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is well Rock Island Daily Argus. pTw. i2o. KOCK ISLAND, SOSDAT, MAIICH 11, 1893. Single Copies 5 Cent a Per Week 18 Cent Everybody Oil EVERYTHING. THE- MoneyinSYour Pocket By BuyingJ Goods At This Sale. LOMDOrS THE LONDON under the new manage ment will give you less BLOW and BLUSTER and BETTER VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY than heretofore. THE LONDON under the new management is strictly One Price and No Deviation. ILL GOODS POSITIVELY AS ADVERTISED. Our Mr. M. C. Rice is now in the eastern mar -ts buying our Grand Stock for this spring, and we e will, without doubt, show you the finest line 01 othing and Furnishing Goods ever brought to this 5". and at lower prices than ever known of in Rock am. We have not near enough room for our 75,000 STOCK Of nice new Spring Clothing; and Furnishing Goods Which will be coming in a very short time, and we must unload our present stock in order to get room. We will save you from 2 to 50 per cent on every purchase, loss not taken into consideration, as we must ttove the goods. What is our loss is your gain. THE LONDON, B- SAX. ROOK ISLAND. M. C. RICE. OLD ROMAN TALKS. What Thurman Thinks of the Democratic Situation. OTHEE TEWS ON THE SUBJECT. Iowa rrolilbitianlttts I'rerent a Man from Being Temporary Chairman or the Ke nublican state Convention Alliance Men In Tennnarc (living the Deraoc, racy Trouble Hill Starts on Ills South, ern Trip Weaver or Ilonnelly to Be the People' Party Candidate Miscel laneous Politlcnl Points. CoLUSinrs, March 14. Ex-Senator Thur man has recently expressed his views on the question of the presidency to an old friend. It is stated that Mr. Thurman thought that "Beyond all douht, Mr, Cleveland represents the best interests of the country to a greater degree than is en joyed by nny living Democrat." Continu ing, ho presented his views substantially as follows: "With the people the fanner, the merchant, the bunker, the laboring man, as well as the manufacturer Mr. Cleveland is strong where other Demo Irats, possibly more brilliant, more suc cessful, so funis politics enter into and make what is by some regarded as states manship, are weak and wavering. Not ISeateu on the Tariff. "Mr. Cleveland gave to the country an administration that for straight-forward an 1 rigid honesty of purpose has never been surpassed and seldom equaled. The very best element iu the Republican party has been honest enough to concede this upon -more than one occasion. Mr. Cleve land has given the Democratic party an issue an issue which still exists, and upon whic h the party is united as one man. Whiie it is true that Jr. Cleveland was defeat for re-election, ho was not beaten because of his stand for tariff re form, but other causes that are not neces sary to refer to at this time. Stronger Than Pour Years Aj;o. "There is to my mind but one course for the Democratic party to take. Its duty is plain. In the event that Mr. Cleveland allows his mime to le presented before the Chicago convention the right thing to do would be to nominate him by acclamation and leave the result to the people, for by them must the victory lie won. The logic of the situation points in that direction, and it is manifest that with the people, re gardless of party, Grover Cleveland is Wronger t han he was four years or eight 2 rnrs ago. Inesiit Like the Western Man Idea. Chicago, March 14. I. M. Weston, of the Grand Rapids Democrat, was in town yesterday. He said, regarding the Demo cratic candidate for president: "I think unfavorably of the idea of compromising on a western man. There are too many of them.- The Hill-Cleveland fight will not make: any difference with Cleveland carry ing New York state, as the Tammany men are always for the ticket. Hill's opposi tion to Cleveland is mighty poor- politics and mighty bad for Hill." In regard to the Republican ticket Mr. Weston thinks that Harrison bears the same relation to the party that Cleveland does to his it Would be chaos should he be thrown overboard. The Fellows Who Make triiesses. "Washington", March 14. Among the best informed and shrewdest politicians in the national capital one finds a strong con viction that the Democratic candidate for president will be one of these three men: Senator Palmer, of Illinois; Governor Boies, of Iowa, or Senator Gorman, of Maryland. This is the belief of a large number of Democratic senators, and theso senators have unusual opportuniti es not only for ascertaining public sentiment, but for knowing what the politicians and local leaders are thinking and doing in nil parts of tho country. TENNESSEE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. t Seems I.lktilv to liaise a Lively Polit- ieal MiiHsle. Memphis. March 14. For two years the Farmers Alliance has dominated politics in this state. Governor Buchanan is a can didate for n-. iection, and so far he has re fused to slate his position on the land loan and the Ocala demands. A few days ago his supporters in this end of the state got together and called for a convention to bo hold in one week from the day of the meet ing. Democrats throughout the state have become indignant, and are demanding that Buchanan disclose himself. They are ral lying to the support of Supreme Judge Tnmey. Chance for the Kcpuhllcans. Thousands of people gathered in a hall here last night and denounced Buchanan's scheme. It is probable that the straight Democrats will hold a convention and nominate Tumey and fight the Alliance. This would insure the election of a Repub lican governor and might also elect Re publican presidential electors and thus throw Tennessee into the column of Re publican states. The breach between the Alliance and the Democratic party is growing wider as the campaign pro gresses. THE IOWA PROHIBITIONISTS. Thry are In Politics Very Vigorously Delegates to Minneapolis. Des Moines, March 14. The Republi can county convention was captured Sat urday by the Prohibitionists. At a recent meeting of the state central committee, Mr. A. B. Cummins, a pronounced anti Prohibitionist, was agreed upon as tem porary chairman of the approaching state Republican convention. This action of the committee aroused the greatest in dignation on the part of the Prohibition ists, and they began organizing to defeat the election of Cummins as delegate to the state convention. They were there fore on hand in large numbers Saturday and accomplished their purposes. Divided as to Harrison. Conventions were held in eight Iowa counties Saturday to select delegates to the Republican state convention. Four counties sent delegations pledged to Har rison, three delegations are anti-Harrison, and one is unpledged. Polk county, the home of Clarkson, is against Harrison and the delegation was instructed for Clark son as delegate at large. Senator Hill Off for the South. Washesctos. Marco. K Senator held an informal reception last evening at las apartments in the Arlington hotel. A large number of friends of the senator called to tender their farewell greetings before his departure for the south. He left Washington at 11:15 o'clock last night for Jackson, Miss. Among those who ac companied the senator were Representsv tive Hooker, of Mississippi; Colonel J. S, McEwen, assistant adjutant general of New York, and J. W. Kidgeway, district attorney of Brooklyn, X. Y. Senator Hill will reach Jackson at 11 o'clock tomorrow. He will address the legislature of Missis sippi by invitation and in the afternoon will leave Jackson for Birmingham, Ala, Governor Fifer's Claims. SrniXGFiELD, Ills., March 14. Governor Fifer received a telegram from Harris burg Saturday announcing that the Re publican county convention of Saline county had instructed its delegates to the convention to support him for renomina tion. The governor claims sixty-two dele gates out of the ninety-five thus far selected. Itenpporti onment in Iowa. Bks Moines. March 14. The Democratic members of the house and senate have agreed upon a caucus bill for a re-apportionment of the state into congressional and senatorial districts which will be in troduced into the house and senate. Six of the proposed districts are Democratic mid live Republican. The 1). K. Hill Club. Kmn:, X. Y., March 14. The I). B. Hill club h:is taken preliminary steps toward organizing a delegation to attend the Democratic national convention at Chicago in June. T-he Chicago delega tion will be hmiflsnrnel V liiiifnrmurl nn.l thoroughly drilled. "Will He Weaver or Donnelly. Washington", March 15. Jerry Simpson says the nominee of the Alliance party for president is likely to be General J. P. Weaver, of Iowa, or Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota. Mr. Weaver is Mr. Simpson's first choice, and the Kansas man's next choice is Mr. Donnelly. Camion Carries a County. Pakis, Ills., March 14. At the Repub lican primaries in this county Saturday ex-Representative Cannon captured the delegation, his majority in the county be ing about thirty delegates. Political Points. George L. Miller, of Omaha, is a recent convert to Senator Hill. The Wisconsin Democrats will hold their state convention May 4 at Milwau kee. Porter county, Ind.. Democrats declared for Palmer for president, next to Gray, and free silver coinage. Jefferson county, Ills., Democrats in structed theirdelegates to the slate conven tion to favor Palmer delegates to Chicago. Mayor Washburne, of Chicago, says, re ferring to his alleged intention to resign: "I wouldn't dignify the stories of my in tended resignation by denying them. A a matter of fact, though I may die, I will not resign." THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION. Some Kxtraets From the Keport of Her bert's Committee. AVasHINOTON-, March 14. The report of Representative Ilerliert. of . Alabama, chairman of the house committee on naval affairs, accompanying the naval ap propriation bill, has been submitted to the house. The bill carries an appropriation of S23,firtl5,823, being ?:,4i;T.Slti less than the estimates and SS,S14.S:;i less than the ap propriation for the current fiscal year. Some of the reasons for this are given lie low: During the coming year very much less will be needed for the repairs of the hulls, boilers and machinery of ships of the old navy. Since July 1, lHi, nine of these old vessels have been stricken from the register and still others will be retired between this and July, ls'.cl A T.ct-1'p In Navy Construe! Inn. The appropriations for "increase of the navy" sincn 1SS7 have been greater than the expenditures for the reason that in no one of these years has the progress in ship building or in the manufacture of armor or guns been as rapid as the authorities had reason to hope for and expect. The authorization of ships has not been un reasonable and the results of our efforts to establish plants for building ships, for armor plates, gun forgings, and the assem bling of guns have been extremely gratify, ing. Yet, the work has not progressed as rapidly as appropriations have accumu lated. The result is that there will be at the end of the current fiscal year a very large sum of money in the treasury to the credit of "increase of the navy," which can and ought to lie taken into account in making appropriations for the coming year. A Settled Policy Proposed. The committee is unanimously of the opinion that every dollar should be ap propriated necessary to complete the ves sels heretofore authorized, and has recom mended all the money that will be called for during the coming fiscal year. It also believes that it should be the settled policy of congress to authorize the con struction of one or more new vessels at each session until we have provided a con siderably larger number of fighting ships than we now have, or will have when those authorized are completed. Waiting for the Armor to Catch Cp. The committee thinks we should have eight or nine more battle ships in addition to those now authorized, but does not pro vide for any in the bill, because all those under construction are behind in armor, which we have not yet got plants that can supply fast enough. This difficulty is be ing rapidly remedied, and we will soon be able to supply all the armor we want. Senator Morrill (fit (rally III. Washington, March 14. The venera ble Senator Morrill, of Vermont, is crit ically ill of pneumonia, and the gravest fears are entertained. Senator Morrill is 83 years old and ha recently been in fee ble health. He has been in the senate ever since I860. Springer Out of Danger. Washington, March 14. Mr. Springer continues to improve and it Is believed that he is now entirely out of danger. Al though not yet able to speak -above whisper he is stradiiy gaining in strength. OUR ADVANCED CIVILIZATION. It Breaks Ont in Two More Lynching. One That or a tiirl. RatvillBl La., March 14.rr.The lifeless form of a colored girl was fonnd dangling frora a tree on the road leading to this place Saturday morning. ' The body was Identified as that of a serventMS years old, employed in the family of W. R. Helmer, who resides on the Greenwell place twenty miles from here. She had attempted to poison a colored man but was reckless as to who else suffered. Consequently the Whole of her employer's family was poisi oned, but they will all recover. She waa under arrest when a party of men took her from the officers and hanged her to a tree. A Miscreant Strong fp. Carkoltox, Mo., March 14.-An unknown tramp outraged Mrs. Perreton four milea from this place. He was arrested. The inevitable mob gathered and attacked the jail, but were driven off. The sheriff later attempted to convey the prisoner to another town, but the mob got wind of it; took the prisoner from the sheriff and hanged him to a telegraph pole. Just be fore he was strung up he said his name was Gordon. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Fire at Illoomlield, la., destroyed 1200, 000 worth of property; insurance, $125,000. Bishop Bedel, of Ohio, died at XeW York city of paralysis. He was over 80 years old. The defense in the case at Darlington, Wis., of the men who lynched Sieboldt is that the lynchers were all insane. The total amount paid out up to Febru nry 1 for construction and other expenses of the World's exposition was ,572,8'Jl. Foreign participation in the. World's fair, so far as ascertained up to the present, embraces seventy-two nations and prov inces. Mrs. Marie Xevins-Blaine says she will not write her promised reply to the secre tary of state until he gets on his feet again. It is reported from the mountains west of Chihuahua, Mex., that the Indians there have recent ly burned an old woman as a witch. A colored woman died at St. Louis from .no known diseji.se. An autopsy revealed the fact that her skull was an inch and a half thick. Three men, employes of a "Time pay ment" house at Chicago carried a red hot stove out of a salonti because the saloonist had defaulted in payment. . . The indicted whisky trust officials, with the exception of Morris and Johnson. pleaded not guilty at Boston and were each put under $10,000 bonds A six-day bicycle race ended at Xew York with Ashinger leading Lamb only two feet. Four of the contestants made more than 1,000 miles: Ashineer. 1.022 : Lamb, 1,022; Martin, 1,022; Reading, 1,022. hen a jury at Grand Rapids brought in a verdict in a will contest in favor of the lady contestant, her lady friends made an osculatory assault on the inner' lawyers most of whom were ungal lani enough to run away. Lad 3- Henry Somerset, the noted English temperance advocate who has been in this country for months lecturing under the" auspices of the W. C. T. V.. has started for home. The W. C. T. U. at Chicago gave her a highly complimentary "send off." Charley Mitchell says he will fight Sul livan agreeiug to all his terms except the putting tip of $10,000. He w ill bet ?2,50Of but proposes to save the rest for the ring si Je, where he expects to get long odds. It not he says he will lay it all even with John L. Twenty-one breweries have been incor porated at Chicago with a capacity of 2,000,000 barrels of beer annually and a capital stock of fiO.OOO.OOO as the Chicago Brewing and Malting association. The purpose is said to be an advance in th price of beer. It is reported at Chicago that A. Gor don Murray, a Scotchman prominent in a societyof his countryman, has challenged to fight a duel E. Erskine McMillan, an other Scotchman of equal prominence. The latteifsays he will not fight a duel.but will make the former "jierspire" before he is through. The trouble i.; over some ac counts originating with a recent enter tainment. Must f;o Without Their Jaily Smile. SlMi Si nu, March 14. Warden Browne, of Sing Sing prison, has caused dis satid faction among the keepers and guards ol that institution by issuing ordero-to the effect that no one oennected with the pris on shall hereafter lie allowed to enter a sa loon or any other place where intoxicating liquors are sold. Author of Kathleen MaTonrneen Dying. Baltimore, March 14. Xicholis Crouch, the author of "Kathleen Mavourneen" and other popular and famous songs, is dying at his home iu this city. Professor Crouch is hi years of aire. His mind occasionally wanders, and he hums the old songs. His wife and children are with him. PARDON US For referring to a subject so unnsaal. bat it may possess inteMtr some to know that (UMAX la sold for half the ariee of the other kinds. lMltU.oruy-tftbeeoality was not m hat it should be, of eoarae It would not seU at aU. The Millionaire Baking Fowder Companies aay nothing of their exorbitant prices, but talk 000- . tiaualiy of chemical analysis, Ac Let the scientists lead the scientist, bat trt practical women try film, sod. Judge fur themselves. AT TOCR CEOCER'S .Hi 1 v V' 13: i -i 'A