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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Y.MC.A Ath,e,.e sDorts.

Through the kindness of Mr.. Bailey
Davenport, the Y. M. c. A. will be able
to add very largely to their membership
privileges this summer Mr.. Davenport
has given the association the use of the
large field in front of his house and Dor
dering on Seventh avenue. He will put
in gate for entrance and fix it so that
the field may be used for athletic sports
this summer, Last evening the board of
directors appropriated $25 to be spent in
appliances for games of base ball, foot
ball, quoits, lawn tennis, croquet and
such games as may be desired by the
membership of the association. The
large recreation club already formed in
the association will see that this beauti-
full field is well used this summer. No
better place could be desired, as it is
central, easily reached. and very fit for
the purpose desired. The members of
the association feel much indebted to MIR.
Davenport for this privilege.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Editor Reid S Idea.
An Alleged Proposition Made
to Governor Foraker.
"JUDIoIoUs MANAGEMENTADvIsED

ny which tho Chicago Convention Is To
Bo stampeded for BlsIBe-Mrs. Logan
and the Algcr Boom-Powers' Business
at ChIcago-An Item from BOSTON
Palmer on the Stump.
BALTIMORE, Md, June l2.-The Suns
special from Columbus says; "Your CORE
spondent has IL on authority that ia scarcely
Questionable that Governor Foraker has a
letter from Whtelaw Reid advising him
that Blaine will not refuse the nomination
for president IL the convention at Chicago
offers It TO him. Reid says that he bases the
statement on information contained in pri-
vate letter that he has inst received from
Blaine. He wishes Foraker TO take second
place on the ticket with Blaine. He points
out that the convention, II judiciously man
aged. can I've stampeded for Blaine, Reid Is
anxious that Governor Foraker take charge
of the movement in the interest of Blaine,
but Foraker Is receiving scores of letters
from delegates to Chicago begging him TO
allow his name TO DO presented TO the con-
vention for first place, and the governor is
ambitious If Foraker will work according
to Reid's suggestions it is the opinion of
Blaine leaders here that the ticket will be
Blaine aud Foraker.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Some Political Vandalism.

SACRAMENTO Cal, June l2.-The special
train that will carry Californias delegation
over the mountain ranges, across the plains
and through the Mississippi valley to the Re-
publican national convention at Chicago came
into town from San Francisco yesterday
morning The cars We're magnifcently deco
rated, and they presented royal appear
ance The exterior trimmings were bunting
and greens artistically arranged around
elaborate notices, which were com
posed of thousands of tiny silSen flags and i'm
mortelles. Last night, when the train pulled
out of the station their brilliant notices and
beautiful decorations were in ruins. During
their absence from the train somebody had
visited it and cut all the pretty things to
pieces. 1t was too late to stop for repairs,
because the delegation had engagements In
Nevada and Colorado, and the wreck was
taken away just as the vandal who is respon-
sible for it left it. The delegates will try
and restore the notices to their original
beauty while en- route, but they were afraid
that they could not do 1t.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12

Editor A rgus.
Rock ISLAND. June 12.-Your mention
of the few remarks l made at the late
democratic meeting misrepresents me. l
did not say that Thurman rescued gov
eminent lands from railroads. but l did
say that after the government had given
the Pacific roads sufficient bonds to build
those roads, reserving lien on them for
the money, and after they had. through
Gould and Huntington, lobbied bill
through a republican congress allowing
them to mortgage the roads, thus cutting
of the government from their first lien,
that Thurman, after he was elected to the
senate, succeeded in passing bill requir-
ing the roads to make sinking fund so
as to repay the government for money
furnished, and that except for his efforts
the people would not have dollar to
show for the roads they had built and
given away. B. ID. BUFoRD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
FOUR DAYS OF IMPROVEMENT
Awakens Hope Once More for the Gallant
PHI Sheridan.

WASHINGTON CITY, June l2,-Gen, Sheri
dams attendants thought that his condition
yesterday was more favorable than at any
time since last Thursday. During the after
noon DIR. Narrow left Gen. Sheridan's house
and DIR. OReilly was the only one left with
the patient, There was no change in Gen.
Sheridans condition and everything seemed
quiet and favorable. This is the fourth con
secutive day of Improvement and everybody
is buoyed up by encouragement and hope,
Mrs Sheridan partakes Of the general good
feeling and has rallied considerably in the
past few days. The doctors are watching
closely for another attack of heart failure
but say that it is possible it may not come
for some time. That it will not come at all
they do not seem to hope, They do not say
the general will recover, but they do say that
his condition is very favorable and that he
still has fighting chance for life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12

CHICAGO, June &c. A. Power, of Terre
Haute, Ind, is in the city and intends, as he
says, to make the soldier pension business
count at the coming Republican convention.
Mr.. Power claims to represent the veterans
of Indiana From conversation with Mr.
Power it appears that some Of the veteran
organizations of his state have adopted a
resolution demanding the committal Of the
convention to law which will pension every
soldier who has reached the age Of so and ia
dependent
Mr.. Powers presented his resolution in the
Union Veteran club last night, together with
a proposition to hold a mass meeting of sol
diers In its interest After considerable Wig
orous opposition led by Gen. Trumbull, John
J. Healy, and others the resolution was unan-
imously rejected as well as the mass meeting
proposition Mr. Powers was a good deal
discouraged at his reception.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12

FRANKLIN, Ind, June l2-The little town
of Worthwhile, seven miles north of this city
was the scene of brutal and causeless muir
der at a late hour Sunday night. Nearly g
year ago Benjamin Law, a farmer of the vii
lage, hired young man named Lamar tc
work for him. Lamar was quiet, inoffensive
youth, and took general directions of Laws
affairs the latter being addicted to drink and
very auarrelsome when under the influence
of liquor Saturday night Law returned
home in an intoxicated condition, and, upon
entering the house took down his shot
gun and entered the room where Lamar
was sleeping. No word passed between
them, but Law fired a full charge of buck.
shot into the body of the sleeping man, kill.
ing him instantly. When Law became sober
he stated that Lamar was intimate with his
wife, but this is believed to be an after.
thought less than year ago Laws son
killed neighbours boy without provocation
while drunk, and is now serving thirteen
year sentence in the Southern prison for the
crime. This second murder in the same
has created intense excitement
and threats Of lynching are made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
The Transactions In Congress.

| WASHINGTON CITY, June 9-The bill for
| the reconstruction of the dam at Rock Island
| Ills, was reported to the senate favorably
yesterday. Some other business of little gen
eral interest was then transacted and Gray
proceeded to speak in favor of the ratifica-
ton of tho fisheries treaty. When he con-
cluded, further consideration of the treaty
was postponed until the 25th inst, and the
senate adjourned.
Herbert introduced bill in the house pro-
viding for an assistant secretary of the navy
and Dougherty of Florida resolution which
declared that the passage Of the Mills bill
was improbable and instructed the ways and
means committee to report bills abolishing
the internal revenue system, taxing incomes
of over $500 and taking the duty off every
thing not produced in the United States
Grosvenor offered resolution assigning GER
tain days in July for consideration of pen
sion legislation. WOODBURY. and Cox had
spat over some reflections Cox made recently
on the state of Nevada, and after
unanimous consent had been asked for
the consideration of a resolution ap
propriating 1926, 900 to celebrate the
anniversary of Gettysburg, and the re-
quest defeated by Breckenridge, who object
ed and said war celebrations were conducive
of no good in any portion of the country, the
house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
A Good wav to Settle It-for ItoIv

ROME, June l2.-ln the chamber of depu
ties yesterday the government made "A state
ment in regard TO the trouble between Italy
and Zanzibar. The cession of territory made
to Italy by the late sultan was subsequently
revoked. The present sultan neglected the
customary forms after receiving letter
from King Humbert concerning the matter,
and the Italian consul was compelled to hau
down the flag and demand satisfaction The
consul recommends that the satisfaction take
the form of cession of territory to Italy.
After Italy is satisfied she will be able to
examine other matters of dispute between
the two countries; that is to say, the ques-
tions regarding the territory which was
coded by the late sultan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
W0ODBURN'S PHILIPPIC.
THE NEVADA MAN "HOPS ONTO"
COX OF NEW YORK,

And Makes Things Rather Lively for the
Noted Humorist-NIasons odIous sug-
gestion - CaucusIng for Less TAXA
New Tarin Proposition by a Discour-
aged Florida Man.
| WAsnINGToS CITY, June 12-Durmg his
speech on the tariff few days ago Cox held
up Nevada to ridcule and called the state a
Arotten borough" This was resented yester-
day by WOODBURY. in personal statement,
In which he gave it tor Cox rather roughly.
He referred TO the corruption in New York,
and said Nevada could not match the record OF
the eastern metropolis in that respect, nor had
she ever produced Cox or required a Cana
dian refugefor boodlers. He had always heard
that the gentleman was the wit and humorist
OF the house, but he had never been convinced
of 1t until he heard his speech on the tariff.
He remembered that when Ben Butler "shoo-
hied" the gentleman into silence the people
thought that he would forever cease to pose
as the funny man Of congress If his name
was the same as that of the gentleman from
New York, he would have the good sense
never 10 permit il TO be the subject Of criti-
cism on the floor of the house, He had read
sacred and profane history, and he had failed
to find the name of Cox associated with n de.
cent or conspicuous achievement The AL
ruan bearing the name of Cox
Continuing, WOODBURY. quoted from Cox's
book, "The Buckeye Abroad, to show that
in 1854 Cox had held views derogatory TO the
Celt, Woodhurn declared that the buck
eye in Ohio was totally different
from the buckeye when he placed
his carpet bag in Tammany hall. The gen.
tleman was DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde Wood
burns time expiring he said he would take
the floor to-day on a question of privilege on
the subject
Cox said his book had been quoted against
him on many subjects, Though young man
he had in that book vindicated the doctrine
Of our constitution as to religious federation
He had paid visit to Ireland, and had paid
a tribute to the people of that country. The
gentleman should have made his attack dur
ing the debate on the tariff Tbs bullet had
gone by, and the gentleman did not know he
was hurt. because he was an incarnate sup
presto veri That was Irish for a man who
did not tell the truth all through. II the
gentleman were indicted for intelligence and |
for telling the whole truth, and the grand |
jury kept to its old custom, it would write |
on the back OF the bill "Ignoramus. |
In conclusion lie would say, "Dig, dig, lit |
tie mole; dig underground; there's sunlight |
in the sky"
In the course of Cox's remarks he said his /
grandfather had opened IA bark in New |
York
with jimmy" interrupted Mason of
Illinois. Of course there was A shout of /
laughter, and for a moment Cox was entire
ly Disconnected and unable to say anything
but presently pulled himself together again
and went ON with his speech, making hu-
morous alllsion to Masons Interruption
After he got through he expressed his AMIGA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12

Now il the Chicago convention should
nominate General Phil Sheridan for pres
identl What would the democrats do
with their resolution of sympathy adopts
ed by the ST. Louis convention yesterdays
Chicago JOUrRdL.
Well, the republicans will not nominate
Sheridan. But even if they were a
chance of that impossible event taking
place. it is difficult to see why it should
in any way diminish the sympathy which
all right thinking persons must feel with
the brave and simple, hearted soldier who
is now so CALAMITY bearing himself in
the final struggle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Scores on the Diamond.

CHICAGO, June l2.-Krock's speedy pitch
ing gave the Chicago club another win from
the New York giants, and to further hell
the ex-champions Boston drubbed the De
troit players. The league scores were: Al
New York-New York B. Chicago 4; al
Washington K, indianapolis Is
at Boston-Boston IA, Detroit o; at Philadel,
phia- Philadelphia Pittsburg /,
American association; At Baltimore-Bal-
timore o, Athletics 4; at Observation-Disclosures
natl l. st Louis s; at Louisville-Louisville
I, Kansas Citys
Western association: At Chicago-Omaha
1, Chicago 5; at st. Paul-Minneapolis Il, st.
Paul II.
Interstate league: At Danvile-Craw-
louisville s, Danville Z; at Bloomington
Decatur l, Bloomington 4.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
MRS. LOGAN IN POLITICS.


The Distinguished IIlInoisan's widow
Helping the AIger Boom.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 12.-Hah Gen.
Logan lived he would no doubt have been a
prominent candidate for the presidential
nomination, and Gresham would not have the
support of the Illinois delegates The infiu-
ence OF the soldiers and the Grand Army Of
the Republic would have been largely ex-
erted In Logan's behalf, and now that he Is
dead his friends are inclined to keep the Lo-
gan votes together and use them at Chicago
Mrs. Logan, who has always been noted for
strength as politician and the shrewdness
with which she managed many of her hus-
bands campaigns, is now credited with
the intention of doing all in
her power to throw the Lo-
gun vote to her husbands friend,
Gen. Alger. The latter WAS always great
friend of Gen. Logan, and spent his time, in
huence and money freely for his election in
1884. Afterward he conducted trip to the
Pacific coast, which was in the interest of Lo-
gan's candidacy, and which aroused much en-
thusasm among the soldiers everywhere.
The intimacy of the Logan and Alger fam
lilies has continued from that time, and Mrs.
Logan now takes occasion to say to all Of her
husbands friends that it would be a great
pleasure to her should they see fit to sup
when Gen. Ayers manager was here, he
called on Mrs. Logan, and she assured him
that whatever influence she might possess
among the Grand Army men should he
used in behalf of the Michigander.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
CONDENSED NEWS.

A Georgia man has celebrated his colder
wedding with his second wife.
A planter at Brooksville, Fla, cleared $40,
900 off cabbage patch of 100 acres.
| The growth of vegetation in Ohio has beer
greatly retarded by low temperature.
Governor Hill has vetoed the electoral
reform bill passed by the new York legisla
| ture
Jay Gould is not seriously i'll, as has been
reported; still he is not in the best of
health.
Calvin Gibbs, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
| 81 years old, was sent to prison for two years
Monday for seduction
Chairman Mills, of the ways and means
committee, thinks the tariff bill will pass ths
house the first week in July.
John NJ. Sullivan has been appointed post
master at Benson, Woodford county, Ills,
vice Daniel Davis resigned.
A dynamite bomb was found in a barrel of
fish taken from the hold of the steamer City
of Cleveland at Detroit recently.
A flvefoot alligator was captured in Cen
trail park, New York, by two policemen the
other day. 1t had escaped from the MENACE
rie
James Foster, colored man of Hender-
son, Ky. was lynched early Monday morn
girl.
Nearly fifty small children living in Chi
cago were reported missing Monday evening.
The police say that the circus parade was to
blame
Alexander johnson, of Galesburg, Ills, o
striker, was fined 1900 Monday and sent to
jail for thirty days for firing at Burling
ton employee.
The Spanish ministry has resigned. This
will enable Senior Sagasta, the prime minis
ter of the retiring cabinet, to form new
liberal government.
NJ Paul Deroulede and M Arene, members
Of the chamber of deputies, fought a duel
with swords ON the outskirts of Paris Mon
day. NJ Arene was wounded.
The American Colonization society con-
tinues to send colored people TO Liberia.
Thirteen families from Georgia sailed from
New York for Monrovia on Saturday.
Professor C. V. Riley, United States en-
tomologist, says that the seventeen-year brood
of locusts are now Matching, and may be
expected in many parts of the northwest.
John Kitsmann, of jefferson, Wis, died
last Saturday from the effects of a beating
received at the hands of roughs nearly two
years ago, His lower limbs were paralyzed
by the assault
Dr Wiley, a prominent physician of Gaines |
vile Tex, stripped his wife of her clothing |
and beat her numerically on Sunday. She |!
will die The doctor had a narrow escape |
from lynching.
demonstration will be held in New York |
July by letter carriers to celebrate the mass
age of the act making the eight-hour law ap-
ply to them. Hundreds of visiting letter
carriers will participate
The recent heavy rains in Dakota and
northern Minnesota have caused another food
In the rivers of that region, and the Missis
sippl river, of which they are tributaries. is
again rising Damaging floods are also re-
ported in northern Michigan
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Headquarters Democratic State Committee

CHICAGO, June /, 1888.
The state democratic club convention
will be held in Springfield on June 10
1888. Each club in the state is requested
to send ten delegates to said convention.
and one additional delegate for each ten
members in excess of one hundred.
The object of this convention is to
ratify state and national democratic nom
nations, and perfect thorough club or
ganiZation of the state.
The state democratic central committee
has appointed the following committee
to take charge of the preliminary ar
engagements at Springfield: Frank Jones,
Stuart Brown, Henry Pendill Seymour
Jones and John L. Pickering, of Spring.
field; Theo. Nelson, Decatur; Harry Hig
bee. Pittsfeld, and G. d. Wells. Chicago.
The names and addresses of all club Of
ticers. should be forwarded as soon as
possible to j. l.. Pickering. secretary of
committee of arrangements, Springfield,
III.
Every township in the state is urgently
requested to organize a club at once and
select delegates to the convention.
w. j. MIzE, Secretary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For Governor,
GEN. JOHN NJ. PALMER,
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. j. BELL.
For Secretary Of State,
N. DOUGLAS KICKS.
For Auditor,
ANDREW WEIGH.
For Treasurer,
CHARLES II. wACRKR,
For Attorney General
JACOB X CREIGHTON.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
ELNoRE " HURST.
For Circuit Clerk,
II. K. CAsTEEL
For States Attorney,
WILLIAM McENIRY.
For Coroner,
SAMUEL GooDE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
Gray Defends the Fish Treaty.

WASHINGTON CITY, June Ex-senator
Gray occupied most of the senate session yes
terday with defense of the fisheries treaty.
The happiness and honor of the country, he
said, were involved in the discussion. 1t
could not be made to turn on the selfish
wishes or pecuniary advantage of small
number of capitalists. Every treaty came
before the senate with an enormous weight
of presumption in its favor. 1t would be a
dark day in the history Of the country when
senators could denounce treaty as coward
ly and humiliating. He said that all the
rights of American fishermen i'm regard to
Canadian fisheries depended on the terms OF
the treaty of 1878, and asserted that the pend
ing treaty was a practical sensible and
statesmanlike way of dealing with the quss-
ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
GETTING WEARY OF THE TALK.
Democrats Caucus on Shortening the Tariff
Dcbate-No Action Taken.

Democrats Caucus on Shortening the Tariff
Debate-NO Action Taken.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 12-About sew.
enty- five Democratic members OF the house
met in caucus at the capitol last night to con
slider means and methods to shorten the tariff
debate. A number of propositions looking to
restriction in debate on amendments under
the flve-minute rule by the application of the
gag law" adopted by the Republicans dur
ing Keifer's speakership, and by refusing
"extension of time" to members discussing
amendments, were advanced and discussed in
the caucus, but no definite action was taken
Mills announced early in the session that
Mckinley, on behalf of the Republicans
of the house, had requested sus-
pension of consideration of the tariff
bill during the time of the meeting of the
Republican national convention at Chicago
and that during the interim appropriation
bills be taken up and advanced. This prop
osition met with favor in the caucus but
final disposition of the matter was left with
the Democratic members of the ways and
means committee
Scott of Pennsylvania is understood to have
favored the application of the "gag law" with
a view to fastening action on the tariff bill
and while a majority of the caucus seemed
to favor this as a final means of shortening
debate it was thought best to let debate run
on as it has for awhile
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12

CHICAGO, June IL. Col. Abner Taylor won
the congressional nomination in the First dis
tYict Republican convention held here yester.
day in the Madison Street theatre. The name
of Ransom w. Dunham the present con.
gresham, was not mentioned, he having
some days ago withdrawn from the race.
The convention adopted Gresham resolutions.
Refused to Confirm n Negro in BOstOni
BOSTON, Mass, June l2.-The board OF
aldermen last night refused, by vote of to
4, to confirm the mayors nomination of Il.
G. Walker, the colored lawyer, as principal
assessor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-12
The Juries VIII Not Convict.

CINCINNATI. O., June l2.-More than $50
warrants were served yesterday upon saloon
keepers for selling liquors Sunday. So far
the issuing of warrants and the giving of
bonds are the only forms of punishment in
ficted for the violation of the law. Five
trials have been had, with one conviction,
two acqui ttals, and two disagreements of the
jury. The convicted man was awarded a
new trial There is talk of abandoning all
effort to prosecute, as it is found that where
no testimony in defense is offered and where
the testimony for the state is clear and un-
mistakable, the jurors refuse to render a YER
dict of oiiltV