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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06
THE TARIFF.

Letter From the Mayor TO "A New
York Paper. Giving his Opinion Of
How Rock island Feels In Reg ard tG
Revenue Reduction.
The Press, daily paper of New York,
publishes the views of the mayors OF
nearly one hundred cities upon the tariff
question. Among the number we find
the following from the pen of Rock ISL
and's executive:
Rock ISLAND, Ill. Virgil NJ. Banding.
mayor Here, as elsewhere, considerable
diversity of opinion exists in respect to
what notifications, if any, should be
made in the present tariff and revenue
laws. The doctrine of free trade, per Sc,
may be theoretically held by some. but
practical AZ plication of the principles of
| free trade in their entirety at this time to
the business affairs of this country has
no avowed advocates in our midst The
leading manufactures of the city are
those of lumber, agricultural i'm plements,
stoves, glass, cutlery and brewing. The
lumber interest is regarded as gems
orally Indifferent to any proposed
change affecting its business. All the
others would like special notifications
affecting certain materials used in their
particular line of business. As n whole, |
however, the manufacturing interests of
the "itV NAV he regarded in some sort as
friendly, and certainly as not generally |
hostile. to more or less modification of |
the existing tariff, influenced to some ex
tent, do doubt, to desire. or to at least
accept changes in duties, by reason of the
large amount of surplus revenue accumu-
lating in the hands of the general gov-
The wage earning classes,
probably, as a rule incline still more and
TO greater notifications of the tariff than
the manufacturers Agrculturists and
the al AGENT farming community, | have
reason to think, favor u large reduction
of tariff duties. This section of the state
chiefly raises corn, hay, hogs and cattle
IS staple products, and no wool worth
| regard it perfectly safe to
say that large majority of the people of
his city and county are genuinely
avorable to a reduction of revenue
derived from tariff duties, but in regard
o the schedule of rates proper to be laid
lpon the various items would doubtless
Xbibit as much contrarity of opinion as
ppears in congress on this subject.
Political prociiyties and party affiliations
re generally more potential in discus
ions of the question of high or low tariff
han the presentation of sound economic
because public discus
ions of the subject among the people are
lmost invariable and inseparably cons ]
ected with partisan strife for office; t
Consequently for any particular time the
nactment of tariff law is largely
of conflicting interests 1
auged and determined by the strength r
nd force of sectional demands and the d
,cident of political supremacy in the
yo houses of congress. q
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

An event which the young people OF
Rock Island and vicinity have been look
ing forward to with great expectations
was the invitation ball and reception
given by Beardsley Camp, S. ". at Ar.
mory hall last evening. There were
more than eighty couples present, and
our sister cities of Davenport and Moline
and neighboring towns were well repre-
sented, The affair was all that could
have been wished for in every way, one
of genuine pleasure to all concerned. and
of which the Sons may well be proud.
Bleuers orchestra furnished the music
and the supper which was served at the
S. V. hall was in charge of the Indies
Aid society and was in keeping with the
other features of the affair.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06
Hight.

Wash Hight, the veteran river man and
rapids pilot for the DESMOND 10 line,
hove into port this morning. The sea-
son of the year during which Hight
lives in Rock Island dates from the time
the robins nest" until "thc leaves begin
to turn" and there is no river man who
comes ashore here who is more univer-
sally popular than this self same Hight.
In the winter time he runs on the lower
river and he probably enjoys the single
distin ction of knowing every nook and
turn in the" Great Father of Water" from
ST. Paul to New Orleans 1t was Capt.
Hight who came very ne ousting Capt.
Crapster as captain o. .ne upper river
Zig hit house district the past winter, and
would have done so and slipped into the
snug berth himself, had he been disposed
to shoulder the entire expense of an in.
vestigation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The D., l. & D. railroad company held
its annual meeting yesterday afternoon
James T. Lane was reelected president
| w. G. Wsdsworth chosen vice president
II, G. Fulton, secretary ana Joe r. Lane,
treasurer. The following gentlemen
were chosen directors: L. II. Williams.
Geo. H. French, A. C. Fulton, NJ. L.
Marks and J. II. Murphy.
II saved 25 cents pair and my fare
on the two pairs of shoes we bought here
last week. My neighbor bought the
identical same shoe in Davenport and
paid 25 cents more than your price. bes
side her fare-you bet we had good
laugh at her expense" These and similar
remarks indicate the way NJ. & K are
being encouraged daily.
First anniversary of Geo. Davenport
lodge, No. 231, Order Sons of st George,
at Turner hall. Rock Island, Monday
evening, April 0. Doors open at 8
O'Clock. Address by Gen. M. NJ. Trum-
bull, of Chicago. Song by Prof. j
Gaunt, of Reynolds, Supper and danes
ing. Music by Bleuer's band. All
friends cordially invited. Tickets for
gentleman and lady. including supper,
81. Single tickets so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The telegraph has recently furnished
information to the effect that Pat Roo
ney's daughter has taken refuge at the
rooms of the association for the pres
ventation of cruelty to children, in
New York on account of the Sc
we're cruel treatment from her father.
Many of Rock Islands theatre-goers
will remember the young lady. as she
played her part during the engage
ment of her father in Pats Wardrobe" in
Rock Island last fall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

There will he an exhibition this even
ing at 1903 Second avenue, a genuine
curiositY-k known to the public as the
"Man-Bear." A genuine human being
with both flesh and power of speech, hav-
ing the perfect movements and homes of
a bear. The "Man-Bear" is 81 d to be
the greatest of all living curiosities and
this rare opportuni' of seeing him should
be improved by evel one. He will re-
main one day only as he is booked and
must positively appear in St. Louis Mon.
day the 9th inst.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

In was on the 22d day of September
'S5, that Mary Rockland and James Cal
lahan were married in Rock Island city,
and cit was on or about the LIST or 10Th
day of October following that James de.
serted Mary, and remained away ever
since" He is in the neighborhood
though, because she tells the court in her
petition for divorce that "he refuses and
neglects to live with her and support
her" She AYERS that she ''has no means
of support, no means to pay the costs o.
this proceeding" and asks that her re-
creant husband be made to pay $l5 per
month to keep her, $50 for attorneys
fees and costs of this suit, and that, she
be given decree of divorce. Davenport
Democrat. Gdzette.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

A glance at the list of members com.
posing the new county board at once inn
presses one with the fact that every
member of the finance, equal ization and
poor farm committees. as in fact, all the
other important committees are reelected
In view of these facts, the chairman
especially If it be Mr.. Campbell--will be
placed in a somewhat ticklish position
when it comes to the discharge of his
first official duties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06
ReeolIect,ons of ua,ra Cen,urv

Mr.. ]. NJ. D. Burrows, the aged and
esteemed citizen of this community, in
former years prosperous merchant of
Davenport, but whose home is now in
this city, has been persuaded to write a
book entitled Fifty Years Recollections
of Iowa" Mr.. Burrows memory is
good. and he has a thousand old reminis>
cences of Iowa, and this locality parlicu-
larly. in his half century of residence here,
which if properly written out and printed,
will prove of even more than local inter-
est.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

One method of advertising, which the hor'
rifers, alias the ''beautifers," adopt, is to
have small boys give away small bottles of
deadly red liquid, duly labeled with all its
claims, uses and properties Many women
who never thought Of coloring themselves
up before Immediately began the disgusting
practice after receiving one of these bottles,
excusing themselves on the plea that 1T was
a pity to waste it," Immediately aiter the
first distribution of bottles noticeable red
ness appeared on large percentage of the
faces of the promenaders Now, when the
boy with the bottles is seen be is at once sur
rounded by an eager crowd of women. who
grab at the bottles as though they contained
the essence of life, and iostle each other like
a gang of scrambling trsmps.-New York
Press Every Day Talk
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06
Y. NJ. c. A.
The CrOkinole e Tournament Last
Eyening---The Next Firemen's Re-
ceptIOn--Annual Election.

Eyening---The Next Firemen's He.
ceptIon--AnnuaI Election.
The two nights crokinole tournament
at the Y NJ. G. A. rooms opened last
evening. There were three contests, the
conditions of the first being that it be a
double handed game, three hundred
points. four at a table, points best two
in three. The players at the first table
were Geo. Parker and Geo. Mcdonald
against Chas. Hull and WIN. Pratt The
latter two won. At the second table
were Ed. Bengston and Chris Petersen
VS. j. E. Elliott and VIM. Pbilleo. Elliott
and Phileo won. In the single handed
games, two at table Two hundred
points, best two in three. l.. f. Requa
defeated Geo Mcdonald.
This evening the two winning couples
in the double-handed games will be
played out for the championship, and
there will also be double. handed thirty,
minute games, one single handed two
hundred point match aud two singles
handed twenty>minute games.
The next tiremen's reception at the
rooms will be held next Thursday even
ing, when the franklin and Gable CONS
+ anies are to be entertained.
The annual election of officers of the
association occurs next Thursday even
my, the nominees being:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

Austria Hungary boasts of some of the
Oldest newspapers in the world. On the LIST
of January next The Pressburger Zeitung
Will commemorate the l25th anniversary of
its foundation A copy of the first issue is
preserved at the National museum in Buda-
Peeth. There is, however, more ancient
newspaper in Vienna, namely, The Wiener
Zeitung, which is the official gazette, and
was founded in the year 100 Chicago Her
AID
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06
BRIEFLETS.


Get out the street sprinkler
Fine bananas, hot peanuts at Boro's.
The MAN Bear" today and tonight.
All kinds of fresh vegetables at May s
Ice cream at Krell & Maths tomorrow
Fresh turkeys and chickens at May
Fresh vegetables of all kinds at c. c.
Truesdale's.
| Novelties in shoes at the NJ. s. X. shoe
department
| Choice oranges and bananas at G. G.
Truesdales.
Jersey suits for boys from $225 ups
wards at NJ & Ks,
Twenty-one pounds of prunes for 81
at c. G. Truesdale's.
Krell & Maths ice cream parlors have
been retitted throughout.
Tomorrow occurs the opening of Krell
& Maths ice cream parlors.
For rent-From May /, the building at
| present occupied by the ARGUS.
All styles, sizes and widths, from A A
up, at the NJ. & K. shoe department.
Don't forget the fair and supper to-
night at the Central Presbyterian church.
The base ball fever has commenced TO
alton.
Wanted-A good boy at the Casino.
corner of Third avenue and Twenty
fourth street.
Boys sailor suits have taken tumble
especially since the jerseys have been
received at M. & KS.
The toilet sets which are going at so
cents at Loosley's are worth notice-so
are the prices on lamps.
Hon S. q. Stein, of Muscatne, has
declined to serve as director on Col. Me-
Whorters new road.
The followers Of Isaak Walton are
overhauling their tackle for the spring
and summer campaign.
Krell s. Math are DOW prepared to
serve the public with their well known
and delicious ice CLEAN.
Frank Attwater and bride returned yes
terday from Cambridge. They will leave
for Horton, Kan. next Tuesday.
The Y. w. c. T. U. will hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock in the Y. NJ. C, A. rooms.
Henry Blakely, of Presumption, wb' I,
has been at Dodge City, Kan, attending
the funeral of his brother, was in the city
this morning.
Ladies, have you seen those beautiful
jerseys, for girls and boys, in red, white
and blue, sashes to match, at NJ. 6 KS
They are beauties. Inspection solicited.
Mr.. John Boyer, who has spent the
winter at Eureka Springs, Ark, returned
home yesterday morning. Miss Dugan,
his great niece, accompanied him from
st. Louis
A. o. II division No. 1, will hold their
sixth annual dance at Armory hall this
evening. Supper served at Commercial
hotel A good time assured to all who
attend.
Mr.. P. r. Wilhelm, the injured route
agent of the American Express company,
is now at his home i'll this city, and is
gradually making Roadway toward entire
recovery.
John Moore, residing east of the watch
lower, died early yesterday morning. He
vas aged eighty-two and leaves a wife
and two children. The funeral will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
s. s. Williams, of Kingman, Kan,
general manager of the pillow works, took
he model of the Hanson Appelquist pillow
'ecently exhibited at the Industrial Fair,
o Kingman with him yesterday, to ex~
libit it there.
A horse belonging to Mr.. G. ]. Long,
be grocer. kicked up good deal of dust !
IN Second avenue this morning, and man.
Iged to create quite a sensation, but with
he exception of pair of broken shafts,
10 serious damage was done.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The long delayed returns from Bow
ling township came in this afternoon, the
certificate of election being filed with
County Clerk Donaldson, The returns
are:
Supervisor, Thomas Armstrong. 20,
w Heath, So; town clerk A ii Latlu, G6,
NJ w Curtis, 20; assessor, N A Boyer 80,
James Miller, o.; collector, E @ Love, 40.
r F Kirk, IS; commissioner of highways,
Hugh Walker, n. w S McColloch, SO;
school trustee, Jos Blakely, Sc, Il G Tin.
dali, 6S; justice of the peace, Hugh War
mock, 81, Bothel, 65, John Forgy, 81;
constable, Wesley Rhodenbaugh, 20.
HAMPTON.
In Hampton the one desire seemed to
be to defeat Norton and it Is claimed
that Wainwright and McNeal had prev
iously arranged that the one ahead at
noon should withdraw in favor of the
other in order to defeat Norton, but at
noon the race between them appeared to
be so evenly waged that neither would
withdraw. The following was the re-
suit of the election:
Supervisor Samuel Wainwright, D,
lis, Daniel Mcneil, II, 1874, II o Norton,
Gud. ,143; town clerk, Tom Mohr, d, PA,
Paul Guckert, r. 147; assessor, Y NJ
Smith, d, SO, G McCarl, II. III, Gus
Steevers, Poop, 1872; collector, Ed Ward.
D, 81. A d Cox, II, 1879, p Bowker,
Poop, 1888; commissioners, Fred OFT
man, r. 1870, Aug Klebe. Poop, 223;
p J Peterson Ono opposition)
EDGINGTON.
Supervisor, Robert Montgomery, R.
1874. M, Schoonmaker, D, 80; town clerk.
Oscar w. Boughton, r. III, Robert p.
Wait, d, 100; assessor. William A Hub
oard, r, 1l5,.John Q. Taylor. ID, 40;
John A. Morton, r, ia, U.
\. Taylor, d, ITO; commissioner of high
ways. Jacob A, Carpenter, r, 139, Sam
lel Baker D. SO; school trustee, William
Hubbard, r. 1874, j. H. Gaunt. d, 8S.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

"Why do yon fill up your paper with such
nonsense as this" no said to the editor;
John smith, of Pugville, is in town, call
ing on his many friends"
Just then the office boy poked his head in
the door and said; ''Mr. Smith, of Pugville,
wants fifty oxtry papers"
That's why" explained the astute editor.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The house of Swan Hendeen on Sixth
avenue, between FortY-first and Forty
second streets, was discovered on fire
about 10 o'clock this morning. The
flames were quickly checked with buck
cts, the house being outside of the fire
limits. The damage will not exceed So
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The Austrian minister of public instruc-
ton has issued decree forbidding the use
OF small printed books in public schools as
the cause of the near sightedness so preva.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

1t Is time to tie string to your false teeth,
Last year there We're sixty cases in this coun-
try OF plate swallowing. San Francisco Alta.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

Picrate OF ammonia is used in treating ma
laria at the Punjaub medical stations with
reputed success. Half grain is the average
dose
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

Addison Cammack, having made $2O,-
600 in the last two bear raids on Wall
street, thinks he can now afford to take
fortnights rest at Newport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

Take stock in the Rock Island Build
ing associations 24th series.
E. Fl. GUYER, Sec'y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-06

The popular blood purifier, Hoods
Sarsaparilla, is having a tremendous sale
this season. Nearly everybody takes it.
Try it yourself.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
GOOD ADVICE.
Dakota Farmers Are Urged to
Grow More Cattle.

Grow More Cattle.
The following excellent advice to Da-
kOta farmers. is from letter written by
Richard Sykes. the Manchester, En-
gland, manufacturer, to L. r. Casey. of
North Dakota:
The price of cattle has risen fully 25
per cent this year in England, and
there appears to he scarcity.
Butchers have advanced prices 4
Il cent? per pound. but this
advance does not cover the adj
vance of the price of fat cattle. The
consequences of bad harvests and rise
in price of meat are that prices of farm
produce in America will rise and the
needed improvement in Dakota will
follow. If Dakota farmers will act
prudently, and instead OF breaking adj
ditiOnal land will raise stock and sell
butter, and encourage butter and
cheese factories, they will benefit them
selves. Additional land will be broken
and the area of cultivation increased by
the newcomers, but the p0licy of the
farmers now in the country is to raise
stock and pay off or redeem mortgages,
and not to purchase new machinery
and by increasing the acreage of grain
assist to reduce the price.
The near connections with the East
ern states and the Atlantic seaboard by
way of Sault st. Marie will benefit
North Dakota enormously and will
bring it as near to the mOrkets of the
East as are Iowa and Western and
Southern Illinois at the present time.
From all appearances North Dakota
farmers east of the 100 deg. of longitude
will before very long find themselves
well fixed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
TWO FIND WATERY GRAVES,
LONDoN's PARANoIAC.
The Whitechapel Fiend Fur.
nishes Another Sensation.


Special Cable to the Globe
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The mass of alb
surd theories, false clues and unlimited
arrests of the wrong man, which have
almost turned the pursuit of the White
ch pei murder into burlesque, were
relieved last night by genuine sensa-
satiOn. George Lusk, a builder, Is
the head of a Whitechapel vigilance
committee. Late on Tuesday night the
parcel post delivery left a box at his
house. Upon opening it he discovered
a meaty substance which smelt very
strong, and which he judged to be the
half of kidney belonging to some ami
NAL. Enclosed in the box was the fol-
lowing letter:
/ send you half of the kidney I took from
one of the women. / preserved it for you.
The other piece | fried and ate. IL was very
nice l may send you the bloody knife that
took it out if YOU only wait while longer.
Mr.. LuSk at first regarded the Who'll
thing as joke. but remembering that
such an organ had been taken from the
Miter Square victim he took the box to
the London hospital. DIR. OpenshaW
examined the Enclosure and said that it
certainly came from full-grOwn
woman and had been divided longi-
tudinally. Subsequently the box and
letter were taken to Scotland yard, and
the detectives are trying to find out in
what postal district the parcel was
handed in for mail. The handwriting
of the letter in the box bears no re-
Semblance to the handwriting of the
letters of Jack the Ripper" found some
weeks ago
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
FOR MEDICAL USE.
Sulphur May Be Mixed With Feed
or Salt and Prevent Abortion.


Sulphur fed in small quantities has
been recommended as a preventive of
abortion. Some farmers practice mix
ing a small proportion of sulphur with
salt, which is kept in trOughs where
cattle, sheep and horses can have access
to it at ali seasons of the year. One
pint of sulphur to four pints of
salt is about the proportion recon-
mended, although some prefer only
about half that quantity of sulphur. A
correspondent of an exchange, who has
tested its merits, states that "for the
last five years / have fed my cows and
heifers sulphur in small quantities, and
i have never had IA case of abortion in
my herd, with the exception Of one, and
that was a COW | bought and brought
into my herd in that condition. l
expected trouble when | found out her
condition, but there was not a single
COW or heifer that was affected.
Whether it is from feeding sulphur or
not l will not say, but this do say,
while | have not had case of abortion
in my herd, my neighbors have all been
bothered with this nuisance more or
less" 1t is simple. inexpensive rem
edy. and when not fed to excess can do
no harm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
DEMOCRATS CLAIM ILLINOIS.
A Canvass Which Justifies the
Hope of q Political Revolution,


CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The Democrats
now claim Illinois for Mr.. Cleveland.
They have been making ''still hunt"
and have discovered such a radical
change of front as to justify them, the
leaders say, in declaring that the Re-
publican majority of four years ago will
be entirely wiped out. Judge Good
rich, chairman of the Democratic
executive committee, says that
the committee has official infOrma-
ton regarding the change of front of
over 10000 voters. This change is very
marked in many counties of the state,
where Old-time Republican leaders have
not only come over to the Democratic
side, but are advocating Mr.. Cleveland's
reelection. Men like Owen Loyeioy,
of Princeton; ex-senator l.. d. Whit
ing, of Iiskilma; John G.. White, of
Effingham; Prof. BaltwOod, of Evans
ton; William H. Pronirie, of Taylor
vile, and G. E. Cleveland, of Abingdon,
who were red-hot Republicans four
years ago, are now stamping for Cleve-
land and Thurman. The vast majority
of the German-American voters are
out for tariff reform, and thou
sands of Irishmen who supported
Blaine in 1884 are for Mr.. Cleveland
this year. In Chicago and vicinity the
change has been very marked one.
On every hand men can be found who
have been lifelong Republicans, but
who are supporting MIR. Cleveland.
Among the converts are many of the
wealthieSt and most prominent busi-
ness men of Chicago. Chairman Camp
bell. of the Democratic state central
committee, and other prominent men,
bers of the party claim 10000 majority
been INDUCING in any boasting, but are
now in position to come out and claim
the state.