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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
FROM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Tho LATEST Frontlcr IneIdent.

METZ, Jan 3d. Regarding the recent in
cident on the frontier in which French
man named Barbarot was deprived of his
gun by German customs officer named
Hahnemann, the Lothrnger Z,itung says:
"Hahnemann saw BIrbarot following game
on German soil. As poachiug is of daily oc-
currence he decided to arrest the in
truder. He overlook Barbarot few PAGES
from the frontier on German soil, and re-
quested him to follow Barbarot refused
and resisted arrest. During the struggle
which ensued Blrbarot was disarmed. The
German district director and the police COM
missary mare aking an official inquiry into
the affair in order to determine whether
Hahnemann's story or the version given by
Barbarot, who said be was entced across the
frontier and then arrested, is the correct
one
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

SOME of the papers are referring to Mr..
Villas transfer from the postoflice to the
interior department as "a well,earned
promotion" But is it promotion" at
all? The interior department stands last
on the cabinet list as regards age. Pres,
ident Washington began his adminisua-
ton with a council of three advisers, en-
titled, respectively, the secretaries Of
state, the treasury and war. AT the be-.
ginning of his second term an attorney
general was added, and in 1898 the
navy department was cut loose
from the general department of war.
1t was not till 1899 that the postmas,
ter general was admitted to the cabinet,
and twenty years later still that number
of miscellaneous bureaus were united into
department of the interior The rank
of seniority is observed, moreover, in the
order in which the cabinet officers become
eligible to the presidency under the sue
cession law passed by the last congress;
so that Mr.. Villas, in accepting the trans
fer, actually consented to step down a
peg, rather than up. and to put himself
farther away from the chance of acci>
dental promotion to that office, which all
good public men OF American birth regard
as among the possibilities of well
rounded career.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Robbed of Twenty Thousand Dollars.

ALBERT LEA, MINI, Jan % The news
is just in circulation that several days ago
one Sanford Tanner, a wealthy, errstic, and
by some deemed a misery old bachelor, was
taken in sleigh by person purporting to
be woman, but who was a man and pre-
tending to be detective and when the said
Tanner got out of the clutches of the pre-
tended detective he was minus about 81, 500
in money and fully 900 in securities upon
St Paul, Austin, and other banks The high
way robber then skipped, and has not since
been heard of. The crime was committed in
the south part of this county, in the town of
Shell Rock. Tanner has been reticsnt about
the matter, hence the long time in getting to
the public, and the robber has now got well
out of the Way
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
HAVANA IN A BAD WAY.
THE CUBAN METROPOLIS IN THE
GRIP OF A DESPoT.

Boodiery Rampant and Murder Stalking
Abroad UnchallenGed-The Press Gagged
and Citizens oppressed-From European
Points-Notes from the vatIcan-Irisi,
Items-The Babarot Episode.
KEY WEST, Fla, Jan. 25 During the last
ten days Havana has been in perfect tur-
MOL and on the verge OF mob violence The
trouble was caused by the INSCRIPTIONS acts
OF Captain General Marin and his officials
Although Marin has been in office but three
months his administration is reekng with
crimes of every description. The govern
ment tax is short $4,000, the local board Of
aldermen have gobbled 81, 00J, the Car
dena tax office is short $40, 900, and every
office of trust is honsycombsd with fraud.
Two weeks ago the indignant citizens made
vain appeals to Marin for protection.
A mass meeting was held, but Ma
rim ordered a..aGd guards about
the gathering aud prevented the
speakers from addressing the psopls Ell
Progresso, mercantile news paper, de-
nounced Marin's act, and Tuesday the paper
was suppressed by order of the despot. When
Marin learned that several merchants were
sending cablegrams of protest to the home
government he placed an armed guard about
the cable office. Then the bright and fear
La Lucia newspaper censured Marin in
caustic language, and the despot
now threatens to suppress this sheet.
On Sunday there were twelve MURDERS one
suicide, eight highway robberies, AMI four
stabbing ARRAYS in Havana and Cardena4
Senior Pezsz, a wealthy sugar merchant, was
found murdered in the streets Senior An
tonic Luis, a prominent planter of Guiues,
has been kidnapped, and is now held for ran
som at some unknown place. probably by
the murderer Lenque Romero. La Lucia
in its last issue, says: I'VE must protect
ourselves, as we are living on top of pow.
der mine" A special from Havana says
that the situation is becoming more alarming
every moment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan 25--Twenty -four
witnesses for the defense testified Tuesday
in the Cora Lee murder trial, their testimony
being chiefly in REPUTATION Of evidence sub
mitted by the state as to the alleged i'm
moral relations between Cora Lee and Ora
ham before their bigamous marriage, and the
circumstantiaI evidence regarding the MUIR
der of Sarah Graham and discovery Of her
body on Mrs. Molloy's place. Everything
sworn to by the prosecuting witnesses, in
short, was positively denied by the witnesses
for the defense, and testimony was also Of
fered to show that Cora Lee was not in the
celebrated wagon drawn by the gray pony
the night of Mrs. Graham's murder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
The Iowa Legislature.

DIES MONIES, Jan. 25-Both branches Of
the general assembly convened Tuesday
morning In the house the standing COM
mittees were not announced until in the aft
ernoon, and pending their announcement by
the speaker an avalanche Of bills was intro
duced, the total number reaching l0+ The
following gives the general character of the
bills: For election of railway commission
ers; to prohibit free passes; to fix maximum
passenger fares; to prevent combinations of
insurance companies; to provide for the re-
lief OF needy Union soldiers and their fami-
lies A resolution to investigate the manage
ment Of the Anamosa penitentiary was dis
cussed at length in the senate, but finally
tabled until after the visiting committee
makes its report Another vote was taken
in the house on United States senator, with
no material change from those already pub
lished. The house adopted a resolution that
all appropriations by this legislature should
be limited to the amount OF the estimated in
come OF the state for the next two years, less
the amount of the state debt The senate re-
fused to concur in the resolution, but re-
ferred it to the committee on ways and
means
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
No LONGER AN ASYLUM.
SENATOR PALMER ON THE lNRUsH OF
PERNlcIoUS FOREIGNERS.

| The Country Rich and PopuIous Enough
| Now to Begin Putting Up the Bars-A
| Special Committee on the Pacific Rail-
| ways Message-Blg Receipts from In
ternai Revenue-CapItaI Miscellany.
WASHINGTON Cry, Jan. 20 The ques
| ton of psrnicious foreign immigration was
extensively dis used by Palmer in the sem
| ate Tuesday in a speech he delivered in
support of his bill TO stop su ch immigration
| He disclaimed at the outset any intention to
prevent any capable honest, Industrious,
law-abiding person from seeking home on
American soil. If it was desired that the
American workingman should retain his
superiority over the underpad labor OF Eu-
rope such obstacles would have to be inter-
posed from time to time as would deter the
influx of those who would degrade American
labor by undue composition, Much had
besn done for the United States and for
the American labOrers and artisans by the
duties imposed on foreign manufactured
goods, but that very process had stimulated
immigration, and that immigration, although
in the main beneicent now threatened, if
continued without sci scton to aggravata ex-
isting evils and to lower the standard of the
American people by lowering the wages OF
those who toiled,
conviction was growing, SAID falmer
that the country with its GJ,OOO, 900 popular
ton and its $50, 600, 600, 0U0 of wealth had
passed beyond the need of immigration, and
that it was time to go out of the asylum"
business; time to cease to be a dumping
ground for the vicious, delinquent human
product of other nations. The object Of this
bill was to provide for the exclusion of de-
pendent, delinquent, and dangerous classes
through an inspection and investigation in
their own countries. instead of at the ports
of entry, and to effect this with the least
possible hardship or Inconvenience to desira-
BILE immigrants.
He quoted extensively from tho United
States Consular reports to show the undesir-
able character of large classes OF immgra-
ton from Europe; re erred to the Chicago
riot as a result of the introduction of An
archsts AMI their teachings, and concluded
by saying that while his bill was not all that
could be desired, it was "A step in the right
direction 1t would make the evasion Of the
existing laws on the subject more difficult,
and would compel what was demanded by
the enlightened sentiment of the American
people, moral quarantine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
HAD A MONKEY AND PARROT TIME.


District Republicans Distinguish Them
selves for Disorderly Proceedings.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan IS. The Repnb-
lican convention of the District OF Columbia
met Tuesday in Wizards hall to select dele
gates to the national Republican convention.
From the beginning to the end it was a scene
of turbulence and disorder. The convention
was divided into two factions known as the
Carson faction and the Chase faction. Each
faction had separate organization. and the
scene was presented of two conventions hold
ing session at the same time in the same hall.
1t was difficult to hear ones voice above the
cat-calls, yells and groans, which we're kept
up through the day from 10 a. IN. until after
p IN The police finally cleared the hall
of every one except delegates Up to p.
III. the mob had mingled with the delegates,
the shouters on both sides standing on chairs
and yelling at the top of their voices.
When the crowd had been cleared out, each
faction selected delegates as follows: Chase
faction-Judge Samuel Shellabarger formerly
member of congress from Ohio, and Fred A.
Dyson; alternates w. Calvin Chase and NJ.
NJ Holland. Carson faction-Perry Carson
and Andrew Gleason; alternates, Daniel Ca
hill and Marcelus West, With the, excep-
ton of Shellabarger Gleason, and Cahill all
delegates and alternates of both factions are
colored The Carson faction is put down for
Blaine and the Chase faction for Sherman.
The convention was the most disorderly and
disgraceful ever held in the District
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

ROME, Jan. %. The Moniteur Tuesday
published the text of Cardinal Gibbons let
ter to the pope and Archbishop Ryan's ad-
dress to his holiness. The pope, in replying
to the letter, after expressing the great pleas.
ure he felt in receiving President Clevelands
gift said: "In America people enjoy lib.
erty in the true sense of the word l enter
tain especial affection for America, aud have
therefore approved the scheme for Cath
Ole university at Washington. Your
great country has grand future before it.
Your nation has free government of strong
character. Your president commands my
highest admiration and l thank and bless
YOU and him"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

Il
old granny. He was not politician or he
would not have written the article in The
Forum just after his state had declared In
favor of partial suffrage, and the
people would bury him the next
time they had chance Ingalls,
had not recognized that there were
five American born women to one foreigner,
and their enfranchisement would bring
great mass of American votes to the polls.
The assertion that only bad women voted in
Kansas was met by the fact that ", 73O
women voted in the cities of Kansas
Ex-senator Castle thought an opportunity
ought to be given Judge Brown to apologize
for calling Senator Ingalls, bright man.
Judge Brown arose at once and said he had
nothing to take back. No one in the senate
was so feared by his opponents in congress as
Ingalls,, because of his sarcasm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
ponnelly,. Cryptogram "Mlserable d

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Dr. Mason. professor
of literature In the Eli nburgh university,
and generally regarded as the foremost au-
thority in the kingdom in the decision Of
literary questions. has written his opinion Of
Ignatius Donnelly's cryptogram, treating of
the subject in terms anything but COM
pIimentary to that gentleman. After going
into the matter extensively to show the alb
surdity of Mr.. Donnelly's claims, the pro-
fessor concludes by characterizIng the Amer
leans work as "mserable drivel," ending
in tissue OF arithmetical conundrums that
would be Missed and ridiculed even in bed e,
lam
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

MILWAUKEE, Jan p. 80 h. state depart
ment will be asked to interest Itself in the
case of heodore Bre .dweiser, the Well-known
artist and prominent member OF the Mil
waukee artists colony a few months ago
he left here on a visit to the scenes OF his boy
hood days in Vienna. A few days after his
arrival he was seized and, despite his profess
tationG forced into the Austrian army az a
private He failed TO take out naturalization
papers while residing in Ills country but it
is thought that il the American minister to
Austria can be inters O.! in the case no may
be able to procure the unfortunate artists re-
lease from military duties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Upwards of Fifty Miners Blown Into Eter
nifty In British Columbia.


nifty In British Columbia.
VICTORIA, B. c. Jan. 25.-An explosion
took place in No. 5 shaft of the Wellington
colliery Tuesday morning. There were
200 men in the mine, and it was at first
feared that terrible disaster had resulted.
The hosting gear was wrecked by the ex-
plosion and it was some time before it could
be got in shape again. At l p. m. nearly
seventy of the miners had been brought up,
and as there was no fire in the pit it is reason
ably sure that the loss of life is small.
LATER-It is now learned that upward Of
fifty lives have been lost by the coal pit OK
posion.
An eye witness states that he was about 100
yards from the pit when he heard report
like that Of a large cannon, and there in
stantly shot far into the air a dense mass Of
black smoke and dust, which converted the
snow covered ground into an inky deposit
The explosion took place in the last level,
and in this twenty-five white miners and a
number of Chinese were imprisoned.
Fears that they were all killed were veri-
fed later, for at o'clock all the white men
were carried to the surface dead, and the
work of taking out the Cinnamon was begun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Bigses. Mistake of Her Life.

New York, Jan. 25--Kitty Brown, who
sang as a chorus girl in the arabian
Nights" was married Sunday in the Kings
county Jail, Brooklyn, to Bennett Mas, a
prisoner who is accused OF larceny. Rev.
John G. Baas performed the ceremony. The
girl is plump, blonde, pretty, and Is years
old. Her parents live in Boston, but she fell
In love with Mas, and ran away from
home. The wedding took place in the war.
denis room, and after tender embrace the
couple separated, the groom being returned
to his cell, and the bride going to her board
ing-house to await her husbands release.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Iowa Statesmen at Tisticufr..

MASON CITY, Iowa, Jan. - Senator
Brewer and Editor Bloom engaged in a slug
ging match Sunday morning in the bar-room
Of the FeeIy house, at Garner. Brewer is
an anti Prohbitionist, but was elected from
this district with the understanding that he
would vote with the Prohibition party.
Bloom accused him of being a hypocrite,
whereupon Brewer resented with blow. A
lively tilt ensued before they were separated.
Brewer left for Des Moines Monday. Bloom
has sworn out warrant for his arrest, and
has plao,d it in the hands of the sheriff.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
FuIton's Crusade Against RomaniSm.

Boston, Jan. 25 About 1000 persons at
tended the second of Dr. Fulton's meetings
at Mechanics hall Tuesday night in his cru
SADIE against Romanism. Petitions were
largely signed asking congress to appoint
commission on the strength of the allega-
tions in Fulton's new book to investigate the
practice of auricular confession and decide
whether it is calculated to pollute the morals
of the people and undermine the foundations
of our institutions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Labor Leaders Arrested For Conspiracy.

PiITsBuRG, Pa, Jan, % Labor circles
are excited here by the arrest OF john
O'Shea, "walking delegate" OF the Builders
league; John Scott, his assistant; John Finn
mas or. workman of the Brickmasors ms.
sembly, and five others prominent IN labor
circles. They are charged with conspiracy
by man named Wenzsll. the owner o. n
uon-union brick yard near the city Won
yell was furnishing brick for man named
Cunningham. The union men employed on
the job struck and Cunningham cancelled
his contract with Wenzsll
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Our Handy Northern Neighbor.

PITTS BURG, Jan. 25.-E- c. w. Keefer.
an Allegheny insurance agent who suddenly
left the city and was next heard from in
Canada about two months ago, and about
whose disappearance and business liabilities
much was said at the time, returned to the
city Tuesday. Mr.. Ksefsr explained his alb
sence by stating that he found it necessary to
temporarily seek refuge from the unreason-
able and persistent officials of the insurance
companies he represented, who demanded
from him a cold, spot-cash settlement at a
time when he was unable to comply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Must Present Their Charges Formally.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. % Governor
Beaver has returned 10 the Constitutional
Defense association it petition praying him
to take action against the Reading Railroad
company for violating its charter, with
letter to the effect that the charges are OF
such grave character that they should be
placed in formal shape and formally signed
by all the members Of the committee When
this is done the charges will be referred with
other papers to the attorney general.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
Allen O. Meyers Strikes Back.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 25-Allen o. Meyers,
one of the men accused OF the tally-shees
forgery here, has begun suit against c. o.
Hunter, c. d. Firestone aud Theodore But
Ter, members of the citizens committee, and
Cyrus Huling, prosecuting attorney, for
81, 900 damages.
Judge Pugh, Tuesday afternoon, overruled
the motion for a continuance of the tally
sheet forgery cases, and the trial of the first
one, that against Robert Montgomery, was
set for Wednesday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 25- AS numerous
cases of freezing of teachers and pupils Of
the public schools of this state during the late
storm have been reported, and many cases Of
heroism on the part of teachers and others
have been made public, and to the end that
each heroic action may be properly noted
and rewarded, State Superintendent Lane is
sued a circular Monday, addressed to the
county superintendents, asking the number
of children who persisted during the storm,
the number who have since died from expos
ure, the number who have lost limbs from
freezing, the names of teachers MANNED by
freezing, and the names of teachers who per-
formed heroic actions in saving or attempt
ing to save the lives of pupils
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

TIFFIN, Ohio, Jan. ga mammoth law
and order meeting was held in Shawhan's
opera house Monday night to devise means
to have the existing laws regarding the clos
ing Of saloons on Sunday enforced. Resolu-
tions were adopted conforming the mayor
and marshal for neglecting their sworn
duties, and also the grand jury, who failed
to find indictments against the saloon keep
ers who had willfully and persistenty vio-
lated the law The citizens are aroused and
declare this traffic on the first day of the
week shall cease
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
I'VE Point with Pride

To the Good name at home, won by
Hoods earsapaulla. In Lowell, Mass,
where it is prepared, there is more of
Hoods Sarsaparilla sold than of all other
medicines, and it has given the best of
satisfaction since its Introduction ten
years ago. This could not be if the med
icine did not possess merit. If you suffer
from impure blood, try Hoods Sarsspa-
rilla and realize its peculiar curative
power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %. The committee on
credentials not being ready to report Tues
day, the morning session Of the Republican
state convention was spent in listening to
speeches by Ex-Governor Warmoth and p. B.
b Pinchback. After the speeches the con-
vention adjourned to p m. The commit
tee not being ready to report at that time the
body adjourned for the day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

Memory is the treasury of reason, the
registry OF conscience, and the council
chamber of thought, but what is memory
without reason and Judgment 1t is
these last that convince US that we can't
get safely through the winter without
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. q, The senate
committee on finance listened to an argu-
ment Tuesday by Frye on his bill giving the
consent Of congress that the laws of the sew
eral states relating to the sale of distilled
and fermented liquors within the limits of
each state, may apply to such liquors when
they have been imported in the same manner
as when they have been manufactured in the
United States. The senator represents that
the exemption of imported liquors from the
operation of state laws is interfering with
the temperance movement in Maine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25
HE WOULDN'T TRUST PERKINS.
M Coy Has "A Poor Opinion of His Chief
AccuseF-other Testimony.

lYDTANAPoIIs Ind, Jan. 25-Sim Coy,
the principal defendant in the tally-sheet
forgery trial, was on the witness stand In his
own behalf Tuesday afternoon He was taken
carefully over the ground traversed by Sam
Perkins in his sensational story. All of
Perkins allegations were denied the witness
averring that he was at the convass OF the
votes as chairman of the Democratic county
central COMMITTEES and for the purpose Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. % In the senate
Tuesday, in presenting memorial in refer
ence to delay in the construction Of the new
congressional library builing, Vest said that
in his opinion, if the erection OF the library
building was left to the present commission,
the youngest man in Washington would not
live to see it completed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 25,-The total
collections of internal revenue for the past
six months of the fiscal year endei Dec. 81.
1887, were SG2 443, COS being an increase of
"a, $40, lO4 over the collections during the
corresponding period of the previous fiscal
year There was increase on each OF the
principal objects of taxation.