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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
STRUCK OUT BY THE SENATE,

The Eight-nour Clause of the Deficiency
| BilI-Indian EiIIh Passed by the House.
WASHINGTON CITY, March S.-The senate
Wednesday struck out OF the urgent deticlen-
| cy bill the house provision requiring the pub
lie printer to rigidly enforce the eight hour
| law, the vote being ~ to 20 An amendment
to appropriate 5000 for the pay Of public
building employees all over the country, many
of whom have been discharged for lack of
money to pay them, was rejected. The bill
then went over, and it was agreed that final
vote be taken on the dependent pensions bill
Thursday. The senate then held an executive
session and ad journed when the doors re
opened.
A resolution was adopted by the house re,
questing the president to transmit the docu-
ments and correspondence relating to the
Anglo eneZuean imbrogliO, A bill proVld-
ing for the payment of the Union Pacific
railway debt was reported favorably IL is
the Cultivate bill changed in a few particu
lars, and gives the railway fifty years to set
tie. Bills were reported providing pensions
for ex prisoners of war and creating depart
ment of agriculture and labor. a bill was
passed for puc builbliding Mt Sedalia, Mo,
appropriating $4,000 In committee of the
whole the house then agreed to the
bill ratifying the agreement with
the Gros Ventre and other Indians in
Montana, by which they give up their reeer-
vations and taken lands in severalty and
money payment of 1865, 900 per year for ten
years. The bill to divide the great Sioux re-
servation was also agreed to- with an amend
ment FORGETTING all lands given the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul and Dakota Central
railways if the roads are not built through
the reservation in three years. The Indians
take lands in severalty and get besides 81 ,OOO,-
600 as permanent fund, the interest to be used
in educating them The two bills were passed
in the house after the committee rose, and
the house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
CONDENSED NEWS.

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LAS fe>'utu III New orleans Tor MY -hVe
years, "'e'i e,'leSn'y at inc ago ol 90
EXtrrin" huIIncS IN freight business has
ne'eH'ltat'l the diHrhlEe Oh ~" "ofklneh
from 'ue fort wayne car Sh"iS AT nus
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"A relsi"uS revival, which started IN 1870
among the freedmen at lalhotton, ia, IL still
III progress II Is Prool"ly Ihe longest pro
''arO'u '''r'''nS ON record
foriy PENNSYLVANIA miners who won't TO
MeAlo" 10 Wofk Eet S@.'o per uaN, hNe III
ShalItlcN ana are sh"t AT ana stabbed by Sreas-
efS' lheN want 10 get back nome
The sharpest shock oI earthquake felt III
Los Angeles, CaI.' Tor - years was exper-
FENCED ednesdaN. Houses were NWayed ana
people ran INTO th' streets. no damage was
done.
The Iowa supreme court decides that liquor
nniaWiHuS brought mt" inc St''e Is subject
10 seizure at All u'les ana places even Wheil
iouhu III IN" possession ol person h"idliiS
permit Z" sell
The Barnes sensation at Evansville, int, re
suited in bad black eye for Spiltualsm
me D"dS was tAhulIti " ehleS'tay anu hoth
ing round IN the shape oil VIII or even
scrap OF paper
burglar who entered the Kalamazoo fe-
male seminary, and in the struggle with a
plucky young woman had button torn off
his coat, has been identified and arrested by
means of the missing button,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

WE have received circular from the
Young Mems Democratic clubs of New
York, Brooklyn, Boston and Milwaukee.
setting forth plans for the organization
aud conducting of campaign clubs. and
arraying the young democratic voters of
the country on one general platform. The
aims and purposes of these organizations
and the contents OF the circular were
stated in full in the ARGUS the other day.
1t is the desire of the originators of the
movement to have similar clubs organs
lied in all parts of the country. and the
hearty cooperation of Rock Island demo-
Gratis is asked. A rejuvenatiOn of the
Jefferson club would be all that is neces-
sary here to work ia sympathy with the
cause. We should have Il good, wide
awake campaign club in n presidential
election year At any rate, and it is not at
all too soon to commence operations
now. BY so doing Rock Island can send
"A representative to the proposed conven-
lion of democratic clubs, and become a
member of the league
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

00O--s50 u05, 900 interest aud $50 OOo, 600 prin,
pal; that while it is a bill proposing To extend
for fifty years the Union Pacihcs indebted
ness, the practical effect is really an extension
of only twenty years; that the payments are
TO begin Immediately and to increase largely
every year, while under the present law the
payments TO the government are steadily di.
minshing.
The principal change in the original Outh-
waite bill, the report states, is in the section
providing the series Of payment during the
first ten years. Instead of paying one-thrd
of | per cent, additional Ia the interest dur
ing the first ten year period the company is
10 pay one tenth Of per cent during the
first five years and seven-tenths of per
cent for the next five years This is to en-
able the company to liquidate outstanding
private debts which soon become due
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
CIy,,servico Comundrums

The civil service bureau in the New
York custom house has been busy in the
last month or more announcing the dates
for examinations of applicants for places
and an unknown wag took hand at the
civil-service business. The corridors and
departments of the building were shower
ed with handoi!ls headed civil Service
Examination, and asking these among
other questions:
Who was Gains wife2
Who wrote Beautiful snow
When will the robin nest again.
OF what is mint julep composed2
Who reads the Congressional RecOTd'
What is the best five furlongs record
at Sheepshead bay2
What ball tosscr had the highest gem
eral average in the league last season.
If II herring and half cost penny
and half, how much will dozen and
half cost2
How is 1t that corned beef and cabbage
and sausage and saurkraut always hunt
in couples2
If one hen lays an egg that is hatched
by another. which hen is the young
chickens mother?
Define the economic significance and
give the derivation of terms "bobtail
car" "bobtail nag" and "bobtail flush. "
Spell star backward.
Candidates correctly answering the
above will be admitted free to the civil
service
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

LONDON, March s.-The prince of Wales,
accompanied by Count Herbert Bismarck,
went to the German embassy at $50 Wednes-
day evening and remained in conference with
Count Won Hatzfeldt for half an hour. The
grand duke of Mecklenherg Schwerin was
admitted to the interview, and left with the
prince of Wales Count Won hatfield de
clined to say more than that the news from
Berlin concerning the emperor is of a serious
character.
Queen Victoria and the prince of Wales have
sent kilograms to Berlin asking for the latest
news regarding the emperor's condition The
German embassy here has not received official
notification of the emPerorS serious condI-
ton. The queens drawing-room appointed
for Friday will be postponed If Emperor
William becomes worse i'll the meantime,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

lT is asserted that the amount of gold
coined, added to that of gold consumed
in the arts, exceeds the production by
about 10 per cent. Since this excess can
not all be drawn from the yield of the
mines year by year, it must, in large
measure, he derived from the stock of
coin in existence. as well as from that Of
manufactured gold. Complete statistics
on the point are wanting, but pretty full
inquiries made IN regard to the United
States for 1925, resulted in showing that
only about one-fourth of the total gold
manufactured was gold coin melted down,
while one,tenth was old jewelry. At
this rate the entire consumption of gold
ia the arts in the world would be over
one third of the entire production, and
less than two thirds of it would go to
swell the worlds stock of money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
RAYNeR's POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL


WASHINGTON CITY, March S--Rayner, Of
Maryland, who is chairman of the postal
telegraph subcommittee of the house com.
mittee on commerce, has been instructed by
the full committee TO report to the house with
favorable Recommendation his bill providing
n system OF postal telegraphy. The bill
places general supervision of the system UNI
der fourth assistant postmaster general.
The work is TO he done under the direction of
the secretary of war, by the approval of the
president, and the bill appropriates $1,000,
900
The schedule of tariffs proposed by the bill
is as follows For 500 miles or less, 10 cents
for twenty words and ; cents for each add.
tional ten words or less; 800 TO ! 900 miles, 20
cents for twenty words, and for proportion
ately increased distance IA pSoportionate in
crease of rates until from 1000 to $500
miles is reached, when cent per word is
charged, the minimum being 81 cents, and for
greater distances | u cents word is charged
and the minimum is made 40 cents. 1t estab-
fishes postOflice Geographic money orders, the
rates being the present mail rates in addition
to the telegraph tolls.
The bill will be accompanied by lengthy
report which holds that the service will be
self-sustaining that the government has the
right to build and operate telegraph lines un-
der the jurisdiction of the postoilice depart
ment; that public opinion will not permit
and good faith and justice do not require, the
purchase by the government of the property
and franchises OF the Western Union Tele
prauh cOmpany
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
KAISER WILHELM DYING
THE AGED EMPEROR OF. GERMANY
CLOSING HIS CAREER.

! No Hope Given for His Recovery and the
Crown Prince Preparing to Go to His
Fathers Bedside-The Bundesrath Called
In Extraordinary Council-Anxiety in
England.
BERLIN, March s.-Tuesday night the EN-.
peror was seized with fainting fit for the
second time during his present illness, After
midnight he relapSed into duze and his
| physicians We're unable to arouse him for the
purpose of giving him food until Wednesday
afternoon. Late Wednesday evening he
awakened and asked for food after partaking
of which he felt refreshed, 1t is stated that
in addition to his kidney affection he suffers
intense pain from Inflammation of the parts
affected by the rupture he sustained some
time ago. The usual injections of
morphine were administered, but as they had
bad effect upon the patients strength and
appetite they were discontinued. During his
period of wakefulnesS the emperor talked
with one of his aides-de camp, but his CONVEX
sation was somewhat wandering. 1t is stated
THAT it is impossible TO administer the RENE
LIES his condition demands, and his recovery
depends entirely upon his recuperatiNe power.
Another fainting spell would probably be
fatal
The emperor slept naturally from to
5 o'clock in the afternoon when he ate some
oysters with beneficial effect
At midnight wednesday the condition of
the emperor was unchanged. He remained
iii comatose state, and even the most hope
full of his attendants would not admit that
any change for the better was observable.
Prince Bismarck, after the announcement at
T:30 p. III. of the emperor's moribund condl-
ton, loft the palace and summoned council
of the minister's and the bundeslath was also
summoned to meet in extraordinary council
at once.
Prince William remained at his grand
fathers bedside quarter of an hour Be
fore leaving the palace lie visited the empress
In the evening the first story of the palace
where the emperor's bed room is situated,
was all lighted up. A constant stream of
military men and government officials passed
in and out. The street in front of the palace
is kept perfectly quiet.
SAN RENO, March S.-The crown prince
and his household, together with the physi-
clans attending him, will take their departure
for Weisbaden soon as possible. The crown
prince resolved upon this step Immediately
upon learning the condition of his father, III
spite of the fact that his own condition was
such as to render the journey injudicious, if
not positively hurtful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

IT has been judiciously decided in
France that a critic cannot he excluded
from u theatre because his criticisms are
not to the taste of the manager, 1t hap
pencd in Aix-la-Chappelle. The journals
ist had written several articles condemn
ing the play, aud the manager refused to
allow him to enter the theatre, though he
had purchased "a ticket. lie sIed the
manager for damages, The court gave
him the damages, aud decided in addl.
ton, that n manager has no right TO ar>
bilrarilv refuse admission to his theatre to
any respectable person VINO conducts
himself properly during the perform
nupp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
A Company Kendy for Kayner.

BosTON, March S.-The committee on mer
camille affairs Wednesday afternoon reported
to the house the bill to incorporate the Postal
Automatic Telegraph and Construction com
pany, with Chester w. Snow and Henry
Goodspeed as the incorporators, The capital
stock of the company is to be $4,000, with
authority to increase to S5,O00,O0O. The pur-
pose of the company is to contract with the
United States government for the construc-
ton of telegraph lines to be worked by a sys.
TEN of automatic telegraph in connection
with the postofilce department.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

TUE Philadelphia Telegram, republi>
can organ, frankly says; Not one OF the
evils which it was foretold, would follow
democratic success, has resulted from it;
nothing whatever OF the mischief which
it was declared, would be sequence of
Mr., Cleveland's election. has appeared
His administration has been singularly
free from all sorts Of political or official
scandal; it has been 80 conservative as to
command the respect of the countrY's
great vested interests; Instead of being
the cause Of mercantile depression, as II
was said il would be, it has been the APP
parcn, cause of mercantile prosperity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
BIG SCHEME FOR CHICAGO.
Petroleum To Be Piped by the standard
Oil Company from Lima, o.

Oil Company from Lima, o.
LIMA, o., March s--The immense pipe line
from this city to Chicago is now fixed fact
the contracts for part of the work having just
been let The line will be about POO miles il
length, the pipes eight inches in diameter
and will cost over 81, 100000 1t will be built
by the Standard Oil company for the trans
portation of oil, both for light and fuel tc
Chicago and cities the line It,
importance can not be estimated, but il
will certainly be OF great Importance to the
Standard company, which can, by this pipe
line, transport oil at IA much less figure than
possible under the present inter com,
merce law and the consumers are expected to
have the advantage of greatly reduced prices
for oil. The contract for the building of the
line has been let to Mcdonald & Co, of New
York city, and the work is to be completed
within two months. The telegraph line is be.
ing built and the pipes and fittings are arriv-
ing here every day. The Standards refineries
are being enlarged to meet the increased de.
mandS the operation of the new line will
make A similar line is contemplated to New
York CITY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Refused to Handle Burlington Car.

DENVER, Col, March S.-Switch engineers
in the Denver g. Rio Grande railroad yard
here Wednesday refused to handle cars from
the Burlington road consigned to points on
the Denver e. Rio Grande or its connecting
lines A conference between President Moi
fatt and the men has been called. The result
of the conference will determine whether
there will or will not be tie-up on the Den
yer & Rio Grande The Burlington is hand
ling business easily. The Burlington officials
hold the receipt of the Denver & Rio Grande
freight department for the cars. They sayit
is immateral to them whether the cars are
moved or not. In the inter state commerce
law the Rio Grande would be made liable to
the amount of s., cooper car if they should re-
fuse to receive this freight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Vote on an Eirht-Hour Ppoposition.

WASHINGTON CITY, March S.-The vote il
the senate on the motion to strike out of tn,
urgent deficiency bill the provision for th'
rigid enforcement of the eight hour law in the
public printing office was as follows: Yeas
Aldrch, Allison, Bate, Beck, Blackburn,
Brown, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel
Farwell, George, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale
Hampton, Harris Hawley, Hiscock, Jones
of Arkansas, Mcpherson, Paddock, Payne
Ransom, Reagan, Salisbury, Sawyer, Vance
Walthall, Wilson of IOwa-32. Nays-Blair
Bowen, Chandler, Culom, Davis, Dolph
Frye Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Henderson
Mitchell, Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Sherman
Spooner, Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Tul'
np-9D
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March S.-The indica
tons are that Il strike on the Kansas City
Fort Scott & Gulf system is inevitable. The
Burlington road Wednesday notified all
roads entering here of its READINGS to
resume all business usual, and fol
lowed this announcement by pushing twenty
five freight cars from the Hannibal division
into the Gulf yards. The Gulf road has an
nounced its willingness to handle the freight,
and unless it reconsiders its determination the
men Will surely go out Assistant General
superintendent Fish, of the Burlington, de
clares that lie has received assurances from
nearly all the roads that they will accept
Burlington freight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March S-Two neigh
bors, passing through DIR. A ]. Holcomb's
yard at Schoolcraft, this county, Wednesday
morning had their attention attracted by the
whinnying of his horse, and discovered that
it had not been fed for several days. They
forced an entrance into the house and found
the doctor dead, his body in crouching posi-
ton behind the bed The room was i'll
frightfu state of disorder, and everything
gave evidence of a terrible death, it is sup
posed from tit or spasm. DR.. Holcomb had
not been seen since Sunday, and probably
died that night His wife was visiting friends
at his former home in Fremont Ind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March S-The state
Union Labor party Wednesday nominated
the following state ticket: For governor, Gen,
j. B. Milroy, of Carroll county; lieutenant
governor, J. F. White, of Marion; secretary
of state, A. C. Geyer of St Joseph; auditor,
John P. flanagan, of Tippecanoe; treasur-
er, D. f. Doll, of Bartholomew clerk Of the
supreme court, j. C. Smith, of White; dele
gates to the national convention, j. H, Allen,
of Vigo, and Thomas Sharp, of Marion. No
nominations we're made for attorney general
or supreme court reporter. The central com
mittee was empowered to fill both places The
platform reaffirms the Cincinnati platform of
Feb -, 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

DETROIT, March S.-James Mcmillan ha!
returned from u brief trip to Florida While
he was away his name was mentioned FIRE
quenty in connection with the governorshp
Mcmillan said Wednesday afternoon 81 will
say frankly that / do not want the nonna
ton for governor and would not take it,
have not thought of being candidate for the
place; and under no consideration would al
low my name to be used. You can put TINT
in any way that will make it positive"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Ben Harrison on Free suffrage.

LINCOLN, Neb., March Stem. Ben Harri
son, of Indiana, addressed Il mass-meeting o
citizens here Wednesday evening on the po
litcal issues of the day He spoke ii
length of the necessity for a free ballot
He compared the number of votes cast
for congressman in Georgia with the number
in Nebraska, showing that for ten Congress
men Georgia cast less than 10000 votes, while
Nebraska, for three, cast 10000 He en-
larged upon the influence of free ballot.
Some. he said, would call this waving the
bloody shirt, but he must lay himself open to
the charge while such disgraceful state OF
affairs existed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
THE UNION PACIFIC DEBT.


'' '''' 17'tt'NN ESIII Itt put IttI IUTV9V
TO Secure Its Payment.
WASHINGTON CITY, March S.-Mr Outh-
waltes report in support of the bill which he
reported Wednesday to the house from the
committee on Pacific railroads, to refund the
Union Pacific railroads indebtedness is I'M
usually voluminous. 1t is largely made up of
abstracts from the reports of the special Pa
cltic railroad commission and the government
directors and the presidents message on the
subject. 1t sets out the necessity of the pas
sage of this bill, gives detailed explanations
of each section Of the measure, and is accom-
panied by tabulated statements showing how
the payments are to be worked out.
Ii shows that the bill, as interpreted by the
actuary of the treasury, requires the compa-
ny TO pay TO the government about Sl02, 900,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

New YORK, March S,-The statement is
published that Mgr. Ducey, a prominent
Roman Catholic divine, pastor of st, Leo's
church, this city, has been suspended by
Archbishop Corrigan on account of his
friendship for DIR. McGlynn The Immediate
occasion of the suspension is said to have
been sermon delivered by Mgr. Ducey
Sunday before last, in which he said: we
are to listen to the teachings of the church i'll
all question of faith and morals, but not in
questions of private judgment"
Mgr. Ducey and Archbishop Corrigan,
when asked ab5ut the report both denied
that there was any foundation for it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March s.-The Evening
Wisconsin prints a long dispatch from Wash
ington which will cause genuine sensation
in political circles 1t is an extended inter
view with Ex-Governor Thad Pound, the
great Mugwump, who has now bolted Cleve-
land and says that his administration is "A
failure. He gives his reasons in detail for de.
sorting his lately acquired political associates.
He SAYS that he knows Wisconsin to be a
strong DrOtectiOn state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

CHICAGO, H., March S.--The G. B, &
Q. made application before Judge Ores
ham today for an injunction against Ar
thur restraining the brotherhood from
attempting to induce or force other rail.
roads to refuse freight offered by the
Burlington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

COLUMBUS, o., March S.-After unimpor-
tant evidence in rebuttal by Joe Bretinger
and C. s. CherringtOn Wednesday morning
the tally sheet trial was brought to stop by
the non-appearance of Allen o. Myers, who is
wanted as IA witness. The court issued an at
tachment for him. His disappearance creates
excitement bordering on a sensation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
An Iron Hand and Bad Temper

NEW YORK, March st is stated that an
official investigation is to be made into the
conduct of Admiral Braine, commander OF
the United States steamship Neipsic, as soon
as that vessel arrives at this port. The
charges are brought by Capt Breeze, of the
gunboat Lancaster, who accuses Admiral
Braine OF conduct unbecoming an officer and
with ruling all aboard with an iron hand
and an ungovernable temper"