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THE HOCK ISLAND AliGUS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15,. 190. THE DAILY ARGUS iOHN W POTTIH. Saturday. vARrn 15, 18W) in:titM it t i i) ' i ; i w t k 1 1 AMO Th ilemorratlc vntera of the city of Rork Islaid aid Km k la nd tnwn'htp, an- hereby notlavd to be at their aercr 1 voting plarea n their reoprc tlve ward at 8 o'clo k p m on Satnrd y. Mirib tM. 1B0, to wiect delegate t the city-township convention, to nominate a candidate tn act) ward for alderman, and wii-ct a ward aomnittee. Eucii Wird la ent iled to nor delrga'e for iv.-ry thirty Tot a eaat for ( leveland In it, and one for each fractional over thirty : Votes. Del. f lit Ward l feeoad ' fl8 1 Thl d ' 0 Fourth " rtfih t t gth " MS Seventh' IBS Total im 7 Tii, deWate will meet at the Cnsrt hone on Toeeday ererli g. M orb tftth. INK. at 7 :30 o'clock to nominal.- eandiiatr rr towoahlo rnpenrlaor, fnir latent ,! iWefS, one townehlp aeaeeaor. one townaliUi colli- tor, three ronatahlea to 011 Vaearclos for the nneatdrvd term of four ear, and chooee a chairman of the city committee J M KM W. CaVANAIOH. i h Irman fltT-TownaMp Committee. AimOVHCEHtST. FUR CO;.LECT( R At the r- qu.-at of many ftlenda ! hereby an nounce my re If war tndldate for the office of Totmahlp Collector, an' t-rt to the drclalon of the Democratic clty-townahlp convention, C. B. fletnsi. Speculative individuals will still be compelled tt arntl their monthly dot tiona tn LotiMana. North Dakota has nailed up the front dor against the lot terj people. James C. Conelino has been appointed poatroaatrr at Springfield. Mr. It W. Clendenin can itep down and out with the consciousness of baring served the people faithfully and well. Rev. Cue. of this city, was chosen as one of the delegates to the national en rampment of the 0. A. R. at Quincy this week. Tbe Liquor Dealers' association will no doubt endorse the selection. Aoain there are whispers to the t fleet that the republicans will report no tariff bill this session because at the end of the session the treas'ity surplus it is eipected will have been turned into a deficiency. The rumor may possibly he true about no bill being reported, but if so. it is solely because the republicin protectionists hare not been hie to throttle the demand for tariff reform among their repub Horn colleagues. The cry for free raw material is becoming a lot.d one, par ticularly from the eastern manufacturer Within a week Senator Hale, who has been as pronounced a protectionist as Mr. Blame, presented a long petition from New England manufacturers, ask ing that raw matt rials used by them be admitted free of duty. So popular, faithful and efficient was Miss Kate Noble as postmistress at Keiths burg that for twenty Tears she has held the place, and no congressman dared to risk the responsibility of ordering a change. Mr Geat, in the face of a pre ponderance of fentiment against Miss Noble retiring, gave forth the edict that he must go. in order that he might have one In the office whom he could depend n to serye him In his interest and amhi tlon. who would be called upon for all kinds of political service, and who would go deep down Into his pocket to help Gett'i campaign along. Well. Miss No ble baa been put out. and Mr Gest has got his active politician in, but the in dignation of the people isn't going to be quieted very soon, and instead of a win ning game. Mr. Gest will find he has played a losing one. Aledo Dtmorrat A GREAT STKIKK Mlatrra to go Out In t nglanit London, March 15 A general strike throughout the country today was de cided upon by the miners federation at consquence of the refusal of the masters to Increase the wages. There are 9&0,- UUU miners involved fatal Land Mliae. Tkot. N. Y , March If. As a result of tbe recent heavy rains there was a land slide on a hill at the head of Adams' street at 8 o'dook this morning. A two-story brick dwelling, occupied by four families, was demolished, and three people were killed, several others injured, while still further damage is feared, the bill still be ing in a snikv condition ' I'traat a Big; Bill of Exet ptlnite Cbicaoo. March 15 Attorney Forrest filed hit bill of exceptions for the de fense tn the Cronin case this morning It makes 6 000 pages. Nueliiraa ul the lotta sutoii. Des Moines. 1.. aVsrilk II Ewart voted with ti I: i . !, ii yesterday aad the huuao goes mtn i on lical option Drul'a tuii on o'I'i.m Titers was a flht over re Terence, The defeats wQl last sever) Uav A concurrent resolution as reXeiTed, tisiuj e ngreHs to amend the interstate luw ao as tn compel ruilwajsto carry Iowa producta Into adjoining atates at a rats not greater than the average In eith. r state. A joint resolution wax adopted asking ouagraM army nur.es. 111. la to eetel.lUh state normal -chooU at Mapleton, sk Idoa, ati'l in i orlhwaetern Iowa, wvr Intro luued, 1100,000 U-iu ; asked for each A Villi was lutrodn.T- I to pay Chester Turner SlO.OuU or imiirlionment for crimes that he did mt commit Uavi i on, ua tbe senate, complained that 111 parxrs had cbarged-bim ertti appointing hts daugh ter and step-daughter to ccinimi tee clerk ships. aWmd tbry ail did it The biU to fix the state tax levy at 2 mills wa- r 'ferrsa. The Ni n Moniio M anngrmi n t Chicago. March fj Mr. H. H. t irn; ball, of Boston, a member of tha executive committee of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad. Is in the city and says that the change in the management of the 'Motion" line was brought about try a mutual coming together of in heavy hold ers of stock of the road who were diaaatistled with the course of tbe existing uianngemont. This course had precipitated antagonisms with the Pennsylvania road and the Louis ville and Nashville which pi evented the "Monon" from being as good a property as it should be. Neither the Louisville and Nash villa not the Pennsylvania hud secured con trol Kef of " Al" Gallery's " llreak." Cbicaoo, March IS. The larceny ease again? A. J. Oallery, the youn; man who created a small aenaation not long since by taking, as alleged, tbe sum of from Miss Lizzie Frank, of 1148 Chestnut street, wsa dismissed ly Justice Kersten yesterday morning (or tbe want of iiroeocuteiu Mias Frank, her attorney said. Lad noncilndSal not to prosecute, as the money taken from her had bewn refunded Tha Dock Laborer.' strike at Liverpool. Livcrfool, March lj The situation with regard to the dock laborers1 strike denotes that the striker have been defeated. The position of the men is menacintr, and there are grave fear., that a serious collision will 7h Police are on the alert to pre vent disorder. A RUSH OF EARTH. Sever Railway Laborers Buried by an Avalanche. FIVE MEN MEET THEIR DEATHS. Perlloua Kaperlenee of an Atlantic Steaoi r with a Waterapnnt l lie Whirling Wetneaa Striken the Ship New Orleana Streeta Not onlte So Damp The Cot ton 1 It-Ill In Dancer In the Memphis Keg-Inn Arkanaaa Not Able to Keep Out of Water. CvkBKRLAND, Md , March 15. Yesterday morning between 7 and rt o'clock, a bjige rock rolled down the mountain side and fell upon the West Virginia Central railroad track in a cut between Chaffee and Blaine, The work train with a crew of twelve men was atsfawtelMd to the spot to remove the obstruction und clear the track. A large cablu was plnctti around the rock and at tached to the engine that it mi;ht dragged from the cut. All was nearly ready and the men were making a final adjustment of the rope when a great mavt of earth came mail ing down uou them from the steep mount ain aide and 1 uried seven of the men from sight. sewn Men I angbt III the Slide. Th it leu rdled companions rushed to their rescue, and as speedily as possible exhumed the ill-Intel ones. Two were dead when taken out, one hns died ainee, and three were seriously or fatally injure I. The driad are: James O. I Jim be rt, Chaffee, W Va , loaves widow find family; Josephini Macks 01, an It.-ilinu; Vernato Vnlloo, Italian, loaves widow and family in Italy. Injure 1: Van Read, Chaff i, W. Va, married, cannot recover; Marrianee.t Al blnnt, Italian, arm brokon an I ankle sprained; Jockolini Cabanni and Josephini Fransgoli, Italians, were severely injured about ttie beatl The injure 1 Italians were brought to this city, and are n.w under the ears of the company's phyaiciana STRUCK BY A WATERSPOUT. The Tbrilllua Lxperlenee nl the (Iraaa Mi amer Slavnnia. New York, March 15. The Siav.mm, of tb H.indmrg line, passetl dins-tlv through a mammoth watempout last Sunday about 700 miles northeast of this city. It struck tbe stunner's liows on the starboarrl side, A ruining tiolse accoropaniel the column, and the water foamed in its wake. Immediately above w is a great black el. .ml. from which sj u la les dark descended to form a funuel or inverted conn. The middle of the column wa whit apparently becauxe it contained snow. The column's nai rowed diameter was apparently about twelve feet, while it as three times as broad at tbe lavte, which re produci" in water and inverted th c oud formed funnel above. The whole column ro tated with a spiral motion. The Slavonia shook under the shock caused by contact with the column of water, but kept on her cours none the worse for tbe collision. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD. New Orleans Nnt Quite si Damp mm It Wait SltaatlaMB ICIaewhmas Nxw Orleans, March 15. The condition of afluir- on the river front lust t 'eSBfcssj was much more it iifuctory than at the same time Tl.urstlny. Tlie authorities have Strength. tis the weak places in the levee and have cous'.ruotil a (MMpavaVy levisj of bags flded with earth, from S;. I, ask to II -.-.' streets and at other points, hut from St LoSJSl to Caual atree-, where so much tvater 0 .in I n Thursday, nothing has yol Ifvn done The city authorities will, EOWeTur, coutiuue the work of cou-tru.-t-lug a temporary levej aloti the river front until the city is secure from overdow, even With a still In. l-i r -t of the river The water Besrkmg in the city from the river yes terday as not auQielent to flu.i.1 the streets at any point, though the drains on Hio vlile, Cont , and St. IOUi strevts were tllhsl ali the afternoon. Between Julia and Ul rard streeu th water w running over the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks, but trut'.le has not been interfered with. Uver In Algiers the street are c.ear ot water and no apprehension is felt. Itallways All Iluniiliig. The railway authorities NSporl that their lines are so far intact. They are busy, how ever, strengthening unsafe plac -s. and also In helpuig the city to keep out tlm water The Louisiana Lottery company yest-rday donated toO.OUO to the city for use in pro tectlng the city from overflow. There is a break n ar Convent, but men are at work on it, arid there area mimtT of weak places aljng the river, but so far little damn?" Iiu been done by the water. Those In authority take a hopeful view of the situ ation. The Queen aad Crescent line people, however, are not so sanguine. They guar antee an open line only tor a few days At Lake Providence the water U higher than ever known except in )S limning Over the Levees. Nan port, Ark.. March 15 The rivers commeuced running over the levees at 10 o'clock Thursday night and the whole town except Port street Is now from four inches to two feet under water. Bnsiness is en tirely suspended. The White and Black river- nimencod falling yesterday after noon and it is hoped the w tvt over. The damage to tbe adjacent country is immense. Jackmi county, containing To.issi acres of cultivated land, is now under water from Six inches to twenty feet Cotton I lets In Danger. AlAaii-iiis. Mi, i en 5 -The river her.- last evening was two inches higher than Thurs day, being now a little above the great rise of lS7, prvmu- ly t he highest on record. Tbe banner cotton growing district of the world i - that part of the Tensas basin now so seriously threatened by inundation and observant engineers say that they do not be lieve tbe levee on that side can keep the fl jod out more tht-n a few days longer Things look very black in this region. ArkaneaeVaUeweaa Too Low. ST. LuCls, March 16. Rrriorta from the lower Mississippi state that the country be tween the Arkansas line and Vreksburg on both sides of the river is threatened wit in undation. The water is running over tbe Arkansas levees in several places. The Ar kansas levees have been abandoned, and all efforts are being concentrated on the levees In Louisiana, between Vicksburg and the Arkansas line, and those on the Mississippi shore between Vicksburg and Oreenvilla The Ohio at Lonlavllle. Lot is villi. Ky , March 15 The river is on a boom again. An inch and a half an hour was the rate at which the waters were rising yesterday morning. Thursday night the river rose two feet. ftltaatlon at Arkansas City. Arkansas Citt, Ark., March 16. The levee Is still nn. and the railroad companies, w nu b came 1 1 the rescue v luv.b - ii J in sacks sufficient to hold the banks for twenty-four hours longer. The railroad has put all its men at work, but if the rise con tinues a bad break is bound to come at some point near here. The clouds have passed, and the sun shone out brightly yesterday. Falling at Cairo. Cairo, Mun-h 1.1. The river IsFtill fall iug here, having gone down six-tenths of a foot since it began falling Wednesday after noon. ' BOOMCRS WHO CAN'T WAIT. They Are Invading C'heroketi Outlet with a Cii-eat Rush. Ciucaoo March 15. Telegrams from Caldwell, Kan., nud Kausas City, Mo., say that the boomers who have been camping on the Isirder of the Cherokee outlet have been made will by the news that tbe na tional house of representatives has opened that land for settlement, and have bgun taking possession of tbe land They have fixed to-morrow as tbe dtw tor general inva sion and say they will defy it. military. At Arkansas City the invasion has already commenced. To complicate matters news comes from Washington City that the dis pel lhes were wrong regarding tbe land tlmi the Oklahoma 1 1 l rq eti t, Instecd of it being the Cat t . !; e ou'leS, I the "public land strip " Battel thi tl senate has yet to act on the bill: also tbe pr-sident, and endles trouble will grow ou of tbe rush for land. Twenty Thousand Invadrrs Already. Arkansas City, Ark., March 15 The in vasion of the Cherokee strip from this point began at sunris y ester lay n oraing, and all day the Ions lines of canv mv. Ted prairie schooner drew their length! into the covet ed land. Last night it was estimated that from the different pom s of entrance fully 30,0(10 people have pa- I tl e Iwrder, and half that number stakiyi the r claims Dis patches from Kiowa, Kan. ; Cald well, Kan.: Outlirie, L T., and Hunnewell, Kau., say th t about 800 boomers left each of those po nts about noon yesterday for the strip. ( ai t Burhank, in oommand of a smill force of Uniteil Htateti regulars at Oklahoma City, marched his force Into the strip late Thi rsdsy night to stay the pro-ress of the t omers, having been so or!eie-l by telegrs h Ho far as known thi force had no effet t inietarding the movt -uient NF.V POSTAL rtUEGRAfH SCHM. Ao vantage of the fatten Multiplex Sya It in I igeil mi the Con inlttee. Washinhtox Citt Mnrct 1.. A new proposition in c muectioii witl th pro-)-e1 establishcient al a government postal tele graph system was made to t le hoi: - com mlttee on postomc9s and post roads y, star day by J. M. Seymoar, a mtmb -r of the New Yotkst.,k Kxi hanga Mr. S y ansM statel that he reprti..nte.i a ntinib-r of well known capitalists who were w llinj to buiid lines and mtintaiu a p i-tal tol graph syst -m under government siiiervisii n in accord ance with the provisions of t io io-tmastr general's bill, or to operate on a uniform -V cent rat. The means by w hit h the gentle men represented by himself hojed to make the undertaking a success wa by what is known as the 1'atten BsaHtplsl tslegraph system, which, he said, hat t n in su coss- ful operation in New York and I'bila lelphia for the past six mouths. Proposition ol the Syn Urate. The syndicate proposed to bu 11 and main tain the lines nee leal ; to furnt h operators, power and stationery, and to h ive the right to build and he protected in constructing lines over all postal roads Th y asked to be exempt from le leral an I state axat ion. In cities where the postorticcs ere crumped for want of room, he syndicate proposed to furnish its own offices. It v as desired to make a contract with the go' runient for fifteen years with tha privile- of renewal unless the government would ake the lines at tbe end of t lva time at i value to be appraised by expert. Mr S ymour said that he wt.uld rath- r not give tue. names of his associate in the scheme; but he assured the comnntte" that th we -e all weil ktiown throughout the commercial world. They wire willing to give a bond of flini,iJ0 as a guarantee that thev would carry out any contract with the government. The syndicate expected, he state !, tn Iw allowed to do a private hiis.ricss outsul of the gov ernment work A Big Urcn ase in l ipense. C laimed. Mr. Seymour claim I that hi 1 th,' West ern Union used the Patteu syste n la-t year it exjiens it mid have b en H .OtlO.iKKI in stead of $lb 0 iO.O.X). F. Jarvis Patten, of New York, the inventor of the system re ferred to by ilr bevmour. des ribe.1 it to the committee. By it the carry! ig capacity of one wire was equal to eihto- even twelve wins under the Morse ystem. To maintain the lines uuder the Patten srstssB would cost ab'tlt To i mr cent, lee, than un- j tier the present systems. CasS of th System. Mr. Seymour stutod that it wss propoel to lease wire to newspaprs at a most nom ioal rates uu 1 tt reduce press rates about 3 per c tit in establish the svstei i under the provision of the poat master general's bill WOUHI coll. 11. iK-brVeU. alKHIt t ,Olltl,oJ(; a complete system eoveriug thueut re country would Cost .'i O n.'IIKI The t4l ' Work In Cong -eaa. vTAMMMMsl City, March I - Among the bills report d favorably to the senate Testerdnv was a bill appr ajriatl Ig t7.'.,000 for a public building at Aurora. Ilk The urgent d nvi-n.-y bill was irp. ted, with amendments a iding over tVaSJ.ot to the ng gregate. It appropria'e tM, 570. 4 BoSM District business na, transacted an l thaw Teller sp"f.e in favor of the educa tonal bill. He said lie had voted lor the enfranchise ment of the negro, and had no apologies to offer for t he v..te. lit- dswssd t sat It was a mistake, it had raised a prol.l m, but it could be solved, and education va one of the solutions. Eulogies were then delivered on the late lb preseututive Tow L-bend, of Illinois, after whlh the senate, as i mark of respect, adjourned to Monday. In the bouse Perkins stated tha; the im pression had gAue out that the Oklahoma bill opened tbe Cherokee outlet to settle ment, inst-ad of which it was t public land strip. In committee of the whole tbe bill to suthnrise the retirement of John C. Frement was favorably ected t gosj No other business of imiiortanc- wrg tl n I I Recess was taken to 8 p. m an 1 at the night session a number of privatt p-nsion bills were passed and the house adj mrned. The Wrd' Fair Bill. WasIiin .Ti m Catjr, Msrch K The World's fair cotnmittoe hsdd a mee:ing yes terday, at which the bill recentl" agreed upon was gSWgSBtSKl and read T le bill la practically a out.innd in the-,- d -ttiatches some days ago. There was some talk about the Chicago subscription, and a-surances were given that it was bona tide. Candler saying that Pullman liad told hit i that he (Pullmam would take 1100, OOu a Iditional stock if necessary. Flower gave no iou that be would amend section to mske be fund 110.000.000 tttfore the commisslo iers ac cepted the site or went to w ork Will Vote Aye for a Consldera Ion. Wasiiin s i itt. Msrch lj I uring s bearing of N-w Yorkers by the r ver and harbor commiitee yesterdsy, in whi h num tnw and variou improvements on the Hudson river and about New Y rk were urged, Blanchard of Louisiana, a iiemlr f the committee, supnosei that Nw York would vote for a fiXOiJO.UUo river i nd har bor bill this year. ' If she gets a piec of it," wa. Flower's reply 1 In. More National Hanke. Wahiinoton Citt, March lo Thi fol lowing named national banks have ! een au thorized to commence business: Fust Na tional bank of Swsnton, at SwanUn, Vt., capital, (50.000; First National Link of Cameron, Mo., capital, SAO.OOn: Citit-ns' Na tional bank of Covington, at Ota ington, Ky. , capital, COO.OOO. Klnraifl Will 1!. 1 , . d for Munler. Washisoto.n Citt, March l.' Tin grand jury of the District, late last eveniuj , after examining a nntsmCT of witnesses, d rected the district attorney to prepare an indict ment against Kiucaid, who shot tx-Con-gressmau Taultiee, for murder. THEY WERE SENT UP FOR LIFE. The I wo to i - of Old Stan Uleaon Let a Heavy fuulahment. Minneapolis. March 15 The Jotrnal's La Crosse (Wis) special says: Sentec x has been pronounced on tbe Trempeaieat coun ty lynchers at Whitehall by Judge N mnan. Charles Johnson, Ole Sletto, Mrs. 31eson and her son were sentence 1 to i m prise n men t for life, tbree days in each year so itary. There wus a seeue of great excitement in the court room. Mrs. Oleeon fainted ant there was groaning and -he 1. ling of tears Tbe sheriff started for Waupun with the j rison ers at ones. A SCANDALOUS STORY DENIE D. Repreaenlatlve Heas, ot .nit!i Bg kota, UeuuuBeea a RporL BlOLX Falls, H. D , March 1'.. H.muel Heas, of Kiandreau, representative t f the legislature from Moody couuty, whose char acter was assailed by telegram a from . 'lerre in which it was claimed that he had alleu into a snare laid by a cyprian and be use she would not live with him attempt sui cide, brands the telegram as a lie froi i be ginning to end. TOURlNiilN STYLE. N oth in ; Second-Class About President de Soto. A SECOND COUNT OF MONTE CEISTO Re Spends a Ially Mile Equal to a Poor Mau'n Living for a Year Some Uosatp About His Slay at Chicago His Dash ing Turn-Outs When He Takea the Air A Chat with His Friend and Counsel or International Matters. Chicaiio, Msreli lft. "Look there! He spends $500 a day t" "Who!" "Why, the fine-looking, dark-eyod man with the hla.-k mustache and military bear ing that jut drove off in that carriage with the liveried larki-s He is a second count of Monte Cri-to." A reporter having overheard this conversa tion in the rotunda of the Palmer house irnme diatelv developed a thirst for more informa tion, as is tha wont of reporters, and de sired to lie informed further abound a man who spends as much in one day as many whole families live on for 6o days so he imputed to the sjK-aker the longing that was within bi n, and was immediately grat ified, A CfSgssM from Costa Rica. ''That man," said the first speaker, a well posted man atiout town, "is Oen. Don Ber nardo de Soto, president of the Costa Kican republic. He is a veritable Crooesus and has either found the inexhaustible purse of Kortiiiiatus or tho wonderful lamp of Aladdin. He pays $10 a day for his apart ments here, aad as his wife loves flowers he keeps tho rooms fragrant with tho choicest roses he can buy, no matter what they cost. He spend il a day for champagne and other wines of the finest brands. Every thing is sent Ui hts rooms, for he is retiring and exclusis e and never comes into the pub lic dining rooms, the bar, or tbe lobbies. 1'nrtirultir About His "Klgs." "His wife is a beautiful Spanish lady and he has a grace! ill darK complexioned son about - l years old, also here. The general goes out driving a good deal every day and Insists on having the handsomest equipages that money can procure. In fact I saw a fine team dr.ven up for him one day in front of a shining new carnage that seemed to be as comfortable as a cradle, but because there were no liveried servants on the box he sent it ti n i to the stable and waited until tbe missing necessaries had been provided. Why, by Jove I his livery bid must be at least MS a day. Spends His Five Hundred Daily. "Then be goes to the theater a great deal and Wn p pi ivate servants. His wife has a maid (and a fine looking one she is, too) and altogether it is hard to think of anything that is MsWMH that he is not fully provided with. K.ery morning he drawa $500 from me i oinmerciui national oank, wtiicn is sent to him by messenger, and then proceeds to sp nd n in tin- m .t lavish but least osten tatious way. He i a man of very Be fined tastos, 1 should judge, and seems to be kind hearted uud particularly affectionate to his family, as he is his rooms most of his time. As I sis' hi wife very seldom I asked the clerk and l mind that she is ill. A Krlend of the Blalnea. "He ha a correspondence averaging thirty or tarty letters a dstr, sssd must be active in great railway schemes an ! political af- fntrs, ju Is- nig from the envelops. He is in i 1 - oosawntattoa with the Blaines, who hare aeut telegrams, I've heard, in re gard to his wife health, while there were sent U lerams of condolence from him at the tune ot Mrs. Copptiiger's and Walker Diallle s dent lis. mid dlll llic thu latter ' ill- nes The Itepiii ter on the Trail. In acfa kw the man alayut town gave the reporter the information that Oeu.de Soto wotsld have nothing to do with re porters. U ' eud of them had called upon him, but none had ever gotten a word with him; anvbow u-only spoke Spanish. 1 his was discoursing but tlie newsgatberer was not satisfied w.th w hat be already knew. So be proceeds.! to flaiik tbe gauerai. Hearing that President de Soto had laen lourad by bis friend and adviser Don Mauro FernauJex. minister of finance aud education of Costa Rica, who i in the United States to attend the Pan American congress and to study the educational methods of this country, the pencil puh-r procaniel to camp on his trail, and finally came up with him aud was roceive-1 nitli .bonified cordiality, and of fered a Olgarsl t is StudalngOur aSaSNSat Statem. took to tho I nitud Stats with great safari -- ' asJd lion Fernandez, "liecause it i utuent and your constitution tlmt fut n shed the neslel for ours. I came over last Nu.t inlier and have devoted much tune to -tn ty ng the schools of this country. I ga Joyed v.slt to Ann Arbor exceedingly, and consider n a model university, the best equlppe 1 in ths- west 1 have made a partic ular gflafy of the Chicago public schools, and tat ver y little to criticisa. The Twenty sixth street high school U particularly per fect, it seems to me. The Cook county nor mal school has also been us-ful to me. Something More About De Soto. "Oen. de Soto, who leaves with me for Waahington is the pre i lent of Costa Rica, but bis hpftlth failed, and cur congress has granted him a leave of absence for rest and travel, so that the vio president is acting in his st-a ! Rs is mii'li beloved in Costa Rica. and. afefegsjgfc his owu health has im proved, hi wife was unfortunately taken down with la prij-pe, so that they have re- msined in I b'cago in order to keep her un der the treatment of Dr Sdva, to whom they feel much indebted. They have friend here, and have been showered with social at tentions, although they hsve been obliged to decline all invitations Tbe general is a man of much poW( r and deserves credit for the development of the country during his ad ministration. I'lraed with the I'an-Aniei Iran. Don Fernandez said be and De Soto were deiis.ted with the Pan-American oon greaw. He l?lieved it would bind the sister republics of America iu a closer and firmer friendship, result in the trausfer of South American trade from Europe to the United States, ati'l prevent international wars He said: "The United States can furnish us with goods cheaper because they are much nearer, and w ithout fail make a good profit. since the transportation will not cost nearly so much, see i,'e have increased trade with you from o00,0K in 1SH to $1,700 - OOU to-dav. We are greatly interested in the Nicaragua canal, and think that Cant Menocal is to push it on to a triumphant termination. If he does, it will be of great ben . lit to us all. ' MRS. HARRISON IN THE SOUTH. Charleston. S. C, Turna Out To Do tha "l ira! f .i.l Honor. Charlestok, B. C, March 15. Mrs. Har rison and party reached here shortly after 11 o'clock yesterduy morning. They were met at the station by the mayor of the city, the collector of the port, the postmaster, and a committee of distinguished citizens, and escorted to their hotel. Tbe stars and stripes and tbe state color fluttered to the breeze all over the city. Tun visitors were taken to Fort Sumter aud were shown around the harbor. In the afternoon they were driven around tlie city, and at night Mrs. Harrison aud her friends had a recep tion, w hich was attended by tbe elite of the city. l.H-o i the party was serenaded. To day tbey took their departure for Florida. The .News and Courier says editorially : "The people of Charleston who bad the pleasure of meetiug the president's wife were very much charmed by her gracious pres ence and gent le dignity. The day was all that could have been desired, aud tbe dis tinguished visitors saw Charleston under the most favorable condition. The regret is very general that they cuuld not remain with us longer, and the hope is earnestly expressed that they will all ooine back a .".:. Thank heaven there was no politics on this occasion. Mrs. Harrisons flag is our flag and the fleg of our common coun try. Mrs. Harrison and party came to Charleston strangers; they left Charleston friends, end more than friends." HUM'S QUICK WORK A Chicago Youth Ruined Sn Six Months. WIID VtTH DELIRIUM TREMENS, He Fierce!? Flfchta the roller and Near ly Kills One of Them with a Knife A Terrible Struggle to Secure the Maniac Rapid Progreaa of the Appetite for Alcohol Only 18 and a Habitual Drunkard. Chicago, March 15. William Isaacson, 18 years old, is behind the bars at the East Chicago avenue staUon suffering the awful tortures of delirium tremens. The polios were summoned to the boy's home at So East Chicago avenue shortly alter 8 o'clock last evening l y the terrifle I neigbJiors. The officers found young Isaacs on insane with drink and w ith a desire to kill any one who came near him. He had smnshed all the furniture in the bouse and was roaming through the rooms shriek ng and howling like a demon. In his right hand bo held a long, wicked-looking knife. Fearful Fight with the Madman. Officers Maloney and Dascclie, detailed to take the boy into custody, only succeeTjd iu obeying orders after a terrible fight with the frenzied youth As they entered the honse young Isaacson with a yell sprang at them with a glittering knife ready to plunge into th first bluecoat's heart. Officer Ma loney happened to be in tbe lead und as the weapon descended was fortunate enough to catch tbe maniac's arm and turn the blade aside Officer Dascelle then jumM?Hl for the boy, but he dodged and ran fur the back room, both officers following. Young Isaac son then turned and threw the knite with all bis strength at the nearest him. Cloe Call lor Murder. The officer was scarcely five feet away, but the ugly weapon missed him by a hair's breadtli. Then came a band -to-hand en counter. The strength of the bjy was pro digious. Three times he broke away, and, graspiug fragments of the brokon furniture hurled them at his would-be captors. Both officers were struck in tlie face several times. At last the crazed boy was overpowered, but not before be had sunk his teeth into Ma loney's arm. He was tiound hand aud foot and carried to the patrol wagon. While all this was going on a great crowd assembled gad tbe most intense excitement reigned. A Ided to the din were tbe cries of Isaacson's aged father and mother, who had bolted the door to save themselves from being murdered. The Work of Six Months. Six mouths ago young Isaacson begau to drink, and frequently came home iu a state ot beastly intoxication. Neither the tears of the mother nor the father's reprimands had any i ffeot. To tbe saloons be would go, aud soon he became a confirmed inebriate. For tbe last two wisjks bo had not drawn a 9olr breath. Wednesday afternoon he was brought home stupefied with w hisky. He w as put to bed, where he slept until mid night, when he awakened the entire neigh borhood with his unearthly yells of "Mur der:'' "Fire! "and "Thieves;" Presently the nelgbbirs heard cries for "Hjlp!' in an other voice, and two men broke iu the front door. Drove Hia Parent a from Home. They were confronted by young Isaacson, armed with a knife and a liar of iron. He attai k.l them, and they were glad to beat a haty retreat, his parents iu tbe meantime having escaped to the street They were given shelter at a neighbor's house. Later that night several men overp nvere.l tho boy aud tied hini down to his bed. Iu this posi tion he remained until yesterday alurnoon, wheu he eemed so much better that he was releai He w eut directly to a saloon Slid remaiued an.) so in was again wild with liq uor. At thestatiou it was found necessary to chain him to the bars to prevent bucommit ting suicide In an lufatuoua Uualuesa. Potts, Mlih , March IV Jun Motrin run one of t he most villain.':! dens m the Michigan wilderness, tour mile hack in tbe w,.U from this postorBce. He hag gtM i oli tined in hi place tl.trte.-ii girl, many of wn. u, were brought her- 111 IgjOOTaUMg "1 their late, allured and deceived bj the lea which this man told them OS arhtcSI asfe to lated by an agetit of hi,. Tha s kg Ig b called the "Block House, "but IBS tllS Villi head which the He. per uses it u deacribed as the ' State Koad hotel." and -ii'nm r re- SO! t Ariealeil fna Ulackuiall. M.s bis. in. Wis . Mated IS -U u-i liana man and W U MeisilHh boss laass ai list ed, charged with falsely accusing t gi Maloney of adultery for the gflrpnss oi ex tortin.t money from him. The deb-n i im pleaded let gmity and gave bail tor their app arance m o-mi t. Muluii. hat v t tie an excellent cl.ara t r und 1 in t u una- at Sun Prairie. Meredtih end Hansuiau are com mercial tiavelera, and both hve at Cnton Grove, Rncme county. 4 blmae Ordered to Move. San FnaNcisco, March 15. Bv an ordi nance approved yesterday all Cbnie-e resi dents are required to move their rsaMessOgg and places of business within -sixty divs to certain section ul tbe southern part of tin. city. Most of the CL.ues- are now located near the busin gs centre of Utaeite Ttiey number start M,W0 it Is expjctsd that effort will !.. ma le to nullify the ordinance, but it has t en pi ou juiico i i oiiiti. urional by the couutv attorney. Ml. Nurre Ma Recover. CLDtrox, la .March .5. The search for tbe gt-sassii.s ot old man Nurre at Brown's BtB Uo i was kept up all Thursday night without Vail. Sores if farmers are still seoori ng the country, but so far no clew hi. Iieen ob tained to tbe murderers Mrs. Nurre, who was believed to be in a dying condition when found, is still alive, and physicians have good hopes that she will recover. She has not yet regained lull couscioitste - Jal a Going to Take Bla Medicine. MEMi'Ris. Toun., March 15. Jake Kihain arrived here yesterday morning from Hot Springs, Ark., en route to Mississippi to serve a sejiteuee for prfgg fighting in that state of two months' con linemen t in jail. A Mall Kobber Captured. Cbicaoo, March 15. Postofflce Inspectors Hsrris aud Stoddard have arrested a man for whom all the postal inspectors betwen Chi cago and New York city have been search ing for six months Tlie man, John Hogan, was employed as transfer agent at tbe New York Central depot, New York. It was his duty to see that all mail consigned to Chi cago was properly loaded In the mail cars, and in doing this he has managed to steal abcut 1,000 packages of Jewelry sent to Chicago parties. The stealings run up into the thousands. Locked Her Cp in Her Kooua. Cuicaoo, March 14. Mrs. Helen 'Nichol son, of -id Washington boulevard, told a queer story iu Justice Wheeler's cojrt yes terday of her dealings with S. A. Newman & Co. She said that she bought a cloak from them and paid 115 down, and was to complete her purchase in fortnightly pay ments of (5 each. She could not make the second payment whereupon Newman, when be called upon her, locked her up in her own room a prisoner for tbree hours. Blamarrk Want Wludthorat's Support. Behlin. March 15 It is stated that in the course of an interview between Prince Bis marck aud Dr. Windthorst yesterday, the otianeellor asked the cierioal leader to sup port tne government In the retcbatag. Left His Millions to His Children. Philadelphia.. March 15 The late ivm. lam Buekuell left his eatata of lavarai millions to his children. It was expected mai mere woutu urn large oequest to ctauri Uea Great Strike ot Engineer. Organised. Losdow. March 16. Twentv thf nlaainil men employed as engineers in northeasvern England have organised strike for shorter hours. ROBT. KRAUSE'S OF THE Is always to be found at Ladies' $2.00 Kid Bntton Shoe called tlit s - HENRIETTA. r'ts thn bent Shoe for the money in (he city. 1622 SECOIIXriD .A. VZEISTTJIE. riaw- ball at J aw. Saw villa, Brooklyn 5, Pl.i.ditoli.lua 14 Hie Santa Kb railway people at Kansas r.u are ;iiTl liming ire.tflit latea. A Ci.iiifivsi i t i.-r.lor.it Ft, .man Catholics has been cHr1 to meet at CinctaMt. July o. J LsTSSOg Qosrst, OlaiUtoniao. has been elected to uarlianasgit lruin .Stok-upon-Ti ent Thr Mint-iV Fwifi-ttion of England has re solvad to order a strtka of sstsMrs through out tin- sabre country. Tin1 m3 ul thn New York Nu?tnal , -..u-club against Buik Bsrhsj waa nriiiHl at N'ea York Friday. DectsSQSI ttlts rerved. PhilaJflphia lilt hat players sr? oonsldcr Ing a chsnSfg in the rules ot th Kama pro tidtug tiiat three men out puts the aide out. Chaunot-v K black, of Penusv lvauia, has issued call mi all Democrats to meet and celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Charlos K Davies, the '-Farwin," luanagar of Jackson, tbe negro pugilist, has arranged for the latter to spar at Battery IV, Chicago, Man h 25. John VViltlnrns, a ranihman, topped at Bl Paul Thursday night, aud uszt morning was tounu uruck and drugged, and robbed of $1,000 W. II. M . r. an extensive paper toanu fnclurer, of Downinctown, Pa., has made an assignm. nt It is stated that h.s liabilities amount to (35,000. Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, has called on tbe railways to reduce the rate for haul ing com from Nebraska points to Chicago. He witnts a reduction of 10 euts per 100 pounds Hon. Charies H. Woo.!, a veterau lawyer of Chicago, and ex-judge of the circuit court of Iroquois county, died at bis ho its Thura day night from heart diseasn. He was 56 years of age. A train ran over Henry Boes and his wife at a crossing three miles east of Holland, Mich., Friday, instantly killing Boes and fatally injuring Mrs. Boes. killing their horse and s r.ashing their carriage Tbe peop e uf Ashland, O , were th wit nesses of a mirage Thursday, whicj preseuted the clear aud well-defined picture of a city standing on iu head, as it were. It was visible nearly three-quarters oi au hour. Heury Kunsel, late treasurer of Blue Earth City, Mum . has been arrested at Kansas City for stealing ffc.OUOof the money intrusted to his care. He admits taking 11,000, but says be left $2. 500 worth of property at home. Tbe Protestant people of Adrian. Mich., is much excited because Kev. W. K Sptucer, a rock-ribbed Calvtnist of that place spoke very highly of Bishop Foley and the Roman Catholic church in presenting iho bishop to a mixed audience the other evening. Wiggins, the Canadian alleged weather prophet, has come out of bis hole. He pre dicts a violent and destructive storm all over North America, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in Europe and Soutu America, and a general shaking up. The dates are March U and M. Talking of getting on in life, tbe man wbo tlipg in the mud Is almost bound to rise. ac5SaStSiT"i &AKIflC POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder nsver varies. msrralof parity, Mora, arnniimlr a strength sna sraoiesoa than Qm ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in compeMtioa wits the multitude of low test, short w.lgst a! tun or pruhoapaat. powdan . SoUlonl a ooas. Rqti, Basraa Posroga Co., 106 Wall an a. GREAT OPENING SPRING SEASON, 1890. J HE LARGEST ASSORTMENT Tailor Made Clothing EVER OFFERED IN THE TRI AT POPULAR PRICES, Robt, Krause's Clothing Emporium, 115 and 117 West Second Street, DAVENPORT, IA- TRY 2011 Fourth Confectionery, Doll Boggtea, Boyg1 Eipress Wapont. Also a fu.l line of SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES Wilting Paper. Tablets, Ink, Sla'ea, Lead and Slate Pencils, Etc SUIT STOVES 1 ALADDIN! alia aa.sj J J 1 IMPERIAL ALADDIN RAftGE for Soft Coal ALADDIN VENTILATOR for Hani Coal. 1 he latMl design of the long aeries ,.f ALADDIN Slopes. This Is beautiful in U ornamentation, novel in many.of its foatureS-is bound to be a Vood ' e Points for after s it ""i J I have of course g supply of the celebrated ROUND OAKS This has hn don t be deceived-huy the Round Oak-made by P. D. BcSStSTl im he ' .S cent for nhmc Dnn.ia .c -.n .u. ji.t. . i. w:lla- 1 am lh to. a B..D M as as waa Cor. Third avenur Dealer In New and Second Hand Goods OF EVERY DESCRIPTION The iilghea price paid for coods of any kin 1. Will trade, a-11 or buy anything. No. 1612 Second Avenue J". "MI. OHBISTY, Steam Cracker Bakery, MANUFACTURER OF CRACKERS AMD BISCUITS. Ask your Grocer for ihem. They are beet. W Specialties ; The ChrUty "OYSTER snd tbe Christy "WAFXB-" ROCK ISLAND, ILL A. J. SMITH & SON, -DEALERS IN- FURNITURE, CARPETS, -a VT WOOD MANTELS, TILES and GRATES. A. J. SMITH & SON, 188 and 187 West Third Street, Opp. Masonic Temple, DAVENPORT. OF CITIES, Avenue. Dealer in Cigars and Toys, Base Bulls and Bats, Rabbet Balls etc THE AND RATsropq uesiraoie goods, Hardware, etc. JOHN T. NOFTSKER, ana Twentieth St., Rock Island