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HOCK ISLAND AKGUS, WEDNESDAY, FERBUARY 26, 1890. THE DAILY AKGUS iOH Mr POTTM. WmoKtd at Febbcart M i0 8CHOOL CELEBRATION WMkwitMi Blrtaaa, t ut inii nasi rairtanraii) , MHMMMMM lenl Hall.linc X 3 The Mt public school No. 3, tbe ban- bulldlot of the diy. MiM Ilia Me Donald, principal. Indulged la bccoalac exercises la eoameiaoreiloa of Washing ton's birthday Monday afternoon Tbe beaaUful flag presented to the building at lu dedication waved from the flas tafl. while all the roomi ware tastefully decora tad. Orada 8. Mlaa E.tt McDonald, prlncl pal, had the following protamine. 800? merica. erhool. Biography of Washington. A-nelia Yager Song WhUa the Daya are Ooiog By, school; reritatioo Waabiagina 'a Menu, Willie Carl; aoag The Star Spangled Banner," school ; Washington's Inauguration Bertha Williams: aonf The Red. White aad Blue, achool; eelect reading. Willie Hartman. ong I Lore tbe Merry Sun ablne, acboi recitation Farewell. May Larhin. aong Mt Native Land, achool; reading Life of Washington. Mary Freeman: aong Work, the Time Is Fleeting, achool. The ezerctaea of the seventh grade, Marie S. Kenworthy. teacher, were a follows Ringing reritati n February W. Jes sie Roberts, reading A Story of ibe Youth of Washington. Lulu Koch; read tag Washington's Studies, liable Dodge; reading Washington's Lift at Home, Oertia Larson recitation Washington, Isabella McConocbie. reading Anec dote, of Mt. Yeraon, Grace Hamilton : Reception Given in Honor of Geo WaahiLgton, Natalia Mlrfleid. Rulea ot Washington, Margaret Munger. Wah ington. Willie Tegeler. The History of Washington. May Lynch. Mementoes of Washington, Natalie Murphy; A Loag R.de. Little Kennedy. George Wasiung ton. Eta Williams; recitation -The Star of the West. Nellie Brennan reading Maxima of Washington, Alda Hodgion singing The programme in Mis Kane's room grade 6, was . Opening song America, scho-1. Blog raphy of Washington. Nettie Koch; song The golden rule, school . Paul Revere's Ride, ten girls; song We Love the Sparkling Water, school. Childhood Days of V ashmgton. Myrtle Sear. Alice Atkin son: song The Star Spangled Banner school; recitation Our Flag, school song Origin of Yankee Doodle, school. His High Migbtim -as. Fred Keator. song I Love the Merry sinshine. achool Kuiogv of Washington, Madie William aong Good Night, school. Tne programme of the flfih grade taught by Mrs Liaton. included Opening song-Time is PesMnjr. achoo!. Biography of Washington, Eunre Stephen, recitation February twentt- econJ, Louie K-augb An () 1 to ,h ington. Li'a Gillin. song Kind to All and True to Thee, school, recitation- I Leva Washington. Luella Stoddard, Selection From Life of Washington. Robert Atkinson long We C me With Uladness. school recitation I Want to he Like Washington. Harry Larkln A Tribute to Wahingtr.n. Julia Harimann A Story About Young Waabington, Harry Hamilton; song Up and Doing school recitation Little Mabla, ch ol declamation Washing on. Mary McCon ocbie esaay G orge Washington. Eva Larkln fong America, school. Mlaa Crawford's room, grade had these ciercises KsasT Washington Frankla Carl Life of Waabington. Will Ohge. Wash ington hirthday. Aggie Mark. song- Red. White and Blue: eaaav Washing ton, Grace Carl; recitation The Star of the West. Katie Brennan Blographr tvf Waahington. Will Atkinson, select read ing. Herrv Thoms Rt)Msl Celebration. Robert Smith, recitation Washington Did Not Allow Pwnring. Ethel Amur, song America Miss Mary Murpb$' papfli the -bird grade entertaire 1 iheir friends ss follows Song America, school; recitation Our Policy is Peace, Mamie Cary. recite tion From Washington to Harrison, Mamie Ferry. reciiation--; o'ge Wah Ington was Brave and Bold, Henry Staacb, recitation I did it Father. I Cannot Tell a Lie. Jennie Timberlake; aong Merry Sunshine, achool recitation Only a Baby Fair and Small. NVuie McConocbie. recitation This is Our Flsg. Rosa Cramer, recitation The Birth lay of Washington. John Merk; recitation For Her to Live, For Her to Die, Gertie Raugb, aong Columbia, achool, recitation To Find Another Washington. Msggle McConocbie. read ing Washington's Uniform and Olher Reltca in the Patent Office at Washing ton, Axel Samuelson, recitation Song of the Union, Agnes Brennan; recitation No Sc. ool Today. Minnie Beck; song Fiag of Our Country Brave, school, rec itation When General Washington wa Young, Earl Leslie: recitation George Waabington, Mary Frohboeee; reading Hi High Migbtlnes,, Hrry Terry; reci tatlon Great Grandma Remembers Waabington, Carrie Wcigend, recitation Our Washington, Bessie Mirfleld; reci tation Not all of Us Can be as Great, Tommy Atkinson, recitation Washing ton did Nothing hv Halves. Carrie Clem ents: recitation Wahington. Mabel Sprague, recitation First In War and First In Peace. Carrie Larson , recitation Our Fiag. Alpha Storv, recitation What Waabington was by Natura, Char lie Smith The first and second grades, taught by Mlaaes Peetz and Gorman, carried out tbe following programme Song America, achool; The Birthday of Washington, victor Merk, Great Grandmamma and L Margaret Frey; No School Today, Charlie Samuelson. recita tion by first grade; Oar Waabington, Ada Smith; George Washington it me, Harry Larkin, song Flag of Oar Coun try Brave I Lore Washington. Luells Stoddard; recitation by Mabel Daven port First in War. First la Peace, Albert Lundy. recitation by Brat grade; song Columbia, second grade, readiog by tbe That Tallsh Baby Harror. aaaw. Fl. jr. - The latest informa tion given out by tbe polios coooarotng tbe rata the sous of tbe midwife. Madame kobln.ski. (s that the bottom of asvanty murdered infanta have been found In tbe seller of tbe building Pierre, B. D.. Is Mound to B'"m S. D . Feb j6 Contracts have for tbe erection of a IISU.oOo here Operation will begin as aa tha weather permit, and the work be rushed te ansa psel sow aa rapidly as It I a Money oftared te Kelly. Haw York, Fab. 2ft The Hun in its sport las; extra save that Mike Kelly was offered VIA. OCX) by President Spalding to join the CWaagn Lsegne crab this season In eddl weat Kelly was to recates 15.000 for his asrv- SILVER AND GOLD. Both Metals Adopted by the Senate Financiers. A SUBGnrUTE FOB WISDOM'S BILL. isiml of "liver Parr has, Lim ited aa ns.soe.oee Month, with ttm Llasll to i. .iid- The Capleeaaa t aesa Be twaoo i handler aad Call Break, Oat Aain I Luxurious JSenr by t'ama tjle Tna F roach Spallation Clalaae OMrlal .Not rroaa tha CapltaL W amwotos Crrr, Feb 28 The full text of the floaace committee' silver bill as re ported in the senate yesterday rooming hi aa follow, Ba it enacted, etc That the secretary of tbe treasury ia hereby directed to pnrrhass from tint to time si War bullion to tbe ag gregate amount of SOW.OOU worth in each month, at tbe market ptic l thereof aot ex ceeding Si for SM '45 grains of pure silver: aad also to purchase such gold bullion as may ba offarsd at tbe treasury or any sub treasury of tbe United State, at a price not exceeding II for 29 28 grains of pnrs goli, and to issue la payment for sec, purchase of stlvsr and goal bullion treaary notes, to ba prepared by tbe secretary of the treas ury in form and of such denominations, not less than SI nor more than il,i, as be may pra. rlbe. and a sum snfflctent to carry into efTeot the prortsiaos of this art is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not other a hw appropriated. Radaaintloa of tha Note. Section I That the treasury notes iasued in accordance with the provision of this art shall be reoVroiable on demand in lawful money of the United State at the treasury of the L'nlte-1 States and when so redeemed shall be cancelled and u-n treasury note shall be receivable for customs, tax--, and all pubtle dnsa, aud when so received maybe ivBaned, an i ucb m sm wswa mm bj aas national banking assoctatiou may be counted as a part of Its lawful reserve. The Bullion To Ba Coined. Section .1 That the secretary of the treas ury ahall coin such portion of the gold or silver bullion purchased under tbe provis ions of this act as mav be necessary to pro vide for tha redemption of the treasury notes herein provided for, and any gain or seiuorsgs arising from such coinage shall be ac.-ounted for and paid into the treasury The other sections repeal tbe silver bill of ltfTs. and pro rid, that the act shall take af fact thirty days after its passage ANGRY TALK IN THE SENATE. Tha Chandler-Call Dtspnta Make, Mat ter, Lively for a Tint. WabhitotoX Crrr, Feb M The C'handt-r resolution censuring Call for ratuarks inter pels ted in his speech as printed in Tbe Rec ord, was sent by tbe senate yesterday to the privileges and elections committee, after Call had intimated that Chmdler was a liar and a coward. These epithet ware severely rebuked bv Sherman, and Call withdrew them in lcfranrw to th senate lbs bill granting a pension of f.V) per month to the wiijow of Gen Kilpatti'-k was pesned. after a motion to make it fliv; SJ bad been re jected. Coke spoke against the educational bill an i Stanford in faror of It The bill to prni t tK bri Urn,- of tbe Mississippi river at Clinton, la . was pas-ed Tbe t'.uan-e or .remittee s iiver bill (the substitute fur the Windom btiJi was reported, authorising the pur.-hase of gold and silver bullion, and tbe Issue therefor of treasury notes to tbe extent oi s, .'U' per mouto ot uvr. and no lini it to Kold, and after a brief executive session the senate adjourned. Cell's tin. taught on Chandler. Tbe debate on tbe Chandler resolution was short, but bristling with salty person alities Call, in hi, r -mark- - . i i as a falsehood the bead II:. - in The Washing ton. Post, ia which It was asserted that Call had "slipped" s paragraph into The Congres sional Pecord Ha declared a train that there was nothing in tbe language put in Ths Rec ord tbst hail not been nttvrad in hi speech and assart-1 that Chandler beard tb tame and had neither tb courage n ,r manhood to rsastit that languazs. for which lsck of courage and for untrulv statins that be bad not beard tha remarks . np,;ndof ba (Call) would arraign Chander before the senate for making sn accusation that was antrue A Rebake from Sherman. Hberevaa rharactentei the above remarks aa a gross violation of the rules of tbe sssv ete, in that they ci attained charse of false hood and cowardice a.-ainat a senator, aad a crave assault on tbe dignity of tbe senate. Call than said that if he had violated any rule of tbe annate in any of hi remarks be withdrew them, and apologize 1 to tbe sen ate ( handler and Hawley. Chandb-r said he would not reply to Cell in unparliamentary language. He reiterated his -hsre that Call bad inserted in his speech in Tb.- Record anguage which be (Chandlei had not beard, and ad lei that now the senator charged him with being a eoward for not resenting the same He 'Chan dlen would reply to what Call had said when tbe senate had decide! what ; parlia mentary language Hawley said that be together with most of tb rU-publicao sane tor, would have re sponded in s, indignant language as if it hail been directed agam-t themselves to "tbst gross violation of parliamentary law wbirh be aays be committal tbe other day. and which 1 aav be dii not " Transactions In the Hoaaa. In tbe house Rogers of Arkanv.s ,,, x ted to unanimous consent Ui peas th satiate res olution requesting the president to invite the king of the Sandwich Islands to send dele gat to tbe Han-American congress, and it went over bill were passed to discontinue coinage of SI and S3 gold and :t-cent nickel payee; to fierinit the director of ths mint to make changes in the design on coma. Pay son of Illinois saying that tbeeag!eon"Dad's" dollar was too much like a buzzard . making Minneapolis a -ub-port of entry. In com mittee of the whole tbe house then consid ered tbe Oklahoma bill without action, and then adjourned, i National Bank Applications. WasBrxoTox Crrr, Feb. . The follow ing applications for authority to organise national banks nave been filed with the comptroller of the currency: Tbe Forest City National bank of Rock ford. II hv, by A H Frost, of Rovkford, His., and bis asso ciates tbe National bank of Ripon. Wis , by T D Stone, of Rlpon, and bis associates. Hals One of ths K, eluded. WashixoToX ClTT. Feb. 26 Andrew A. Iewis, for Christ Street church, Lcwiburg, Pa., baa asked the treasury department a curious question in which the scope of the alien contract labor law is involved. A resident of Lwisburg and a citizen of tbe United States removed to Canada with his family some v -ars ago, and took the oath of aHasrlsacs to the queen. Among the mem bars of bis family was a boy. who has since become a minister and bis father's old friends at Lewiahurg desire to call tbe son and minister to Christ church, and sak the secretary of the treasury whether. If be r-ome. as he will with a stipulated salary pet year. It will, be a violation of law. CARNEGIE'S SUMPTUOUS SPREAD. A Dinner to High OtBetal Personegee Tha I ale,ae Peatares Thereof. Warbixotox Crrr, Feb. 2C The dinner given last night by Andrew Carnegie to ths president and cabinet and the delegates and officer of the International American con ference was probably the most snper of tbe kind ever given in tb- United Tbe novel aad uniqox arrangements planned by Carnegie were carried out by Mr. Will iam E. Curtis, the executive officer of tbe International conference Tbe effects in floral decoration and table service were su perb. Tbe walls of the new square dining room at the Arlington hotel were literally banked with spring flowers, and it looked like a scene from fairly land. Decoration, of the Table. The tabes was aa exact circle, thirty-six feat In diameter. Covers were laid for forty - eight rent .-ioeti. The center- piece of ths table wa a mammoth fuur-lri ved clover ol maiden hair (are. over which -as sejspeavlsd a mcHsasr stiver lamp, the ordliancy ol which was softeoei by festooe I of sea weed thai drooped into the mai lt a hair. The angles between the leaves of tb clover were Sited with solid masses of orchi Is, tulips and croenssiss, there being thousand t of blossoms, which were collect s! in New Means. Mo bile, Savannah. Pensacnia. Jar :son ville and other cities ot the south, as "ell as ha the rreen bouses of Philadelphia New York, Newport and Boston. A Staple Bill of P ire. Tbe bill of fare was anus ally s i tuple Among the wines and barer agues served were Twelve Apostles," aber y, and some rare old Madeira. Tbe menu vas engraved in fins script upon heavy bloc cs of papier mache. No French terms were used. In the upper left-hand corner of the boek were tb initials of Mr. Carnegie In tiro shades of green, while the name of the gi est eras by a new and peculiar process blow a hi glass at tbe bottom. Mm. Hal Featuro During the dinner a vocal and instrumental concert was given, instead of .he ordinary orchestral music Mile Mart Dacca, the fansoua rantatrice ; Mis Elisabth Johnson; Mr. Her k ion Morwll. and tbeSf habert quar tette gave the vocal i lumbers ; Miss Alios Raymond rendered with great effect a cor net solo. V. r Krnest lyrot pie I ed a solo on the violinceilo. Messrs Elksteiuond Andrews a duet for zithers, and Mr. Xat der p reci dad at the piano There were no ton jai speeches. An ttrder A hoot Tesee at tie WaJiHlxurox Crrr, Feb. SS -Tbe secre tary of agi i ulture has Just issued an order to tbe managers and ag-nl of railroad and transportation oompaniea, in legardtotbe transportation and handling of Iexaa cattle, directing that no cattle are to ba transport ed from tbe infected area to any portion ot the United State, except in accordance with certain regulations whiob are to re main in force from the lath day of March to tbe 1st day of December, 13. These regu lations provide for the feedln;, watering, ate, of tbe cattle and thethotough disin fection of tbe cars and cattle pet j. M ill These Just Claim, B, Paid? Wabhixutox Citt, Fab. 2& -Tbe house oommittee on claims yesterday luthorized a favorable report on a bill providing for the payment of the French spolia' ion claims. Tbe history of these remarkable laims dates back to Hifl They were the r. suit of bad faith on the part of the United Hsatesas to a treaty with France: have been c added just time and again, and bills have twice been pamed for their payment, the I ids having been vetoed by Presidents Polk and Pierce. It will take probably im.OUu. Cu Uj pay them now A Monnment to 4,en. W. B. iarrLon. A-iBtxorox Crrv, Feb ai--The bouse committee on tha library bas aithoriasd a favorable report on the MSJ in roduced in tbe bouse by Mr. Csldwell appropriating $2Vio for the . n of a n .nument to tbe late William tiur Ham on. grand father of President Hai IMOB M I Stth Bend, Ofcio Adsoeaied the Per BMsSM Pension Hill, u -himtox CiTT. Feb jh. Representa tive Boothman, of Oldo. esterdar addraaxed the house oeimitt-s on invalid (endons, on I- half of the I iiion Veterans' onion, in fa vor of the peiasage of the per di m service p--n-ioii lull i.ow ending before that com mittee ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. Proerrrflnes of tha State Convei tion Bald at sprm, r.eld - Delegate, tithe Na tional Meeting. SpsiNurirt, Ilia, Feb. M T he Kepub-ll-an leeu --otivsntion was full' up to ex pectation in numbers It assembled with great em hi: -.insni and got through Its work proinptiv. c:oing sins die late yesterday aft srnoon Tbe convention opened at U o'clock with Prcilent Tracy in tb chair He delivered a speech in which t indorsed Speak -r Rsi and advooated protective tar iff, which was received with loud i pplauss. Addreeeed by Governor I for. Oovernor Fifer then took tih-.-and and iHa ie a speech in which he deno mood the Demo- re. y and paid his respecto Oeu. Palmer very vigorously Comm. -eas were then appouitod and set to work on a few bneis of resolutions, etc The resolutions committee report el a declaration f princi ples in the form of an omnibus ran luuon hv donan Praai.isat Hsmn Oovarior Fifer. Mm a tor Cuilom and Far well. Spedrer Reed and the policy of the Republican party. Tbe resolution was adopt si with a che r. Address of .1. M. Thurston. One of the interesting features of tbe after noon was sn sddrsas by John M Thurston, d Nebraska, rhau-man of the last national Repu'.liran convention. Judge Tbirston fre quent.y cam-l the audience out of their chair and set them cheering until it seemed that they would never stop. Re p id an sk quent tribute to the memories of O ant. Lin coln, and Logan, and dwelt upon the tariff lwue. md cited statistics in defet ss of the Republican position on that issue. Over a Thousand Deleejat s. TVie credeutiab committee repo ted that 1.171 delegate were present. The choice of delegatee-at -large to tbe national ot uvea tion of the league, which will be held in Nash ville in March, resulted in the el anion of Capt John J. Healy. of Chicago, and State Seruit' r Matthews, of Champaign. Tbe el- Sat aabB - ilectel t.-re E 1 M rn. i colored lawyer of Chicago, and J B Birnes. of Peoria Hegui r Daleatates to isih? lie. The regular delegates who were a . pointed to attend tbe national convention re as fol lows: First congressional dlstri t. John Hum phrey and J. W . Thomas; Second. David E. Sbannahan and William O Larimt r: Third. John R. Wheeler and Col. Dan V Mcun. Fourth. Henrj Wnlffand F. Uarrlty: Fifth. J. W Barstand H. Oil more; Sixth. Claries A Works and J L Neff; Seventh. R. S. Far rami and J.L) Muuahan; Eighth. A.C. Woclrnffaod A W , ederal Ninth, O. W. Patto i and M. Dunlap: Tenth. A. J.Hersinff and A.J. laugber ty; Eleventh, c. S. Demore and W. i . Taylor: Twelfth. E A Soger and A. C. C rawford; Thirteenth. Charles .S. Runnels and C A. Par iah; Fourteenth. C. D. Myers and H Single ton; Fifteenth. Frank Robeson and O sorge E. Bacon; Sixteenth. Del Wuoda and Charles Ryan: Seve-.teehth. O. F. Smith and Ed Aus tin; Eighteenth. Henry Bruggeman tndC. S. Snively; Nineteenth. J D. Telford sxi Mortis Emerson; Tweutisdh, A. K Vickaraa id W. R. Brown. An executive oommittee, consistli g of a mem tier from each county, was tlso ap pointed. Beeeptloo by Gov. Fifer. The reception to the visiting deleg ttes last night at the executive mansion was a brill iant and elaborate affair It was pis nned by Oovernor and Mrs. FuVr, and they ware as sisted by all the state officers aid their wives, as well as by several ladies pr mlnent in Springfield society. Tbe executi re man sion was brilliantly illuminated an 1 hand somely decorated, and as tbe crowd of peo ple passed through it presented an uncom monly gay appear anca. SPRING FLOODS BOOMINU Mush Damage la Ohio by High 1 fatal Close Call of a Train. Clxvklaxd, O, Feb. Ju Dispatches to this city from Mt Vernon. Lima, : indlay, Springfield, and other points in Ohit report greet damage by high water, and ths floods constantly incrsaaing. The railroad about Springfield are badly embarrassed b t wash outs, tbe New York. Peni.ylvania a id Ohio ami the Ohio. Indiana and Western suffer ing tbe most. SBSBV Well Dona, Vlgilaai Oraaget. At Talmor, a small station on tbe -lacm-nati. Hamilton and Dayton rail wi y, the south-bound Cincinnati express wss saved from running into a washout by tie vig ilance of a farmer, who discovered t aat the lahtgs had been carried away At f indlay cellars of prominent manufacturing estab lishments are flooded and tha contacts ru ined statural (1st Pistes Can-lad Awl y. Damage has been done to the natu -al gas supply of both F indlay and Fostoria by tbe carrying away of pipes. All pik. t and high roads in the localities named ar t in an impassable condition owing to ths ca Tying away of culverts and bridges. At let eat re ports the water was still rising, with pros' pact of greatly Increased lessen THREE SCORE DEAD. Details at Last of the Walnut Grove Horror. A LIST OF THIRTY-ONE VICTIMS. Sixty Souls Probably Sent Into Eter nity and Twenty-Four Bed tee. Recovered. Three of the Van Bsras Party Aasons; the Drowned. Bat Mr. Tan Bursa aad Relatives Safe Many Pteeer Miners Missing The Corpaes Horribly Matl ated Treasendoa, Bah of the Havoc Werhlas Delnge Bodies Swept Thirty Mile, Down the T alley Caavaillna; Ef fort of a Onrier Incidents of the Calamity. PnaaoOTT, A T, Feb SB. A messenger arrived here late Monday night from tbe sosoe of the recent disaster at tha Walnut Orove dam th a bet of the lost so far as known and a partial list of tbe survivors. its-1 psjfefjs, ia latter by this messenger, law u follows: "Rot abb 'a Ranch, Monday, Feb . The scene of desolation along the Hassayampa Salow the aites of tbe dams is complete. A sBmado oould not have made such a com plete wreck. For mites the waters let loose by tbe break m of tbe dams hays filled tbe bed of tbe creek with bodies, and with eoonnous boulders, trees, and svery other kind of de bris. aiue ol Thirty-One Dead. "Tbe follow ing thirty -ons names are a par tial list of drowned Hannah McCarthy, maid to M ss Hanlon and Miss Van Bureu , Joe Reynolds, miner: George KbbeU and N. E. Nickel!, laborers; Alexander McMillan, coachman for Mr. Van Bur en, K U. Wheeler, one Mexican name unknown, -V L. Cook, N. L. White, laborers, James Sils by. visitor . Char las King, blacksmith: Pat trick Shay. Patrick Barry, Charles Bracken, William Flanagan. Frederick Palmer, Cas per Freeater, laborer, . John Brown and Al exander Brow n. engineers; S Burlogie, L D Haynes aud child, tiaorge Rumdetl and sight Chinamen, laborers. A list ol Sarvlvora. -Among tbe survivors are Mia Mary H an ion, niece of H S. Van Bui en. president of the Walnut Orove Water Storage company; James Redtngton, hydraulic engineer; Paul Lan-ing. bookkeeper; Robert Brow, mar chant, and all bis assistants; Edmund Sile bee H S. Van Buren and daughter, with Lieut. A R Brodie, suparintendant. were in Phoenix having left for there on Tuesday preceding the disaster. An 1 n known Number Missing "Beside these here men tion hi some twelve or fifteen miners who were placer mining between the upper aud lower basin, with a number sf r&ucber along the stream, are missing, and when all tbe casualties are as certained, (be entire loss will probably be be tween fifty and sixty livea Corpse Carried Thirty Mllea. "The bodies thus far discovered num ber about a dosen, many of which were found twenty and thirty miles from the place where the flood overtook them all. Tbe remains are mors or less mutilated, while in a lei al cassa only fragments have been re. the for-e of tbe flood was so terrific that many bodies havs doubtlsas been bur i- i in the sand, other, torn to pieces an J oth-t in Med far south fRlGHTfUL FORCE OF THE FLOOD. A Uali of Mater Ninety Feet High -Its Terrible hush. "The impetus of tbe stream of water when turned loose can hardly be appreciated with out going over the gi ound covered by it. Those who saw it say that it came down in almost a perpendicular wall, ninety or 100 feet high, an 1 apparently crushed down, in stead of sweeping away, everything before It Immense boulders, weighing tons, were thrown around as a child might toes a ball. Enormous trsss were broken in two or torn Into shred. Iron bars were broken and twisted out of shape, and an ordinary flat iron was picked up and carried five miles anl then embedded in tbe walla of ths can yon eighty feet above the present level of the stream. Safe Full of Money Lost. "A lar. e safe belonging to Robert Brow, containing in ibe neighborhood of t?,0U0, was swept away and no trace bas been found of it Whatever tbe water struck went down None of the victims was wounded, all were drtmneJ. Tbe flood struck the lower dam at 11 .50 p. m Five minutes later tbe headquarters five miles below were swept sway Several portions were at both points watching, but notwirhstanndlng this precaution, the number of men drowned at the first point was over thirty, and those who escaped did so with only what they had on their backs, many only In their night clot b.-s. A Berolc Courier's Death. "Early on the evening of the ist a cour ier. William Akard, was ssnt from tbe up per to the lower dam to warn tbe residents at the latter point that the former structure was in danger of breaking, but owing to tbe storm and darkness he could not keep ahead of tbe flood, and lost bis life in trying to cross tha Hasaaysmpa within view of tbe survirors of tbe camp he had tried to save Charles Thompson, a courier mho arrived this afternoon from below Wi kenburg. and who lost bis ranch above the low r dam, reports that nine bodies have been discovered st Wlckenburg and three above in addition to those already discovered The old historic Brill ranch, with all other ranches along the river, has been entircl swvpt away." LITTLE "ABE" LINCOLN DYING. The Ph)slclans Pronounce His Case a Hopeteee One. Loxuux. Feb. 'X The condition of young Abraham Lincoln continues to develop un favorable symptom, and be is now appar ently in extretnia. His physicians made six visits to his bedside yesterday. and last night held a consultation with eminent experts, with the result of pronouncing bis case hope lees. He was breathing heavily, In great pain, and experienced frequently recurring spasms Nevertheless, be has exhibited mar velooe recuperative power, which. If sus tained, may enable him to rally, though his recovery would be miraculous. Minister Linooln received a large number of ca blegrams and other communications yester day, expressing sympathy and hope THE JEALOUS DASTARD AGAIN. Bo M orders a loans; Girl, Trios to Kill Others, and Ends His Own Life. MoXTGOatKRT. Minn., Feb JO. Thomas Jandra. in a fit of jealousy, instantly killed Christine, tbe 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. Prank Waafaa, by shooting her, about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, at her home, about Ave miles south of this village. He also fired one shot at John Macek, which paassi through his right lung, but not fa tally wounding him. Hs then, after trying to kill others, but failing, fired two bullets through his own heart, while lying down beside tbe doad girl Saloonlst M. lutyre Succumb. ST. JoexPH, Mo., Feb. i. The last of the saloons at Piatt burg is closed After bar ing told the crusaders that be would not clone his saloon, but would look to tbe law tar protection, H. G. Mclntyre yesterday morning locked tbe doors of his establish ment, bought s railway ticket for Chicago and left The Youthful Asa ass In Again. Mot nt Vcrxox, Ind Feb. SO, Eddie Young, in a quarrel over a game of marbles yesterday, was struck in the left temple with a half brick by Jimmie Hicks, and died of hi iajuriea. Hicks bas fled, and tbe officers are alter him. Citis?n of Athens, Ga., have determined to boyco t the bustnesn of Postmaster Gen eral Wanamaker, becauao be has appointed a ntgro po.t master for their town. THE WORLD'S FAIR. St. Louis to Submit Gracefully to Her Fate. CHICAGO HAS A PLAN TO PB0P08E. A State Corporation Favored Tha Cap ital Preparee a Proposition for a Show of Her Own, Including Bosao Interest ing Features The Victerioas City Re ceiving Many Congratalntlons The General Rejoicing Besnlts In a Few Amnslng Scenes In Court. Wabrixotox Cirr. Feb. 96 As8t Louis had an almost vital interest in preventing the selection of Chicago as the site for the Worlp's fair, there wa not a little cueioaity and sour anxiety among the supporters of Chicago to see bow the St. Louis contingent would take the situation. Congressman Frank, who represented St Louu ou the World's fair committee, nettled tbe ques tion so far as he was concerned yesterday by saying to Representative Cannon, of Illinois: "Chi ego bas won bar spurs, and she is entitled to tbem. Ho long as she is willing to accept in good (aith the provisions of the bill ou which we agreed, she will have my hearty and earnest sup port. My people are too liberal, too broad of mind to wish me to interpose any ob struction to the complete success of this undertaking, and even if they did wish me to do so 1 should decline to do their bid ding. This is a case where 'to the victors beloug tbe spoUa1 " What Chicago Will Propose. Several representative of Chicago's inter its in tbe World's fair matter a ill appear before tbe house committee on tbe World's fair and signify their desires m regard to tbe general bill, which tbe s-mniittee will perfect 1U such a nay as to provide for hold ing tbe fair at Chicago. Tbe C i cago m u are anxious to havs tbe section of the bill proviling for the holding of the fair uudir a national charter eliminated, and a substi tute permitting a state incorporation insert ad. They want tbe incorporators to be from the stele of Illinois, half to be appointed by tbe governor, and half by tbe mayor of Chi cago. A request that a sub-committee of tbe World's fair committee be designated to visit Chicago and look over the various site offered, with a view to deciding on one of them, will be made to the committee, and if the committee does not look favorably on this, then it will be asked to allow Chicago man to appear before it, and make oral ar guments concerning tbe different sites The Capital Want a Show. Tbe executive committee of the Washing ton World's fair board of promotion last night adopted resolutions heartily favoring a fair in Chicago aad recommen ling the in corporation of tbe following provisions to carry out tbe decision of the bouse: That an international celebration be bald at ths national capital in li in commemoration of the 4 M. anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, and that tbe president of the United States appoint a governmental commission of ten members, in equal numbers from each of tbe two prin cipal political parties, to formulate and su perintend the execution of a plan for such celebration. The Pre gramas ugge,ted That tbe plan shall include: The enlarge ment of the National museum into a Three Americas museum, to remain as a memorial building in commemoration of that great historical event, and as a repository of tbe antiquitit- and history of the western hemis phere, a memorial bridge across tbe Potomac, to . . 'iiuieuiorate the formation and perpetu ation of the I'nbm , a status of Christopher Cwlumbus. tu be unveiled with appropriate ceremonfcsi on tbe Pith of October. 1S92, and that tbe president of tbe United States invite tbe participation ot all nation of tbe world and all states and territories of tbe Umte i States to visit snd Join in tbe ceremonies at ten liug the celebration and the unveiling of tbe statue of Columbus. CELEBRATING THEIR TRiuMPH. Chlcagoans Oct Vary Happy Over their (treat Victory. Chu aom Fb U6 There aas a ny amount of enthulasm In this city when the news of tbelis ati. u ft the site of the World's fair was received The mayor I s instantly re ceiving congratulatory dispatches from all pert of the country. That the rejoicing was general was developed in tbe police courts, and it was apparent that whatever the degree of their Americanism, the ou. prits were all for Chicago. They Were the People. "We are the people." was the plaint of at least twenty person who were arraigned be fore Magistrate Prindivtlle and Brad we 1 1 yesterday morning at tbe Armory. All of them ba 1 been celebrating tbe victory of Chicago In securing the vote of congress for tbe World's fair, but as tbey made it a little too strtug tbe officers were compelled to "run tbem in. ' as tbey put it. A Patriotic wede. "Yer 'Aner, although I'm a Sw..le. I con sider mysel' as patriotic a citizen as any man in tbe city of Cheecagry," volunteered Felix McCann. a raw-boned railroad Irish la borer. "Und me," Jutch, I'm Irish right von de obi sot. but I soon peen a tsituton. Dot I yell by iseecawgo. yah, hud I was habbv mit victory und ichnepps. " So sj-oke Han Ubermeier. Lteen There liefore. "Weil, jed.-e. you kuows me, sbohiy, caze I wuz beah yUtiddyon account Z -ko Willnma My name am Willis Potter'n you may rec'lec dat I lick bim caze he wouldn't yell for Cbl cawgo fur de fah. 1 done keep up de yeliing until victory come, 'n den dis ossifah ketch me. But I'm a honey w'eti I git- stanted." "Me like de news, an my yella sella de plenty banan', peanut, an' de orange. Me vote, me gooda cit. was what Cbrh,tu Rag giu stated.to the court. Ah Bin IV aa Happy. "One China boy say let if me say hip, hip, Seebtawdo. Me knocky dow," and Chang Wang gazed proudly about him in remem brance ofhis patriotism to this great city. Both magistrates were hi -lily amused at tbe jargon and were inclined to wink at tha fervar of the prisoners. All were fined lightly, but tbe execution was stayei pend ing twtter behavier, "To tell tbe truth," quietly remarked the two justices, "we yelled a little ourselves when we beard tbe good news." Bate to Chicago Already. ST. Pail. Feb. 28. General Agent Hal dridge, of tbe passenger depertment of the St Paul and Kansas City, is the first to mako use of the selection of Chicago as the site for the World's fair as an advertisement. Yes terday be bad posted a placard "Four dol lars to tat World's fair." Gladstone Getting About. Loxdox, Feb. 88. Mr U-ladstone was able to leave bis house yesterday afteruoon and spent some time in the open air. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Lord Tennyson is SSaaaSSfj alow progress toward recovery. Tbe funeral of John Jacob As tor took piece in 'ew York Tuesday. Tbe journeymen bakers at Vienna are en a general strike for an increase of wages. Alexis Coquillard, the noted wagon man ufacturer of South Bend, Ind, died Tues day. The president has appointed Bebert . Pearson to be appraiser of merchandise aS Chicago It is said that the estate of Samuel J. Til den will toot up Slfi.UOO.ObV Instead of SS, 000,000 Al Batten, a Chicago man, was fined SAO In court Tuesday for getting a lvl ysar-old boy drunk. Blizzards are raging in Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, tb Utter state being bleeeed with Swo at a time. John Whalen, a railway switchman, was crushed to death in Chicago Tuesday whl e coupling cars on the Lake Shore road. . Telegrams of congratulation from neigh boring cities are pouring into Chicago on its selection by the bouse of representatives as the Worlds fair city. CHILDREN S CABBIAKES ! BOHLIUOEE'9 SI MPROVmi our jf psssssaeaasa Will Save you Money, Time and Labor. Eve VSaV Jl .V5LkEi.il '-.tOi.l.O liAYI ona, .. i . . , .ij ipeiai U -ra. For Sale By TKLKPUONK NO. I0M. HE Ladies' $2.00 Kid Button Shoe called the HENRIETTA. Its the best Shoe for John T Pickett, of last SaSSsUw City team, Tue lay signed a three years saajtaSMt as tnlieMer oi the TOfisuieiphia j Player' le tgue team. Tha L'hicago liUegnilon at Washington City caiUsl on tl.e proo.tcnt Tu.el.iy morn ing anl ware congralulated on their assnasss in . ... .:u tlit- Ym la s tan. Hi niliw ol Judge Teiry. of California, Sara A I' lioa Tftry, created a sevne in a Sao Franciso. DOSJrt Tuesday by denouncing Vlaishal r ranks as the man nuo killwi tit judge. The Montgomery Palace Stuck Car com pany is -mug thj Street Stable lar Hue at Chicago for alleged tnfi lugement of patent, and will not ba atiSo I .kith a SSS'lst I less ttisn ivoi tJKI At I)b i ..i. VV.s. ju t soi..,, tbe baj tram ssbssssa, SSMsdey, an las b..uecoi-lap-el. mjiiriug ta.nlv nve men. two Ssgh E.11, u.i Jau.es Whereon - piobab.y fatally. Others bad then legs ttriken. Before tbe bouse committee ou naval af fairs Tuesday C b C ramp, tbe shipbuilder, said the private shipbuilding firms of this country could build all the war veaaals t-ou grass would likely appropriate lor. In a letter to Tiie New York World T. V Pitwderly invite- Samuel Sloan, pr.eident of .bo Delaware. Lackawanna and Western company, t.i fe-o out totlie tnm .n 1 wit., ss for biinseit the miser r ut theuinurs. Three nrosnaMatt physician ol iouisvilie, srirh tw.i ucj,r'je--. stteuipt-si t.. rub a grave in the New AH.iiiv. Int . tn.tery early Tuesday nioruuig Officer beard of plot and one of the negroes was sliot deed. i wo SS the aSBtsrs, J. T Blackt.urn and W. E Ct ant. are under arrest. Sli pupils, children of Koinsn Catholic par-nts. retus-si at Pitt-field, Ma- , to learn lessons out of Myers' history uf u. ref orma u n They were expelied and there Is much excitement in consequence The history is regard.td as very liberal in dealing with Ro man Catholic questions. THE MARKETS. f'niCAUo. Feb. 35. Hoard of trade quotation to-day ranged as follows: Wheat No. li Februarv, opened and cloned ?5tC: Ma , . opened 7?c. dosed 77tc; July, opened 76;, closed Tyc. Corn No. S February, opened and c.oeed STtfc: Miy. opened c. i luted 3:: July, opened 3Wec. closed Sic. Oats No. - February, opened and cloned Wye: May. oreoed iOc. closed -0?c: Jul,-, opened auv. closed itaac. Pork -February, opened V eTs,. closed s 7": March, opened and i lose 1 $v.T ' May. opened $SC97t. ilosed 510.00. Lard -February, openei $5.TxH. closed S5.T6. Live stock-The following were the quota tions at the Cniou stockyards: H.s Market opened strong at yesterday's pr cee: .ater. now fairly active; prices unchanged, light gradss, $3.-34.05. rough packing. S3 lisngJaj mixed lota, $3.-544 5: heavy packing and ahtpplng lot. $3.854.UV Cattle -Steady to strong; beeves. S .-5 ilt-tiS; bulk, $S.a.va3.su; cows. ll.90iiS.iM: stockers and feders. fx. 0 ISO. Shiep-Steady: native muttons. J3.tMa5.6V corn-fed westerns, t UU&5 iO: lambs, io.aie.50. Produce: Butter Fancy Elgin. -7 2734c fine creameries. 2li3fc; dairies, finest, fresh, naatc: packing stock. &x. Eggs -Strictly fresh, lij.!. per dox.: ice house stock. 7c DresecJ poultry Chicken-, 7&c per lb.; tatae. i. :o ; lc per lb-; ducks. 8 11 'c per lb.; aassa, O) rc irib. IVstatnss -Ieerlsss, at j,tc per bu , Bcaaty of Hebrcn. 14.1. er bu,; Bur'oa'.ik-. 3-4itte per bu. linn tis sweet po tatoes good to ncy. $2.75 hi Appies liood l 1 fancy. i-.JUi3.j0 pet ool. Cranbt;.--nes - Wisconsin bell and cherries. ajt.Oo pK, obi New York. N.v Y..HK. Feb. ii. Wheat -No. 'i red winter. -7Via87V cash: do Marco. tStJc; do May. 8t ; do June, MMa, Corn N . ' mixed. ttttKUfi cash; do March. -V-; do A ril, do Mav. 38sc. fJats-Qinel: No. X mixed 27c cash do March. do April. UbHc; do M iy. Utac. Kye Nominal. I axle - Nominal. Pork Qiilet; mee-. iWTmil It for new. Lard- guiet Mar h ;6. S: April $ ID Livestock: C'altle No market for beeves, dres-ed Iieef. Ssosr; -ides "tVHc per lb. Iietp and iaii.tts le d', y.ith moiler iu bus neas: ordinal;.' to oisl sbts ,.. .c pel ! ; ordi nary to good laiut. t?Me, li-s No:ain ally stead : $4.io 4.40 per ltU tb R0CX IBLAHD. Hay Upland prairie. $7 90. Bjy Ttasstay M 0CQ$t 9(1 . Bay Wild, f3 JHsMi Oj. Oorn-?oa,c ut-ajc.jiK On I Boftllo Cord WooSet 5 0. mi POWDER Absolutely Pure. Tai. powder never varies- A marvel of parity, strength aad wholesnsnasss, More economics than ths ordinary kinds, snd cannot be sold hi i isiiiisniliia with the altitude ot low test, short weight alum or prpbospbat powders. JMdeaJa seesaw. Rot si Baanta Powdem Co., lot WsD 8t-, N. T. 1 JUST RECEIVED I -A LARGE SHIPMENT OF- AND ALSO- CARPETS Of the very latest designs and all private patterns. Before purchasing elsewhere you will find tt to your interest 10 compare patterns. No trouble to show goods. CORDES TRY the money in the city. 1622 SEC03STID ."VEHSTUE. B. BIRKENFELD, 2011 Fourth Avenue, Dealer in Confectionery, Cigars and Toys, Poll Buggies, Boys' Express Wagons. Base Balls and Bats. Rubber Balls, eic. Also s full Hue of SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES Writing Paper. Tablets, Ink. Slates, Lssd and Slate Pencils, Stc . BUY ALADDIN! STOVES AND RANGES IMPERIAL ALADDIN RANGE for Soft Coal ALADDIN VENTILATOR for Hard Coal The Utesl design of tbe long series of ALADDIN Stoves. This Is beautiful ia lts ornamentation, novel in many of its features is bound to be a jrood seller Be sure and examine this stove aud learn its good points for after seeing it you trill buy nn other. I hare of rr.urse a supply of the celebrated ROUND OAKS This has I ei s-LTC V ,ba' V 'Vbell? CBPled " Ur 48 tbeT dare -crupulous parties ;. don ( be deceive.l -buy tbe Round Oak-made by P. D. Beck with I am the , , agent for above goods as well as other desirable goods. Hardware etc JOHN T. NOFTSKER, Cor. Third avenue and Twentieth St , Roth Inland SELLING OUT! Our establishment is getting too small for our rapidly growing business and we have decided to give up our Blanket Department to gain room, and will commence on Wednesday. Nov. 20th to sell out our entire stock of BLANKETS and LAPROBES at and below cost. This is not a sham-sale but a bona tide sale, as we will not carry any more Blank ets in the future. For particulars see local page. ROBT KRAUSE, The Pioneer Clothier, Hatter and Gent'a Furnisher, 115 and 117 West Second St., DAVENPORT, I A. A, J. SMITH & SON, -DEALERS IN FURNITURE, CARPETS, WOOD MANTELS, TILES and GRATES. A. J. SMITH & SON, 135 aad 1,7 Weet Third Street, Opp. Masonic Temple, DAVENPORT. aVTHF.KI B A SUES my prices ana No. 1623 Second Avenue, NXT TO ROCC HLAVD HOUSE T ZEE IE