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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26

THE United States has 81 S76 postoffi-
ces. as against IS 6S9 in Germany II. 5S7
in Great Britain and 1895 in France.
Excluding Germany. the United States
has shout as many postoffices as all of
the countries of Europe combined, and
is adding to the number at the rate of
about 1000 per annum. In the gross
postal revenue. the United States stands
first with $50. 6e5, 176 10, while that of
Germany is S45 1874 .357; of Great Brit
ain. $42. 1862 ,346, and of France. $2S, .
779,30l. The present rate of postage in
this country are, everything considered.
the lowest in the world. In the length
of its mail routes the United States is far
ahead Of any other country, with 403, 966
miles, while those of Germany aggregate
only IS. 6S5 miles. those of Great Britain
A, 275 miles, and those of France 65, 1874
miles; and in the mileage of mail service
annually performed, the United States Is
immeasurably ahead of all other nations,
the service of this country amounting TO
2S7 1851 ,045 miles. that of Germany to
l32,011 1856 miles, that of Great Britain
TO SO $50. ga miles. and that of France
TO 90, $3.50, S03 miles.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
THE EMEUTe AT CARRlCK.
O'Brien Hides Himself in the Country
Some More Turbulence.

O'Brien Hides Himself in the Country
Some More Turbulence.
DUBLIN, Jan. 26-It is estimated that
eighty persons were wounded in the riot at
Carrick-on-Suir Thursday 1t has transpred
that O'Brien, after leaving the courtroom
and escaping through the crowd, refreshed
himself at house near the police barracks
and drove to the country before the police
formed a Gordon around the town In the
evening he dined with select party at a
house situated few miles from Carrick on
SUR. His trial was proceeded with Yesterday,
despite his absence, and he was sentenced TO
four months Imprisonment
Mr.. Powell the editor of The Midland
Tribune, published at Birr, was sentenced
yesterday to three months imprisonment at
hard labor in Tullamore jail After the mag
istrate had concluded the sentence Mr. Pow
ell remarked that the condemnation was
'cut and dried" whereupon the Judge i'm
posed an additional penalty of seven days
in jail for disrespect to the court
A collision took place at Clonmel yester-
day between the police and the people, the
latter largely consisting of women and chill.
dren. The occasion was the Imprisonment of
Mr. Meaning, the secretary of the Waterford
branch of the National league. The crowd
surged forward and surrounding the prisoner
cheered him repeatedly. The police charged
upon the crowd with their batonS and the
latter retaliated with sticks and stones. A
large number of the mob were injured, many
of them having their legs or arms broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26

SATuR ,Al JANUARY 20 1888

The Exporl Society at Germany has
decided TO build the Floating Exhibi
ton P+lace If Germany" having raised
5000. 900 marks for the purpose. 1t pro-
poses TO build a ship to be called the
Kaiser Wilhelm. which will be the work
of German shipvards. According to
plans, the ship will be 584 feet long, 853
feet wide. and 46 feet deep. 1t will have
four engines propelling as many screws.
The material will be principally German
steel The cost OF a two years tour is
estimated at 3, 100, 900 marks. The in
come from the rented space. 900 to
1.200 marks for each booth-and from
sales will be. it is thought. at least T.
280, 800 marks. leaving n balance of 4,
40. 800. or over 1900, 600 marks annual>
ly,<a pretty sum on the pages Of the
ledger. Emperor William. 1t is sand,
has promised his aid to the enterprise.
and 1t is hoped that the vessel will sail
from Hamburg on her first voyage In the
spring of 1890.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
AGREED ON AN AGREEMENT.
The Railway Presidents at Chicago Gel
Things Very Nearly to- Their Liking.

The Railway Presidents at Chicago Gel
Things Very Nearly to Their Liking.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2G -AThe presidents of the
western roads reconvened at the Grand Pa
cific hotel yesterday, and during the day set
tied ali differences in regard to the agreement
for the proposed interstate commerce rail
way association, with the single exception OF
territory. This hitter question was brough,
up just before ad journment last night, and a,
there was some difference of opinion in regard
To the limits of the new association, 1t was re-
ferred to committee. This committee will
submit report to the presidents at theiI
meeting to-day, which, il adopted, will con
clude the labors Of the presidents
The representa- on at yesterdays meeting
was larger than On Thursday, all the road.
necessary to the yreement being represented
with the single exception of the Illinois Cen
trail. The agreement formulated at the New
York meeting wa taken up section by sec
ton and many minor notifications and
changes were made The clause providing
arbitration for the settlement of disputes
caused more discussion than any other II
was finally agreed to adopt the clause a
originally drawn, with the exception of the
section referring to rates. If the arbitrators
award fixing rate Is not satisfactory, any
road, by giving ten days notice. can estab-
lish Its own rates 1t was also agreed to re-
fer all questions arising under the agreement
to one arbitrator instead of three as pro.
vided in the original agreement The arbi-
TRAITOR, however, $ nall have the right to call
Two other perons who shall act In
an advisory capacity in matters In
regard to which the chairman is not fully in
formed. As all the roads, except the Illinois
Central, necessary to the agreement are in
favor of it, railroad officials feel very sanguine
over the result of the two days meeting. A
communication from Manager Jeffrey wa.
received by one of the managers stating that
while the Illinois Central was in harmony
with the object OF the proposed agreement,
Its management was Of the opinion that the
present agreements were good enough, and
that an agreement among presidents was nc
better than an agreement among general
managers
1t is expected that the presidents will make
short work of the question of territory. Fol.
lowing their adjo irnment q meeting of thu
managers will be ield next week, whsn the
details Of the new railroad association win be
further considered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
DOWN TO BUSINESS IN EARNEST.
Congress Does Good Days Work on APP
preparation Bills.

| Congress Does "a Good Days Work on An
preparation Bills.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan Ex-senator Gull
lom's credentials as senator for six years
more were filed in the senate yesterday. The
bill to increase the maximum for foreign
money orders TO 800 was passed, as was the
pension and military academy appropriations
The vote for the relief of the Louisiana state
bank was recOnsidered owing 10 new facts
which have come to light, and the bill was
recommitted. The antitrust bill was taken
up and an amendment agreed to
making trust liable for damages
TO those who are injured thereby
An amendment was offered bringing under
the penalties provided any one who shall act
as manager, agent, etc, OF a trust ninety
days after the passage of this bill, and debate
was going on when the bill was laid aside and
the Union Pacific funding bill taken up, but
nothing was done on it and another amend
ment TO the antitrust bill was offered max
ing the act apply whether the trust is a home
or q foreign concern. The District appro-
priation bill then came up and passed with
an amendment appropriatins $500, 900 for a
geological park on Rock creek Thirty pri-
vate pension bills were then passed, including
one lncrthSinS Tue penslOu VI hIS OeH TtOuS-
seaa to 500 per month, brief secret session
was held and the senate adjourned to Mon
day.
The house spent the day on the sundry civil
bill and adopted the amendments prescribing
steam-plate printing presses in the bureau of
engraving and printing The amendments
provide that no money is appropriated for
repairs to the presses; that l cent per 1000
impressions be paid the inventor as royalty,
and that unless he accepts this with the $500
already paid royalty on each press his ma
chimes shall not be used after the present fiscal
year. The appropriations for lighthouse re-
pairs and light-keepers' salaries were increased
by the addition in the aggregate of $50, 900
an amendment appropriating sl5OOOO to in
vestigate the arid lano irrigation question
was offered and a proposition to make the
amount $3.50, 900 made, but the committee rose
and an appropriation by joint resolution of
$500, 600 to the heirs of Capt. Eads for jetty
work was reported and referred. A recess
WIS taken to 7:5O at which time twenty nine
private pension bills were passed, and the
house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
Irritation in Germany
Over Bayard's Position on the
Samoan Question.
ENGLAND DIFFERS WITH BISMARCK

On the Same Subject-The ChancelIor's
Organ Says There Is No Need for the
Eagle to Scream-O'Brien Non est In
ventus. but Sentenced All the Samoa
Few More People dubbed by the Police
Courtesy to Phelps.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Lord Salisbury had a
long interview with Count Won Hatzfeldt, the
German ambassador yesterday. The pre-
mier was indisposed to accept the views en-
tertained by Germany regarding the Samoa
and Zanzibar difficulties, which he said were
inducing distrust ON all sides The admiralty
is preserving a mysterious silence with regard
to the naval reinforcements in Samoan and
Zanzibar waters. 1t is stated at the foreign
office that the United States government is
thoroughly in earnest in the stand it ha.
taken in Samoa. American naval officers in
Samoa, it is said, express complete confidence
In their ability to hold their own against any
thing they may have to contend with.
The Standards Berlin correspondent say,
that Secretary Bayard's implied attack upon
the policy of Germany in Samoa has created
great deal of irritation in official circles
though it is automatically suppressed Mean
while many persons think that England and
Germany should appoint joint professionals
over Samoa and that America should not and
would not object
BERLIN, Jan. 26.-The National zeitung,
referring to the action of the senate commit
tee at Washington on the Samoan affair, says
that the measures for the protection of the
autonomy of the Samoan islands are super
fuous, because it is not threatened by any
one The sole interest of America, the paper
says, consists in not allowing the good rela
lions with Germany to be jeopardized by d
few intriguing adventures
The Nossische Zeitung holds that it would
be a mistake to attach no importance TO the
measures taken by President Cleveland
merely because he is TO be shortly succeeded
by Mr. Harrison. 1t points out that the au-
thorlty for dealing vita foreign affairs rests
with the committee of the senate, and warns
the semi-official press that it would be unwise
to try to appease the German public with
"fallacious Illusions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
EOran Explains a Remark,

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2o.-During the
debate on the steam plate-printing presses in
the house yesterday Foran had read report
that he had said that he was glad that the
country had nearly reached a condition "when
no individual had the right to employ an
American freeman without permission Of
some society" Butterworth, he said, had re-
marked: I'VE have nearly reached a condi-
ton Of things in this country when nobody
has righ' to discharge" aud he lForanl had
replied: 81 am glad of it.D He had had ref
erence to the notorious fact that employers
did discharge their men because they were
American freemen, because they belonged te
societies and because they exercised the RICH,
to vote as they pleased
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
Church SERVICES

At Trinity church, services at 10:45
and p m, conducted by the Ri. Rev
Alexander Burgess, ID. D. bishop of the
diocese. Sunday school ut $50 m.
At the Augustana English Lutheran.
preaching at 10;45 IN. by the Rev Z F
Bartholomew, ID. D., pastor. Text, Matt.
81. Sunday school at $50 m, G. ".
Foss, superintendent.
At the Twentieth street Evangelical
Lutheran church, services at 10 m By
the pastor the Rev c A Mennicke. Text,
Mstth Will 10. Thema: Der Claude
Elm Wunderwerk. At $50 p N. Christ>
enlehre. At 2 p m, services -four miles
east of Moline
At the First NJ. E. church, preaching al
1O45 m and p m, by the pastor, the
Rev G W Cue. Morning subject: The
Immortal Soul" Evening subject: THE
Power of Conscience. Sunday school
at 9:15 IN. F Robinson, superintend-
ent. Young peoples class at 6 p m. @ E
Adams, leader.
At the Christian chapel, the Rev.
George Z Platt, pastor. Preaching at
10,45 am. Subject; Angel Ministries d"
Service also at 7;30 m, subject, "The
Forgiveness of Sins" Sunday school at
9:15 m. Fl. Fl. Sears. superintendent
Young peoples meeting NJ 9 D m, led by
the pastor. Christian mission room Sun
day school at 8 m.
At the Central PRESBYTERIAN church
the pastor, Rev. A. b Medium, will
preach tomorrow at 1045 a m, aud z D
m. Morning subject: The Use and
Abuse of the World" In the evening
the pastor begins 8 short series Of lec>
lures on adam" Subject of lecture.
|, Adams Creation. Sabbath school
and pastors bible class at $50 q On, Jas.
BufOrd, superintendent. Young peoples
prayer meeting at 9 pm.
At the Broadway Presbyterian church
the Rev. w. ). Marquis, pastor, will
preach at 1045, a. m, and z D. III.
After the morning sermon new members
will be received and the Sacrament OF the
Lords Supper administered. Subject in
the evening ''Presumptuous Belief"
Sunday school at $40 a m. DR.. J. w.
Stewart, superintendent Young peoples
meeting at 6;l5 m South Park Sun
day school at $50 p. m
At the First Baptist church, H. G.
Leland, pastor. services at 1O45 m
and 7:30 p m. Morning subject "Judg>
ment Beginning at the House of God"
and What of Sstsns SHARES, the Ball
and the Lottery Dressed in the Sacred
Guise of Charity7' Young peoples and
converts meeting at 6 m. Meetings will
be held every evening except Saturday.
Baptism Monday. Wednesday and Friday
evenings at o'clock. Sunday school at
s:3O m, j. W. WEIGH, superintendent.
Forty.fourth Street chapel Sabbath school
at 2:3O p m. Preaching at $3.50 p N.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
LeGISLATlNG FOR STATES.
Proceedings In the Assemblies of Fo,
States Briefly Given.

Proceedings In the Assemblies of -Four
States Briefly Given.
SPRrNGFIELD, Ills, Jan. 26-The senate
yesterday ordered to third reading an appro-
priation of SG5,O0O for salaries of assembly
employees. Bill were introduced: Providing
for a state" series Of school books; prohibit
ing the employment of aliens on any public
work; to tax dogs; exempting the seller of
his vote from punishment and making him a
competent witness against the buyer. In the
house bills were introduced Abolishing the
annual registration of pharmacists and re-
quring them to qualify but once, prohibit
ing the docking of horses tails
and names between June l and Aug. Is;
making the maximum rate of interest
per cent; consolidating the supreme court
of Illinois. 1t locates it at Springfield per-
manently and abolishes the present system of
alternating between Ottawa, Springfield and
Mount Vernon; to punish betting on elections
by fine OF not more than 81 900 OF imprison-
ment for not more than one year and dis
qualifying the better from voting at the cleo
ton; prohibiting attorneys going on the bonds
of their clients In criminal cases; prohibiting
physicians from giving testimony in courts
respecting confidential professional informa-
ton; requiring mine owners to pay the dig
gers for all the coal in the car, including
screenings, IA resolution providing for the
submission OF constitutional amendment
changing the system of apportoinnent for the
Legislature Both houses adjourned until
Monday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
DON'T SAY A WORDl
This Is "Straighr" and Comes from Right
Behind the Throne.

NEW YORK, Jan 6-The Heralds Wash
ington correspondent says: "The first real
and authentic cabinet news leaked out here
yesterday when q gentleman very near TO Mr..
Blaine announced to a few of his friends that
Mr.. Blaine has actually been offered the
secretaryship of state, and has signiied to Mr..
Harrison that he will accept
This is authentic, the gentlemen told his
club friends. Il am able to state il as a fact
and two places are now settled Mr. Blaine
will be MIR. Harrison's secretary OF state and
Mr.. Wanamaker, who is close friend of Mr.
Blaine, his postmaster general, not secretary
of the navy as the newspapers have it, The
treasury will 60 west, and Mr.. Harri-
son has urged Senator Allison to &C
cept it; but if he declines some
other western man will he found
Nothing else is settled and 1t is my belief
tn no other person will be decided on until
Mr.. Blaine and NJ. Harrison have either met
to consult or have fully interchanged ideas on
the cabinet question by letter Now that Mr.
Blaine has decided to accept the state depart
ment, naturally Mr. Harrison will consult
him as to the Other members who are to serve
under him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
AN EXTRA SESSION NECESSARY.
Burrows L. Positive on That Point-Ta
Enough on the Tariff.

Burrows Ii Positive on That Point-Talk
Enough on the Tariff.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 26.-"I shall tell
President-elect Harrison" said Representa-.
tive Burrows, one Of the most prominet can
didates for the speakership, to reporter,
shat not to have an extra session will be to
gamble with fate and court defeat. An ex-
ira session is an absolute necessity To post
pone the meeting of the Fifty first congress
until December will make it a physical i'm.
possibility to accomplish the legislation which
the contry needs before the campaign of 1890
The Republican party must meet the expect
atoms Of the people 1t has promised to leg.
tslate for the soldier revise the tariff aud pass
some kind Of an election law which will give
" freedom and security Of elections through.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26

A telegram from Eau Claire states that
mo reliable particulars of the reported
negotiations by agents of Frederick Wey-
erhauser. for $6.O0O.O0O or 100000
worth of Chippewa and st. Crolx river
pine can now be learned, but the idea
prevails that there is much Significance to
1t. Said leading pine man: There is
something going on. but it's quiet. I
don't know what II is, but it may mean
the purchase by the Weyerhauser corpor>
ations Of the big mill and pine interests of
the Knapp, Stout & company of Menom.
nee and St. Louis"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26.-In the senate yes
terday Dressier (Rep) called for the reading
of the testimony in the Ray Carpenter case,
and said it did not show that Carpenter had
paid cent for anybody's vote. The testimony
was read, and seemed to bear out Dressler's
assertion After long and heated debate a
resolution to unseat Carpenter was carried,
but one 10 seat Ray was rejected The gov
ernor will probably call new election imme-
diately, and the seat will not be vacant more
than two weeks. The house did a large amount
of business of little interest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
NOT A PlG-IRON TRUST"
40 important Move in That business, How.
ever-Its Features.

CLEVELAND, o, Jan. 26.-The Iron Trade
Review, of this city, announces that the man
ufacturers in pig-iron throughout the coun-
try have made one Of the most important
movements in several years 1t derives its
information from Mr.. George H. Hull an
iron commission merchant of New York, who
says: THE American Pig-Iron Storage War
rant company has been organized under the
general manufacturing laws with capital Of
81, 100000, and possesses none of the features
of trust or pool 1t is organized to develop
and secure improved methods and economies
in the production. storage, transportation.
distribution, handling, and sale of pig-irun
It's operations are not confined 10 any one
section of the country. 1t is similar in its
plan and features to the storage warrant sys-
tenn of Great Britain, which has been in sue
ceSSful operation there for many years. This
company went into operation in November
last, and has already formed connection with
many of the largest furnaces in the United
States ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26

SENATOR GIBSON. fered q resolution &c
correct The Record, and it would have come
up yesterday morning but Gibson made an
explanation to the effect that he had mad
vertently put the speech in The Record, and
that it was inaccurate. Thereupon Chandler
withdrew his resolution
Later In the day the New Hampshiresenator
renewed his resolution, and inquiry brings
out the fact that the official reporters say that
Gibson was perfectly aware of what was
being done, when the substitution was being
made; that he came into the reporters room
and, being shown a copy of the remarks
transcribed from the reporters notes, care
fully tore it up, and then deliberately wrote
the speech which appeared in The Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
DRIVEN TO STEALING.

Pitiable Case of Petit Larceny in a Min
neapolis Court.
MINNEAPoLIs, Jan. 26.-One of the saddest
petit larceny cases ever heard in the MUM
cipal court was tried yesterday morning in
the trial of young man named John Bass
ford, residing at S40S Third avenue south
He was caught stealing 10 cents
worth of wood from Stevens yard, at
Stevens avenue and Thirty fourth street,
about o'clock yesterday morning. An Off
Ger had been sent to watch the yard and
caught Bassford in the act. Incidentally it
was learned that Bassford had been married
about a year ago and that his first born is
now ad in his house, where 1t had been for
week because its parents were too poor to
hurry il
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
THE taking of the cen.

out the country, The taking of the cen
sus and the demand of the territories
for admittance, together with the settlement
of the thirty con tested election cases, must all
be provided for, and it will be impossible to
do it all before the beginning of the campaign.
II we do not meet until December the result
will be that we will go into the campaign
with our promises unredeemed and subject tc
the just criticisms of the people,"
"Do you think that the tariff question will
have to be gone over again in the next housesf
II do not The extended discussion had
upon the question in the house, the debate in
the senate, and the hearings which the senate
committee has gwen to the representatives OF
the various indt stries, seem to me to be all
that is either necessary or desirable"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26

through manipulate
ing the report of a
speech he recently
made in reply to
Chandler's remarks
on the Louisiana
elections. Gibson's
speech was very
brief as spoken, but
as put in The Record
was a long one, and
there were portions
of it that Chandler
didn't like, 80 he Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. pa great many pc
titions were introduced in both houses yester.
day to stamp out the pinery den evil, but ar
order has been made not to enter them on the
journals. Petitions were presented to restore
hanging for murder. bill was introduced
providing for mechanical institute to teach
railway engineering, etc The senate passed
bills for the relief of Ozaukee county on the
state tax matter, and giving Chippewa county
authority to issue bonds to pay an indebted
ness of $l05, Goo