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Morris tribune., 1888-01-25
THE q. O.P. POWERLESS.

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The Republican party is poweriess
to prohibit the traffic in alcoholic
liquors were it so disposed.
The rum traffic is a national evil.
There is no state or county In all this
broad land that has not felt its blight.
ing influence. 1trequlres, therefore,
a national non-sectional party to sue
cessfully cope with 1t.
The Republican party was organized
to deal with sectional evil. r.-ss .e.Y,
From its birth until the present..
it has been a sectional party.i Its
battles have been won on sectional
issues and even at this late date when
the rank and file of the party are
anxious to have dome with sectional
strife tie second man in the race for
the presidency raises the 'bloodyI
shirt" as the slogan of the next Cam
paign. The best men of the north are;
in the republican party. The best
men of the south are in the democrat
party. These men should be united
in one party fighting against a
common foe instead of wasting their
strength fighting one another. az
If it were possible to unite these
men In either one of the .old parties,
then might this issue be settled with
out the Intervention of a third party. !.
But no sane man would entertain
such thought for q moment. Should
the republican party of the north es-
pouse this issue they might in few
instances get some support from
northern democrats but none what
ever from southern democrats. The
only practical thing to do Is for the
best men ofthe north to meet the
best men of the south half way in the
formation of a new non-sectional
party. $50.
That is the way Chase and Sumner
did. Chase was democrat, Sumner
a Wing, neither go to the other; but.
they could meet and unite their re-
sources in the new republican party
without doing violence to the predju-
dices of either. Let us follow their
example and unite in new nom
sectional party that shall know no
north, no south, no east, no west, but
one country reunited under the pure
white banner of prohibition.
The Prohibitionists are taking of
running General Clinton B. Fisk of
New Jersey for President. We; don't 1
happen to recall the gentleman's
name, but his title is certainly re-
spectacle. From whom did he hap
pen to hook it?-The Judge Blaine
organ The Judge will do well to
cable Mr.. Blaine and ask HIM
whether he knows General Fisk. Mr..
Blame would respond: Indeed lido;
go lightly in your abuse of him; he's
loaded. General Fisk's service III i
the war for the Union was not Of the
Blaine and Cleveland sort. He did i
not send substitute Selected.
Well, now where are We? The New
York Tribune tells us that by oppos- 1
ing High License we are playing IT,
to the hands of the liquor-dealers, i
and the Chicago Tribune (Rep.9 Jan.
S. tells the liquor-deaiers that 'sbyl
opposing High License they are play
Ing into the hands ofthe Probfbition-
ists.n Still trying TO carry the church
on one shoulder and the saloon on Z
the other! Selected.
Morris tribune., 1888-01-25
In Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. %.
Wheatr-No. hard, cash and January, Tsc;
February, TSc; May. Sic; on track, roc, No i
northern. cash and January, TIC; February,
nc; May. 7914c; on track. 771sc. No. north
ern, cash and January, 74c: February, 74c:
May, TIC; on track. 74115c
E0ur-Patent sacks to local dealers.
4.l004. 20; patents to ship, sacks, car
lots. 4OO04.1G; in barrels. 4.2504 40: de-
livered at New England points. on 5.O5
New York points. 49005.00: delivered at
Philadelphia and Baltimore. 48.514.95 bakers.
3.300355; superfne, 2.o002 65; red dog. s4cks.
l-5501.50 red dog. barrels, 1.650 70 rye
hour, pure, cwt., LIS; buckwheat -four, bbl.,
550n6OO
Morris tribune., 1888-01-25


One other feature OF the. brewers
campaign is thus outlined: s'rhere
is another way i'm which the tra'ie
may make itseiffels Il Each iadividai-
al member sl.eukl take M sctivespsr-
sohal Interest 'ins this anssssiiaep,. Wher-
ever an advocate OF Prohibition is
found, audit is evidently only q
waste of time TO reason with him, he
should be ignored socially. and BUSH
ness relations with him should come
to an end. There are some men, and
especially in the barley and hop
growing districts who for some time
past have been advocates Of Prohibit
ton. The trade ought to deal with
them ina. very summary manner;
form addition to their manifestation
of Inconsistency there is added there
to Hypocrisy. Men ofthis character
ought to be treated by the trade as
outcasts, both socially and IN a bus
ness way.h-Rrewers Journal
Morris tribune., 1888-01-25

eB-Tbe GLOBE COOK B00K price so
cents, is sent to every yearly subscriber OF
the WEEKLY GL0BE free.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

The Island City club had big meeting
at its rooms on Twentieth street, last
evening Deputy Sheriff j. W. Cavan-
augh was the chief speaker. His remarks
were devoted principally to the congress-
lonal ticket. He commenced by stating
that he had nothing of personal nature
to say against Congressman Gest, that in
all his dealings with him, he had found
him gentleman in every sense of the
word, but that as member Of congress
Mr.. Gest had not voted for the interests
of the workingmen of this district, and
that it was therefore the duty of the
workingmen to vote for a man who
would faithfully and consistently repre-
sent them and their vital interests Mr..
ly in the interest of the lsboring people
of this district in the Mills bill, and cast
his ballot on the side of measure that
would benefit only the lumber and glass
interest which was very small part Of
the general interests of this district
Speaking of the home man scheme Mr..
Cavanaugh ridiculed the idea of Mr.. Gest
accomplishing anything for the island
men and said that if MIR. Prentiss was
elected he would not antagonize the in
terests of the laboring people of Rock
Island, who had sent him to congress,
simply because he did not live in theil
midst, and that indeed he would be in q
position because of the political com
plexion of the house to accomplish more
than Mr.. Gest could Mr.. Prentiss haC
expressed himself to be for the polio,
which was to be productive of most goot
to the workingmen and that the working
men were for the man who was for thei
interests, whether he lived next door t
them or hundred miles away 1t wa
a very able and convincing argument
Speeches were also made by Geo. "
Woodruff, of Moline. Henry Volume
Jr., Of Davenport, and City Attorne
McEuiry.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Mr.. Frank 0rff, of the Frank Orff
Directory Publishing company, of
Omaha, is in the city distributing his
new directory of Rock Island, Moline,
Milan and Stewsrtsvile. He brought
only few of the directories with
him. but expects several hundred by
freight in the morning, when he will begin
the active distribution of them. The
directory is the handsomest thing in its
line ever published here. 1t is tastefully
bound in Morocco leather and lettered in
gilt, while it is model of typographical
beauty and arrangement between the
covers. 1t is credit to the painstaking
publisher and fait hful book of references
for the community.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
INTIMIDATION.
Methods Attempted to Make WORK
insmen Vote Against their Interests

Methods Attempted to Make Work
insmeu Vote Against their Interests
in Moline.
The republicans are in pretty nearly as
desperate straits IS they were two years
ago when they saw it was all up with the
parson, and when they got Pat O'Mara to
try to buy votes on condition that juries
should be contaminated and interfered
with, hired Bob Bennett to lead works
ingmen up to the polls by the nose and
engaged Michael Hora,io'to vent his elo-
quence in behalf of the fast vanishing
cause. Failing in all these ways to turn
the tide of the laboring mems votes and
failing further to convince them by argu-
ment that the party of millionaires and
factory owners can do more than they
themselves can do for themselves BY the
ballot. they have attempted intimidation.
The frs. local instance of this despicable
SCQt01e WHICH uhe ptcu 81 StutIdlly
practiced in the east, cropped out in the
shops of leading manufacture
ing industry at Moline the other
day, when a foreman in the wood
department called number of men
whom he knew to be democrats, into his
office and told them that unless they
voted the republican ticket from Harri
son down to and including Gamble, they
would be either locked in their wages o.
discharged.
The men were much surprised
and indignant, but propose to vote &C
cording to their conscience. believin!
that the party of Grover Cleveland, o
Palmer, of Prentiss, of Hurst, Castee
and McEniry. will, if successful, affor
them more benefit and comfort than
single rich corporation run by a republ
can baron and wheel-horse could depriv
them of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

The ARGUS few days ago copied from
the Moline Dispatch, a statement that
the insurance companies holding risks on
Champions block at Orion. recently de-
stroyed bp fire, had not made sstisfac>
tory settlement with Mr.. Champion. The
list of companies with which Mr.. Cramp.
ton held policies included the Rockford,
OF which Mr.. c. f. Hodgson is agent in
this vicinity. Though Mr. HodgsOn was
not liz any way interested in the loss in
question. he was aggrieved at the unfsv-
orable mention of the company be had so
long represented and labored for, and in
order to satisfy himself, wrote Secretary
Sheldon for particulars Here is the reply
he received:
Chas. E. Hodgson, ESQ.,, Rock Island, H.
ROCKFORD, Ill, Oct. 90, 1888 Dear
Sir: | have been absent from home for
several days and returning find your fa>
vor of the Gath inst, and note contents.
| The loss at Orion was settled in this way:
1t was found impossible by the several
insurance companies to agree with Mr..
| Champion as to the amount of his loss,
hence there was only one way in which
a settlement could be effected, to-wit: BY
going into an arbitration. The insurance
companies selected one builder and Mr.
Champion selected another, and the
amount OF their award was paid by th,
companies. do not know how any faire
settlement could have been made. Each
party was represented by their own build
er and these builders made sworn aft
davit as to the amount of the loss. an,
there was no deduction made by the in
surapce companies from the amount fixe
by the builders. If any other, NOR
equitable, way of adjusting disputes ca
be ascertained have yet to learn of it
Yours truly, CHAs. E SHELDON, Sec.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

John Weaver, well appearing young
man claiming to be from Los Angeles,
came into the police station this morning
with a tough looking mug and a
sprained arm. His nasal adornment ap-
peared to have received heavy blow
He SAYS he was done up at Geneseo and
robbed Of Sl5. DR.. Plummer dressed
his wounds.
John Greim and Samuel .Lugenbeh
were each fined 30 and costs by Magis'
trate Bennett yesterday. for violation o
the dog ordinance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
ALL HALLOWEEN.
The Night of Mischief and Mirth
Making Crowns Today-something
no

The Night of Mischief and Mirth
Making Crowns Today-something
of the Festival.
Tonight will be All Halloween, and
no night in the year presents such oppor-
tunities for ingenious and original fun.
The night can be celebrated with harm
less mischief and mirthmaking without
making it of disorderly nature, and so
it should be. Many modern modes of
enjoying this occasion, such as involve
destruction of property, have transcribed
human forbearance and should not be
tolerated.
The name is given to the vigils Of All
Hallow, or festival of All Saints, which
commences November LIST, The English
custom was for all the young people to
gather at the home of one of their mum.
Der, crack nuts. duck for apples in tub
OF water, and perform other harmless
fireside revelries But 1t was in Scot
land that the occasion was most cele-
brated, and the occasion was one Of
superstitious tests, many believing there
was charm which, on that evening,
would discover who should be his or her
partner for life. Nothing so well de-
scribes this great superstition as Bobby
| Burns poem, Halloween" One Of the
superstilious ideas was that it was a
night when all the superhuman beings
who people space met at midnight to
revel and look for mischief, and any
omen or charm would attract them. One
of the common Scotland tests was to
take three dishes and place them on the
table. In one place clean water, in the
other soiled water, and have the othel
dish empty. Then take person, blind
fold them and lead them to the dishes
He or she dips the left hand-if b.
chance in the clean water, the futur
husband or wife will come to the bar o
matrimony a maid; if in the soiled water
a widow; if in the empty dish, it foretell
with equal certainty no marriage at all
1t is to be repeated, and each time tn
arrangement of the dishes altered. Burn
in his poem says:
In order, on the clean hearthstane,
, The luggfes three are ranged,
And every time great care Is ta'en
] To see them duly changed.
Aud Uncle John, wha' wedlock's Joys,
sin Mars year did desire,
Because he gat the toom-dish thrice,
He heayd them on the fire
In wrath that night
? With all these sports Halloween a
e fords a rare night for young folks pa
ties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

ALI of the books for the various regis
tration places that were returned to City
Clerk Kehler's hands today. bore evidence
that the judges and clerks in charge of
them had kindly needed the ARGUS sug-
gestion, and had affixed the number of
names on the outside Of the books re-
rurned. The Second ward showed 522;
the Fourth 469; the Fifth 497; the Sixth
-321; and the Seventh 1853. These fig
ures show not only decided gain over
two weeks ago, but . marked in
crease over wo:years ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
social.

The Elms social club held its second
reception at Armory hall last evening,
and most enjoyable and successful
event it was. There we're forty couples
present including many from Moline and
Davenport. Bleuer's orchestra furnished
the music, and the list of dances en-
braced variety of well selected and
nicely arranged numbers.
On the occasion of her eighteenth
birthday anniversary Miss Stella Colburn,
daughter of Mr.. j. C. Colburh. of 500
Twenty-fifth street, was surprised by q
number of her friends last evening. and a
very pleasant evening was spent, the
visitors being welcomed in a charming
manner by the graceful youngIhostess
and handsomely entertained.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
PRENTISS' NIGHT.

Our Next CONGRESSMAN 10 speak at
Harper's Theatre Thursday Even
ing.
Hon. VIM. Prentiss, democratic candi-
date for congress for the Eleventh coz
gressionaI district, will make his only
speech in Rock Island during this cams
paign at Harper's theatre tomorrow even
ing. He will give thorough and inter
esting discussion of the tariff question
and it is to the interest of working people
and all to turn out and hear him. Mr..
Gest is invited to share the time and speak
from the same rostrum.
Ladies are also invited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

AS often as the democratic aogsiaate such men
as Sharp Siirss and John Schafer for county offices
ig;ble TO the Offices they seek Public aGdirs are
safely guarded In the hands of such men belsepe
Bert Caefee, 10 be In the same category through fhe
experience Of The finance comn,ittee of the county
board apith him. "-Repu6licaa super1isor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
MULTUM IN PARvo.

4 responsibility rests upon eusry u0tsr In TIE
election Of county officers. None iCho cast their
ballots for Sharp SilUis and John Schdter tsrO
years ago hare dnyhing to be ashamed Of Be IT
CdsteeidHd VIM. MtERiry are m ode out ofthe same
tlntsriri
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Compare Candles record for tacompetsncy
trhRs deputy circuit clerk and Casters record for
hunting out discrepancies in he accounts Of er
county officers and then Judge for yourself iChich
is The more competent and rEstsg0rthyt0 elevate TO
The Office of circuit clerk
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Do you suffer from catarrht You can
be cured if you take Hoods Sarsaparills.
the great blood purifier. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Tribe No. So, l. o. R. NJ. you are re-
quested to attend special meeting to-
night. Account of death of Bro. Evans.
]. B. JOHNSON, Sachem.
j. F. CARNEY, G. of R.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

P0ttyor Prentiss for Congress he sciH be able
10 engage vie attention. Otis spsakw."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Remember the fact that Circuit CLERK Bogman
tCds obliged to discharge GEO w. Gamble in order
10 hare The records Of his office completely rrtfsn
up before tearing il in December There tcere then
nearly tlpo hundred uprecOrdcd Instruments on
Candles desk that had been dccWnutdtin1 for
three years. II took Mr. B0Tman's son a little
Oger a month 10 clear things up and put BE records
in SHAPE and he has had no diH culty in keeping
un NTH MS 1rqrE siuce
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

Ar. kcEairy 70 not politician for patronage ,
he Is a dsmocrdt from heritage and prtaetple.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31

| PRICES 81 50. sl.OO. TIC and soc. Sale of
/ seats Monday Oct cath. a. m, 81 Huebinger's
| New Art Gallery. second street
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

were many private dwellings. BY 10 o'clock
in the forenoon the raiders had completed their
work and LEFT the town. having killed l40 men
and burned nearly 200 buildings the dead
men were nearly all murdered in cold blood,
and the burning Of the buildings was done IN
sheer wantonness, as il was not IN any way
part Of defensive operations. The robbers TOOK
every horse they could find Ia Lawrence, partly
70 carry away the plunder aud partly 10 re-
mount themselves, as they had made forced
march from the banks of the Blackwater River,
in Missouri, where the raiding party was organ
ized.
They were pursued by troops from several
points, bat under the friendly concealment OF
rebel mpathizers the greater part OF them
managed 10 escape. Some authorities think
hundred oi them were overtakeu and killed but
this is doubtful. less than q month later
Quantreli had 600 guerrillas under his COM
mand, aud attacked Gen. Blunt, who, with a
small escort, was returning from Kansas TO
Fort Smith through the Cherokee country.
Eighty Of Gen. Blunt's escort were killed,
most Of them after they had surrendered.
Among them were Maj. ii. 4. Curtis, the
sou of Mai.-Gen. Curtis, and several civil
jsHs- Naturally the conduct Of Quantreli
and his followers led TO reprisals, and not long
after there arose a band Of Union partlsans
under one Captain or Colonel) Jennison, Of
Kansas. JeunsOn's men were known as red
legs" or iayhawkers.'
QuautrelI continued his operations in west
ern Missouri and the Indian Territory, occa-
sioually vcnguTiug into Kansas, until late IN
1868 when he went further south and aided
the rebels in Louisiana. Early In 1861 be ap-
pearcd in the country opposite NicksbuTg and
Natehez, and his operations extended up
and down the west bank of the Mississippi,
a distance Of 200 or 500 miles. 1t was death
10 any Union men who fell into his hands
White men and negroes wearing the Federal
blue were slaughtered without mercy, and
in several instances they were compelled to
dig their own graves before being murdered!
in the Fall O. 1868 the notorious guerrilla
gathered up a number Of his old comrades and
set out with them for Kentucky. intending to
80 TO Maryland, either to surrender with Lee or
engage again in guerrilla warfare. Itwas on the
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

1st day Of January, 1865 that the band effected
the passage Of the Mississippi River about 10
miles from Memphis. They rode through Big
Creek. Covington, Paris and other places,
keeping mp a constant skirmish with the Union
troops. One day Quantrell induced Capt. Frank
Barnctte.w who commanded company Of militia,
70 go with him on q hunt for Confederate Guer-
rillas Barnette took 80 men on the expedi-
tion, and they were al ass2ssinated.
ii was on the 10th day Of May, 1863 when
his command fought its last fight, near Taylor
vile Ky. when Quantrell was mortally wound
ed and his band was almost annihilated. The
guerrilla chief was taken 10 the Sisters Hos
pital in Louisville, where he died on the 9th of
June following and was buried in St. John s
Cemetery. Until very recently it had been
supposed by many persons that Quantrell was
still alive. as his death was first Acknowledged
at a Reunion Of some Of his old comrades at
Blue Springs, No. May l3 1855. Many Of the
former gueTrillas were at the Reunion, and the
mother Of Qu2ntgell was also present.
On one occasion a squad Of soldiers were
captured by Quantrell's lRen, and found to be
armed with . new kind Of rife. Quantrell
said he wanted 10 know the exact powers OF
penetration Of the new weapon, and offered to
bet one Of his officers that ball from it would
60 through three men. The officer thought il
would not penetrate more than two. and so
three prisoners were made 10 stand in line and
be shot down while the gueTrillas were exreTi-
menting with the new gun. Then the rest OF
the captives were served the same way. The
gun proved 10 have great powers Of penetra-
tion, aud for some time after that il was used
for killing prisoners, who were made to stand
in line 10 be shot for the amusement Of THEN
murdereTs.
Near Ncksburg the guerrillss captured two
lessees Of cotton plantation, and tortured
them baTbarOusly before killing them. They
cut OF tie ears Of one man and broke his nost
by blow from club; then they compelled
HIM to walk three or four miles while thu;
mutiiated, and when be fell fainting from los
Of blood he was tied 10 a tree and the privilege
Of shooting him was sold IL auction.
His companion was compelled to witnes
these bTuiaiities, and when they were endel
be WAS forced 10 dig his friends grave anl
then his own. When the second grave wa
finished they stripped him Of his clothing aut
shot hin as he stood naked on the brink OF tn
newlr-CPcned trench
These and similar deeds were done BY mel
who syBlpathized with secession and rebellion
aud called themselves true friends Of tn
South