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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
UNNAMED BENJAMIN.
The Massachusetts Governor that Is
Refuses to Sign Warrants.and Calls
Forth a Protest from Governor
that Was.

BOSTON, June 2.-6iovernor Butler having
refused to sign warrants for the payment of
the monthly payroll for the various state
institutions under the charge Of the state
board of health, Ex-Governor Talbot of
the board, has addressed a long
letter to the governor, reinforced
by the opinion of Ex-Governor CASTOR to the
effect that the officers appointed by the board
are not required to take the oath of Office as
claimed by the governor. Talbot's letter is q
very strong one, and calls the governors at
tantion to the fact that large numbers of de
pendent employees, someof them women, have
their pay withheld, and are needy credi-
tors of the commonwealth, whose claims the
state is bound by law TO respect. The board
is unable to say if the governors action is
based on the advice of his counsel, or is the
result of his own Judgment, and also wishes
to ascertain whether his action is based ON the
form or substance of the claims in question.
The board holds that the governor has
no right to withhold his approval of the
claim due an appointee Of the board, and
the letter hints that a legal prosecution
may be requisite to enforce these claims
The letter says the authority and discre-
ton of the executive is a proper and
wholesome subject for every citizen to
discuss and an allusion to it the letter must
not be taken as discourteous The letter adds
that the legality of Sanbofn's appointment
as inspector is not dependent upon Governor
Buffers sanction, and the board must treat
such officers as duly appointed and qualified,
and entitled to compensation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
Amasa stones Will.

CLEVELAND, June 2-Amasa Stones will
was made public to-day. He sets apart for
his wife the Euclid avenue homestead and
$500, 900, from which she shall receive SIS, 600
annually during her life AT her death the
property goes to his daughters and their nus
bands. He bequeaths his daughters, Mrs.
John Hay and Mrs Samuel Mather, $500, 600
each, and their husbands 100000 each. To
his sister, Mrs. Burgess, to Liberty
and Andrew B. Stone, brothers and
wifes sister, Wilthea NJ. Moore, 5000
each; his nephew, A. G. Stone
$4,000; to eighteen nephews and nieces,
S, 900 each to AIRS Rebecca Blood and her
husband $l2 600; to his coachman and his
gardner each a house and lot; to Adelbert
college, if the estate reaches s., 500 900, 800,
600; to the Home for Aged Women, $4,000
to the Children's Aid Society, $4,000. The
residue of the estate goes to the daughters,
their husbands and their heirs, share and share
alike 1t is stipulated that no inventory or
appraisal of the estate be made, or any prop
eTty sold at public sale,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
The Seminole Indians and their Happy
Condition.


They are small in stature. pure cop
per color. with more regularly formed
features thap their sturdier brethren of
the North The dress of brave is a
breech clout and an ordinary calico or
check shirt. Their headgear is Won
derfully picturesque. A brightly color
ed shawl is carefully folded and pressed
out fiat end then cooled into turban
foot or more in diameter. Fancy feath-
ers and other ornaments are placed in
the turban, which is worn like Turk s.
Its bright colors and curious shade sug
gest coincidence in taste with Mexi-
can and Peruvian Indians. The squaws
are exceptionally pretty and petite.
They are lighter in color than the braves,
and are very coy and modest in the
presence of a white man, probably be-
cause they seldom see them. They wear
two garments, short calico skirt and a
very contracted jacket.
They wear all sorts of ornaments, al
ligatOr teeth, curious bones, wild hogs
teeth, and cheap jewelry, which the
brave purchases in the town before he
begins drinking. Like all Indian wom-
en- they do nearly all the drudgery, but
the braves are generally kind to them.
The children are delicate looking little
things, but the pappooses are really
beautiful babies These Indians go
from place to place in a cypress dug
out, which is wider than the regular In
dian canoe, and which they usually row
instead of pole, owing to the fact that
the water in this country is deep, They
are very expert in using the oar. They
do not do away with the pole entirely,
however An Indian in the bow of the
boat rows one oar, and another sits in
the stern with the pole, with which he
rows and steers. The sharply cut dug
out glides quietly through the water,
the speed being quite wonderful The
boats go 800 miles into Lake Okeecho-
bee, and Florida Indian is as happy
in one as be is on shore. 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04

cational institution of worldwide fame.
Time will show whether or not they erred in
drawing the line at Gen. Butler 1t must DO
confessed that they have increased the honor
atttslhing to LII. D. when coming from Har-
ward, The rule they have now tacitly laid
down will impel the board hereafter TO criti-
cally disseet the claims of future governors to
the degree Gen. Butler has been refused"
The governors personal organ, The Globe,
has recourse to double leads in which to ex-
press its feelings It styles the action of the
college IAN insult to 134,O voters, and
simple exhibition of petty spite unworthy OF
men who have been treated with honor and
respect IN this community" I'm Governor
Buffers case we do not believe that Harvard
college could add to his reputation or achieve
ments by comforting all of its degrees upon
him.
The Star, penny paper thinks that thou
sands who never voted for Butler before will
cast their votes for him at the next election,
if for no other motive, as a personal protest
against the assumption of Harvard college to
insult the majority of the electors of the
commonwealth.
The governor will it is understood, be in
vited as usual to attend the commencement
exercises win be treated with entire respect,
and offered seat of honor at the commence
ment dinner in Memorial hall. Whether he
will be present or not is another matter.
NEW YORK POLITICIANS.
NEW York, June Politicians here arc
unanimous in the opinion that the refusal OF
Harvard to confer the degree of LII. D. on
Gov. Butler was a bad error for the college
and good one for the governor. F. L. Ames,
of Boston, one of the directors of the Union
Pacifc Railroad company, said: "The refusal
of Harvard college to confer the degree Of
LII D. on Gov Butler was, in my opinion, a
great mistake 1t would have come with a
better grace if the overseers of the college had
declined to confer the degrees on some pre-
vious governor Some years ago the college
received an annual stipend from the
state government, and the state had the nam
ing of a trustee That has been done away
with For long series of years, it
has been the cuft0m to confer the degrees
of IL D. on the governor OF the
state. At commencement the governor was
always present and delivered an address. 1t
was the custom TO go to the college in state
accompanied by the Lancers. There is no
doubt whatever that the oversaers have made
serious mistake, for it is not Gen. Butler
whom they honor, but the governor of Mas
sachusetts, who represents the common
wealth. 1t should have been looked at in
that light, and would have been accepted,
probably by Gen. Butler in that view"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
The Pablo Debt

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The following IS tie
monthly statement of the public debt: De
crease for May, 81, 500, 476; cash in the treas
ury, S317, s6S, O62; gold certificates, SS3, AGO,
$40; silver certificates As0 OBS, 331; certificates
of deposit, Sl1, s0S:0t9; refunding certif
Gates, $3jS, 900; Legal tenders, $50, 6Sl ,0l6
fractional currency, 81, 003 SIS; cash balance
available, $751; ,549, 5S1.
+. The coinage at the various minis for MAY
was 81, III 400, of which S., 350, 900 was stand
.,,1 ,lniIo,e
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
Postmastcrs, Attention.

WASHINGTON June 2-The. following gen
eral order was issued to-day:
Postmasters at first and second-class offices
will hereafter give personal attez1tion to the
business of their office and not absent them
selves thercfrom without authority granted
upon written application to this department.
A violation of the order will be deemed suf-
dcient cause for removal
W. p. GRESHAM, Postmaster General
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
--uIinois Legislature

SPRINGFIELD, June 2$-When the house
net this morning there was quorum, but it
soon dwindled, the Democratic side looking
as if struck by a cyclone. The few, however
that remained did a vast amount of routine
business. The appropriation bills are now all
5eyend the second reading
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
ne writer's nome, MIS-. Brewer renlaTrled
ew years ago.
New York Civil service.
N.Y. Nonu T,,n, D NJ S;loe VI pr,
Small-nAx In st. LOnis.

ST. Louis, June 2. Notwithstanding
strenuous efforts the smallpox has made great
Roadway, and an evening paper publishes the
fact that over 100 patients are now located at
the smallpox hospital
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
Wanted 70 Compromise.

People who do not care do not say so
The soldier who is not afraid never boast
that he fears no ball.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
Nairynen in Council.

COLUMBUS, O., June AIT the last annual
convention of the National Butter, Cheese
and Egg association, it was resolved to hold
the next annual convention and exposition in
the state of Ohio, and yesterday the executive
committee Of the National association
met a committee of the Ohio State
Dairy association and other promi
nentl citizens of the state, at Day
ton, for conference as to the place of location
for this years display. Several cities sent in
propositions, but the one that seemed to meet
with the most general favor was that by the
city of DAYTON, which proposes to give the
great rink for the exhibition and the opera
house for the convention, with an annex to
the rink, if necessary, and also toraise at
least 81, 900 for premiums to be offered for the
best specimens of butter, cheese and dairy
cattle. The probability is that Dayton's
proposition will be accepted, though
the matter win not definitely decided until
the next meeting of the.executive comnlsttee,
ut Philadelphia, on the first Wednesday in
July.
There were present thirty members of the
national executive and general committees,
including John J. Mcdonald, OF Pennsyi
vania. president of the National association
Col r. NJ Littler, of Davenport, Iowa, sec
rotary and Col E. c. Beach, of Columbus,
chairman Of the special Ohio committee on
the selection os the location for the fair.
Voice from the Dead, or Hoax.
NEW YORK, June 2-The following story
comes from Ocean Beach, n j.: In 1877
Capt Brewer, of Point Pleasant, sailed south
in his schooner. Of Hatteras he was over
taken by terrific storm, and the vessel went
down. Nothing whatever was found of the
vessel or heard of its crew until last night,
when bottle was picked up on the
sands at Ocean Beach, containing a
scrap of paper on which few lines were
scrawled The paper was old and wrin-
kied. 1t was signed by Capt. Brewer, and
said that the vessel was in imminent danger
Of laundering, that in case the crew was lost
and the bottle found, the message therein
should be forwarded to Mrs Brewer at Point
Pleasant Ocean county, N. j. The writer
sent his love to Mrs brewer, and exhorted
his boys to take good care of the mother. Mrs,
Brewer and one OF her sons recognized the
writing as that of Capt Brewer. The strange
part of the matter is that the bottle should
have been buffeted by the seas for six years,
Travelled over seven hundred miles in that
time, and been cast up within seven miles of
the writer's home Mrs. Brewer remarked
few years ago
New York Civil service.
NEW YORK, June 2.-Mr Silas W Burt,
late United States naval officer at this port,
has accepted the appointment as chief ex.
aminer for the state civil-service commits
sion appointed by act of the state legislature.
The law is, in effect, similar to that lsssad by
the late congress. Mr. Burt is in sympathy
with civil-service reform, and his appoint
ment is deemed good one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04

Portuguese and Spanish statesmen, given ia,G
evening by the vice president of the chamber
of deputies, Senior CASTELAR, made a speech, in
which he advocated union between Spain
and Portugal Viscount Almendinka, of
Portugal, in reply, pointed out the obstacles
to UNION between tranquil nation ike
Portugal and an agitated country like Spain.
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AwAKEsINa PALgsrIsE BIZ STEAM.

Palestine is at last to have railway.
1t would seem at first glance that there is
something remarkable in the fact that the
Holy Land has go long remained free from
the invasion of this mighty engine of pro-
gress But closer examination of the
conditions will convince the thoughtful
that the road has come quite in the proper
time, and just as soon as there was war
rant for the venture. That no line has
heretofore been attempted sufficiently tes-
titles to the dead and alive condition of
that historic country. The proposed road
is to be laid between Acre, on the Medi-
terranean, and the ancient city of Damas-
Gus, and will be called the Handle Rail-
road, after the Sultan Abdul Amid. The
franchise has been conceded to dozen
men, half Of whom are Moslems and half
Christians. All, however, are Ottoman
subjects and residents of Syria. The
Messrs. Sursock, bankers, well known in
Europe, are large stockholders in the CON-
pany. They own the greater part of the
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millions. The organization, ne is forced to
confess, is limited, and it will continue to be.
under present conditions. The struggle is
carried on wholly By couspiracies. As with
all secret societies, as Macchivelh said,
"the many ruin them" Tho cost of
the movement to the movers is immense,
and testi6es to priva!iou, self-sacri6cs and
lifetime suffering, hiding, Disgusting and
plotting. But The society is extending its
ramifcstions fer and wide. But this in.
oreasss Che danger. of course, and so it is that
every deluge that has overtAken the
society has come at the moment Of its great
est strength. But the Government can never
wholly destroy it. It forms anew after
every defeat. It thus proves that it has the
inherent life principle. a revolution posi-
bic anywhere else in Europe is not possible
in Russia, because the conditions are so vastly
different. So the Russian revolutionist must
proceed by the methods outlined; he must
make the life of bis enemy burden to him {;
he must reduce by detail. Il is siege, one
that must be long, and one that cannot
but be cruel and bloody. The people say
to the Gar, "We ara ready to assist
you against the Socialists if you
will give US the meaus-freedom of speech,
and q national representation. But the Gov
eminent replies: Gan we want Of society is
to act the part OF spy" Thus the Govern
meut becomes isolated society refusing on the
one hand to act tbs spy. and the terrorisss on
the other forcing the Government to live on
the very point OF the bayonet. "This is the
secret explaining the mystery of the Terror
istic struggle" and way it is not SO unequal
as to those at a distance msy appear.
So we close the book with this reflection
that the author has constantly lost sight Of
the fact that bis terrorists, assassins and con
spiratoIs, in their extrayagsncs of zeal for
liberty, have lost sight Of the spirit Of liberty,
which cannot be born of such methods as the
terrorists adopt and grow to the strength of
maturity that win be free from shame. He
loses sight Of the fact that tee terrorists sup
pres ed the possibilities in Alexander H..
who won the title Of liberator, and who was
driven back to shat which the terrorists
despise and resist by the acts of their own
party; 10 short, when reform was coming
about 10 Russia by natural evolutionary pro-
cesses, the fanatical terrorists. however justi-
fable their demands may be in part, turned
backward the tide Of progress just as 1t was
setting in.
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SOME IRREGULARITIES OF an OCCIDENTAL
CONTEST.

There is one element in the French
Anamite problem that is not generally
taken into account, but which is of the
utmost importance to be considered in
forming a just estimate of the relations of
the two nations. That factor is the Church
influence. With whatever reverses the
French as military and commercial
power may have met in Tonquin,
the Catholic clergy has not for mo.
ment faltered in its work, and while
it has in degree been retarded
or checked by the political difficulties
and military contests, it has not appreci-
ably lost much of its influence among the
people, and as matter of course this it
constantly exercises for the French Gov
eminent, Notwithstanding the fact that at
home the Church and the Republic are by
no means friendly, and regardless of the
fact that the Church authorities would at
any propitious moment lend willing hand
to the overthrow of the representative
form Of government, and aid 10 restoration
the Imperialists. But the de facto govern
ment, as represented in Tonquin, is all the
Church has to protect it, and with all the
adroitness that has characterized the cler-
ical dipiomatists in the past they stand by
the French administration in Anam.
There are now in the latter country two
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zxls noRalKG's NEWS.


In New York Government bonds are quoted at
ua for Is Of 1907; nss Tor as; 1ol for sss;
STERLING. 81 sSI@4 81 1891 for IS; lol for SIS;
silver bars, ill5.
Silver in LONDON, 80 16d; eonsols 90 l51ed; s
per cent Uaited s,a.es bonds. extended, l05 As,
1927 rs, 1l4s.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted at
ssassl cents.
Mining stocks were generally quiet in San Fran
cisco yesterday, and prices were weak The SOC as
sessments in Mexican and Union were added, but
neither stock fully sustained the burden
terrible accident on a railroad near Winchester,
KY, is reported.
A cyclone wakes up Tennessee, near chatta-
nooga.
Mahone's latest wrinkle is the Endorsement Of
postal telegTaphy.
The Amalgamated Iron Workers continue in ses-
sion.
Stock clearing in New York has been abandoned
for the present, as not successful.
Commissioner Fink issues circular relative to
the settlement Of freight rates by rail
Rumors come of striking telegrsphers returning
to work at the old schedule of wages.
The Florence q. IT, stage robbers have been cap
tured. Lynch law is threatened.
The Valencia murder trial is on at San Rafae and
looks ugly for the prisoner.
Captain Kresz, lately Court-martialed, IS to be
reprimanded.
dies.
The False Prophet again reported to have melted
the Bedouins to an attack at suikat. They were re-
pulsed.
The TamataFe affair is in way of settlement.
China will fight for her suzeranity over AMMAN.
Anti-Jewish mob in Prague. The Austrian au-
thorities are alarmed.
Trouble continues to alarm the royal administra-
ton in Spain.
Severe accident on the railroad between Paris and
Amsterdam.
A fve-year-old horse at Chicago makes the second
heat in 2:l4.
Tapestry weavers are on q strike in Philadelphia.
Robbers are driven from an assault on Texas
train.
great storm does damage in Switzerland.
The agricultural holdings bill has passed to its
third reading in the upper House OF the English
Parliament.
Redmond denies that his Land League collection
mission in Australia is failure.
A heavy fire occurred on the 14th at Ward, New
Henry Steptoe is crushed by logs in Nevada.
Australian cattle to be provided quarantine
quarters at San Francisco.
Builders are to strike against non-union men in
New York.
A gas well has been discovered near Stockton.
B. F. Banner is held at Stockton for outrage
on woman
We are losing our trade with the United States OF
Colombia by neglect.
Finan ciers in New York say the business outlook
is rosy.
Jay Gould says the strike has not hurt the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. and that it is now
all right.
The Vatican will ask France to explain the differ
ence between Grevy's letter and the French En-
bassadoT's instructions.
A rumor is abroad of an attempt to consolidate
the Rapid and the Postal Telegraph lines.
Prohibition Of import OF Egyptian cotton into
Switzerland causes great distress.
The inside pages Of this mornings paper present
large variety OF exesllent reading matter original
and selected.
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Apostolic Wears, one having charge of the
southern and one of the northern divisions
as defined by the Church authorities. In
the latter jurisdiction there are no less
than "a French missionaries, aided by So
native priests and 1862 catechists. Under
them are $4,000 converts, AS churches,
seninaries with $40 students, 504 schools,
and % orphanages with over 5000 chill.
dren. In the former Jurisdiction there
are 20 French clergymen in full
orders, SO native priests, l6l cate
chists, 27l churches, . seminaries with
l53 students, and orphanages contain
ing 526 children. Such force must give
the Church great influence in that coun-
try, Notwithstanding the population is very
dense. and in Tonquin alone is something
over 10, 600, 600. The Church establishments
have long existed there-they have the
confidence OF the people largely, outside
of the parishes, because of their liberal
charities; and the fact that the priests
from the very commencement of their Ia
boris establish orphanages and care for the
homeless ones with especial devotion to
the self.imposed trusts, has won for them
the esteem OF the better classes, and they
exercise a corresponding influence. Indeed,
a recent observer CT matters in Tonquin
says that the impression made upon him
was that it would be all but impossible to
dislodge the Catholics in that country,
and that their influence is of tie most
potent character. With such allies among
the people, secretly and sincerely laboring
to further French domination, it is easy
to be seen that the army and the Cabinet
have a far easier task than if they were
prosecuting measures and a campaign
against country in which all the people
were hostile to their advances. Besides
this, there is a large number of Anamites
sufficiently intelligent concerning the
worlds affairs to see the folly Of continu-
lug the resistance Tu Dnc began. and who
realize that the true policy Tor the kingdom
is to make France fast friend, even at
the expense Of valuable concessions of ter.
ritory and commercial privileges. The
trading classes, though not demonstrative,
are quite generally friendly to the French,
for the very excellent reason that in no
particular has French settlement initiated
against their interests. On the contrary,
it has promoted development of the coun-
try, vastly increased the exports, and cor
respondingly stimulated productive indus
tries, and has done very much to enrich
the agricultural and cultivating classes in
comparison to the condition they were in
fifty years ago. Against such personal
advantages even Monaghan exclusiveness
finds difficulty in holding its own. The
outcome cannot for moment be doubted
by those who have watched the progress of
European advances in the 0ccident.