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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05
RAILWAY REPORT FOR ILLINOIS.
Commission Would Have the Roads Con
trolled by the State.

Commission Would Have the Roads Con.
trolIed by tho State.
SPRINGFIELD, March 1.-The advance
sheets of the annual report of the Illinois
railroad and warehouse commission for
1885 are just issued. The report shows
that passenger tariffs do not exceed ..75
cents per mile; average tariff on all kinds
of freight. local and through. does not ex-
coed LBS cents per ton pcr mile, being 46
and sd Per cent. respectively, lower than
in 1870.
During the past year 60, 49,, Alb passen-
gers were handled. But twelve persons
were killed in accidents, being one out of
every 5,29l, Al carried; but one person out
OF every 4O9, 5S3 passengers carried was in
jured. The commission makes many sug-
gestions I or changes in operating the rail-
roads and recommends the enactment Of
laws controlling the same by the next
general assembly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05

abuas Of thu military AatA6Flaaes 81 a
eendemnation for The mannG b which
the Abyssinian campaign he's been ON
Quoted. All sorts Of charges Of gross IN.
competency are made
General Bafatieri, in q letter to friend
written before the fnal disaster, said: 81
am aware Of the intrigues against me, but
my conscience Is easy. and II I get through
the campaign with whole skin I shall
remember that am . deputy and then
many people. will be restored to their
proper places"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05
CLEVELAND PRoeAsLY RIGHT.
There Does Seem To He Need for Missios
aries Out This Way.


aries Out This Way.
PERRY, o. T., March 5-About o'clock
in the morning a large band Of masked
men rode into Tecumseh and went to the
Jail. took out Jake Mclaughlin, who was
arrested some weeks ago for the murder
Of John and Jacob Mauntz, two old farm
ers who lived near Wewoka, and strung
him up three times. This action was the
result OF statement made by a culprit
named Truesdale, who is also under ar
rest for completely in the murders.
Truesdale said Mclaughlin knew all the
murderers, and limited man named Hol-
brook and Foster Crawford, who was
hanged to telegraph pole for bank rob-
berry and murder at Wichita, Falls, Tex,
last week, and others were the murderers
of Mauntz. Mclaughlin would tell moth
ing, and the mob left after releasing him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05

NEW YoRK, March AT the headquar.
tiers Of the Presbyterian board Of homs
missions u wss announced that Tuesday
nights meeting q Carnegie hall nsttsd
about e. 800. but n 10 expeceea tlbat fully
eeS, 900 viii b realized - result q Tie
meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05

SEATTLE, Wash. March 5-The city
election has resulted in IN overwhelming
majority for the Republican ticket. There
were three tickets-the Democratic-P opu-
listic, Populist aud Republican Frank
d. Black. the Republican nominee for
mayor, polled majority Of over !, 100
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05

MAcoo and GOmes both WHIPPED.
HAVANA, March 5.-Of6cial reports are
published Of engagements by Spanish
troops with Maceo and Gomez in which
both tho Cuban leaders were badly de-
feated-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05
Lumber Dealers In Council.

SAGINAW Mich, March 5.-The Ma
tional Association OF Wholesale Lumber
Dealers convened in annual session here
yesterday afternoon. Thers were about
seventy delegates present. An address Of
welcome by Mayor Mcershon was re-
sponded to by j. w. Robinson, president
of the national association. The principal
business Of the afternoon was reports of
officers and committees. The association
has membership of 2l9. representing
81. 10000 capital and doing $1,000, 100
worth Of business annually
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05
Proposed Chang. in the Patent Law.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Burrows intro
duced bill In the senate to make it lille.
gal for the commissioner Of patents to re.
ject an application for patent on the
ground that the several features which it
combines have been anticipated in several
different patents. It requires that all 10.
jections shall be based upon a single in
vention embracing q complete anticipa-
ton Of the device applied for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-05
THE MARKETS.


NEW YORK, March
Money on call easy at 81 per cent:
prime mercantile paper AZ . 9 per cent;
sterling exchange was steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at ls734 q lSs for
demand and 4s61s'Gas7 for xty days; posted
rates AS1k@B S;x ami 40; commerce nj bills
ls61<.
silver certificates. sale, $1,000 at osx;
bar silver, 6S1s: Mexican dollars. 54N
United States government bonds easier;
new Is registered, ll8x: do. coupons,
1161S: Is registered, 1l2Ia; SIS coupons ll21S;
Is registered, los: Escoupons 1905: &c regis.
tered. Is: Pacific IS Of W, TO-
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. March 1
The following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat-March,
opened e41sc, closed 651S,; May. opened 66ssc
closed 065sc; July, opeaed e61s: closed 714c
Corn-March. nominal closed 2S3z:; May.
sisSc closed sl,So osts-March nomi.
nal closed lS34c: May. openei 2ic closed
21c; July, opened 2lIsc clos,i 2i1sc. Pork
March, opened ee.SO, closet - 6.l.; May,
opened - g. clossi sl77k Lsrd-Narch.
opened IS 49, clossl SD; May. opened SS.5ak
closed $5.6
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery 2llsc
per lb. extra dairy lsc; packing stock. $3.50
Eggs-Fresh stock. l0gl0I5c per dozen. Dressed
Poultry = Spring chickens $685.; per ID:
old hens. !59sc; ROSTERS. SSj1sc: turkeys II
-Burbsnks. lsSOper bushsi. Sweet Potatoes
Illinois. s20JG2.7s per Dbl Apples-Fsir to
choice. $2OJ9i75 per Dbl Honey-White
clover, lib sections, fancy. l29l3 per NJ:
broken comb. 80lOc; extracted S0sc. Cran.
bsrries-Cape God. $Z500A5) per Dbl.
Chicago Lave Sseck.
CHICAGO. March
Live Stock-Prices at the Union stock
Yards today ranged - follows: Hoss-Esti.
mated receipts for the day: l7,o.1; .sles
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
A Village Depopulated.

OXFORD, Mich, May 26.-A terrible cy- clone struck the village of Oakwood last night and entirely wiped 1t out of exist ence, destroying all the buildings and leav- ing death and destruction in It's trail. Just west of the village the fields were strewn with dead and wounded, a com- plete list of which cannot yet be given.
 The storm also struck the village of Thomas and destroyed about a dozen buildings Many farm buildings are de- stroyed. but definite news cannot yet be obtained from the country on account of the roads being blocked with fallen trees and delIria It is believed that the number of dead and wounded will reach nearly 100. Physicians have gone from Oakland, Oxford and Metamora.
 The following names of the dead at Thomas have been reported by their neigh bors, who escaped with their lives but lost their homes:
 John Pooritt, Mrs. Joseph Bird, John Milkey, E. E Torrance, Mrs. Henry Quick, Ephraim Quick and two children, Mrs Alice Mitchell and two children.
 Actual details of the devastation caused by the cyclone are yet meeger, but all of the witnesses agree that the storm was a regular western twister. Its first appear ance at Thomas Station was from the southwest in the form of a densely black funnel shaped cloud, moving with almost incredible swiftness and seeming to take long leaps. Itseemed to have the elastici- ty of gigantic rubber ball and would strike the ground, then, leaving a foot print of devastation, bound into the air and travel a mile or more before again touching the earth.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
ELEVEN DROWNED.
Ferryboat on the Mississippi Overturned
 During a Storm.

Ferry boat on the Mississippi Overturned
 During a storm.
 CAIRo, Ills, May 27.-Tbe most terri ble accident in the history of Cairo hap pened when the ferryboat Catharine cap. sized and II persons were drowned.
 The names of the lost arc:
 Charles Gilhofer, Richard Thurman, Bertha Stanley, May Jones, all residents of Cairo.
 Mrs. Shannon and baby of Birds Point, Mo
 An unknown colored woman.
 Wood Rittenhouse, superintendent; George Davis, oolored, employed in paint ing the boat; Louis Hall, colored. fireman; Ashury Alexander. colored, deokhand- all of the boats crew.
 The boat left her landing at o'clock and was near the Illinois shore about a mile below here when a storm struck her. She turned completely over and remained in that position for some time, while her cabin, chimneys and the decks were car ried away, nothing remaining but her hull and engines.
 The captain. John F. Hacker; the engi- neer, George Magee; clerk, Stanley Pc sey. and Joseph Curry, passenger. es- capped from the wreck, and they assisted Dr. Orr of Wickllfe, Ky, another passen- ger, out from the debris. and they all climbed upon the overturned hull, which was partially submerged. They expected every minute they would sink and Hack or, Posey and Curry swam ashore, while Magee remained with Orr, who could not swim.
 Assistance was soon at hand. and the survivors were brought to this city, while work to find the missing was commenced. The boat has since lighted herself and lies with her stern considerably sunken. Dr. Orr was badly injured about ths head by falling timbers. He was standing in the cabin with Mir. Rittenhouse when the boat turned over, and he cannot tell how be escaped. Mir. Rittenhouse and Mir. Gi.- hofer were both old residents of Cairo.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
Summary of the Proceedings of Senate
 and House.


 and House.
 WASHINGTON, May 21.-In the senate yesterday the fertilization appropriation bill was passed. MT. Germans rider au- thorizing the issue of $100, GOO. 900 In cer- tif1cates of indebtedness was defeated. In the house the bill to impose an educational test on immigrants was passed. An order from the committee on rules allotting Lin4 was adopted after an exciting debate. WASHINGTON, May 22.-In the senate yesterday most of the day was devoted to the consideration of conference reports. Messrs Hill, Butler and Allen had bit ter personal altercation over the bond question. In the house the bill to pension Francis K. Hoover was passed over the pres ident's veto. Discussion of the labor com mission bill was begun.
 WASHINGTON. May 23.-In the senate yesterday the Butler bill to prohibit the issuance and sale of bonds was taken up. In the house the report of the conference on the river and harbor bill was agreed to. The conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was rejected.
 WASHINGTON, May 24.-In the senate yes- terday the filled cheese bill was taken up and three proposed amendmentS were laid on the table. MT. Allen spoke Ih favor of the Butler bond bill. In the house MT. Howard introduced resolutions impeaoh- ing the president, but they wore rejected by an almost unanimous vote. Several conference reports were acted on.
 WASHINGTON, May 26.-In the senate yesterday the general deficiency bill was passed after the appropriations made by the house had been about doubled. In the house District of Columbia business and discussion of the bill repeating the alco- hol rebate clause of the present tariff law occupied the session.
 WAsHINGToN, May 27.-In the senn te yesterday the filled cheese bill was consid- cred. Mir. Sherman's motion to table an amendment providing for tax on beer was defeated. Debate on Mir. Butler's s bill to prohibit bond sales was continued. In the house the bill to repeal the free al- cohol section of the Wilson tariff law was passed. Several conference reports were nko1
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
FRlGATFUL DISASTER.
Street Carr Go Through Bridge. Drow
 Ing Nearly n Hundred People.


 ing Nearly n Hundred People.
 VICTORIA, B. C., May aT.-Itis believed that between 50 and 50 persons lost their lives when an electric car fell through the Point Ellice bridge Into an arm Of James bay.
 A sham battle nt Macnulay Point was on the programme as part of tho oolehra. tion of the queen's birthday, and nearly the whole of the population of the oity had gone out to witness It. Victoria pro- longs the celebration of the queens birth day moro than tho older cities and oele- brates 1t enthusiastically.
 The day was practically holiday In tho city. The electric cars running out to tho soene of tho battle had boon overorowdod all the forenoon. Eyory car was full, not only inside. but as many as could do SO olung on the outside as we'll. The car to which the accident happened contained about so persons. Even the roof was oo- cupied.
 In crossing the Point Flliec bridge 10 left the track, crashing through the rail- ings. and fell Into the water 70 feet be- low. The fall was SO sudden and unex. pected that all tho passengers were carried with It.
 The car foatod for moment, and thou was carried down hy the weight of the metal work attached to it Those inside were unable Co escape and wero drowned. Some of those on the outside escaped by swimming, but the rest, stunned by tho fall or unable 10 swim, were drowned.
 It is believed now that 60 or 60 persons wore drowned, but it is as yet impossible to ascertain the real number Tt is difls cult to learn who were on the car when it took the fatal plunge. and it is equally difficult to learn how many escaped. 10 will probably bo several days before tho real extent of the disaster can be learned.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
ARREST OF KIEcKHoFER.

Late DisbursinR omoer of tho State Depart
 ment Charged With EmbeSsiement-
 WASHINGTON, May eb.-Franois I. Kieck- bofer. late chief of the bureau of accounts and dishursing officer of the state depart ment, was arrested on threo warrants charging him with embezHlement as fol- lows:
 July g, 1se5, SIS. s.22e; Aug 10, 1905. sa, soo. and Oct @. samo yoar, ti6, Ss7.
 kieokhofer was taken to police head- quarters, whero conference was held be- tween the district attorney aud Inspector Hollinborgcr and Attorney Ferguson, rop- resenting the prisoner. Tho nature of the conference was not disclosed, and subse- quently Kieokofer was taken to the First preoinct and locked up. The complaint on which the arrest was made was filed by Edward l. Renioh, tho ohiof clerk of the department The prisoner said Co n reporter that he was sory much surprised at his arrest that he had anticipated poth- ing of tho kind and was guilty of no wrong.
 Mir. Kieokhofer has beon out of the ofiioo for some time but he hns remained In tho oity. Tho shortage in his accounts has been stated to approximate ti37, ooo.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
The Czar's Clemency.

Moscow, May 27.-The coronation cere- monies of the Emperor Nicholas Alexan- drovitch and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna took place In the Cathedral of the Assumption, in accordance with all the religious forms and ancient rites The weather was fine, but of the vast multi. tude present only about 1000 persons tually witnessed the ceremony of the ooro- nation. The scene outside. however, was one of indescribahle enthusiasm.
 The czar's manifesto, issued upon the occasion of his coronation, remits all nr- rears of taxation in European Russia and Poland; reduces tho land tax by one e-half for ten years and remits or reduces all fines quashes all petty convictions involv- ing prison or fines up to 800 roubles, with the exception of persons sentenced for rob bery, ,embozzling, usury, extortion, fraudu- lent bankruptcy or offenses against honor.
 Further. tho manifesto prescribes that all exiles in Sitsria, after l2 years exile in the remoter parts, be, after ten years, allowed to choose their place of residence except in nscapital cities and governments, but their civil rights will not be restored.
 Exiled criminals have third of their sentences remitted; life sentences are oom- muted to 20 years, and many other pun ishments nre frightened.
 Amnesty to Political Prisoners.
 Regarding political prisoners, the min ister of justice Is authorized to grant ao- cording to the nature of the offense, re- missions of punishment in addition to those in the general amnesty and advise the czar to restore civil rights to those who have led blameless lives since they have completed their bsnishment md to reconsider the cases of those punished summarily who by tboir subsequent be- havior merit indulgence.
 Political refugees are accorded immuni- ty from prosecution, provided 1b years have elapsed since their offense.
 The fetes were celebrated with the great est splendor throughout the south of Rus sia, and 1t was made a general holiday all over the empire. Over 200, 900 free din ners were glvon to tho people in southern Russia, and at many theaters the enter tainments were performed gratis to the general public. Everywhere there wero holiday illumlnatlons. The French ofli. cers who arc visiting Sevastopol were given a splendid reception.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
THECZAR ISCROWNED
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD GRAPHICALLY
 DESCRIBES THE EVENT.

Commemorates His Coronation by Acts of
 Mercy-Free Dinners Given to the Peo-
 ple-Celebrated With Great splendor
 Throughout Southern Russia.
 LONDON, May 27.-Sir Edwin Arnold, In his dispatch to The Daily Telegraph, approaches the task of describing the ooro- nation of the czar with some apparent misgivings of its magnitude. He says;
 "It Is difficult indeed after seven hours spent near the thrones to disengaRe one's thoughts with any olearness for narration and description from the condition of con fused admiration and glittering incohe- renoe in which SO extraordi nary a soene must at first plunge 1t"
 Proceeding then to describe the Cathe- dral of the Assumption. in which the cor onstion took place. Sir Edwin says:
 "The edifloe itself Is minute, but its inner glories and sanotities are such that you feel as if you were standing at the heart of some gilded and jeweled cavern of dreamland. To feel, however, as the devout Russian foels in this astonishing place. you must know something of the overwhelmingly hallowed associations clustering around 1t. The most impress siye moment was when all, including the
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
rennan sinrer Pleaded Guilty.

NEW YORK, May si.-Emanuei Ninger of Flagtown. N. l., the old mnn who ia accused of making counterfeit United States notes of large denominations with pen and ink. in the criminal part Of tho United States circuit court pleaded guilty to having made and passed the counter foit bills and wns romandcd until Friday, May go, for sentence. NinRer was oap- turod March 27 last after having eludod the government officials for years. When arraigned before Judge Brown last Mon- day. he pleaded not guilty, with leave to change his plea, and when nRain brought up for trial he changed it to guilty.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28

"And they called me John Dunscombe as was running. presume in the con- fusion that it was kind of mixed up, and they couldn't tell whether it was me run ming and John that fell, or John running and me that fell. I couldn't hardly tell myself" The old man drew his hand across his forehead, land hain't felt right about 1t for years"
 "Oh, what 0 shamelp cried several voices. ITO keep 1t to yourself all these yearsl' cried another.
 "Silencer' thundered the parson, bring ing his hand down hard upon the table.
 The old man wavered and seemed to sink under the scorn of the faces upturned to his.
 "Go on, said the parson. "Tell all you know, MT. Sparks. This Is what you came for, you know"
 "Yes, yesr' said the other feebly. "Well, when got home 1t did not seem to make much difference to John-he was dead, you know-whether he run or not. So did not try to let 'em know the mis- take"
 "Is this all, nowP' asked the parson as Jason stopped.
 "Yes," said the old man, 'and hain't never thought of it much till you came for mo today and said 1t was time for me to get ready to leave the world in peace, as have got to now before long, as I'm goin on nigh 80, and then you said I'd better come and do it tonight. So here be-"
 Pastor Bean raised his hand again and said, Let us pray" and now all the peo- pie did listen, and many were the tears that fell down on the shawl ends and on the laps of the women, while the men wiped their faces vigorously with their ha lad fn faf and composed.
 Afterward, when all was over, and they went to their different homes, procession of people went around by the little brown cottage in the moonlight.
 "Sh-shf' said the sympathetic women. Don't let's wake them. Then we'll show them good Decoration day as surpriser r'
 A good Decoration day indeed 1t was How can tell of the flowers that fairly flew into the brown cottagel The freshly gathered posies were taken by a stream of little children, beginning at daybreak, to be handed in to the grateful and astonished widow and Hetty and the children, who had had an early visit from the old parson, with his story of oontrition for his oare- lessness in delaying all effort to free John Dunscombes name from the stigma rest ing upon it.
 How can I describe Hetty, her cheeks pink with sudden joy, walking between Reginald and Natalie, while Hetty car ried wreath of white rosebuds and a star in the other hand to put on the grave that she had longed all her life to see decorated l
 .'Natalie,' oonfided Rex that evening, when they sat on the back steps and un- burdened their hearts, "I'm glad it Is over, because 1t was so good. I should have burst into pieces If it had lasted much longer. Why, I've had perfect cyclone inside of me all day i''-Boston Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
Her Dilemma.

They met at the linen counter. and tho girl in blue looked so sadly perplex ed that the girl in brown said sympa. thctically:
 Why, May, what is tho mattorS You look SO miserable.
 I'm bothered, acknowledged May 'You see, Rudolph and 1 quarreled bit. terly last night And to save my life l can make up my mind whether to go on buying household linens in expecta. tion of a reconciliation or to buy mo an organ1ie to begin new campaign
 ''It is bothering, " agreed the girl in brown. "Ahi We women have so many hard problems to solver'-New York Journal
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
Killed by an Esriosion.

CHICAGO, May e5.-By the explosion of a gasoline stove on Townsend street lam. fly of six persons was almost ex extorminated. Four arc dead. The fifth Is SO badly burned that death is almost certain. The names of the dead ares
 Otto Malm, carpenter. 32 years old.
 Siana Malm, years old.
 Hilya Malm, years old
 Otto Malm, Jr., Q years old.
 Tho Injured are;
 Mrs. Ella Mnlm, B3 years old. burned about the hands. arms and faoo; will re- cover.
 Eiien Malm, 8 years old, severely burned about the head and body; will probably dia
Connecticut western news., 1896-05-28
Gen. Sentenced Co Death.

JERSEY crTy, May 9G.-Pnui Gems, who was twice convicted of Killing his sweet heart, Clara Arnim, in Hoboken in isas, was arraigned before Judge Lippinoott in this city for sentence. At both trials tho defonse was insanity. The judge read n long opinion denying tho application for a new trial ienz was asked Co stand un, and the judge asked him if he had any thing to say why sentence should not be pronounced on him. Genz replied, "Thore is no use of saying anything here" 6enz was then sentenced to be hanged In tho Hudson county jail between the hours of 10 a. m. and D. m., July id.