. She was also very much fright
ened and did as he said without murmur.
How the poor woman suffered for sew
erai months cannot be told. Dan sue
ceeGed in hiring one man ana tried TO do
the rest of the work himself. Not succeed
ing in this, he was cross and surly all the
time and tainted his wife continually
about her ignorance of ranch matters. and
particularly made fun of her fear of wild
beasts. He never took her away from the
ranch, and she could not 60 herself, as she
knew it would mean death 20 be lost in the
burning sandhils. So shs simply waited.
By her efforts the dilapidated ranch
house had been made paSsably comfort
able. but Dan did not appreciate it.
His wife's fear of wild beasts was a
great source Of amusement to Dan, and he
wanted to cure her of it for reasons known
only to himself How he was going to do
this bothered him 8 long time, but at last
he struck an idea. He was riding over a
trail one day that went along the bottom
of CANYON, and suddenly saw fair-siZsd
grizzly bear in front of him. His first i'm
pulse was to shoot, but then the idea came
into his head, and he changed his mind.
Instead of shooting the bear he lassoed 1t,
and, squirting up his horse, which was a
strong animal. he dragged it to tree. and
quickly threw the lariat over branch and
raised bruin from the ground. The beast
kicked and clawed for some minutes, but
Dan took club and beat it into iusensi-
biity, and then tied its jaws closed and its
feet together. He then put /. on his horse,