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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
INDIAN SCARE IN IDAHO.

Sooe Dannooks Cause ths Qettlers B, A.
peal 70 the 0evesamenG
Washington. June 30.-Ths request OF
the Idaho people Tor troops to protect
them against the Bannocks did not
reach the war department. until rather
late yesterday afternoon. Secretary Al
ger held a consultation with Actinx Ad-
3utant General Breck and some OF the
other omcials VINO are experienced in
Just such Indian troubles a. this ana
the conclusion reached was that the de-
partment should take steps 70 learn for
itself the exact situation IN the Fort
Hall country. Accordingly q telegram
was sent to Brigadter General Coppinger
1t Omaha, Neb.. the headquarters of
the department Of the Platte in which
the reservation h included instructinR
MIN to send one O. more officers TO the
scene OF trouble to ascertain and report
upon the state of affairs there.
Inc department officials have nodoubt
that the difficulty wifi be easily over
coma. believing a. they DO that the In
oSans are not out with any hostile DUR
pose. but principally to gather some of
the roots that rfDen about this time,
ana q which they are very fond.
TheSe Indians are the ones who figured
In the jackson Hole affair some time
ago. and had several skirmishes with
settlers. A commission h now negotiat-
ing with them for . cession Of O part Of
their reservation 70 the United States,
but the Indians generally have been
found not to favor the scheme. and the
commissions work SO far as Il has pro.
GreSSed has not been successful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
C0RBETr ENTITLED TO A SEAT.

AnEEE ENTITLED 10 A SEAT.
Report On ono Of the Seus>or, hv Au.o,.H.
nsent Of the 0overnov.
washington, June s0.-The report pre-
pared BY Hoar in the case Of H. w. Cor
bett. claiming seat in the senate from
Oregon by appointment Of the governor,
has been printed for the use Of the COM
mittee. After reviewing the situation in
the Oregon legislature the report con-
tinues: 1T II clear. whatever may have
been the nature OF the organization Of
the legislature. that it had dispersed and
come to IN end before March 3, 1897.
when thevacancy in the ONCE Of senator
took place by the limit Of the term to
which Mr.. Mitchell had been chosen,
and which he had held for ax years
1t II well settled by . pracfins vhiah
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
CRASH OF TRAINS.
Two Pairs Of Them Try TO Pass
on the Same Track.
EBDEAvoR EXCURSIONS WRECKED,

Both Disasters Take Place in Illinois, One
ssvandalIs asd One at West Chieago-
Unknown Number killed and Wounael
I'm tho Latter. which h Terrible Ac-
cident-One Report Says FifbAen Dead
Mall Clerks and Train Hands Suffer ii
vandalia.
Chicago. June 30.-A rear end collision
between two crowded excursion trains
occurred on the Chicago and Northwest
ern road near West Chicago. about
thirty miles from this city. at q late
hour last night. The reports received
by the officials Of that road Indicate that
no one was killed outright. but that at
least fifteen persons were more or less
injured. These reports contain no in
formation as to the cause Of the acct
dent. The two trains were running as
separate sections Of a regular passen-
ger train. and both contained delegates
and visitors on their way to the Pacific
coast to attend the annual convention of
Christian Endeavor societies to be held
at San Francisco early in July. A re-
lief party was made I'D at the head
quarters OF the road in this city as soon
as news OF the wreck was received, and
taken to the scene Of the accident on the
fast mail train.
The Record has an account, stating
that fifteen persons were killed and thir-
~ wounded. AZ this writing there is no
news from the scene that il absolutely
definite and reliable
Later News Gives Three Killed.
West Chicago. June 80. = An awful
rear-end collision occurred here at l2:x5
this morning. Section No. of the
Christian Endeavor excursion to San
Francisco ran into section No. (. Three
We're killed and fifteen seriously hurt.
Courtney. engineer Of section No. 5, was
fatally injured. Limbs and flesh Of I'M
known people are continuously being
taken from the wreck. A man was
caught between the baggage cars and
engine and crushed to death.
Another Endoav0r Train OoIlites.
st. Louis. June s0.-Train No. q, leav-
Ing here at 1880 p. m. on the Vandalia
road and train No. II. due from Indi-
annapolis at LAS a. m. colltded just out
side OF vandalia yesterday morning
Ono OF the trains was q section of q
regular passenger train carrying a par
ty or excursionast9p. their way to the
Christian Endeavd Invention at San
Francisco. Il. T. Sherman, of Indianap-
oils, mail clerk on the 81. Louis train,
was killed: also W. p. Coon. OF Indi-
annapolis. haggagemaster OF train No.
II, west-bOund- Sam Parkinson, mail
clerk. Of Columbus. and Frank Owens,
fireman, OF TePCe Haute, were fatally
injured.
None Of the passengers IL reported
killed or injured
Psssenget Train Wrecked.
Salt Lake. Utah. June 3o.-A report
has reached here that q passenger train
IN tho nrtaOOs, Short Inc vooA ,~,, .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
THE ARGUS WEDNEaDAY, JUNE 80, 1897

twenty-five passengers, twenty Eu-
ropean ofncers and thirty-three natives
OF the Adeu's crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30

Salt Lake. Utah. June s0.-A report
has reached here that passenger train
on the Oregon Short Line road was
wrecked near 0lenne Ferry. Ida. and
several people injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
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Real Estate
Insurance

Boy. Sell and Manage
property. Collect Rents.
Tho old fire and time
tried companys repre-
oented. Rates a Low
a. any reliable company
can afford.
Yeur Patronage 10 Solicited.
OMos 1880, Second Az.
Haspsr House Block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30

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Lines est d PsoFis esuy e1B1qGo
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
THAT CHARGE AGAINST GIDEON.
Accused Man Says 1t Is a Lie, and That He
Courts Investigation.

Washington, Dec 20.-F. NJ. Gideon.
the clerk of the general land office who
was referred to by Thomas Reddington
in his testimony before the senate Pa
cific railroad committee Saturday as
having changed the land office records
so as to throw 10000 acres of gov
eminent land to the Southern Pacific
railroad, has made q clear denial of the
charge. Gideon is a resident Of Wash
ington, and at his home, 1884 Fifteenth
street, made the following statement:
THE story told by Mr.. Reddington is
absurd, ridiculous and unqualifiedly
false and without foundation or color
Of truth. The records of the land office
will vindicate me- but i will insist upon
the most thorough investigation, and
stand ready at all times TO answer any
and all questions so far as my connec-
ton with the Southern Pacific lands or
my connection with the land office are
concerned. l court the fullest inquiry
into the matter" Gideon was appointed
to the land office from Kokomo. Ind,
in 1883 and was in charge OF the di-
vision of adjustment of land grants.
Upon leaving the land office he was
Employed by the Southern Pacific as an
attorney before the interior department.
remaining in its employ until December,
1894. Reddington's charge was that a
clerk in the general land office named
Gideon had in 1892 taken the office
records TO his apartments and kept
them for two days, changing them so
as to insure an increase Of several
million acres in the land grants. After
this transaction Gideon had resigned,
and the witness could not say what
had become Of him. He said that $53 600
had been paid for the change Of the
records. Reddington was unable TO give
the committee the residences of wit
nesses, but he said that if placed in
charge OF the investigation he could get
the facts. He thought that such an
investigation as he would make would
cost the government about $40, 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
What Iowa Raised This Year.

Des Moines, Ia. Dec. 20.-The director
OF the Iowa crop service has isued his
statement of products for 1897. The
principal items are as follows: Wheat.
Ia, 900, 900 bu., valued Dec. at SIC, S13, 900;
Corn, 239 500. 900 bu., valued at $40, 700. 900;
oats, 49,, 00O, 900 bu., valued at $21, 900, =
900; barley. 14,OO0,0O0 valued at $3,250,-
600: cultivated hay, 1866. 600 tons, val
ued at SIS 200. 900; wild hay, 2. 000. 900 tons.
1000. 900; potatoes. 100000 600 bu., valued
valued at 500, 0OO flaxseed, 2,4OO, 600 bu..
valued at s., 200, 900 The total of all crops
is given at $751; OS4 ,O69. at prices which
prevailed Dec. l. BY feeding and other
wise converting the raw products II is
estimated that from 80 to so per cent. is
added to their value. placing the total
final value Of the soil crops OF Iowa at
5000 600 O60
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
They Had All Passed That Coin.

Great Falls, Mont, Dec. 17.-If 1t
proves genuine the last missing coin of
the United States dollar issue of 1904
has been discovered in northern Mon
tana Billy Seymour a bartender at
Choteau, found an odd-looking dollar in
counting the cash a few days ago. The
following day he exhibited it to several
friends, among whom was one who rec
ognized il as a dollar OF 1904 In a
short time every man who had passed
a dollar over Seymour's bar that day
called to claim the dollar, having
passed it by mistake"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
STEWART INSISTS ON HIS POINT.
That Cages Statement Means Gold Stand
ard for Good.

Washington, Dec. 1S-The only incl
dent of interest in the senate proceed
ings yesterday was when Stewart OF
Nevada rose to a question Of personal
privilege to reply to a charge which he
said had been made against him by
Chandler a charge which he character
lied as a very grave one. He referred
TO the assertion Of the New Hampshire
senator that he (StewarD had misrep-
resented the attitude Of the administra-
ton on the financial question. He had
extracts read from the statement made
Thursday by Secretary Gage before the
house committee on banking and cur
rency to show that the administration
was committed TO the gold standard.
He contended that this statement fully
confirmed all he had said, and further
that IL manifested a determination to
place the control of the currency in the
hands of the banks, giving them all
the advantages and exacting from them
no security.
Plat OF Connecticut submitted the
report of the special joint committee of
the senate and house of representa-
tives appointed to investigate the use
of alcohol in the arts. 1t developed
that wide divergence of opinion exists
among senators as to the practcabilty,
from the point of view of government
revenue, OF reducing the present tax
upon alcohol used i'm the arts. Hoar
declared that If congress would lay
aside political considerations and deal
with the liquor question courageousy
and honestly by the imposition of an
additional tax OF 81 barrel on beer the
question of the government revenues
would take care of itself.
The house Klondike relief bill was
sent to conference a joint resolution
was passed accepting Norway's invita-
ton TO participate in a fisheries exhibit
ton next year and 1873 private pension
bills were passed One IF them granted
a pension OF $50 a month TO Cassius M.
Clay, Sr. OF Kentucky. a major general
in the United States army during the
war Of the rebellion. The balance Of the
session was devoted to eulogies on the
late Representative Holman, OF In
diana.
The house completed the considera-
ton OF the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, excepting the
paragraph relating TO the civil service.
BY agreement the debate on this latter
paragraph will go over until after the
holidays. Noamendments of importance
were adopted. The house refused 10
accept the senate amendment TO the
bill for the relief Of the miners in the
upper Yukon and IL was sent TO confer
ence. During the session Cox of Ten
nessee spoke OF Secretary Cages testi-
mony before the banking and currency
committee as a frank statement of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22


dence shortly after 3 o'clock. Mrs. Hes
ing at the time was out shopping A
few minutes after the servant girl
went TO Hesngs room on an errand.
When she entered he was breathing
heavily apparently asleep and the girl
went out as softly as possible. in order
to avoid rousing him. From that time
until o'clock when Mrs. Hesing re-
turned, he was alone in the room. His
wife noticed at once upon entering the
room that he was very H. and quickly
summoned assistance, but by the time
medical aid was at hand Hesing was
6ead The physicians declared that he
lad died Of heart disease. and said that
in all probability they could not have
saved him had they reached him before
life was extinct.
Washington Hesing was an Ohioan;
was born at Cincinnati May. IA, lS49. He
was the son of Anton c. Hesing and
Louise l.. Hesing. Up to 1861 young
Hesng attended the city schools at
Chicago. his father having removed TO
this city in 1854 In 1866 he entered
Yale and was graduated with degree.
The year following his graduation he
entered the University of Berlin on a
special course. In 1872 he began active
work on The Stats Zeitung, of which
his father was proprietor. and in a few
years became the managing editor of
the paper. From the time Of his con-
nection with the paper Hesing took an
active interest in politics, and was a
Republican until about 1880, when he
became a Democrat, tried twice to
reach the Chicago mayoralty and failed
and was postmaster of the city from
1894 tO 1897
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
eREwsoMe cINEMAToeRAPH SHOW.
II Will Depict the Brute Carr as He
Strangled for His Crime.

Liberty, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-After the ex-
ecution of Carr, the inhuman father
who drowned his little daughter by ty-
ing a weight to her and throwing her
into the Missouri-as he would a dog
while the poor little one was looking
with child-like trust into his face and
asking him what he was going to do.
il became known here that thrifty
photographer had been admitted to the
enclosure with a cinematograph ma
chine, and that he had been permitted
TO photograph the closing incidents OF
this revolving tragedy in all its horrible
details.
The machine was in operation from
the moment Carr appeared in the en-
closure until the body was cut down.
and it is claimed that on a film 1, 900 feet
long 5000 pictures were taken. An at
tempt will be made to exhibit these
pictures throughout the country. When
Carr was a prisoner in the county jail
at Kansas City the same parties per-
suaded him to recite his story OF the
crime into a photograph.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22

surveyor OF customs for the port Of In
dfanapolis; John G.. Ames. marshal Of
the United States for the northern dis
trict of Illinois. To be United States
consuls: Chester W. Martin. OF Michi-
gan. at Amherstburg. Ont; John A.
Barnes. OF Illinois. at Cologne. Ger
many John @. Ingersoll. OF Illinois. at
Copenhagen. Denmark; Julian Phelps.
of Iowa, at Crefeld. Germany; Edward
c. Cramer. of Wisconsin, at Florence,
Italy; Charles b. Harris. OF Indiana, at
Nagasaki, Japan; James Franklin OAR
nell OF Indiana, at Nogales. Mex; Frank
w. Mahin, OF Iowa, at Reichenberg. Bo-
hernia
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
FAVORABLE FEATURES IN TRADE.
Holidays and stock-Taking Period, How
ever Quiet the Wholesale Demand.

ever quiet the w wholesale Demand.
New York. Dec. 1S.-Bradstreet's says:
A sensible quieting OF demand In whole
sales lines is reported as the holiday
season and the annual stock taking
period approach. Chief among the ia
vorable features OF the week has been
enlarged inquiry at higher prices for
steel in various forms. accompanied by
advances in the prices OF sorts most
affected correspondingly heavy bus
mess has developed in pig iron. and
prices show but slight shading in face
Of the current immense production. The
wheat market has been less feverish
and prices are practically unchanged
from a week ago. while corn, oats and
sugar are additions to the list of the
products showing advances. The un-
satisfactory outlook for cotton goods is
reflected in reductions in bleached goods
to the lowest point ever reached.
At the east trade in wholesale lines is
quiet, but retail trade has been stimu-
lated sufficiently to allow of a fair rec
ord Of business in seasonable lines. The
trade situation west and northwest is
one OF unimpaired strength. although
milder weather checks distribution Of
winter wear goods.
Business failures show a rather small
er than usual ante-hOliday total, ag-
gregating 2S3, against 292 last week,
359 in the week a year ago, 3S5 in 1895.
300 i'm 1894 and 1853 i'm 1898.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
Brief of Congressional Doings.

Washington, Dec 20. - The senate
Saturday passed a bill adding s12. 500 to
the cost of the government buildings at
the Omaha exposition and taking the
same amount from the cost OF the gov
eminent exhibit The conference COM
mite reported an agreement on the
Klondike relief bill and the bill was
passed. number of requests on the
departments for papers was adopted.
An executive session was held and the
senate adjourned to Jan. 5. 1898.
Except TO adopt the conference report
on the Klondike relief bill the house
devoted Saturday to eulogies on the
late Representative Cooke, of Chicago
Adjourned to Jan. 5, 1898.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
END OF CAGES TALK.
Secretary of the Treasury Closes
His Statement to the House
Banking Committee.
NO SHOW FOR AN ENDLESS CHAI,..

He Says, I'm His Financial Bin-lsacks tbs
YER Legislation Between Now and 1900
Stewart In the senate Says IL Meaus the
Perpetuation of the Gold Standard, as
Also Does Cox In theHouse.
Washington Dec 1S.-Secretary Gage
was before the house banking and cur
rency committee again yesterday eluci-
dating the points in his financial bill.
After the whole measure had been read
through and explained a general dis
cussion began. In answer TO a cross
fire of questions Gage said the bill could
not result in raid on the treasury by
bank notes. II was not the supplanting
of an endless chain" of greenbacks by
another endless chain Of bank notes.
The banks would have to redeem their
own notes, and II would be to their ad-
vantage TO do so, or they would be
closed. But so long as dollar of de-
mand obligations was outstanding
SO long this endless chain" would go
on"
"a Step I'm the Right Direction"
IlC Jill 10 SIMPLY a obcP III
the right direction and a most important
step. 1t would give the government
1925, 900 OF the very liabilities which
are most likely TO be brought against
it. OF this 1925, 900, 900 is in gold. Then
with the further measure recommend
ed by the president giving authority for
a loan up 60 800, 900, 900 when required.
the government would be so strong in
90 10 sxiot INV
stress. Faith would be established, and
people would not come to the treasury
for lack OF faith, but only from neces-
sity."
Politics AS Relating to Finances.
This brought on an interesting and
amusing discussion of politics as relat-
ing to finance. Brosius asked IL the
secretary felt that the bill would obviate
any probability of the country's bsing
forced to a silver basis. The secretary
thought it would beyond question.
Suppose the next election should
bring a house OF representatives favor
able to free silver" asked Fowler. and
a free silver bill was passed by the
house and by the senate. Now"
Il object" interposed Hill. Republi
can, las that is not even a hypothetical
possibility.
1T is a certainty" declared Cox.
Democrat, amid laughter, in which Sec
rotary Gage Joined.
Gage Would Depend on the Veto.
Fowler pressed his question. Be
tween 1898, when this free silver meas
ure might be passed by congress. and
1900, when the advocates OF sound
money" returned to power, could the
country go TO a silver basis?'
Cages answer brought another round
of laughter and applause: In view of
the absolute certainty of presidential
veto" said he, Il think we could pull
through"
This closed Cages hearing and he
was given a vote of thanks. Several
members sought TO have another hear
ing during the holidays, but there was
strenuous objection to this. and the
original plan was adhered to Of ad
1ourning until Jan. u, when the Gage
bill, the monetary conference bill and
other financial measures will be taken
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
Congress Has All the Facts.

Washington, Dec. 20.-In answer To a
senate resolution adopted at the extra
session the secretary OF state has sub
mitted a great mass OF documentary
information collected by United States
ministers abroad as to postal telegraphs
postal telephones and savings banks in
foreign countries. The reports are in
all Of the European languages and are
all from official sources comprising a
most complete history of the develop
ment of the various government
agencies and the plan of operation in
each country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
@. A. X. National Encampment.

Cincinnati. Dec 1.-THE date for the
national encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic was fixed late
yesterday afternoon for the week be-
ginning Sept. 5. To come to this conclu-
sion il required a long conference. The
local committee some time ago had rec
commended the week preceding-Aug. 2S
to Sept. g. This met opposition on the
ground that il would come just before
pension payment i'm Ohio and several
other states. IL also was Objectionable
because it Tapped over from one month
TO the other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
Agreed on All hut Eight Hours.

London, Dec. 1S.-The conference be-
tween the representatives OF the strik-
ing engineers and the employers sat
late yesterday and arrived at a pro-
visional agreement, except on the
eight-hour question. AS to that point,
despite a long discussion, the employ
ers declined to yield even in the slight
est degree. The conference adjourned
to Dec. 20 TO enable the men TO take a
ballot on the present situation and IL is
believed that the men will abandon the
eight-hour point.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22

position Of the administration. He had
Asowed his adherence to the gold stand
ard as against bimetallism. and his
whole bill was designed to uphold and
perpetuate that standard A bill was
passed to increase the cost Of the gov
eminent building at the trans Missis-
sippi exposition s12,500 and the cost OF
the government exhibits a like amount.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22
Nominations by the President.

Washington, Dec 1s.-Among those
named by the president for office yes
terday were the following: William w.
Thomas. Jr., of Maine, to be minister
to Sweden and Norway; Hamilton
King. of Michigan, TO be minister TO
Siam; Nathan b. Scott, of West Vir-
ginia, internal revenue commissioner;
Louis II. Ayme. OF Illinois, consul at
Guadeloupe West Indies; Levi S. Will
cox, of Illinois, consul at Hankow,
China Frank w. Mahin, OF Iowa. con-
sui at Reichenberg, Bohemia; Marshall
Halstead, of New York, consul at
Birmingham. England; Charles w.
Merriman, OF Wisconsin, consul at
Brockville, Ont; Daniel f. Mckinley, OF
Wisconsin. consul at Athens, Greece;
John c. Bilhemer, OF Indiana, consul
at Zanzibar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-22

ing the last term
of Pres / q e n t
Cleveland, died
suddenly yester-
day afternoon OF
heart disease at
his home in Mich
1g.a n a V e n u e
During the aft
ernoon he was
down town and
attended to sew
eral bus | n e s s
matters, return