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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

II is the democratic party in congress
that seeks to help organized labor. Its
record proves this. The latest work in
its interest is the passage of two bills by
the house. One provides for depart'
ment of labor and the other for compul-
sorry arbitration in all disputes between
interstate railroad corporations and the
labor they employ. The principle and
logic of this measure ought to strike at
once every unprejudiced person. The
public are gravely interested and will
continue to be so in all methods that
tend to prevention or speedy settle
ment of such events as that of the recent
strike on the Burlington g. Quincy rail-
road. The two bills go to the senate. II
they are defeated, the responsibility will
rest on the majority of that body. The
democracy at least has done its duty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

THE friends of Hon. w. A. j Sparks
of Carlyle. Clinton county, are pushing
him forward as a gubernatorial caudi-
date, Mr.. Sparks is unquestionably one
of the strongest men who could possibly
be nominated, possessing elements OF
strength that would give his campaign a
great impetus. He is fearless and out
spoken champion of democratic princi-
pies, and his record in the state legisla-
ture, the national congress and as land
commissioner has won him well merited
praise as protector of the peoples
rights. If Illinois can be redeemed
from republican misrule this fall, and we
think il can, none could better lead the
democracy to victory than William An
drew Jackson Sparks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

The negro prodigy, Blind Boone, sup~
ported by a company of colored vocalists,
including the sixteen year old girl, the
wonder of the south, will give one of his
grand concerts at Harper's theatre next
Monday night under the auspices of
Beardsley camp 10, Sons of Veterans,
Boone is acknowledged to be one of the
wonders of the nineteenth century, and
has been Justly termed, Natures own
Musician, " and is pronounced by some
greater master of the piano than was
Bind Tom in his day. Boone plays
Litz's Hungarian Rhapsodies, Beetho
VEINS Sonatas. operas, and many other
grand selections to please and charm mus
steal critics and teachers. lie plays his
cyclone imitation, and a number of his
own compositions, and many of the
everyday pieces familiar to the ears of
all, to entertain everybody. He gives
limitations on his piano of the banjo,
calliope, country fiddler, music box, gui>
tar, fife and drum, incoming train and
sings comic, plantation aud negro camp
meeting songs, to make fun for old and
young.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

The democratic voters of the city OF
Rock Island are requested to meet in
their respective wards Saturday evening,
April 2Sth, to select delegates to the
county convention which meets at the
court house at 1880 p. N. on Friday, May
4 Said convention is called for the pur-
pose of nominating Il candidate for states
attorney, circuit clerk, coroner and sur
veyor, and selecting delegates to the state,
congressional and legislative conventions,
and transacting such other business as
may properly come before it, The wards
are entitled to delegates as follows;
First. 8; Second. 6; Third, 6; Fourth,
z; Fifth, 5; Sixth, 3; Seventh. 2.
BY order of the democratic city COM
mitteee. j. ii. KERR, Chairman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, April 2i.-About
5;3O Sunday evening William Williams and
John Shay, two men in the employ of the
Chippewa Lumber and Boom company, were
drowned in the rapids below Paint Greek
dam, three miles up river. The men were
experimenting the work of getting logs out
of the slough into the river After work was
completed Williams proposed to run the
rapids in a sktf, but every one declined and
told him it was foolhar dy and that no one
could do it, He finally persuaded John Shay
to accompany him, and in a few seconds the
slight craft swamped and both men disap-
peared. Search has been made all along the
river and word sent to Badger Mills,
six miles down the river, to
keep lookout. Each man leaves a
wife aud several children. The attempt on
their part was simply to show their skill, as
teams were waiting to bring the crew to
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
ANALYzlNe STANDARD OIL.


A Batch of Pennsylvania Railway Officials
Subpnnaed-Lioyd's Testimony.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 24.-The house
committee on manufactures, which is en-
gagged in the investigation of trusts put in
Monday on the Standard Oil combination
1t was announced that eight or ten of the
principal officials of the Pennsylvania Rail
way company had been subppnaed, AS we'll as
all papers showing the operations of the
company with the oil producing firms.
Malcolm Lloyd, of Philadelphia, treasurer
of the Atlantic refinery, was the first wit
ness He had until recently been in the re-
tinery business himself but had sold out to
the Standard Oil company. He had received
drawbacks or rebates from the Penn
sylvania railway for shipments of crude oil
to the refinery, but not on refined oil
shipped from the refinery. He did not re-
member how much the rebates were. Bills
were made out against the Pennsylvania
Railway company for rebates, and they were
paid in cash The bills and receipts were de
stroyed.
The witness at first refused to answer ques-
tions rela tive to his interest, etc, in the
Standard Oil company, but later said he was
receiving salary as treasurer of the Atlantic
refinery. He added that he held stock in the
Standard Oil trust to the amount of the prop
erty he turned over, in January last, in his
refinery He sold out to the STANDARD be-
cause he believed there was general tend
ency of the times to combine capital and do
business on larger scale He did not know
whether his belief was well founded as he
had not had sufficient experience in his new
dpparture
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters of Rock Island county
and all citizens who favor reduction of war taxes
and who arc oppose to the eStravagant System OF
our state administration, which has produced an
increase Of state expenses in one year Of 81 40,
ZOO are requested TO meet in their respective town
ships on Saturday Aprilasth, 1888, TO select dele.
gats@ to the Democratic County Convention to be
held at the Court House at Rock Island on
FRIDAY, MAY 4th, 1883, Al $50 p. NJ,
whlch is called for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention to be
held at Springfield, Wednesday May %, 1888; also.
delegates TO the Congressional and Legislative
conventions TO be thereafter holden, and also 10
nominate candidates for Clerk of the Circuit Court,
States Attorney, Coroner and County Surveyor,
and transact uch other business as may properly
come before the convention,
The repres ,ntation Of said convention will be
based upon the democratic vote for president in
the election of 1884, apportionsd among the sew
eral townships and wards In the ratio Of one dele
gate for every thirty votes, and one delegate for
every fractional twenty votes and over, as shown
by the following table;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
UNLIMITED EL0QUENCE
SEEMS TO BE THOUGHT THE PROPER
TARIFF ARRANGEMENT.

The Democratic Caucus Declines to Fix a
Period of Talk on the Mills BiIl-The OH
Trust neutrality-suspicious. Court Decision
on Contributory Negligence-The Com
gressiOnaI Record-Bond Purchases.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 24-The senate
passed house bill yesterday prohibiting
pooling, bookmaking, etc, on foot and horse
races, or base ball games in this city or
Georgetown. The railway land grant for
fixture bill was considered briefly, but went
over. Palmer offered substitute for the an
nual industry bill. The international copy
right bill was then taken up, and Chace in
advocacy said all other nations had copy
right laws, and the American people were
the buccaneers and corsairs of literature.
Morrill, deprecated the application of such
epithets to the American people, and offered
an amendment excluding from the operations
of the bill articles in foreign newspapers or
periodicals Vance offered an amendment
excluding the papers and periodicals in toto
from copyright Beck wanted free trade in
books, and Chace was willing if foreign
countries would agree, Without action the
bill went over. The senate held secret ses-
sion, and at $3.50 p. m. adjourned.
The house passed senate bill Densonincr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
---------------
A TROUBLED EDITOR.
He Fears Dire Things If Blaine should he
Out of Reach.

He Fears Dire Things If Blaine should he
Out of Reach.
PITTsBURG, April 24-The Chronicle-Tele
graph, commenting editorially on Blaine's
duty, says:
an fairness to his party, which is willing
to honor him to the full extent Of its power
it becomes the duty of Mr.. Blaine before the
convention assemblies to make an unqualified
statement of his intentions, or at least place
himself in telegraphic communication with
his friends upon the date of the assembling
Of the delegates If the Maine statesman
could be easily reached by telegraphic mes
sage, so that in the event of sudden nomina
ton his views could be at once obtained, no
serious complication would arise; but, ifxat
the time of the convention he should be upon
the ocean, as it has been stated he would be,
or should he be still abroad in some out-of-
the-way locality, the Republican party would
be placed in peril 1t has already been
limited that there is deep scheme at the bot
tom of the whole business Should Mr.
Blaine be nominated and a final decination
not be received until after the adjourn
ment of the convention, the business
of naming the head of the ticket
woul devolve upon the national
committee. The gentlemen composing that
body would probably be not at all disinclined
to accept the responsibility. For one thing
it would ensure the continuance of political
power to Mr.. Blaine's immediate friends for
those friends are in complete control of the
committee. There is nothing particularly
disastrous in that view of it except that who
ever should be nominated under such circum-
stances would be certainly considered the
choice of a faction, and all fractional cries
must be avoided in the campaign of this
year"
The deep scheme" referred to above is an
alleged conspiracy to stampede the conven-
ton and nominate Blaine with whoop.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

ERIE, Pa, April pa party of students
at the Lockport academy were gambling in q
school building last Saturday night with an
outsider named l.. S. Couch blacksmith
just at daybreak Sunday morning student
named Rowley, who had lost heavily, accused
Couch of cheating, and fight followed in
which Couch seriously stabbed Rowley in the
left breast with huge clasp-knife. The high
social position of the students friends oper-
ated to check the circulation of the sensation.
Young Rowley's death was announced last
piUht
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

The Jeboelers' Weekly says: THE gem
for January is the garnet, for February
the amethyst, for March the bloodstone
and fer April the diamond. May has the
emerald, June the agate. July the ruby,
August the sardonyx and September the
sapphire. The opal belongs to October,
the topaz to November and the turquoise
to December" The average individual
is quite well satisfied if he can get one
gem for all the twelve months.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
RECORD OF FIRE LOSSES.
An Increase in This Country for 1887 of
Over RI4, OOO,OOO.

New YORK, April 24-The fire statistics
annually complied by The Chronicle of this
city are about to be published for the current
year. These records of fires and losses are
the only elaborate ones kept, and are pre-
pared i'll the interest of the insurance com
panies.
The Chronicle reports 16 ,394 noteworthy
fires in the United States during
1887, an increase of LII over 1885,
The value of the property burned
was Sli9,2O0,3S0 an increase of
S14, 2S4, $50 over 1856. The average loss by
each fire was S7,272, against So, 7GO in 1906
About So per cent. of the whole loss is esti-
mated to have been returned to fire sufferers
by the insurance companies. The remaining
~ por cent was on uninsured property.
The fire loss of the year was divided as fol
lows: New England, Slo,G0O,0O0 middle
states 1871 400, 900; southern states, S24, 600,
600; western states S42,3O0,OCO; Pacific
states and territories, $40, 100000.
Incendiarism and defective flues are re-
ported as the chief causes of fires About u
per cent of the fires of known origin are said
to have been incendiary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 24.-James Nc
Morris and Kntie Simpson eloped Sunday
from the home of Katies parents and were
married at Jacksonville. Mr.. McMorris is
young merchant in Wyoming, and on "A
previous visit to Kentucky he became ac-
quainted with Miss Georgia Simpson They
corresponded until a few weeks ago, when
McMorris arrived here and made the ac-
quantance of her sister Katie made it so
agreeable for the young man that he fell
deeply in love with her, and when he pro-
posed an elopement she consented.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

CHICAGO, April 2+-The record on the
base ball field is given below: Ma
tiond league: At Philadelphia-Phila-
delphia l, Boston 3; at PittsburR
-Pittsburg 10, Detroit o; at Indianapolis
Indianapolis 10, Chicago IL; at Washington
City-W Washington l, New York Twelve
innings, darkness.
Ammerican association: At Baltimore
Baltimore II, Brooklyn g.; at Philadelphia-
Athletics IS Cleveland a; at St Louis-St,
Louis 3, Cincinnati 2; at Kansas Cfty-Kansas
City Is Louisville 10.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

LOST don't know where, I can't
tell when don't see how-something of
great value to me, and for the return of
which l shall be truly thankful, viz: a
good appetite"
Found Health and strength, pure
blood, an appetite like that of wolf,
regular digestion, all by taking that pop
ular and peculiar medicine, Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1 want everybody to try it
this season." 1t is sold by all druggists.
One hundred doses one dollar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
CARNEGIE'S OPEN FIGHT.
HE MAKES THE ATTEMPT TO RUN
HIS IRON WORKS

without the Aid of Organized Labor-The
First Days Proceedings satisfactory All
Round-k. of l.. Men Pleased by the
Limited Success, and the Manager for the
Same Reasonable Chicago bakers.
BRADDocK, Pa, April 24-Shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday morning gangs of men be-
gan going TO the Edgar Thomson Steel
works, but for the most part they appeared
| to lie laburels. The managers and bosses
were making every effort to get things into
working shape, but it can not be said that
the works resumed successfully. At an early
hour the Knights of Labor took their posi-
| ton on Thirteenth street, near the works,
and endeavoIed to keep the men from enter
| ing. They will probably stay there through
out the week if necessary.
Considerable excitement was occa STONED
about o'clock, and cheer after cheer went
| up from the knights. The bricklayers had
| begun work, but when they saw the Pinker-
ton men over them they one and all left thetr
| posts, taking their tools with Them marching
in procession down the street, and return ed
| the knights salute by lifting their hats as
they passed by them. The Pmkertons are
distributed throughout the works and are
subjected to jeers and indignites on all sides
AT 1880 o'clock Superintendent Jones drove
situation. Calling William Bennett, prom
icent knight, he said: Billy, keep your men
quiet to-day aud everything will be allright.n
MIR. Bennett assured him that the knights
would not tre,pass
About 800 a, m 200 ELungarians with their
baggage arrived on a Baltimore e. Ohio
train When discovered by the strikers they
were greeted with wells of "scabn "black-
sheep, etc. About a dozen left the train at
this station. and in a moment they were sur
rounded, and at 10 o'clock had not reached
the works The remainder of the marty
were, safely landed mt Bessamer station and
taken in charge by the COMPANY.
Furnace "Ar WINS fired mn Mt noon and
furnace "B" will he firod mn and seventy
men went To wort; in the ,;nddliur deuart-
ment Tuesday The inpot heaters in the old
rail mill are all fired M. but there is not n
fun quota of men i'm this department A
number of machinists gave notice that they
would not work to-day while n number of
masons who left the works Yesterday morn
inr sio,niiied t4,.ir intention IA rasun,e their
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

NEW YORK, April "a The Worlds special
from City of Mexico says: The clerical pres
are severely criticising Gen. Bragg, the
United States minister, on account Of the
speech which he delivered Mt the banquet
given in his honor by tho American resi-
dents shortly after his arrival in this city.
Gen. Bragg said the American people would
never permit any attack on free institutions
in Mexico, and this declaration was consid-
cred by certain papers as equivalent to an in
tmation that Mexico is not free to choose
her own form of government.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
IN CASE THE MILLS BILL PASSES.


OTTAWA, Ont, April 24-Sir Charles Tup-
per has given notice of two resolutions which
he will move at an early day. The first re-
fers to the export duties on logs, and is de-
signed to secure for Canada the advantage of
free lumber into the states in event of the
Mills tariff bill becoming law.
The second repeats section 0, of the GUS
toms act, and provides for reduced duty of
free entry into Canada of long list. of ar
tcles whenever the states allow the same
articles to be imported at the same rate or
duty; an amended clause eliminates all such
articles in respect of which Canada would
be Disseminated against in the event of the
United States placing them on the free list,
and the Dominion under the law following.
suit. Among the articles so eliminated are
wheat, flour, and lard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
Found a Murdered Mans Eot,v.

GLADSTONE, Mich, April a Considerable
excitement prevails in this vicinity over a
mysterious murder reported near Floodwood.
On Monday, rs some woodsmen visited de-
serted lumber camp of the Kirby Carpenter
company, they found tue body of an un-
known man. The man was neatly dressed
and had been dead probably for week. His
head had been smashed with stone and his
body bore other marks of violence. The
sheriffs of this and other counties are busily
engaged Sitting the matter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

erful plea in behalf of civil service reform.
Four years ago they listened to some blue
grass oratory from Henry Watterson. There
was no banquet in 'S5, but the next year
Broadhead, Sparks and Turpie rejoiced in the
wigwam of the Iroquois that the star of
Democracy had again ariqen, and was even
then shining upon the White House with its
old time splendor
Last night St Douglass was added to the
roll of saints in the Democratic calendar. As
the braves entered the grand dining hall of
the Palmer house they bowed before life
size portrait of the Little Giant. The paint
ing was 'broidered with evergreen and roses
and immorteles. There was decoration
more lavish above the chair Of the president;
there was insignia, with banners and bunting
gay: there were garlands encircling the
corinthian columns, and while all were pleas
ing to the eye, all were subordinate to the
face and form of the painted canvas
Covers were laid in the banquet room for
$50 gentlemen and they We're all there. At
the speakers table Gen. W. c. Newberry pre-
sided. At his right sat Mr.. j. Erskine
Phelps, and further on Mr.. Melville Fuller,
the sweet orator. Further on and at the
presidents left were such notables as the
Rev Conway Marshall Field, Collector
A. F. Seeburger, Gen l. N. Stiles, Martin j.
Russell, Judge Prendergast Gen. Black, J.
W Doane, j. Sterling Morton, r. H. Head,
John McAvoy, tCol, Breckenridge, De Witt
G. Cregier, +. II. Winston, j. NJ. Patterson,
Robert Law, l.. ID. Thoman, S. b. Cady, /.
X Boyesen, j. b. Sullivan, and Potter
Palmer
After the menu had fully satisfied the
craving of the grosser part of the inner man
the feast of reason was set before the ban
queters by the president, Gen. Newberry,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

WASHINGTON CITY, April s4.-Congress-
man Lee, and several citizens of Petersburg,
Va, called at the executive mansion Mon
day, and invited President and Mrs Cleve-
land to attend the musical festival which
opens in that city on the Sth of next month.
similar invitation was rendered Mrs. Cleve-
land by committee consisting of Mrs Gov
ernor Lee. of Virginia, and others. The in
vitations are signed by 400 children, who are
to sing on Children's day. They are pre-
pared in handsome style The president and
Mrs Cleveland said that they would be
pleased to attend the festival, and if they
found they could do so they would inform
the committee through Representative Lee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
A Family Wiped Out by Diphtherin.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 24-The family of
]. C. Waltmyer, repairman of the Marietta
branch of the Reading q Columbia railroad,
residing in West Hampfeld township, has
within the last ten days lost four children
from a malignant type of diphtheria, Three
were buried Sunday Now the four remain
ing children, three well grown sons and a
daughter, are dying, and the father and
mother are both down with the disease The
neigh bors are manic -ttricken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

WINNIPEG, Man, April PA claimant to
the site of Sault Ste. Marie Mich. has turned
up here. James Van Rensselaer, says his
grandfather owned the land on which the
town is built. He died intestate, leaving two
heirs, a son and the mother OF Van Rensselaer,
The son sold the laud without administering
the estate, and gave titles i'll his own name TO
property in which be only had half inter-
est. Van Rensselaer, now claims his share of
the property. amounting to half the town.
He has left here for Sault Ste. Marie to prose
cute his claim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

be tier them. He
then introduced the
first speaker, Hon.
Melville w. Fuller,
who paid an elo-
quent tribute to the
great statesman in
whose honor the
club was assembled,
Stephen A. Douglas,
and was frequently
applauded durin 6
his address.
nv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
TI,e Company ALWAYS Responsible.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 24-The United
States supreme court yesterday affirmed the
Judgment of the supreme court of Kansas in
a damage suit against the Missouri Pacific
railway company. The state supreme court
awarded damages to Patrick Mackey, an en-
ploye of the company, for injuries received
because of the negligence of another employe
of the company. a state law making rail
road company liable for the injury of one of
its servants by reason of the negligence of
another
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

CHICAGO, April 24-The strike of the
bakers of this city is ended, and about all the
men are back at work. Yesterday the com
mittee of workmen were kept busy receiving
the signature of the bosses to the union agree
ment, and before night there were very few
who had not signed. The result is IA com
pete triumph for the men.