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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
Doines of Illinois tatesmen.

SPRINGFIELD, May 2y.-Both houses Of
the Illinois legislature adopted resolu-
tions of sorrow at the death of Secretary
Gresham. The bill to prohibit the licens.
ing of saloons within four miles Of state
institutions was amended by the senate
to exclude Champaign university and ad :
vanced to third reading. Littler's reve-
nue. bill was defeated, but reconsidera-
ton was moved. By the casting vote of
the presiding officer the bill regulating
the granting of street franchises to street
railway and gas companies, ETC., was de-
feated. The house sent Callahan's cleo
ton law revision bill to third reading.
A bill was introduced providing the death
penalty for rape. Bills were passed:
Abolishing the day of grace; appropriate
ing Sl04, 600 for the University of Illinois !;
appropriating slSo,OOO for two years for
the militia; appropriating s55OJ0 for the
blind asylum at Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
HINosIeHT OF WEATHER sHARPs.
What Has Happened in Their Line During
the Fast Week to Crops.

What Has Happened in Their Line During
the Fast Week to Crops.
CHICAGO, May 29-The weather crop
bulletin issued from the Auditorium
tower, where Uncle Sans experts hold
court, and
Tell how gCeth the world below
And why the souwest winds do blow
has this to say of the weather that has
come to Illinois farms and its effects
thereon: The past week has been gem
orally dry and cool, with sharp frcsts in
northern counties the first of last week
and also the first of this. Temperature
has averaged about 4 degrees daily below
the normal, and rainfall has been but
scattering showers. Vegetation is grow
ing slowly, oats and grasses have dcteri.
grated, rye also in most counties; some
field are being cut for hay.
Corn is slowly recovering, or ii re.
planted, as has been done very extensive
small and backward. Much diversity in
work is reported, some planting. others
blowing, and still Others cultivating.
Wheat in northern counties is in fair con-
dition, but poor in central and most south
ern counties, much of it being plowed for
corn; damage by the Hessian fly and
chinch bugs still continues. Fruit is very
promising in southern counties, but ex.
cept tree fruits in northern and most
central counties little is to be expected
and many farmers will have no berries OF
grapes. Potatoes are reappearing but the
growth is slow and the prospect poor al
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
SOME BITTER CONTESTS FOR SEATS
First Thing That Is Developed in the Cor
vention-Bushnell for Governor.

First Thing That Il Developed in the Con-
Bushnell for Governor.
At the conclusion Of the senator's
speech the twenty-one congressional
districts were called for members Of the
committees and other positions, when it
was found that there were bitter contests
for seats, especially in the Toledo and
Springfield districts. The following
committee on resolutions was appointed
and afterward organized, with ex-Secre-
tary Charles Foster as chairman: L. w.
Grandon. J. H. Cromwell, Il. NJ. Ncvin,
ID. l.. Gaskill, X. b. Heller, George W.
Hulick, George c. Rawlins, j. l.. Con.
over, j. X Richards, Charles H.
Grosvenor, Henry e. Taylor, w. S.
Kerr, H. c. Van Voorhis. Lorenzo Dan
ford, A. 5. Mcclure, r. W. Taylor, S. A.
Northway. J. b. Burrows, and H. G.
Wilder, with c. p. Grif8in's place con-
then adjourned to 8 p. IN.
On reasscmbling the temporary organi.
cation was made permanent. The con-
tested delegations from the Toledo and
Springfield districts werc not unseated.
With a corresponding number of speeches
the following names were presented to
the convention for the nomination for
governor: j. w. Barger. J. Warren ke-
fer, j. II. Hoyt. George X. Nash, Robert
NJ. Nevin, A. L. Harris and +. w. Poe.
General Bushnelfs name was not pre-
sented by any speaker. There were S27
delegates in the contention, 4l4 being ne
cessary for a choice.
1t required six ballots to decide the
| nomination for governor, on that vote
General Bushnell receiving 500; Nash,
FOL; Hoyt, Ill; necessary for choice
Ala. The other candidates had been with
drawn or dropped during the balloting.
/ President Woodmansee, Secretary Miller.
and other officers of the Republican
League of Ohio, together with ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker, who was sitting on the
stage at the time, telegraphed their con-
| CALCULATIONS to General Bushnell in
| Springfield. The nomination Of Bush.
nell is a Foraker victory.
Ex.Secretary Charles Foster took the
platform at midnight to read the resolu-
tiuns, but the convention voted to give
him leave to print, whereupon the con.
vention adjourned for the day. The plat
form declares for protective tariff and
reciprocity and on the money question
for Honest money consisting of gold.
silver and paper. every dollar of which
shall be as good : any other dollar, and
| all backed by the national faith aud
honor" Bimetallism-the use of both
| gold and silver as standard-is demanded,
either at an internAtiona, ratio or undo
such restrictions . will maintain the
parity Of the metals. SO that their pur.
chasing and debt-paying power shall al
ways be equal.
The rest of the document denounces the
present administration for Its revenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
MADE HUNDREDS OF HANDS IDLE.
Fire Destroys q Toledo Knitting Factor
wipinE Out 9l65,OOO.

Fire Destroys q Toledo Knitting Factory,
WipinG Out 9l65,OOO.
TOLEDO, May 29-Roth IL Friedman
knitting factory was totally destroyed by
fire early last evening. The factory was
a large four-story building, and within
twenty minutes after the fire was discov.
cred the walls fell in. Tho factory was
located in the heart of the city, and for a
time an immense amount of valuable
property was endangered. Several fire.
men were severely scorched, but none
was seriously injured. A number of per-
sons were also hurt by flying bricks when
tho walls fell.
The loss on the building is about $40,
600; insured. Loss on machinery and
stock estimated at $125, eco, insured for
SIS, 600. The fire is supposed to have orig.
mattel from bonfire in the alley at the
rear of the building. Four hundred and
fifty people are thrown out of employ.
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
THE MARKETS
New York Financial.

NEW YORK. May q
Money on call easy, nominaily lIl,s per cent
Prime mercantile paper 3Irs per cent.
Sterling exchange quiet and steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4sS1issA for
demand and 4s1G4s.ll for sixty days; posted
rates tsslsg GAS and sAssS1G Is9: commercial
bills, 1904.
silver certificates 6.liSs.ss: no sales; bar
silver. 67ls. Mexican dollars 5i,4
! United States government bonds firm;
new As reg. l23tS: do coupons tS1s: SIS
reg. ll6; SIS coupons. lie; As reg. ll:3s; As
coupons lis; rs reg, VI. Pacific is VI ".
LOU bid.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, May %.
Following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat - May.
opened 1850, closed 1885,; July. opened ..sac,
closed, sgssc; September. opened Syssc closed
sllac. Corn-May, opened 5sl4c, closed 52;sc:
July, opened ;3,ac. closed 5s;sc; September.
opened 5414c. closed 551sc. Oars-MaS. nomi-
ral. closed 3olsc; July. opened ss,sc. closed
3lac; September, opened aISc. closed SO;sc.
Pork-May, nominal closed $ls.6O; July,
opened Sizes closed Sl2sJ. Lard - May,
nominal, closet 500.
Produce: Butter-Creamery. l.,sc per ID:
extra dairy, l5c; fresh packing stock
sGs. Eg.s--Fresh stock, loss of, llls per
doz. Live Poultry-Chickens, 9lsc per 10;
turkeys. 1890; ducks. s.; geess, s300
$40 per doz. tatoes-Burbanks, fair TO
good. 5O055c per bu.hel; Hebrons, 47150c;
/ Peerless. +5G5oc; mixed +JIJJc. Apples
| Fair to choice, $..51Gi.O per Dbl Honey
White clover, lib sections; new stock. ISIS q
l4c; broken comb ID o &c: dark comb. poor
packages. Sc; strained California;, 5dD &c. Straw
berries-Il.inois. Sl.O02W per .i-qt case;
Michigan, Sl..5asl.5o per IT, ct case.
| Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. May IS
| Live StocS-Prices at the Union Stock yards
/ today ranged follows: Hogs Estimated
receipts for the day l10O; sales ranged ut
El0ga2j pigs. A2,l4.6b light, SL2JaDi4J
rough packing, $.3JllG1d mixed, and $hiSk
40 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle - Elm ,ted receipts for the day,
4jJu; quotation, ranged at Sh6biy j 10 choice
to extra shipping steers, sj.051eh6J COOL 10
hoice do S47Jdt5.l0 fair to good. $taOaDLGj
common to medium do, SLo0SLW butchers
steers, s.. 1OGI5.65 stocker~, Si.51L6J feeders,
S2UU143 cows. Si6jDLSJ heifers, Ss.:jlIi.D
bulls s3.IIGl:5 Texas steers, and $50 D. Ii
veal calves.
Sheep-Estimated receiots for the day 5000;
sales ranged at S;.s5lskS Westerns. $50
a3i Tex ms, $50 - native. ami S. 10 III %
kimus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
Debs Rea dy to Go to Jail.

CHICAGO, May 2s-Eugene v. Dcbs
called on United States Marshal Arnold
and said he was ready to deliver himself
into the custody Of the marshal when.
ever needed. The marshal told him that
he did not expect the mandate from
Washington for a week or more, and un.
til he received it the men were at liberty
on their bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
Weak, Irritable, Tired
81 Was No Good on Earth.''

DR.. Miles Nervine strengthens
the weak, builds up the broken
down constitution, and permanently
cures every kind of nervous disease.
"A5ossf one yearag0 L scas a. 7icfed
scifh nervousness, sfecplessssess,
Creeping sensation ia say legs,
Slight a,alpif0fi0ss Of sssW heart,
DisfracfissO cos,f sssioss of fIsc %: ind,
Serious loss or lapse Of memory.
Weighted lOtr:, srtfs care and
scorv.y. Il completely lost appetite
And felt my rffali:y sccarin0 0ssf,
Il sras sceGk, irritable and tired,
Ny freight sras reduced to 100 l6s.,
In fact Il sr0S no mood, on earth,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
Russian Savages Break Loose.

LONDON, May 29.-The Standards Mos
COW correspondent sends to that paper an
account, which the Russian censorship
would not allow to be sent by telegraph,
of riot in a cotton mill at Ivanavo, in
the district Of Takova, in which the op-
eratives killed the English manager Craw
shaw and mutilated his body beyond re-
coUuition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29

A friend brought
me DIR. Miles book,
New and Start
ling Facts" and
l finally decide
to try a bottle OF
DIR. MILES Re-
orative Nervine.
Before / had taken
one bottle l could
sleep as we'll as a
10-yr.-old boy. My
appetite returned
greatly increased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29

and Nicaragua; for it's pension policy,
and generally for everything it has done
or left undone, aud indorses Mckinley
administration, the Nicaragua canal and
Joseph B. Foraker for senator. 1t closes
with a eulogistic Endorsement of Cover nor
Mckinley for president and sympathy
and coincidence for the death of Secretary
Gresham
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29

GRAIN. ETC.
CoYn-45Q1t6c.
Oats--29 ,30c.
Hay-Tinotny. &iO1sI2 upland. sll0Sl2
Wild, S7.501S9; slough S71$9; baied, S9Usll.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Potat0ee-7Oc.
Onions-30c per BIZ.
PRoDCoI.
Bu.ter-Fair to choice, 14s; fresh cream
cry 49,.
Eggs-Fresh, Zoe.
Poultry-Chlckcns,7 &c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butchers ray for corn fed steer
1905; cows and heifers, 314h calve
315c.
Hogs 4l2c
Shesp-4Hc
Spring lamb. SIC
Coal-Soft. 1uc.
Wood-S3 50 per cord.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29

BALTIMORE, May - Mrs. Marian
Curtin, l7i3 Asqnith street, supposed to
have been insane, murdered her I4-year-
old daughter Mamie by cutting her
throat. She then committed suicide in q
like manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
ssourd Money" in Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, May 29-The opening
gun of the sound money" campaign in
the east was fired last night at an en-.
thusiastic public meeting in the Academy
of Music. The affair was under the man.
agsmsnt Of o group Of the best known
financial and business men of the com.
munity. and attracted wide attention, al
most every seat in the parquette aud two
Of the tiers being occupied. The principal
speakers Of the evening were ex-United
States Senator George +. Edmunds, ex.
Comptroller OF the Currency William L.
Trenholm, Representative Michael ID.
Harter (of OhiO). ex.Minister to Russia
Charles Emory Smith, and Joseph War.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
Mr.. Wilson in the Cabinet.

Congressman Wilson, of West Nir-
ginia, will undoubtedly make an agreea-
bic and acceptable member of Mr.. Cleye-
lands well disciplined cabinet. Mr.
Bissen will slip out of the postofiice de-
oartment and MIR. Wilson will slip in
without so much as a jar to the frame
work OF our free institutions.
When this change takes place, Mr..
Wilson will be Il member of the happiest
political family this continent has ever
seen. 1t is said the chairman of the
ways and means committee is n triiie
nervous and irritable Mt times, but these
symptoms will leave him altogether as
soon as he finds himself under the in
fluence of the beaming smile OF the
aiIable Thurber and the calm "conse-
Grafton" OF Mr.. Cleveland.
We take it for granted, therefore, that
Mr.. Wilson viii not interfere with the
broad happiness and cOntentment that
marks Mr.. Cleveland's happy family of
politicians Having nothing whatever
10 do but 10 carry out the presidents
will and purpose, the members of this
happy family could not do otherwise
than grow fat and good natured.
We congratulate Mr.. Wilson. 1t is
4 good appointment. As for Mr.. Bissell,
having had a vacation of two years, he
can now settle down TO work with a
mind refreshed and invigorated by its
long rest
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of the position of any other nation with
respect thereto"
This bold and unmistakable declara-
ton is not only encouraging, but sur
prising. 1t is surprising because there
has been suppOsition in some quar-
ters that the democratic party of Michi-
gan is mortgaged to the cuckoos who
are goldbugs because Mr.. Cleveland
favors the British gold standard. 1t
has been fondly hoped by the goldbug
conspirators that Don NJ. Dickinson,
who long ago received his diploma as a
leading cuckoo, had the democratic
party OF Michigan in his pocket. 1t has
been the idea that the noble example
OF abject and fiatulent cuckooism set
by Villas, of Wisconsin, would have
some sort of effect in the neighboring
state of Michigan.
But the people of Michigan seem to
have taken the matter in their own
hands, and the result is that the demo
Gratis have made bold and clear declar-
alton in favor of American bimetalliSm
and against the British gold standard,
and have given a clarion call to demo-
cratic duty.
Let the people get together in behalf
OF this fundamental and vital demo-
cratic principle.
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ADe,nocratic Signal Gun.


Let the people, the honest masses,
tie democratic voters of the country
take ncart. Far in the northwest, the
democrats OF Michigan have met to-
cesher in convention and have fired the
signal gun Of the campaign which. be
c.uniuS now. VIII continue without inter
mission untl the gold gamblers shall
b. vanqui>hcJ, and their political agents
s.our@ed out of the peoples halls of
LEGISLATION.
We. therefore, bid the people take
heart, and. with renewed courage, lift
the democratic party out of the ditch
into which its traitorouS leaders have
cast it. and place it on its feet again.
The democrats Of Michigan have spoken,
AMI with no uncertain sound. As
message 10 the people mt large ana 10
democrats in every part of our COM
m8u country. the declaration Of the
Michigan democrats ought 10 be instru-
mental in reviving the hopes and en-
ergics Of those who have been made the
victims OF the British gold standard.
such & declaration might have been
expected from the democrats Of tie
south or west. but The fact that it
comes from the land Of Don NJ. Dicllin-
son, ana from the borders of the stale
that las given the supple Villas 10 the
country, ought 10 inspire and encourage
the honest voters OF the country 10
stand by true democratic principles.
There is 10 equivocation or uncertainty
about the platform of the Michigan dem
ocratS. 1t declares that 'the demo
cratic party in convention assembled
halls with delight the rapidly increas-
ing sentiment in favor Of the restoration
Of silver 10 the position it so long held
in the monetary system Of our country
ana unqualiedly declares in favor Of
tie free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold with fun legal tender power
n ratio OF Is TO L, and we invite every
patriotic citizen of Michigan, regardless
Of previous party affiliations, to join
Us in an imperative demand for imme-
date legislation 10 that end, regardless
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rns Railroads and the cold Standard.

1t is little curious that while the ma
j0rity of the railway managers OF the
country trace the deficits in their reYe-
nueS to the "hard times" and to the
business depression" they rarely ven
ture to trace the "hard times" ana the
business depression" to some definite
cause. \ few of the managers DO TN
derstand and appreciate the situation,
but the great majority of them appear
to have 10 desire TO 20 below the sur
face OF things.
Now it is one Of the peculiarities of
times that they do not harden them
selves, and of business" that it does
not deprcss itself. These phenomena
are what the scientists term eXtraneous
that is to say, they make their APP
pearance on the outside of things, as
il were Thus when times are hard or
business depressed, we know that there
is some cause for il that is not inherent.
The trouble with the railroads is ccm-
mon to al enterprises and industries.
The revenues of these corporations have
not been cut down because times are
hard or because business is depressed;
UGL lUc SdlhlC NiuSt lllil las plOuuNCG
the business depression-the same cause
that has cut down the incomes of all
producers has caused Il deficit in the
revenues of the railway corporations.
These deficits are so enormOus-sO en-
tirely without precedent in the history
of our railways-that ii seems to us the
great managers would lose no time in
getting to the bottom of the business
and using their influence to provide a
remedy. The losses the railways have
sustained are typical of the losses that
the whole country has sustained. One
hundred and twelve millions in 1893.
and one hundred and twenty-three mil-
lions in 1891! These are inside figures
The losses of the railway corporations
in the two years cannot be less than
two hundred millions of dollars. This
is not the whole case at all. The great
pinch came in the last two years, but
the prosperity of the roads, save in ex-
ceptional instances, has been gradually
ebbing. From 1873 to 1875 they suffered
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some very honest earnest and sincere
men who have betaken themselves into
u third party in the hope of lettering
their condition by securing remedial
legislation. THE Constitution begs all
such to lose no time in returning 10 the
democratic party so that they may join
forces with the genuine democrats and
redeem themselves and their country
from the league of gold gamblers that
now has control.
Forward with the silver crusade! Let
the people get togetheri
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The Cuban Situation,

The periodical rising in Cuba, which
has just been suppressed, is of no I'M
pOrtance save as suggesting the fact
that some day Spanish rule must give
way TO American occupation.
OF late years the Spanish government
has realized the fast that its tenure of
Cuba was limited, and that the best
would have to be made of it. Accord
insly every possible item of eXpendi-
ture that could be charged up against
Cuba was so recorded, and the singular
spectacle is today presented Of small
colony, without organized existence,
carrying n public debt of $135,000,000,
or n larger sum than that owed by many
wealthy and independent nations OF
course, this debt was so placed that i'll
the event of negotiations for annexation
to the United States, the Spanish gov
ornment might be able to pocket that
large amount, in addition to the price
that would be paid for surrender.
After having governed the island
through the iron heel of military rule
il was only few days ago that the Span
ish government granted to Cuba a mod
llHtl 10TH III lOilG rue. j III l'llhNll'b
feature of the new plan is the establish
ment of n council of administration, com
posed of thirty members. Fifteen are
10 be appointed on royal nomination,
and fifteen elected by the voters who
elect deputies TO the cortes-the latter,
however, must have stringent property
and educational qualifications. Within
the control OF this council are to be
placed many important matters of local
gOyernment-public works, the posts
and teleSraphs, laws respecting agricul-
ture and commerce, public instruction
and hygiene. These powers are, to 4
great extent. nullifed by the provision
that the captain general may annul any
act which he may deem contrary TO
the laws or to the general interest Of
the nation" This obstacle may be over
come, however, by dropping a pretty
good bonus into the avcrted hand Of
that individual, whose main idea is TO
return to Spain richer than he left it.
All this viii be of no avail, however,
for the fact remains and will remain,
that the United States is the almost eN-
elusive market for Cuban products.
There is no way for the Cuban to climb
over the American tariff wall, save by
annexation, and reciprocity demands
that if we buy literally from Cuba, that
Cuba should buy with equal liberality
from us The economic policy of Spain
is to force Cuba to buy from the mother
country, rather than from the neighbOr
who fills her Golfers.
The peace of the continent the dig
nifty of American craftsmanship, the
safety Of our Atlantic ana gulf coast
cities, all demand that no European ma
ton should DO entrenched so closely 10
our shores The rounding out and the
integrity of American coast defenSes
viii never be complete without posses
sion OF Cuba Our coast cities must be
freed from the broils of Cuban con-
SpiratOrS, which will be kept up as long
as the island is under Spanish rule.
There is only one way to solve the
Cuban question, and the sooner 1t is
done the better.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04

From The New York sun,
The second term of President Cleveland
opened with the triumphant refrain: -Four
more years of Grover" What was meant
was that for four years from March 4,
1898. the Hon. Grover Cleveland would be
the dominant figure and the controlling
power in national affairs.
II rested with him and with him alone
that such should be the fact.
But he has neither led his party nor
controlled political events. Since March T.
1898. the democracy has been without a
leader and the president has been without
the support of his party.
Even the nominal exercise of the re-
sponsibility intrusted to him ends at noon
next Monday. After that hour he Will
be a helpless democratic president without
a democratic congress.
Thursday, Friday. Saturday and part of
Monday constitute the insignificant re-
mainder of the -Four more years OF Gro
YER"
What story of hopes betrayed, promises
broken and opportunity lost!
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There Should BE Retrenchment.

Tt is a little singular that in period
when depression is general when rents
have gone down and wages have been
reduced. that the tax rates remain the
same.
In calling attention to the extrava-
CANT expenditures of the California leg
islature The San Francisco Cali truly
saws: "In times like this legislative eX-
travagance becomes criminal, ana as
such we denounce the conduct of the
men who are now rewarding their po-
litical henchmen at the expense OF the
confding taxpayers who elected them