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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
"PMKERTONS" IN ENGLAND.
Labor Leader Burns Grows Greatly r.
cited Over the Proposition

cited Over the Proposition.
LONDON, Aug GA large meeting a
dock laborers was held yesterday, a,
which John Burns, the creator of tho
union and who is looked up to by them as
almost superhuman. delivered spirited
harangue. He referred to the proposed
union of ship owners and said he had
heard that they were considering the ad.
visibility of establishing a "Pinkerton"
force similar to that which is employed
by private corporations in America He
excitedly declared that if this were at,
tempted the lockers would "raise the
hair" of those SHRED assassins" in less than
twenty-four hours I'VE will compete
with these JaniZaries, revolver to revol-
yer, cried the orator, and his words were
greeted with tumultuous applause
Unnecessarily Excited.
Burns remarks We're probably intended
chiefly to rouse the feelings of the men
and stimulate their enthusiasm for he
knows as well rs any one that the Pinker-
ton system would not he tolerated in Eng
land. The chief of the London police
would he obliged to retire in disgrace if he
should admit his impotency to protect
property by allowing the employment of
private armed police by business concerns
Nor would any corporation think of going
To the expense of hiring such a force, for
nothing is more certain under English
law than that every penny of damage
done to property by strikers or rioters can
be recovered promptly by the injured
party from the pub ic funds. Nor does
the necessity of employing private police
exist here to the extent that it seems to in
the United States for there is not the
same hesitancy here in calling upon the
military to aid the civil authorities
Have Corner on Labor.
Matters are different in England in an
other way. The trades unions practically
include all the workingmen of the king
dom. When, therefore, as in Wales,
British railway is stopped by strike, it
need not expect to replace the men and 60
on with its business. 1t is a question only
of whether the railway or the strikers can
hold out the longest. Strikes have al
ready driven much shipping from the port
of London; So much so, that ship owners
as well as dock owners are alarmed, and
are looking about them as to what can be
dens for relief.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Went to the Ban in overeoat..

AsBURY PARK, n J., Aug. 25-The
thermometer saturday night registered 80
degrees. A cool lant breeze prevailed
all Saturday, driving most of the people
from the beach. The ladies went to the
balls wrAppe,. in furs. their escorts wear
ing heavy overcoatS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Will Have More sense Next Tim,

New YORK, Aug. 25-Henry Allison and
John Mcnamara, the cattlemen who at
tempted to run things" on the British
steamer Chicago, on her late pass age
hither, were Saturday returned to Eng
land for trial under the new extradirion
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25

IT is said that the soft coal production
this year will be 1000 900 tons ahead of
last year, which represent nearly that
amount of anthracite which cannot be
marketed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Captain. You shonldn,t Have Been There

FRANKFORT, KY, Aug 25-In bar.
room fight in this city Saturday night
Capt. X. L. Burnett, United States enl,in-
eer in charge of the Kentucky river inn
provement, was stabbed in the Torch sad
and in the back. Four arrests have b zen
made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
THE STRIKE AT CHICAGO.

Stones and Coupling Pins Make the Tie
Up Secure-Expected DE velopments.
CHICAGO, Aug 25.-Betv'een 7,OoO and
of employment in the stock yards on &C.
count of the strike of the engineers and
firemen of the Railway Switching associ-
ton, but if the strike continues at least
1900 men will be in idleness. One firm
tried to move refrigerator cars by hand, so
as to enable them to get out a big con-
signment of beef. but the instant their
men touched the cars they We're set upon
by gang of switchmen, WHO drove them
into the packing house before fusillade
of coupling pins and stones
II the men do not return to work volun-
tarily at once on the terms that have been
offered them by the railroad superintend-
ents the latter will declare the switching
association dissolved. The men, through
their representatives yesterday, said that
they would not resume work until the
engineers were paid 80 cents and the fire.
men 20 cents an hour Tie switching,
etc, at the yards is done by an association
which hires engines from the roads and
otherwise is independent of them Its disso-
luton means that the engines will be sent
back to the roads to which they belong
and the work will be done, il done at all,
by the railways.
Aye, There's the Rub.
But will it be done at all? That is the
question. The association managers say
yes; the strikers say no. The latter de
clare that such action will make bigger
tangle than ever; and the packers seem
TO agree with them, and it looks at this
time as though, if the strike is not settled
before dark tonight, the entire packing
industry will probably have to suspend
operations, throwing over IL, 600 men into
temporary idleness. The strikers so far
have been generally successful in prevent
ing packing house employees from unload
ing and moving cars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Seems to he a ProfitabIe Margin

BANGOR, Me-, Aug. 25-The steamer
River Mersey, of Glasgow, sailed from
this port Friday for Aspinwall with TO-
200 tons of ice. The ice was purchased
here at q per ton. 1t will retail in Aspin-
wall for about $50 per ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Mutilated Ills Children, Hair

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 25-Alexander
Smith is divorced from his wife. In court
his divorced wife had him arraigned for
contempt of court in mutilating the hair of
his two children. The judge admonished
him that he would not I've permitted to see
his children if such conduct was repeated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
MONDAY. AUGUST %. 1890.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
COUNTY.

A New YORK journalist has made the
important discovery that Mrs. Jenness-
Miller is in favor of divided site for the
Chicago worlds fair
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
IpIOTIC CANNIRAIS.
Horrible Case Reported from an Ontario
Settlement

Settlement.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. PA horrible
story comes from a small settlement on
the Du Levre river. Friday Mrs. Cote
went berry picking, leaving her 1-year- old
male baby in charge of the two deaf-mute
sons of ELISA Newton, neighbor. The
boys are half-witted, but were regarded
rs harmless. On returning home in the
evening Mrs. Cote found the baby dead
and the flesh eaten to the bone from its
cheeks and one side of the neck The
CORY faces of the idiots, who were still
gloating over their prey, showed all too
plainly that they had literally eaten the
child alive
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
PoWOERLY ON WEBB AGAIN.
The Master Workman Does Not BeIiey

The Master Workman Does Not Believe
the Vice Presidents Latest.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25-Powderly in a re-
ply to Vice President Webb's statement.
in which he says that the causes which
led to the discharge of the New York Cen
trail employees were drunkenness, incapac-
ity, INSTRUMENTATION, etc, begins by prac-
tically calling Webb liar. He then pro
ceeds to say that Webb relies upon the
statements of subordi mates in regard to
the men. One of the subordinates is fore
man John Briggs. Powderly submits the
affidavits of several men who allege that
they were required to pay g month to
their boss in order TO keep their positions
under Briggs; also, that the use of liuuor
was condoned if the liquor was shared
with the boss.
Something More to the Point.
Powderly says that by refusing an in
vestigatiOn Webb has made it impossible
to expose such abuses, which are going on
under his nose. POwderly then quotes
some utterances of Depew in favor of ar
bitratiOn. He also asserts that reliable
men have informed him that they were
asked by their foreman if they were
knights of Labor, and on replying in the
affirmative they were discharged, no other
cause being assigned. An investigation
would have shown whether Webb's in
formants or Powderly's informants told
the truth.
Reference to Chief Arthur.
Powderly was asked what be thought of
Chief Arthur's utterance He said he had
wired Arthur when he went to Cleveland
to meet him, but never saw anything of
the chief; nor could he find him anywhere.
Referring TO Arthur's statement that he
had not heard OF engineers taking the
places of striking firemen, Powderly said:
"Uf course he would not hear of such a
thing but if the Knights of Labor did
anything of the kind 1 would very quickly
hear of it. Why, his men would just as
soon 90 to Mr.. Depew with their com
plants as they would to him. All want
Mr.. Arthur to do is to declare which side
he is on It's an easy matter for Mr.. Ar
thur to settle the doubling if he feels in
clined to do so"
Powderly Goes to Albany.
General Master Workman Powderly Sec
rotary Hayes, and John Devlin, of the ex-
ecutive board of the knights of Labor, left
last night for Albany The board will be
joined at Albany by J. J. Holland, and its
future movements will be determined. 1t
has been decided, however, to establish
headquarters here to conduct the opera
tiOns of the strike. Devlin and Hayes said
that nothing definite had been heard from
Verre Haute
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
sunol LoMers Her nun R.oara

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Maud 5. is still
queen of the turf, Sauol Saturday after
noon failing to beat her time The latter,
however, won new laurels 10y lowering
her four year old record to 2.l0l5
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
. Killed His Son with His shears

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 25.-.Joseph Klitz-
man, IA tailor living on Martin street, be-
came angry with his son Martin, aged IA
years, and threw a heavy pair of shears at
him. One of the points entered the boys
side, and he died later. klitzman tried
to commit suicide, but is now in Jail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Murdered His Own Daughter

Rocky HILL STATION, KY, Aug. 25-A
telephone message from Brownsville re-
ports the killing by a c. f. Madison of
his l6-year-old daughter at his farm in
Edmondson county Madison is at large
but the sheriff is in pursuit. Madison
killed John Long near this place just
after the war, but was never tried for the
crime
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
Some Aid and Comfort for Webb.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Aug. f5.-A large
number of manufacturers of this city
have signed letter which has been sent
to Vice President Webb, in which he is
congratulated on 'the manly stand he has
taken against the strikers" The manu-
facturers say they hope and trust that he
will not recede from his position, and
they predict that he will come off victori-
Gus ii he remains firm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25

railroads The trike. if neral. will cut
off the supplies of such summer resorts as
Saratoga, Luzerne, Lake George and 9th
ers, all of which depend on the large cities
for them,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25

No, Heliogabalus, the crow bar is not
the place where the crow pleads his caws
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
pouhl. sa.he. for Raiiwa, Cars.

In consequenceof the decided addition
TO the comfort of travellers Of double
sashes in passenger cars by reason of the
prevention of the admission Of cold air
in winter and dust in summer several
railway companies have decided 10 use
double windows altogether IN the future,
and this conclusion has probably been
FASTENED by tie fact that many OF their
best day coaches and chair cars rival
special cars in the richness Of their
plashes and interior decorations. and
they cannot afford 10 have such fittings
rapidly destroyed ~ the dust.
The ccE1=-ct.ge ease with which q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
They've Lost Millions.

A thief undiscovered belongs as much
to the outfit of a phenomenally famous
singer as her Indispensable rouge pot.
The lack of perfect shape does not sig
Nifty, but the lack Of thief would be
ruin. Adelina Patti has been robbed by
night and by day, in Europe anu Amer
lea, on shore and at sea, in hotels and On
railway trains Carlotts Patti and Chris
tine Nilsson snd-but why mention
names.
An incredible amount Of diamonds
and Jewels have disappeared in this wsy
without ever turning up again. But the
lady artists are forgiving. They DO not
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

ltrsay sound awful 70 say so, but do
you know / think that meu ought to
wear corSets? Not steels. stiff whale
bones and strong lscings and all that,
but something 10 remiud them that nat
ure intended them to stand straight. and
that they should lay claim to sugges-
hon Of waistliue. When a man gets
to be 30 CT lit,le more he goes all to
pieces in looRs. unless he Is made of I'M
common metal. At so a man is married
or gives up the idea. Whatever his con-
dition, his main object in life is to take
comfort. He takes comfort
In year or two his shoulders. that
were firm and square, take on a pathetic
droop. The coat that was buttoned I'D
with so much pride and showed of the
symmetrical back and waist in such fine
lines is apt to swing open. the smooth
front becomes wrlnkled nonentitv. and
that waist line, that WAS So symmetrical,
is lost in what is called stomach" /
know some men take great pride in that
comfortable looking stomach. 1t does
show that life is worth the living. but il
also proves that man Is getting on in
years. and each year Odds several inches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

Old Man Moneybags facetiouslyl-
Come, my dear. aren't You going to adj
wise me2 Here's n man that wants ms
10 lend him ten thousand dollars on his
Atchison stock. Now what do you adj
wise me 10 do.
Young Wife-Why. you know that !
don't know anything about money.
Old Man Moneybags 49, Don't know
anything about money! That's pretty
good. when you made rs much In one
day n have made IN all my life.
Young Wife-Why. when was that
Old Man Moneybags lupTOariouslyl-
When you married me.
Young Wife-Yes, bat all my friends
have told mo that I couldn't have made
q worse bargain. Courier
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

"EXcuse me, Mr.. Trayers.- said the
tailor, but a gentleman named Jagvay
was in yesterday and wanted - order
some clothes. was trhs suspicious
Of him, SIR. He said be was friend Of
yours and referred me 70 yOn."
"Of course. said Travsrs. "Jsgwsy IL
al right. Why. SIR. that fellow Is just
a. good - am.
yes, ar,| replied the tailor sadly,
''that is inst what / thought. "-Clothisr
and Furnishsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

prosecute tAe si.4evcs. Iney 60 not 60
70 TIE police. They co not offer rewards
Perhaps they know that the gold in their
threats can easily be coined, and that
their ripping notes can soon be changed
into rows of pearls. They are easy go
ing and soon forget their loss. A royal
present 10 lady artist which does not
get stolen has missed its object, and
cases have indeed occurred where pres
ents which were never given were stolen
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

Young l4ay-Oh. -. ! Ssnt % &c thsi
new eofs4fc opera. klt went under protest.
cant bar anything bat elAsslc mrs4e.
and although 1 as ihroEgh al those sim
PIE ar ard c01smouplscs hArtzOntss IS
almost nsAls - sex
Hassc.xr---1 ls dab ne. n1asis re SCR AZ
sea-t % thirk ssy Suihor ooaA4 ~ sasA
f18eE - greater part % thar oD~r2 IL
sszisz f.-gsI Esrsf b0rsa.-S <zu<s - Szalzhs
Coz &rws
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

ton is a gradual change from an infinite.
incoherent hOnozeneity 70 definite. CO.
hersuf hetsrogsneity through continuous
diferentiations and infegrAtiOns. but il
would IL still better II he knew promptly
what % do IN malignant case Of botts-
Bat cannot do this subjsct justice,
and perhaps shoald not refer 20 il here,
b-czuss IL rally dos not belong 70 q
letter treating Q, the custom house. Tor
tie cas- above referred - wsgs or
rai-eJ -----~~ -5tion-lv firm ~ hs~ rsa--
res. Tes collector seems % tzke K1nosy
70 civil service, ! judged. and although
he o0urteously laughed when i referred
70 thee illustrations, be did not givs
way n rnirth a. ! have se~n people do
De il kind 70 tho~e who have se-ved
vel ard faithfully. and seeras 70 chm. 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

car fitted with double windows can be
heated in winter is also consideration
They not only prevent cold air leaking
in where il is not wanted, but they also
interpose LAYER of comparatively still
air between the warm air in the car and
the cold atmosphere outside, thereby
preventing the loss of considerable heat
by CONJUNCTION and onvection--New
Orleans Picayune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

TO the waist measure aud-and-it isn't
graceful if it is comfortable
Now, corset or band, say eight or
ten inches wide. made with heavy cords
stitched in sohdly TO give frmness, in
the front several pieces of silk elastic
tape and the back provided with buckles
and straps, would not be uncomfortable
to wear and would be support for the
stomach that cannot stand too much
comfort without a sacrifice of symmetry
and grace.-Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

The floating island in Sadzwga lake
n the town OF Whirtingksm. VT. IS one
" The most remarkable. freaks Of nature
and one OF the greatest czTloeItles IN The
world The island contains over hun
fred acres. and il actually floats Uqo8
- - 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
A Mar srinals.

Mistress-Did you Ask Tor milk bread
Donsstic-Tes. mum
'.Whz; ilissrabls little loaf they gsvs
you
YES, mum. it's my opinion. mum,
that that baker IL zsin' condsnsed milk.
New York Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
A Big Hsslssss.

swipesy 20 nsrstoyb-Hslo. s.okessyi
HOsT's trade
Stoke.ey fsGoestr1ng vendsTb-Trsds's
rushin': bgf Just to9k ia lead dine,
and that knocks the profit f0r tod4y.-
HArusrs pzxsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

Tae Aczieaie Gss Shines hss snt-
11Sftei a-x sysssan q InEsieai nosa.
ton IN wnieh = cs.T1ct~rs Replace tlr
80 symbols Saw snployed - Fsps-.sal
&c =e;ss {. ~ 49,. u iAe ksy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
Francis wilson's Success.

To what do attribute nv success in
burlesoue opera: Well, | imagine that
il Is principally due 10 the manner in
which work. / ike the stage and love
70 act. From the moment | appear !
enter with zeSt into the fun " the per
Torrance. and the humor Is al from the
heart And what comes from the heart
i ALWAYS convincing.-Frzncis Wilson
IL Kate Fields Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
BILL NYE TELLSABOUT NEW Works.
GREAT ARCHITECTURAL FAUX PAS.
He Has . Talk and Takes Luncheon with
Collector Erhsrdt, Learns Some Things
About Governments and Civil Service,
and Studies q Trained Chair.

Copyright 1890. by Edgar W. Nyel
1t is reported that when Juan De
Verazzano in 1924 discovered the Bay
of New York, and had been looked over
from a therapeutic standpoint by DR..
Smith at quarantine, he proceeded al
most at once to select site for Gus
tom house and place it in the hands of
able men, several Of whom are still at
their desks in pretty fair state of pres
ervation.
The present custom house is an impos-
ing gray granite architectural faux pas,
with low, retreating forehead like that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21
@AA AM


p. ST. will write more about the
custom house later on. +. w. ".
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-11
Character II revealed by the Cigar.

I If man smokes his cigar only
enough to keep it lighted, and relish
es taking it out of his mouth to watch
the curl of smoke in the air, set him
down as an easyg9ilg man. Beware
of tho man who never releases his
grip on the cigar, and is Indifferent
whether it burns or not; he is cool,
calculating and exactinr. The man
that smokes n bit, rests bit, and
fumblcs the cigar more or less, is cas-
lily affected by circumstances. If the
cigar goes out frequently, the smoker
has a whole-soulcd disposition, is a
hail fellow well met" with lively
brain, a glib tongue, and generally a
fund of capital anecdotes. A nervous
man who fumbles his cigar q great
deal, is q sort of popinjay among
men. Holding the cigar constantly
between his teeth, chewing it occa-
sionally; and not caring if it be light,
ed at MI, are the characteristics of
men who have tho tenacity of bull,
dogs. The fop stands his cigar up
on end, and an experienced smoker
points it straight ahead, or almost at
right angles with his course. Ell
POycDer
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-11
Looking Ahead.

A lady of Warsaw, Ga, advertised
in the papers that she was willing t,
accept proposals for marriage, and,
giving description of herself, she
also enumerated the qualifications
she required in her suitor. Among
these qualifications she mentioned
that he must be the owner OF real es-
tate. She received many letters in
reply, but one of them was strikingly
original. The writer said that he
possessed all that which the l,.dy de-
sired IN her. future husband. He
was good looking, he held a good po-
sition, he had many friends and was
received in good society, and could
support family comfortably. AS to
real estate, he had that, too; he was
the owner of plat of ground in a
cemetery which was large enough to
accommodate him, a wife and six
children. The lady selected the wri-
ter of this letter from the whole
number of suitors. She reasoned
that young man of his position who
had thought of acquiring graves for
himself and large family before he
was married was surely worthy of the
endowment of her hand and heart.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-11
/ AGEoIsGTA sPLIr.

Our Georgia contemporaries have
.baye been quite busy keeping their
readers postodwith Imaginary stories
Of alleged splits lin South Carolina
politics, but the first real split they
put on record, was in the seventh
Congressional District Of their OWE
State. Last week at Rome, the
Straightout Democracy bolted from
the Alliance men, and nominated ex-
congressman w. II. FELTON, for con-
gross. DR.. FELTON, says he is ready
at all times to meet Everett, tho ALI
anco nominee on the hustings, and
that he will certainly snow him unde,
in November. Felton's speech of &C
ceptance went for the political side of
the Alliance with gloves off, but he
commended its purpose in all other
respects.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-11

a New York man says he has dis
covered a fly destroyer that discounts
all the fly papers and fly poisons that
have yet been put into use. Last
spring he went into the country and
brought back with him when he re-
turned a number of clover blossoms.
lie hung them i'll his rooms to orna.
ment the walls. The clover dried
and since then he says not fly will
stay in the room. He has watched
and studied, and says he hos discov,
cred that flies cannot stand the scent
Of dried clover.