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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
LITTLE RH0DY BALLOTS.
SHE GOES REPUBLICAN FOR GOV
ERNoR AND LEGISLATURE.

The Powers That Be In the Town of Oska.
Ioosa, Kan. A Bevy of Fair Matroni
Running the Municipality - Political
Notes from Vermont, Oregon. Indiana,
and Other States.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., April 1.-The state
election Wednesday went Republican by
about 500 on the general ticket, and clean
sweep Of the Democratic legislature, the Re
publicans capturing this city and twenty-five
of the other thirty-Ave towns Newport
elected Democratic senator, but the rest of
the Republican ticket was successful. The
proposed constitutional amendment abolish
ing the real estate qualification for foreign
born voters is probably defeated.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 5,-The total
state vote for governor was as follows; Taft
Rep), 20, 76S; Davis Dem.) 17,4+; Gould
(ProhibitionisD, 1885. Majority for Taft,
1859. The entire Republican state ticket is
elected by nearly 1000 majority.
Pawtucket City sends full Republican
delegation, as does also Woonsocket With
two or three exceptions, where the Democrats
retained their hold or where there was no
election, the Republicans have regained
every town in the state that they lost last
year.
The town OF harrington, however, usually
Republican, was captured by the Democrats
through local ISSUES. The gubernatorial ticket
is elected with little variation in the vote of
any of the candidates. The independent OPP
position to the Republican candidate for lieu
tenant governor was largely Offset by special
efforts in his behalf in Kent county, where he
is a large mill-owner, In this city the full
colored vote was brought out by the fact
that there was "A representative of that race
on both the leading tickets. The exact status
of the general assembly can not be given be-
cause of the failure of the election in New
port and one or two towns The assembly in
grand committee has lOS members The Re
publicans now have 50 members.
1t is thought that several, perhaps ALL the
assembly nominees in this city came short of
an election. The official count alone can
decide the matter. The Republican major
ity in the assembly is safe without them, how
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

King Humbert has donated 1000 for the
sufferers by the floods in Germany.
| The Missouri cities Of Sedalia, St Joseph
st. Charles, and Boonville elected Repub
llcan mayors Tuesday.
| The board of regents of the Wisconsin State
university have abolished the honors hereto
fore conferred on students, and created eight
fellowships.
Governor Hill, of New York, authorizes
the statement that he is not and never has
been a candidate for the Democratic. presi-
Dental nomination.
Speaker Carlisle has purchased for $4,000
the house on K street, near Franklin park,
Washington City occupied until his recent
recall by the Swedish minister
The supreme court of the United States has
denied the application for a rehearing of
the driven well" cases. This is the second
application that has been made for a rehear-
ing.
Orders have been received at Erie, Pa @,
from the treasury department disnissing two
of the three customs inspectors, and reducing
the salary of the deputy collector from 81 900
to 81, 200
After an illness of several months Benja-
min Harris Brewster, United States attorney
general during President Arthurs admins
tration died in Philadelphia, aged ~ years.
He was one Of the oldest and most prominent
members of the Philadelphia bar.
Dispatches from Mexico tell of an awful
catastrophe last Sunday at a bull fight at
Celaya The arena, light wooden struc-
ture, was set on fire by one of a party of con-
victs that had been taken from prison to see
the sport, and eighteen people were killed
and many others wounded.
Professor HOGAN haIlooDie@ WADE n laoY,
at Jackson, Mich, Wednesday from bal
loon 1O, 600 feet above the surface of the earth
and alighted safely. He hung to a parachute
He dropped 500 feet before the parachute
opened and was four and half minutes
making the descent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

DEMOCRATS in the country are inquir
ing when the county convention is to be
held They are anxious to have it called
before they become actively engaged in
seeding, and their time fully occupied in
the multitudinous duties of the farm
The state convention will convene on
May 28rd, but there is no particular rea-
son why delegates should not be selected
this month The republican county con.
vention meets April 18th. and the demo-
cratic convention could just as well be
called week later. We think the latter
factory to the country delegates than the
first or second week in May.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

THE st. Paul Globe has this to say of
taxed tin and free whisky: what are
the results. then of the tin taxi 1t
doesn't fall on the monopolists and capt.
tahsts who are interested in protective
tariff. They have china and silverware
and do not have to use tin dishes. The
tax is paid wholly by the laboring class
the wage carriers, who toll from morn
ing till night. Tin is the poor mans
crockery. The $12 10000 tin tax pros
posed by the Randall bill would be paid
in full by the tin bucket brigade. Now,
if the public treasury is not in need of
the tin tax, what argument can there be
for retaining it all. much less increasing
it, except that it be to give the protec-
tionists an opportunity to put rum and
tobacco on the free list2 They want to
take the tax from whisky and tobacco
simply because it will give them an ex-
cuse to keep the tariff on manufactured
goods. Free tin would be more of a
national blessing than free rum and free
tobacco"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
SOL0NS LOCK HORNS.
NATIONAL STATESMEN PUT GENERAL
FlLlBuSTER IN CHARGE.

An All Night Struggle Against Considera-
tion of the Direct Tax Refunding BnI-A
Veto from the President-woman Suf-
fragi,ts Declare for Union and Eraternize
with Mormon Delegates.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 5.-The bill to
reimburse depositors of the Freedmen's Saw
ings bank was up in the senate "Wednesday,
but after considerable debate went over
without action. Beck's amendment to the
bond purchase bill, requiring the treasury 10
coin silver dollars to take the place of ma
tionll bank notes retired was adopted-;}s To
H. Reagan's amendment to buy bonds with
the 500, 900 900 reserve for the redemption
of grecnhacks was debated, but finally with
drawn. Sherman made "A speech declaring
that the alleged financial distress was caused
by the failure of the president to exercise
his power to buy bonds already in existence.
Mcpherson offered an amendment limiting
the total coinage of silver dollars to 1000, e
600 per month. Stewart moved to table the
motion, and pending action the senate adj
journed.
As soon as the house assembled the direct
tax bill which was the special order for the
day, WAS called up, and its opponents began
iilibustering, and kept it up all day. The
house was treated to every conceivable
plan of preventing legislation, and both sides
seemed determined TO fight it out on that line
if it took all summer
About Z p. IN. a roll-call on a motion to ad-
iourn until Friday developed the fact that no
quorum had voted, and a call of the house
was ordered. AT II p IN. the situation was
practically unchanged, except that there had
been gradual falling off in the number of
representatives present. Flibustering mo-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

AN Eastern tourist in California, while
stopping over at Lathrop took his I'M
derwear to Chinese wash house and
forgot that he had sewed $l15 in green.
backs into his undershirt. Soon after,
recalling the occurrence, he returned to
the wash house, but nobody knew any
thing about the money. He called in a
constable, who questioned each China
man in turn Noticing that one of the
Mongolians dropped his eyes and looked
guilty, the constable decided that he was
the culprit. The boss declared that the
clothes were thrown into the boiling tub
Immediately after they were left 1t was
concluded that the money was probably
not discovered till then, and most likely
was hid away somewhere to dry. A
search proved this to be the case, and it
was all recovered. No arrest was made.
as there was no absolute proof of guilt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
WrrH the removal of the boycott fro

WrrH the removal of the boycott from
other roads not connected with the press
ent strike on the Burlington system, the
locomotive engineers place themselves
in more favorable light before the
public again. AS long as the strikers
respect the rules of reason and conserva-
tism, there is a very large portion of pub
lie sentiment that will sustain them. A
contest for principle is one thing; revenge
and spite work is another. The engi-
neers claim TO be fighting for principle.
Let their conduct bear out their assertion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
THE month of March of this

THE month Of March of this year OF
grace 1888 is likely to be memorable fol-
the number of deaths of publicists and
men of affairs. Emperor William, Chief
Justice Waite, Senator Carnot, the father
of the French president Thomas j. Pot
ter, William Dorsheimer, Joseph w.
Drexel, Henry E. Perrepont, ex>Assis>
tans Secretary of the Treasury Smith, are
part of the prominent men who have
passed away. Some of them, it is true,
had passed the scriptural three score
years and ten, but others died when in
their meridian. at is the pace that
kin"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 5,-The senate
Wednesday passed enough of the pharmacy
bill to show that it will go through in shape
that will prohibit the manufacture of intoxi-
eating liquors in this state for any purpose
whatever. The bill was up all day and every
amendment calculated to weaken its prohibit
tive force was voted down. The house again
rejected the 2Jz mill tax levy, and defeated
the bill reapportioning representative dis
tricts. The house then passed the 2-cent fare
bill At joint session held at night, p. NJ
Ragsdale was elected state printer and Otto
Nelson stnta binder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

1t is a significant fact that most women
who have achieved fame in art, literature
or affairs" have enjoyed vigorous
health. This shows that the mind Is
never capable of the severe and continued
application necessary to creative work,
unless the body is at its best The wom-
an who aspires to fill an exalted place
among her associates, must be free from
nervous debility and female weaknesses.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
Danish these, and it is warranted to re-
store those functional harmonies which
are indispensable TO health. As a specific
for all those chronic weaknesses and all :
ments peculiar to women, it is I'M
equaled.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
THE QUAKER CITY PoSTOFFlcE.


| Reform There Barren Ideality.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-The congressional
committee having in charge the Investigation
of the conduct of the postotfice under Post
| master Harrity who, as has been charged,
| has not administered the affairs in accord
ance with the rules adopted under the civil
service laws examined a number of wit
nesses Wednesday.
Testimony was given that in violation of
the civil service rules an employe of the post
office had held the window books at the last
two general elections, and electioneered for
the Democratic ticket. An exposition was
given of the manner in which the postofiice
factions of the Democratic party managed to
affect the results of the primary elections in
such a manner as to bring about their wishes.
Another witness seemed to be primed for a
hard battle against the powers that be, and
which he claimed had unjustly deprived him
of work after faithful and conscientious
service. He accused the postoffce authori ties
with violating the civil service law by the
employment and retention of men who hab-
itually neglected their work by being addict
ed to- liquor; with the elevation of sub-car-
riers to regular carriers without having filed
the necessary term of probationary service,
and to the exclusion Of men who are compe-
tent and older hands on the ground that
their political services were not of value and
that they did not subscribe to the campaign
funds of the Democratic party He gave
list OF appointees who had been made regular
carriers after from a few daysto two months
service as subs when the law specifically re-
quires that none shall be- given regular routes
until six months from date of their appoint.
ment
General Huidekoper, ex-postmaster, was
examined He regretted that he had been
summoned as he had nothing to say.
A. Z. Watrous, city editor of The Press,
then presented to the committee a list of
Democratic office-holders who had taken a
part in the primaries in the fall of 1887,
which had been carefully gathered, and
which had been printed in The Press
Other witnesses were examined but the
testimony was of a similar nature The com
mlttee then adjourned for the day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
Another English Doctor Called on.

LONDON, April 5.-The invitation of Emperor
Frederick to DR.. Wolfenden of Bolton, to
visit Charlottenburg has created great deal
of surprise in view of the German opposition
to DIR. Mackenzie, and consequently to all
English physicians 1t is presumably intend
ed that DIR. Wofenden shall remain in at
tendance upon the emperor during the alb
sence of Dr. Mackenzie in London, and this
assumption is put forth as verification of the
assertions that Empress Victoria is resolved
that her husband shall not again be left in
the hands Of German doctors alone. DR..
Wolfenden took his departure for Charlott-
enburg Wednesday afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

WASHINGTON CITY, April 5,--The president
Wednesday sent to the house without his APP
proval a bill for the relief of Nathaniel Nc
Kay, executor of Donald Mckay. The bill
permits the beneficiaries to present TO the
court of claims certain demands against the
government for the building of two iron
cads and a steamboat during the war. The
president says the contractors took the work
with their eyes open, presumably; that they
finished it, got their money and gave receipts
therefor, and now come forward with claims
for extra compensation for an increase in the
cost of construction caused by changes in the
plans etc, which delayed the work until la
Dor and material had advanced in price. The
president thinks it unfair to bring these
claims forward twenty-three years after the
work was done, the delay in presenting the
same being wholly due to the contractors
neglect and that no injustice will be done if
the claims are laid at rest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

Chief Arthur telegraphed TO the strike head
quarters Wednesday congratulating the man
ayers upon the sensible solution of the pres
ent blockade, and cautioning them against
any further attempt to win public sympa-
thy by boycotting the Burlington road.
The Burlington road was transacting bust
ness with as much vigor and dispatch as
though IA strike was one OF the most remote
possibilities Tenders of freight were made
to the Rock Island, the Michigan Southern,
the Chicago & Atlantic, the Nickel Plate, the
Sante Fe and the Northwestern roads, and all
cars were taken and disposed of without the
slightest delay or interference. The Chicago,
Milwaukee q St. Paul road had a full com
plement of men ut work, and all business
rendered was promptly taken care of
In Judge GTesham's court the Burlington
injunction proceedings were heard The Rock
Island replied to the SOS" answer, and
asked that the matter be referred to mas
ter, so that testimony could he taken regard
ing the truth Of its sensational charges. The
desire was expressed to put General Manager
Stone ON the stand and have him testify on
oath that the charges were not true. The
Rock Island said they could be proved, and
asked an opportunity to do SO. Argument was
then heard, and when court ad journed Judge
Gresham said:
"Even if what is charged in the bill about
trust is true, still it is not an excuse for the
Rock Island to neglect its duty as a common
carrier to other carriers as well as the
Chicago, Burlington ~ Quincy.
81 think it may be said on the facts before
the court that since this suit was commenced
the Rock Island has not refused its duty as
common carrier. 1t does not strike me as
necessary 10 enter the order asked for the
protection of the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy as against the Rock Island. The
Rock Island appears to be ready, willing, aud
able to do its duty"
The case, however, is not fully decided
AS more argument is to he heard
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
Talking About Bi.MetaIism.

LONDON, April 5-The bi-metallic confer
ence assembled at Manchester "Wednesday
with Mr. Henry H. Gibbs, formerly govern
or, and at present director, of the Bank of
England, in the chair Mr.. Gibbs, in his
speech on assuming the presidency of the
conference, asserted that the foremost objects
sought by the conference were an agreement
between France Germany and the United
States to accept the principle of the restora-
ton of par gold and silver currency, the
opening of the British mint to this species of
circulating medium, and the fixing of uni
form rates. Papers were read by Mr.. Sam
uel Smith, member of parliament for Flint
shire, Professor Nicholson and others.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

JACKSON, Miss, April 5-The Republican
state convention met Wednesday and nomi-
mated delegates to the national convention.
About lbs colored and % white delegates
were present. Hon. John r, L. Lynch, col
ored, was chosen chairman of the convention
and made a speech attacking both the state
and national administrations.
The delegates are not instructed, but the
resolutions referred to John Sherman as "a
popular statesman and one of the strongest
men mentioned for the presidency, and
whose nomination would he specially accept
able ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

BURLINGTON, Vt, April 5.-The Repub'
lican state convention 10 choose delegates to
the Chicago convention was held here
Wednesday z. X Gleed, of MOrrisville,
presided. The Prohibitionists, he said were
ready to work with the Republicans for sup
preston OF the rum traffic.
Gen. j. @. Mccullough addressed the con
vention The issues were, he said, temper
ance, civil service reform, surplus, and free
ballot; but the greatest issue was that of the
tariff.
Among the candidates mentioned, Blaine's
name met with the greatest favor, and those
of Depew and Sheridan next The platform
is in the usual terms and favors high tariff
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

TRENTON, N. j., April "a sensational
divorce case was made public Wednesday, in
volving a dozen prominent citizens of Tren-
ton and New Brunswick. John ID. William
son, aged 81, of this city, seeks divorce from
his young wife, formerly Miss Crissie viii
lard, of Rhode Hall, n. j. He names as Co
respondents police justice of Trenton, a
Pennsylvania railroad official, a New York
produce dealer, leading politician and
physician of New Brunswick, an ex-judge of
Middlesex county, sporting man near New
Brunswick and others, twelve in all.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

SHAMoKIN, Pa, April 5,-F'ire Boss Alex
ander Snyder and a Hungarian, while exam,
lining the Nelson shaft Wednesday morning,
were horribly burned and otherwise injured
by an explosion of gas
About the same time Robert Jones was per-
haps fatally injured by the premature explo-
sion of blast at the Garfield collery.
At 3 o'clock in the evening the city was
shaken up, and much excitement was caused
by an explosion of boilers at the Cameron
colliery No one was injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
Compromising with scoundrels.

TORONTO, Ont, April 5.-At "a consultation
Wednesday afternoon between counsel for
White and Cross, the absconding bank officials
of Raleigh, N. c., and the state attorney
of that state, the latter made proposition
that if tho prisoners returned to Raleigh he
would only prefer three specific charges of
forgery against them, and would undertake
not to prosecute them under the banking laws
of the state for any other offense they may
have been guilty Of Counsel for the pris-
oners agreed to advise his clients to accept
this proposition and go back, There is still
however, the charge of bringing stolen
money into Canada to be disposed of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Mr S. N. Saunders
was stabbed to death Tuesday night near
Chaptico, Saint Marys county Mr. Saunders
had been attending wedding festivities near
Chaptico, and was on his way home in COM
pany with several ladies', when he was sud-
denly stabbed. He fell to the ground ex-
claiming, I'm cut" and died shortly after
ward. The night was dark, and the assailant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

MARION, Ind, April 5.-Maj. George W.
Steele, member of congress from this district,
informed his Grant county constituents by
telegraph Wednesday afternoon that he had
secured favorable report from the commit
tee on military affairs on bill appropriat-
ing $3.50, 900 for the purchase of grounds and
erection of building for soldiers home at
Marion Citizens of the county have guar
anteed the free heating and lighting of the
institution by natural gas, and Philip Mat
ter has offered to donate eighty acres of land
and gas thrown in if the home is located on a
beautiful and picturesque tract on the left
bank of the Mississinewa river a mile north
west of town.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

WHEELING, w. Va, April 5.-Hanson
Grover Cleveland Willis who is wanted in
jackson county, this state for killing four
men and severely wounding deputy sheriff
who tried to arrest him, was captured in this
city Wednesday. Willis is crank of the
Guiteau stripe and adopted the name of
Grover Cleveland just after the election, as a
testimonial of his admiration for the success
full candidate. His latest exploit was the
murder of his father-in-law in the presence of
his wife, who reported the affair to the
authorities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
Indiana Prnhihitinnists.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 5.-The ma
tonal Prohibition committee was in session
here "Wednesday for the purpose of looking
after the details of the convention. Sam
small made proposition to do evangelistic
work throughout the south, which can be
more effectively done by a southerner than a
northerner, owing to the prejudice against
the latter, Mr.. Smalls proposition will
doubtless be accepted. The sentiment of the
committee is that Gen. Fisk, of New Jersey.
Is the choice of the party for the nomination
for president Letters from Gen Fisk indi-
cate that he will accept the nomination under
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05

Fort COLLINS, Colo, April Sat noon
Wednesday j. H. Howe, prominent citizen
murdered his wife by cutting her throat with
a pocket-knife. He was at once arrested, and
in the evening mob took the prisoner out
of the Jail and hanged him. On account OF
continued abuse Mrs. Howe had threatened
to procure divorce. Wednesday Howe
found his wife packing her clothing prepare
tory to leaving him, and he cut her throat.
Howe was about 10 years old, and came from
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