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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28
A Pour Down.

A farmer from the country says that
the rain in the neighborhood Of Reynolds
and Edgington was heavier than in this
city. 1t began raining out there about 4
o'clock and continued to pour down until
our informant left at an early hour this
morning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal 800; 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 1903 Sec
ond avenue. diff E. G. FRAZIER,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28
Tha Weather,

Prof. Mansell's storm came along yes
terday ahead of time The rain last night
was very steady and came down in large
quantities. In fact it was one of the
heaviest rains of the year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28
The. DAILY ARGUS.
THURSDAY, AUGUST s,s 1884.
Tonight,

The Jefferson club will hold meeting
at Turner hall tonight. There is consid>
cradle business to be transacted, and it is
essential that all the members be present.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28

DR.. A. T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-28

DR.. j. w. Stark, Dentist 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
GENERAL BUTLER.

He Sneers at Cleveland's Letter and Defends
Himself as a donopoIist.
Hartford Comm Special to New York World.
World correspondent o-day interviewed
General Butler the subject Of Clevelands
letter. General Butler said he had read the let
ter, but had not yet been able to form an opin-
ion regarding it He was asked if he would reply
to IT. whereupon he allowed his right eyelid to
droop down half an inch lower than usual,
drew in his breath, put his left fore finger to
the left side of his mouth, pursed his lips with
fraction Of a sarcastic SMILE looked prefer
naturally wise and then inquired:
What part would you advise me to reply tor
Shall assail his position on the tariff question:
He then lapsed into solemn silence. He was
then asked to define his position on the labor
question, and proceeded to defend himself upoH
the charge of his being monopolist
Those who call me a monopolist are not aware
perhaps, that my father was farmer and that
l. when boy, worked on farm at 81 per month
was never monopolist. The principal charge
made against me by the independent press-and
which is the latest lie which I have the opportu
nifty to Nails that was a monopolist in the
manufacture of bunting. This charge is mani
testify untrue, because monopoly is business
which is exclusively in the hands of a single
bunting just as well as ! can" He was asked
what truth there was in the report that he and
Bill Chandler had entered into an agreement by
which the national Republican committee should
furnish the funds to enable him to make an in
dependent campaign
There is about as much truth said he, sin
that as there is IN the other stories they have
printed about me. The Democrats are mad at
me for running, and want some excuse for ct
tacking me-"
who do you think will be electedq"
well, am certain that Cleveland will carry
more States than Blaine, but he won't get Sc
many electoral votes as the Republican candi-
did you see what the State Democratic pa-
pers have been saying about your letter2n
No, but suppose they are abusing me- Well,
they exhausted all their abusive adjectives on
me twenty years ago and they don't worry me
noWn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
THE CONGO COUNTRY.
Stanley's Sangnine Expectations Gordon's
Position at Khartoum.

Stanley's Sanguine Expectations - Gordon's
Position at Khartoum.
LONDON, Aug. %. MIR. Henry NJ Stanley has
been received with great hospitality during his
present visit to London. Last evening he was
entertained at a dinner given by few Amer
leans at the restaurant Of the health exhibition,
South Kensington. Among those present were
Mr.. Sheldon, Henry F. Gilig and Edward
King. After dinner reporter had an inter
esting interview with Mr. Stanley. Referring
to the reports that there is great European
jealousy regarding the operations Of the
international African Association, Mr. Stanley
said that such reports were enrirely untrue On
the contrary, both France and Germany had Of
fered to assist King Leopold in his efforts to
open the great waterway of the Congo Emil
grafton agents had offered to transport numbers
Of emigrants as soon as the arrangements for
their safety were completed. The chief object
OF his present programme is the construction of
railway from the mouth of the Congo, or at
least from the head Of tidewater navigation,
to point on the river above the cataracts
By this means he hopes to secure the whole
trade Of the country watered by the Congo and
bring it down TO the coast Mr.. Stanley
has the brightest hopes for the future
OF the enterprise, and believes that, instead of
becoming the property of any one nation, the
route win become great highway for the com
merce of all.
In regard to General Gordon's position at
Khartoum, Mr.. Stanley said that, in his opinion,
the partial Swallowing Of the Nile need form no
impediment to the expedition. The river does
not attain its greatest height until the end of
September and sometime rises again in October,
SO there viii doubtless be plenty Of water when
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
A DEMooRATIo MIsTAKE.
Distributing Republican Documents aWhere
They Do the Most Good" - y

DISTRIBUTING Republican documents ssWher0
They Do the Most Good"
WASHINGTON, Aug % Secretary Post, of the
Democratic Congressional campaign committee,
discovered to-day that the committee was mad
vertantly helping along the Republican cam
paign by distributing Republican documents.
The Democratic committee has been sending
out as one Of its principal campaign documents
a speech delivered by Senator Voorhees, on the
imprisonment Of McSweeney, the Irishsuspect, by
British officials during Garfelds administra
tion, and copies of the speech are obtained by
the committee by requisition upon the Senate
folding These are delivered to the com
mittee in large quantities. several thousands at
time, already folded and in wrappers, and are
addressed by the committees employees and
placed in the mails. It appears to have been the
custom of the committee to rely altogether upon
the Senate folding room Q fieials, and mail the
documents received from them without examina-
tion. To-day, however an eTnploye of the COM
mittee discovered, by accidentally, opening one
of the documents, that he was about to mail
that instead of Eoorhees's speech. The commit
tee was distributing where they would
do the most good. q Republican
Benefcience of Protection" made up of speeches
on the protectionist side Of the tariff question
delivered in the House of Representatives last
winter. An examination followed and disclosed
the fact that all the supposed Voorhees, speeches
I'M possession of the committee were copies
of this document Secretary Post went at once
to the superintendent of the folding-room and
took him to task about the matter, and was in
formed that the substitution of one document
for the other was an,honest mistake. It is not
known how many Republican documents were
sent out by the Democratic committee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
THR PLAGUE.
No Abatement in France or ItaIy-Cases at
Geneva, Switzerland.

+.
No Abatement in France or ItaIy-Cases at
Geneva, Switzerland.
PARIS Aug % During the twenty four hours
ended at tonight there were fifteen deaths
from cholera at Marseilles and at Toulon two
deaths from cholera to-day. The record of chol-
era in the Toulon hospitals is: Admitted, 8;
death, /; discharged g. under treatment, 81.
Owing to the prevalence of cholera, the hold
ing of fairs, markets and public festivals and
professions is forbidden throughout Italy. Troops
guard all outlets to the cholera ravaged district
of Garfagnana
The following is to-days bulletin of cholera in
Italy At Bergamo, 8 deaths and IA fresh cases;
at Campobasso, 5 deaths and fresh cases; at
Cuneo, 6 deaths and fresh cases. at Como,
fresh case; at Milan, / fresh case; at Parma /
fresh case, at Genoa, fresh case; at Carrara,
deaths and fresh cases; at Turin, deaths and
1 fresh case. 1t is officially announced that
there have been cases of cholera at Geneva,
Switzerland
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The american Bar Association.

SARATOGA, Aug % The closing day of the
American Bar Association was called to order
this morning by President Harper. The meet
ing opened by the nomination and election Of
the following officers: President, John w.
Stevenson, Of Kentucky; secretary, Edward Otis
Hinkley, of Baltimore; treasurer, Francis
Rawle, Of Pennsylvania; executive committee,
Luke p. Poland, Vermont; Simon E. Baldwin,
Connecticut, and VIM Allen Butler, New York.
The secretary and treasurer are ex oficio mem
bers Of the committee. vice president and To-
cal council of four were elected for each State
belonging to the association. After considera-
bic discussion a resolution was passed commit
ting the paper read by Simon Starne, last night,
to the committee on Jurisprudence and law re-
form, to report at the next meeting of the asso-
ciatiou
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
An Army Of Two Hundred Thousand Men,
Well Armed, Drilled and Equipped-NO
Formal Declaration Of War.
Stanley's Plans for Developing Trade
with the Congo Country.
Cases Of Cholera in Switzerland and England
The British Expedition Up the Nile-The
Meeting Of the Worlds Y. M. C. a.
CHINA AGAINST FRANCE.
The Army Numerous and Drilled According
to European Methods.

The Army Numerous and Drilled According
to European Methods.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %. The members of the
Chinese Regation here are watching the deyel-
opments in regard to the troubles between their
country and France with good deal of interest.
They do not credit the reports that the war is
over. or that France has in a single week or
month conquered the Chinese nation Their
army and navy, they say, are something more
in Importance than this would in
dicate They have great confidence in
the fighting power of their army. Their
new steel gunboats are, they say, very formida-
ble The army has, since the Manchu conquest,
been divided into two sections-the Green Flags
and the Banner-men The latter are the more
formidable the Green Flags being sort Of
militia system. or the Banner-men there are
about 125, 900, who are stationed near the capi-
tai of the nation These, they say are only a
small section of the fighting strength of the
army The great mass of troops comes from
the interior Of the country Mongolia they say,
is able alone to furnish a quarter of a million
Of warriors. Then there are Of the
Green Flags 100000, and considerable num-
Der scattered about at the various forts and
military stations throughout the country, bring
ing the available force up. to about 1,000 600.
This is the only force Immediately available
What the empire with its 45O oOO, 900 of people
could raise on demand is pretty hard to say 1t
would be something enormous as to numbers
In addition TO all these facts they lay great
stress on the fact that an adoption Of European
methods in the army has made it very formida-
Bile. Since Chinese" Gordon set the Chinese
army in order and put aquick stop to the TAPPING
rebellion they have realized the Importance of
European methods and put them into active
practice. The result is that, beside having a
large number of forts along the coast bristling
with Krupp guns, they have good navy and be-
tween 100000 and 100000 men drilled and
to do frst-class fighting at minutes notice.
Modern arms of all Sorts both large and small
have been imported from abroad, and manufacs
tories established In their own country to make
more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The Death of 81. woodward.

PHLADELPHIA, Aug. % 1t is now reported
that DR. Joseph j. Woodward, one of the ply
sicians who attended President Garfield in. his
last illness. committed suicide. He had been in
i'll health for some time. and travelled abroad for
the benefit of his health. Upon his return he
went to the private insane asylum at Wawa, on
the Philadelphia e West Chester railroad for
treatment His physical condition was very
good, but he had many peculiar ideas, one of
which was a strong aversion to company or any
sensitive on the subject of suicide. On Sunday
evening he threw himself from high porch and
received injuries which soon after resulted in
his death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
w E1.N
CLOTHING STORE.
SPORTING MATTERS.
Tho Closing Day of the Chicago Driving
Park Meeting

The Closing Day of the Chicago Driving
Park Meeting.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The attendance to-day at
the Chicago Driving Park was fair, the track
fast, and the weather fair.
In the first race, three-fourths of a mile, the
starters were Vaulter, Mary Hamilton, Tivol
and Leonardo Vaulter took the lead and held
it to the stretch. where Hamilton was even and
came on, winning by length; Vaulter second,
Leonardo poor third. Time, 1:16s.
In the second race, one mile, the starters were
Col Montgomery and Bonita. Bonita led to
the half mile, when Montgomery went to the
front one-half length and held it to the dis
tance pole where Bonita drew out and won easily,
by two lengths Time 1:47
In the third race, one and one sixteenth mile,
the starters were Ida B., Europa, John Shepard,
Thetis, Little Joker, Rebel Scout. Heartless,
Twilight and Gold Dollar. Europa led all the
way, but was pushed by Twilight along the
home stretch, and wonNby head Twilight sec
one, Shepard bad third Time, 1:502
In the fourth race, hurdles, the only starter
was Katie Creel, who had a walk-over. This
ends the meeting,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The Declaration of War.

LONDON, Aug. %. The Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon says China will not issue declara-
ton Of war, but will inform France and the neu-
tral powers that she win regard the seizure of
Keelung or an attack on Chinese territory as
an ipso facto declaration of war China will
ask other powers, and especially England, to be
strictly neutral The English colony at Hong
Kong has been the base of operations against
Tonquip. China expects that in case the. French
attack is renewed the English colonists will be
warned of their duties as neutrals. 1t is quite
certain that the Chinese will Immediately cross
the southern frontier and invade Tonquin.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The Letter He Didn't Publish.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Mr. Hendricks must have had a good letter
Of acceptance written. He is capable Of writ
ing much and saying little, or saying much,
in small spaces he had plenty Of time
to prepare it; he had it ready; but he
was thunderstruck when he read Clevelands let
ter, What could he do2 To print his own let
ter, under the circumstances, would be cruel
It would not do for the second on the
ticket to overshadow the head Cleye-
land had said virtually nothing. He had
lodged all the issues except civilservice, and
Senator Pendleton inspired that, il he did
not write it Hendricks does not believe in
TO the retirement of one of the foremost
Democrats in the party Hendricks is eau
tious. Therefore, what could he ioq Precisely
what he did do; scratch off few lines of accept
ance. If Mr.. Hendricks will send us the letter
which he prepared with so much care, we will
print it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
WIND AND RAIN
Death and Damage Caused by Lightning ii
s5 Navv York stt IS

Death and Damage Caused by Lightning in
KS. New York.
3 Troy, Aug. q There was heavy hail and
rain storm here yesterday afternoon. Several
houses were struck by lightning in Lansingburg,
and two valuable houses burned in Brunswick.
At Greenbush lightning struck the house Of
Clark Lape, and Miss Idella Lee, one of the in
mates, was badly burned Thomas Gray, at
JohnsonviIle, was knocked down unconscious,
but recovered. At various places trees were
torn up, fences destroyed and buildings injured.
The Hudson River Knitting Mill, at Saltwater,
was partly unroofed The house of John Matti-
son, at Cambridge was struck, and Sarah Allen
killed. and a daughter Of Mattison probably ia
tally injured; the house was set on fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
No Reinforcements for Cbina.

PANS, Aug. %. Lie Paris denies that rein
forcements have been ordered to China. The
question, whether France win carry the war into
the interior, the paper says, is not under con
sideration. For the present, France win only
occupy Foo Chow and Keeling.
LIE Temps believes France has no intention of
blockading the open ports Of China If found
necessary, it says, those will be chosen which
will least interfere with international commerce
LIE Temps calls attention to the absence Of an
actual declaration of war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
French Omcials Leave Pelxin.

LONDON Aug. q "A dispatch from Pekin, to
the London Times to-day, says 'srhe French
legation left Pekin yesterday telegraph sta
ton was opened here to-day, and this is the first
message. A dispatch from Shanghai to Reuters
Telegram Company, says Vicomte de Semalle,
French representative at Pekin, Immediately
after lowering the French flag at the legation,
started for Shanghai. Z
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The Utica Races.
Base Ball.

Clubs of the American Association played
games yesterday as follews
4ss. Al Cinci,indti-
The Cincinnati and Indianapolis clubs played
three innings without score, when rain caused
apostponement.
At Baatinore-
Baltimore .......-.,.0 / o Q / o o. o 4-S
Allegheny. ,.---...-..1 o A o II 20 o O-6
Base Hits-Baltimore, 13; Allegheny, IL.
Errors Baltimore, 8; Allegheny, 8.
Clubs Of the National League played games
yesterday as follows:
AT PhilGdelphia-
Phiadelphias.. -s.-s.1 o IL o O O A-5
Cleveland .............2 O o. o 0 O O o.
Base Hits-P Philadelphia, 5; Cleveland A.
Errors Philadelphia, s. Cleveland IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
slauehtered IN a Wreck.

LANcAsTER, Pa, Aug. 22.-Two freight trains
collided this afternoon in .he west yard of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Columbia. The ca
boose and a gondola car Of the front train aud
the engine and four cars of the rear train, the
latter filled with sheep and hogs, were smashed
The wreck caught FIRE and was consumed. Up
ward of 800 animals were killed, only fifty escap-
ing. No human lives were sacrificed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The burning Mines.

provement in the situation atthe burning mine at
Buckridge. The gas is very strong in the Green
back mine, but the men got down forty-five feet
without recovering any bodies As an expert
ment dog was forced down to the spot where
the bodies Of Beck and White are supposed to be
lying, and the animal was alive when hoisted up.
This indicates that these two bodies will soon be
recovered. The location Of the other bodies is
unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
Factory Burned at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 22-Polock Wilson g
Sons establishment, at Sixth and Carr streets,
for the manufacture Of saddlery hardware and
chains, was completely destroyed by fire, early
this morning. Only the active work Of the fire
men prevented a most disastrous fire, as a large
amount Of valuable and combustible property
adjoined it The total loss Of Wilson & Sons,
is $4,000, well insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
ObituarY.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug %. General Leroy
Pope Walker, first Secretary of War in JEFF
Daviss Confederate Cabinet, and who gave the
order for firing on Fort Sumter, died at his
home in Huntsville, Ala, this morning after a
brief illness. The funeral will take place on
Saturday. General Walker was president of the
State constitutional convention in 1875 when it
framed the present Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
INDIANA Politics.

Benton County Republicans Organizing
Large Meeting at Boswell.
Correspondence of tho Indanapo is journal.
Fowler Aug 22 The Republicans Of Grant
township, this county, met last night at Boswell
to organize Blaine and Logan club. The meet
ing contrary to all expectations, eliminated in
greatrally. People from the country came
for miles, and the town turned out en- masse.
The club from Otterbien. to the number Of
forty, comein their new uniforms; large dele.
cation from the Fowler club also in uniform. nras
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
Reaching England.

LONDON, Aug PA stowaway at Waterford
from the British steamship Oranmore, from Liv-
erpool for Baltimore was i'll and was taken to the
infirmary to-day. The doctors pronounce the
disease cholera and bleve it to be of the Asiatic
same time are missing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
Gable Notes.

The canton of Berne, Switzerland forbids
the Salvation Army to hold meetings within its
territory on the ground that the meetings are
not religious
An ultimatum will be sent to the Raiah Of
Tenom, demanding the release, within a fort
night of the crew of the steamship Nisero,
whom the Rajah has held in captivity since the
vessel was wrecked last November.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
Admiral Courbet,s INSTRUCTIONS.

PARIS, Aug. 22Admiral Courbet is instruct.
ed to lombard the arsenal at Foo Chow in the
morning and land a detachment Of troops and
destroy the warmaterial and stores accumulated
there. which are Of immense value This ac-
ton is intended as reprisal for the action of the
Chinese at Langson At the same time the
French at Keeiung are ordered to oceupyIthe port
and coal mines as security for the indemnity de-
handed bv Franco
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
me Murder of CAPTAIN Lewis.

New York, Aug, 22-Steward Peter Gomez,
of the schooner Julia Baker, whose captain is re-
ported murdered, arrived here to day and was
arrested He states that Captain Lewis died
and was thrown overheard that the mate sold
the deck load of lumber at Bahama, and he
(Gomez) LETT the vessel at Orange Key. He
does not think anyone responsible for the death
of Captain Lewis, and he had no money from
Mate Walker, but the latter did wrong to sell
the cargo UnitedeStates Commissioner Shields
held him for trial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The British Expedition for the Relief of
General Gordon.
CAIRO, Aug. 22-The authorities of the War
Office, at London. insist on the Nile route for
the autumn expedition for the relief of General
Gordon. They state that row-boats will reach
Wady- -Halfa Nov. l, when the expedition will
start from that point. 1t is suggested that the
gyptian troops be employed for continuing the
railway sixty miles beyond Wady-Halfa so as to
avoid the rapids
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23
The World,s y. nj. 9. a.

BERLIN, Aug. 22-The conference of the
Young Mems Christian Association of the World
continued in session to-day. and managing
resentatiye on this committee is Dan P. Eells, of
Cleveland. The other members Of the commit
tee are the German court chaplains, Frammea
and Stoecker; Baron Oertezer, of Hamburg;
Holder, of London; Lagercranz, of Sweden;
Bohnsbourg, of Denmark, ana Barrelet of Swe-