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Daily Argus OCK ISL VOL. XXXIX. NO. 153 KOCK ISLAND, SATURDAY, APRIL IS 1S91. Single Cople 5 Cent Fer Week llMe Gents NEW JErtaEY HOSPITALITY. AND I "i? COMBINATION KNOCKED 0UT1 Can any one deny that the London has brought down the price of clothing? Can any one deny that the London has busted up a certain combination in Rock Island? Can any one deny that the London has by far the largest assortment to select from? Can any one deny that the London is building up a large trade by square and honest dealing? Can any one deny that the London is a great benefit to Rock Island. Can any one deny that the London guarantees their prices the lowest or money refunded? Can any ond deny that the London is the best clothing house to deal with? Can any one deny that the London has the most complete line of Gents' Furnishing Goods? Can any one deny that the London has the very latest stylesln Hats and Caps? Can any one dany that the London will compare goods and prices with the whole universe? Gan any one deny that the London has saved you many a hard earned dollar? Can any Be If PLAIN That Cannot One Conscientiously The People's Money Savers and London wm m Be Denied. Deny the Above lothii Com Leaders in the Clothing Trade. TS COMBINATION BUSTED UP! Facts? No! A Distressed Woman Refused Refuge.Her Own Sex Objecting. IvErPOKT, X. J., April 18. About 3 o'clock Wednesday morning the family ot Edward Knapp was awakened by the constant ringing of the"' front door. Mrs. Knapp went to the doorbell and was startled to fiud there a naked woinaD. Mrs. Knapp called he husband.;' The woman told him she had been ill-treated and wanted some clothing. She had walked all the way from Freehold, where she was chased by a man. Mr. Knapp was about to ask her in, when the women of the bouse appeared and objected. Clothing was given' her, and she started to go away. She returned soon complain ing that she was very cold, and JUT. Knapp tore up a strip of carpet and . wrapped it about ber. Then di left and has not been seen since. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. . A fire early Friday in New York city caused a loss of about (600,000. Daniel N. Brownwell, an inventor of Kalamazoo, Mich., died Friday morn ing. The treasury Friday purchased 300,000 ounces ot silver at irom u.i i to cu.uid per ounce. While eating breakfast Thursday Mrs. Nesbit, of Leclaire, la., shot her husband and then herself. Both will probably die. Texas and Kansas stockmeu have pur chased SS.COO acres of land ia Missouri, where they will fatten range cattle on corn. Georcro and Fred Dunawas were hanged at Tahlequah, L T., Friday for the mur der last September Wash Lse, a China man. The troubles in the Portuguese cabinet have been satisfactorily arranged, and nil the ministers save one retain their places. C. S. Davidson, of Hull, has been elect ed department commander of the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Clara Isichols was elected president ot the Woman's Relief corps. Senator Hawley has been talked of for war secretary in case Proctor resigns in order to take the Vermont senatorship. Hawley is non-committal on the subject, but says be is satisfied to remain in the senate. John K. Fish, the young man who dis appeared from Chicago a week ago, was seen later in Milwaukee, but his present whereabouts is unknown. He is sup posed to be wandering about in a de mented condition. The Winner Investment company, of Kansas City, has made an assignment to Milton W. Moore and Fred W. Perkins. Its liabilities are very heavy, but its offi cials say that nobody will lose anything, even the stockholders being safe. It Was Serious for Myer. , Cincinnati, April IS. Manager Hill is badly broken up over the serious result of bis souflW with Allen O. Myers. The latter was able to be up yesteruay.but the doctors pronounce his injury permanent and very dangerous. Mr. Myers said: The doctor said that in bending me back Hill had torn my larynx and injured the bronchial tubes in the lower part of the lungs. He said that I had also broken a small blood vessel in the neck. I have had five seri ous hemorrhages." Killed an I'nkuowu Traiup. Washington. Ind., April 18 In a col lision on the Ohio and Mississippi road yesterday au unknown tramp was killed and three of the train hands seriously in jured. Injured in a Runaway. Ironton, O., April 18 Gen. W. H. Enochs, member of congress from this district, was dangerously injured yester day by a runaway team. The Weather We May Expect. Washington Ott. April 18. The following are the weather indications for twenty-four hours from p. m. yest-rday: For Illinois Fair weather Saturday; northwesterly winds; stationary temperature, except in the extreme southern portion cooler. For Lower Michigan Bain: southerly winds; stationary temperature in southern, warmer iu northern portion. Foi Upper Michigan and Wisconsin Fair weather Saturday, except in the eastern Upper Michi gan light rain; westerly winds; lower temper ature. For Iowa lair weather; westerly winds; cooler. For Indiana Rain; cooler in southern, stationary temperature in northern portion; easterly winds. THE MARKETS. Chicago. Chicago, April 17. The quotations cn th e board of trade to-day were as follows: Wheit X'o. 2 April, opened Sl.iWH, closed ;1 l'n: May, opened 81.09, . closed" Sl-l'Jti: .Tuly, opened S1.0714 closed Corn Xo. 2 May, opened 73ic closed - 72Wc: July, opened (SaC closed 6s6c Oats Xo. - May, opened btHii, closed 57,ific; June, opened 5 i'4 close 1 xiH,; July, opened hVp, closed r4Sc font Jiay, opeuea ?iu, closed il2.i; Jul-, oined 513.30, closed $13.30; Sep tember, opened SU.SW, closed $13,157. Lard May. o!ened J.Oj. c:osed Si.a.j. Live stock Folio wins were the prices at the Union stock yards: Hogs Market opened active and lirm. 5SHJc higher; all parties bay ing; light prades. $4.6033.30; rough packing. st.i'JSt.i.wu; mixed, ti J'o-ij; Heavy packing and shipping lots, H.itiJjri.dO; pigs, $3.2j 5.00. Cattle Beef cattle, JLW&6.23; extra steers. 80.30.&6.60; stockers and feeders, 26034.60; cows and bulls, Ji-73 3.4.50; calves, J2.005.00. Sheep la lively demand; 1.7i3,S.25; lambs, 55.8U&.6.W). Produce: Butter Fancy separator. 25c per lb; fresh dairies. 213jJc; packing stock, 11(3 13c, Eggs Strictly fresh. 123,12J4c per dot Lave poultry Chickens, l'Jc per lb; ducks, 10 11c; turkeys, mixed kits, 11 13c; geese, 84.0U (5.6.03 per doz. Potatoes White rose, SL103 1.12 per bu; Hebron, SI. 10 IK; Peerless, 1 51.0.5tLl'3., Sweet potatoes Illinois Jerseys, ?3.0U(rji.j0. Apples Cooking,. $3UU03.4.(M per bbl; i-atinx, St jf-Ki-i-OJ; fancy varieties, $5,503 6.50. Xew York. New York, April 17. Wheat Xo. 2 red winter cash. SL234; do May, $1.18; do June, $1,151$: do July, SLli, tl.WJ4- Corn Xo. 2 mixed cash, Sifcjc; do May, V&c; do June, iic; do 7o?ic Oats Dull but steady; Xo. 2 nixed cash, 62Hc; do May, 63c; do July, C2c Kye XominaL Barley Nominal. Pork Dull but firm; mess, $13.53.14.00 for new. lard -Quiet; May, $7.15; July, $7.43. . : ' Live btock: Cattle Trading active at a shade firmer prices for all grades; poorest to beat native steers, $.j.058.4u 103 trs; bulls and dry cows, $200S4.25. Sheep and Lambs Dull trade for both sheep and lambs; unshorn sheep,' $5.503,0.80 ft 10J lbs;, clipped do, $4.50 5.M; unshorn lambs, S&50&7.75; clipped do, $5.60&6.25. Hogs Nominally steady; live hogs. H.75&5.K V 1110 tw. . 1 V Hi t V x i .1 J! fr ; 5 II! 1 i-