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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
Billy Murnhy,s Fas. Riding Mt Cleve

hbihy Hhurpny'S nlubuG NJ SieEclunos
| CLEVELAND, Juno 1.-THE annual races of the Lake
side Cycling Club held in this city to-day. The
best event OF the day. from time standpoint.
the third heat of tho mile handicap Chares Muir
phyof the New York Athletic Club started from scratch
and ran the milo in 2:26 3-5. tho best record for a
mile that ever was made in Cleveland. He defeated
in this heat such men Baker the Ohio State cham
pion. and Ceilings the fastest road rider OF northern
| Ohio
He did not win the in the final. being out hand-
capped. In the lap at the end OF the days card
Murphy and Crooks OF BuEao finished together.
Baker OF Columbus claimed that Crooks had fouled
him The claim was sustained by the referee. and
MTnny ea s Bald %.U s.. M tho to
crack short.dstance riders OF this part OF OHIO the
Isoash: .has would surely go Q Ernie
9f .h but @ Of a safo al aa sG%
events that he might have won with little less pom
,1 ha.
o. each man tho ni,G WAS wonderful The sum.
safety NSy,ssmFi5.. shsswGod c,eyg
4 sSf .sSSRs e. T Ta siys"nd third
cSs Fn. f na F cyss
cMS To r,M third GeoTse A. banker Pittsburgh
onehaT Nile Safety i i:s6 ciass-Fr.t l. C. Johnson
CLEVELAND Wheel CUB Tine ine i HIT '0sf' o0e'@
One-me Safety. Handicap-First, Walter Steuber.
Detroit 100 yards; second. George D. COstock. Cleve
T"H5h Callahan. Pres. Club; saaio Is
One.mile safety. Open-First A. J. Brown Cleveland;
second. George A. Banker Pittsburgh. Athletic Club
third 4. l. Baker. Columbus Cycling Club Time.
One.mi,e Safety, Three Minute Class-First. George
Tom
2:43o 20
Two.nile Safety Handicap-First, A.. T. Crooks,
Buffalo. nifty yards; second. C. II. Callahan. Buffalo,
hrty yards; third, K. Goetz. Cleveland, $50 yards
Time, 5,l2 1-6.
Three mile Safety, LISP Racs-First. C. NJ. Murphy
New York Athletic club second c. II. Callahan Buff
falo; third Z C. Bald Buffalo: fourth. 7. o. Collinga
Cleveland. Time. S:l1 l-5.
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DC Orc Win. the Fool Championship.

PHI Walsh Of New York entered on the nnal stage
OF his championship match at continuous pool win
Alfredo de ORC of Havana last night In form whica
woud I'm ". n, ad. N lp difference n shown earlier in
the game he made Mt his hrst i've hands. in
Guiding Two tuIl frames .-,. ,.,-, 49,, Ill -.
His oppOil- mt rapidly and cevery picked up MS lost
ground and oug before tho close me nateh A. hs
mercy an twenty one TO 60 he brought on double
kiss. fourbali comb nation when or9aHh. ne ~
exhibition could scarcely tie eNreiieu lie took the
cham pi0uship and $500 stakes by 2o2 points or tie
peoTo-2. ~ ., o.oil' l. o., a F. l. ~
i3 L. g. o. = a-I1U less scratch. leo; second night,
2TS ars. night %G. 1g.a, 90 1.osol.l22.
~, IN /. q O. ID O. IL, q, o =. 49, !: l6 ~ !,
O. IL 49, Dol less 10 scratches 1875 second night.
l0i. hrst night. W. 1oal. oos.
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Tho University OF Pennsylvania Eight De-
tented,

PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-THE University OF Pennsyl.
vana eight left for Lake Minnetonka for their
annual race with Cornell but they were thoroughly
depressed over unexpected defeat sustained this
afternoon. In order to decide disputed point the
university rowed the strong Malta eight The race
WINS 10 be from the ad OF national course mile
and half straighAway. The college crew determined
to VOW full miles to Turtle Rock but the MAas
decided to three miles only II they were ahead
Al the end OF the mile and nalf the haltas were
three lengths to the good Time. 1876 university
time. 1858. 1890, 49,. ILL.,, ,o,.;,a
the lead the entire distance. At the Graru avenue
bridge the MatUs took breathing spe at missing Two
strokes and the ollege boat aped ITEM inc MAltas
again forged ahead however aud finished two lengths
head IN 1913. ,,,. i.
first time a Schuylkl Navy eight has oreeh Eo'sEe
eight The Malta crew ID however unuoup."uS .n1
they have The vim and snap which me Goiege
boys lack Woodruff has hope, however. or getths tile
re1usite spirit into the boys before the contest WIN
Cornell Meanwhile the Mal'as, husb-d WIN 5 Iheir
Dies" July i.
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Booxkeeper Henrard Missing.

Albert Hengard bookkeeper at Simon Broth
er's silk mills In Union Hill. is missing. and
his employers alleGe that he has been swind-
ling them for some time. 1t was Hem
CARDS duty to make out the time
checks for tho employees. and the dis
been allowing more time than the men made
and nppropriating the money for it. When
taxed wi tn It Hsngard made n confession. bur
SAID he had begun the practice only recently.
and had not got more than 500. Tho iirni
was about to have him arrested but before u
warrant could be procured he fed His books
are now being Investigated
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May Thompson Could Not Carry the Weight.

ST. Louis. June 1.-Two stake events. with six other
races drew big crowd to the Fair grounds to-day.
-Four wel-backed choices and four favorites proved
the lucky horses. while Stevenson and Mcdonald each
rode pair of winners.
The Usage Stakes for tw0-year- olds. six furlongs
worth to the winner. 81 l55 saw the crack nliy May
Thompson. 12B, to r. beaten for the second time
tins year Clara Bauer 10 tstevenson) by three
lengths. with Clara White second and Charley T. third.
Time. 1:l6Ix
The Cyclone Handicap. seven furlongs was won by
Geraldine. 100, 3 TO Taylor in drive. HighIand
was second. aud Pedestrian third. Time l:201s" The
other races resulted as follows:
Selling purse six furiongs. Warren Leland. 100. 8
to (Steyenson) won in desperate finish by a nose
Rube Burrows was second and Fan King third. Time
lab.
selling purse: 1--WE fIrongs. Crochet. Io7 @ to 8
McDonaldl won easily by TWO lengths Maud d. was
second and Little Billy third. Time 80.
selling purse mile: divided Bansach. ia. to
(Seaman). won by head; Maggie Cline was second
and rocheco third Time. l:+5SL
Selling purse; ono mile: second half. Granite, ia
Hreeman,. won ceyerly by length Red Cap was Sec
Selling purse: owners handicap; ono mile. Fender
l0:. to tCottrelD won handily by two lengths;
Leonard was second and COronet third. Time. IA.
Handioap: one mile and u sixteenth soundmors.
log McDonald) won by length and half: Floodgate
was second aud Bessie Bisand third Time. 80.
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Annual Dinner OF Princeton Baseball Assoc
citation.

Tho annual banquet OF the Princeton University
Baseball Association took place at tho Murray Hill
hotel last night. The dinner was quiet one because
the team had been defeated in the afternoon ny fao,
but the Princeton spirit was not iaeklng ahu IN me
speeches hopes expressed Tor good material
next year. --.-.- -.
Charles s. Mackenzie was elected captain for next
seasons baseball team. liesa prominent msmpeE ef
two y<arr. W aon fsIg son. w. tesiaeut OF the
waa toast m aud Dpeschss were ads
81 Tracy NJ Hsrrs St OF the Graduate Advisory Com.
mittee; Alexander Monat ~, the wetknown foot6si y
COACH Pail King 'e8 captain OF the team; "DogRte
Trenchard. 10 captain OF next years iootohh eleven
and catcher OF this seasons bas'1al 'eam' anu ny
herr III ia nj
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Another 100 to 1 sLo. ut Glouee.ter.

GLOUCESTER, June 1.-Two orites. a second choice
and four outsiders won the races here to-day sum.
MARES:
First Race-One mile Wallace G.. loo, 8 to Nlor.
rls won: Lotion lod. 4 TO tDwyer second; GIenall
10b. 10 TO theson), third. Time, :4bh
Second Race-FIv.- eignlhs of mile. ELL 100 8 to
Ptnan), won; j ohm McGarrigle 100 To (Dwyerl
l:O4 ''' ' ''
Third Eace-Flve furlongs. Little Phil, 1OS 6 to
MctAuey won; congress. lui. 100 to (Bergen) sec.
ono; oiionce, lo5 to taml. third. Time "a
Enosterwoni Mn loi 20 !Dwyerl second: Worth
Fifth Race-tSe turongs. yaioda. Io5. 100 to l
Murphy. won; kingsclere. lo5 IL TO Niorrisl sec.
O:lIsi. '" 'A'N' ''"'e'
Sixth Race-FOur and one.hAlf furlongs. Miss Sent
100. TO QILmL won Llta. 100, TO o (Dwyerl sec
on1: Blue WIND, lO5. 80 to Johnson. third. Time,
seventh Race-one and a quarter miles; hurdle
Ecarte. 40, 10 tfines. Won; ST. John. 40 10
third. Time 2:1JL
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An Effort 10 secure Pardon for Gen
Claassen.

BUFFALO. June lit Is said the case Of Gen.
PeterJ. Claassen, the New York banker respon-
sible for the failure of the Sixth Avenue Bank
OF that city. is to be reopened with tho consent
OF Attorney General Oney. Claassen was SEN
fenced to six years imprisonment in March.
lss,l; and hassinae been On inmate Vi the Eric
As q result Of the Communication OF his SEN
tence by President Harrison. his regular term
would expire in March. 1894. The penlten-
l n Inyssian; Dr. F. Z, Gram and Pr. Her-
very sick man. For months no has been an
occupant OF the hospital, and 1t 10 probable
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
Jimmy II. Wins the Yearling Trotting
Match mt Fleetwood.

Tho trotting men OF New York were out In force a
Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon 10 tho first
formal contest at quartermile heats In tho monthly
match between yearlng trotters. The contest was
decided In straight heats Summary:
TrottuE match. $500: monthly trials. best two In
three; quarter mile heats
l. 4, Burkes gr C. Jimmy r.. by Baron sontag.....l
G. Ii. liubers gr. C. Jimmy Arstos. by Arlstote,.2
Time. y: 90. o:G0.
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Boston. June 17.-The cupdefender Vigilant
which was launched last Wednesday is leak
ing. and as yet the leak has not been discovered.
Whether the water gets in between the lead
and the tobin bronze keel plate, or works
through the rivet heads or butt plates has not
about 1t. If the boat takes in water now what
may be expected when she is under the press Of
canvas and subject to great STRAIN ,Asthe boat
Of the rivet holes not being illled in; IL the
leaks are stopped the Vigiant should be ready
by June %.
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Ono Of tho greatest match games OF lacrosse VIII.
messed this side OF the Canadian border was decided
yesterday afternoon on the grounds or the famous
Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge in 'he presence
of an enthusiastic crowd of spectators. who were
moved to tho heartes applause by tho lively work or
the players of the College of the City of New YORK ana
tho Crescent Athletic:Club. who were the oppo.ing
forces. Tie ball was faced at O'CLOCK WIN INC 'e~n'
lOsltlOn:
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Plutus Wins the liimyar Stakes II LatonIa.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE results at Latonia PARK to-

day were;
First Race-Seling purse; six furtongs FontanelIa
90. to | (sargeht) won easily by n length John
berkeley was second, aud The Hero third lime 1915
Second Race-SelIing purse; mile and ssy.ntv
yards Philora lO3, to5 TeIklnsl won easily Iy IVA
third. Time. 1vl9 '' ~
1SEd Race-handicap: one mile. Lacolonia 100. 8
20 & fPerkns) won by tour lengthh Bouny Byrd a.
'' sSas.s snf assa Z.
,hreSyssI oids fiuins ii6 a. 6isytos Won t9 q
whipping nnish BY = head. D.capod was second and
worth 100 the winner. who wiz probably start in
Firth Kace-Five furlongs; for twoyearolds. Little
Chris 100 & to "a. Clay ON. won by necx Saran
III a. was second and IN Front third Time LOS
sixth Race-Sx furlongs. Capt. Dranc. III, to l
(Sargeut). won By Length. llacyon was secoud and
AyondAls third. Time. l:lIl
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Sale OF Race Horses at 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS June 17--McCaherty 4 Whishard sold a
draft Of horses in training from their racing stable
auction At the Fair Ground track Today. The best
prices
shaw. s.. Paul .s2 500
Boots; .. r. Poole, KANSAS ty,.,..:.,..... 1900
Jaseson Belle Meade stud .,;,..i,....'., 1000
Wsihngion. B. 6, =. by Okema-Hattle T.; -,
Bopecp. b. T., s. by Boulovard-fe:i; T. Ger '0''
hardy ST. Louis 300
Francisco 300
The same firm sold privately to u. Honig 4 Son. Jim
sTayne. c. p by Luke BlAckbuTnBolle PatS; price,
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CHICAGO June i7,--Greeu y. Morris reached Iaw-
thoIns to-day with Judge Morrow. strAthmeath. Pat
halloy Jr. sraihnower LorenA Mac. La Juiye. latter
sail, St. fatrick, uss Mackey, Ellen. and uulas.
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No More Wallets for Jockeys.
The Board OF Control adopted the following
resolution Yesterday:

Jockeys Will not be allowed to have Wallets In attend
them any race course of the Board of Con.
troll. Suitable attendants will be provided by the
eral associations to be selected by Mr. Plnketon
has this day been instructed accordingly.
W. EosBURGH, Secretary.
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gle For the Crescents after some great passing MOL
erts IN AIDE the M 81 goal Bagg male the next Two ana
Busch The fourth gUai from clear helu wsrh. l. y
Doyle and w. Davis aided materMy Win s.a, ca az
round PLAYING in the ,rebcents success Tue tcoie
standing alter the hour and halts play crescent A.
e., goals; College Cty. y. y. Boa's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20

PRESS CLUB FINISHES ITS WORK.
Next Meeting at Atlanta-New Officers
Chosen-Eestiyities.

ST. PAUL, May 20.-At the second days
session of the convention of the Inter
national League of Press clubs kilograms
were read from the governor of Georgia,
the president of the Woman's State Press
club of Georgia and the editors OF Atlanta
papers urging the holding of next years
session at Atlanta. William Berri, of the
Brooklyn Standard Union, read a report
announcing the donation of plot of land
by Remington Vernon at Oakland, y. J.,
for the proposed home for invalid and in
firm journalists.
The closing session decided on Atlanta
as the mex. place of meeting and the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: President,
John \. Cockerill: vice presidents, George
W. Childs. Joseph Pulitzer, William Berri
Fred f. Whiting. A. Z. Chantler and Mrs.
Sallie Joy White; treasurer, c. w. Price;
secretary, II. ID. Weight. The committee
on the selection of a site of a home for aged
newspaper men was continued. The gov
erning board of the league was instructed
to create a fund to be called the Press
Club fund. During the afternoon the club
and ladies We're taken a trip to Great Bear
Lake and at night reception and banquet
were given at the Press club.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
DEATH o. A FAMOUS ACTOR.
Jas. =. Murdoch, Who Achieved Note Dur
ing the Rebellion.

CINCINNATI, May 20.-James f. Muir
doch, the vell-knOwn tracelian and teach
er of elocution, died yesterday at the home
of his daughter in this city. He was So
years of age. During the war of the re-
belliou he visited the army and gave read
ings to the soldiers in camp and hopital.
He was one of the few members of the
Ohio military order OF the Loyal Legion
chosen from civilians who rendered
distinguished services to the government
during the war.
James Edward Murdoch was born in
Philadelphia, January %, 1911, the son of
a book binder, TO which trade he was early
apprenticed. but with natural talent for
the stage he was able to make his first ap-
pearance in 1929 at the Arch Street thea
ter In his native city, and his first national
fame and career dates from 1873 when he
appeared in the Park theater, New York,
in leading characters in support of Ellen
Tree.
For awhile he devoted himself to teach
ing elocution and lecturing on Shake
speare but returned to the drama in 1854,
playing all over this country, in Canada
and in England. During the civil war he
gave evolutionary entertainments through
out the north in aid of The sanitary COM
N ission devoted himself to the care of sick
and wounded soldiers, and served for
time on the staff of General Rosecrans.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.
The Presby tcrian General Assembly Goes
to the White House.

The Presbyterian General Assembly Goes
to the White House.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Presbyte-
rian assembly clinched their Sunday clos
,pg action of the first session by refusing
to reconsider it at the second session.
eavel made of cherry wood from Mt. YER
non with pieces of the frigate Constitution,
the capstone of the Washington monu-
ment and the wood of Lincoln's pew
worked in was presented to the moderator.
a motion for a committee to formulate an
expression on the Geary la. was adopted
Reports were then presented, one OF when
shows that the demand for ministers Is IN
creasing faster than the supply. Inc mou-
orator announced the stanclng commit
! tees, and Rev w. H. Roberts was an
nouuced as vice moderator
A resolution was adopted inviting Presl-
dent Cleveland to visit the assembly. The
committee on church unity reported Ill
favor of dropping the discussion for the
present. The Episcopal church had offered
to make such a change in the method of
selecting the episcopate as might be deemed
essential.
During the afternoon the commissioners
visited President and Mrs. Cleveland andDr.
Craig made brief address in which he ad-
vi5ed the president to obey his wife The
president replied and said that the contribu-
ton of the ministry to good government
would never be fully made until they taught
the pebple to enforce upon their public
servants the observance of the mandates
Of Christianity and morality. The COM
nissioners Were then each presen ted to the
president and Mrs. Cleveland.
The Cumberland Presbyterians.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, May 20.-Woman's
eligibility to the office of ruling elder was
the subject discussed at the second session
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian assembly.
The committee on Mrs. Claggett, the first
woman commissioner ever sent to the as
sembly, reported four to one in favor of
seating her. y protest against opening the
Worlds fair on Sunday was wired to Chi
cago. The woman question warmly
discussed, but went over without action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
ABBREVIATED rECEGRAMs.

The various committees of the l.. A. W.
men to make arrangements for the Inter-
national Cyclists meeting next August
will hold meetings at Chicago next week
The latest bid for the Isabella quarter is
1900, made by n Chicago florist.
William Burke, who confessed to killing
his mother at Rockford, ILL.,, has been SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life.
George NJ. Pullman has invested 81, 000,-
BOO in the Reading railroad and the reor-
ganization plan will be carried out.
Colonel Carries H. Jones has been de-
posed from the editorship of the st. Louis
Republic. His opposition to Ex-Governor
Francis is given as the cause.
w. II. Schureman, proprietor of the
failed Exchange bank at Normal. Ills, has
been arrested chargedwith embezzlement in
having received deposits when he was in
solvent. The liabilities are about S10O, 200,
and it is believed the assets will not exceed
g, 500.
Erastus Wiman's total liabilities are
scheduled at S6l1 600 of which his indebt-
edness to r. q. Dun & Co. is the largest
item.
Carmencita, the Spanish dancer, has
been discharged by her managers. Her b s.
band refused to play the piano in the abb
sence of a suitable orchestra at Pueblo,
Colo, and she declined to dance.
Lolita, the actress, has been DlackDalieu
by Sorosis, the swell womau's club at New
York. The vote caused storm. Mrs. A.
Nj. Palmer and Mrs. Edward +. kidder
Immediately resigned their membership
and the end is not yet.
Benjamin p Hutchinson, the one time
king of the Chicago grain pit, after an alb
sence of two years in New York, has re-
turned to Chicago Asked if he intended
living at Chicago the old man replied: 81
shan't live anywhere very long"
Miss Bridget Constantine, q well-known
young lady of Pecatonica, Ills, dropped
dead of heart disease,
President II. CT. Allis, of the defunct
First National bank of Little Rock, Ark,
has been arrested aud furnished 10000
bail.
The extensive Bordeaux wine vaults OF
the Escheneuers have been destroyed by
fire. The loss is computed at 1000, ooo
francs.
Elias Hoover, one of the oldest residents
of Rock Falls, Dunn county. Wis, was
murdered by his nepheyS Josiah :.
Hoover.
The young earl of Dudley. it is stated.
carries the largest amount of insurance
ever effected on a single life, aggreGating
600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20

CINCINNATI, May 20.-The police have
been busy for the past two days investiga--
ing murder,Hnd suicide cases. Two float
ers found in the river have not been iden-
titled, but there is no doubt the men We're
murdered Officers have brought in Abe
Yost, foreman of gang of section men,
who is charged with the murder of his il
legitimate child. Two colored deck hands
named Bill Britton and Thomas Lewis got
into n fight on the river front, when Lewis
drew n knife and stabbed Britton in the
abdomen. The injured man died. Three
cases of suicide have been reported, all of
them youno men.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
WHISKY TRUST WANTS MONEY,
But Fails to Obtain a Loan on the Chi
cago Market.

CHICAGO, May 20-In whisky circles the
air was full of wild rumors concerning the
trust One that seemed to be most prom
inent was that the conference at the Grand
Pacific was about to throw the trust into
the hands of a receiver. President Green
hut admitted that the trust was in want of
n large sum of money which it had failed
to get, and said that after consultation
with its attorney course would be mapped
out. The suit against the trust would not
stop preparations for the issue of bonus,
but it's effect or their sale could not be
foretold The trust had tried yainly all
day to obtain a loan of something under
e. oOO o,O
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
C.use of the Geneva Explosion.

GENEVA, Ills, May 2o.-The cause of the
explosion in the glucose works is believed
to have been carelessness. 1t was the duty
of the man who attended the converter to
notify the engineer of the steam pressure
every half hour, the pressure never being
allowed to go over thirty pounds. 1t IS
known that more than half an hour had
elapsed since the last signal when the ex-
plosion occurred The mill will probably
be rebuilt. The seventh dead body has
been recovered from the ruins. that of Gus
johnson.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
Proposal to Hang Michigan Murderers.

LANSING, May 2O.-The house by a vote of
Sc to - has passed the bill providing the
penalty of death by hanging for persons
convicted on direct evidence of murder in
the first degree. This body also passed the
bill changing the name of the state troops
to the Michigan National Guard and in
creasing the Der capita tax for the support
of the milit ia from three to four and a
half cents. Bills abolishing the central
boards of control and providing separate
boards for the schools of the blind, deaf
and dependent children and each of the
penal and retormatory institutions of the
state Were gwen immediate effect. The
Soldiers home inmate franchise bill was
passed, as was also the bill rapport on ing
the congressional districts of the state and
the bill providing for the election of repre-
sentatives to the legislature from cities by
separate districts instead of on a general
ticket as at present
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-20
Nine Thousand Miners to Strike.

PITTsBURG, Kan, May 2O.-Four thou
sand miners in the Pittsburg district, en-
bracing all the principal mines in Kansas,
have gone out on a strike. The strikers de.
clare that the 5000 miners of the state will
soon be idle, and that that the fight will be
one to the very end The trouble is caused by
the decision April 10 of the mine operators
to hereafter pay SO cents per ton, mine run
in winter, and An cents in summer, all
kinds of coal being counted.