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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
HARRISON and a Dollar a Day.

Harrisons abuse OF the Irish race at
Bloomington, H., has caused him a great
deal of trouble, but his declaration in
1877 that q dollar day Is enough for 3
workingmsn' is causing him much more.
The evidence against him in both csses is
clear and positive That be SAID "a dol~
lar day is enough for a workingman" is
proven by Isom Hughes, Martin j Muir
ply, Patrick H. King, William Miller,
William Shack, John Hackinson, Thomas
McHugh, Michael Crowlj. Ben Zthm.
William Hugo, T F Csilihan and 9TH
ers. This is hard on Harrison, especial
ly as about that time he made an aftida-
Wit that his services for a week during
the strike were worth $1,000 in other
words, he should have as much paw for
weeks labor as the total amount paid
1866 workingmen for the same period of
time. Yet this is the man who asks the
voters of this country to make him pres
ifent of the United States A man who
takes to his heart the friends of trusts
and combines and endorses Blaipe's state
ments that it is none of the peoples bus
mess. The man who votes fourteen
times in favor of Chinese immigration
and for the pouring in of Chinese hordes
to compete with the honest labor of this
country. If laboriDg men want to vote
for mao VINO believes in starvation
wages for the laboring class and more
than $3.50 day fol himself, let them sup
port Harrison, for be has proven himself
Just such man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
was on the whole the best revenue bill ever
introduced in congress.
CORRECTING AN OMISSION.
Bill Proposed Fixing the Time of the
Meeting of EIectors-Other Legislation.

A Bill Proposed Fixing the Time of the
Meeting of Electors-other Legislation.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 4.-Hoar intro
duced bill in the senate yesterday fixing a
ciay for the meeting of the presidential elect
ors. The votes are to be cast in the electoral
college on the second Monday in January.
The senate substitute for the Mills tariff
bill was reported and notice given that it
would be called up Monday next. Hale's
resolution came up calling upon the secre-
tary Of war for an explanation of the Benet
circular instructing those in charge of
United States arsenals to discriminate in
favor of Democrats-other things being
equal-when making removals or appoint
mente until the places were equally divided.
partisan debate followed in which the sins
and omissions of both parties regarding
civil service reform were pretty
thoroughly ventilated The bill for the re-
lief of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
was debated without action, and the senate
adjourned.
Tae house passed the senate bill for the
Lincoln land district in New Mexico. The
conference report on the bill for the relief of
the survivors Of the Tallapoosa wreck was
agreed to. The conference report on the
deficiency appropriation bill was presented,
but Dunn said it could not be agreed to
without the presence of quorum, as the
friends of the Oklahoma bill would object
Pending debate the house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
THE Providence Jomna! (ind.) con,

The Providence JoWna! Gnd.) con-
GUIDES that no matter how good or great
the man, be cant go abroad for few
weeks and know where to find the repub-
lcsss-leaders when he gets back. 1t says:
1T was bad enough to have Mr. Blaine
say that to take the tax off whisky would
make senseless all the recent republican
high license measures, and then have the
platform declare for taking off the tax
it was somewhat worse when he said that
trusts were largely private affairs, when
the national platform declared for some
national remedy for them; but it was
really too bad to have our own Chauncey
NJ Depew come back here and say that
the democrats were not free traders, and
that British nobleman told him that he
was hoping for the success of Mr.. Harris
son because he believed Cleveland's party
would take the tax off raw materials and
injure British manufacturers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
HAS HE LOOK OF A TRusT.


Meeting of Manufacturers to Consider the
Condition of the Copper Trade.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE executive and bust
ness committees of the Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Brass and Iron Steam, Gas and
Water works, held an aliday session yester-
day at the Palmer House Representatives
of twenty-five firms were present from New
York, San Francisco, Pittsburg, Philadel-
phia, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Denver, St
Louis and other cities. The association re-
presents So per cent. of the nroduct annually
marketed in the United S ates, and
the meeting was called on ac-
count of the advance of cent per
pound in copper during the last six days 1t
was developed that some houses were selling
at figures actually below the cost of pro-
duction, and that the price of almost all ar
ticles into which copper entered afforded but
low margin OF profit or none at all 1t was
determined, however, to maintain the pres
ent prices until the regular annual meeting
in New York, Dec. 12, in order to compete
with manufacturers outside of the pool, who
have not advanced rates
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

BALTIMORE, Oct 4-Mr Sniro Akabane,
secretary Of the Japanese legation at Wash
ington, and Miss Ellen Nicholson Barry,
daughter of the late DR.. Barry, of BaIti-
more, were quietly married yesterday after
noon at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic
church by Father William F. Starr. Only
few friends of the contracting parties
vera present Mr.. Akabane came over
from Washington Tuesday night, and the
marriage license was obtained yesterday, as
also was a dispensation from Cardinal Glib
bons The dispensation was made necessary
by the fact that the groom is not Roman
Catholic
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

The following story was told by a well
known member Of our city police force, who
vouches for its truth. Whether it illustrates
the crookeduess in pronunciation of the Eng
lish n language, the stupidity Of some of our
citizens in the matter OF photography or a
touch Of mother wit, | have not fully de
cided; still the story is worth telling. The
aforesaid guardian Of the peace had arrested
a man OF Hiberniau extraction, and desiring
to ascertain his name the following CONVEX
sat.on ensued: Officer" What is your
namef' Prisoner-'Faley." ''FeeleyT "Yis,
sor" ''How do you spell itf' "Shure, an
its aisy enough to spill Faley.' q Wen, how
do you spell itn "Shure, amy wan nrter
know how to spill Faley." 'Will you teil me
how you spell itf' said the officer rather
sharply 'Jist the common way, shure, P
haitch-t,,- haitch-e-l-O--u-g -haitch-
y.7-Boston Budget "Sauntorer"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

For Congress WILLIAM PRENTIss.
X presentative-ELNoRE W. HURsr.
CirCu Clerk-H E. CAsTEEI.,
States Attorney-NM MCENGRy.
COroner-SAA TEL GoOnE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
STRIKING PARAGRAPHS.
SELECTED FROM THE BUDGET SENT
OVER THE WIRES.

Startling Adventure of Pacific Coast
Diver-Some Prompt Denials OF Recent
Sensations-Novelty at an Exposition
Opening-Fighting a rrairie Fire-A
Singular Matrimonial Affair.
SAN Francisco, Oct. At is only just
learned that last Thursday the Pacific Coast
Steamship company employed the services of
Victor Hinston, the professional diver, at
$50 day to 60 down and examine the ma
chinery of the steamer City of Chester, which
sank in the waters of the Golden Gate last
August by collision with the Oceanic. On the
first day the diver did nothing but locate the
stranded vessel, which he found in fifty
fathoms cut in two as by an immense saw.
He went down again, and while looking into
the steerage of the vessel the first thing
which met his eyes was the form Of a man
standing, with distorted face, and tongue
hanging from his mouth The body was
swollen to twice its natural size. Going q
little farther aft be saw another victim of
the wreck on his knees, grasplng third man
around the waist The diver returned &c
the surface and reported his discovery to the
officers, but nothing could induce him to re
turn to the stranded vessel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

Here ia nau solution re tho ,or;s
p'oo'e"' which Is oeinS sent through 'he
mails In circular form;
Fort DAVIS, Texas, Sept. Elf the
merchants OF the country will mark the
tariff tax separate on their goods. and also
enter it on separate page on their ac-
counts to their customers, it would in a
short time inform our fellow citizens as
to the amount of protection there is on
each and every article in the tariff bill,
and enable them to better judge as to the
amount of protection each industry
ought to have to permit it to manufac-
ture the article at home; and, when We
would get to the point of over produc.
ton, then we should be able to send
goods, under own flag, to all parts of the
world. With our manufactures busy,
giving employment to our people, and
with wool, iron, flour, sugar, rice and all
articles which our country produces plen-
tiful, our fellow citizens one and all would
feel encouraged. They could examine
their bills OF goods purchased, and obserV-
ing tne tax on each and every article, they
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 4-The Ameri-
cans Decatur, Ala, special says: The cold
wave has made the outlook more encourag-
ing. -Four cases have been reported during
the past tHenty-four hours, besides one or
two doubtful ones. Two deaths have oc-
CURED, Dr. Black and a negro named Orr.
Among the new cases reported is Edward
Booker, city policeman, and Mrs Joe
Graham. The sick are all reported in good
condition. Several patients have been dis
missed as well during the day, leaving only
about fourteen cases under treatment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

LONDON, Oct. AT 10 O'Clock last night
slight built, welldressed .man accosted
woman in Whitechapel, asked her to go with
him, and threatened if she refused to "trip
her up The woman screamed and the
man rushed for a cab The police
gave chase, seized the man, and took him
to the Lenan street police station. He re-
fused TO give his name or any account of
himself, further than that he had recently
arrived from New York Before being
placed in a cell he exclaimed to the inspector
in charge; Are you the boss: guess I'm
in a pretty fix now
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 4-The bill pre-
sented IN the senate by Hoar yesterday fixing
a day for the meeting of the electoral col
legeS provides that the certificates and lists
of votes for president and vice president
snail be forwarded to the senate Immediately
after the second Monday in Jan uary, on
which day the electors shall give their votes;
and in the event of certificate not arriving
a messenger shall be sent to the district
judge, in whose custody one certificate of
the votes from that state has been lodged,
and the judge shall forth with transmit that
list to the seat of government.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
ENTERPRlSlNG NEWS VENDORS.
They Make a Pretty Penny Out of the Lon
don Nystery.

LONDON, Oct 4-Ehe Evening News
created Tremendous sensation yesterday
afternoon by printing in red INK fac SMILES
of the letter and postal card received a few
days ago at the Office Of the Central News
company, purportlug have been written
by the " htechapel murderer. In these
communications the writer gloats over his
crimes and threatens to commit others in de-
fiance of the police, of whose efficiency he
expresses very poor opinion. The News
was eagerly bought, and the vendors raised
their price to sixpenre per copy, and later to
shilling without appreciably decreasing
the demand. The police are inclined to the
belief that the letter and card are genuine,
and intend to have them Autographed in col
ors and posted in every available place in
the metropolis, hoping thereby to secure
identification OF the chirography.
There Is absolutely nothing new in the
way of clue to the murderer, and many
persons now believe that be will never be
caught
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

CLEVELAND o, Oct 4-The exercises of
the American board of commissioners of for
eign missions werd continued yesterday
morning Rev. DIR. Storrs delivered the
annual address. A paper rea by Rev E.
X Alden called for contribution of s, 900, =
900 this year The other exercises of the
day and evening sessions consisted of the
reading OF papers upon subjects of mission
airy work and reports Of minor committees.
Receipts from donations have been nearly
SSt5 900 this year, larger amount than
ever bef ore given
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

MEMPHIS, Oct. flames Conley, the col
ored sexton of Z.on church, who on Sunday
last killed W W Eastman and J. D Smith
whites was Tuesday released from custody
by Police Judge MADDEN, who decided tina,
the shooting was justjriable Eastman and
Smith, while intoxicated, attempted to take
Conley's mule from him; when he expostu
lated with them they assaulted him. He re-
treated to his house and they endeavored tc
break down his door. While they were thus
engaged Conley fired from a window killing
them both The judge held that he had 6
perfect right to defend his house from the
attack Of the drunken men
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND believes in
protection, but not the kind the republic
eau party advocates, In signing the
Chinese exclusion bill, he shows his gen
zine s,Sfn pathy for American labor. No
wonder the workingmen are all for
Cleveland this wear.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-Thc crack western
teams in the League-Detroit and Chicago
were both defeated in the ball games yester
day. The days scores were as follows: AT
New York-New York 8. Chicago 0; at Bos.
ton-Boston 5, Detroit 1-seven innings, bad
weather; at lphia-Philadelph a.
indianapolis 3: at Washingtou-Wa sbingtou
=, Pittsburg 13-seven innings.
American association: At St. Louis-St.
Louis IA, Kansas City S; at Louisville
Louisville 2, Cincinnati 5: at Brooklyn
Brooklyn 10. Baltimore ll-seven innings
darkness, at Observation-Disclosures g.
Cleveland i.
Western association: At Milwaukee-MiI
waukee 9, Des Moines 3; at st. Paul-St
Paul 6, Omaha T.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct "A brutal and
unprovokei murier took place last evening
at the stables of the Columbia street car
line Nelson Colbert, colored man, 80
years OF age, asked 70-year-old Philip Wen
z4l, the stable Waterman, to pay him for
working rs hostl er. The Waterman told
him to return in the morning and see the
superintendent Colbert drew a pistol and
shot the old man in the abdomen. Wenz-l
died in two hours Colbert had not been
captured at midnight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

BUFFALO, n Y, Oct 4-The case Of
Thomas Hughes, William Baker, George Le-
Blanche John Floss, John Leslie and Hat
tie Leslie, indicted for engaging in the fe
male prize fight on the morning of Sunday.
Sept. 10, was called III the superior court
yesterday morning Hattie Leslie, one of
the principals, testified that the contest was
not for stake money but for division of
gate receipts. and was friendly set-to, not
a fight. Several newspaper reporters were
examined, and testified that the women
wore soft gloves; that there was no blood
drawn, and that they wore the same clothes
as when giving exhibitions on the stage The
jury found verdict of guilty against John
Splann, William Baker, George LeBlanche
and John Floss. Sentence was deferred.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

DETROIT, Oct. A sensation was caused
here by the discovery that forged deeds and
mortgages, purpnrtlng to cover three lots of
valuable city property owned by John F.
Baisch, bad heen negotiated. The swinde
has been managed by Cornelius Somhers,
and another man who personated Baisch in
the transactions These two men have real
lied about s12, 600 by their rascality. They
have disappeared and the police are unable
to get any trace of them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

JAMESTOWN, d. 7, Oct A report re-
ceived here from Elbrdge, ten Piles west of
here on the Northern Pacific, says that a
prairie fire is raging there and that the
village is in danger of destruction. All the
residents are out fighting the fire, and in re-
Spouse to request for and Northern Pacific
train with ti,ty mer has left here to help
save the town. Prairie fires are also raging
in other directions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct I.-The acting
sec etary OF war has transmitted to congress
a report of Maj. Lydecker on the alleged de-
fects in the Washington tunnel, which have
been the subject If a large newspaper sensa-
tion within the past few weeks. The report
states that so far defects to remedy which
will cost $500, have been discovered. The
government has in its hands $4,000 due the
contractors, and will hold it until the defects
in the construction and work on the tunnel
are remede l. and the work done to the sat
iSfaction Of the government
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE forty-ninth session
of toe Rock river conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church was inaugurated Tues
day evening in Western avenue church by
social reception to the members Rev. DR.
C. b. Vaudeville. pastor of the church, pre-
sided and after the opening devotional ex-
ercises he introduced Hon j. L. Whitlock
who delivered an address Of welcome The
regular business of the conference began
Yesterday morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

COLUMBIA. s. C.. Oct. AT meeting Of
the city board Of health yesterday it was re-
solved 10 invite refugees from all yellow
fever dis ricts 10 come to Columbia. The
CITY has not been quarantined against any
locality, and has been open to all who might
come, but yesterday the gates were formally
thrown open to refugees from any or all the
infected districts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 1.-The United
States minister at Hayti has informed the
state department that in fight between the
forces of General Thelemaque and Legi-
time on Sept. IS, Gen. Thelemsque was
killed The fight tasted from 6 In the even
Ing I'm til Z the next morning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct 4-The twelfth an
nual congr 5 Of the American Secular
union VIII he he'll at Lafayette hall, this
city, commencing Friday The Secular
union, has nov 1nl societies established in
nearly in every large city in the United
States, and membership of over 5000 1t
has or its mot5n and object the total separs
tion Of church ami STATE 1t is expected that
2uU delegates VII be present
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

WASHINGToN CITY. Oct i-The following are
the WeatEer indications for thirty six hours from
S p M. YESTERDAY For Ohio. Indiana. Illinois
upper Michigan, lower Michigan and Wisconsin
Fair weather, followed THURSDAY night by rain
Cr STOW on the lakes; warmer, southeriy winds
For lowa-Eair, warmer weather; southerly
UIntl-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
SIX DEATHS AT JACK soNWLLE.
The Situation Hopefui-A Refuge Opened
In South Carolina.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 4-There we're
seventy-three Lew cases and six deaths dur
ing the twenty-four hours ended at p. m.
yesterday. The deaths we're: ]. j. Daniel.
NJ Stewart Dun, David johnson, Edna
White, Rev ID. C. Barbour, an infant Of
Mrs. Ponette r. D. Baker, of The Cincin-
natl Post, is convalescent Mrs. H K In
graham is critically ill. Rev A c. Bar.
bour, who died yesterday, was Episcopal
rector at Lavilla His family are at the old
home in Illinois.
About thirty five extra nurses will be
shipped away to-day at the expense of the
committee on medical aid. The situation
yester lay was hopeful, and the city would
have been cheerful, but for the death of Col.
Daniel, who is deeply mourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
Daring Attempt at Jail Delivery

New LISBON, O., Oct, i-Charles Brown,
a notorious horse thief. confined in the
county Jail, threw snuff in the eyes Of the
turnkey yesterday afternoon and knocked
him down. His intention was to liberate ali
tue prisoners in the Jail, but the turnkey
raised the alarm and prevented it. Brown,
however. made his escape. He is a daring
criminal aud wanted for a succession Of rob
berleS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. A special to
The Age from Decatur says the thermometer
fell TO 81 degrees yesterday morning and
there was slight frost A postoffice has
been established just outside the city limits,
and one Of the newspapers will appear to-day
for the first time in three weeks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct. Annie Knoxville, a
Frencbman, and said to be the son of the
French consul at Cairo, Egypt, was arrested
here yesterday on a warrant charging him
with the making of counterfeit silver dol
lars TIE police have also arrested another
counterfe.er in connection with Monvilie,
but they will not now give his name
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

VIENNA, Oct 4-Emperor Francis Joseph
and Crown Prince Rudolph met Emperor
William at the railway station here on his
arrival at 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
After warmly embracing each other the
party were driven to the imperial palace.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

KANSAS CITY, No, Oct. 4.-Tbe banking
house of Shanklin & Austin, of Trenton the
oldest bank in northern Missouri, closed its
doors yesterday morning The immediate
cause was the failure of the Traders bank of
Chicago. The bank had been doing business
since 1850
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

They say Bigelow is suing Bette and
the Baby" for half their gift money, but
the baby don't care sou, so long as it
can get plenty CT DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct 4.-President Yerkes yester.
day afternoon notified the committee ap-
pointed by the drivers and conductors of the
north side car lines that the company had no
further proposition to offer and was ready to
stand on the ground it had already taken, no
matter what the result might be- 1t is re-
ported that 800 men were hired in Pittsburg
last Monday to come to Chicago in case the
lines are ted I'm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

RICHMOND, Va, Oct 4-The Virginia ex-
position the first ever held in this state, was
formally opened yesterday at noon. Mrs
Lee. wife of the governor, started the
machinery in motion by plucking rose
from boquet to which were attached cleo
trical wires. Fully 10000 people were in at
tendance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

OMAHA, Ngh Oct 4-Tuesday the en-
ploye- Of The Herald, Of this city, forwarded
the following 10 jacksonville Draw on
The Herald Publishing company at sight for
Sl45 - contributed by the employees OF this
paper Tor the benefit Of the yellow fever
sufferers"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

The college hat, or mortar board, is be-
coming fashionable for street wear by
London women. Leather belts of great
size and coarseness. with steel buckles,
are also showing up.