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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Mixed Little Rhedy.
She Tackles Too Many ckets
for Her Size.
THE aHspLTA DOUBTFUL ELECTION

Davis. Democrat, Leads, but the Decision
Goes to tho Legislature, Which Is Close
Tho New voters-senator Farweu on
Civil Service Reforrn-A Democrat on
the Race Decentralization Harrison's
Southern Poiicy--An ONCE Declined.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 4-The returns
up to IL o'clock last night indicate a plural
ity for Davis, Dem, for governor, but the
election will probably not be decided by yes
terday's voting. The size of Davis plurality
will not be known until the vote of this city
is made up The two big Democratic wards,
the First and Tenth, are yet to be heard
from.
The fourth party, whose sole object was to
oppose resubmission to the people of the pro-
hibitory amendment, was solidly established
in remarkably short time, and was made
up largely of Republicans. In Providence
and most of the towns they joined the third
or Prohibition party on the legislative ticket,
the result being that while there were four
general tickets there were only three legis-
lative ticket, and while the state ticket fails
of election by the people the legislative ticket
is mostly elected.
The fourth party vote is big one. In this
city IL Is four times as big as the Prohib-
itory vote, and the two combined are fatal
to any hopes of a majority OF the leading can
didates
One OF the curious fea lures of the election
Is the apparent absence from the polls of the
1900 new voters who were expected TO cast
their first vote under the enlarged suffrage
laws II these new recruits all voted there
must have been an equal number of old
voters who abstained from voting
The legislature figures up: Senate-Re-
publican, 10; Democratic, Ia. House-Dem-
ocratic, "a; Republican, 80 Neither branch
is full, no election occurring in many places
The election Of Slocum, Dem over Rogers,
Rep, for attorney general is conceded
Rogers was largely scratched by the Re
publicans. Democratic gains along the
Blackstone valley from Pawtucliet to Wood
socket are .arge, probably owing to the new
voters
LATER. The election for governor is very
close. This city shows almost unprece-
dented Democratic gains, every ward but two
going Democratic. Davis majority in this
city amounts to l,553 East Providence and
South Kingston are yet 70 be heard from
The Democrats do not claim DAVIS election,
and close figuring shows that he will lack
about 600 of q majority. Attorney General
Slocum, Dem is the only man on the state
ticket who is elected The Democrats have
hopes OF getting the legislature with the help
Of the towns where now elections must be
held
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Oklahoma Land Regulations.

WASHINGTON Cry, April 4-People de-
sirous of getting land In Oklahoma will be
required to swear that they did not settle
prior to 10 IN. April %, 1899. Soldiers and
others who ha 70 heretofore made homestead
entries of less than 100 acres can make entry
of such quantity of Oklahoma land as added
to previous entry will equal 1850 acres each.
No land scrip Of any kind can be used. Acts
of violence in forcing other settlers off the
land will pre-. udice the department against
the settler who commits the acts of violence.
The heirs of settler who is killed in defend
ing his land hive the same rights as the set
tier if living. Amy settler who makes pre-
tence of residence and improvement and fails
TO comply with the law will be liable to have
a contest commenced against his entry.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
ABBREVIATED 1ElEoRAMS.

1t is stated that the sultan OK Turkey has
discovered the existence of a plot to depose
him and place his brother and heir upon the
throne
An Oklahoma colony has been organized
at Washington and several young lawyers
will leave there to locate new land districts
in the Indian territory.
The switchmen on the Erie railway at
Buffalo, n. Y, have struck because, az
they say, the company is gradually replacing
them with non-union men.
Senator Hoars special committee on rela-
tions with Canada will meet in Chicago May
s, and proceed west to Seattle and Tacoma,
returning by way of the Canadian Pacific
road
The pension frauds reported found at New
York are young Sigel's stealings His father,
the gallant Gen Franz Sigel, has paid his
shortage so far as they have been made
known
There is street car strike con" at
Rochester, n. Y, and the company is hiring
new men. A very few cars were run
Wednesday, the strikers making no attempts
at disorder
Robert Garrett and party arrived at Rich
mond, Va. Wednesday night The ex-rail-
way president weighs 207 pounds, looks
quite well, aud is reported to be steadily i'm
proving in health
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record is
advised that the Redemann-T ilford Steel
company has purchased the Home Steel
works at Pittsburg, and will remove that
plant to Louisville, Ky
Pittsburg, Pa, and vicinity is suffering
from an epidemic of suicides There have
been eight attempts within q few DAYS. Two
unsuccessful self -assailsnts are now prisoners
In the Central police station.
whiriwind visited Baltimore Wednss-
day evening and unroofed a number Of
houses and blew down chimneys The
schooner Nellie was capsized in the Patapsco
and wrecked The crew were saved
The house of Abner Bascomb, at Marietta,
Ga, burned Tuesday night Bascomb's
young son and two girls were cremated 1t
Is thought the girls were assaulted, then
killed and the house burned TO divert suspi-
cion
Rev. DIR. Beecher, aged IS years, brother
OF the late Henry Ward Beecher fell beneath
train wednesday night at Brooklyn, n. ",
and his left leg WIS run over and crushed
Owing to his advanced age the injury may
have serious consequences.
John Deburner and Thomas Datson had q
desperate fight with axes Tuesday at Auburn.
Richie county, w. Va. Deburner was
hacked over the head and shoulders so fright
fully that he died III a few moments, but In
his dying struggles dealt Datson a fatal
blow.
sausage factory at Montreal; three
stories high, fell to pieces Wednesday morn
ing, and sixty employees narrowly escaped
death. Two girls, Eliza Marling and Katie
Byrnes, were seriously injured, being cut
about the face and bead and legs, and one in
ternaliy injured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
who Really Lost.

The appended paragraph is is from the
"masheen" sheet OF this morning and
what OF IL is not folly, is absolutely false:
Mr.. McConochie's majority is small
but all sufficient. II would have been
much larger but for trick that some Of
the democratic poll-workers practiced on
German voters who are not accustomed
to reading names in Roman capital let
tiers. They found that Mr.. Joseph L.
Haas, the republican nominee for city at
torney, was widely popular with his fell
low~countrymen Gas well as citizens OF
all nationslities) and after asking a man
IL he wanted TO vote for Haas and re,
ceiving an affirmative answer. would
show the "Hass" on the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Haas estimates that he lost
$50 direct votes. making difference of
800 In his majority. by this sharp prsc.
tioe. And McConochie and every repub-
lican candidate on the city ticket was
similarly defrauded--aDd Magistrate Ben
nett undoubtedly lost his election by It.
The truth is that Mr.. J. l.. Haas
really gained.st Mr.. Fred Hass' expense
as new count which will most surely be
demanded, will show. II is exceed
ingly doubtful il Mr.. j. L. Haas
made any such silly statement as the
ONION attributes to him about his losing
$50 votes by his name having been taken
for that of Mr.. Fred Hass.
AS to the statement that Bobby Bennett
lost his election by similar misunderstand-
ing. it can only be said that it is too utter
ly ridiculous to comment upon. The trou.
BILE with Benefits defeat was, that there
was entirely too good an understanding
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
"WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR"
Senator Farweli Has a Few Words to sa
Upon That Matter.

Upon That Matter.
CHICAGO, April 4.-Senator Farwen
reached homo yesterday. In the course of u
conversation regarding politics he said:
"Ihere are two issues that will be before
the people and country in the very near
future unless the tariff or some other ques-
ton diverts attention for while: First, an
election is for something Flanagan's idea,
What are we here forr is not, perhaps, the
right one, but the result Is that one party or
the other succeeds in winning-whata The
offices. And to carry that idea out to its
logical conclusion all the offices shou Id be at
the disposal of the successful party
every one of them. On the other hand
we have the civil service reformers / re-
ceived a pamphlet the other day from an ad-
vocate of the idea which urges that every
thing below a cabinet office shall be perma-
nent. The doctrine as it is practiced now is
TO let the little officers stay in, notwith-
standing changes in the administration. This
is the beginning. The plan preached in the
pamphlet is the second stage Next will
come the third, permanency in ali the Offices
president, senator, representative in con-
gress and everybody. What shall we hold
elections for if the plan advocated i'll the
pamphlet prevailsi This is the logical out
come Of the civil service idea and you can
not escape it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
DIR. AIarn Heard fro,n.

Dies MONIES, April 4-Dr. E. s. Aborn,
the manager Of the Montana Investment
company, lottery enterprise, whose head
quarters have been at Helena, and which has
for its capital pr ze the Aborn house property,
in this city, reached here yesterday. He de-
MES the published report that he left the
ticket-holders in he lurch, and declares that
the reason he left Helena was that the legis-
lature just closed passed an act prohibiting
lottery and gift enterprises and that he was
compelled to seek headquarters elsewhere.
He has located al Bots City, Idaho, and viii
conduct the business from that point. The
drawing will certainty take place July 80. be
says, or money viii be refunded to ticket
holders
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
THE BURNING RACE QUESTION.
Remarks of Maryland Democrat ON the
Subject.

Remarks of IA Maryland Democrat On the
Subject.
BALTIMORE. April 4.-The Democratic
state central committee met here yesterday.
Mr.. Stevenson Archer, chairman of the COM
mittee, commenting upon the race question,
which is now the cause of so much solicitude
in the south. said: "The issue has already
been made by tho Republicans, and is moth
ing more nor less than the Hoar bill in the
United States senate, which seeks to con-
troll elections for congressman and iegisla-
tors in all the states, aud Is espe-
cially aimed at the southern states.
The question will be regarded as one of race
domination. Our reverses last year in Mary
land were owing to the largely increased
colored vote which at the last registration
was swelled 5 per cent, while the Demo
cratic vote increased one-fourth Of one per
cent or the 81, 900 Republican votes last
year three-fourths were negroes. This ques-
ton Of race domination is clearly presented
by the Hoar resolutions, and il this issue Is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Northern indiana NIethodists.

LA GRANGE, Ind, April 4-The thirty
sixth annual SEES sion of the North Indiana
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
is in session here, with large attendance Of
ministers and elders, nearly all the charges
in the conference being represented Re
ports from all the districts In the conference
showed them to be in excellent condition.
w. L. Spencer, representing the Church Ex-
tension society, delivered brief address, in
which he stated nat the society had assisted
607 churches in Il past year and 2, 050 in the
past five years. In that period the sum paid
out exceeded 100000, and by July the
amount OF applications would reach $500, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04

A Gotham Broker Makes Himself Liable
for 81 900. 900 In Stock.
NEW YORK, April Russell Sage, who
for years has enjoyed the reputation of being
the greatest put and call broker that Wall
street ever saw, has rival in the person Of
Heman CLARK, Of the firm of O'Brien &
Clark, the contractors Mr. Clark has sold
"put" of 10, 200 shares of ST. Paul preferred
at s7s< fat, the stock to be put, if at all, only
on the 9th day of October next, precisely at
2 o'clock in tile afternoon. The cousidera-
ton paid to Mr.. Clark for this privilege was
8 per cent, or $4,000. The magnitude of
this TRANSACTION, involving as it does the liza
bility Of Clarl to be called on to take UP and
pay for about q, 900 900 worth of St Paul
preferred is immense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
DEVASTATING PRAIRIE FIRES.

They Have Their Way I'm Dakota-Much
Property Destroyed-Loss of Life.
CHICAGO, A oril - Reports from Min
n,sota and Dakota tell terrible tale of de-
struction by prairie fires. The fires were
famed by tho wind, and were not to be
stopped by human power. Lesterville,
Mount Vernon and Leola are nearly swept
out of existence, the loss at the former two
places reaching $500, 900, and at the latter
S200, GOO Two hundred people are destitute
in Mount Vernon and several lives are re-
ported lost a great number of cattle and
sheep were creInated
Around Blount, D. T.. the whole country
is devastated anfsix miles west of Marshall,
Mimi, several farms were burned over
Half "A dozen turner's near Huron, d. T., lost
their houses, harms, and stock A girl was
lost in the flames at Highmore, and man
was burned to death near St Lawrence
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04

MADISON, Wis, April l-The senate yes
terday passed lot Of bills, among them the
following: Furnishing administrators, etc
for making false returns to assessors; dispos.
ing of surplus contributions for charities,
etr. prohibiting cock fights and dog fights
to pay chaplains of the Legislature sl5 each
TOR prayers; legali2ing business transacted by
secular societies OH Sunday. The house
passed the following among others: Requir.
ing bsrbed-wire fences to DO pig-tight; max
ing cable and electric railways liable for tax
alton; reducing interest on trust fund loans
10 o per cent ; permitting courts To allow d-
vorced women to take their former names; to
levy special taxes for INDECENT veterans and
fnmilitS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
GOVERNOR WILSON ON HIS MUSCLE.
The West Virginia Executive Attacks an
Editor nnll Is Eiected from q Store.

The West Virginia Executive Attacks an
Editor AMI Ii Elected from a Store.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April <.--While
Editor Reber, Of The State Tribune, was
standing in grocery store Tuesday night,
Governor Wilson came in. He approached
MIR. Reber shook his fist under the editors
nose and used very threatening language
Finally Mr. Reber's blood reached the boil
ing point, and soon editor and governor were
locked in close embrace. The men were
quickly separare ed by other men who were in
the place, and the grocer, who, it is under
stood has no good feeling for Governor VIII
son, ordered him to get out of the store The
chief magistrate refused to leave, and the
grocer thereupon forcibly elected him to the
street
The belligerent attitude of the governor
was due, 1t is alleged, to hostile feeling
manifested by Reber toward him for the
past six weeks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
uou,t Ger Caueht

This spring with your blood full of i'm
purities. your digestion impaired. your
appetite poor. kidneys and liver torpid.
and whole system liable to be Frustrated
by disease--but get yourself into good
condition, and ready for the changing
ard warmer weather. by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t stands unequalled for
purifying the blood, giving an appetite.
and for general spring medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
MooNshlNER SHOT AND KILLED.
He Gets Thirseen Bullets In His Body
His Wife In the Firht.

BENFIELD, ". Va, April Adjective
w. G. Baldwin, of the Eureka agency,
Charleston, w Va, and two assistants,
Eugene Robinson and Joe Wallace, shot and
killed William Moran, moonshiner, Tuesday
night, on Tug river, near the county line of
Mcdowell and Boone. They had been after
him for two weeks The officers fired fifteen
shots before Moran fell, thirteen of them
taking effect in his body. Robinson was
shot in the hand, Baldwin received q ball in
the wrist and Wallace was shot in the chin.
Wallace is said TO be seriously injured.
Moran's wife assisted him, shooting at the
officers. She was handcuffed and set to the
county Jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
The Election in Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 4.-The result of the city
election was the choice of Cregier for mayor,
Roesing for treasurer, Sugg for attorney,
Bransfield for clerk, and Mcconnell for cir.
cult JUDICIAL Democrats. or the aldermen
elected the Democrats got 10 and the Repub-
licans 10, making the new council stand 20
Democrats to 90 Republicans. The majority
for Cregier was II ,422; for Roesing, 10,O49;
for sugg, 1,l47; for Bransfield, SO, and for
Mcconnell, l0647.
In the town elections the Democrats car
ried their whole ticket on the west side, the
Republicans on the south side and on the
north side Chase, assessor. and Hayes, super
visor Democrats, and Ball, collector, and
Busse, clerk Republicans, were elected.
Hyde Park, Chicago's big suburb, also de-
feated the Republicans, the "citizens'" ticket
capturing the offices. The Republicans car
ried Lake View, another suburb.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Another Costly Blaze in chicago.

CHICAGO, April A fire broke out yes
terday morning in the wholesale parlor fur
niture factory of 8. Karpen & Bros, at a
and A South Canal street, shortly before 10
o'clock, and before the fire department could
be summoned the blaze had shot to the roof
and the entire structure was soon a mass
of fire. During the conAagration the two
upper floors fell in and nearly caught num-
Der Of flremen who were on the third floor,
but they all got out unhurt Karpen &
Bros. lose $40. COO, insurance s2s,0oo; New
man Bros, organs and pianos, lose SIS. 600,
insurance $50, 900; Henry Biedler loses s95,-
900, insurance $4,000, and one or two other
firms suffer smaller losses covered by insur-
auce
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
A Hunt for Old pih,es

Lord Hopetoun recently discovered acct
dentally, in the library of his country man-
sion, a copy Of the famous Mazarin Bible,
which he has since sold for nearly $4,000 Ali
tho impecunious peers in this kingdom are
now overhauling their libraries, in the hope
Of making an equally valuable find. The
Duke Of Marlborough cannot join in the
hunt, as he sold the Blenheim library long
since, as well as the ancestral pictures.
don Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Bids for an Armnred Marshin.

WASHINGTON CITY, April Bids for the
construction of the armored coast-defense
vessel provided for by congress were opened
at the navy department yesterday Cramp
& Sons, OF Philadelphia, bid 81, OLD, 900; the
Union Iron works, of San Francisco, 81, 62s,
$50; N. +. Palmer s. Co, of New York, 81,
600 900. The vessel is TO he $50 feet long, SO
feet broad, 40 tons displacement. She will
be protected by belt OF steel armor 10 inches
thick over the engines boilers and maya
zines, and inches thick forward and aft
The engines are to have ) 400 horse power
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04

SPRINsrIELD, Ills, April Eighteen sem
ators faced the chair when the state senate
was called to order yesterday. A couple of
hi lis were introduced, one changing the time
for holding supreme court sessions The
house had less than quorum present, and
the stock yards bill was made special order
for April 9. An an attempt To get up the
telephone bill failed. The general game law
came up and Philips moved to strike out the
enacting clause because the bill prohibited
hunting on Sunday, and that was the only
day the poor man had. 4 vote to table the
motion had big majority, but no quorum
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Difficult Nnyixation.

DETROIT, April 4.-The steamer Atlantic
got through thu ice in the St Clair river
Tuesday night end left for Port Huron yes
terday morning The ice in the river from
Harsen's island down to Lake St Clair al
most reaches TO the bottom of the river,
which perhaps explains the low water in
Lake st. Clair The Flora will not leave I'M
til next Tuesday. The City of Alpena left
for upper lake ports yesterday morning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
A Newspaper Man Biseds to Death.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 4-Henry ".
Pagenkopf, night editor Of The Sentinel, died
suddenly last night He had suffered with a
varicose vein on the left leg for some time,
which suddenly ruptured while he was at
work, and on his way home he dropped dead
In the street from the loss of blood. He had
been in the employ of The Sentinel company
for twenty-five years and had worked his
way up from the pos ton OF "deviL" He
was 4 years old and single
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
HARRlsoN's SOUTHERN POLICY.
He Outlines 1t to Delegation of Southern
Republicans.

He Outlines 1t to Delegation of Southern
Republicans.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 4.-The southern
Republicans here are good deal interested
in the result of the visit OF party Of South
Carolina Republicans to the president Tues
day and the southern policy outlined by the
president Oneenember Of the delegation
said, in speaking Of it: 1.-THE president actu-
ally lectured US He told us that it would be
the policy of the administration TO break up
mere organization for offices; those who
expected favors must have higher
ideas than mere ofiice-seeking, and
must be interested in all things
that would contribute TO build
up the interests Of the south He told us
that he purposed to consult the best men of
the south as to the qualifications and accept
ability Of men applying for offices. He did
not want mere partisans, but did wish to Sc
cure men Of the highest order of moral in
tellectual, and political attainment The
president is evidently anxious to break up the
solid south, and he has outlined the policy in
his own mind, and from the way he talked /
think he proposes to draw to him the con-
sentative element of the south, and by an
equitable distribution make strong friends
for both himself and the party"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
The 20" Dynamite Case.

GENEVA, Ills, April 4--The testimony
against the alleged 90 railway dynamitsrs
Is still being taken in court here tits merely
repetition Of that given at the trials Of
Bauereisen and others here and at Chicago,
and which was given in these dispatches
some time ago The cross-examination Of
the witnesses 20 far has not weakened the
testimony.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
Russell's Address in Psrnell,s Case.

LONDON, April 4.-The courtroom was
crowded yesterday when Sir Charles Russell
resumed his argument before the Parnell COM
mission, and intense interest in his address
was manifested throughout. Russell commended
that the league was justified before God and
man. The issue of the commission depended
upon proof that Parnell and his colleagues
had, under the cloak of the land movement,
schemed to cause the commission of murder
and outrage. If there was no proof, then the
commission must declare them to be men
earnestly striving to lift an intolerable bur-
den from the shoulders of the people.