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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
Work i'm the Iown Leglslature.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. l5.-The bill
changing the number of terms OF the SUI
preme court from four to three per annum
passed both houses Tuesday and is ready
for the governor The senate passed bill
authorizing the employment of Gen. w. w.
Belknap to prosecute the claims of the state
against the government for raising troops
during the war. Robbs prohibi-
ton of non-resident aliens hold
ing land created n wrangle in
in the house and it will come up as unfn-
ished business. The house passed the senate
bill providing for board Of five trustees for
the Clarinda Insane hospital, one of whom
may be woman. One hundred and fifty
guests attended the reception and banquet
rendered the legislature by the Des Moines
Press club at the Aborn house at night. The
affair was the most brilliant social event Of
tha SEASON
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
ENCOURAGING BALFOUR.
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO
DoTES ON COERCION,

And Advises BaIrour to Put 1t on Thick
sanderson on the Irish Characterize
velyan's Criticism-seotch Tenants Want
Reiief-A London Paper on BIalne-Rus.
sian Oppressi on-Prinoe Fritz.
LONDON, Fob u. In the house of oom.
mons Tuesday evening Ferguson, under for.
| eign secretary, explained that in his recent
statement to the house that the government
had not pledged itself to military action in
behalf OF any European power, he also
wished It to be understood that no naval &C.
/ ton had been pledged Beyond the treaties
| known to the country, he said none existed
| he declined to produce the correspondence
which had passed between the English gov
eminent and the other European govern
ments on the ground that he did not deem it
advisable to do so. In reply to a question by
Lab ouchere, Ferguson said he could not say
at this time whether any enga cement other
than treaty had been made by the govern.
ment.
Trevelyan, resuming the debate on the
address, declared that the conviction of
twelve members of the house of commons
under the crimes act would do more than
anything else to effect a settlement OF the
Irish question. The country had seen that
Irishmen could be arrested in England for a
crime created by the coercion act-a crime
which did not exist under English law, and
for which an Englishman could not be ar
rested, nor "A foreigner surrendered. The
Liberal-Unionists who had formerly a1vo-
Gated local self-government in Ireland were
now silent
Maj. Sanders)n said that Parnelrs attack
upon the government Monday evening was
the weakest he had ever made and could not
justify the terrorism against which the gov
ernment was fighting. The Parnelitos were
never a law-abiding people, and never would
be. lrishmen did not naturally sympathize
with the law, and that was one of the de-
fects of the race, to which he himself be-
longed. Concluding he asked whether the
moral law of the Gladstonians, ''Thou shalt
not steal, except from the landlords" was
likely to educate the moral sense of the peo-
pie. kEN
Russell, member for South Tyrone, spoke
at great length in favor of the Irish policy
of the government. He urged Balfour to go
straight ahead, pay attention to nothing out
side of the law, and shut his eyes to the
pestilential notion that commoners and
priests should receive different treatment
from that given to peasants
Labouchere made a vigorous attack upon
the government in connection with the Mitch
elstown affair, into which he demanded
searching inquiry.
Anderson, member for Elgin and Marin,
gave notice of his intention to move an
amendment to the address favoring the APP
polntment a Of land commission similar to the
Irish commission for Scotland where, he
said, the decline in the price Of products had
rendered it impossible for tenants to pay
rents unless they were considerably reduced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

CORK, Feb. Is w j. Lane member for
East Cork, who was released from Tula-
more Jail Tuesday, was welcomed on his ar
rival here by large crowd, accompanied by
several bands of music, which awaited him
at the railway station, and escorted him
through the streets. While the crowd and
the bands were returning home after the
demonstration stones were thrown by that
part of the crowd Immediately behind the
musicians at the police. The police charged
upon the head of the procession smashed the
musical instruments and scattered the mu.
scans in all directions. The crowd rushed
forward and fierce fight onsued, during
which eleven policemen and fourteen civil
ians received injuries, which, however, were
not serious in any case.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
WHAT OF THE NIGIIT?"
THE ANSWER COMPILING GAVE TC
CHAIRMAN JONES' QUESTION

Accompanying IA Copy of the Blaine Lett
ter--Mrs. IuaIne Alleged to Havo Hrous Int
About the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Epis-
tie Which Was Not Printed 81. elton in
The Eleventh Michigan District
ALBANY n. Y, Feb, "a special from
New York to Tue Pres aud Knicker booker
says: Tho letter OF Mr.. Blaine has not abated
ex-senator Conkling's belief that tho Blaine
/ spectre viii stalk aud seek resurrection nj the
approaching convention. There recently
came to the city certain ex.cabinet officer
whose business interests in the east are super
vised by Mr.. Conkling. For week past no
has been frequent visitor TO Mr. Conkling's
office. This gentleman has, presumably at
the instance of the author, dlvulged the tenor
of letter which Mr.. Conklug Is said to be
now engaged upon, aud which is in reply to
an envelope from Chairman Jones, of the
Republican national committee, simply en-
closing the Blaine clipping and on the marg in
writing in lead pencil: "Watchman, what of
the nightP
In his letter Mr. Conkling rehoarses the
history OF the Republican party up to the
time of his retirement aud incidentally dis
cusses the questions of finance and diplomacy
in their comparative relations to the two
great parties. He treats of Mr.. Cleveland's
administration almost loosely He also
finds the civil service pretension' OF the adj
ministraton a a source of infinite jest. He
declares that since renouncing politics he has
found life really worth living, but does not
intimate his future plan. Several times in
his letter he wishes the reader to understand
that he is simply writing one who is in-
terested in good government He devotes
but short page to the Blaine letter, which
really has called forth this correspondence
he reference to the Blaine letter is sub
stantially as follows;
~ have read your Enclosure, and INDUCED
in modicum of reflection, the result Of
which have Incorporated in this hasty let
ter, which fear is faulty perhaps in that
it combines the oddities aud rough edges that
are only overcome by scrutiny and revisw.
have not the time for this. The letter Of
the gentleman from abroad is clear as it
kindly informs his couutrymen that he has
not wholly forgotten them amid the delights
of European travel II also paves the way
for the national convention, enabling it, il it
sees fit to select IA standard bearer other than
himself, without appearing tolaet discourteous-
ly. Still, the field of politics and etter.writing
is wide and inviting to some, and to fashion u
letter of the Florence character is not repre-.
hensibe."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

THE Baldwin Locomotive Works, in
Philadelphia, turned out on an average
two complete locomotives a day during
the year just closed. The works en-
ployed 5000 men, who were at work BOA
days, thus making the average time OF
building locomotive four hours and
forty minutes. This eclipses the year
1889, when 583 locomotives, the largest
number in any single year up to that
time, were built. In 1881 the year the
works were established by Matthias w.
Baldwin, one locomotive was completed,
and since that time there have been built
totel of 1875 engines for railroads in
the United States, Europe, Japan, Cuba
the Sandwich Islands, Brazil, Mexico and
Central America The G53 locomotives
built last year placed in Il continuous
line would make train FIVE miles in
length.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

The senate has again voted for the
opening of congress on October 10, and
the closing of the short session on April
the IS. and also for changing inaugura'
ton day to April 80. Should this pass
the house, being a constitutional amend.
ment, it would still need to be ratified by
three fourths of the state legislatures be
fore it could become law. In the house
there is another bill which provides that
the congress shall open on the first Mon
day in January and the time of final ad
tournament shall be at noon on the 31st
OF December. This would practically
make continuous session for the two
years term, with only such recesses as the
two houses might agree to. SO it is im>
possible to know Just what the new law
will finally be, but there is little doubt
that the existing order of things with res
ference to the official terms of the presi-
dent, vice president, senators and repre-
sentatves will be changed by the present
congress.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Is. -Hawey took
up the debate on the educational bill in the
senate Tuesday. He said it was a measure
creeping in to control interests which from
Plymouth rock up to this day have been
under local control, and wisely SO. 1t was a
bill to promote medioancy, to cultivate beg
gars; bill declaring the failure of local self
government in one of the supreme interests
of the people 1t falsely declared the bank
ruptcy of states which before our very eyes
were rich and growing. The longer, said
Senator Hawley, this bill is thought of, the
weaker it grows, and the nearer to constitu-
tional right and justice the people are COM
ing, and be was willing to see 1t defeated by
any of the constitutional means, whether by
the house, by the senate, or by the president.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

New YORK, Feb. Is, Judge Shipman, in
the United States circuit court, rendered a
decision Tuesday which is of considerable i'm
portance to railway men. In August, 1886,
Mrs. Cora j. Root, while walking in a de-
tached car Of the Catskill Mountain railway
at Cairo was thrown violently to the floor
and received severe injuries. A suit which
she brought resulted in u verdict awarding
her 5000. An appeal was taken on the
ground that the woman was personally neg
ligent in entering a detached car, but Judge
Shipman decided to the contrary. and sus-
tanned the verdict.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
A BRITISH VIEW OF BLAINE
Looks Good Deal Like Some of the Amer
1can Snrcimena

LONDON, Feb. 10 The Globe devotes a
long leader to discussion of Blaine's letter de-
clining to permit the use of his name in the
next Republican national convention, and
sees therein good ground for suspicion that he
desires the nomination, but wants to have it
appear that it was forced upon him. The
Globes theory is following this line of an
argument, that Blaine feels that In the event
of his success at the polls as an unwilling
candidate the glory he would achieve and
the triumph he would secure over his ira
ducers would be much greater than If he had
sought the position, while in the event of his
defeat the loss of personal prestige he would
incur would be much less "If, however, ~
The Globe continues "he is perfectly sincere
which possibly he may be-he has simply
performed an act of loyalty TO his party, and
probably the party will take him at his word.
Mr.. Blaine has never, with all his ability,
proved himself a candidate that the Republic
an party could win with, and the solution of
the mystery which has for a long time sur
rounded Mr. Blaine's aspirations to the presi-
dency is that he appreciates this fact, and
perceives the advantage to the party and to
himself of declining to be its fgurehead in
the next campaigu -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
nlgh-Handed Russian Proceedings

LONDON, Feb. is. The expulsion by the
Russian government of Austrian subjects
from Poland without explanation or indem-
MITIGATION for the confiscation of their prop
eTty or abandonment of profitable pursuits
continues and increases rather than dmin-
ishes in extent Large numbers of Aus
trims had settled in Russian Poland, many
of whom had established themselves in lu-
cratve business enterprises and become pos
sessed of real and personal property of large
aggregate value. or course small percent
age of this property can be taken away by
the unfortunates, who are hurried across the
border without warning or explanation, and
thousands of these people find themselves re-
duced from comparative atlluence to tho
verge of starvation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15--The house
committee on Indian affairs has decided to
report bill providing for the division of the
Great Sioux reservation of Dakota into sep
arate reserva 'ons and the REIMBURSEMENT of
the Indian title to the remainder. The prac-
teal effect of the measure, If it becomes a
law, will be to open to settlement II 900, 900
acres of the %, 900, 900 acres comprising the
Great Sioux reservation in Dakota. The
lands to DO opened for settlement lie princi-
pally between the White and Cheyenne
rivers Provision is made for the allotment
of lands in severalty to Indians in the part
reserved for them, under certain restrictions
for the benefit of the Indians, who are to be
given agricultural implements and cattle
and education in civilized methods.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

IT Is Characteristic of the standard of
political morals among republican news
papers, observes the New York Star that
they should insist that seating Congress
man White has made "a bad break in the
democratic ranks. while at the same time
declaring that Mr.. Whites claim to his
seat was absolutely just and his title un~
assailsble. These journals cannot un.
derstand the policy of party that is al
ways ready and willing to do justice for
Justices sake. The question in the Low
reY-WhIte contest was considered by
many to be by no means free from doubt.
But those demo Gratis who. after deliber-
ate examination, reached the conclusion
that the democratic contestant ought not
to prevail. are entitled to credit for dis
playing the courage of their convictions
and voting conscientiously in accordance
with their judgment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
New York Behind the Other Cities.

NEW YORK, Feb 15-At the meeting of
the common council Tuesday a report was
presented from the comnIttee on lands and
places to the effect that the city of New
York alone, Of all of the prominent cities of
the union, is conspicuous by the absence of
any shaft or monument in commemoration Of
the soldiers who lost their lives in the war,
and urging that a suitable monument bs
erected, worthy of the city and of the men
to whom it shall be dedicated. A plan was
proposed for the raising of $3.50 600 for the
Y,nr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 10. The National
Educational association convention opened
here Tuesday without about fifty prominent
instructors, representing nearly every state
In the union, in attendance MIR. Charles f.
Ham, of Chicago, read paper on "How and
to What Extent Can Manual Training Be
Engrafted on Our System of Public Schoolsi"
which led to a long discussion. A resolution
offered by Mr.. W. E. Anderson, of Milwau-
kee, was adopted providing for committee
of seven to report next year the outline of a
practical course of instruction in manual
training.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Representa-
tive Timothy E. Tarsney, of Michigan. is ly-
ing very i'll at Providence hospital in this
city. While his physicians do not say that
his condition is dangerous, he is known to be
so i'll that his close friends are not allowed to
see him Mr. Tarsney is suffering from
nervous prostration. His brother in law and
law partner came on from Michigan Mon
day, but when he called at the hospital he
was not allowed to see Mr.. Tarsney. The
Michigan members are very anxious about
the condition of their colleague and regard
him as a very sick man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
WORRYING the Pnstofi,ce Department.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15-The only
subject Of discussion that gave the least lite
to the monotony of the proceedings in the
senate Tuesday was the alleged bad mail
service in the west, of which, Plumb said it
was inexcusably and unprecedentedly bad,
and that the attacks upon it were not par
tisan, as Democratic papers were most Sc
we're in their criticir ms Platt said the same
trouble existed in the east, and Reagan in
sisted that the complaints should be made to
the department, and not to the senate, and
that the whole matter was brought up for
political effect
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

SAN Francisco, Cal, Feb. Is For sew
eral weeks this city has been overrun with
thieves of every description 1t is literally
at the mercy Of well organized gang of ex
pert criminals. Within three weeks there
have been not less than seventy five burglar
les and robberes, mainly in the western adj
dition, where the craftsmen have things
their own way. They began operations by
robbing the residence of the chief OF police
in broad daylight while all the family were
at home. The citizens are all going armed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

Boston, Feb. 15-The trustees of Phillips
academy have filed bill in equity at Salem
against the visitors of Andover Theological
academy and all other persons. The trustees
claim that by the act of Incorporation of
Phillips academy the trustees are made sole
visitors of all institutions connected there
with, and are responsible for the teachings
therein. This move is in the interest OF the
professors who were recently pronounced
leretical by the board of Andover visitors
because they believed in probation after
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

NEW York, Feb 15.-A special from Pitts
burg says that Capt Sam Brown, the million
aire turfman, has declared that the book
makers have practically ruinol tho sport of
racing. He says the crookedness and corrup-
tion on both eastern and western tracks is 80
extensive that unless bookmakers are thrown
out the honest men of the turf may have to
form gentlemeus jockey cub, and allow
the robbers to go it alone. He recommends
that pool-seling, under perfectly open con :
ditions, he the only betting allowed on tracks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

CoLUMnUs, O., Feb. 10 The state closed
its evidence in the tally sheet trial Tuesday.
Much time was spent in argument az to the
propriety Of admitting evidence offered by
James D. Poston, in regard to what Isaac r.
Hill, the man who is said to have tried to
bride Justice Martin, said to him. He was
allowed at length to testify, and said that
Hill said to him that Martin should "be
fixed, and he had the money tn do it. The
state then rested.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
CRUS HE'D BY A DERRICK.
A Careless Foreman Causes the Death OF
Four Persons 10 New YORK.

NEW York, FEB. 10. "A large derrick used
in the construction of the elevated railway
on Broadway, while lifting heavy beam
Tuesday morning, suddenly broke its stay
ropes and fell upon street car passing I'M
der it, smashing the car like an egg shell, and
killing three persons, as follows: Thomas
Thompson, car driver; Patrick Clarke, la
borer; Charles Ksrchner Besides these
John Freel had his skull fractured, aud will
die, and five others were severely injured.
Hardly a person in the car escaped some
sort OF hurt.
The coroner was soon on hand, and his in
vestigation developed the fact that the der
rick was unsafe, and was recklessly handled.
Consequently the contractors foreman, Mr..
Schaefer, was arrested and held in 5000
hnn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

SAULT STE, MARIE, Mich, Feb. l5.-The
election of "a successor in congress to the late
Representative Moffatt took place Tuesday.
Seymour's election is beyond peradventure.
His majority in Marquette county is G5T;
Traverse district $40; Bruce, 81; Norway,
1855; Gogehic, 70. In Mcmillan Breon's ma
jority is "a; Escanaba, POS In this town
Seymour was given two majority, but the
Democrats protest and say that five votes
We're polled after 5 p. m
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
Couldn't Down Martin of Texas.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Is. the
joint resolution to print IS, 900 copies of the
document on cattle and dairy products
Martin of Texas, who obtained notoriety on
his first arrival in Washington in December
by being accused in a local paper of having
blown out the gas in his room on going to
bed, made his maiden speech. Although he
was unrecognized 10y the chair, and the gavel
fell all through his remarks with great EN-
phasiS, he succeeded in stating amid great
applause, that every farmer in the country
should have a copy of the document
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15
Think 1hnl Murder Was nnne.

HAzLEToN Pa, Feb. 15.--Mueh excite
ment prevailed at Silver Brook II sday over
the burning on Sunday Of the large Hun
garan boarding house, and the horrible
death of six persons, whose bodies were
found in the ruins. The suspicion is that
the house was burned to cover up muSier
committed during the afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l5.-President
Cleveland expects to leave Washington next
Tuesday for short visit to Florida. He will
he accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, the sec
Rotary of the navy and Mrs, Whitney, aud
Col. AMI Mrs Lamont. The party will go
10y special train, and no stops will be made
unless it bs an hour Mt Savannah for drive
thr, ugh that city. One day will be spent at
Jacksonville and one day at St Augustine.