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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

f. b. Ford. a newspaper correspondent,
at Dundas, MINI. criticised "A revival thr ee
and the people strung him up to a
tree, when his brother opened fire with a
rifle. wOunding one. The rest ran away.
Ford had tainted, but was resuscitated.
Joseph Binn's chemical works at Will
iamsburg, y. Y. were burned. Loss $780,
coo.
Hobbs & Tucker, private bankers at Al
bany. Ga, have failed. Their deposits ag-
gregated $50 coo.
John ID Rockefeller is reported to have
purchased the st. Luke's Hospital proper
~ opposite his residence on Fifth avenue,
New York city, for -. 10000
Annie + Murphy. or Dool.ttle the noto-
riouS woman for-er. has been convicted at
st Cloud Mimi The prisoner tainted
when the verdict was announced. She was
given four years.
Obituary: At Auburn. Ala. DR.. l.. y.
LuptoH. professor OF chemistry in the \.
and NJ college OF Alabama. At syracuse
y. y. General James n. Hall, of Ddmaris-
Gotta, Me. At Ann Arbor. Mich, Alder
man Ariel II! Fillmore
\ poll of l22 members of congress shows
that - favor the repeal OF the Sherman
law, ~ oppose it and 5 are on the fence.
Two tramps found the home of c. II.
Brethoid. at Willmette Chicago suburb,
in charge of a small boy. They bound and
gagged the boy poured whisky down his
throat until he was stupefied and then pill
LACED the houSc.
The Milwaukee police believe that a
body picked up in Milwaukee river is that
of Hermann Schaffner, the Chicago bank
er who mysteriously disappeared.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
ROBBERY BAFFLED
Attempt to Lootisa Train in
Omaha.
BUT THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS

And the Road Agent Takes to the Woods,
Much Surprised-AFraud Uncovered al
West superior-He saved Train in
Hope of Proht-s0ntae, the Californis
Bandit, Shot-Devlish Child Murder.
OMAHA. June 13-The Missouri Pacific
express No 2, bound for St. Louis, was
held up by a masked man at the Leaven-
worth street crossing within the city linn.
its, but the robber was scared away before
he obtained anything The first intima.
nation of any trouble was when man
climbed over the tender and Engineer
Simacum was ordered at the point of a
pistol to slow up. Orders were then given
to pull ahead six car lengths to place OPP
posite cornfield, where it is supposed
that other confederates were concealed,
came to full stop.
The Robber Strikes a Snag.
The engineer obeyed, but when the point
was reached the light of a switch engine
was seen just ahead on a siding. The rob
Der evidently did not expect this turn OF
affairs, as il is a very unusual occurrence
for the railroad to employ an engine III
that part of the yards so late at night and
Immediately jumped off the train and put
across the country. Passengers on the
train had no idea what had happened and
the trainmen were glad enough to escape
without further molestation. No clew td
the whereabouts of the man have yet beer
found and it is not known whether there
was any considerable money aboard OF
not. Two years ago a similar hold-up oc
Cured within quarter of mile of the
Same nlarp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
WARNER APPEALS FOR FAIR PLAY.
The Court AdjOurns and the Clerks Hold
an INDIGNATION Meeting.

The Court Ad1OurnS ana the clerks ftOiu
an Indignation Meeting.
The sight of him standing stopped the
rush DR. Shaeffer directed Mr.. Warner to
take his seat, but the latter refused and
raising his voice managed to make himself
| heard. His first words brought quiet.
This outbreak of feeling must be sup
pressed he said. Not by the strong
hand of the law, but by the hand of fra
ternity. IApplause.l 1 appeal to you to
| have fair play as American citizens and
not to stain the fair name of the glorious
| capital of the republic. appeal to you in
| the name of the Master who reigns
above"
The crowd fell into Mr.. Warmers way of
thinking and cried. Yes He saw his
| advantage, and made an appeal to let the
question of allowing Colonel Ainsworth
! to remain to be settled by cool heads.
When he took his seat, however, there
were more threatening mutterings, and at
800 p. m. DIR. Shaeffer quickly adjourned
the inquest until 10 O'Clock this morning.
The department clerks stood about the
hall talking excitedly over the incident.
Colonel AinswOrth sat in his chair for a
minute, and then walked quietly out of
the building through side door connected
with Wizards hotel. When the hall was
emptied the excited language of the clerks
continued ON the sidewalk, and finally
Butler Fitch mounted the entrance steps
of the building and proposed an indigna-
ton meeting Immediately. The PROPOSE
ton was adopted and the clerks took pos
session of the hall.
Smith Thompson who made many
bitter remarks against Colonel Ainsworth
and Jacob Frech in his testimony, was
chairman of the meeting and bitter de-
nunciations OF Colonel Ainsworth and OF
those who justified his course We're in
dulced in \ committee consisting of
Smith Thompson, w. \. Sayre, b. Fitch,
Percy Monroe and NJ. NJ. Jarvis was APP
pointed to wait upon the president and
protest against the proposed secret session
and to urge the suspension of Colonel
Ainsworth, pending the investigation.
Subsequently it was said that the inquest
would resumed under betterpolice arrange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
OUTBREAK OF THE MOB SPIRIT.

Attempt to Drive Col. AinswOrth from
Facing His Accusers.
James A. Long believing the building to
be insecure had been assured by several
clerks that there was no danger. He had,
however, secured leave of absence and in
sured his life. Albert N. Crosby, third
floor clerk, was not allowed to finish his
testimony. While he was being examined
q man walked slowly to place behind
Colonel Ainsworth's chair and said some
thing in such loud voice that it brought
a warning 1sh-h" from some of those
present But the man was not to be
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals. will be received at the City
9efk's ofice. Rock Island, Ill, until Monday,
July 3, 1898 at O'Clock M, for constructing
The improvement ordered by ordinance of
of the eiAV of Rock Island, passed June {, 1893,
entitled IAN ordinance for the improvement of
Seventeenth and Ninete enth streets from the
south line of Third to the north line of FOuih
avenue, and of Twenty-thr I'd street from the
south line of Z bird to the north line of Fourth
ave ,, from the south line of Fifth avenue east
along said Twenty third street south to line $40
{, e. south of and parallel with the south line of
Ninth avenue" Under the above ordinance, the
said streets are ordered curbed with curb stones,
excavated and graded, improved and paved with
pavnx brick of good qualify
Pans and specifications for said frnprovem mt
file at the City Clerks ONCE.
Al bids must be accompanied with Terrified
check in the sum of $500 payable TO the order of
the treasurer of said city, which shall BECOME
forfete ed to said city in the bidder shall fail
to enter into contract with approved sureties to
execute the work for the plans mentioned in his
bid and according to the plans and specifications
in til event that the contract shall be awarded to
him.
Tho right 10 reject any all bids proposals
is hereby expressly reserved by said city.
A d. HUESING, City Clerk
Rock Island ILL.,, June.ls, 1898.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Dcviiish Crime by a Boy.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. d. June 13.-One OF
the most devilish and unnatural deeds ever
perpetrated in the state has been commit
ted in Charles Mix county. The l2-ycar-Old
son of Mrs. Effiin. a farmers wife. was left
in charge of his half sister, years old.
Because the baby became fretful the in
human boy got down a shotgun and shot
the little one in the head, instantly Kill
ing it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
sic Chicago Clothing Firm Assigns.

CHICAGO. June 13.-The Charles p kel
logg Clothing and Mems Furnishing com
pany, at 161 Franklin street, is in the hands
of the Chicago Title and Trust company as
receiver The compliments state that the
assets of the company are S1,630, 600 OF
which 500, 900 consists of notes and &C
counts The liabilities are given at $780,
361. 80 The receiver has been instructed to
wind up the affairs of the concern.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
=. ,.an VIC can Wen snare

VIsALIA, Cal. June 13-John Sontag,
the notorious train handft who had been
hunted for by officers for months without
success has been caught at last. Officers
surprised him At IA cabin in the mountains
and shot him and he may die. His part
ner Evans escaped. Officer Jackson was
shot in the leg, which has been amputated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Freak of N Canadian Woman.

QUEBEC. June 13.-A curious freak OF
nature has just come to light in Leeds
Magantic county, where Mrs. Stankleer Ne.
Gently gave birth TO four children, two
boys and two girls. One of the boys has
three hands, two of them being attached
to the same wrist.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Boat Upset and Men Drowned.

PITTsBUEG, June 13.-Harry Boyd and
Fred Nj. O'Donnell We're drowned in the
Allegheny river ut the foot of Sixth street
bridge. The two men with another com
panion were out in boat which upset
The bodies We're recovered 1t is said that
the men had been drinking
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Records of the Ban PLAYERS.

CHICAGO, June 13.-Following are the
League scores on the base ball diamond
At Neutrality-suspicious. 6, Washington
q at Philadelphia-St. Louis 3. Philadel.
phia 2; at Baltimore-Cleveland Is, Balti'
more y: at Boston-Pittsburg 4, Boston Z
at Observation-Disclosures 13: Brooklyn IA;
at New York-Louisville g. New York 13
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Holds the Mortgage Void.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 13-Master in Chan.
Gerry Fishback has held the mortgage given
by the Hopper Lumber company, of Michi.
gan City, to the Sutton Manufacturing
company, of Detroit void. The mortgage
was for 100000. J. 5. Hopper was presi.
dent of both companies. The lumber com.
pany failed for S110,C last July.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Order of the Mystic Shrine.

CINCINNATI. June t13.--For three days
this week Cincinnati will entertain mem
bers of the Order of the Mystic Shrine.
The gathering is known as the Imperial
Council of North America of the Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
and it is estimated that 5000 mobiles, 81
coming from all parts of the Union, will
take part in the festivities.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Were Graduated at west Point.

WEST POINT, n. Y, June 13.-Following
are western boys graduated at the military
academies, with their positions in the
class as to general merit: George II. Nc
Manus, of Iowa, seventh; David NJ King,
Ohio, twelfth; Howard l., Lauback Indi-
ana, thirteenth; Elmer w. Clark, Iowa,
sixteenth; Herbert E. Crosby, Illinois,
twenty-fourth: Thomas l.. Smith, Indiana
twenty ninth; Edward E. Hartwick. Michi-
gan, thirty third; Harry H. Pattison, In
diana, fortieth; Howard R. Perry, Illinois,
forty-second.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
FOUND OUT TO BE A FRAUD.
The Man Who Saved Train on thu
south shore Road.

SOUTH ShOrt IStbau-
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, June l3--lt turns
out that the man who saved" the South
Shore train from the Vaccinations of wreck
ers few days ago was not switchmani
but a fraud He is a homesteader and had g
scheme to make little money. He has
confessed that he tore up the rail himself
ard tagged the train in the hope of get
ting a good reward for saving the passen-
gers from wreck and robbery. He gets nd
reward. but has first-claSs chance of get.
ting a term in prison.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
General strike of Mill Hands.

BIDDEFORD, Me, June 13-The threat.
ened general strike at the Pepperell and
Laconia mills is "on." Fully half of ths
employees of the two corporations are out.
The agent is undecided whether to shut
down or continue running the mills with
half crew.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
VIII Wheel Across the Continent.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Tom Roe has be
gun his race to San Francisco on bicycle
against time. He was started from the
Barrett House. Broadway and Forty-third
street. by George II. Dickinson, editor of
the Daily America
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13

The largest yield of oranges at Pomona,
Cal, this year was from grove of trees II
years old. Six acres yielded $500 boxes.
Two trees yielded thirty-five boxes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
steward on the shermnn Ac,.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Replying to a
letter asking him if the Sherman act will
be repealed Senator Stewart saws: .'No
the Sherman act will not be repealed"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
The Cowboy Race Starts

CHADRoN, Neb., June 13-The cowboy
race from here to Chicago started this
morning, Governor Crounse giving the sig.
nal There were twenty-five starters
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
Noted Press Manufacturer Dea.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., June aA<-Calvert B.
Cottrell, the wcll-known Printing press
is dead.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13

Many wife and mother, who seems doomed
to die because she suffers from diseases peculiar
TO women, which saps her life away like VAN
pire and battles the skill of the family physician,
can be saved by employing the proper remedy.
This remedy is DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescrip-
ton, the greatest boon ever conferred by man on
weak, suffering, despairing women. 1t is spe-
cific for all phases of female weakness, no mat
ter what their name.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13

Leaf by leaf the roses fall;
One by one our dear ones die.
o, TO keep them with US still
Loving hearts send up the cry.
Wife and mother,'O how dear.
Fading like a mist away.
Father, let US keep them here,
Pearfullv IN God we Drav
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13

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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21
STAGE eLlNTs.

E. j. Henley and Aubrey Boucicault
will produce Captain Horne. U. S. A.
this season.
The Gaiety Opera company has been
feorganized, with most of the old favor.
ties. including Milton Aborn.
Katharine Rober is making very
successful tour of the country in Bartley
Cainpbells 5-act romantic play. "A
Heroine in Rags"
Normac, the famous leaping grey,
hound, who holds the worlds record foi
high jumping, is connected with Bur.
tines $4,000 dog hippodrome.
A Chicago paper says of Baroness
Blanc that ''she will take the place va
Gated by James Owen O'Conor and
should be treated in the same manner"
Nat Goodwin always likes part in
which there is little pathos, and fol
that reason he always preferred to play
''The Gold Mine" to any of his othei
pieces.
Assisting Manager Candy, on the bust.
ness end of the Francis Wilson Opera
company, is Guy P. Wilson, until re-
Gently an active newspaper man of Bal
timore.
In DR.. Carver's ''The Scout" Indians,
cowboys and bronchos by the dozen enact
wild scenes in the most realistic manner.
A most sensational scene is presented in
the piece-a horse falling through a
bridge depth of twenty-five feet into a
deep tank under the stage, representing
the bottom of canyon.
Denman Thompson was in the line of
ticket buyers at the benefit recently ten
dered to Harry Hine in New York.
When he got to the box Office he landed
an envelope to the treasurer, saying:
Here's little check | brought up to
you. don't know Mr.. Hine, but was
told that he is a good fellow, and that's
all wanted to know"
There is one scene in Diplomacy"
where John T. Sullivan throws himself
into chair He missed the chair in
Philadelphia, and striking the floor dis
located his shoulder joint. He whis-
pered to the stage hands to send for a
surgeon. After that act the surgeon put
the joint into position again, and the
actor finished his work without missing
line.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21
RAILROAD JoTTINes.

The Pennsylvania company is double
tracking the Chicago and Indianapolis
division between Logansport and Anoka.
Information from a reliable source is
to the effect that negotiations are pend
ing which will probably result in con-
solidation of the Pullman and the Wag-
ner palace car companies.
The Kansas and Texas railroad has
entered into contract with the Ameri-
can Express company to perform the ex-
press business over the entire Missouri,
Kansas and Texas system from Feb. l..
1893
The Great Northern has inaugurated
mixed train service between Spokane
Falls and Wenatlchee, Wash, 173 miles.
The new arrangement opens up seven
teen new stations on the line of the Pa
cific extension.
After being abandoned for more than
twelve years the Mays Landing and
Egg Harbor City railroad, seven miles
long, will be operated as soon as the
necessary repairing is done. Almost a
new railroad will have to be constructed.
The New York Central is putting fix
lures for using compressed gas in all the
new coaches, as well as equipping the
old coaches, at the rate of ten week.
The gas plant is at Syracuse, and it is
one Of thirty or more located at differ
ent parts of the country ON theC6rst class
railroads.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

Sharp complaint is made of how the
farmers of Maine are 'ground down by
the heel of the greedy capitalist" In
this case the greedy capitalist is the
sweet corn Gamer of Maine. The prin-
cipal agricultural industry in some parts
Of the state is the raising Of sweet corn
for the canneries, and Maine canned
sweet corn has name throughout the
world A writer on the subject tear
fully begs the prosperous Gamers to
consider the farmers little next year,
and for the love of humanity to offer a
fair price to the farmers. Well, they
will not do it. 1t is not the way of cap
italists ever TO cut down their own prof
its for the love of humanity. The only
thing will be for the agriculturists, for
love of themselves, to start canneries Of
their own ON the cooperative plan.
They can do it. The canneries Of Maine
are represented as without exception
prosperous and growing more 80.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21
Buried Unaer ssveury IONS OF uo.,.

James Bordley, of Chester, lost his
life in a strange manner at the Wellman
Iron and Steel works. The company
have All appliance for loading coal into
cars through chutes. Bordley was on
top of 400-ton pile of coal, and when
the chute was opened he was sucked into
the chute, and seventy tons of coal COW
cred him over. Twenty men worked for
an hour to move the coal pile, but when
Bordley's body was recovered life was
extinct.-Philadelphia Times.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

A financial writer bewails the fact
that the south this year will get $16.-
500, 900 less for her cotton crop than she
did last year, thereby cutting down the
sum of our exports by that amount. But
this is no loss really. The wise southern
farmers planted 100000 acres less in
cotton than they did last year. The
place of the $16,5OO.0OO for export is
taken by S7,5O0,0OO worth of sugar,
rice, wheat, corn and garden vegetables.
Much of this the southern farmer will
consume at home in place of articles
which he formerly bought. There is no
loss here; there is large gain.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

Louis Gathmann, mechanical en-
gineer of Chicago. has invented a new
torpedo. 1t is discharged in the first
place from gun, then flies through the
air for any desired distance, after which,
If it is wanted to strike under water, it
will sink slightly and travel to the
weakest part of the enemy's vessel and
explode. tsinventor says. Hsclaims that
it will perform its duties of destruction
either above the water or under it, and
any merchant vessel can be armed with
it readily. The torpedo itself has wings
of steelto uphold it and rndder to steer
itself by. We shall have so many ter
rible inventions of destruction that after
awhile nations will be afraid to go to
war any more, knowing that at the first
onslaught whole armies and navies will
mutually blow each other up.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

Women have talked dress reform for
dozen years past, but the first ones to
really apply it are the Ann Arbor col
lege girls. On stormy day not long
since they came out in force wearing
the Jenness Miller rainy day dress. The
skirt reached down half way between
the knee and ankle. Long CATERS COW
cred the shoe tops and extended to the
knee. The girls declared they really en-
joyed walking in the mud and rain with
this rig on.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

I'VE are Jews, not Hebrews or
Israelites,' says the editor of Jewish
Tidings. There is an impression that
it is courtesy to call us Hebrews, thus
implying that there is some stigma
attached to the name of Jew, The
Tidings is constantly seeking to remove
this impression :"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

A thrilling experience that was which
the men on board Professor Bakers new
submarine boat encountered in their voy-
age under water from Detroit to Chi
cago. The submarine boat was towed
by a tug across the lakes at the time of
the late terrific storm. To keep the boat
from being lost it was lowered below
the action of the storm tossed waves, ten
feet under water There the men staid
till the wind subsided. They would have
died from suffocation, however, If they
had remained constantly ten feet down,
so every two hours, even when the waves
were highest, it was necessary to raise
them to the surface to get whiff of
fresh air. 1t was a thorough test not
only of the endurance of the submarine
boat, but also of the men.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

The boomers ON the Kansas borders of
the Cherokee strip will have good time
dancing to warm their toes while they
await the opening of the strip. They
could get homestead with less trouble
by staying where they were and work
ing and laying up money. Then they
could step in and buy outright, cheap,
one of the claims that Disguised boomers
will be leaving in about year after set
tlement.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

There would be one advantage in max
ing Mrs, Lease United States senator.
Pretty female lobbyists could never
wheedle her into any measure. If she
is at all like other women, the prettier
the lobbyists were the more they could
not get away with her.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13

should operate them, not for Profit, but ex-
ClusiVsly for the convenience and enjoy
ment Of the people, as the electric light
plant is already operated in the city. And
further
Resolved, That the system of letting con-
tracts for public work should be abolished
and the CITY should purchase its own ma
terials and employ IT'S own wOrkmen, thus
securing good work while controlling the
hours of labor and paying in decent wages
what now goes to contraCtorB.
Resolved, That the candidate nominated
by this convention shall pledge himself, if
elected, to carry out these views 30 the ut
most extent existing laws will permit, and
to use every honest means, when the legis-
lsturs meets, to induce such changes In the
laws as shall enable the city to carry these
views into full effect.
Resolved, That we ask the CO. operation
Of all citizens, regardless Of their affiliations
for state and national purposes who believe
in these principles as applied to municipal
affairs, leaving wider issues to be disposed
Of in elections which can affect them.