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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
INDIANA FARMERS, ALLIANCE.
It's Reported Growth and Pros pects-A
Big Consolidation in Progress.

INDIANAPOLIS April 29-The Farmers
Alliance has grown in Indiana t. foimid-
able proportions. When delegates met
here TO form a state organization the first
business was the making of reports of the
strength of the order ia the state The
first sub-alliances were organized in Mar
tin county about a year ago. The reports
show that Martin county now has thirty
eight alliances and 500 members. The
order has contract store at .oogootee
which does thriving business Every
piece of goods for sale is marked plainly
with both the cost and selling prices The
merchant contracts to sell his goods for an
average OF about TO per cent. above their
cost to him.
A Consolidation scheme
The delegate who gave the Martin coun-
~ report said the Alliance met W th much
opposition from business and professional
men at first, but that now its favor is
courted by all Reports from other parts
of the state show nearly 100 lodge with
5000 members. Announcement was made
that the various organizations OF farmers,
the grsngers accepted, will be cor solidated
with the Alliance next fall. Some of these
are the Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton, the Agricultural Wheel, the Patrons
of Industry, the Western Alliance, and the
Farmers and Laborers' union. When
united the consolidation will have a
strength approaching 100000 members in
Indiana.
Organizers from Texas.
Benjamin Terrell and w W. Wilson. of
Texas, are here assisting in the OrganiZa-
ton. The scope of the movement is indi-
Gated by Terrell. He says: The Alliance
has not come to pull down, but to build
up; not to attack any other interests, but
simply to care for the farmers in erests 1t
is political That is one of its chief pur-
poses. We propose to study poi tics, but
not to be partisans. We will not attack
parties, bat will raise our members above
party. Blind craftsmanship has done more
than any other thing to injure the farmers
interests. We will try to avoid prejudice
have seen the time when / would have
voted my party ticket no matter what the
moral or mental, of the candi-
dates
VIII Vote for Katie and the BABY"
Now ! propose to vote for Katie and
the baby If the parties who have pro-
fessed to be our friends for twenty years
expect to retain our support hereafter,
they must begin to show themselves our
friends in truth. Whenever you want
from the legislature demand it.
We want more money, better railroad
facilities and regulations, better laws re-
the ownership of land and pre-
venting Accommodations of great bodies of
American property"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
HARD TO PLEASE TELLER.
Republican Senators stIn Wrestling witt
the silver Bill,

the Silver Bill.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 90 The COM
mittee appointed by the Republican senate
caucus TO frame compromise sS;er meas
ure was in session for several hours yester-
day afternoon, but came to no conclusion.
Teller, who has introduced in the senate q
bill providing for free coinage, urged very
strongly his objections to the features of
the house silver bill which makes it pos
sible for the secretary of the treasury on
demand to give silver bullion in exchange
for certificates issued on bullion. Sher-
man, who is the leader of the conservative
element, urged as strongly the necessity of
preserving this feature, while Aldrich, who
proposed the disputed clause originally,
maintained silence on the question at issue.
Several compromises were proposed by
other members Of the committee. but none
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
viii Concede Eight Hours.

Boston, April 2s--The Union Carpent-
ers arbitration committee yesterday visit
ed the Boss carpenters who are not mem
bers of the Building Association. They
were assured that the eight-hour demand
would be granted by nearly all those in
teryiewed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
Miners and Operators' Meeting.
An Address TO the Toi,.rs

NEW YORK, April 29-The executive
committee of the Federation of Labor last
night adopted circular addressed to the
toilers of America, urging that all trades
except the carpenters and joiners remain
at work in order to help make the short
hour movement of that trade successful
The address congratulates the working
men upon the signs visible all over the
world that their demands will be granted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
Rossa Found Guilty of IibcI

NEW YORK, April 29.-The jury in the
trial of O'Donovan Rosa and Mr.. Hen
erickson, for criminal libel upon p S. Cas-
siday, found vercict last night of guilty.
with an urgent recommendation of mercy,
in the case of Rosa, and not guilty in the
case of Hendrickson. Rosa will probably
escape with fine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
Am UnproYoked Murder.

CHARLESTON, ". va, April 29-At
Peerless yesterday morning Deliver Mas
sey, driver, playfully tapped John Glen
denim on the shoulder while passing
clendenin picked up piece of heavy iron
rail and struck him twice on the head.
crushing his skull like an egg-sheli and
killing him Instantly. No arrest. but
lynching is probable If he is caught. Glen.
denim Is one of 3 family OF outlaws who
have fig ured before the courts for years.
The Ohio legislature has adjourned TIL
next January.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
Italian Anarchists Organizing.

ROME, April 9.-Nine groups of Anarch-
lists are organizing for demonstration ON
May day. The police and the garrison of
Rome have been reinforced as measure
Of precaution against disorder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
THE MARKETS,

CHICAGO. April IS.
were as follows: Wheat-No NAV, opened
sn4c. CLOSED aOc; June. openei sal.c, closed
Slsc; July, opened s7a4c, closed SIC. Corn
No. May, opened and close c.sSsc: June
opened csc, closed 2sIsc; July, opened s3Ac'
closed S514c. Oats-No. May, opened and
closed 2issc: June, opened ami clos ID e4Iso;
July, opened AMI closed 235sc. Pork-May.
opened 81 rs, closed Sl3.s5; juno. opened
$500. closed $40 July, opened Sl325.
closed $500. Lard-Alay, opened s6.27ls
closed $500
Live stock-The stock yards report the fol-
lowing range of prices: Hogs-Market OPENED
slow and wesk. with prices 5GlO: lower:
light grades. S4014.25; rough packing S4Ol
G4.l0; mixed lots, S4O5r42i; heavy packing
and shipping lots, Sil5G4.a5.
Live stock: Cattle-Market quiet and
steady; beeves, S3.3DG50l bulk, .a0G43O;
sto kers and feeders, S2.5 6b375: corn-fed
Texans, S2.sId3S; cows and mixed, sl.j1a3 40
Sheep-Eest steady; s.. 50d5. %. poor to med
ium quiet and weak, s4.Co94SO lambs, $500
@6.75.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin, eGGeOLsc per
III: fine creameries. l7Gls daries. finest, fresh.
A1l7c; fresh packing stock. 4G6c Eggs
Strictly fresh, lie per doz. Dressed poultry
Chickens. sl=9l0c per ID; turkeys, logic:
young hens, l5.gl5lSc; ducks, IL ia. Apples
Fair to'choice, 81. v0l.Jo per bbl.
New York,
NEw York, April IS.
Wheat-No. red winter .7s4c cash; do
May. s>sc; do June, a4Isc; do July, azasc
Corn-NO. mixed &C. cash; 10 MAJ aqsS.,
do Ju e, SS;scc. do July. 4Dssc Oats Dull but
steady No. mixed, "a. cash; do NAV.
Ole do June. S'sc. kye-DalI. BARLEY
Nominal Pork-Steady. mess, SI4ssdIi7 Is
Tor new. Lari Quiet: May. sdS: June,
sso!; July, 6.6j.
Live stock: Cattle Market firm; steers.
s4-l5@ ID z loo ibs; bulk aud dry cows. 81 20
g3'a Sheep aud Ian bs-Na,ket firm: un.
shorn sheep, $50 G'.l5 I, 10 - clip. ed do,
s44FG4a; unshorn y,aring - al sl2I<:
clipped do. >6.N 90; .priug lambs. s. COZ
50 hogs Market steady, I've hogs, "a. 46s
40 2 10 he.
ROCK ISLAND.
Hay-Uplsnd prairie, 81 So
HAy-Timotny-&6 0GS6 So
aay-wfid. s3 000$f o..
Corn--24cQ26c
Oats-26c. 021c
Cord wooo$s 8 asa. O.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
BuffaIo Baker, to Strike.

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 29-On Thursday.
according TO their announcement, the
union bakers of this city will go out Oh
strike for a ten-hour working day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
EAilMre In the I.inucr TrnIc

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2a-The doors
OF the wholesale liquor house of Carl
Spengler were closed Yesterday morning.
L. Inc cause OF the failure was poor collec-
tons Assets, sl25, 90: liabilities. sl4u 90
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29

Except the Carpenters To Be Quiet
Preparations for a Demonstration in
London.
ported Call for Troops.
CHICAGO, April 29-There is now pros
pect that the carpenters strike will soon be
settled The arbitration committee of the
Carpenters Council and the Boss Carpent-
ers association with four of the Citizens
committee met yesterday afternoon at the
Iroquois club rooms. The situation was
thoroughly reviewed and the questions at
issue discussed At the close of the con-
ference the two committees most interest
ed decided that all existing differences
could be easily settled by arbitration, and
agreed to recommend such plan of set
tlement to their respective associations.
The Strikers Holding a Conference.
The carpenters council held special
session this afternoon for the purpose of
instructing its arbitration committee, If
arbitration be agreed upon, as it doubtless
will be. Ii the present plans of the two
arbitration committees are sanctioned by
their organizations they will meet on
Thursday for the final settlement of the
part of the striking carpenters will be at
work next Monday.
The Carpenters and Builders association
is in no way party to the proposed settle
ment, but remain obstinate in the matter
of recognizing the union Ii is reported
that they are bringing men from other
cities
Calling on the Militia.
The most important rumor current
comes from Springfield. There it is re-
ported that members of the First and Sec
ond regiment, Illinois National Guards
have received orders to get themselves in
readiness for any call that may be made
to quell disturbances in connection with
the eight hour day movement in this city
on May |. Governor Fifer last night said
he had issued no orders himself, but he did
not know what the adjutant general who
is not at present in the city, might have
done. There is reason to believe, however,
that preparations of the kind are being
made, as the officers of the military com
panies at Springfield have lately taken
down the location of the residences of all
the members of their commands.
At the Stock Yards.
The situation at the stock wards is
rather mixed The foremen and others
out there say they are not afraid of a
strike, while the hands who belong to the
union have sent in their demand. If
strike follows il will be in violation of
written agreement made with the packing
companies after the strike in 1886, and
each man at work who signed that agree
ment was required to deposit $40 of his
wages with the employing company,
which was to be forfeited if he violated his
agreement.
Miners and Operators Meeting.
The conference of the Illinois mine CD
orators and mine workers yesterday was
not productive of immediate results, aud
the tone of the utterances does not promise
well for the near future The generally
expressed opinion of the operators present
was that competing operators from ths
middle and southern portions of Illinois
and from Indiana would not Join the con.
ference, and that without such co-opera-
ton II would be useless TO expect repre-
sentstives of northern Illinois mines only
to agree upon any advance over last years
prices
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
a nishnn Stricken uith p,r.1..i.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. April 29-The Rt.
Rev Bishop Borgess., founder of Borgess.
hospital, in this city, while visiting at the
deanery, was stricken with paralysis, and
now lies very low
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29

WASHINGTON CITY, April 29.-The de
partment of agriculture has been advised
by Consul Fay, stationed at Stettin. Ger
many, that the Russian government is
about to assist certain capitalists in estab-
fishing slaughtering and shipping houses
that are to compete with the Unit ed States
in furnishing dressed meats to the German
and English markets
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
Bills Signed by the Presid mt,

WASHINGTON CITY, April 29-1he presi-
dent has approved the act fol bridge
across the Mississippi river at south St.
Paul, Mimi, and the act relating 20 United
States courts in Minnesota
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
The Proceedings I'm Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 29-Cullom
introduced a bill in the senate yesterday
for the appointment of board to investi-
gate the merits of car couplers and recon-
mend one for general use on freight cars.
A bill was favorably reported authorizing
certain lands withdrawn for reservoir pur-
poses to be restored to the public domain.
An amendment accompanied the bill, saw
ing the rights of purchasers of these lands
and providing that the lands restored shall
always remain subject to the right of the
government to construct reservoirs with
out subsection to claims FOR damages on
account of overflow. A discussion
as to the merits of the outlet
and levee plans for the Mississippi took
place, demonstrating that senators were
very much at sea about the matter. A de-
bate on the land forfeiture bill, without
action, took place, and the bill to incorpor-
ate the Sons of the Revolution was pend
ing at adjournment.
The house received its first veto yester-
day being that of tie bill to authorize
Ogden, Utah to increase its Indebtedness
The legislative, etc. appropriation was
passed. In committee District business
was then taken up, but adjournment was
reached without final action on anything.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
For Pure Food and DrinI,

was adopted ana no Conf, -zs,Jn was saci1esl
Another meeting will be held.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
OUR GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCT.
Statistics Showing How Much Was Dug
Out in 1889.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 29.-E o.
Leech, director of the mint, has submitted
his annual report TO congress on the pro-
ductiOn of precioustmetals for the calendar
year 1889 The value of the gold product
of the United States during the year is
placed at $50 500 OOO, against s33 600 900 in the
preceding year. and the silver product for
1889 at S50,0D,000, against SIS, 7S3, 6s3 in
1885.
Colorado Keeps the Lead.
Colorado still maintains first rank among
producing states, with an aggregate pro
duct of gold and silver of over S24 ,OO0, 900
Montana stands next with a product OF
S22, S9i 600 California produced $780,
900, of which S1S,OOO,OOO were gold, being
about two-fifths of the total gold product
of the United States
Our Loss of Precious Metals.
The net loss of gold and silver to the
United States by excess of exports over
imports during the year was: Gold $3s,
sS6, 753; silver Sl4, SIS, 1886. During the
year Sl6,697 900 gold and IS, 766, 600 silver
was used in the industrial arts in this
country. The worlds production of gold
and silver in 1889 was approximately sl1e,-
100000 gold, sl62. 600 silver, coming
value, against sl1O,00O.G0 gold and sl42,-
0O0,00 silver, coming value, ia 1883.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
BRAWN'S BATTLE.
The Fight for More Pay and
Less Hours.
A BETTER OUTLOOK AT CHICAGO.

Some Prospect for a Settlement with the
Carpenters-The Packing HOuses-Talk
About the NIilitia-An Address from
the Federation of Labor Calling on All
Except the Carpenters To Be Quiet
Preparations for Demonstration in
London.
The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25
~ . ~ -.-'- A DEAD LOCK.

ST. LOrGs, Jan. 2o.-A special from bcs Moines, Iowa, says that tine Iowa legislature has been in session | week an uuorgalIl2ed meb It hasn't so much as elected temporary clerk. 1t has no duly constituted presiding officer, and the lu0 men who claim seats and are doing the voting may be mere preteuders. This is the result of a tie
 fifty republicans anh fifty democrats. The latter have made several re.sson- able propositions for a settlement of the struggle, but each has been rejected by the republicans and the duration ot the deadlock Is merely matter of con jecture It may end today, and 1t may continue another week or more. So far forty-three ballots have been taken Tor temporary clerk, Ben Nanstenbnrg. republican. and E. N Lehman, demo crat. each receiving an equal number nf votes. At thr session Saturday, Mr Blythe, repabliean, offered what he called eonp promise. it was simply a withdrawal of anstienhurg name and the suhstit ution of that T Henry S. Wilcox. Wilcox was at ore time Il greeahacker but the democrats were quick to prove that some time ago he relapsed into sinnn-puro republican, ism, and that iu lses hc WAS considered sufficiently resj,lb!e t0 be placed on the Harrison eleetoiial ticket. Quise an animated discussion followed th, prop osition of Mr. Blythe. but when the roll was called the regulation tie vote iesulted, and after five ballots the lpesse adjourned until , pm, today Mhea \ ls hoped to effect soma sort of a compromise.
The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25
wonxlxu nnars.


 Arkansas needs and must have Working Home for blind Men nni Women" Once es- abolished. it can bc made almost. If not cu- tireiy. selfsIpposting. Win thc press of tho state help to azitato and crys,slike the move mcnt.-Our Reporter.
 Tho working Home for Blind Men and WcmenN wouli, no doubt, be q credit to the state, but 1t seems to us that a working home for young climi- nals and fallen women, where they can be taught reform, is much more desir- able. The people do not object to charity for the blind, and they can be made comfortable from this source. Under the present system, no matter why or how Il boy becomes an offender against the law, he is thrown with any and all classes of criminals. which act never has the effect of encouraging him t0 carry out any good resolutions he may form A house of correction for males and females. young in crime
 is greatly needed in Arkansas. and its good influence would perhaps save many from long terms in the peutenii ary, and even from tho gallows.
The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25
ImreAcm mrl.s.En.


 lf tho dfnpcrsts in tonareaa have The gri and courage en tlo SO. tfoy should not lose time in prosecuting United States Attorney General Miller for impeachment The proofs of his guilty participation with Jndgo Woods. of the Uuited states Court of Indianapolis. in protecting Dudley. of biocks-of-s,vc infamy. arc plain, as may bc easily undcsstood hy our readers hy a careful reading of tho comriia- ton which we publish iu another column. cop icd from the New Yoik World. It would hc n fnc thing to open the campaign in is1, with proofs from the records of the Federal Senate showing that Miller had been impeached on testimony proving Dudley's gullt--whIch no one now doubts and that Wood, as all politi- cai judges should. had been driven in disgracc from the bench. u degraded iurist, That would be a chapter that even the stoi,tcst of rcpGhlicans could not withstand IL would ruin the Prcsidcn, and make a wide. clearand clean highway for tho democrats. hy which with Cleveland at their heat thev could march into the White House lu iSai Ii'.er ought to be impcached. Memphis Comper- cjal
 Tho accomplishment of the program set forth above would go down in his- tory as an honor to tiipse undertaking it, and credit to the democratic party. The question is, first. will any number of democrats undertake the matter ? We don't believe they will. They haven't got the q grit and courage or at least, they are too modest and for bearing. A democrat, as Il general rule, win stand still under ull manner of imposition upon lis rights, rather than make n disturbance in the stream of republican rasca!ity. Ru wAoA the weight of insult, indignity and iutjmi- dation is just at the point of breaking it's back. then the democratic party rises in it's awful strength and lurls the imposters. bribers. bulldoz, IS and office buyers from their ill-gptten pin nacle of power and tramples them un- der foot. Republicans are taught from the cradle that their enemy is slow to anger and very generous. They profit ] by our incredibly and while democrats are asleep the republicans capture the prize. Republicans are the greatest peoPie oi' tdiib to oiSa'lile ahu Syste- matically steal the offices. Had the Dudley letter originated in demo. cratic brain the writer would long since have been languishing in the state prison. Ii the democrats ao not insist upon their rights they will never have them. Let Miller and Wood reap the whirlwind of disgrace that should gsightfnlly follow their Illegal and un- just protection of the crimi inal. Dudley Let Dudley he sentenced and Harrison lcharged with usurpation of the high place nt power, the chief executive of the United States. And may justice reign supreme.
The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25
Contagious Blood Diseases.

Ulcers. sores, plmples, itch, salt rhepm, etc. are evidences of contagious blood dis case. It Is manifestly duty to eradicate blood poison from the system by q use of E. E. E. NSoianie Blood Balm. thus cna- bling the sore places Co heal and thereby ren,oyina M possibility af othef meaibcrs of the fan.ts becoming likewise afflicted. Sepd Co Blood i'gia t0,. Atlanta tia. for book inat wifi convince
 J. II. OVtia~, Mt Olive, N c., writes '' had running sores on Hy shoulders and arms One bottle ,. 5. E. cured me en. tircly.'
 l.. Johnson, Belmont Station, Miss., writes: B. +. E. has worked on mo like a charm. My head and body were covered with sores. and my hair came out, bu. E. E. 5. healed me quiekly.n
 W. J. kinnin, llutehcns. Texas, writes :. E. B. E. has cured my wife of large ul- cer on her leg that doctors and all other medicine could not cure.N
 NJ. J. RoSsiaan. a prominent merchant Of Greensboro. Ga, writes '' know of several cases of blood disease speedily cured by E, E. E. Two bottles cured a lady Of ugly scrofulous skin sores.
 W. C. Birchmore ss Co, MaSev, Ga. write; !" B. E. B. in curing Mr Robert Ward of blood poison effected one oi the most wonderful cures that ever came to our Knowledge"
The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25

Speaker Reed, of the national house of representative k putting the screws down upon the democratic minority very tightly. He has abolished thp practice of appointing tellsrs and has been sustained b, the republican vote of the house Hereafter there can he nn appeal from hts decisions save upon a yea and hay vote. He hts under taken tn. personal direction of the leg isla,iot of the llolssc and assumes auto cratic powers without precedent IL wnnlj appear lo be economical for the members to return to thris homes and send their bills tu the speaker by mall. permitting him to cast ths vote of the house as l- might choose. We have no doubt this method would he entirely agreeable to Speaker Reed. During Speaker Carlisle's long service the re. hthlicau minority was granted cheer fully every right. and both sides inined in tribute ta his fairness But Speaker Reed, it Is manifest, intends to Iule with n rod of iron, giving his sitie every advantage and crippling the democrats In every way possible. The democratic party should tind proiit- ahse lesson l.. this. The next time They get into power the rule should bc that the republicans bc made to feel the democratic heel. and to feel It hard.
 Memphis Appeal.