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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
WAS THE WORK OF A CRANK.
Rippey Heard to Mutter Threats Against
the Bonanza King.

Riprey Heard to Mutter Threats Against
the Bonanza King.
The details of the shooting and the move
ments of the man who committed the act
show plainly that it was the deed of a
crank, as insane as the fellow who tried to
blow up Russell Sage. For several days
old Rippey, who was well known about the
stock market, where be had sunk all his
money in mining stock speculations, had
been noticed by the habitues of Pine street
and Pauper alley to be greatly excited. He
had been heard to mutter that he had been
trying to see John Mackay for many
months, and that this time Mackay should
not escape him.
Paid No Attention to Him.
Those who heard his wanderings paid no
attention to him,as they did not regard his
talk of any consequence Even his land
lady noticed his unusual nervousness, but
attributed it to loss of stocks. Yesterday
morning Rippey was seen on Montgomery
street eagerly watching the Nevada bank
Soon afterward he slipped over toward the
Lick House. Mr.. Tillman, Rippey's land
lady, said Rippey had been troubled a
great deal over the loss of a large amount
of money. She could not say that he had
been especially troubled lately.
His Actions Always Strange.
Rippey has been in the habit of frequent
ing a saloon on Clay street, between Mont
gomery and Sansome 1t was noticed that
his actions were always strange and his
countenance indicated that something
was the matter with him. He conversed
with imaginary beings and all of sudden
he would call out: John W. Mackay, he
is my friend"
Tried to Interview Flood.
Then he would quiet down again, only
to utter the same words with additional
sentences, such as: 81 have lost money in
stocks. All is not over yet. l will have
my revenge" 1t is said that Rippey
haunted old Millionaire Flood about ten
years ago and made desperate attempts &c
get an interview with Flood, but failed
Think Mackay VIII Recover.
At a late hour last night Mr.. Mackay's
| condition was unchanged, and his ply
sicians think he will recover. Rippey was
still alive, but unconscious. His death
| was only question of few hours.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Mckinley Would Probably Refuse

WATERTowS, y. Y, Feb Gas the re-
suit of an editorial suggestion by the Wat
ertown Times the Lincoln league, the lead
ing Republican organization of Water
town and the county of jefferson, held
meeting Thursday night at which move
ment was started which it is hoped will ex
tend to all parts of the country. The idea
is to start subscription in which the
amount Will he limited TO 81, the fund thus
created to be given to Governor Mckinley,
of Ohio, as "a testimonial for past services
10 the Republican party, as AN expression
of sympathy in his financial affiiction, and
as provision against his threatened retire
ment from political life sl order to retrieve
his fortunes in business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25

ant standing at the head OF the alley with
his pistol pointed at me- l then hurried
across to the east of the alley, and as did
SO saw the old man put the pistol, as
thought, to his mouth and fire it again
He then reeled and fell, and / continued
up the alley until we reached Mr.. Bon
ner's cart and he drove me to the Palace"
When Mr.. Mackay was asked if he knew
the man who had shot him he said: Il
never knew of man named Rippey.
had good look at the old man who shot
me, and am certain do not know him.
cannot give any reason for the assault"
Doctors Dig Out the Bullet.
When Mr.. Mackay reached his room at
the hotel he removed his garments without
assistance and waited for physician. DIR.
Keeney and DR.. John +. Morse arrived
about the same time After brief ex-
animation they stated that the wound was
not fatal. The bullet entered under the
right shoulder blade, aud glanced toward
the right. 1t was suggested that the physi-
clans should delay probing for the bullet
until Mr.. Mackay became more composed,
but the wounded man insisted that the
operation should be proceeded with imme-
diately. Soon after 2 o'clock the physicians
extracted the bullet Dr. Morse said that the
bullet entered below the right shoulder
blade and ranging slightly to the right
struck the verte, brelodging below in one of
the spinous processes.
The Wound Somewhat Dangerous.
DIR. Morse said that the wound was not
necessarily fatal, but that his patient was
by no means out of danger. He added
that in cases of gunshot wounds there
was always fear of blood poisoning or
lockiaw. When closely questioned DR..
Morse said that it was too soon after eX-
traction of the bullet to foretell the termi-
nation of the wound but that Hr Mackay
was resting quietly. Richard V. Dey tele-
graphed to Mrs. Mackay in London and
young Mackay in New York that Mr..
Mackay had been shot, but that the wound
was not considered dangerous. After ex-
traction of the bullet he wired giving the
above statement of the patients condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25


Post street. Persons who noticed the two
men paid no attention to them until sud
denly two shots in rapid succession were
fired, and the man who had fired them-the
older-was seen to fall near the end of the
alley. The other, who seemed to be wound
ed, was at once helped into buggy and
driven rapidly away, while the old man
lay bleeding and unconscious ON the street.
Identification of the Shooter.
An immense crowd at once assembled
and the police soon arrived. y pa
troi wagon was called and the wounded
man was hurried to the receiving hospital.
There the doctor found that the suicidal
bullet had penetrated above the heart and
had passed through to the back, from I'M
der the skin of which it was extracted.
At the time of the operation the man was
unconscious and puiseless. The wound
was pronounced fatal There was little
on the dying mans person to indicate who
he was He had in his pocket letter ad-
dressed to morning paper in which the
writer stated that he was 1S years of age,
signed "W. c. Rippey," and there was also
upon him an envelope bearing the name,
DR.. l.. L. Lincoln. On the back of the let
ter were the words, The end is not vet"
Upon sheet of paper under the heading
Food for Reflection" were the words
Paid one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for one sapphire to place on. the fore
head of his wife-a sufficient amount to
have saved at least five numbered of his vic
tins from suicidal graves just think of
it. lnscribe it upon his tomb"
Lost His Money in Stock Gambling.
shortly before 5 O'Clock DR.. August a
Drossel called at the receiving hospital
and fully identified the dying man as W. c.
Rippey He said: Il knew Rippey verv
well. He used TO come to my place every
day and read papers before he went down
town. He did not come in this morning
as usual and he seemed very much dis
tressed over something as he passed about
9 O'Clock. lie was born in Cincinnati. O..
and leaves a wife and family there At
one time he was worth over Sl0o, 600 and
made about $4,000 on the Comstock. He
came to San Francisco and began gam
! bling in stocks. His money soon began to
20 and then he opened a cash grocery store.
That venture failed and about four years
ago he was running bar and dining
room on the steamer which plies between
San Francisco and Stockton
Knew All the OId-Timers.
''At one time he lived in Denver and
owned quite lot of property, but It also
went III his stock speculations. Latterly
the old man was almost without means
| and was in a very despondent frame OF
mind. He knew almost the old-timers in
California. When no one else could identi-
fy man old man Rippey was called upon
and he generally succeeded. About six
| months ago he identified man named
Waldron and two weeks ago identified a
man named Maloney who jumped off tine
| wharf. Maloney was ar old friend of Rip
pey and, like him, had lost every cent ht
ever had il stocks. Maloney and Rippey
I were rich men n the old days and botl
committed suicide from the same cause"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
AssRevlATEp reLeeRAMs.

The Gate City National bank, at Atlanta,
has closed because its capital was impaired
by the theft of $50, 900 by its cashier, Lewis
Redwine. He has been arrested, but had
no money on him.
Jules Ferry has been elected president Of
the French senate by large majority.
Mrs Charles Erath, of ST. Joseph. No.,
has given birth to twins which can find
room in quart measure
Fire at Kadikey, Turkey, destroyed 500
houses. made 5000 persons homeless, and
cost 5,00,0 900 francs in money.
DIR. Daniel E. Smith, of Mobile, died
from blood poisoning contracted while
making post mortem on a patient who
had died OF consumption.
Chicago carpenters and their employers
have agreed on a scale for the coming year
and there will be no strikes.
Obituary; AT New York, Arthur Leary,
aged 62. At Boston, Miss Amelia Fisher,
an old.time actress. At Fairbury, Ill,
William Umberfield, aged 81. At Wash
ington, Edward S. Hoar, brother of Sena-
tor Hoar, aged GO. In Buchanan county,
Ia, J. ID. Smith, aged 9s At El Dara, Ill.,,
Fred Ottowa, aged g.
Under extradition proceedings the
United States authorities turned over to
the Mexicans desperate named Edwardo
Lopez. The Mexicans Immediately tied
him to post and shot him to death.
The bill to disestablish the Welsh
church has passed its first reading in the
British house of commons.
Chris Won der Ahe's son Edward fell
under cable car at st. Louis and it is
feared he was fatally injured.
Peter T. +. Smith, paying teller of the
| First Nationa, bank of Wilmington, Del,
is a self-confessed embezzler to the amount
ef s55, 800
Thirty persons were injured by the col
lapse Of the floor in Odd Fellows hall at
| Weston, Ont, while Masonic social was
in progress.
! j. H. Roberts company's basket-making
| plant at Poplar Bluff, Mo-, has burned
| down. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The liabilities the Beaupre Mercantile
| company, whose failure was announced at
| St. Paul, are 100000,
Colonel Childs, of Missouri, is doing his
level best to get reappointed as minister to
| Siam.
British Columbia banks after March
will only accept American silver at 20 per
| cent discount.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Killed in a Hog.Scraper Vat.

BUFFALO, NY, Feb. 25.-George Heintz,
carpenter, lost his life in horrible man
ner yesterday at Dold's slaughter house.
Heintz was called upon to mend leak in
hog-scraper vat, a monstertub filed with
a sort of splasher with six arms equipped
with sharp blades, which in motion are de-
signed to scrape the hair from the bodies Of
the hogs. HeintZ concluded his work and
and the engineer supposing he had left the
vat, started the machinery. Hardly had
the arms began to revolve when a terrible
shrek issued from the vat. The machin-
cry was quickly stopped and Heintz was
found at the bottom of the vat with his
head crushed and mangled and his neck
broken. He died almost instantly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
MACKAY'S GUITEAU
The Millionaire Shot in the
Back by Crank.
WHO THEN ESSAYS SELF-MURDER,
Probability That The Bonanza King
Will Recover From His
Wound.

But the Death of His Assailant Only a
Matter of Hours-Desperation at Losing
His Property at Stock Gambling the
Cause of the Would-Be Assassin's Deed
-Exasperated That Mackay Could Buy
His Wife a $50, 600 Jewel, the Lunatic
Seeks Revenge for His Own Losses in
tim Rich.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.-Che life of
John w. Mackay was attempted yesterday
by w. G. Rippey, an old man who was un-
ioubtedly insane and who. after attempt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Inauguration ef PIesidsn,-elect Cleveland

For this occasion the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids e Northern railway
will sell round trip excursion tickets
to Washington, ID. C.. from all sta
tions on its line at very low rates.
Tickets on sale Feb. 2S. March l and
,, good to return until and including
March y, 1898. For rates. tickets.
time of trains and other information
call on or address any agent of this
company or J. f. HANNEGAN.
Gen'l T'kt or Pass. Ag't.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
THE WOUNDED MILLIONAIRE.
Not Fatally Shot-His Statement of the
Attempted Assassination.

Not Fatally Shot-His Statement of the
Attempted Assassination.
The news spread rapidly, and Mr. Mackay
had hardly reached his room before it was
besieged with friends anxious 10 know
whether his wound was serious AS he had
not yet been examined by surgeon il was
thought advisable TO receive no one. Assur-
ance was, however, sent out to his friends
that he did not consider his wound serious.
and that he was not confined to his bed,
Mr.. Mackay's statement of the affair is as
follows: 81 was walking down Sutter
street, bound for my room to pack my
valise, rs 1 intended to go to Virginia City
this afternoon. When l reached Lick al
ley thought it would be short cut to the
hotel had hardly taken two steps into
the alley when / heard a pistol shot. /
paused for moment rather startled, for /
had not seen any one in the alley when ]
entered it, and did not at first know from
which direction the report of the pistol
came. Suddenly voice exclaimed: 'Mr.
Mackay, you have been shot, and looking
up saw the gentleman who brought me
to my room-Mr Bonner-on the other
side of the alley.
Bonner Saw the Dust Fly.
No, am not replied Yes you are,
be insisted, for / saw dust fly from your
coat when the bullet struck you put
my hand around under my coat and sure
enough, when looked at my hand it was
covered with blood. ] then felt pain in
my back. 1t all happened in second. and
turning half wav around saw my assail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
WR u Order-Yaur Ice of sp sncs.

Rock ISLAND, Jan, 31.-This is to
notify the public that have cut a
good supply of good. pure ice and
that am not in any combination.
l am now ready to make contracts
for the coming season and would re-
spectfully solicit reasonable share
of patronage
WILLIAM T. SPENCE.
40S Forty-second Street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Something that Will 1nteress.he Ladies =

In a short time the "Klug Hasler
Schwentser Dry Goods company of
Davenport, will announce the exact
date of their opening. They are re-
ceiving large quantities of dry goods,
notions and cloaks daily and are at
work with large force of clerks, ar
ranging their new and elegant store,
which promises to be one of the lead
ing attractions of Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
WashIDgt n, D. c., snd Return.

The c., r. l. & P. Ry Co. will sell
round trip tickets to Washington. d.
c., on account of the inaugural OF
President-elect Cleveland. for $22. 90.
Dates of sale Feb. 2S to March 2d,
inclusive, limited for return passage
to March u, inclusive.
/. M. ALLEN.
F. H. PLUMaER, s, &. A. P. d.
Ticket Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Tax Nofics.

The taxes for 1892 are now due and
may be paid to the undersigned at
Hurst G. Donaldson's Office in Masonic
Temple block. Please bring your
last years receipt, which will enable
the collector to find your description
on the tax books.
WILLIAM J. GAMBLE.
Township Collector. n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
The Local Markets.

GRAIN, ETC.
WheaI-T4d76c.
Corn-4SG46c.
Oats-cO032c.
Hay-Timothy. s12 90; upland, SI0dl1 slough
S9. 90; baled. Sl0.009li1. 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair TO choice, CSC; creamery, 2Tc.
Eggs Fresh, 25d2.
Poultry-Chickens. &c; turkeys lsk,
ducks. 12hc: geese, I0c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-S4 90 per bbl.
Potatoes-S5Is3c.
Opions-$4 60 per bbi.
Turnips-60c per bu.
LIVE s7ocK
Cstle-Butchers pay for corn fedi steers
4nG5c; cows and neifeIk, 2x63Ac; calves
1850
Hogs-71sQSc.
Sheep-<G5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
Gresham Visits Cleveland.

LAKEWOOD, y. j., Feb. Judge
Gresham arrived in Lakewood at 5:3t p. m
yesterday, and was driven to the Cleve-
land cottage He viii be Mr. Cleveland's
guest until this afternoon, when he will
leave for Chicago. Gresham had an hours
conference yesterday with ex-Secretary
John w, Foster, at New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25

ing Mr.. Mackay's as
sassination. turned
the weapon upon
himself and inflicted
a mortal wound.
Shortly after noon
two men, one of them
an old man, were seen
w al king through
Lick alley-tbe alley
passage through Lick
~ c.. 4 -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
The Queens Big Book.

The largest book ever known is owned
by Queen Victoria. 1t is 1S inches thick
and weighs So pounds, and contains the
addresses of congratulation ON the occa-
sion of her jubilee. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25

..I'suffered for two years from a
bad cough and pain in my chest. n
tried a number of remedies, but TDr.
Bulls Cough Syrup was the only one
that effected cure. P J. Murphy.
Ashley, Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
PROMINENT RAILWAY MAN DEAD.
Allen Manver, of The Atchisop, Topeks
and Santa Fe,

Allen MARVEL, of The Atchi.on, Topeka
and Santa Fe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S-President Allen Man
vel, of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway died at Coronado Beach, Cal, yes
terday morning. Mr.. Marvel left Chicago
six weeks ago suffering from complica-
tion of lung and kidney troubles Re
ports for a time indicated an improvement
in his condition, and up 10 Thursday 1t
was thought he would recover. The an
nouncement of Mr.. Manvel's death at San
ia Fe headquarters was discredited, as iet-
tiers received by the morning mail told Of
his hopeful improvement in health.
Notes of His Career.
Allen Marvel was born in New York state
in 1887. and at the time of his death was Sc
years of age. With his parents he came to
Chicago in the "fifties," and acquired his
education in this city. His first railroad
ing was done with the Rock Island, and he
remained with that road until 1881, when
he went TO the 81. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba. With this road, now the Great
Northern. he rose to the position of assis-
tant general manager and purchasing
agent.
His Work for the Santa Fe.
lie Declhe pEesIuehI oi ohe santa II e III
1889 When he took hold of the road il
was practically bankrupt, but in five years
the securities of the company have more
than doubled in value. The entire system
has been placed in good running order un-
der Mr. Manvels personal supervision, and
it was this close attention 10 the business
of the road that killed him. Two months
ago. in spite of the warnings of his physi.
clans, he went to New York on matter.
connected with the road, and there con.
tracted the cold that finally caused his
death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25

Blow, blow, blow. That disagreea-
BILE catarrh can be cured by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the constitu-
tional remedy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-25
His Work for the Santa Fe.

Frances imports in January were sI05,-
2o5,OOO francs less in value than the CORE
spending month of 1892 Her exports, on
the other hand. show gain of 3,57I 600
francs
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-02
ITO be continued.)
A Modern Patriot.

The first day of the fifth century Of American
life witnessed the greatest popular uprising
thisNation has seen since the war. In every
city, village, and hamlet business activities
were suspended, and the public schools were
the centers of all the local observances. In the
great city schools Of architectural magnifcence
and the rude school houses on Western prairies,
the same patriotic program was carried out.
Two years ago. James b. Upham, of Boston,
seeing that there was likely to be no general
movement for Columbus Day, conceived the
idea of organizing the public school celebration
in every locality as the center of the popular
demonstration. thus uniting all localities In the
United States in grand observance by the in
sitution which is closest to all the people. Mr..
Upham's thought was not long in finding ex-
preston in practical form.
To Mr.. Upham's brilliant conception and
ingenuity is largely due the success of the
National celebration. He possesses that quiet,
unobtrusive energy which SO often achieves
large results. The organized school house
flag movement was the result Of an earnest
suggestion made by Mr. Upham, and followed
by persevering work on his part. The Ma
tional acceptance of this idea convinced him
that other patriotic work could be successfully
undertaken on large scale. Not long after he
devised, and there was organized the Lyceum
League of America, the object being the train
ing of young men in the duties of citizenship.
At the close of its first year the League had a
membership of 10000, and has steadily iu-
creased.
Raising the school house flag las become
National custom the Lyceum League an edu-
catonal influence of the highest patriotic
order; while columns of newspaper print per-
tanning to the Public School Celebration of
Columbus Day, are ample evidence of the
good which has been accomplished through
that movement.
These three agencies devised and set in
motion by Mr.. Upham will have wide infu.
ence in moulding the thought of thousands of
public school pupils, not only in the present,
but in future years, Educators have already
been made conscious of their higher duties
through these PATRIOTIC movements.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-02
HISTORY OF THE CORPS.

p. Carlin-2lst, 5Sth H., I01st Ohio, 18th Wis
Third Brigade-Col. VIM. E. Wooirnff-25th,
35th ILL.,, Slst Ind. Artilcry-2d Mimi. bat
terry, 9th and Sth Wis., batteries.
Second Division-Brig.-G Gen. Richard w.
johnson. First Brigade-Brig. Gen August
Willich-s9th ILL.,, 32d, 39th Ind. 18th, 49th
Ohio. Second Brigade Brig Gen. Edward n.
Kirk-34th, 10Th H., Doth, 3Oth Ind. 18th Pa.
Third Brgade-Col. Philemon p Baldwin
9th Ind, 5th Ky. 1st. 93d Ohio. Artillery
9th Ind. battery; LIST Ohio. Batteries A and E..
Cavalry-3d Ind, Cos. G. Ii, ], and X.
Third Division-Brig.-G Gen. Philip II. Sheri-
dan. Escorted ny. Cav, Co. l.. First Bril-
gade-Brig- Gen. Joshua w. Sill--36th, SSth
H., 2lst Mich. Oath Wis. Second Brigade
Col. Frederick Schaefer-44th, I'D H., Cd, 18th
Mo. Third Brigade-Col. Geo. w. Roberts
22d 9th, 42d, 51st Ill. Artillery-1st Ill.,,
Battery G; 4th Ind. battery; LIST Mo-, Bat
terry g.
Centcr-Maj. Gen. George 81. Thomas
Provost Guard-9th Mich.
First Division-Maj. Gen. Lowell Fl. Rous-
seau. First Brigade-Col. Benjamin F. Serb
ner-3Sth Ind, Cd, SD, 9th Ohio, 10th Wis.
Second Brigade-Col John Beatty-42d, SSth
Ind. 18TH Ky, Sd Ohio. Third Brigade-Col.
John c. Stark weather-24th H. 18th Pa, lst,
2lst Wis. Fourth gade-Lieut.- Col. Oliver
j.. shepherd--15th U. S, LIST battalion; 10th
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-02
The Civilized CannibaIs.

reporter interviewed the three sailors who
are confined in Hamburg awaiting trial for
having eaten their Dutch companion after the
wrecking of their ship at sea. He describes
the men as dirty, uncanny creatures, who spoke
only in broken sentences, and do not appear to
realize that their deed was i'll any way repre-
hensible.
All spoke Of the killing of the Dutchman as
the only thing to he done under the circum-
stances They do not remember who first sug-
gested the sacrificing one OF the four in the
rigging. Lots were drawn with rags torn from
their shirts. After the lot had fallen upon
him twice the Dutchmau, by turning his back,
gave the sign for them to proceed.
Anderson and Jacobson held him by the
sh ouders and legs while Johannsen stabbed
Kim to death. They ate his flesh from the
time of the killing until they were rescued.