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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
THE MARKETS
New York Financial.

New YORK, April T.
Money on call nominally &GSla per cent?
prime mercantile paper 51sq612 per cent:
sterling exchange strong, with actual bust.
ness in bankers bills at 9@&Sak, for de-
mand and 4sS(@fSS14 for sixty days; posted
rates, 4sslaeisJ AMI 1921 eas); commercial
bills, 4S1I 4
Silver certificates. $751; aIsl.c; no sales; bar
silver, 6s1s; Mexican dollars. So.
United States govern ment bonds steady;
new As registered, ll67s: do coupons 1873;
SIS registered. ll35S; SIS coupons, ll3k; As
registered lJS2s; IS coupons. lJ9t4; 2's regis
tered. IS; Pacific Gs of 81. 1Oal..
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO April z.
1t being election day in this city the Board
OF Trade was closed and no quotations were
given out.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, l9c per
h.: extra dairy. lie; fresh packing stock,
@Glec. Egss-Fresh stock, l1Gl01sc per doz
Live Poultry - Turkeys llfGl2c per Id !:
chickens, hens. g. &c; ROSTERS, 5G5lSc; ducks,
llCGl2c; geese. $4OJG6OJ per doz. Potatoes
Burbanks, 16Gl9c par bu.; mixed, 14Gl7c.
Sweet potatoes. $20S62 70 per Dbl Apples
Fair to fancy, 81 5J@375 per Dbl. Gran.
berr;es-Jerseys, s5.oJg5.50 per Dbl Honey
White clover, 120l3c per h.: broken comb. 8
GlOc; extracted, 5G6c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. AprilE
Live Stock-Prices a. the Union Sto ok
Yards today ranged as follows: Hoys-ESti-
mated receipts for the day. 22,OU; sales
ranged at SaOOG39o pigs, 37JG+0o light.
$351936j rough packing s. 6J(gaSJ mike d,
| and s3GJ9a75 heavy packing and shipping
lots.
Cattle-E5timate1 receipts for the day,
ll,O0J: quotations ranged ut SI0JGl20 choice
to extra shipping steers sa75taLso good to
choice do, So 81 G3 IS fair to COOL. So 3J(n3 g.
common to medium do, s. 2Jtd3.70 butchers
steers. $2.SUG33j stocker5 25g31J feeders,
| $l50G3.7o cows, So 40Gl75 heifers. $2OEp3 90
bulls 81 5OtG&Sj Texas steers. and S50pD3. Is
veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts for
| the day, 1900; sales ranged at s. 90G39o west
, ems. 81 l0tg3.a5 Texas $250gi0 natives and
$3.25(94 " lamb
The Local Markets.
snAn, Bfo.
Corn-a30a4c.
Oa!s-i6c0.Oc.
ssoss; slough, s7ssSs; bsiso. sssssis 50; miliet
$40.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes-2se.
PRoDuoH
Butfer-Fair to choics. lsc: fresh cream.
kess@Fre.h. &c.
Chicksns-7c
Turkeys-8c.
9eese-7c.
Ducks-ec.
sxe@sxc; cows and kslfsrs. skeGsxe; calves
Hoes-skosxe.
Spring isaS-4e pound.
Coal-soft. l0c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
REPUBLICANS CARRY MILWAUKEE,.
Average Plurality for the Ticket Estimated
ut 1000.

Average Plurality for the Ticket Estimated
At 1000.
MILWAUKEE. April S.-The Republicans
have again carried Milwaukee by an aver
age plurality for the entire city ticket OF
probably 4O01. The Democrats have made
substantial gains in the council and board
of supervisors, and at midnight it looked
as if the council might be Democratic, but
this the Republicans were not yet willing
to concede. In the state at large Il. ID.
Marshall is reelected associate justice Of
the supreme court In the Eighth judi
cial circuit f. W. Helms, Republican, is
probably elected judge, and in the Thir-
teenth Warham PARKS Republican, prob
ably defeats J. J. Dick, Democrat. In the
four other districts the incumbents arc
reelected without opposition.
The results Of municipal elections re-
ceived show that the following cities have
gone R,publican: Elkhorn, Peshtigo.
Platteville. Mansion. Ripon, Monroe. Ply
mouth, Edgerton, Brandon, Sparta, Wash
burn, Shell Like, TOmah, Black River
Falls, River Falls, Waukeshn. Baraboo,
Whitewater, Delavan, FOun ain City.
Dodgeville, Neillsville, Chippewa Falls.
Marinetts and Nanitowoc. Demo.
cratic majorities are reported from the
cities of kewaunee, Mineral Point, May
Vile. Durand, Chiffon. Fort Atkinson,
Fox Lake. Oconto, jefferson, Amigo.
Watertown. Prairie du Chen, Ashland,
Merrill, Beaver Dam, West Bend, Eagle
and kenOsha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
CHICAGO VOTERS
Express Their Views on City
Affairs by the Ballot.
AEPUBLIoAHs WIN THf ELECTION,

CSSosSoB AWSoSy Sssy DouS ~ S0S
Ave To Ds Eiecssd-Towns All Go That
WAY. ree-Comp.r.sively Little Tur-
bulesee - Milwaukee Results Kansas
City's Eight-Missouri Towns Go Demo
Notwithstanding Rsturns from . hum
her Of Pointa
CHICAGO, April 6.-As far as can be
estimated at this writing Republicans
have decidedly the best of the election for
city and town officers. Out OF thirty
four aldermen, with two wards yet to
hear from. the Republicans have elected
seventeen and the Democrats thirteen
members Of the city council, while from
two wards independent candidates will be
chosen. The Republicans carried the cleo
tions in the towns o. Hyde Park and
Lake, and on the north side AS well. The
Democrats appear to have carried the
west side and the Republicans the south
side offices. but neither is sure as yet.
Strict party lines were ignored in many
Of the aldermanic contests, as the NUM-
c;pal Voters League was out for the
scalps Of men it declared to be unsafe mon.
Republicans Get Twenty Aldermeo.
LATER.-Out of thirty five aldermen the
Republicans have elected twenty. the
Democrats thirteen, and two Independ-
ents were chosen. There are thirty-four
wards in the city, but two aldermen were
chosen in one, there being a vacancy in
that ward The principal feature of the
election was the effort of the reform ele.
ment to down a number Of gang" alder
men. The reformers were successful with
o majority OF the men they were after,
but they failed to secure three or four
bright particular scalps they desired.
Party lines were not strong II number
of wards, and the reform movement had
much weight.
Popular Majority Of About 10000.
The fight on town officers in all the towns
was u strict party issue and the Republic
cans were uniformly successful in carry
ing all the town Offices by majorities
ranging from 1000 to 1000. The election
was very quiet save in the First and Nine
tenth wards, where there were q number
Of fights and several shooting affrays.
Not over twenty arrests were made dur.
ing the day. Returns from the alder.
manic contests show that the Republi-
cans have on u total vote carried tho city
by n majority of about 2l.OJO
List of the SKILLED and Wounded
Full returns from the First and Nine.
tecnth wards, in which the most fighting
occurred, show that twenty-six men were
laid out in one way or another during tho
day. The great majority Of these were
not injured badly, and mono Of them f.
tally. The man hurt worst was Joseph
Grogan, who was shot in the ankle.
James Dawson had his skull fractured
with a crutch. Olaf Henson's nose was
smashed fiat with a paving stone, and
John Wilson's ear was torn off by another
missile of the same kind. William Hickey
was shot in the wrist and John McGrath
in the back, both slightly injured.
Other Places In Illinois.
Returns from 125 towns throughout the
state show Republican victories in about
four-fifths of them. In none Of the cleo
tons was the vote on straight political
issues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08

GREEN BAY. Wis, April S-The city
officers elected are: Mayor, F. Desnoyers;
clerk, w. L. Kerr; treasurer, E. p. Par
ish. The election was entirely non. parti.
san.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, April s-The Repub-
licans elected the city treasurer, three al
dermen, three school commissioners and
the street commissioner. The Democrats
elected two aldermen and the city attor.
ney.
ELPAsO ILL.,, April SIN tho township
election w. II. Scidel was elected town
clerk; ID. X. Tobias, assessor; f. r SOM
ers, collector; Robert Hutch, commits
sioner. The first two arc Democrats, the
others Republicans.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, April S.-MartiD
Pattison, Republican candidate and q
Mesaba IN ine-owner, is elected mayor by
about 600 majority. He succeeds to the
office from which Rev. c. S. Starkweather
was deposed by impeachment
ST. JOSEPH. April s.-Returns come in
slowly, bat the election of l.. A. Worries,
Democrat. over W. NJ Shepherd, the pres
cnt incumbent. for mayor, is conceded by
n majority Of about 500 The indications
point to the election Of the mayor, collect
or. police Judge and six out Of the eight
aldermen by the Democrats.
DENVER, April s.-Dispatches from Al
buquerque. \. NJ, Las Vegas, N. NJ. and
Laramie. Wye. report complete victories
fos the Republicans
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, April Sat the city
election the Citizens party elected q. A.
Murdock assessor. and two aldermen, the
Republicans elected five aldermen and
three supervisors.
PEORIA, Ills, April s.-The Republicans
elected their township ticket with the ex-
ception Of collector and assessor. MAORI.
ties were small.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Temperance Wins in Colorado.

DENVER, April Sin most of the cities
and towns Of Colorado, aside from Denver
and Pueblo, elections were held. The con-
tests were entirely on local issues, although
the Republicans as a rule put party tick
e:s in the field and in most cases polled
their normal strength. In many of the
smaller towns the liquor question was the
one at issue and almost invariably the
temperance element won. The women
were well represented at the polls every
where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
QUIET TIME IN KANSAS CITY.
Very Heavy Vote Polled. the A. r. A. b,
Ing the Chief Issue.

Very Heavy Vote Polled, the A. r. A. BE.
i'm: tho Chief Issue.
KANSAS CITY, April Safer a cam
paign filled with unusually severe recrim-
nations and strife, and in which parties
were split from center to circumference,
the city election passed of as peacefully as
n May party. The polls were open from
u. m. to 5 p. M. and the largest vote of
years was polled. All saloons were closed
tight and with the Australian system of
voting not the slightest friction was ex.
perienced Of any kind. But one man was
arrested for illegal voting.
A. p. A. and anita p. A. was the
principal issue, with "a side issue of re-
form government. The novelty was pre-
sented Of a Republican ex-mayor. Henry
c. kumpf. prominent banker, running
for that Office on an independent Demo.
cratic ticket. With him on the ticket
were politicians from both old parties
On the Republican ticket James NJ. Jones
led strong fight for the A. p. A. as the
regular Republican nominee. Jones Is
police judge and n young lawyer very pro-
nuunccdly in favor Of the A. P. A. prin-
ciples John s. Crosby, who headed the
Peoples ticket, cut but little figure
In the campaign the Kumpf managers
| charged the present Republican admins
tration with leaving a deficit in the city
| treasury Of almost S2Oo, 900, and in addi-
ton to desire to best the A. p IS
many from both parties voted the Kumpf
ticket in their desire for reform govern
ment. On the other hand, many Demo.
| Gratis left their own ticket claiming that
1t was under the rule Of gang" pOliti-
clans, and voted with the Republicans
Tho scratching was the heaviest in tine
history of Kansas City elections.
Twenty out Of eighty-three precincts
give the Republican ticket majority Of
sou o.er kumpE The remainder Of the
candidates are too mixed to estimate
The returns are coming in very slowly,
but it is conceded that the Republican
A. =. A. ticket has been elected. Jones is
not running ahead Of his ticket and it is
estimated that the complete returns will
show the election OF the entire Republican
ticket BY about J 900 plurality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08

q. nocrats carried Cnba, bismarck.
Marshfield. HigginsviiIe. Monroe City
and Nevada The result was mixed at
Wellsviilc Golden City and Clinton. At
the lastnaned place the Democrats elected
the mayor, marshal, treasurer and astor-
neg. while the police judge, assessor and
collector FRO Republican Non-partisan
tickets were in the field at Slater and
Holden. In Fayette the Citizens ticket
was victorious Carthage was carried BY
tho Republicans. who elected every one
on their ticket except one alderman.
The Democrats also carried Warrens-
burg, Knobnoster, Centralia. Mexico,
Bowling Green, Moberly and La Plata,
and the Republicans were successful in
Jefferson City and Bonneville. Cape Cir
ardcau elected a Citiz,ns' ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Election Was Somewhat Mixed.

ToLUCA, ILL.,, April SIN the town cleo.
ton held in Bennington the following
were elected: Clerk, 4 l.. Fetter, Dem.
assessor, William NJ. Haitian, Rep; COL
lector, 4. c. Colehower, Dem; commits
sioner, X. Reibshlager, Dem; school trus-
tee, z. Liston. Dem; justice, L. Wilson,
Rep; constable, John Slattery, Dem.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Temperance Wins in Kansas,

TOPEKA, April s.-Returns from cities
of the second class, whore thers was any
opposition to the Republican ticket, show
Republican victories, in some places over
fusion tickets. In many places the issue
was the Joint" question, and SO far the
temperance sentiment is victorious ire
spective of party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Corbett ArrrstrI Tor Itoxiue.

ST LOUIS. April S.-James J. Corbett
and his sparring partner, Mike Connolly,
were arrested at Havlin's theater and
taken to the Four Courts, charged with
holding boxing contest contrary to law.
The boxing was part of the play snd came
off, whereupon Corbett and Connolly
were arrested. They gave bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Women Were Out in Force

KANSAS CITY, Kan, April s.-An In.
tercstins feature Of the city election here
was tho part taken by the women. There
were 2,lOO women registered and nearly
goo Of them voted. Many women walked
to the polls, some with their husbands
and others without escort, while the equal
suffragists had carriages running to all
parts Of the city to take the women to the
polls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Radical for Free Silver.

SALT LAKE CITY. April a-The Repub-
iican state convention did not instruct on
the presidential question The resolu.
lions are for protective tariff and radical
on fkes stlves - 16 to ratio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
SOME. OF THE MISSOURI RESULTS

Uemocrnte Nana0O % Koock MOI q tie
Oaieial Persimmona.
ST. LOUIS. April & AFFECTIONS were held
yesterday in many municipalities through
out Missouri. Party lines were not close
ly drawn, but in y majority Of cities
where such was the case the Democrats
elected the whole or the greater part OF
their tickets- In number Of places the
result was mixed, neither party gaining
q majority OF the omkes. Local issues
were at stake IN ssiu ooker. cities and
party lines were obliterass4, *
Acoosdine . ineompaseo svsuxus ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
Result at the Illinois Capital,

SPRINGFIELD, April s.-The Republic.
ans elected their entire township ticket
exceps assessor, and elected six out Of
seven aldermen, a Democratic gain of one.
The city council remains Republican,
eleven to thirty-three. The board of super.
visors is also Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
High License Wins in Omaha,

OMAHA. April s.-Nebraska municipal
elections occurred yesterday. A heavy
vote was polled even in the face of heavy
rains. A general disposition was mani
Tested to disregard party lines. The issue
was high licenses and in q majority OF
cases was carried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE

HICA0O, SOCX ISLAND . PACIFIC
RailSsy-Tiehete can bs purchased O. bag.
cage checked At X d q Twentieth street ,.cpo
or q 4 r depot corner FIFTH avenue and
nfty -arst street Prank a. Plrmrner. Agent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26
Australian Salt Bush

In view Of the great interest now
being taken in Australian salt bush
(dtripter semibdccdtumh the new for.
age plant for alkali soils, Director
Derol OF the experiment station at
Tuscon, Arizona. sends the following
brief method OF growing it:
The seeds are Il It. somewhat heart
shaped. about one tenth of an inch
long and OF a brownish or a reddish
green color. II covered in wet soil
when fresh they are apt to rot, but
Sown before a rain and lightly covered
with soil. or preferably covered with
grass or weeds and kept moderately
moist, they will terminate readily.
They may be started in boxes or hot.
beds and trausplanted to the field; but
plants grown in this way do not resist
drouth so we'll a. those planted whore
they are to remain. While young the
plants require watering two or three
times, but when well established they
will resist quite severe thoughts. AL
though n perennial plant it grows so
rapidly that n cutting may be OBJ
obtained the first season and two the
following season. 1t is grown in soil
having more alxali than any other
plant valuable for forage. and unlike
most plants growing upon such a soil
ii mas a PROSTATE habit. growing to a
height OF but s to II inches and
spreading oyer several square feet Of
ground. Single plants have been
known to reach a spread OF 16 feet,
this, too. upon very alkaline soil. II
is estimated that from three to six
tons per acre OF dried hay may he
produced. Sheep and hogs relish it
green. and when mixed with about
one third its weight OF other hay,
horses and cattle eat il dried.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26
TUtVn-rudI-ma.

Tho following arc taken from jim
Townscnd's Bodic Mining Index:
Mnn formerly had four feet, but no
decided 10 deal tho cards with tho two
front ones.
Tho man who has no business of
his own la attend to always goes To
bcd tired and %disgugtcd.
FIX President Harrison in married
again and enjoying the Indian sum
mcr OF connubialty. Ffc may he "a
little old. but he il spunky.
Why don't Spain pu, in n bill
against the United States for having
discovered America Sllc might
reasonably claim salvage.
No matter how much il may cost to
got MI ounce ri gold ont Of tho
ground just that much ia added to
the circulating medium Of the world.
Tom Reed and his friends arc pull .
ing hard for the nomination. Wa
have had ono balloon Tor President
With another We would all 90 up.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26

WAsHIHGToS, April 20.-The SIP n
ish government within a few weeks
will put into execution a comprehen-
sive system OF home rule or autonomy
for Cuba. There is good reason to
believe the State Department has re-
ccived from Madrid information To
this effect.
The law which will be put into
effect was signed by the Queen Regent
March -, 1898, and will be followed
up by rules and regulations develop.
ing the present scheme Of reforms.
BY the time the Queen Regent makes
her address to the Spanish Cortcs,
which assemblies III one month. the
law will be promulgated in Cuba, and
the long expected home rule will then
be realized.
The element OF home rule is secured
by the establishment Of two local
bodies, drawn largely. il not entirely
from residents of Cuba. One OF
these is to be known as the Provin-
cial Chamber uf deputies, the other
as the Council Of Administration.
The latter has appellate jurisdiction
over the former. Large powers are
granted the Couucil OF Administration
III the internal management Of pub.
lie affairs, but the Governor Will con-
tinuc Ia the supreme representative
OF Spain, and will have direct charge
OF military, naval and international
questions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26
Should lie Followed.

The Populist State Convention OF
Maryland struck the keynote when it
instructed its delegates TO the Nation
al Convention Ito use all honorable
means to effect a union OF all those
opposed to the rule OF the money
bugs, il not under the same name, at
least under the same leaders"
This is the right spirit, and would
that some Of the &. o. p. State Con-
v%entions instruct their delegations
likewise Sad TO say, however. the
news received from several Rcpubli
can Conventions that have been held
during the week gives the informa.
ton that Reed or Mckinley, two pro.
nouDced goldbugs, have been indoors.
sed, respectively, in certain States as
choice for President and the use OF
silver condemned, or stradd'ing reso-
buttons relating to it adopted. Yet the
little cotcric Of Republican leaders in
Nevada will still insist that their party
10 tho only friend OF silver, and what.
ever may be accomplished towards it's
rehabilitation will be done by that
party. What bUsh!-RenO journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26
ON SPRING.

Even n spring chicken is n delusior
and Il snare
IL you have flannels TO shed, prepare
to shed them in July.
Spring is the season when poets and
livers get out OF order.
Spring poets are the great propaga-
tors of pulmonary complaints.
In the spring the young mans fancy
4. lightly turns to thoughts of cough mix
lures.
The most effete monarchy of modern
times is the one presided over by the
May Queen.
Possibly it is bccause spring is the
youth of the year that it is SO Disagree
ably fresh.
Sweet spring, full of sun and bloom
ing roscs"-sorc threats and blowing
noses.
The w"ell-known poctical reference to
spring as an ethereal mildncss" was
promulgated long before the introduce
ton of the weather bureau.
That tired feeling" incidental TO
spring is greatly aggravated by reading
spring poetry in one column of Il news
paper and the weather report in an
other.-N. Y. Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-26
WHY NOT FOLLOW THE sUGGEs-
TIOS:

C. w. Craig. a prominent Rcpubh
can OF California. now connected with
the Redlinds Citrograph, writes the
Sacramento Bee that he Is in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the ratio OF 10 70 l, and that he
fayors The protection OF American in
dusties aud particularly those OF the
Great West. and names silver mining
rs tn, first on the list. He calls upon
the California Republicans TO force
the bonds OF Eastern goldbugs, and
advocates the sending OF a free silver
delegation from California to the ST.
Louis convention. the members OF
which are to make silver their fight,
first. last and all the time.
IL there were more members OF the
z. o. p. like Mr.. Craig there is little
doubt but what some definite ne.
suits would be attained at this con
vention. but 50 many OF :he leaders Of
OF that party are silver men only for
the purpose of g.ining Office or pres
tige in some other direction. whose
sentiments can be changed to suit
the issue that is especially popular or
OF more than ordinary interest to the
locality III which they live, that the
people are catching on to their de-
ception. and have about concluded to
squelch them. These men a change
their outside coating to silver when
talking to silver men, and to gold,
when III the presence OF ~goldbugs,
and, chameleon-li like, change colors to
suit all occasions, as we'll as policy
to suit sections, but never lose an OPP
portunity TO work in il there is an Of
flee or appointment in sight.
Iftbe Republicans OF Nevada are
DESTROYS, as some of them claim, OF
building up their State. making
towns that are now going to decay
boom, increase the value OF their
property, and hear the ring OF the an
vii, the roar OF stamps aud the noise
of the hammer on every hand, why
not follow the suggestion Of Mr..
Craig, and come out squarely oil this
same line, and see that Il delegation
goes from Nevada hat will fight for
the interests OF the State. and refuse
10 support any man for President
who does not favor the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.-Rcno
journal