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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May IA package
purportng to contain 900, sent by the
American National bank sf New York tc
Treasurer Hyatt, was upon its receipt Satur-
day found To contain nothing but brown pa
per The package was sent through the
Adams Express company, and was opened
at the treasury department in the presence
Of Treasurer Hyatt and officials of the ex-
press company. The treasurer refused to re-
ceipt for it. The robbery is supposed to have
occurred on the train between here and New
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

CINCINNATI Ohio, May Mrs Lucy
Stone Blackwell is here lecturing as of old on
woman's rights and wrongs. On the opposi-
ton to women delegates in the Methodist gen
eral conference she said: at is a very short
sighted policy indeed as women are greatly
in the majority in the church, and, should
they be excluded, they must certainly feel
that their allegiance has weakened. To OK
clude woman like Frances Willard, who
has following of half IA million noble
women, must surely react against the confer
ence. The prejudice in favor of the old idea
of obedience from wife to husband is still
strong, but it will disappear in time"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

DU QUoIN, Ills, May THE st Johns
Coal works situated in the heart
of that suburb of this city, took
fire Saturday evening, and for a while
threatened the destruction of the whole viii
lage, which was saved only by prompt and
efficient work of the fire department. The
loss will reach So, 900, and 500 men and boys
are thrown out of employment after working
since Tuesday morning last when a strike
since February was ended
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

DETROIT, Mich, May COLLECTOR of Gus
toms d. j. Campau and eX-Mayor William
g. Thompson had n violent fight Saturday in
n railroad station in this city Thompson be
ing so injured as to he taken to a surgeons
office in carriage, Mrs. Thompson, who rs
Campau's sister, began divorce proceedings
Saturday on the grounds of iniidelity, drunk
enness and cruelty, and ill-feelng between
the brothers-in-law caused the fight. All
concerned are rich and socially prominent,
Thompson and Campau being among the
leading Democratic managers of the state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

New YORK, May AT n meeting of the
Central Labor union Saturday night "A reso-
luton was adopted which recites that
whereas gigantic conspiracy known as the
Beer Pool, has locked out 5000 wage earn
ers because they wero refused their rights MS
free men: therefore, resolved that we de-
nounce said conspiracy for its cruel and
illegal conduct, and we call upon the public
and organized labor to crush it out by re-
fusing TO drink beer made in every brewery
connected with the pool
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
Democratic Senatorial Convention.

The counties Of Rock Island and Henry, com
prising the Twenty -hrst Senatorial Districs. are
requested to send delegates TO a convention to be
held at the Court House in the city OF Rock ISL
and on
THURSDAY, MAY "a, 1883,
at 2 p M, for the purpose Of nominating can
didate for representative, appointing senatorial
committee and transacting such other business a'
may properly co ne before the convention.
She basiz Of represeutiOn will be one delegate
for every two hundred votes cast for Cleveland
and Hendricks in 1884, and one delegate for every
fraction Of one hundred votes, as follows:
Rock Island County, 27s5 ,otes--14 delegates.
Henry " 2UIO 10
l.. G. BLARDIEG,
WIN. MCEEIRY, }COm.
L. +. DIN1CK.
Rock Island, Ill, April IS, 1873.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

LONDON, May "A letter written by John
Wesley, dated June ii, l175, and addressed
to Lord Dartmouth, has been discovered
among the Dartmouth family papers. The
letter embodies passionate protest a. 9irsf
carrying on war against the America
onies. The Daily News, referring to.
that while Wesley was penning "a. a. al
the news of the battles of Lexington and
Bunker Hill was on its way to England.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
An Exciting BIcyIe Race.

LONDON, May THE one-mile bicycle
race between Woodside and Robb at Leices-
ter Saturday was very exciting. Woodside
won the toss and led until he had gone half
way around the last lap when Robb shot ahead
of him. Robb had scarcely put himself in
front when he fell and Woodside, who
was too close to avoid him, ran into him and
fell also Robb quickly remounted and fin
ished the lap alone, winning the race. Wood
sides machine was damaged in the collision.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
nendl. Work with the knife

NEW YORK. May7.-Giovanni Cioni, aged
40, and Amalia Montine, aged 81 years, a
ballet dancer in Kiralfy's troupe, were
stabbed Saturday night by an unknown per-
son at the home of the woman, II Wooster
street. Cioni was stabbed several times in
the throat, and the woman four times i'll the
breast. Both We're removed TO the hospital.
They are probably fatally hurt. Several
men rushed from the woman's apartments at
the time of the stahbjnp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
HAVOC BY A CLOuD-BURST.


Ohe WhOIe FHIAIIy OFOWheH Hhu NHIIy
Buildings Demolished.
WICHITA, Kas., May IA cloud burst near
Maize, fifteen miles west of this city, early
yesterday morning. Rain had been falling
all night, and when the cloud fell there was
frightfm roar, which frightened the people
out Of their houses. The streets of Maize
were turned into rushing torrents, the water
finding outlets into the Arkansas river.
Many buildings were demolished by the
food. A house in which the Rocky family
lived was swept off its foundation, and borne
into the Arkansas where it sank, drowning
Rocky, his wife, and their two children.
Many horses and COWS were drowned in the
fOOal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

BERLIN, May The emperor was fever
ish throughout Saturday night and his rest
was disturbed by frequent paroxysms of
coughing, accompanied 10y copous discharges
of pus His condition during yesterday was
better, but his breathing was difficult and his
rapid. Last evening another alb
sees broke in the cmperor's throat causing
copious discharge and a pcrceptible weaken
ing of the patient
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May THE mem
bers of the First Massachusetts, Heavy Ar
tillery Association. who have been visiting
the battlefields of Virginia, and are now ON
their way home, arrived here Saturday.
Saturday afternoon the president and Mrs.
Cleveland granted them special reception
at the White House.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
Momnn's Rights in Illinois.

BLooMINGToS, Ills, May While driving
south from this city Friday two of our leading
German citizens were dismayed to see n Ger
man. who resides in this city, holding ployv
and turning over the sod of the Illinois Cen
trail right-of- way, with hls wife and daughter
Tor a team. The wife weighs 2,45 pounds, and
the daughter $50, and the pillow was moving
on as smoothly and gracefully as though a
yoke Of oxen or two Normans were the
team
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May Five buildings
on the east side of Hudson street, between
Essex street and the river front, were totally
destroyed by fire early Saturday morning.
The structures were all frame. Total loss is
placed at $40, 600 Among the losers are
Theodore Smith & Sons, boilornnakers;
Hyatt & Son, coopers, and Mrs McLaugh-
lin, liquors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

LONDON, May 1-Dispatches from India
state that unprecedented hail storms have oc-
CURED at, and in the vicinity of Moradbad
and Delhi, some of the hail stones weighing
two pounds, Upwards of $50 persons were
killed by being struck by the falling globes
of ice, and the damage to property is almost
beyond estimation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May THE Republ-
cans of the Fourth district in convention
Saturday selected delegates 10 that state con
vention at Madison. They are all for Rusk for
president of the United States, and on second
choice would divide up on Braine, Gresham,
and Sherman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

OMAHA, Neb., May 7.-Whatever may be
true of the terrible holocaust at Arlington
Friday morning, one thing is certain, and
that is that the hired man is innocent, as his
body was found burned to a crisp The rela-
tives of the family hold to the opinion that
there was foul play, but others have come
generally to believe that it was pure acct.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

ST. IGNACE, Mich, May The round
house of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
railroad, together with four engines, burned
Saturday. The fire caught in the pump-room
aud spread rapidly. In attempting to pull
out the engines the first to start jumped the
track, making it impossible to get the others
out The loss will probably reach s6l nJD
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
Minister Pendleton Has Recovered.

BERLIN, May Minister Pendleton has
entirely recovered from the effects of his re-
cent stroke of paralysis, He has quit the
hospital and is perfectly competent to re-
sumo his diplomatic duties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May AN effort is
to he made to reopen the telephone ease in
the supreme court, 1t is understood that
counsel for the Drawbaugh people have com
pleted their petition to reopen the case, and
that it will lie submitted to the court at once
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 7.-Carnegie, Phippq
Oh Co, have issued a circular to their en-
ployes, Offering to take their money on de
post at q per cent. interest, OF to loan them
money on mortgages at a small rate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

Illinois. He was
hardly prepared for
the question. He
said he had made
no effort in that di-
rection, and didn't
consider himself a
candidate for that
position in any
sense. Still, if the
honor should be
tie n d cred, some
thing he deemed
hardly probable, he
should accept it
should nut forth his
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

CHICAGO, May Julius Olsen, n Nor
wegian living at 35 Austin avenue, killed his
brother John yesterday afternoon by shoot
ing him through the heart during a quarrel
julius accused his brother of criminal rela
tions with his wife. The murderer was ar
rested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May Ingalls,
speech Ia the Voorhees, controversy has not
yet appeared in The Record. 1t was anx
ionsly looiai for Saturday, but did not come
out Several newspaper men who have APP
piled to the senator for a copy of the speech
have been denied upon the ground that he is
holding it for revision. It is whispered that
this week there will probably he some step
taken toward expunging from The Record
the violent personalities employed in that
controversy Whatever is being done iskept
V,ry uuiaf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May THE National
Veteran club II the United States, in this
city, adopted resolutions Saturday night ex-
pressing confidence in Gen. Russell A. Alger,
of Michigan, ~ II representative volunteer
soldier, entitled TO wear the mantle of the
late Gen Logan
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May For the pur-
pose of attending to his private business in
terests in Wisconsin F, f. Nash, general
superintendent of the railway mail service,
has sent in his resignation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

The Salvation army conducts 9,lOo
professions weekly through the streets OF
the British Kingdom, or an average OF
l, 300 per day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

WASHINGTON CITY, May 7,--tien A. +,
Stevenson was seen by a Chicago Herald rep
resentative last evening and asked whether he
Wonid accept nomination for poyernor of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07
THE BASE BALL BUSINESS.


the National Game-Other Sports.
CHICAGO, May THE result of last weeks
work on the diamond of the National league
base ball clubs was to tie the leaders-Boston
and Chicago. This resulted, for one reason,
because the Bostons missed one scheduled
game, bringing the two clubs even on the
number of games played. Chicagosplays at
home this week, while Bostons play abroad.
The league record is as follows;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

At Los Angeles, Cal. lew DAYS ago
the mercury stood at SO in the shade
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

Miss Mollie Lockhart, of Socorro,N n. NJ.
has parrot that sits on its perch and
sings "Mollie Darling" all day long.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May Adolf Hsr,ie-
gen, a prominent young Milwaukee lawyer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

best efforts Tor the success Of the ticket If
he receives the nomination he will 20 ut.on
tae stump early and discuss the issues, devot-
Ing himself especially to the tariff. Gen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

Richmond. Va, is to have Masonic
temple costing 100000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-07

Stevenson il confident that President Cleye-
lands stand for tariff restriction will be Of
material aid to the Democratic party in Hi
nois this autumn.
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17
During Good Behavior.

The 1900 licensed saloon keepers of
Philadelphiaare warned by the decision
given by Judge Reed last week that the
provision of the High License law rela-
ting to the revOking of licenses means
all it says. What it does say, is, upon
sufficient cause being shown or proof
being made to the said court that the
party holding a license has violated
any law of this commonwealth relating
to the sale of fliquors, the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions shall, upon notice being
given to the persons so licensed, revoke
said license" For selling liquor
to drunken men, which is "a violation
of the High License law, Francis Nc
Brearty, who has kept a saloon all his
life, following the business of his father
before him, finds his license revoked
and his occupation gone.
Other saloon keepers will receive
this as a notice that they hold their IL
censes only during good behavior
They obtained their license with some
difficulty and at cost of $500 with
incidental expenses, including the fee
| of a lawyer, an extra charge which
most of them occurred as a measure Ot
precaution. They have found the
franchise thus acquired is a highly val
liable one owing to the limited number
granted, but any day they may bt
called upon to give it up if it is proved
against them that they have sold OIL
Sunday or to minors or drunken meI
or violated any other law of this Com
mOnwealth relating to the sale o
liquors.
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17
How to Pop.

Every man has his own way of pro-
posing, no doubt, and queer work
some fellows make of it, The San
suggestions on the subject. Women
will be amused at the advice the writer
gives in regard to digressions. He
says
Nothing is more deplOrable than an
interval in a proposal The matter
should be gone through with speedily,
once your attack begins. 1t is an attack
always. No matter how Teady-heart-
ed Angela may be there is a little per-
funotOry hesitancy, only natural to her
mOdesty, and you must not give her
the opportunity to turn the current of
her wOoing. Do not stop to tell her
that you take no claret with your din
ner or that you don't owe a cent in the
world. Information of this sort you
should convey to her long before you
ask the mOmentous question it is re-
levant, no doubt, and may abet your
effort greatly, but yet it is prosaic and
out of keeping just at the moment ol
crisis.
The more closely you confne your
self to declaring your love and asking
her hand the better. Bear in mind al.
ways that proposal partakes of the
nature of an onslaught; that no matter
how apt and willing your lady-love
may be she has still a maidenly sense
of preservation, and you must afford
her no opportunity of avoidance, but
bind her most strenuously to the issue
Give her but the slightest pretext foi
branching off upon a side issue of con
troversy and you will never pin her to
the point.
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17
Horrible Railroad Accident.

The most appalling railroad accident
that ever occurred in Pennsylvania,
happened Wednesday evening on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad at a point
known as Mud Run, about midway be-
tween White Haven and Penn Haven
Junction. The last reports place the
number of killed at 66 and the injured
at over $50. Even the exact manner
in which the disaster occurred
cannot be learned. All that we know
for certainty is that one section of the
excursion train (the fifth) returning
from the Father Matthew celebration
at Hazleton, crashed into another sec
ton.
No worse spot than Mud Run exists
on the whole line for such an accident.
The spot is a desolate one. The nearest
town is White Haven, four miles away,
while in the other direction the nearest
town is Mauch Chunk. The track
there runs close beside the Lehigh
River, and a steep embankment, 60 to
rs feet high, runs down from the tracks
to the river.
The tracks of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey run along the opposite side
of the river, and the passengers on the
train that reached here at 10 o'clock
had distinct view of the awful scene
by the light of glimmering lamps and
torches. They state that the cars
were smashed to pieces and hurled
from the tracks, and several had rolled
part of the way down the steep en-
bankment, and others were standing
| right across the track.
! The celebration at HazletOn, the an
nual parade of the Catholic Temper
ance societies, had attracted thousands
of people from Luzerne and Lacka
wanna counties. Seven long trains
each drawn by two engines, passed
down through White Haven for Halle
ton that morning.
The first train left HaZleton to re
turn about p. NJ, the others following
as fast as possible. The first three sec
tions got through all right; but tn,
fifth section crashed into the fourth
which for some unexplained reasol
was standing on the track. The repOr
of the accident created the wildes
alarm and terror in Wilkesbarre, 70
the fourth section contained most @
the Wilkesbarre people had gon
down.
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17
This Dog Meant Business.

Grip, the other dog, owned, raised
and trained by .Rippey, was certainly
one of the most remarkable dogs I had
ever known, and deserves a more ex-
tended notice. He was large black
and tan honnd with a cast ofmelancho-
ly upon his cOuntenance that would
have excited the envy of Don Quixitoe
himself During the seven days we
were out, after hunting on the high
ridges a mile or more from water,
where the low scrub furnished but lit
tie protection to the parcSed ground,
l never saw him weaken or require a
reprimand, although upon one intense
ly hot day we hunted from in the
morning until in the afternoon.
Hunting was with him a strictly bus
mess proposition, and when out he
wasted none of his energy in any other
direction. We usually separated and
kept along parallel ridges 200 or 800
yards apart, with the dog working in
the gulch between US, where the deer
were generally lying, which gave us
better opportunities for shot than any
other method. From these elevated
standpoints the dog was seldom out of
sight of all of us for any great length
of time. Fresh tracks could be seen
everywhere, but he took no notice of
them, unless it was quite certain the
deer was close by, and after taking a
trail he never gave tongue until the
deer was routed of his bed He never
seemed to lose Knowledge of the posi-
tion of his master, and would relin-
quish the chase and return whenever
the deer succeeded in getting hope
lessly beyond range unwOunded
Sometimes when pressed by thirst be-
yond endurance he would 90 to the
nearest place for water only to return
| Immediately and at others, when the
distance was too great, he would come
to one of US and mutely plead for q
| drink from our canteens, which, it is
| hardly necessary to say, was never re-
| fused as long as a drop remained
When in camp he spent nearly the
whole time, night or day, stretched Out
at full length upon the ground, only
raising his head to be fed, seldom get
ting up even then. One cause for this
no doubt, was because the hot grave
of the hillsides wore out his feet. H.
took no notice whatever of the setter
never attempting either to play o
quarrel with him and 1 never saw hin
seek a caress even from his master
although when such were Voluntaril,
given he gave faint signs ofpleasure b,
a slight wag of his tail and a lOwerin
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17
HI'll Tell Your Father


A common offence of which mothers
are guilty is indicated by the heading
of this paragraph. A mischievous
child has disObeyed some maternal
command, or smashed a window, or
hacked off the cats tail, or scratched
little sisters pink and white complex
ion.
"You, John Henry Montague Chol-
mOndley, just wait, and I'll tell your
father when he comes home"
Thus threatens the mother, whose
gentle heart forbids her Furnishing the
little rebel. 1t is a dire threat and la
den with dark portents. From one
point of view it may be interpreted as
a back-handed compliment to the fa-
ther-a confession, so to say, that his
disciplinary resources are superior to
hers. But that is a superficial view of
the case. In reality that mothers
threat presents the father to the child's
mental vision as q terror, a thing of
dreadful apprehensiOns-a bOgie man
by whom he is to be carried off to some
dark, damp, cave, there to be eaten up
with savage relish. Now, that is not
only radically wrong as a measure of
uOAnCoblO BONCA Bub ~ duOuulS
to an ungenerous refusal to give the
old man a chance"
What man, with a fathers natural
feelings in his heart, would consent to
play the role OF monster to his child,
for whose good (if he could but know
what it was) he would not hesitate to
make a personal sacrifice? Therefore
what right or color of right has the
mother to force him, against his very
SOULS protest to play so revolving a
part? His manhood recoils from it
his self-respect forbids it; his natural
human affection cries aloud in denun-
citation of it. Let US have no more OF
it. 1t is a crime in all but the intent, a
wicked and far-reaching slander, for
which there is no redress and against
which there is no defence save the
mothers own sense of fair play. And
that will be quite enough when it is
once reached by intelligent appeal.
Come, now, honor bright, good
mother, haven't you committed this of
fence once week ever since your
child knew the meaning of words
Oh, of course, dear heart, you never
thought of it in this light; but nov
| that you are minded of it you will
henceforth keep fgurative clothes-pil
on your tongue, won't you?
Smyrna times., 1888-10-17

A peculiar phenomenon has been
discovered in Laurens county, South
Carolina. On the side of a steep hill a
section of land about two acres in ex-
tent has apparently dropped about
four feet below the surface of the sur
rounding country. According to the
Laurensville Advertiser 1.-THE sunken
ground is covered with bushes, which
are turned and twisted considerably.
Near the edge of the fallen mass is a
large crack, extending towards the
centre, from which water and sand is
sue continually. This water has a
milky sediment, and as it runs down
to trench some 80 feet below it de-
stroys all vegetation it comes in contact
with. A strong sulphurous odor per-
vades the air of the vicinity"