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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
George Barker


Y Schuarr Woods rep!evin case
which was tried before jury composed
of Frank Thompson, A. Bowser, George
Richmond. Chss Csughey, W H Brown,
Peter Florine, Frank Daley. Samuel
Hoffman, John Mounts, Herman Spi,z~
nsus, John Derrick aud Franz Fren CHI
was given to the jury at noon yesterday
ard last night it returned verdict allow
ing S5 10 the plaintiff.
The case If Loouey & Kelly for the
recovery Of S4D tom Wivill ct 81 was
taken up yesterday afternoon before q
jury composed of John O'Briep. Jr.,
John Holland Re er Eckvall, Albert
Eckerberg, George W. Ant ony, C F.
Carlson, Peer A Foss, Henry Dornar
VIM. - nnsn, ~ chill McHenry, FRAN
Beckman and z Hellpenstel. J. T
Kenworthy represen ed the plaintiffs and
VIM. McEriny, Maj Besrdsley and City
Attorney Haas represented tn defense
After learning the evidense in the CASE
this morning the attorneys for lie de.
tense moved to ave the jury instructed
TO bring in verdict for the defendant,
which was done the case being sccordi g
Y dimissed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
Rockford on the Alert.

Apropos of the tri-city meeting held
a the Harper house Tuesday evening to
seEsther plan of properly presenting
she advantages of the locality to visitors
fom abroad attending the Worlds CO.
szmbian Fair next season, it is int rest
ing to note that the renl estate men Of
Rockford are on the alert. They are not
going to spare s,y needed expense in
advertising their city during the World
gair, and have already made arrange
zssnts for the publication of a million or
swe pamphlets beautifully printed and
Illustrated, containing cuts OF the manu-
ssctories, business houses, ETC., and facts
sesting forth in an entertaining manner
aer steractiveness to investors. Head
snsTters will be established in Chicago
and an effort made to run some excur-
5ions down TO Rockford This is the
,soper spirit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19

A the a If Nineteenth street Nc.
Donald & Schmsctt a.e cutting some
nice clear ice. which is being sold off the
platform. nh are tsking out a good
quantity *
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19

II you are offered a bottle of Salvation
Oil without wrapper or defaceu or multi
ated, don't buy it al any price; you may
be sure that there Is something wrong;
it may be worthless or dangerous coun-
terfeit Insist upon getting 8 perfect,
unbroken, genuine package, in yellow
wrapper.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
At w. A Ehleb's
Frequent Explosions There,

A recently deceased duke was showing
an American lady some of the sights Of
London, and among other places pointed
out the houses Of parliament to her from
the embankment. We'll, now" she ex-
claimed, what is that fine building7 1t
amt the gas works, Is it'" ut is, madam, {"
he replied, ''of the whole British nation. ~
London Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
Tax Notice.

Tax Notice.
The taxes for 1892 are nov due and
may be paid to the undersign a, Hurst
d Donaldson's office in Masonic Temple
olsck. Please bring your last YEARS re.
ceipt, which will enable the collector to
find your description on the tax books.
WILLIAM j. CAMILLE.
Township c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
THE ICE HARVEST.

Laying In the Crop for the Season--where
the Crystal Bloc ks are Being Cut.
This is the kind Of weather that puts
the ice men at pescs with all mankind.
The continued cold weather has put g
covering Of blue ice on the Mississippi
and everyone who as use for it in the
summer and has the fscilities, is laying
away his supply nov. The harvest was
begun ome time ago By some. and DUR
| ing the cold wes was stopped again
in order to get the advantage of sll the
fret zipg weather. L has probsbly been
the best season for an ice harvest that
has been seen in several years and those
who are interested in the business are
not slow to take advantage of it. AL
ready the work is we'll along aud most OF
the packers will finish up their work in
the next two weeks
The Twin-City lee Company
Probably the most extensive harvesters
OF the great summer necessity are the
Twin City Ice Company who are cutting
in the water power pool just across The
Moline line. They have eight large
houses there which are being filed very
rapidly. With the lid of a steam engine
and extensive facilities they are cutting
and packing several hundred wagon loads
q day. Ii sbusy scene; three houses
being filed at time with as pretty clear
ice as could be found. Another crew en-
pioyed by the me firm cutting just
this side of the main scene Of operations
which is being sold to different parties
who are packing. About 200 wagon
loads day are being taken out of the
latter place.
McDon,Id q Schmacht.
A the n, If Nineteenth street Nc.
Donald & Schmactt e cutting some
nice clear ice. which is being sold off the
platform, nI are tsking out a good
quantity t'v
Martin Weinburger.
Martin Weinburger is cutting some fine
ice in the channel off the foot OF Seventh
street. He has an active scene Of opera
tions there and is selling large quantity
to outside parties besides filling his own
houses along the river.
George Barker.
George Barker is work with q large
force in the K4hlke boat harbor turning
out clesr blue ice, lei is filling his houses
with the product. which is som- Of the
finest that lie being teken out. A number
Of Davenport firms are cutting in differ
ent localities, and the surface OF the old
Mississippi presents q busy scene with The
scores OF teams moving back and forth
with the loads of ice
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-19
Martin " einburger.

Martin Weinburger is cutting some fine
ice in the channel off the foot OF Seventh
street. He has an active scene Of opera
tions there and is selling large quantity
to outside parties besides filing his own
houses along the river.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
Two ENTIRE BLOCKS BURNED
Disastrous Blaze in Long
Island City, N. Y.
A$8OO,OOO CHURCH DESTROYED
About a Hundred Families
Rendered Homeless.
An Early Morning Fire Creates Havoc
in Long Island City--A Church, Par
sonage. Parochial school and Two
Blocks of Houses Burned--The Loss Is
About &s0O,O00.

LONG ISLAND Cry, n. Y, July 2l.--Two
entire blocks OF buildings in this city were
DESTROYED by fire early this morning. III
st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, just
completed at a cost of $500, 600, is totally
destroyed. The parsonage was one Of the
first buildings thoroughly Quilted By the
flames. The costly new parochial school.
which had never been used, was also de
stroyed 4
|. The flames started in Gray's refrigerator
factory, on Fourth street, and spread
rapidly through the large stock OF dry
timber A southerly wind carried the
flames and soon the whole block bounded
by jackson avenue on the west, by Vernon
avenue and Fourth street on the south,
and by Fifth street on the north, was in
flames.
The fire department could do nothing to
stop the progress of the flames. Help was
asked from Brooklyn hut before 1t arrived
the entire block in which the ire started
was doomed. f
The other buildings burned are; On
| Vernon ayeuue-W. A. Mahkens drug
store, N. Q. Rudelphs furnishing store, j..
| j. O'Conner's paint store.
On Jackson ayenue--Jacob Creter' S
| hotel, a vacant store, Owen Clark's bot
\ thing establishment Weipdorf's barber
shop, Scarborough's jewelry store, four
tenement houses and four-story brick
| building.
| On Fourth street-Creter's hotel, Gray's
factory and row of small frame build
| ings.
Governor Flower owned arrow of tene-
ments that were burned. The burned
blocks included grocery, dry goods and
| paint stores, and number OF tenement
| houses. The inmates OF these escaped un-
| injured. n.
| After burning nearly an hour the flames
leaped across TO the opposite buildings on
Fourth and Fifth streets. aud the tiremep
| were powerless to check their progress
These burned blocks made up the business
portion of the First ward. More than 0
hundred families have been rendered
homeless.
The loss is about $500, 1000. The watei
lasted until the fire was nearly under con.
troll and then there was great shortage.
At $50 the tower of the Catholic church
fell with a crash and wrecked what re
NAMED of the roof of the main building.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
A MEMBER OF MANY SOCIETIES

lie Possessed National Reputation as q
Secret Society Organizer and Repub-
iican Politician. Soldier, Editor and
Churchman--A Remarkable Career.
PoTTsvrLLE, Pa, July 24.--James
Knox Helms of Schuylkill Haven, died
last evening, aged So years. Deceased
was one of the most widely known resi-
dents of the coal regions, with a ma
tional reputation as secret society
organizer and Republican politician.
Among the prominent positions filled
by deceased he was the first Past Ma
tional President of the Sons Of America;
Past State President and charter mem
Der of State Camp, P. 0. S. of A.;
originator and first editor of Camp Neeos,
now published in Philadelphia; justice
of the peace, secretary of Page Lodge,
No. 270, +. g A. NJ; member and secre-
tury of the School Board for nearly his
life time; prominent official of Grand
Army, American Mechanics, Odd Eel
lows, Veteran Legion, Evangelical
Church, &c.
He entered the United States service
in the civil war as private, 10 years
old, in the forty-eighth regiment, and
came out a captain and full four-year
veteran, with several wounds that would
have incapacitated less determined
spirit. He was staff attache, at differ
ent periods, Of the Pottsville Republican
and Miners Journal He was also an
intense power in Republican politics.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27

WEIR Cry, KAs., July 20.--The expected
crisis has come in the Kansas miners
strike. Miners who were willing to work
Quietly and peaceably have been attacked
by the strikers and blood has been shed.
The feeling which has been growing more
and more bitter for several days culmi-
mated to-day in fierce battle at Client S
pit one mile south of this city.
All the forenoon there were murmur-
ings Of the approaching storm, and The
feeling was universal that serious trouble
was at hand.
Just before noon band Of 500 strikers,
headed by 100 women, which had been
marching the various strips, reached
Clients pit and sent in committee to per-
suade the miners working there to quit.
This they refused to do, and when the
committee reported, the entire body OF
marchers moved on to the works to force
them. and when they passed the trespass
line they were fired upon and general
battle followed. in which Winchester
rifles, pistols and clubs were used
Over 100 shots were fired, and it is moth
ing short of . miracle that nobody was
killed. One man was wounded in the fore.
head, another in the leg, a boy in the foot,
and woman got bullet through her arm
None Of the wounds are fatal and it is
DelieNeu JnaI nome Vi theIn are aaH6SEohs'
A number on both sides are badly beaten
up with clubs and dubbed guns. The
wounded were quickly removed by theii
friends and their names have not beer
learned.
AS result of the battle the men in the
strip were routed by the strikers ard were
forced 10 flee for their lives, pursued BY
the bowling mob. which would have
lynched them had they been caught.
1t is rumored that quantity OF firearms
have been received here tonight. The ex
element continues at high pitch anc
further bloodshed now seems inevitable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
A GAsoLENE STEAMER.
The Trial of a New Experiment In Steam
boating at Pocomoke City.

boating at fOComoko Citys
PocoMoKE CRY, Md, July 23.--The POGO
moke Gasolene Boat Company is the name
OF corporation recently organized and
chartered by the court for this county. 1t
has Jerome b. Hall as its president and
i. s. Polk us secretary and treasurer. For
the past two months they have been ell
gagged in building a boat to ply between
this place and the eastern shore of Virginia.
1t is now nearing completion and In about
two week will make her trial trip. She
was built at the ship-yard Of Young Il
Crockett. Her measures are: Keel, 80
feet; beam, "a feet; draught, 2l inches. She
is a side-wheeler and is built TO move
smoothly over the mud at the mouth of
the river. She will be propelled by 49,
expected to make 10 miles an hour. She
is said to be the only gasolene boat of this
model ever built and her final trial is
watched with great interest, as there are
several companies in distant places that
intend to adopt the same model il this one
proves success.
The William A. Winant, as the boat is
called, sits gracefully to-day upon the
waters of the Pocomoke and is subject
of general conversation. The section to
which this boat will run, or at least part
of it, has been entirely cut off from the
outside world by reason of having hereto-
| fore had no railroad or steamboat COM
| munication. This boat will supply the
demand to these points, and will no doubt
| prove a great blessing to the country
| through which it passes. The boat is ex-
| pected to make daily trips from this place
TO Messongo creek, Accomack county, Va.
| and return.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
OWE rIgw Or ra 3 sIroArroM


Chauncey NJ. Depew Holds That the Solid
Business Interests of the Country Are
Not Suffering. |ag
New York World, July 23d.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is naturally an
optimist. His views of almost any cues
ton are apt 10 be hopeful. Butas president
of one OF the greatest railroads in the
country and the representative of vast
property interests, Mr.. Depew cannot af-
ford to put on rose.colored eyeglasses in
surveying blue situation. EAN
When, therefore, Mr.. Depew, in a talk
through the Tribune yesterday, took a
hopeful view of the business situation he
was careful to give solid business grounds
for his optimism. THE best barometers
of business" said he, ''afe the railroads"
If the people are doing we'll they travel.
The movement of freight ia criterion Of
the interchanges of our internal commerce.
And from the fact that the principal rail-
| roads of the country showed an in
crease i'll both freight and passenger
| business for the month of June, and
| also for the quarter ending June 30th,
Mr.. Depew concludes that the general
| business of the country is not in such a
bad way as some of the Wall street opera
| tors-and some of the partisan editors. he
might have added--would have us believe.
| The New York Central depends upon gen
eral rather than special business, and its
| earnings increased handsomely in April,
May and June, compared with those of
| last year.
to the cause of the undoubted and
pervasiye lack of confidence which has
| prevented good business conditions from
| yielding the prosperity which should
| naturally have resulted, Mr.. Depew is very
clear. "if,' he says Europe believed that
we were TO be and remain on q sound
financial basis, our stocks and securities
would be bought within a few weeks to
such an extent that money would go beg
ging for people to borrow it," And he
adds:
The conclusions therefore, at which arrive
are that the business of the country Is OH an
unusually sound financial basis, and there Ia
everything in the present appearance OF our
crops and other sources of national wealth to
show that our prosperity ~ based on good
foundations. The repeal Of the silYer-pur.
chase clause Will release money here and
bring money from abroad; it will do Infinitely
more--lt will permit the use of the credits
which are now SO fearfully curtaile5 and
which constitute IS per cent Of the currency Of
the country.
In these views and conclusions Mr.
Depew is in harmony with the organized
bodies of business men at the great centres
of finance and commerce who have made
their appeals to Congress. ~ would b
strange indeed if that body should deny
the relief so universally and urgently de
manded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
Bo0SD no SEE THE FAIR.
a London Lad Beats His way to Chi.
D. cago.


A bright boy of IA. in company with
another little boy, was caught stealing q
ride up the back track OF the Lehigh
Valley road last night, says a Wilkes
barre, Pa, dispatch. When the conduc-
tor and brakeman asked the truant
where he was going, he said they were
bound for London. He said his name
was Wilson Henry; that he was native
Of London, and his parents were we'll
to-do there. He said he had heard so
much talk about the Worlds Fair that
he made up his mind to see it without q
penny in his pocket. lie saw the Fair
and was on his way back. He was well
satisfied with the exhibition and with
the Americans, who, said he, are kind
and hospitable people.
He had left London on board a
steamer as d stowaway,Iand when dis
covered on board was put to work as
help 10 the steward. Landing at New
York he stole his rides and begged his
food all the way to Chicago. He also
managed to beat his way into the
Worlds Fair and saw all that. was to be
seen. He had picked up the other little
boy and was going to take him back
with him to England. He was satisfied
that he and his companion would make
the return journey in safety. He was
given ride by the train hands as far
as they went.
What puzzled them most was how
they should cross the ferry from Jersey
City to New York. If they could dc
that they had no fears Of getting to
London. The trainmen fed them witt
the spare morsels in their pals and tolt
them they need not lear any trouble il
crossing the ferry to New York. They
went on their way rejoicing. /.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
FLAMES PLAYED HAVoC.
Thirty or Forty Business Buildings and a
New Hotel Burned in an Ohio Town.


PAuLpING, o., July 24.-At 3.15
o'clock yesterday morning an alarm OF
fire was given, the cause being the dis
covery of flames in small shed back of
the Famous clothing house. The flames
spread rapidly and in a short time the
whole block was on fire.
The buildings in that square were all
frame structures and burned like finder.
From here the flames reached across the
street to a row of frame buildings and
in a short time everything was licked
clean cast to the Paulding Deposit Bank
block. Here it was checked for time,
but it seemed as though the block was
doomed.
The intense heat from the cross street
north and the flames from the west
Tapped all round the handsome block
and nothing could save it. The fire CON
tinued to the new Hotel Barnes, which
was to have been opened to the public
to-day, and almost entirely destroyed
the handsome structure,
Thirty or 40 of the largest bushes;
buildings in the city were destroyed anc
the loss is estimated at from $500, 900 tc
| 100000. Most of those burned out
were we'll insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
WANr TO SEE THE FIeHr.
Seats and Boxes for the Corbett-Mitchell
Battle Already in Demand-Preparing

Seats and Boxes for the Corbett-Mttchetl
Battle Already in Demand--Preparing
for an International Fistio Carnival.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 22.--Already there
is demand for seats and boxes for the
Corbett-Mitchell contest before the Co
lumbar Athletic Club, at Roby, in De-
cember next.
President oMalley expects steamer
load of excursionists from England. Yes
terday the Chicago correspondent OF the
New York Herald received a telegram from
James Gordon Bennett, asking him what
arrangements could be made for boxes for
the accommodation of q party of visitors
from Paris. The crowd, as we'll as the fight,
will thus be of an international color.
The club is preparing for an interna-
tional pugulistlc carnival and expects Ito
present In succession in its arena, in De-
cember, three great foreign stars. Two
have already been secured and negotia-
tions are now on with the third. II the
events are brought off as planned the club
will expend in purses and incidental e1-
penses aver 100000.
President O'Mslley is confident that the
carnival, If carried out. will eclipse the
big trio contests at New Orleans.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
susnected on Burclary.
Special corresponaenee OF eazet.e ana BOD

NEWARK, July 22.-There was consider
able excitement in town, yesterday after
noon, caused by the arrest of five men,
presumably tramps. They were charged
with roboing the house of William H.
Boyer living near Stanton. The prisoners
were taken before Squire Smith and had a
hearing. They gave their names as Charles
KlSrupt, Joseph Quoensqui, Frank Dean,
Al. Boyer testified that on searching his
house, on his return after an absence of
seven hours, he found that some one had
ransacked the place. A pair of panta-
looms, two neckties and a scarf-pin were
stolen. Mr.. Boyer learned from his neigh
Dor that several men had been seen prowl-
ing about his residence. On this evidence
Boyer FASTENED to this town and had a
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
LoYES YIoroRY.
when ] ann dead, dear love, 4 thoa shoaldst

When am dead, dear love, If thou shouldst
feel
Thy loneliness TOO har1 a load to bear,
And that another could thy wound anneal
With geHtle tenderness5and loving care
My spirit lowering pear thee would not Guide,
Fen shouldst thou smile on q beloved BRIDE
When am deadl
only ask she be not like to me
AS was dark, let her be fresh and fair;
Instead of brown locks waving wild and free,
Close 10 her head coil round the golden hair;
And may she tower stately, grand and tall;
shall not mini that was frail and small
When am deadl
So that she come not nesting to thy side,
Nor climb up to the level OF thy heart,
And lavish kisses without stint or pride,
Or beg sweet pity Tor some pain or smart,
As was wont-nor Loves expression crave
10 be, as /, Loves gladly fettered slave
When 1 am dead
Nay, love her as thou wilt, and as she will,
With fullest meet, and with conscience
clear,
Zen though thy memory hold my memory
still,
In quiet corner garnered, close and dear,
If true heart should give thee OF its best,
AS did once, shall the happ or rest
When am dead
/ Temple Bar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
AN Ex-sEoRETA RVS FLIGHT


He Saw a Negro Prize-Fight, and will
be Summoned to Court as Witness.
CHICAGO, ILL, July "a special to
the Herald from st. Louis says:
Norman ]. Coleman, ex-Secretary of
Agriculture, is threatened with a sub
pmna as a consequence of the prosecu-
ton Of the negro prize-fighters, Alex
ander Parks and Bill Mitchell.
This fight took place about two weeks
ago, at Boyd's Cottage, near Creyecoeur
Lake. The principals, seconds, referee
and spectators were nearly all negroes.
Among the few exceptions was ex-
Secretary Coleman. While driving tc
his farm, on the day of the fight, Cole.
man saw crowd in a field and to sat.
isfy his curiosity, aiighted from his
buggy and investigated. About the
time of his arrival the principals pro.
ceeded TO pummel each other. 1t is sale
the ex-secretary remained to see the
| finish,