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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01

members have as yet put IN an appearance
Less than a score of representatives and a
dozen senators are here. Ex-Speaker Crisp
is nOn-commitral on all current topics. OF
course there is the usual speculation about
the comittees and other matters that inter-
est congressman, but nothing of fact has
developed. Surprise is.eXpressed that the
customary call for a Democratic house
caucus has not yet been issued Holman
Is the Chairman of the caucus and it is his
fun ction to issue this CALL but he has not
yet arrived il Washington. This delay
worries the people who have aspirations in
in the directions of house patronage.
Judge Livingston. Democratic-P opulist
representative, of Georgia, has IA plan by
which he hopes 10 bring the silver ques-
- before congress promptly. lie says
that at the first opportunity he can get he
intends to introduce joint resolution de.
timing the policy of the government and
declaring it to be the intention of this
congress TO maintain the use of gold and
SIN or as currency on parity with each
other. This, said Livingston, "wiIl be
notice that we are favorable to a bmetal-
nc currency and / have no doubt that it
VIII be adopted. We can then 90 about
the consideration of the details more at
leisure and effect the relief that is sought.
i am one OF those who do not believe
that the repeal of the Sherman law will
prove an adequate remedy for the ills
fro which we are suffering. My people
are IN favor of the repeal of that law, but
they viii insist upon something to take its
place. Even free coinage will not suffice.
The south will be the last in the matter Of
forcing free coinage, but will join hands
with the NORTH and east in fixing the
ratiO -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
All SIN is A SLICK ONE.
And Therefore Secretary Carlisle Declines
to Trust Him.

And Therefore Secretary Carlisle Declines
to Trust Him.
WASHINGTON, Aug. There has been a
little unpleasantness between the treas ury
and New York Customs Collector Hen
bricks caused by the refusal of the treas
ury to permit the collector to authenticate
Chinese certificates, as has been the prac-
tice, and Secretary Carlisle, in declining
said permission, says to the collector in
letter: evidence is before the department
in one case where a Chinese person repre-
sented himself to be member of a firm of
Chinese merchants in New York, and was
so certified by the Chinese consul at New
York, which certificate was duly authen-
ticated by the seal of the custom house and
the signature of one of your deputies. when
in point of fact the Chinese pers n who
presented himself at the custom house was
another and entirely different person from
the one named in the certificate
This man applied for admission at one
of the frontier custom houses upon the
certificate mentioned, which according to
your theory would be concl sive evidence
of his right to enter. inasmuch as the
photograph was that of the person who
presented himself, but it was not that of
the person named in the certificate who
was a real parsonage, formerly residing in
New York and who was still in China. 1t
is an ascertained fact that many hundreds
of Chinese laborers have come into this
country within the past year under the
guise of merchants, students, actors or
other persons of the exempt class, aided in
most cases by customs officers who were
either corrupt or Indifferent to their duty
in the premises"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
CHOSE A DARK HORSE.
Allen W. Thurman to Be Chairman of the
Convention.

Allen W. Thurman to BE Chairman of the
Convention.
Notwithstanding that the move to make
Reagan chairman of the convention de-
veloped considerable strength, that position
will go to dark horse, who had not
figured to any extent in the preliminary
forecast and discussion about the hotel
corridors, in the person of Allen W. Thur
man, Of Ohio, son of ex-senator Allen G.
Thurman. Early in the day General
Warner sent out private call to the lead
ers of the various states to meet him in
conference at the Palmer House 1t was Q
O'Clock when the meeting opened with
with Tom Patterson, of the Roxy Mountain
News, as doOrkeeper. None was admitted
but those whose interest and prominence
an the movement were unquestioned.
General Warner presided, and an in
formal expression of opinion followed
along the line that England. struggling for
the monetary supremacy of the world.
had ever since the Napoleonic war pressed
the gold standard upon the nations of the
earth, until the conflict had narrowed
down to the United States, and now its de-
mands mad TO be checked or absolute slav-
cry 10 English Influence must prevail The
conference declared that no interference
must be permitted in the convention nv
men not in harmony with free coinage at
the standard of l to 16, and that this end
might be accomplished it was decided to
support permanent chairman, and the
unanimous choice fell upon Thurman. who
was designated as sound to the core
The Kan as delegation, numbering sew
eral hundred people has arrived at the
Great Western hotel, which is also the
headquarters for the Nebraska and Iowa
delegations. The convention opened this
morning and Mayor Harrison delivered
the address of welcome, after which Or
ganizatlon was begun, committees were
appointed and other preliminary business
was attended to-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
RloToUs LABOR AT ASHLAND
Attacks Non-Union Men and Police and
Rout3 Them Both.

Routs Them Both.
ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. 1.-The trouble be-
tween the union and non-union men at the
lumber docks in this city eliminated in a
fight in which n number on both sides
were injured. On Saturday all of the mill
owners excepting Mr.. Shores gave in to
the demands of the union men for 50 cents
per hour. Shores refused fatty to paw it
and stated that he would get non-union
help. These men were put to work, but
no sooner did the union men at work on
other docks get wind of it than hey at
tackled the Shores dock.
This was guarded by the chief of police.
sheriff and depu ties. A fierce fight re-
suited in which a number of the union
men were badly C ubbed and one shot, but
not fatally. The men finally succeeded in
reaching the boats and put the non-union
men to rout. Then they returned 20 their
work, but later about twenty of them
were arrested on various charges.
After this riot he scene changed. The
authorities not being able to guarantee
the right of a ron-union man to earn
his living, lately after dinner the
proprietors of the different saw-miIls here
including Judge Cochrane, Alderman
Payne, and ex-Mayor Durfee, went 10 the
Shores mill and began assisting Shores 10
load lumber on his boat 1t was a curious
sight to see wealthy lumber mill owners
showing lumber, and the striking union
men made no attempt to modest them
About thirty special police were sworn in
at noon and are now guarding the mill
owners while they are at work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01

1t is said that Bryan Waller Proctor.
known as Barry Cornwall, who wrote the
well known poem
I'm on the sea! I'm on the sea.
am where / would ever be!
was the very worst Of sailors When we
read that he vas so seasick that he could
scarcely bear the sound of human voice.
1t becomes apparent that his wife's conduct
during his affection could scarcely have
been reassuring.
As he lay on the deck of a Channel boat.
covered with shawls and tarpaulin, she
mad the pleasing habit of humming strain
OF his Joylal sea song. The poet who loved
the sea, but loved it best at distance. had
very little life just then, but what force he
had was used in the entreaty:
Don't, my dear! Oh, don'tr'
Yet no doubt he loved the sea.-Youth's
ComDanion-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01

CHICAGO, Aug. Following is the lynch.
ing record: At Castor, s. C.-two negroes
for rape on white woman, first beaten
with buggy ira re by each of several
lynchers until their skin was in shreds: an
eye of one then kicked out. The hang
ing was this way: The victim was placed
on pile of railway ties, and the tie
knocked out one by one, thus prol nging
the agony while the crowd was delighted
Grand finale. afusillade of bullets Kidding
[ he nnrrnne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-Governor Lew.
cling has announced that he will appoint
a commission In a few days to visit Chi
cago to confer with representatives of
European governments regarding his plan
to ship the products of the Mississippi val
ley to European countries via the Missis-
sippi river, Gulf of Mexico, and the Allan.
tic ocean. He says The farmers would save
millions of dollars by that route.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
PORK CORNER GONE.
A Merry Spectator Collapses. and Prices
go Down.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Secretary Stone.
of the board of trade, announced this
morning the suspension of all trades
with A. G. Steeyer, f. NJ. Bailey and
q. Helmholz. This means the col
lapse of the corner in pork. For
four months the price has been arti-
ficially held at $50 per barrel. The
principal holder was Charles Wright.
a nervy speculator. In consequence
of the failure, pork declined from $40
to Sl2 in few minutes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Increase In Kansas woman yor.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-Returns received
at the headquarters of the several women's
political organizations in this city show
that the women vote at the school cleo
tions in the country districts of Kansas
last Thursday shows an Increase Of about
100 per cent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Governor AItCeld's Appointments

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Aug. 1.-Governor
Altgeld has appointed I. Chapman, of
Jerseyville, and Henry c. Scuttermeister
Patrick Connolly, Fritz Gloaganer and
Miss Sarah j. Conden, of Chicago, trust
ees of the Industrial school for the Blind
at Chicago. He also appointed E. NJ.
johnson, OF Pontiac, trustee of the Sol
diers' Orphans home, to succeed c. z. Bas
col
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Scores on The Diamond.

CHICAGO, Aug. Following are the
League records at base ball: At Louisville
Cincinnati IA, Louisville &; at St Louis
Pittsburg 4, st. Louis II; at Chicago
Cleveland 16, Chicago 9; at Washington
Baltimore 3, Washington 2; at BROOKLYN
New York 0, Brooklyn 8; at Boston,
Philadelphia 4 Bost OF II.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Burial of w. $. MelIen.

CHICAGO, Aug. Ia special train over
the Wisconsin Central railroad bore the
remains of the late w. s. Mellen to Evans
ton, Ills. where they will be inferred today.
About 100 friends of the deceased general
manager of the Northern Pacific accom-
panied the funeral party.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Another Bank Failure Mt Akron n

AKRON, Aug. 1.-The Akron Savings
bank has suspended. The total
resources are given out a. s973 634 AZ. to-
tai liabilities 1922 100. 40
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Assigned to Save Their Creditors

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Aug. IA Daniels
d Co, of Marion, private bankers, have
made an assignment for the benefit of
all their creditors. 1t is believed they Will
reopen in few days and that all credi-
tors will be paid in full.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Trade Was Too Dull for Them.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 1.-The Church
Bros fish and guano works at Ports
mouth, r. l., have ceased operations and
2i1 men and eight steamers are idle Dull
ness in trade and not financial stringency
is the cause.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Crushed to a Pulp Dy . BOX.

DENVER, Aug. Id. NJ. Rodgers, Den
yer agent of the Blake Elevator company
of Chicago, was killed while repairing the
elevator in The News Office. A big box
fell on Eim. crushing him to a pulp.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Lowest in Twenty-five Year.

CHICAGO, Aug. Cash wheat made an
other low record on the board of trade yes
terday, selling at 54A31, while September
touched 57s4. Heavy gold imports and
wheat exports induced better feeling at
the close, but the price was the lowest in
twenty-five years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01

CHICAGo,Aug. l.-FIancis Z. Morse and
George II. Mitchell, real estate dealers un-
der the firm style of Morse, Mitchell &,
Williams, and Francis F. Morse, doing
business as L. f. Morse & son. each made
a voluntary assignment to L. II. Gary. in
the county court.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
Peary's Expedition Likely to Fail,

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-The Record has
the following dispatch dated st. Johns,
N. F.: Information has been received
here from Labrador of serious trouble in
Lieutenant Peary's expedition. It is said
that 1t is SO great that the trip is likely to
prove failure"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
THE GOSSIP AT WASHINGTON.
Scramble for House Positions-PIan of a
Georgia POpul:st.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Although con-
gress will assemble in a week very few
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
intelligence Column.

Q0ARDERS AND BOOMERS WANTED AT
ID 1903 Second avenue. Call mornings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
a REMARKABLY BIRD.
The Central is Expected to Give UP
the Eatonton Branch To-day.


Milledgeville, Ca, Sept 17.-Mrs. S. B.
! Marshall, of the Milledgeville hotel, has
one of the finest mocking birds in the
country, and it is probably the only bird
of that tribe in America that can really
talk. She has parrot with quite an
extensive vocabulary, and the mocking
bird can say almost anything it hears
from the parrot. Mrs. Marshall, too,
has taught it a great deal, and it can
articulate short commonplace phrases
without trouble. But it is in the art Of
singing that Dick, as he is called, is a
true king. His cage hangs out in front Of
the hotel, and Dick serenades the neigh
borhood from morning until night with
every tune known in the for
est, and number of imi-
tations from other sources. He has
stolen the secret whistle used by some OF
the youngsters in calling each other up at
night, while he initiates the escaping
steam from the dummy as it passes the
hotel, and he has become a great master
in both. The INCREASED well opposite
Dicks home finds living echo from his
voice, while the cackling hens and crow
ing ROSTERS have none the advantage of
this truly remarkable bird He whistles
two strains of the Carnival Of Venice
perfectly, and carries the tunes of
Johnny, get your hair CUT
AMI 1.-THE elephant walked the
rope, - with equal success Mrs. Marshall
has had Dick ever since he came from the
nest and she says she doesn't think he
ever heard a whippoorwill. But recently
he has caught that doleful sound and now
that is one OF his favorite limitations.
Besides a line voice and a pretty good vo-
cabulary Dick is as sensible almost as a
child and he doesn't object at all to Sing
ing before company"
The Middle Georgia Military and Agri-
cultural College has added a business de-
partment to its curriculum, and short
hand, typewriting and bookkeeping are
taught all the college classes without
extra charge. The department has become
very popular with the students who are
taking advantage of the opportunity Of
fered them in that line.
Miss Florence Williams has purchased
an interest in the Chronicle here, and mas
gone actively at work with Miss Ellen
Dortch to make the paper success. They
will begin the publication OF daily paper
! on Monday, and promise to make it an in
teresting mirror Of the daily local hap
penings. 1t is said that extra talent mas
been employed to aid them in the reporto-
rial work
1t is generally believed here that the
Central will give up the road from here to
Eatonton by Monday morning, and that
Milledgeville will be the Southern termi-
nus Of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic
road after that date.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
TIE GREAT STORM OF 1904.
1t Swept the City and Killed severa
People.

S6VBT4l
People.
In all that has been written and said
about the storm that swept with such
fatal force over Savannah and the adioin-
ing coast and of the storms that have pre-
coded it, the great storm of 1904 has been
lost sight of. The story OF it will be
read with interest now. 1t occurred Sept,
and ragged from o'clock in the morning
until 10 O'Clock at night. The people
dared not venture out excepting those
who had to fee to avoid being crushed in
the ruins of their own houses.
The river rose above the wharves and
submerged the rice plantations around
the city. The Gazette in its report of the
disaster said the people who had been
kept in the house the day before, their
fancieS depicting a most wOeful scene,
found the next morning that busy fan
cy, ever prone to eXaggerate, had formed
but an imperfect picture of the scene of
havoc and destruction. Trees in every
part of the city were blown down, as
were q number of houses, the steeple of
the Presbyterian church and part of the
walls of Christ church.
The wharves from one end of the city
to the other were torn Up and many store
houses on the bluff were either totally de-
stroyed or so much damaged N, to render
useless everything in them. Every vessel
in the harbor was thrown up on the
wharves, except such as were de-
stroyed
In the city, says the account, several
persons were injured by falling houses
and chimneys, and two of Mr. Green S
children were instantly killed. Capt
Webb was also killed. Twenty-four
houses, including the exchange, the fla
ture, jail and courthouse on the bluff, and
twenty-siX business houses under the
bluff, were injured and their stocks of
goods swept away. Eighteen vessels were
thrown on the wharves where they re-
mined until the water subsidized.
Over 100 negroes were drowned on
HutChinson's Island and on the rice plan
tations. The steeple of the Presbyterian
church, which stood where the Hanley
building now stands at Whitaker, Presi-
dent and York streets, and which was
nearly as high as the present Independent
Presbyterian steeple, fell in a southwest
erly direction, crushing in house and
cutting off portion of a bed on which
lay sick man, fortunately not injuping
him The bell in the steeple was un-
broken. 1t was placed in the tower of the
Independent Presbyterian church and
there remained until about 1924 when a
larger bell was presented to the church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
pEArEN WITH A CLUB.
A NeEro Outlaw Attacks Another Ne
gro on the Vernon Road.

.r- .,.l,.
A negro named Johh A'-eN' VINO w oIAS
at Isle of Hope, was almost 'iuJntd 70
death yesterday afternoon, Just south of
verpo, mark by another uepro. John Bell.
1,.,, g., g., Inn s,-..,,i others
~ W. 40 -,l.
aIJer playing crap IuI soue uAle' so'
into dispute.
According 10 the story of one Of the
NEGROES. Jim Green, Bell who had lost
about au the money he had. said Allen
had cheated him by not dealing the cards
fairly. Allen replied that he did NOT
cheat that he won the money fairly and
and he intended 10 keep st.
Bell then cursed him, adding, IN Kill
YOU before shutdown" Allen. becoming
afraid of Bell, offered 70 refund him part
OF the money which Bell accepted. He
was not satisfied with that however, and
demanded that Allen should play him
again. This the other refused 10 do, say
ing that he only gave him the money back
beca -se he did not want 10 have any
quarrel
Allen then walked Of down the shell
road, and Bell, after watching him few
minutes, went into the woods near the
road west of the Vernon race track,
which leads TO Hammers bridge, and got a
stick about the size of the small limb OF
tree. He then came ouJ and followed
Allen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
CITY BREVITIEs.

Two men were arrested and lodged in
the barracks yesterday for firing pistols
in Jones' field, east of the gas house.
There are fifteen cases ON the docket for
Recorder Wilson this morning Nearly
all of them are for the usual offenses-
drunk and disorderly
A mad dog, at the corner of Jefferson
and Waldburg streets, yesterday after
noon, attracted considerable atten ton,
and held possession of the nelghborhood
for time.
Laura Williams, who stabbed Frank
Holden, Saturday night, at Ann and In
dian streets, was captured by Detective
Morgan yesterday in YamaCraw. Hol-
den, at last accounts, was getting along
all right.
A negro was picked up on Whitaker
street yesterday at 2 O'Clock. An hour
before he was aroused from apparently
a drunken sleep, but he said he was sick
The second time an officer was called,
and he told his sick story but he was
lodged in the barracks for drunkenness.
A pond of stagnant water covering
several rods of ground at the
crossing of the Belt Line and
the Savannah, Florida and Western
menance to the health of that neigh Dor
hood. The pond is a wading place for
negro boys, and dozens of them We're
wading in it yesterday.
The wasps which have taken possession
of the squares, an account of which was
given in the MORNING News last week
are Of a dangerous species, resembling
the African wasp. They have three
stings, aud their sting is venomous. A lit
tie girl in Reynolds square was stung
yesterday and was thrown into convul-
-1n hn in l>ln d.
nOlds squares was covered with thousands
of the insects yesterday. Nothing like
them has ever been seen here before
Their bodies, unlike those of the common
wasp, are hard, and they have remark
able strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
DEAL TO BUY THE CENTRAL.
Reorganization Of the Southwestern
and Augusta and Savannah.
Ex-superintendent wadIey a Mover

Ex-Superintendent Wadley a Mover
in the Scheme-A Proposed Issue
of Per Cent. Bonds to Make the
Purchase-The Demand for South
Ewestern Stock Accounted For.
The recent demand for Southwestern
railroad stock has led TO the disclosure
that there is a scheme on foot which has
the Southwestern as q central figure.
EN-Supt. Geo. d. Wadley of the Cen
trail railroad is said to be engaged upon
it. Mr. Wadley was in Savannah last
week and his movements seemed to indi-
cate that it was upon business Of impor-
lance. He was very careful not to do or
sag anything that would lead
TO any disclosure, but the
MORNING NEWS had an intimation from a
reliable source that he was engaged upon
a deal, which, if carried through, will
mean a great deal for Savannah.
WHAT MIR. wADLEY SAYS.
A MORNING News reporter saw Mr..
Wadley yesterday. He admitted that
there was a good demand for Southwest
ern stock and that 4 ready market could
be found for it at quoted prices When
asked what this meant he admit
on foot, but said he was not in
position to say what it was and that those
back of it were keeping quiet until they
felt sure Of carrying out their plans.
Further than this he would say nothing
The scheme now on foot is believed to
be upon the idea advanced by Judge Speer
recently. That is, to reorganize the
Southwestern and the Augusta and Sa-
vannah railroads and float per cent.
bonds TO buy in the Central railroad, thus
etfeCting a complete reorganization of the
system and placing it upon a new basis.
This may not be he idea that Mr.. Wad-
ley is working upon.
A REORGANIZATION SCHEME
1t may be taken for granted, however,
that he is engaged upon some plan look
ing to the reorganization of the Central
railroad. Mr.. Wadley is a man of brains
ana energy and is deeply Interested in the
welfare Of the Central, not for financial
considerations only but as a matter of
personal pride, his father, William NJ
Wadley, having been the founder and the
builder of the present system and its
president for many years.
Mr.. Uriah 3. Harold of Americas, di-
rector of the Central and who is largely
interested in the Southwestern railroad,
passed through Savannah last night en-
route to New York.
1t is probable that MIR Harold's visit to
New York has some connection with
the plan upon which Mr. Wadley is en-
gagged.