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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

plause and then Chairman Herrick also re-
ported the following: THAT the administra-
ton Of Governor David B. Hill [great and
long continued applause, ending in three
cheers for Hill, merits and has the hearty
respect of this convention" The resolutions
were all adopted, another series Of cheers for
Governor Hill following the announcement
An eloquent eulogy on the Democratic
party and its leader, Grover Cleveland, was
delivered by Daniel Dougherty.
Roswell P. Flower, of New York; George
Raines, Of Rochester; Alfred c. Chaplin, of
Brooklyn, and Edward Cooper, of New York
were chosen by the committee ON delegates as
delegates to the national Democratic
convention; Governor Hills name was put
in nomination as delegate-at-large, but re-
ceived only five votes; and this action was
ratified by the convention. The electors at
largo are: Oswald Ottendorfer, of New
York, and Wilson s. BisSell, of Buffalo.
AT 942 p. m. the convention adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
suTreRwoar4 ON THE ISSUE.
The Ohio Member Makes . Vigorous speech
for the Protective Principle.

! Tor the Protective frincipie-
| WASHINGTON CRY, May l6.-The protec
tive policy was upheld in a long speech yes
terday in the house by Butterworth of Ohio.
The speech was forcible one, bristling with
statistics, and received the warmest common
dation of the opponents Of the Mills bill ON
the floor He began by declaring that the
question at issue was not whether the tariff
system could be improved by careful and
| just revision, but whether the economic prin-
| ciple of protection was right, and he insisted
| that the bill under discussion aimed to de-
stroy the protective system itself-not to adj
| just that system so as to make it fair to all
interests Continuing, he said that we no
longer needed capital or plants, and in skill
and cunning the American workingman
asked no odds. Capital and skill
were here, but starvation wages
were not here and never would he
so long AS the Republican party wrobe the
laws of the country. Tariff, he said, was the
parent of the influences that multiplied in
dustries, and the history of the country's de
velopment would show that the protective
tariff was indispensable to the cultivation of
the genius which diversified industries.
In making a comparison between the sec
tions where protection prevailed and the
states where free trade philosophy existed,
he called Ohio to the front, IL paid in wages
81, 600, 900 more than all the thirteen south
ern states Yet those states had a popula-
ton of 5000 600, while Ohio had only lit
tie over 3,0OOOOO. Whose fault was it that
these states were not manufacturing statesl
Nature had been prodgal in her gifts to the
south; God had blessed that section beyond
compare; but it had not consented TO bless
itself 1t was the fault of the south, or rather
it was the fault of the faith whose works so
condemned it, He claimed that the north
and west invented and manufactured every
thing the south used, from toothpick to a
cotton-g gin, and argued that it would be UNI
wise to entrust the industries of the country
to the hands of men who had shown neither
the ability nor the disposition to have indus
tries of their own. Turning to the wool ques-
ton, he said that the free trade philosophy
created an active concern for the sheep while
the Republican philosophy created an active
concern for the shepherd,
Stone of Kentucky said that capital only
was aided by the protective system. The
farmers We're getting tired of being taxed for
the benefit of few others. He gave the
Republican party full credit for abolishing
slavery, but the fact should not be lost sight
of that protection had made slaves of 30 |
100000 of laborers by requiring them to pay |
an un just tribute to monopoly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
HOW TO PLAY BALL.
Boston Shows Chicago-Unique Reception
for the Hub Athletes.

| for the Hub Athletes.
| CHICAGO, May l6-Anson's pets met the
| $50, 900 aggregation of talent which Spalding
| has sold to the Boston base ballists during
the past two years yesterday, and were given
| a bad shaking up in the first game the two
| heavy teams of the league have met each
other this season. 1t seemed evident that
| playing with ClarksDn was not good way to
learn his curves, and that the first thing the
| Chicago boys want to do is to study said
| curves very nttentively now they are play
| ing against the great twirler.
| 1t was great base ball day all round for
| Boston. As soon as the bean eaters had ar
| rived they We're the cynosure of all (base ball
crank eyes at the Leland hotel When the
home club received notice of the distinguished
arrivals they proceeded to put into motion
| the reception they had arranged for them,
and carriages were driven to the Leland con-
| tanning the Chicago boys dressed in new suits
| of black and gray, with clawhammer coats
and silk hats Seats had been reserved for
the visitors a brass band engaged and with
colors flying and music playing the procession
proceeded to the ball park.
So far all had been lovely for the home
club; their troubles-like the young BEARS
were to come, and they came with great
pronlptness. The Bostonians We're not going
to return the compliments of the day by
losing "A game for the pennant, and they
didn't. They just proceeded to slug Van
Haltren's balls all over the ground but for
appearances sake let their opponents have 20
per cent. of the runs made. The stars
Clarkson and Kelly-bandled the Boston bat
terry in great shape, and Van Haltren and
Darling did the work for the Chicagoans.
The score was 20 to 5 in favor of the visitors
That was NIL except that all this was done in
six innings. Suppose the whole game had
been played!
The other league games. resulted as follows
At Pittsburg-New York 3, Pittsburg s.
eleven innings darkness; at Detroit-Wash-
ngton 3, Detroit II at lndianapolis-rain
American association: At Cleveland
Cleveland Z, Brooklyn 3; at Philadelphia
Baltimore 3, Athletics 12; at Cincinnati--C Gin
cinnati 8, Louisville, 4; at st. Louis-rain.
Western association: At Minneapolis-Min
neapolis II, Milwaukee 5; at Omaha-Omaha
0, Des Moines 3; at st. Paul-St. Paul o;
Chicago I.
Wet grounds and rain postponed the play
ing at Davenport, Ia. and Bloomington, Ills,
in the Inter state league
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
THE MARKE rs.

CHICAGO, May, Is.
Quotations on the board of trade to-day ranged
as follows: Wheat-Nlay, opened 81 Is -9sc closed
SG3Sc; June, opened s79a Sc, closed sc; July,
opened sos &c, closed SS1sc. Corn-May, opened
5916c closed 50c; June, opened 5SL6c, closed
5796.94c; July, opened 5slac, closed 5734c. Oats
May, opened 35I4c closed 351Sc June, opened
3416c, closed 3i3I16c; July, opened 3ilsc, closed
3314-7Sc. Mess pork--,June, opened S14.55, closed
$lL42I4; July, opened $1i7O, closed S1452IS;
August, opened S1i75, closed S1IGO. Lard
June, opened SS5216, closed $3.50.
Live Stock--Union Stock Yards prices ranged
follows to day: Market opened active and
firm, with prices 10c higher; light grades, So $50
$50; rough packing, S5.tGG5.55; mixed lots
S5.50@5.7O; heavy packing and shipping lots
$5GOQ5SO. Cattle-Good to choice and extra
shipping steers, 81 3O6j $40; common to good do
$3.5OQ420; butchers steers, $1,000 100; stock
ers, S2.5O03OO; feeders, S3OO6t350; Texans
81. 50@390; cows 81. 25@ 50; inferior mixed
stock and bulls, S2OOdt3.e5. Sheep-Market
moderately active and prices easier; westerns,
s40O665O; natives, SI25@GOo; lambs SG.250
725,
Produce: Butter Fancy Egn creamery, 2I0
PIC per Id; fancy dairy, lS02lc; packing stock,
12@l6c. Eggs Fresh laid, be per doz. Poultry
Live hens iOc per lb; ROSTERS, DC; turkeys lie;
ducks, I0c Potatoes, 75GyS5c per bu: sweet pota-
toes, So 100000 per Dbl Appes--Choice, $500
450 Der Dbl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

The relation between high protective
tariff and the trust epidemic is very clear>
ly shown in the matter of newspaper
type The type founders of the United
States, all of whom are organized into an
association, have recently issued circu-
lar notifying their customers of an ads
vance of nearly twenty per cent in the
price of type. They already make a
profit of about fifty per cent but these
graspng mOnopolists were not satisfied
with this The reason, they allege, is a
mere pretcxt. They claim that the ads
vance is rendered necessary by rise in
the price of the metals entering into the
composition of type 1t is true there has
been some advance, but it is slight,
and with their large profits, the
founders could easily have stood
it. Moreover what advance there is
has been principally accomplished
through the operations of p trust in tin.
If it were not for the tariff no advance in
the price of type would be possible. as
foreign type founders would compete
with our home dealers; but the custom
house shuts them out. Type IS now
selling considerably cheaper in Europe
than in this country, although the rate of
wages differs but little, women and chill
dren being mostly employed here. But
the tariff steps in and prevents foreign
competition, while the eight or ten type
founders in the United States form a
trust and avoid competition at home.
But there is no protection for the con-
sumner, who is compelled to submit to the
demands of the trust however extortions
ate. And it may be added that news
paper publishers are less able to pay ex~
travagant prices for their materials than
any class in the community.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
SOME REPUBLICAN, POLITICS.
A Blaine sherman Conflict in Alabama
Other Conventions.

n,,,.r co,,,s
m
MoNTGuMEHf' AM may ~ me nepuD-
mean Stite convention was Galie'i 10 order
here az hooh yeSueiu"S, I"o 'eiiPolaS
chairn'eh' representing ohe Diane ana oher
man factlohS III 'he party We're selected ana
rs a result diSorder ana com usioi preVaiIed
Tor several hours At' p III Arthur brigham
chairman Oh Che sIale executive coiiiihlCtee,
mounted the piatiofh'' ana declaring that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
ASSEMBLY OF OHIO DEMOCRATS.


Dayton Permeated by PoIitics-Meeting of
CIubs-The DeIegates-at-L Large.
DAYTON O. May 16-Preliminary to the
meeting of the state Democratic convention
the city is crowded with delegates and poll
ticians from all parts of the state, and poll
tics is the ubject that has precedence over
everything else, The hotels are full of PEG
pie, and their halls and Hobbies resound with
the utterance of opinions on the result of the
convention, the tariff debate and cognate
matters. Yesterday afternoon was taken up
with the meeting of the Ohio league of Dem
ocratic clubs. The clubs assembled in the
opera house, and E. NJ Heisley, of Cleve-
land presided. Delegates 10 the national CON
vention of clubs to be held at Baltimore, Nd,
July 4, 1858, were selected, the chosen ones
being as follows l.. M Heisley, of Cleve-
land Hon James f. Neal, of Hamilton; Col.
W. A. Taylor, of Columbus; Squire Matt
Martin, of Columbus; John f. Neilan, of
Hamilton; Judge Dennis Dwyer, of Dayton;
Fred Klemper, of Cincinnati; Hon. j. Il.
Mano, of Canton.
At night all interest was conferred in the
various committees from the twenty one dis
trcts in the state which were in session pre-
pairing their reports to be read mt the 10
O'Clock session this morning. The selection
of the four delegates t-large to the St Louis
convention, and the four alternates seems to
be the all absorbing feature outside of the
committee rooms, but it was generally CON
ceded.that the four lucky men would be Hon.
Thomas L. Powell, of Columbus; Hon s.
Brice, of Lima; Hon. Charles w. Baker, of
Cincinnati, and l.. E. Holden, of Cleveland
Frank Hurd, Toledo's great free trader, had
n row with the conductor on the Little
Branch road between here and Xenia last
evening, and got off in n corn field, and after
studying agriculture for while walked back
to Xenia and took the next train for this
place. The conductor on the main line took
Franks ticket and gave him a check, which
the Branch conductor refused to honor. The
first conductor should have given Mr. Hurd
his ticket back
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
ILLINOIS PROHIBlTlONlSTS.
Largest Convention Ever Held in the State
and Very Enthusiastic.


and Very Enthusiastic.
SPRINGFIELD, IFS, May 1O-The Prohibit
ton state convention held here yesterday was
the largest ever held by the third party in
this state. There We're about 300 delegates
in attendance, and some Of the congressional
delegations had to go into the galleries to OBJ
tain Seats the capacity of the floor being in
sufficient to accommodate them. Some 200
or 300 of the delegates were women, but the
great majority of the convention was COM
posed of gray-haired men.
1t was an enthusiastic gathering and the
speeches were received with noisy demonstra-
tons John w Hart, of Rockford, chair
man of the state central committee
called the convention to order and
Hon James Lamont, the solitary Prohibit
ton representative in the last general assem-
bly,, was made temporary chairman. Both
made speeches and both arraigned the two
old parties as unfit to receive the suffrage of
the people. Permanent officers were then Sc
lected as follows: President DIR. Jarvis G.
Evans, of Iroquois county secretary, r. A.
Burnett, of Cook county
Upon taking the gavel DR.. Evans paid his
compliments to the Democrats and Repub-
licans and another scene of wild enthusiasm
followed. 1t was decided that counties be
limited IN voting 10 the number OF delegates
actually present, and several thousand dol
lars were raised for campaign expenses.
The convention took recess until evening,
when mass-mecting was held and the fol
lowing delegates large to the national con-
vention chosen: Frances L. Willard, of Cook
county; James Lamont, of Winnebago county;
J. b. Hobbs, of Cook county: Hale Johnson,
of Jasper county. The alternates are: Mary
A. West, Of Cook; j. C. Pepper, of Mercer;
Davie J. Mccullough, of Peoria; Jacob Hoofs-
tittler, of Whtesdes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

been adopted there was JESSE HARPER.
"A long and animated debate upon a PROPOSE
ton to allow the delegates from each state to
cast the entire vote of such state, no matter
whether the actual representation was one or
twenty. This was strongly resisted by the
western delegates, on the ground that it
would give the ten New Workers seventy
votes and practically put them, with the
Pennsylvania and Maine delegates, in con
troll of the convention. Finally the PROPOSE.
ton was voted down.
A communication was received from the
United Labor convention, in session at the
Grand Opera house, asking that committee
of conference be appointed, and the request
was complied with, one delegate from each
state represented being elected. Several
other committees were appointed and the
convention adjourned until O'Clock this
morning.
Immediately after adjournment the com
mittees went into joint conference and it is
reported that an agreement is likely to be
reached upon the basis of the land plank in
the knights of Labor platform
Rev DR. McGlynn occupied front seat in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
THE BARD TAKES THE PURSE.
A Great Race Run ON IL Muddy Track
Other Sporting Matters.

NEW York, May lG-About 10000 persons
were at the Brooklyn Jockey club yesterday
to see the great race for the Brooklyn Handi-
cap, valued at about $500 TO the winner,
The track was fetlock deep in mud, and it
rained heavily up to the second race. The
first race was a g mile dash, and was won by
Britannia in LOS. Dry Monopole took the
stakes in the l-16 miles in 1864, and Ore
gon was winner in the ] mile race in 0:5l.
Then came the event of the day, the Brook
Ign Handicap, 4 miles. After some delay
at the post the horses got good start, with
Exile first and Grover Cleveland next. Pass
ing the grand stand Saxony and Hanover
were leading, with Favor close up. Coming
into the home-stretch The Bard was half a
length behind Hanover, but after passing the
sixteenth pole The Bard shot ahead and came
in a winner by "A length from Hanover, with
Exile third, four lengths away Time, 213.
The last two races were won as follows:
America, = mile 0;52l4; Letretia, mile,
1.lY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
New York.

NEW YORK, May IS
Wheat-Irreguar; No. red state, $1,000 OF;
No. do, S1.02l4; No. red winter June 9734c
Corn-Irregular; No. mixed cash, 1Ol6c; do
May, G9ssc; do June, 6G9sc Oats-Firm; No /
white state, 466e47c; No do, 40 44c; No 9
mixed June, 4014e; August, 3GLic. Rye-Dull
and unchanged. Barley-Dull and nominal
Pork-Quiet; mess, S1IOOQ145O Lard-Quiet;
July, $3.50 asked; August, Ss7S asked
Live Stock CattleNo market; dressed beef,
duh and easier; G3467a4c. To-day's Liverpool
cable quotes American refrigerated at 9l6c D n.
Sheep and Lambs-Firiner for good stock weak
and unchanged for common; clipped sheep, 40
6I6c q H. unshorn, 5Gt 7lfc; clipped yearlings, SO
&c; spring lambs 6taU l0c. Hogs-Dull feel
ing; nominally. s. 20.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

BISHOP ANDREWS. rican church.
The report of the commission on consolidat-
ing the church institutions was made propos
ing the consolidation of the missionary society
and board of foreign missions, home missions
with church extensions, and Sunday School
union with tract society. The report was re-
jected on show of bands The election of
bishops was postponed to May "a.
At the conclusion of the afternoon session
about 300 of the delegates who had served
under Gen, Grant in the war called upon
Mrs. Grant, and were in turn presented to
her by Gen. Fisk Before taking their de-
parture the delegates sang the Sweet Bye
md BVn ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

CLEVELAND, O., May 1G.-Fasig's annual
auction sale of horses began at the Cleve-
land Driving park yesterday The horses
sold were from the stables of w. j. Gordon,
of this city, and James Temple, of Philadel-
phia. Forty nine were disposed of altogether,
the aggregate price amounting to So, 6S5.
The following is list of those of which the
price reached 81 900 or over: From W. J.
Gordon's stable Kittie Wilkes, s., 900; Miss
Wilkes, $!,050; Miss LeOntine, 81, $40; Susie
D., "A, 100; Rival, 81, SO; Nonchalance, ST.
800; Angie W, 81, 900. From James Tenn
pies stable-Chance Bismarck, SI,O75;
Merva, 81, 315; Waiting, 81 200
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

ST Louis, Mo, May 1G-Advices from
Baxter county, Arkansas, say a destructive
cyclone passed over that county day or two
ago. Almost everything on the farms of
Mr.. Helvy and Mr.. Wells was destroyed.
The house of II. Dane was badly damaged.
The dwelling of r. 2. King was lifted up and
blown away, leaving the family sitting on the
ground floor. Mrs. King was severely in
jured. At Lone Rock the store and black
smith shop of l. II. Cockrun, were blown to
pieces and the goods scattered about, and l.
A. Landruth's saw-mill and two dwellings
were destroyed. The damage to farmers is
heavy. No lives are reported lost. The
storm crossed White river at Matley's Knob
and did great damage there,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

TRINIDAD, Col, May l6-Meager particu-
lars have reached here of an accident on the
Fort Worth & Denver railroad, which oc-
CURED Monday night, between Clayton, N.
NJ, and Clarendon, Tex A waterspout
broke there and washed out portion of the
track, into which passenger train plunged.
in the darkness, without warning, the
coaches piling up on the engine Samuel
Bush, the fireman, was killed, and Engineer
Call Priest was buried beneath the wrecked
engine and terribly injured None of the
were seriously injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
KiIIen willing to Fight Cardiff.

ST. PAUL Mimi, May ia representa-
tive of The Dispatch called on Killen yester-
day morning and Intercepted him relative
to the Killen-Cardif fight Killen stated
that he had arranged to give sparring
exhibition in St Paul on the first Saturday
evening in June, and that he is willing to
fight Cardiff ten or fifteen round contest
two weeks after that date. He says if Car
diff means business he will go to Minneapolis
or Cardiff can come to St Paul Killen
said: ut has come to a show down now, and
will meet Cardiff on any reasonable terms 4"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
Killed in a Council Chamber.

CINCINNATI, O., May I6--C w. Phillips
a carpenter, was shot and instantly killed in
the council chamber at Carthage last nj zht
by Marshal Bowen. Phillips requested the
marshal to arrest man for an alleged Of
Tense, but he refused to comply without
warrant Angry words were exchanged be-
tween the two men, when Phillips drew a
marshals aim was more accurate, and Phil
revolver and fired at Bowen without effect The
lips fell mortally wounded Bowen came to
this city and gave himself up to the sheriff.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

PITTSBURGH Pa, May 16-Sixty dele
gates, representing 100 stove factories, were
present at the opening session of the annual
convention of the National Association of
Stove Manufacturers, which convened in this
city yesterday. Fifty other delegates arrived
in the afternoon. During the convention the
constitution will be revised; the term of
credit reduced from four to three months;
an effort made to restrict the cost of patterns,
and an effort made to increase the price of
stoves. The wage question also promises
lively discussion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

proceeded to business
yesterday, the first
thing being the calling
of the roll for the last
time this session for
reports 5, resolutions,
etc, from conferences.
One resolution offered
was for an inquiry into
the expedience of or
ganic union between
this church and the
Church South and AT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
A MOB OF LABORERS.
Two Men Beaten Almost to Death at Ash
land, Wis.


land, Wis.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Ca special to
The Dispatch from Ashland, Wis, says: The
steamers Ketcham and Louisiana, coal laden
from Toledo, are lying at the Columbus
Hooking Coal company's dock virtually tied
up. The longshoremen are on strike for
higher pay, which action was begun yester
day morning by order of the union. The
union demands IA cents per ton, or 80 cents
an hour. Trouble is apprehended, as the
union men threaten to prevent "scabs' from
working. Several special policemen have
been sworn in, and around the docks there
are some lively scenes every hour.
A non-union crew was put to work unload
ing the steamer Ketcham, and when they
quit work last evening big mob attacked
them with clubs and stones. John Driscoll,
foreman of the new crew, was hit on the head
by brick and then beaten almost to death.
Roy McLain was beaten into insensibility at
his own doorway.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
The Rncing at LomisyiIIe.

races were run on the second day of the
Jockey club meeting, and the track was in
fine condition and fast. The winners were:
Annie Claire, = mile, 0:49; Egmont, a mile,
1:131I; The Lioness, q mile, O3sI; Long
Roll, e mile 1:3la4; Roi d'Or, l mile, "A.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16
ImpOrtantContract.

This afternoon the firm of Willard,
Baker " Co. received dispatch from
Congressman Gest that they had been
awarded the contract for putting the
roof on the government custom house at
Des Moines. The contract calls for a
S15. 900 to SIS. 900 Job.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-16

ALTOONA, Pa, May 16.-The Portage Iron
works at Duncansville were closed Yesterday
indefinitely, and all the employees, 200 in
number, were discharged The other mills
of the firm will probably close down in day
or two, and 200 men employed in them will
be thrown out of employment