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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-11-12

Under the head Of Z eensurable
custom, the Reno Gazette has the
following:
Upon an honest ballet depends
the perpetuity Of cur Government.
No true American citizen can af-
ford to sanction anything that may
have a tendency even to dishonor
it in any form. The most strin-
gent laws should be passed and en-
forced to protect its purity. No
citizen should be permitted to force
his way into Office by practicing
any kind Of fraud, or in any wise
imposing upon or deceiving any
eleetor. The practice, which is
more or less in vogue, of candi-
dates nominated by any party, tax
ing it upoa themselves to have tick
cts Of either party printed leaving
out the regular nominees of the
party and inserting their own
names, without indicating that the
tickets do not contain the names
Of the regular nominees, is, to put
it in the mildest terms, pernicious
if not dishonorable. While those
who resort to this means to ride
into Office may think it legitimate.
if only one man votes ticket, ard
thus is deprived Of supporting the
man Of his choice, fraud is com
mitted, the election franchise pros
tituted, and the one who put the
tickets afioat has committed NOR
al wrong. At the last election in
this county many spurious tickets
were circulated By the over Jealous
Office seekers and it is beyond
question that many went into the
ballot box without the change be-
ing observed. The Legislature,
which is soon to convene, should
pass a law making it criminal Of
Tense with severe penalty for any
one to print his name on a ticket
where it does not belong without
in some form that it is a
mixed ticket, so as to put eyery yO-
ter on his guard.
The APPEAL for four years past
has advocated the passage of law
prohibiting the printing Of split
tickets, but do not believe that !
such law will ever be passed. !
Whenever a man votes split |
ticket under the impression that it
is straight one, he is defrauded
out Of the right to vote for the man
Of his choice. Occasionally there
are men who say ave will support
,he regular ticket, with the excep-
ion Of such and such a man.
md a ticket printed for their ac-
,ommolation would not be objec-
ionable, provided the name Of the
,ther candidate was inserted in a
,ype dissimilar from the type used
or the other names. Split tickets
printed in this way might serve all
he purposes required, and yet de-
;eile no one.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-11-12

According to a Chinese journal
it would seem that the Chinese sol
diers who fought at Langson pois-
oned the springs at places where
the French troops had to pass, and
further, that they used poisoned ar
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-11-12

Tin work Plum bling 1Gas and Water
Pipe Fitting done by competent and ex-
perienced w0rkmen.
Particular attention given to general
and special orders. Will attend to
buying and filling orders at small
Call and examine goods and prices be-
fore purehasiAg elsewhere.
&ooA0 OolA at Lowest Possible
Rates.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
THE sTALwART's PROTEST

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Over the sigma
ture of MANY Stalwarts," no names be,
ing given, the World tomorrow will print
an address of four columns in length. 1t ap-
pears as the promised address of the stall
warts. James G. Blaine and his career in
congress is the subject discussed, and
great stress is placed upon his enmity to
Conkling and Grant. The quarrel of the
stalwarts and half breeds in tins state is
reviewed in bitter language. At the be-
ginning the address, which is directed to
the stalwarts of New York says:
You are asked to support James G.
Blaine for the presidency, whatever OBJ
jections you may have to him, because he
is the nominee of your party, and its
mandate to you cannot be disobeyed. Let
US see. The case against him on the
ground of personal unworthiness Is over
whelming. Discarding all testimony but
his own, contained in letters signed by
him and admitted to be genuine, you find
him self confessed as prompter Of the
railroad lobby from the speakers chair,
| and greedy clamorer for his share of the
| plunder secured by his rulings; broker
| for those who sought favOritism at the
departments, a vender of rotten securities
at 50 cents on the dollar
to men who wanted official
favors; the meak, submissive, and
ac9uiescing recipient of a letter from a
business friend accusing him of borrow
ing large sums of money with no intent
ion of paying them; Of allowing his debts
| to be paid for HIM without recognizing
the obligation; of acting as decoy for
sharpcrs-a a sort of bunkO- -steeTer-to en-
trap his personal and political friends in
Maine into the purchase of bonds and
stocks. and delivering to them only a
| portion of what their money had alone
paid for; of receiving S25, ,0O0-from his
friend to invest and appropriating the
money instead of investing ii, and finally
of impudently begging from this accuseI
in the form of letter written
by himself, and 10 be signed by
the man who held his letters proving the
faIsehood of all he wanted him to state.
Then follows the betrayal of Grant by
Blaine in Chicago in 1880, and the form
ing of corrupt partnership with Garfield.
In conclusion the address says:
If there are stalwarts who are willing
to blind their eyes TO his Blainc's) mora
defects, and who think that regular nom
nations are not binding on any but them
selves, they may vote for him. But all
who dcsEisc falsehood, corruption, and
party treason will rejoice in the opportun
ity now afforded them to put an end
for all time to come to the political
aspirations of James G. Blaine Some
will contribute to this result by their act
ion and some by their inaction, but there
will be enough of both classes put togeth
er to spare New York from the disgrace
of casting her electoral vote for this
Shameless mercenary, and polical apost'
ale.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
TERSE TELEGRAMS
Having More or Less Interest to the
General Reader.
Pinfons From the Wings of the
lightning Captured on the
Ely-A Melange OF Facts
and Fancfes.

CAIRO, Oct. l3-The mudir of Dongola
telegraphs that he has received information
confirming the report of the murder of Col
Stewart and his companions
Col Kitchener telegraphs from Ambakol
that one of his messengers sent out to learn
further particulars of the fate of Col Stew
art and hi5 party has returned and reports
that lie saw the four survivors of
Col Stewards party reported in Tuesday
dispatches as having been captured by
The rebels He said they We're all blacks,
and that lie learned from them that all tic
Europeans with Col Stewart, including the
colonel, were murdered The Crock Consul
Nicola was Also among the killed.
1t l. noteworthy that the first advices re
celv@d here Of Col. Stewards murder were
received with great rejoicing in the native
quarters OF the city
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
McGeoeh FclIs Wis Narrative.

MINIATURES, Oct. Is. The long-expected
answer of Peter Mrtfeoch in the suit of
Daniel Wells. Jr., wherein an accounting of
the formers lard deal ana other
speculative transactions was demanded,
was filed Saturday. 1t covers twenty
eight pages of cloSely-printad mat
ter, and gives in detail all of the transactions
between the shcn sptrulators, McGeoch
pleads that ali nf their actions in cndeGvor-
inT to corner and o;herwiSe manipulate the
markets were contrary to public policy,
and were void and Illegal, and can not
be enforced in the courts The law
Is "olh"lsly quoted to show that
the deals We're mere gambling
sreculations and all prohibited by the laws
of the state. The history of the disastrous
lari deal is given in detail The deal was a
failure and left the firm Sl,3JO000 in debt.
The agreements hetWean the parties are
given, and for the first time all tn, true in.
wardness Of the case is made public.
The history of the settlement OF the firms
indebtedness is very lengthy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 13.-The matter
of chief Importance treated of in the annual
report of Mr. Nimmo OF the bureau of sta.
tistics, is the enormous magnitude of our in
ternal commerce. 1t is shown that the valuS
of the products of the various industries Of
the United States is seven times the total
value of our foreign commerce; nearly three
times the total value of the foreign commerce
of Great Britain and Ireland, and five times
the total value of the foreign commerce of
France including in each case both imports and
exports The total value of the products of
industry in the United States is also shown
to be a little moro than twice the total value
of the exports of merchs se from all the
countries of Europe. The United States is
now the largest manufacturing country on
the globe. The value of the products Of
American manufacture consumed at home is
five times the value of the manufactured
products of Great Britain and Ireland ex-
ported to all other countries, and more than
fourteen times the value of the exports OF
the manufactured products from Franco to
all other countries.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

PITTsBURG, Oct. l3-The window-glass
manufacturers are Considering the advisa-
bility of closing portion of their works, as
the trade is not as satisfactory as it was two
months ago The building boom
which was expected is not yet at
hand, and the demand is only fair Prices
are still maintained, but the manufacturers
claim that there is too much glass being
maie for the demands of the trade. No CON
certed action has yet been taken by the body
in regard to restricting the output, but at
the next meeting of the Western Glass aSso-
citation a proposition Will he Offered to the
effect that all the factories close for a linn
tied period.
Albert Denny, tha representative of the
Glass workers assembly, left on Friday for
England and Belgium TO further the work of
the International federation of the glass
workers a convention will be held in this
city neXt July, at which number of dele
gates from England and Belgium will be in
attendance, and the international aSsocia-
ton will be completed at that time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

PITTsBURG, Oct. 13.-For several weeks
Mr., Phillip Dorner, a woll-lmown labor CON
tractor OF this city, who ret emily broke the
STRIKE among the miners of II. C. Frick &
Co. by filling their places with foreigners,
has been making frequent trips between Pitts
burg and the Hooking valley. II has just
been asceriaincI that Dorner has
contract with the Hooking operators
wherrby he is to receive $500 il
he is successful in breaking the strike
The men Supplied by him already greatly
outnumhsr the strikers, and with then
families occupy the houses of the ovicted
strikers. They are heinG paid at the rate OF
50 CENTS 4 ton, which is - cents cheaper than
the oil! men were receiving. These men are
all experienced miners, composed OF
Polau1ers, Hungarians and Germans, and
are under ali iron-clad agreement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. lS.-The Rev
David Walk, pastor of Central Christian
church and Tor thirty-one years a minister
of the gospel, has just realized the fruits of II
fortunate Investment made in Kansas City
some yoars ago in five acres Of ground which
he thought would some day make him nice
suburban home. He paid 81, 500 for it and the
taxes since then. A few days ago he was
surprised to receive an offer of Sll 900 for it,
which, boing refused, led to Others until $50,
900 was reached. Later adviCes explained
that cable-car line is being built in front
of the ground, that the site Is one of the best
in the city, and that the five acres are worth
almost any price that the owner desires to
put upon them-say s1O0,00O or such mat
ter 1t is MIR. Walks intention to sell the
property and visit the Holy Land
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. l3,-Postmastel
Wildman has prepared u comparative state
ment of the receipts of his office under the
Scent and 2-cent postage law. For the yeaI
ending Oct. l, 1883, the receipts vert
Sl9S, ,4s2 81, and for the year ending Oct l
1884, they We're SIG, $50 "A, showing falling
Off in the sum of s31, ,S43 TO- A correspond
ing decrease in receipts throughout tht
country would aggregate an enormous loss tC
the government, but Postmaster Wildmar
SAYS that in New York. Philadelphia, anC
other large cities this new departure has in
creased the revenues
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

QUEBEC, Oct. 13.-An explosion which de-
stroyed much of the masonry and many of
the windows of the new parliament building
which is being erected here occurred at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. The men en-
gagged on the work, were all, except one, at
dinner He was slightly injured
by a piece of stone striking him. The cause
of the explosion is a mystery. The general
opinion is that it was dynamite, but dyna-
mite was not used on the work. The shock
was felt throughout the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Origin of Ammonia

Ammonia is obtained in large quanti-
ties by the putrefaction of the urine Of
animals Encyclopedia Britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powder containing this disgusting drug
by placing can of the Royal" or"An-
drews" Pearl" top down on hot stove
until heated, then remove the cover and
smell
Prove it by the above test in26dwtf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

BOSTON, Oct 13.-An elopemont that took
plack from SomervilIe four weeks ago has
just come to light The parties are Linwood
Jordan, an cmploye in confectionery man
ufactory, and Miss Hattie A. Cheney, a very
bright and intelligent young school teacher.
The couple had been couIting on the sly
about two years, and the girls widowed
mother objected They are both highly
spoken OF, and will no doubt be happy and
true to each other There is not the slight
est clew to their present whereabouts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
RAILWAY ITEMS.


First Trick for the Baltimore & Ohio.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-The officers of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad have been in
formed that the United States court for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania has granted
an order without bond restraining the Penn
sylvania company from interfering with the
companies, by which the Baltimore & Ohio
cars are run through to New York over the
Pennsylvania road. Judge McKinnon states
that tho Pennsylvania company must observe
the contract and traffic arrangement until
further orders of the court
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
TranadY i'm Florida.

CEDAR KEYS Fla, Oct 1S-The body ot
J. a. Buckner, editor of The Gulf Coas
Herald at Tarpon Springs, was found in {
bayou between Anclots and Tarpon Springs
Tuesday. Buckner had had difficulty with
1 woman who passed as his wife and whipped
her. Sunday she fed with negro Buck
ner followed in pursuit. They passed out OF
sigh. around point, and the next seen OF
Buckner was on Tuesday, when his body was
found as above stated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

Freeport, where he sold the team
and took the train for Chicago. The girl
got on the train at Winnebago, and they
wont TO Chicago together, where they are
now stop Ing. Before the girl left she pur-
,hasad large quantity Of goods and had
them charged to her father. The matter
has created great excitement on account of
The prominence of the girls father
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Civil Service Examination.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 13.-A civil scrv-
ice examination Of applicants for service in
the departments at Washington will be held
at Chicago, Oct. 50. Applications for this
examination must lie scnt to the civil service
commission at Washington. A similar ex
animation is proposed at st. Louis, Oct 81
Applicants for special examina tions fer the
patent Office will be examined at the SANE
tiD,a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
E,oned with the Hired Man.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-It has now
transpired that Mamie Keith, the 15-year old
daughter of Adam Keith, a wealthy
farmer residing in Burritt township, in this
county, eloped on Friday with her fathers s
hired man. Fred Whitney. lie left
Wiunebago on Thursday with a pair
of knrses for the west He went to
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Commissioner Fink Denies.

New YORK, Oct. 13-Commissioner Finl,
denies the rumor that he has resigned his
position of commissioner of the pool. Such
statements, he says, are all bosh, and that
there is no trouble of any account between
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore Il Ohio
companies. AT any rate" said he why
should resign on that account. 1t has
nothing to do with me-"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Shot hy "a RefectiVe.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Oct. 13-During an alter
cation near McClelland Friday night, be
tween Samuel keener, a suspected incendiary
and Sibbett Tripplet, detective sent thers
for the purpose of watching keener, TrippIet
shot and killed the latter. Tril plet has beer
lodged in Jail. He claims that the shootin!
was in self-defence as Keener was advancing
on him with a shotgun at the time he sho
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
The Louisville New Albany q Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-On and after Sunday,
Oct. II, the day express No. 2 on the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago railroad leav-
ing Chicago at 7:40 a. m. will run daily,
making all usual connections. This makes
double daily express trains on the Monon
route between Chicago Lafayette, Craw-
fordsville, Greoncastle, Bloomington, Mitch
ell, Louisville and all points south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Going TO Have an Exposition Build
ing.

PTTsBURG, Pa, Oct 13,-At a meeting Of
over fifty prominent business men of thi.
city it has been decided to organize a stocE
corporation having u capital of $500
with privilege Of increasing to half a million
dollars for the purpose Of erecting and main
tanning an exposition building in this city
a committee is engaged in making the neces
sary engagements toward incorporation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

Pea coal $500; CRATE and egg, S7.75;
range, nut and No. 4 $500 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best Quality of
Anthracite coal Blacksmith's COAL Con-
nellsville coke and charcoal at 1908 Sec
ond avenue. diff E. G. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
THE PRtTTI ST LADY IN ROCK ISLAND.

Remarked TO a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balm for the
Throat and LRgs was superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly wher
others had no effect whatever. So tC
prove this 0. Grotjan will guarn
tee it to all. Price 30 cents and 81
Trial size free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Fire ina ConI NIlne.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Oct. 13.-One chamber Of
the Henry Clay shaft, operated by J. Lang
don & Co., of Elmira, N. Y, is on fire. 1t i,
supposed to have been ignitei by blast
Water is being poured in, but it is hoped t
extinguish the fire without flooding tn,
mines.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Commitments of the Captaiu.

PAfIs, Oct. l3.-After Capt Founier was
wopn, c ! in the duel with Rochefort Friday,
he lot Guch blood, but remained conscious.
He shooE hands warmly with his antagonist,
and complimentei Mr. Rochefort upon his
Skillfnl SMorlSrlanshin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

The Illinois state convention W. c. T
U. closed its sessions Friday afternoon, elect
ing Miss Mary Allen West, of Galesburg
president, and choosing delegates-atlarge t
the national convention, beginning at st
Louis Oct. y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13

Tou".lo, Ont, Oct l3-At Osgoode Hall,
in the sut brought by Mr.. Kniver against
the lhnnix lodge of Odd Fellows at Oshawa,
Ont, Tor injuries received while being ini-
tiated as member Of the loige, Judge Gait
has delivered Judgment in favor of plaintiff
for $3.50
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
A. W. Sullivan Rallies apa,p

DUBLIN, Oct IA NJ Sullivan con
tinues to rally, and his friends now have
some hopes of bis recovery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-13
Rmi ls lyorked a Lo1 OF Hayoc.

ROME, oct. l3.-Further advices from
Catania state that the cyclone lasted only
ten minutes.
The National tribune., 1884-08-28
Rennion of the 1o9th q. S. CoIored Inf

The second Reunion of the officers of the
109th Regiment United States Colored Infantry,
was held at the Girard House, Philadelphia, on
the Goth inst. There were present Col. o. A.
Bartholomew, who presided, of Indiana; Maj.
L. c, Kent, of Delaware. Coils. Julius Higgles,
New York; E. ID. Keplinger, Ohio; Clement,
Maine; J. b. Kimes, Philadelphia; ]. G. Kent
ner, Pennsylvania; C. L. Hart, New Haven /;
Lieuts. C. w. Smith, Indianapolis; J. III.
Schoonmaker Illinois; c. w. Benbow, In
diana; B. L. Stevens, Illinois; Frederick
Hart, Reading; Frank Chapman, Philadel-
phia, and Bentrick, Philadelphia Most of the
visitors brought their wives with them, and
the time was spent yesterday in visiting Inde-
pendence Hall, the public buildings, and other
points OF interest in the city.
Capt. NJ. H. Twitchel, United States Consul
at Kingston, Canada, who was in attendance at
the Reunion has a strange history. Being
severely wounded in the war, he has lost both
arms, shot of by Kuklux in Louisiana in 1876.
AT that time he was a States Senator, and the
Louisiana Senate stood nine Republicans and
nine Democrats. Evenly divided as the SEN
ate then stood, the death of one Republican State
Senator would have sent Democratic United
States Senator to Washington, and Capt
Twitchel states that his life was threatened
many times. AT one time while on his way
across the river to Cochatto in skiff with a
brother-in-law and negro boatman, the party
was fred upon by man on the shore, who
killed the brother-in-law, wounded the negro
and shot the Captain in the leg and neck and
twice in both arms
The National tribune., 1884-08-28
Suicide Of q Veteran.
[Manitolcoc, (His.) Republican.


On Wednesday evening last, in the town of
known in that locality, killed himself. He de-
liberately took off his coat and vest, placed the
muzzle of a gun against his heart, gave the
trigger push, and in a few minutes was dead.
Frank Keiser was one Of the first to volun-
teer from Manitowoc Co.. at the outbreak of
the war; and served all through it in Co. A, 5th
Wis. Vols, and many of the survivors of the old
regiment will regret the sad death of "Old
Keiser." He was as brave as lion, a thorough
soldier. He was wounded several times, and
at Winchester was tossed up in the air by
solid shot and left for dead on the field. He
was picked up with broken ribs, lung ruptured
and body covered with bruises. He was or
dered to the general hospital and was offered
his discharge, but, full of grit and true German
stubbornness, refused to go. Heidi light duty
after that, but always was in line when there
was battle. After the war he supported him.
self by working when able. a few years ago
his old comrades got him pension.
He had one besetting sin-whisky. 1t is
said that some time ago, some envious busy
body took it upon himself to write to the
Pension Department that his pension was
fraudulent and after an examination by some
skipjack surgeon it was stopped.
The old man, cursed by blighting appetite,
without relative in the wide world unable
longer to work, abandoned by the Government
he had so bravely fought to preserve, in dispair
put bullet through his own heart. Perhaps
it was the best be could do. Judge not ye,
that ye be not judged" Peace to your ashes,
old comrade.