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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16

ST. LOUIS, Aug. l6.-ln answer to queries
brokers and financiers of this city all ia
vor the increase in bank circulation pro.
posed in the senate, as it will immediately
place SO, 100000 in the channels of trade
and restore confidence in all lines of bust
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Insult to Uncle sam.

NIAGARA FALLS Ont, Aug. 16.-It has
been ascertained that in addition to de-
stroving American flags during the recent
demonstration here by the Odd Fellows
the coat-of-arms was torn from the Office
door of the United States consul and can
not be found
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Will Test a Populist Assessment.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. let is given out
by Judge J. H. Richards, attorney for the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company, that
the railroads of Kansas will test the le-
gallty OF the railroad assessment made by
the Populist board of railroad assessors on
the ground that 1t is exorbitant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Found 1t Necessary to Hetrench.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 16.-The
Chicago and West Michigan and Detroit,
Lansin and Northern roads have made a
nominal reduction of 10 per cent in the
salaries of all employees receiving $50 a
month and over. The reasons assigned
are the general falling off in the business.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
THE MOST STUBBORN

IHb M OSI SIOBB ORN
Skin and Scalp Diseases, the worst
forms of Scrofula, all blood taints
and poisons of every name and nat
ure, are utterly rooted out by DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
For every disease caused by torpid
liver or impure blood, it is the only
remedy so certain and effective that
it can be guaranteed. If it fails to
benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
Eczema, letter, Salt-rheum, Fry
sipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Enlarged
Glands, Tumors, and Swellings, and
every kindred ailment, are COM
pletely ard permanently cured by it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Cut Out of One Day a Week.

SEDALIA, Mo, Aug. I6.-An order has
been posted in the Missouri Kansas and
Texas shops that work would be suspended
every Wednesday to reduce expenses
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Another Bank Resumes.

FORT SCoTT, Kan, Aug. l6.-The First
National bank of this city, which sus
pended on July IS, has resumed business.
The examiner pronounces it in splendid
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16
Demp,tev Not Ir,-to f1pht.

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-The Dempsey
Burge fight is off, ruthill having de-
clined to go on with the match owing to
Dempsey's being physically unfit to fight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-16

Sometimes after years of unhealthful
living which has had no apparent effect a
child will succumb in a week to some pre-
vailing disease, and his death will be called
"mYsterious visitation of Providence"
The morning call., 1893-12-25
DETECTIVES ON THE TRAIL.
Will Smith Thinks 1t Was the Work
of Local Crooks.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 24-Detective viii
Smith of the Southern Pacific, who started
out about O'Clock with posse, returned
about noon. He says the work was that
OF green hands, who went out from this
city and returned Immediately after the
robbery. He thinks they are local men,
and this evening the officers are working
on clew which promises 10 lead to their
capture. One of the men went out early
IN the evening with horses and the other
followed on the train. At Roscoe the first
man Quilt a fire by the track, and as the
train approached poured oil on the flames
as signal 10 his confederate. who was on
top of a freightcar just behind the tender.
The latter then clambered down over
the tender. and covering the engineer with
his revolver ordered him to stop the train.
which he did, when the other man ap-
pesred at the cab and the hold-up"
was proceeded with. There Is another
story, which is to the effect that the
| robbers went OUT on the train as pas
sengers, having purchased tickets to Bur-
bank, where they left the train ostensbly.
but made their way forward in the dark
ness and again boarded the train forward.
when they made their way to the engine
over the tender.
The Southern Pacific Company has Of
fered a reward of $500 in addition to the
$1,000 which the express company offers In
all cases Of this character.
Wells, Fargo & Co. have offered a
reward of $1,000 for information leading to
the arrest of the robbers in addition to the
regular Wells Fargo-reward.
The following is description Of the
men: One man is about five feet nine
inches in height. weight about 175 pounds,
wore dark colOred cape overcoat. white
hat and light musiache. The other about
same height. Meight 16O hounds.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
ALL HANDS ROBBED.
Masked Men Loot Train i'm
Indian Territory.
A Large Amount of Piunder Secured
From the Express-Car and
the Passengers.

PARSONS, Kans., Dec 24-One of the
boldest train robheries ever attempted oc-
Cured about o'clock tonight at Semi
mole, Ind. T., on the Kansas and Arkansas
division of the Missouri Pacific. The
train was bound for Little Rock and as it
approached the engineer saw danger sig
nal aud slowed up. Two or three men
boarded the engine and compelled the en-
gineer and fireman to jump out OF the ca D..
Half dozen other men, armed with Win
chesters and revolvers, were at the side of
the track.
The balance of the train crew, who came
forward to ascertain the cause of the stop
page, were corraled and placed in charge
of guard.
The mail car was then attacked and the
pouches rifed Of their contents and the
letters In pigeoD-holes gone through and
valuable contents extracted. The express
car was next looted of all valuable matter,
the messenger being powerless to offer re-
sisten ce.
Then all the passengers In the coaches
were stripped of yaluables by eight heavily
armed desperadoes.
Every passenger gave up without strug-
gle, glad to escape with whole skin, and
no violence as offered. A big booty was
secured. but no estimate of the loss can be
given.
A posse was organized as soon as posi-
BILE, and deputies are hot on the trail of the
robbers. 1t is probable fight will ensue
if the gang is overtaken.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
WAS TRACED BY HIS WIFE.
The Arrest of Henry B. Shields,
an Ohio Merchant.
A WEALTHY MANS WANDERINds
E. M. Byers of Pittsburg Said to
Have Been Kept in Duress for
Many Months.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Henry B. Shields of
Coleman, Shields & Co. of Niles, Ohio,
was arrested last night on charge Of kid
naping E. Nj. Byers of Pittsburg, mem
Der of wealthy iron house of that city,
The warrant was sworn out by Mrs. Byers.
Shields arrived at Chicago yesterday and
registered at a hotel under an assumed
name After arrest he was admitted to
bail in $4,000.
Attorney George S. Baker. representing
Mrs. Byers, says that last May Shields
brought Byers from Pittsburg to Chicago
and placed him in charge of DR.. Tallman
at the Great Northern Hotel, and that by
various artifices Byers' temporarily weak
mind was inflamed against his wife, who
for three months had vainly tried to ascer-
tain his Whereabouts. Letters written to
her by her husband were never sent After
a long search Byers was found in St. Paul
in charge of female nurse, and returned
with his wife TO Chicago. only to be again
taken away by DIR. Tallman during the i'll
ness of Mrs. Byers. This time Tallman
and nurse took Byers to Montreal and
registered under false names.
Since then Byers has been taken to diff
ferent parts OF the country. and though be
has drawn but very little money from his
firm about $4,000 has been supplied from
some source and spent on his account
Baker says Byers wants to go to his wife
but is held in duress. DR.. Tallman ridi-
cules the story of abduction and of Byers'
insanity. He says that owing TO his wife's
peculiarities Byers vas unable to live with
her and became a sufferer from nervous
prostration. On returning to St. Paul he
tried to live with her for fourteen days,
but could stand it no longer. and told DR..
Tallman he was going away where be
would have chance to get well. Since
then DR.. Tallman has not seen him but
nce. His friends know where he is, for
he writes to them occasionally. Shields
left to-day for PIttsburg. but will return
w edne sday, when the case will be called.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
PICkING'S ACTS.
Complaints Against the
Commander.
PECULIAR CHARGES MADE.
A Claim That His Reports Are
Misleading.
PECULIAR CHARGES MADE.
DE MELLo'S SHIPS ADVANCING
Peixoto Will Increase His Forces by
Raising the National Guard
Standard.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-The Herald prints
the following from Montevideo: Advices
from Rio say that General Telles, who
bad one of his legs shot off recently by the
insurgents during an attack upon Cover
nor Island. died to-day.
Captain Picking's refusal to give Ameri-
can vessels in Rio harbor all the protection
they desired from the rebel fire while
landing cargoes is asserted by aggrieved
shIp-masters to be virtual recognition of
the insurgents as belligerents. and their
view is evidently shared by the American
| merchants in the city.
Three persons say Captain Picking's re-
ports of the situation to Secretary of the
Navy Herbert have been so vague as to be
| absolutely misleading. They declare If
firm stand were taken just now by the
American naval officers here it would be
of material aid in bringing about salts
factory ending of the revolution.
| The Herald's dispatch from Bahia says:
A report has reached here that the Gov
ernment forces available for actual SER
vice having been allowed to suffer serious
depletions from one cause and another,
Peixoto has now determined to raise the
strength of the National Guard to high
standard in several provinces. Accord
| ingly, be has issued an order that drafts
shall Immediately be made for that pur-
pose OF slightly more than 1900 men in
each of the following provinces: Para
| Piauhi, Sac Paulo, Para Haiba and Per-
nambuco.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Minister Men,
donca received a cablegram from Rio late
| last night. He said it ontained very en-
couragng information. "The Government
reports to me-" said the Minister. there
have been several important changes in
positions at Rio which greatly strengthen
the Government. All the commanding
| islands in the bay are now in the possession
of the Government. except Villegaignon,
| Costet and Paquela."
Concerning the cipher message from
Rio. received last night from Captain
Picking, Secretary Herbert. having de-
ciined to give it out for publication, said
to-day: There is nothing in the message
to indicate any recent victories, eth er for
| the Government or rebels. or that there is
any material change in the situation"
| BUENos AYREs. Dec. 24-It is reported
| the Brazilian rebel warships Aquidaban
and Repuolica are bound for Montevideo,
where they will attack President Peix-
otb's feet which Is fitting out there.
| General Emile Mitre, chief of the gen
eral staff, is dead.
! PERNAMBUCo, Dec. 24.-It is announced
that Admiral de Cana continues to OBJ
struct the landing of cargoes from ships,
and only American and German merchan-
disc is guaranteed protection.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
NO FIGHT IN FLORIDA.
The Corbett-MitcheII Contest
Can't Take Place There.
Governor Mitchell Says the Troops
Will Be Called Out if Neces-
sary to Stop 1t.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA special to tie
World from Tampa, Fla. says: Governor
Mitchell tonight declared emphatically
that he would stop the ett-Mitchell
fight if it required the services of every
officer and soldier in Florida. Later he
furnished the following statement for pub
lication: "When ] became convinced
that they meant to have a fight in this
State l was opposed to it, and gave. the
Sheriff of Duval County Instructions 10
prevent it. He shall now have all the
backing the State authorities can afford
him in his efforts 10 maintain public peace,
and the State troops will be at his call il
necessary. 1t may be that the Sheriff NAV
fail TO act, but I cannot help that, nor do
believe he will, for he is pledged TO carry
out his instructions"
Charley Mitchell arrived in this city
from Boston this morning. A friend
wired Mitchell that it was rumored that
Governor Mitchell will not allow the fight
to come off on Florida soil When he
heard of this move he said he would re-
main in Philadelphia until he was sure
that his fight with Corbett would be al
lowed to take place without interference.
He will keep up his training. however.
j. E. T. Bowden. general manager of the
Duval Athletic Club. said when told Of
the Governors intention: 'I don't pro-
pose to be party to any unlawful pro-
ceedngs. whatever. Our attorneys tell us
the courts must of necessity sustain us.
and so with the Circuit Court decision in
our favor and the city ordinance permitting
the contest. the Governor and sheriff can
DO nothing.
"This contest will come off in Jackson
vile on January % as sure as the sun will
rise tomorrow morning. A test case
will be brought in the Circuit
Court here Tuesday or Wednesday
under the Florida statute and l am
perfectly confident Judge Call will decide
there is no law to prevent this boxing
match-no one under which either the
Duval Club or the principals can be inter-
fered with. But if the Judge decides the
club or pugilists are breaking the law or
doing anything Illegal, then we will call
the whole thing off. ="
JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 24-St. Augustine
has been selected as Mitchel!'s training
quarters. The Casa Marina Hotel on
Anastasia Island will be fitted Up TOR the
Englishman's training.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 24.-R. c. Pate an
nounces if the Florida authorities prevent
the Corbett-Mitchell fight he will give q
purse of $25, 900 for the fight at his track In
the City of Mexico, provided the Mexican
authorities are Of the same mind they were
a month ago. Pate returns to Mexico tn a
week, and will then make q definite an
nouncement.
The morning call., 1893-12-25

run in defiance of the law on payment to
the city of monthly fine of $3.50, and Sc
verely censured Mayor Bemis for permit
ting such state Of things.
Judge Scott said: This has got to stop
or-the criminal courts have got to stop,
and l am in favor of stopping gambling.
Why is this done? 1t is done because 1t
will put people in Office. and the chief eX-
ecutiye of the city. who has violated his
sworn duty, should be impeached and
branded as an impeached scoundrel in
office. | say this, in strong language, and
hope / will be understood. / only wish |
had language strong enough to express
my feelings. A man was before this court
the other day for stealing $50 and was
ent to prison. Another man pays $50
and is allowed to commit felony and
walk the streets under the protecting arm
of MayOr Remis
The morning call., 1893-12-25
COLONEL HOGE'S PLEA.
The Recalled Consul to Annoy Tries
to Explain.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Colonel j.
Hampton Hoge of Virginia, the Consul to
Annoy, who was recalled by Cleveland
while in San Francisco on his way to
China, Is trying to convince Mr.. Gresham
that he is O mueh-abused man. 1t was
alleged that Colonel Hoge left Washing
ton without settling his tailor's bill and
that he had been in disgraceful inebriate
condition in transit from Washington to
San francisco; that he had been bellicose
on the train. attacking the conductor, etc.
The colonel has filed a statement with
Mr. Gresham in which he AYERS that he
was only intoxicated once. and in mitiga-
tion pleads that this was after he heard
the news of his recall.
Mr.. Hoge will be allowed to tender his
resignation. which Will be accepted. If he
refuses to resign he will be removed for
conduct unbecoming gentleman and dip
lomatic representative of the United States
Government. This consulship is said te
be worth $4,000 or $4,000 per annum, A
number of hungry Democratic birds OF
prey are already lowering about the State
Department in anticipation of the colonePs
soon becoming functus Offico.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
PUNISHED BY DEATH.
Fate of an Attorney Who Wooed
Another Mans Wife.
The Injured Husband Secured {
Divorce, Sued for Damages and
Killed the Offender.

SULLIVAN. Ind, Dec. 24.-Wiliam c.
Hultz prominent attorney. and formerly
Public Prosecutor, WAS assassinated by a
masked man this morning. The assassin
encountered Hultz on the street and fired
point blank with shotgun. wounding him
in the right shoulder. Hultz ran across
the street for refuge in livery stable. and
when just IN the doorway received the con-
tents of the second barrel of the shotgun in
the back. dying in two or three minutes.
He lived long enough, however. to call
out to a man in the stable that he had been
shot by Sam Willis.
The assassination was not q matter of
much surprise. owing TO the fact of the in
timacy between Hultz and the wife of
Willis. Three or four months ago Willis
lay In wait and found the couple together
at his house He shot and wounded
Hultz. but the latter escaped and lett
town. A few days ago he returned.
About all hour after the shooting to-day
Willis was met coming into town by a
Constable and arrested. He claims to be
innocent of the shooting.
Willis is an ex-Sheriff of the county and
lives on farm mile from town. He was
divorced from his wife soon after the first
shooting of Hultz. and then brought a
damage suit against him. The suit has not
yet come to trial. Willis had refused the
offer of $1,000 as q compromise. and had
made threats to finish HultZ.
When arrested this morning Willis took
the matter cody. saying it was all news to
him. The evidence collected during the
day points strongly toward him as the
ecip
The morning call., 1893-12-25

as ne saw II. ran nimbly up the side of
tne car and dropped. Soon after this the
train stopped.
The first intimation the engineer re-
eelved that ANYTHING was wrong was to
near the sound of shots. Three of them
were fired before he paid any particular at
tentlon to 1t, and the next thing he knew
was when he heard the order. uttered with
an oath, TO shut off steam. From that time
on until the train started the firing was al
most incessant."
There is undoubtedly some connection
between the two mysterious passengers
who got off at Burbank and the strange
man that led the saddle-horse out of town
late Saturday evening. and this will prob
ably develop in the course of few days.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
BATTLED WITH GAMBLERS.
Bloody Termination of a Raid by
Alabama Officers.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. PA special to the Re-
public from Birmingham. Ala, says Town
Marshal Philadelphia aud posse of Of
fcers raded a notorious gambling den at
the Pratt mines at midnight last night. As
the officers broke open the door the lights
in the room went out and the gamblers
opened fire, which was returned by the Of
fcers. A regular battle in the dark fol-
lowed. the gamblers retreatlng from the
place as ra pidly as possible. When the
lights were turned on again bloody scene
was presented. Henry Sherman. one of
the gamblers, lay dead on the floor with
bullet in his heart. Isaac Milton and Sam
Sterne. two more gamblers. were fatally
wounded. One of the officers was serl-
ously shot. The remainder OF the gam.
blers, twenty-five in number. made their
escape. 1t is thought several were hurt,
as drops of blood were found in theiI
tracks,
The morning call., 1893-12-25
PUGS PUNCH EACH OTHER.
Kid Hogan Knocks Out Jack Bates of
New York.

MUsKEGoN. Mich, Dec. 24-Kid Hogan
of California and Jack Bates of Rochester.
n. Y, the former at 13l pounds and the
latter at 145, fought twelve rounds this
morning before the Muskegon Athletic
Club Before the fight commenced Billy
Connors of Bellevue. n. Y. said he would
stop the winner in five rounds. each man
accepting the challenge. Bates was unable
to hit Hogan, scoring only twice. while
Hogan hit him at will. knocking MIN down
and nearly out in the seventh and twice
and out in the twelfth round. This was
Bates first defeat and Hogan had never
been whipped. After Bates was carried to
his corner be cried like baby. protesting e
ha WAS not Whipped.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
JOHN LAWRENCE'S LATEST.
With Two Members of His Company
Sullivan Is Arrested.

SANDUsKY, Ohio. Dec. 2+-John L. Sui
livan was a visitor to-day at the police
station. With Dan Dwyer and TWO other
members OF his company be was arrested
for disordsrly conduct, and released this
afternoon just in time TO catch the fast
train for Brooklyn. The members Of the
Sullivan company this morning got into a
fight at the West House and Sullivan, who
interfered, was arrested with the others.
although ne claimed he figured as peace
maker. The amount of bail was fixed at
$50, ana after spending to-day in jail the
prisoners went on their journey rejoicing.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
THE MURDER OF MARvA.
1t Is Followed by the Arrest of
MANY Socialists.

PRAGUE. Dec. 24.-Three arrests have
been made of persons suspected of impli-
cation in the murder of Glovemaker Marva.
he was known under the assumed name
of Rigolette of Toscana and was the ring
leader of society of socialists. In a re-
cent debate in the Reicbsrath DIR. Harold.
leader OF the Young Czechs. said he had in
his possession Marva's notebook, contain
ing plan for blowing up the palace of
Count Thun with dynamite. Eighty young
men belonging to the socialist society have
been arrested and will be tried for high
treason. Marva had been advised to leave
Prague, but delayed his departure and
was murdered. He had lately received
threatening letters
The morning call., 1893-12-25
HOVAS ARE FURIOUS.
They Attack the French and Xii

Five Persons.
LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch to the
Times from Paris says: News has been
received from Madagascar to the effect that
the Hovas are arming and. undaunt by
the presence of French soldiers, are driv-
ing peasants from the rice fields. The
French post at Wandarant was attacked
by Hovas. who killed five persons and
took twenty-one prisoners. including two
Frenchmen. The French outpost at Avoon-
dara was also pilaged. The French resi-
dence and house of Mananjury was
smeared with mud and he himself menaced
with death. The Minister of Marine has
ordered re-enforcements sent.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
There Is Possibility of More
Trouble i'm South America.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA special to the
World from Panama says: The Consul
General of Colombia at GuayaquIl,
Ecuador. telegraphs that Peru has ac-
cepted the mediation of Colombia, an d
that most likely Ecuador will also ac-
cept IL.
This is thought practically to remove the
probability of war over the boundary dis
pute. If, however, Ecuador refuses, after
all. to submit to the good offices of the
friendly power, Colombia, and even Ar
gentina. may be drawn into war on the
side of Peru. This fact isIcausng Chile to
20 slow.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
PRAYERS FOR PARIS.
Cardinal Richard on the Recent
Dynamite Outrage.

LONDON. Dec. PA Paris dispatch
to the Times says: Cardinal Richard has
issued pastoral letter prescribing prayers
for France in all Paris Catholic churches.
In reference to the dynamite outrage in
the Chamber of Deputies he says Catholics
should join the fluctuations of the Depu-
ties over their preservation from an awful
death and pray God fervently that he
should turn aside the evils menacing the
country.
The morning call., 1893-12-25
RENEWED RioTING IN SICILY.
A Mob at Palmero Dispersed After
a Sharp Conflict.

PALERMO. Dec. 24.-There was renewed
and serious rioting to-day owing to the
anti-Octroi agitation at Lercars di Prsddi.
A mob marched to the Octroi stations and
burned several of the toll houses. Troops
and gendarmes were hastily summoned,
and after sharp conflict, during which
two policemen were wounded. the mob
was dispersed. In consequences of the re-
peated disturbances sre-enforcements to the
troops will be dispatched to the island.