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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
Protecting American Meats.

The efforts of the Secretary to establish the
healthfulness of our meats against the dispar-
aging imputations that have been put upon
them abroad have resultsd in substan-
tial progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out
by the Department are now allowed to par
from this country landed at the English docks,
and during the several months they have
been on duty no case of CONTAGIOUS
pIeuro- pneumonia has been reported This
inspection abroad and the domestic inspection
of live animals and pork products. provided for
by the act of August 80, 1890, will afford as per-
feet guaranty for the wholesomeness of our
meats offered for foreign consumption is
anywhere given to food product, and it's non
acceptance will quite clearly reveal the real
motive of any continued restriction for their
use; and that having been made clear, the duty
OF the Executive will be very plain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
Tho Militia.

The encouragement that has been extended to
the militia of the States, generally and most
appropriately designated the National Guard
should be continued and enlarged. These
military organizations constitute, in large
sense, the army of the United States, while
about FIVE sixths of the annual cost Of their
maintenance is defrayed by the States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
! seem to me most important now briefly can

seem to me most important now briefly can
your attention.
To Develop American Steamship Lines.
I desire to repeat with added urgency the
recommendations contained in my last annual
message in relation to the development OF
American steamship lines. The reciprocity
clause of the tariff bill will be largely linz
ited and it's benefits retarded aud dimin-
ished, if provision is not contemporaneously
made to encourage the establishment of first
class steam communication between our
ports and the ports of such nations as
may meet overtures for enlarged
commercial exchanges. The steamship car
ryi1lg the mails stately and frequently,
and Offering to passengers a comfortable,
SIZE, and speedy transit, is the first con-
dition of foreign trade 1t carries the order
of the buyer, but not all that is ordered
or bought. 1t gives to the sailing vessels such
cargoes as are not urgent or perishable, and, IN
directly at least promotes that important adj
junct of commerce. There is now both in this
country and in the nations of Central and South
America state of expectation and confidence
as to increased trade that will give q double
value to your prompt action upon this question.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
The Portuguese Incident.

In the summer of 1889 an incident occurred
which for some time threatened to interrupt the
cordiality of our relations with the Government
of Portugal. That Government seized the Del
agoa Bay Railway which was constructed under
a concession granted to an American citizen
and at the same time annulled the
charter. The concessionary, who had en-
banked his fortune in the enterprise.
having exhausted other means of redress
compelled to invoke the protection of his
Government. Our representations, made
coincidently with those of the Brussels Govern
lnenU, whose subjects were also largely inter-
ested, happily resulted in the recognition by
Portugal of the proprety of submitting the claim
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
Better Election Laws.

If any intelligent and loyal company of
American citizens were required to catalogue
the essential human conditions of life, / do
not doubt that with absolute unaninity it
would begin with free and honest elections.
And it is gratifying to know that generally
there is q growing and non partisan demand
for better election laws. But against this sign
of hope and progress must be set the depressing
and undeniable fact that election laws and
methods are sometimes cunningly contrived to
secure minority control, while violence COM
pIetes the shortcomings of fraud
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Farmers Prospecting.

The report of the Secretary of Agriculture de-
serves especial attention in view OF the fact
that the year has been marked in very I'M
usual degree by agitation and organization
among the farmers looking to an increase IN
the profits of their business 1t will be found
that the efforts of the Department have been
intelligent1y and zealously devoted to the pro-
motion of the interests intrusted to its care
very substantial improvement in the mar
ket prices of the leading farm products during
the year is noticed. The price of wheat ad-
vanced from 81 cents in October, 1889, to $1.OOA
in October, 1890; corn from 81 cents to 50A
cents oats from 1914 cents to 43 cents, and bar
ley from So cents to rs cents. Meats showed
substantial but rot SO large an increase. The ex-
port trade in live animals and fowls shows g.
very large increase; the total value in such ex-
ports for the year ending June 30, 1880,
was $33OO0,0O0 and the increase over
the preceding year over SIS, O00-
coo. Nearly 100000 more cattle and
over as, COB more hogs were exported than in the
preceding year. The export trade in beef and
pork products and in dairy products was very
largely increased, the increase in the articles of
butter alone being from Il. 504 979 pounds to 49,,
74S,0 42 pounds, and the total increase
in the value of meat and dairy prod
ucts exported being $34, 900, co., This
trade SO directly helpful to the farmer, it is be-
lieved will be yet further and very largely in
creased when the system OF inspection and
sanitary Suppression now provided by law is
brought fully into operation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29

GOVERNOR FIFKR seems TO be some
what partial to republican members elect
to the general assembly in the issuing of
certificates OF election. He issued a GER
tihcate OF election Immediately, it seems,
after the vote had been counted to MIR.
Collins. of Rock Island. TO enable him to
resign. while three or four days ago the
members OF this district had not vet re-
ceived their certificates. The governor
also seems to think that the issuing OF a
certificate at once makes the man receiv-
ing that certificate a member of the legis~
lature. he goes upon the idea that Col
Inns. as soon as be received his certificate,
was then member of the legislature and
could resign the position. II that be
true, then the Rock Island district
had four representatives, the three
whose terms are not yet expired and
do not expire until the first Wednes.
day in January, and this new man to
whom he issued certificate. We pre-
sumo man can scarcely resign an Office
until be gets it. and we do not suppose he
can get an Office until the other man
whose term is not yet expired gets out,
otherwise there would be two officers to
the same Office. Under these circum-
stances 1t would be very difficult to ascer.
tain or TO judge that the special election
called in the Rock Island district by the
governor is legal. There was no vacancy,
neither Of the three representatives which
are now the legal representatives from
that district resigned. There could be no
other representative from that district to
resign until the first Wednesday in Janus
airy. IL being a fact. then special elec-
ton called in that district is only worth
so much paper. 1t hasn't spark of le-
gality in IL. and the house of representa>
tives. IL IL follows the constitution and
laws OF the state. cannot decide any other
vay.-Peoria Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
Cut Fodder for stock.

Mastication Of dry fodder is large
item in the animal economy, and the op-
GRAFTON of so doing must be sustained by
expenditure Of feed. In feeding fodder
10 stock great deal is lost which would
be masticated and digested if properly
prepared by the cutter. The machine
which cuts the woody fiber of the coarse
stalks prepares it for easy mastication.
and does IL ut noexpense when compared
with the loss of strength on the animals
part when compelled to chew on the
tough fibers half n day to get n little
nourishment out of them. Straw and
corn fodder when mixed with meal or
other nourishing food has considerable
feeding value. Straw is poor stuff for
sheep. but hay win be consumed more
closely by them if cut When straw is
cut mp and mixed with hay or bran the
sheep will eat il all up, but if fed to
them alone they viii only nibble the best
parts of il. Every animal viii show its
preference for chopped food. and this
fact alone is sufficient to convince one
that there is asaving III the animal econ
omy by cutting the fodder. American
Cultivator
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
Gal. Cahie.


Hon. Ben I. Cable is unfortunate In
having a personal acquaintance with
Mr. Eugene Field. the "shsrps and Flats"
writer of the Chicago Daily Ne,cs. as tina,
gentleman takes great delight in giving
his friends quiet dig on the slightest
provocation. MIR. Gable. in private life,
has been the target Of Fields caustic pen
on more than one occasion, and now that
be has been elevated TO congressional
seat. II is natural to suppose that Field
will have no mercy on him whatever.
Here Is mild little squibfrom Saturd avs
NeIcs, which shows that the IS. and F. {"
man is storing up globules of sarcasm 10
break over Mr. Cables defenseless head
In the near future:
The Hon. Benjamin T. Cable of Rock
Island went east three weeks ago to in
augurate a scheme for tie relief of the
tarin evil under which his congressional
constituents are groaning. Last We'd
nesday he returned bearing triumphantly
noble old missal and three exceedingly
valuable autograph letters of the late
George Washington. Long life 10 Cable.
say we, and all success to his efforts in
the direction of the amelioration of hu =.
man democratic sufferingl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
A VERY MUCH PUZZLED JUDGE.
Two Won, n Lay Claim to the Same Child
and Prove 1t.

Two Woms n Lay Claim to the Same Child
and Prove 1t.
DETROIT Dec. 29.-Legal circles wers
interested 5he past week over the trial OF q
habeas corpus case for the possession of q
14year-old girl called Annie Duggan. Tho
child was j 4 the possession of Mrs. John
Mundarg, Who swore it was her daughter.
while Mrs. Annie Moran, who also swore
that she as the mother, wanted posses
sion. Each side produced q cloud of wit
nesses, inc uding nurses who had been
present at her birth, doctors who had at
tended q CHILD like Annie in babyhood.
and photog raphers who brought negatives
OF her pict IRE as child into court, and
identified the child by mole on the fore
head, which was shown in the negatives of
both photol raphers
He eeded Solomon's Power.
The evide nee was most conflicting on all
points, the iefense producing as perfect a
claim as the plaintiff Judge Hosmer, be.
fore whom The case was tried, was in
4uandary. In summing up he said that he
had never heard Of case since Solomon's
Time where two women we've 80 positive
OF being the mother Of one child. He
lacked the autocratic power of using the
sword test, Dut should allow the child to
stay with Mrs. Mundarg. Mrs. Moran
weakened n case by claiming the child
as illegitim te, and the judge disliked to
decide in he favor. The case will be taken
to the supre me court
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29

The Hancock County Pilot published
at Warsaw. IS receiving many compli-
ments from its contemporaries upon an
elegant holiday edition OF twelve pages.
The ARGUS wishes to add its mite Of
praise to the enterprising editor. E h.
Porter. who publishes hrst-class paper
every week In eyear One of the many
interesting features of the holiday PRot
are the biographies Of the Hancock
county officials. and other prominent cit
izens of the county and district. Among
the gentleman so mentioned was Hon.
Ben 4. Cable. of this city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
ABBREVIATED TELEeRAMs.

The famous stallion sSmuggler, 2:16 a
died at Hornellsville, n Y, Saturday.
1t is stated that San Francisco physi-
clan has discovered genuine remedy for
cancer.
j. w. Damn & Co.'S bent wood works
at Columbus, o., burned Sunday. Loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000
The secretary of agriculture has ordered
the inspection of all cattle from Canada
imported into this country; also all sheep
and swine
The Southern Pacific las ratified the
plan OF railway combination recently
adopted by the presidents at Pierpont
Morgan's residence in New York.
The total number of vessels lost on the
great lakes last season was 55; aggregate
tonnage, 1920; financial loss, S713,OO0
Sixteen OF the vessels were steamers.
The steamship Thanemore, which left
baltimore Nov. 20 for London has been
given up for lost. She had a crew of thir.
ty-four men, and twelve cattlemen as pas
sengers
George Adams, a well-to-do farmer OF
Union, Wis, who has been missing two
days, was found by his son under hay
stack Friday night. He was nearly dead
and was insane.
Mrs Julia Higbee, living near Brandon
burg, KY, is charged with poisoning three
of her children, her homicidal mania
dating from the time she lost her first
child by natural causes
The stable of the late August Belmont
was sold at his farm near, Babylon, L. L.,
Saturday. Potomac who won its owner
slOO,0G, was bought by Michael DIVER.
for s2o, 900; he also got Raceland for 81 600.
The steamer Shanghi was destroyed by
fire near Woohoo, China, last week. and
the crew composed of several European
officers and sixty native deckhands. be-
sides about 40 passengers, all Chinese.
were lost.
Gen. james Hughes Stokes died at New
York city Saturday night. He served
with distinction in the Creek war and war
OF the rebellion, being commander of the
Chicago Board of Trade battery in the lat
ter unpleasantness.
Mr.. Lewis, an employe of Chicago
sewing machine company, tramped for
three hours through the principal streets of
that city Saturday .arrayed in a skirt, an
overcoat and a silk hat, and carrying a BAN
ner advertising his firm. Election bet.
In May last Capt William Thomas, of
Gloucester, Mass, rescued two French
fishermen who had been adrift four days
IN dOry and were nearly dead. He has
just received from the French government
valuable marine glass in recognition of
his service
1t is asserted at Detroit that Maoli.
the Italian who dangerously wounded Re-
porter Crimmins in that city recently, is a
member of the "Mafia,n and that the
managing editor of Detroit daily has a
letter in which he il warped IN coooa call
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
ROBBED PETER TO PAY PAUL.
A Wisconsin Man Takes His Adopted
Child's Money to Paw n Shortage

A Wisconsin Man Takes His Adopted
Child's Money to Pay Shortage.
CLrNToSvILLE, Wis, Dec 29-Gustave
kuentzel, the postmaster at Marion, who
was found to he sl.4l1 short in his ac-
counts last week, was treasurer OF the
school board at that place, and it is found
that about 500 was to be paid into the
treasury about JAN Is. Some years ago
Mr.. Kuentzel adopted child who was in
possession of $4,000. and this, together
with the other money, has been turned
over as security, leaving the child without
penny. kuentzel was mt one time a ma
rine officer Of high standing in the German
service, from which he resigned owing to
some trouble with the authorities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
o.shea,. Reply to H..,v.

LONDON, Dec. aa.-Having been adj
vised that an action for libel would not
lie, Capt. O'Shea publishes certain
correspondence to dispose OF Healy's taunt
that o'Shea bartered his wife's honor to
gain seat in parliament. The CORE
spondence shows that Parnell did not first
propose the name of O'Shea for parlia-
mentary seat, but was inclined to oppose
1t until he found that certain Liberals,
among them 10 Chamberlain, believed
the captain should be given seat in
recognition of his services to the Liberal
and Home Rule parties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
Terrib,e Acc;a.n, A. rnu,

LONDON, Dec 29-The ice broke Satur-
day ON the River Avon at Portobello
bridge, Warwick. There were thousands
OF skaters on the surface at the time. A
panic followed and there was a rush for
the shores. Scores of persons broke
through and were rescued with difficulty.
Many disappeared under the ice ane were
drowned. 1t is feared that thirty or forty
were drowned, as a large number are
missing The latest reports state that
seventeen bodies have been recovered,
among them several women.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
TIE BOOM FOR MORRISON.
What a Newspaper Says About Recent
Developments.

What Newspaper Says About Recent
Developments.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. 29.-The Star
states that the anti Cleveland Democrats
seriously think Of throwing David B. Hill
over as presidential candidate, and
uniting upon Morrison, of Illinois. 1t is
urged by those back of the Morrison
movement that, though their favorite is
quite as much of tariff reformer as
Cleveland, there is nothing of the Mug
wump about him, and, therefore, Demo
Gratis can be assured of places under a
Democratic administration.
Those Who VIII Back Morrison.
The Star adds that it possesses informa-
tion going to show that Morrison will
have at his back in the national conven-
ton not only all the anti-HilI delegates
from the west but the vast majority of
those who would prefer Cleveland were
he to hail from Indiana, Ohio or Illinois,
and not from New York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
TOOK HER CHOICE.
of vi II the New and on with
A nu7T MARRIAGE DEVELOPED.


A..nsr .se - the nay : Aerried Woman
Meets IN Old Lover. and With Her Hus-
bands Consent She Gees or VITA Hin.
Lesvh Her Chf,d--A, r,,,.o,. y..~..,..
tor Fo h ~tth /. f.o-&~.c. rr.~-.... -
w...
BALTp ORE, Nd, Dec. 29.-The number
Of guest stopping at Miller's hotel was
Monday last Augmented nv the arrival of
William II. Stewart who halle from, chi.
caoo ara i. .s;a = =, !. ss...-..''.;., -.
~. N, -. y " e' 80
~ o"ars was no. alone, now
e'o1' ny accohnpamed oy ms wite,
propose sing woman about IS years old,
and theh son, boy OF years. The party
attracted no particular attention. but to
the casusl observer presented the appear-
ance of he;ng a hsn,v "a o,,,ta,,t.a
fam;,v R,,t ~. -, s:.,ss -
,;,.,. - ra.,s PPs n " e
$50 'o''o'A "fs ues'inea 70 oe ruoeiy
"o
MOI Agreeable to Mr.. stewart.
Two lays later there came another
guest, who signed his name upon the reg
lister as William X Richards Of pbiladal-
mia an, On C,hr;s,,,as a.. NJ S,a,,.-.
w.s ao-a ar, - =. ..a..p.aa
a,.5s ;s 80 .,;-s- " Ai0..'ss n'eE
o,,s -, ~ v IN "no neu, plesi-
hand i;,,in 49,. -, IA s s.,.o. ioI ne'
and se.o,, 60 pi.,...'a. s- ~ t.Ns-.41.
bea - as,sa;.N u ~ no I" -
ine, - :, a. euoA 49,
and i g. s %. sos. - .uei. nsAles,
that his u;fs - a,'s;,.;.s ~ s"e Ssa;SnS
preferene a Tor the ns,r-eo,rar
~ e'io nc" con'er.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
Inyitlng cine slster Renuh,io.

WARRINGTON CITY, Dec. GA letter
was received Saturday from George r.
Davis, director general Of the Columbian
exposition, by the president, which in be-
half OF the Worlds fair commission re
questecs him to appoint certain officers of
the ariiv nd navy as commissioners totbe
republics of South and Central America
and Mexico, their duty being to carry
to those countries formal letters of invita-
ton to the fair from the preside mt direct
to the chief executives of said countries,
asking them to participate in the EXPOSE
ton, as 1t Is especially desired that they
should be adequately represented
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29

Boston, Dec. ga party of young
women went to Wenham late last Thurs
day to skate. Upon arriving it was found
that they would hive to walk plank to
reach the ice One of the girls. Miss Cobb,
lost her balance and fell into the water.
which was thirty feet deep. Miss Heath
cote lay down on the plank and waited,
and when her friend arose to the surface
she clutched her arm and held her out of
water until assistance came. There was
no fuss nor screaming, and the facts would
not have got into the papers If Miss Heath
cote could have prevented it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
EDMUNDS' POSITION
The Vermont Senator on Rule
of the Majority.
BE ENDORSES THE oLoTURE IDEA,

But Il Dead Arairst ~. pa, Aa,,,<.., .,
the Hou.e-Hts Rea.op. Ia, tna r.,th
That Ia In Him-Prettv r.r, D,.c,..,o,
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y.
- = = I'M Asionsi Tsp
Nai Notes.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec 29,-The crisis
in the senate over the cloture rule is ex-
pected pext weak Tbera - No ,rohar;I;-
~ ~ an ,s.,,,.t- ,h;s ,,--.,.,, a. ~ - :.
f.s. - ns-,,.s .l' -. :.
20. a.ua1s e's nepuo,icaas nope 70 nave
'uh at1enoahce, WITH their majority IN
creased by the arrival OF the two senators
from Idaho. Then viii come the tug of
war Senator Edmunds, in an interview
ON this subject, SAYS: aThe constitution
provides. and every constellation ~ a Cow
ernn,.n, .h.t ;..o, ~. ..--;-s =.
rra..;as 80. ~. ..ssas ~ must 80
-, o 'y u any iesisia-
sise oo's mas 70 40 us business IL neces-
sariiy imphes That no minority, whether
OF one or any other number, should or
could unduly cbstruct the expression OF
the will of the majority. II is not N ones
ton of wbetber n narticular ,,aas,,ra
sho,,a h.. $500 = 5.s.-.ss
49,. 4
f.eou He'ner .he maturity Oh iegis-
iaass pody can nave the power TO come to
the disposition of any subject that is be-
lore IL Than otherwise at the will of a mi
nority composed OF one or more.
Two Kinds of Liberty.
IN times OF extreme public danger,
every lover OF his country would agree. a
traItorous minority should not have the
power-and could not If there be anything
IN the power OF majorities-to indefinitely
deiay action which the emergency might
require to be had, AS has sometimes hap
pened. The liberty to debate ought to be
continuously maintained: but liberty of
debate Is one thing, and liberty of obstruc-
tion and preventing legislative body COM
ing to any resolution whatever upon the
subject before it is quite another
Definition of the Proposed Rule.
AThe rule proposed is not rule to COM
pei particular determination of any ques-
ton. II is a rule to provide that after
what the majority considers to be reason
able universal debate that majority
whatever may be its opinion in respect of
the disposition to be made of the measure
shall be enabled to dispose of it one way
or the other, saving to every member of
the body the right to express his own
opinion upon it within given time. How
any man Of any party can find fault with
such a provision, l am unable to under
stand.
Common Parliamentary Law Quoted.
1.-THE common parliamentary law has al
ways been that No man is to speak inn
pertinently or beside the question. SUI
perdously or tediously.' This common
rule of parliamentary law Is hased unon
the considerations first mentioned that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
A prominent physician and old srmv

a prominent physician and old army
surgeon in eastern Iowa was called away
from nome for few days. During his
absence one Of the children contracted a
severe cold. and his wife bought bottle
OF Chambsrlain's Cough Remedy for Il
They we're 30 much pleased with the
remedy that they afterwards used sew
ersi bottles at various times. He said
from experience with II. he regarded II NJ
the most reliable preparation in use for
colds. and that IL came the spesrest of be-
ing specific OF any medicine he had
ever seen. For sale BY HA.iz & Balm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29
Suicide al w nj H.na...,.,,

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 29-Yesterday
w. r. Henderson, who travelled for McKim
g. McKim, blank book manufacturers Of
Cleveland. was found dead in his room at
the Windsor hotel. this city, where he had
committed suicide. Henderson had been
on spree and went to his room about 1
O'Clock Friday night. he recently sepa-
rated from his wife. His body will be
sent to Ann Arbor, Mich, where he has