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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Pleading for Reduction.

The Chicago Tribune of last Wednes.
day contained the following special dis,
patch:
WASHINGTON, d. C, April l. TSpec,
ial. "A large number of citizens OF
Judge Gest's district have sent him a
communication, accompanied by petit,
ton. which he filed in the house today in
regard to the financial depression of the
farming community. They say some
thing must be done to afford them relief,
and though they have given the tariff
question much thought they are unable to
decide fully what effect material reduc-
ton OF duties on imports would have. rs
the farmers have prOspered and Ian
guished under protective tariff. In
conclusion. however, they demand that
sugar. salt, lumber. binding Irvine, and
the materials entering into its manufac>
ture be admitted free of duty, and that q
cut of at least 50 per cent be made on
wooden, cotton and linen fabrics.
The above fails to state whether Mr. g.
Gest did further than file the petition, but
it is not likely that he did. OF course it
didn't strike him favorably, but probably
had the effect of reminding him of his
broken promises to the farmers prior TO
his election to congress. Then he was
apparently heartily in favor of reduc-
ton of the tariff, but as soon as he took
his seat in the national house he became
subservient to the tariff robbers and mo-
nopolists.
Outside of any beneficial influence,
however, that the farmers petition may
have upon Mr.. Gest. if indeed it has any,
1t is hopeful indication that the hus-
bsndrymen of Illinois have become Their
oughly aroused on the vital question of
tariff reform. and that they are deter
mined to sift the matter to the bottom.
The request sent to Congressman Gest by
some of his constituents in this district is
only an admonition of what the party
may expect when the farmers come to q
full realization of how they have been
victimized and plundered by protective
tariff
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Distributing the surplus

The pension patriots in congress pro-
pose to do their share to reduce the surs
plus. The following pension bills have
passed the committee, and will soon be
brought up Tor action in the house:
The service bill: This proposes to pen
sion all who served ninety days. or over,
al IS per month. as soon as the soldier
becomes SO years of age. This will take
$12. 000. 900. as it is estimated there are
200. 900 who have now reached that age,
but that $4,000 are now on the pension
rolls, leaving $50. 600 to be benefited by
the bill.
The Dependent bill: This will pension
all under SO years, who can either show
disability. or inability to earn living,
regardless of cause, at IS per month
This will take. $20,000,000. This bill
will be premium for idleness and vaN
grsncy.
The Widows bill; To pension all
widows of soldiers. regardless of the
cause of the soldiers death, if they are
dependent upon their own manual labor
for support. This bill will take S. 600.
900.
Prisoners of war: This provides for a
per diem of 50 while the soldier was in
prison, if for so days or over. The es
innate of these is $4,000. and it viii
take $7,5O0,0OO
Total increase. $4,000. 900; present
pensions, sos, 600, 900; regular increase
"a 500, 600; grand total, $3.50, 900, 900.
II these bills all pass it will be heavy
increase in one year-$51, 900. 900. The
taxpayers outside of congress think 8
halt should be called in the matter oil
granting pensions to soldiers who are
neither disabled by wounds or disease.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
pEvILlsH OUTRAGE BY IRAMPs.
A Railway Conductor Held and COOL
shot Through the Body.

A Railway Conductor Held and CooIIy
shot Through the Body.
LIMA, O, April 7.-Conductor Tucker had
desperate fight with tramps on his train
yesterday, and was fatally shot by one of
them. As his freight upon the Fort Wayne
road was moving upon a side track half
mile west OF this city, yesterday afternoon,
six tramps climbed INTO box car Con-
ductor Tucker saw them, and orde red them
TO get out. They refused, and when he en-
tered a car to eject them, fired pistol at
him. The shot missed, however, and Tucker
grappled with the gang, but was finally him
self thrown out of the car. The tramps then
jumped out of the door on the north side of
the car Tucker climbed over the train, and
as he alghted on the opposite side, one of
the gang produced a revolver, which Tucker
wrenched out of his hands. Twooth then
caught him, holding each of his arms so that
he was powerless to defend himself, when
another placed revolver at the conductors
left side and fred, fatally wounding him.
-Four of the trampS were arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
He DOTTED ON PEACE
Bismark's Friend Demolishes
a Popular Delusion.
THE GREATTEUToN INA NEW GARB

A Rival of the Immortal Buck Fam
shave" He Yearned for Peace. and
Would Have 1t, IL He Had to Fight for
It-Lord Randy Has a Little Irish Pol
icy OF His Own-A Badly Treated
Frenchman-ForeignN Notes.
LONDON, April Herr Woermann, q
lifelong friend of Prince Bismarck, in an
interview, Says that the allusion to Bis
marck as the MAN of Blood and Iron" Is
altogether unjustified. as the wholeipolitical
career of the ex-chancellor shows him to
have been man. of peace Prince Bis
marck's experiences ut the diet of Frank
fort" Herr Woermann continued, "con-
WINGED him that there was not room enough
in Germany for both Austria and Prussia
1t became his object to turn out Austria
and he never concealed his intention to ac-
complish it. He was ready to make bar
gain so long as he was required to concede
nothing essential
just Had to Fight.
when a bargain on those terms was not
to be had he accepted conflict, for which
he knew Prussia was ready, and the result
justified his foresight In the settlement
after Saaowa he exerted self-restraint
which was perhaps hi, greatest achievement
The soldiers We're against him, for they
trusted their strength. Bismarck, looking
lar ahead, advocated moderation as the
right way 10 secure the future good will of
temporary enc mics. In this way he gained
over south Germany within year or two,
and Austria few years later.
Same Way in the French War.
"The conflict with France was held to be
inevitable after the defeat of Austria. The
military leaders were able to take it up at
any time. Indeed, the general staff was
ready even in 1866 to enter Vienna, at the
risk of having the French army on their
flank. But Bismarck preferred moderation
In 1865, when the Luxembourg dispute arose,
the military administration was for accept
ing the French challenge. Bismarck was
for compromise, if il could be effected hon
orably. He held that war postponed may
be war prevented In 1870 the conditions
were different
1t Was Fight Fall Back.
"The challenge was given TO Germany in
manner which left no alternative. The
| theory that Bismarck had conjured il up by
some deep-laid plot is a fiction of his enc
mics. In the work that foilowei-of giving
pOlititds loftu 10 bSTll8u HnlIN-tne Cnan-
cellor kept thu most moderate programme
When the terms of peace with France came
to be settled, Bismarck was again for mod
Grafton. The annexation OF Alsace- Lorraine
was forced upon him by the soldiers and by
the public opinion created by the historical
school
Made IL Risky for Russia.
"His chief object since the treaty of
Frankfort has been to keep the peace.
while consolidating the power and influence
of Germany. He has never taken a narrow
view OF the means to secure this end. In
l6Is he made every possible concession to
Russia When he afterwards saw that he
had gained nothing by this course except an
uncertain peace he made the alliance with
Austria and Italy, which still exists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Expert Billiards at Chicago

CHICAGO, April THE opening Of the
14inch Balk-line handicap billiard tourna-
meet at Central Music hall Saturday night
was big success The first game was be-
tween Slosson, and W. H. Cation, of Rock
Island, Ills, Slosson giving Cation $50
points in 500. Cation won the bank, and
during the game did some brilliant playing,
but he was no match for "the Student, who
punched out 1S5 points in the fifteenth in
ming by marvellous display of exper tness.
He strung OFT n points in the seventeenth
inning, and later made so, "a and AZ at an
an inning. CaJt7n's best run was A., and
the score at the END of the game was 200 for
Slosson, with an average of 25 and 1874 plus
the handicap of $50, with an average of
9 14-20 for Cation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
ABBREVIATED TEL EGRAMS.

Wisconsin Turner's have indorsed the Ben
nett law.
Mrs. Wingate, of Pontiac, Wis, died Fri
day at the age of 1903
The largest brick block in Pinckneyville,
His, was burned Friday. Loss $4,000.
Fires are raging In the Black forest, Ger
many, and have already devastated a tract
900 acres
Fire is raging in Shaft No. of the South
Wilkesbarre coal mine, and it will have to
be flooded
The defalcation of Archer, the MARYLAND
state treasurer, has grown to Sl92, 0OU, and
is growing.
The total saving on purchases of bonds by
the treasury up 10 Saturday night was s66 :
392, 604. IS
Collector Erhardt, of New York, has not
yet had confirmation of that alleged 81, OOO,-
700 smuggling fraud.
DR.. William Fithian, and old settler of
Vermilion county, Ills, died at Danville,
Saturday, aged 80 years.
Senator Farwell, of Illinois, is reported
confined to his bed at Washington City with
an attack of la grippe.
Brig Gen. Nelson A. Miles was appointed
major general Saturday by the president to
succeed Gen. Crook. The appointment meets
with general approval
The W. c. 7. U. women of Kingman,
Kan, went ON rum raid Saturday, but
found no victims, except a druggist whose
liquor they spilled in the street.
The many failures of farmers in PennsyI-
vania IS attributed TO the decline in the price
OF tobacco, the cultivation of which has been
very largely prosecuted of late years.
At the Confederats Decoration Day oh.
servance ut New Orleans Sunday a floral
presidential chair inscribed 40 Our Chief
was placed at the tomb of Jefferson Davis.
Gen Lewis A Grant of Minneapolis. has
been nominated as assistant secretary OF war
he has a splendid army record and was rec
commended by Governor Gear and other Iowa
men,
1t is r eported at San Francisco that Greed
Raymond, who recently resigned the astor
neyship of the Southern Pacific railway.
will try to succeed Stanford as CALIFORNIA;
senator at Washington City.
A fire visited the village of Theresa, TWEEN
ty-fiye miles from Watertown, N. Y, Sat
urday, and devastated the business portion
Of the town, destroying forty-two buildings,
and causing loss of from $3.50, 900 to $780,
700, partly insured.
Walter E. Reid, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
advertised TO answer letters addressed to
the spirit land without breaking the seals,
charging a dollar an answer. Now ha--is
melancholy under the burden of a convic-
tion In TIM United States court for using
the mall for fraudulent purposes
.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07

THE entente cordiale existing between
the Hon. w. F. Crawford and Dr. james
Cozad. the Edgington aspirants for sem
atorial honors. is considerably strained.
we are sorry to say; and the worst of il
Is there is likely to be no truce agreed
upon. Both are setting their pins for
securing the Edgington delegation to the
republican county convention, and both
are equally confident If the republican
county committee doesn't go down into
Edgington and call halt the circumam.
bient atmosphere in the whole lower end
will assume a lurid hue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Good Work in the Pension ONCE.

Secretary Noble, Pension Commits ioner
Raum states that since Dec. 23 last there
have been placed upon the completed files"
OF the bureau ri, 207 pension cases. The "com-
pleted files" are, cases that appear to be COM
plete. OF the above, 81, 229 have been acted
upon. Final adjudication of these cases is
going on at the rate Of over l6, 900 pc month,
and the commissioner says that as business
is now arranged he Will be able by May 81 to
have every claim examined which was in the
office Jan. l last, have every comp. eted
claim allowed, and calls for evidence made
in those not completed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Important to suburbannss

WASHINGTON CITY, April IA railroad
case of Importance to suburban resiients
was decided by the interstate commi ssioa
Saturday, the effect of which is that where
a railroad company gives proper notice to
holders of communication tickets that it will
not refund extra fare charged the ticket
holder when he forgets his ticket, the co M
pany is acting within the law, has right
to charge the extra fare and to refuse re-
bate when the ticket is presented a. the
office later; also that the company las a
right to sell tickets good for certain num-
Der of trips within limited time, ard to
cancel the ticket when the time expires
whether all the trips have been taken by
the holder or not
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
POISONED BY A SERVANT.
A Chicago Suburban Resident and His
Wife Fouliy Murdered.

Wife Fouliy Murdered.
CHICAGO, April IA horrible case of
murder by poison occurred at En- ylewood, a
suburb of this city, Friday night, the actual
death of the victims taking place Saturday
morning. They were Mr. AMI Mrs George
P. Newland. Mr.. Newland was wealthy
retired real estate man. The pois IN was ad-
ministered Friday night in the food, and
consisted of a large quantity of rough on
rats. Investigation showed that one of the
servants had borrowed money of Miss Grace
Newland, and purchased the poison at a
drug store near the residence, ano, after adj
ministering it, disappeared. A diabolical
feature of the crime is that Miss Newland
was also poisoned, as we'll as her brother, but
they will recover
The Suspect Arrested.
Suspicion, of course, fastened upon the
missing servant, woman nsmsd Emma
Starr and late on Saturday she YVES arrested
at the Park theatre. She gave her name as
Della Foster, and said she was A variety
actress and that her real name was Mrs.
Star William Ray. She said see had
daughter years old who was living with
her husband, bill poster, at For5 Wayne,
Ind. /; that she never saw Mr. or Mrs New
land and never heard the name. She
was taken to Mr. Newland's house and
identified, after which she was locked up.
She is known at Fort Wayne and Lafayette,
and is the daughter of a Fort Wayne
blacksmith, so ii is said. 1t is also reported
that he was eccentric to the yer "a, if not
over it, of insanity
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
RAPID WORK N CONGRESS.
A Large Number of Bills Put Through in
Both Houses.


WASHINGTON CITY, April 7-Con-ress did
big DAYS work Saturday in the wav of
pension bills, the senate passing rs private
pension bills in ons hour. Among the other
bills were the following; Providing for the
vitiatioa of town sits claims in Oklahoma
when the claimant doomed" himself into
the territory too soon; appropriating 500.
90 for national museum baiiIinE; provii.
ing for the inspection OF meats exported and
food ana drink imported; giving preference
10 veterans IN the civil service: for
an assistant general superintendent and
chief clerk OF the railway mail service
at salaries of $500 AMI g, 900 respectively;
giving the widow of Senator Bak ar. OF Ore
gon, who was killed at Balls Bluff pen
sion OF so per month, and the widow OF Gen.
Hartranft 500 per month. Bills were intro
duced: To establish department OF banking
for the people; to include in the act "to re-
store pensions IN certain cases" all officers
and soldiers in the army or their widows and
children; providing for arbitration between
railway companies aad their employs: linn
iting the total amount Of land To be held by
any citizen or corporation TO $50 acres OF
arabic land or $40 OF any other kind
The house passed bills amending the arti-
Giles of war in the direction of more care in
trying the accused in time of peace; pro-
viding for the retention OF 81 per month of
the first years pay of enlisted men, and that
they may purchase their discharge; increas-
ing TO ele, en- the board of managers of sol.
diers' homes, and appointing thereon John
e Black, of Illinois, and George w. Steele,
OF Indiana; giving preference in presiden-
tial appointments from civil life TO the army
TO West Point graduates, National guards
men, or graduates of military institutes,
providing for an immigrant station on Ellis
island, New York han Dor; for a public
building at Aurora, Ils-s75 90 After
listening 10 eu!ogies on the late Representa-
tive Nutting, of New York, the house ad-
inurnt.i
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
NoN-coMMITTAL, FOR A FACT.
The State Department Doesn't Give Gu
Any News to Speak Of s<<S

The State Department Doesn't Give Out
Any News to Speak Of ,s<<s
WASHINGTON CITY, April THE stase
department is like clam. 1t is practically
shut up. The officials who are easy of ac-
cess are not at liberty to say anything for
publication and Secretary Blaine who is, is
not to be seen. All efforts to fluid out any
thing about the recent or pending negotia-
tions about the fisheries question, or the seal
fishery question in Behring sea. or the reel =
procity negotiations with South American
republics have been futile. The state de-
partment officials will not even admit that
such negotiations are in progress. They
have even gone so far as to refuse to affirm
that Mr.. Charles Upper was in Washing
ton, when he could be seen any day at the
Arlington hotel, from which he made fire.
quent visits to the residence of Secretary
Blaine, half square distant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Decision In a Slave Marriage Gas,

WASHINGTON, Ind, April IA case has
been decided here which practically declares
slave marriage illegal. In the SOS Andrew
Thomas, Georgia slave, married another
slave according to negro rites. Three chill
dren were born Later Thomas escaped,
settled IN this county, became prosper
and married again. After the war
Mrs. Thomas No / hunted him IN
For her Thomas built house on his farm,
where she has since lived in harmony with
wife No. .. Recently, desiring that her
children should inherit a share of their
fathers estate. she brought suit to quiet
title to the farm Saturday the suit was de-
cided against her, the court holding the
marriage Illegal The case will go to the
supreme court
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
GlNZesRGER'S LITTLE DEAL.
He Steals a Few Cigars and Break. Hi,
Victims.

INDIANAPOLIS, April IA heavy cousign-
ment of stolen cigars has been discovered
here. They were stolen from the Red Rock
Cigar company, of Denver, Col, by August
Ginzberger. He negotiated with this com
pany for 72,0Oj fine cigars, agreeing to pay
cash for chem. They we're delivered to him
in Denver and he shipped them 20 San Fran
cisco Immediately, reshipping them to In
dianapolis few days afterward, when
the company's agent went around to collect
the money, he found that MIR. Ginzberger
had skipped and all trace of the cigars had
been lost The firm failed for S24 900. being
unable to hold mp under the losses occasioned
by Ginzbergers stealings J. W. Prosser, of
Denver is here, and the thief will be indicted
in the federal court
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
NEW Trunk LINE PROJECTED.
Fifty-two Miles shorter than Amy Route
Retween Pittsbnrg and Chicago.

Between Pittsbnrg and Chicago.
FISDLAY, o., April THE Pittsburg and
Wester railroad, which extends to Akron,
has purchased the Toledo and Delphos
narrow-gauge road, which is finished from
Carey to DelphoS. The track will be made
standard gauge and extended to Chicago.
1t is proposed to build from Plymouth to
Findlay, and then purchase the American
Midland system now in operation between
this city and Ottawa, and which is graded
as far vest as Fort Wayne. Then,
by building short distance,
make great trunk line between
Pittsburg and Chicago, hfty-two miles
shorter than any route now connecting
those two cities. This new line is known as
the Carnegie road" The American Mid
land Is now in the hands of receiver, and
is soon to be sold
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
"AGIN" THE GERRYMANDER.
McComas' Proposition Adopted by the
House Committee.

McComas' Proposition Adopted by the
House Committee.
WASHINGTON CITY, April "A favorable
report has been ordered, by the house COM
mittee having it in charge, on the McComas
anti-g rrymander bill, the report having
been adopted by strict party vote in COM
mittee The Democrats will file a minority
report The features of the bill are two:
One provides that congress shall apportion
the members of the house of representatives
among the several states immedia rely after
each decennial census Is completed; the leg
islature of a state meeting next after such
apportloRment Is made shall reds-
trict the state, making ecah district
compact, etc, and as nearly as practic-
able to contain equal numbers of voters, the
limit of difference between the most and
least populous district being fixed at 10,
600; and the scheme of districts SO adopted
shall not be altered until the mex succeed
ing census is completed.
This VIII Raise a Row.
The other feature provides that until con-
greSs shall reapportion the memb rs of the
house among the states under the census of
1890, the members shall be electe to the
Fifty-second congress from the same dis
tricts rs those from which the me nbers OF
the Fifty-tirSt congress were elected. ANY
law of any state heretofore or hereafter
passed to the contrary notwiths' anIing."
If this bill becomes law it viii "knock
out" the recent Ohio gerrymandor or raise
IN exceedingly bot constitutional contro-
Versy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
The Monarch of the Kitchen.

LONDON, April There is a singular
strike in progress at the popular Savoy
hotel on the Thames embanknAnt. A new
manager was recently appointed who was
unlucky enough o offend that powerful per-
sonage, the chef The monarch OF the
kitchen struck work, and his sixty cooks
followed his example The walters Joined
the strike, and next the maids aud porters.
The hotel is completely upset and unless the
manager makes terms with the chef the
house will lose the benefit OF the holiday
trade which is an important item
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
Varied and Extensive Frauds

NEW YORK, April THE investigation
into the alleged frauds in connection with
the recent election in Jersey City has re-
suited in the issuance of warrants for the
arrest of the members of the election board
for the First assembly district of tt at city.
The investigation has developed a remarka-
BILE variety and extent of fraud Votes were
cast in the name of many persons long since
dead, or who had moved away from the
places mentioned in the registry, ana ballot
boxes were stuffed in the most fragrant man
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
A wealthy Chicagoan,s Mad Deed,

CHICAGO. April Marcus c. Stearns, a
millionaire and a well known business man,
made desperate attempt at self-destruc-
ton Saturday afternoon at his residence on
Michigan avenue, by shooting four bullets
into his head. He is seriously wounded and
will probably die His family can assign no
reason for the tragedy, but he has been in
poor health for some time and his friends
attribute the act to dependency. Mr..
Stearns is the father-in-law of ex- Mayor
Carter Harrison
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
EN- Senator Thurman sick Absd.

NEW YORK, April THE Works Col
umbus, .. special says: Ex-senator Thur
man is quite seriously i'll at his homo here.
The unusually damp winter has greatly
aggravated his rheumatic troubles, and he
is in very feeble condition. He has been
confined to his bed for several days, and
because OF his age his family are somewhat
anxious asst the outcome.
LATER Mr. Thurman is much bet ter and
no alarm is felt.