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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
SMALL pox BREAKS OUT IN IOWA
The Disease Tahcn ~ CasS County by
German immigrant.

The Disease Tahcn to Cass County by a
German Immigrant.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Jan I--Residents
of Cumberland and vicinity. in the south
ern part of CasS county, are greatly excited
over an outbreak OF small poX in a malig-
nant form, which was not recognized until
scores of persons had been exposed. 4
young German immigrant brought the dis
ease to the home of Henry Borchers in a
bundle of clothing The bundle was
opened by Borchers' little girl, who was
taken sick and died. Borcners and another
member of the family have also died and
two others are very sick.
Made Wrong Diagnosis
The family was attended by Dr. Murphy, of
Cumberland, who failed to diagnose the case
properly. The true disease became known
when German girl who came over with
the young man revealed the fact that there
were cases of smallpox on board the ship
Solar, on which they came to New York,
and that they had been Quarantined. At
the close of the quarantine period. accord
ing to her story, the immigrants were in
structed to throw their luggage overheard.
Threats of Lynching, of Course.
The young man secreted his small bun
die Of clothing and brought 1t ashore and
with it the disease germs. The state board
Of health has taken active measures to com.
bat a further outbreak, but many have
been exposed and great fatality Is antici.
pated. The residents of Cumberland, when
they learned Of DR.. Murphy's error, were
highly indignant aud threats of lynchine
were freely made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
Tame and His Pet Cats.

Like many celebrated author, Taine,
the French critic and historian, has a spe-
cial fondness for cats. He has even com
posed half a dozen sonnets to his favorite
feline pets One familiar with his house
hold says that he may frequently be seen
on winter evenings sitting on the floor with
cat in his arms, or again on his knees be-
fore an easy chair, talking nonsense to one of
his pets asleep there-Our Animal Friends.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Donelson Gallery, who has been appoint
ed United States senator from Louisiana in
place of Randall l.. Gibson, was the leader
OF the state senate at its last session.
Moors have liberated the Spanish COM
mandant ct Alhucemas, whom they kid
mapped recently.
Kornell 10th, the murderer of Mrs De-
mascsek, at Schenectady, n Y, in June,
1892, suffered electrothanasia at Clinton
prison, Dannemora, n. Y.
When Mrs. Mary Olson, of Chicago, woke
up in the morning she was astonished to
find that her 3115-months- child was ly-
ing dead by her side. 1t is not known what
caused the sudden death of the infant.
Coke workers in the Westmorelan and
Fayette county pa coke regions are get
ting ready for another big strike or higher
wages.
Gierbut Waescher, Of Chicago. has just
finished the feat of riding horseback from
the Windy City to San Francisco. 1t took
him ninety eight days. The distance is
about 3, 000 miles.
Obituary: At New York, Rev.
Isaac John, director of De La
| Sale institute. AT Springfield, Mass,
Horace Smith. formerly head of the
firm of Smith & Wesson. At Pueblo, Col,
Judge Henry Richardson, aged a. At
Holland, Mich, John Vandyke, aged S.
At Carthage, Mo-, James Comstock, vet
teran of the Mexican war, aged CT. At
London, Thomas Shaw, NJ. p, aged 80. AT
Montreal. NJ. p. Ryan, collector of Gus
toms At St. Paul Charles H. Bellows, of
Chicago. At YanktOn, s. D., Banker
George r. Scougal. At London, Frances
Anne kemble, the well-known actress,
aged 50 At Newark, \. j., George R.
Graham, founder of Graham's Weekly.
Hamburg reports new case of Asiatic
cholera
Mrs. Sarah Henry, daughter of the a t
torney general. is the first woman ad-
mitted to practice law in Arizona.
A dozen persons have been frozen to
death in Tennessee 80 far during the cold
snap.
Three children, "A and Is years of age, all
girls, were baptized by the Dunkards at
Woodbury., Md, the ice in the creek hav-
ing to be broken in order TO permit the
performance of the ceremony. The tenn
perature Of the air too, was but little
above zero
Presidentelect Cleveland is at his Lake =
wood, n j., home, and they do say that he
refuses even to open the letters he receives
by the bushel.
A handmade bed-Spread will be shown at
the Worlds fair from New York city,
which has 1900 yards OF thread in it. The
work in crochet work
a Mexican merchant was murdered b :
bandits near Cuerl-avacl. Mexico, and his
wife ravished. When She reached town
and told her story, troops We're sent out
after the miscreants ana found them-ten
in all. When the case was closed there
were ten dead bandits-eigEt killed in the
y hOt ia.-, 4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
HAYES is VERY I'LL
The Ex-President Stricken with
Heart Neuralgia.
THREE ATTACKS IN ONE MONTH

The Last One Being So Serious as to Cause
Great Anxiety-A Fatal Termination Not
Expected, However = laine's Disease
Continues To BE a NIystery-A Bulletin
That Says His Condition Is One of Great
weakness-An Outside Doctor Predicts
Death Shortly.
FREMONT, o., Jan. L. - EXPresident
Rutherford B. Hayes is seriously i'll at his
home here. He is suffering from neu-
ralgia of the heart and, while his condition
showed some improvement yesterday, he is
still very sick man. Mr.. Hayes had two
slight attacks of neuralgia of the heart
during the past month, but they quickly
disappeared and caused but little alarm to
the ex-president, his family and his friends.
On Saturday last while in Cleveland visit
ing his son he was again attacked by the
malady, but with increased severity He
had just completed preparations for his re-
turn home when the attack came and
although he suffered severely determined
to carry out his intention.
Kept the Illness Quiet.
His son Webb accompanied him. A re-
port of Mr.. Hayes illness had been tele-
graphed to Fremont, and on the arrival OF
Mr.. Hayes he was met at the station by
another son, Rutherford p, and the family
physician. DR.. Bilbist. The stricken
general was Immediately driven to his
home in Spiegel Grove, where he has since
been under the almost constant care of DR..
Bilbist. Net until yesterday did the fact
of Mr.. Hayes illness become known. A
reporters went at once TO the Hayes man
sion and saw DIR. Blbist, who confirmed
the reported illness and stated that the ex-
president was suffering with a severe at
tack of heart neuralgia, which he had re-
ceived while in Cleveland
What Immediate Friends Arc Told.
He said the patient had partially recov-
cred from the attack, but was still in dan
ger. He added that be would spend the
night at Mr.. Hayes bedside, and from this
1t is inferred that Mr.. Hayes condition is
very serious. Everything about the home
of Mr.. Hayes was quiet last night, and no
information could be ascertained. Imme-
date friends have been told that he is not
seriously i'll, and he will De about in few
DAYS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
Sl7LS IN THIN ATTIRE.
Dri, 20 Into the Arctic Atmosphere by +
in Eeuwood Institute.

DriN 30 Into the Arctic Atmosphere by Fire
in Eeuwood Institute.
CHICAGO, Jan. I5.-F'ire damaged the
kenwOod Inslitpt e Tor Young Ladies ut 1901
Lake avenue a 6 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and drove fifty Of the pupils into the
streets, clad only in their night robes The
janitor discovered the flames breaking out
under the steam heating pipes on the first
floor, and after futile effort to extinguish
them rushed from room o room giving the
alarm. The result was panic among the
young ladies Which was made worse 10y
the noise of the fire engines As they cat-
| tered up 10 the door OF the school, Thinly
dressed girls and burly fremen were badly
mixed up for time. bat nobody was hurt
and none of them have anything worse
than few frost bites to complain Of.
Took Long Odds for Tickets.
The girls were taken 20 the residence of
Mrs. Helen Starrett, across the street,
where as fast a the firemen brought in
their clothes they were dressed, and then
provided with temporary homes by the
neighbors. In the excitement and darkness
many interesting incidents occurred Miss
Graves and Miss Clara Brown had left a
couple of theater tickets in their clothes
On reaching the street they remembered
the tickets, and frantically rushed back
through dense volume of smoke to reach
their room. In this they were unsucces =
full, and when they tried to make retreat
found that the escape by the staircase was
shut off by the flames. They ran to win
dow and screamed for help. They were
assisted to reach the ground by means of
ladder which the fremen placed to the sec
ond story.
Rememb cred Their Music
Miss Lulu Burkhardt and Miss Ger
I trude Strauss were two more who had
made their escape, but remembered that
their music was peril of the flames and
rushed back to get it. They barely escaped
when the staircase went up in flames. Miss
Irene Rosenfeld ssved nothing but black
board, which she carried out under her
arm. When she made her appearance in
the street she wore a red slipper and night
dress, which was plaything for the wind
The fire burned nearly an hour, and i'm
mediately after it was eXtinguished tenn
porary repairs were made, and some classes
were held in the building next morning
The loss is probably not greater than So, OOO;
| fully insured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
THE HOMESTEAD POISON CASE.
Gallagher and Davidson Testify-Bur
1eigh's Opinion of Cooper's Letter.

0aiihRher ana Davidson Testify-Bur-
leigh's Opinion of Cooper's Letter.
PTTTsBURG, ian. 17.-Gallagher, the
Homestead cook, gave testimony yesterday
in the Homestead poisoning case. His evil
dence contained nothing new in substance,
although it was more detailed from, what
has already been printed in these dis
patches Dempsey offered to pay him to
put powders in the food to make the
''scabs" sick, and he agreed, out of sympa-
thy with the strikers. He presented a bill
for his services, and Dempsey endorsed it
20. K" The bill was put in evidence
Characterization did not shake the wit
ness particle.
The Cooper Letter Not Presented.
Davidson, the other principal witness
who has figured in the dispatches, corrobo-
rated Gallagher's testimony Then George
w. Grail, a Pennsylvania railway train
dispatcher, swore that Dempsey left S25
with him for a man who called and signed
his name Gallagher" This closed the testi-
mony for the day. Mr.. Kaiss, the Balti-
more coal merchant, was in court, but his
letter was not produced. District Attor-
ney Burleigh didn't give the letter much
importance. He said there was nothing
irregular in Cooper being paid for coming
on to this city to testify.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
The Illinois Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD Jan. 1.-THE house held a
brief session yesterday and bills were in
troduced: For distribution of school funds
in counties with railway Indebtedness; to
abolish days of grace for promissory notes
and making notes which become due on
Sunday or holiday due the following day;
making it unlawful for county commits.
sionera TO 90 on bonds Of county officials
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
The Weather We Ma Expeo..

WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-THE following are the
weather indications for twenty-four hours
from p. m yesterday: For Indiana and ILL.,
nois-Fair weather, except rain or snow in
southern Illinois; warmer; winds shifting to
easterly. For Lower Michigan-Fair weather,
except snow furries near the lakes; warmer;
variable winds, shifting to easterly. For Up
per Michigan and Wisconsin-Fair, warmer
weather; variable winds. shifting to easterly.
For Iowa-Increasing cloudiness and snow;
warmer eaSterly winds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
BLAINe's DISEASE A MYSTERY.
He Is Very Weak, However, Especially as
to the Heart-One Doctors View.

He Is Very Weak, However, Especially as
to the Heart-One Doctors View.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T.-Mr Blaine's dis
ease remains a mystery to all but the
family and the attending physicians. The
latter decline without the express authority
of the family to livulge the nature of the
complaint which has now kept their
patient continuously in bed for seven or
eight weeks, with constantly diminishing
strength and frequent sinking spells"
threatening imme late dissolution Yes
terday they promised a FULLER bulletin f
his condition than usual, and this is what
they announced mt about p. IN: Mr.
Blaine's condition is one of great weak
ness, shown practically in feeb' y
ness of the hearts action and difficult
breathing. Ee is perfectly conscious and
at no time has been in state of stupor.
As he suffers 10 pain no narcotics OF Sc
datives have at any time been given and il
is not probable that such remedies will be
needed"
Looks for His Death shortly.
Mr.. Blaine has at various times in recent
years been treated by physicians other
than those in immediate attendance upon
him at the present time. In the list are
DR.. n. S. Lincoln, one of the most popular
consulting physicians of Washington; DR..
G. S. Magruder, Washing physician; d..
Dennis. of New York and Bar Harbor, and
others. Not one of these gentlemen is able
to state the nature of Mr.. Blaine's organic
disease. One of them, however, said yes
terdsy that he had once prepared an intel
ligible bulletin as TO Mr.. Blaine's condi-
ton, but was peremptorily requested to
withhold it from publication. He added;
~The real nature of Mr.. Blaine's illness
will probably only be made known
when the certificate of the health office
has been made public. and fear that will
occur very shortly" No change in the pa
tient's condition was announced during the
night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
Heavy Snow in the south.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan 17.-Reports
from east Tennessee says that great dam
age has been done by heavy SHOWS Bristol
and surrounding towns are covered by four
feet of snow. Incoming trains to Knox.
vile are nearly all snowbound. The Ten.
nessee river is frozen over from Knoxville
to Chattanooga, but indications are that
the thermometer will rise steadily for the
next twenty-fuur hours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
Ans Well That Ends Well.
Mercury Strikes in Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. l7.-Dispatches from
all parts OF the state report the coolest
weather for years In Milwaukee it was
IA below Sunday morning, but that wasn't
marker to the weather up north. At
Sparta the mercury froze solid at 40 below:
at Whitehall it was IS below; La Crosse,
Sc; Medford, AZ; Neenah, 2S; Watertown,
80; kaukauna 35
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
sufrocated by a Charcoal, Brazier.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17,-Grandville Steven
son, second engineer, and Henry Thomp-
som, third engineer of the British steam
ship Glenbervie. We're suffocated on that
vessel yesterday. The deaths were caused
by the inhalation OF the poisonous gas
given off by a brazier of charcoal, which
had been kept burning for the purpose Of
warming the cabin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.-Members Of
the Hebrew order B'Nai B'RithI will not
be compelled hereafter to marry according
to Jewish rites. The rule making such
marriages obligatory was abolished after q
warm and long drawn out discussion at
the annual meeting of the order which be
gan in MBnnerchor hall, this city. SUNDAY.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
He Renounces Presbvterian;sn

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Rev. Edward
Clark, ID. D., who has for the past twenty
years been the pastor of the Church of the
Puritans, publicly renounced his allegiance
to the Presbyterian general assembly Il
cannot endure the tyranny of the general
assembly" DR.. Clark said. 1T cannot die
tate what l shall think or believe, or
rather / cannot think and believe what il
may dictate. ! am done with it."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
HE DOG WAS SUSPICIOUS.
Runaway Marriage Prevented by =
NewfOuudland's Distrust.


Newfoundland's Distrust.
NORTH LYNN, Conn, Jan. 17-An at
tempted elopement at Apple Orchard. a
small town near New London, came to an
unexpected but not the less happy end
Everything was ia readiness for the elope-
ment, and the marriage in which the affair
ended would have been less conventional
had it not been for the distrust which a
large Newfoundland dog had of the pro-
ceedings. Miss Nettie Cotton, a pretty
woman of 20. is the recognized belle of the
place. She is the organist of the church.
Dad Didn't Like Young Styles.
Her father, q well-to-do farmer, was very
much opposed to John Styles, a young
farmer Of the place, and forbade Styles
attention to his daughter. The young
people met clandestinely and arranged to
outwit Cotton. Sunday night Miss Cotton
went to church with her parents and pre-
sided as usual at the organ. AS the last
hymn preceding the sermon was sung she
slipped quietly from the church and en-.
tered the sleigh with which her lover was
waiting for her outside. The young couple
would have got away unobserved, but they
had not counted on the interference of Miss
Colton's big dog.
Ans We'll That Ends Well
He regarded the proceeding with evident
distrust, and as the sleigh started the dog
leaped to the horses head, seized the reins
in his teeth ami hung on with all its
weight, bringing the horse to standstill
Mr.. Cotton, whose suspicious were aroused
by the dogs barking, left the church and
j discovered the trouble. A stormy scene
ensued. Miss Cotton refused to obey her
fathers orders to leave the sleigh The
larger part OF the congregation surrounded
the party and their sympathies were with
the young people Nh Cotton gave way
and the party adjourned - the church
When the services were OYER the pastor
married the coupe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
An Explosion Brings on a strike

COMO, Colo, ! an. 1.-THE coal miners
in the King mine, where the explosion &C.
CURED last wefk k, struck Saturday when
work was resumed because, as they
claimed, too many men were placed i'll a
chamber, making it dangerous to work
The management thinks the men are sim
ply frightened over the recent sad disaster
and will he ready TO go to work soon, but
the men insist that they will not 20 to
werk under pres eug regulations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
New Jer.ey Has a shiver.

PLAINFiELD. \. j., Jan. IA slight
earthquake shock was felt here at $50
o'clock Sunday night, when a heavy
rumbling nose was heard and windows
and doors ratt!etl The direction Of the
shook was from west to east
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17

DIS attending ne Australian ballot law.
A resolution was offered to submit the
question OF a constitutional convention TO
the people The senate transacted no i'm.
portant business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17

Attacks, and all arrangements OF the Nv
er. stomach, and bowels are prevented,
relieved, and permanently cured.
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cheapest, and best. They're guaranteed
to give satisfaction, or money is returned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
A FULL STOMACH

ought to cause you no discom-
fort whatever. Ii it does,
thought there's any trouble
after eating-take DR.. Pierce's
pleasant Pellets. They're a
perfect and convenient vest
pocket remedy. One of these
tiny, sugar-coated, anti-bilious
granules at a dose regulates
and correets the entire system.
Sick or Bilious Headaches, Con-
stipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
THE DEADLY GRADE CROSSING.
1t Gathers in Seven More Victims at Chi
cago, One of Whom VIII Die.

IT Nathers IN seven More victims at Chi
cago, One of Whom VIII DE-
CHICAGO, Jan. I7.-Another street car
railway collision at Forty-seventh street
last night seriously injured seven persons,
one of whom will die A through train on
the Rock Island road leaving the city at
HIS tore through street car and each Of
the seven passengers and the driver were
buried beneath the wreck of iron. wood
and glass. Those injured are: VIM. Collins
police officer. skull fractured, badly cut
about the face and body-will die; Arthur
Clark, inspector Erie railway yards, badly
cut about the head; Chas.. Saunders driver
of the car, seriously cut and crushed about
the head and body; Simon Jurgeson, cut on
the head aud bruised; Mrs Jurgeson. wife
of above, face, head and hands cut with
glass and badly bruised; J. C. Carberry,
head and face cut with glass; Chas. Fox,
cut about the head and body with broken
glass.
Saw the Train Coming.
The conductor of the car, John Taylor.
and the injured driver, Charles Saunders,
were both placed under arrest, notwith-
standing the serious wounds of Saunders
The collision occurred at 1880 The car
containing the six passengers was on its
way to state street in charge of John Tay-
lor, conductor. AS he approached the
well known crossing he says that he
looked ahead, and although the gates were
up he saw the train coming. He claims
that he notified the driver to stop, but that
as he did so some one called to Saunders
to proceed. as the way was clear. What
ever the cause the car was started and was
fairly on the track when the swiftly-mov-
ing train bore down upon it.
Was Nearly Across the Tracks.
The car had nearly succeeded in crossing
the tracks when the engine struck the rear
end of it and it was overturned The force
was terrific. the car was total wreck
and the six passengers were buried
beneath the shivered glass and broken
timbers While the passengers were yet
buried beneath the ruins of the car belp
arrived from the immediate vicinity and
efforts were made to rescue them The six
passengers and Driver Saunders were taken
from the mass of wreckage and carried
into a neighboring saloon, where they al
once received medical attention Driver
Saunders was taken to police station in
an unconscious condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17
New National Bank Authorised.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE First Ma
tional bank of Arcanum, o., capital $50
0Co. has been authorized to begin business.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-17

is perfectly, permanently,
IN positively cured by Doctor
N Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
A * The proprietors of this med
icine prove that by their
= o1rsr. It's $500 cash for q
~ - y case IT Catarrh which rhey
eannot cure By eli druggists, 20 CANA
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-29

Mr.. W. NJ. Evarts, who has just been
celebrating his golden wedding, is man
Of wit not too often used for telling ef-
feet. He flashes his steel 10 good pur-
pose now and then. The story IL said
that once at dinner Of the New York
Pottcrs. sort Of family reunion, he as
their counsel had been asked TO dine with
them all. There was q bishop, and there
was doctor of divinity. and there were
other distinguished scions Of the family
tree present. and the after dinner speeches
had all bcen-very natural for such an
occasion--on the fame and success Of ono
a.other. The history Of the Potters since
they first came TO this country was told
In all It's glorious details Then Mr.. Ev-
arts was asked 20 make a speech, and
they say he said that he felt he really
must be excused. In this reverend pres
ence. however. he might DO pardoned for
utterins parsphraseo of Scripture which
had come into his mind during the
speeches Of the rest-"Lord. Lord, thou
art the clay. and we are the Pottersl"--
Boston Transcript.