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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
FRED c. PlllSBURY DEAD,
Famous Flour Mill Owner and Horse.
man a Victim Of Diphtheria.

Famous Flour Mill Owner and Horse.
man a Victim Of Diphtheria.
MINNEAPoLIs, May l6.-Fred c. Pills
bury, one of the members of the Pillsbury.
Wash burn milling syndicate and well.
known horseman, died early yesterday
morning of malignant diphtheria. Mr..
Pillsbury was about 3S years of age, a son
of ex-Mayor George A. Pillsbury and a
nephew Of Ex-Governor John S. Pillsbury.
He was born at Concord, n. H, and came
to Minneapolis in 1872 In 1875 he was ad.
mitted as member of the milling firm of
G. A. Pillsbury & Co., of which he was a
member at the time of his deatil. He re-
tained large interest in the Pillsbury-
Washburn milling syndicate, but was not
active in its management.
Had Many Valuable Interests.
He was, however, one of the leading
spirits in the Northwest Consolidated
Milling Co., besides owning large inter
ests in three different elevator companies
He took great interest in trotting associa-
tions and was the owner of considerable
blooded stock. Mr.. Pillsbury was married
in 1878 to Miss Alice Goodwin, who togeth-
er with four children, the eldest aged 10
and the youngest 2, survive him. While
it is impossible to estimate the amount of
his property it is known that his estate is
a very large one, his interests in the two
milling enterprises being fortunes in
themselves
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
AFlRE ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
The Life of Ten Persons, Two of The
Women. Imperiled,

Ihe Lie OF Ten Persons, Two of Them
Women. Imperiled.
CHICAGO, May l6.-The steambarge w.
T. Thew, which left South Chicago at
noon yesterday, when four miles from
shore took fire from an overheated smoke
stack. The flames spread so rapidly that the
boats were burned before they could be
lowered. Just as the crew of eight men
and two women were about to throw
themselves into the lake to escape the in
tense heat the excursion steamer Sailor
Boy was seen to be heading for the burn
ing vessel and they held on until all were
finally rescued. Tugs arrived later and
extinguished the blaze after the boat had
been damaged to the extent of $1,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Mrs. Harrison Goes to the seashore.

WASHINGTON, May l6.--The president
and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Dimick and Mr..
Parker and Mrs. Parker left Washington
Saturday afternoon on the lighthouse
tender Jessamine for Fortress Monroe, Va,
The president will return either Wednes
day or Thursday. Mrs. Harrison will
remain at Tidewater. Va, until she fully
recovers her strength, which has been
greatly impaired by her long illness.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
$40, 900, 600 in Fair souvenirs.

WASHINGTON, May 16-Messrs. Gage
and Walker, of the Worlds fair commits
sion, had a conference with Director of
the Mint Leach at the treasury depart
ment Saturday as to the issue of SlO,OOO.-
900 in 50-cent pieces of special design as
souvenirs of the Worlds fair They sug-
cested that the IS, ,O00,O 600 asked of congress
be used for this purpose, and said that the
seignorage would be 81 5000 The mat
ter will be further discussed with Secre-
,ary Foster
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
VIII Meet a Point of Order.

WASHINGTON, May 16. Before the con-
sideration OF the sundry civil bill has pro-
ceeded very far Livingston Democrat)
of Georgia will propose an amendment to
the section covering the appropriations for
the mints, providing for the free coinage
of silver. This amendment, Bland offered
one day last week, but afterwards with
drew for the reason that it met the critic
ism that it did not pertain to the subject
under discussion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Was a Wholesale Baby Butcher.

BEELIN, May 16.-An aged nurse named
Myer, residing at Bockenheim,a a suburb of
Frankfort, has been arrested charged with
causing the death of fifty-eight infants.
The alleged crimes vover a considerable
length of time, and it is reparted that sew
eral wealthy ladies of Frankfort are to be
accused of completely in the baby farmers
criminal operations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Had Many Valuable Interests.
rorty-E,gnt IN Danger OF browning.

ST. LOUIS, May 16.-The police author
tiles Saturday received a dispatch from
st. Charles, Mo-, stating that Island No.
sc, in the Missouri river three miles east of
that city, was in imminent danger of being
submerged. The telegram stated that
forty-eight people were stranded on the
island, and unless assistance was
speedily rendered it was feared they would
perish in the floods. Mayor Noonan sent
q relief corps to rescue the people
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Too Much Congressman.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The testimony
of James A. Collins, of the census bureau,
before the committee investigating Mr..
Porter's bailiwick, was in substance that
members of congress make it all but i'm
possible for administrative officers to get
the work done right, as so many of them
have friends for whom they insist on
places
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
lSq2-q3.
Sis, l39. .52l.C6 S2lS,1S6.653.7 :


Excess of present session over same session
Fifty-frst congress, $4,000, ,132. IS.
Only One Bill Left to Economize On.
There are three bills now on the house
calendar-the sundry civil, postoffice and
Notifications There yet remain to be re-
ported the legislative, general deficiency
and agricultural. The first named will
be reported to the house Friday or Satur-
day of this week. 1t will be ready for the
action of the full committee on appropria-
tions Wednesday or Thursday. The agri-
cultural bill will come from the agricul-
tural committee and probably will not
carry a total any less than that of the bill
of last year. So that the general deficiency
bill is the only appropriation measure
aside from the sundry civil yet remain
ing for action upon which the majority
can make important reductions as COM
pared with the appropriations of the cor
responding session Of the Fifty-frst con-
gresS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
The House Simply Adjourns.

WASHINGTON, May 16-The death OF
Senator Barbour brought business in the
house to an end before it was begun Sat
urday. AS soon as the house was ready
for business the death was announced, res
olutions adopted, funeral committee
was appointed and the house adjourned.
The senate was not in session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
A Whole FAMILY suept AWAY.

KANSAS CITY, May 16.-At Weston, Mo-,
the house of George Coombs, which stood
twenty feet from the edge of the bank of
the Mississippi, went into the water Sat
urday night and it is reported that three
OF the inmates were drowned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Went on a Fatal Sail.

DETROIT, May 16.-By the capsizing of a
sail boat in the American channel near
Belle Isle yesterday John Biry and
Adolph Nebel were drowned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Making the Summer Residents Paw

NEWPORT, R. l., May 16.-The tax asses
sors have completed their labors. Sum-
mer residents pay a much larger proper
ton of taxes than formerly. There is a
gain in real estate valuation of 81 500
over 1891
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Nine Men whipped by the sheriff

NEW CASTLE, Del, May l6.-Sheriff
Simmons whipped nine prisoners in the
jail yard Saturday, giving them from two
to twenty lashes each. Four of the VIC
Tins were negroes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Not So Many Miners urowneo

VIENNA, May 16-Twenty-one miners
suppose to have been drowned in the
mines near Fuenfkirchen have been
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16

statistical matter IN ms voiume, anu be-
sides the maps referred to he has inserted
population statistics and other statistical
figures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16

Some statesmen Because 1t Shows Up
the Gerrymander A Reciprocity
Scheme in Chinese Immigration.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Cor
mans declaration in the senate Friday in
debate on the naval bill that the limit of
appropriations fixed by the Fifty-first con-
gress could not be restricted to any ap-
preciable extent by this congress, has ar
reused renewed interest as to the probable
amount that will be carried by the appro-
priation bills of the present session. 1t is
conceded that the sum will be in excess of
the total of the appropriations of the
F1fty-frst congress at the first session; but
the Democratic house leaders argue that
the Fifty second congress is favorably
situated for making an economical record,
inasmuch as its heaviest appropriations
must be made at the first session, with the
lighter ones devolving upon the second
session. The reverse of this has been true
for many years past.
Comparative Totals so Far.
AS to the comparativ' totals of the ap-
preparations at this Sc sion and the first
session of the Fifty-first congress, the fol-
lowing table will be of interest 1t shows
the aggregate of the eight appropriation
bills which have passed the house, as COM
pared with the amounts of the same bills
as they passed the house (not as they
finally became laws) in the first session
of the last congress:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16

What is more attractive thsn q pretty
acewith fresh, bright complexionf Fo-
{. use Pozzonis Powder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
Cash Is What Knocks!

You know as we'll as we do that for Cash
you can buy cheaper than on credit We
do strictly Cash Business, and when ira
ding with us you are not compelled to pay
for the loss of bad debts, etc. We have no
Old Shelf Worn Goods in our house, as the
goods of the old firm were closed out with
aRUSH after their failure; we have more
nice new Clothing to select from than any
two Clothing houses in the city, The Lon
don is the only Cash Clothing House in
Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-16
ROCK ISLAND. MONDAY, MAY Is, 1892.
THE TOTALS so FAR
Statistics Suggested by Cor
mans Speech.
HOW THE APPROPRIATIONS LINEUP

900 More Than the Same Ones of the
Corresponding Session of the Last Con-
gress-A Directory That Doesn't Please
Some Statesmen Because 1t Shows Up
the Gerrymander A Reciprocity
Scheme in Chinese Immigration,
The advocate., 1892-03-23
ECONOMY NO REMEDY.

By the former Editor Of the Kansas Commoner.
One of the most contemplate figures
before the public is that Of the so called
''statistic!an," Edward Atkinson. Plainly
In the interest and pay Of the wealthy, be
endeavors to deceive the farmer and
laborer with bis parrot cry of Economy"
That he really knows better than to do
this work ought to be clear. That he
has succeeded in shutting the eyes of
many to the truth is also clear. Indeed,
his false maxims have been impressed
upon the apologies for the Ills Of the
times to such an extent that one hears
his arguments In the mouth Of every
comfortable and well paid advocate of
present methods. Economy, as a remedy,
Is the inscription of either knave or an
ignoramus, designed for the purpose OF
delaying for time the march of justice.
The dispute between the producer and
laborer upon one side and the employer
and capitalist upon the other, has now
reached that stage where people generally
are willing to admit that there Is "labor
question" which, sooner or later, must be
settled.
But the short and easy answer pro-
posed by much the larger number OF
people who stand In the relation of cap
itallsts or employers to this question Is
comprised In the one word, Economy"
"The farmers" they say, "do not live as
their fathers lived; their sons and
daughters ape the dress Of people above
them In the social scale. An organ or q
piano ls found In too many of their homes
and extravagance marks the record Of
their lives. A generation ago the farmer
wore hOmespun, which his wife wove In
The advocate., 1892-03-23
Girls Who Have Pnsh.

There ls an interesting group Of bright
girls at the New England Conservatory
Of Music, In Boston, who represent the
quality of push characteristic Of the
American girl. There are some thirty
Ave Of these girls, and they are being
musically and vocally educated by the
Ladies' Home Journal Of Philadelphia.
Some time ago this magazine offered, as
stimulant to girls to get subscriptions
for It, free educatlons at the conservatory.
The American girl is quick to see q
chance, and one by one these thirty Ave
girls have come from all parts Of the
country to Boston. They receive the
very best the conservatory affords, the
most desirable rooms In the building are
theirs, and they have all their wants care
fully looked after by wealthy periodi-
cal. Perhaps In no other country on the
face Of the globe could such thing be
possible. These girls, too, the reporter
was told, belong to nice families, but they
preferred to earn their own musical edu-
cation rather than depend on the family
purse. or course, the particular girls
are unknown to the scholars at largeand
to all lntents and purposes they ar pay
Ing their own way. And they certainly
are. 1t is said that the magazine 10 also
educating q number of other girls at
Wellesley, Smith and Vassar Colleges
Boston Journal.
The advocate., 1892-03-23

pay itH If yes, what would they pay 1t
out OF? Most decidedly would the rent
be iacEuded in the price of all merchan-
disc, wares, commodities, services and
even, in the case Of banks, in the rate Of
interest paid for money. 1t cannot, by
any possibility, be any other way.
Now go to the country around the city
and put the single tax In operation upon
the farms. CThe tax mag be light, and Il
may not, think not but cannot elaborate
now. The farmers win continue to 60
to the city and purchase their goods and
supplies, their machinery and merchan-
disc, and also to borrow their money,
consult their lawyers and physicians, etc.
Those they employ and those from whom
they buy, are the individuals who occupy
the valuable land, which single takers
say will pay the bulk Of the taxes. And
it is doubtless true that the bulk Of the
taxes will be received by the government
from the hands of those individuals who
occupy this valuable" land. But where
would the money come from with which
the tax was paid? 1t would be paid as
the tariff and revenue tax is now paid,
by every man, woman and child as a con-
sunler, and the individuals who occupied
this valuable land would pay no more
of such tax than did their bOokkeepers or
clerks, provided they lived equally as
we'll, i. e., consumed as much the one as
the other.
/ formulate as follows:
Flrst-The single tax in its applica-
tlon to land occupied for income produc-
Ing businesses, would simply be an indi-
rect tax, LEvIAD ON CONSUMPTION.
Secondhand owning farmers would
then pay as much rent (tax) as Is now
paid by tenant farmers.
Third-In addition to the direct tax,
(rent) paid for the use of their land,
farmers and their dependants constitut-
ing fully two fifths of the nations con-
sumers, would pay two-fitths of the tax.
(rent) collected for the use Of valuable"
lands in cities and towns. If not, why
notP GEO. g. WARD.
Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate., 1892-03-23

BondhOldors and Bread Winners--JuSt
Out-SpecIal announcement,
The Arena Publishing Company beg
leave to announce that they have just
made arrangement with the author OF
"Bondholders and Bread-winners", Mr..
y. s. King, Of Kansas City, Kansas, by
which they control this most powerful Of
all reform political pamphlets, and have
now In press an immense edition. This
ls unqusstionably the most fOrcibly writ
ten essay which the disturbed social and
economic conditions Of the present time
have called forth. In 1t Mr.. King shows
by the bulletins OF the last census, the
real cause for the far reaching discomfort
of the industrial millions. He shows that
the great wealth producing classes are, In
the nature Of things, under our present
conditions, growing poorer; while few
hundred individuals ia few centeEs Of
wealth are accommodating colossal for
tunes. Valuable maps aud statistics are
given, which appeal to the eye and the
reason OF every thoughtful person. See
ing is believing. There can be no reason
able question but what il a million copies
Of this book should be scattered over the
south, west and northwest, it would re-
suit in carrying large majority of the
states In these sections for the Peoples
party in the coming election. Hence It
is certainly the duty as we'll as the Inter
est OF all reformers tc aid In circulating
this book. The price Of the book iS
twenty-five (25) cents apiece, or $1,000
hundred, provided the check accOmpan-
les the order.
Address all orders, Arena Publishing
Co., Pierce Building, Copley Square,
Boston, Massachusetts.
The advocate., 1892-03-23
Fine Playing Cards.

Send ten (10) cents In stamps to John
Sebastian, general ticket and passenger
agent of the Chicago, Rock Island s. Pa
ciAc railway, Chicago, Illinois, for pack
Of the latest, smooothest, slickest playing
cards you ever saw. Just the thing for
high flve parties. For a SOC express
money order or postal note will send you
five packs.
The advocate., 1892-03-23
Once More,

VIII every publisher who sees this mo-
tlce and has not already sent me state
ment Of circulation and advertising rates,
send at once to GEO. G. WARD,
Room 519, Whitney building, Kansas
City, Mo.
The advocate., 1892-03-23
THE sINLGE TAX.
NJ Of TIE AnHncArE.

There Is perhaps no DOdy oA VUUSre Az
the United States mOrethoroughly organ
lied or SO active, earnest and persistent
in educational propaganda as are the
diciples of Henry George, known as
single takers. Indeed, so dogmatic are
they in their authorative assumption OF
inHallibility for their arguments, that it
would seem to be hopeless task TO at
tempt to combat their arguments or dis
pute the conclusions they have arrived
at.
have noticed in one or two single tax
journals, q disposition to deplore the
fact that the St. Louis conference missed
the golden opportunity afforded 1t, Of en-
dorsing and advocating q perfect system
Of economics and an ideal system Of taxa
tlon, e., the single tax. Men. will differ
however, and I, for my part, think that
the only taxes that could never be shifted.
would be those levied upon unused and
unoceupied land and ucon incomes, es-
tates, inheritances and bequests.
Our single tax friends formulate GER
tain basic or fundamental propositions,
which, hey assert are incOntrovertible,and
yet, l, in my densenesS OF Ignorance, can
neither understand nor subscribe TO them.
For instance, they assert that a single
tax upon land values could not be shifted.
claim that, with one or two exceptions,
the single tax would be the easiest tax
Of any to shift. Single takers assert that
under the operation of their system, farm
lands would pay comparatively little tax,
the valuable lands in the cities and towns
paying the great bulk of the taxes. /
assert:
First-Thst under single tax system
land would pay no taxes, the taxes being
paid by individuals for the use Of land.
Second-That under their system,
those who occupied the valuable land In
the cities and towns would really pay no
tao at all for the use Of such land.
Single takers wish to abolish tariffs
and revenue laws and all forms OF In
direct taxation and levy direct tax upon
land values. I assert that In inaugural
Ing the single tax, they would simply
substitute for the present system of in
direct taxation, equally as perniclous and
unfair In its operation and effects as the
present one,
An elaborate discussion Of this weighty
question would occupy too much OF the
valuable space In The ADVOCATES col
umna, and / merely wish to formulate a
few ideas. Stripped Of all superauous
verblage, the single tax meanssthe letting
Of sites and locations to the highest bid
der. The rental value Is the greatest
sum of money offered by any individual
for the use of piece of land. The pri-
vate or individual ownership of land
under the single tax, would be thing Of
the past. Users and Occupiers OF land
would be tenants of the people, with the
right of ownership In all improvements
and ability or right to sell such improve.
ments upon vacsting the land. If forced
to vacate, by reason Of q higher bidder,
presume the improvements would be ap,
praised and the new tenant would have
to pay for them.
Now suppose the single tax in force in
q city. The land in such city consists oi
three classes only-vscant land, land oc.
cupled for residence purposes, and land
The advocate., 1892-03-23

III w CuuECuS uOW ~ &AeS SpIA1S
wagon, at least; and as for mechanics
and laborerp, they follow on as best they
can, spending In riotous living surplus
which II carefully saved, would shortly
suffice to place them all In comfortable
circumstances"
The implied and insulting assumption
that to capitalists and employers alone
belong the fruits of the magnificent ad-
vance in civilization and refinement made
possible by the inventor, the producer
and the lsbcrer, may for the moment be
passed over to inquire II the answer be a
true one. Suppose the farmer should be
willing to take the advice Of
the manipulation Of the market
and forego for his children the ad
vantages OF education and refinement
which should be the portion Of every In
dustrious man or woman In the republic.
Suppose the mechanic and laborer
should adopt the Chinese style Of living,
barring their necks to whatever burdens
their masters might impose; would this
remove the trouble and end the diaputeH
The suppositlon is an impossible one;
Americans will not tRmely submit TO
dictstion from any source, much less
from those who make this suggestion.
But let US see. What is known among
political economists as the ''iron law Of
wage" is substantially as follows. Wages
constantly tend to the lotUest pOGnt al
Which the IGborer and producer SciI con-
sent to labor and produce. This law ID
admitted by all and denied by none who
have given time enough to the question
to form an opinion worth recording.
II the laborers In any given vocation
are generally prosperous and successful
in the accumulation Of wealth, imme
diately there ls a rush for the coveted
employment and wages and prices o
produce are at once reduced to point
below which they refuse to labor anC
the previous advantage Is destroyed. II
farmers generally should reduce theiI
expenses and degrade themselves and
their families to such an extent that they
could sell wheat at 80 cents q bushel and
make profit, they would then consent to
sell at that figure, The price lcOuld SIM
ply be reduced to the scale their manner
of life tOOuId fac.
The Hlndoo ryot has proven this to be
the case. Let the advocate of Economy
as an answer TO the cry of the farmers
and laborerS study the sbject misery OF
these poor creatures, and know that to
such straits his "cure" would finally re-
duce the descendants Of revolutionary
sires.
Let the great mass in any employ re-
duce the scale OF living expenses, attempt
to save the difference between present
and future expenditures, and before the
bank account of each reached the dignity
of three figures their wages would be re-
duced by the absolute and unerring
operation Of this economic law which,
under present conditions, must continue
to operate.
II here and there one should save, In
the manner indicated, undoubtedly 1t
would be to his pecuniary advantage, but
this would apply only to the one here
and the one there, and not to the great
mass. Amy answer to be applicable to a
class must embrace the class, and not
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