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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19

We Were Discovered Oct. 81. 1892.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Representative
Durborow, of Illinois, chairman of the
house Worlds fair committee, has received
letter from John Boyd Thatcher, of the
Worlds Colum )ian exposition, relative to
changing the date of the dedication of the
buildings from Oct. II to Oct. 81, 1892
Thatcher says that according to the GRECO
rian calendar the anniversary of Oct. IL,
1892, will be Oct. 81 for this year. "More-
over, the 21st falls on Friday, and it was
on Friday that the new world was first
seen. If we celebrate on the 18th it wi II
lack just nine days of being the exact
date
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
CONVENTIONS OF DEMOCRATS.
The Californians Are for Cleyeland-AIso
Georgians-Political Notes.

L ne SaiiIornians are 1Or tleNeiand-AIso
Georgians-Political Notes.
FRESNO, Cal, May 19.-The Democratic
state convention yesterday completed its
work. A resolution to pledge the dele
gates not to assist or vote for Hill was
Kissed and went to the committee The
platform is tariff reform declaration; de-
mands election of senators by the people;
favors double standard and laws that
will result in free coinage; endorses the
building of navy and liberal appropria-
tions for river improvement and favors the
denomination of Cleveland Delegates-at-
large: W. W. Foote, Stephen H White,
James V. Coleman and A. b. Bu der.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Indiana Democrats Confer.

INDIANAPOLIS. May IA large number
of the representative Democrats of Indi-
ana met here yesterday with members of
the state central committee and were
three hours discussing the coming cam
paign and the needs of the party in con-
nection with il. Some of the
friends of Governor Gray who attended
the meeting, held short conference, but
beyond expressing the opinion that his
name should be presented to the national
convention, and that he should receive the
united support of the delegation nothing
was done
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Made a Horizontal Reduction.

WASHINGTON, May 19-The senate COM
merce committee yesterday agreed to an
amendment offered by Frye to the river
and harbor bill making a reduction of 25
per cent. in the amounts for projects
placed under the contract system, thus
reducing the grand total of the bill by
s., 0Ss, so. Among the cuts are the follow
ing: Upper Mississippi to 81, 500, 900; lower
Mississippi to s2,21S, $50; twenty-foot chan
mel through the great lakes to 1915, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Opponents of Harrison Meet.

DETROIT, May 19-The Republicans
who attended the Ann Arbor convention
Tuesday We're here last night-Clarkson,
Alger, j. Sloat Fassett, John NJ Lang
ston (of Virginia. John NJ Thurston (of
Nebraska) and Charles Kurtz (private sec
rotary to Foraker). Last evening they
hel consultation at General Ayers
home and the only result made public is
contained in TIE announcement that they
are prepared to oppose Harrison, and that
they are in earnest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Oklahoma for CLEVELAND.

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 19.-The territorial
Democratic convention met here yester-
day and after three-cornered fight be-
tween western dark-horse, Hill and Cleve-
land men selected John Leahy, of Norman,
and Henry Haskins, of Kingfisher, as dele
gates-at-large. They 60 uninstructed, but
the convention adopted resolutions en-
dorsing Grover Cleveland for president.
They also declared for free silver and
thrift raforD,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Wants to Break Her Fathers viii.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Mrs. Tullio s.
Verdi, wife of the well known Italian
physician of this city, has instituted pro-
ceedings to break the will of her father,
Thomas Sunderland, who died six years
ago, leaving an estate which is now valued
at nearly 800 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
THE METHODIST ouADRIENNIAL.
Another Batch of Officers Elected and
Little Else Done,

AnOtner batCh OF O1ncers Electeu anu
Little Else Done.
OMAHA, May 19.-The fiaternal dele
gates from the Independent Methodist
church were received by the general con-
ference yesterday and resolution adopted
hoping that all Me 5hodists might in the
near future unite. During the session
ballots were taken for officers and the fol-
lowing elected: Agent Cincinnati Book
Concern, Louis Curtis; editor Of the New
York Christian Advocate, DR.. j. NJ.
Buckley, the Incumbent, by ac-
clamation; editor Methodist Re
view, ~. j. w. Msndenhall; secretary
Sunday School Tract society, Jesse L.
Hurlburt; editor Nor hwestern Advocate,
Chicago, Arthur Edw ards; editor Western
Advocate, Davis II. Moore. A memorial
in favor of equal repr ,sentation and divis-
ion of the conference into two houses was
referred. Little was done with the special
order-the proposition to strike out the
time limit for pastors.
(aorua Hartza of lima xyao xx,.-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
A Tributo to Caminetti.

WASHINGTON, May ia suberb basket,
of flowers adorned the desk of Congress
man Caminetti, o. California, yesterday,
bearing the following inscription without
signature: ITO the faithful Democrat,
true friend, and the first native son of that
golden west to be elected to the federal
congress, this tribute is presented by those
who have known him long and who testify
that to know him is to love him"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Wrecked by the Color Line.

NEW ORLEANS, May 19-The Grand
Army of the Republic is no more in this
section. The department of Louisiana and
Mississippi decided late last night by an
almost unanimous vote to surrender its
charter. This is the result of the color
line not being drawn by the order Most
of the members here are northern men,
but they object to being compelled to meet
negroes on level
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Alliance Men in Control.

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 19-The state
Democratic convention was under the con-
troll of the Alliance men. Resoluti ons re-
affirming the principles set forth in the
Ocala platform were adopted as was also
a platform protesting in the strongest
terms against the nomination of Cleve-
land for president. The delegates-at-large
elected We're: Governor Tillman, Senator
Irby, DR.. Stokes and W. j. Talbot.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Highest all in Leavening PowerL attest U Govt Report
Roe! R Bsxds'
ABSOLUTELY PURE

ing the geological survey as numuug,
ond for once Holman spoke against re-
duction, saying that one government
scientific bureaus were our an equality
with those of other countries, France, pos
sibly excepted. The amendment of
Herbert prevailed, however, in the COM
mittee 80 q Goa separate vote to be taken
in the house
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Favorable to Harrison.

SALT LAKE, Utah, May I9.-The Liberal
Republican territorial convention met
yesterday to select delegates to Minneap-
oils. c. C. Goodwin, editor of the S. 1t
Lake Tribune, and c. f. Allen were
named as delegates. The are favorable to
Harrison, but are uninstructed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
chicago Lutherans in Politics.

CHICAGO, May l9.-The Lutherans of
this city met in convention yesterday and
adopted a resolution to vote against the
Republican ticket for governor, lieutenant
governor and legislature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
The Georgia Democracy.

ATLANTA, May 19.-The state Demo
cratic convention was held here yesterday.
The platform adopted demands free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and gold.
The delegates-at large will vote solidly for
Cleveland.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS.
Suggestions as to the Rate Made by Mr.
Manamaker.

Suggestions to the Rate Made by MT.
Wanamaker.
WASHINGTON May 19.-Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker has responded to an En-
quiry of Chairman Henderson, of the post
Office committee, regarding the modifica-
ton of the laws regulating the rates of
posted in a letter-carrier office fordelivery.
Wananaker says: "The allowance of
cent-a-pound postage for weekly papers is
not unreason able and does not involve a
heavy tax upon the postal revenue, as
their circulation is largely confined to the
country. The case is reversed with month
ly and daily periodicals, as they have a
large local circulation.
s. Would Need More Carriers.
Second class publications should not be
allowed to be mailed for home delivery at
the cent-a-pound rate, as the letter-csr-
rier force of al laIge postoffices would be
heavily taxed IN the duty of making such
delivery and the existing force would be
insufficient for the work. There is 10
good reason why the government should
take upon itself the delivery of papers
and magazines in the great cities, nov
performed largely by private instrument
IsllIlIeS, anu any HdteTldl CndIlRe OF exist
ing conditions is of questionable ad-
vantage"
Modifi cations Suggested.
He suggests the following notifications,
however, should the committee decide to
change the rates: Make the carrier rate
postage on weeklies the same as is now
imposed on all other newspapers and
| periodicals: or allow the present rates to
stand, except that semi-weeklies and tri-
| weeklies shall De deliverable at the rate
prescribed for weeklies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19

Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. Most people need to
q it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19

George Hertze of Lima, O., was muir.
asreI uY reS.asE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
Grand Church Organ Gone.

That splendid church organ of capacity
of $50 pipes. which has of late attracted ad-
miring multitudes to H. Kleber & Bro. S
music store, has already been sold. There
were several parties after it from the city
and Wellsville and other points, but the
lucky man who secured the prize is Rev.
Father Toner, of CHARTERS Catholic Church
The price of it is s., 400, and it is the opinion
of our foremost organists that no organ of
any other make and costing double the
money could compare with it. The great
variety of its stops, from the faintest
whisper to the thunder tones of its COM
bined power, is something truly marvellous
It is from the factory of Mason K Risch,
Worcester Mass, and OF the variety known
as the Grand Vocation Church Organ. One
prominent minister declared that 1t was the
greatest musical wonder of the age. Another
great feature is the astounding durability of
these organs, surprising in that respect all
instruments, of whatever cost, used by
many churches. The .Messrs. Kleber, sos
Wood street, have placed large order for
them, and they certainly deserve the thanks
of all Christian communities for placing
within their reach such glorious instru-
mcnt and at so reasonable price.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
HARRISON. NOT BIG ENOUGH.

| This Il the Opinion of Ex-Congressman
Frank-He Is for the Field Against the
President-Mr. NiedringhAus Denies
That Black Plate Is Scarce in America.
Ex-Congressmen Niedringhaus and Frank,
of st. Louis, passed through the city last
evening, bound for Washington. They
will appear before the River and Harbor
Committee in behalf of certain improve
ments in the Mississippi river for st. Louis.
Mr.. Frank is the bright Hebrew Republican
who knocked out O'Neil in the memorable
Democratic Waterloo three years ago. The
"Joker of the House." however couldn't be
| held down, and in the last election he sent
his opponent skyward. This is why Mr..
Frank now wears the title of ex. Mr.. Frank
has one redeeming trait. He is very much
opposed to the denomination Of Presiden
Harrison.
Il am for the field against Harrison" he
| said last evening. "If he is nominated of
course I will support him, but still think
that Blaine will be the man. He doesn't say
in his letter that he will refuse the nomina-
tion If it is offered to him. ! consider Har-
Iison a very small potato. He has ability,
but he meddled too much in politics. If lie
had devoted his time to the general admin
istration of affairs instead Of interfering so
much in the distribution of patronage about
which he knew nothing, the President would
be more popular with his party than he is
to-day. Ii Blame won't run, there are plenty
of other Republicans in the country who
would make good Presidents besides Ben
Harrison"
Mr.. Nfedringhaus was more guarded in his
talk than MI. Frank, but it was apparent
that he coincided with the views of his ex-
colleague. He said he had no objection to
Mr.. Harrison, but there was no lack Of good
men in the party to run for President.
Blaine was his man, but he is not cast down
because the Secretary declines to run. Mr..
Niedringhaus is one of the leading tin plate
manufacturers in the country. He said the
business was developing finely. His firm is
rolling "a tons of metal per day, but they
are not coating that much. In q
few weeks, he said, they would be
able to tin all the black sheets they
rolled. Mr.. Niedringhaus denied that black
sheets are scarce in the United States. He
said this was the main part of the business,
as the timing process is very simple. He
makes all the black plate he needs and he
adds that it is only question OF short
time until black plate will be plentiful in
America His company is now offering the
drawings of its works to help other tin plate
concerns. He thinks if the other manuiac-
turers will do their duty, that the tin plate
production of the country will meet the re-
quirements of the Mckinley tariff law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
A CLOSE CORPORATION.

Annual Meeting OF the Cut Stone Contract
ors and Quarrymen's Association of the
County-A sprightly Banquet at the
Duquesne Last Evening.
The annual meeting of the Cut Stone Con-
tractors and Quarrymen's Association, of
Allegheny county, was held at the Duquesne
Yesterday. The name of the organization is
misleading. 1t is composed of county cut
stone contractors and quarrymen who ship
cut stone into the county. There are so
members, about half living in the county,
while the others come from various parts of
the country. The object is to make close
corporation out of the business Most of the
contractors here belong to the associa tion
and they won't buy stone from Quarryman
anywhere unless he is a member. The
organization has certain rules and regu-
lations, and both seller and buyer
are expected to live mp to them. The con-
tractors state that the quarrymen are salts
fed, and since the association was formed
a year ago, there has been little trouble
about prices. Another object is to weed
deaG beats out of the business. con-
tractor who won't pay his debts is discarded,
and the quarrvmen in the association re-
fuse to sell him stone. 1t is a mighty hard
thing for people not in the association to
buy and cell stone in the county.
At the meeting it was decided to increa Sc
the number of trustees from three to FIVE
The new officers arc: President, S. r. Lind
soy: Vice President, c. o. Malone, Cleveland;
Secretary, c. Z. Buente Pittsburg: Treas
u:er, John Clark; Trustees, A. stehle, D.
Morrison and Z. "A. Knox, Allegheny. and W
c. Stewart and William Rolf Cleveland
Secretary Buente stated last evening tnat
nothing but utroutine business was transacted
Several amendments to the constitution
were passed. About 65 members were
present.
The banquet Of the association at the
Duquesne in the evening was a great sue
cess. Covers were laid Tor l25 people. The
dining room was neatly decorated with
tropical plants, and the tables were orna-
mented with flowers A very neat and
pretty menu card was prepared. On the
outside was the picture of a stone building
half completed. number of workmen
were busy in the foreground cutting the
materials. After the banquet the toast mas
ter, Mr.. Reese Lindsey, got in his work. The
speeches wero good and stirred up consider
able applause. Mayor Gourley intended to
speak on sour City," but he was absent. S.
q. Trent took his place, and made pleasing
speech. The other toasts were, THE Stone
Must Be Strictly Uniform in, Color" w. S.
Fraser: Liberal Estimates" E. A. Knox;
"Why We Are Here" g. A. Macarthur: ''The
Press and the Trades j. B. Johnston; "The
Agent" S. Z Gill; "The Building Trade" H.
+. Barnes: Breakers" j. J. Miller.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
AFTER AN ASSESSOR.

Why the Property Owners of Stowe Town
An Echo of One of the Poor Farm
Offers.
John Caughey, Stowe township assessor,
appeared to have rocky road to travel in
the County Commissioners Office yesterday.
Daniel Herley and Squire Miles Bryan
charged that the assessor had assessed HIM
self 800 an acre while for land not any
more valuable he had assessed them 81, 500
an acre. They offer him 81 500 for piece of
land he has assessed at 81, 800. The township
was more largely represented than any
other since appealing began. The taxpayers
do not particularly object to their rating,
but to the alleged inequality thereof, and
some of the affidavitS made on the subject
make racy reading.
In North Versailles the assessors books
showed an increase of 10 per cent. to which
the Commissioners added 80 per cent. In
Spring Garden borough the assessors i'll
crease was l6 lilo per cent, and the Commits
sioners added 80 per cent. Reserve town.
ship was increased by the assessors 10 per
cent and another 10 per cent was added. In
Neville township uniform valuation of 500
per acre was placed by the Commissioners
on the land irrespective of what figures the
assessors had given. From this township
there were two appeals of but slight mo-
ment. To-day appeals will be heard from
Marshall, springdale, sewickley and Union
townships.
The Commissioners yesterday made some
interesting statements in reply 20 the acMon
taken by residents of Plum township in
censuring them for adding 40 per cent to the
assessors returns from that township, and
denouncing the Commissioners action as
outrageous and unjust. The Commissioners,
as q sample of their course in the township,
referred to the Lee farm. 1t was the one
playing part in the poor farm matter. The
city thought it had an option on the farm at
the price of $500 per acre, bu: the owners
withdrew their offer, and refused to sell the
farm ut that price. The assessors have re-
turned the farm at valuation of $50 peE
acre, an increase of $40 per acre over the
former assessment To the assessors
figures the Commissioners have added 40 per
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
A CALL FOR MONEY

To Help Entertain the Visiting Soldier Dele
gates-Mayor GourIey Makes a Public
Aunouncement-The Last Opportunity
% Do Honor to the War Veterans.
Mayor Gourley, who was made treasurer
Of the fund tor entertaining visiting dele
gates 10 the Department Encampment of
the G. A. r., is anxious to secure as many
contributions as possible. Feeling that it
is probably the last opportunity the people
OF Pittsburg will have to honor in such q
way the fast thinning ranks of the countTy's
defenders. His Honor has issued a call for
contributions as follows:
To the Citizens of Pittsburg:
The representatives of $1,000 soldiers of
the late war will meet in this city on the
g4-h and 25sh of this month as a Department
Lncampment Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
fo- the entertainments and expense incident
TO he meeting. This will be about all the
local members of the order can assume
without trenching upon the funds held for
1T is deemed fitting that the citizens of
Pitf~bUrg. whose patriotic work during the
Rebellion found expression in feeding and
entertaining the soldiers passing through our
city. would embrace, this, perhaps the last
opportunity of honoring the veterans by
providing, in the same OLD hall q banquet in
recognition of their services and the men,
Ories clustering around old CITY Hall and the
stirring times through which they passed.
- circular has been forwarded to q num-
Der OF our business men, some of whom have
already responded literally. but to make the
occasion success be1iuting the importance
O. our city more funds will be required.
Having been appointed treasurer of the
fund. 1 V III receive any donations made for
the purpose named, which will be publicly
acEnow lodged in the columns of the press of
the citv. Contributions of any amount will
IsaT han = - nRsaIT- (-.nf-p
Mayor"
Yesterdays contributions we're as follows:
TIE DISPATCH. 500: Mrs J. VI. Guskv. $780, H
NJ. Curry, SO: James Mexican, S25: Il. c.
jenkins. S35: SDanE. Chalfant & Co.. S25: II. l.
tyour,cE-. 50; VI. Rosenbaum, $40; George u.
Marshall, s.. Total, $40.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
. TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.
The Central Board OF Education Is OPP
p-sed to Present Mode of Examining-
A Committee Appointed to Change It
Several Reports Handed In.

4ne Central bOdrd OF EuuCat1On op-
p-ssd to Present Mode of Examining
A Committee Appointed to Change It
Several Reports Handed In.
An entire change in the methods now in
vogue for the examination and promotion of
Pittsburg public school pupils is more than
possibility. The Central Board of Edu-
cation held its regular meeting last night.
1t was the last meeting'of the old board,
and the new board was organized for the
coming year. After the reception of the
reports of committees the board adjourned
sine die. DIR. Kearns then stepped for
ward, and in an earnest speech presented to
DR.. W. II. McKelvey, the president of the
board, gold-mounted ebony gavel as
token from the members of their high ap-
probation of his services as president tor
the past nine years. .Mr. Treush and ex-
Sheriff McCandless also spoke of the eminent
services of DR.. McKelvey. Dr.. McKelvey
was reelected chairman, Charles Reisfar
secretary and Mark W. Lewis assistant Sec
retary.
The following important measure was
brought before the board for action by Dr.
Kearns: "a very serious evil exists in al
most the whole range of our common and
higher schools, that is the so-called memo
ritter method of instruction, which seems to
be necessity so long as the rank in scholar
snip continues TO D0 determined Dy per cent
of pupils correct answers in examinations
This abuse of memory fatigues the bra in
and lowers the powers of the mind.
Lessons are memorized and not acquired bv
efforts of the understanding. hence they are
not well retained and furnish poor basis
for wide intellectual culture. Not only this
but the emotional conditions and the Start
ling phenomena of hypnotism are in many
cases superinduced by this examining
method"
DR.. Kearns followed this by introducing a
resolution providing for the appointment
of 4 committee to be composed of the Presi-
dent and secretary OF the Central Board,
three members, the City Superintendent
and principals of the High and Normal
schools, to take into consideration the
present system of examinations and report
as TO the advisability of changing the
system.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
and Chairman McKelvey appointed as the
three members on the committee Dr. Kearns
DR.. a. E. McCandless and David Terrence
The report of City Superintendent Luckey
for the month OF January showed an enroll
ment of 27,654 pupils, with an average at
tendance of 23,2T. The report of Secretary
Reisfar showed warrants drawn to the
amount Of ,0d6 o.. The balance in the ap-
preparation at the close of the fiscal year
was SS, 042.