The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-06
GLADSTONE'S IDEAS
He is Incorporated them in
a Land Bill.
Which he will introduce into
the Commons tomorrow.
Lincoln thinks the Army should b
Renovated.
Sherman prssides at Cincinnati, Elee-
tions at Chicago and st. Louis.

slons AZ Gnioago ana st. Louis.
LAND BILL.
LONDON, April cit is expected thai
Gladstones speech introducing the laad
bill in the Commons tomorrow will OCCUPY
three hours. 1t is anticipated that the
bill will provide, under the head of ''sale
OF tenures" that every tenancy shall first
be offered to the landlord and the landlord
may prohibit sale of tenancy where Re-
asonable grounds exist the question, what
are reasonable grounds may be referred
to land court. Where landlords proposes
to raise rent of purchasing tens
shall be entitled to demand from the land
lord capitalization equal ten times the an.
nual increase demanded. The sale OF
tenancy bars the claim to compensation for
disturbance or improvement, and receipts
of such compensation bars the right of
sales. When tenant accepts increased
rent proposed by the landlord. such tenant
may not be disturbed for fifteen years,
during which period there shall be nc
eviction or compulsory increase of rent
except az a consequence OF breach OF
statutory conditions, but IL the tenant de-
clines the proposed increase and quits. be
shall if he sell his holdings. be entitled to
receive from the landlord ten times amount
demanded. Increase in land October 1850
of compensation for disturbance to $50
pounds will be replaced By sliding scale.
Term where present tenancy are convert
ed into fixed tenancy rent shall be sub
ject to revaluation by court at intervals of
not less than Is years and tenants shall
not be eyicted except upon breach of
statutory conditions, the owner OF entailed
estate may exercise rights as though he
were absolute owner, except that
he may not give fixed tenancy without
sanction Of court appeals will be from civil
bill court to sssiZes and in special cases
to superior courts. lin Dublin parties may
arbitrate on agreement. The machinery
of land courts will chiefly lie in the hands
of land commission a second amepdatory
of act .IS70 relates to purchasing power
under the Bright clauses.
CHICAGO ELECTION.
CHICAGO. April 6-Later returns from
municipal election make same surprising
changes nearly twelve thousand more
votes were polled than in mayoral election
OF '79 and fifteen thousand less than in
last presidential election. Harrison's ma
iority is very close to 5000 Democrats
elected also city treasurer by 4, 900 attorney
by 800 and clerk by 1907 majority. The
Republicans gained aldermen and have
control of the council by secure majority.
They also elect the following town officers:
In North town, the collector; in South
town, supervisor. collector. assessor and
clerk, by maiorities of 179 TO 1928. and in
West town collector and clerk.
ST. LOUIS ELECTIONS.
ST. LOUIS. April 6-The majorities
for Republican candidates on the city ticket
elected yesterday other than mayor. range
from 1865 for L @ Hudson. Collector to
8546; for Henry Flad, President of the
Public Improvement. The majority for
VIM 8 Ewing for Mayor stands as report
last night, 1925: majorities for Republi-
can members of council RANGED from 3622
to 5424 of the twenty eight members
of the house delegates. one from each
ward, The Republicans elected ID Dem
ocrats-7 by majorities ranging from 25
to 947. The vote was light in ali parts oi
the city. being over 22.0c0 less than
registered.
IRISH DEBATES
LONDON. March 6.-In the House oi
Commons to night T. p. OConnor. ..home
ruler called attention to the increase ol
evictions in Ireland and appealed to the
Government TO take steps to restrict
them.
Chief Secretary for ireland said that
those who had advised the people to pay
noErent were partly responsible for the
eyictions and hoped that the land bill
would bring about better state of things
Gladstone declared that never in his
knowledge had any Government exercised
greater care or bestowed more anxious
labor on the consideration of any !proposa
than the present Government had on the
land bill.
STILL AT IT.
SYRIA, April. 6-Continued shocks oi
earthquake st Chic are destroying the
houses injured by the first shock. 1t il
said to be utterly impossible to enter
town.
FIGHT OVER A GIRL.
MEMPHIS, April 6.-Lucius Cobb was
shot and instantly killed late last night by
Lawson Shelton. The difficulty originat
ed over the possession of q colored girl
Shelton fred charge of buckshot into
the breast of Cobb. Both are colored
Shelton escaped.
MOONSRlNERS.
PTTsBURG, April Ga United States
revenue posse captured JOhnstoBs, Hos
stetter. VIM Miller, Samuel Ryle. jas.
Mckew, five moonshiDers. with $50 bar"
Eels OF Illicit whlskey In 5ommereet COUNTY
while working in ravine
FIRE.
LOWELL. Mass, Apri! Geo. w
Harris loom harness factory burned; loss
$4,000.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Apr 5.-The Vice Presi-
dent presented the unfinished business as
the elncfi0n of Sauata officers
Mcpherson held that the chair should
call for the presentation of petition and
memorials, but the chair said this was an
executive session and there was DO morn
ing hour.
AUSTRIA'S STIPULATIONS.
LONDON, April 6. A dispatch from
Paris says: Hava's agency issues an ap'
parentiy semi-of6cial letter, stating Aus
tria having taken the initiative of draft.
ing proposal to Turkey and Greece. all
the powers have accepted it, and it was to
be presented at the 5;h inst. Three of its