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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Should Now Listen to Her Voice.
BYRNEs FOR sEHGEaNT-Ar.ARMs.
Republican Committee at st. Louis Prc
pnres for the Convention.

Republican Committee at st. Louis Pre-
pnres for the Convention.
ST Louis, Jan. 21.-The Republican sub
committee of the national executive put
in yesterday with arranging the prclim-
inaries for tho national convention, tho
most important action being the selec-
ton of Timothy Z. Byrnes, OF Minncap-
oils, for sergeant-at-arms. There were
three candidates-Byrnes, W. w. John
sen, OF Baltimore, and George NJ. Wis
well, of Milwaukee. The contest was
very close between Byrncs and Wiswell,
who received an equal number of votes on
the first informal ballot. johnson was
given one vote, but on the next ballot,
which was the first formal one, that vote
was cast for Byrnes and elected him.
There We're only seven votes in the COM
mittec. Chairman Carter failing to como
and sending no proxy. Outside of tho
choosing of sergeant-at-arms nothing was
done but look over the plans for alterin g
the interior of the north nave of the Ex-
position building, where the convention
will be held. Today the visitors and
local committees will visit the exposition
hall and whatever changes are to be made
will then be decided upon. Chairman
Manley has come here authorized to make
and execute any contracts necessary to
carry out the plans of the two commit
tees, and will finish up everything today
after the matter of the hall is finished.
Besides the members of the sub-com
mittec the rotunda of the Southern hotel
was the stamping ground of q number of
politicians. Among these were J. Il.
Blythe, of Iowa, Senator Allison's right
hand man; Colonel ii. l.. Swords, SER
gcant-at-arms of the national Republican
committees; Charles a. Stone, of Chicago,
secretary of the Illinois Republican state
central cor.mittec; ). ;. Clds, of Michi-
gan, and Judge Messick, of Illinois. Man
ley declared himself an out-and-out Reed
man. j. S. Clarkson is for Allison. w.
NJ. Hahn is for Mckinley, and so is John
X. Tanner unless Senator Cullom can be
induced to run. Powell Clayton is red.
hot for Mckinley, and vows that all Ar
kansas is with him. John W. Ewing is
credited with being a Mckinley man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
COINCIDENCE THAT IS REMARKABLE.
Unless August Johansen Was the Victim Of
MurdcrerS.

Murdcrers.
CHICASc, Jan. elf n crime was ret
COMMITTED; in the apartments of August Jo-
hansen ard wife, 1888 Cottage Grove ave
nue., between the hours of II and IL Sum
day night, the world has been made richer
by remarkable coincidence The house
of the saloonkeeper was being rifed by
three desperate thieves. The wife of the
dead man assaulted, dragged, and robbed
and left unconscious not twenty feet from
where her husband lay dead. Employees
OF the saloOnkeeper found their master in
| deaths grasp anu his wife fighting off the
influence of drug, either chloroform or
morphine. All these facts make a chain
that some amateur and professional
sleuths insist points to murder.
But to the inquest came certain medical
gentlemen who are sure the aforesaid
sleuths are talking through their hats
For in spite OF the facts surrounding the
| case they swore. after making post
mortem examination, that it revealed
that August Johanson died from chronic
Bright's disease. Johansons body in
| death was discolored and bruise on his
left check, clotted with blood and dirt, is
further evidence of crime. The purple
color of his whole body would seem to i'll
| dictate the presence of poison in his sys-
tenn, and the position in which the dead
| man lay showed that he had passed out of
being not without struggle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
POPULISTS COMPLETE DETAILS.
Will Have the Same Hall for Their Con-
vention as the Republicans.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.-The members of
the executive committee of the Popu-
list national committee and the conven-
ton of the Business Mems league, of st.
Louis, have completed all details for the
July convention and executed a contract
whereby the Populis:s will be given the
use of the hall in the Exposition build
ing now being prepared for the Repub-
lican national convention. This hall, it
is expected, will seat from 1900 to 1900
people when all arrangements are com.
pleted.
Chairman Taubeneck and the other
members of the special committee ap-
pointed to go to Washington and confer
tomorrow with the Bimetallic League as
to the ACCESSIBILITY OF holding their con-
yention in ST. Louis ut the same time that
the Popuiists are in session, are on their
way there. Before leaving, Chairman
Taubeneck said TO representative of the
Associated Press: ABOUT the 1st OF Feb
ruary we will establish two headquarters,
one in Washington and one in St Louis,
which will be kept open until election
firnep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
lightning Time in a Legal Case.

DECATUR, Mich, Jan. 2l.-Twenty years
ago Norman Secord, then a resident of
this county, was injured on the Chicago
and West Michigan railway He insti-
tuted a suit against the railway company
for $40, 900 and was awarded q Judgment
for s., 600 in the circuit court The COM
pany appealed to the supreme court,
which tribunal has just handed down a
decision reversing the verdict and denying
o new trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Might BE Called 0PrOyidentiaI.0

DELAWARE, o., Jan. 2l.-Thc 9-year.
old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman,
living eight miles south of this city, dis
covered the family shotgun under the bed.
He pointed it playfully at his baby broth
or, and saying, Pm going to shoot you"
pulled the trigger. The cap failed to ex-
p;odc. Turning the muzzlc toward the
cat, which was sitting on the hearth, he
said: "Fll try my luck on 'Tabby.'"
This time the gun fired, and there was
nothing left of 'Tabby."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Hu. How About West Virginia?

PAEKEEsBURG, Jan. 2l.-A negro giving
his name as Marshall Johnson, of Wheel
ing, has arrived here under arrest, sus-
pected of perpetrating the recent outrage
on little Lulu Wethercll. Eight police
men escorted him to the Jail, where there
was crowd of 5000. There was no at
tempt at violence, and there will be none
unless he is identified. In case of his
Identification, he will surely be lynched,
and that with the full appreciation of the
ncrro DopuIation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
The Gun Stores Were s.Raided.-

CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 21.-CoIonel E. C..
Naderwell, a prominent Chicago lawyer
who has just arrived here from Tampa,
Fla, says that all of the gun stores
at that place were raided at night and sew
eral hundred stands Of arms and much
ammunition secured and taken on a
strange steamer to Cuba. He says another
similar expedition is being arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Will he Contested, of Course.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 21.-The will of Mrs.
Anna Il. Aspinwall, Of this city, who
died recently in Edinburgh, Scotland, has
been filed in the county courts. With the
exception Of few paintings she be-
queaths her entire fortune, estimated at
50, 90, 600, to the hospital of the Protestant
Episcopal church, Philadelphia The
Will will be contested by a niece of the de-
ceased, Miss Dcllafield, OF this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
vENEzuELANs DECLARE A BOYCOTT.
Propose to &c: Along Hereafter Without
british n a,le Goods.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-A dispatch to
The World from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
The press and people of Venezuela have
declared commercial war against Eng
land. The newspapers publish daily this
notice in display type: TO the people:
Whoever buys English products increases
the power of Great BTitain." For two
months from Jan. 10 the press will give
daily the names OF Venezuelan and for
cign merchants dealing in any manner
with England
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
First Dividend for This Comnanv

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21.-The directors of
the Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota
Railway company, at a meeting held in
this city, ordered dividend of $50 pei
share upon $500 shares of the preferred
stock of the company, the total dividend
amounting to s46S,00o The payments,
however, are to be in Wisconsin Central
improvement bonds, which mature on
May l. The dividend is the first that the
company has made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

DIES MONIES, Jan.sl.-The house adopted
resolutions fayoc.nS anti-poo!ing legisla-
ton and postponing the introduction of
bills until Jan 20. The visiting commit
tees Were announced for state institu-
tions. 4 bill was introduced to appropri-
ate 81, oD for il monument on Missionary
Ride To the soldiers engaged there and at
Lookout Mountain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
CRUSHED BY A FALLING TREE.
One Person Killed, Three Fatally Injured
and Two Others Badly Hurt.

One Person Killed, Three Fatally Injured
and Two Others Badly Hurt.
GREENsBURG, Pa, Jan. 2l.-Daniel
Sheets, a prominent farmer living near
Jones Mills, was instantly killed; his two
little children, aged and years, and
Harry Baker, a neighbour We're fatally
hurt; John Rhodes seriously injured, and
Mrs. Sheets badly bruised in an accident
on Chestnut Ridge. The party We're re-
turning home from church in sled.
While ascending the LAUREL hill a large
tree fell across the sled in which they were
sittingss
a prong of the tree passed entirely
through Mr.. Sheets. The children were
crushed in a terrible manner and Baker
had his back broken. Baker and the
children will not recover. Rhodes was
badly hurt, but there are chances for his
life. Mrs. Sheets escaped serious injury
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
BRITISH NEWSPAPER COMMENT
On the Monroe Doctrine Declaration Ec-
fore the Senate.

On the Monroe Doctrine Declaration Ec-
fore the Senate.
LONDON, Jan. !1.-An editorial in the
Daily News says: "If the senate commit.
tee on foreign relations is right President
Cleveland must certainly be wrong, for
he expressly invited Great Britain to set
tie the boundary question directly with
Venezuela. 1t only remains to apply the
Monroe doctrine to the importation of tin
plates, and there will be no extravaganza
lcft to commit"
The Chronicle in an editorial says:
'We can sec nothing in the Davis resolu-
ton which did not exist in the earlier
form of the doctrine, or which prevents
arbitration on Venezuela. The Chronicle
thinks that Europe Will lose substantially
nothing by Americas assumption of a
doctrine involving such heavy RESPONSE
iilitics"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Choynski Knocks Out Hall.

MAsPETH, L. L., Jan. 2l.-In the fight
between Joe Choynski and Jim Hall the
latter was knocked out in the thirteenth
round The fight was pretty even up to
the ninth round, when Hall nearly
knocked Choynskl out. From that on ii
went Joe's way. He knocked Hall down
three times in the eleventh and twelfth
rounds and in tho thirteenth put him to
sleep. :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

CHICAGO, Jan 2l.--Thc burning out of
an air-shaft ut midnight in the yelling
ton ho:cl caused n panic among the
guests WHO rushed into the streets in
their night clothes. All returned to their
rooms within few minutes, as the fire
amounted to nothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
TIE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW YORK. Jan. %
Money call tCG4l: per cent; no loans;
prime mercantile paper sag per cent;
sterling exchange firm, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 4S9G4S9l: for de-
mani ana iS7S4 4SS for sixty days; posted
rates, 4SSG4oS3s and iS9 20 49,; commercial
bills. As.
Silver certificates. Ga Gj75s; no sales; bar
silver 6.1s; Mexican dollars 52j4.
Uaited States government bonds fra
nsw IS registered Ia; do c upons lis; 5 5
registered, liz SOS coupons llti.; As regis.
tered. 1o3la; : coupons. 1919; 2 5 registered
49, Pacific u 5 of '9j 100 bid.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20.
The following We're the quotations on thu
Board of Trade today: Whcat-Janaury
opensl 5si4c closed SOC; Missy, opened GJ}4c
closet Gl5sc; July. opened 6li4c, closel So So
Corn-Jaluary. opened > $sc, c,osed 271sc;
May, opened Sc. closed 2.},sc; July, opened
2itsc. closed Gt &C. O.ts-.iaruary. nCn,in al
Closed lSc; February, nominal. closed
1stac; May. opened 2oc. closed 2V3sc. PORK
January, opeael SO -, closed s1J.5J; May
opened Sl0.4,, closed s1JSl L:rl-Janu1ry.
opened $751;, closed $50; May, opened
$3.50 closed $j.J2l4c.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery, pc
per b.; extra da!ry, lS;; PACKING stock, loo
Eggs - Fresh stock. Ice per dozen
Dressed pouitry-5 spring chick ms, 7ta9Sla pei
h.: Old hecs. 09It2c; ROSTERS, jc; tura cys,
I1al2c; ducks. II Jl5.; gess,. 69S:. Potatoes
-BurDanks - 3: pr bI. SWEEP potatoes
Ill nois, 500 g2,15 per Dol Appies-Fair to
choice, sL5GgIIj pes Dol. Eoaey-Whitl
clover, lib sections fancy, l2la gl5; per Ii.
broken comb DJIilc; ex5ractei Sc Gran
berrie5-Cape Col S!jjG9aS) psr boz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Republican Club Convention.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-H. II. Rand, of
Wisconsin, a member of the executive
committee of the National Republican
League Clubs, has received letter from
Secretary bowling authorizing the hold
ing OF the next convention of the league
at Milwaukee ON the 18th, a6th and 21th
Of August
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
MORTON'S CLAIM.
Plat Presents It for the Nom
ination for President.
VOTE OF NEW YORK Is INVOLVED,

without Which the Republicans Have
Never, Says Plat, Elected Their Man
Complaint That the Empire State Has
Not l;een Fairly Treatcd-Byrnes Elect
ed Scrgeant-at-Arms of the National Re
publican Convention.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 21-Thc Commercial
Gazette in its series of articles on presi-
Dental claimants prints an article by
Hon. T. c. Plat, which presents the
merits of Governor Levi P. Morton. Platt
says that at the Saratoga Republican
state convention last September the 75S
delegates unanimously put a plank in
their platform naming Governor Morton
as their candidate for tho presidency and
this they did for most patent reasons. He
then enumerates the reasons substantial
ly rs follows:
''F'irst-In all the forty years of the life
of the Republican party that party has
never held q presidential convention in
New York, nor honored a citizen of the
Empire State with nomination for the
presidency.
Thinks New York Not Fairly Treated.
"Second-For twenty years no Repub-
lican president has been chosen without
the electoral vote of New York, and it is
far from likely that these presidents will
fail in 1896.
"Third-While the Democrats have hon
orcd New York with the nomination for
president of Horatio Seymour, Horace
Greeley, Samuel J. Tildcn, General Han
cock, and Grover Cleveland, they have
also after success strengthened the hands
| of their fellow Democrats in New York.
The Republicans, OH the contrary, in case
of success have determined to let their
fellows in New York take care of them
selves as best they might without a word
| of cheer or an iota of encouragement Yet
| in spite of all this encouragement the
New York Republicans twice since 1876
have secured Il national Republican vic
tory and have responded to all other calls
| of the party.
Should Now Listen to Her Voice.
"Fourth-The time has now come for
| the national convention of the Republic
| can party to listen TO the voice of New
| York when she asks for the nomination of
Governor Levi Z. Morton as the president
of the United States" The article closes
| with u recital of Governor Morton's sue.
cossful experience in public life which,
| joined to his native ability and unflinch-
ing patriotism. emphasize his ftnesssto
grapplc with grave problems likely to be
presented to the next administration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Abou Ben McGinty.
AFTER ABoU BEs ABBEY.

AboD Ben McCiBty, may his tribe inrrease'
Cr9~led out Of bed all covered with neec.-
"Be, abbcr. ~ he said. whats tbs seer
Faith it looks 10 me Ike q P-Cox BroWnie.
"And what are you DONG says NC very bold,
"WritIne all ov.r fhHt book Of gold;
The Brownie vanished OFT OF -irnt-
Twas the last bc saw OF him that Eignt.
The rext night the Brownie appeared "agin."
Nc had fn!-ae. his prayer and ja-t turned IN.
Faith he aid. .-t8;s e o GrGdy'r ghost
..Turned oui 10 give me an elegant roast"
sand what wi.lyc have" said Nc in trembling
"sure it, whisky III take, it's always my
choice"
The Brownie vanished as the night before,
Went out Of the window instead of the door
The next night the Brownie appeared for the
third lime.
Nc had been ont to a wake and YVES full Of fght
and rhyme;
The Brownie had written IN his book of gold
A story he was now ready to unfold.
"Brd what have ye writ in that precious book,
IN give We a swig IL yen give me a look"
The Brownie answs red 1--we written the names
of soaps that are best"
And 10 and behold Anti Waehboard Soap leads
AL the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Chicago Live Stock.


Live Stock-Priccs at the Union Stock
Yards today ran ged follows HoSs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day. 23,03J; sales
ranged at ss2aGLo5 pigs. $3J0G412Ia light,
3.s5ta i.9J rough packing, $i9yGi. ~ mixed.
and S5.95atIo heavy packing and shipping
lots.
Cattle Estimated receipts for. tho day
150jO; quotations ranged at $!.3G9410 choice
t. extra shipping steers, s3.90G4.30 good to
choice do, $3.5Jtyi0o fair to good, So "a 1850
common to medium do. S3.0JG350 butchers
steers. $2..0d32o stockers. S3lJGs3.15 feeders,
sl50@3.45 cows. $94Fa3.6J heifers, s2GJa3. ~
bulls S2.S0gil0 Texas steers and S2.5JG6. %
veal calves.
Sheep-Es.imatel receipts for the day
1900; sales ranged at S25OG3.4j westerns,
s2.1Gc3UJ Texas. $20tgj.s0 natives, and s3.2j4y
4SJ lambs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
The Local Markets.

GRAIN, ETC.
Corn-New, 91022.
Oats-New. 11clS.nc.
Hsy-Timothy, SIG s13: upland. s1l; wild, 81
OSLO; slough, $71$s; baled, SSQDs13.
VEGETABLES.
POtatoes-25c,
PRODUCE,
Butter-Fair to choice, 1.c1lSc; fresh cream
cry. 23c.
Eggs-Fresh. 600.
Poutry-Chickens, g..
Turkeys-Sc.
Geese-5c.
Ducks-Sc.
Cattle-Bu.chers pay for corn fed steers
3tscG4c; COWS and heifers, ShctD3Sc; calves
3Kc014Mc.
HOgs-3c13Nc.
Sheep-3c03<c.
Spring lamb, SIC pound
Coal-Soft, Zoe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

PASSENGER trains leave e., Il, l. d +. ts;ol.ne
aven1e) depot i've % minutes earlier th.n tine
given. Trains marked daily, al other trains
daily except sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
TIE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HICAGo. ROCK ISLAND n PACIFIC
Ia lysy-Tickc;s can he purchased or hse-
gage checked At u & q Tv, n, ieth stree. ccrot
or Z n depot Garner Fifth avenue sad
ftirty-r-s, st-eet Frsrs N. Plammer, cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

DssIy. prsiiy except sunaIy. 1Sici1g Dsrth.
tgotHg South SDd east. NO. IL runs between
Cedar REpids ard West Liberty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-15
THE NOTIFICATION.
Messrs. Bryan and sewall Formal
ly Told OF Their Nomination.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM DEFENDED.


NEW York, Aug. 1a-At s:sOp. m. yes
terday Senator Jones lifted his hand to
call the meeting to order at Madison
Square garden to formally notify vii.
liam j. lIryan, OF Nebraska, and Arthur
j. Sewall, of Maine, of their nomination
by the democratic party for tho Offices
of president and vice president OF the
United States. The senator then in
troduced Mr.. Danforth rs chairman,
who made n brief speech, after which
Gov. Stone, Of Missouri, was intro
duced, who made the notification
speech.
Gov. Stone read his notification from
printed slips, but his voice carried to
almost the ends OF the hall. Turning
to the presidential candidate, who sat
ut his elbow, as he finished his speech,
with the formal address to Mr.. Bryan,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-15

THE other night, ut indianapolis,
Ind, Prof. Boone, hypnotist, put J.
]. Wyatt under his mysterious infiu-
ence and announced that he would
bury his subject and bring him to after
IN intcrment OF three days. The bur
ial took place at night, n tube being
passed down to where he lay, and q
guard placed ut the grave" The
next day, however, Wyatt came out
from under the influence and, realiz-
ing his situation, began screaming
like wild man. He protested against
o second intcrment, but Prof Boone
soon got control and Wyatt was again
put down in the earth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-15
An unusual spectacle was witnessed

An unusual spectacle was witnessed
ut the courthouse steps in Elizabeth
town, Ky, recently when n man was
sold ut auction under the vagrancy
law. The vagrant was Lawrence Peak,
n white man, who had been convicted
by the circuit court A large crowd
was present to hear Deputy sheriff NJ.
II. Williams cry the sale. There was
only one bidder, John Cecil, farmer.
He bid sl2.55 and Peak was knocked
down to him. Cecil has now control
of Peaks services for six months, but
he must clothc and feed him just as
slaves were treated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-15

IT has taken many years to build the
monument to Gen. Grant in New York,
but now It is only question Of short
time before the heavy work of the mag
nificent tomb will be finished. The
work of putting in place the big stones
Of the dome Of the tomb ON River
side drive Is, the contractors hope,
about completed. The statue which is
TO surmount the dome is not to be
placed in position this year. For the
present there will be stone frame
with glass windows on top OF the struc-
turc About the base OF the dome stone
cutters are chlscling away ut the orna-
mental designs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-15

For year and half there will be
no bourbon whisky distilled in the
United States. by agreement all the
distillcries in Kentucky closed on July
81 and they will not resume operations
until 1898. They were losing money.
The distillcrics had been keeping too
far ahead of the demand. Hard times
have produced an enforced temperance
and us consequence the yearly pro-
duct in Kentucky has been 5000, 900
gallons in excess OF the demand.
Prices have fallen away below the
profit point, and the distillers saw that
their only hope was q general closing
Of their works.