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THE EDE.VTON
GRADED SCHOOL.
Fall Term Ending Dec. 3: 1887.

PROF. L. A. WILLIAMS, Principal.
MRS. r. F. CHESHIRE, ! Assistant
Miss NJ. A. THOMPSON, Teachers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
CONOENS D NEWS.

Grief Tor tuo ieaJn o. ii $ w,fa by accident
last November hrpusht on 80 ,,nin: OF the
brain IN j. O. S'yTed, Of Kansas City, and
he died Monlay
1he s"rls OF IA steamboat ,varturned q
skin on the Mississippi river at Ne Orle ans
Monday, and six negroes, two men aud four
women wvru Ill owned.
Charles SprInslorn, who is ia jill at Dl-
kota Guy, Neh., on a charge of grand larceny,
has received word that his father in Germany
is dead and has left him S5O,0OU
Among the nominations sent to the senate
Monday were the following western post
masters; Whitewater Wis, Z Donnelly:
Romeo, Mich, j. b. Lucas; Crown Point,
Ind, j. +. Merrill.
Wallace Ross, the American SC lller, beat
George hubaar' the Elglishman, on the
Thames MCudHy by ten lengths from Putney
to Mort!uke The stakes wee :! coo and the
English chan plonship,
The house committee on pubic buildings
has ordered favorable reports on bills for
public building in Council Bluffs, Ia, 500,
600; Omaha, SjY0oJO Duluth, SIS, 900;
Logansport, Int, SO. 900
A fire in the Ryan block, in the wholesale
mercantile ceuter of S. Paul, Mimi, Mon
day morning, destroyed the boot and shoe
establishment of FoIJe, Schulz Il Co loss,
nbout $500 900; insurance, S90J, 900
Charles T. lhicks;un, apparently IA robust
man, fell dead from apoploXy in the office Of
New York insurance association Monday,
while he was being medically examined on
AN application for a $4,000 policy.
In the case OF RImS,y White, at Milwau.
kee charged with asslultng Kttie Smith,
the jury disagreed Tho district attorney
says he VIII try the case twenty times until
lac accused is acquitted or convicted.
Baron Alversenen, who has been German
min stcr to Washington since 1854, is TO be
transferred to Brussels. In view of the
present complicated condition of European
affairs the change is regarded as high promo
tioa.
George Simms of tho Chicago Central
Labor union, while engage at the direction
of the union in distributing boycottiug circu-
lars in front of baker who employs seal"
labor, was arrested Monday under the anti
boycott law.
There was another heavy snow-sie m in
the east Snturd ~ causing serious OOstruc-
tons in Soma localities The snow in east
Crn New York Is now four feet lcop on the
level, with drifts thirty and forty fest high.
4 disastrous h,oi is anticipated if there
should be Il sudden tbaw of this great mass
of snow.
The following i, Mondays list of railway
accidents: Two freight trains on the North
ern Pacific railway Collidel while running
at full speed, near Motley, Mimi, demolsh-
ing engines and cars, but no Que was injured.
a cattle train on the Delaware. Lickawanna
Il Western railway was wrecked near
StroudsburG, Pa, and many cattle were
killed. A passenger train on the New Hart
ford branch of the New Haven q North
ampton railroad was thrown from the track
and overturned near KNOXVILLE Conn, and
several persons were badly injured. A
freight train Of eiShteen cars on the Chicago
Il North western railway ran off the track
near Milwaukee, but no one was injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l4-Ths bill to
prohibit tho advertisement or publication
of lotteries or other games of chance in the
District is meeting vigorous opposition In
the house. Monday Cummings of Now York,
and Rogers of Arkansas spoke against it,
both holding that it was an abridgement of
the freedom of the press. Cummings said
the bill contained the seed Of the alien and
sedtion laws, and interfered both with the
liberty of the press and of the person. The
bill was clear in its pr DIVISIONS 1t applied
undoubtedly to papers published outside, but
circulating in the District of Columbia Be-
sides, if congress had right to prescribe
what shoull be printed in the advertising
columns of newspaper it had right to ex-
ercise censorship over the editorial and
news columns The house, with this meas
ure in hand, was playing with fire, and Cum
mings thought it had better blow out tho
match and avoid a conflagration.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 4.-Dirsotor
General Joseph, of the Colorsd Peoples ex-
position, at Atlanta, in an interview regard
ing the prosperity of the colorsd race, says:
They own farms, mills, mines, shops, stores,
large printing establishments patents man
ufacturng establishments orange groves,
coastwise vessels hotels ranches, street car
line railroad and stock of all
kinds. They are merchants, traders, brok
ers, printers, farmers, spectators, man
ufactLrers, inventors, mechanics; ia
fact we have have representatives In all the
trades and professions. In Louisiana the col
ored race pay rs per cant of the taxes, own
ing $50, 900, 600 worth Of property. Ia South
Carolina they own SIC, 100000, in Alabama
sic, OOO, COO, and in the United States $50,
600, 900. In Kentucky colored citizens own
200, 900 acres of land, 5000 town lots aud 81, :
900 head of stock, the whole valued at 81, 900,
600. Their private fortunes range all the way
from $50, 900 to 800, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
HOW THEY FEEL AB0UTIT
MUCH COMMENT OVER BLAlNE'S LET
TER 'sCRATCHiNG" HIS NAME.

The Opinions, AS Usual. Depends ON Poll
ticaI Bias, hut hob IngersoII Says There
Is "a String to It-Chairman Jones Says
the Presidential Prize Has Lost It's
Charm to the Maine Statesman.
PIrTsRURG. Feb IA Chairman b. f.
Jones, OF the Republican national committee,
in an interview Monday consented to explain
the motives referred to in Mr. Bane's
letter In substance he said that before the
nomination by the Republicans in 1876 Mr..
Blaine was very anxious to obtain the presi-
dency. In 1880 he was still anxious, but his
disappointment was less than formerly, and
now he has no wish to become president
lie takes a great interest in literary work.
you may say from me, said Mr.. Jones,
shat Mr. Blaine's withdrawal IS not duo in
any way u i'll health.
ais not Mr. Baine's letter some what incOn-
sstent with the action OF his fri,n Is in work.
ing presumably with his consent, for the
control of the state delegations aud commit
teesH he was asked
mo, sir it is not No such work has been
done by Us. assure you that whatever has
been done by Mr. Banes admirers has been
done on their own account. We have done
nothing to secure the nomination Of Mr..
Blame. | have written no letters in Mr..
Bane's interest
"Was this letter laid before any SORT of n
meeting Of his friends or of the national com
mitteef'
NO the letter came to me on Tuesday last.
It was intended for the Republican party.
Until Friday did not mention its receipt to
anybody. Then | got one gentleman to pre-
pare copies for the press. 1t has been used as
Mr. Blaine wished it to be- for the press of
the country generally. 1t not given out
on Saturday for the reason that many papers
have no Sunday editions, and the widest pub
licity was desired"
Eln conclusion Mr.. Jones said that he was
anxious to sec the effect of Mr. Blaine's let
ter ON the country. In reply to a question as
to the probable outcome in case the national
convention is unanimous in nominating Mr.
Blaine for the presidency despite his letter,
Mr.. Jones said: 81 think he would have to
accept such nomination Under the cir
cumStauces | do not see how ho could re-
fuse
Robert g. Ingersol said: "Blaine is like an
anorous widow Stimulating coyness to allure
wnoers. She says no; hut she means yes.
Mr. Blaine, to my knowledge, has had the
presidential fever for tine Inst twelve years,
aud that never leaves man until life leaves
him. He is trying the same Withdrawing
dodge that Tilden tried in 1850 and as hap
pened to Iden, he may, much to his disgust,
be taken at his word"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
VIEWS AT THE CAPITAL
Depends on Who You Talk with as IA Cen
eraI Thing.

eral Thing.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb TIT is monot-
onous work getting the views OF con FRESHMEN
and others here on the Blaine letter. Gener
ally speakng approac II Republican, and
he is sure the letter Is IA sincere withdrawal;
approach Democrat and he is as sure it is
bid for the nomination by reclamation.
Again, Blaine Republicans, while declaring
the letter sincere, also insist that it does not
take Mr.. Blaine's name absolutely out of the
race, but that if the party dominates him he
will be bound to accept on the other hand,
anti Blaine men consider that it settles the
matter and that another man will b.
chosen.
For example, Representative Millilten, of
Maine, who represents Mr.. Blain e's old dis
trict in the house, and is as near him as any
other man, when asked if he thought the
letter settled MIR. Blaine's candidacy, replied:
NO" Then he said: LET me explain. l
do not think Mr.. Blaines candidacy is a
matter that lie can settle for himself. | con-
slider his letter entirely sincere, but it will
take some stronger declaration than that to
induce his friends to let him retire from the
field. The letter is an able document-such
as he would write | have taken part in
every campaign of any Importance in Now
York for many years, and | am satisfied
that any other man than Blaine would have
lost that state in 81 by more than $1,000
AS cahuIuaUe nc can 40 more now
'nah any o'ier man 10 pun 'he parry pach III
power Por tn's reaSoii ms iliehuS WIZ noO
uccepo hiS reius"i as maj 0ehalor 'oor
heeS Saiu' tl'hk the ieU'er Is very urgent
appear lor inc nomination anu an attempt TO
make Ills party u4hlteuiy anu Unanimously
ask MN 10 make Tue race WINE senator
fluiilp expressed n'iiiSeil as tolio"s' CAlhk
IL Is sincere withdrawal ana Is calculated
10 DC Oh advantage 10 'he party III summing
up apu setV'ng iorth us po'iliol Vi advantage
Inc party VIII DO uhiteu ana resoiute
Among luose WHO pelleNeu blalue out ol
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

In this country and in England, where
the concentration of capital is the great
est in the world, the productive capital
per capita is nearly two and u half times
that of the average in continental coun-
tries; Owe times as large as that of Italy,
Spain and Portugal, and twelve times
that of China and India The ratio of
income per capita is thirteen times as
great as that of Iudis and China, six
times that of Italy, Spain and Portugal,
and more than twice that of the average
on the European continent The general
rate of wages in England is ten times
that o! continental Europe, while in this
country it is about fifteen times that of
Asia and within fraction of three times
that of the average on the continent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

BOSTON, Feb. "A. An Augusta Mel special
says: The announcement in the morning pa
pers that Mr.. Blaine says that he will not al
low his name to be presented to the national
Republican convention has created breeze
of excitement in that city and had been a
subject OF discussion among Mr.. Blaines
friends Mr. Maney says; at does not
change the situation. Mr. Blaine's friends
have insisted that he was not a candidate. II,
however, the Republican convention believes
Mr.. Blaine is the man who can best unite the
party, and dominates him, behave he is too
much of patriot to decline Having once
been the candidate and having been unsuc.
cessful he could not again seek the nomina-
ton. He must leave the party free to act
He has no right to decline IL, however,
some other Republican than Mr. Blaine
should be nominated Maine would vote for
Tim mammal y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
THE CONGRESSIONAL ROUTINE.


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. The Phil
adelphia Clanna-Gael had Riddleberger's
desk in the senate ornamented with large
floral harp Monday in recognition of his
opposition to the British extraliton treaty.
Bills were reported from committees; to pro.
vide for erection of public buildings by con-
tract with the lowest bidder; nppropriating
800, 900 for public records building in this
city Bills were Introduces: to increase the
pensions Of veterans who have lost one or
two limbs or both eyes; reducing the number
Of documents printed by congress from !, 900
to zoo Morgan offered a resolution for an
inquiry whether congress has power to pro-
hibit adulteraton of food in tho states, and
whether said power is the power OF taxation
or of regulating commerce Plumb opposed
the educational bill. Reagan defended the
postofiice department against the charges of
nefliciency. A bill was passed appropriat-
ing $780, 900 for public building at Port
land, Ore, and the senate ad journed
Bills were introduced in the house permit
ting tobacco raisers to sell it in Leaf to uu-
licensed dealers or others without restriction;
prohibiting gambling in farm products; con-
stitutional amendment limiting membership
of the house to 30; authorizing the loan of
the surplus; to establish a postal telegraph
system; to regulate telegraph companies; for
the erection Of public buildings at Galesburg,
Ills. Richmond, and Lafay etts, Ind. Daven-
port, Ia, and Eau Claire, Wis. The bill pro-
hibiting the advertisement or publication of
lotteries or games of chance in the District
was debated and referred. A bill was passed
prohibiting book making or pools on races or
athletic games in the District. A resolution
was adopted asking for information As to re-
fusal of Canada to permit refuge in Canadian
waters of American vessels in distress, and
the house adiournsl.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
We're the Re.Ienations volun,aryP

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb IA In the course
of speech in the senate Monday against the
resolution alleging inefficiency in the post
office department, Reagan undertook to re-
pei the assertion that very numerous re-
moval5 from office in the department bud
been made for political motives aud he gave
the number of postmasters who had left
office by resignation" Hoar asked Reagan
whether he really claimed or believed that
those designations were voluntary were not
commanded by the president. Reagan re-
piled that his only sourcs of information on
the subject was the report OF the postmaster
general, in which he spoke Of these as "vol.
untary designations. Hoar remarked that
the statement showed very extraordinary
instance of voluntary designations of office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
What E,.sen.tor HnrrIsnn Saws.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb l4-Ex- Senator
Harrison said OF the Blaine letter: THE let
ter of Mr.. Blaine was a surprise to me. |
had supposed that he would neither, on the
one hand, do anything to promote his own
nomination, nor, on the other, anything to
prevent it, il the majority of the convention
should be favorable to it. He certainly was
not actuated in taking this step either by a
fear of defeat in the convention or at the
polls He has given his own reasons, and
have no doubt, sincerely. Mr.. Blaine will
continue to be leader, whether his name is
on the ticket or not. The letter breathes the
same intelligent and earnest devotion to the
principles of the Republican party that has
always characterized him"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
CELEBRATED THE CONSOLATION.


tylVhn1A mining Nliages
HAzELToN Pa, Feb. IA terrible dis
aster, the result of drunken carousal, by
which six human beings lost their lives, oc'
currel at Silverbrook, a mining village
about eight miles from here, Sunday night
about 10 o'clock. In one of the houses stu
ated a short distance west of the town lived
the families of Laurenck Maulice aud John
Delcher, both Of whom keep boarders. Sun
day they all came to this place to attend the
conservation of IS. Peters and Paul's new
Polish Roman Catholic church, and before
returning home became drunk. After arriv-
ing home they INDUCED freely in "polinki, I"
when they became helplessly stupefed, en-
gaging in a fierce fight.
According to the story of one of the partic-
ipants, one ofthem named John Seddo upset
a lighted lamp, whichexploled and scattered
the burning oil all over the clothing of the
men. In their drunken condition six ofthem
either did not know what to do or were too
drunk to climb out Of the window, and per-
ished in the flames Their names are John
Ellis, aged 20; John Seddo p years; John
kebinki, 80 years; Michael Yakovitch, 50
years; Paul Siskowitz 80 years, AMI Mary
Maulck aged 10 years.
Maulick and his wife and infant child were
also badly burned, and 1t is feared that they
will die. Several other persons who were in
the building were also badly burned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

AUGUSTA Me-, Feb a. Tine Hon. J. NJ.
Haynes, member for Maine of the national
Republican committee, says that Blaine's
letter was complete surprise to him. He
thinks that it will make no difference to the
men who so earnestly working for Mr..
Blaines nomination, and that, should he be
nominated, he is too good Republican not
to accept. "IIad Mr.. Blaine been on this side
of the water" concluded Mr.. Haynes, she
never would have written this letter, feel
assured. He did it without any consultation
with his friends here whatever | think that
Mr. Blaine is fascinated by foreign travel
and has lost his interest, to a certain degree,
in politics at home.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

THE latest fad" Of the fair sex in Me-
braska is a hair album, in which they
place locks of hair from the heads of
their friends of the other sex. OF course
the girl with the most locks of hair IN her
album is the best fellow, and it there
fore happens that the rivalry between
them is very keen, and that popular
young men are so beset with applications
for locks of hair that they are in danger
of being made entirely bald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

BIsHoP IRELAND, of Minnesota, one of
the most popular of the Roman Catholic
bishops of the northwest. declared in a
recent interview IN favor of maintaining
the public schools. His idea was that
the state must provide for its own safety,
and that certain degree of instruction
was necessary that citizens understood
their rights and duties and take their
part intellgently as voters in the admins
istralion of affairs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. ll-Work was
resumed at Kelley Run Monday morning
with about 200 hands There is great deficit
in the force of breaker boys Coal and iron
policemen are patroilng the apPrps cles 10
the Galleries. Efforts will be continued to
start Nesuuehoning coliary There have
been breaks in the strikers ranks at Brook
side and LjncJla collieries- Both have the
regular complement Of miners, and are work
ing full-hauded at la t summers wages
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
The Walkers Get Their Prize Money.

NEW York Feb 1.-THE priz : vim ers
in the recent pedestrian contest received
checks Monday for the amounts due them.
The managers statement showed 80 OBJ tick.
lets sold, realizing $22, 52s. 50, of which ST..
364 % goes to the walkers. OF this SS40 goes
to eleven men, who got few dollars each
The remainder, so, 7s425 is divided as fol-
lows: Albert, ~ per cent, "a, Sl3 20; Herty,
25 per cent, s., 500. U6; Guerrero. Il per cent.
81 ,29t l.; Hart, $ per cent, sd2. "a; Golden
d per cent, S647O5; Moore, per cent,
s43L31; Strokel, per cent, S323 So; More
mac, per cent, S2l5.G9; total $40 1s4 %.
Albert also receives 81, OOO more for breaking
the record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
The Steel Beam Trust.

New York, Feb. Il The Times says that
O gigantic -trus' has been in operation
thirty years, of which little has been said in
the general denuucation or such corpora
tons 1t is the steel be am trust, by which
the product of steel and iron beams aud
channels has been limited and the price kept
up TO about twice the price OF steel rails
though the cost of production is very little
greater. The Times says that Mayor Hewitt
is one of the leading men in this trust. An
drew Carnegie and Jones & Laughlin are
also in it, and it clears about $i,UJJ,HGJ o
year over and sbove what competitive profits
ANnulh lie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-14
Now, Why Are You DIsappointed9

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Feb. II. Alden j.
Blathen, editor of The Tribune, said in refer
ence to the Blaine: 81 regard Mr.. Blaine's
letter as eminently wise and timely Though
am greatly disappointed, as l believe four
fifths of the rank and file of the Republican
party of the country must be. Still, l be-
lieve this letter will remove every obstacle in
the way of united and harmonious action
next June. That the disappointment of the
people will be correspondiugly great there
can be no doubt. Therefore | believe that
this letter will do more in the next 100 days
to secure unanimous nomination for Mr.
Blaine than all other Influences combined
could possibly have done"