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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Taking Tab of All Sin.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 2s-Mc ksnna of
California reported favogably to the house
yesterday from the c>nsus committee the bill
introduced BY Morrow to provide for a com.
plste enumeration Of tbs Chinese population
in this country. McKenna stated that the
bill proposed to furnish each Chinese person
with certificate describing him, and that
any Chinese person found in the United
States after the taking of the census without
certificate ahall be returned to the place
from whence be cana
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
The Impri.on.d Miner. E.cape.

SHANoxIS, Pa. Feb. = The FIRE il TIE
Camaon eoDiery Slope Is burning
With increased intensity, and the WORK
OF fighting the flames IS rendsred
very dangerous By the gas. The two i'm
prisoned men succeeded in effecting their e.
cape Wednesday night through an cd cham
bers. Twenty-thres mules were an othared
1t impossible 70 sstimat. as yet tho amount
OF damage that vii! result from the fire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
That Preacher Can't Come In.

WARRINGTON Cry, Feb. 2s-Ths treas
ury department has informed the Chris,
church vestrymen of Lewisburg, Pa, that
to bring in q minister from Canada under
contract has been decided By United States
circuit court In New York TO be q violation
Of the alien contract labor law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
he Wa. After a cronip suspect

Boston, Feb. 2s-Detective Gordon, Of
Chirago, left here for New York yesterday.
He came here Wednesday and, with Bos-
ton officer, spent the day in an unsuoc ssful
search for ono Of the Cronin suspects, whom
he had reason to suppose was located hire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
The ru.oarawas ont of Bank.

PIr1sBuRS, Feb. 2s.-A Msssillon, o.,
special to The Times says: The TuSoarawas
river Is out Of its banks The northern part
Of the city Is inundated, number Of streets
being impassable. More than fifty resi-
dences are surrounded. The water is almost
to the high-water mark OF 1854 and the dam
age to property will be great.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Mall Car DESTROYED By Fire.

San Francisco. Fob. 2s.-The mai stor-
age train, No. A., west-bound, was burned
yesterday morning at Blue Greek, Utah. The
car and contents are total loss, dssI Dying
through mails for this city consisting II let
tiers aud papsrs There was no regt tered
mail In the car. The amount Of mail lrned
and the cause Of the FIRE is unknown.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
A STATUE TO COLUMBUS.
The Senate Passes a Bill for That Purposs
The Akin sou- Rendlefon Contest

The Senate Passes a Bill for That Purpose
The Atkinson Pendleton Contest.
WASHINGTON CRY. Feb. 2s-The senate
yesterday passed bill for tbs erection of a
bronze statue of Christopher Columbus at
the western entrance to the Capitol grounds
The bill declaring trusts unlawful was then
discussed the committee having moved to
strike out the provision fixing penalties
George denounced the bill as uncopstitution-
al, and said it would prove inefficient, and q
miserable sham Paddock introduced a
bill to amend the act creating a bureau of
animal industry. After brief executive
session the senate adjourned.
The house first took up the contested cleo
ton case of Atkinson va Pendieton. First
Virginia district, and. after hearing Pendls-
ton in his own behalf, adopted the report I'm
seating him. On the final vote the Demo
crats refrained from voting, and the result
was-yeas, 1872; nays, 0-the speaker count
ing quorum Atkinson was then sworn In,
and took bis seat amid applause on
tine Republican side. The reports in the
Mudd-Compton case from Maryland. one
unseating Mudd, and the other In favor Of
Compton, were received A bill was re-
ported providing for census Of
Chinese in the United States; also
o bill to pay government employees the
well-known eight-hour day claims. Bills
were introduced: To relieve dependent Wild
ows Of soldiers who are not provided for In
the pension laws; to authorize a recounois-
ance for q railway through the Central
American states TO Bolivia; to put two
s'omen on the Worlds fair beard Of control
After discussing IN committee OF the whols
the urgent deficiency bill, without action,
the house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
The " alter Boom .t Loui.ville.

LoUIsvILi z, KY, Feb 2s-The Ohio
river Is out Of It's banks and rising an inch
an hour. Travel between here and Cincin-
Natl by the Ohio and Mississippi railroad is
cut or, but the Louisville and Nashville is
stin open. There is no fear Of great dam
a~n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28

Commodore George B. White, chief Of the
onreau Of yarls sEi docks In tae navy de-
Partnlsnt, died sus.dsaiy at bis home IN
Washington City thursday morning OF IN
attack OF apoplexy. lie was regarded a.
one Oh TIC most efficient officers IN tns ssrv-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Judge Brewer, Successor.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 2s-The name Of
Henry c. Caldwell, of Arkansas was sent to
tue senate yesterday for the office Of United
States circuit judge for the eighth circuit
vice David J. Brewer. resigned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Nomination, Confirmed.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 2S-Among the
nominations eenfirmsd by the senate yester.
day were the following: William B. Nc
Cresry, Of Michigan, consul at Valparaiso:
K n. Pearson, appraiser of merchandise at
CHICAGO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Appo,n.-d DI,,ric, at,or,.r

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 2s-Attoruey
General Miller has appointed Dewitt c.
Grain assistant district attorney for the
northern district OF Iowa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
TRIED TO Kill A DOCTOR.
Desperate Attempt TO Assassinats = Col
umbus Physicfan

COLUMBUS. o., Fob. 25-About IL O'Clock
last night a desperate attempt was made 70
assassinate DIR. Alexander Neil one Of the
leading physicians and best-known men OF
this city. An unknown man called at the
doctors residences and rang the bell. The
doctor, suffering from influenza, went 70 the
door and asked what was wanted the man
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
Fraud I'm United states Courts.

wAsHIxoTos CrY, Feb. 2a-The house
Judiciary committee has agreed to report IA
vorshly to the house resolution providing
for congressional investigation of the prac-
tice In several United States courts, princi-
pally those Of Alabama and Georgia, of sus-
pending sentences in criminal cases. The
resolution was passed At the Instance Of the
attorney general, who laid before the com.
mittss some startling information. 1t IL
claimed that the under officers OF these courts,
II not the judges themselves, are combined
together for the purpose Of defrauding the
government The alleged method pursued
was to try numerous cases that could not be
sustained, and summon great number of
unnecessary witnesses, the parties In the plot
dividing the fees, etc.
The Foreign storage Question.
WASHINGTON CITY Feb 28 The Jour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28

The Foreign storage Question.
WASHINGTON CITY. Feb 2s The Jour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28

II j. uni r-tooi that, asiis from Mrs
Tornlin and Der two children, slgat deaths
have occurred in the northwest part Of
Stevens county Sam WooislAle, his wife
snd three children were found dead yester-
day. Two men-ITa CanAeld and Henry
We6b--who hvel in the western part of the
county were also found victims Of the big
Eard IL Is believed 5. c. Campbell was
caught IN the storm Wednesdsy night and
peTished while trying 70 rearh = nnasiala
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT.

Mr.. WILL CARLTON will spend part OF this
summer at the Thousand Isles.
THE engagement of Miss Fay Alger, daugh-
ter of General Russell A. Alger, and Mr.. Nor
ton Mitchell, of the Boston Herald, Is an
nounced.
MARGUERITE, the pretty Princess who is
going to marry her cousin, the Due d'Orleans-
''the Prisoner of Clairvaux"-has good
temper good manners and various musical and
artistic accomplishments.
OF Prof. John Fiske in private life. the Book
Buyer says that he has an excellent baritone
voice and sings German and English songs with
expression, taste and feeling. He can also exc
cute Beethoven upon the piano.
LIKE many another wise elderly man, Francis
Parkman, the historian. has taken to garden
ing and is as successful at IL as was Evelyn.
He is particularly fond of roses He is writing
again, having in great measure recovered his
health.
MRS. RIDER HAGGARD at the last drawing
room" attracted much attention by her beauti-
full dress of gray and white satin. trimmed with
butterflies of gold, a huge butterfly forming
the front of the bodice. Her petticoat was
gold brocade.
THE Sabbatarian element in England has
been greatly shocked by the order of the Queen
every Sunday. The Queen, following the great
American ioea, probably intends to confne the
musical programme strictly to sacred music.
Mr.. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL is now
rapidly recovering from his long illness at Elm
wood. His exercise is principally taken In
short walks about his grounds. His physicians
do not yet allow him to drive or to ride In a
street car His daughter, Mrs Burnett is with
him.
THE young Crown Prince of Italy is deeply
devoted to bis clever and beautiful mother. He
sends her two long kilograms every day when
he is away from her; and he also writes to her
each day a letter giving full accounts of his
days work. Like the Queen the Prince speaks
and writes French, English ana German.
MISS ELAINE GooDALE. the poetess, is Gov
ernmeat supervisor Of education among the
Sioux. She lives in camp or reservation in the
most primitive way, travelling from one Indian
village to another on horseback or in prairie
schooner" She deliberately prefers this life
to the social success which a woman of her tai
ent and culture might command.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
INDEPENDENCE!

May the sun shine gloriously to-day! If
there be clouds, may they no more than
stripe the heavens, and when the day is
done NAV the union of the sky glitter with
all her countless starsl Sunshine, blue sky
and the free winds are in harmony with the
spirit of the day. So are kindness, love Of
country and joy. We hope none of these
ingredients will be absent from the celebra-
tion here.
Pittsburg, more than many of her sister
cities. may congratulate herself that the
United States achieved independence when
the eighteenth century was old. With oil
her natural advantages she could not have
grown so lusty in a hundred years If she
had not had political freedom and national
protection also. If the American colonies
had remained in Great Britain's selfish
grasp would Pittsburg have been permitted
to excel her English rivals? Not by a
iugful, as the Philistines would say The
Pittsburg of to-day was made possible by
the Declaration of Independence. At
Schenlev Park to-day when the orators and
the fireworks are let loose and an old
fashioned Fourth is in full celebration, we
trust the true value of Independence in its
best sense will be forclbly presented to
MANY minds. Not all the declarations of
independence have been made yet. There
is still freedom to be fought for. The battle
never ends; the vigilance to save this Re-
public must be eternal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04

Chief Brown intends to present bill, which
comes under this head, to the next Legisla-
ture. 1t will resemble the bill which passed
both houses of the State Legislature at the
last session, and was vetoed by Governor
Beaver. The bill will create an insurance
fund for the police. From this fund will be
maid certain sums to the policeman who is
injured or falls sick. and in the event of his
death to his family. The uniforms of the
police will also be bought by the city.
The latter provision would remove a
prieyous burden from the very moderately
paid policeman. 1t is suggested that the
policeman is compelled by existing circum-
stances to think twice before risking his
clothes in the execution of his duty. There
is something in this, and if the city uni
formed the police it would add to their
efficiency in more ways than one. Chief
Browns efforts to improve his department
should command the assistance of our legis-
lators at Harrisburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
AUSTRALIANS RABBITS.

The rabbits are still on top in Australia.
They are steadily eating more intelligent
eoloBists cut of house and home in spite of
all the government proclamations, the traps
and wholesale slaughterings gs with which
man has tried to fight them. Mr.. G. w.
Griffin, the American Consul at Sydney,
furnishes authentic facts and figures to show
how great plague the rabbits are. In
Vulnerable methods OF determination have
been introduced, but nothing has yet been
discovered that can be relied upon to really
accomplish the desired end. Among
the most successful methods is that of
poisoning the rabbits with phosphorized
grain, strychnine and arsenic. The phos-
phorized grain has been particularly useful.
But it has been found that poison. in the
long run, is undesirable because of the
danger to horses, cattle, sheep and dogs, and
even to human beings. Great quantities of
ferrets and stoats have been imported, but
they have mitigated the evil, not crushed it.
Fencing in land has been found helpful to
certain degree, but the cost of the wire
netting, of a peculiar height, mesh and
gauge, has proven too heavy-something
like 1899 mile. The governments of the
various colonies naturally offer every in
ducement to men of inventivejgenius to
stem the awful tide of reproduction among
the rabbits.
The Government of New South Wales
gave wide publicity for several years to a
proclamation Offering to pay the sum of
EOS, 900 to anyone who would PROFOUND a
scheme for the destruction of rabbits. The
commission appointed to report on the
various plans suggested completed their in
yestigations in December, 1889. and stated
that they had examined about ], 500 schemes,
but not one of them complied with the terms
of the proclamation.
The most important scheme investigated
by the commission was that proposed by NJ.
Pasteur, whose idea was to destroy the rab-
bits by inoculating a number of them with
the microbes of chicken cholera. An ex-
detrimental station was established on Rodd
Island, an isolated spot in Sydney harbsr,
but it was demonstrated that M. Pasteur's
plan had as many disadvantages as advan.
taees. and another fruitless effort had to be
recorded. What the afflicted colonies will
do remains to be seen. In the meantime
the settlers find slight compensation for
their troubles in supplying the English
market with mountains of material for that
most delicious OF dishes, rabbit pie. The
skins also have become good article Of
rommerce
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
RREWERS ARE BUsY,

There has been q great increase in the
consumption of beer in this region during
the past twelve months. The United States
revenue returns show that over one hundred
and twenty thousand more barrels of beer
brewed in this district were consumed from
June, 1889 to June 1890 than in the proceed
ing year. Six hundred thousand barrels of
beer paid duty in the twelve months ending
June last. Some people, including several
brewers and saloon keepers, are inclined to
attribute this great increase to the operation
of the Brooks law. Their arguments may
be read in another column of this paper.
The pith of their contention is that the
free construction put upon a part OF the
Brooks law permitting wholesalers to bottle,
and practically to sell, at retail, has led to a
greater consumption of beer outside the
saloons That drinking beer at home is or
is not worse than drinking it In saloon is
a question for each individual to decide.
The fact is, we take it, that the Brooks law
is not perfect success as temperance
measure. But the Brooks law, is the best
license law that Pennsylvania has had, and
the increase in beer drinking here is proba-
blv not much in excess of the growth OF the
population.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04

MRS. CHARLES REIsFAR. the wife OF the
General Secretary Of the Central Board OF
Education, will leave the first Of next month
for Boston, where she will be the guest of Miss
Oh arlotte Ballou, the popular cooking school
teacher, who recently closed her school and re-
turned to her home to spend the vacation. A
visit to New York and stop over at Phlladel-
phia will also be features of the Eastern trip.
Nj RS. SARAH BRAwLEY, widow of the late
Hon. ]. R. Brawley, of Meadville, who for the
past six weeks has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Evans. of Oakland, and Mrs. Alex
Patton, of Williamsburg. left for Chautauqua
Lake, where she expects to remain the rest of
the summer accompanied by her granddaugh-
ter Miss Bertha Evans.
MRS. JOSEPH CRAIG. of Sewickley, will give
a patriotic garden party to-day. About 70
friends will enjoy the delights of their home
and the fireworks. among them Miss Maud
Mitchell, from the East.
THE Misses Agnes and Mary Mexican sisters
of Postmaster James Mexican, accompanied
by Mr. Andy Mexican, will leave for Cape May
the 18th of the month, where they will remain
for the season.
MISS PORTER has returned from visit of
several weeks to Cleveland, o., bringing Mrs.
Fred Preston with her as guest of MIR. and Mrs.
J. c. Porter, of Park place. Sewickley.
KENMAwR HOTEL will have an elaborate
pyrotechnical display on the lawn and Ger
merits Orchestra also this evening.
MISS RETTA CARNEGIE will entertain o
number of friends up at Cresson at her
mothers cottage to-day.
THE third entertainment Of the Converse
zione Circle was given in the Walton M. e.
Church last evening.
MRS JAMES B. HALEY and baby have
gone to Scotland to remain four months.
The Linden Club will celebrate to day in fine
style.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
ALLEGHENY Is COMING IN.

The feeling in favor of consolidation of
Pittsburg and Allegheny is spreading. A
glance at the list of men who for various
good reasons wish for the union Will con-
vince any one that there is solidity and
force about the movement 1t is not a
movement, either, but a spontaneous ex-
preston of very natural feeling. Just as
Allegheny is about to change the form of
her government is a good time for her citi-
zens to consider the advisability of getting
into the city to which they really belong.
New arguments for the union are being Of
lered all the time. The abiding argument
against it comes from short-sighted politi-
clans. But Allegheny is moving toward
Pittsburg. Rivers and politicians cannot
stop her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
mnnEN As VOTERS.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times writes entertaiuingly Of the cheerful
effects of the exercise of the suffrage by
women in Wyoming.
In Wyoming the women have voted SO
long that nobody thinks anything about It.
From all accounts women go to the polls
lust as simply and naturally as they go to
the postoffice or the railroad station. And
from present observation they look very
much like other women. They dress as well
as the women in any of the Eastern cities,
and far better, as a rule, than they do In
Chicago. 1t is very certain that where
women vote nothing very dreadful has hap
pened in consequence. Perhaps the next
objection we shall hear to woman suffrage
will be something like this, our cotemporary
thinks: 'There is no use in giving the ballot
to women, because it doesn't make any
difference Where women vote the place is
like other places and the women get along
like other women"
But from another quarter we learn that
indifference to the exercise OF her political
rights is the prevailing symptom OF the
female voter. The recent school elections
in the Dakotas do not indicate that the
women there care much about using the bal
lot. In Sanbo-n county, S. D., out of J, 200
female voters not over 100 voted, and that is
the county where are the headquarters OF
the woman suffrage campaign, and tine ban
ner prohibition county of the State. The
percentage of women actually voting was
smaller in other counties. In North Dakota
the same indifference was observable. When
the women voted they voted usually as their
husbands did. The jamestown Alert says
Gas a rule the result of the female vote
does not seem to have changed conditions.
The ballot was not disinfected nor elevated
to any considerable extent, and the women
themselves are no better of.
Perhaps the Wyoming women, like their
sisters in Dakota, are none the worse for be-
ing allowed to vote, because they stay away
from the polls. This is only conjecture,
| Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
TILE REWARD OF HEROES.

The Toledo Commercial, commenting
upon the fact that the rescuing party at
Dunbar found nothing but a dead mule, q
couple of blOuses, dinner buckets and a
raging fire, propOunds these questions: Was
ali this labor at attempted rescue thrown
away? If not lost. in what place, manner
or wav was compensation received? If lost,
was it a bad economic example or prece-
dent? If something was gained. does not
true eco.omy involve something beside
wealth? Is not the performance of duty an
economic benefit as we'll as a moral prin-
ciple?
No labor in the cause of human life is
lost, The heroic miners who risked so
much to so little purpose are content with
the knowledge that they did their duty as
brave men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
FIGS AND THISTLES.

THE man who expects to die like beast will
live like beast.
To hate is the most terrible misfortune that
can befall soul.
LOVE never has to be watched to see that it
does full days work.
THE religion that only breaks out in spots is
not a good kind to have.
NOT to go to church to worship God means
to 90 away disappointed.
IF you don't want to get your fingers burned,
never shake hands with the devil.
THE man who does not work with his heart
will not accomplish much with his hands.
When we get to heaven we will find that
Wa have all had something TO do in building it.
mans true name before God is what he is
in reality; not what the newspapers say about
him.
Every Christian is called to be preacher Of
some kind, but only . few are sent into the
The good Of the land means the best that
God can give This is what His children are to
have.
One of the greatest mistakes that any Chris
tian can make is to think that God don't want
his services.
You can never go back to where you were
this morning. The wheels Of time only turn
one way.-Ram's Horn