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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

what is a trust, anyhow" writes a
workman to the Herdld. I'VE read a
good deal Just now about trusts, but |
would like you to explain precisely what
they are and how they affect working
men"
Well, listen. A trust is a combination
of manufacturing capitalists to check pro
ductiOn, foed the market with only linn
tied supply of their goods, and thus keep
prices high. Their aim is to manufacture
less and charge more. But if they make
less goods, that means that they will EN-.
ploy fewer workmen, or give those they
keep on less steady work. Hence trust
is blow at the workmen.
If there were no high protective duties
trusts would be impossible because the
moment manufacturers here combine to
limit production and raise prices, that
moment goods would rush IN from abroad
to supply the market. 1t is the high
tariff, therefore, which is the basis of
trusts. The tariff shuts out foreign
goods; thereupon manufacturing capital
lists combine to limit production and raise
prices at home; and in doing this they
necessarily injure their own workmen,
because they derive them of full work,
and injure the people at large by forcing
them to pay artiticially high prices for
goods.
One example will show how trust in
lures workingmcn When the salt duty
was high the Michigan and Syracuse salt
monopoIists hired the Great Kanawha
salt works in West Virginia to stand
idle. That is to say, the salt trust paid
the owners of these works fixed sum
per year to make no salt They did not
pay the men who had found employment
in these works a cent. The workmen
were turned out neck and heels to shift
for themselves But the capitalist owns
ers of the works were paid handsomely
That is how trust effects workingmen
and protected capitalists. New York
Herald.
That such is the result of Trust and
the Protective tariff" the workmen of
Pekin have only to look at the Pekn dis
tileries-- two closed and the third is to
close down on May 1st What has be-
come of the $50 laboring men who were
employed at the dstilery, in the cCal
banks and cooper shops2 They are
turned adrift to look out for themselves,
while the late owners of the distillery are
paid more money daily for their closed
house than they ever made or could make
in legitimate business. Where is their
love for the workingmenr Where does
the workman's share of the profits come
in? Turned adrift to starve or crowd out
some other laborer from getting job,
and thereby depriving himself and his
family of the daily necessities of life. |
Do away with such laws as will allow |
combinations of manufacturers and cap |
italists. - Pekin Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
WRONG MAN FOR THE PLACE.


BUFFALO, N. Y, April AT meeting
of the Central Labor union Sunday night IA
circular was read which contained statements
Ia the effect that the Hon. William Purcell
of The Rochester Union and Advertiser, had
not offered the services Of the state board OF
arbitration, of which he is member, during
the printers strike in Rochester; that he had
set type in his Office; also that during the
strike of the shuemakers his paper misrepre-
scented them. Action denouncing Mr.. Pur-
cell was requested. The union adopted the
following:
Whereas, Mr. William Purcell, chairman
and member Of the state board of arbitra-
ton, willfully refused to arbitrate in the
printers strike at Rochester, also took an Of
fensive and hostile attitude in the shoe strike
of that city, thereby showing himself one
sided, illiberal, partial, and unfit to hold the
position;
Resolved, That the Central Labor union, of
Buffalo, condemns Mr.. Purcel's course of
action, and respectfully asks Governor Hill
to remove him from office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

SPEAKING Of the recent township cleo
ton in that city. the Ottawa Times says;
The voting for Nina Van Zandt Spies
was species of horse play that is no
credit tosauyone. 1t was reported that
she promised the boys Il key Of wine II
she received 800 votes. Nina is having
a very good time nowadays drinking in
the saloons and going to balls. Her
grief for the departed Spies does not sit
heavy it is very evident. She is on the
street great deal of the time and evi.
IDENTIFY enjoys her unenviahle notoriety
She occupied n window at the Clifton
hotel ard gazcd upon the contest at the
polls opposite with evident enjoyment.
She received 206 votes for town clerk,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
POSTPONED THE CRISIS.


Empire-Ihe Bone of Contention.
BERLIN, April 9-The statement current
Saturday that Prince Bismarck had resigned
the CHARACTERISTIC seems to have been prema-
ture report which is confirmed in min
isterial circles says that the differences be-
tween the emperor and Prince Bismarck
terminated on Friday when the matter under
discussion was settled The Cologne Gazette
states that the affairs were settled according
to the views of Bismark while other &C
counts equally trustworthy declare that the
marriage project is by no means abandoned.
1t seems that Emperor Frederick is I'M
unchanged in regard to the marriage of his
daughter but the matter has been postponed
and at present u truce is maintained between
the royal party and Prince Bismarck. Mean
while treatings on the subject are passing be-
tween Emperor Frederick and the czar In
Liberal circles Prince Hohenlohe is spoken of
as successor to Prince Bismarck as German
chancellor should the man of blood and
iron finally resign,
A story is circulated here that at the first
conference of Prince Bismarck with the EN-
peror the empress was present, at which
Prince Bismarck seemed surprised, al
though he said nothing about the matter.
But at his second conference with the en-
peror, at which the empress was also present
he hesitated about commencing his report
The emperor asked what was the cause of his
hesitation, whereupon he replied that he was
not accustomed to confer with the monarch
in the presence of third person, and felt
that his attention was diverted thereby The
empress instantly left the room, and it is
said, has never since appeared at the confer
encGs of the chancellor with the emperor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
is BLAINE A DOOMED MAN!
A BOSTON PHYSICIAN REPORTED TO
HAVE SAID so.

He Gives the Maine Statesman but Two Years
a Scandaious Story from Rhode Island
The Second Elections--A Washington
wiseacres Prediction.
New YORK, April "a special to The
| Herald from Boston says: DR. Winthrop f.
| Haywood, who has been three years in
Vienna studying medicine, has returned to
| Boston, Since completing his studies DR.
Haywood has been travelling on the CONT
| nent, and passed the larger portion of the
last winter in Florence, where he frequently
Jaw and talked with Mr. Blaine, who is nov
| living there. Mr.. Blaine is not sick in the
tense of requiring constant medical care"
| Iaid DIR. Haywood, "but he is far from being
well, and believe he has progressive NAL
| ady, which will cause his death in a short
| time unless he gets relief, of which
there is little prospect Though | was
not called to attend him profession
ally from what he said to mo, and from his
general habits and appearance | have no
hesitation i'll saying that he has diabetes,
WHICH will progress to fatal termination.
Why, he has lost twenty pounds of flesh in
side of two months When he went across
last June he was plsmp man, weighing
nearly, if not quite, POO pounds. Now lie
is shrivclied, bandy-legged old man, who
will not tip the beam at 100 pounds. His
face is thin and blue, his shoulders are stoop-
ing, those big, full eyes are hollow ard un-
derscored with blue bands, and that big un-
der lip is as pale as piece of marble. No
one can form any idea of how he has failed
this winter"
as he able to be up and about"
"Yes; but he takes extra good care of him
self and can not endure much exercise. He
told me that about all he lived upon was the
bluest kind of skim-milk, which he took to
supply the loss of casein and albumenoids He
assured me that his reason for declining the
nomination was that he felt presentiment
that he was going to die, and did not wish to
incur the arduous ahors of a campaign, fear
ing he would not hold up under the strain"
"Do you think there is any probability of
his dying in a short timei'
mo, not for six mouths, or a year, though
| think he can not with the best of care sur
vive over two years"
The Herald also prints the following special
from Augusta Me: "A private letter received
from Mr.. Blaine by IA gentleman in this city
Saturday says the Blaine party will leave
Florence for Paris in two weeks Early in
May they will visit Sweden and Norway, and
sail from southampton for New York about
June 10.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
BAY0NET RULE In ERIN.
ALL THE PROCLAIMED MEETINGS SUP
PRESSED BY FORCE.

The Iron Hand OF Coercion Applied with
Ruthless Nigor-Bismarck and Frederick
Postpone Their Trouble, but Fritz VIII
Stand by His Giri-An Alleged Incident
at the Palaee-Foreign Notes.
DUBLIN, April Sat Kilrush, County
Glare, Sunday afternoon, 6,OOO persons as
semhed to participate in the proclaimed
meeting of the National league that was mp
pointed 10 be held there. They all belonged
10 various branches of the league in this DIS
trict, Almost as soon as they had assembled
the police, who had been awaiting their move
ments, charged upon them and injured IA
number of them. They also demolished the
triumphal arches that had been erected, and
treated the crowd in very rough manner.
A riot seemed imminent, and Berkshire
regiment, which had been sent there for the
occasion, with bayonets fixed, charged upon
the crowd, woundlng many of them. They
succeeded in restoring order, and finally the
people dispersed
At Macroom County Cork, Dr. Tanner
NJ, F., attempted to hold meeting of the
league, which had been proclaimed, but he
was elected 10y the police, and the meeting
broken up DR. Tanner burned a copy of the
government proclamation early in the morn
ing at Macroom,
bavitt and John OConnor, with Rev.
Father Cory and other league leaders, left
Carmody's hotel at Ennis in the afternoon
and drove ten miles into the country They
We're closely followed by "A company of bus
slrs under Col Turne Commoner Condor re-
manned in Ennis by a preconcerted arrange
mcnt and attempted TO hold "A meeting there.
The police, however, had been advised of the
Nationalist plan, and raided the meeting
place injurirg some of the people in their
attack Fifty arrests We're made
AT Loughrea O'Brien tried TO hold meet
ing, He attempted Ia speak to a crowd num-
herring 1000 persons, who had assembled ON
the outskirts of the tcwn. AS they proceeded
10 the place of meeting the police and mill
tary forces INSTRUCTED the way and would not
allow them to pass. O'Bren addressed the
authorities. and said that lie alone was re
SPonsible for the meeting, and insisted upon
his right to address his fellow-cit2ens The
police, however, raided the advancing crowd,
which was headed by Father Meaghre. The
latter counseled the people not to resist the
police, but to be quiet, and the field was soon
cleared. O'Brien continued to speak while
the police were dispensing the crowd. He de
nomced the officers as towards for not ar
resting him. instead of maltreating the PEG
pie.
At Kanturk a meeting was held two miles
out of the town.
The last reports received indicate that all
was quite in the places where the rows
Cured. The Ram Grange meeting was post
poned. AT Macroom late in the afternoon
Tanner and OShea evaded the police and
succeeded in addressing the people
Ten persons were seriously wounded with |
batons and bayonets and two mounted police
men We're injured with stones There are |
three serious cases in the hospital The town |
was quite throughout the evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
AIRPORT ON THE BURLINGTON.



NEW YoRK, April 0.-About 800 mem
bers of the brotherhoods of Locomotive and
Engineers and Firemen met Sunday at Tam
many hall, and listened to speeches 10y Grand
Master HIinahan, of the hremen, and Joseph
Porter, of the C., b. & q. system, as TO what
they saw on their recent trip over the 20"
from Chicago to Denver.
Mr. Porter said l57 engines had been dis
atled 10y incompetent "scab' engineers. The
road was not doing even 80 per cent. of its
usual business. The papers in Chicago, from
interested motives, kept still about these
things, and the papers along the road Were
afraid 10 speak Resolutions were adopted,
pledging continued support to the strikers,
and endorsing all their acts except acts of
violence; declaring that though perhaps de-
feated, they had vindicated their principle,
and asserting that the order is stronger to-
day than ever.
CHICAGO, April 9.-Matters along tho rail-
ways here were quiet Sunday The 20" peo-
pie we're busy with every switch-engine clear
ing the yards of the great jam of freight
which has been coming in to them since the
boycott was declared Off and by night it was
stated that everything was in good shape.
Chairman Hoge, of the Brotherhood commit
tee, did not know what would be the next
move, but said the men out of work. would he
taken care Of. There was report Saturday
that the "Q' yardmasters had struck, but it
was denied by the railway officials. However,
The Inter Ocean printed an interview with
one of them, who said he and Others had quit,
because the work was too hard and the pay
too small, especially since the yards were
manned by green hands
The No. | fast mail train was started Sun
tlay for the first time since the strike was in
augurated, and carried its usual quota of pas
sengers.
"rhe strike is not over, rs Panl Morton has
said, nor is it liable to be over until our de
mands are complied with, siid President j,
c. Campbell, of the Switchmen's Hnion, one
Of the committee appointed at IA meeting of
the strikers at Fourteenth and jefferson
streets Sunday to let the public know the ex
act status of the strike
"'The 'Q' is not doing . per cent of its
former business" continued Mr.. Campbell,
"They are running but one regular freight
train east of Aurora, according to their own
published time-card.'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

WHEN it Is considered that mt the press
cnt rate of treasury accumulation there
will be surplus of $l55, 0OO,OOO in the
hands of the government at the end OF
the fiscal year. any criticism of the Mills
bill rs drastic measure of revenue re
duction must appear to be very wide of
the mark. The only fault to be found
with it is that it does not go far enough
In trying to steer safely between the re-
publican Scylla and the Randall Charyb-
dis the managers of the democratic craft
have exercised care and caution which
have robbed their measure of proper pro
portions. Its reasOnablencss, however,
ought to satisfy everybody but the ex-
tremest partisans. The friends of more
coast Notifications, more war ships, more
pensions and more costly public build
ings will find the treasury a fat goose to
pluck even after the proposed reduction
in taxes shall have been accomplished.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 9-The appropria-
tion bills for the various state institutions are
being put through both houses substantially
as reported by the joint committee The
maximum railway tariff bill and the 2-cent
fare bill are not sure things in the senate, and
the former will probably fail. The bill to
prevent the Bohemian oats swindle, caused a
sensation Saturday, an attempt having been
made by clerk to steal it from the file,
When arrested by the sergant-at- arms he had
the bill in his possession He confessed the
theft The thing had been given away"
though an attempt to bring the journal clerk
into tho job, he having been told that there
was big money in stealing the bill The ar
rested clerk said prominent lawyer of
Winterset, was at the bottom of the crooked
ness
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

1t is n significant fact that most women
who have achieved fame in art, literature
or affairs" have enjoyed vigorous
health. This shows that the mind IS
never capable of the severe and continued
application necessary to creative work,
unless the body is at its best. The wom-
an who aspires to fill an exalted place
among her associates, must be free from
nervous debility and female weaknesses
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
Danish these, and it is warranted to re-
store those functional harmonies which
are Indispensable TO health. As a specific
for all those chronic weaknesses and all
ments peculiar to women. it is un>
equaled.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
WILL POOL THEIR ISSUES.
PowderIy says the Knights and Brother
hood VIII Work Together.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 9,-In an interview
T. V. Powderly said aturday that the
knights and brotherhood would hereafter pull
together, and there would be no further
trouble Of the kind that has heretofore oc-
Cured. He added that there were never
more than 100 X. of L. locomotive engineers
on the Burlington road since the strike, and
half of those had returned east. The strike
had been Of great benefit to labor, because it
had taught the Importance of unity,
There is no reason said he, "why the
wOrkingnen who operate the railways
should not own controlling interest in them.
The educated workmen can secure the pas
sage of laws which would compel the cor
porations TO transact their business without
watered stock. When that is done the work.
ingman will not fear to purchase stock in the
road he works for with the surplus of his
wages, and to invest all his savings in the
same way. With this state of affairs it
would be TO the interest of these same wor k
ingmen to see that no strikes or disturbances
took place to interfere with the smooth work
ing Of the road"
In speaking of his recent special call" in
regard to the educational plan, Mr. Powderly
said that he had received nearly 500 an
swers, all but 600 of which We're heartily in
favor of the plan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

BALTIMORE, Md, April o. - President
Spencer publishes the following circular No
3, to the members of the Baltimore & Ohio
Employees Relief association: "The act in
cooperating the Baltimore 81 Ohio Employee
Relief association was repealed by an act of
the legislature of Maryland, to take effect on
April lst 1889. In order that there may be
no apprehension on the part Of the members
of the association as to the practical effect
of this legislation, it is proper to state that
the guarantees of the Baltimore a. Ohio Rail
road company for the security of the money
in the savings fund, and for future deposits,
as well as for the rate of interest thereon,
remain the same as heretofore. The deposits
i'll the savings fund on April 1st amounted
S43s, 1876 10. The savings fund trustees had
in their treasury on that date: In cash S13,-
1913 II; in b. g. o. 5 per cent. mortgage gold
bonds, $4,000; whilst the sum loaned to
employees from the savings fund for the pur-
pose of building homes, and secured by first
mortgages ON good real estate, amour ted to
S3l1 GO1 20 -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
THE OHIO MANS DAY.


i banquet
MARIETTA, o., April 0-Saturday was the
| closing day of the centennial of the settlement
of the Northwest territory, and was the most
| interesting of the three days celebration. In
the morning Governor Foraker delivered an
eloquent address in which he referred to the
| maj ch of progress since the forty-eight pas
sengerS of that old but modern Mayhower
| landed here 100 years ago." and said that
Ohio was one of five great empires that had
been created out of that wilderness He was
followed by Senator George + Hoar, who
paid a glowing compliment to the achieve
ments of the pioneers of this state, and de
clared that Marietta another Plymouth.
Speeches were also made by ex-President
Hayes, Hon $. f. Hunt (of CincinatD, and
Edward Everett Hale In. the evening sere-
nades were given Senator Hoar and Governor
Foraker. At l2:30 noon Saturday the whole
town was noisy with the ringing of bells,
blowing of whistles, and booming of cannon
in honor of the hour of the arrival of the pi-
oneers 100 years ago The anniversary has
been splendid success.
New YORK, April 9-The Ohio society
gave a banquet Saturday night at belmont
cos in honor of the first settlement of the
Buckeye state, and the festive board was sur
rounded by brilliant company, including
the societys president, Thomas Ewing, Gen.
Sherman, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Ex-Governor
Hoadly, William Window, Charles A. Dana,
and others equally well known. After the
creature comforts had been put where they
would do most good, President Ewing began
tho speech making with an address of wei
come. He concluded by predicting that the
Ohio society of New York, 100 years hence
would be celebrating the second centennial of
the settlement of Ohio somewhere about
Yonkers, which would be then the center of
this city, and in hall which would have to
be three times as large as the Metropolitan
Opera house to hold it's members.
Gen. Sherman said there had been many |
good men born in Ohio. and equally as good |
born elsewhere, and raised a laugh by advis- |
ing every man to do his duty well, trusting |
that place in the basket would be assigned |
him when it was well shaken up.
Whiteaw Rod caused IA storm of applause
by looking at Sherman and attributing to
him the expression: If you don't want my
brother John, why don't you take my
hrother-in-law Tom [Ewingl There were
many other bright and witty speeches,
Depew, Hoadly, Dana and others taking their
turn, and the interest was kept up until after
midnight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
HE STRUCK 1T VERY RICH.


SHAMoKTN, Pa, April 9-James Bailey
of this city, has fallen heir to $1,000, 900 left
him by the death of an uncle. Bailey needs
the money about as much as human mortal
could desire. He has wife and seven chill
dren, and for the past four months has lived
in abject poverty He went on strike with
the rest of the Philadelphia & Reading men
in January, and failed to secure his place
when the strike was declared off. He was
compelled to seek aid from the poor district.
Saturday morning he received "A letter from
an attorney in England informing him of
his lucky windfall. Bailey has resided here
for the last twenty years. Previously he was
private secretary to the deceased uncle. He
married n sewing girl, despite his uncle's
threats of disnheritance He sailed for tho
United States immediately after his mar
I'iagc, and failing to secure work i'll the cities,
came to the coal regions, and has since
worked in the mines This week the coal
digger will sail with his family for England
to take possession of his riches
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09

THERE are S2,000,0 600 in the Texas
state treasury which no one knows what
to do with, and as the sessions of the
legislature are biennial, the governor is
forced TO call an extra session to devise
some way of disposng of the money.
Texas is doubly blessed in that she is
democratic. Would that Illinois were
thus! righteously exclaims the Peoria
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