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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Illinois Central Railroad company has
just borrowed SIS, 900 with which to COM
plete and equip its branch lines.
Canadian farmers are emigrating to Mani
toba in large numbers More than 1000 I'M
migrants have reached Winnipeg since the
middle Of March.
Six inches Of snow fell Tuesday night at
Bellows Falls, Vt, and seriously damaged
the telegraph and telephone lines Trees and
shrubbery also suffered extensively.
An Arkansas Jail guard who was guilty Of
brutally maltreating an insane prisoner has
been fined 5000, and as he can't pay Il he
must go TO Jail like any common felon.
Andrew Carnegie has sent telegram to
Father Hickey, the priest who was sure he
could scttls the trouble in the Carnegie mills
in few hours, telling him that he (CarnegieD
is tired of receiving committees, and doesn't
want To see any more.
The employing brewers of Chicago and
Milwaukee have decided TO ignore the Brew
ers' and Masters union as an organization
and hereafter to make contracts with their
worklnen as individuals only Their objec-
ton is that the union is largely composed Of
Anarchists.
Ward, the captain of the New York league
club refuses to sign unless he gets a raise of
salary has offered & 900 for his release, and
the club managers proving obstinate, admits
that the "reverse" rule puts him in their pow
err, but hopes some club will "buy" him for
big price
Two New York papers charge that Gov
ernor Hin made a deal with aqueduct con
tractors by which he got money TO help the
last Democratic campaign in that state and
they got contracts ut big prices. Governor
Hill says the charge is false, and the state
senate has ordered an investigation.
The committee of arrangements for the
Democratic national convention requests
daily newspapers proposing TO make tcle
graphic reports Of the convention, to for
ward their applications for seats to the chair
man of the press committee, Charles NJ.
Knapp, care of The Missouri Republican, St
Louis.
was burning stubble Off a field in which
turkey belonging to Henry Gather had its
nest Gather ordered Smith not to modest
the nest, and on Smiths failure to heed
Gather struck him on the head, from the ef
feet of which Smith died shortly after. |
Gather is now playing the crazy dodge
At New Brunswick, ~ j., John Newberry, |
Pat Moore, John Welsh, and three other I'M
known men, on Tuesday night, made muir
dcrous assault on John Sebolt, superintend- |
ent of the City railroad. He was beaten |
into insensibility and his recovery is doubt
full The men had been discharged from the |
road for misconduct. Newberry and Moore
are in jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

CHICAGO, April IL The 20" strike has set
tied down now to a matter of waiting. Chief
Arthur has gone home again and but few of
the men are to be seen at headquarters, and
these keep up the fight by reading reports Of
disasters and accidents on the 90" Wednes-
day they reported that several men had been
killed in the yards hero by the incompetence
of the engineers; that one of the
round-houses was smallpox hos
pital, and gave a list half column
long of injuries to locomotives, besides re-
porting several wrecks on the line. Agent
Morton said two men had been killed in the
yards and one or two others hurt. Three
others were injured, he said by the strikers
or their sympathizers. OF the two killed, one
was the victim of a wreck caused by the
strikers turning switch, and the other was
found dead in the yards, and he didn't know
whether he fell Off the cars or was knocked
OH There is talk of an official investiga-
tim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

THE Chicago Herald figures it out in
this wise: Let us start ten>pound
piece of flannel on its journey. 1t costs
abroad 49, The duty-10 cents per
pound and IS per cent ad valorem-is
e.. 05. Importer adds his 20 per cent.
Cost, SO 60; plus tariff, - 80; plus tar
if, So. 95.2 The retailer adds his cost,
So 10 4; plus tariff, 80 54,2, and $S.72,O
is the price the consumer finally pays
The duty cost 81 49.2 more than the
government receives, or on these tlannels
every 81 of duty drags after 1t $3 OF
profit. Without tariff, at the same
profit the goods that in England would
cost at most So 60, as there the retailer
can buy direct from the manufacturer
would cost here the two profits, and
would be sold at $4.32 With but one
profit and the tariff they would cost
So 0G. At this price the working peo>
pie of the great cities can sometimes buy
with cash to spare and dob lots" but
usually as they buy at the nearest store,
and often on credit, they pay the same
prices the farmers do, and get for SS.7
the same flannel that is retailed at So 60.
As far az that is concerned tine working
mans wages must be $40 here when they
are 81 10 abroad to have the same pur.
chasing power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
MORRILL, ON THE TARIFF.



WASHINGTON CITY, April 12.-The senate
listened to tariff speech Wednesday, the
speaker being Senator Morrill, He contrasted
the last annual message of Washington COM
mending the action of congress for the devel-
opment and encouragement of manufacturing
interests with the message of President Cleve-
land, which he declared to be passionate at
tack upon American industries. Free trade
in wool, recommended by the president,
would cut the jugular of every sheep in the
country, and make wool growing in Texas, u
state with an area larger than that of Ger
many, France, and Italy, one of the lost arts.
The danger of a financial panic be-
cause OF an expected surplus of 5000, 600,
even if some natural distrust of present GUS
todians were to be admitted, he said, was by
no means so serious as in case of expected
deficiency of like amount. If the surplus
was a calamity there was no other nation
that would not gladly accept the iniliction
and cry for some more. Mr.. Morrill, in con-
Guiding his speech said;
"Our people are united by fraternal blood con-
fident of their Independence now and forever,
fearless of any hostile aggression, and proud
of their country, that stretches from ocean
to ocean, with more and better harbors than are
found in all Europe, and more miles of rail-
road than in all the world besides. Producing
more COAL iron, copper wheat, corn, cattle,
hogs, and gold and silver thon any other ma
ton, shall we confess our incompetence to
handle and protect these vast resources Gre
ated by American labor, and leave them to
be captured as the lawful booty of the older
and more adroit European statesmen Hay-
ing resolutely refused to copy foreign consti-
tutional theories, shall we at last accept of
an economical theory imported by the Cob
len club, and dismiss all the traditions of an
American policy of growth and development
regardless of the fortunes of over 60,000,000
Of our own citizens, by the abandonment of
all hopes of reaching that "manifest destiny"
Of standing foremost among nations once so
dear to the hearts of our forefathersl"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

THE death Of Jacob Sharp, the king OF
boodlers, teaches moral, and the story
of his life inculcates r stern lesson in inS
tegrty BY hard work and enterprise
he had accumulated u large fortune. but
not satisfied with success far greater
than falls to the lot of the vast majority
of men, he, in 1884 entered upon the
devious paths of the bride giver. AT
that time Sharp had arrived at that per~
iod Of life when men are generally ready
to retire from active life and enjoy the
fruits Of their earlier labors, He had
wealth devoted family and an honor
able name-everything, in fact, caIcu-
lated to make the descent of life happy.
lie forfeited all this by bis lapse from in
&c gritty. His last years were spent IN
d .sperate effort to escape punishment
for his crime; He spent many weary
months in prison, was branded as II felon
and now that he is dead his name will be
remembered with obloquy, Truly,
Jacob Sharp's career is an instructive
one TO all who are ever tempted to de-
viate from strictly honorable course.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
A SORT OF HUMAN MONKEY.


tne Stlthtlhts-
Boston, April l2.-Among the inmates of
the Home for Feeble-Minded Children Of
South Boston there is a little 10-year-old girl
whose case has thus far bafiied the best au-
thorities on mental Diseases Her peculiar
trait is her inordinate desire to climb TO the
top perch on any object, be it ever SO high, TO
mount and balance herself upon seemingly
inaccessible lodges, and there rest content
On entering a room and knowing she is unob-
served she will fling open door, and, catch
ing hold of the edge with her hands and
pressing her knees tightly together, climb to
the top and seat herself, wholly unconcerned
and apparently perfectly happy, She will
swing back and forth, with no fear of fall
ing. Indeed, she has never been known to
lose her balance
Her most troublesome trait il her strong
aversion TO wearing any clothing. She dis
cards her shoes and stockings whenever pos
sible tears Off her garments, and causes no
end of care to the patient attendants, who
find her from time to time almost devoid Of
covering. She frequently climbs with won
derful agility upon a wardrobe twelve feet
high, or again will mount to the top shelf and
there coil herself up like a cat. She has been
known to ascend an eighteen foot pillar sup
porting the ceiling and roost upon its ledge.
One night she left her bed and deliberately
climbed down the spouting from the fourth
story to the street. She has never injured
herself Her parents are both strong mem
tally and physically.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

LONDON, April l2-Gladstone, speaking at
a banquet given in his honor at the National
Liberal club Wednesday, said regarding the
Irish difficulty that the question was whether
the Irish were to be permitted to entertain
and act upon purely political opinion. The
Irish did not enjoy such privileges of local
government as existed in England, yet they
were to remain as they are until they aban
doned an idea which, in his opinion, was
dearer to them than life. Il was only nat
ural that the Irish should utilize everything
in their representative institutions to pro-
mote their dearest purpose. If the English
were in the same position they would do the
same thing. "Our fathers" Gladstone de-
clared, FUSED the liberties they enjoyed to
win fresh liberties to which they were enti
tlei -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

READING, Pa, April 12-The store Of
Thible & Helwagon, at Moselem, this county,
was robbed of $1,000 worth of goods several
weeks ago. Wednesday Morris Keiser, a
prominent churchman and superintendent of
Sunday school at Moselem, was lodged in
Jail on the charge of being the leader of a
gang of thieves who have been operating in
the northern section of the county. A store
box fill ed with the stolen booty was found
buried in Keisers garden. Warrants were
sworn out for the arrest of three others who
are also implicated in the robbery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

TOpEKA, Kan, April l2.--The decree in the
Ziebod & Hagalin brewery, case in which
the United States supreme court recently sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the probibitory
law of Kansas, was Wednesday signed by
Judge Brewer, of the United States circuit
court. The exceptions to the decree of the
defendants, that the decision of the supreme
court did not prohibit them from manufac-
turing beer to he sold in other states, was
overruled and the United States marshal was
ordered to close mp their brewery at Atchison
as a nuisance. These were the last of the
Kansas brewers to hold out against the pro-
hibtory law and Kansas is now very dry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
IOWA SOLDIERS REUNION.


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 12.-There
were over l5,000 visitors in the city W ednesday
attending the G. A. r. reunion The weather is
beautiful and the crowds enthusiastic Gen
futile delivered the annual address. Refer
ring 10 the statistics OF the order he said "The
past year has been one of the most successful
in the history of the organization in Iowa
The actual strength OF the department of
Iowa, Dee, 81, 1856, was 1856 posts and 10, 71G
membership. On Dec. 81, 1857, there were
S95 posts, with a membership of II $40, show
ing net gain during the year OF nine posts
and so members. During the year the ex-
penditures for the relief of needy comrades
and their families aggregated s., 800. The re-
ceipt from fees and the per capita tax of the
department were s6Si9; the expenditures.
s., 9sS; cash on hand. s., I45.
The parade was the finest the department
has ever seen here.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

New York, April 12.--James e. Blaine,
Jr, has been sued for S249.S5 by Toler
Brothers, brokers, Exchange court. In
their complaint the plaintiffs say that between
Jan. and March Is they made various
transactions in stocks and negotiable securi-
ties for him. A glimpse at the exhibit at
tached to the complaint shows that MIR.
Blaine's transactions were nearly all in oil
There are only few railroad stocks noted
The money represented by these transactions
amounts to over $4,000, The case was called
in the Second district civil court, and, as
neither side was present, the hearing was set
down for April IL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 12,-An old col
ored woman known in the neighborhood as
Granny Rose" died in Davidson college
Tuesday at the age of 13l years. Her mind
failed her several years ago, and about a
year ago she became totally blind She did not
complain Of feeling unwell up to within an
hour of her death, which was due solely to
old age. A peculiar circumstance in the life
of this woman was that she would occasional
ly cut new set of teetb, and she had just fin
ished cutting an entirely new set few dayz
before her death
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
Women's Board of Foreign Missions.

New YORK, April 13--About seventy-ive
delegates and 400 guests were present at the
eighteenth annual meeting Of the Womens'
Board of Foreign Missions Wednesday, in
Guiding from abroad Mis- Maria West of
Constantinople; Mrs. Anderson, of Indi-
ana, and Mrs MacAulay, of Japan,
and from nearer home, Mrs. Nichols
and Mrs. Auling, Of Rochester, Miss LON
bard, Of Philadelphia; and Mrs. H. Fl, Beers,
Mrs. William f. Dodge, Mrs. Russell Sage,
Mrs. Schuyler Crosby, and Mrs. Robert Rus
rell Booth, of New York. The day was de-
voted to addresses upon the progress of the
work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
SENATOR COMBINES CONDITION.


NEW YORK, April 12.-Mr. ConlIling al
| ternated all of Wednesday between raving
delirium and the repose that follows eXhaus-
ton. The efforts of his physicians and
nurses to keep him quiet and prevent the
waste of his vitality were only measurably
successful, and at the close of the day the
concensus OF opinion among them was that
the distinguished sufferer had lost strength,
and that the disease had not reach its climax.
Hope was not altogether given up; indeed, at
times the anxious watchers over the flicker
ing flame of life were encouraged by the ap-
parent peacefulness of repose to believe that
the disease had exhausted itself and that the
sufferer had entered upon convalescence. But
another lapse into delirium, in which Mr..
Conkling would jump from his bed and ex-
citedly march up and down his room, raving
incoherently of everything which the dis
eased mental faculties brought uppermost,
would dissipate their hopes and show them
that the tenacty of the disease had not been
fully estimated.
At AS DR.. Barker arrived and went at
once to the sick chamber At 500 he APP
peared and announced that his patient was
sleeping peacefully. His pulse had gone
down to 81, and his temperature was about
1902 The tiuctuation of temperature during
the day was large, amounting to about de-
b
IN. At that time great anxiety was felt in
the sick chamber. The ex-senator had taken
some milk as nourishment. All the symptoms
SO far as they went were unfavorable. The
numerous callers to inquire as to Mr., Conk-
ling's condition continued during the after
noon.
Ed Stokes came from the house at 6:25 and
said Mr.. Conl1ling was resting quietly. At
1850 DIR. Anderton came out and said Mr..
Conkling was still sleeping. Drs. Barker and
Sands finished a consultation'at 9:15 p. m. Dr.
Barker said the patient had a sound healthy
sleep from until p M, and that his men
tai condition was excellent. The chances of
his recovery were improved. Mr.. Conkling
again went to sleep after the departure of the
physicians.
DR.. Barker said sleep was the best thing
that could happen, as it took away all strain
from the nerves "The chances of recovery
twenty -four hours ago were one in hundred.
Now they are one in twenty-five. The patient
has steadily improved for the past four
hours.n
At midnight Mr.. Conkling was still sleep
ing, and at 2:30 a. m. he was still asleep. |
Condition apparently unchanged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

PARIS, April 12.-Noisy political meetings
were held at Roubaix and Avesnes, depart
ment of the Nord, Tuesday night. The orators
had much difficulty in speaking, so great was
the confusion. The majority of the people at
the meeting appeared to favor Gen. Bou-
LANCER. A Socialist meeting was held at
Lille, in the same department, and a resolu-
ton was passed pledging the workingmen to
support NJ. Foucard, Gen. Boulanger's OPP
ponent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

MANSFIELD, o., April 12-The Repub-
lican county convention was held in this city
Wednesday for the purpose of selecting del
egates to the state convention. A series of
resolutions indorsing Senator Sherman for
president was adopted amid great enthu-
siasm.
TIFFIN, o., April l2.-Gen. W II. Glib
son, of Tiflin, and E. J. Totten, of Findlay,
who were elected delegates to the national
Republican convention Wednesday, are both
enthusiastic Sherman men
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, April 12.-The
feud between the Banks and Monroes broke
out afresh Tuesday in Writ county. Silas
Banks, armed with Winchester rife, met
the three Monroe brothers-Eben, George
and Lemuel-who only had revolvers, on the
road near laurel At least twenty shots
were fired, resulting in the death of the three
Monroes, while Banks received four wounds.
none of them fatal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

SIOUX CITY, Ia. April IA determined
effort will be made to open all the saloons
here again. The plan is to sell in original
packages liquor which has been imported
from Canada In addition am attempt will
be made to sell, under the decision of the
United States supreme court, original pack
ages of liquor shipped from other states. The
attorney for the Law and Order league states
that there is no way Of preventing the open
sale of liquors imported from Canada, but
denies that liquors imported from other
sIatnS cnn be snll
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

MARION, O., April 12.-The members Of the
Marion and Huber Gun clubs, of this place.
fell into line at an early hour Wednesday
morning and began the destruction of spar
rows, with shot-guns and Floberts, at a pre-
MUM Of 10 cents per dozen. About twenty
shooters were engaged, and they bagged from
twenty-five to 40 birds apisos.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
GOULD AND SAGE SAFE.


New YORK, April 12.-Recorder Smyth
decided Wednesday that the charges against
Jay Gould and Russell Sage for misapplying
certain railway securities could not again be
submitted to the grand jury In his decision
he says that it Is not claimed that any new
evidence has been produced, and adds: "The
practice of renewing a complaint before Il
subsequent grand jury, after previous grand
jury has fully examined into the facts of the
case, is not to be commended. 1t would lead
to disgraceful scramble between the enc
mics and friends of accused persons, which
would be fatal to firm steady and impair
tial administration of criminal Justice"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

NEW YoRK, April Fin the suit of Miss
Cora E. Fiske, "a school teacher of Flushing,
against Charles W. Bardeen, editor of The
School Bulletin, in which Miss Fiske claimed
$4,000 damages for publication in Bar
deems paper rejecting upon her competency
as school teacher, the jury Wednesday
brought in verdict of $500 in favor of Mis-
Elske
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

VIENNA, April H. - Emperor Francis
Joseph and the imperial court attended e
soiree held Wednesday evening for charit-
able purposes, at Prince Lchtenstein's palace
The Princess Metternich, assisted by fifty
members of the aristocracy, gave theatre
cal performance, comedy, and pantomine,
which was greatly applauded. The seats at
this display brought so forms each, and the
performance will be repeated twice at that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

New YORK April 12.-Jake Sharp's will
was filed Wednesday, He gives all his real
estate and its income, household goods and
horses and carriages to his wife, Catharine
Sharp. He bequeathes 5000 each to four
grandchildren. After the death of his wife
the estate is to be divided equally between the
testator's two daughters Mrs. Salem and
Mrs Stevens
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12

WASHINGTON CITY, April l9,-There was
considerable discussion in the senate Wednes-
day over the bill to purchase for $4,000 the
sword once worn by Washington, and in the
possession of Mrs. V. T. Lewis. CocSrell
thought it very expensive sword. Evarts,
who had reported the bill from the library
committee, said the sword had been useful TO
the United States, when used by its former
owner. In that relation 1t had value, while
as a mere scabbard and blade 1t was of little