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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
ABBREVIATED TElEGSAMS
soc. and sI.oo at all druggists

W. W. Bells fat at Chicago was en-.
tered by burglars. who enjoyed hearty
meal in the dining room, nearly empty.
ing the ice chest they took So
At the Chicago meeting of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
fraternal delegates were appointed to the
annual convention of the British Wo-
mans Temperance Association, to be held
in London May 80, as follows: Miss Will
lard; Mrs. l.. II. n. Stevens, of Maine;
Mrs. katharine Lante Stevenson. of Mass
achusetts; Mrs. Frances K. Beauchamp,
of kentucky; Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. OF
Massachusetts,; Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey,
of Maine, and Mrs. j. *. Barney, OF
Rhode Island.
The London Chronicle says it is rumored
that the government will ask parliament
for further allowance for the Prince OF
Wales on behalf Of his children.
Obituary: At Rockford, Ills, Rev. Rob-
ert Beatty, 50. AT Bourbon, Ind, DIR. T.
T. Linn, 6i At Paxton, Ills, Mrs. Han.
nah Carlson, 81 At Burlington, Wis,
Captain John Cavano. At Decatur, Ills.
Otto Z. Curtis. At Milton, Wis, Rev. Z.
NJ. Dunn, 81. AT Ration, y. H., Colonel
George Woodford, 50. formerly of Chicago.
Governor Altgeld has designated Friday,
April z, as Arbor Day in Illinois.
Fire destroyed Germania hall, brick
block at Ansonia, Conn. The janitor,
Henry Erben, fel! from the upper landing
head foremost and was fatally injured.
The loss is estimated at about So, 1000.
A profound impression has been caused
ut Rome by Baron Blanc's confirmation
of the fact that the defensive Anglo
italian alliance exists. Its conclusion
proves great ability on cx-Prcmier Crispi's
part.
Honduras is said to be intriguing to re.
instate Chief Clarence as head of the
Mosquito territory The object Is to de.
prive Nicaragua of its Caribbean littoral,
| it is said. and to constitute a separate
state which shall be alEcd to Honduras.
A terrible explosion of fire damp has
taken place in mine at Brunnerton, New
Zealand. Five persons were killed out
right and sixty more are entombed with
| no hope of being rescued.
| The state department. at Washington
has received a cablegram from United
| States Minister Smythe at Port au Prince,
| Hayti, confirming the Paris report of the
death of President Hippolyte, of Hayti.
| A little daughter of Frank Rose, a
| farmer, near kcokuk, II, was burned to
| death while in the field with her father
Rose was burning cornstalks The girl
| played too near the flames and her clothes
caught fire.
a dispatch from Colon, Colombia, saws
'There is neither -four nor bread here.
The situation is appalling. Emigration is
| impossible because the distressed have ro
| money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
Meeting of HALLWAY Brotherhoods.

ERIE, Pa. March IA big meeting OF
union railroad employees has begun in this
,ity. Fully 800 delegates are in the city,
among them being Philip Morrisey. grand
master of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen; +. p. Sargent, grand master
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men; +. f. Clarke. grand master Of the
Order OF Railroad Conductors; Delos S.
Everett. OF Cleveland. and u. w. Werz,
Of New York. The four orders repre-
sented met in executive session. 1t is
stated that the question of federation of
the orders for purposes OK mutual proteo-
ton occupied the entire time of the dele.
gates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
SENATE RESOLUTION AGREED uroN.
Cuban Eioauspcr VIII Now Resosnd In
the House Cbsmbtr.

WASHINGTON. March sT.-Aftcr session
with the senate confcrencc committee on
the Cuban question OF less than haitian
hours darition tho confcrrcs agreed to
aeccpt thc senate resolutions. The con
ference WIS merely formal In character.
as this conclusion was practically reached
sf Wednesdays meeting. This action
will have the cffc-t OF taking the ques-
tion out % the scn1t, AMI OF transferring
discussion on the Cubln question TO the
house. The senate resolutions begin with
declaring the exis;enc, Of n state Ct war
In Cuht aud state of neutrality in the
United States.
They close with the Cameron clause,
which resolves-"rhat the friendly Offices
Of the United States should BE- Offered by
the president to the Spanish government
(or he.reeoxsi;iono Of the liudepepdcnce q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
SPAIN MAKES A DISCOVERY.
Europe Would Not Help Her in q Conflict
with Uncle Sam.

with Uncle Sam.
NEW YORK, March PA special to Tho
World from Madrid via Bayonne, France,
says: 1t has leaked out in diplomatic cir
cles here that the Spanish foreign Office
has been informed by its ambassadors in
.hc principal European courts that Spain
S not likely to receive more than purely
platonic sympathy even from the French
government in a conflict with the United
States.
They have also discovered that both the
foreign governments and the whole Euro
pean public wonder why Spain does not
Immediately give Cuba and Porto Rico
colonial autonomy and self-government,
such as England has given Canada, in Or
Ter to disarm the secessionists in Cuba
and to conciliate the American sympa.
thies.
New YORK, March a7.-A special to The
World from Havana, Cuba. says: An
other army corps, it has been decided, is
TO be sent hero from Spain in May. 1t
will consist of 5000 infantry, 5000
cavalry and l ,0J0 artillery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
CHASTITY BARGAIN
Obtained at an Auction Of Unre.
deemed Property.
CHICAGO HAS ONE MORE MYSTERY.

Purchasers Open Their Package and Find
That 1t Contains . Long Dead and Very
Much Decomposed Corpse-Police Trying
to Find One Morgan Who Was the Con-
signee and for Whom Another Similar
Consignment Has Arrived.
CHICAGO. March 27.-The badly decom-
posed body Of an unknown man was
found yesterday in trunk bought at
auction in Wakem & McLaughlin's
warehouse ut J04 North Water street. The
auction was the regular disposal of un-
redeemed property, and many curious
purchasers were on hand. The sale was
almost over when large, rough box was
dragged out and offered Bids were made
and the box knocked down to men from
the suburb of Austin-Philip Grief and
Charles Haas
Addressed to Ono G. NJ. Morgan.
j. Wallace Wakcm, senior member of
the warehouse firm, said he thought the
box was included in a lot of baggage sent
them by the Michigan Central Railroad
company year ago. The police have
taken up the matter, but there seems to
be little chance Of their doing anything
With the case. The undertaken who took
charge Of The body said that some ma
had been thrown upon the body when it
was placed in the box-and it had done
Its work we'll. As far as can be Judged
the body Is that of a man between 40 and
30 years Of age and of medium height.
Been in Stock for a Year.
Inside the square trunk, which was
broken open, grewsome sight was dis
closed. The trunk contained the badly
decomposed body of a man, without any
rlew to Identification. As soon as the dis
covery was made men commenced to
search for something that would indicate
where the box had come from, or by
whom it had been owned. On the top
was written &c. NJ. Morgan, 166 jefferson
Court, Chicago" Nothing else was found
to establish the former ownership.
Another Eox for the Same Address.
At the address given on the box a Mrs.
McMuilcn resides 1T the present time.
She said last night that she knew nothing
Of the box or q. II. Morgan, to whom it
was addressed. She said that some day
in the early part of the present week an
sxyressrnan came to the house asking for
Morgan. He had n large box in "a wagon,
and said he had been hunting for Morgan
al day, but had been unable to find him
The police are looking for the expressman
in order to get hold of tho second box, If
possible.
| Corpse Was Carefully Packed.
| The caro- with which the body had been
packed practically precludes the idea that
It was n corpse sent out from some medi-
al college. When the box was broken
open q cheap, medium-sized trunk of
green canvass was displayed. Between
The box and the trunk the intervening
space was filed with sawGust, and several
wrappings of white oil cloth. When the
i'd OF the canvas was trunk raised
another thick layer of oil cloth was dis
closed, covering square zinc box, and in
,his the remains were packed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
Another q. Those BeIaicd Medals.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-A media. of
honor has been awarned To Brcvct Major
General William J. S.wcll, United States
senator from New Jersey. by direction of
the president for conspicuous gallantry at
the battle of Chancellorsvilic, May ), 1863
Although n colonel and badly wounded
this officer, now senator, assumed COM
mand OF a brigade Of troops and remained
throughout the battle on the field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
WHIPPED BY A FEMALE MOB.
Outbreak Of Violence Among Women of
bertrand, Neb.

BERTRAND, March 27.-H. II. Wiley,
cx-justicc OF the peace and q prominent
citizen. was publicly whipped by mob Of
enraScd women in the streets Of the city.
He was accused Of making an indecent
proposal to q young girl and ordered to
leave town. He was arranging to do SO
in the custody Of the constable when q
crowd Of women, led by the girls mother,
surrounded the officer and demanded his
prisoner.
Rcvolvcrs were exhibited and threats
made to use them. The officer complied
and the prisoner was taken to the main
street and given n terrible beating Citi
zcns finally put stop TO the work and
the victim left town Mt once. Willey's
family witnessed his punishment, which
cured in front of his residence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
Coat Of the Union Pacific Fer nile.

WAsruNGroN, March 21.-I1 response
to resolution the secretary of the inter-
Tor has sent to the senate n statement
from the office Of the railroad commits
sioner. showing the cost OF construction
OF the Union Pacific to have averaged 500
OOD "a mile; of the Central branch, ;27, ,3l3;
Sioux City and Pacific. SIS. .GJ1, and of the
Kansas Pacific, S53, ,d7 Tho land grant
to these four reads amounts to IS, SIl, 900
ncres, of which 12,oJJ,OJJ was to the
Union Pacific and 6,UJo, OJJ to the Kansas
Pacific
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
COULDN'T HAVE THEIR OWN WAY.
The Reason Ba1lington Booth and Wi
Split the Salvation Army.

The Reason Darlington Booth and Wife
Split the Salvation Army.
PITTsBURG. March 27-Mrs. Ballington
Dooth lecturcd last night ut Sewickley to
\ large audience. After the lecture Mrs.
Booth broke the silence as to the cause of
herself and the commander breaking away
from the old organization. She said the
whole trouble was caused by the fact that
they had outlined the work they intended
20 carry out in America
MY husband and his father differed
radically in their ideas Of how to conduct
the Army in America, and Ballington
wrote to international headquarters at
London stating his views and announcing
that If his views were not agreed to he
would resign his commission. The plan
was promptly refused and peacemakers
were sent to US. This not proving effective
in changing US we were dismissed from
the Army"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27

WASHINGTON, March 21-The sundry
civil appropriation bill has been COM
plcted by the house committee on appro-
priations. The bill carries s2y, iyo. S7i,
which Is sll,O6i,779 less than the csti-
mates. Among the appropriations For con.
tinuing postofliccs are these: At Detroit,
sl25, 5,35i; ut Sioux City. Ia, S6l,0o1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27

WAsnISGToS. March Ex-senator Allen
has introduced a resolution declaring that
congress should not adjourn without re.
storing the free coinage Of silver and TAX.
ing from the secretary of the treasury the
power to issue bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27

Wisconsin Army Stands by the Old Flag.
SREBoYGAN, March 27-A secret meet
ing of officers Of the Salvation Army from
all the eastern part of Wisconsin was held
here ana it was unanimously decided to
stand by the old flag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
Blythe Wound Go to IConrres..

Gazette, Of this city, authoritatively an
nounces the candidacy of John g. Blythe.'
ex-state chairman Of the Republican CEN
tral committee, for congress from the
Fourth district. The incumbent, Thomas
Updegraf. will also be . candidate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
Death of Geo. II. N.,,,c,on.

KANSAS CITY, March a7-George II.
Ncttlc;on. president and general manager
Of the Kansas City. Fort Scott and
Memphis railroad, died last night 81
paralysis, aged ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27
FOUR MORE SHIPS,
Ocean Terrors, Authorized by the
Naval Appropriation.
STRONG APPEALS MADE FOR SIX.

yoh,.on n, c.,,s,,r,. Talk. NJ INCL. Sam
,y.,,.,- -. 80. r,.,u u,.
1"""'"e necs"s' u" '"e
hes"'nfions ana VIII NOW ioou'ss ."
some More Eioquence-Bili for . Capitai
and Labor Investigation.
w,s.,~o-ox No., o,-Tho bouse
'o'' ' ,
yes'eruhy put III 'hreo nours vi ueo"'o oA
the question OF navy, the pehuihs mo
tion being one TO authorize SIX new Dattie'
ships instead Of four rs reported in tho
naval appropriation bill. Hanlcy (Rep)
of Indiana. n member Of the naval COM
,ni.,ee vvbo f,vor,d n larger increase of
.h,, -. ,h., o., ,r,,or;,v - ,,o com.
y ."an ~ s...
"n,'ce, 'rRu'o III i"'or y. a., .in.e'
winch ne gave ho''oo nc wouiu onef' -"
crease thc number OF battseships from
four To six. Although his people lived
thousand miles from tide water they were
patriotic enough and proud enough to do
si,. to sc, ,b,ir coup,rv with , navy be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27

Impoverished blood causes that
tired feeling. Hoods Sarsaparilla
purifies. .enriches and vitalizes the
blood and gives vigor and vitality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-27

Being only third the
Company Kahn Schonburn
of Chicago failed ago.
Suits for about dollar.
PURCHASE FOR YOU. FINE SPRING
than the CLOTH IN THE PIECE IS WORTH K, S al
made the BEST CLOTHING MADE IN CHICAGO
, 1896-10-16
SENTENCED FOR EXTORTIoN.
Newspaper Man Sent to Jail for De-
manding Hush-Money.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-J. H. Cummings,
who is said to have been at one time a
newspaper man in San Francisco and
the east, was sentenced to 10 days in
the county Jail on a charge of extor-
ton today.
Some ear g Miss Julia Adler kept
company and correspondent with Harry
.Tillenburg. Tillenburg kept her letters,
and after Miss .Adler's marriage to B.
Barratti. a stock broker. Tillenburg is
said to have shown the letters to Cum
mings. Both Tillenburg and Cummings
were nearly penniless and a plan was
entered upon to eXtort money from
Mrs. Barratti by means of the letters.
The dates on them were changed to
make them appear to have been written
after her marriage. Then Cummings
demanded $50 apiece for the letters,
threatening to show them to Mrs. Bar
ratti's husband in case of refused. In
this way $40 was secured, $40 at a time.
Cummings giving the lady part of a let
ter in return. Finally Mrs. Barratti
told her husband and the arrest of
Cummings and Tillenburg followed.
Tillenburg secured his release on bail
and has not since been seen. He is
said to be well connected in Chicago.
, 1896-10-16
DANGER AHEAD.
Sir Edward Clarke Talks on the Vene-
zuela Question.

London, Oct. 15.-Sir Edward Clarke,
Q. c.. conservative member Of parlia-
ment for Plymouth, and who was So
licftor general in Lord Salisbury's pre-
vious ministry, in speaking publicly at
York. expressed great anxiety over the
outcome of the Venezuela dispute in
view of the approach of the presidential
election. He said the decision of the
American boundary commission would
be against England, not because
it was a hostile commission,
but because he believed no honest and
impartial arbitrator or commission
could decide in favor Of England's
claims upon the evidence.
we need not have recognized the
commission" he said. we were
not called upon to negotiate
treaties with the United States
with regard to Venezuela, but
IL the blue book containing the
Venezuela brief represented the real
and moderate contention Of Venezuela
there ought to be immediate negotia-
ton and consent to arbitration in the
limitation line. which, after all. mat
tiers very little.
IF the United States attempts to
force upon US the inevitable decision
Of their commission passionate resent
, 1896-10-16
e would be aroused mere. serious
for both countries. That is why we
are taking what I conceive to be a SER
ious risk"
MEEKER'S DEAD ROBBERS.
Pictures and Description Awaited by
Denver Detectise S.

1t may be hat the leader Of the gang
Of outlaws who. with his companions,
was killed by the citizens OF Meeker,
Colo, while attempting to escape with
the small booty secured from the bank
at that town, is James c. DInham, the
San Jose murderer. over whose head a
reward of s11 900 is still lowering. Such
suLposition is based principally upon a
letter received by Chief Rusp Il on De-
tober A. from James Whitley, under
shelf At Grand Junction. The missive
stated that on the I'd instant a party Of
men returned to Grand Junction after
a trip in the White River country, and
told their friends that during their per-
ambulations they came across a lone
stranger living with his dog n a small
cabin situated in an isolated G1iich. The
unknown had a Winchester and = re-
~volver. and refused to be coIimunica-
live. However, a good view Of his feat
ures was obtained, and when ,he trlv-
elers were shown a picture OF NC- ,irrar
Durham they declared the resemblance
to be most striking. Chief Russell, aft
er receipt of the message, wrote the
San lose police, but so far has recetv-
ed no reply. 1t may be that the sup
posed Durham formed an outlaw gang
of three and pounced upon thd Hughes
bank at Mceker. The chief haAywritten
for pictures and descriptions of The
dead robbers.
The work done at the hamlet has the
appearance of that usually performed
by the now almost defunct Mccarthy
gang of bandits, and Superintendent
Farley Of Thiel's detective agency is
anxious to obtain full descriptions of
the slaughtered men. This famous band
of bank robbers formerly consisted of
Bill, Fred. George and Tom NcCarty
and Ras Christianson, alias Ras Lewis.
On June Is, 1889, three months after
the Moffat robbery in Denver. the out
laws, under the leadership OF Tom,
plundered the Bank of Tellurid. to the
extent of S2T, 900. Early in August the
gang took up its residence in the Star
valley in Wyoming, part OF it running
n saloCn. Among the settlers was a
Mrs. Romano, who had two pretty
daughters named SaTan J. MOI as and
Mary Morgan, the girls going by the
name of their mothers first husband.
Tom and Lewis wooed the young ladies.
greatly to the disgust of their mother.
Lewis, however, was successful in his
suit and married Mary Morgan.
Later, the band, in the spring of 1890.
went north into Washington.
During the robbery of the Delta bank,
a few months ago, two. of Toms COM
panions were killed, but he escaped aft
er a close pinch. The gang 10Y extant,
consists of Tom and George McCar-
thy and Ras Lewis. At last accounts
the trio were in western Utah, in the
neighborhood of Moab. Tom had often
made the threat that he would not be
taken alive.
, 1896-10-16
GRANT RAIDED THE PARTY.
How the General Once Broke Up an In
teresting Poker Game.

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, 1896-10-16
CANTON'S WORKMEN.
FROM A HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE FACTORIES CALL ON
M'KINLEY.
The Demonstration an Informal One
and Addresses Are Made by the
Factory Leaders as Well as the
Presidential Nominee Watson
Says the Pops Have Been Sold Out.

Canton, O., Oct. 15.-Secretary Os-
messed the big delegations in Canton to-
day. He spoke most confidently of the
outlook. While there were large par
ties from New York and Pennsylvania,
the lnost surprising event of the day
was the informal call OF working peo-
pie Of Canton. They'came in thousands
from 1875 factories, large and small. in
this city. Addresses were made by Ed
ward Jones. a factory watch IA and
John Grouse, a wood worker. Reply
ing to the greetings of his fellow citi-
zens. the workingmen Of Canton, Major
Mckinley said in part:
Il have witnessed in front OF this
porch many scenes which touched my
heart, but nom which more deeply
moved men than this gathering. / greet
you all as my friends. The currency,
which, since 1879 has been or a safe and
sound basis, is now assailed by our po-
litical ~adversaries. 1t involves the old
QuV5lloh III lhS Nv "a AVN " -
public debt, and the pensions of our
soldiers, and of all public obligations
which the people long ago determined
on the side of good faith, good morals
and common honesty. But with that
settlement. some people are not salts
fled. So we are called upon this year
to pass upon this question. There is
still another question, the question OF
protection against free trade OIL tariff
reform. In 1892 free trade as against
protection, was the paramount issue Of
the campaign and free trade tr:umped
before the great tribunal OF the Ameri-
can people and this year we bring the
question to you again. to review 1t and
express ~reconsidered judgment after
three years Of dreadful experience"
The nominee then entered into a gen
eral review of the tariff legislation as
affecting Industrial conditions. He con-
cluded his speech with the following
words:
Your ballots are free. They belong
to nobody In the world but yourselves.
You have nobody to answer to for your
votes. but our consciences and your
God. Suffrage is the most priceless
privilege OF citizenship. and should be
free. fair and Independent. take de-
light In the fact that I have done my
best always to make and keep the SUI
frage Of the American people free. II
it Is not free and fair. then this is no
longer a government of the people"
A delegation from western New York
consisting of professional men Of the
cities and farmers, dairymen and grape
growers. from the surrounding
try. arrived this afternoon, and paid
their respects to the republican stand
ard bearer. The delegation filled eight
coaches.