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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
GIVING "LIrTLE PHIL" THE SHAKE.
The Head OF the Army Spends IA Day of
Receptions at Boston.

The Head OF the Army Spends n Day of
Receptions at Boston.
BosToN, Mass, Feb 3-Gen. Sheridan and
the members of his staff, on the invitation of
Judge Devins, met the judges OF the supreme
court Thursday morning. On the arrival of
Gen. Sheridan the full bench suspended bust
ness and received the general in the lobby.
After leaving the court the party proceeded
to the city hall, where large crowd had col
lected, and as the general appeared he was
loudly cheered. Mayor O'Brien and the city
council received the distinguished guest, the
general shaking hands warmly with those
who were presented to him.
At IL o'clock the party withdrew, and
with Mayor OBrien proceeded to Faneuil
hall to attend the public reception rendered
to the general. AT the hall, while the band
played Hail to the Chief" enthusiastic
cheers greeted the advent of Gen Sheridan
from the dense throng that filed the build
ing. The general, accompanied by the men,
bers of his staff, Mayor O'Brien and the
city officials, took place in the center Of the
hall, bowling his Acknowledgements to those
in 'front.' and then began the arduous work
of handshaling, which lasted for some time,
and many hundreds OF citizens had the pleas
ure of a shake. During the afternoon the
general left here for Salem.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
BUSINESS DRAes IN CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON CITY, Feb S-The first bust
ness transacted by the senate Thursday was
to decide to ad journ over until Monday at
the close of the session. A bridge was author
lied across the Mississippi near Natchez. Rid
dleberger was repeatedly foiled in efforts to
got up his resolution to have the British
American treaty debated in open senate
Cullom's resolution for an investigation of
the postal service was considered without
action, and then Kenna took the floor and
delivered carefully prepared and eloquent
speech in answer to Sherman's tariff speech
of some days ago. He was briefly replied to
by Sherman, and then Stewart spoke in sup
port of the educational bill A short execu-
tive session was held, after which adjourn-
ment was taken until Monday.
The house passed bill providing that pub
locations that simply books, bound or
unbound, shall not be admitted to the mails
as second class matter. The Lowry White
contested election case was briefly consid
cred, but went over. A bill providing for
constitutional amendment to the effect that
congress shall convene on the first Monday
in January was reported favorably. After
the transaction of some other business of no
particular interest the house ad journed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
FIRES IN AN ORPHAN ASYLUM.


mystery ABOUT inc hhttef.
NEW York, Feb 3.-Two mysterious
, fires occurred in the Leake & Watts orphan
asylum, One Hundred and Tenth street,
between Ninth and Tenth avenues Wednes-
day and Thursday. The first occurred
shortly after o'clock Wednesday aud was
discovered by the superintendent The fire
broke out in closet in the second floor
dormitory hall. There was stored in the
closet some twenty lamps filled with oil, but
the fire was extinguished before these were
reached.
The second fire broke out on the third flo. r
about o'clock Thursday morning, when all
the inmates were asleep. The Waterman on
duty became alarmed at the smell of smoke
and began an investigation. Some of the
children were also awakened by the smoke,
and their noise aroused the attendants, and
these in turn walked all the children. The
Waterman found the dormtory on the third
floor in fumes, and Immediately sent out an
alarm. The fire was confined to the dorm-
tory. There were 100 children in the build
ing ranging from to "A years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 3.-The general exc
cutive board of the Knights of Labor have
made their report for the January term rel
alive to the membership of the various as
semblies throughout the country. 1t is said
that when the footings are made up the or
der will show an increase of over so, 200 men,
bers. In this state the report states that the
increase has been more noticeable. In New
York. Massachusetts and New Jersey the
decrease has been marked, but the report
says 1t is less than was ansicip ated. In the
western and southern states the knights have
grown rapidly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
eRRATlc MISS COFFIN.
She Says Her Wardrobe Is Enough to
Drive IA Woman Insane.


NEW YORK. Feb 3.-Mss Coffin, the Gin
cinnati heiress who is sal to be infatuated
with an actor, is still in Jersey City. Fear
of the little slip of paper which awaits her on
this side of the North river is what keeps her
there for this paper is an order committing
Miss Coflin to Bloomingdale asylum Miss
Coffin still refuses, in blunt, curt fashion,
all offers OF assistance from strangers, and at
the same time persists in making unnecessary
condolences to those whom she has met about
the hotel She seems to lie thoroughly posted
as to her legal rights and limits and attri-
butes her demeanor to untoward circum-
stances
81 would be pleased to know" she cries,
off it is not enough to make woman insane
to be limited to two handkerchiefs, a cake of
soap and a toothbrush for a wardrobe1"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
The President Dimes the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 3-The presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland Thursday nigh
gave a dinner in honor of the supreme court
Among those present were: The presiden
and Mrs. Miller, the chief Justice and Mrs
Cleveland, Mr.. Justice Miller and Mrs. Field
Mr. Justice Field and Mrs. Harlan, Mr.
Justice Harlan and Mrs Matthews, Mr.
Justice Matthews and Mrs Blatchford, Mr.
Justice Gray and Mrs. Hoar, Mr.. justice
Blatchford and Mrs. Lamar, Mr. Justice
Lamar and Mrs. Pugh, Senator Hoar and
Mrs. Buckalew, and Hon. Joseph E. Nc
Donald (of Indians) and Mrs. Lamont
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 3 The motion for
new trial was filed Thursday by the de-
Tense in the Sim Coy ct al case. The reasons
for the motion are principally matters con
nected with the jury. Ole atli iavit says
Juror Messick was Influenced by his mothers
death to hurry up n verdict. Another says
Juror Gardener sail he originally favored
onviction, but the evidence had convinced
him of the innocence of the accused. The
case was allowed to go over one day Juror
MessicK writes to The journal that any state
ment connecting him with the inf Ienco by
sympathy OF any other iurymen, Or that he
did not vote 10y conviction is false
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Treated "A Thief Too Well.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 8. George Hay
wood Carpenter, exPresident of the Brook
side Knitting company, of New York, WHO'S
wanted in that city for alleged forgery to
the amount of from $4J. 900 to SOD, 900, and
who has been in custody here for the past
week awaiting extradition papers from New
York, escaped Thursday and fed for parts
unknown Sheriff Holland did not confine
Carpenter in the county jail, but kept him in
a private room under guard of two officers.
Wednesday night he eluded the officers and
made his escape.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

PrrTsBuRG, Feb 3.-The complete SUGGEST
so far attending the casting and boring of the
big steel gun has attracted attention to Pitts
burg's new product which in some cases
saems to have been rather disagreeable. The
Mullins Silicated Iron and Steel company, of
Belleville, His, puts forward claim to the
sole ownership of the patented process by
which the material of the gun was p oduced.
The Pittsburg Steel company, replying to in
auiry from the above company, acknowl-
edges that the Whitman patented process
was used. 1t is now threatened by the Hi
nois company to obtain an injunction re-
straining the manufacturers here from using
the process
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
A Raid by the Rough" Element.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 3-The respect
able element of the colored population,
headed by Fred Douglass, W. II. Wormly
and others, held meeting Thursday night to
protest against the disgraceful scenes whic h
took place in the Wizards hall convention
which nominated two sets of delegates to the
next Republican national convention. The
same rowdy colored element which domin-
ated that convention took possession Of this
meeting, and for awhile bedlam ensued
Finally the rough element was elected, and
the object for which the meeting was called
to prot est against the rowdy doings in the
recent convention-was accomplished by the
adoption of appropriate resolutions to that
effect,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN CLUBS.


A Convention at minneapolis to Organize
for the Next Campaign.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. B. -Delegates
from all the Republican clubs in this state
met here Thursday for the purpose Of put
ting the organization in line with the Ma
tonal League of Republican Clubs. At
about $3.50 p IN. the delegates assembled at
Harmonic hall, and at once proceeded to
business. +. e. Searles, of st. Cloud, was
elected chairman, and II. Bixby, of Red
Wing, secretary Mr. Searles, in a short
address, said that they were not here to
further any party movement or favor any
candidate for office; simply for organization,
and all they needed was to act tremendously
and fight when the struggle came. The
meeting was a very enthusiastic one, and
when series of resolutions, written by Gen.
Logan before his DEATH relating to the Re-
publican platform, was read the applause
and noice was deafening, and it looked
good deal like busy day on change. After
the routine business had been transacted and
the various committees appointed, the meet-
ing ad iourned for the day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

CADILLAC, Mich, Feb 3.-The list of
names calling for a local option election was
filed on Monday, and as it was necessary. ac-
cording to the petition, to call the election
for Feb. 20, the requisite thirty days notice
could not be given, On these grounds Judge
Aldrich granted an injunction, at the re-
quest of the saloon men, to restrain the coun-
ty clerk from calling an election, and Wex
ford county will not vote on the strength of
the petition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

NEW YORK, + b 3-At meeting of the
chamber of e ,mmerca Thursday long dis
Gus ion was had on The subject of disposing
of the national surplus by paying the msr
chant marine 20 cents per ton for every
1000 miles traversed, rebuilding the navy,
and having American vessels carry Amer
lean mails. There seemed to be an almost
unanimous feeling in favor of the method,
but it was laid over to special meeting The
burden of the report of the committee on the
restriction of immigration was that no legis-
lation would be effective in preventing the
entrancs of paupers, Anarchists, and other
hisnffecLal nnraOns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Prohibition VS.. High License Discuss

New YORK, Feb "a large audience
listened to debate the question of high
license or prohibition Thursday night, at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. A paper by
Dorman B. Eaton was read in favor of high
license, and Professor Dickey, OF Albion,
Mich, led in favor of prohibition. John
Brooks Leavitt responded for high license
Professor Dickey spoke again. Rev, H. X.
Carroll. editor of The Independent, was the
next high license advocate. Gen. Clinton b.
Fiske answered for prohibition Both sides
were applauded, but prohibition seemed to
have the most friends present
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
The Deadly Portable Boiler.

GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. .3-An explosion
of a portable saw-mill boiler occurred near
Burton's station, six miles east OF this place,
Thursday. Two men named John Arnold
and Charles Sullivan were instantly killed,
and Ben jamin Travis, Sam Hubb, Joe Hubb,
and Frank Warrick seriously injured One
hundred and fifteen pounds of steam and a
defective boiler are supposed to be the cause
of the EXPLOSION.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
just in Time to save His Neck

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb 5 -Lewis Moore. col
ored, had been sentenced TO be hanged at
Georgetown, Ga, Thursday. The governor
received a telegram at II a m, signed by
100 citizens, asking for twenty days respite
so that application could be made for pard on
The governor ordered a reprieve by wire to
Enfaula, Ala, opposite Georgetown. The
messenger started with the telegram at HIS
a. m, and rushed to the gallows, and ar
rived there just in time TO save Moore's neck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. 3.-The bill au.
thorzing the reconsideration of the claims of
all soldiers and their heirs, who may have
been denied the bounty of 500 granted by
the act of April %, 1872, under any construc-
ton of the act, which has since been modified
or rescinded, was reported favorably in the
senate Thursday from the committee on
military affairs. 1t limits the benefits to be
derived from the bill to soldiers who enlisted
prior to July % 1861, under the presidents
proclamation of May 3, 1861.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
som. more Combinations.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. S.-Among the
recent combinations by the senate are the
following postmasters: L. W. Goen, indie
pendence Ia. c. H. Cossitt, Owosso; W. NJ.
Bennett, jackson; A. W. Mehan, Mason;
James G. Buchanan, Pontiac; H. N. Mon
tague, Cairo, Michigan. Also a number Of
consuls and revenue marine officers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Of Kenna of West
Virginia in ans wer
TO that Of Sherman
some days ago. The
speech was "a care
fully prepared one
AMI was delivered
with vigor an d
ell % en- ce, t b .
speak er's De IN o.
cratic colleagues
and tn 9 galleries
showing their APP
praciution pf tina
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Discrimination Against the Bible.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 3-During a
short discussion In the house Thursday on the
bill to exclude from second class mail mat
ter what are really books or reprints of
books Farquhar of New York said that the
trashy novels, dirty reprints and dirtier
medical treatises should not be allowed to
pass through the mails for one cent POUND,
W lille Gods word-the Bble-was charged 8
Giants
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 3.-Chairman
ingalls,, of the senate, has appointed as the
committee on Pacific railways fund
ing bills Frye, Dawes, Hiscock,
Davis, Morgan, Butler, and Hearst.
In naming this committee ingalls,
said that Senator Hoar would have been en-
titled to the Craftsmanship, but the chair was
informed by that senator that under no cir
cumstances could he accept a place upon
that committae
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. C.-Mr. E. s.
Isham of Chicago, representing the Pullman
Palace Car company, addressed the senate
committee on interstate commerce Thurs
day in opposition to that feature of the
Cullom bill, which proposes to extend the
interstate commerce law over sleeping car
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2.-The Hen.
bricks club has formally expressed the opin-
ion that it will not be able to hold a meeting
of the Democratic clubs of the country be-
fore the national convention, especially in
this city; but this action does not necessarily
stop the movement in that direction which
was started by the Duckworth club, of Gin
I.nti
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 3-The house
committee on labor Thursday agreed to ia
vorably report the bill to extend the eight
hour law to letter carriers and also O'NeilPs
bill to protect mechanics, laborers, aud serv.
ants in their wages.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

A sweet potato, measuring four feet
and one inch in length and two inches in
diameter. and grown in Mr. j. c. Town
sends garden in East Gainesville, was
exhibited in East Gainesville, Ca, res
Gently.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

JERSEY CRY, N. J.. Feb 3.-The National
Bureau of Animal Industry aud New Jersey
stata hoard of health Thursday placed all the
cattle in Hudson county under quarantine
because of the prevalence of pleuro-pneu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Death of Mary Hewitt, the Poetess
LONDON Feb. S-Mrs. Mary Hewitt, the
aged poetess, died Thursday night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb g. Interest in tho
senate Thursday was conferred in the speech
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Subscribe for the DAILY ARGUS.
, 1888-01-08
Montana Cattlemen Uneasy.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. IA Helena
special to the Pioneer Press says: No re-
liable returns have been received as to
the condition of stock throughout East
ern Montana. Stockmen are somewhat
uneasy as a fortnight of inclement wealth
er would result in serious losses. The
Thermometer has ranged from 14o to 4lo
below zero, with an average of a foot of
snow on the ground.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. IA Belgrade,
Mont, special to the Pioneer Press says:
At I O'Clock this morning the spirit in the
thermometer registered so below zero,
which seemed to be the coolest night since
1856. Stock is suffering severely, and
should the present cold snap continue, the
losses will be heavy. All freight trains
are abandoned. Passenger trains going
West are from twcnty-four to thirty-six
hours late.
, 1888-01-08
Foreign Notes.

Copyrighted, 1887, by the NY. Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. IA calm which the
official and diplomatic circles know to be
deceptive prevails for the moment. The
Austrian and Russian governments have
exchanged assurances OF peace aspirations
to which nobody attaches the slightest
importance. The only actual change in
the situation tending toward peace is the
active resumption of negotiations between
Count Kolnoky, Austrian foreign ambas-
sador, and Prince Lobanof, Russian am
bassabor at Vienna, for a settlement of
the balance Of power in the Balkan PENN
sula. Negotiations are expected by both
sides to end in the exact definition of the
respective demands, such as heretofore
has not existed and from which may be
obtained a valid excuse for war.
According to semi official dispatches re-
ceived from Vienna tonight, Prince
Lobanoff has opened a diplomatic cam
paign by proposing as the first step toward
an entente the removal of Prince Ferdi-
nand from the throne of Bulgaria under
a joint mandate OF the powers, the cleo
ton of a new prince by the new sobranje,
and the reappointment of Russian officers
to the Bulgarian army. The proposal
specifies that the new prince must be a
member of the orthodox Greek church
and the sobranje so elected as to enable
Russia to recognize it as being legally con-
stituted. In the meantime the foreign
office here holds aloof from the negotia-
tons, which are recognized as feelers to
ministers already know that Count Kali
noky will not admit that the Berlin treaty
gives Russia any special right to interfere
in Rnlunrin Thnu Hnnu o1Sn fhaf II 70
impossible to obtain from the powers u
oint mandate.
SSBafficd on these points Russia will raise
new question on Austria's retention of
Boznla and Herzegovina. These PROVING
es were occupied under a purely temper
airy title, but are now practically annexed,
Austria will be called upon to evacuate
them and it is probable hat the ques-
ton of their future administration will
be referred to a conference of the pow
erS.
The total force of Russian soldiers in
Warsaw, wilma and Kief districts, ac-
cording TO the military estimate, reaches
$4,000 men, with 720 guns. The caval-
~ regiments stationed Immediately on the
frontier are being supplied with %ratiens on
the same scale as during an actual cam
palgn and everything points to the con-
clusion that the car means to enforce his
terms, if not by diplomacy by war.
The attitude of England in the event
of hostllities will be one of friendly neu-
trality.
Rumors that Emperor William was
seriously i'll and had been attacked with
tainting fits were current yesterday. Ru-
mors have been received of an emphatic
denial from officials dong business at the
palace. The emperor's cold is attended
with slight pains in the back and abdo-
men. Physicians to-day declare they
do not regard them as anything serious,
but they insist upon his resting more.
, 1888-01-08
Notes r China.

SAN Francisco, Jan. THE steamer.
Rio de Janeiro arrived from China and
Japan to day. The japan mail states
that it appears that the convention on the
subject Of the appointment by Corea of
ministers to foreign countries has been
concluded between her and China, and it
is provided in the terms of the agreement
that the Corean minister of state shall
consult the Chinese minister in Corea
before sending a minister abroad; hat the
Corean minister abroad shall consult with
the Chinese minister in that country
should he have occasion to communicate
with a representative of any other foreign
power in the same country, and that the
Corean ministers of state shall not allow
their ministers abroad to take precedence
over the Chinese representatives in the
same countries. This settlement of the
question is understood to be entirely owing
to the support lent by foreign representa-
tives at Soulc to the Corean government.
Hong Kong advices to Dec. 6 are to the
effect that the new Portuguese treaty has
been signed at Peking, the terms of which
are not yet known.
Lii Hung Chang is in receipt of ad.
vices that Count Mitkiewicz and Wharton
Barker of Philadelphia are on their way
to China to consult with the officials re-
speeding the recent concessions granted to
the Philadelphia syndicate.
The Corean government has engaged
three military instructors from America.
The new Chinese squadron, consisting
of four cruisers and torpedo boats built in
England and Germany, arrived in Hong
Kong Nov. 30.
The steamship Yespusian, which left
Saigon for Manila Nov. 10, is supposed
to have been lost.
The French telegraph system has been
extended to the Chinese frontier.
The Tientsin correspondent of the
Shanghai Mercury says that Ii Hung
Chang has been successful in negotiating
a loan of six millions taels from a Hong
Kong and Shanghai banking corporation
and one other firm at 5! per cent, payable
in twenty years. The loan was negotiated
to carry on the work of relief and the re-
pairing made necessary by the overflow of
the Yellow river.