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ogk Island Daily Arots. R V0L.XXXIX.NO. 273 ROCK ISLAND, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1891. Mngle Copies S Cm. Per Week Cents. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. B i lot) E? P--r- WS3 He GRAND FALL OPENING ! The London Clothing Co. are now ready after four weeks' un ceasing labor otunpacking, marking and arranging their stupen dous line of all and Winter Clothing, Gents' Furnishing' Goods, Hats and Caps. Saturday, Sept. 5th they will inaugurate the grandest Fall open ing Rock Island, Davenport or Moline has ever witnessed. They will continue it each day and evening the following week. Music will be furnished, the establishment will be handsomely decorated and everything arranged for the convenience and enjoyment of their guests. The many inquiries (m n Lrl LJ j J -ass." .&sa fesi JLa J iiiu Has had as to when they would be ready to display their Fall and Winter stock has influenced them in having their opening at this time. This being the first fall opening since the advent of the London Clothing Co. in Rock Island, they are determined to outdo all former attempts. They are prepared tc show a large and more complete line of clothing and gents' furnishings than all the other establishments combined. If you are desirous of knowing the latest styles of men's and boys' clothing, and gents' furnishings attend this grand opening. CHILDREN'S CLOTHING A SPECIALTY jOmou (Ming Company. Frank Daafotth was Imaged at AuJ gusta, Ga. The railway commission of Florida lu been abolished F. B. Wallace & Co.. a New York bro kerage firm, has failed. Andrew Faggont, an old resident ot Eldora, la., is dead, aged HO. Eight hundred miners at Braeeville, 111., have tr ick for a weekly pay day. An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob tke orerland express near Modesto, Cal. A 5 conscience contribution from Bloom ington. Ilia., has been received at Wash ington. The failure of the late Turkish ministry to suppress brigandage is said to be the cause of its downfall. The treasury department yesterday pur chased 87S.0 ounces of silver at from iO.&iZ to 0.Sij per ounce. A ticket headed by J. W. Bcuce for gov ernor was nominated -at Albany by tue New York Prohibitionists. Fonr different mouutau eaks in Idaho' are from thirteen to twe-ify tti; -o fojt lower than they were fifteen years ago. Japan is rapidly becoming civilized There are now 2,UO0 newspapers where there was but. oue twenty-five years ago. There is a Chinese poet in San Francisco who is hard at work with a translation of Milton's "Paradise Lost" into his lan guage, i New York physicians say that the el alleged discovery at Berlin of the virtues' of water as an anaesthetic is a inedital "chestnut." O. O. Lvon. assistant rrhiclpal of the! Englevrood, IBs., bigk tnftovr. was kihed by a train on the Chicago uud Western In diana railway. The president and Senator Squires, of Washington, bad an interview 3t Cpo May Point yeaterday, pbssibly aboat that Chinese mission. The Condell and Imoeriale, the two Tea sels of the Baaxiaceda governinAl, beva surreudered to the congressicnalists. Gen eral Balmaceda was ot on board .either of them. A Roman newspaper says the College of Cardinals has been sounded en the possi bility of electing a non-Italian pope. A large majority of that body was found to favor an Italian. The pastor of the Methodist church, in Moravia,. Kan., preaches the' sermon aad then makes the congregation -engage in the exhilarating pastime ot guessing at the text. " . Stolen Jewels Recovered. Mcncie. Ind.. Sept. 5. A year ago the residence of K. B. Phillips, president of the l iret Natioual bank at Newcastle, was robbed of two rery fine diamonds, some jewelry and money. Mac Meredith was given a four-year sentenoe in tha southern priaon for the job, but wenld net reveal the whereabouts of the valuables. Recently be became penitent and wrote a letter to Mr. Phillips telling him tha diamonds, valued at tHO, were in posses sion of Kate Phinney, a notorious charac ter in Muneie. The .letter was seat to Marshal Miller, vi ho fouxid the stones and returned them. Meredith fin plicated two other Newcastle men named Doolan and Sullivan, who are at large. Is Cheeky as Well as Tough. Chattatcoooa, Sept. 5 Bud Gosset, at one time a pretty tough citizen, has en tered suit in the circuit court against his father-in-law, Judce Dob'os of the connty court, claiming damage of t,tnX. Some time since DoLbs defended his daughter from the abuse of Go-tt, who, uttering threat", started for the old man. Dobbs fired a double-barreled gun at 5ofset, put ting out bis eyes, hence the suit. THE MARKETS. Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 4. Following were the quntatiraia on the board of tra-'e today: Wheat -No. 2 September opened 9Jic. rinsed Wo; Decern ber, opened and closea fl ul; jeu. opened tTc, closed 9;Hc. Cora No. z hepteinber. opened BHc, closed (ie'-ic; October, 'peued 5PHc closed Ht-tcx lecember. opened 49Vc, closed 4Sc ' Oats No. 3 bejfcmber. opened 9Hu, cloned 2Ssc: Otoher,. oined iIhI ic; May. oieiied 33V$e. closed 34i". Pork October, opened $W.TiJ. closed $10.90; December, opened fil UO. e!oed January, opened and cift.ed H-iSO. Lard October, opened J6 aiH. cloed i'.t'yi. Livei-ttxk: Koiiowinp were the rrices a( the I'ninn Mock yards today: Hoes Market muiierafctly a-.ie ou local and snipping aofoirr. prl the f.:rl'nz d-cicify trofc er, prices were advan-ed Whr; tJ ra.rtl at iri SJiSA.ii vii-'S lirbt. (4..U roiiEh packkii;. it.t-xii.5u mixed, and t-W 5.4-1 heavy packiu aud sliipping lots. t attle Market fairiy active on 1'xal and shippmc ecioiait. pirces fairly well np IH:le4; quotations raumd at t' iQflJU prime to f ancy stiiping otters. H.'.hTH.ij (tood to choice do.. S-l.i" 4.(i common to fnir do., t3.Tia4.iu butchers' teer. tJ.WXJ'MO ttock crh. $;.)33.W Texaas. t3.(W4.t raoEers, i3.'ifc3.jo Ur&tT. Si.Soji3.Ti. cows, ih'Jr$3M ha'.U ao-t r-.S 3.V'l vesl rnlves. She-p-Mariet fairiy active and prio n un changed; 5U'.tii.,n ra 'ied at t3.5a4.50 ww.trus, i.Var.0J kalivea, aud t).;.j5.60 lamlis. 1'rJiuce: Bu'ter Fancy separator, S3Mc per lb: dairies fancy fresh. 10tUc; packiLg fctocks. f reeh. lliril'e. Kg Loss ett. Wj Iierdoi. Live poultry Old chickens, 10c per lb; spring. 10c; roosters, 4c; turkeys, mixed. Ilk-; ducks. 1-; tpr.Dg, 10c Potatoes St. Louis, early OLIo. SlK'x. per bu; Raaru, 85 !c; home grown 3trac per sat-k; Minne sota iT43c per bu; xweet potatoes, Balti more. (rc.Hi per bbi: Jerseys, t4.B(aJ.OO Apples -Green cookitir. tl.iil.iJ per bol; ealinK. Jl.O'Jj.i.S'J. New York. New York. Sept. 4. Wheat No. 2 rel winter cash. Sl.ie'i: Scp teiuuer, fl.Wifi; tAlouer, (l.u;; Iecember, tl.loi. Corn No. 2 niixv-d cash, Tttc; do Sep tember, Tie; do October, tatqc: do Decem ber, 6 c. Onto Fairly active aud steady: No. mixed cash, 33c; beptember and October, 38c. Kye JJull but steaay. Barley Noaalcal. lJork tjuiet; new njt-sti. ill.SOil2J. Lard -Quiet: Octi)br, 7.SSS; iJeweatner. ri.47. Live Stock: Cattle-Market cp3M lower, and elose as a derliueof Wij-ljr fruxn Wednes day's ruling .rices: T-x aad OnF.rado steers, i.:'a,t.lfs poorest to bert native do, 6. oxen and stags, a&4.M; talis and dry. caws, $a!.2tjai.7. -r -' ' mnii active ant amarket arm for shimp, wftV aam stead-; shee. H.OKijti par UV lot; aWtba, ISJnSZ. Hofa-Urkt steal y, fair ta prima corn-fed, par nX) lba. . T ott glow ot Ue (w m b u. omirad by UcUm who ua Pouooi'a Ckm tluioa Fowter. .