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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
The ROdmau Rife Hon.

The Rodmsn Rifle holiday hop at Ar
mory hall last evening was grand sue.
cess in all particulars. The committee
composed of Ed NJ. Cook, H. A. Nc.
Dona VIM. Johnston, C. Blakesley and
c. A. Spencer, had decorated the hall
very prettily, gracefully festooning an
immense American flag on either side OF
the hall, while the chandeliers were wound
with red. white and blue bunting The
council chamber had been secured for the
ladies, while the company room was
thrown open to the gents. The Rifles
made their first public appearance in theil
new state dress uniforms, while their
guests on this occasion from Company b
Davenport, and Company T, Moline,
also appeared in dress uniform. Bleuerl
orchestra furnished the music and there
were about thirty couple present 1t wa,
a select affair, none being admitted tx
cept by invitation, and a most enjoyabl,
event, such as ought to encourage the
boys to repest it many times Throughout,
the social season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
After Garnett's scalp.

The republicans of Port Byron have
already started on a go-as>you-p please
race for the postufflce, and a republican
without petition for the place is SC
much of a curiosity that George Moore
has offered reward for one. Among
those who think they could sell stamps
better than the average citizen are John
Zollinger, the last ex-republcan post
master, Simon Trent. Adam Ellis, C. P.
Albrecht. j ". Maxwell and even the
usually docile and unpretentious Owen is
said to have hankering after the per-
simmon. The office pays $500 year,
but until further notice the affable Joe
Garnett will continue to do business al
the old stand and draw the salary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
BRIEELETS.
Only two more days of IS.

Oult Two more Jays OF 90.
Zone OF the Finest tonight.
Elegant New Years cards at Taylor's.
Choice New Years cards at Taylor's.
Get your New Years cards at Tsylor's
Handsome New Years cards at Tay-
lor's.
Go to the rink New Years. Admis-
sion ter rents
Horse rattle at Harpcrs theatre Mon
day afternoon.
Fred Weyehauser, Jr. is home from
college for the holidays.
The great annual swearing off day
comes around next Tuesday.
Martin Coen leaves tonight for S..
Joseph, Mo, to visit friends.
DR.. Rogers, of Port Byron. greeted his
Rock Island friends yesterday.
The rink will be open New Years, after
and evening, Admission ten cents.
Fine bananas and nice pears and fine
sweet cider at Boro's under bank.
Invitations are out for se'ect party at
the Harper. next Friday evening, Jan.
usry 4.
Remember the rattle of Kirkwood will
take place at Hsrper's theatre at p. N.
Monday.
Underwear caps and gloves at first
cost at the assignee sale of Robinson s.
Tsliaferro's.
Lost-A pair of spectacles in case. A
suitable reward for recovery and. return
to this office
The Holiday exercises of the South
Park Mission school, will be held on
New Years eve.
Go to the assignee sale of Robinson
u TalisfeTo for furnishing goods. every.
thing at first cost.
The Rock Island rink will open after
noon and evening on New Years dsy.
Admission ten cents.
The rattle of the thoroughbred stallion
klrkwood will take place at 2 p. N.
Monday at Hsrper's theatre.
Mr.. T. s. Terry. of Fargo. D. T., is
visiting his brother. Conductor E. D.
Terry, of the O., B. & @
Mr.. Jacob Rowe, fsther-in-lsw OF
Steward Dow, of the poor farm, is lying
quite i'll at his home in Yuma.
Wanted-A place to board and room in
private family. References required.
Address Il. ]. L." ARGUS Office.
Mr.. Charles Hull, of Omaha, is home
on visit so his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. P. Hull, on Moline avenue.
Aid. Matthias Schnell returned home
last evening from an extended trip into
Iowa looking after his business interests.
Carpets, rugs and drsperies in great
variety on the monthly payment plan at
The Adams, s2s Brady street, Daven>
port.
Capt. J. J. Dooley and wife, of Clin-
ton, are the guests Of Capt. and Mrs. W.
h. Whistler Mr.. D. is captain of the
Chadncey Lamb.
Buy your carpets and draperes now
while prices are low-on the monthly
payment plan at The Adams, 322 Brady
street, Davenport.
Mr.. j. 7. Gilmore. formerly foreman
in the Rock Island Plating works, is now
on the road for the Indestructible Buria
Casket company of Chicago.
A number from this city attended The
banquet of Post A., of the T.. P. A. al
Davenport last evening. Hon. WIN. O.
Schmidt made the speech.
VIM. Dudley plead guilty to larceny
before Judge Adams yesterday. and was
sentenced to ninety days in the county
Jail, and fne of 81 and costs was i'm
posed.
Rogers best table knives at 81. 80 pe
half dozen. They must 20. We wan
the space they occupy for other goods
The Adams. S22 Brady street, Davsn.
port.
Call on Chas. McHugh, at the Harper
house, and secure ticket on Tom Kirk,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
u. N. Z. A.

The committee Oh programme for the
New Years reception at the Y. NJ C. A,
rooms announce another delightful add.
ton to the attractions for that occasion
Mr.. D. Roy Bowlby and Prof. S. T.
BowlbY will give several vocal and in,
strumental selections at o'clock in the
afternoon. The programme for this
time will be published later. This addi-
ton enables the committee to announce
attractions for o'clock, 4 o'clock and 8
o'clock. The association is getting out
some neat souvenirs which it is proposed
to distribute among their gentlemen
callers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
THE SYNDICATHs TRACK.
The Operations on the Double Trac X :
The Other Work-The Car system.

The Operations on the Double Trac K
The Other Work-The Car system.
The force of track layers under Supt.
James Cczatt, and in charge of the lay
ing of the Moline and Rock Island
double track road. is pushing north on
Twentieth street. This morning, the
crossing was put in at Third avenue,
and the bridge line on either side of the
junction was Strengthened. but it cannot
be permanently established until the
other line of the double track is brought
down that far and which is to be con-
nected with the Third avenue track east
OF Twentieth by curve. Another
gang of men has been at work the past
few days on Fifteenth street filling in the
track and putting it in shape for use as
soon as Supt. Schni,ger is in readiness
to establish the bridge system Of which
it is to form part
The crossings, curves and frogs for the
new track are all made to order for the
particular place where they are to be
used, and the work on them Is 80 neatly
and carefully executed that in passing
over them no difference in the motion Of
the car will be perceptible.
Supt. Schnitger is preparing his ar.
rangement of cars for the entire system
under his control as soon as the line to
Davenport can be put In shape for oper.
alton. Much inquiry is being made as to
how the cars will be designated. The
various lines will be of different colors,
which will designate the route. The
Thirty fifth, street cars will be blue, the
main line to Moline red, and the bridge
line either yellow or green. while the
lights at night will be of corresponding
hue. The ears will also be plainly let
tered.
Supt. Schnitger has adopted q ticket
for use on all his lines which will be
much smaller and more convenient than
those heretofore used
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
To the Creditors Of william Rams.
kill

Notice is hereby given that William
Ramskill, of the city of Rock Island,
county of Rock Island, state OF Illinois,
did on the 18th day of December. 1888,
make an assignment to me of his estate,
to pay debts for the benefit of his credit.
ors. that have this day qualified as such
assignee in the county court of said
county. The above named creditors will
therefore present thei. claims against
said Ramskill to me under oath or affir-
nation, within three months from thi:
date as required BY law
GEORGE FOSTER, Assignee.
Rock Island, H., this Goth day of Dec,
1888
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

W. j. Gahagen, tax collector of the
city-township of Rock Island. has opened
an office in the county treasurer's Office,
court house, and is ready to receive the
taxes OF 1888, now due.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
DEE.

WlErLRp-of Group, at 80 a. m, Saturday.
Dec ", 1859, Bentamin Paul, infant son Of Mr..
and Mre. f. W " esler, aged six months ana one
DAY. Funeral from the parents home, Seventh
avenne and Seventeenth street, at 10 a. M, sun
day, Dec. 30.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

An intelligent person whsn hurt will at
once procure bottle of Salvation Oil.
1t is the best thing to cure swellings,
Gurus. or wounds. All druggists sell it
at twenty-five cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

NO, l724 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
Is THE CITY In PERIL?
RumOrs Of Threatened Water Fam.
inc and the Cause.

The Actual Situation. and Where Dan :
ger Ldes---The Remedy and How IL
May be Appiied---The Waterworks
Inlet Pipe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
10 Cents Each.

Twenty-Five dozen Ladies Sheer Lawn, Linen INITIAL.
hsnderchiefs, handsome letters unlaundried
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
GRANT

CIR
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20

AsVzATEnBuHT Conn HIrl had q cat OF
Whioh she wes extremely fond and which
showed great affection Tor her The girl
lied and the cat got into the room where
The body lag, and as soon as 1t saw the face
of its dead mi stress Tell dead with groaA-
This story is said to be well authenticated
A GENTLEMAN and lady stopping at . Bar
Harbor hotel have had q queer experience.
They met On the Atlantic ocean, he proposed
in Sweden, wss accepted in Russia, asked
her fathers permission in England, the
marriage settlements were drawn up in the
United States, they were married in, Al
yiers and are now spending their honey
moon in Bar Rarbor.
BEFoRE Edward E. Munich, OF Buffalo,
lied, be directed that his body be cremated
in tho Fresh Pond Crematorium, and his
ashes scattered over one Of the flower beds
IN the lawn in. front Of the retsrt house.
Mrs. Munich faithfully carried out the diree-
lions Of her husband, and for weeks after
ward his light gray ashes were plainly visi-
Bile on the flowers and plants where they
! had fallen.
The will of . wealthy lady recently de-
ceased at Halifax leaves to arelative sum
IF money, which, as written, may be read
either s., 00e or $1,000. The lawyer whs
drafted the viii has forgotten the amount,
and can not read his own writing The
opinions Of experts are about evenly divided
as to which amount is indicated. As nGset-
element can be reached among the heirs,
thu case is to be carried into court
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
INVOICE REC+,lI+IlvEO JUNE s:
CLEVELAND NOMINATED JUNE g.
WHAT ENGLAND THINKS OF IT.

The main question at issue is English free
trade against the continental system Of pro-
decentralization Sunday Times, July Il.
The American election is infinitely more i'm
portant to Englishmen than their own internal
politics just at this luucture. The result of the
American election will help to decide many i'm
portant issues in Great Britain.-Lond0n San
day Times. July Is.
President Cleveland shows that he ia the
free-trade candidate in every thing but name
The reservation is an important one for Amer.
lean party purposes The President feels COM
PEELED to characterize the attempt to brand
him as free trader as deception, but for all
that the electoral conflict non IN progress IS q
conflict 0et1Ceen free trade and protection and
nothing m0re.-LOBttoB Daily NeUs.
We may look to an impetus being given to
our home trade that will go far to make up for
the depression OF late years. gstonsbise
Courier
Mr.. Cleveland has taken his stand on free
trade. And on that broad ques ton
Mr.. Cleveland's eandidature naturally and
necessarily carries English sympathy.-L0n-
don Globe.
The electoral conflict now in progress is a
conflict between free trade and protection and
nothing less. The stone now set rolling will
not stop until it hos broken the idol Of protec-
ton to pieces.-Losdos Neavs.
1t may be admitted that large reductions in
the duties imported manufactured goods
would produce great distress IN many parts OF
the United States. The free importation of
iron, coal and wool would be a great boon to
British producers = e II once the United
States finds herself on the road to free trade
she will hardly know where to stop-Ths
Scotsman, December 10.
If President Cleveland should be able to
carry out his plan for admission into America
free OF duty, OF the first effects which
would be produced on the English iron trade
would be the transference of much OF the
enormous stocks of pig iron in the Scotch and
Cleveland markets to United States ports.
Shipments OF hematites from Scotland and
from the west coast Of England would also in
crease. The iron-ore mines OF Lancashire and
West Cumberland would be certain to do o
greatly enlarged trade with the United States.
The future course Of events will be watched
with considerable in terest by the British iron
trade.-London Godfrey Guardian, December
Is. 1857,
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
THIRD PARTY POLICY.
New Light Thrown on the Methods Pur-
sued by the Party's Leaders,.

New Light Thrown on the Methods Pur-
sued by the Party's Lenders
1t is Well-recognized fact that in
the Northern States the Prohibition
party draws most Of its votes from the
Republicans, while in the Southern
States whatever strength it has is
mainly drawn from Democratic sour
ces. If the Third party, therefore,
made an aggressive campaign in both
Northern and Southern States which
are more or less doubtful, as, for in
stance, in New Jersey and New York
on the one hand and in Virginia and
North Carolina on the other hand, it
would seem to be clear that it's leaders
are actuated, as they claim to be, by
zeal for the cause Of temperance, and
not by any special hatred OF either one
party or the other. u. -.. =.
The fact is, however, that the whole
strength of the Third party canvass is
being put this year into the Northern
doubtful States, or those which De-
moerats think are doubtful while in
the Southern States that Republicans
class as doubtful no canvass at all is
made by the Prohibition managers.
In other words, the Third party is act
ing, in this campaign, simply and
solely for Democratic success. When
we say this we do not mean that the
rank and file of the party are actuated
by any such motive. The majority of
the men who vote the Prohibition
ticket do so from pure, if erroneous,
motives. But the managers find it
easy to direct the canvass as they
please, and they do please to direct it
as we have said.
A confirmation of this view is af-
forded by an interview recently had
with a Third party leader in Virginia,
and printed in the Harrisonburg Re
publican. When asked why the Prohi-
bitionists were not active in Virginia
this year, this leader said: .sThe Ma
tional Committee are making special
effort and spending their main strength
in certain States, New York, New Jer-
Sey, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois and Minnesota. Our party
wants these States to go Democratic
You see, if the Republican party loses
those States it loses the election and
goes to pieces. If it succeeds in this
election it regains firm power. Our
hope. for 1892, to have any prestige in
that election, is to burst up the Repub-
lican party. y
] "Yon will probably not poll your
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
ses b. &C, 400 SEX IS A. se4, 40 Is, 7s5,

These tables are as strictly accurate
and impartial as they can be made
The wages given are those actually
paid to operatives employed in various
classes of labor specified, and in fig
uring the averages the pay Of superin-
tendents and foremen are carefully ex-
Guided.
Here then are the figures. The av-
erage pay per day received by $780,.
400 persons in the forty live occupations
enumerated was $1.85 in 1880 under
protection, against 81. 32s in 1860 I'M
der low tariff, an increase during the
twenty years of SO $40 per cent. frog
(M. ~ Times.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
CHICAGO'S STRIKES.

The Street-Car Men Puzzled Over the
Situatioh-They VIII Not Tie Up the
North Side Roads Again Until They
Discover the True Meaning of the
CHICAGO, Oct. 1z-At l O'Clock this
morning nearly the entire body of men
composing the North Side Drivers and
Conductors Association met at the hall
corner; Of North and Clybourn avenues to
take some decisive action toward reconcil-
ing their differences with Mr.. Yerkes.
There were at least 500 men in
attendance. A committee was apl
pointed to gather evidence of
the implied meaning Of the agree
ment which Mr.. Yerkes now holds.
This committee is to examine those
present at Sundays conference and at
tempt to geta the spirit as well as the
letter of the new agreement t.
There was lively riot last night about
half past O'Clock at North Halsted street
and North avenue. Four cars, the first
three manned by imported men, were fol-
lowing each other closely down Halsted
street. At the corner of North aven J
they were stopped by barricade
OF heavy wagons, ash boxes, beer
kegs, sewer pipe and stones.
The street was crowded with people re-
turning from work, and in moment the
cars were surrounded by jeering,
bowling mob. Stones crashed through
the windows of the cars and the passen-
gers quickly deserted the vehicles and
Joined the crowd in the street. The force
Of eight police who were escof&ing the
cars were unable to do any thing with the
mob and the imported men on the first
three cars were roughly handled.
The crowd then turned their attention
to the fourth car, when the
driver and conductor called out that they
were union men. You're oil right, then,''
nowled the crowd, aud in moment the
car was dragged from thu track and
around the distractions by score of
willing hands, aud sent on its way I'M
molested. In the meantime the DO
lice had sent for re:nforcements,
and upon their arrival the streets
were quickly cleared The new men, how
ever, refused to resume their position on
the cars, which were left standing in the
street for an hour.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
ODD ocCuRRENCES.

AN old lady dying in Peru, Ind, asks
chat her heart be semitic Francs.
a HORNED toad travelled three thousand
miles safely in the mail from California
ONE watermelon doctored with half an
ounce OF strychnine killed two thousand
rabbits on a ranch at Traver, Cal
A San FRANCISCO couple who desired to
get married chartered a tug and had the
ceremonies performed while the boat was
In the open sea.
A MAN who slept with his false teeth in
place swallowed them, and his throat was
cut in order to get them out. He died in
consequence.
A BR1sTon (Conn.) rat, lighting with q
cat, jumped into the latter mouth and al
most strangled it to death before it could
cough the rat up.
AN eighteen-pound pike, having ballast
Of 9 silver watch, three spoons, a pair Of
silver spsctacles and porcelain door knob
was lately captured at Kingston, Ont
CoSsIDERABLE anusementwas occasioned
about the ticket-sener's stand at tho circus
at Augusta, Me-, the other day, by IN over
grown youth who brought along the family
Bible to prove that he was entitled to half
fare.
A BALL tosser at Beatrice, Neb., dreamed
that he was stealing second base, ndwhen
the captain yelled 'sslide. Dallis slid. He
landed in the street, having jumped from
TIE second-story window of the Grand Cen
trail Hotel.
A CALIFORNIA paper says that party
who assembled Mount LRssen recently be-
came electrified, the hair Of their heads
standing straight out and sparzs of cleo
trieisy flying from the ends Of their noses
and fingers. The phenomenon was occa-
stoned by an electric storm.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
An Awful Wreck.

MAucH CHUNK, Pa, Oct 17-News of an
other wreck on the Lehigh Valley road
Joseph j, Blakeslee, superintendent
of the Mahanoy Division. A Penn.
sylvania freight train ran into
a Lehigh Valley gravel train on that divis.
ion at $3.50 o'clock a. M, killing six per
sons outright and injuring twenty six, most
Of them fatally. The construction train had
gravel cars ahead Of the engine, and the
Pennsylvania railroad train struck them
The killed and injured men were all upon
the gravel train except one Pennsylvania
railway employee, who was killed on his
own train. The dead and injured are all
Hungarians except one
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
full vote in Virginia on that account,

full vote in Virginia on that account,
will youa'
ooh, no. In the North We draw
most of our votes from the Republican
party, while in the South and here it
is the reverse. It won't do to get too
many votes in Virginia, else the old
State might 60 Republican. =
This interview, which comes from
the editor himself, sufficiently explains
the purposes Of the Third PARTY lead
ers. Incidentally, too. it throws some
light on the recent 'rainbow-chasing"
expedition of Colonel Brice, chairman
of the Democratic National Committee,
which was made to just the Western
States named In this interview as those
in which the Prohibitionists hope to
draw off enough Republican votes to
help the Democrats into power.-M r.
Mail and Express.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
WAGES IN AMERICA.
How Protection Has Raised the Pay
American WOrling-Men.

How Protection Has Raised the Pay Of
American Working Men.
Under the shelter of protection the
American people have advanced in
wealth until they stand first in all the
world. This advance has not been at
tanned at the expense of the many and
Injured to the benefit of the few. AL
have shared in it. Wage-earners es-
pecially have profted. Below we ap-
pend tables computed from reports
contained in volume Xxx. of the tenth
census, prepared in 1880. The exhibit
is convincing one. In 1869 we had a
low tariff. In 1880 protective tariff
had been in operation nineteen years.
Now make the comparisons:
- WAGES IN 1860 AND 1880.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
An Important Industry Cbecked.

This disaster occurs when digestion is in.
terrupted. It is the business Of the stom
ach to manufacture the raw material, food
vlgor to tho most distant parts OF the diges
ton When this is checked, inanition, loss
OF strength, organic disorder ensue. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters impels the stomach
to renewed labor. Seek the Bitters il
troubled with constipation, rheumatism,
malaria and kidney complaint.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
Save Money Going East.

WHEN contemplating a journey eastward,
consider the unexcelled service and peer
less accommodations Of the Chicago & At
lantic and Erie Railways. Fast, solid trains
daily, with through 1st and End Pullman
built coaches, and Pullman Buffet Sleeping
Cars, to New York, Albany and Boston.
You may travel by this popular line and
save $3.50 to New York, Niagara Falls,
Rochester and Buffalo; $2.35 to Albany and
Troy, and 800 to Boston and New En- gland
Ticket Agent for full information, or ad-
dress for prompt reply, F. G. DONALD, Gen.
Pass. Agt., Chicago & Atlantic Ry., Chicago.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-20
A Valuable Remedy.

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stimulate the Liver, strengthen the Kid
neys, regulate the Bowels. They were in
troduced in the United States in 1885, Since
that time over fifty millions of boxes of
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This, together with thousands Of convinc-
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world, is positive evidence of their value.
BRANDRETH's Pulls are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless, and safe to take at
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Sold in every drug and medicine store,
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