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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
"rom Merritt's Jim. -

Directly after the election the republi>
cans were very positive in their claims
that the +. NJ p A. members of the
legislature elect would not act with the
democrats In the election Cf United
States senator. and that Palmer stood no
show. A little investigation. however,
seems to have dispelled this Illusion and
the republican press Is now reconciling
itself to the inevitable. In this connec
ton the Chicago T-i6unss Springfield
correspondent makes the following dis
covery:
SPRINoFIELD. Ill. Nov. 10. Every
trip Tom Merritt made 10 the legislature,
and he made good many of them. he
brought with him long, lean man as
his companion and friend. The man was
known as Tom Merritt's Jim" and no.
body even thought 1t was worth while TO
ascertain his full name Jim was always
q jsnitor OF a policeman. aud he drew pay
whether he was In Springfield or at home
during the session. Jim and Mr.. Mer-
ritt slept together and chummed to-
gether. and the clerks In the Lelsnd hotel
office were given 10 understand that moth
ing in the house was too good for Jim"
In time Jim got to be quite character,
and he was always asked as to Mr. Mer.
ritt's whereabouts in case any one wanted
him. A legislature without Merritt and
Jim would not be regarded as amount
ing to much. Finally Mr.. Merritt was
defeated for denomination by gentle,
man named Holtslaw. who in turn was
left at the polls. The irrepressible Jim
will be here this winter and Mr.. Merritt
will come along to keep him company.
Jim's name is James Cockrell-Mr
James Cockrell of the F. NJ. B. A., If
you please. a member OF the house. He
and Mr.. Merritt are just as sweet on each
other as ever. and the gentleman from
Msrion is relied upon to land his old
crony Jim" for democracy and Palmer.
Mr.. Merritt expects to be here next week
The fact Of bis pull with Cockrel ex.
plains clearly the reason for the belief
that exists In the minds OF some of the
democrats who are In possession of the
party secrets that Coy Palmer will even.
tually get Jim Cockrell's vote. Jim
hasn't been here all these years for moth
ing. He has been accustomed to school
which educates quickly OF not at all.
Maybe Mr.. Merritt will get him; who can
tell.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
THE SEAT OF WAR.
Nothing Going on Worse Than
the Ghost Dance.
A SPECIAL SIZES UP THE OUTLOOK.

No Fighting Probable Unless sitting
Bull Can Make 1t Pay-The Fate In
Store for the whites-G-n. Brooke's
Operations ut Pine Ridge-Red Cloud
Tries TO Make Himself soiid-The Ma
tionai Capital People Are Comforta-
,ie-Imputation on Gen. sIiIes.
MINNEAPoLIs. Nov 22 Mandan, N.
D., special to The Tribune says: your
correspondent obtains Information from
the Sioux agency from two absolutely re-
liable soarcss-1ne via Hettiuger county,
from the western part of the reservation,
and one from Standing Rock via Bis
marck. follows: Chances are against
AN immediate uprising unless Sitting
Bull makes up his mind that it would
pay. Sitting Bull would be arrested and
put in irons, but the agent is afraid this
would precipitate trouble Agent Nc
Laughlin has lost control OF Sitting Bull
and other leaders. AT Bulls camp
dance of 200 braves keeps up day and
night. All reports that come by wire
from Fort Yates are colored. Nothing
but military dispatches are sent aud CEN.
sorship is exercise on every message.
My agents found it impossible TO wire
the facts contained in this message
Awful Doom for the Whites
Indians with Sitting Bull don't well
come even friendly whites. and won't
snake hands with them They say all
white men will be turned into buffalo
and catfish in the spring. The Indians
from Pine Ridge are now with Sitting
Bull inspiring his followers with Mes
siahic heresy. There are insufficient
troops at Standing Rock to justify the
taking of such measures for the suppress
sion of Sitting Bull as prudence would
demand. Sitting Bull is jealous of the
increase of the cattle on Cannon Ball
rivsr belonging to white settlers. He
tcaohes his followers that if raid is
made on the settlers and they are killed,
the Indians can surrender on the appear
ancs OF the soldiers and be forgiven Then
because of the fate of the former settler,
no new ones will come there.
Cause of All the Trouble.
"1he Indians who have followed the
advice Of Maj. Mclaughlin and accumu-
t.'sd property are opposed to the upris-
90 N"uog bucks who have nothing,
,nd 49, ones who are lazy, led by Sit
ans s"'i. are causing ali the trouble.
a-~-~nor AIi'ler WAS in Mandan last
~,.'us lie visited Fort Lincoln. and
~ he GORE, pondent that there was
stA'as BE- We n the white settlers south
u nso AID a massacre but the good will
II =. lndlans He indorses all the pre-
'e~"~osfy measures that have been
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
EXPLAINING me oaounosws.l.
United ststes Treasurer Hustoa Has
Bern Figuring an Indiana


United states Trs.ssrer Hustoa nas
Bern Figuring an Indiana
WASHINGTON CRY. Nov ~ -United
States Treasurer Huston. who was char
man of the Indiana Republican central
committee in the campaigns OF 1855 and
1883. and who led his party to success In
both contests. has prepared a COMPARE
tive statement OF the votes cast In Indiana
for period OF years Huston says the
state has been debafable ground since
1854. and that in the nine national cleo
tions the Republicans have carried indi-
ana six times. lie emphasizes the fact
that this was an OF year In IN. state and
that IL was the year for the Democrats to
win. a. Ia the past at all of-ycar cleo
tons the Republicans expected very
considerable falling oil OF the vote from
that OF two years previously.
Comparative Falling GA cf Votes.
The Democrssic victory. according TO
Huston, i due TO the unusually large
numiet of voters who staid away from
the polls. A t-bulatrd star ement given
shows that the falling OF OF the Demo
cratic vote OF $50 ~ compared with
lseS WIS -. lse. end the falling oil In the
Republican vote was a. 059 lie calls at
t~ntion to the fact that siaer the election
OF 1884 indianA has never been carried by
either the Republican or the Democratic
party with a plurality exceeding the vote
poiied by the various new parties that
have from Time TO lime hcen organized.
thus showing that at all times the new
parties held the balance ~ power. aud by
combination with the minority party OF
the two great ones carried the state.
Doesn't Give Up the state.
Huston gives other tables comparing
the results OF the elections OF 1858 and OF
1854 The Democratic loss Of 1885 over
1884 is given ss IS s9i and the Republican
loss IN 1888 over 1854 Is given ~ 8. $50
Huston says that he thinks his table. will
eonvincingiy prove to the Republic aus
of Indiana that the recent defeat in no
seDse implies that the slate j. hopelessly
Democratic, but on the contrary the Re-
puJiicans eau. he says. with united effort
meet and vanqnish the enemy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
Down Went Mckinney.

IL congress one fine day
Bill Mckinley, so they say.
sat writing up tariff bill so high,
When bis old friend. Jimmie Blaine
sid William. do refrain.
For II you don't the fur for US will hy
The people now are taxed
On all they wear upon thsir backs,
And they will not stand It long don't you seer
~ we make HE taxes higher
They will our party fire,
sogive Us alittle reciprocity.
But downwent Mckinley in the bottom OF his chair
And he raised the tariff taxes,
On their tin and shoes and axes
And on everything they eat or wear he made the
taxes higher
And he made them all wear high protected clothes
BIZ, Mckinley needed not
The warning that he got
For he had to do the bidding, don't you seer
OF the men who gave the fat
That put him where he sat
And gave him and Reed big majority
80 ne taxed the clothes and tin
And Reed whipped the kiekers in
The republicans they voted for the steal
Mckinley, Reed and Payson,
Billy Gest and Billy Mason
said we care not II 1t makes the people squeal
Down went Mckinley to his hon G 10 ohio.
And he chuckled a. he Thought
ofthe victory he had bought.
but that the people had 1t in for him he didn't
Dressed in high projected clothes.
The election came At last
And the people came 80 fast.
Al erowcipg 90 the polls in jubilee,
And they said Mckinley you
Are fraud and Reed IL too
And we're done with your protection policy
Wen no longer cast our votes
To pnt taxes on our coats
M, Ana 80 from your dictationwe are free
We Will treat you rather rough
For you've fooled US long enonyh
Anu we have Joined the old Detnoeracv
sea. ~ Va my
And with him there went Payson.
Billy Gest and Billy Mason
A grand deluge swept DER the Land and d,owned
them In the sea,
Dressed IN their high protected clothes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
VERY MUCH OF A FAILURE.
A Couple Who Quarrei-d Fifteen Mia
ute. After Marriage.

ute. After Marriage.
SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. 22-The Jacauinot
divorce suit was heard in court here yes-
terday Mrs Jasquinot testified that
her husband amused himself by kicking
and swearing at her until he grew tired.
Jacquinot said that his wife first quar-
relied With him fifteen minutes after mar
rage because she preferred walking
wedding trip when he wanted TO ride
Their first serious quarrel WAS over green
apples. which she persisted in eating
against hts protest.
She Pieces 10 the Mountains
While Ia Trinidad. Colo, she Iuec.m.
jealous of his pet dog. aud aid h. thought
more OF the brute than he dil OF her The
dog must leave the house or she would
The dog didn't 20. and she dil Alter
waiting few minutes. he followed her.
He went over to tue well ana fsiiel To find
her therr Then he went farther on aud
discovered IA human figurc by the light Of
the moon going up the mountain lie
pursued her two and - half miles When
he got to the summit oi the mountain he
could not find her she had hidden
among the mes
Couldn't lose That Nansy.
JHcquinot was distracted. Hi- wife hal
slJO "r $40 IN her possession. and thai
was all ti.e money he owned In the world.
He went down the monutaia again and
got two companions. who searched the
w"o'is With him. JAcquinot finally DIS.
covered his wife returning home aud FOL
loved her To he hou~e One witne~. hat
seen jscqninot on the floor, with has wifi.
standing over him brandishing knife
"A I.4rt H.. l..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS

FRIDAY the faster, Succi. completed the
fifteenth day of his fast at New York. His
condition was normal
Rev. t. fl. Lockwood, Methodist min
ister Of Sturgeon. Mo-, has been suspend
ed for. IMMORAL conduct
The German government has decided to
provide hospital for the reception of DR..
hoch's consnmptive patients.
Jaw Gould and the Standard Oil conn
pany sie now reported to control o.. 2ss
miles o. railway, mostly in the west and
southwest
Herman Beckerts, one of the wealthiest
and hes t-known distillers in Kentucky.
droppea dead from heart disease. at
LOUSY lie Friday.
b. p. ShiHaber, the humorist and poet.
who If better known to the world AS
Mrs. Darlington" was dying Friday
ght et his home in Chelsea. near Bos
ton
Five thousand dollars reward is offered
In all for the capture and convic. ion 4
the MAJ or men who murdered Mr. Mead
IN his bank at Waupaca, Wis, Oct. II,
1852
The invention of the Farmers Mu-
tual BE nefit association came to an end
at Springfield. Ills, Flidar. The next
conVeht on VIII meet at indianapolis in
Novemeef' iesi'
william H. Sproul. of Minneapo is,
commit ed suicide mt San Francisco FRI
day becs use. as letter be left said, no
one coy "a &c. a JOB IN that city but a
pig ''i.' ehinainsn
resH'en' OF New York has several
su.'us mn n'ne'e coins One Is OF the
o@'e Oh no. =. IL Is OF bronze, with
sngtaVeil characters, which modern
on'hah''h cannot decip1er.
S-ven inmates OF boarding house in
Chicago were made sick Thursday by
eating ,isoned victuals. George Harris.
discha ged porter has been arrested on
.''eu w Aiii e"eIi'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
.. ), nc rcte.a. ,,lns

- " ssse reveal IONS "a
the O'Shea trial
Notice 10 the Freeman's Journal.
llStead. the editor OF the Review OF Re
views, called yesterday at the London Office
of The FreemaE's Jonrnat to present "a
ultimsinm to Parbeli that. unless h. in
tin1ated, within twenty-four hours, 10
Stead that he had resigned the leadership
OF the Irish party. he. Stead, would pro-
coed TO open the batteries of the social
purity movement on him. The pressure
brought TO bear on Parnell il said to have
convinced him that he should retire, at
least for the present.
Other People Who Kick.
Rickard Earl Compton. aud Wilson.
Gladstone VI. P.'-, have expressed them
seive>io the ffectthat Parnell must go. Inc
Tablet. Roman Catholic organ, says that
while Parneil's iiaison can not prejudice
the Irish cause, his followers must not
III sist on retaining MIN for leader
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
Legisistins Against Mormons

WASHINGTON CITY. Nov % A strong
lobby OF Utah Republican polit icians will
arrive in this city before the assem-
bling OF congress. headed, it is said. by the
ex-governor of Utah, for the purpose of
rushing through at the short session a
bill DISTINGUISHING Mormons IL will be
step toward the admission of Utah as
state. There are now pending in con-
gress two bills providing for the disfran-
chisement of Mormons, one introduced
in the house by Strubls of Iowa. chair.
man of the committee on territories
which committee has the bill under con.
sideration, and one of similar nature in
the senate, introduced by Cullom.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
ALL QUIET AL PINE RIDGE
s~p-e-trng Bad and Good Indians-R Re-
Clouds Ugly Reputation

s~p-e-tIng Bad and Good Indians-Red
Clouds Ugly Reputation.
OMAHA. Neb., Nov 22-Dispatches from
Pi-s Ridge report everything quiet at the
n: noy. Settlers in that vicinity have re-
cos cred from their alarm and no serious
trouble is now anticipated General
Brooke yesterday ordered all ammunition
for the Hotchkiss guns stored at Fort
Robinson 10 be sent TO Pine Ridge. He
has also sent word to all friendly Indians
to return 10 the agency. /. They are com
lug in ms fast as word can reach them.
and all are expected by to-day. When
the friendly and bad Indians are sepa.
rated the Indian police will be sent to
Wounded Knee, No Water, Medicine Root,
White Clay and other villages TO stop the
dancing. II they fail, then the troops
VII, be called on.
No BIoodshed Expected,
Red Cloud came into Pine Ridge yester-
day to JOIN the feast of welcome to the
recently returned wild west Indians. He
denies that he joined in the dance at
Wounded Kuer, or that he gave it his
countenance. GA the contrary he claims
that be tried to induce the dancers to de-
sist. No credence is placed in his asser-
lions, AS the character of the willy old
Cheyenne leader is too well known aud
his record during the Sitting Bull war is
too bad Thursday night "a big dance at
No Water was witnessed by several white
meu- whom the Indians did nor offer to
harm. 1t is now thought that the dane
ing will be stopped
When the Trouble Will Come
The trouble will come when the effort
Is made TO stop the dancers. Little
Wound. Young Man-Afraid- of His Horse.
Torn Belly, Swift Bird, Big Road No
Water, Six Feathers, and Little Man
have openlg and repeatedly declared that
they will fight II the soldiers attempt TO
coeree them. They have great influence
with their people. Scouts from the hos
tile camp ride along thu ridges of the
buttes In the eighborhcod of the agency.
One of them who rode up to Wolf creek
was in full war dress. Through pair of
Held glasses the warrior could be seen
studying the camp inteBtiy.
still Dancing at Wounded Knee.
Thursday night three scouts returned
from Wounded Knee and reported to
Gen. Brooke that the Indians there
were still dancing with their rifles
on their backs. The scouts were sus-
pected OF being connected with the army,
and were treated very sullenly Torn
Belly who left the dance, told one of the
scouts that the dance was none of the
white mans business: that the only diff
ference between their services and those
OF the white mau was that the Indian
did not pass tie hat around
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
THE BROTHERHOOD IS DEAD.
Mngnate spsiding Says the Base Bal
War is Ended.

Magnate spsiding Says the Base BAH
War is Ended.
CHICAGO Nov "A. G. Spaiding ar
rived yesterday morning from New York.
AMI greeted Secretary Brown vita
smile. rs he triumphantiy exclaimed:
'How is the Players league nows" A
few minutes later Spalding discussed the
base bali situation with a reporter "This
has been long aud bitter fight" he
said. but / have no doubt that the vic
tory of the National leag.e is enduring
The men who have put up their money
for the Players league are weary, aud
will not care to revive the defunct organi.
cation, and think the example set by
them will serve as a warning to other
aspiring sports with money 70 throw asav
and penchant for being known as base
ball hackers "
Looked Blue for Awhile.
ut did look bit blue for us, y Spalding
continued, "when this fight opened The
Players league appeared to have the
money, the best players and the conf
dence. TO "A large extent, of the devotees
OF the game But our rivals played a
losing game from the start. They didn't
use good business tact The hackers al
lowed the players to run things, instead
of making them confine their efforts to
the field. A man may be able TO throw
curves or bat the ball in first-clasS style,
and still know nothing about business
Patti can sing. bur | doubt if she could
manage the Auditorium"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
An Erronenu. peauc,,on

Total vote tor Amberg in this Congress
sio0sl district, II, 1888; total vote for Gest
17,46l. IL will be observed Mr.. Gest
ran behind the head OF the ticket just 277
votes. Warsaw Bulletin.
This is misleading comparison of the
congressional with that of the straight
republican vote. In the first place Mr.
Wilson's vote should not be taken IS the
basis for computation. Although head
ing the democratic ticket, secret in
huences directed against his opponant
within his own parry. served to swell
Wilson's vote 10 many localities beyond
his p,ry strength. Mr.. Rasb's vote.
while due TO dissimilsr causes. is
also delusive quantity as a par
tsan test. The only reliable esti>
mate. indeed, is furnished by the
vote for university trustees, for which
Offices there was little II any scratching.
Although the complete district returns
are not at hand on trustees the vote In
Rock Island county is sufficiently indics>
tive OF the erroneousness OF the Bulletins
deduction. Take tor instance the repub-
lican vote on stsie treasurer. trustee and
congressman;
Amberg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4i3t
Tfn-tees....... 1911
dest.... ......-.... ......-............... .4<oO
According to the Warsaw papers com
parisOD, Mr.. Gest ran 1875 ahead of his
ticket in this county when in truth he
ran ISL behind. while co nparing plural
tiles on trustees aud congressman IL will
be found that Mr.. Gest was left
564 In tie county. While
IL Is not claimed that III re was this ratio
OF discrepancy between the republican
vote on trustees and state treasurer
throughout the district, it was sill,
enough 10 make marked difference in
Mr.. Gests favor as computed by the War,
saw editor. That gentleman should re-
wise bis figures. There can be no psriic
ulur object in attempting to deceive the
people now in regard to Gest. That was
all very we ! before the election. but
somehow II didn't 90 down any better
than the distortion of facts now pre-
seuted by Bro. Dallsm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22
veterinary Insp,c,ors Anno,nt.d

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 22.-Actinp
Secretary Nettleton. in letter to the
secretary of agriculture, says that in ac-
cordance with his request the collectors
of customs at the ports of New York,
Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Nor.
folk. Portsmouth aud Newport News have
been Informed of the appointment of the
several veterinary inspectors; and have
been instructed. beginning on the eth
inst, TO refuse clearance to vessels carry.
ing cattle or sheep until they receive
notice from the new veterinary inspectors
that the cattle and sheep have been duly
iuspeered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22

NEW YORK, Nov. % The Irish dele
gates have issued an address in which,
after dwelling on the Importance of sup
porting the home rule cause at this juno
ture they say there are many towns and
cities in this country anxious to contrib
ute to the fighting fund" which it will
be Impossible for them to visit They,
therefore. suggest that in all such places
subscriptions be raised and forwarded to
the Offices of the Irish National league,
~ Upper OConnell street. Dublin. in care
Of DR. j T. Kenny, NJ. p, and Alfred
Webb NJ p
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-22

DENVER, Col. Nov % The Knights of
Labor convention continued Thursdays
session until nearly daylight yesterday
morning There was prolonged wrangIe,
first over the report of the committee on
political act ion, then over the place Of
holding the next meeting. three cities
were reportea by the committee, New
York, Toledo and Milwaukee Ii was de-
cided TO select the place by mated vote
thirty days before the next meeting The
assembly then adjourned sine die