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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
REBATE DAY.

ST LOUIS, April 2S-The tobacco man
ufacturors here are making great prepare
ton for what they call rebate day. y
May 1st, when the law reducing the tax
ON tobacco goes into effect. They have
received immense orders for goods.
Tuesday next they will send on extra
trains witch will penetrate all the country
tributary to st. Louis, and go even to
San Francisco, over million pounds of
tobacco, and before the week is over will
send another million pounds. Stamps
will be delivered by the Internal Revenue
officers at midnight next Menady, and
from that time the goods will be forward
ed to their destination as rapidly as stamps
can be affixed to them and trains made
up. 1t having come to the knowledge of
the manufacturers here that the stamps
will be given out at Chicago, Cincinnati,
and other cities in the West Immediately
after the close of business hours Monday,
a telegram was sent to Commissioner Raum
this afternoon asking that like facilities
be granted here, and no discrimination
made. Raum replied that no permission
would be given to deliver stamps to any
one or anywhere, prior to midnight on
Monday, and that if such was done it
would be violation of the law.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
La Love with Edwin Booth.

Speaking OF the prosecutions of act
ors reminds a writer in the New York
Star of very pretty story regarding
Edwin Booth. 1t was while he was
playing in the Winter Garden that a
young miss in her teens fell desperately
in love with him. She was the only
daughter of wealthy parents, and night
after night she would make some excuse
to leave home and go to the theatre.
She deluged Booth with love letters,
and finally he wrote to her telling her
to meet him at the stage door st the
end of the performance on a certain
evening. She was there according to
appointment. Booth handed her into
his carriage and gave some whisp-
cred instructions to the driver. The
horses were driven rapidly, and in few
moments the girl found herself in front
of her own home. The carriage stop
ped and Booth assisted her to alight.
Taking her arm in his he walked with
her up the stoop and rang the bell. 1t
was late and the girls father, who had
become very anxious about her where
abouts, opened the door.
''Mr. -" said Booth, very quietly,
81 have brought your daughter home
She has been very foolish. but she has
promised never to do so again, and l
would advise you to take better care of
her With these words he turned and
left. That young girl is happy wife
and mother now, but she never tires of
telling the lesson she received from the
great actor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
sMAsH-uP ON THE RAIL.

The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
night train which should have reached
here at five a. IN. on Sunday, did not ar
rive until five in the afternoon, being
just twelve hours late. The delay YVES
caused by an accident to freight train
at Beloit Junction, which occurred just
before the passenger was due. The
freight train was running on the James
vile branch which strikes the main line at
Beloit Junction. The switch is always
set to the main line so that it is necessary
for a train on the branch to come to a
stop before the Junction is reached
About three quarters of annie from the
Junction the train parted, but
eighteen cars remained with
the engine. The grade here is very steep
and the engineer soon lost control of the
train. The fireman seeing the situation
of affairs, jumped from the engine
about half a mile from the switch
and was unhurt, but the engineer
held on to the name of his iron
steed for dear life. He did all he conld
to stop the train, but without effect. The
locomotive rushed off the switch and over
a culvert just beyond. 1t went over the
trestle work of the bridge breaking it
down and five cars were precipitated into
the culvert. A wrecking train was sent
from Freeport, but it was twelve hours
before things were set to rights so that
the passenger train in charge of Conduc
tor McNanny, could get through.
Beloit junction is'about mile above |
Beloit. The engineer is named Flynn, |
He was quite badly hurt but not danger
ously 1t is said that he was on the
Ianesville division out a short time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30

The following letter explains the break
ing up of great monopoly known as the
Marble Producers Association or Ring
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, April 90, 1888
WM. S. TOWNSEND. ESQ, New York City.
Dear Strive have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your printed
price list, headed in large red type Re
duced price list of Italian marble adopted
April 25th, 1888"
The price list, further, gives the ''reduc-
ed" price of italian marble as 81. SO per
cubic feet; to some marble shops the
above price might be considered rednc-
ton, but to us it appears wholly unsatis-
factory. Still we are glad to see it. as a
departure from the recent ring price list.
1t is an evidence of the non-adhesiveness
of the combination which but two short
months ago issued its proclamation rails
ing the price of italian marble. The
fundamental principle of addition, dii-
vision and silence" under the specious
term of protection, which united the
wholesale marble dealers in ring known
as the Marble Producers Association, was
not sufficiently strong to keep them to-
gether long. The spirit of personal en-
terprise, characteristic of few of the
leading marble dealers, has proved pow
erful disintegrator. the lists were being
cut; disaffection was rife. the truth of the
Darwinian principle, only the fittest sur
vive, and has been recognized, already
proved an entering wedge of dissolution.
We beg to assure you that we have
labored diligently to sever this s'unholy
alliance" and our efforts have been sue
cessful. 1t is our pleasure to inform you
that as the result of our diplomatic rela
tions with enterprising marble importers
and wholesale houses in the United States,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
Wanted AN Apron and a Frvinr Pa,


Thoroughly as canoeing has been,
studied, there are vet two secrets which
mo- canoeist has ever fully mastered
Canoeists without number have tried
to invent the perfect apron-an apron
which will wrap SO closely around the
canoeist rs to keep every drop of water
out OF the canoe, even in the heaviest
sea, and yet will not coufine him even
for second in the event of capsize.
No one has succeeded. The perfect
apron Is among the arcana of nature.
Hope ever lures the canoeist on to new
experiments in apron-making, but he
never reaches the desired goal. Often
he fancies that he has succeeded, but he
always finds that his apron is not quite
perfect, and that other men before him
have tried precisely the same sort of
apron and discarded it.
Then there is the perfect frying-pan.
the bottom of which can be kept clean
so that it will neither impart the taste of
fish TO all food cooked in it nor blacken
whatever part of the canoe or of her
stores it comes in contact with. The
search for this frying-pan is like the
search for the fountain of youth. Per-
haps in another and a better world it |
may be found. ~. Z. Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30

the disruption of the Wholesale Marble
Dealers Association is now satisfactorily
accomplished We have succeeded in
establishing advantageous prices for the
numerous small shops throughout the
country. with live, energetic marble deal
ers and importers whom we have induced
to withdraw from the dangerous, grasping
monopoly which you have so ably and
actively repre- scented against the interests
of the numerous email struggling shops in
the United States.
We beg to assure you further, sir, that
our patronage and influence will be di-
rected to dealers who are not bound by
the price list films of the Marble Prodnc
ers Association gigantic combination,
which is an extension in principle of the
Standard Oil Co.
With great respect, we have the honor
to remain,
Rock ISLAND sTATUARY AND MoNUMEN-
tai WORKS
s. T. S. CoRoIIO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
ADVICE 10 MOTHERS.

Are You disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. It's value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the. whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents per bottle
feb % m-w-s m -y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
HSnia. Hrptin -

l.
! 1.-THE Champion Snipe-Hdnfer of
| America haunts the Grand Pacific and
| other hotels daily. and he has done so
for the last two weeks or more. ..The
snipe-hunter' is none of YOUR fellows
who walk about the marshes with gun.
powder and shot but he is the man who
sssnipes the soldier The soldier is
the veteran remains OF 4 cigar-one
that has been smoked to satisfaction by
the original owner and thrown upon
the ground or in the spittoon TO be used
no more-so at least the man who dis
cards it thinks. The subject of this
paragraph is no outeast tramp in filthy
rags. but a respectable appearing man.
He wears good clothes, and he carries,
in technical parlance. "a snipe and
slang" He is apparently about fifty
five years old, with heavy beard and
mustaehe. He wears an excellent over
coat and boots, and a sealsl5in turban.
His modus operandi is very ingenious.
From affair he, espies .'the soldier be
he in marble hall or tobacco juice tes-
selated- spittoon. He pulls out his
pocket handkerchief, drops it over the
prisoner. and VIGOROUSLY deposits him
in his coat pocket, where he is held
prisoner until some secluded spot is
reached. when he is bagged with the
previously captured game The
snipe-hunter' sports an elegant nicer
schaum cigar holder. highly colored,
and from this the prisoners are in part
evaporated into smoke.
reporter tackled ''the snipe-hunter'
near the reading room of the Grand
Pacific. just as he had picked up .'sol-
der discarded by Albert Pullman.
The reporter asked:
What do you do with the cigar
stumps you pick up here?
Turning Indignantly to the reporter,
he said: 4What do you mean, sir? l
never pick up cigar stumps, sir.
But | saw you just pick up the re-
mains of a cigar that Mr.. Pullman
threw away and hide it in your pocket"
said the reporter.
Yes, l pickup cigar stumps some
times
But have seen you do it regularly
for two weeks; what is your object?"
The best and largest of them smoke
myself. 1 use the ashes, as far as | can,
tor cleaning teeth. The rest I grind up
and make into smoking tobacco and
snuff The tobacco is sought after, and
1 can sell all / can make for thirty-five
cents pound, and | can gather in sew
eral pounds day"
do you need the money!"
Not particularly, but it is cheaper
than buying cigars" And then the |
'snipeShunter' Slipped away before the |
reporter could PROFOUND another ques-
ton
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
A NEW RAILROAD.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Kansas
City Railway .---R0ek Island Par
ties the Leading Spirits.

There were filed to-day articles of in
corporation of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Kansas City railway company" II
is intended to construct line of road
from Chicago to Kansas city via Rock
Island. The capital is fixed at $l3. 000,-
OO0 Some of the leading promoters of
the scheme are Rock Island parties. Mr..
V. NJ Banding, it is understood, will be
secretary and treasurer, and member of
| the board of directors. He is also acting
as legal adviser. All parties interested
are keeping very mum at present, but
the following articles of incorporation
will furnish the more important particu-
lars:
Articles of incorporation made this 10Th
day of April, A. d., 1888, by and between
the subscribers, hereto:
list. The undersigned hereby form
themselves into a corporation under tire
state of Illinois, to be known as the
Chicago Rock Island and Kansas City
Railway Company, to contract, operate
and maintain a railway of standard guage
for general traffic and business. with all
necessary adjuncts. .
I'd. 1t is intended to construct said
railway from the city of Chicago, in the
state of Illinois, to the cities OF Rock
Island ard New Boston, in said state. and
to construct the same through the counties
of Cook. Du Page, Kendall La Sale, Blu
reau, Henry. Mercer. Rock Island,
Whiteside and Lee
3D. II is intended to construct said
railway on the most practical route; and
the place to be established and maintain.
ed as the principal place of business, and
the business offices of said company is the
city of Chicago. in said state.
9Th. The commencement of this cor
poration shall be the 9th day of April, |
A. d. 1888, and the period of its contin
uation shall be fifty years.
9th. The capital stock of said organ
ization shall be fifteen million dollars.
9th The names and places of resi- |
1ence of the persons forming this associa |
ton, are as follows:
John s. Thompson. Chicago; " NJ.
Banding, Rock Island; Henry p. Hull,
Rock Island; Benjamin F. Thompson,
Aledo; Porter Skinner, Rock Island.
9th. The number of shares of the |
capital stock of this company shall be
me hundred and thirty thousand of one
hundred dollars each.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
A Clowns ADecdot7.

II recollect on one occasion. in towT
down in Alabama. we had Il great GROVE
in To see the afternoon performance
mostly negroes. had gone to the ho
tel, and was lyin- down in my room be-
fore tea, when colored boy employed
IN the place called me-. aud said there
was lady in toe hall who was very
anxious 10 see me. 1 put on my coat
and went ont. You can imagine my
surprise when | found waiting for me
a great fat negro woman from away
back on some of the plantations
"Ihls IS the gentleman, said the boy
presenting her to ME.
she never said a word, bat stood
looking AT me in perfect amazement.
Her eyes seemed To grow larger as she
placed her arms a6imbo, aud stared at
me. The position became little mo
notonons, and said DO You want to
see me?
No, sab! / never axed EN- fur To
see you. 1 want 10 see de clown. Lo'd
bless you ali soul, honey. he done bust
me all up; deedy he did. | ius' keen
latin till ehervting bout nue. done come
loose. an | must see him once NOAH
befo' Kin go back, for | nebber get
another chance, dat's suah.
Il guess am the person YOU re look
ing for, auntie, said l.
Deed n deed You isn't You can't
put dat on me; you'se man. an want
fur TO see de ctot0R, and no amount of
argument would convince her that the |
clown was anything more than man, |
SO she went away terribly dissatisfied |
that she bad not closely seen the animal |
that had amused her with his capers in |
the ring
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30

and none but the medical fraternity have
any conception of the prevalence and
extent of this complaint Drs Greene
and Bowes, whose Offices are at No. zoe
State street, are prepared to justify the
assertion that rupture can be cured.
Having made this particular and distress
ing complaint study. they are prepared
to state positively that they can effect q
cure. They use no truss or bandage
They are also interested in one of the
best fire escapes ever invented 1t is
called the Dunn fire escape. simple and
cheap, can be operared very easily, the
particulars of which will be given in
these columns soon
Squire Cropper turned over $t17 to the
city treasurer to-day, for his collection
fer the month of April.
TIE Central Presbyterian church was
filed last night, and the song service was
highly appreciated.
o. J. Dimock sold six of his lots in
South Rock Island to-day He had in
tended to go to Chicago this morning,
but was detained by purchasers who had
seen his advertisements the Argus. He
will go 10 Chicago. to night
To close out our wall paper we offer
10 cent paper at cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30

Borders at equally low prices at TAYLOR &
Philleo's. 3Od6t
The committee appointed by the board
of supervisors at their meeting. to look up
plans for the construction Of new
county.building for the use of the re-
corder and clerks, had a meeting this
afternoon and prepared their report The
question is agitated whether to erect an
entirely new building, or enlarge the old
one. Contractor S. j. Collins has drawn
up the plans and specifications for new
building, the office dimensions being
56x52 feet, and the vaults 16x42 feet,
with tile floor and slate roof The cost
is estimated at about $4,000 The cree
ton of a new county building has been
under consideration by several boards,
but nothing so far. has been accom-
plished, and the ARGUS would like to sec
the present board make move in the
III after
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
MAYOR MOTT
Vetoes the ssSnap'' Resolution Forced
Through at the Special Meeting of
The Council.

The hasty action taken by the city
council at the last special meeting has
been the theme of considerable talk since
then, and citizens generally have express
ed themselves MS opposed to the dogmatic
manner in which the republicans refused
to listen to the reasonable request of the
minority Il is very evid ent that the real
| object of the meeting was to make the re
republican organ the official paper although
the impression was conveyed that the Ii
cense question only was to be considered.
The matter of appointing the paper to
print the official proceedings for the com
ing year was entirely out of place, and
action should have been deferred on it
until the regular meeting, when the coun-
Gil will be fully represented, and. when
the other appointments will be made.
But the republicans knew they had ma
jority and intended to make use of it. In
doing what they did, however; they have
not met the appreciation of the majority
of their party in the city, and the mayors
veto is considered to be most opport ane
and necessary under the state of affairs
The veto and the mayors objections to
the resolution read as follows:
To the city council of the city of Rock
Island: A resolution having been passed
by the city council at the last meeting
thereof: entitled "a resolution" the Rock
Island daily Union is hereby designated
as the official paper of the city to pub
Iich of he 1ixser off IAa
city council. at the rate of one hundred a
year; and that The Union is authorized to
publish all ordinances that may by law
require publication, and such other city
advertisements as may be ordered, at one
dollar per running inch for each first in
sertion, and fifty cents per inch for each
subsequent insertion, and the same being
deposited in the Office of the city clerk,
and having duly examined 1t and well
considered the same, herewith return
said resolution to the council without M
and with my objections thereto |
as follows: The said resolution is leg
islative act, having relation to the business
of the city. 1t requires that fixed amount |
of money shall be paid for year for pub |
fishing ordinances. etc. The object set |
forth in the resolution was not set forth |
in the notice of the last meeting The |
iuced and passed until after the election
in the Third ward. That said resolution
IS in effect an ordinance, because it con-
,erns the interests of the city.
JAMEs'Z. MORT. Mayor.
This 28th day of April A. d. 1888.
The above is quite dampner on the
friends of the resolution, and shows that
Mayor Mott understands his business and
hat he does not propose to be hood
vinked, and easily submit to the imposi-
ion pract ,ced by the republicans. He is
in a great degree, for the
finances and general welfare of the city,
md wishes to commence right, and then
pursue an even and impartial course
throughout his administration. He is
opposed to SNAP judgment, and is
esirous of having full represent
ion of every ward in the council when he
makes his appointments, so that No ad-
antage can be gained by either side
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
Geo. w. D. HARRIS,
Real Estate
Insurance Agency.
FOR SALE.

Fine lot on6th ave and nth street.
Fine residence lots in best part of city; easy
terms.
$1,000 will buy row of three buildings which
rent for S25 per month.
$500 will buy a nice re~idence with lsrg.
ground in choice neighborhood
So, 500 hnys nearly new honse, nine rooms. in
alone
81, 100 viii buy good house and lot on Sd
avenue.
$1,000 buys good house 4 rooms, dry cellar
good well and barn; lot SO KOS; terms easy,
$3.50 will take good house, 8 rooms, with barn.
in Greenbush; terms easy
5000 will buy house and lot well located
Nice residence on the bluff, Cheap.
$3.50 takes an acre of ground with house. barn.
fruit, etc, on the bluff.
5 Acres on the bluff with new house, barn etc.
all kinds of fruit; cheap, on easy terms.
Fine land for gardening adjoining the city ami
on blhf.
Fine business property cor. 4th avenue and l1ih
street.
Nice brick residence with fine grounds and nj
buildings, outside city limits, on street car line
Large dwelling and grounds, well located, for
boarding house, saloon or summer garden.
Eighty feet front with two good buildings uerf
toe x L q T passenger depot on Moline avenue:
line location for boarders, restaurant saloon meat
market or any kind of business
$1,000 will buy fine business corner lot s0x
100 with dwelling and barn. 9TH avenue
$1,000 viii buy good house and an acre of land
on Milan street railway,
$1,000 buys a house and corner lot. 6Ox15A an
9th avenue.
$3.50 takes a house and lot on 5th street
Corner store and dwelling, large lot 9th street;
good business location.
New house. rooms, lot 42x142, in upper part of
the city for 81 600
INSURE your property with Geo. ". u. HAIR
hlS; Standard Reliable Companies represented
No. 1920 SECOND AVENUE.
apl-9d1y Under Harper House
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-30
CANOE CLUB
An Aquatic Organization Formed by Several
Young Men.

The Irrawadi Canoe club is the name
of new organization, which is composed
of young gentlemen from this city and
Davenport. Following are the officers of
the club:
Commodore-M. G. Smith.
Vice Commodore-S. B. Lafferty.
Secretary-St. CLAIR Putnam.
Bug,er-Louis Knocke
Scullion-C. r. Putnam
A constitution has been adopted which
states the object to be ''the promotion of
canoe cruising and no one is eligible to
membership who is not. u canoe owner
aud capable of preserving his center of
equilibrium and practical cruiser; and
who is not jolly good fellow, despising
the simplicity and luxury of the land
lubberl A meeting is to be held annually
at the call of the commodore for the pur-
pose of dividing the spoils'
1t is provided that regattas shall be held
every two weeks ct time and place to be
determined by tn, executive committee
The initiation fee is one dollar-and the
dues one dollar year, except the first
year, when they shall be nothing. The
club signal consists of grating vibratory
movement of the vocal organs, with great
intensity of sound. and with such varia-
tons and ampliflcations as the powers of
endurance of the members shall permit +"
The uniform consists of a gray shirt.
The club flag is point burgee with red
field and shows the initials of the club
q. G. CD Each member must keep
log of ell voyages and trips undertaken
by him, and must file the same with the
secretary on his return. The club po-
sesses canoes which are owned as follow s:
Ceiba and Solitaire by Commodore
Smith; Zacariah by s. r. Lafferty; Water
Nymph by st Claire Putnam; Agamem-
non by Louis Knocke; Water Witch by
George r Putnam. Success to the jolly |
fellows of the canoe club