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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
Democratic success IN Illinois.


The st. Louis Republic says the proba-
bilities of democratic success in Illinois
this year are stronger than they were in
+ 1888, when the republican party polled
less than two per cent more of the total
vote than was polled for Gov. Palmer
In 1888 the independent movement in the
west had not begun. Under Mr.. Cleve-
land the money power of the east was
not able TO use the legislative and execu>
tive departments of government in over
riding western interests. as it lis doing
now. The prevailing influence of money
in politics was not so clear as it is now
after the developments of 1888. The me-
cessity of general movement in the west
/ for the protection of the rights of It's ag-
+ ricultural interests was obscured by par
tisan clack about little flags. blood,
wounds and glory.
] The conditions of 1890 are far more
I ognized western leader, Gov. Palmer is
again in the field, urging the people
of Illinois to give the state its true posi-
ton in the union as the leading state
of the west He represents the
right of Illinois to lead in the west and
of the west to lead in national affairs.
He represents, too, great reform, which
will take the senate from the control of
the capitalistic class and make it the or
I gan of the people OF the states as it was
J intended to be.
The republican party in Illinois, as
everywhere else, antagonizes this and
every other reform intended to release
the government from plutocratic control.
Its politics are twenty-five years behind
Z the times. During the civil war it was q
matter of supreme necessity to surrender
everything to eastern plutocrats. They
had the money; the government had the
overpowering need for it, and there was
nothing to do except come to their terms.
II was good politics then, but it Is not
BOOu poillCS III lOoO Witch u new ScutE-
alton has grown up; when the country
has increased vastly in population; when
the great agricultural west has expanded
and grown under the influence OF pOpu-
lation until it has the strength as we'll as
the needs OF giant.
Clearly the party which antsgonizes
the west, which attempts to keep it under
the control of the Northeastern money
power, which insists that capitalists and
money lenders shall have in peace the
same privileges they extorted from the
needs of the country in time of war;
clearly such party cannot maintain it.
self against such an awakening of the
people as has taken place since control of
house, senate, presidency and supreme
court gave the republican party oppor-
tunity to develop its real policy and to
show the country what republicanism
really means.
The Republic expects that Gov. Palmer
will be the next senator from Illinois, and
that as result of his magnificent CAM
for justice, democracy and the
rights ofhis state and its people. Illinois
will name the next president of the United
States.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
THE KNIGHTS IN COUNCIL.

Master Workman Lee Outlines the Stu
alton from His Point of View.
A meeting of the Knights of Labor from
all the local assemblies, and many in the
vicinity, WAS held yesterday. The meet
ing was held with closed doors Thomas
Caffney presided, and over 600 knights
were present. Master Workman Lee out
lined the present situation of the strike,
and declared that the knights would win.
He added: IF the situation requires it
will see that other bodies of the knights
come out. Many others on the Central
road will soon follow our example"
Waiting tor Powderly's Indorsement.
"The general executive board, he said,
1alone has the power to order out at one
time the men on the roads throughout the
country and any apparent delay in forcing
conclusion is because we are waiting
Endorsement by that body" Lee stated
that no conference had been had with
Powderly.
A vote of confidence was then given
Lee and the meeting decided to leave the
entire control of affairs in the hands of
their executive officers. A circular from
the executive district board DAG, of which
Lee Is the master workman, addressed to
sour fellow workmen ia the railway
service, and which asks for their assist
anoe and CO operation in the struggle now
pending, was read.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
British Editors ON Newman

LONDON, Aug l3.-All of the papers
print euiogistic notices of the dead car
dinal. The Post says that a great many
persons who did not sympathize with his
teachings will feel the poorer that he is
dead. The Chronicle says that English
men will probably unite in demanding
that he be buried in Westminster abbey.
The Times devotes seven columns to his
life and career, bestowing upon him the
highest praise Though he is gone, The
Times says, the saint and the poet that
were in him survive. The Standard saw:
NO English churchman doubts that be
will have glorious reward.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
ROW ~ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The IrrepressibIe Tanner Fires a Blast at
Matthews.

The IrrepressibIe Tanner Fires Blast at
Matthews.
LONDON, Aug. ban extraordinary
scene was enacted in the house of COM
mons last evening while Matthews, the
home secretary, held the floor. Mat
thews was addressing the house in reply
to severe censures which had been passed
upon his method of dealing with the
matter of-capital sentences, when he was
interrupted by Tanner. member for the
middle division of Cork, who exclaimed:
"How about Dungarven?" To this Mr.
MATHEWS replied: Il do not know who that
vulgar interrupter is"
Came Near Being "a Riot.
Tanner Immediately appealed to the
chairman, who justified the expression
which Matthews had made use Of Upon
this Tanner sprang to his feet and in a
loud and angry voice denounced the home
secretary as "the dirtiest skunk that had
ever sat upon the treasury bench" A
scene of intense excitement followed,
members demanding that the words be
taken down, others shaking their fists at
one another and still others bandying
ephithets. At this juncture Sc yton APP
preached Tanner and with considerable
difficulty persuaded that gentleman to
withdraw the offensive word and offer an
apology.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
Base Ball Records.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The scores on the
diamond yesterday were as follows:
League: At Boston-Boston /, Philadel
phia O; batteries-Nichols and BENNETT,
Smith and Clements At Pitt sburg-
Pittsburg ~ Chicago 10; batteries Gum
bert and Decker, Hutchinson ard Kit
fridge. At New York-New York 8,
Brooklyn o; batteries-Rusie and Buckley.
Caruthers and DAILY. At Cleveland
Cleveland /, Cincinnati 9; batteries Smith
and thinner, Rhines and Harrington.
Brotherhood At Boston-Bo ,ton 1.
Brooklyn 4; Observation-Disclosures and
Kelly, Weighing and Kinslow AT Cleve-
land-Cleveland Z, Pfttsburg 12; batteries
-Bakely and Sutcliffe, Maui and Carroll.
At New York-New York 2, Philadelphia
l; batteries-Ewing and Ewing, Bu ffinton
and Milligan. At Chicago-Chicago L.
Buffalo o; batteries-King and Boyle,
Haddock and Mack.
Western: AT Kansas City-On aha 5.
Kansas City 6; at Denver-Sioux City 6,
Denver 0; at Lincoln (Neb. (--Milvraukee
10, Lincoln g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
A Federal Judge Summons Posse an
the Ruffians Light Out.


the Ruffians Light Out.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Aug. 13.-As passen-
ger train No. So, north bound, on the
Richmond and Danville railroad reached
a point six miles north of Lexington Mon
day night, two Strengthening men who
had got ON the cars at Lexington pulled
the bell cord. Conductor Morris saw the
act and demanded an explanation.
you'll see" was the only answer he could
get. The conductor hurried into the next
car, signalled the engineer to go on, and
then appealed to r. F. Dick, federal
judge, to arrest the men. Judge Dick
summoned posse, but the two st rangers,
seeing them coming, ran to the platform
and jumped off the train, which was GO
ing at good speed. 1t is suppose the
object of the men was robbery. They
were heavily armed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
Frank Collier I'm Trouble Ar.in.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 13.-Frank j. Col.
lier. the eccentric Chicago lawyer, who
left the city without paying fine i'm
posed upon him in the municipal court
for assaulting telephone boy at the
Plankinton house, returned to the city
Tuesday and was Immediately placed I'M
der arrest and is now locked up in the
county Jail, The fine and costs amount
to SO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
Beaver,s Case Soon Settled.

ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, Aug. IA negro
named William Beaver attacked Mrs.
Lucy Alternately last Friday, but she beat
him off and he fled. On the evening of
the same day Beaver made similar at
tack upon colored girl and was arrest
ed. Later in the evening crowd of men
took him away from the sherif and hanged
him to tree.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
A criminal bv whole.als.

LONDON, Aug. 13.-A prominent music
teacher named Neumann has been SEN
fenced to fifteen years imprisonment, in
Berli N, for assaulting girls among his pu-
pills The evidence brought against him
disclosed the fact that he had taken ad-
vantage of twenty-eight girls, whose ages
range from IA to 20 years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. -
On the board of trade to-day quotations were
as follows: Wheat-No. August, opened
as,4c, closed si.OlI4c; September, opened
sl.Wl4, closet Sl.0s. Corn-No. Septern-
Der, opened 49Isc, closed 493sc: October.
opened 5Oisc, closed 1850; May. opened aslsc
closed 5ssc. 0ats-No. 2 September, opened
Ssesc, closed Ssssc; October opened and
cosed =; May. opened 4l5sc. closed 4lssc
Pork-September. opened and closed eli. Is;
October, opened and closed SlO.75: January.
opened sl27o. closed sls.6o Lard-Septem-
Der. opened S6.2sI6 closed s6s7ls
Live stock-Union stock yards prices: Hogs
Market opened active; best grades at 56etOc
higher. common lots un changed; light
grades, SsIo14.t6; rough packing, s3.s5G3es
mixed lots. S3.55@ia5; heavy packing and
shipping lots, S365ln4 10.
Ca'tie-Market strong; beeves SaS5d4 So
bulk, S.@s14.l5; cows. &..a0t2 stockers and
feeders. ssSb3.oO, Texans lOc higher, S2oO.1
$50. Sheep-Msrk steady; native NUT
tons, Ss751p5.40; lambs Sb.ODh565
Produce: Butter-Fsncy separator. l9;x6salc
per N: fine gathered cream, Is sl6 fine to goo
limitations, 10 bl,c; diaries, finest fresh, lsnl@,:
fresh packing stocks. 6J7c. Eggs-Strictlv
fresh, l2ml3c per doz. Pouitry-Ch.ckens
hens, s1eDac per H. spring chickens. Inr:
ROSTERS, 5QS5Isr; turkeys, mixed lots, aaslap;
ducks, Saec; spring ducks, l0lllic; geese. Sans
per doc. Potatoes Early Oaio s27ba3.eO Der
bbi New Jersey Rose, fs500S. IS. Apples
New Illinois green, SIS a. 50 per Dbl Berries
Huckleberries- 50G75c per box; Sls0 Der l6-nt
case. ackherries-Michigan, sI0OsbI.5, per
lB-qt case.
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. L.
Wheat-No +. red winner, <l.4lS cash: do
september. $40 u; do October, Sl3ls Corn
No. mixed cash. 55Isc do September.
dc; do October, 55ssc. Oats-Steady; No 3
mix d cash, AIac; do SEPTEMBER, 4is4c; do
October, 43L4r. Rye-NominaI. BARLEY
Nominal. Pork-Dull; mess, STARVATION
Lard-Firm; September, s6.52; October
$3.50
Live Stock; Cattle-Firm; no trading in
beeves; dressed beef, firm; native sides. 8Iza
Ilsc = n. Sheep and Lambs-M Market firm for
all gradts S, at slight advance from Yesterday:
sheep "a 2SI575 100 ms; lambs, e.. Oas,5
Hogs Nominally firm live hogs, s4loa4.5O Q
100 rs.
Rock leland.
Hay-Upland prairie, % 5O011.Oo
-Timolny-E 500$ Q So
Hay-Wild, 5000.
Corn--35c
Oate-a7 80
I osl-Soft11o
Cord wood$s 8 0S4Jr0.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
PoWoERLYs PAPERS REMARKS.
Webb Charged with Making War on tn
KNIGHTS r,f ahnr

Webb Charged with Making War on the
Knights of Labor.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 13.-This weeks
Journal of the knights of Labor contains
an editorial on the New York Central
strike, accusing Vice President Webb of
having Systematically provoked the strike
by his overbearing, naughty and arbi-
trary treatment of employees. The editor
ial believes Webb's first effort is to de-
stroy the Knights of Labor as an organi-
zation, after which he will direct his at
tention to the engineers and firemen's
brotherhoods. The Immediate cause of
the strike was evidently carefully planned,
and discharge of men who were in any
way prominent in the ranks of the
Knights of Labor, regardless of their
competency or faithfulness to their du-
ties as employees, followed Vice Presi-
dent Webb invariably refused a hearing
to committees of the employees which
called upon him, and left no other re-
source but to strike.
Bid for Outside Help.
The Journal says that Mr. Webb will
have no regard for life or limbs of the
travelling public, and in carrying out his
own plans will not hesitate to place trains
and switches in the hands of incompetent
men. The editorial concludes as follows:
THAT the cause of the men is Just we
know, but we also know that the fact of
its justice does not insure its success;
That true wisdom would counsel O Their
organized bodies employed on the road
to make common cause with the men en-
gagged in the struggle for the right to or
ganize Is true, but unfortunately this
true wisdom has been 80 often lacking in
the past that we cannot, with any Ger
tainty, count upon its presence now"
TURBULENCE AT CLOoUeT, MINI.
Militia Ordered to the Scene of Trouble
-BIoodshed Imminent.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug l3-Dispatches
received last evening from Cloquet show
that strike of the $50 or 200 mill hands at
that place is becoming more serious every
hour, and it is thought that il will be i'm
possible to avoid bloodshed The sheriff.
unable to cope with the mob of strikers,
swore in all of the deputies that he could
get hold of. Late yesterday afternoon the
sheriff telegraphed Governor Merriam to
theeffect that with the few men he was able
to secure he was entirely unable to do any
thing with the strikers, and called for the
aid of state troops.
Troops Arrive from Duluth.
In the absence of the governor and
Adjt. Gen. Mullen, Col Bobleter com
mander of the Secopd regiment state ma
tional guard, Immediately put hi mself i'm
direct communication with the sheriff
and county attorney at Cloquet Both of
the latter officials again requested imme-
date action and Col. Bobleter has ordered
Company from Duluth to start at once
for the scene of the trouble. Company K
loft Duluth at 1855 last night. Col.
Bobleter left at ILLS n m
Delaware Democrats.
DOVER, Del, Aug. 13-The state Demo.
cratic convention met yesterday and NOM
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
Delaware Democrats.

LOVER, Del, Aug 13-The state Demo
cratic convention met yesterday and nom.
mated X j. Reynolds, of Kent county. fo
governor and John W. Causey for con
eress. Ex-Secretary Bayard made tn,
principal speech.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13

ROCK Inland.
Hay-Upland prairie, % 5O111. 90
hay-Timotny-e7 500$.9 so.
Hay-Wild, 5000.
Corn-35c.
Oate-27 a 90
osl-Soft11o
Cord Wood$s 8 0S4.r0.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31
A Point in Corn Culture.

! A great deal of injury is done to corn
by,deep, close culture with the double
shovel plow Or any other implement that
sewers or greatly disturbs the roots.
Flowing deep and close to the hills is
harmful at any time, but especially late
in the season, as the larger roots devel-
oped late and those which originated
earlier in the growth of the plants are
cut or pulled Off To ascertain the ex-
tent of the damage from such cultiva-
ton trial was made at the Minnesota
experiment station. Rows Of corn were
thoroughly root pruned to the depth Of
six inches and at the same distance
from the hills on all four sides. The first
root cutting was done when the plants
were seven inches high and the second
when at height of fifteen inches. The
effect on the growth Of the corn was
very marked. Contrasted with similar
rows adjacent not root pruned the aver
age difference in yield was thirteen and
half bushels of corn and one-quarter
ton of fodder per acre against disturb
ing the roots. In another experiment.
made just as the corn was 'laid by"
root pruning at the distance of eight
inches from the hills lowered the yield
three bushels to the acre. At this stage
of their growth killing up four inches
around the plants with the hoe had no
apparent effect.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31

we'll draw the rows, remarks J. w. Nc
Neil, OF Crystal Springs, Miss, in the
Southern Horticultural Journal, and
plant the trees in these burrows or ridges,
about the depth they grew in the nursery.
The trees should be clearly topped
nothing but the main branches left, and
stand about eighteen or twenty inches
high, being careful to leave few v.gor-
Gus buds on or near the point where the
tree is cut off. The regulation OF the
head of the tree will then be left to the
will of the grower. To this there is one
point particularly important; that is, to
shape the head of the tree SO as not to
allow the sun to fall ON the southwest
side OF the tree; if it should that side Of
the tree will be blistered and the tree be-
gin to fail
AS to fertilizers for the peach tree | am
certain, after years of observation, that
anyone who applies much nitrogen to
peach trees will do so at the risk OF the
life of the tree and the rotting of the fruit.
Bone meal and cotton seed hull ashes are
the best fertilizers for the peach tree.
Potash in some form is absolutely neces-
sary to prolong the life of the tree and
make it bear good fruit. Some may ask
the quantity of each, bone meal and cot
ton seed hull ashes, to be applied. I
think a pound of each when the trees are
young, and this very much increased
when the trees grow older and begin to
bear. These ! would not apply at the
same time, but at different times, and
each broadcasted under the tree about
the circumference of the top, and then
worked in the soil.
AS to cultivation OF the orchard am
satisfied a clean cultivation is best. AS
to the crop, [ think p as good, and after
their maturity allow the hogs to have
free range among the trees.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31
Planting Peach Trees.

have tried two or three plans in plant
ing trees, and was not satisfied until [
saw the result. One was to dig square
holes some two and half feet each way,
about eighteen inches deep, then filing
up with leaf mold and rich earth. On
this plan many Ct my trees were short
lived. There is put one principle upon
which | could account for it. The hole
acted as a reservoirin which to catch and
hold the water, which is certain death to
the peach tree if allowed to remain
around it.
A better plan, however, the one which
has proven more satisfactory, is to lay
off the land with a pillow in rows, if the
land is rolling, in which the trees are to
stand, about one inch fall to every twelve
feet. Plow out the land deep, and sub
soil the same as deep as two horses can
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31
A Gate That Will Not Sag.

A very common trouble with farm
gates is caused by continued pressure
exerted against the post by the weight
of the gate, producing sagging. The
gate then rests on the ground at it's
latch end, and is dragged over the sur
face on opening and shutting. Under
this rough treatment they soon wear
out. 1t becomes important therefore to
secure the post from this displacement.
Various modes have been resorted to.
Country Gentleman calls attention to
the following: Very large posts foot
in diameter are used by some, and set
ting them four or five feet deep is
adopted by others.
The mode represented in the first fig
ure employs bar of timber to connect
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31
A GATE THAT WILL NOT SAG,

A GATE THAT WILL NOT SAG.
the two posts, thereby lessening the liza
bility to sag; the timber being buried
half a foot OF more beneath the hard
beaten surface is excluded from the air
and does not decay for many years.
An even more certain arrangement is
shown in the second figure, where two
pieces Of timber are buried in such
position that the post cannot be moved
out of place without pushing those tim
bers lengthwise through the solid earth.
If the earth has been beaten around
them no force that can be brought to
bear can move them endwise through
the soil, and they will operate many
times more efficiently in holding the
posts from sagging to the right than flat
stones placed sidewise, large stones, or
sticks of timber with the middle placed
against the post. {
Gates are very properly classed with
labor saving implements and machinery
by the authority quoted. Some of the
fields and Enclosures are entered many
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-31

SETTING A GATE POST SECURELY.
times a day. Some entrances on every
farm are passed several times day dur
ing most of the year, and with little
labor if good self shutting and self
fastening gates are provided. If only
ten times day, and for a hundred days,
there would be thousand passings to
be made
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-25
WOULDN'T LET HIM RESIGN.
Secretary Golden NOT Allowed TO Give Ur
His Worthy Work,

Secretary Golden Not Allowed 10 Give Up
His Worthy Work.
An adjourned meeting of the American
Federation of Catholic Societies was held
last night in the hall of Company B,
Uniformed knights Of st. John, 1916 Penn
avenue. The e B. A., G. M. B. A.,
knights OF St. John. Knights of st. George,
A. o. 81. B. A, st. Vincent de Paul. c. T.
A. q, I. C. B. o., and several other minor
societies were we'll represented. The meet
ing was called to dispose OF routine business
which could not be handled at the meetin e
two weeks before. The report Of the financial
secretary showed the federation to be
in a fourishing and prosperous condition.
The adoption of the constitution was deferred
until the Rt. Rev. Bishop Phelan had
signifed his approval of the document SUBJ
mitted to him previous to his departure for
Rome.
Messrs. J. Kelley. j. Italian, j. G.
Robinson, Jacob Etzel and W. A. Golden,
composed committee OF five, appointed to
wait upon the Rev. Stephen Wall and as
certain the exact date of Bishop Phelan' ar
rival, so that the federation could make the
necessary arrangements to give the Bishop
a fitting reception on his return.
William A. Golden. Esq, corresponding
secretary of the Diocesan Council, and the
original promoter of the organization,
offered his resignation as corresponding Sec
retary, which was. not accepted. The dele
gates recognized that he had done efficient
work, and through his energetic labors the
federation had been established on a sound
basis. The secretary stated his reasons for
taking this action, which did not satisfy the
convention, and the matter was held over
for further discussion. The meeting then
adjourned to reassemble at the call of the
Executive Committee.