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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
A Miraculous Draft Of Fishes.

The jewellers ON the banks Of the
Neckar, near the good old German town
OF Heilbronn, had an experience the
other day which must have reminded
them Of the miraculous draft Of
fishes. A few days ago, toward evening,
the worthy Heilbronners perceived that
the Neckar was toward both its banks
one moving mass Of all sorts and con-
ditions of fish, thronging landward in
seeming anxiety to be caught Nor wa
this tacit appeal at all disregarded. for
every man, woman and child Of the
vicinity ran out with pots and pans.
with spades and rakes, and pals and
baskets to help himself or herself to q
share OF fish. The explanation Of the
miracle, which perchance might prove
hint to fisher folk, was that the rive1
had become SO muddy after recent heavy
rains that the fish found 1t difficult to
breathe In the "thick" water and had
approached the banks for more air
Westminster Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
ALMOST LIKE FINDING MONEY.
Two Michigan Men Get Land Worth $40
900 to Them "for q Song"

Two Michigan Men Get Land Worth e75,-
900 to Them "for Song"
Menominee. Mich. Sept. 25.-Dr. f..
Gregory and c. A. Mckinley have filed
a deed for 2.720 acres Of land in Luce
county in the upper peninsula. The land
was on the delinquent tax list and was
formerly owned by the Calumet and
Hecla Mining company. They filed an
action against the mining company a
few days ago to quit the claim, and Sc
cured q tax title.
The tract is worth more than $75, 900,
and Mckinley and Gregory got 1t for a
song" 1t is estimated that over 49,
600 feet OF pine stands on the
land, OF which a portion will be logged
this winter. This is said to be the
largest land deal that has been recorded
there in some wears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
ANOTHER CRESCENT CITY STORY.
winch Indicates That the Mob Il ALREADY
at Work with Torch in Hand

Which Indicates That the Mob In Alreadv
at Work with Torch in Hand.
New Orleans Sept. 25.-Eminent doc
tors believe that the work Of the board
or health is productive Of good results
! and that the fever is not spreading
out on the contrary Is being confined to
locaiities. Thus far there have been a
Few less than 100 cases and fifteen
deaths The death rate Is in the neigh
oorhood OF Is per cent; It was in 1879
10 per cent. so that up to the present
time the disease Is about as ytrulept
as II was IN the last great epidemic
new orleans has had. One OF the SEN.
sations of the day was the announce
ment that the board OF health had de-
cided to prosecute DR.. Monluzin for hav-
Ing failed TO report q case Of suspicious
fever. In one OF the morning papers a
few days ago DR.. Monluzin was quoted
as saying that there was little IL any
fever in New Orleans and that the pre
vailing sickness was Burmah, or sun.
fever. Yesterday morning Dr. Monluzin
reported to the board Of health the case
| OF Miss Drey fuss. who, he said, was SUI
fering with yellow fever. 1t was no.
long before this report was received
that the board had reported the death
| OF Miss DreyfusS
or the ninety odd cases in this city
| from the beginning but four have been
among the negro population. There are
| still several serious cases among those
VINO are i'll. but the board of health is
| oaiiy discharging patients cured. Mayor
Flower yesterday ordered q force of DO
| hceto guardthe Beauregards which
1 mob made an attempt to burn Thurs
day night. Only a portion OF the build
Ing was burned, and 1t Is still possible
! TO use the structure as a hospital for
the treatment OF yellow fever patients
IL wac shortly after midnight that the
mob applied the torch to the school and
thereby carried into execution a threat
mat had been repeatedly made dur
Ing Thursday evening. When the fire.
men arrived on the scene their hoss
was cut. but the department worked
pluckily. and with the assistance os a
squad Of police ultimately succeeded in
eNtinguishing the flames. The burnin.
OF the school created intense indiena-
ton here and the outrage was bitterly
| denounced.
Every newspaper in the city, in ring.
Ing editorials. has pledged itself to sup
port the mayor in whatever action he
might take to punish the culprits and
| carry into effect the original determine.
ton to establish the yellow fever hospi-
tai In the Beauregard school house. A
committee during yesterday called On
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
WORKS CLOSE TO THE GROUND.
Peculiarly of the Yellow Fever That Wa,
Observed Last Epidemic.

Observed Last Epidemic.
Mobile. Ala. Sept. 25.-There have
been three deaths and three new cases
since the report handed out Thursday at
2 o'clock.
Frank Stewart was found dying in a
negro cook shop On Water street, near
Church street. He had b>en on a spree
for the past ten days and was not sup
posed to have the fever. When he died,
however. he turned yellow and thus
came under the definition Of yellow fe-
yer death. The bulletin says IL cases, G
deaths, 10 discharged and 1s under treat
ment. With one or two exceptions the
sick are doing well.
DIR. George A. Ketchun. president of
the board Of health. remarks that the
sick Of the fever are all jewellers in one
story houses; that is to cay. sleep on the
ground floor. He infers that tine poison
moves along the ground and preferably
attacks those closest thereto.
New Orleans. Sept. 25.-The board Of
health issues the following as regards
the yellow fever in this city: During the
twenty-four hours ended Friday at D.
m. there We're: New cases Of yellow fe-
yer, 10: deaths, 4; total cases Of yellow
fever to date. 80: total deaths from yell
low fever to date, IS
At Ocean Springs there are eleven old
cases Of yellow fever under treatment
and one new case reported. No deaths
Scranton. Miss, reports three rev cases
with no deaths there At Biloxi, Miss.
the board of health reports: Yellow fe-
yer case to date. IS: under treatment, ~:
total deaths to date. 4: new cases yes
terday, Is.
Edwards. Miss. Sept. 25.-FollowIng is
the yellow fever report Of yesterday:
Total number Of new cases for the day.
so: total cases to date, 100; total deaths
yesterday. none: total deaths to date. A.:
Convalescert. -; now under treatment.
IS. Frank Rossman has black vomit and
IA not eynerfod 70 Ii1-n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago. Sept. "a.
Following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat-septem-
Der. opened 93ec. closed 93c; December.
oIened s2Ae; closed s2Hc: May. opened
opened es Csc. Closed as%e: 7i peeemSer
opened 30xc. closed 30hc; May. opened
SAC, closed $3.50. Oats-September,
opened and closed 1880: December.
opened 205sc, closed 20ssc: May. opened
2Sssc. closed 231ac. Pork-October,
opened $4.521a. closed s4.421s: December.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
191ac per 10: extra dairy. lie: fresh
packing stock, 10c. Eggs Fresh
stock, 14c per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. 7a10c per 10: chickens (hens),
SIC; spring chickens. SIC; ducks. SO
busel. Sweet Potatoes-Jerseys, 5000
$50 per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Sept. "a.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
1900; sales ranged at s2.65Q4.4O for
pigs, $S.9564.40 for light. $3.7063.S0 for
rough packing. s3.s5@4.4O for mixed and
Ss.s5d $50 for heavy packing and ship
ring lots. Cattle-Estimated receipts
for the day. $500: quotations ranged at
s5-1o4 $50 for choice to extra shipping
steers. $4.10a510 good to choice do.
$4.4oGAs0 fair to good. s3.s0@4.S0 COM
mon to medium do. $3.6o@425 butchers
steers. &3.25Q3.90 stockers, &3.S0@4.5O
feeders f1-s0Q4.20 cows, $26064e go heif-
ers, $2.2544-25 bulls, oxen and stays
$2.S043.S0 Texas steers. $330@450 west
ern rangers. and $3.5o67 90 veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for the day. 11.000: quotations ranged at
s3.00Q4.10 westerns. $2.90G350 Texans
$2.45G4.25 natives, and $3.15Q590 lambs
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, Sept "a.
Wheat-Tendency downward; No. 1
northern. 94c; No. spring, 90G91c; De.
cember. 901sc. Corn-Firm: No 3, 29Z c,
Oats-Dull: No. white, 22k@22c, Rye
Higher: No. 2. <9c.
Locel 0Axketo.
Corn-25d7c.
Oats-i6G2oc.
Hay-Timothy, E9& 90; wild, 6o6.
Straw-A
Potatoes-eoc Q bushel
Butter-Fair 70 choice, l5c; fresh creamery
Is cents.
Eggs-lsxc
Chickens-Sc and &C.
CoaESoft, l0c.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers.
tISc: COWS and heifers, a9s,ic; calves, ~
Sueep-Sxc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
AGREES WITH WEYLER
United States Consul, and an
American, Says the Cuban
Rebellion Is Petering Out.
FOUR PROVINCES ARE .PACIFIED

The Junta at New York All Wrong and the
Insurgent Army, Except About 6,oOO
Men, con Paper"-About the 'Concen-
trados"-Mostly Women and Children
and Being Fed by the Government
Guatemala in a Condition of Things"
Memphis. Tenn. Sept. ga special
to The Commercial-Apptal from Chat
tanooga says: Owen McGarr. United
States consul ct Cienfuegos. Cuba. ar
rived here yesterday. having left Cuba
Aug. Is. As to the condition of affairs
on the island the consul does not agree
with the Cuban junta in New York, but
confirms General weyler's utterances in
80 far as his experiences have gone.
Cienfuegos is in the southwestern part
of the island in the province of Santa
Clara. $50 far as have been able to
judge" said McGarr. General weyler's
claim that four provinces of the western
end OF Cuba have been pacified is cor
rect I have seen no fighting, and so
Tar as my personal knowledge goes can.
not say there are any insurgents"
Rebels Have No Chance to VIM
DO you think the insurgents have a
lighting chance to VIM" was asked
Not the least unless the United States
decides to take a hand in the matter.
1t seems to me they have about PLAYED
out. as hundreds of the insurgent army
have surrendered"
Then you think the army of Cuba
hbre has about played out?"
Except on paper. Oh there NAV he
5000 or 5000 Of them in the eastern nor.
ton Of the island In the three provinces
which have not yet been subjugated.
but the rest Of the island Is pacified as
far as possible. There are thousands of
country people concentrated in the ci-
ties Many are in Cienfuegos.
Few Real American Citizens
The Spanish have cleared up the
country districts and sent the people
into the towns. Many are put in old
warehouses and other such buildings to
keep them from the country These are
led by the government. A large per
cent. OF these 'concentrados,' es we call
them. are women and children who were
In fnsursent camps which had to he
abandoned and were captured by the
spanish. I have helped distribute the
feiief fund provided by congress, but not
10 native Americans. All those who have
applied to me have been naturalized
Cubans or persons who have in some
way secured naturalization papers,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25

The brain Of the hcneybee has re-
Gently been studied by DR.. Kenyon Of
Clark university more thoroughly, it ID
said, than ever before. II is thought
that the source Of a bees power 70
adapt itself tntelligently to its sur.
roundings has been discovered in certain
peculiar objects in its brain called the
"muahrpom hpdisa"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
Oh. Apv Old Oripfn win IN.

Winona. Miss. Sept 25.-News reaches
here that +. II. Saffold, a cotton buyer,
fatally shot o. P. Ingram. merchant
and postmaster, at Stewart. Miss. The
origin Of the trouble is not accurately
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25

Springfield. Ills, Sept. 25.-The SOW
ereign grand lodge Of Odd Fellows held
three sessions yesterday. one being a
secret one at night to clear UP the work
before them before adjournment today
There Is little doubt that the Rebekah
ritual will be revised as there has been
much dissatisfaction over it. The ODD
Fellows International Press association
met In annual session yesterday and
elected the following officers: H. c.
Stevens. Topeka. Kan, president, and
j. w. Bourlet, secretary-treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
CHAOS Is THE NORMAL STATE
"uatemaIa Is Only Enjoying Its Semi.Oc.
casiOnal Diversion.

"uatemaIa Is Only Enjoying Its Semi.Oc
casiOnal Diversion.
San Francisco. Sept. 25.-The follow.
ing private dispatch has been received
IN this city from Champerico, Guate-
mala. via Acapulco: "Champerico and
san Felipe are both in the hands OF the
insurgents. Barrios has shot and i'm
prisoned prominent men who sympathize
with the revolutionists. The wives Of
revoiutionists have also been arrested.
anarchy Is feared" A letter from thu
City Of Guatemala has also been re-
ce1ved. The writer declares that every
thing, at the time of writing. was 1,
state Of chaos. Barrios, he SAYS. has
lost his head from fright, and in n
oelirfum OF terror is imprisoning and
shooting all who evince the slightest
leaning toward the insurgent cause.
Loans are collected by force and death
Is the penalty for refusing financial as
slstance to the dictator. Francisco
Castillo. Barrios' chief of police, under
the orders of his superior, has, it Is
ass ted. usurped the place Of the civil
oficCrS Barrios himself is In constant
fear OF assassination. Twohundred SOL
diers sleep in the palace day and night,
and he Is constantly attended by
guard Of picked men, who never leave
him alone, accompanying him even to
his bath. The residence Of Mrs Bar
rios Is guarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
Why Did It Work for Defeate

Spring Valley, Ills. Sept. 25-Judge
Crabtree. Of the appellate court. has
handed down an opinion upholding an
ordinance which created an inspector of
weights and measures. The Spring VAL
ley Coal company fought this ordinance
Tor three years. sparing neither time nor
expense to defeat II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
Fire Wipes Out Five Storea

Danville, Ills, Sept. 25.-Fire yester-
day afternoon burned five stores and an
elevator at lakewood, eight miles west
on the Big Four. The department here
was telegraphed for assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHlcAG2. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC Rail.
~ way-1ickcts can be purchased or bagrssr
eheehed at 1 & Twentieth street depot, or
c r "a p cepot. corner Fifth avenue and fhirty
nfst street, Frank II Plummer, Agent
The herald., 1897-06-30
CHEW YIP SAM CAUGHT
SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAD A
HAND IN THE SHOOTING
The Injured Chinaman Is in Critical
Condition, but He May Recover
Ng LUX Is Still at Large

One Of the Cinnamon, Chew Zip Sam.
who is thought to have been implicated
with Ng LUX in shooting Leung Seuug
Monday night, was arrested at the Nat
ick house yesterday afternoon by Of
ficers Auble and Phillips
Sam was with LUX at the time of the
shooting, and IS thought to have fired
one of the shots. He was seen to run
away with him after Seung had fallen.
The two Cinnamon separated and Sam
went to the Natick house, where he had
a friend working, who concealed him in
ROOM The officers learned of his
whereabouts and went to the room and
arrested him. He was brought to the
police station, where he was searched
and afterwards locked up. Ng LUX Is
thought to have gone to Pasadena, and
officers went out there to look for him.
but he was not located last night.
Leung Seung, the Chinaman who was
shot. is still alive at the receiving hos
pital. The ply sicians have probed for
the bullets but could not find them.
Several doctors held consultation yes
terday afternoon. 1t is thought that the
ball which entered in the region of the
small of the back is pressing against the
spinal column, which causes paralysis of
the lower limbs. If this can be located
and removed the Chinaman may re-
cover
The herald., 1897-06-30
How It Came to Be Victoria

The primate had been told by the prince
that he liked good historical English
names that every one could understand
What better name, he thought, than
Queen Elizabeth's. He mildly suggested
Elizabeth" "On no account" said
the prince regent. Charlotte, after
your royal mother and the child's royal
aunt" Certainly not" The Duchess
of Kent relieved her feelings by a flood
of tears. The Princess Mary kissed her
ard the baby cried. This spurred the
mild archbishop. What name is it
your royal highness' pleasure to COM
mand?" Whats her mothers name?"
Victoria" answered the Duke of Kent
But his Intervention was met by an irate
look from the regent. The Duke of
York, seeing that the christening must
be hastened forward if it was to be got
through with at all, took on himself to
say: "Alexandrina Victoria" And so
the queen missed being known in his
tory as Georgiana, a fitting name for the
last of the Georgian dynasty, but less
suitable for glorious reign. OF sixty
years than ia.-Contemporary
Review.
The herald., 1897-06-30
A BOLD THIEF
Entered a House in Broad DAYLIGHT
and Secured a LARGE Sum

II was reported yesterday that John
Clarks g residence at Ivanhoe was enter
cd Monday and $1S7.50 taken from bu-
reau drawer Mr.. Clark sold two lots
lew days ago, and receiving payment
IN coin placed the money in a bureau
drawer, supposing that it was perfectly
sale Yesterday he left home and his
wife was alone. During the day she had
occasion to go to the barn for something
and although she was not absent more
than ten minutes, on her return she dis
covered that someone had entered the
house through window which had been
pried open with an AK. On going to the
drawer where the money had been
placed she found that the roll was gone.
There was also some jewelry in full view
but this had not been bothered. There
Is no clue to the thief.
The herald., 1897-06-30
A Pleasant Berth

DENVER, Col, June ga special to
the Republican from Cheyenne, Wyo..
says: Gen. Hugo Donzelman of this
city received telegram from Senator
Warren today advising him of his nom
ination for United States consul at
Prague, Austria. a position paying $4,000
year Gen. Donzelman, who is one of
the leading Republican workers in Wy
oming, was born in Germany in 1S4S,
He came to America in 1866 and has
since lived in the west. He is self edu-
Gated, studied law in this city and was
admitted to practice in 1882. He was ap-
pointed attorney-general of Wyoming
by Governor Warren in 1884 and served
six years. He speaks Spanish, French
and German
The herald., 1897-06-30
THE TARIFF AND TRADE
A. w. FISHERS DISMAL REPORT
ON EASTERN BUSINESS
Manufacturers Disguised and Cutting
Down Expenses-Importers Are
Forestalling the Tariff

Arthur w. Fisher, the well known
piano man, returned from business trip
east yesterday and when seen last night
stated frankly and without hesitation
that he was surprised and astounded at
the condition in which he found busi-
ness in the east
Il assure you." said Mr. Fisher, "the
people in California are uninformed,
either through misrepresentation or the
suppression of facts. of the real state OF
things Before left had read the mer-
camille reports and the Associated Press
dispatches and I expected to find busi-
ness in the manufacturing centers Of the
east much improved. Instead, in all the
factories in Connecticut, New York and
other states-and made it my business
to look very carefully into this matter
I found that business has been growing
worse month by month until the situa-
tion Is deplorable.
"The large factories that were work.
ing full time in years past, and with a
goodly number Of men up to the first
of this year, have decreased their force
largely and are working shorter time
since then. Not a single factory that
visited had different story to tell and
they represent all lines-pianos and or
gans, gas fixtures and chandeliers,
lamps cutlery of all kinds, even bicy-
cles. The day 1 left Connecticut went
to factory where they had let out men
only the Saturday previous and there
were only one-third as many men at the
benches 8 there were six months ago.
Il found in discussing the question
with manufacturers everywhere in the
east that the experience of continued de-
preston instead of the reaction that
had been promised and expected, had
forced them to practically abandon all
hope of business revival, this year al
least; and they admitted they did not.
stand it.
"One Democratic house in New York
worked for Mckinley and the gold
standard, and the head of the house said
he, was ready to apologize to me or to
anybody for doing it, not 80 much for
the currency question as for the 'robber
tariff. When was in Washington SEN
ator White showed me many courtesies
and told me frankly that the tariff meas
ure when passed would be the highest
in the history of the country.
importers everywhere, and in New
York especially, are stocking up in all
lines from abroad to take advantage OF
the rates before that new tariff schedule
goes into effect; for, you see, it is de-
feating its own ends to the detriment of
the American manufacturer and will re-
suit in large loss of revenue that the
new tariff bill was intended to create"
The herald., 1897-06-30

young man spoken G 1 sarg haa
blue eyes and light hair and some of the
people who have seen the review have
wondered what Miss Zella did when
there happened to be no blue eyed, gol-
den-haired young man In the front row.
But there is never any such difficulty to
be overcome, fDr the reason that the
young man is always the same. He be-
longs to the company. There Is one
front row seat which Is never sold. He
occupies 1t every night When Miss Zella
starts to sing at him he gets nervous.
He fidgets about in his seat and starts
to go out Then he thinks better Of 1t
and sits down again. Playgoers who are
not familiar with tricks of this sort don't
realize that 1t has all been arranged
beforehand. They have a lot of fun
with the young man. And those who are
too far away to see him think the laugh
ter is all caused by Dan DAILY, who is up
in box, and they laugh, too. The trick
is not entirely new, but it has not been
done often enough to be familiar to the
majority Of playgoers. Usually the un-
fortunate man in front who is picked
out as a victim by a singing soubrette
has paid for his seat.-New York Even
ing World.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Gates Will Resign

AMHERST, Mass, June Gas a re-
suit of diss,atisf faction with President
Gates mana cement of Amherst college,
his re,signa tlon will be handed in andac-
cepted soon. it is said. The resignation
of Prof. Arson B. Morse caused the
crisis. II has been learned thatthe trus-
tees voted by a large majority to ask
Prof. Morse to withdraw his resigna ton
ard reaccept tn. full charge of the de-
partment of history with the understand
ing that he shall take up his work in
September, 1898.
The herald., 1897-06-30
A Killer Captured

FRESNO, June 29.-Leon Hill, who
shot ard fatally wounded Lloyd Duke in
Wastham canyon. in the coast range
mountains last Sunday, was lodged
in the Fresno Jail this afternoon. He
refused to be interviewed regarding the
crime, saying that he was awaiting the,
arrival of his father to secure a lawyer
before making a statement From re-.
ports received there, the killing was a..
cold -blooded affair, and was due to-
trouble between the two young mensev7
eral months ago, when. they were both.
intoxicated, and engaged in a fist fight,
in which Hill was worsted.
The herald., 1897-06-30
CRESPO'S CABINET
Is Not Fighting on the Arbitration
Treaty

WASHINGTON, June 2s-Senor An
drade, the Venezuelan minister, has re-
ceived no confirmation Of the cable re-
port that President Crespos ministry
resigned yesterday. If it should prove
true, the minister thinks it will be found
that the reasons assigned are incor-
rect He says there are no differences
in the cabinet growing out of the pro-
visions Of the Guiana boundary line ar
bitration treaty.
The treaty was ratified by the unani-
nous vote of the Venezuelan congress,
and no differences existed on that score.
In fact the treaty is now an accom-
plished fact and the tribunal to settle
the dispute will meet in Paris year
hence. Senor Andrade thinks it bare
ly possible that the ministry may have
resigned owing to complications grow
ing out of the general elections, which
will be held next fall