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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19

.----.-.-.. --aaLio So.~s.
of sin. the necessity OF abonSf.ent, the upi-
freedom Of win, and Che fresness of grace
Not one Of these caa be discarded or as
torted without nnarring the scheme Of saliva
ton revealed in the gospel. But even
these foundation truths, however empha-
sized, VIII not meet the demands of the
soul, and never could have pro-
duc5a the phenomena Of Methodist life and
history. There are other doctrines TO be en-
Ehasizsd- doctrines which relate to saliva
ton applied, as well as provided; doctrines
which undsrfie the experiences Of the soul in
its emergency out Of darkness and death, Of
sin into light, and lie in Righteousness.
These other doctrines have been the raIlying
cry Of Methodism In the past, and must be
IN the future They are repentance, faith,
Justification adoption, the witness Of
the spirit sanctihcatioH, and Christian
perfection. Out Of these come all
our experiences, all our joys and hopes, our
inspiration and zeal; and upon these are
built all our special forms ana means of
grace, our charities, our benevolenses, and
our correctional institutions These doc
trines, above all others, have given tone and
shape and spirit to our organism, and de-
termiIfed It's work and place in history.
Take from Methodism these doctrines of ex-
perience, or even the emphasis given
them, or overlay them with hfeless
forms and ceremonies, or mar
them by human specuIations concerning
the work of dfvkne procedure in them, or
confuse thsfn by any conceivable departure
from their simplicity, so they shall become
only doctrines Of the creed unvoiced in the
soul as the very essence Of salvation, and
then our glory is departed forever. We
therefore plead with you brethren, as you
value the purity or the church AMI its
power TO convert the people and spread
scripturaa holiness, to hold fast these doc
trines, as they come from the fathers as
they appear in the scriptures, and as they
have been attested in the experiences of the
church in past ages"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
Tile san Domingo Treaty.

NEW Yo&K, De- l9.--The Herald pub
ls.has the full text of the San Domingo
treaty and says in regard to it, "All the
commercial advantages are not only retained
BIN every encouragement is given. for the ln-
PRODUCTION OF American manufactures and
industries. Our legal tender standard Of
gold ami silver is to be tie STANDARD Of
Dominica, and an arbitration tribunal is to be
constituted for the settlement of every dis
pute which may arise from such commercial
reciprocity. These are some of the intrin-
sic merits Of the treaty, but the
greater one is held in view by the ad-
ministration inasmuch as the Rarbor of
SANTANA will eventually become the great
coalins station of the European worlds new
highway OF commerce via Nicaragua TO the
Pacific, and this har0or viii, it is believed,
under the benefits Of such treaty as now
awaits ratification, be also the site of our
American colony and not less important
Than the ones that are to grow up at either
terminus Of the iuter-oceanic canal
The following articles are to be admitted
free OF duty to tine United States:
Animals, alive, of all kinds, for breeding
purposes; asphaltum, barley, heeswax, bones,
shells, and other animal relIEtins employed
as ltltGlE-fN, cocoa, tIuds ana HdnutdcU-
ured; cole, cotton, hemp, sisal, heai-
quen, and other vegetable textile filters;
| dye woods and dya stuifs OF all KINKS, es-
| parto and other grasses and pulp for the
manufacture of paper; fish, fresh, dried,
! SaItsl, cr mokad; tiutS, vegetable, ami
nuts; ediDies of all kinds; hides and
| skins, addressed, whether dried, salted,
or picked; hide ropes, honey,
in comb or strained; India rubber
I and gutta percha, crude and the
milk of che same; indigo, leather I'D scrap;
| meat, fresh, whether beef or mutton; lniEi-
| erals and ores, ilo.asSes and melado, palm q
cocoanut oil. rock salt spongeS sugar moi
above No. 10 Dutah NauIard in color, tai
low, tobacco in Leaf; woci and lumber of al
1 kinds
And the following arc to pay duty at q
| Per cent. reduction;
Condials in bottles or jugs, consisting Of
! rum, aromatized OF sweetened; fruit pre-
| serves, fruit jeilie aud commits; ginger, pre-
| served OF picked; t. hacco in twists or manu-
factured into cigars or cigarettes.
The list Of article Of American prod1c
ton to be admitted free into Saa Domingo ii
long, and embrace nearly everything pro
duced in the country, whils those made Ia
subject of reduction of - per cent. in
clude most of the remainder Of our products
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
THE TELeGRApHeRs DISSATISFIED.
Short Strike at New Orleans - This
Organization.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 19.--It was reported
Wednesday that general strike Of tele.
graphers throughout the country would be
inaugurated by the operators here Wednes,
day night or Thursday. 1t has been impossi.
bic to run the rumor to reliable sources.
The operators arc naturally disguised at the
reductions, but none of them, so far as known
have stated determination to strike. The
manager here knows nothing of the rumor,
but does not believe strike viii take place.
LATER.-The telegraph operators of the
Western Union went out on strike at
go o'clock Wednesday night. Their
grievances are many, but the main
ones are the cutting of wages and
no pay for extra work. The checkers quit
work in the afternoon, owing to the intro
duction of scrub at SIS per month. Most
Of the operators, however, were at their
tables again Thursday. They say that they
are not on a strike. They quit work
because they were asked to per
form several hours labor with.
out extra pay. A protest against
extra work without extra pay has been for
warled to Gen. Eckert at New York. Their
is bitter feeling among the knights Of the
key in this city. They say that they are be
ing shamelessly imposed upou. But they arr
not prepared to make an open fight.
New YORK, Dec 19-Mr. J. B. Tatarall
editor of The Photographers Advocate, say:
that, in his opinion, there is little prospect o
a general strike this winter. The work OF
organizing, however, is being pushed viii
much energy. There are now about twenty
assemblies in the larger cities OF the coun
Try. When the cutting OFF OF pay for over.
time was announced, there were only tel
organized. The New York assembly meet
secretly In different houses, ahd never twic,
coasecutiyely in the same place. The objec
Of forming the society was to be better pre-
pared than ever before to defend the right
Of operators Thus far there has been II,
central organization, only the local assem-
bltes In short time the central committe
will be appointed and the now separat
brances Will be united under one head.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19-The reported strike il
New Orleans is discredited by Chicago opera
tors, wht are suffering from the same griev
ances as theft southern brethren They thinl
no organized resistance will at present be of
fered to the exactions Of the Western Union
The times are hard, business is dull, and tn
photographers, although formed into assem-
blies i'll the chief cities Of th5 country, ar
yet without central organ zltiun.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
GROWING a POET.
The Free Ma53ns Encircle Poets Head
with !aurci.

The Free Sia5sn4 Encircle Poets Head
with !aurei.
New YORK, Dee la-The Masonic
fraternity of the state tarou-ei the Grand
Lodge room Of the Masonic Temple Wednes
day night to take part in the GROWING y
the poet laureate of Freemasonry. Robert
Morris, La D., of Kentucky. The
only poet upon whom the honor
had been conferred before was Robert
Burns, the Scotch poet Prominent
Masons in the United States, Canada, and
Great Britain had united in urging that Mr..
Morris be crowned. The ceremonies Were
very interesting and impressive, including
addresses and instrumental and vocal Sc
lections. The honored guest was then pre-
scented to the audience and tho laurel chaplet
placed upon his gray hairs by Past Master j
d. Evans, the organist playing the "Corona
ton" hymn at the same moment GTaaG
Master Brodie said:
This is awarded on behalf of the audience
present on the part OF 70. 900 Masons in New
York, and in obedience to the wishes of tn
fraternity throughout the world May youl
laurel crown inspire you in the future TO still
greater and more inspiring strains o. pootr,
than ever in the past"
Mr. Morris, with the crown still on hi
head, made an appropriate response, con
Guiding with a poem entitled The Last
Last Word" Mr. Henderson then preseato,
to the grand Lodge portrait of the laureate
the WORK OF Miss Marion Foster. TIER
were many distinguished Masons presen
during the ceremonies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
THE RECENT TREATIES.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
ONE WITH NICARAGUA.
Uncle sam Acquires No Territory Nor
Political Control-The San Domingo
Document Some business Views
of the Spanish Treaty.

WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. ia careful
perusal of the treaty will show that the
sovereignty of Nicaragua is not involved,
the United States does not propose an ac-
QUESTION of territory, or the right of eminent
domain, or to fecure political control OF Mic
aragua by this treaty, and that, with
the exception of favoring tolls to coast
wise commerce carried on by vessels entirely
owned and commanded by citizens of the
United States and Nicaragua, all other ma
tons are to ENJOY its peaceable use on equal
terns.
Article says: "There shall be perpetual
alliance between the United States of Amer
lea and the republic of Nicaragua. The
former agree to protect the integrity of the
territory of the latter"
This is an obligation which has never
before been incurred by the United States
government The Monroe doctrine has been
the traditional policy of the country, but it
has never before been practically embodied
in a protectorate over the territory of
another power Nor has the government
ever undertaken an enterprise of such
magnitude in its own, and much less in
foreign territory.
The treaty further provides that all tolls
on passing vessels shall be collected by q
board of managers to be appointed by the
two governments, and that no other tolls
shall he exacted either direct
or indirect. The tolls are tC
be equal to vessels of all nations except that
vessels owned entirely by the two contract
ing parties may be favored when engaged in
the coastwise trade The United States
is to furnish all the means Il
buili the canal and have ex
elusive charge of its construction
and land on each side Of its line to be ex,
propriatei Of sufficient quantity to enable
the successful carrying Oh of the enterprise
and also the building and maintenance Of E
railway and telegraph line.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 19.-There is a
feeling of very deep and sincere regret here
over the serious and threatening illness Of
the Hon. Robert c. Winthrop. Aside from
the high esteem in which he is hed this feel
ing is especially due to the fact that Mr.
Winthrop bud consented to deliver the adj
dress ct the dedication of the Washington
monument in February. 1t was deemed
siIgularly fortunate circumstance
that the man who made the Grafton at the
laying Of the cornerstone was still living
and, although advanced in years, sufficiently
vigorous in mind and body TO speak at the
dedicatory ceremonies The latest news is
not encouraging; and while all unite in the
earnest hope that he may recover, it is
feared that the attack will, in the event of a
favorable turn, leave him so enfeebled that
he will be unable to visit Washington.
Should this fear be realized it will detract in
no small degree from the interest Of the
occasion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19

PROMINENT Medical Man In Trouble.
New York, Dec. 19.-Dr. Foriyce Barker.
president of the New York academy oi
medicine, and famous throughout the work.
for his treatment OF diseases of women, is tc
be tried by the academy on several charge,
the most important of which is perjury Ii
is claimed that in 1880. when al physicians
ig-this city were required by law to register
their name, date of birth, and college Of
graduation, DR.. Barker swore he graiu
atcd from the Paris college of medicine in
1s4i and had been practictng ever since By
the authority OF the diploma then obtained
Something occurred to reuse suspicion as t.
the source of the doctors diploma, and the
proper committee of the academy conducted
lengthy correspondence with the Paris medi-
cal authorities, who failed to confirm D..
Bdrker's claim that he mad graduated il
that city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19

" AsHIEGf9N CITY, Dec 10. In the SEN
ate, Thursday Eoar presented protest
from women ssffFagists OF Pennsylvania
against the admission of Dakota uulesswomap
suffrage was adopted by that territory
Hcar said be thought such action would be
unSyise. Vest offered resolution declaring
that surveys made by the United States in
Nicaragua without tho consent of congress
were Illegal AMI ordering the naval secretary
nor to proceed with the same until authorized
by congress- Hale objetsed and it went
over, Tho Till for an appropriation of
$4,000 for statue to Lafay-
cite was paSsel Vaa Wyck intro
duced a bill to increase the pensions of de
pendenfShers OF decea ed soldiers and another
to grant pensions to dependent soldiers who
served three months in the war against-the
rebellion.
In the house she interstate commerce bill
was resumed. the pending question being or
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the HOSES Wednesday adopted GofI7s
amendment providing that in transporta,
ton TIRE railroad companies shall make
no discrimination on account of race or color
The motion t. reconsider was tabiei-yoaS
40; nays, los
BarksCiale offered an amendment provid
ing that the furnishing of separate &C
COMMUNICATIONS with equal facilities and equa
comforts at tie ;ame charges shall not b
considered a discrimination. The amend
ment was agreed to-yeas, 1871; nays
la Further consideration OF tbs
bill was postponed few moments. il
order to allow the house to non-concur in the
senate a7nendments-to the bill making tenn
pofaIy provision for the naval service. Ran
dali, Holman and Long were appointed con
faraps
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
COUNSEL TO THE BRETHREN.
Synopsis of the Pastoral Issued by I'll
Methodist Conference.

Synopsis of the Pastoral Issued by the
Methodist Conference.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE centennial con
ference, before the adjournment wednesday,
issued II pastoral letter to the Methodist pao-
pie of the United States and Canada.
Permit us to remind you, dear brethren,
say the bishops, "that while we extend
hearty congratulations upon success in the
past, and express the profoundest conviction
OF even nobler and grander achievements
that await us in the future, that the mis-
sion given us by providential allotment is
not yst accomplished. We entreat you,
brethren, do not forget that hitherto
Methodists have been distinguished by the
emphasis they have given to the essential
doctrines of Christianity. In all the years
OF our history truths relating to God, to
moral government, to morality, and to eter-
mol retributions have been sacredly main
tanned and asserted with great distinctness,
and that we have held i'll common with all
Christian people to the inspiration and
divine authority OF the scriptures, the divine
origin of the church, vocation of the minis
try, value Of the saeraments, and the in
dispensableness of the strictest NOR
ality according to the New Testament stand
ard; and that yet, beyond all these points,
- -' Ia "nuSnicuous the Nervousness
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
THE NEWS n sa=,.


Five persons were buraed to death in
ftc =, ~. 81 Are., III ,s!ay III ,i-..ia:
Tie irohibiio lists have just carried
Union pel.sa, l.o,.is ana by vote "a. I'D to
zoe
The United States Clothing house at
Al p.eitn h.s.. is ms lsent, WITH lilh liti5s
OF ,:29,rs'
CoL Iagersoll is said to have made
So - fly lec,ures during tie last
two uo. 49,
For ,ie yea ended Nov 30. $685. It's
barreis >..1 were produced Ia Michigan
the laEse>l IL the states III tor,
Hog cholera in Nebraska has caused
loss ri probably s5o3,Gjo, TIE loss IN Sarpy
county alone amounting i 5000
The Canadian Premier will stand or fall
by the p'fry Il protect il, ani Is opposed to
reciprocity wlln the United S ates
From March "A, 1855, to April 80. 1885,
the Limos Central ra,iroa,i las paid to the
STATE Of ilIno: Ii sum o. 50, 64s, G494l
EleTen Euadred AMI nine women were
| registered IL - IT,, "a, year II vote fer
school committee. ~ in .3i last year.
| judge .:ere Blacks widow, who has not
entered the Wa House since Buchanan
went out of ii, will reviait ii after March 4,
next
eastman, the baseball pitcher, who
played last season i'll Milwaukee, has signed
with The Abilities of Philadelphia for next
year.
In a fight with deputy mafshals in
| Hall couAty, Georgia, Taes lay night, three
manufacturers OF "ni,5,isE.i5" whisky uere
killed
Three acres Of land over the Lance col
liery at Plymouth, Pa, sunk five feet
| Wednesday, TIE cavern being preceded by
rGmblin5 report.
The district around iaconia, N. H., was
shaken by an earthquake early Wednesday
morning, doors, windows ana dishes bcing
sha3en in residences
Maud Dillon. IL years old, gave birth to
a child "Wednesday morning at Wheeling,
and claims that her ,tap-father, Peter
Hei,ar, who has flel, is IT. father
In Churchill county, Nevada, is sand
hiil fear Iiiies long by ole vile, which in
the course of few years has been moved by
the prevailing win Is a distance Of more than
Il nile
Protests against the adoption of the
Spani-h treaty we're ihado ~ the irion-ore
interests at Cleveland, AMI by the National
Sugar-1rowers' association At is convention
in ST l. us
4 new industry has developed in Flor
itla--Jn&, OF RAISING forage grasses on the
lowlands Tne Kentucky blue grass has
been both transplanted and resown there
with great success.
The tanners conference at Cincinnati
wednesday decided ap1n a 50 i per cent re-
lucJioI Of the proiu tioa OF leather for
thirty days, with a po 5Tbie continuance for
an additional month.
In The Couch murder case at jackson,
Mich, wednesday, tie prosecution rested,
and the lclenze move! that the case he dis
missed, claiming that TIE prosecution was s
} failure, Tie j9dce r.s,rvel his decision.
4 sensitive Chic girl is i'll from nervous
prostraliaa. Sc wyrAed in a millinery shop
where great numbers Of little birds wJ4e
, used ii trimming bonnets, and she grieved
constantly OYER the victims of fashion until
her health gave way to the strain.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
The Jap Was Handy with a Gum

New YORK, Dec. 19.-Gen Oyama the
Japanese minister of war, paid visit to
Gen. Hancock at Governors island, Wednes-
day, and was received with O salute of
twenty guns. The tug Chester A Arthur
took him and his suite down to Fort Hamil-
ton, and from thence to old Fort Lafayette,
where the long dynamite gun had been
set up. Gen. Oyama was much interested
in tho dynamite gun. He watched closely
the process Of loading it The general aston
ished the party by some extraordinary fine
shooting with repeating rifle. A member
of the American rife team first fired six
shots at glass balls, and hit four of the six
Gen Oyama then took the gun, and, after
examining it closely, brought it to his
shoulder and shattered the first ball thrown
up. He then broke the next five without a
miss
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
Hallway Notes.

CHICAGO, Dec 19--a1he fast Milwaukee
express of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st
PGM railway, leaymg Chicago at 5 p. m.
daily, except Sunday, will have dining car
through to Milwaukee hereafter, serving
supper en- route
The local committee of passenger agents
Of the Chicago eastward bound roads have
decided that the time for which the special
rates for sailors shall remain coed shall be
extended to Include Dec. 90, 1884, instead of
Dec Is, 1884, as announced in circular No.
159-of Oct IT. 1854
The Monon route has placed on sale round
trip tickets to New Orleans at the following
rates from Chicago: Good fifteen days, $40;
good forty days, SIS; good six months, $50.
StoP-over privileges will be granted at the
MAMMOTH cave. Nashville, Montgomery and
Mobile
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec, 19.-The investi-
CATION into the conduct of United States
marshals at the October election in Cincin-
matt was continued Thursday, and several
employees of the government at Washington
testified that they acted as deputy marshals
or in other capacities at Cincinnati under
Marshal Wright Mr.. Clark, commissioner
Of pensions, testified to the absence of his
predecessor, Mr.. Dudley, from the Office for
a long period before the election, and said he
was acting commissioner during that time.
He was asked to prepare statement as to
the number of pension employees absent at
that time. Nothing of very interesting
nature was brought out.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-19
THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON FAIR.
Something Beautiful from Next cO-Tht
Liberty Bell.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. IA model of
the two extinct volcanoes near Mexico City,
Popocatepeti ana Ixtachuati, in solid silver,
have passed through hero en- route to
the New Orleans exposition, as a
contribution from the state Of Chi
huahua. The highest one, represent
ing Popocatepeti, IS thrse feet one inch in
height, the famous crater being accurately
represented The base of the model meas
ures four feet seven inches the whole resting
on platform of silver six feet four niche
long by three feet six inches in width The
entire weight is $3.50 pounds avoirdupos,
and the exhibit is valued at sos, 900 Amefi-
can GA rency.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-The COMMITTEES
Of the councils considering the question OF
sending the old Liberty bell to New Orleans
voted -fS t6S-that report be made to TIE
councils with FAVORABLE recommeniations
authorizing the commissioner Of markets
and city property to take down the bell, and
directing that a joint committee be appointed
to attend the fair, TO take charse-of tho bell
and hand it over TO the authorities at New
Orleans"