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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09

York, Pa. Oct. 9.-Mrs. James Shon-
berger, a widow. yesterday shot and
killed her 4-year-old boy aud then
placed the revolver to her own head
and fired. The ball entered her scalp,
but glanced of without making dam
gerous wound. The mother had become
Respondent through poverty and fear
that she was going to lose her reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CH1cAG2. ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIC RAIL
~ way-Tickeis can b purchased or baggage
ebecsed 81 X d Twentieth street depot, OF
Q r d p ccpot. corner Fifth avenue and f'hirtv.
frst street, Frank II Plummer, Agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
Beer at Your Own Price.

Chicago. Oct. 9-Beer at consumers
price is the prospect confronting the cit
izen CT Chicago. Wide open war has
been declared by the brewers, and there
Is no telling where it will end. There L.
every prospect, however, thatit will sur
pass in virulence any previous beer war
and also that the saloonkeepers will be
quickly drawn into the fight. The brew
ers are cutting prices right and left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
EX-SENATOR MCPHERSON DEAD.
CnSted States Senator from New jersey Gsu
Two Terms Passes Avav

New York. Oct. 9.-John Frederick Me-.
Pherson. one time Democratic leader In
New Jersey and United States senator
from that state from 1877 until 1895, died
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
DROUGHT CHECKS THE BOOM.
Still the Volume of Trade Il Greater Than
the Record in Recent Years.

Still the Volume of Trade Il Greater Than
the Record I'm Recent Years.
New York, Oct. 9.-Bradstreets says:
Distribution OF general merchandise in
the central west and northwest is fur
Their checked owing to the prolonged
drought in Kentucky. Illinois, Kansas.
portions Of Missouri. Nebraska, Iowa.
Minnesota and the Dakotas. Taegraphic
advices to Bradstreet's report serious
damage In Kansas and parts of Nebras-
IA and Iowa, where early planted wheat
Is up and budding out but that planted
later Is not likely to sprout. Fall plow-
Ing Is now impossible, six weeks without
ram having dried up pastures and COM
PEELED farmer to feed stock. Manufac-
turing industries throughout the west,
particularly iron and steel, continue ac-
tive, and there is an increasing tendency
on the part Of the interior merchants to
remit promptly.
While the volume Of trade has de-
creased at Chicago Il is ahead Of the like
record in recent years. There is a mod
crate improvement in business in the
south. Higher prices this week are re-
ported Tor cotton, coal and clothing Tin
sympathy with wooD, wheat, -four and
eggs Print cloths. lard, beef and sugar
have declined. Hides are weaker, lead
is lower and Dessemer pigs sold Off so
cents ton under heavy speculative Of
ferings, Notwithstanding the iron and
steel markets as a whole remain active
and firm.
There were 237 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States this
week. compared with 1s9 last week. POI
in the week a year ago, 274 two years
ago. 23S three years ago and 406 in 1893.
Gen. Harrison's Comments on the FIGHT,
New York. Oct. 3.-Former President
Harrison said yesterday on the political
situation: Last year the cry in New
York seemed tG be Smash Tammany
Hall and Bryanisn.' This year q great
many people are shouting Smash Tam
mary Hall, Organism and the Repub-
lican party" General Harrison then pro-
ceeded to argue that Republicans Of all
sorts should support General Tracy. The
general said he was lot a campaigner,
and would not attend the Republican
meeting because he was not campaign
er and did not want to make a speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09

Office corner Eighteenth street and
Second avenue, second floor.
telephone loA7:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
For the Following Safe
and Reliable Companies~

Omoe-Room so Mitchell 4 LJnde's
Block. Telephone No. 1850.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

cane Into the banquet hall. His entry
was noted by applause at the further
end Of the hall. and as the proceedings
passed President Mckinley rose from
his seat and and moved along the hall to
meet him. There were shouts OF applause
as the two men clasped hands and the
presidents left hand went up to Han
mas shoulder. Both took their seats
amid applanSe.. Hanna had to hold a
levee. Closely following Hanna's en-
trance it was announced that the presi-
dent bad decided to make a brief visit
to some Of the camp fires and then re-
turn. He left. accompanied by Com
mander-in-Chief Clarkson. While he
was gone the banqueters listened to re-
sponses to number Of patriotic toasts
Later the president returned and made
a brief address. When he was intro
duced. for fully five minutes 1t seemed az
though the roof would have to fall or
the side walls bulge with the roars Of
applause and greeting. The presidents
allusion to the south and its unity with
the north was received with vociferous
applause. the audience standing upon
their seats to cheer and at the conclusion
OF the toast Governor Black led the ap-
plause. During his absence from the
banquet the president visited the camp
fires at two Of the local churches. and
the crowds that greeted him were tre-
mendous. He spoke briefly at one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce

Chicago, Aug. "a.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-August,
opened and closed nominal; September.
opened 95s4c. closed 91%c: December,
opened 96c. closed s97sc; May. opened
$3.50, closed 91l1c. Corn-August, opened
and closed nominal; September, opened
39Ac. closed 30asc; May. opened 35c.
closed 3Sssc. Oats-August. opened and
closed nominal: September. opened 1910.
closed 1Sc: December. opened 2Oc. closed
19Ac; May. opened. 22Bc, closed 21;sc
Pork-September. opend $3.50. closed
sS.35; October. opened $500. closed $40:
December. opened ss.75; closed ss:521s:
$4.62ls.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
1Sc per 10: extra dairy. 14c; fresh
packing stock. &c. Eggs = Fresh
Turkeys. 7asc per ID; chickens (hens),
7Iac; spring chickens. 10c; ducks, sasISc.
PotatoesEarly Ohio, 45d55 per bu.
BIackberries-Fair to good, 5o9s5c per
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Aug. "a.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
5000; salss ranged at S2.95Q4.22Ia for
pigs, S395d4.221z for light, 50. 70M3s5 for
rough packing, $3.s5d4.15 for mixed, and
$S.s5q4121z for heavy packing and ship
piuS tOlS Sdltlc-IsstlI1dteQ TeCeDllS TOT
the day, 5000: quotations ranged at S.95
G5.i5 for choice to extra shipping steers
$4.60@5.00 good to choice do. $4.35G4 20
fair to good. s3.60G5.00 good to choice
do, A35G470 fair to good. S3S5f1l. &c
common to medium do, $3.6064.25 butch
ers' steers $3-l043.y0 stockers. $4,000
AS feeders. $1.soM4.00 cows, 2eoT4. 40
heifers, s2.25G4.oo bulls oxen ard stays.
S2.75M420 Texas steers. $340d4 40 west
ern rangers and $4oo@7.1o veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for the day. 1900: quotations ranged
at $2-15N3.sO westerns. $2.10@3.l0 Tex
ans, $2.3oG3.S0 natives, and 5000 SIS
lambs.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee. Aug. "a
Wheat-Lower: No. / northern, $50;
No. 9 spring, &c: December. soc. Corn
Lower; No. white, 21Z@22hc. Rye
Lower; No. I, 51iz452c.
fhs Losaa mashses.
Corn-o0aac
Es,. ;yy.Eay rer-' 80; Wild. ses'-
PotasoesL0Oc Q bushel
B ltter-Fair 70 choice, i3c; fresh creamery,
l41c.
Chickens-5c; spring chickens, e-3 per
dozen.
Coal-Soft, Isc
Cattie-Butchers pay for corn fed steen ~
t4hc; cows and heifers, s,lo3,6ci calves, 1x
Hoss-Soa0.
spins I:Sbs-e.wan head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
ONE MINE Is CLOSED TIGHTLY,
So Much So That the Camp Established
to Watch 1t Has Closed.


\ Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-The camp Of the
striking miners which has been MAIN
tanned for the past four weeks at Sandy
Creek in order to keep the miners from
returning to work in that pit was broken
UP yesterday morning and the seventy
men were sent to their homes This ac-
tion was taken by the miners officials
because the mine there is tnhtly closed
and the strikers are fully IN sympathy
with the movement for higher wages.
The campers at Turtle Creek were very
much elated yesterday over a rumor
afioat among the strikers that 7. B.
De Armit, superintendent Of the Oak
Hill mines. went to some Of the Italian
strikers and offered to pay them half of
the money they forfeited and 81 cents a
ton for digging coal If they would re-
turn to work this morning. This. the
strikers claim. is an evidence Of weak
ness on the part Of the company. which.
they claim. is apparently anxious to have
the strike settled now at any price 20
that they can get their mines to work.
Ing. The rumor Is given for what IL il
worth.
In the case Of Thomas Doore asains.
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company. to recover wage. retained, Al.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
OVATION TO THE PRESIDENT.
Has To he Carried Through the Crowd 8
One Time-The BANQUET.

One Time-The BANQUET.
Buffalo, Aug. 25.-From the moment
that the special train that bore the presi-
ident and his retinue to the city arrived
until he retired last night there was one
glorious and spontaneous demonstration.
From the station to the Niagara hotel, a
distance of two miles, the streets were
lined with people, and at the hotel-in
front of which there is a great square
the police and soldiers from the nearby
barracks had difficult work to keep the
multitude in position. Even " hen with Mrs
Mckinley and Governor Black, the presi-
dent had entered the hotel and vanished
from sight. there followed after him the
cheers of the pople, until he was Obliged
to come to the balcony. where. after or
der had been restored, he made a brief
and appropriate speech.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Columbia post.
dressed in fatigue coats and white duck
trousers, arrived at the hotel and acted
as escort to the president to the Elliott
building, where the post entertained the
president at banquet. As the presi-
dent passed from the hotel to the BAN
Quet hall the police had to literally drive
way through for the carriages, and at
the Elicit club the corridors were go
densely packed that the president had
to be lifted through by stalwart police
men. In the reception room OF the club
he met prominent citizens of Buffalo,
and then a little later he entered the
great banquet hall as the guest Of horror
Of Columbia post, Of Chicago. with 500
ether distinguished guests and soldiers.
When the elaborate menu had been
discussed to the satisfaction Of the guests
the POSTMASTER called for Governor
Frank s. Black, who extended a well
come for Columbia post to President
Mckinley. At s:4S o'clock Senator Mark
Hanna, who had Just arrived in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Appraisement for Taxes in Illinois,

Springfield. Ills. Aug. 25.-The tabu-
lation of the appraisement of property
as made by the local appraisers was
finished yesterday and reported to the
state board of equalization, in session
in this city. The total app-aisement in
the state is SIZE. III, against 3131 ,e15,-
ass last year. The appraisement for
Cook county is s191. ss5, los against $780,
SCI. g. last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
WINS THE FUTURITY AND sac. 900.
L'Alouctte Takes the Race in 1:11 will,
Lydian Second.

New York. Aug. 25.-The bugle called
the horses to the post in the race for
the rich Futurity stake at 4:45 D. m.
yesterday. At that time there were
about 1000 or 5000 in the grand stand
and on the lawn. The horses went to
the post in Indian file; all of them
looked to be in the pink Of condition At
4:55 the starter get them in line ard
sent them away. During the first fur
long they were well punched together,
none seeming to get ahead of the others
As they came out into the stretch
LAlouette came out of the bunch and
soon had length the advantage Of GAL
ways colt Lydian. and thus they ran
to the finish. L'Alouette gained a little
with each stride, and finished two
lengths in front Of Lydian, with Uriel
third, in Ill. The stake is worth 81. 900
to the winer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Sympathy, but No Sympathy Strike.

Indianapolis, Aug. 25.-The employees
Of the railroads centering in this city
do not take kindly to the motive of the
meeting Of representatives Of organized
labor at st. Louis, which looks to
strike of railway employees to help the
mining situation. So far as the railway
men have been sounded they express
themselves willing to contribute to the
striking miners, but claim that they
have contracts with the various lines
which would preclude strike at this
time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Short Of Coal ut Carlinville,

Springfield, Ills, Aug. 25.-The electric
light works has closed at Cariinville
owing to no coal being obtainable and
the city streets are in darkness. The
merchants who used electric lights are
burning coal oil lamps. The water
works are kept in operation by using
wood for fuel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF A STRIKE
Trades Union Leaders at Pittsburg Hold q
Representative Meeting.

Trades Union Leaders at Pittsburg Hold o
Representative Meeting.
Pittsburg, Aug. 25-In response to the
call for a meeting Of leaders Of the
several trades unions Of Allegheny
county issued by the district miners Of
ficials. very representative gathering
delegations from about fifty unions)
assembled in knights Of Labor hall last
night to take action on the big strike.
The national officers of the miners I'M
ions. President Ratchford and Secre-
tary Pearce. reconsidered their intention
to leave the city last night and post
poned their departure until today in
o-der to be present at the meeting.
President Ratchford and the district
officials explained in detail the conduct
of the strike and the reasons for what
action has been taken.
The meeting discussed the subject
thoroughly and at midnight adjourned
after having heartily Endorsed the &C.
ton of the officials and unanimously
adopted resolutions condemning the
courts and sheriff for protecting armed
assassns. issuing injunctions by the
court at the will of favored corpora
tions." ard calling on the workingmen
Of the country to hold themselves in
readiness for a general suspension of
all work in mills. factories and work.
shops If the sheriffs and courts persist
In "defying the constitutional rights Of
a free people,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

Crystal Falls, Mich, Aug. 25.-The
Crystal Falls mine that was closed
down two weeks ago on account Of the
miners strike started up again yester-
day morning. No agreement was
reached with the old employees and new
men will fill their places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Easy Road to the KIondyke Wanted.

ST. Paul, Aug. o5. A Winnipeg,
Man., special to The Dispatch says: The
wholesale merchants Of Winnipeg and
Edmonton are sending an exploring par
ty to Yukon overland with a view to
ascertaining il an easy pack trail or
wagon road can be cut out. A small
detachment of mounted police will &C
along with the PARTY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Eight Families Almost Starving,

Coal City. Ills, Aug. Pa tour of
investigation reveals eight families Of
striking miners all but starving at Dia-
mond and scores having a scanty sup
ply Of dry bread. Some are living solely
on cOrnmeal,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Wants the President to Act.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 25.-In an in
terview here Eugene v. Debs. referring
to the coal strike, said: THE president
of the United States can act. Let him
issue proclamation calling upon the
operators to meet and allow the miners
living wages within forty-eight hours
under penalty Of having their mines
seized by the government and operated
in the interest of the people. That would
settle the matter in an instant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

German S. ]. Toole gave the plaintiff q
judgment for s40.26. Doore sued for
wages alleged to be due from July Is
men who Joined the strikers at Plum
Creek, ard his wages were declared for.
Istted under the contract in which the
men agreed to work for a certain price
per ton and to forfeit a certain amount
OF their wages IL they violated the con-
tract by striking. Suits for wages have
also been entered against the same COM
pany by five others A hearing will be
held by Alderman Toole next Monday
morning at II o'clock.
During the day the campers succeeded
In doing considerable missionary work
by going about in groups Of two. They
claim TO have made a number Of con-
verts and that only twenty-five men
were at work in the Oak Hill mine. The
company offsets this claim. however, by
saying that as yesterday was pay day
at the Oak Hill mine they did not expect
as many men out as usual, as some
miners always remain idle on pay day.
They claim. however. that the force Of
men at work is Increasing day by day,
despite what the strikers say. The same
plan was carried out at the Oak Hill
mines yesterday as was followed last
pay day. The men who have contracts
and who Joined the strikers within the
past two weeks received no pay and were
discharged II they refused to work.
Those who had no contracts and struck
were paid or in full.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

had q constant hutter-
ing Of the heart and
severe palpitation and
pain in the left side.
She took three bottles
OF DR.. Miles New Heart
Cure and was complete
ly restored to health,
and has not taken n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

drop Of medicine during the past two years.
Under these circumstances I cannot do
otherwise than recommend 1t to Others"
Friendship, y. Y. W. II. SCOTT, NJ. D.
DIR. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under n positive guarantee first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free TO all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO. RICK ISLAND Z PACIFIC RAN,
~ way-Ticke can No prrcna ed or saeEaeo
enee, ca al q Twei t'eth . rect depoa. o.
FIRST street, Frank II Piummer. Agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
AeeREViATEo rELEGRAMs.

James ". Paul, the oldest members Of
the Philadelphia bar. is dead.
Wheat sold at 95 to IS cents for Sep
TENDER and % for December at Chicago
yesterday.
Charleston. S. c., capitalists have char
tered a steamship to sail around the
Horn to Alaska next spring.
Silver went to 511s cents an ounce at
New York yesterday. beating the low
price record by Il of a cent.
The new Preble school building To-
Gated on the bay shore road near Green
Bay, Wis. was destroyed by fire.
An unnamed German diplomat says
Germany may surrender Alsace-Lor-
raine to France for a compensation.
The Lima Peru) chamber of COM
merce is considering the imposition Of a
license in the case Of foreign commercial
travellers.
train demolished by a wreck at Gen.
trail City, Ills. said to have been caused
by striking miners.
West Virginia desperadoes raided a
picnic party near Gallipolis. O.. and in
the fight that ensued one man was killed
and several fatally wounded.
Ahc pouy VI the idte MIS-. II. d. hel-
logg. of Green Bay, Wis, whose death
in Paris was announced several weeks
ago. was cremated in London.
Farmers Of Northampton county, Va,
have received more money for the 16O,-
600 barrels of potatoes shipped this year
than for the 2S4.66O shipped last year.
Willie Crago, IL years old. tried to kill
his 3-year-old sister at Newport. o.
The boy is crazy on the subject of de-
stroying life and four years ago killed
a little girl.
Lord Salisbury has proposed that the
powers devise means whereby Greece
will be able herself to guarantee the in
terest On loan to be raised to pay the
indemnity to Turkey.
Three men who gave their names as
Sarest Sladen. F. H. Smith and NJ. KEEL
1y. and Chicago as their place of resi-
dence. were arrested at Monroe Wis,
and fined for peddling without a license.
The Havana police have found a
printing outfit which has been used to
print the proclamations issued by the
insurgent leaders. The proprietors Of
the establishment, Peralta Bros, have
been arrested and are confined incom-
municadO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25

HKEART DISEASE is durable. It II not
surprising that all cases are not
cured, since no physician has made
the heart special study for quarter Of .
century as DR.. Miles has done. Tho follow
Ing tribute from physician will be read
with interest. For six years prior to taking
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure my wife was q
terrible sufferer from heart disease. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-25
Keeping President Faure Busy,

st. Petersburg, Aug. 25-Honors con.
tinue to be heaped on President Faure-
also work. Yesterday after placing a
wreath and golden Give branch on the
tomb of the late Car Alexander III in
the cathedral, President Faure drove
across the Neva and laid the cornerstone
of the new French hospital. The presi-
dent afterwards visited the house which
Peter the Great built in 1903 on the
Neva in order to superintend the con-
struction Of ST. Petersburg.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1897-10-27
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