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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
ANOTHER NATIONAL CONVENTION.


WASHINGTON CITY. Aug Is Hon. 2. d
Wigginton, who ran for governor on the
American ticket in California two wears ago;
J NJ RaSsett. who drafted the first Amer
lean platform for California, and Mr. Gray
son. Of Oakland, have arrived as an ai-
vance guard nf the California delegation TO
the American party convention to be held
here on Tuesday. New York sends about
100 delegates Pennsylvania holds its state
convention in Philadelphia to-day for the
purpose of choosing delegates 10 the cnnven-
ton. Chicago has organized a strong Amer
lean club, and sends a large number Of dele
gates Advices from Boston, PIttsburg,
Baltimore and other points west and south
Indicate that a crpittahIe number can lie
counted on
In conversation with the delegates num-
Der Of man are mentioned for the head of the
ticket, among whom are Mayor Hewitt, of New
York; eXMavnr Low, of Brooklyn. Senators
Blair OF New Hampshire stanford and
Hearst of California, Palmer OF Michigan,
Wade Hampton of South Carolina. Govern
or RlIsk Of Wisconsin,. Governor OeleSby, of
( Illinois. and tTrL NeElev, of Pennsylvania.
/ The latter appears to he the most formidable
candidate. About 80 delegates are ex,
prCIei
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug l3---Out of respect to the
memory Of Gen Sheridan large number of
local business houses closed their doors Sat
urday The postoftice, city hall, and county
buildHg closed in the afternoon A good
many merchants draped the fronts of their
places OF business in mourning, and flags all
over the city were hung at half mast. Dur
ing the hours of the funeral the fire alarm
bells were tolied The Grant club met and
adopted an appropriate memorial, as did the
British American ASSOCIATION.
kilograms tell of requiem, masses, tolIing
bells memorial services minute guns, etc,
at Boston, West Point, New York Philadel
phia and nnumerable other eastern and
western points. Flags were generally half
mastei all over the country, and nowhere
was the day and its solemn ceremony un-
uOticni
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

artil,erym9A wh0 IA lie n assigned TO that
duty and carried to the It Get where the mil
itary escort, conSlstingef cavalry and artil-
lery, was in waiting With the draped caisSon
upon which the body was to be taken to Ar
hngton Immediately after the caisson the
generals horse Guy, Il beautiful dark bay
charger was led He was saddled and bri-
died in military style ready for a mount
The gold embroidered Sadlle-cloth bore the
insignia of Gen Sheridan's rank as lieu
tenant general, a golden eagle and three stars
being woven in gold i'll the corners Beneath
the cloth in front were two pistol holsters.
The generals military boots reversed with
spurs pointing forward, We're secured in the
stirrups. The horse was the one Gen Sheri-
dan got from Lexington, Ky, four years
ago while in Chicago, and he liked it much, be-
cause in his three white feet aud in other re-
spects, he resembed his old war horse Win
chester.
The procession was made up, besides the
military escort, of carriages containing the
president and wife, the cabinet, the Judiciary,
the congressional committees, diplomatic
corps, and representatives of the Loyal
Legion and Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and citizens and the march WAS at once
taken up for the grvae, the streets being
lined with II throng OF people who silently
| and Sorrowfuly watched the progress OF
| the great soldier To his final bone in mother
earth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

WATERLOO, Ia, Aug 1S-Trouble is
feared at the Lrhizh coal mines IN W ehSter
county There has been a lockout at these
mines since the LIST of May the miners claim
ing that the operators insisted upon their
signing a contract 10 waive the provisions of
the mining law in regard to weighing before
screening and also to work for less than
last years wages. Nothing has been done at
any of the Iehigh mines for six weeks until
Saturday, when a lot of imported miners
we're set to work nv one OF the railway com
panies owning one of the mines The strikers
tried 10 persuade the new men not to work
but nearly all, it Is claimed, have signed the
required contract ard will 60 to work to-
day Ii the new men persist in working
ii is feared a collision between them and the
strikers may result
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
POOR LARRY DCNAVAN'S DEATH.
In Desperation at His Bad Fortune He
Makes His Fatal Jump.


LONDON, Aug. l3.-The body of Larry
Donovan, the bridge Jumper, was found in
the water at Deptford Saturday.
The facts in the case Of Larry Donovan as
they gradually become known are exciting
great deal of sympathy, little OF which,
had it been bestDwe,l upon the unfortunate
young man at the proper time, would doubt
less have saved his life. He had for some
time broOicd over his ill-luck, and to allay
the disappointment he felt at the poor recep
ton he met with in England, began to
drink heavily This course soon reduced
him to the necessity of frequenting the low
est class of lodging houses and obtaining food
as best he could On the Saturday previous to
his death Donovan got into a drunken quar-
rel, and in the fight which ensued had both
his eyes blackened and his body badly
bruised
He continued his spree until Tuesday
morning, meanwhile visiting the vilest re
sorts and Dragging about bis daring feats
| Finally be accepted challenge to jump
from Hungerford bridge for purse of $40
with the stipulation that should he fail to
| perform the feat without harm 10 himself he
was to receive nothing He Immediately re-
paired TO the bridge, drunk as he was, ac-
companied by the other parties to the wager
He removed nothing but his coat and hur-
riedly leaped from the foot path into the
water, which he struck on his side or stom-
ach He Immediately sank and was seen no
more until his body was picked up at Dept
ford No boat was provided for his assist
ance or rescue and his companions disap-
peared as oon as they discovered that the
jumper was beyond the reach of help.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

r
in-nt persons present ware = nator- Ingalls,, |
Edmunds, Evarts, H"er Dawes Jones of |
Nevada. Doiph, Hall. Allison. sawyer,
Chandler. Farwell and wife Justice Harlan
and wife, Solicitor General ,I-uks mud TIN.
commissioners Of the District
At aDuUt H.iu the pail beHrers headed by
Ten. Sherman in full uniform, entered al the
left Of the catafalqu-- Soon afterward the
ioiut committee Of congress appeared and
we're conducted to seat reserved for them in
front aud to the right of the catafaQue four
Of them occupying Gen Sberidau's pew
They wore white SaShps and were headed by
Senators Gray and Hampton, and among
them were ex-Confederara Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, Of Alabama, and the one armed
ten. Charles + Hooker, Of Mississippi
About 9 ~ thu president and Mrs. Cleveland
and Secretaries Fnirchild and Villas came in
and took seats in the front pew on the right
g the center aisle in the rear of the chairs
which had been provided for them, and
which remained unoct upied during the cere-
MONIES Mrs Folsom, Secretary Bayard,
and Postmaster ieneral Dickinson followed.
| and we're seated IN the vicinity.
About five minutes after the presidential
party had been seated Mrs Sheridan ar
| rived and was escorted to her seat at the left
and near the caskat She was deeply yelled
aud leaned upon t be arm of Col Sheridan
They were accompanied by Gen and Mrs
| Rnrkar and son, Miss Fucker. John Sheri-
dan, the generals brother and his wife
| Meanwhile. the diplomatic corps many of
them in full court dress. had been seated on
the extreme right and front of the church
Eg,flt
row, and DR. Lincoln, who was several times
called in consultation during the general
illness. Col Blunt and Col kellogg. of Gen.
Sheridan'- staff, Ocru pied seats to the left of
the main aisle and Immediately in the rear
Of Mrs Sheridan. The rear of the church
was occupied by large number of members
Of congress and officers of the army and
navy and public officials The wide CALLER
les and all available Seats in the church were
occupied before the burial service began.
The services were the regular and well
known ceremonies of the Roman Catholic
church, and were conducted by Revs. Ryan,
Kervck and Mackin with the usual deacons,
sub-deacons, acOlytcs, etc They were very
solemn and impressive, and at their concur
sion Cardinal Gibbons preached a short SER
mon taking as his text the words,
And Jonathan ana simon took Judas then
nru'oe' anu 'ep ~ ~ 'ne u tnei,
Isr rr bawsiled him with great lsmenfatf n, and
they mon ned for him manv da and said. How
is the mighty fallen that aved the peupl OF
israel Mach tx, 1921.
The cardinal pronounced an eloquent Gu
logy on the dead soldier, both as soldier ano
citizen, and was especially effective when hi
spoke OF him as husband and father. In
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
RIOT OVER a PICNIC TRAIN.
brotherhood Men Object To 1t Being Rur
on ">cah'' Line

LINCOLN Neh., Aug lS-Ahout thirty
coaches Of Omaha peopl ecame II this city Sat
urday for picnic at Cushman park. The
excursion was under the auspices of the
Union Pacific road During the afternoon
orders came to return the party over the
Burlington road When this was attempted
the brotherhood men and sympathizers de-
cl,.red that it should not he, ami bell ropes
and air brakes were cut and everything else
that could he thought Of done to prevent the
train from moving. Coupling pms aud links
were thrown, and finally shots were fired
p Speltmsn Of Omaha, was shot through
the left instep AMI j d. Hoffer, of SeweIl
county. Kansas through the left thigh The
order WAS finally countermanded and the
party returned over the Union Pacific
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

THE democratic party Of Illinois needs
no other platform on which to 90 before
the people in this campaign than the bl~
ennial reports of The state treasurer aud
itor of public accounts and board of pub
lie charities Ii these reports do not cons
vict the republican state administration
of the grossest extravaganza in the eN
penditure of the peoples money, and
fully show why'the people paid 53 cents
state tax on the 800 valuation of prop
erty in 1887, then we will agree to vote
for Joseph W Fiter. the man who was
shot like Garfield, and who pretends tc
look like Lincoln Springfield Register
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
THE FIELD OF ATHLETICS.


CHICAGO, Any - After week Of dis
astnr the CbIcaso club closed its work Satur-
day with WIN from the senators. Arson
had been severely criticised for not giving
krocl, a chance in tine box, and it was said
that he wa pursuing Snctdal policy in ex-
perimentng with Mains. his latest ac-
QUESTION. He put krock and Flint in as
battery Saturday and whether his critics are
correct or not. the result was satisfactory to
Chicago base ball lovers. But New York
has such lead that Arson is reported as
Specializing on his chances of coming out
second The standing Of all the base ball
mines is given below. showing that New
York has advanced l. points in percentage
for the week and Chicago retrogaded as
much.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
DEAD ON HIS WEDDING DAY.


WHKEsBARRE, Pa, Auy. l3-John NJ.
Thomas, company hari, 30 Years Of age,
at WORK lining the aIrway at tn" head If
shaft M Of the Su,qu-hanna Coal conn
pany at Nantlcoke saturday, st ped from
the platform upon which be was standing
and fall headong down the shaft, ii distance
oil ov.r 9J1 ieet t. the bottom In the fa.l
through tie shaft the ho1g was stripped
completely Of all it. clothing Livery bone
in his body was broken, AMI the aesh was
rendered as soft as Jelly, making 1t impos-
sible to tell the poor mans head from the
trunk, 30 terribly was il mashed.
\ sad CIRCUMSTANCE in connection with thu
tragic death of MIR Thomas was the fact
that Yesterday he was To have been mar
ri,7i To a most e,tiu,ahle young LAZY OF Nan
ne ,I,..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug l3-The Wash
ington Post makes the following sug Eestion:
There have been hut few suggestions in regard
To a monument 10 Sheridan. but it is hoped that
the Grand Army Of the Republic will move in
this matter without delay. one dollar contributed
by each member of that organization throughout
the country would create fund ont of which a
suitable mem prlal could bc erected over the hero
Of Winchester, which would he an ornament to
the beautiful city of the dead in which he now
resides and would substantially testify the regard
which the ex-Soldirrs entertain for the foremost
cavalry otfi.,cr Of the union
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

We guarantee to our customers a SUI
perior quality of ice cream including
every variety of flavor known. We re-
ceive our cream daily from one of the
finest creameries in this section of the
country, and claim further that it is finer
and richer than any cream to he had In
the three cities. To be convinced OF
same, try dish at Krell & Maths.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 13-The following are
the weather indications for thirty-six hours from
8 D m Yesterday: For Iowa-Fair warmer
weather, wi DIS becoming southerly For
Indiana and Illinois Fair weather
preceded i'll southern portions by To-
cal rains; war er~eather, except nearly sta
tiouary temperature in southern portions; winds
be oming varia lie For Michigan and Wisconsin
Fair warmer weather; variable winds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

SARATOGA. y. Y, Aug Is Charles
Teschan. OF Troy, met with fatal accident
bere Friday night He was passenger on
the West Shore accommodation. A pet dog
which he had with him, escaped from the
train near the Washington street crossing
He eaped from the platform of the car TO
catch the dog and was thrown beneath the
wheels and run over He died al 7:45 p IN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

BELLAIRE, Md. Aug. l3-Mrs, Sarah Rob
inson died Saturday at Forest HILL Hartford
county, aged 100 years Her grandchildren
number thirty-tive, great grandchildren
forty five, and had one great great grandchild.
Mrs Robinson never saw steamboat nor a
railroad, and died in the house she entered
as bride in 1897. Her maiden name was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug i3.-'rhe river
and harbur Till became q law without the
presidents signature No memorandum is
written but thu president stated Saturday
afternoon that while the bill contained items
to which he could not sign his approval the
great bulk of the work provided for is 50 i'm
portant to the best interests of the country
that he was unwilling to ot~truct it 10y a
vat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

CHICAGO. Ang Il The winning horses at
che West Side Driving park Saturday were
Cherry Blossom. Lacy johnson, Kitty r.,
Balance. J 3 Clay. and Steve Jerome.
At Saratogu-Yum- Yum, BallstOn, The
Lioness, Prose, Maria
At Monmouth park-TiIlie Doe, Proctor
Knott. HypOcrite, FirenN-lL miles in 2:35,
Rupert, Lottie Wall, aud Jim McGowan
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

HAGERsTowN, Md, Aug l3.-WillIam
Hacker, while running his locomotive ON the
Shenandoah Valley railroad near Ashby,
Va, was shot from a cornfield Saturday
The ball passed tbxough two inches of wood
work and lodged in Hackers hip The
shooting is mysterious. A search of the corn
field was made, but nobody was found lurking
ahnut
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

NEW York, Aug. I3-Mr Blaine spent
Yesterday at the Oriental hotel, Manhattan
Beach He took walk with Mr. QUAY and
Mr. Plat during the afternoon, but re-
NAMED most Of the day IN his apartments.
cunversing with number Of Republican
leaders, including Dom Cameron he re-
turned to the city IN Austin Corhu's private
car last evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

HARTFORD, Conn. Aug 13 At Plain
vile, twelve miles west Of this city Satur-
day afternoon George Bradley, aged q, shot
his sweetheart, Lille Potter, aged IL, and
then shot himself The affair occurred at
the girls home on Broad street 1t is not
believed either can live
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

INrI>NAPoLIS, Ind, Aug. l3-About fl tv
Young ladies of Central Avenue Methods:
church, one of the representative churches Of
that denomination in the state called on
Gen. Harrison SATURDAY evening They
sang several songs and then presented him
with flowers The general thanked his visi-
tors and a half hour was then spent in social
greetings
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

PTTTsBURG, Aug. 1S-At midnight last
night the 10 factories controlled by the
American Flint Glass Worker union were
put in operation and over 600I men who
have been idle since June 80 returned to
work at more satisfactory wages than has
been paid SIncs the union was formed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

Boston, Aug. l3.-Nicholas Murphy, u
Waterman at I wharf for five years, has
during that time saved the lives Of 100 per-
sons who have fallen overheard Saturday
his employers presented him with gold
headed cane. He had previously received a
silver medal from the Massachusetts Humane
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

SAN Francisco. Aug Is The ponahue
block. the Frank Barker block, DAYS store
and a number Of other buildings vera turned
at Fresno Cal yesterday osS, about
sea-, 900. insurance third. one man was
killed and several injured The fire was
probably ncendlary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. l"--Dr K. Patterson, of
Evanston, one of the trustees Of Knox cot
lege. has received letter from Hon Newton
Rateman, in which the latter withdraws his
resignation as president f Knox college, and
says he will be- on hand at the beginning of
the fall term to attend his duties
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

New York. Aug ia rowboat contain
ing eight men upset III the East river yeSter-
iav bv the wash OF a ferry-hoat and Solo
mon Refs, clerk, aged 10: William Law,
renee. boatman, and a third man whose
name has not haen learned. were drowned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

New YORK, Aug 1&-W j. NJ Barry, of
the Cork Athletic club, threw the I6-pOund
hammer t29 feet q inches on the Manhat-
tan Athletic club grounds yesterday, beat
ing the world, record held by himself of
ly2 feet ca inches
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

SHARON, Conn, Aug. lS-Mr. Lawrence
R. Jerome died ut noon yesterday. He had
been unconscious since Friday night and had
suffered no pain. His wife, son, and other
members OF his family were with him The
funeral will take place in New York Tues
day or Wednesday. Mr.. Jerome was in his
tilLh NnAr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

LONDON, Aug. 13--Howel won the twenty
mile bicycle race at Leicester Saturday with
ridiculous ease, covering the distance in 20
minutes 40 seconds Twenty thousand specta-
tors were present The race was for a stake
of Geo and the championships the world
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

A woman in jersey City has been ar>
rested forty eight times for wearing male
attire, and has been discharged each time
because there is no law against it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

HouLroN, Me, Aug 10 The Pettgroves
barnes were set on fire Saturday by Archie
Bolongia. recently reL,ssed from the reform
school and destroyed. Loss, s.. 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

A Kansas ranchman predicts that cheap
bee! and mutton of the future will come
from the immense grassy plains of Brazil
and the Argentine Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12

The Philadelphia mint coined 5000,
900 cents in July.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself a sn indepeHde Mt
candidate for the office of States Attorney.
NJ NJ. CORBETT.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25
ACTORS, SINGERS, MUSICIANS.


Stuart Robson says that he does not belong
TO q church.
Boucicault's new play, "Cushla Machree, ,
Is based on an old novel
Minnie Maddern is rehearsing a new play
by Steele Mackaye, called Ininito.n
1t is said that Mckee Rankin's ambition to
play " Macbeth has been fully sated-
Edwin f. Mayo is soon to produce new
play by Detroit newspaper man, with Olga
Verne as his leading lady.
Mr.. John Mackaye, it is now definitely de-
cided, will start out upon his travels at the
head of his own company Jan. 3d.
Emma Nevada was singing in Florence at
last accounts. She goes thence to Russia and
viii sing in England again next year.
The May Fisk variety company was re-
Gently robbed and abandoned by its treasurer
in the unsettled and chilly wilds Of western
Colorado.
The Cincinnati Musicians Protective union
has decided that no member shall play in an
orchestra with women under penalty of ex-
pulsion and a fine Of 500 if he applies for re-
instatement
John I. Sullivan, who plays the part of De
Targy in "a Partisan Romance is not from
Detroit, as has been stated. He was born on
Bear Island near the extreme southwestern
coast Of Ireland.
Smaller towns in the west are being
amused by troupe composed of three
Chinese young men, who give show por-
traying the manners and customs OF the
heather in China.
The negotiations between Mime. Modjeska
and Eben Plympton were concluded by tele-
graph Jan. 10, and Mr.. Plympton will take
the place OF William Morris as leading man
for Modjeska at the beginning OF her engage
ment at the Fourteenth Street theatre, New
York, on Jan. 30.
Annie Oakley, whose skill with the rifle
made her one Of the attractions of Buffalo
Bills Wild West show, has returned to this
country. Her husband, Mr.. Butler, says
Buffalo Bill and John L. Sullivan showed ST.
mnltaneously in Birmingham, with the re-
suit that 147 spectators viewed the Wild
West, while nearly 5000 persons admired the
pugilist.
Lotta--or rather her agent, though she
probably inspired him--has offered to supply
street names to the lamp posts and corners OF
Pittsburg, a city that is as poorly off in that
regard as Brooklyn. She makes the offer
worthless, however, by STIMULATING that the
word Lolita, in letters as big as those used in
the name Of the street, shall be affixed to
every sign.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25
RELIGIOUS oLEANINes.

There are $3.50 Baptist communicates in
New Hampshire.
The Mccormick Theological seminary at
Chicago has LII students.
There are Young Mems Christian associa-
tions at Jerusalem, Beyrout, Damascus, Jaffa
and Nazareth.
Ash Wednesday comes and Lent begins ON
Feb. 10 this year, 5hrove Tuesday thus fall
ing on ST. Valentines day.
Since the Methodist board of church extern
sion, north, began its work in the year 1865,
it has helped to build 1906 churches. 1t has
collected and disbursed nearly 100000.
The Protestant Episcopal church of the
United States reports for 1887, total Of
437, 76S communicates, an increase of 10, 215.
There is an increase of ninety clergymen, the
total being 1885.
There are in Russia "a Baptist churches, Al
pastors and evangelists, SO Sunday schools
and 1851 church members The number
baptized last year was $50. The work is car
ried ON amid many difficulties, but is yet
quite prosperous.
The Oldest On term of service) editor Of o
religious paper In the United States Is Rev.
G. q. Babb, d. d., Of The Herald and Pres
byter; next Is Or. Henry M. Field, Of Tho
Evangelist, and third Is DR.. Monfort, Of The
Herald and Presbyter.