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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, Sept. 20.
Following were the quotations on the
Beard of Trade today: Wheat-Sep-
tember. opened ssAS. s closed a,s sse; s De
opened 27Sc, closed 26Ac; December.
opened 29c, closed 2sAc; May. opened
s2kc, closed $2Ac; Oats-Septembber.
S SIe i cossa e'o sie i'e porboetober
opened ss.1O. closed ss.O2h; December.
opened $50, closed $50; January,
opened s9l7ls, closed $9.O5. Lard-Octo-
Der, opened $40. closed s4.371s; Decem-
Der, opened s4.47ts. closed s4.47ls.
21Ac per ID: extra dairy. 19c; fresh
packing stock, lie. Eggs- Fresh
stock, lac per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys, 7G10c per ID; chickens (hens).
7IL0Sc; spring chickens. Sc; ducks, SO
Size. Potatoes-Northweste $50 soc
per bu. Sweet Potatoes-Jersey, $3.50
800 per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Sept. 90.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for he Gay.
10000; quality fair; market fairly ac-
tive: sales ranged at s2.5044.S0 for pigs.
s3.s5a4.32Iz for light, $3.60@3.I5 for
light, sS.6Od3.75 for rough packing. $S.s5
80 for mixed and $3.s0Gl4.25 for heavy
| packing and shipping lots. Cattle-Esti-
| mated receipts for the day, 1900: quail
| ity fair: market moderately active on
shipping and local account; best native
| lots ruled steady: other grades were
weak; quotations ranged at s5.10G 5.6j
| for choice to extra shipping steers, sac
OSLO good TO choice do, $4.40Q4.S0 far
| to coed, s3.s5@4.30 common to medium
| do. $3.60ai.2J butchers steers, $3.15G
| $50 stockers. s3.10Ti.40 feeders. $1.90I
| 420 cows. Sa.CG0i.60 heifers, s2.254i2 %
| bulls. oxen and stays. ,S2.90Q $50 Texas
| steers, s3.S0di.50 western rangers, and
| s35Od 100 veal calves. Sheep and Lamb:
| Estimated receipts for the day, 1S,006;
quality fairly good; market fairly ac-
| tive: prices weak and 10c lower: quota.
tion ranged at $2.90G3.95 westerns. $2.St
| G3.40 Texans. $2.40G4.05 natives, and
l S2.50I5.50 lambs.
Local Markets.
Coru-e5de7c.
/ Oats-l6St30c.
Hay-Timothy, rass 90; wild. ssos
/ Straw-s&.
| Potatoes-60c bushel.
Butter-Fair to choice, lSc; fresh dreamer
Is cents.
| Eggs-I2Hc.
| Chickels-5c and SC.
Coal-Soft, 10c.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steer.
t@5c: cows and heifers, 3Gshc; calves, 81
Hoes-ss 7s0A
| Shecp-3nc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
iNCENDIARY TALK At CHICAGO.
Resolution Telling I.aborers to Arm Table,
rs q Matter Of Policy.

rs q Matter Of Policy.
Chicago, Sept. 30.-The three days
session Of the labor convention ended
yesterday afternoon in a climax of in
cendiary speeches L. NJ. Bannister, of
St. Louis. chairman Of the convention.
resigned the gavel to introduce q reso-
luton advising strikers in general to
arm themselves for resistance when
necessary. z. r. Creedon, of Toledo,
was one of the most radical speakers.
He said: THE time has come for radical
measures. II We adopt this resolution
it will make the st. Louis convention
the largest gathering Of workingmen
In the history Of the world. Every adj
vance of the human race has been
gained with guns, and we must use
them. This is the best thing that has
been introduced into the convention. 1t
is what my people expect"
N. ]. Mccarthy, of Chicago. opposed
the resolution as a matter OF policy, on
the ground that it was not well to warn
the public of their intentions. He said:
General Miles has already asked that
the army be increased to 2e5.0O0 men,
andwe don't want TO give those people any
warning before we so at them, or that
recommendation will be followed. 1t is
poor policy to discuss this in open con-
vention, because We can never beat the
capitalists if we allow them to prepare
We must catch them before they are
ready" A motion to lay the matter
on the table was carried after Nc
Carthy's speech about its being poor
policy.
The western delegates secured a free
silver amendment to The platform. They
| said they were empowered to announce
that if it were not passed not cent
| more money would come out Of the west
| to assist eastern men in strikes ard
other troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Look for a Strike Tomorrow.

Chicago, Sept. so. - The breach be-
tween the Chicago City Railway COM
pany and the organization CT its en-
ployes widened yesterday. and the la
Dor leaders predicted that a strike Will
come tomorrow. superintendent Bowen
announced to n committee that visited
him by appointment that he would
strongly oppose the organization OF the
men: that he would not reinstate any
discharged employees, and that he would
dismiss any tranman known to be a
rnarrlher Of q nniCn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Zebra Culture,

On several South African farms ex-
periments have been tried with Bur-
chell's zebra. The zebras become Is
tame as ponies, and are readily broken
in for draft work. The object Of their
tanners has been to breed a mule which.
like the zebra, is proof against the
tsetse fly. The zebras themselves run
well enough in a mule team, though
they cannot stand overdriviDg.-LCn-
Ion Spectator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
John Bull Loses Two Torpedo Boats.

Plymouth, England Sept. 30.-The tor
pedo boat destroyers Lynx and Thrasler
grounded yesterday during a fog on
Dodman's Point. The Thrasher broke
In two, and 1t is expected the Lynx will
do the same. The crews Of both boats
were taken off. Three stokers were
killed and two stokers injured by the
bursting Of a steam pipe on board the
Thrasher shortly after she grounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Given the Snub by the Ameer.

London. Sept. S0.-A dispatch to The
Times from Sin1la says: THE Afridan
and Orakzai deputation which started
for Cabul to solicit the help Of the ameer
were rudely checked at Jelalabad, where
the Afghan officials turned the deputa-
ton back and refused its request for
ammunition. This plan intimation from
Abdur Rahman that he IL resolved not
to assist the tribesmen is a most strik-
ing proof OF his loyalty to the treaties"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
The News Iakcr Was Present.

Ashland, Pa, Sept. Gothic story tel
egraphed from Girardville Of terrible
riot Sunday night between Poles result
ing in fatal injury to rine' men. with
half hundred injured. is grossly ex-
aggregated account Of an ordinary saloon
fight which occurred Saturday night.
Not one case was taken to the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30

In a French churchyard is monu-
ment bearing an inscription OF which
the following is a TRANSLATION: Here
lies Jean Pinto, the Spanish vocalist.
When he reached heaven, he united his
voice with the voices Of the archaDgels.
As soon as he heard him the Deity cried,
Keep quiet, all you fellows, and let ui
hear alone the illustrious singer. Jean
Pinto"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Rev. &. O. Browns Case.

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. 30.-The Congre-
gational conference at Manchester recon
sidered the action of Tuesday relating
to Rev. g o. Brown. and declined unan-
imously to rescind the former action re-
ceivinE Brown into the conference. as
requested by the Bay conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30

Ludington. Mich, Sept. 30.-The knob
makers in the enameling works have
struck upon receiving a notice OF a
reduction Of about Is per cent. on the
scale. The company refuses to give
IN and the Federation OF Labor is back
ing up the men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Last Crop Bulletin for Iowa.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 30.-The last
weekly crop bulletin of the state was
issued Tuesday. 1t says that corn in
Iowa is 60 per cent. Of a crop. The
weather is dry and hot again and is de-
laying fall seeding and blowing and is
injuring the pastures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Monetary Commission Adjourns.

Washington, Sept. SO.-The monetary
commission adjourned yesterday until
Oct. II. After the appointment Of the
three subcommittee Tuesday night the
commission decided upon an adjourn
ment to give the secretaries an op-
portunity to collect, collate and classify
such suggestions as might be received.
These are coming from all parts Of the
country,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30

Wausau. Wis, Sept. S0.-Ardrew w.
Young, editor and proprietor of The
Deutsche Pioneer. died at his home in
this city yesterday. For the past two
years his health had been steadily de-
clining. Mr.. Young was appointed depu-
ty internal revenue collector In 1854.
He was a brilliant writer and a man of
strict integrity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30

New York, Sept. 90. - Ex-President
Harrison, Mrs. Harrison and their in
FAINT arrived in New York lest night and
went to the Fifth Avenue hotel. Gen.
eral Harrison refused to discuss politics.
II was said at Republican county head
quarters that an effort would he made
to get General Harrison to open the
Republican municipal campaign ct a
mass meeting to be held about Oct. u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
The Delphi, Ind, Pos:oHice.

Washington. Sept. S0.-Or6ers will be
issued from the postoffice department for
the removal of Postmaster Widener at
Delphi, Ind, the home town of Repre-
sentative Charles Z. Landis ard for the
appointment of his successor. 1t is I'M
derstood that Candidate Barnard is to
be the next postmaster at Delphi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Ready TO Paw 10 Per Cent.

St Paul. Sept. S0.-Receivers Seymour
and Lishtner Of the Bank of Minnesota,
whose failure last December precipi-
tated so great a financial crisis. have
made their first report and asked or
ders to pay 10 Per cent. dividend.
There has already beer paid ss53, s34.il.
After this payment the unpaid indebt-
edness will still be 1.5ee. coo, for the
payment Of which there are book ard
stock liability assets of s23Ie 3SS g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Made More Wheel Records.

London. Sept. 30.-At the Crystal Pal
ace yesterday a. T.. Walters beat all
bicycle records over distances from thir-
ty-four to sixty-four miles. He COW
cred the thirty-four-mile course in
1:O5:10 Is and the sixty-four mile course
in 2:07:ci As.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
President Bid. Goodbye to Adams

North Adams. Mass, Sept. Gothic
presidential party said goodbye to
Adams last night. Two bands furnished
the music and about 5000 people wit
messed their departure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
Editor Kicks Out of the Traces.

New York, Sept. S0.-The Mail ard Ex-
press. Republican paper but an oppo-
nent for some time of the Plat man.
agement of the Republican organization
IN New York city, refuses to support the
candidate nominated by the Republican
convention Of the Greater New York
TUESDAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
sCoRcHER FOR AN OHIO TOWN.
Locomotive Saves the City Pumping Sta
tion-Help from Other Places.


Ironton. o., Sept. 3o.-This city was
threatened with destruction last night.
At Z p. m. the saw mill of Newman &
Spencer was discovered on fire. Be-
fore the fire department reached the
scene the flames had extended to the
lumber yards. The fire soon also wiped
out the mills and lumber yards of the
Penn Lumber company. The fire soon
threatened the water works. and word
was sent to Catlettsburg. Ashland and
Portsmouth for relief. About twenty
families were soon rendered homeless,
two business blocks on Second and
Third streets ard the st. Joseph's
church. parock.--i schools and parSon-
age. Columbia nall and the Belfontin
iron works We're burned.
At 10 o'clock the supply houses and
coal bins adjoining the city water build
ing were demolished = Norfolk ard
Western locomotivC s. block
and tackle, and the -. ing station
was saved. The opportune arrival Of the
Ashland CKyD department with several
thousand fet Of hoses was a godsend to
the city, and at 1890 ten acres of blaz-
ing ruins were surrounded by lines of
hose and the Catlettsburg. Ky. fire en-
CINE arrived by a special boat. This prac-
tically placed the fire under control. al
though the fiagration did not sub
side before morning. The large
plant Of Newman & Spanrer. valued at
$50, 1000. is insured for see, GOO, but they
carried no insurance on 5000. Geo feet of
| poplar lumber. every plank Of which
went UP in smoke.
The Penn Lumber company's plant
was valued at S25.O They carried ST.
| 500 insurance on the property and si.50C
| on 5000, GOO million feet of lumber. which
| was totally destroyed. In addition to
| these plants the residences Of Henry
| Sparner. F.. Cole. Mrs. G. Kurtz. Mrs
| Hall, Henry Horn. s. Mackay, and New
| man & Spanner's large Office and ware.
| house were burned. ard at least twenty
| more residences $780, ore or less dam.
| aged by fame the exception o.
| Newman 6, Spannsl warehouse and s
| Mackay's property. all were insured
| The loss Is estimated at from $500 coo t
s40o. 600. with hardly half that amount O
| insurance. An area OF three squares il
length ard two squares back from tn
river was entirely flame-swept. Their
were no casualties. but one man hat
| an arm broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
THE TR AvELERS' GUIDE.

HHIcAGc. ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIC RAIL
" way-Tioke:s can re purcha I'D or baggage
checked nj X j a. Twentieth street depot.
X & cepo:, corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
nrrt street FRANK u Plnmmer. Agsrt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30

Get Near Enough To BE Efective-Men
Employed in the Building Had Barely
Time to Save Observation-Disclosures O.,
Comes Near Burning Up-Blaze Will
Cost Her Perhaps 100000.
Washington, Sept. 3o.-Fire broke out
in the central power station Of the Cap
ital Traction company few minutes be-
fore IL O'Clock last night, and in thirty
minutes the magnificent six-story struc-
ture was doomed. The building occupies
the entire block from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to c street and from Thirteen-and-
One-Half street to Fourteenth. The
blaze started on the southwest corner
and despite the efforts Of the entire fire
department swept like wind through the
great building. The heat was so in
tense that the men were driven from the
adjoining streets. When it became evil
dent that no efforts could save the pow
er station the department turned its at
tention to the adjoining property, but
the flames leaped across Fourteenth
street on the east and attacked a row
of three-story brick houses. So fearful
was the heat that the firemen could not
get within reach Of the burning build
ings. They were driven back foot by
foot. until the streams from the hose
pipes could not reach the fire.
Loss Is About "a Million.
The entire fire department was on the
scene, but so fierce was the conflagration
that their efforts were futile. The pow
er house was built four years ago, and
besides containing the power plant of
the Pennsylvania avenue lines Of the
Capital Traction company was occupied
by doZers of offices. The walls began to
fall by u o'clock and with the decreas-
ing heat men were enabled to gett work
on adjoining property. Several houses
however, had been quilted. 1t is i'm
possible to state the loss Approximate
ly it will be about 100000 on the build
ing; about s3OO,cO0 on machinery and
stored cars; while the losses sustained
by tenants will amount to 100000 more
making the total damage 100000.
People Had to Jump for Life.
The fire started in the printing Office Of
Harvey & Gettinger. 1t had soon gained
such Roadway that it wag evident moth
! ing could be saved and the alarm was
sounded to the large force Of men al
wrok in the building. Many of then
were competed 10 jump 1rn the win
dows. so rapidly did the flames progress
Within half an hour after the fire started
| the entire building was enveloped and
| the flames seemed to soar over 100 fee
| into the air. The falling Of the heavy
| six-story walls shook the buildings foi
SQUARES around. Joyce's large carriag
| factory, lated directly across from TIL
| traction company's building on -Four
l c. ts &C ha cfr
| partially destroyed. There has been III
| report of lives lost. but the firemen suf
| fered severely from the intense heat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
FIRE COSTSA MILLION
Stops the Street Cars and Puts
the National Capital in
Gloom at Night.
BIG POWER STATION Is DESTROYED

Fire So Hot That the Firemen Could No
Get Near Enough To BE Efective-Mel
Employed in the Building Had Barrel.
Time to Save Observation-Disclosures, o.
Comes Near Burning UP-Blaze VIII
Cost Her Perhaps 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-04
MUCH BUTTER OFFERED.
But the Price Did Not Tempt the
Sellers to Part With 1t.
Within Two Cents of the New York
Market Offered for IL, $40. Pounds.

The second sale day of the South
western Minnesota Dairy and Produce
Exchange found the following offers
of butter made:
Judson Creamery, 70 tubs.
Madison Lake Creamery, A tubs.
Lily Creamery, 20 tubs.
Smiths Mill Creamery, 40 tubs.
st. Clair Creamery, 40 tubs.
This makes total of PA tubs.
Each tub weighs go pounds, so the
total offering of butter for sale this
afternoon was 12,840 pounds. The
JudsOn and Madison Lake creameries
each had a sample tub on hand.
B. D. Todd, representing the E. M.
SlaJon Co., of Laurence, Mass, and
Manchester, n. Y, was on hand as a
possible purchaser. He has been to
Elgin and is visiting the Minnesota
creamery district. He says that this
is good butter state.
Ferd G.. Hoerr appeared as buyer
on his own account.
T. After President Mobiles had called
the meeting to order at the board of
trade room, Secretary J. W. Davies
read several letters which he had re-
ceived since the sale day two weeks
ago.
One was from the ST. Henry Cream
cry, LeSueur county, by D. J.
Freiberg, asking for information as to
the conditions of membership, etc.
Another was from the Minneapolis
Cold Storage Co., who stated that they
had purchased nearly all of the butter
offered on the Minneapolis butter
board of trade, and says they would
wire bid, to be considered f. o. b..
Mankato.
The third was from Francis Bat
chelder & Co., of Boston, asking for
information and saying that it might
hereafter desire to handle the pro-
duct.
Mr.. HOerr stated that his bid on the
butter offered was two cents off from
the New York price of tomorrow,
from Mankato. To-day is a holiday
and no quotations were received, but
Saturdays quotation in New York
was 153 cents, weak,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-04
pEARY AND THE NORTH POLE.

Lieut.. Peary has been five years
leave of absence from the navy, so
that he may still further continue his
explorations in the vicinity OF the
north pole. The lieutenant has nad
much experience in the Attic regions
and is confident that with a well
equipped expedition he will be able
to reach the objective point. The eX-
petitions that he has made have not
been at the expense of the United
States government, but has been borne
by private parties interested in Attic
explorations, and the expenses of the
proposed expedition will be SO paid.
Lieut.. Peary will go at the matter
somewhat differently then he has
heretofore. His intention is to lay
his plans so as to make his dash to the
pole sometime during the summer of
1898. During this season he will es-
tablish a colony of EsqutmauX as far
north as possible sometime this sea-
son. He is well acquainted with the
EsouimauX at Whale Sound, who are
known as Artic highlanders, and says
they will do anything they can for
him. He will pick out dozen families
from among the young people, and the
colony thus established will be his base
of supplies next year. The work of this
colony during the year will be collect
ing meat, furs, bear skins, making
Sledges, and also the collecting and
training of a pack of the best
EsQuimauX dogs obtainable. Every
thing will be so arranged that when
he arrives there in 1898, he can move
On north at days notice.
Just what great good the discovery
of the Dorth pole will result in further
than to satisfy curiosity, is hard to
determine. but as adventurous spirits
will not be quiet until they have
reached it, it is to be hoped that
Lieut.. Peary will so carefully lay his
plans that he will be enabled to reach
the goal of his ambition in this eX-
petition, and so give to America the
honor, if there is any honor, in the
discovery Of that much looked for
point. The preliminary expedition
will leave for the north sometime in
July next.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-04
THE CUBAN NATTER.

Senator Morgan wants war with
Spain, and thinks that that the pas
sage Of his resolution by the house,
would bring it on. He thinks that
such war would last about twenty
five days, and the United States
would emerge from it with Cuba.
The expense, he claims, would not eX-
coed $50, 100000. On the other hand,
the cabinet figures that war with
Spain would cost this country about
$500, 100000 and doubtless they have
studied the expense somewhat more
closely than has Senator Morgan.
But whether the expense is so mil
lions or 500 millions this country
ought not to shrink from it, when
the inhuman policy and many barbar-
ties, practiced by the Spanish upon
the island Of.Cuba, is taken into con-
sideration. The idea of Senator Nor
gan is that upon the passage of his re-
solution by the house, Spain would at
once. declare war against the United
States. But this is not so certain.
Spain would buster over the matter
and make all manner of threats, but
would hardly declare war. She is not
in position to do so. She has net
been able to successfully maintain
war against Cuba, and is now threat
ened with internal revolution
that threatens to overturn the gov
eminent.
Of course there are two things that
might cause her to declare war. 1t
would allow her to let go her hold
upon Cuba without the dishonor of
selling, and it might arouse sufficient
patriotism to postpone for time the
day of reckoning at home. But even
war under these circumstances is
not improbable. The United States
ought to hesitate no longer Gin recog-
nizing the belligerent rights of the
Cubans, and setting forth a policy
that will have tendency of bringing
to an end at the earliest date possible
SPANS inhuman policy on the island.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-04
LET THE PEOPLE MATTE THE
SENATOR.

There is no question but that the
sentiment of the people everywhere is
either heavily in favor, or is rapidly
crystalizing in favor of the election of
United States senators by popular
vote. But the difficulty is in getting
the change made so that this can be
done. 1t will be long and tedious
job to get the constitution amended
SO as to allow it. In the meantime
the troubles attendant upon the pre-
sent method Of selecting senator
seem to increase, and during the past
few years has left several states re-
presented at Washington with only
one senator. At one time three
Western states, owing to the failure