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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
ICY SNAP LINGERS.
Killing Frosts Visit Six North.
western States.
TWO NIGHTS OF SUCCESSIVE FROST.

One Patch OF Country Escapes the Nip, but
from Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
Jack the Nipper Has Got in His Work
by tho Weather Expert ut Chicago-Re-
ports from the Frost Belt.
CHICAGO, May 21.-"With the single
exception Of the upper Mississippi river
from Davenport, Ia, to its source" said
Forecast Official H. j. Cox yesterday,
''killing frosts are reported from Michi-
gan to the Rocky mountains. In the
Dakotas and in northern Michigan freez-
ing conditions q Id to the miseries of the
small fruit and vegetable farmers The
temperatures telegraphed in this morn.
ing show two nights of successive frost,
and from all appearances tonight's ex-
perience will be in the nature Of q con.
tinuation Of the Arctic conditions.
Readings Of the Thermcmeter.
Here are few of the rea:iings of the
Thermometer taken at o clock yesterday
morning at the places named: Huron,
S. d., "a degrees; Marquette, Mich, 2s;
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, -; Grand Ha-
ven, Mich, IS; Williston. n. D., %; Bis
march, n. d.. 81; Rapid City, S. D., 81;
Pierre, ). d, 81; Yankton, 5. D., 81;
st. Vincent, Mimi. 30; Moorehead,
Minn., Be; Green Bay, Wis, 3s; Alpena,
Mich, sa; Miles City, Mont, 81.
For the next three days We
will have a very graduated increase in the
temperature, and in this respect the con.
ditions in force are almost a duplication
of the weather experienced in Chicago
during the corresponding period of 1894.
Last Three Nights Were Disastrous.
THE damage done to growing crops by
the cold wave of a week ago was confined
in the most part to fruit and vegetables.
IL was heaviest east of the Alle-
ghenies, and north of the Carolinas.
In the west, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana and Wisconsin perhaps
suffered the most. The field crops, how
ever, in measure withstood the vista
tiop. The renewed frigid conditions
eliminating in three consecutive nights
of killing frost must carry with them
serious consequences even to the hardest
cereals, fruits and vegetable in the
afflicted territory. Northern Wisconsin,
northern Iowa, all Minnesota, northern
Kansas, North and South Dakota and tho
eastern portion of Montana and Wyoming
will be under the ban Of the Frost King
tonight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
Victory for PittsburS Coal Operators.

PITTsBURG, May .l.-All the mines on
the Wheeling division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway are in operation in
full. This is great victory for the oper-
ators, as this district was made the bat.
tie ground in the miners strike, and every
effort was put forth by the strikers to
keep the mines there closed down until
they were granted the 69-cent rate. The
operators claim they have all the men
they want at the 6O-cent rate. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the strike is on its
last legs and that before the week closes
most of the mines will be in operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
CAPITULATE OR GO,
Oictum Of the Presbyterian AS
sembly to the Schools.
END OF THE FIGHT OVER CONTROL

Original Demands Adopted by . Four to
One Sot" in Spite Of Predictions That
There Had Been . Change Of Sentiment
Liberal Prophets Surprised at the Con.
servative Vote-Text OF the Resolutions
That Were Adopted.
PITTsBURG, May 21-Yesterday after.
noon, BY a vote of 432 to 95, the Presbyte.
rian general assembly decided to continue
the movement which is intended to give
the assembly absolute control over its
theological seminaries. An attempt to
get yea and nay vote failed for lack Of
vote OF one-third of the commissioners
In Its favor, only los responding to the de.
mand. The result Of the vote was a sur
prise to to even the best observers.
Jubilation marked the faces Of those
who supported the resolutions of the con.
ference committee, and the features of the
moderator and clerks were wreathed in
smiles
What the Assembly Desires.
The resolutions as they were adopted
were as follows:
1.-That it is the sense of this assembly
that the assembly Of 1894 did not intend
to prepare the way for any change in the
tenure Of management Of the property of
the seminaries, or to do anything which
can affect the autonomy Of the seminaries,
and that the said recommendations were
intended to have the meaning and effect
as recited in this committees report.
This assembly, in reaffirming the resolu-
tion OF the assembly of Is {, does so with
the avowed purpose of leaving the tenure
and title to all property Of the seminaries
exactly where they arc now, in the hands
of the various boards of trustees and with
the further purpose of securing the veto
power OF the assembly, as an effective
force, by charter provision, and Of safe
guarding by charter declaration the trusts
held and to be held by boards of trustees
against perversion or misuse.
Will Continue In the Same Line.
'2.--That this general assembly reaf-
firms the action of the assembly of 1884,
and in view Of the progress made and the
Importance of the interests involved de-
clares that in its judgment the effort
should be continued to secure the adoption
in substance Of the assembly's plan by all
these minaries.
"3-That a committee be appointed to
have further charge of this matter, and
to make report to the next general assem-
bly,.
"i-That the committee is instructed in
the prosecution of its work and in its re-
port to the next assembly to give give a
full consideration to No o of the concur
rent declarations of the reunion compact
OF 1870, in its relation to those semioaries
now under synodical and Presbyterian
CONTROL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
AS TO PRINCETON AND WESTERN.
Some Further Explanation of tho Assem-
bly's Intention Q.

Some Further Explanation of the Assem-
bly's Intention Q.
The following recommendations were
also adopted with regard to Princeton
seminary: "That while respecting the
judgment of the boards and not prepared
to say that it is incorrect the assembly is
matter beyond all possible question it
would be we'll for the boards to do what
they express their willingness to do, viz:
To endeavor to secure such action as will
insure to the general assembly the right
to be represented in the courts and to en-.
force its proper control over the seminary
aud its property"
With regard to Western Theological
seminary in Allegheny, Pa, it was "Rec:
commended that the directors be request
ed to secur, ihe necessary legislation to
enable the general assembly to carry out
the principles set forth in the action of
the assembly in 1891" The action with
regard to the seminary at Danville. Ky,
was the recommendation that 1.-The board
OF directors be requested to secure such
legislation, not imperiling their charter,
as will insure to the general assembly the
right to be represented in the courts, and
to enforce its proper supervision over the
seminary and its property"
The fiEal resolution was couched in
these words: in regard to the semina-
ries which have simply answered that
action is not expedient, or that the pro-
posed amendments would be of doubtful
validity, or that the way is not clear to
act as at present informed, no opinion Is
expressed, inasmuch as these semiraries
assigned no specific reasons for their
action. The assembly cannot, therefore,
make any suggestions to these scminaries
beyond the earnest request that they re-
consider their action. since the adoption,
substantially, of the assembly's plan by
all the seminaries will give assurance to
every donor and to all our memtcrs that
these institutions are amply secured to the
Presbyterian church"
Afterward the old committee was reap
pointed with the addition of three minis
tiers, of whom the moderator was TO he
one. and Of two elders Their great
success promises TO cmboldcn the con-
servativcs for drastic measures against
the students of Union seminary. The
vote was n declaration Of war to the knife,
and the only end will be surrender or Sc
ccssion. A fraternal letter was sent to
the general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church At Dallas, Tex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
BARBARISM IN WISCONSIN.
An Aged Woman DRAGGED from Bed and
Diaboiicaiiy Treated.

\ HUDSON, May 2l.-Near the heart Of
New Richmond there is an old woman by
the name Of Dunbar residing, who is 6s
years of age. She is said to be coed
deal of witch when her temper is
aroused, and for few years had annoyed
the neighbors. Instead Of going to the
courts to seek redress some twenty-five
men took the law into their own hands.
They raided the old woman's house at
midnight, broke in the door. dragged her
out OF bed and poured tar over her entire
naked body, and then rolled her in chaff
and saw dust. Mayor Hawkins is on the
track of the whitecappers and says that
no guilty man shall escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
REPORTS FROM WISCONSIN.
Effect of the Slump in the Temperature
the Growing Crops

Effect Of the Slump in the Temperature on
the Growing Crops.
MILWAUKEE, May 2l.-Reports of snow
and frost are made from a number of
Wisconsin towns as follows: Palmyra
"A frost Sunday eight was followed by
a heavy snow fall. Much damage was
lone to garden ttruck. Kenosha-The
heavy frost has practically ruined the
strawberry crop in this county. The loss
will be heavy. Brookfield-Frost pene-
trated to a depth of three-eighths of an
inch. Corn Is about half planted and
some which has sprouted is injured. JEFF
fersou-The ground was covered with q.
heavy frost yesterday morning and early
vegetation suffered. Janesville-A hard
frost visited Rock county, the thermom.
eter going down to %. Corn will all
have to be replanted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
M.n.,o,. school Question settled.

MONTREAL May 81 - The Manitoba
school question, which at one time threat
cned open disruption between the Roman
Catholics and Proiestants. 10 virtually
settled through the good offices OF Lord
Aberdeen The plan is for the Manitoba
government TO amend the school law pro-
vidinS for Roman Catholic schools with
the same curriculum as public ,achools,
but with the addition of half an Nour' $
Roman Catholic religious instruction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

GALEsBURG, His, May s1.-The resigna-
ton of Grand Master 5. E. Wilkinson
went before the Brotherhood of Railway
T-ainmen convention, but was no: ac-
ccpted, action being deferred. The grand
master said he took this step ont of regard
for the best interests of the brotherhood.
Talk about his SUCCESSOR is lively. First
Vice Grand L. H. Morrisey is considered
the most available candidate. should the
resignation be accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
Wa. .ruddin' 80 IN Nah. re- Hands.

CcSEr ISLAND. n Y, May .l-At the
Sea Beach Palace Peter Maher and Mar.
shall, the Engiishman. started to have q
bout at boxing, but it ended in the first
round Marshall was very TAT and Maher
banged him just where he pleased Mar
shall went to his knees four times and
then on his back The fight was awarded
10 Maher without . knockout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

CovINGToN. n.y., May a1.-The secretary
of the United States treasury, the Hon.
John q. Carlisle, opened the dis cussion of
the question of sound money here last
night The rush to hear the speaker was
tremendous An attempt was made to
reserve seats for ladies, but it was given
up when the pressure to secure admit
tance was felt. The secretary's address
was long and exhaustive and elected
much applause
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 21-The
worst frost of the month extended over
central Michigan and large portion Of
the fruit belt Sunday night. The effect,
however, is not so apparent. because nearly
all tender vegetables had been killed pre-.
viously. The strawberry crop here and
all through the interior of the state has
been destroyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
Forty Thousand 1oIOTvo kr~

OGDEN, Utah, May sl-The jury in the
case of Robert Muriock against the Un-
ion Pacific railway has given Murtiock
$4,000 damages The plaintiff lost both
legs while acting as brakeman for the
company. Appeal will be taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

CHIc6s4 - 2l-Democratic conven-
tions To naAae delega ties to the state cur
rency convention were held in Montgom-
cry, Nacoupin and Fulton counties, and
all resolved in favor Of free silver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

LONDON, May 2l-At the next draw
ing room among those who will be pre-
sented are Miss Herbert, daughter Of
Secretary Herbert, Of the United States
navy, Misses Peck. of Chicago. and Mrs
William Draper and Mrs. Neal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

The fact that Hoods Sarsaparllla,
once fairly tried. becomes the favor
lite spring medicine. speaks volumes
for its excellence and merit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
4 Per Cent Loans.
Government Bonds,

The following is a partial
list Of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand,
which we offer for sale, sub
iect to previous selections,
for their face and accrued
interest. These loans have
been carefully selected by
us, and are frst-class in
every respect. They are all
z PER CENT net to the inves-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer, If these are
not in amounts to suit the
investor:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

Oscar wiide's trial has been postponed.
and it is probable that il Will never come
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21

Call for Rock Island
Brewing Co. Beer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
ors to George Wagners Atlantic Brewery, |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengels
Rock Island Brewery. as well as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cites. and may
he ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone
Evening star., 1895-04-04

The day Of paper collars passed away
some years ago. and though paper is used
today in many more forms than were ever
dreamed of a few decades back that cheap
article of haberdsshery has almost dtsap-
peared from the narke-. But there is
promise that 1t will have a worthy sue
cessor In the paper sock. which Is the
latest novelty to be ground out OF the pulp
mill. The mechanism has been perfected
to produce paper yarn Of such consist
sncy that 1t is capable of being woven into
fabrics soft enough for wear. A special
merit Is the cheapness of this Dewly-de-
yised material, socks being produced at a
retail price Of about three cents a pair. At
this rate there is no reason why the whole
world rcay not be supplied with foot cover
ing. No longer will the market value of
sockless statesmen from the wes. be high;
no longer will bare feet be emblems of hon.
est poverty. Statesmen may make con-
tracts with pulp mills to grind their own
speeches into hosiery, and there will be
plenty Of excuse in such future for
florida senators to take their boots off
while on duty. At three cents a pair the
bachelors life will become gladstone and
happy. 1t is saii that substances can be
used In the preparation of this material to
make the socks so imperyious to water that
they can stand several washinss before
falling apart. This, too, is a great boom
May the three-cent paper sock have a
ready market! May it pe followed by q
ten-cent paper shoe!
Evening star., 1895-04-04

Private Information has come to this
country from Honolulu that Mrs. Lydia
Dominis has accepted the situation very
phiiOsophically and Is making merry in
her enforced retirement from the public
view. She has been provided with a native
woman as an attendant and the twain are
reported to have some jolly times together,
mostly passing their hours in singing and
dancing. There's a beautiful resignation
to fate! Mrs. Dominis has apparently
learned we'll the lesson of the past few
months. She seems determined to be
happy. even though her great and good
friend of the American administration Is
beyond her reach. Life is not an utter
blank, nor dreary waste. To be sure,
her avoirdupois Is not exactly suited to the
terpischorean art, and it is hardly to be
thought that she is treading the famous
measure that was brought from Hawaii to
the great fair. Yet it Is barely possible
that she may be now in training for a
grand American tour as positively the only
royal jigger on the boards. She would
surely succeed in attracting large audi
ences. as by the time of the expiration of
her present contract with the Hawaiian re-
public she would doubtless have become
quite proficient. At all events her sue
cess as dancer would unquestionably far
outstrip that which she attained as q
crowned head.
Evening star., 1895-04-04

1t is encouraging to learn that the Wash
ington and Georgetown railway has gone so
far in obedience to law as to contract for
suitable tenders. and that at some time in
the future the community will surely enjoy
so far as this road Is concerned. the pro-
lection which such tenders give. If this
company had convinced the Commissioners
of the sincerity of it's effort to thus equip
its cars. and of the impossibility of making
this change by the date fixed, the Commits
sioners might well have stated to the public
their conclusions on the subject and, on or
before April first, have openly extended
the time at the expiration of which the
penalty for noncompliance would attach
By 50 doing they would have prevented
the company from falling within the cate
CORY of violators Of municipal regulation,
and would have rendered unnecessary an
inquiry of the company as to whether it
had obeyed the law. which could only be
answered in the negative. 1t is evident
that the Washington and Georgetown road
tenders, and judging from the thorough
manner in which that road has made its
other improvements the tenders will be en-
tirely satisfactory when once secured.
But the fact remains as q result Of the
action of the Commissioners and Of the
railways that Washington, while 1t boasts
q regulation which commands under pen
atty all rapid transit street cars to be
equipped today with certain tenders, en-
joys only a promise Of these tenders from
one road and no actual tenders at all from
any Of them.
Evening star., 1895-04-04

People in Washington will be interested
in the announcement that the President
has chosen Maj. William Ludlow Of the
army corps of engineers as member Of
the board of survey to visit Nicaragua and
report ON the plan for the inter-oceanic
canal. Maj Ludlow is well remembered in
as District Commissioner and
for the introduction of some very military
methods into the machinery of the District
government. There has never been any
doubt as to Maj. Ludlow's skin as an en-
gineer or his great ability as an executive
officer of a somewhat dictatorial type. To
be sure. he incurred the displeasure of citi-
zens by his style of transaeting the Dis
trict business, but as late events have
proved he was only little ahead Of his
time. Maj Ludlow would be an ideal Com
missioner now, under the rules that prevail
at the District building, and 1t must be
highly gratifying to him to receive this
somewhat belated Endorsement of his no.
tions df how to govern a city.
Evening star., 1895-04-04

The abandoned farm of New England was
one of the first of the signs of a national
tendency toward concentration In the large
cities Of the republic. Today the statisti-
clans and the statesmen of the middle west
as well as of the northeast are worry
ing their brains over the problem of how
to keep the people on the farms. The great
cities are swallowing up the rural popula-
ton and the country Is no better for It,
Many thousands Of the new citizens come
from other continents. but it Is a long
demonstrated fact that the cities are grad
ually absorbing much of the rural popula-
ton. The natural increase Of the race and
the tide of immigration cannot account for
all the swelling Of the ranks Of urban
dwellers. This means that a gradual
change Of the greatest significance Is TAX
ing place throughout the country. Mr..
Henry J. Fletcher In the April Forum
touches upon this question in a paper on
THE Doom of the Small Town." in which
he shows conclusively that there has been
apd still Is considerable shrinkage in the
villages of the north central states. He
mentions Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa and
Michigan in particular and gives statistics
to show that in those states there Is a ten
dency for the townships to dwindle In size
In the five states named there were. accord
ing to the census Of 1890. 6.291 townships.
Less than one-hah Of these, 3.003, gained in
population in the ten years preceding.
while 3.144 lost population, and 144 re-
neined stationary. Mr.. Fletcher thinks
that discriminating rates in railroad
freights are largely the cause of this
shrinkage and he goes on to show that as
far as the agricultural population is con-
cerned they cannot compete with the far
mers Of the west. who are able to do busi-
ress on a much greater scale and can COM
mand rates of transportation quite out of
proportion to the distances to be covered.
Another element at the bottom Of this
concentration is the tendency Of small
Evening star., 1895-04-04
Notion DeDartmemf.

II sets "Ieontine' Dress Fasteners. Reduced
large Oxidized Buttons Reduced from 60 m
to SOC. each. ~~'"'
5 large Bronze Buttons. Reduced from 81. % to
3oc each. N~ ~
large Fleur-de-lis Buttons Reduced from e5
10c each. ~ Nv "
1% yards Jet Edge. Reduced from 94 to 75c. for
the piece. wv -o'
3k yards Jet Edge. Reduced from seas to 81 90
for the piece W ~
for the piece. W.
DIST floor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10th st bldu ,
Evening star., 1895-04-04

manufacturers to Join hands with one an
other and to get near the centers Of trade.
to avail themselves Of urban rates for ma
terials and in many cases to purchase new
and cheaper forms of motive power that
are not to be found In smaller cities and
villages. The following description by MIR.
Fletcher Of the emigration from the vii
lagos will probably be recognized as true
by those who have lived in late years in the
sms Her towns Of the north and east: Zone
by one, family by family. their inhabitants
slip away in search Of other homes; a
steady but hardly perceptible emigration
takes away the young, the hopeful, the
ambitious. There remain behind the super
ennuated, the feeble, the dull the stagnant
lich who will risk nothing, the n'er-do-wells
who have nothing to risk. Enough workers
remain to till the soil. to manage the dis
tribution of food and clothing, and to trans
act the common business of life; but the
worlds work is done elsewhere"
1t is not a pleasant prospect to face. One
Of the chief delights of the America of the
past has been the quiet, prosperous villages
that have dotted the country between the
great centers, conservative and comforta-
BILE. peaceful and pleasant to dwell in.
training schools it may be for the greater
marts of the world, but good schools for
most of the young and a sufficient arena
for large proportion of their elders. The
village life is more apt to be wholesome
than the city life. But it could not well
last under the forcing-bed conditions OF the
latter-day civilization. AS Mr.. Fletcher
says in his interesting paper the youth of
villages no longer have facilities for learn
ing trades. They must go to town to OBJ
tain means of earning livelihood. There
they find industrial schools and there they
find market, too, for their talents which
village can never afford. The end of all
this is not easy to see. 1t is hardly possible
for the country to develop forever on these
lines. There must be some medal state be-
tween urban and rural life. There must be
some limit to the size to which cities can
grow and to the isolation of the country be-
yond them. When Is the tide to turn?