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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-26
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Saturday May 26, 1888.
FINEST ICE CREAM PARLoRs

B. Birkenfeldt has now the finest ar
ranged ice cream parlors in the West,
having been lately refitted and refurnished
at great expense. Pure ice cream furnished
TO pic MICS. sociables, private parties,
etc. No 2011 Fourth avenue. 12-lmo
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He may Well be Iovfnl.

IoPEKA. Kans., May IL, 1881.
ID. ID: WARNER 81 Co.: Sirs-After 10
years OF unmitigated suffering from chro-
me kidney disease finally found ioyful
restoration to health in your Safe Kidney
aN0 A4iVet Oure. ID. B. OWES.
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For SALE.

Sixty lots in my addition to the city of
Rock Island Terms. one-fourth down,
balance in one, two and three years, with
six per cent interest.
AMI 13 d3m BAILEY DAVENPORT.
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cARsE AND RETICKER

offer the following way down prices;
100 pairs ladies' kid button shoes for S17o
100 pairs ladies' goat button shoes, $40
1870 pairs ladies' kid opera slippers, Sl.OO
3 cases men, calf boots, S2-25.
And all other goods in proportion. lit
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REAL ESTATE

VIM. johnson to Matthew Robinson
part ne Sc section SO, town II, range A
w; 500
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President Arthur has issued an order
closing all the Executive Departments on
Decoration Day, May Both
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SELLING our Ar COST

e Miss K. McParlin will close out her en-
tire stock of millinery goods at cost.
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ROCHESTER,, n. Y. March 30, 1888


StilweH Medicine Company:
GENTLEATEN-As rule | do not be
heve in giving testimonials but gratitude
and the desire to help others prompt me
t. add mine to yOur list Your Still
wells Specific" and Specific Pills ]
consider the most valuable remedy of the
age for the cure of all kidney and liver
troubles. And when I find a medicine
that has so mnch merit as yours cannot
retain from recommending it to all who
suffer from those complaints / have
taken great pleasure in commencing it to
my friends, who have anxiously watched
my case Today feel as strong and well
as l ever did in my life, Many thanks to
your timely aid.
Yours Very Truly,
G. J. connolly,
Prop. Rochester Rubber Stamp Works
Rochester, n. Y
apl-27-dw4w
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Pontids Plate and Herod the King,
have both sued Salmi Morse, of the
Passion Play, for back salaries.
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees
sne requires the hand of time Voltoare.
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Mr. VIM, Fl. Kelly. Lement ILL.,, says
! used Browns Iron Bitters for dyspep-
STA, aud it certainly has helped me-
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Meat Market.

e. SCHNEIDER dealer in all kinds of fresh and salt
60 msad. NO. 1917 Second avenue, Rock Island, III
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CIRCUIT COURT.
GRIMM

Is Malicious mischief, Change of
venue from Henry county: Samuel H.
McNay, motion by defendant for a CON
tinuance, motion allowed and cause CON
tinued.
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CIVIL CAUSES.

25-Attachment: Mccormick Harvest
ing Machine Co. VS.. Peter w. Sander
gard, default and judgment for plaintiff
for $40
Ejectment- Rule to plead by Thurs
day of fourth week: S. l. Wade vs..
Seth A. Leman. S L. Wade VS. james
w Ballard.
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CHANCERY

26-H. L. Bul1en VS. Anna Van
Luvanee, ct al Decree for sale con
tinued.
26-Forclosure A B. E Adams
executor. VS. James Dillon. ct al Proof of
service reported.
25--Divorce: Sarah L. Crosby vs
William FL. Crosby, decree granted. with
restoration of maiden name
26-Chas. III. Fischwald VS. Frdmuthe
Fischwald. Decree granted
Phillip Helm VS. Anna Helm, Hearing
had
Jonas Westberg VS. Christian Westberg.
Decree granted.
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THE RESCUE TEAMS CHALLENGE

The following challenge to the Moline
couplers appeared in Friday mornings
Decatur Herald:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

a LETTER from Gen. johnson, of
Burnet, appears in this issue. 1t isin
relation to the school land bill, and.
conforming so well to the opinions Of
the STATESMAN, it gives special
pleasure to present his opinions to
our readers. 1t. is not to classes in
ditferents sections of the state that
legislation is due in relation
to the disposal OF school lands, but to
the children of the state, VINO are
promised an education out of what is
deiiSsJ from them in the way of in
come. The price of the lands should
net be too high, and the interest
SlhoN.s be low. BY this means many
S9ps nasS be induced to deal with
pen. IQals. The state should be rea-
a,S lnuisn - fixing not only prices
pon ~ - ese, but thS lands
-, P Lo NSed on reasonable
- 1rS,oua a.; be done the state
terms Unless this 4 for nothing
viii have its lands ust, 80 va
Private lands will be disl -, -
homes, and the adjacent sch, -
will remain as common, from
no revenue will be derived.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TOUCHING the value of sorghum,
Prof. Silliman is credited as saying
that the new processes for extracting
the juice have been brought to such
perfection as to render them no less
reliable than the processes for treat
ing sugar cane. Among the errors in
the cultivation and handling of sor-
ghum which had been ascertained
and corrected, the professor mention
cd that of harvesting it before perfect
maturity, and the practice of allowing
it to lie for days or weeks after cut
ting before it was put through the
mill, whereas this should be done
within twelve hours after gath
ering. Commissioner Loring, on the
same occasion, said that last year
there was made from sorghum in this
country only $4,000 pounds of sugar
and 100000 gallons of molasses,
while from sugar cane the product
was 273OOO,OOO pounds of sugar and
Is. 100000 gallons of molasses. 1t was
his belief, however, that the real
value of the sorghum crop was al
last becoming known. although mucf
work still remained to be done in pro
noting its cultivation.
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lContinued on second Page. /

John Brown is an historic name at
both sides of the Atlantic. One of
that name gave considerable trouble
to our government, and ran his head
into moose in the precincts of Har-
per's Ferry. Subsequently his name
was introduced into an ode or battle
hymn, in which he is represented as
still marching on, although fully
twenty years have elapsed since he
came to dead halt. Another John
Brown, a native of Balmoral in Scot
land, has departed this life so full to
him of years and honors, at Windsor
Castle, where he has long been re-
garded as an especial favorite, as a
true and devoted servant of
the late Prince Albert and his
queen. Her majesty would prob
ABLY have borne with greater
resignation the tidings of the fatal
illness of any member of her cabinet,
or any of the crowned .heads OF
Europe than the loss she now sus.
tains in the death of him who served
her with such answering fidelity,
was the constant companion of his
royal mistress, and while he was one
of the most leal of her subjects, was
at the same time her most valiant pro
tectOr and most reliable body guard
| If ever a man merited the full conf
dence of his sovereign, John Brown
was the individual. The remains o.
less worthy persons rest within thu
tombs at Westminster abbey.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TIE annual commencement of JEFF
ferson medical college was held on
the End instant, and degrees of doctor
of medicine were conferred as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania, ia; Ohio, IA;
New Jersey ID; Massachusetts, s;
Illinois, Z; New York, Z; Delaware,
8; Missouri, 3; West Virginia, A.;
North Carolina, A; Texas, A; Mary
land, 4; Oregon, 4; Indiana, 3: Iowa,
2; Alabama, 2; Maine, 2; Georgia, 2;
Wisconsin, 2. There were graduates
also from Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua.
Austria, Ireland, Turkey and Ger
many. And now we do want to
know how the world manages to go
along increasing in population with
such hordes of experimentalists in
the art of disposing of human life.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

A NEW purpose in the journey of
President Diaz, of Mexico, through
the United States has been discov-
cred. IL is now reported to be de-
signed wholly for effect on the pend
ing reciprocity treaty. Diaz, it seems
is to brought into contact with per-
sons of influence in the deliberations
of the senate" This looks like log
rolling. but as it is in good
cause no fault need be found with it.
The Globe-Democrat in touching up
on this subject says: "The truth is,
unless reciprocity treaty, with lib
eral provisions, can be established, a
good deal of the money that our peo-
pie are putting into Mexican railways
viii be literally thrown away. There
can be only q minimum of business
for the numerous roads so long us
there is 40 per cent tariff on one
side of the Rio Grande and an 80 per
cent tariff on the other.
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$500 IN place of $4OOL rejected and
passed to third reading-reconsider
and amended by Chesley to cure
omission of half the usual commis-
sions and finally passed.
Mr.. Houston submitted petition OF
state medical association and citizens
asking law to regulate sale of pois-
Onous drugs.
Mr.GlbbS'c constitutional amendment
to abolish secret sessions of senate
with adverse committee report, which
was adopted, only Davis, Farrar and
Gibbs voting no.
Constitutional amendment chang
ing the section exempting current
wages from garnishment, so as to ex-
cept cases for necessaries and physi-
Clans services. Lost, only four ayes.
Constitutional amendment to create
railroad commission was killed by
adoption of adverse report, by the
following vote: Ayes-Chesley Davis,
Evans, Fleming, Houston, johnson,
Jones, Kleberg, Martin, Matlock, Pat
ton, Pfeuffer, Pope and Stratton.
Nays-Buchanan, Cooper, Farrar,
Fowler, GetZandaner, Gibbs, Gooch,
Harris, Peacock, Perry, Shannon,
Terrell and Traylor.-14 to 13.
Mr.. Buchanan reported faVorably
report on bill eXempting students az
institutions of learning from road
duty.
Constitutional amendments prohib-
iting traffic in liquors, etc., passed to
engrossment by vote of Is to IL, in
dicating that it will not receive the
necessary twO-thirds vote on final
passage.
The bill relating to the appointment
OF public weighers, heretof Ore pub
llshed, was passed by vote of 10
to 10.
The bill extending the time within
which corporations might answer af-
ter service of citation was lost.
a message from the house an
nounced the passage, with amend
ment, senate bill No. 1923, to redistrict
the state into judicial districts.
House bill, amending article 1854,
revised statutes, relating to asess-
ments on banks, exchange dealers,
etc.
Concurrence in numerous senate
amendments to the house appropria-
tiOn bill, and dnOn-concurrence in other
amendments to the bill.
Substitute house bill creating coun-
ty brands, providing for estraying,
etc.
Senate bill requiring county Judges
to give official bonds, came up in
regular order, with committee adverse
report.
The senate refused to adopt the
committee report by vote of 21 nays
to yeas. Passed to a third reading.
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Pfeuffer,
refused to recede from senate amend
ment to the general appropriation
bill which the house rejected, and
MeSsrS. Pfeuffer, Houston and Buch-
anan were appointed a committee of
conference on the part of the senate.
House bill providing for the sur
render, of charters of cities and towns,
postponed June Is, which effectually
kills the bill. Senate took up free
conference committee and conStitu-
tional amendments providing for sep
arate state and school tax, and school
districts, and adopted it by vote of
twenty-four to three.
Adjourned till 10 a. M Friday.
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seventy.Third Days Proceedings.
SENATE.


AUSTIN, April 5, 1888.
The senate met at 10 a. M, Hon. A.
w. Houston presiding, and a quorum
present.
The chaplain, Rev. DR.. Smoot,
offered prayer.
The journal was not read.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Gibbs: A bill which pro-
yides for the more efficient man
agement. of the penitentiary, being
the same in substance as that intro
duced in the house by Mckinney.
BILLS CALLED UP.
Mr.. Johnston, of Shelby, called up
under suspension of the rules substi-
tute house bill No. 268, amending the
law regulating the compensation OF
county treasureIs. 1t re-enacts ex-
isting law fixing their commissions
and adds proyiso, that the increased
compensation county commissioners
NAV allow them shall be paid out OF
the general revenue of the county
An amendment by Terrell to limit
power to increase the annual com
pensation of treasurers not to exceed
800 to only such treasurers as are re
quired to give bond of S2O,OUo
Adopted.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

Nor many days ago the Dallas Her
aid, in one of its long-winded editor
ais, said of the SrATEsMAN's opposi-
tiOn TO the penitentiary leases: ats
reckless articles have been so intensely
bitter as to have the effect of actually
producing a. reaction in favor of the
penitentiarY lease" How wonderfully
full of perception and truth is the
Dallas HefUdl
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

IN Massachusetts a railroad con-
ductor whose disobedience of orders
caused a collision and the loss of sew
eral lives, has been found guilty of
manslaughter. At last the law is be
ginning to discover that somebody is
responsible for railroad accidents.
Where carelessness results in injury
to persons or loss of life, the train Of
ficers should be criminally prosecuted,
and the railroad company should be
held liable for the damages done to
persons and property by its negligent
or reckless employees.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

In Stuttgart, Germany, there is an
American public library, consisting of
books and publications relating to
America, which have been donated
by citizens of this country. This
library is consulted by those in search
of information about the United
States before emigrating or investing
money here. In order to render the
library still more valuable as means
Of enlightening the people of Ger
many concerning America it is now
proposed to connect with it u perma-
nent exhibition Of American national
products, comprising samples of agri-
culture, horticulture, mineral speci-
mems. etc. The idea is good one
and deserves encouragement The
project can hardly fail to be Of ad
nnptaee both to this country ant
" who contemplate coming TO It
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TIE Austin STATESMAN wants the
pay of Legislators increased. The ma
jority OF the members don't earn half
the amount received now.-Galveston
Print.
Our contemporary is mistaken. A
majority of the legislature has signal
ized itself by discarding scheme
more damaging to Texas than the ex-
pense of twenty sessions Of the legis-
lottrra
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

THE Mexican Central railway, con-
structing from FL Paso, Texas, to the
City of Mexico, via Chihuahua, is
completed to the last named point
about 225 miles-with nearly 100 adj
ditional miles graded, besides being
built from the City of Mexico, north
via Leon, about 25S miles. With it's
thirty odd miles on the Tampico
division, the company has completed
over 525. miles of railway in less than
two years, besides the Guanajuato
branch, recently finished into the
mineral city. Forty kilome-
tires of the Vera Cruz
and Alvarado railroad have
been completed. The last spike in the
railroad connecting Pachuca with the
Mexican railway at Irolo was driven
on the 9th of December. The Mexi
can Central railroad is now compile
ted fifty miles south of chihuahua,
and the track is being laid at the rate
of one and one-half miles per day.
The branch of the Mexican National
from Matamoras to Mier is now in
course of construction. The Sonora
railway company, part OF the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe system
was completed ON the 25th of Octo
ber last. 1t connects GuaymaS with
Boston via Nogales and the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe lines
being two hundred and seventy SIX
miles long. and was constructed II
less than two and a half years. Th'
Mexican National railroad is com
/ pleted from Laredo, Texas, and thu
Rio Grande, to Santa Catarina, eigh'
miles beyond Monterey, and with it
Mmzanillo, Maravatio and othel
) branches has about four hundres
miles of operating road in the repub
lic-all finished up in abouttwo years
The lines of this corporation cove
: about two thousand miles in Mexico
and will connect with Galveston di
: rect as an ocean outlet ON the Allan
tic slope via the Texas Mexican rail
road.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TIE department of agriculture will
shortly establish, near the city of
Washington, an experimental farm
and hospital for the treatment of do
nestle animals, with a view to as
certaining by series of scientific eX-
periments what are the causes of such
diseases us Texas fever, pleuro-pneu-
monia, etc, and what are the best
methods Of preventing or curing
them. The experiments will be I'M
der the direction of DIR. DE Salmon,
of Asheyille. North Carolina, Il spec
ialist. who has been for some time
engaged in such Investigations.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

Tom OCIHLTREE ought to be pro-
NOTED to the secretaryship of the
treasury, for he is the greatest Of
living fnanciers. lie has just
paid the government a claim against
him for ten thousand dollars with his
promise to pay five hundred dollars.
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vousr OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

. House met at the appointed hour,
Speaker Gibson and a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain:
MIR. Chambers, OF Collin, introduced
petition of the bar of that county to have
their appeals allowed to the supreme
court at Tyler. Referred. ,ho
The house went into commlttee OF tne
whole (Mr. Cochran in the chair) to con-
slider the
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR
QUAR- ,NTINE SERVICE.
The items to pay citizens OF Zapata,
HindaIgo. Star, Cameron, Orange, Mata
porda. Brszos and Arkansas counties, and
Pass Caballo aud Brazos Santiago, for
quarantine service, asper report OF comp.
troller, S1s, ,759-6S; and Snackelloiu
county for expenses incurred in quaran-
tine during smallpox epidemic in 1882, as
approved by the governor, $2707. .36, elic1-
ted propo sitiops to amend and dicussions
participated in pro and con by Messrs.
Townsend, WurZbach, Labatt, Camp,
Frymier, Chambers of Tarrant, Upton,
Foster of Limestone, Parsons. Rushing,
Browning, Patterson, Caven, Chambers
of Collin, Tilson, Patton and Hill.
Mr.. Townsend proposed to stamp out
the provision for Shackelford county, on
the ground that the law confined the
state to general expenditures.
By Mr. Wurzbach: Amendments to
which others accepted by him, was made
TO pay numerous counties named.
Various additional amendments were pro
posed, when Mr.. Foster. OF Limestone, sug
rested that only one claim, that OF Shackel
| ford county, was IN conformity with proof SC
/ as to be allowed.
menf. said he would have the proof for Bexal
county produced
| The amendment of Mr.. WurZbach was lost
| and Mr.. TOwnsend's motion TO strike out tns
| item for Shackelford prevailed.
The item of SIS, 759.53 was adopted.
Amendment by MIR. Upton was adopted q
pay j. M. Dougnerty, Ior ieeding persons ue
Also. amendment by MIR. Elliott to pay NJ
A Ead. and guard. at the Texarkana quaran
zine station for October, 1882, $50.
TO PAY PUBLIC DEBT OF REPUBLIC o.
TEXAS.
| I.onas under this heading were adnnted a
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TIE Tennessee legislature has pass
ed law making it felony to keep
gambling houses, and fixing the pen
atty at not lesse than one year nor
more than three years in the peniten-
tiary. VIII not our legislature take
up this most serious question and stop
a discreditable practice, which
is corrupting so many youths and de-
grading and impoverishing so many
HELPLESS women and children.
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The treasury estimates indicate
that under the new tariff law the
revenue will be increased. taking rs a
basis last years importations. The
tariif thinkers had no idea of hurting
the barons' feelings by cutting down
their bounties to any appreciable ex-
tent. On the contrary, the tariff
taxes were positively increased on
many articles.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

ACTING Gov. BoYNToN, of Geor-
gia, is ahead in the number of in
structed delegates TO the coming
Democratic convention, but is being
hard pressed by Col. A. Z. Bacon, of
Macon, who was Mr.. Stephens COM
petitor. 1t is reasonably certain that
neither will have majority and the
chances for dark horse are promis-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

JUDGE HANCoCK's name is men,
toned in connection with the post
master generalship. The rumor is
certainly groundless, since Democrat
would not he offered cabinet posi-
tion, and besides Judge Hancock
would hardly give up a brilliant ca
reer in the house for sort of political
burial nlace.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

THIRTY people killed in Arizona in
two weeks is the sum total of the
Woodwork of the Apaches. In re-
turn, the United States troops have
gained Il great victory in the capture
of one old SnuaM.
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,tates ha We yielded as follows:

Total product of silver and gold SIS. .2G6,2Il
Something like 20 per cent of this
amount is set down as silver. The
possibilities of that territory as here
indicated are very great. Stories
heretofore regarded fabulous are told
of its argentiferous riches in the days
of Spanish dominion, and recent ex-
periences tend to remove the doubt in
which they have been held.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

THE Republican organs are very
anxious for the Democrats to stop
talking about the new tariff law.
They have also been always very anx-
lous for the Democrats to stop talking
about the infamous Republican frauds
of IS76
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TIE San Antonio Express ',"N'
the legislature might just as well ar
journ and go home, since it is not sat
isfying anybody. 1t is not so bad us
the Express puts it; the legislature
has done and will do much good.
There has been no head of the gov
erment, leading and shaping matters
of great public Importance. and what
has been done was done under the
very greatest difficulties; but the peo-
pie have been heard, and obedience
to them in the penitentiary lease mat
ter is worth all the money that has
been paid for legislation during the
last ten years.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

Mr.. J. q. BATE has sold the Bel
ton Journal to Messrs. Hunter and
Robinson, printers for many years in
his employ. Mr.. Bate has conducted
a most admirable journal, but it is to
he presumed the paper viii by no
means suffer through the change.