Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-24

CONGRESSMAN LAwLER
mine laborers, and would speak tonight.
Messrs. LAWYER and Seattle arrived at the
Harper this morning, it being impossible
because of other arrangements to give
Rock Island any other time but tonight,
and the purpose being to devote an even,
| ing to both Rock Island and Davenport
Messrs. Brooks and Morton. have
been in the city several days. as hereto.
fore related, arranging for the meeting
Mayor McConochie, Deputy Sheriff Cav.
snsugh and Others were consulted and at
a meeting held in the ARGUS office at
$50 O'Clock. it was decided to call the
meeting at 40 tonight, instead of Mons
day night, and to urge that all be on hand
promptly at that hour, as Mr. Lawler and
Mr.. Seattle expect to speak in Davenport
after the Rock Island meeting. There
will, 1t Is unnecessary to state. be an i'm
mense meeting and all should attend
promptly and be prepared to give accord
ing to his means. Human beings in Iii.
nois are suffering for want of the ordina-
~ necesssries of life, and no one can Iis>
ten to the story of their situation without
giving if only mite.
The pillow shop band will donate its
services for music tonight. Bleuer's
band had been secured for Monday night,
but has other engagements for tonight.
THE CONGRESSMAN INTERVIEWED.
Congressman Lawler and Mr.. Seattle,
paid visit to Rock Island arsenal early
this morning. and the congressman after
inspecting the buildings and the work in
progress, returned to the city. and after
paying his respects to Congressman
Gest, was seen at ex>City Attorney Nc
Eniry's office by an ARGUS reporter, and
expressed himself as greatly pleased with
what he had seen. The dam. he said,
showed itself to he much needed i'm
proYement, and liberal sppropria-
ton should be made by congress for it's
completion. Other Improvements. the
congressman said. were pointed out to
him as necessary. and that he would use
his best endesvors to assist in securing
proper appropriations.
When asked as to his ideas of the
Heunepiu canal. Mr., Lswler said:
Il IL
of such a measure, and my support has
always been most enthusiastically giver
this particular project. l have Away,
favored any improvement that would give
a ship canal from the lakes to the Mis-
sissippi. and hope and trust that we shall
have one in the not far distant future.
The congressman opinion as TO the
prospects for the location of the coming
worlds fair was asked. aud he replied:
Il am for Chicago, first, last aud all
the time, and furthermore, l don't be-
lieve there is q shadow of doubt but
what Chicago will get it. 1 base this as
sertion on the fact as | believe it to be,
that great many who now favor Wash,
ington, will favor Chicago. ss between
it and New York. With the united
front of the south, west and northwes,
that this will give US, there seems to be
no doubt of Chicago's success"
Turning on to the subject of the min
ing troubles and sufferings, which have
really brought Mr.. LAWYER to Rock Isl.
aud, he was asked TO relate his expert
ences with the relief movement for the
suffering people, and he said:
Two months and half ago g canvass
was made among the business men of
Chicago for food and clothing. We SCI
cured two car loads and took them to
Braidwood, Coal City. Clark City and
Braceville. We found great deal of
distress existing. aud going back to Chi
cago renewed our efforts and got two more
cars loaded and took them to Spring Val
ley, Braidwood. LsSalle and other min
ing points in that vicinity. where we
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Chicago and mustered the third train
and took il to Strestor, where we
found six thousand people in great dis
tress. Then we commenced our canvass
outside of Chicago, which we are still
engaged in. We have been sending reg
ulariy since all we could get, but as there
were $4,000 people on the verge of star
walton at the outset, the first relief was
only temporary, and the number is nov
increased to "a. 900. 40 those who had a
little means laid by have exhausted il, and
are now forced to cast themselves upon
the public for help. Milwaukee, WIS.,,
and South Chicago, Elgin. Peoria,
Springfield and Quincy, in this state,