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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
TWO CHICAGO FAILURES,
Fuel Company and a Hotel Corporation
Go to the Wall.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 27.-The Illinois
afternoon for $43, SO7. The company
owns mines in Sangamon County and
has $4,000 worth Of assets against
500, 900 liabilities.
The Columbian Excursion Company,
the lessee of three hotels in the
Worlds Fair district-the Everett,
the Costello and the Boston-as-
signed to-day. The liabilities are
$50, 900; assets considerably more. The
company has number of contracts,
the assignee said, with parties of visit
ors from the East who have delayed
their coming.
CINCINNATI, o., June 27.-Rennekamp
Bros, manufacturers of furniture on
Clinton Street, assigned to-day. La
bilities. $40, 900; assets, 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
MONEY RATES EXCESSIVELY HIGH.
Seventy-fOur and a Half Per Cent the
Rate on the Stock Exchange.

2eventy-four and Half Per Cent the
Rate on the Stock Exchange.
New YORK, June 29.-The rates for
call loans to-day reached the highest
figures since the present stringency set
IN. Rates rose to 3-16 per diem and in
terest, equal to about "A! per cent per
annum. The pinch was particularly
severe this morning. Efforts were
made to have the clearing house banks
take out large amounts of loan certii-
Gates in order to tide over the first of
the month, the critical period, and they
proved successful, as the banks asked
for and the loan committee used &c.
100000 certificates, the largest amount
for many q day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
YELLOW FEVER IN GEORGIA.
One Death from the Plague on a Vessel
on SatilIa River.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, June ga special
received here from lumber dock, fifty
six miles distant on the Satilla
River, announces the death of AL
fred j. Biddle, master of the
American barkentine Antai Berwind
from yellow fever. All the crew and
the vessel was thoroughly fumigated
before leaving and those in the country
who came in contact with Biddle have
been isolated. No danger is appre-
hended, every precaution having been
Il keA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
GUESTS NARROWLY ESCAPED.
Summer Hotel Burned, But None of the
OCCUPANTS Injured.

Troy, N. Y, June 27.-The Sycamore
Hotel at Lake George has been de-
stroyed. Flames were discovered at
about 1890 this morning, and within
three hours the building was almost
total loss. The loss is es-
timated at 100000. No one was
injured. There were about 100 que SITS
at the house besides the servants. The
Sycamore was located on Green Island
near Bolton, and was one of the finest
summer hotels in the country. 1t was
owned by a stock company composed
mainly of Philadelphia capitalists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
Smelling Works Closed Down.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 29.-The St.
Louis Smelling and Refining Company,
operating large plant at Howard Sta
lion, Mo-, will shut down July l, owing
to the recent collapse in silver, and viii
not reopen until matters assume a bet
ter phase. Three hundred men will be
thrown out of employment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
Germany's Blow at France.

BERLIN, June 3O.-The report that the
government was about to stop the ex-
port of hay and other fodder, which
was current yesterday, proves to have
been we'll founded. The federal coun-
Gil at its meeting yesterday decided to
prohibit the export of fodder. The
step is intended to prevent the execu-
ton of large orders for hay from France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
IRON NINE CLOSED DOWN.
Prince OF Wales, of the SGhIesSinger Group.
SuSpendS Operations.

NEGAUNEE, Mich, July 1.-The Prince
of Wales iron mine closed down to-day,
throwing 80 miners out Of employment.
The mine is owned by the Schlessinger
syndicate, which operates the mines
producing 20 per cent of the output in
the Lake Superior district. The same
concern discharged 800 men at the
Chaplin mine, Iron Mountain, last night.
Further reductions are looked for.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, according to
Edward Box, smokes 2C0 cigarettes
every four minutes when he is not eat
ing or sleeping, it looks like an exag-
geratiOn, but there seems to be no doubt
that the noyelist's health is wrecked.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
Found Dead in the Lake.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 2S.-The corpse of
well-dressed man, found floating in
Lake Michigan at Division Street this
morning, had in pocket an envelope
addressed to &c. Williamson, supreme
scribe O. r. c., 135 Lutz Block, De-
troit." Another pocket was filled with
stones. No marks of violence were Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
WYLIE LOWERS THE RECORD.
He Beats Rowe's Time Between New
York and Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 27.-H. H. Wylie,
the cyclist who has been racing against
the record from New York to Chicago,
finished his long ride at the Ran
dOlph Street entrance Of the city
hall at 1879 this afternoon. His time
for the trip was 10 daysj hours and 80
minutes. The record before, made a
few days ago by Tom Roe, was II days
5 hours. Wylie was therefore easily in
side the former record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05

CRUMMER-'What is the matter with
Carson? He appears to be all battered
up" Gilleland-"He acted as umpire
yesterday and gave decision against
the home team" Crummer-"And he
was wrong, | suppose ?" Gilieiand-
way He was right, ethically. but he
showed blamed bad Judgment Puck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
DUKE OF VERAGUA SAILS.
The Spanish Noble and Party Leave New
York for Home

New York, July 1.-The Duke of
Eeragua and his party sailed this morn
ing on the French Line steamship
La Bretagne. The party included
the Duchess Of Eeragua, Marquis
de Barboles. Miss Maria Del
Pelar, Colon Y. Aquilera Cristobal,
Carlos Aquielra. Pedro Colen Y Berto-
dano and Miss Catharine Norman, the
English governess. They went aboard
the ship late last night after farewell
reception rendered them by George c.
Boldt. proprietor of the Hotel Waldorf.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-05
TWO NEBRASKA BANKS FAIL.

NtUIdshA -NdIIONdI anu TIE AmerICan
Close Their Doors.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 1.-The Ne
braska National Bank and the American
Bank failed to open their doors this
morning. Each bank had a capital of
500 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
RODE TO ETERNITY.
The Passengers in a Cincinnati
Electric Car.
BRAKES REFUSE ACTION ON A GRADE

The Car Plunges Into a Saloon, wrecking
1t and Killing Two Passengers-Six
Others Mortally wounded-ManyO Others
Hurt Severely-The Cataclysm the
Carolina Coast--Eight Hundred Dead in
One County.
CINCINNATI Sept. S.-A crowded electric
car on Ayondale line became unmapage-
able on the grade from Eden park to the
city, left the track broke telegraph pole
and crashed into saloon, wrecking both
car and saloon. There were f9rty-five pas
sengers and of these two-Mary Maloney
and Mrs. Sarah Dublin-were kille'. Six
others-Lizzie Johnson, Clara Beckley,
Mrs. Mary Beckley, Edna Ford. Laura
Best and Allan Best-received injuries
that will prove fatal, and nine more were
severely hurt-all residents of this city.
Fourteen others were less seriously in jured.
The names of the severely hurt are
Clara Cratz. Louisa Ehrhardt, Harold
Burnan, Albert Burman, Carrie Reed,
Fannie Reed, Mrs. Walter Richards, Les
lie Tull, and George Devine These, it is
feared, may be more seriously hurt than
is now known. The motorman SAYS that
the car was not running unusually fast
when the brake refused to act, for what
reason he does not know, as it had been
all right up to that time. The accident
was the worst of the kind ever known in
this city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04

LABOR Assembly ana the buldlng Trades
Council joined in the parade, but separ-
ated Or the picnic.
Upon disbandment the marchers-that
is the most of them-sOught conveyances
to two parks The Trades assembly men
going TO kunu's park, while the Building
Trades council went % Ogden's grove Be
sides all sorts Of athletic games this after
noon, each park will have addresses by nota-
bic speakers. Governor Altgeld will speak
at botu parks. Some of he other speak
are: Mayor Carter IL. Harrison, Samuel
Gompers, George f. McNenl, Z. J. Nc
CURE James O'Connell, q. NJ. NJ l. A. of
NJ, and j. j. Dreamer, editor Macniuists'
Journal, Richmond. Va; Hugh O'Don-
nell, of the Eight Hour Herald, and others
Last evening Labor Day services were
held in st. James church, Cass and Huron
streets, and at the Church of the Epiph-
any, Adams street and Ashland avenue.
Before the week is over at least 500 of
Chicago's unemployed will be earning a
living on the drainage canal and it is prob
able that before cold weather comes 5000
more will be given employment. Colonel
w. p. Rend and his committee have
opened booths OH the lake front TO receive
applications for work On the canal and
l,O53 names have been placed on the books.
| The first 400 viii be sent down on Wednes-
day and then IA selection will be made OF
100 more to go the following day, and 9TH
ers on each succeeding day of the week
until 500 or more are at work.
In the meantime, the matter of rent is
causing great deal o. distress, on the
west side especially. Evictious are be-
! coming very frequent, and in several in
stances the landlords are charged with
turning into the Sfraatg Sict paopla 4
fund to provide food for citizens having
none has been raised and every day distri-
buttons of the necessaries of life are made.
At the last distribution the number of
men, won en- and children supplied with a
days rations was over 1900. Unless
times prove better the purse strings of the
well-to-do VIII have to be open all the
! coming winter if much acute restitution
is prevented
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
is A BIG BOYCOTT.
All Of Arn1our's Products Put
Under the Ban.
EVERYWHERE IN THE VIDE WORLD

His Trouble with the Kansas City Men
Has That Result--L and y. Labor Lead
ers Agree with the Railway ofic;aIs-
The Great Labor Parade at Chicago
Putting the Unemployed to Work aud
Feeding the Hungry.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4-The grievance
committee of the Industrial council, ap-
pointed n couple a weeks ago to adjust the
labor differences at Armour's packing
house, where about sixty plumbers and
machinists struck against 10 per cent re-
duction in wages, has made its report To
a meeting Of the industrial council
Great Indignation WAS aroused among he
delegates by the report, and after a stormy
scene n boycott was declared on all of
Armour's products, no matter what kind
President Hutchinson, Of the council,
stated after the meeting that every indus
trial council in the country would be
asked TO take similar action, as would all
labor organizations in foreign countries to
which Armour's products are shipped
This would mean tremendous struggle
involving every branch of organized labor
The industrial council here is con- posed Of
deleSdttS from lhDOf organizations repre-
senting 1900 workingmen.
Reducing Because 1t Was " Customary
The grievance committee submittsd
three propositions to Superintendent Tour
tellote, of Armour's: To take the men back
at the old wages; to make a reduction of
5instead o. 10 per cent. in pay and pay
one and one-half time for overtime and
Sunday; and to take the men back at the
10 per cent. reduction, but pay the extra
for overtime and Sunday All were de-
clined, reported the committee, and Su-
perintendent TOurtellUte declined to make
any proposition at all. He added. accord
ing TO the committee report, that in times
like the present it was customary to make
reductions, but that his company was do
ing good business and the reduction was
not demanded by the condition of its
trade. This was the direct cause of the
boycott being declared. The council con-
sidered the statement as authorized by
Mr.. Armour, and not the individual opin-
ion of his Kansas City superintendent,
and the boycott was declared amid much
excitement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
SITUATION AT CHICAGO.
Big Parade of Labor Societies-Relief fC
the Unemployed.

Big Parade of Labor societies-Relief for
the Unemployed.
CHICAGO, Sept with Mayor Harrison
at its head acting as honorary chief mar
shall, the great labor parade took place to-
day. 1t was claimed last week that there
would be 10000 men in line, as at least 40
organizations had signified their intention
to take part. The feature of the parade
was the banners. There was an intense
but good natured rivalry among the vari-
Gus unions to win the prize for the best
banner and nearly all of them had ordered
new flags Of appropriate design. The pro-
cession formed in the vicinity of Brick
layers hall, Peoria and Monroe streets, at
O'Clock sharp and marched from this
point east on Monroe to Halsted street.
south on Halsted to Jackson, east on Jack
son to State, north on State to Lake and
west on Lake to LaSaue, where it dis
banded.
1t presented a fine appearance all along
the line and was undoubtedly very large
There were blacksmith shops on floats and
many other industries were similarly rep
resented. Each organization wore some
thing distinctive that WAS uniform to that
organization, and although there was
nothing saudy about it, the parade was
very neat as to the '.get-up" of the men
who took part. There were eight divis-
ions, led by the Sewer Laborers' union
with the Machinists acting as rear guard,
and each division was preceded by band.
The two organizatials-the Trade and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Killed Two Unknown Men.

STREAToR, Ills, Sept. 4.-The regular
freight and passenger train on the Illinois
Valley aud Northern branch of the .Q''
road went through a bridge in the out
skirts of this place and killed two I'M
known men, supposed to be tramps Be
sides these dead Lewis Baker, of kangley,
Ills, had his arm crushed and nose split;
Thomas Cavanaugh, of Ladi. Ills, left leg
crushed; Peter Goddess, o. Kangley, and
wife, bodies badly bruised; George Nc
Clure brakeman, of Galesburg, may die;
Herman Tis-en, Of Streator, badly hurt;
George Tissen. of Streator, internal in
juries. Several others were severely hurt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
TROUBLE ON THE L. AND N.
The Wages VIII BE Down 10 Per Cent.
Until December.

Until December.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 4.-The final confer
ence between the chiefs and the trainmen
on one side and the leading officials OF the
Louisville and Nashville on the other
lasted for six hours. The agreement
reached is this On Dec. / there will be
another conference as to the restoration of
rates. In the meanwhile the 10 per cent.
cut will Operite as President Smiths order
originally intended it should Wien the
deferred meeting between the trainmen
and the officials occurs Dec. the business
before it will be the consideration of the
restoration of rates. and this will depend
upon the volume of the roads business at
that time and its ability financially to
restore wages to the standard existing
before the cut
The Louisville and Nashville does not
bind itself to restore rates, regardless of
the business DONE as the trainmen at first
wanted the management to do. There is
no conditional feature; in other words the
question of restoration is left open for adj
justment at the time fixed upon AT that
time the men may strike or not as they
choose, if the wages are not restored, but
the men for the time accepted assurances
that wages would be restored as soon as
possible The agreement is a contract and
each party has a copy
There is much dissatisfaction among the
rank and file with the agreement and al
ready the train hands at Howell, near
Evansville, Ind, have struck, although
the authority for striking is not known,
and 1t is a distinct violation of the agre e
ment entered into by the officers of the
strikers. The train men here say they
will submit, but the machinists have
voted to keep up their strike
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Destitution at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.-Supervisor Bal
daur says he has over thirty new names on
the Ninth ward poor list In the Four
teenth ward they are over 800 new names
on the list. Superintendent of the poor
hlug is overrun with applications for re-
lief One man made application for relief
who showed South Side Savings bank pass
bookin which there was TO his credit Sll9 So.
He said that was all be had in the werld
He had been thrown out of work and was
left destitute The bank is broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Chief Supervisor
John l. Davenport mas lost his office in the
government building, and It looks like u
scheme against Davenport more than Il
necessity for more room for the postoffice
Postmaster Dayton shows the letter from
Carlisle empowering him to take the
rooms, but Will not show his letter to Car.
Isle asking permission. The rooms were
obtained by strategy while Davenport was
absent and all his records are in the
hands of his enemies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
The Print Shop Scale at st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 4.-Mo-e than 80 union
printers were present at the special meet
ing to discuss cut ia the price of compost
ton. The proposition Of the publis .ers
to arbitrate was accepted, and H. w Den
nett, delegate to the In irrational Typo
graphical union meeting, was selected 10
represent the printers. Before adjourniug
the printers unanimously tdopted reso-
luton not to allow any printer working on
a newspaper to put in more than five days
a week until further notice.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Nine-Hour Proposition Rejected.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-The nine hour propo-
sition submitted to the typographical
unions of the country has been defeated
by vote of 1874 for and 6,464 against,
1t requiring three-fourths vote to carry.
The defeat at this time is especially graft
flying to many, because to try and work
such change at any time would mean
much friction, but especially now with
the present stringency it would cause end
less trouble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
A Very Determined Suicide.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4.-Nellie Doris, q
mulatto girl who had been arrested as a
fugitive from the workh ouse, tried to
throw herself under cable train imme-
diately. Failing in this, when taken to
the police station she swal owed a guam
tity of pins, thrust long hat pin through
her throat and hanged herself from bar
on the door of her cell She was cut down
before life was extinct but died later
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
EIGHT HUNDRED IN ONE COUNTY.
The Death Report from the Sea Islands of
South Carolina.


South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, 5. C, Sept 4-The News
and Courier has made , careful investiga-
ton of the condition of affairs on the
coast of Carolina, and finds that its reports
have not been exaggerated. The loss of
life will aggregate 500 in Beaufort county
Between Charleston sand Savannah the
storm swept away most Of the homes as
well as growing crops and left the people
in terrible state. The loss of Life and
property was found TO be greatest on st.
Helena Lady's island, Wassa, Coosaw,
Paris, Dawfuskie and Dathan islands.
These islands, together with Port Royal
island, have population of about IL. 900,
most of whom are negroes engaged in
raising long staple cotton and working in
the phosphate fields Estimates at this
time as to the loss of life are incomplete.
There is no communication between GER
tain of the islands and reports of death
are slow in reaching the coroner. There
are a great many lives lost that will never
be reported, as the bodies have been GOV.
cred with sea weed or washed out to sea
EX-Congressman Elliott SAYS that
starvation is sure and imminent" A
relief committee has been organized COM
posed of coiored and white men and an
address is being prepared calling on the
American people for help. Shipping has
suffered aad nine tenths of the vessels in
port at Port Royal and Beaufort are
wrecked. The phosphate industry has
been temporarily paralyzed by loss of
dredges and tug and damages to drying
DlaufG
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Fair Captains in a Yacht Race.

Fox LAKE, H., Sept. An informal
yacht race was sailed by Miss Pearl Swift
in charge of the Willy Wumpus, and Miss
Enolia Creiger, who captained the Mis-
chief The yTchts are sister boats, very
evenly matched as to speed, and were
handled in excellent style by the ladies'
The race proved an excellent one, victory
finally falling to Miss Swift and the Willy
Wumpus
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Rolling Mill Resumes wor,,

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 1.-The Duncans-
vile rolling mill, employing between 600
and SO men, has resumed operations after
IA several weeks shut down Five hun
dred employees of the n orrison & Cass
paper mill have been given employment by
partial resumption of the plant. The
paper mill at Roaring Spring, employing
about 500 men, boys and girls, is prepar-
ing to resume operations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Employment for 1 600 Men.

WARREN, o., Sept. 4.-The rolling mills
of the Falcon Iron con pany at Niles,
which employ nearly 100 men, resumed
operations in all departing ats today. This
is regarded as but forerunner to the
starting up of all the iron industries in
this section at an early da-e
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04

WINDSOR, Ont, Sept. "A mass-meet
ing will be called here in a few days tc
organize new political party, whose
platform will be the independence of Can
ada. The party intends to canvass the
country thoroughly with a view to run.
ming its own candidates at the next gen.
eral election, which rumor says is not Sc
far off as some people imagine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
A Scotch Girl Breaks the Bank

VIENNA, Sept. 4.-Trieste newspapers as
sert that a Miss Lesl, young Scotch
woman who has recently been playing at
the Monte Carlo gaming tables, had re-
markable luck for several days, which
eliminated in the breaking of the bank.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Mrs. Flora Irwin Did suicide.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 4.-Ihe body OF
Mrs. Flora Irwin, who committed suicide
two weeks ago by drowning herself in Lake
Mendoza, has been recovered. She was 10
years DID, and the wife of a Chicago
printer, and it had been reported that she
did not commit suicide
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
His Heroism Was His Death

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.-E. II. Rummele
chief engineer of the Ashland division OF
the Chicago and Northwestern railway,
was killed at Pratt Junction, fifteen miles
north of Amigo, Wis, while trying to
save the life of child playing on the
track. He saved the child, but slipped and
fell under the wheels, his right arm being
cut off near the shoulder He died before
medical assistance could be secured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
French Supplementary Elections.

PARIS, Sept. Am the supplementary
elections the Republicans continued their
gains. Clemenceau was defeated by Jor-
dan. Paris elects ten Socialists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Big Parade Mt Kars,s CITY

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4.-The grandcst
labor parade ever seen il the southwest
took place here today. Organized labor of
the two Kansas Citys took part. Fully
Is Geo D,pi were IL line.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
Three workmen Blown to Atoms

GoTHENBERG, Sept. "A store of dyna-
mite used at the Gothenberg Blasting
works exploded. Three workmen were
blown to atoms and much damage was