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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 70 An interesting
complication has arisen in Ionla county I'M
der the new local option law The requisite
number of voters have joined in a petition to
the county clerk asking him to call an cleo
ton to determine whether it should be SWEET
or dry" Under the advice Of the prosecut-
ing attorney the clerk refuses to act The
governor has no power to remove him except
upon certificate of the prosecuting a.tor-
ney, which he withholds. The only way out
seems to be in making test case, to test the
consttutionality of the law. The weak point
is claimed to be in the title, which is ito regu-
late the sale, etc." while the law is practical
prohibition by the county.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 20 The Sun says
that the dispatch purporting to come from
London rejecting upon the gentleman who
took the presidents gift to Rome, is false;
that the bearer of the gift was not an envoy
from the president, and no envoy was sent
from Washington to the vatican. Simply as
personal matter the special correspondent
of The Sun carried the gift to Rome at the
request of Cardinal Gibbons, and delivered it
to the rector of the American college. There
his services ended
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Mighty Happy Over Their Road.

SAULT STE, MARIE, Mich, Jan 20 At 10 a
m. Thursday the Duluth, South Shore & Allan
tic ran fast passenger train over the lnterna.
tional bridge-three coaches, twenty guests,
aud societies Canadian Pacific engines took
the train on the other side, while an engine
ran to town headed by the Marquette band.
The procession marched through town, the
band playing God Save the Queen" and
yankee Doodle" On returning the train
was photographed on the bridge The South
Shore thus obtains the honor of running the
first passenger train over the Marquette
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20. The Nation
al Board of Trade convention Thursday
adopted resolution urging early and favor
able congressional consideration OF tele-
graph system in connection with the post
Office department.; also resolutions declaring
in favor of reciprocity with Canada a ma
tional bankruptcy law, and system of crop
reports by boards of trade On the tariff
question the convention by resolution took
ground in favor of reduction OF the revenue
with the least embarrassment to established
industries and reduction, without abolition,
of internal revenue taxes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
The Machine Against the Strikers.

New YORK, Jan. 90. "A man named Smalz
has invented a machine to cut, wrap, fill,
and finish cigars 1t is claimed that 10
year old girl can operate the machine, and
that one machine can turn out as much work
as three men working by hand. One hundred
machines are to be placed at once in large
cigar factory in this city, where the EN-
ployes are now on strike. If they do what Is
claimed for them they will make it unneces-
sary for the manufacturers to consider the
demands of the strikers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Kansas city lIoodlums at Work.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 20 Sam Jones
did not preach at Priests Of Pallas hall
Thursday morning, as he intended because
of piece of deviltry which rendered the build
ing temporarily unfit for evangelical work.
After services Wednesday night several I'M
known men went into the building, tied
and gagged the janitor, burned a lot Of
books, poured kerosene on the carpet and
into the organ and piano and then, after rob-
bling the janitor of his coat, vest and 81. % i'll
cash, lett The parties are entirely I'M
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

DANFoRTH. in his Rock Islander ,mourns
because he is being ignored by the union
labor party. His petty little Jealousy
crops out in the following growl because
Chairman Jones, of the state committee,
visited Geneseo and failed to honor him
in a like manner: 1T seems to us that
there good many people in this senate
district outside Geneseo." Yes, but not
many that want 20 take the Rock Islander
into the fold.-Geneseo Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
County Building.


Downes, pit swi, lin Rock Island) 30
IS. 2w. S1,912
Peter Wiess by administrator to D
Guessing. WI, lots and 4, block 2, Pitts,
Gilbert s. Pitt first addition, Moline,
$1,000.
D. Gluesing to Cecilia Wiess, WI, lots
and 4, block 2, Pitts. Gilbert & Pitts
first addition, Moline, $1,000.
s. W. Wheelock to s P. and G.
Wheelock, lot /, block 4, Pitts, Gilbert &
Pitts first addition. Moline, So 600,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Put in Prison aarb by Force.

DUBLIN, Jan. 90 -Commoner William
Lane who is serving a months imprison
ment under the crimes act, was stripped of
his clothing by the wardens Of the prison and
compelled to don the prison garb Mr. Lane
complains that he can not eat the food that
is furnished him, and that he is forced to
sleep on plank bed with scantv covering.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

Confessed an Illinois Murder.

VNcESEEs, Ind, Jan 20-Charles Park
hurst was arrested at Sullivan Thursday
morning for alleged crookednesS The true
intent of his arrest, however, was his com
plicity in the murder of the station agent at
Marshall, Ills, about two years ago, 1t seems
that Parkhurst in a dissipated moment
made the statement that hs had killed the
agent at Marshall, and he said he didn't care
what they did with him; that he was tired
of beating around the world. He talked
freely about the crime to companion, and
Officer Boatright took him in for the MUIR
der. Parkhursts trial was put of until Mon
day next. There is reward of nearly IS, 900
for the capture OF the real murderer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Invitation to the President.

WASHINGTON CITY Jan. 20. A delegation.
headed by Congressman Buttarworth, OF
Ohio, called on President Cleveland and ex-
tended to him an invitation to be present in
Cincinnati on the occasion of the centennial
celebration OF the acquisition of the north
west territory under the ordinance of 1877.
The president said be would certainly attend
if his duties would permit him to do so.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
The Terre Hnute Council Is Boss.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan 90 A special
meeting of the city council was held Thurs
day night to consider the refusal of it's polio,
committee to execute the order of the council
that gambling must be suppressed and that
the saloons mustgo. The obstinate members
were in their seats with the rest. The session
lasted just seven minutes. In that lime the
police committee was removed and new one
was appointed who will enforce the law The
change was made by a vote of I to s.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 The steamer Brit
tanic, which has been long overdue, reached
quarantine Thursday afternoon. Her delay
was due to adverse winds, which hampered
her progress until she ran out of coal She
put into Bermuda for fresh supply of
coal, and was detained three days. The pas
sengers suffered no Inconvenience beyond the
ted iousness incident TO such long voyage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 90 Senator
Hoar introduced bill Thursday to grant a
service pension to all survivors Of the late
war. 1t provides that all officers and en-
listed men who served in the army, navy, or
marine corps, including regulars and volun-
teers subsequent to March 4, 1861, and prior
to July l, 1866 shall be entitled to pension
at the rate OF l cent for each days service,
this sum to be in addition to any pension
granted for disability.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 10. The presi-
dent gave dinner to the diplomatic corps
Thursday night Il was the most brilliant
social event of the season. The table was
elaborately decorated with flowers and ferns
The marine band was stationed in the hall
and played at intervals Hon Joseph Cham
berlain, Sir Charles Upper and Lady Upper
were among the guests
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

ASHLAND, Wis, Jan. 2n-1hs local
United Staten land office has received from
Washington patents for 50, 900 acres of land
selected by the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Omaha railroad. These were the lands
effected by the memorable decision which
resulted in the resignation of Commissioner
Sparks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
ANOTHER BLIZZARD RAGING.
Additional Victims Of the Last Storm Nca

AuuHl"hal victims OF tine Last storm Near
Big Stone CITY, ID. T.
HURON, d. T., Jan, 20 All the roads are
blocked again by another BLIZZARD which is
raging ferce!y IN this locality 1t is very
cold and there We're no trains Thurs lay.
Bio STONE CITY, D. T., Jan 2l-The
storm of Jan. /. has Il 1t, wreck Of human
life in this vicinity tive and ten mile, North.
west of hero. In Rpn'"ts county Ernest
terrible and August z cise farmers, per-
ished. Miss Little OF Geneva, was
at her school and George Powell
went to bring her home. The former was
found dead, but tie latter has not vet been
found, though he is supposed to be certainly
lost. Adolph Koeckiv,vtz AMI hired man
went forty rods from their house TO bring in
load of hay AMI persisted The bodies
have not vet been fount. Mr.. Enmuel,
son, going home from Ortonville, also fro2,
to Heath.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan 60 -Messrs Ca
hill. Bennett and Moore, representing the
Reading railroad employees and Knights Of
Labor arrived here Thursday to lay COM
plant before the attorney general that the
Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron compa-
MES are violating the constitution, and to re-
quest him to bring suit against them The
attorney general was absent, but it was ar
ranged that they would have a hearing on
next Thursday. The committee called on
Governor Beaver while here.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 90 The assembly
excise committee will report tho Crosby high
license bill favorably. The Democratic mi
nority will present dissenting report The
committee will also report in favor Of Mr.
Husteds bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
on fair grounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 20-The state work
ingmen's assembly convened Thursday morn
ing in the city hall. Among the resolutions
adopted was one requesting all members of
organized labor and their friends to boycott
Milwaukee lager beer until the trouble be-
tween the brewers and their employers is
settled.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
cOmmander-In-chIef Rea at the Capital.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 20 -Commauder-
In Chief Rea, of the g. A. R, arrived here
Wednesday night He is accompanied by
his wife, Past Commander-in-C Chief Beath
and wife, and Adjutant General Fish. The
members of the party are quartered at the
Ebbitt, and are receiving many calls from
members of Department of the Potomac.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

ST. PAUL Mimi, Jan. 20-The round
house of the St Paul Sc Duluth road caught
fire about 2 o'clock Thursday morning and
was entirely consumed There were six en-
gines in the structure, three of them being
new. The loss will be about 49,, 0O0, Gov
arad by insIranca.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

According to a Florida exchange, the
largest lemon ever grown in that state
was recently plucked in Brevard county.
1t is 152 inches in circumference, and
weighs two pounds and two ounces.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Melted $40, ooc for the orphap,.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.--The annual after.
noon performance for the benefit of the Ro.
man Catholic Orphans asylum at the Met
ropolitan opera house Thursday. nette1 SO, :
600 Four thousand people were refused
admission
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 90 The senate
spent four hours in secret session Thursday
afternoon on the extradition treaty with the
Netherlands Mr. Hoar occupied most Of
the time. The treaty was ratified.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

NEW YORK, Jan. 90 1t is estimated that
1870 cigarmakers are now on strike in this
city. and 1t is expected that permission will be
received from the head of the union at Buff
falo for all i'll the city to go out. There are
$50 employees on strike at Sutro & New.
marks factory, and thirty five women locked
up by the firm to prevent the strike commit
tee from talking to them have quit the place.
Most of these hands are non-union, but the
union will take care of them. All but four
hands at Ottenburg Bros's factory are out
Kimbal s. Crouse's han DIS expect to be taken
back Monday at the old scale The 800 local
branche s throughout the country have sent
from $40 to $50 each to help the strikers, and
will begin an assessment on those at work.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

DUBLIN, San. 91-The prison board de-
clined to allow Wnfrid Blunts solicitor to
interview the prisoner in reference to his
charges against Balfour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
THE READING STRIKERS APPEAL.
Help Wanted for the 10000 People Who
Are Boarding Corbin.


PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 20-An appeal for
moral and financial aid for the GO, 900 miners
and railroad men now on strike against the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad company
has been addressed to all bodies of organ
lied labor in this country 1t has been is
sued by the executive committee of the strik-
ers, and is exhaustive in its treatment of the
causes and progress of the strike The chair
man of the committee, John l. Lee, has
made arrangements to have a large number
of copies printed and mailed to every assem-
bly, of organized labor in the United States
and Canada.
The appeal is dated Pottsville, Pa, Jan.
10, 1888, and after reciting the grievances,
the attempts made to effect a settlement of
the strike, the insults heapsd upon the lead
ers by Mr. Sweigard, and the universally of
the order given for the men to strike closes
as follows:
ave now appeal to every man in this land
who loves liberty and fair-play to render all
the assistance possible, morally and finan-
cially, to enable us to prevent this monopoly
from crushing out the spirit of organization
against the down. troiden miners AMI rail
readers Of the Philadelphia & Reading sys-
TEN. Freemen, are you going to permit this
injustice to be perpetrated upon law-a bid-
ing people who are refused the right to meet
together as an organized bodyf Are you 60
ing to remain silent and inactive while 90, 900
men are suffering innmerabe indignities,
brought about by the heartless and soulless
corporationsl
"Bear in mind, fellow .workmen, that this
Is a life and death struggle for the recogni-
ton Of organized labor; and the men in this
anthracite valley are determined to uphold
the dignity of labor, and await with deep
anxiety the liberal response that should come
from every sympathetic member of a com
mon brotherhood. We ask nothing but what
are entitled to under the constitution and
laws Of this commonwealth. This was de-
MED because we earn our bread by the sweat
of our brow. Workingmeh think Of this
and ask yourselves is it not your duty to en-
list yourself in the struggle with the bread
winners who are struggling for recogni-
ton Of their inalienable rights Arouse. and
call public meetings in your towns and cities.
Pass resolutions to assist the men who have
been forced into idleness because they had
the moral courage to assert that labor has
rights that capital should respect.
All remittanCes shI ul1 be forwarded at
once to Philadelphia & Reading employees
executive board, John l. Lee, chairman"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

Victor Hugo's old home In the Channel
Islands is now vacant and TO let. None
of the furniture remains there.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

N. Wilson Guizot, son of the great
historian is lecturing In Paris on Edmund
Burke and Milton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Knocked Higher Than "a Kite.

PTIsBURG, Pa, Jan. 29-The Rev. E.
r Donehoo, the spiritual adviser Of both
Coffey and Small, says there is nothing in
Hooks story, and that Small did not make
the remark on the scaffold that there was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20

Scotch potatoes are now being import.
ed in considerable quantities.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
FOREIGN LIST.

Give the number of the list when calling fo
advertised letters. c. W. HALVES p. NJ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
Advertised List OF Letters. No. ?.

List OF letters unCalled for at the Poslofiice al
Rock Island, Rock Island county Illinois, Jan.
20, 1888.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
EXPLOSIVE COAL DUST.
Suggestions in Explanation of Numerous
Colliery Disasters.

Prof. Arnold Lupton, in a lecture de-
livered under the auspices of the coal
mining department Of Yorkshire Col
liery, at Leeds, England, said that in
the case of colliery explosions it had
been taken for granted that fire-damp
or marsh gas was the cause, and the
eyes Of inquiry had been closed to
every other cause. French mining
engineers appeared to have been the
first to suggest coal dust as cause of
explosions, but in 1876, Mr.. William
Galloway, then her Majesty S inspector
of coal mines, sent q paper to the
Royal Society, in which he gave the
evidence of experiments and investi-
cations, to prove that coal dust was
the prime agent of destruction in COL
liery explosions. This paper he fol-
lowed up with others. Other mining
engineers then took up the inquiry;
the Royal Accident Commission, Pro-
lessor Abel, the Prussian Fire-damp
Commission, and others, made expert
ments; but to Mr.. Galloway belonged
the chief credit of the discovery that
coal dust is the main agent in col
oiery explosions. The experiments and
Investigations proved that very fine
coal dust stirred up with air was ex-
plosive in an atmosphere containing
lnly one per cent of gas, percentage
too small to be detected by the ordina-
ry methods. He then, with the aid of
numerous diagrams. described a num-
Der of colliery explosions in various
coal fields in Glamorganshire, Derby
shire, Yorkshire, Durham and Scot
land. Ho said that with the knowledge
now gained it was easy TO understand
disasters that were incomprehensibl
ON the assumption that fire-damp was
the cause. The Parks explosion in
1866 was probably q coal-dust explo-
sion, so was the Queen Pit. Haydoclx
and many others. Some Of these pits
he had himself explored a few hours
after the explosion. At Seaham Col
liery the force of the explosion of coal
dust was probably equal to the explo-
sion of 10000 pounds Of gunpowder.
He then proceeded to describe the
cause of coal dust, and the means Of
aging the dust by high-pressure water
lets and other means; and in conclu-
sion states that several results were
now plain; (1) That coal dust was
as dangerous as lire-damp or loose gun
powder; (2) that the coal dust could
De laid easily, cheaply and with eco
oom.tcal effects, and that as a result of
his not only would the death rate
rom colliery explosions be reduced by
,ighty-fve per cent; but the health and
comfort of tho miners would be i'm,
proved. 81. Louis Globe Democra
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
A COMPOSITION.
Charlie Green's Attempt. and the Lesson
He Received from His Uncle.

Charlie Green's Attempt. and the Lesson
He Received from His Uncle.
Charlie Green seated himself upon
the porch to write a composition about
ears. He made very slow progress,
because he did not concentrate his
thoughts sufficiently, and because a
bird that huttered about its nest in the
vines claimed too large a share of his
attention.
The subjoined is his composition, and
1T wasn't worthy of him, for. though a
small boy, he could have done much
better had he put his heart in the work:
EARS are given us TO hear with. We have
external and internal ears. Moles have no
ears, for they do not need them. Elephants
have very large ears. am glad am not an
elephant"
In little while his uncle came upon
the porch.
what are you writing?" he asked.
"a composition on ears" replied
Charlie. THE subject was given us at
school to-day. This is all that l have
written"
his uncle read the meager effort, a
smile overspreading his face. He
wanted to laugh, but he was too polite.
at isn't much of composition, is it,
uncle?" Charlie asked. anyhow, I'm
ashamed of it."
"You are in error about the MOLE"
remarked his uncle. at has ears, and
il has need OF Them
But, uncle" said Charlie, {" caught
a mole this summer, and l saw no ears
on it.
because you did not look sharply,
my boy. The mole, while burrowing
in the ground, has no need Of keen
sight, but, to warn him of approaching
enemies, he possesses hearing of re-
markable delicacy. in order that his
ears may not be filled with dirt, the mole