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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

plain yourself in relation to a charge that is
! attributed to you in The New York Times,
/ that you branded the people connected with
the Reading Railroad company as thieves
/ and robbers"
| "Why, SIR" said the chairman, ~ am
above using my public position to abuse
anybody, Do you decline to testify before
| this committee"
"No, sir, | do not"
"Now l want TO ask you a plain question,
and want plain, direct answer. Unless
there is some pooling arrangement -"
(which there isn't" interpolated Corbiu.
"among the coal miners and and the com
mon carriers" continued the chairman,
without noticing the interruption, "by
| which the railroad and coal and iron COM
panies shall get a profit or increase from
mining and transporting coal, will not the
railroad company be unable to pay interest
on the debt and go back into the hands Of
the receiversl In other words, where will
get an income from sufficient to meet your
oblgationsf"
Corbin-The increas, will be derived from
various sources
Tillman-Havs you any assetsi
Corbin-You have no right to ask me such
a question.
1illman--I think have, sir, and you can
answer 1t or not, just as you please
Corbin-Well, l don't think you have, and
/ decline TO answer the question.
Ohipman-I wish to put a statement on
c;uord in fairness to Mr. Corbin. The one
question in the public mind is whether it Is
not In the interest of the company to have
strike at this tmet Now, am suggesting
this in all fairness, and IL you choose to ex-
plain you can.
Corbin-I wish the committee to I'M
derstand that am ready to fur
nish any information | can, but
don't know what right the public has
TO know the financial condition of the Read
ing Railroad company, except the stock
holders and bondholders. What l have to
say on that subject is for the benefit OF the
people who own the property, and not for
the general public that has not ono cent of
interest in the corporation.
Corbin then denied absolutely that there
was the least foundation for the assumption
that the Reading officials desired a strike.
Corbin objected to tell how much stock of
the company he owned now or previously
Chapman alluded to Sweigard's inability to
say whether 90 had been drawing pay from
the company and the knights at the same
time, and said: "Your man Swigard was
thick headed he couldn't catch on; you
would have seen the point easily yourself,
and am free to say that l would not keep
such a man in my employ a minute. >"
"Well, it is not probable, rretorted Corbin,
"thnt we should manage the road the same
way
As he was about leaving the stand, Corbin
reques ted permission to ask the chairman
whether heswords imputed to him Friday
morning in The New York Times that "it
seems to me that you are robbing the COM
panY and the public to pay fat salaries to
people who know nothing about the affairs
of the company" were used by him or not'
'I should not answer that. said Parker to
the chairman.
"fhat's a personal matter, sir" said Till
man, looking the railroad president squarely
in the face, and with that ended one of the
most sensational incidents of the committees
SO iourn In the city up to this time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
AN UNPR0FITABLE STRIKE
REAolN c MINERS LOSE THEIR WAGES
FOR SIX WEEKS,

And Now Go Back TO Work on CoFbin's
Terms-The Order Issued for Resump-
tIon Monday Sensational Time of It be-
fore the Congressional Inquisition The
Reading President Grows Indignant.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb IS The following
letters between w. T. Lewis and President
Austin Corbin, embodying the conditions on
which the strike shall he declared off, were
handed TO a United Press representative by
Reading railroad official, at q o'clock Friday
evening. The first letter is dated Windsor
hotel, Philadelphia, Feb IL, 1883, and adj
dressed to Austin Corbn, Esq, President
r. a. II. r. X. company
SiR: Being DESTROYS to bring the strike in the
mining region Of the Reading Coal and Iron
company TO a Gloss IN order to get tho working
people In and about the mines to work, speaking
for those wOrkinginen, | propose To order re-
sumption ~ WORK at once upon your assurance
that con promis the men that after they have
gone TO work. and the mining operations are in
regular progress, the subject of wages Will bs
considered 10 conference between the company
and its employees. or their representatives, and
upon the further assurance that no ono shall be
Disseminated against by reason Of his cOnnec
ton with the strike Yours &c,
The answer dated rttho offices OF the
is as follows.
NJ DEAN Su ! am in receipt Of your favor Of
this date have consulted Mr. Keim, ths president
Of the Coal aud Iron company in relation To It's
contents, and am authorized by him To say that
It IL substantially in accord with our position aud
such action would be satisfactory 10 u1. No onu
will be Disseminated against because of his CON
nection with the strike. so that II liz not under
stood protecting such men az have made or
attempted TO make personal assaults upon the
men remaining at work; and provided further
that in any conferences over wages the miners are
not TO expect us to pay higher rate OF wagesfor
mining than those paid by the other coal produc-
ing companies in competition with us namely;
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; the Del
aware & Hudson, the Lehigh Valley; the lehigh
Coal and Navigation company, and the Lehigh
& Wilkesburre company, bnt with the under
standing.,hat we are willing to adopt basis that
shall give our miners much as Is paid by either
of those companies
1t Is understood that the wages TO be paid on
returning TO work will be on the Old 81 80 basis,
and will remain under that basis until IA change
shall bo mutually agreed upon. Yours truly,
AUSTIN CORBIS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

at issue, with the IA =. unexpected result.
The colonel showed explosive wrath. The
match that had just been struck TO light a
cigar was dashed into the clspidor, and
food Of indignant protest bust forth.
81 want 1t distinctly understood that l am
not TO be bounded by a pack OF newspaper
reporters, who give me no peace at the thsa-
tire, in my bed or at my Ollie, and that, too,
about personal matter that they have no
busiu' : TO inquire about l will not be
inter Niewri,' hg exclaimed excitedly.
These remarks were accompanied by Wig
orous puts On the cigar. which had no light.
When the reporter modes ly suggested that
Gen. Sheridan's nativity was a question that
the public had right TO have solved, in
view OF his possible candidacy for the presi-
deucy, hs only All led tuel to tue II ,me OF in
dIguution.
Il don't know where he was BORN" he ex-
claimed, "and won'5 bs questioned about
il. II you want to find out, ask him"
With this the colonel strobe out OF 70
room, leaving the reporter in uuiisputed Jos
session OF the handsomely furnished office
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

louisville, Pa, Feb is. the following
order was issued late Friday night, adj
dressed to the employees Of the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal and Iron company:
You are hereby notified to resume work Mon.
day morning February ~, as per letter of Austin
Corbn Esq, of the l7th inst which is accepted
the basis of settlement The above does not
include any company but the Philadelphia &
Realizing Coal and Iron company. as they are tho
only ones to agree to these terms of settlement
Hence we would urge upon the miners of the
Lehigh regions, including the Panther Creek
Valley, the necessity of maintaining firm stand
until these companies are willing to submit the
question involved to conference with assurance
that no vctimzing take place after starting the
mines.
Workingmen everywhere, we appeal to yon TO
redouble your efforts in behalf of our Lahigh
brothers. Send all aid for that region to d. NJ
Evans, or John Meghan, Freeland Pa,
The above is signed by W. I. Lewis, mas
ter workman, and the other representatives
Of the striking miners.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
AN AGED MANIAC NEARLY ANNIE4l-
LATES AN IOWA FAMILY.

Two Children Cremated, the Father Mad
and the Mother at the Point OF Death
The Murderer's Own Life Euded with a
Corn knife-Conyicted of Brutal Crime
Smells Murderer Identified.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Feb 1s.-Old William
Writ, who lived on a farm twelve miles
north of this place, attempted to kill his
daughter Friday morning, and, fail
ing in that, set fire TO TO his house, burning to
death his two infant grandchildren. While
the flames were leaping from the root and
windows of the building the gray haired ma
MAC cut his throat with corn-knife and fell
dead upon the ground. The murderer had
been morose for the past week. He arose
Friday morning about o'clock and sat in
the kitchen until breakfast had been pre-
pared.
After the meal had been eaten William
Writ, the old mans son, started for a neigh
boris house, leaving his wife and the two
children in the hous,. He had scarcely
passed out of sight when the old man armed
himself with corn-knife. Entering the
kitchen where Mrs Writ was washing dishes
he crept up to the woman and seizing her by
the hair attempted to cut her throat. She
screamed and struggled so violently that,
after being slightly wounded, she escaped,
and went to the houss where her husband
was at work and gave the alarm. Several
men, under command of young Writ, started
to rescue the children. Before they could
reach the house flames were seen burst
ing from every window Facing the res
cuers was old man Writ. He laughed, and
pointed to the fire When young Writ had
gone into the burning building in search of
his children his father drew the blade of the
knife across his throat and fell dead. Re-
peated efforts were made to rescue the chill
dren, but the smoke and flames drove the
searchers back. Young Writ has been
driven crazy by the tragedy, and his wife,
who is at "A neighbours house, is lying at the
point of death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

At Trinity church tomorrow, there
will be services at 10;45 a. m, IL IN,
and 7 p, m. AT the chapel at $50 and
p. IN.
Rev. ]. W. Washington has closed his
gospel meeting for the present. Rev. E.
N. Anderson, of Richmond, Va, late OF
Baltimore, will preach at the Second
Baptist church, Sunday morning, at I a.
IN.
At the First Baptist church there will
be no preaching service morning or evene
ing Sunday school at $50 a. m, j. W.
WEIGH, superintendent. Mission Sunday
school at 3 p. m. Paul Keller, superin-
teDdent.
At the Twentieth street Evangelical Lu-
theran church, the Rev. G. A Mennicke,
pastor. Text at 1Oa. m, Matt. iv:1s11.
Thena: "Das Wort Gottes ais die rechte
Wehr und Waite der Christen wider ale
Antchtungeu Santans.' Christenla hre
at $50 p. m. Services four miles east of
Moline at 2 p. m.
At the First M. E. church, services at
10;45 a. M. and p. m. by the pastor,
Rev. G. W. Cue Morning subject:
The FIRST Christian Converted in Eu-
rope" Evening SUBJECT Divorce
Sunday school at 9:l5 a, m, j. f. Robin
son, superintendent
At the Christian chapel, services at
10:45 a. m. and Z p. m. by Minister w.
II. Applegate. Subject for morning:
Christian Union" Evening: The Six
Mornings" Sunday school at 9:15 a M,
F. Kaupke superintendent. Mission Sum
day school at p. m, in School Building
No. 8. Geo. j. NJ Colburn, supernten-
dent. Young peoples meeting at 8 p.
m.
AT the United Presbyterian, services by
the pastor, the Rev. john Il. Brown, d.
D., at 1915 a. IN. and p. m. Morning
subject obedience the Test Of Love"
Evening "A Question in Spiritual
Arithmetic, OF Profit and Loss" This
discourse will be the fifth of the seriesI of
the illustrated discourses being preached
by the pastor on Sabbath evenings, inten.
ded mainly for young people and non.
church goers. In them the truth is pre-
sented to the eye as well as to the ear
the blackboard being largely used Sun
day school at $50 a. m, Hugh Warn ock,
superintendent. Young peoples meeting
at 6:15 p. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

THE amended civil service rules, as
into four parts-general rules, departs
mental rules, custom rules and postal
rules. There are nine general rules APP
plicable, with one or two exceptions, to
all parts Of the classified service and even
to some parts not classified. These gem
eral rules contain many of the provisions
and penalties of the old rules. They
forbid any officer of the civil service to
use his authority or influence to interfere
with elections or to dismiss or cause to
be dismissed any person because of such
persons refusal 10 be coerced in political
action or to contribute money for politi-
cal purposes or to render political service.
The rules specifically provide that an
officer, clerk or other employee who shall
violate sections IL, ~. ID and IA of
the civil service law shall be dis
missed. These sections in expressed terms
ployes from being in any manner con-
cerned in soliciting or receiving any con-
trIbution or assessment for political pur-
poses from any person in government
service; prohibit the solicitation or res
ceipt of any money for political purposes
in any building or on any property be-
longing to the government; forbid any
officer, clerk or other person in governs
ment service to discharge or promote any
person in the public service or promise or
threaten reward or punishment for giving
or refusing to glye money or valuables
for political use, and prohibit any person
in government service or in congress, or
the employ of congress, from giving to
each other or receiving from each other
money or valuables for political use.
The amended rules make the punishment
OF dismissal for violation of these secs
lions more specific.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
GUSHY SORT OF JURY.



CHICAGO, Feb lS-Nov 81, in house at
422 North Lincoln street. this city, one of the
most heartless crimes ever recorded was COM
mitted. August Hetzke "A Bohemian labor
ers, and widower, whose wife had left in
his charge a son by former marriage Max
Gilman 10y name, deliberately set to work
and whipped the boy-whO was only Il years
old-until his body was mass of blood and
bruises, from which atrocious treatment he
died. The boy was shamefully treated at all
times by Hetzlte, and consequently ran away
from home as often as he got a chance, and
it was in punishment for this that the whip
ping was done.
The testimony showed that the brute had
taken the child to room, stripped him and
put in nearly whole night ashing him with
a leather strap with buckle on the end,
resting when he was tired and forcing the
poor little fellow to pray and repeat the Ten
Commandments during the intervals of the
torture. Thirty six big bruises made by the
buckle were counted on the child's body.
Hetzke has been on trial for the past few
day, and Friday the jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty, fixing the punishment at
hanging. But experimenting this righteous
verdict was the following tender screed;
"Your Honor, we, the jury, are unable,
under our oaths, TO bring other verdict than
the one presented, but commend the prisoner
to the mercy of the court"
This was added with the idea that the gov
ernor would consider it favorably in exer-
cising the pardon perogative, as he would
probably be- pettioned to do. When the
final ballot was taken there was not dry
eye in the jury room.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

JAcKnoN Mich, Feb IL About two
years ngo Daniel and John O'pay, of thi,
city, wont To Tennessee Ia work At mining
a Tow months later they were arrested for
onuhtsrfsitiug. aud Daniel onay received IA
Henianoa of fifteen years aud hla son John
ten. They we're taken lo the Albany N Y
prison, where they were Ia seryitu 10 nsnr,
ly n year a gang IT COMMENTATORS. who
were fanantiy eohylutsi at Chattanooga and
nho wore witnesses against tho q Days. have
made full confession and proved Luynnd n
doubt tho innocence ~ tho DDaya The
father returned h0ms FRIDAY and found that
his wife had died iuflHg hlH prison torn. and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-A mass-meeting Of
the cigarmakers who are in favor of the
abolition of the internal revenue on tobacco
and cigars was held in Cooper Union hall
Friday evening, to protest against the man
date of President Strasser, of the Cigarmak-
ers International uuion forbidding the MEM
bers Of the union to agitate in favor of the
abolition of the tax. Moses de Costas pre-
sided, and made the principal speech of the
evening. He referred sarcastically to Stras-
ser as the "pope Of Buffalo" and said that IL
one man was expelled for favoring an aboli-
ton Of the tobacco tax every man in sym
patty with him would leave the union. The
tax, he said, was benefit to the capitalists.
If 1t was abolished every cigarmaker could
become n manufacturer Other speakers fol-
lowed In a similar strain and were loudly APP
nlhnlnl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

There is a good deal Of quiet fun to be
had by one who knows how TO read be-
tween the lines. in perusal Of the repub-
lican opinions Of Mr.. Blaines letter de-
clining to allow his name to be presented
at Chicago as a candidate for the presi-
Dental n omination
For example, it is surprising to find the
number of truly good and confidential
friends the man from Maine has among
the republicans who have in their hearts
wished for nothing so much as his being
out of the way, They knew it all the
time. OF course. Who doubts their
veracity. but then, on the sly, suppose
some one points out their party associate
who believes a single word they say.
Then, again, now they have got what
they wish-that is, Mr. Baines public
refusal of his name-what WY faces they
are all making at the gift 1t is strik.
ing evidence of republics decentralization
that Mr.. Blaine eVokes. LikG Pandora's
box, his unsealed letter fills the air, to
the &. o, p, with all evil things.
There WAS dread of Blaine; there is
greater dread without him. The republi~
can augurs have stopped grinning in each
others faces, for all signs have failed, and
they can only murmur what next?"
"Does Blaine mean it2"
We think he does, because he feels de
feat in the air. and prefers that the snarl
ing pack who have so long yelped at his
heels may now bite and snarl among
themselves until only hair, bones claws
and the echo of their growls are left to
tell where they have been.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
THERE WAS MONEY IN THE CASE.
Testimony of a Chicago Detective in the
Tally-Sheet Trial.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. lS.-Detective j. B.
Clark concluded his testimony in the tally
sheet forgery trial Friday. He testified that
his attention was first called to the tally -
sheet crime by Granville at Chicago, when
he Clark was engaged In the newspaper
business Granville told him he knew where
he could make pile of money" and then
laid before him the tally-sheet case here. 1t
was then that Granville told him he could
make $50, 600 out OF it if he worked it right.
He also said he was in the employ of
Prosecutor Hulmg for while, dur
ing which he was paid $40 per day.
At the conclusion of Clark's testimony,
Edward Young, who was by the state con-
nected with the work of securing blank
poIl-b book and tally-sheet from the county
clerks office for the use of the forgers, was
next called. He admitted going for the
papers, but said he did it at the request of
his attorney, who wanted copies for use in
pl eparing an argument. The rest of the
accusation made against him by Granville,
he denied in toto.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
sexmnnr Get. the Majority.

DETROIT. Mich, Feb. IS The vote Of the
Eleventh congressional district is all reported
except Manitou county, which consists OF isl
ands in Lake Michigan. IL will be several
weeks before 1t In reported, but tho county Is
solidly Democratic aud its ma jorlty will Dc
about 100 The changes made by the COM
pletion Of the returns are all In Snymour'a
favor Seynpur'a plurality In seventeen
counties Il 30. aud these figures will scarce
~ vary from the official count Tho Mani
abuut as
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
A COMMANDMENTS nsnlnl.

NEw YoHK. Feb n "A cabagram from
Visnnh, published recently, said that HAIRY
Thurbsr "A rich American relative Of rresi-
dent Clevslnui. who 10 studying law at tho
Vienna university, has offered 9 OO0. 900 to
tho American government with which 81
sndow n university at Chicago Oh tho Nisnr a
model" Tho young man fsfeFrsi ~ Is not
rich, is not related Ia President Cleveland,
And has not offered o. give o. 0l0, 0OJ ~ any
oIbar sum, 10 sni0W university al Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
THE CROOKS WILL SMILE.
Illegal Courts In White County, Ills,
Cause "A State of Things.


Cause "A State of Things.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. iS.-The remark
able and unfortunate state of affairs of
White county, Ills, by which the acts of its
Judiciary for the last five years have been
invalidated by the supreme court is causing
very serious trouble to its people A fresh
illustration of the effect of the decision
was furnished at Carmi Friday, when writ
of habeas corpus was sued out by the at
torneys of Thomas J. Smith, Henry
Bell and John Pitman, three prison.
ers now confined in the Southern
Illinois penitentiary at Chester. Two of
these prisoners were sentenced from White
county for burglary, and the other was serv-
ing out life sentence for murder. They
claim their liberty by virtue Of the ilegality
of the courts which tried them, and as they
can not under they law, be placed in jeop-
ardy a second time, the are more than like
ly to be set at liberty. This novel and dan
gerous state of affairs in the county will lead
to endless litigation and trouble, and the
people are sorely distressed over the di-
lemma.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
An Sin MarrIes Golden-Hair.

NEW YoRK, Feb lS.-At 5 o'clock Friday
afternoon IA Chinese merchant in Mott rect,
23 years of age, was married to pretty
golden-haired girl by the name of Jennie
Farrell in the judges chamber of the city
court. Judge Pitshke tied the knot, and rep
resentatlves If five nations were p resent at
tbp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. IA special TO The
Post Dispatch says: A double tragedy &C.
Cured in Bald Knob township Thursday
night Thomas Waltham suddenly returned
home suspecting his wife's fllelity He
found proof in the presence of Jim Blakeney
in his bedroom. Blakeney tried to get out
and shot Waltham three times and one of
Watham's children once. The injured hus-
band shot and killed Bakeley, and then fell
mortally wounded. The child may recover
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

MINNEAPnLIs, Mimi, Feb IS The only
time that Ike Weir, tho Belfast Spider ever
failed to knock out his man in glove fight
in the northwest was Friday night in his
contest with Dominick Barnes, of Toronto.
II was n six-round contest with small gloves
Tue plucly little Canadian fought like ma
ior surprising the spectators aud Weir
we'll In the sixth round he was still fight
ing, although he had been severely punished
The fight was awarded to Weir, however, on
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
McKeen, Ives and the G. II. 4 ID.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb IS The Cincin-
matt, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad company
has dismissed the injunction proceedings
against McKeen, of the Vandalia road, and
has substituted suit asking the federal
court to compel McKeen to make restitution
of $3.50, 900 and to cancel a contract entered
into 10y Ives and Mexican which is alleged 20
be ultra wires, and to have been brought
about by fraud.