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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

The man arrested at Colorado Springs as
the notorious bandit Henry Starr Is said
now to be another man.
Miss Edith Drake daughter Of wealthy
resident OF New York city. disappeared for
some days. and police aid was invoked; but
it was only the old story OF Love and the
Locksmith,' . for the yonng lady is now
Mrs Samuel D. McGibney, wife of a car,
penter.
Miss Olea Bull. daughter Of the famous
violinist, has decided to 20 on the stage.
Obituary-At Paris. Guy de Maupassant,
the French author. aged D. At Pewau-
kee, Wis, B. F. Goss. member of the state
legislature. aged -. At Lewiston, Me,
Thomas Hill Rich, professor of Hebrew in
Cobb Divinity school, aged Il.
Eugene Hogue, of CIaysbargs Ind, -
years of age, engaged in dispute with six
other boys over a game Of ball, and one of
them beat his brains out with base ball
bat
Secretary Morton is considering how to
reduce the cost of sugar experiment sta
tons in Kansas, on which the government
expenditure has now been more than S60,-
90
Governor Turney has declined 10 call an
extraordinary session Of the Tennessee
legislature to consider laws relating to
foreign fire insurance companies.
Miss Sadie Fisher, of Cairo, His. was
shot and instantly killed by y b. Plum
mer because she refused to marry him.
Plummer then shot himself and can not
live.
Lowry GOode. real estate dealer OF Des
Moines, Iowa. has failed with liabilities of
$4,000 but claims his investments should
realize twice as much
Two strangers. one named Fred Stewart
and the other called Jack, both claiming
to be harnessmakers from Chicago. were
killed by fast West Shore freight train
near Little Falls. y, Y.
The New Jersey Sheep and Wool com
pany and the GansevoOrt Market Sheep
company have failed at Jersey City. The
liabilities will exceed - 1000
Emma Scnillinger, ~ years old. has been
awarded the gold medal OF the Ola Settlers
Of Chicago for the girl working longest in
same family" She has been with the
same family since 1859 The same family
got no medal.
\ hardware dealer of Albion, Y Y. an
nounces that TO every one purchasing a
wheelbarrow he will give a free ride home
in it.
Judgment for 5000 and costs has been
fled at New York against Ex-Governor
Campbell, Of Ohio, in favor of the First
National bank of Chicago.
The Bankers association of Missouri
has voted in favor of the repeal Of the
Sherman law
Assuming that n long Unsued revolver
was not loaded. Edward Burns snapped the
trigger carelessly and the bullet lodged in
the thigh Of his ll-year-old daughter Ger
trude. The wound is deep and dangerous
This was at Chicago
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
Proceedincs of the NIu.ic Concres.

CHICAGO, July s-The fifth day Of the
music congress found the attending crowds
in no degree diminished Notwithstand-
ing it was in>ufferably hot in the Hall Of
Columbus, 500 people were in their seats
to listen to the proceedings Of the women's
section Of the congress. The first paper
read was by Mrs. Theodore Thomas on
The Work Of Women's Amateur Musical
Clubs in America She was followed by
Miss Caroline q. Clark, OF Boston, who
sang a slumber song Of her own compost
ton and then other papers were read
The Illinois Music Teachers association
held a business meeting and then listened
to a piano recital by Allen H. Spencer
Rev. Charles VI. Stuart and Rev FLOYD W.
Tompkius read papers on church music
Addresses on the interstate reunion were
made by Max Lechner, Of Indiana: G. B.
Perrym, of Kansas; J. H Ruggles. of
Iowa, and Rudolf Roode, of Kentucky,
presidents Of the respective state organiza-
tiOus
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
cLue no THg goRogN MURDERS.
A Letter Written by an IIIiterate Wife to
Her Husband.

UTICA, y. Y, July s.-A special to the
Observer from Rome says DIR. c. II. Lloyd,
a dentist there, Wednesday night picked up
a letter on the street that was addressed
to Lawrence Carpenter, Albany, y. Y 1t
had been forwarded from Albany to Rome.
1t was postmarked at Fall River, Mass.
June = and the letter enclosed bore the
same date. The letter was evidently writ
ten by very illiterate person, and was in
substance as follows:
my DEAR HUsBAED-LiZZie has been ac-
quilted, and don't. think they can do any
thing with you now. / want you to come
home 70 spend the fourth. The papers give
description of the man seen over the office
on the morning of the murder. Can you
prove where you were on the morning of
the murder? "AENIE."
Up to the present correspondent thehas
not been able TO secure an accurate copy of
the letter, but the above contains the prin-
cipalportions of the epistle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08


while the other half passed into the
p!aisance 10 the rear OF the Irish village.
whose thatchel roofs were ablaze in t7yo
or three places \ stream OF water
quickly applied saved the structure and
the firemen- remained near by keeping a
stream playing saving it from destruction.
The Columbian guard, We're ordered out
by Colonel Rice and assisted the firemen
very materially.
The danger 10 the fair, unfortunately
was not the most serious result of the
blaze, which was in the Hotel Lincoln.
Miss Jessie Bigel1w, visitor to the fair
from Ogden. Titan, vas in the third story
and jumped from the window, iujuring
herself so that she may die Joseph
Cowles, Of the fire department, was over
come by heat and his condition Is serious.
John Powers, another fireman. was over
come by heat; Mrs McAleer, wife of the
proprietor OF the hotel, was slightly hurt
and an unknown man was cut by falling
glass. The property loss was $4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
j. j. Fuller "a Fraud.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The attention of
the war department has been called to the
operations of mar who signs himself ]
j. Fuller and represents himself as a
nephew OF Tn" chief justice of the. supreme
court He has addressed letter to the
sergeants Of the various military compan-
les throughout the west, which he requests
them to read to the companies, offering
throA;h the assistance of his uncle to OBJ
tain repeal of the laws preventing re-en-
lis,ment after ten years service and pro-
hibiting man purchasing his discharge
"Send me 81" be says in conclusion,
"and will guarantee large profits within
a short time"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
TELLER OF COLORADO TALKS.
He Is Confident of Silver Victory and
IelieNa, in Tint PInf.

Believes in That Plot.
CHICAGO, July S.--The silver men are
not demoralized and we VIII be ready to
meet Mr.. Cleveland and his friends on the
battle ground il special session said
Senator Teller, and he spoke with the
confidence Of man who seemed sure Of
his ground. ontinuing. he said: DESPITE
the great hue and cry and the thunder
bolts that have been launched at the silver
people, we find ourselves in good shape
and front unbroken. OF course I refer
more to the senate We have had a good
working majority for silver for some years
and in the change that have taken place
we still have a ma iOrity.
''The silver law will stand unless If is re-
placed by another law that will maintain
the double standard Of this country. I
know Mr.. Cleve and is making great
efforts to bring about the repeal OF the
Sherman act and Z using the lever Of pat
ronage to move some Of the silver men Of
his party He might as well 90 TO the
bankers in Wall street and get the money
and attempt to buy them outright as to.
use the federal patronage, for there is no
difference between the two so far as the
morality Of the ac- is concerned"
When asked what he thought of the
India suspension Of free coinage, the
senator said with deliberation, as il weigh
ing every word: i believe that the sus-
pension Of the Indian coinage was brought
about by cOllus on and that its effect
was deliberately planned in order to al
low Mr.. Cleveland to follow with the call
for the special sess on of congress and in
the apparent collapse Of silver secure the
repeal Of the Sherman bill without any
compensating clause. But it failed
India has not aban Toned silver and never
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
SUPPOSED RoeeER sURReNogRs.
Cut says He l. Innocent and That His
Wife Has Lied.

ST. LOUIS, July s.-Stephen Lyons walked
into the Central District police station
and surrendered himself TO Chief Of Police
Harrigan. He is accused Of being the lead
er Of the gang Of robbers who recently
held up and robbed the Mobile and Ohio
express train near Forest Lawn. Ills, and
who later on made similar but unsucces-
full attempt 10 hold up another train on
the same road near the former locality. a
few days ago a woman claiming to be Lyons
wife was injured in railroad accident near
Alton, Ills
While in the hospital, and fearing her
injuries would prove fatal, she made
confession duplicating her husband in the
train rObberies. The publication of this
confession it is believed led Lyons to sur
render a. he is well known TO the police
He denies the truth of his wife's statement
and claims that she is instigated by e.
sire for revenge for his abandonment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
Attempted to XIII Her Betrayer.

BENTON, Mo-, July Sin Judge Woods
court at Harrisonville an attempt was
made to kill ex-School Commissioner S.
G. Barker by girl whom, it is alleged,
he betrayed Barker has been under bond
for several months charged with the
crime, and suits both civil and criminal
are pending. While he was in the court
room his accuser approached him, draw
ing pistol. A brother Of Barker, with
the help of the sheriff, disarmed her.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
DRESS GOODS.

40 pieces Beiges. SO inches
wide in plain stripe and chevron
effects, worth 16c at Toe.
32Pieces changeable diagonals,
SO inches wide. beautiful shades.
worth 25c at 19c.
y pieces of satin striped
Beiges, 30 inches wide, worth
soc at 223c.
20 pieces all-wool, AZ inches
wide, dress plaids, summer
weight, worth soc at 35c.
10 pieces fancy dress flannel.,
summer weight. 80 inches wide,
worth 524c at Ale.
20 pieces all-wool French chal-
lies, worth sac at 43c.
10 fancy hop sackings. just the
thing for travelling dresses,
worth Coo at 52Ic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
Campania Breaks No Record.

QUEENSTOWN, July s-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, Captain Haines, from
New York, July !, for Liverpool, has ar
rived here. The time Of her passage was
five days, nineteen hours and seven
minutes, which does not equal her record
for the eastern passage, she having preyi-
ously made the voyage in five days. seven
teen hours and fortv-:wo minutes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, July s.-Joseph
Jefferson, the veteran actor, called on
President Cleveland at Gray Gables Mr.
jefferson said later that he had just visited
the president and found him much i'm
proved in general health and very Oh eerful.
Ills illness IS not Of a serious nature, "
continued Mr.. Jefferson. Nothing but a
slight attack OF rheumatism from which,
with needed rest, he viii recover in a few
DAYS "
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
FAIR THREATENED BY FIRE.
A Blaze Just Outside the Grounds-Five
Persons Injured.

WORLDS FAN: GROUNDS, July s.-A fire
occurred just outside the Worlds fair
grounds in the angle formed by the juno.
ton Of Midway Plaisance with the ex
position grounds. Owing to the close
proximity Of he fire and the danger
threatening tho plaisance the entire fire
department on the fair grounds was
called out. Hall OF the fire forces passed
out Of the grounds and aided the Hyde
Park department in their difficult task
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
DEATH OF JUSTICE gLATcHFoRD.
The Eminent Jurist Retain. Conscious.
ness Until Nearly the End

Inc Eminent Jurist Retains Conscious
ness Until Yearly the End.
NEWPORT, r. l., July S.-Associate JUS
tice Samuel Blatchford passed quietly and
peacefully away from earth at 7s2O last
evening. He retained consciousness until
one hour before his death. There was no
sudden change in his condition, simply the
the gradual slipping away which has been
taking place for the last week. The ar
rangements for the funeral are not com
pleted, but the body viii probably be taken
to Washin gtOn for interment For many
seasons he has been quiet visitor in the
city during the sun mer season, residing in
his own cottage on Greenough place.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08

WASHINGTON, July S.-Secretary Lamont
has decided that off GERS detailed as Indian
agents are not entitled to mounted pay
and directs them, i their duties require
them to be mounted, to apply to the in
terror department for mounts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
WORK OF A DEVIL.
Six Of a Family Butchered in
North Dakota.
THE DEED DONE BIZ A FARM HAND

Who Uses Double Bar He'd shot Gun in
His CTinse-Four Children Spared. but
the Daughter Who Pleaded for Them
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goodness of the
Misereant-He starts for the boundary
With All the Country After Him.
CAMPO. Y. D., July s-This community
was paralyzed by the arrival Of Miss Anna
kreider-whose father resided on farm
one and half miles from this place-but
partly dressed ana almost frantic. with
the startling announcement that her
fathers family had been butchered By the
hired man. Citizens who hurried to the
homestead found An awful spectacle 81
wholesale hatchery. The father lying n
his bed, the mother in the kitchen where
she had been preparing breakfast, three
girls. aged respectively 49, /. and years.
and one 7-year-old boy. lying stiff and
stark where they had fallen from wounds
inflicted By a double barre!let shot gun "a
the hands Of Albert Bomberger
Rayished the Girl and Left.
Bomberger was farm hand and di~-
tant relative OF the family who had been
in Mr. Kreeder- employ about nine
months The father was the first victim.
then the mother and the children in the
order named Mis-. Anna BIZ piteous sup
pIcatiOus induced the fend 10 spare her
life and those Of her three remaining little
brothers. At the muzzle Of his gun he
compelled her TO prepare his breakfast
with the corpse Of her mother lying at
her feet, which he leasurely ate. then
rayisheI her person and, tying her in the
BAN 20 prevent her escape. saddled
her fayOrite pony and rode away north
ward.
Struck the Dastard's Trail.
With the aid Of one OF her brothers Miss
Kreider succeeded in freeing herself and
making her way to town. necessarily leav-
ing her little brothers alone with their dead
parents. As soon a. the alarm was given
a dozen or more % CandO'- citizens started
nOrthward in pursuit. They struck the
trail Of BomberZer-who was evidently
making for the boundary line distant
about forty r1iles-at Snyder lake twelve
miles north Of here. He was again heard
Of at G:15 p. N. four miles east Of ROlla,
thirty miles north Of here and ten miles
south ri the boundary.
The Whole Country Alive.
The whole northern end Of the county is
a44't Win HieiI iOoSiHE iOI HIHi- anu u =
confidently expected that he viii be cap
tured. Bomberger has been a resident Of
this county of and on for about five years
and, although considered a somewhat reck-
less Young fellow, had pever developed any
popularity that would furnish foundation
fora suspicion Of capability for any such
horrible crime. When he left he robbed
the house Of all the money it contained
about S5O-and other valuables that he
could find.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
Tic aFob Lot IL Head

BAEDwELL- KY, July s.-The whole
country around this town turned ont to
burn alive the negro who Is alleged to
have brutally murdered the two daughters
Of Mr.. Ray and who was captured in
Missouri Preparations had been made To
burn him, but the mob was so infatuated
that somehow be was hanged TO a tele-
graph pole en- route TO the stake. Every
iody around here is angry and disap-
pointed at the outcome
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
Scorrs a. :he <atiouaI Came.

CHICAGO, July s-League scores on the
base bail field we're a. follows: At
Pittsburg Boston 0. Pittsburg 5. at CHI
cagO-PhiiaGe!ph:a 10, Chicago 10. at
Clcy e!and-BalrimOre Is, Cleveland >: az
Loui~vi!le-New York =. Louisville I: at
st. Louis---N ash!ngton 8, st. Louis .; at
Cincinnati. rain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08

PHILADELPHIA, July s.-A specia, agent
Of the treasury department seized nearly
one thousand and eight hundred pounds
Of tobacco which had fraUdUlently passed
the customs house at O-densburg y Y.
as filters when 1t was the finest Sumatra
leaf n~ed c=ly - wrappers. 1t Is said
that the l3ss,s Of revenue TO the govern
ment 10y these Canadian importations.
covering nGTaber II years, Will amount
L. nNrr Il mNI On
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
PULLED Tne ThRoITLE wloE oPEN.
An Intended Bandit Rescue and Train
Robbery Baffied.

Robbery Baffied.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, July s.-An attempt
was made to hold up the Little Rock ex-
press on the Kansas and Arkansas Valley
railroad at Hansen, a flag station 4
passenger who got on at the station beyond
Hansen told Conductor Periue that there
would be trouble at Hansen. The conduc-
tor posted the engineer Sure enough the
train was tagged. The engineer answered
the signal with his whistle and slackened
speed as though he was going to stop, but
when he saw eight or nine masked men
armed with WincheSters and six shooters
he pulled the throttle wide open. laid down
by the boiler and the train pulled out at
the rate of sixty miles an hour The rob
hers thought Henry Starr, the Indian
territory desperate, was to be brought
through on that train and IL was their in
tention 10 rescue him and then rob the
train.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
One More peath From the Fire.

ST. PAUL, July s.-Miss Lulu Morgan, a
girl of II years, daughter of Rev. David
Morgan, is dead from the burns she re-
ceived in escaping from the burning
Bethel. She is the fourth victim Of the
big fire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
No More Postm asters at Present.

WASHINGTON, July s.-Postmaster Gen
eral Bissell said that until the presidents
return no further appointments of presi-
Dental postmasters would be made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
PRESIDENT cLEvELAN0's ILLNESS.
Rheumatism and Has Had a Tooth Pulled
That l. All.

BUZzARD's BAY, July s.-President
Cleveland has rheumatism in his left leg
from the knee down There l. nothing
else the matter with him except that he
has had tooth pulled. There Is nocancer
nor other ailment Of the kind and all such
reports are absolutely false. SO saws DIR.
Bryant. The operation which hys-
terical newsmen have made so much of
was the pulling OF the tooth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
LACES

The biggest bargains in laces
ever placed on sale in the tri-
cities-three assorted lots:
Lot Consists of laces. as
sorted widths and styles. worth
from 3 to Is cts at y cts a yard.
Lot 2-COntains about 100
pieces in different styles, quality
and width, worth from Is to IS
cts at ) cts yard.
Lot Sis made up from very
fine assorted laces in all widths.
worth from % to 80 cts at 10 cts
a yard. Don't fail to see them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08
W ASH GOODS.

Note our bargains in wash
goods:
Tennis flannel worth &c at Ale.
Outing flannel autumn cloth
worth &C at &c.
French printed flannel. fast
colors. worth Sc at &c.
Scotch lawns worth &c at &c.
Linen, finest lawns worth SIC
at 6Ic.
Botiste. Sc inches wide, worth
Zoe at Sc
Fancy printed chevrons worth
10lc at D.
Scotch zephyrs worth lie at
81 cents.
Best French Saline worth 29c
at 24c,
Plain black Saline worth l2Jc
at 81 cents.
Fancy crinkled seersucker
worth 121c at &c.
Good dress ginghams SC.
Best Renfrow dress ginghams
worth 10c at re.
Printed mulls worth 10c at 7Bc.
Fancy striped black Saline
worth 17lc at 12lc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08

GENTS UNDERWEAR.
% dozen gents Balbriggan
Gauze shirts. all sizes, worth %
cts at 16 cts.
y dozen Gents Gauze shirts,
all sizes, worth so cts at 221 cts.
&c dozen Mems Clouded shirts.
summer weight, worth 80 cts at
222 cts.
20 dozen better quality worth
So cts at 25 cts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-08

Who Uses a Double Bar He'd shot Gun in
His Crin.e-Four Children Spared. but
the Daughter Who Pleaded for Them
Ravished-RemarkabI Goodness of the
Miscrsant-He starts for the boundary
With All the Country After Him.
, 1893-07-19
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