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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
OTHER INDUSTRIAL DIFFICULTIES


Atoubie Ia Lne Dfy GOODS Trade.
New YORK, Jan. "a strong movement
on the part of the Dry Goods Clerks associa,
tion i'll Grand street, supported by the labor
union, resulted Friday in a counter current
that presages trouble. The police were
called upon by a committee of merchants
to protect their property in the
event of general strike. Saturday
the street SWAT med with policemen in
citizens clothes, and after nghtfaIl the watch
was doubled. The holidays being over the
employers have assumed an attitude of de-
fance towards the claims of their clerks.
The trouble began ten days ago with TIE
firm of Garry Bros Following the ex-
ample of Ridley, they decideded to keep open
after O'Clock Their clerks rang the clos
ing bell at the usual hour and marched ont
compelling the firm to surrender The
holiday business was then in full swing. A
few days later the firm discharged a clerk
whose duty it was TO close the front doors at
night. He had left both open. A
committee of the clerks demanded
the reinstatement of the clerk and the
payment of his full wages The firm
refused to do so, and the clerks went on a
strike. New Years had been reached mean
while, and the firm was able to get along
with employees who responded to an adver-
tisement They defied the association, ana
when a committee of the labor union
called upon them to arrange compromise
they refused to listen to them The strikers
took up a position near the store and seized
every opportunity to approach the new EN-:
ployes with threats in order to induced them
to leave their employers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05

Hiass Making on the Oo-OperatiYe Plan.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 5-The striking
glass-workers who are now resisting re-
duction of wages have on foot scheme for
the building of new glass factory, which
will give employment to at least a part OF
the idle men. The company is being organ.
ized on the cooperative plan, composed of
fifteen practical workmen with capital of
$1,000 TIE plant will be started by Feb.
ruary |
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
DRAWING THE COLOR LINE.
An Incident of the Georgia Wonders ;.
Chicago Season.

Chicago Season.
CHICAGO, Jan 5--On Friday night at the
exhibition of the powers of Lula Hurst. the
Georgia Wonder, in this city, shortly be.
fore the minute intermission the man.
ager's repeated request that "any man in
the house shoui come forward to hold the
chair, was responded 10 by neatly dressed
colored man, who q he mounted the stage
laid aside his ogeleaat and then walked
toward the center of the platform to take pr
the chair The manager at once protested,
saying; "Ihis contest Is not open for YOU. y
why notEH inquired the colored man.
amid the mingled applause and hisses of the
audience
Il have the utmost consideration for the
eolored man, said the manager, but | must
protest against this. Leave the stage, if YOU
please, Sir"
You said amy one, and am here paid
my money, and / am obeying your own re
quest" persisted the colored man. Mr..
Hurst walked rapidly up to the speaker
whose back was turned toward him. as if
meaning business of some kind, but as the
colored man paid no attention to him he
moved uneasily back to his former position.
LET him try, let him try" was shouted by
several voices in the audience
Il say no, !" roared pompous- looking man.
who was at once hissed down.
Mr. Hurst is as good friend as the negro
has, and he will always see that you have
your rights" said the manager to the coIored
man.
Il am an American citizen and do not
want Mr., Hurst's orany one else's protection.
have as many rights as he has, replied the
gentleman of color, as he put on his coat and
started for the door, while an irate man in
the gallery yelled cut "You fellows must
think you are in Georgia." Before he left
the house several young men hurried after
hlm and gave him their cards
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
A STATE OF WAR
SEEMS TO EXIST IN THE OHIO MINING
DISTRICT.
Guards Driven Away from Tunnel by
Armed Men and the Tunnel Fired
Movements of the Bel
ligerent Forces.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Jan. 5-The guards
were driven away Thursday night from the
Bristol tunnel, on the Newark and Shawnee
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
This is strictly a coal road, thirty five miles
| long, over which immense quantities Of coal
are carried to Newark and thence to the
lakes and in all directions The Hook
ing Valley and Ohio Central are the
other two roads reaching the coal
region, hut they are hindered by the
strike, while the Baltimore a. Ohio branch
has been getting out large quantities OF coal
The destruction of the tunnel will stop the
output. The guard was light New Years
night and easily driven away. When sur
prlsed and overpowered they stood the fire
for some time, but finally fled The tunnel
is between Somerset and Shawnee. After get
ting possession combustibles and dy-
Mantle were used The fuses and
kindling were found when the tun-
mel was discovered on fire Friday morning
at both ends. 1t was also found that it had
been filled with hay. The tunnel is heavily
tlmbered with solid walls of coal on either
side. Although the Newark, New Iexing-
ton, Somerset, and Shawnee fire departments
are playing on it. they have hard work to
get at the fire, which has worked in. Four
hundred feet has caved in. The loss will be
heavy, and the officials can not tell how
long it will take to open up the valley. A
number of arrests have been made on sus-
piclon, and lot of arms we're stopped at
Newark
The companies having put in new men in
all other parts of the Hooking valley, on Fri
day moved on New Straitsville with a large
force of Pinkerton men and special guards,
who were attacked before they got fully at
work on their fortification. The guards
held the fort, but Sergt Wood, who was in
command, was arrested by the marshal of
StraitSylle on affidavit of three strikers
whom he forcibly elected The sergeant did
not want TO go over into the town, and gave
bond. Guards are being enlisted here
and elsewhere to double the force
on the Hooking Valley & Ohio Cen
trail bridges and at the mines. A late
telegram from Shawnee states that the reg
ular watchmen, after escaping, heard the
blast in the tunnel They say that they
tried to get to the tunnel, but We're fired on
by unseen men whenever they tried to ap-
proach it; that the fire was started between
Ii and II O'Clock, and was watched all night
by the bushwhackers, who were in ambush,
and who fired on any one in sight coming
toward either end of the tunnel BY day
light the fire was under full sway, and the
tunnel is a total wreck.
LATER--The entire Bristol tunnel has
eaved in its whole length The loss to the
Baltimore & Ohio road is at least $50, 900
The fire is still unextinguishably raging in
the heart of the hill. Passengers are trans
ferred at the tunnel. Freight is not re-
ceived by the company for points beyond
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
Inc Iron industry

ST. LOUIS Jan. 5-The Age Of Steel pub
fishes over 200 letters from prominent manu-
facturers IN all parts of tbs country, furnace
men, dealers IN iron working machinery
steam-eng ine builders, and editors of trad,
papers, on the state Of trade for the pas
year, and the prospect for the mex
six months. Taking the whole coun
try together tire volume of sales j,
these branches in 1884 does not differ mn
terially from those of 1888. There vas. how
ever, depreciation of values in tin neigh
borhood OF 10 per cent, so that the margins
OF profits and aggregate sales were fsmalleI
than in 1883 The extensions of Plant ant
Improvement Of facilities for manufacturing
were also less than for the preyious wear
Manufacturers generally take a bopeful view
of the future
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
Wants It sold on Foreclosure.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 5-Messrs John
Z. Buliitt AMI Richard c. Dalton on behalf
of William NJ. Robinson, of New York fled
a bill in equity at noon Saturday in the
United States circuit court providing fo,
the foreclosure of tho PHILADELPHIA & Read
mg railroad company under the general
mortgage loan. TIE petitioner, after
setting forth the provisions of
the general mortgage, the failure to
pay The interest and ihe appointment of a re-
celVer, asks that decree he entered direct.
ing the company to pay what shall appear to
lie due upon taking such account by short
day, to be named by the court; that in de-
fault of such payment a sale be ordered, and
that receiver on receivers be appointed to
lake cuetoty of the property and continue
the business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05

NEW YORK, Jan. SIT is was stated Fri
day that five physicians had been called ir
consultation as TO Gen. Grants health. Il
was added that they had arrived at
the conclusion that the general wa.
completely broken down physically, and
that he required absolute rest Al
ten. Grants house it was stated
that while there had been no such consulta.
uon the general had been very i'll within the
last fortnight, and was for week unable ia
speak. Within the last three or four days
however, there had baen a marked improve
meEt in his condition, and he could now
speak as well as ever. He has been nm and
around the house during all the time of his
illness, but until recently has not been able
ia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
A New York River NIvsferv.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5. -Bobbing up and
down upon the waves at tie foot of Fourth
street, Hohoken, an officer saw the head of q
young woman The water was low, and
for few feet the bottom of the river
was exposed. The wolnans feet were stuck
IN the muddy bottom and it required the
combined effects of two men to dis,
lodge them The body was that of young
woman not over 25 years old The face was
delicate aud pretty, with large dark eyes. the
long hair being almost black. The woman
was well dressed, wearing a dark skirt of
expensive material On her shoulders rested
a fur-trimmel silk dolman of fashionable
cpt. The Undertaking was marked @Mp ON
the bands The handkercbiefs in the dress
pocket bore the initials az V. NJ. -l2n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
Arrested on Suspicion.

NEWARK, Ohio, Jan. 5-Friday evening
James ODonnell was arrested on suspicion
OF abetting those doing violence to the prop
erty of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com
pany. He was arranging for the transpor,
tatlon of arms, etc, to those engaged in fir.
ing and otherwise destroying property of the
company in Licking, Perry, and other coun.
ties. He had in his possession two boxes of
repeating rifles and two other small boxes
supposed to contain explosives. The officers
claim to have strong case against him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05

South NoRwALK, Conn, Jan. 5.-Tht
striking hatters have issued another address
to the public, denying the accuracy of the
statement put forth by the four firms com
prising the combination. They say tnat
wages have been gradually decreased for the
last seven years, and declare that the plea
that the combination wished to make equal
prices for the same kind of work is untrue
The address concludes as follows: "This
struggle will go on until right prevails We
have no quarrel with our former employers,
but we cannot consent to he blotted oui
from the chart of humanity"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
THE TIMES--1885.
THE DAILY.

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

GUSshiTHs. G
Wolf, Chas., III Seventeenth street.
L HARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
sauerman, John, 219 seventeenth street
ARDwAhE.
Stewart s. Montgomery. 800 second avenue.
MERCHANT TAiLORs.
Wendt, II. 15Gs second avenue.
NEWSPAPERS.
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ID EsTAURANTS AND CoNFECTIoNERs.
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SALOONS.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
Wanted His Corpse VtIlised,

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 5-Dr. Jamas II
Harris, well known physician of the city,
died very suddenly Friday morning of heart
disease leaving will stipulating that his
body should be given to the medical coflere
for dissection, and that no funeral service,
should be held. In accordance witt, his re.
quest hIs wife notified the college authorities
TO come and get the body, which they did.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS MONDAY JANUARY s. 1886

gamated association expired on Dec 81, and
no new scale has yet been presented for the
current year The cut in rates, therefore,
affects all classes of workmen, and MS the
Amalgamated men are skilled laborers. it
amounts to 355 Il per cent to them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03

% . hsses Si. ss 81
BARI SsDt.a And
S berth stsss
bark 10000 cases refined OIL isse, BEESEN. hence.
nsrss o. wss change Of
mpor ance ruling rather weak with very little s 70 the
sSss 81 & ss'ss
BEEFThere very dn train ed prices
EXTRA Ms s I fs i % s.: q g @
barrels Plate Beef 81 SoeslS 80 Family sis9ossl %
SIS a. s sS T for ss sale %& 3
ss iTS s is II 5a5 san is
average 20 30 1c1'; do IL d. T 90 o0pss
sSs s SsS: y
Ssr ssss, YH:,sd
with aoaersts dsis.sd city Heavyto
Light tgsts rs Ss Grid ARD sGss are SO
o Sp WIN tho best SSSsss n a
Ger Gons s ts grace rc aaCsS eSc sses ss
e arrive fe5 export private terms: 750 S5sss5s
ic. ssptsS6e Closing
sS October closing c steam HIGHER and
tnent quoted d.s,c. south American ge. sales tea
with md a-Ass
% %se demand. New Butter-state Creamery lsc
tubs: .s s.
with sapcriefs Pariicrlar7 quiet Price, heavy md
lower, owing 10 weaker country advces. New easier 40
5tc.j Skins, 29lc; Night skins 29d32c; Western fat
demand. State. 1il9aljc. Western l4ql4.c Canadian,
15LQl5c.
R1CE-Demand pretty good prices firm. Carolina and
LOU sana common to fair 4atG5ci good TO prime 5G CT
duty PAID 2i2a2ssc Pana al. 5c Java. 5S05Sc
Messrs Dan Tamage's sons Co, charleston telegraph
Carolina crop Receipts 666i5 bbls;
sales 81 5l9 Dbs stock 2l26 oDs under free movement
sAEr-A ecrtptiOns and qualities stu very quiet
and unchanged Liverpool Fine 81 lOdS2 3O low grade
do, 9oc. Liverpool Ground 750sOc Lisbon, 1895 Turks
Island, 22c.
sKINSGoat in far demand and firm while Deer
dull and weak GOa-rasp co. nrst selection 400. Mata-
moros do 45c Vera Cruz do 45c; Buenos Ayres do 81 c,
Iayta do d a ~ lac; curacao, DO, 5Tc; cape. 2oc;
Madras ska 50c Patna, do, 81 a. Deer-llondura.
can trimmed, Soc. DO. not trimmed 27ci Ssal, Sic;
ADgosturs 25c.; Para, 33c; Puerrb Cabello. PC.
rmness noticed Pepper la2c for sngaporei
sumsra Nutuegs. "A 4Lc. Zanzibar Cloves,
ltA0llc African Ginger, 720oc Calcutta 6i2s BATAVIA,
Mace. &c. do. Cassa. "a a SC
STEARINE-@n!et and unchanged. City quoted Istc
out OF town do.,O 3. 5dogsc. -
SUGAR-Raw quiet and steady Fair, 5is95 3icci 400
hhds Porto Rico let Refined dun and generally un-
changed Gus and crushed Tic; cubes &c. Confel ton
TALLoW-Iull and declining. Prime CITY quoted CSC.
Sales, 900 3D. $50.
TObA, CO-Quiot steady and generally unchanged
WOOL New Sprng lexas has had the call for tie list
the views Of holders. Fine Feeces and ComDinS
Woods have been slow IN view Of the hight ST cks Oaeing
The bulk OF purchases thus FIR at primary centres be1
for ccOuht OF aciurcrs Fo egn ds nave Ueon
better demand nd Arm, sympathy with foreign caDiosy
particularly those from Liverpool Carlet Woo have MAJ
rofe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
corroN MAnKrr.-nY rELr1RApn

LIvEnrooI, June 2.-l23op Cotton steady Nuddling
Uplands l6 Cd. do Mid1lng Orleans. 81 saos-S.OoO
bales including 1000 bales ior speculation and export re
ceptf 500 uaes including 7Ou bales Amtri,an Futures
steay tands Low hddling clause June an July dely
on 90 do july aud August delivery 63ufd; do.
August and September delivery, 3Old; do. september
ami October uoliNcry. 3d.
2pm-t0tton The slie3 uf the day included 400 bales
American. Futures duo; Uplands Low Mdding clause,
June delivery, 5Uid. sellers do June and JuJ delivery
800 -ri crs do july aud august dehyery DAD sellers
DO August and September delivery. dOid sellers do sep
tenn auf october delivery o. soe do october aud No
Vcnhr delivery ,-Ui sellers; do November and Decem
Der delivery - sid sellers December and January de-
livery. o.. A-itd. sellers.
o. observation-disclosures closed quiec Upands Low Md.
ding clause. June delivery G4d sellers do Juno and
July delivery 596ih sellers; july AMI August deliv
o. y 3D. srersi TO- August aud ocpemDei delivery
cd sellers do September ANA october delivery ia sellers
do October and olemGc delivery sJbtd sellers do No
yenbcr and December delivery J36ld sellers DO Decenl
bor ahd jan uarY delivery, JS-oid. sellers.
GALVESTON June 2-COtton steady Middlng lOi2' Low
hddne. u Good OrlnITy. TO- net anu gross receipts,
10 bae.; sales 55 baleg stock 4j'J bales 50, 49,
SAVANNAH Jnue cotton steady Mld1llng, ~ Low
Mddne lOL Good Ordinary. 99t net aud gross receipts
a. balrs; sales, 10 bales. stock. 1000 bales 1900,
NEM-OkLkANA June 2--COiton quiet, dluding ~ i-lo
Low Mldling 10 3-lG Good Ordinary. 6l0 no. receipts
b65 bales 6b5 bales Exports 10 Great Britain 4lZo
bAlcsI sales 40O bales, stock. oSlJ bales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03

meetings after business hours. the Go'ernihs I'm
nittee Is a supreme board but this fact does NOV
the yearnng OF the brokers to "express the sehS " w
Exchange" on every measure which the governors uo
what they please with The meetings anoru hn oppV,.
tunity for many enthusiastic or overworkeu proAei'
relieve their spirits or the tension or their nerves
oratory or skyarking Yesterday the E1ehange met "
consider majority report of committee appointed 10
eramfne Broker Tedcases system OF clearing socks'
hich recommended its adoption with semi-wecKly seq
Elements and a minority report favorlhg the ~
system of daily elearances. "Ieddy's system Is "
eved to of high standard and the oil-soGk ne
favored It, Will, the stock oil men, led by & y %
Deforeest. opposed IT, Some Jealous foe got 1h 49,
sit a little beyond the line of the balcony wmch w.
hangs the space in front of the charmans desk to
the meeting was held and then poured water lron U,
on his head to calm him. Wicked mining men went up
stairs TO the gallery aud threw pieces OF paper %
the meeting until II almost showed unue,. a
venerable chairman pounded for order every hve
and consumed nine-tenths of the time IN enueaNoIlhh
enforce IL by threats OF resignation. f. 3 MenIeis Vi
the committee explained that they had IaNoIeu u
clearances so as to give the advocates chance 20 pf
The impracticaby OF them. The meeting was @ ro
wound up" I'm a parliamentary tange ana lhe W.
ports we're sent 10 the Governing Conn .ce ~, ao ~,
the "Exchan 90" recommending either Oh 'ho o ""'F
ton,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June ? (SpccidD.-The market took
a strong upward turn to-day. The heavy traders WHO
have been ON the short" side FOR tho last month are
understood to have closed thor trades ana drawn out
The opening was al prices considerably above Ne''or-
days close for grain AMI provisions Receipts OF
grain we're not up TO expectations, the run OF
hogs was light consOis lower ana cables ncttef'
heat was the strong speculative feature OF the day.
closing al o'clock about cents higher than twenty
four hours be Ore The crowd was "hu'h.h am IT W1
generally believed that strong chicago and No" lotA
persons are largely "loug" Tor June ani July and iht
iley been buyIu1 steadily Oh SOL spots "a We "ay
down from the opening almost 10 the ciO'c.
d CO. were buyers o. wheat. They han ordtts, ~, IN
said. TO Reamss short" contract ana dIu IT, mn
great trader Is said to be a winner 10 tAe amount
OF $4,000 on this last drop so wheat corn WIS also
strong The transaction, ia thls cereal were uhusty
heavy for cash property aud !or iuiure delivery juno
corn was bid up from 4t7s cents at the opehAF TO
4GIa cents before 1915. anu July was quite 49, strong
Moron IL Wouhugton. a NJ wright 81 Coz and o" % or
three other strong firms the most energetic pur ms
ers The market Oh trr just before the close pro-
visions moved o. sympathy with grain, AMI Ueft WIS
biz raiu- IN meats. The sacon5 o. the call l pro
visions this morning ag-r. gated fpO'ol iouuds ul
ribs" 800 barrels OF pork, ana --1D Ter fs M iI
The close SIS cents for june wheat ana ~ . conc
for Juy 4t cents for Jnue corn ana 40 cents 10. Jug
$40 322 for June pork and $40 10 for July 10 49 Iof
June Lard and % 80 Tor Juy.