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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
The Union and the school Election.

Whenever an opportunity is offered the
Union seems to have the inherent faculty
of making itself ridiculously absurd. This
morning it goes further and establishes a
reputation for asininity and downright
puerility. 1t objects to democrats serv-
ing on the school board, because it says
they are opposed to the compulsory edu-
cation law; it thinks they are reactions
lists and in short their opinions on educs>
tional matters disquslifies them from
having anything to do with the manage
ment of the schools.
The Unions position is hypocriticsl and
false snd an insult TO all intelligent peo-
pie, democrats and republicans alike. 1t
has always been the aim in Rock Island
to eliminate politics from school matters.
and we are pleased to say that this course
has been rigidly observed up to this time,
and notwithstanding the unwarrsnted
and unpatriotic position of the Union. we
think the good sober sense of the
people will still maintain respect
for this Ille. While the ARGUS in
the past has sometimes suggested
the advisability and fairness of hav-
ing the political complexion of the
board as equally divided as possible, il
has probably supported more republicans
than democrats. But this dictum of the
morning sheet that no democrat shall be
elected TO the board of education is an
unjustifisole and insufferable piece of in
science.
Even if the statement made by the sill
ly-nilly sheet were true that democrats
were opposed to compulsory educa-
ton, no good reason would exist for ex>
Guiding them from the school board. All
boards of education are amenable TO the
laws of the state, and it is matter of in
difference what the members predlec-
tions are. But it so happens that the
democratic party of the state is not ar,
rsyed against compulsory education. A
large number of the democratic members
OF the last Legislature voted in favor of
the present law. among whom was Hon.
E. w. Hurst. of this city. There are
certain Objectionable features in the bill,
which is even admitted by such high
republican authority as State Superin-
tendent Edwards, and it is against these
provisions that the democrats take is
sue.
q The only democrat at present on the
board of education is Capt. Durham. In
view of the aspersiou cast upon the party
by the republican organ, the democrats
should demand at least one of the MEM
bers to be elected this month. The
friends of our public schools can not af.
ford to have their efficiency and excel
ience jeopsrdized by susb demagogic
clsp>trap as the morning sheet proposes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
EDITOR o'eRlEN's WEDDING.
His Irish Friends Almost Make 1t Po
Hticai Demonstration.

His Irish Friends Almost Make 1t a POI
Iiticai Demonstration.
LONDON, June I2-The scenes in and
of the marriage of Miss Sophia Raffaelo-
witch to William O'Brien were character
lied throughout by evidences of Irish po-
litical enthusiasm, impossible of conceal
ment, and many of the leading National
ist members of parliament present were
treated to somewhat noisy proof of the
popular esteem in which they are held.
The church was crowded, the guests in
Guiding Herbert Gladstone, a large ma
jority of the Parnellite members of parlia
ment, and many English members.
The Bride Was Not Beautiful
Mr.. O'Brien was late in arriving and
looked pale and worn as he took his place
at the altar by the side of his bride. who
although she is commonly described as
tall, 1.-THE, and beautiful, is really short
dark, and undeniably homely. Mr. Dillon
bore his part as groomsman perfectly, and
contributed greatly to the smoothness
with which the affair was conducted
Three little girls acted as maids of honor
Mr.. Parnell loo ked rudy and appeared to
be in excellent health and spirits As he en-
tered the church he was greeted with sub
dued applause
But Has Lovely Income.
The bride is the daughter of prominent
Partisan banker. She is Jewess, but
| adopted the Roman Catholic faith few
| weeks ago. She has rendered the Irish
cause valuable help by articles contrib
uted to continental newspapers and peri
odicals. Miss Raffaelovitch has an income
of over 10000 yearly in her own right, and
/ is about 30 years of age
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
The Base isalI Scores,

CHICAGO, June l2-Following are the
scores on the diamond yesterday: League:
AT Philadclphia-New York :. Philadel-
phia 5: ha,teries-Burkett and Buckley.
Bowman. Clements and Clark At Brook
lyn-Boston 3, Brooklyn o: batteries-Get-
ZEN and Bennett, Terry and Bushong At
Cncinnaii-Pittsburg ], Cincinnati 5; bat
t.rie~-Gtay aud Wilson. Wan and Kee-
nan. At Chicago-(firSt game Chicago 4.
Cleveland l; batieries-Coughlin and Kit
tredee, Wadsworth and Gunner: second
gamc) Chicago l, Cleveland 3; batteries
Hutchinson and kittridge, Lincoln and
thinner
brotherhood: At Philadelphia-Ph
delphia II. New York 5; batteries-Sanders
aud Ailligan, O'Day and Vaughan. At
Brooklyn-BrooSlyn ,. Boston ;: batteries
-Sow,lerS ana kmsluw, kilroy and Kelly.
At Pittsburgh ittsburg 4. Chicago =;
batteries-Staley and Quinn. King and
Boyle. Buffalo Cleveland game postponed
wet grounds.
Western: At Denver-St Paul a. Den
yer Ii
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
MILLIONS In CASH.
Features of the Pension Bill
Agreed Upon.
VARIED ESTIMATES OF IT'S COST.

Some Put 1t at 100000, 900 Per Annum
An Antitrust Measure That Seems
To BE Somewhat Drastic-The Senate
Buckles to and Passes Some Cattle
Messures-what a Georgian Says of the
Farmers Movement in His State-Ohi-
cial News Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY June 12.-The pen
sion bill as agreed upon by the conferrees
and agreed to in the house yesterday, after
providing for the pension of dependent
parents, says that all persons who served
three months or more in the military or
naval service of the United States during
the war of the rebellion, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom, and
who are now or who may hereafter be
bility of permanent character, not the re
suit of their own vicious habits, which in
capacitates them from the performance of
manual labor in such degree as TO rem
der them unable to earn n support, shall
be placed upon the list of invalid pension
ers of the United States, and be entitled
to receive not to exceed So per month,
and not less than So per month, proper
toned to their inability to earn n sup
port, such pension to continue during the
existence of such disability.
Soldiers Widows and Children.
Rank in the service shall not be consid-
cred in applications filed under this act.
Provision is made for pensioning at the
rate of S. per month widows of men who
served ninety days, without proving that
| death was the result of army service. and
likewise granting g mouth to each child
| under IS years of age. Ten dollars is fixed
as the limit of the fee to be charged by
| agents in preparing cases under this act
There is no possible way to OBSTINATE the
cost of the bill The estimates range from
$50, co., 900 year TO 500, COS, 900. Morrill,
in the house placed the estimate at about
| $50, 000, 600, but it is thought it will run vi
at least $50, 900, 600 the first year
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
THE SENATORS AT WORK.
Several Important Bills Passed - Tn
House Adopts the Pensions Compromise


Several Important Bills Passed - The
House Adopts the Pensions Compromise.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 12.-Stanford's
real estate loan bill, and the bill to abol-
ish metal money were reported adversely
TO the senate yesterday and indefinitely
postponed. The bill extending criminal
jurisdiction of United States courts over
| the great lakes was passed. The house
silver bill was reported with amendments
knocking out the bullion redemption and
free coinage features. Bills were intro
duced TO carry out the Pan-American
idea of an international bank, ard 70
| increase the pay of first class letter car
| riers to 81 200, and second class to 81. 05O
per annum. The silver bill was taken up,
| discussed by Eustis and Turpie, and laid
! aside Bills were passed: appropriating
flO0, 600 for public building at Racine,
Wis, and S275, for one at Duluth;
Vests bill to prohibit monopoly in ship
ping cattle abroad, with Hale's amend
| ment recognizing contracts for storage
| room mode in good faith, etc; the joint
resolution authorizing negotiations with
\ England with view of having the regu-
! lations abolished requiring American cat
| tie to be slaughtered at the port of entry;
| the bill TO require the inspection of live
| cattle of this country transportation before
they are exported: to make Rock
Island, Ills, a port of delivery; and
| seventy-five individual pension bills The
conference report on the general pension
bill was presented showing a disagree
| ment on an increase of two in the number
of pension agents; further conference
| asked. a secret session was then held
and the senate adjourned
The conference report on the dependent
pension bill, as reported in these dis
patches yesterday, was agreed to in the
house-l45 to 56-the negative votes being
principally Democratic. The senate anti
| trust bill conference report WAS presented,
but went over without action and the
house adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
ABBREVIATED TeLeGRAMS.

Michael Davitt, the Irish leader. is sert
ously ILL
Lightning struck the opera house az
Decatur, Mich, Wednesday, damaging it
5000
The First National bank of Opelousas,
La, capital ssh 900, has been authorized to
begin business.
Eight thousand members of the Society
of Christian Endeavor are holding a con-
vention at St Louis.
Thieves entered W d. Norton's iewelry
store at Gloversville, y. y, and secured
$40, 900 worth of booty.
Editor O'Brien, of United Ireland, was
married ut London Wednesday to Mile.
Raffalovitch, daughter of Paris banker.
Gen. Alvarez Cortez, who recently head
Cd small revolt in the state of Guerrero,
Mexico, has been arrested. and will be
shot
Nelson Dingley has been renominated to
congress by the Republicans of the Second
Maine district and c. a Boutelie for the
Fourth.
On the 2Osth ballot at Carrollton, Ky,
"Wednesday, Worth Dickinson was nomi-
mated to succeed Senator Carlisle in the
national house
Two Mexican cowboys, at MooKe's sta
ton, Tex, fought with lassoes Monday
one of them catching the other by the neck
and breaking it.
The National Furniture Manufacturers
association is in session at Chicago. Among
the speeches made were several opposing
the Mckinley bill and the eight hour
day
The striking miners in the Peoria, Ills,
district have compromised and gone tc
work at 671s cents instead of the 30 cents
they struck for This sets 1000 men &c
work
Mrs. kipp, aged 70,a and her granddaugh
ter, a girl of 10, were fatally burned by
an explosion of natural gas in the cellar
of their dwelling in Allegheny City, Pa
Wednesday.
In a fit of anger at his l1-year-old sister
Hazelton, Pa, brother held her over q
| fire to scare her. Her clothing caught
| fire, and the child was burned to death
the boy himself being badly burned.
Robert Warren & Co, large brokerage
| firm doing business on the Chicago board
of trade, was posted Wednesday as unable
| to meet its obligations. The recent SHARP
decline in wheat and ribs is said to be the
cause
The Rocky Mountain News, of Denver
leading Democratic paper, is out in q
double-leaded editorial asking New Yorl
to take back seat at the next national
convention, and permit the west and south
| to name the candidate
Robert S. Wallack and j. b. Lowitz
who are charged with robbing the propri
| etor of Wallace's Monthly of $50, 600
| reached New York Wednesday, having
been brought back from Cuba by detec
tives. Wallace is the nephew of the man
he robbed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
COTTON OBJECTED.
A Canadian Official Who Had
Some Views.
BRITISH BANDS AND "oLD GLORY"

Don't Harmonic and Must Not Go on
the Sam Boat-An Excursion Deprived
of It's Music Because an American Cap
tain Would Not Strike His FIag-A
Point in International Military Eth
quette Illustrated at Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont, june 12-Quite a rip
pie of excitement was created at Ferry
wharf yesterday afternoon by an order
given by Col. Cotton, commandant of Bat
n Canadian military band boarding the
American steamer ST. Lawrence until she
had lowered the stars and stripes. A few
days ago the management of the steamer
received permission from the Canadian
government to call at Canadian ports
down the St Sawrence river to collect ex-
cursionists The boat was engaged by the
Canadian Order of Foresters for an excur-
sion to the Thousand islands. Among
those most prominent in the party was
Mayor Brennan, of this city, who had en-
gagedi Battery A band to escort the excur-
sionists. When about to board the boat
the mayor was informed by Col. Cotton
that the band must not board the steamer
Wouldn't Lower Old Glory.
This order caused great connection
among the Foresters and their friends
The owners of the steamer, however, after
being consulted, refused TO obey the order,
and so informed Col. Cotton. The Amer
lean flag was flying at the end of the
steamlr's bowsprit and the Union Jack
at the top of the staff at the bow of the
boat and the stars and stripes also pre-
dominated at the stern. Col. Cotton was
interviewed last evening by a reporter with
reference to the matter of allowing the
men TO land in American ports wearing
British military uniforms
The Colonel Explains.
He said: 1T is against the regulations
governing British troops and L objected.
| found out afterward that it was not in
| tended to land the men, but when
| learned that the American flag was flying
| in a conspicuous place on the steamer
| objected to allowing the members of the
band to go on board, because did not
think it would look right to see
| a body of British troops being
conveyed through the Thousand lis
| ands on steamer carrying the stars and
stripes at her stern. There would have
been nothing wrong in the men going with
Il
there has been any trouble over the mat
/ ter"
The Band Marched Ashore.
| After the colonel had made his objec-
lions Bandmaster Carey asked if the flag
| was to come down. On being informed in
| the negative he drew his men into line
and marched them back to the barracks.
Gen. Straubensie, deputy adjutant gem
| eral, said that the colonel did quite right.
| Even though the boat was an American
bottom, if it wanted a Canadian military
band on board it would have to fly the
union jack only. The affair has been re-
ported to the government. and the PEG
| pie are in a state of excitement The
steamer calls here daily, therefore it is
safe to say the end is not yet. She left
with her excursionists without band and
/ with all flags streaming.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
MOB LAW TRIUMPHANT.

Columbus, o., Authorities Powerless-
Talk of Calling on the Troops.
COLUMBUS, o, June 12-Yesterday was
another day of turbulence here. The
street car company made another effort to
3 tart up with non-union men, bull thous-
ands of citizens piled stones on the tracks,
and refused to permit the cars to run.
One prominent citizen, a real estate deal
er, was very active in the riotous work
anG was ordered under arrest 10y the
mayor. a boy caught piling stones on the
track was also arrested.
Factory Hands Quit Work.
The hands in several factories stopped
work when they heard the company was
trying to run its cars. and proceeded to the
line by hundreds, where they took IA hand
in the fight against the company. The
mayor is preparing a list and getting
ready to call meeting of leading citi-
Zens to consider the threatening sit Iation.
The mayor claims that the police force is
inadequate to the task. If a com pomise
is not reached the mayor states that he
will ask for the military. The demand is
made by the street railroad company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
A CaIl for Arms and Ammunition.
MET TO DISCUSS TEMPERANCE.
Prominent Teetotalers in Council a
New York City.

Prominent Teetotalers in Council at
New York City.
NEW York, June 12-Nearly every seat
in the Broadway tabernacle was occupied
yesterday when Neal Dow opened the
great national temperance congress with
an appropriate address on state and ma
tional prohibition. Among those sup
porting him on the platform were Gen.
Fiske. of New Jersey; Rev. Joseph Cook;
Gen. Green Clay Smith. of Kentucky; ex-
President McCosh, of Princeton college;
c. c. Bonney, of Chicago; Judge Noah
Davis and Howard Crosby. In the audi
ence were representatives of every shade
of anti-liquor views.
DIR. Huntington's Views.
Rev. X. J. f. Funk, of New York, adj
vocated that both Prohibitionists and high
license people unite on some practicable
restriction measure. DR.. Huntin gton, of
Grace church, disbelieved in either prohi-
bition or high license. Both had proved
failures. We must find some substitute
for the saloon, and must lessen the desire
for liquor before we can eradicate the evils
of intemperance- Improvement in the
homes of the poor would be one good step.
Gen. A. b. Nettleton, of Minneapolis, ia
vored the founding of an American union
temperance alliance to work for better
laws and better public sentiment.
Threats of a Revolution.
At the evening session Gen. Wager
Swayne presided, and addresses we're de-
hvered by him and Walter B. Hill, OF
Georgia; Rev. A. II. Church, of Massschu-
sets; Gen. o. o. Howard, J. \. sStearns,
Rev. A. a. Miner, Rev. Howard Crosby,
and others. Several of the speakers de-
clared that unless the original pacl age de-
cision was nullified by congress a political
revolution would be worked by the tenn
perance people
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
THE FARMERS IN GEORGIA.
What They VIII Try to Do In Politi
the Coming Fall.

What They VIII Try to Do In Politics
the Coming Fall.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 12.-Col. J. w.
Avery, private secretary to Senator Brown,
of Georgia, has just returned to Washing
ton City after a long visit to Atlanta
Speaking of the present political situation
in Georgia, he said: "The Farmers ALI
ance is a most powerful organization in
our state. The Democratic party numbers
about 15O, 600 voters in Georgia, and the ALI
ance has 10000 members. That means
that two-thirds as many as there are in the
Democratic party are members of the ALI
ance. That they mean to take hand in
politics is settled They will try to elect q
governor, capture the legislature and
United States senatorship, and elect at
least three congressman. The state con
vention will be held early in August, and
the degree of their success in that will
probably determine their action In the
congressional conventions which will fol-
low later in the month"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
THAT GRAVE YARD STORY.

Cantor's Corpse's Could Hardly Have
Been So Lively rs Reported.
CHICAGO, June ls-The Journals story
of a cemetery horror in which the body
of Gustav Cantor was made to do duty as
principal actor, has been Knocked very
fat by the statement of the doctors at the
hospital, where Cantor died. DR. Lukens
says that the corpse must have been a re-
marksble one, if The Journals story is
true, as the case was an interesting one,
and post-mortem examination was held,
in the course of which the body was cut
open and the heart, liver and other organs
carefully examined, with the result OF
finding that they were all seriously affect
ed. The doctor said it was perfectly Ger
tain that Cantor never kicked in his
coffin, nor anywhere else after death
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
snapper Garrison.s Accident.

NEW YORK, June i2.-"Snapper" CARR
son had a marvellous escape from death
yesterday at Morris park. He had the
mount ON ID. T. Pulsifer's Bro her Ban in
the second race, and in coming down the
stretch the horse dropped dead, probably
from overexertion. Garrison was thrown
TO the ground, but beyond few bruises,
was uninjured. Luckily Brother Ban was
in the rear when the accident occurred
Had he been up with the bunch Garrison
would probably have been trampled to
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
A Hail Story from ST. Iou,s.

ST. LOUIS, June 12.-The whole city
Is discussing the phenomenal size of
the hailstones that fell during the deluge
yesterday afternoon. Hailstones were
picked up as large as goose eggs, and
nearly all were as large as hen eggs. Sky
lights in many of the big buildings were
smashed, and plate-glass windows on the
streets in range of the hail were shattered.
There were hundreds of runaways, and
much damage from this source. Even the
street car mules woke up and attempted
20 run away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
MirhtxHara to XIII Mu,e.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, June IA party of
nine experts under the direction of Super
intendent Gay, while exploring the Ner-
bon shaft yesterday to ascertain the condi
ton of its workings, were surprised to find
that twelve of the sixteen mules that had
been in the mine since the fire of nearly a
month ago, were alive, having been with
out food and water twenty-six days
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
The vice Pre,ident At yassar.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June 12.-Vice
President and Mrs. Morton were among
the guests at the commencement exercises
at Vassar college yesterday. The exer-
cises were held in the college chapel in the
presence of nearly 1000 people. The pro-
gramme consisted mainly of essays by
members of the graduated class, and an
address by President Taylor on 1.-The Flu
ture of the Woman's College,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
His wife Took Advant.re of Hin.

AKRON, O., June 12-John McGov'an, a
night worker in the rolling mill, arose
Tuesday evening and commenced dress
ing When in that helpless posit on of
having his legs in his pantaloons, his wife
slipped up behind him and with butcher
knife commenced carving the back Of his
neck. When the police arrived the house
was slippery with blood
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
cHeYeNNes ON THE WAR PATH.
Amusing Themselves by shooting at Set
tiers and Killing Cattle.


HELENA, Mont, June 12.-The Chey-
snne Indians are on the war path. They
have left their regular camps, and are
gathering in small camps OF from fifteen
to twenty-five in the tepees, and are firing
at settlers houses and making the most
threatening demonstrations Ranchmen
were bringing their families into the set
Element all yesterday Cattle are being
shot down by the Indians through pure
malice, as no part of the animals is used
for beef
A Call for Arms and Ammunition.
Eighteen cattle were shot in one bunch
| in Otter creek. Governor Toole has re-
| ceived dispatch signed by ten prominent
citizens of Miles City requesting that he
| send ! 900 stand of arms and ANN anition.
| In reply the arms and ammunition were
sent forward in charge of Col c. o. Cyr-
tie. One troop of cavalry and two of in
| fantry have been sent from FIT Keough to
i the Cheyenne agency.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
Gradnat,on M wo.t Point.

WEST POINT, N, Y, June 12.-The grad
uating exercises were finished yesterday.
Only one man in the sird class failed.
Sixteen failed in the fourth class. There
were no honor men for Wisconsin, IL
inois, Michigan, or Indiana. Iowa, how
ever, had two-Arthur Chase and Frank
E. Harris. The farewell hop last evening
was a brilliant affair. The secretary of
war was present yesterday and reviewed
the cadets
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
Some Kickers from Chicago.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June Gov ernor
Fifer said yesterday that he had rece we'd
telegram from Chicago announcing that a
delegation would arrive during the ~ OPP
posing special session of the Legislature.
Therefore he would not decide the matter
until to-day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12

WONDER il the promise of the ap-
pointment as collector OF the port of de-
livery to be established here. has any
thing to do with the intense psrtIsanshiE
displayed by the editor of the Union?