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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-25
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M. MI, CORRETT

TT0RNEY AT LAW, Solicitor in Cbancerv and
II Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and collec
tons. Office, Buford's Slock, % avennc, over
Bascr's Jewery store. nov-a0'S,y
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4 TTORNEl AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
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New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
PERSONAL.

Professor Anderson. Minister to Denmark has been
we'll received at Copenhagen, and is now prominent
figure In literary society at that capital
Mrs. Helen Hopekirk is spending the summer at Cape
PorpoIse, Me.
DR.. Georg Ebers the Psychologist and romance writer
Is regaining health and will be able to resume his
duties at Leipsic.
The Hunt family will have q reunion tomorrow at
Concord, Mass. Among tho speakers Of the occasion
will be Professor T. serry Hunt, OF Montreal. and Ward
Hdnt, ir. OF Utica
Mr. william ]. Winch, OF Boston, ia presently going to
England again to fulfil years concert and oratoFfo
engagements.
Harry Garfield has gone to Boston to attend the animal
regatta Of amateur oarsmen.
The Hon. James A. Briggs. exstate Assessor. VINO
went to Saratoga few weeks ago, almost entirely
prostrated by an attack Of paralysis, has largely
regained his health and Is able to DO about again.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-Assstant tsecretary Fairch'id
ia acting as Secretary OF the Treasury and Deputy Con-
troer Langworty is acting Controller OF the Cur-
rency. Assistaut-sccretary Coon has returned from
visit ~ Boston.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY AUGUST II 1885,

quarter. II any owner thinks he has horse
fast enough to compete with these three, he is
welcome to go in. The entrance is only $l ,OoO
in cold cash, play or pay, with $4,000 added
for tho winner. Here is q rare chance for some
ambitious Brighton Beach owner, or perhaps
Colonel Burch would like to have shot at
this prize with Colonel Sprague. Mr.. Medlnger
may possibly enter the mighty Bettler, who
lately showed his heels to Freeand. 1t IL
true that was in handicap, and BETTER had
light weight, but Bettler, we believe, IS looked
on as turf star Of the first magnitude at Sar-
atOga. The more the merrier in the great race
and may the best horse win If the best horse
proves to be Freeland the Western turfmen
need never 90 home. They can live in New
York the rest of their lives on their winnings.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
then the ofics-beggars have an irresistible
ENGLISH PARTIES.

There are signs of political disOrganization IN
England. The great mass OF the Conservative
marty views with disfavor the increasing inilu-
ence of Lord Randolph Churchill and the open
alliance made with the Parnellites. Tory de-
mocracy in the estimation of fold-fashioned Con-
seryatiyes Is as revolutionary in its tendencies
as Radicalism, since it seems to embOdy the
same demagogic principle OF needless conces-
sions tn the mob. In the same spirit the Wings
characterize the Radical propaganda OF Mr.
Chamberlain as subversive of mid-class govern
ment. They are in reality in closer sympathy
with the moderate element in the Conservative
party than they are with the advanced section
of their own party and would Dc wei pieaseo
to find a majority of the new electors arrayea
against the Liberals. The persIstenc CO with
which the Birmingham leader unfolds his new
projects at a critical juncture when Mr.. Glad-
stone is unable to conduct the political cam
naion causes much discomfort and disaficction
The Liberal chiefs cannot agree upon an
electoral programme, although the autumn con-
test is rapidly approaching. Mr.. Chamberlain
cannot be induced to hold his extreme views OF
the land question in reserve and t" await an
authoritative signal from Mr.. Gladstone. His
conduct is angrily resented by his former asso-
ciates, who despair of the future of the Liberal
party il there Is to be an end of discipline and
Radical leaders are to be left free to advocate
crude socialistic measures.
The moderate men in both political camps
are practically. In accord with the Duke OF
Argyll, who has stated that in regard to social
questions there is hardly any difference be-
tween the two parties in the State and that there
is great danger of socialstic rivalry between
them. The Earl of Wemyss recently argued in
the House of LOr,is that the legislation of both
parties was tending toward the naturalization
of land and communism. While his arguments
were easily controvcrted by the Prime Minister
and Lord Granville as grotesque and extrava-
CANT, there are as many Tories as there are
Liberals who consider the course OF the ad-
vanced section of each party to be fraught with
danger to all classes. Lord Randolph Churchill
and Mr. Chamberlain are equally disliked by
large sections of each party and if reorganiz-
alton of parties could be effected the old school
Conservatives and Whigs would be easily
recOncileu
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
4 GOOD OPENING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
YPESS
recOnciled.

Il
PRESS
THE President of the United States in the
opinion of all good and consistent Democratic
editors has lust been guilty Of two high crimes
and misdemeanors. First high crime and mis-
demeanor: he has taken a sail up the Hudson
on a Government vessel. Second high Grim
and msdemeanor: no has turned his back on
Washington for long vacationlin the primeval
forests of New-Ysrk.
We trust that none of these good and con-
sistent Democratic contemporaries OF ours viii
be so gratutOusly foolish IA to deny that they
regard either of these acts OF the President rs
high crime and misdemeanor. For IL they do
so. the public will simply laugh them to scorn.
The public is aware that no Republican Execu-
tive ever took a sail on Government vessel
that a wild indignant cry did not ascend to
heaven from the Democratic watchmcn on the
wall These watchmen have called the stars.
the little fishes and the founders OF the Republic
TO bear witness that il was not the legitimate
function OF vessels built by the common purse
TO deadhcad public funotionaries DER the blue
waters Standing like so many Casabancas on
the deck OF high public duty. they have gal
lantly labored to drive Presidents for whom
theyl didn't vote of the decks Of our noble men
of war. And the Democratic critics OF the
United States have been equally vgilant and
patriotic when they discovered that Rcpubli-
can President was absent from the White House
during the dog-days. With a satire as keen rs
a Damascus blade which has just been honed
and as whitening rs a Canadian winter they
have with one accord inquired if the American
people paid their public servants heavy salaries
for-s junketiDg" Junkcting was always the
word. A truly representative Democratic
editor never wrote of a Presidents taking n
vacation. He always branded him as gay and
festive junketer,-junketingw with money wrung
from the taxpayers, iunketing while the peo-
plc's business waited. junketing while Hope for
a season babe the world farewell and Freedom
shrieked. Yet here il Grover Cleveland. DEM
ocrat with Incidental protection for Mug
wumps), caught handed, as 1t were, In the
! act of being sailor on a Government ship an d
a iunketern in the long g-drawn aisles of the
Adirondacks.
our esteemed Democratic contemporaries will
not find the path of duty pleasant in this in
stance. But if they would quit themselves like
men and patriots they will not shrink from it.
Writing on their banners
1--WE could not lore thee. Grover. so much,
Loved we net duty MORE"
they will 90 at the President with whip OF
scOrpiOns
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
NOT A FAUURk

To tho Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Being constant reader OF THE TRIB-
UNE I noticed in to-day's issue a telegraph dspa:ch
about our firm. In Justice to viii yoa please state
the following:
lam principal owner Of the Harlem Cattle Company
and the Farmount Cattle Company. Neither concern
owes one dollar In fact 1t trying to stop an over
payment Of 900 for the latter rm caused Kanas
bank to attach bank account In New-York. as We
were Foreigners in this state To fully sustain high
credit we paid those notes. although given for cattle
never delivered The dry goods flrm or L. N. McGhun
prepared 10 pay all valid claims against them. dus or
Becoming due, promptly on presenston Respectfuiiy
yours, z n Mcn,LLS, o,.
Ne,c- York, Aug. To- 1885.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
PRESIDENT CLEVELANUS NOSE.

alt Is an i'll bird that fouls its own nest" and
one does not quite see why The Herald should
caN It's own party The dirty little brigade of
office-hunters.r That paper does not mean, 1t is
true, to apply this opprobrious epithet to the
whole party. 1t obstinately refuses to realize
that the shameful greed which it denounces Is
the peculiar distinguishing characteristic Of
that party as whole. But other people see it.
Other people know that when The Herald de-
nounces the "dirty little brigade OF Office
hunters it unpacks its indignant contempt for
the party as party, for that which has been its
most prominent characteristic for half a
century, for that which has caused its unity and
persistent vitality, and for the only motive
which makes the party strong and keeps it to-
gether. Now The Herald did what it could to
put this G dirty little BRIGADE of olice-hunters
into power. 1t is not quite becoming to empty
such foul names upon 1t, even IL they are just
and true, SO soon after It's Ofiice-hunting greed
was by The Heralds aid rewarded with success.
That journal says that the President ought to
investigate, and has no business to waste his
time with The office-beggars. The people, it
says, want to look at the books" The very
important work Mr.. Cleveland was set to do"
according to this authority, is to constitute him
self a smelling committee. The people elected
him, The. Herald thinks, not because he was
supposed to have brains, but because he was
supposed to have nose. Many citizens would
reply that the President might be in better
business. He might be better employed in
making the Government good than in discover
ing whether in any time past it had been bad.
The 9dirty little brigade of office-hunters
have the opinion that it Is necessary to put them
into Office in order to make the Government
better. They claim that the men in Office are
@rascals," and that they are honest. The
Herald, however, plainly declares that they
have no truth in them that they are dishonest
as we'll as unpatriotic, and that the men in Office
are so honest, worthy and competent that they
ought not to be disturbed. And yet it says
Cleveland ought to investigate. What, and
what forf The Heralds reasoning is absurd.
The ofice-beggars have the best of it; If there
is any real need of Investigation, they are the
men to do the smelling and not the officials who
have been in power all these years. The
trouble is that there is not any need of nvesti-
CATION, nor of making radical changes in the
Government as these pretended reformcrs have
claimed. They were cheating the people about
it when they advocated Cieveland's election,
and it is merely continuing tho cheat to insist
that there is need of investigation If there is,
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
Ntwa,ork DAILY Gribn''s
BOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1885.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FOREIGN. The warm weather increased the NOR
talitv from cholera in France and Spain. - Inc
inhabitants of Herat busy fortifyng their city ano
lavine in stores of grain. - Depression IN brit-
;sb trade discussed in tie House of Lords. =
preparlpg for the meeting OF the Emperofs at
Kremsier IN Moraya. - Christians IN Ionquin
massacred by Black Flags. - Agitation III Can-
ada to save Riel- .
DoMEsrIC-Thc President issued proclamation
ordering the renewal of fences from public lands
- The President pardoned Michael Munen'
convicted at Cincinnati of violating election laws
= The Department of Agriculture made puolc
a favorable showingfor crops - Counteriei'crS
were held for trial in Philadelphia.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Flowers placed ID
Grants tomb - Brooklyn man murdered In
hia bouse. - Stones of telegraph consolidation.
Winners at Monmouth Park-Lenox, Ban
Fox. Freeland Heel-and-Toe, The Slashes. Detect
i've and Sun Star. - Chicago nine defeated Dy
Nev-York. - Stubborn fight with death =
Canadian editors dining at Manhattan beacn.
- Removals at the Custom House. - Gold
value of the legal-tender silver dollar (4lZi9
grains, s231 cents. - Stocks opened excited
and higher; later were quiet, with wide nuctua'
tions, and closed irregular
THE WEArHER.-Tribune local observations lndi'
cate stationary OF higher temperature and falI
weather. Temperature Yesterday: Highest, e00;
lowest, $50; average, 750.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11

friends as their names were not entereo On ,"0
nolice records. For that gross outrage Mullen
was sentenced to one years imprisonment ana
the President has now pardoned him though ne
has served only about half of his term. Such
nae of the pardoning power will certainly De
deplored by every man who believes in honest
elections.
The Commission sent to ascertain wnat
.bould he done to increase trade between the
limited States and the countries to the south
has made many useful suggestions In its re-
ports, though it was recalled before it had time
to complete its work. The lack OF transpor'a-
ton facilities was found to be the principal OBJ
stacle in the way of building up large trade
in that direction. The steamship lines are al
most wholly in the hands of foreign rvais'
who do not hesitate to discriminate against
American merchants. The President OF Ecua-
dor said that his country would be glad to JOIN
with the United States in establishing steam
shin line. Unfortunately for this country, such
offers are not kindly received at washington.
On the contrary, the Administration has Just
been doing what it could to DISCOURAGE Ame1-
can steamship lines by transferring the United
States mails to the care of foreign companies.
In that way a wing trade with Australia Is
threatened with extinction. Congress Will
nrobably take a wiser view of this important
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
welless,lootius sick man Jon ever s.v.-lYOnAs,
Statesman.
IN 4 CUBAN DUNGEON.
THE EXPERIENCES OF A NArURALrzEp CITIZEN OF
THE UNITED STATES. A RxsIDEXr OF Nxw-

THE EXPERIENCES OF NATURALfzED CITIZEN OF
THE UNITED STATES, A RESIDENT OF xxw-
YORK
70 the gdtssr Of Yhs Trsowns.
SIR: Cirilo Pouble, New-York business
man. left this city for Key West intending to visit the
City of Havana last November. in due possession Of Q
legal American passport which he had vised By the
Consul Of Spain at Key West in order to comply with
the requirements prescribed by that eaee gsvernneut
Very little did tho lawabiding citizen aispect snare In
the act Once In the port Of Havana, Sehor Poub,s
landed with friend and while waiting for thsir bag
gaxe, strolled from the barge oee to saloon for
frcshments Upon their speedy return he heard his full
name called by one In the sssem5lass Unsusr
pecngy he made haste to answer and was arrested By
order Of Governor-Gcnerai Faisrdo taken 70 police
headqunrtcrs, searched and thrust into Asrk, damp
| and bare dungeon in Castle Princtpa In
virtue of his citizenship, no time lost
In calling In the and Of OUT worthy Consul.
General g. o. Williams, who responded with alaerity,
demanding communication with the prisoner and q
civil for investigation and trial of ths charge
preferred and appointment Of suitable counsel TO de-
fend the prisoner All this readily granted By the
treachcrous representative Of Spain vino well knew the
respect paid fu the United States to civil trial. whist
1t only intended to play farce with that Of seor
Pouble because Lether the judge nor the public PROSE-.
cutor dare depart from the behsss of the Govenor
General After considerable delay IN receiving in
structions from Washington, that our weineaning
Consul might act further whchoy the way never were
public s.es that Pouele being secvsed Of
In bis sh01d
be sentenced tn state prison for life. ae
hard labor Think Of that for e6routery.
mercy Of the petty. bloodthrssy tyrants sent by
Spain 10 msgovern Cuba
The hapless prisoner has given up all hopes Of havr
Justice him. uness oar State Department intsr
poses its strong TO rescue an innoccRt man What
vast difference the action OF EnEiaad In simzr
cases vacIllAtng course No wonder that
ridicusd by all Spanish-speaking countricA IL Is the
custom Of England to strks first and "parez YOU"
afterward 70 Is not too late to establish order OF
things with regard to citizens abroad aud TO compel
respect and fair dealing that s not doDs. would he
better the issue of passports altogether for now
they fraud. snare and . laughing stock !.
Ne0- York, Aug. q, 1885
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11

While the American navy 10 nearly a. bad ss
possible. even the British navy Is far from perfec-
ton. A great flourish of trumpets has been made
over the performances Of the Evolutionary Squad
ron." yet there were connected Herewith many
incidents well deserving criticism. One ship ran
aground and was almost wrecked. Two others
fouled and the funnel and mast of one were carried
away by the others jib-boom. fourth failed to
answer her helm and would have rammed her
neighbor had not the latter backed away at full
speed. A disabling explosion occurred on torpedo
boat. The coal-bunkers of another ship caught fire.
Still another one Of the largest in the navy, got
lost for night and day in fog. and in the same
fog two torpedo boats were entirely lost Many
other incidents of the same general character were
reported, showing that neither in construction OF
vessels nor discipline of crews IL the Queens
Navee" quite all that could be desired.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
yus yrkApO" Nv THIS BowsRY.

Z. j. Abrahams, who leased the Union Square
Theatre from Sidney Rosenfeld and produced 'he
Mika.lo," CONTRARY to Judge wheelers orders. pAa
vastrdav te fine of $3.50 which had been imposed oa
him for contempt Of court, and was released frsa
custody Harry Minor, who had advertised TIE
"Mikaaio" for production lass night ct tho Feopss
Theatre. gave bonds for $500 oefose oa'en e'seos
Commissioner John A. Shields under an arrangements
made by his counsel. A ]. Dittenboefsr. by which
DOy,cy Carte u 10 receive " 500 week fOr the three
weeks Of the plays production IL appears that Harry
Miner bad no right to produce IL
n.rc wa. large audience at the Peoples Theatre last
night when Mr. Miner brought sut :" The Mtade.,
RoIand Reed Sig. A. Montegrno, Gcorge n hsodenss
ana Alice Harrissn who wcru In Rosenfeds companys
appesrsd in tho east and Mr.: Perkins 60
dpcc,ed the orchestra. Gilberts witucisms ami u
Sronsut ausons to the GraRd Hfgh Chansberiai. :ne
other Japanese dgnitarics soenlent Beyond tns
oo,nprehansion of the average Bowery suaieucS
Police Justices and Aldermen would have been Detes
understood After the first act many OF the seats ~I hv
yaca.ed Those who remained were recompenssa ~
tho ssng of the tom TIT" and several rerans anss
echoed thc spirit Of "Pinafore" aud the Pirates "
penzanca"
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
CERTAIN WISE MEN FROM TIE VEST

~
The Western turfmen descended like Assyri-
ans upon Monmouth Park yesterday, and tho
Eastern followers of the races were like shorn
sheep shivering IN the fold in tempestuous
night when the racing was over. They had
been spoiled of their substance and their pride
had been humbled. The two great prizes, the
Champion Stallion Stakes for twO-year- -olds,
and the Champion Stakes for older horses,
were both captured by Western sta
bles. Workers and BroOklyntes and
the residents in the regions r0u nd
about spOuted greenbacks, az an elevator
spouts grain, on Portland and Electric in the
one race and on Miss Woodford In the other.
But the country beyond the Alleghanies was
represented by two horses Of great speed and
resolution, and Ban Fox was hailed the cham
pion of the twO-year folds and Freeland of the
older division. 1t il pleasure to note the gal
lantly won victories Of two animals Of such
blood and Of such genuine merit. The races
were not won by accident, but by honest, hard
work without fear or favor.
Every one at the course rejOiced In the manly
and sjustifable exultation of Major Ii. O..
Thomas, who bred Ban Fox, and owns his sire,
King Ban. Major Thomas had made his first
visit to New York in seventeen years solely to
see this race. Ban Fox was as the apple of his
eye to him, and how honest and hearty pride
he will always feel In his prowess and in the
fame of his sire Ban Fox is q colt OF rare
stamp, two-year-old who delights the OBJ
server whether in action or repose. Long may
the list of his triumphs be!
The Eastern turfmen while readily acknowl.
edping that Freelaud ia n horse of uncommon
ability. great goer,' to mse turf phrase,
are not yet completely convinced that he can
run faster than Miss Woodford and Pontiac at
their best. So a battle royal has been
arranged for next Tuesday, when Freelanc,
Miss Woodford and Pontiac will meet in spe-
cial race at weights for age, one mile and q
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
KELLEY wTLLING TO stay IN PARIS.


story comes to from the sea "A story rclar
tive 10 KELLEY the effect that he IA trying to
get the at Paris IN consideration Of
his resigung Austrian Mission. Kelley has looked
on Paris said himself that 1t Is good-good enough
for tired to reeuperate In anyhow Aud taus tho
matter stands. IL n understood that Kelley willing
90 obige Secretary Bayard, and that he VIII step Into
the at Paris II that VIII be any ac-
eommodatoD. His baggage Is there Already anc Alto
gsther willing to make concession in the Interest
OF peace and smootnness Bat far there hts been nc
talk from Kelley az least. Of a second resignation
New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
pIrzEUaH Les WILL NOR TALK PoLIIIoS

General Fitzhugh Lee, OF virginia, was SUI.
ar m. s James Ho,sI lsss evening ATRBUSs reports
who sent IN . card wa nss by ex-Nayor coursasd n
Smith, Of Alexandrss. General Lees chief Of stan
tho reporter had stated hs mission to DO the
On interview on Virginia politics. Mayor Sssa ,....i
"Generai Loo has positively prohibited an1 .,sS %
all talk abous polittea He has not opsHs1 ~