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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
The Land lanUmp

There was fair attendance at the Irish
national league meeting in Killers hall
Sunday evening. The meeting was called
to order by Vice President Cavanaugh,
and the exercises were opened by Miss
Kittie Gary, who rendered some beautiful
selections on the piano. After which
the chairman introduced Mr.. Michael
O'Connor, who spoke for half an hour
in his usual good style. He commenced
by saying: LAS look around me and
see many faces this evening. | ask myself
what ia the cause of this2 1t is to aid
and encourage the suffering people of
the most tyrannous government in exist
ence. whose confiscation and oppression
of weaker nations than herself, has no
equal in the worlds history" He referred
to the vast resources of Ireland and the
great benefit it would be to the people if
they were only permitted to develop
them. He urged the continuance
of the meetings to aid in restoring
the land of Ireland TO its rightful
owners-the people, The league had
accomplished great good, Statistics
show that in 1880. when the league was
established, $4,000 emigrants left Ireland
in that year. the suffering and oppres-
sion was so intense. He appealed to the
people to carry on the good work 50 ably
begun by attending and aiding the meets
ings. Little Miss Brady, at the close of
Mr.. O'Connor's remarks. gave some music
on the piano, after which Mrs. Murray
read an interesting article; Vice Presi,
dent Cavanaugh then sang song, after
which Mrs. Murray spoke for about
twenty minutes, giving review of the
history of Ireland. Her speech created
great applause and showed what WON
derful power of memory lady of her
age possesses. After which the meeting
closed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

A fair audience and highly apprecia
tive one, greeted the German dialect
comedian and vocalist Pete Baker
on his first appearance at Har-
per's theatre. Saturday night.
The play is decidedly original
and introduces many new songs, hits and
extremely laughable situations. Mr..
Baker was called before the curtain at
the end of the first act and was repeated
ly and enthusiastically encored during
the action of the play. The support was
fair, and the audience, taking it all in all,
was highly delighted. The production
was certainly one of the best of the
season, and should come again.
On Thursday evening next, the great
comedy drama. "Siml of POseD," will
be produced at Harper's theatre, with
Frank Howard as der" commercial
drummer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
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PULLING OUT FOR LAPS"
Forty. Seven Trained Pedestrians Go on a
Weeks Walk.

Forty. Seven Trained Pedestrians Go on q
Weeks Walk.
New YORK, Feb, O. Madison Square gar
den was crowed to overlooking within few
moments after the opening of the doors at
o'clock Sunday evening" to see the start in
the great six days go-asy ou- please pedes'
trian match The sporting fraternity was
well represented among the 5000 people
present, but many other well known men
were also there, among them Tom Ochiltree,
Berry Wall, and Fred Gebhardt The favor
ties in the betting were Cartwright Connors,
Sinclair, Hart, and Hughes in the order
named. Ranhoffer and Newhart also stood
well Most of the contestants spent the even
ing sleeping at their homes or hotels, and did
not come to the building until just before the
starting time. The start took place at mid
night Hart was the first to emerge from his
quarters He was briskly applauded, as
were the others who followed him at inter
walls and ranged themselves ready for the
fray.
The start a good one was made at exactly
midnight. The first away was Field; Cox
followed, and then came Hughes, Cart
wright, Albert Panchot, Herty, Guerrero,
Hart, Sinclair, Elson, Hales, Hegg leman,
Strokel, Curran, Dillon, Campana, lilly,
Callahan, Ranhofer, Mclaughlin, Selin
Paul, Dafrane, Keeshon, Call. Koran, Posg,
johnson, Hoagland Newhart Day, Burrell,
Pittila, Derica, Turkey, Schwenke, Rich
ards, Taylor, Munson, Stop, Thomas,
Stout Vint, Sullivan, Bird, and Connors
last, making forty seven all told. Guerrero
made the first mile in six minutes and twen-
ty seconds, with Herty Immediately behind
him
At tho time of the start there was a howl
ing crowd outside the building unable to get
in. Bids of Sc for tickets had to be refused
by the doorkeepers, as the management and
the police had agreed to close the doors for
the sake of safety from accident. Numbers
of carriages which drove up were "moved
on" by the police, who refused to allow their
occupants to get out.
The leaders at the end of the first mile
were Sinclair, Cartwright and Hart who all
made it in just five minutes At o'clock
the fifteen leaders were Cartwright, l6
miles, 4 laps; Guerrero, 1913; Albert, 1873;
Golden, 162; Hart, '5-9; Strokel, 1873;
Hert, Id; Conners l5-i; Sinclair, IA;
Panchot, l5.4; Dufrane, 1876; Hughes, IL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
MeLYNN GIVES WARNNG.


New YORK, Feb g. 80 In his address to the
anti-poverty society Sunday night DR..
McGlynn, in explaining his request that nc
more meetings Of sympathy with him be
held by his former parishioners, said that he
should never return to the ministry. In
order for him to do SO either the church
would have to undergo revo-
luton of methods or he would
have to retract what he had said of
those methods. The latter was impossible
The former was impossible at present II
those whose methods were iujuring the
church followed him with the arts of which
they were masters, he would expose them
He warned them that he possessed knowl-
edge that if revealed would make America
too hot to hold some of them. 1t would be
prudent to let him alone
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
THE INDIANA CONTEST.


| WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. G-Conggessman-
elect White from Indiana, whose seat Low
ry, Democrat, is contesting, had strong
presentation of his case made in the house
Saturday by a prominent Democrat Bourke
Cochran, Of New York Cochrans eloquence
is a matter of national reputation. He will
be remembered as an active participant in
the debates in the national Democratic con
vention Of 1854, and he ranks high in the
New York bar After Moore of Texas and
o. Ferrall of Virginia Ind spoken against
White Rowel of Illinois made short argu-
ment in his favor, but yielded part of his
time to Cochran, who, as he rose TO speak
for tho contestee, was watched by every eye
and attentively listened to- He said the
question was whether White was eligible to
a seat to which he had undoubtedly been
elected. White stood before the house upon
his oath, declaring that in 1865 he went be-
fore the court in Allen county, Iudi-
ana, accompanied by witnesses, and
complied with all the provisions of law,
and that a certificate of naturalization was
issued to him. Holding the views he [Cock-
ranl did there was nothing left for him to de-
eide but whether he would believe the sworn
statement of a member of the house, corrob-
GRATED by character against which not one
word had been uttered in this debate Zap.
plausel White was lawful member of the
house, or his place was at the bar of a crimi-
nal court on the charge of perjury. This
man came here with thirty years of bNnora-
BILE life to give weight to his statement. He
had held important offices and had shed his
blood for his country [applausel, and Cock
rams voice would not cast a vote which
would make the wounds he received in hon
orabe service bleed afresh. [Applausel
After Cochran had concluded the temper
of portion of the Democratic ma jority was
further shown by the support given White
by Wilson of Minnesota, who declared that
men would be moral perjurers IL they did
not vote their honest convictions irrespective
of every party consideration.
Rowel, during his speech made what
might be called an odions comparison. He
began by say ing that there were 30, coo men
in Chicago to-day exactly in the same
position as White. The records were
burned, their papers were burned,
their witnesses were dead More than one
member of the house, more than 100 men oc-
cupying high positions, were in precisely the
same position. 1t was said that the cont estee
was unworthy OF belief on account of soma
utterances upon the stump. why" said he
"if We all had the brand of liar put upon
our brows because We sometimes a make mis-
take in what we say on the stump, how
many Of us, who talk at all would go out Of
the houss with the word liar written across
our foreheadsr Laughter and applause
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
The Woods Are Full of Them.

Dies MONIES. Ia, Feb. 6-Another anti
liquor bill was presented to the proper house
committee Saturday by Mrs. Woods and
other Prohibition women. 1t places the sale
of spirituSus liquors in the hands of druggisti
for medicinal purposes only, and Furnishes
buyer or seller, as the case may be, for evad,
ing the purpose of the law. 1t does not, how.
ever, Danish beer.
For the first time in the history of the state
the senate was opened by prayer, Saturday,
delivered by woman, the Rev. Ida c. Hui
lin, Unitarian. Receiving petitions was the
principal business of the day, nearly all OF
them being from railway employees against
3-cent fares and from farmers in favor of the
9amn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

LOUISVILLE Ky, Feb. %-White Caps
whipped and Otherwise tortured a man named
Thomas Williams Saturday night in u So
cluded part of Crawford county, Indiana 1t
was reported Sunday that Williams died
from the effects of his injuries, He has been
whipped three times within the past year
His otfense is his determination to testify in
court against the White Caps. Thomas
Courtney, who was recognized as one of a
party who whipped Williams one year ago,
has been arrested at Fort Scott, Kan, and
brought back to English, Ind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

Dies MONIES, la. Feb & "A delegation Of
fifty employees OF different railway COM
paries in this state had Il hearing before the
senate railway committee Saturday. Among
the speakers were w. F. Daniels, of Cedar
Rapids an officer of the Railway Conductors
association, and T. f. Sharon, of Waterloo,
an employe OF the Illinois Central. Daniels
disclaimed any fear OF loss Of place, but
said he had received telegram
from Superintendent Ives, of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern, informing him Of
the proposed legislative action. The pith of
the arguments was that 2.cent fares meant
lower wages to the employees A memorial
To the legislature against the proposed law is
being freely signed in Burlington by all
classes of citizens of both political parties
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

Female beauty appears to be a scarce
commodity in Mexico. A newspaper
correspondent writes: whoever comes
to Mexico in search of female beauty is
liable to meet with disappointment. for.
though the dreamy, dark eyes and raven
hair of the Castilian Mexican type is
very attractive the truth is one sees more
handsome women on the streets of any
northern city in half an hour than he can
find in n year at the Aztec capital"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
SIMILAR SCENES IN PIrrsBuRG.
Negro Workmen, Insulted and Stoned,
Turn on Their AssaIIants with Pistols


Turn on Their AssaIIants with Pistols
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 6--The non-union
colored puddlers that filed the places Friday
| of the locked out union men, who month
ago struck against the two job rule in
Clark q Co.'S Solar Iron works on Thirty
| fifth street, while returning to theri homes
Saturday afternoon under police protection
shot into a crowd, fatally wounding Joseph
Kinney, aged 10, and seriously injuring two
others, names yet unknown. Some of the
strikers earlier in the day had expressed
their intention to "get even" with the work
ing men. Shortly before quitting time
large force had assembled near the works.
At o'clock few negroes came out of the
works and were treated to a volley of cpl
thets They were followed a short distance,
but the strikers returned to the works in
time to meet the remaining eighty colored
workmen, accompanied by twenty-five po-
licemen. They were greeted with shouts Of
derision, which increased in volume and bit
terness as the crowd advanced. The negroes
became greatly excited and motioned as if to
draw rev olvers. The officers cautioned them
and charged the mob.
On reaching Thirty third street, the crowd
surrounded the colored men on three sides
and began to throw stones and missiles at the
negroes. Policeman Shaifer was struck on
policemen left the ranks and again charged
the mob, driving all back except a number
of boys running along on the opposite side
OF the street. One of the colored
men stumbled and fell His mishap
caused a perfect pandemonium of
yells, which SO enraged him that he
drew his revolver and fired point blank at
Joe Kinney. The boy threw up his hands
and fell to the street. the bullet having
struck him in the cheek and passed. out at the
back of his head. Nearly all of the negroes
drew their revolvers, and eighteen or twenty
shots were fired into the crowd OF boys Two
others fell to the ground, but who they were
or the nature of their injuries has not as yet
been learned. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed The police officers were momentarily
paralyzed by the sudden and unexpected
turn of affairs.
Finally the officers drew their revolvers,
advanced upon the negroes who held revolv-
ers in each hand and compelled them to put
away their weapons officer Shaffer dis
armed the negro who fired upon Kinney
after struggle with him, but did not place
him under arrest The crowd having dis
persed, tue negroes were escorted by the po-
licemen TO their homes on Thrtieth street
and the officers returned to the works The
injured boys were quickly removed by their |
friends
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
THREE IOWA coNsTABLES.
They Play Some Fantastic Tricks. but Do
Their Own Weeping.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Feb. g. Three consta.
bles, named Pierce, Potts and Hamilton,
were arrested Saturday night upon a charge
of having been influenced by bride. 1t is
said that three liquor firms made up purse
of $500 as the price of the constables' release
of some liquors recently seized, and that the
bride was accepted. The bills were marked
for Identification. The constables, after be-
ing released on bail, swore out wrts of re-
plevin for the money, which Justice Mathes
took from them when he searched them.
They proceeded to serve the warrants them
selves, but the justice refused to deliver up
the money, as it constituted the vital evil
dence Of their crime. The constables then
attempted to arrest the court, but his honor
demurred, and they were forced to return
the writs uuserved. The evidence is believed
to be sufficient to convict
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
VIII Ask Relief at Washington.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. D. -Counsel for
Sim Coy and Bernhamer was asked Saturday
If he expected to keep his clients out of the
penitentiary. He replied that he thought
he would. An attorney left here Saturday
for the national capital prepared to apply to
Justice Harlan for writ of error, which
will be asked for by Senator Voorhees,, ex-
Senator Mcdonald, and Congressman By
mum. 1t is stated that Judge Gresham only
declined to act because of official courtesy to
Justice Harlan, and the friends of the con-
demnsd NJ N are very sanguiue
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
One Eject of the Strike.

READING, Pa, Feb q The shutting down
of 80 many furnaces for want of coal has
caused misery in an unexpected quarter,
There being no demand for ore, many of the
iron ore mines along the East Pennsylvania
railroad have closed down. The miners.
who have large fa miles, received but rs to
30 cents per day, and are consequently, even
when working, In almost abject poverty.
About thirty of them with their families
have been compelled to seek admittance to
the Berks and Lehigh county poor houses
until work is resumed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
Fighting Their own City.

CHICAGO. Feb. @ If the Democratic con.
vention comes to this city it will not bs the
fault of certain of the labor leaders They
are using every effort to prevent it, the
grievance being the fact that non-union men
are building the great auditorium, and that
some Of the material is prison labor product
and brought here by railway in which C..
b. Cole, author Of the anti-boycott law. is an
owner. Letters have been sent to President
Cleveland and w. II. Barnum, declaring
that IL the convention is held III the auditor
ium the workingmen-thatis is, the unions
will antagonize the ticket.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
The Fight Over Hog Fat.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 8 -Friends Of
pure hog LARD legislation have filed at the
department of agriculture for analysis a
number of samples of alleged adulterated
lard. Saturday morning Congressman
Phelan, of Memphis, the center of the cot
ton oil interest at which the proposed legis-
lation is aimed called at the department
with Duane Z. Fox, attorney for the lard re-
filming interests They asserted that spurious
samples were filed and asked that all samples
submitted by either side in the investigation
be accompanied by affldavits establishing
their authenticity. Commissioner Colman
agreed to this. The gentlemen named then
asked to be furnished with list of samples
fled by the pure hog lard" interests, and
offered to furnish lists Of all samples filed by
them Against this request Mr.. Kimball, of
Gston, the attorney in the case. vigorously
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. d with the ex
ception of the receipt of number Of petit
tions on various subjects, the house did
nothing Saturday except debate the Lowry
White contest from Indiana. Speeches were
made against White by Moore of Texas,
O'Ferrall of Virginia and Cultivate of Ohio,
and In Whites behalf by Cochran of New
York and Wilson Of Minnesota Democrats
and Rowell of Illinois (Republican). Outh-
waite spoke last and when he concluded the
houaa a A iOuruo1
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
Wholesale EyIction. Of strikers Proro.ed.

NEW York, Feb 6-Mrs. Rachel jacob,
the wife of the partner of jacob & Book
man, the cigar manufacturing firm on
Thirty Eighth street whose employees are on
a strike against reduction of wages has
sworn out twenty seven disposess warrants for
strikers who live in the firms tenement
houses These families comprise 1923 men,
women and children. The families have
been notified that they will be evicted Feb
ruary 9th Great Indignation prevails
among the cigarmakers at this action of the
firm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
The New York Grant Memorial.

NEW York, Feb. 6.-The Grant Monu
ment association has issued circular invit
ing artists, sculptors, and architects to sub
nit designs for the monument or memorial
building to be erected at Riverside park, in
the city of New York, over the tomb of Gen
Grant. The circular says that the total cost
of the completed structure can not at present
be definitely fixed, but it is hoped that the
funds of the association may be largely in
creased. 1t is suggested that designs be sub
mitted based upon an expenditure of $500, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. q. -Lnwler has a
new dodge to give the ways and means COM
mittee jurisdiction of the proposition to re-
peal the tax on oleomargarine. He will in
troduce a bill for reference to the why's and
means which will provide for the repeal of
all internal revenue tax except the tax on
tobacco distilled spirits and license. This
will leave no tax to be repealed except that
on oleomargarine. In this way Lawler hopes
to escape Hatchs committee on agriculture.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

ST. LOUIS, Feb. "a fire which broke
out early Sunday morning in the printing
house of Hugh Hildreth & Co, proved to
be very destructive. 1t was not gotten under
control until the jewrely stock Of Mermod,
Jaccard & Co. was considerably damaged.
The total loss is estimated at $2OO, 600 OF this
the Hildreth company loses so, 0O0, insur-
ance $50, 600; Herzog s Co, $4,000, insur.
ance $50, 600; Mermod, Jsccard & Co. $25,-
600 fully insured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. do the de
light of the postoffics department the special
delivery system has proved to be success.
Returns received from all free delivery post
offices for the quarter ended Sept so, 1887
showed that 27l, 523 special delivery letters
were delivered, which was a large increase
when compared with the previous quarter.
For the quarter ended Dec B last, the re-
turns received show an increase in the bust
ness Of 1876 per cent over the September
quarter The normal increase in the general
postal business during the same period was
less than 10 Der cent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

MERTILLA, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE people of
this place have determined to locate else
where The town is ten miles from West
Plains, and, owing to the policies adopted by
the railroads is entirely at the mercy of Its
rivals. Saturday two general stores, one
hotel, one grocery store, one livery stable
and the local newspaper loaded their goods
and chattels on wagons and box-cars, and
moved to West Plains, to continue the strug-
gle for existence among SO many rival Kan.
sAs towns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
A Call on the Texas nIenber..

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb u, The delegates
to the Southwestern immigration conven-
ton, which adjourned Friday, held meet
ing Saturday to take action regarding the
proposed reduction of the tariff on wool.
The meeting represented 5000, 900 sheep. A
resolution urging their delegates in congress
to do all in their power to sustain the tariff
on wool was unanimously adopted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb 6-The third win
ter carnival closed Friday. 1t has been a
success beyond expectation and far ahead Of
the last in point OF crowds and amusements
The curling prizes were won by the Kinks as
follows: First prize, Winnipeg second ST.
Paul, third, Winnipeg.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
BANQUET ON lincoln. BIRTHDAY.

NRw York, Feb. 6.-The New York Re-
publican club will hold their annual banquet
Saturday evening, Feb. II the anniversary
of Lincoln's birthday. The dinner will be a
notable one. The speakers iii part are to be
Senators Sherman, Evarts, Allison, Spooner
of Wisconsin, and Henderson, aud eX -Sena-
tor Warner Miller, and ex-Congressman Nc
Eiuley of Ohin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06

coal companies who have expressed any
opinions in regard TO the matter, generally
incline 10 the belief that the advance will not
be granted, Miners outside of the organiza-
ton, who are fully as strong numerically as
the knights, are emphaticaly opposed TO the
strike, and will not join such movement IL it
is ordered. General Master Workman Pow
derby is quoted as having said that it would
be great mistake to order the strike at this
TINA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-06
Call For Illinois Republican clubs.

CHICAGO, Feb. "a call has been issued
signed by b. H. Hammer Of this city, vice
president of the National Republican league
for Illinois; w. W. Tracy, of the executive
committee. and forty -one other persons and
Republican clubs of this state, for state
convention of clubs to he held at Springfield,
March =. Each ciGb will be entitled to six
delegates, but only one vote. The object is
orpnniz liion.