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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
CONVERSE RAISES A BREEZE.
Exciting Talk at the Columbus Tally
Sheet TriaI-Attorneys Called Down,

Exciting Talk at the Columbus Tally
Sheet TriaI-Attorneys Called Down.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2G-The taliy-sheet
forgery cases proceeded in the criminal court
Wednesday, the work of selecting a jury
coming first. The sixteen struck jury men re-
sponded to their names, but all wanted to be
excused. In some cases the court granted
their request In the case of one of them,
whom Mr. Converse for the defense seemed
particularly anxious to secure as a juror, but
who was very anxious to be excused, and
whom the court was inclined to let go, there
was an exciting scene. Mr.. Converse in his
speech against excusing the juror, said he
feared there was a scheme to thus exhaust
the panel, and then have the court fill the
jury-box with such jury as he liked. The
lawyer waxed warm when he referred to this,
and used the terms Conspiracy" "ring,"
Clique" meaning by them the Citizens COM
mittee, which has managed the prosecution,
and intimating that the prosecuting attorney
and the court were members of it,
This fired the prosecutor to reply in hot
words. He said Mr.. Converse had tried to
smirch the reputation of every man who had
taken stand against fraud at the ballot. 1t i'll
became him to try to smirch the characters of
the men who made up the citizens commit
tee. They were as high above him as heaven
was ABOVE nell. MS was uOU Une only tally
sheet forgery he knew of; and he intimated
that when the truth of the matter was
got at Mr.. Converse himself would be found
to be implicated. Mr.. Converse in reply
tried to keep cool, but soon fell into fierce in
vectives. Both gentlemen were applauded
from the lobby, and the court could not
mai ain order. He finally called the attor-
neys down.
Judge Thurman then spoke He said that
he, like Rip Van Wrinkle, might have been
asleep for twenty years, but in his days at
the bar attorneys did not indulge in scenes
like the one he had just witnessed. So far
as he was concerned he proposed to treat
every one connected with the trial with civ
ility and courtesy, and expected civility and
courtesy in return. The juror had business
engagements, and should be allowed to go.
The court excused the juror, and the panel
being exhausted the court adjourned and
new panel was ordered made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
wilson I. Probably Elected Now.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. &c. The legisla-
ture Wednesday again passed upon the cleo
ton of James f. Wilson to the United States
senate, the vote taken i'll the two houses sep
arately Tuesday being counted, and the result
declared in joint convention. Senator Bolter
renewed the protest offered last week against
the validity of the election, but it was ruled
out of order again by Lieutenant Governor
Hull. Bills were introduced: To tax mort
cages; compelling insurance companies to
pay the face of their policies in cases of loss;
requiring cash payments of wages to miners
and factory hands; to punish usury. Sena-
tor Schmidt is preparing license bill which
he will introduce at the first opportunity. 1t
is based on a declaration of the last Demo-
cratic PLATFORM and contains local option
feature, with a minimum amount of $500
license.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
DIFFICULTIES Of Placer Mining.

1t will not pay investors nowadays to go
into placer mining without looking long
way ahead. 1t is only in countries where
there are no farms or arabic ground that
placers can be mined for any length of time
without harassing and costly legislation.
The farmers whose lands are injured by the
refuse of the placers washed down the streams
are the ones that make the trouble, and
blackmailers use the cloak of the farmer to
sxtort money from the company. In Mon
tana there has been no trouble of this kind,
but in California placer mining has been
killed. and in Colorado the fight is just be-
ginning between the miners and the farmers.
In one county the farmers are now trying to
stop the running of every ore mill in the
county, complaining of the tailngs carried
down by the streams, and if they succeed the
Colorado placers might as well be given up
at once.-Mining Engineer in Globe Demo
GRAFT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

Fire Spared-Iecovered bodies Fearful
ly Manglcd-Rescusrs Working at Great
Rlsk-A Railway Wreck in Cuba with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
WARMOTH FOR GOVERNOR.


Louisiana Republicans Nominate Their
State Ticket and Adopt a Platform.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan 2G.-The Repub-
lican state convention met Wednesday morn
ing but the credentials committee not bein &
ready to report, a recess was taken until $50
Upon reassembing the committee reported,
and after a long debate the report was
adopted. The committee on resolutions then
reported the platform, which among other
things indorses the Blair educati. lal bill,
calls for the protection of American indus
tries and denounces the Democratic state
convention for its Endorsement of Cleveland
upon the heels of his tariff message. After
appointing a committee of twenty-one to
nominate the state ticket the body adjOurned
till 1880
At that hour the committee reported the
folio. 1g state ticket, which was adopted by
the convention almost without opp osition;
Governor, II. c. Warmoth; Lieutenant gov
ernor, II. c. Miner attorney general, Judge
W. G.. Wyly; treasurer, Andrew Hero, Jr I;
auditor James Forsyth; secretary of state,
j. +. Patty. coored; superintendent of edu-
cation, B. +. Flanders.
Warmoth was the first Republican gov
ernor of Louisiana. He is an astute politi-
clan, a man of great ability, and can organ
ize the party better, perhaps, than any cam
didate that could be named. The conven-
ton the II proceeded to select delegates from
the state at large to the national conven-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
BrutaI Emily RaIfOnr.

The Scotch Tory who is now secretary
for Ireland, is remarkable example of
perverted position. He ought to be a
member of the third section of the Rus
sian chancellerie, detailed especially to
the silent making away of state prisoners
He might ill the bill for a first class
reptile" on Bismarck's secret police nor
would he have been out of place as II
member of the French detective force
that Perfect of Police Andrieux or his
predecessor in Gambetta's day used to
incite restless French coal miners to
deeds of violence IN order to secure po
litical approval for their repression.
The story of this fellow Balfour, has
scarcely its parallel in the worst days of
the English persecution of Irshmen.
Wilfrid Biuht, now in prison for defend
ing his right to speak on public affairs in
Ireland, is a gentleman whose word is his
hotd. He is eccentric. as all men who
rights of man from aristocratic ag>
gressions must necessarily be. Mr.,
Blunt says Balfour told him months since
that he intended to imprison the home
rule leaders who were in delicate health,
with the expectation that they would be-
come enfeebled and die before parliament
reassembled. Among others of those he
named for victims were Dillon, O'Brien,
and Davitt. Mr.. Blunt was shocked and
Immediately gave warning of this threat
to all those interested. He is now in Jail
himself and tells the story to the visiting
justices. because he fears that he too
may be pulverized out of life in the Bal
four way. The latter denies, but Blunt
seems to have carefully fortified himself
with circumstantial proofs in the way of
warning the Irish leaders months before
their Imprisonment began.
Salisbury was name d as swashbuckler.
His cousin, B4lfour. seems firsL-class
specimen of an Alguazi, The whole
matter will be forcibly aired in the house
of commons. The wisdom of Mr. Par
nel's silence and retirement also becomes
VERY apDarent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

SPRINGFIELD, No, Jan. 90 The court.
room was again crowded Wednesday with
eager spectators at the trial of Cora E. Lee.
Thirteen witnesses for the defendant were ex.
amined, but their testimony was substantially
the same as at the former trial S. l. Hazel.
tine and Thomas V. Hayden swore that they
saw Graham and his wife get Off at Dor
CHESTER two miles north of the Molloy farm,
on the night of the MURDER which, if true,
utterly refutes the states theory that the de.
PENDANT and Graham and his wife all went
to the farm from this city in a spring wagon
that night Eta Lee an adopted daughter
of Mrs. Molloy, swore that Cora slept all the
night of the murder with her and Eta Mol
10y, another adopted daughter, and the latter
corroborates this statement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan 20. Mrs T. b.
Squire. wife of the secretary of the Standard
Oil company, was brutaly assaulted in her
own house Wednesday by her cook, woman
named Jennie Hills. The cook has bad tenn
per, and, taking otfense at some directions
given her about breakfast, sprang upon
Mrs Squire and Selling her by the hair
dragged her across the room aud threw her
in a corner. Mrs. Squire attempted to rise,
but the Infatuated cook pounded her head on
the floor The lady finally escaped from the
house after having part of her hair torn out
by the roots The cook was arrested and
sentenced to the workhouse.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
No Bee in ChIlds, nonnet.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 26-"I am not a
candidate and neither would l accept the
nomination for president" said George w.
Childs of The Ledger, Wednesday, when
asked whether he had seen the statement
published in the morning papers containing
the announcement by James McManes that
he will go to the Republican national con-
venton and there work and vote for his nom
nation Mr. Childs added that he esteemed
the mention Of his name an honor, but he
had enough to do in business that is con-
genial to him, which he did not think the
presidency would be-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
WHO DID THE TAMPERlNG2
Some Startling Erasures Discovered In the
-Four Per Cent. Funding Act.

Some Startling Erasures Discovered In the
Four Per Cent. Funding Act.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 26. The resolu-
ton introduced by Plumb of Illinois, asking
for an investigation of the facts as to the
passage, engrossment, and enrolment OF the
funding act, under which over 500, 900, 600
in per cent bonds were issued, was received
by the house judiciary committee Wednesday
morning, and hearing upon it will probably
be had next week The resolution causes
considerable talk in the house. Curious dis
closures are expected, which may involve the
validity of all the 4 per cent. bonds out
standing. When Plumb found that the
journals of the house and senate showed
the bill as passed provided that the
government might redeem these bonds at
pleasure "for thirty years." instead of "after
thirty years" as the published law puts it, he
examined the engrossed bill, and found that
the word "for" had been erased all but the
a." which was left in the same ink as the
rest of the bill, and that the letters "a" and
"ter" were inserted in another ink. 1t indi-
Gated clear case Of tampering, by which 1t
Is estimated that the government loses
large sum. Plumb called the attention of
Senator Edmunds to the matter, and, after
looking into it carefully, he said that it
seemed to him that the bonds issued under
the act were invalid, or else were redeema-
BILE by the government at will
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
Moving for an Emancipation Holiday.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. % "A meeting of
prominent colored citizens was held here
Tuesday night to take action in regard to
national convention to be held in Washing
ton City to urge a national emancipation
holiday. An address was adopted, which
will be sent to all parts of the country, urging
colored people to unite in the movement so
that the convention can be held on next
Fourth of July. 1t is proposed that one dele
gate be SAINT for every 900 voters in each
state and territory. The address concludes
by expressing the hope that all will see the
necessity of this convention for the benefit of
the coore1 race, coming as it does on the
eve of one of the most important elections in
the political history of America.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 26-The senate
in secret session has confirmed the following
nominations: F. D. Hill, of Minnesota, con-
sui at Asuncion; II. F. Merritt of Illinois,
consul at AK la Chappelle; Victor Vifquain
of Nebraska, consul at Aspinwall; C. Q.
Stocklager, receiver Of public moneys at
Haley, Idaho; w. J. Allen, district judge,
southern Illinois Also a number of re-
ceivers postmasters, etc, in far western
states and territories, and in eastern and
southern states.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 26-The evil
dence in the tally-sheet forgery cases closed
Wednesday, and the argument was begun in
the afternoon with a speech by District At
torney Sellers. There will probably be four
or five speeches, and it is hoped to get the
case to the jury by Friday night at least.
The case, as it stands, excites much specula-
ton, and the question whether a conviction
has been made is answered on partisan lines.
One notable fact is that there has been COM
paratively little wrangling among the at
torneys over evidence. The conduct of the
trial by Judge Woods has been very little
criticised even BY the defense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

JENKlNTowN, Pa, Jan. % AT . o'clock
Wednesday morning a terrible explosion &C.
Cured at the dynamite factory at Bsthayres
station near here. The building was entire
ly destroyed and the workmen blown in all
directions and several badly injured A
Young man namad John CASTOR was the
most seriously hurt, his side being cut open
aud his left arm torn Off. He will probably
die. The other injured men may recover.
Every pane of glass within half mile of
the factory was broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
ONE HUNDRED DEAD.
THE VICTORIA MINE EXPLOSIONS
TRIBUTE TO GRIM DEATH.

After-Dnmp Catches Dozens of Those the
| Fire Spared-Recovered bodies Fearful
! ly MHnglcd-Rescuers Working at Great
Nisk-A Railway Wreck in Cuba with
Shocking Fentures-Notable Fatalities.
VICTORIA, b. c., Jan. 20 All day
wednesday rescuing parties worked hard at
the scene of the explosion Tuesday in No. 5
shaft The cage could be lowered to the de-
bris and from there the rescuers descended
by mean OF "A ladder The work Of clearing
away the debris from the bottom Of the shaft
was being pushed forward with all possible
speed, as not till this was done could any
dead bodies be brought up
All around the mouth Of the shaft the
wives and children of the dead miners were
gathered and their grief was enough to
make the stoutest heart sick.
The greatest obstacle to the recovery of
the bodies was fter-damp There is no
scarcity OF volunteers the officials of the
Vancouver Coal company are rendering every
assistance required Not much damage was
done to the mine, but how the explosion took
place is a mystery Mr. Dunsman is here
experimenting affairs
James Wetmore. one of the survivors, says
that the explosions extinguished all the
of his comrades, Wetmore CROPPED about in
the darkness and sitting after-damp After
wandering about the chambers for half an
hour or more all lay down to die. At last
all succumbed but Wetmore, whose lusty
shouts attracted the attention of the rescuing
party 1t is estimated that ninety miners
lost their lives in the pit Twenty bodies
were recovered Wednesday, Twenty five of
the whites have families, and when darkness
fell at night their wives and children were
still crying and praying in the glare of
torches. The cage was lowered at regular
intervals, but the burden it brought to the
surface was ghastly.
The dead bodies are torn so badly that
many of them can not be recognized.
Michael Lyons was blown 700 feet from the
shaft. His eyes are gone, and one arm is
torn from its socket Robert Camden was
lea ding a gang of comrades out of the pit
after the two explosions when all were struck
by wave of after damp and killed. Two
sturdy young men, supposed to be brothers,
were found in the tight embrace of death.
The men who have volunteered to recover
the dead bodies experience great trouble in
prosecuting their work. The mine is filled
with after-iamP, and more explosions are
feared. Three of the searcherS were over
come by the deadly gas during the afternoon,
and were Tesuscta ted with much difficulty
Indians and Chinese were engaged in the
perilous work until noon, when light ex-
plosion in the pit sent them all screaming to
the shaft. Some of the bodies can not
be reached, as they lie beneath tons of coal
and tmhers.
LATER. The latest estimates of the loss of
life by the mine explosion indicate that fully
100 persons have persisted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

Brown-Youre a lucky dog, Robinson. So
YOU married girl worth half u million dol
lars in her own right
Robinson trather more sadly than the cir
cumstances seem to warrant)-Nes.
Brown-You ought to put up the drinks.
Robinson-Al right, old man. Just wait
while run into the house and see if can
get dollar.-Life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
THE INGREDIENTS OF LARD.
Vile Compounds Declared To BE Sold for
the Pure Stuff

WASHINGTON CITY. Jan 26.-The agricul-
tural committee of the senate gave hearing
Wednesday to the representatives of the
pork-packing houses OF the country regard
ing the bill to outlaw adulterated lard. Mr..
Webster, Of Armour Sc Co., and represent
alive of Fairbanks & Co, of Chicago, aP-
peared and made statements with reference
to their manufactured lard They admitted
that the bulk of the lard which they put
upon the market contained but 90 to 75
per cent Of lard, and that the remain
der is composed of tallow, tearine, cotton
seed OIL ETC., but claimed that it
is equally pure and healthful and In no way
deleterlous. The consumers, they argued,
were not making any complaint This meas
ure was prepared BY business rivals, who
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

HALIFAX, N. s., Jan. 20 In the middle
of the storm Monday night the postofice at
Annapolis was entered by burglars, the
through mail bags from Yarmouth to Hall
fax, from Halifax to Yarmouth and to
and from St john were opened, and all the
reg istered letters and money packages stolen
AS large amounts of money are sent through
the mails by the Halifax and Yarmouth
banks, sometimes as much as $40, 900 in a
package it is believed that a big haul was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 26. Officials of
Pike county have applied to the governor
for troops 10 defend the people against the
Hatfield gang. Troops were refused, but the
people were given permission to arm them
selves. The sheriff Of Pike county has IN
vaded West Virginia to capture the outlaws,
but a West Virginia sheriff is out with a
posse to drive him back to Kentucky.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

SAN RANDALL is not the biggest man
in the country. He is not even the big
gest man in his own state. 1t often does
a man good deal Of good to be cured Of
decisions regarding his magnitude, aud it
is hoped that Sans setback in Pennsyl-
vania will make humble and better man
Of him. But its hard to tell
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. &c. In answer to
the Dingley resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary of the treasury for information re-
garding alleged discrimination by the Cana
dian government regarding American YES
sells and cargoes passing through the Wei
land canal, the secretary reported to the
house Wednesday that discrimination is
made against cargoes intended for manu-
facturers in the United States aud that it
is the common belief" of Oswego, N. Y,
business men that Canada is violating her
treaty obligations
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
Fourteen "pry" Michigan Counties.

DETROIT, Jan. 26.--Fourteen counties have
now decided by the popular vote to adopt
Prohibition, while twenty-five or thirty 9TH
ers are getting ready to vote. Mecosta and
Montcalm would like to vote but other cleo
tions will prevent it this year. Allegan
voted for Prohibition Wednesday, and cleo
tions have been called in Ingham, Calhoun,
Genesee, Kalkaska, Gratiot, Charlevoix, Os-
ceola, Tuscola, Ionia. Lenawee, Livingston,
Newaygo, and Clinton counties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

ALMOST before the ink is fairly dry on
the paper sentencing Harper, the Fidelity
itentiary, a movement is made towards
obtaining his pardon. This certainly is
the very extreme of the "Ohio idea" In
hardly any other state would such pros
iect be entertained so soon after the
courts decision. But they do things
singularly in Ohio.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

were unable to compete successfully.
The supporters Of the bill said they were
not opposing healthful compounds, and w.
w. Kimbal, of Boston. added there were many
manufacturers who were making deleterious
substances and selling them as pure lard He
was questioned closely on this subject, and
said he could not name any body at this time,
but would promise TO send the committee the
names of 100 such firms The committee told
him twenty would do, and he said if he did
not send them he would ackno Wedge that he
was all wrong
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
Can Not ",,u, or at the Mouth"

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-"Don't you see," said
Hon. w. H. Barnum, of Connecticut at the
Grand Pacific Wednesday, referring to his
welLknown antpathy to interviews, shat
from my position as chairman Of the ma
tional committee, l am or am supposed to be
very close to the administration. am con-
stantly travelling over the country and
can't pe running off at the mouth all the
time like Jewell-you recollect Jewell2 l
would likly say something, or be represented
as saying something that would hurt the ad-
ministratiOnn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
I'VE Point with Pride

To the Good name at home" won by
Hoods Sarsapanlls. In Lowell, Mass i,
where it is prepared. there is more of
Hoods Sarsaparilla sold than of ali other
medicines, and it has given the best of
satisfaction since its introduction ten
wears ago. This could not be il the med.
icine did not possess merit. If you suffer
from impure blood, try Hoods Sarssps-
rilla and realize its peculiar curative
power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

Boston, Jan. 26.-In the house Wednes-
day the constitutional Prohibition resolution
was passed to be engrossed. in concurrence
with the senate, by vote of 100 to 70, with
one pair, being six more than the necessary
two-thirds. The constitutional amendment
will have to be passed by two-thirds vote
in both branches next year before its sub
mission to the people at the polls.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26
smncl,. of the "Rowhx West"

Souri, NoRwALK, Ct. Jan 2j-At New
Canaan Wednesday Louis Drucker, con.
stable, attempted to serve warrant upon
Jacob Keller for violation of the excise Ia W.
Keeler barricaded the door and threatened
violence il Drucker entered. The constable
procured assistance, and was approaching
the place again when Kesler fired from a
window, killing Drucker instantly. Keller
then shot himself before the posse could break
in and captIra him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-26

Mr. WArTEHsoN should keep his eye
on the star>eyed goddess of reform. 1t
is expected that she is inclined to flirt
with William L. Scott, the man who laid
ont Samuel j Randall in Pennsylvania