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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
REPORT WAS STOLEN.
No Confirmation or Denial of Its Accuracy
To lsc Had.

No Confirmation Denial of Its Accuracy
To Ec Had.
WASHINGTON, Nov .1-The pubIica-
ton Of the Blount report does not seem to
have disconnected the state department
particularly. 1t proves to contain little
that was not summarized and indicated in
the Gresham letter to the president. Sec
retary Gresham still declares that he has
nothing to say upon the subject and that
nothing is to be given out. 1t is inti-
mated that the Blount report was stolen
from the government printing Office where
it was put into type Saturday night.
No confirmation or denial of the accur-
acy Of the published report can be had
from the secretary Of states l16ce beyond
that the assertion that Secretary Gresh-
am's letter on the subject contained the
substance Of it. The Hawaiian minister.
Mr.. Thurston. " rs in conference with the
secretary Of state in the morning. 1t was
not the intention 1t the Hawaiian leRa-
ton after the arrival Of the Australia on
Saturday to seek the state department for
light on the course Of events proposed in
Hawaii. 1t is conjectured that the Hawa-
iian minister's call was by invii alton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
OFFER TO THE UNEMPLOYED.
Twenty-Five Thousand Wanted to Ficb,
in Mexico

Twensy-Fivs Thousand Wanted to Fight
in Mexico.
Ell PAso, Tex, Nov. 2I-The following
circular was scattered indiscrimiuately
throughout the valley ON both sides Of the
Rio Grande by the secret agents Of the
revolutionists:
TWENTY-FIVE thousand men wanted to
fight. The undersigned general-in-chief
OF the revolutionary movement will paw
81 a day. or s'5 per month to any indi-
viduals who present themselves armed
with no less than 100 cartridges to any of
the chiefs commanding the north Of the
state of Chihuahua. The chiefs of the
north are Citizens Micario Pacheco and
Valenta Garcia. These men mounted
with rifles and pistol will be paid IS per
day.
The circular is signed by Santa and
Perez, commander-in-chief OF the north.
he idea of the leaders of the rebel forces
is to offer inducements to the great army
of unemployed passing through this point
from California, and by their aid to effect
the capture Of the northern states Of Mex.
leo. Rebellion is already manifest in the
south Of that republic, and the army 10 &c
badly scattered that its effect is scarcely
felt in any quarter. 1t is rumored that
the circular was printed and circulated by
Victor l.. Ochsa. former editor Of the His
pano Americana, in this city, ana that the
United States mars hal has . warrant for
his arrest for violating the neutrality
laws.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
New Assistant Secretary Of war.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2l.-A Washington
special stating that Joseph b. Doe Of
Janesviile would succeed Assistant Secre-
tary Of War Grant was the general topic
o. discussion at the round up of rolitians
at the st. Charles hotel. General Doe is
at present adju ,ant general Of this etate.
He 10 young lawyer, q palefaced, sad
looking young man, and has the reputa-
tlon Of carrying tongue much sharper
than his sword. Before becoming adju-
tant general he was q captain of . militia
company at GAINESVILLE. He Is an eloquent
epeAkNr.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Official announcement is made at 0aA
Francisco that all Chinese are ready 70
register in compliance with the Law.
Five new cases Of yellow fever were -
ported At Brunswick, Ca. Five patients
were discharged. Reports show NO ahate-
ment in the disease.
John Supplee and . companion, while
duck hunting at Niagara, were carried
over Horee Shoe falls.
Michael Riley. cabin boy on the steamer
Silver Crescent, was lost overheard at
Dsyenport He was IL years old.
Fire destroyed the Dorsey block 1t Shell
byville. Ind. Loss. Ss5.00o
Ole valland Of Nevada, Ia, and Thomas
Prescott Of Boland, Ia, were killed BY Q
passenger train at Boone.
The denomination Of Mayor Nathan
Matthews. Jr., Of Boston, by the Demo
cratic convention was unanimous. Hon.
Thomas N. Hart was similarly honored By
the Republicans.
By the timely discovery Of . plot Of
three prisoners in the Industrial reforma-
tory at Huntington, Pa, Superintendent
Potter escaped assassination.
w. P. Talbot, an alleged newspaper
man. is said to have passed four forged
checks at Sedalia and fed.
Henry Cone, a brakeman, was crushed
to death by the cars at Clinton, Ills.
John ID. Adams was crushed by q coal
wagon at Whitehall, Ills, and died.
Complete election returns received at
Salt Lake, Utah, give the legislature to
the Republicans on joint ballot by six
votes.
The miners in the Dubois, Pa, district
have decided to accept a 10 per cent. re-
duction in wages and will go to work.
Natural gas has been found on the farm
Of William LoDgnecker, near Decatur,
Ills, at a depth of $50 feet. 1t is to be
utilized for heating purposes by the farm
ers in the vicinity.
The recent wreck on the Wabash road
at kingsbury. Ind, will be investigated By
the grand jury. Thompson. the accused
brakeman, is In custody at Edgerton, o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
The War in Brazil,
W 'ol'ld's

NEW YORK, Nov. ol.-The World
Buenos Ayres dispatch SAYS: A Rio de
Janeiro journalist named Murat arrived
here. He is refugee. He says that the
revoiutionists have ten firstcla war
ships, twenty-five minor warships and
5000 men in their feet. They have pro-
visions in abundance. The damage caused
by the bombardment has already been
enormous. Nictheroy is almost complete
ly destroyed. Tie rebel fleet, he says, IS
anxiously awaiting Peixoto's new squad
ron and are anxious to give them q battle.
He says that the report that Admiral
Mello favOrs the restoration of the mon
archy and has proclaimed Prince Pedro as
emperor Of Brazil is a foul calumny.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
CAUSES GREAT HAVOC.
Gale m the English Cha~ael and . Snow.
storm 1aland.

Gale m the English Cha~ael and . Snow.
storm lalana.
LONDON, Nov. 2I.-The gale in the Eng
lish channel was renewed with fury. All
the boats running between Calais and
Dover are storm bound at these two
ports, and vessels which are arriving at
Dover at every hour report having experi-
enced the most fearful weather in the
channel and in the North sea. Disasters
and fatalities are reported on all side.
and distressed vessels are to be seen of
every part Of the coast. The iifeboats have
been working gallant!y for nearly three
days and have succeeded in rescuing a
large number Of lives.
The storm has also caused great havoc
inland and is continuing its work OF de-
struction. The Saffron and Walden
branch Of the Great Eastern railroad is
blocked with snow. and snow has also
stopped all traffic on the Grea: Northern
railroad between Ashweil and Hars,on
Near Ashwell a railroad train is imbedded
in twenty-foot dri of snow and a gang
OF 100 men with a snow plow have been at
work all day trying to get the way clear
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
Eu<ineer sca,ded to Death.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Nov. 21.-Engineer
David Green ran Pennsylvania com.
pany fast freight from Philadelphia to
jersey City. The signal at "R. D." sta.
tion showed white light, indicating .
clear track. The signal had been out OF
order all day, but Green didn't know that
and sped right on to . siding and into the
rear end Of freight train. The locomo.
tive turned over on it's side and Green was
pinued to the cab. From the broken pipes
and valves came . flood Of steam which
scalded him to death before help could
reach him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

Sioux CITY, L., Nov. 2l.-George d
Perkins, congressman OF the Eleventh
Iowa district. is announced % . candi
date for United States senator. He viii
be largely supported BY the Republican,
of the northwest part Of the state. Con
gressmen Gear Of the First district, Lacey
Of the Sixth, Hepburn Of the Eighth, Al
torney General Stone. and A. B. Cummin.
Of Des Moipes had been previously an
nounced. This is the first time in the
history Of the state that northwestern
Iowa has had q candidate for senator. All
the senators have been chosen from ex.
treme eastern Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
COSTLY CONFEDERATION.
Fire at Kansas City Causes . Loss II


oA00, ,OO0.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2L-The Western
Storage and Warehouse. compary's build
ing. which was burned, was the principal
storehouse in the west of the National
Corlage company's products. After the
failure Of the concern last spring vast
quantities of twine were shipped here
from Chicago. Omaha. Denver and other
points The Deering com pany attached in
this city in May 100000 pounds Of twine
belonging to the cordage trust which was
valued at es20, 900 and insured for el65, 600
This stuck was subsequently replevined
By Drexel, Morgan & Co., Brown Bros. 4
Ansick, the Armours and the Newby
Transfer company, but it was so late in
the season very little Of it was sold. Since
then additions had been made to this
stock Of twine and the amount burned
was valued 1t tx9O.NO or $500, 900 The
agricultural Implements, buggies, whisky,
raisins, ETC., stored in the burned building
were worth Ss5 90 to Es0,OOl. The total
loss caused by the fire is about $4O0, 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

cabinet as secretary of agriculture,
being the first TO occupy the post.
General Rusk was prominent in &.
A. X. circles and had a gallant war
record.
He contracted the fatal maladv
while attending the late q. A. X. en-
campment at Indianapolis. and he
submitted to the ordeal of difficult
surgical operation. from the effects
of which he died.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
Tobacco Warehouse Destroyed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 21.-Eire de-
stroyed the large Union Tobacco ware
house in Clarksville, causing a loss OF
nearly $Ss,00o. Two hundred hogsheads
of tobacco, owned by Hallums e. Edwards
and worth $4,000, were burned. The
loss is covered by insurance The build
ing which belonged to James H. Smith
was valued at $500 and insured for s.. 600.
The flames spread to a warehouse owned
by Merritt and Bowling, which was also
destroyed. Loss $a,OOt; insurance 81 500
The fire was of incendiary origin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

ST LOUIS, Nov. 2'.-Joeeph Cook, q
huckster, was burned to death in stable
in the rear oi ISL Randolph street. Cook
and Tom Maddern, another huckster, oc-
cupied the stable and slept there. Madden
escaped injury, but was arrested on sus-
picion Of having fired the barn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
psl.siue Lumber in Suichir.,.

BIG RAPIrs, Nov. 2l.-A furious fire and
one that in loss Of property has seldom
had its parallel in the north woods broke
out at Keno. and was not extinguished un-
til $-O0.UlO worth OF lumber, the property
OF William Peters Of Toledo. had been de.
stroyed. There was only &47, 600 Of insur-
ance. The fire is thought 70 have been Of
incendiary O, iyin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

from the hum
blest walks Of
life to the guber-
Material chair Of
the state, was q
candidate for
the republican
nomination be ;
fore the conven-
'tiOn that named
Harrison for the
presidency, and
on the election
of the latter,was
AA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
SIX LIVES LOST.

six Men Burned to Death i'm a Hotel thfsr,
Mornin1.
BEAVER, Pa. Nov. 2l.-A S-storv
hotel at Merrill, on the Cleveland &
Pittsburg railroad. was destroyed by
fire this morning. and six men lost
their lives, while six others we're
seriously injured. The bodies of the
dead, fearfally charred, have been
taken from the ruins.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

DETROIT, Nov. .l.-A special to The
News from Paw Paw says: The Toledo
and South Haven round house was
burned to the ground and three locomo-
tives were destroyed. The loss 10 about
10000. and there is no insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
Murdered for Hts Insurance,

WOOSTER, O., Nov. 81. = Bert
Mackey. prominent young farmer.
was murdered last night for $lO.OOO
life insurance he carried.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
A Consuitation.

What is the idea Of calling q consulta-
tion Of physicians."
''Oh, that's when the doctor who orig
inally took the case can't think of any more
excuses to give the family. ."-Detroit Trib-
une
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
cry LATEST
Rusk Is DEAD.

The ex-Secretary Expires 1t his Home 1.
Wisconsin this MorniuS.
VIROQUA, Wis, Nov. 21.-Ex-Sec-
retary of agriculture. J. M. Rusk,
died at his home here at 8 O'Clock th;s
morning, aged 63. Mr.. Rusk rose
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
Three Chin.,nen Klllea.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 2l.-while three
unknown Cinnamon were endeavoring 70
clear the Rio Grande Western track Of .
handcar in front Of an approaching
freight train they were run over and ali
killed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

PEORIA. Ills, Nov. 31.-Fire broke oui
in w. g. Putnam's 10-cent store from Z
defective flue and caused loss of go, 600
partially covered by insurance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
Refinement Wanted.

Van Demmit-You have been cultivating
Miss Highheel's society good deal of late,
haven't you?
Willy-Yes. thought it needed cultiva-
tion.-Puck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21

handkerchief Sale.
w 'eautiiul handkcrchiefs with which the win
, az wheel are trimmed are being sold at the
'A'Tehief department (center Of storel. at
.ar-'hird less than the same qualities were
,"ered at before. Prices range 1c, &c, &c, jc.
.'. =. l2.c loc. zoe. 2jc. 33c. i0c. 72c. ?sc
=. ',is. and 81. .9s each.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
Boggs Carriger Convicted of Killing
His Brother.

SANTA Rosa, Feb. 1.-THE jury in the
case of Albert Boggs Carriger, charged
with the murder of his brother. William
w. Carriger, at the latter's bone near
Sonoma, last August, brought in verdict
last night oil guilty of murder in the Sec
ond degree.
Onthe first ballot the jury stood eight
for conviction and four for acquittal. The
jury was out two hours and half. The
courtroom was crowded during the en-
tire progress of the trial, and the case was
one OF the most famous in the history of
Sonoma County.
When the convicted man was placed on
the witness-stand yesterday, his emotion
completely mastered him for a few min
utes. He swore that the shooting was
purely accidental; that the weapon was
discharged while his brother William
was trying to take it away from him.
The effect of Carriger's emotional ap-
pearance was badly damaged. however.
when counsel for the other side, after a
severe cross-examination, succeeded in
getting him to admit that he displayed
hardly any feeling of an emotional char
acter on his preliminary examination.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
STAMBOUL'S RECORD STANDS.
so THE BOARD OF APPEALS HAS
DECIDED.
McHueh Expelled and McCloud Sus-
pended From the National
Trotting Association.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-Stamboul's
record stands. McHugh is expelled and
McCloud is suspended, is, in brief, the
finding made to-day by the Board of APP
peals of the Pacific District National
Trotting Association. The full text of the
decision is as follows:
1--WE find that the meeting held at Stock
ton between October 18th and November
23, 1892, inclusive, was duly and regularly
advertised to commence on the 18th and
continue as long as the weather would
permit: that there We're two purses hung
up by the Association, and the entries
duly made for record races: that the races
were regularly adjourned from day to day
and the announcement of adjournment
made from the judges stand; that notes
of races were in the daily papers, gate
money collected at the gate, judges regu-
larly in the stand, the drivers weighed in
and out, and the rules of the National
Trotting Association faithfully observed
THAT on November 23d, the day on
which Stamboul made his record of 2:074,
was an adjourned meeting; that on that
day gate money was charged at the gate;
Judges were in the stand; two judges,
Mr.. Covey and Mr.. Thompson, men of
unquestioned reliability, were selected
and acted as timers; that the race was
after 10 An, and the reported time, 2:071.
was Justly and fairly made, and so re-
ported and announced from the judges
stand. that the driver of Stamboul car
ried the required weight, and that after
the race no doubt was expressed or objec-
ton made as to the correctness or fairness
of the time.
I'VE find that .the judges book was
signed by Langford and Parker, and by
Larue for Kearney, by authority given
! Larue by Kearney shortly after the time
was announced, and before the parties
| left the track.
"We believe that the effort subse-
! ouently made to discredIt the time was
for malice and dishonest purposes, and
we find the charge not supported by re-
liable evidence, but that parties active in
making the charge are implicated in a
conspiracy to levy blackmail.
"We find that the record of 2:07I made
by Stamboul at Stockton on November
%, 1892, together with all other records
made at Stockton between October Is, 1892
and November %, 1892, as shown by the
/ Judges books of the San Joaquin Valley
Agricultural Association were, justly and
fairly made under the rules of the Ma
tional Trotting Association, and all such
records must stand as true and correct
records, and it is so ordered.
1T is further ordered that John A. Me-
Cloud and John ). Kearney be and are
hereby suspended, and that Henry NJ
McHugh be and is hereby expelled"
The report is signed by \. t. Smith
and Jesse u. Carr, and attested by Frank
Shay, Secretary.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
GAMING HOUSE ROBBED.
4 San Bernardino Faro Bank Relieve
of 81 500.


a San Bernardino Faro Bank Relieved
of 81, 500.
SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 17.-Shortly
after II o'clock last night two masked
men clad in dark suits and dark over
coats entered the NJ. aud O. Saloon, on
Third street, where faro game was 60
ing on, and, with drawn pistols in hand,
ordered the crowd of dealers and players
and looke kers-on to face the wall of the
room and hold up their hands. The crowd
lost no time in obeying the command
when the robbers proceeded to rifle the
faro bank, securing about Sl,5O0. While
the shorter one rified the bank of its con-
tents, the taller one addressed the crowd.
He said: 81 have played faro before.
This is the way to beat faro. l bucked
and kicked at the game many time"
Closing his remarks, he said: Don't
forget to leave the boys their wages"
Having completed their job the robbers
ran up Courthouse alley tc Court street.
Jim Collins, one of the habitues of the
bank, ran after them, firing six Intellectual
shots at them.
The robbers returned Collins fire and
the walls of the buildings in the alley
present the appearance this morning OF
their having been pitched battle.
The night-watchman in the Courthouse
heard the shooting, and, seeing two men
running away, he ran out to intercept
them, calling them to halt. Failing to
obey, he discharged his pistol at them,
when the robbers halted and returned
the fire, causing the watchman to retreat.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
Special to the RkcoKD-US1ox.

VALLEJO. Feb. 17.-Thursday afternoon
an inotlensive Chinaman, Foon All Gin,
was murdered in cold blood by set of
hoodlums, four of whom are in jail. The
hoodlums were Dave Jenkins, William
Van Meter, Tom Boyle, John Moran and
Bill McEnerney.
The hoodlums went into the China
mans garden and to his little shanty.
He soon found it necessary to defend
himself, and fought bravely for while,
but the odds were against him, and he
sought shelter in the house and reap
peared with pistol unloaded. He was
kept busy dodging sticks and blows, and
again went into the house and barricaded
the door. The hoodlums then took log
of wood seven feet long and broke in the
door. Foon came out with hatchet, but
a blow from behind with the log landed
on Foon's head, and he dropped to the
ground dead.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
MRS. BENTLEY's DEATH.
Testimony Indicating That She Was
Poisoned by Her Husband.

ISSLlllOuy InulcdCln- 1uaI Sic w as
Poisoned by Her Husband.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-THE pre-
liminary examination of Henry
Bentley, charged with having caused
the death of his wife, Mrs. Nordhold
Bentley, by giving her strychnine,
was had to-day. Nothing further
than the DEVELOPMENTS elected at the
Coroner's inquest was testified.
William Bentley, son of Mrs. Bentley,
testified to Bentley's glee when the
physician made certificate of death due
to heart disease and said, Pm awfnl
glad of that"
The nurse of Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Han
cade. testified that Bentley administered
medicine to Mrs. Bentley from bottle
filled with crystals, which looked like
salt Mrs. Bentley used to complain
about the medicine, but Bentley used to
coax her to take it. Several times she
said to Bentley, "Please don't give me
that medicine; it nearly kills me-" When
Bentley insisted on her taking the medi-
cine she said: You want to kill me,
and get my property" Once Mrs. Bent
ley asked witness to get the bottle con-
tanning the medicine. She hunted for il
high and low, but could not find it at all.
Witness identified the bottle containing
strychnine found in Bentley's valise as
the same as one from which he gave
medicine to Mrs. Bentley. When Mrs
Bentley died witness said she frothed al
the mouth The doctors all testified that
it was their opinion that Mrs. Bentley
died from an overdose of strychnine. The
courtroom was crowded with people
Great interest is manifested.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Chamberlain and Goschen Attack tn
Home-Rule Bill.

Chamberlain and Goschen Attack the
Home-Rule Bill.
LONDON, Feb. LIN the Commons to-
day Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
stated that new regulations would be
issued Immediately to the police and
Irish Executive, considering whether an
appeal would be taken from the decision
OF the House of Lords or ask Parliament
to settle the question by enacting legisla-
ton to put stop to the practice of eject
ing people from their homes at night.
Chamberlain resumed debate on the
home-rule bill. He declared that the bill
sowed seeds for future discomfort, and
paved the way to demands certain to be
urged when England's emergency be-
came Ireland's opportunity. 1t was rec
commended as final settlement, yet
it deprived the Irish Parliament of all
control of trade and commerce. The
speaker reminded the House that Parnen
insisted that no tinality was possible until
Ireland had power to impose retaliatory
duties. Instead OF guaranteeing imperial
unity, the bill involved risk to the ex-
istence of the United Kingdom. He hes
itated to think of the country's position
in time of war, with eighty Irish MEM
bers coming to the Imperial Parliament
to embarrass and hamper the Govern
ment. In times of difficulty Ireland
could get what she demanded, or seriously
cripple Great Britain's struggle for exist
ence.
Chamberlain also declared that tho
measure left the Imperial Parliament
with not a shadow of genuine supremacy.
He also attacked the financial proposals.
Goschen severely criticised the bill, es-
pecially the financial clauses. The bill,
he said, would never pass. Perhaps an
other one would come up. IF so, it should
be bound together with the other two aud
labeled Failures to Solve an Unsolvable
Problem.''
The home rule bill was then read the
first time. and the second reading was
fixed for March 18th.