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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
SumdaN @erNiccs.

Al the Second Baptist church, services
at IL II. m. and 1880 p. M. Sunday
school at 2;3O p. m, Rev. G. Washing
ton, pastor.
There will be services at Trinity church,
Octave of Easter att and 1915 a. m,
and T:30 p. m. At the chapel at 2 30 p,
IN. The bishop of tine diocese will make
an official visitation morning and even
ing
At the Augustana English Lutheran
church, Rev e. A. Bonander will preach
in the college chapel at 7;30 p. IN.
Theme: The Christian Life" Sabbath
school at p. m Prof. @. w, Foss, sup-
erntendent.
AT the Christian chapel services at
1915 a m. and 1880 p. m, preaching by
Minister W. Ii, Appellate. SUBJECT for
morning: 1.-THE Beatitudes. Evening:
Special Providence" Baptism will be
administered at the close of the evening
service.
At the First M. i. church, preaching
at 1915 a. M, and 7:30 p. m. by the pas
tor, the Rev. c. W. Cue. Morning sub
iect, The Resurrection of the Human
Body from the Dead" Evening subject.
JESUS Oar Lord VIII Return to this
Earth Again" Young peoples meeting
at 80 p. m, G. E. Adams leader. Sum
day School at 9:15 a. m, J. F. Robinson,
superintendent.
Al the Twentieth st. Evangelical Luth-
eran, service at 10 u. m, conducted by
the Rev. G. A. Mennicke, pastor Text:
|. job. v4.lO Thema: "Die unwider>
sprechliChen Z2ngen, welche die Christen
fuer die Observation-Disclosures Kraft hires
Glaubens habcp," Gemeindeyersamm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
QUICK WORK ON PENSIONS.


Private Bills Passed at the Rate of 1917 in
Ninety Minutes-The House Deadlock.
WASHINGTON CITY, April THE first
business transacted by the senate Friday was
to decide to adjourn until Monday at the
close of Fridays session. Riddleberger of
fered resolution which was referred
nquiring Of the president about
the British Venezuelan troubles. Pri-
waite pension bills were then considered and
in less than ninety minutes 127 bills were
passed. The bill to establish a bureau of ami
NAL industry came next. Hiscock opposed
it as unconstitutional where it gave the right
of search in case of pleuro-pneumonia He
also would have farmers paid the full value
of sound cattle for those killed to stamp out
the pleuro. The bill was amended by includ-
ing in the diseases to be looked after CHAMBERS
and tuberculosis, it being stated that the lat
ter caused the death each year of $4,000 chill
dren. The bill was then dropped and made
special order for next Thursday, and after
some unimportant business the senate held
n secret session, adjourning when the doors
reopened.
The house spent another day ilibustering
against the direct tax refunding bill. The
bill is opposed, apparently, by those who de-
sire that the cotton tax be refunded and they
say they will stay until next March before
they will yield. The advocates of the bill are
equally determined and the dead lock gives
promise of becoming historical The house
is still in the legislative day of last Wednes-
day, with chance of staying there for the
remainder of the session. At $50 p. M. re-
cess was taken until 80 a. m. Saturday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
THE HORROR AT THE wAPslE.
Terrible Condition of the Heidecker Fam
iIy--IIooded Districts.

CHICKAsAw, la, April Work is pro
crossing rapidly at the wreck at the Wapsie
river on the St Paul road, but no other
bodies have so far been found, although it is
almost certain that more fatalities occurred.
The water is falling and it is hoped to soon
reach the bottom of the ruin
The sufferers are being taken the best care
of in comfortable quarters, One of the most
pitiable sights is that furnished by the Hell
decker family. They are all provided with
comfortable quarters in the Clark house. The
family is composed of father and mother and
seven children ranging in ages from to
II years. The father aud mother lie in one
bed, almost speechless and unable to move.
Their faces and hands are a complete scald,
and their groahs of anguish are sad to hear.
In an djonidg room on wide bed are the
three youngest children, burnedso badly as to
be beyond recognition. At the foot of the
he'd, stretched out on n cot, is William Hell
decker, the oldest son. The extent of his in
iuries can not he learned. Louis and Peter
Heidecker were both thrown through the
window out into the water, as the car plunged
down the embankment, and succeed in swim
ming to the shore, escaping with but slight
injuries 1t is quite probable that at least
three more members of this family will yet
"a.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
by non-union men. Other similar testimony
T,ix


WASHINGTON CITY, April THE treasury
reports a net decrease in the circulation
during March past, amounting to s. 1884.
On April l, compared with March l, there
was decrease in the circulation Of gold coin,
amounting to 1914, 524 in standard silver dol
lars, 81 80, $40 in subsidiary silver, S204 $780,
gold certificates, "a, 7+3, 964; United States
notes, 81 ,903, $50, and national bank notes,
81, 525, $50; and an increase IN the circulation
of silver certificates amounting to S7,O13, E6,
The treasury money and bullion fund was in
creased s6,09G673 during March, and ON
April l aggregated S8J7, sos, AZ. During
March the issue of national bank notes ag
gregated $2,S55, $50, and the redemptions
Amounted to So J12 500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
The Philadelphia Investigation.

PHILADELPHIA, April 7--Before the senate
investigating committee FridayJ j. Cadwalla-
der collector of the port said he found the office
in very bad shape when he took hold of it.
The clerks We're Negligent and many of the
employees incompetent. Tie receipts of the
Office had increased considerably, and at less
expense. He discharged Gen. Boil
ton because of his failure to
perform his duties. Col. Lee was discharged
because his general character made him unfit
for the service, Col Bolton testified and
fatty contracted Cadwallader as did several
other discharged employees Further tcsti-
mony was given to show that United States
officers often sran" political meetings, etc.
The hearing was then adjourned for the time
being.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

CHICAGO Times: The question, where
was Homer boru9 bids fair to be set aside
to make room for the more important
party bornT There, are persons in Kane
county, Illinois, who claim that the party
was born there in 1854, and some Bloom
ington people assert that their city was
the birthplace of the g. o. p. This inns
portant question ought to be settled be-
fore all the people who assisted at the
accouchment have passed away,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
Famous Women.

1t is a significant fact that most women
who have achieved fame in art. literature
or "atfairs," have enjoyed vigorous
health. This shows that the mind Is
never capable of the severe and continued
application necessary to creative work,
unless the body is at it's best. The wom-
an who aspires to fill an exalted place
among her associates, must be free from
nervous debility and female weaknesses.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
Danish these, and it is warranted to re-
store those functional harmonies which
are Indispensable to health. As a specific
for all those chronic weaknesses and all
ments peculiar to women, it is un-
eQuaIed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

NEW YORK, April IA unique accident
happened in the office of the Adams Express
company, at 50 Broadway, Friday afternoon,
Two porters We're busy Juggling bags of
money to a truck that was to transfer them
to the sub-treasury in Wall street. when sud
denly the bottom of one of the canvas bags
split and 1000 IS gold pieces fell on the floor
and rolled in an directions. Everybody in
the place was speechless with shock of in
tense emotion for several moments. Then
the porters recovered their senses, the doors
were closed, and the clerks set to work pick
ing up the scattered gold None of the SO
900 was lost but it took long time to count
it all over and pack it up again.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

WASHINGTON CITY, April THE house
committee on manufactures took up Friday
the investigation of the Standard oil trust.
Henry Webster, of Bradford, Pa. was the
first witness. He said he was an oil well con-
tractor of twenty-five years experience. He
was a member of the Oil Well Drillers' union.
1t was secret organization, and included
pretty much all of the drillers. 1t numbered
about 400 members and was organized in
December, 1887. 1t had a contract with the
producers organization by which it agreed
to drill no more wells until the stock on hand
was largely depleted, or until September,
1885. The producers set aside 100000 bar
rels of oil, the profit ON which is to go to the
support of the drillers while idle, He under
stood the object to be to use up the surplus be-
cause oil had become very low in price, and
the situation made speculation and gambling
in oil too easy. He had heard of derricks be-
ing blown up where wells were being drilled
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

oats-New 35637c
Hay-Timotny
Hay-Wild, S10:0ODS12.0O.
Rye--45d150c.
Corn New, 4Sd50c.
Potatoes-S0c.
Tumips-15c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
DR.. MARY WALKER PENsIoNED.


WASHINGTON CITY, April Among the
private pension bills passed by the senate Fri
day were several of general interest There
was one giving pension of S25 month to
DR. Mary E. Walker, as "late assistant sur
geon, United States army" one giving pen
sion IF 5000 a year to the widow of Gen
Charles T. Stone: one to increase the pen
sion of the oldest revolutionary pensioner on
the rolls-Nancy Rains, SO years of age-from
SIS per month to an amount left discr etionary
with the secretary of the interior; one giving
a pension of $50 per month TO the widow of
Rear Admiral Nicholson; one giving pen
sion of 500 per month to the widow of Gen.
Judsson fitzpatrick; one of 500 per month to
the widow of Gen Robert Anderson; one of
$50 per month to the widow of Brig. Gen.
Taylor, and one of $50 to the widow of Com
mander Gibson.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
THE MAVFLowER AND GALATEA.


Coming summer.
New YORK, April THE famous cup de
fender, the sloop Mayiiower, is not to he
altered into schooner this year after all,
Her owner, Edwin ID. Morgan, rear com
modore of the New York Yacht club, in
tended to change her rig and had all plans
and specifications made looking to that end,
but sent word to Superintendent Oelsen, of
the New York Yacht club, Friday, that he
had finally decided to sail lis champion yacht
one more year as a sloop This sudden change
of mind may have been the result of the in
reference of second party, for the gallant
young rear commodore is to be married in a
few days, and it is not TO he wondered at if
his soonto-bc bride should wish to sail the
Maytiower.
The Gaatca is expected to he in these wa
tiers again this summer, aud it would be IA
matter of great international interest to see
these two foes of two years ago once more do
battle Especially interesting would such II
contest be from the fact that Lieut.. Hem has
declared his intentions to increase the Gala
tea rig 50 us TO be more suitable for summer
racing iii American waters
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

TIE democratic members of the legis-
lature have been polled by the Chicago
democrats as to their preference for
president, vice president and governor.
Out of 10 answers. Cleveland was the
choice of 60; for vice president, Gray, of
Indiana, received 90; General Black, II;
Col. Morrison, TO- Mcdonald, 3; Gov.
Palmer, 8; Stevenson, A; Voorhees,, |,
and l / had no choice. A, j. Bell was the
choice Of 81 for governor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April THE proprietor
of the Selser brewery was granted a permit
Friday for year to manufacture beer in this
county. This is a great surprise to the Pro-
hibitionists The other breweries in the city
have been closed for some time, hut Selser
pleaded for permit until the lst of May,
which was granted His application for a
further license came up before the board of
county commissioners Friday. Unexpected
ly the attorney of the Law and Order league
was absent on hunting expedition, and the
license was granted. This is believed to be
the precursor of omen saloons
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

PITTsBuRG, Pa, April Tits learned that
Andrew Carnegie has conceded one request
of the executive committee of the Edgar
Thomson Steel works employees, whereby the
term of the cooperative agreement is limited
to two instead of three years The executive
committee have approved Mr.. Carnegie's
proposition with the above modification, and
a general meeting of the Edgar Thomson EN-
ployes has been called for II o'clock Saturday
to take final action. In event of their APP
prevail, which is confidently expected work
will he resumed in the great steel works on
NnpRuv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
OLD WORLD MISCELLANY.
Two Gladstonians on Trial.

LONDON. April THE miners of New
castle are balloting upon the question whether
or not they shall continue the salaries of
conmoners Burt and Fenwick, respectively
sitting for the divisions of Morpeth and
Wansbeck Both gentlemen are Gladstoni an
Liberals, and represent almost exclusively
mining constituencies. Neither is possessed
of sufficient fortune to maintain himself in
parliament unaided, and both are paid sala-
ries raised by assessments levied upon the
electors The first days voting stood at the
close of the polls slightly in favor of continu-
ing the stipends
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April "A sensation
al elopement occurred here Friday night A
butcher named Joseph Tradiski, who has
been very prominent in Polish Circles eloped
with Mrs, Nolkavitch, the widow of the muir
derer who was hanged here last Tuesday
They had been engaged since the conviction
of Volkavitch last September, and agreed to
get married on the night of the execution,
but public opinion was so strong that they
were afraid to defy it, They left quietly for
Pittston Friday night and will be married
there. The woman took with her watch
and chain stolen by her late husband from
the LOdY of his victim John Ridski
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

WAvERLY. Ia, April This city has
been visited by one of the most fearful
foundations that it has ever witnessed The
Cedar river at this place has been rising at
the rate of foot an hour. and has overleaped
itself, and half the town is submerged The
mills are stopped, and the tracks of the Wa
verify Short Line railroad are two feet under
water. One end went ont Friday afternoon
and cut off the mill hands, who were watch
ing the giant waters from the mill windows
They We're finally rescued. The flood still
continues and the water is within 100 feet of
Bremen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

New YORK, April ii, NJ. Sutherland
better known as senator" Bob Hart, the ex-
minstrel, died Friday night. He was recently
accused by Long Island girl of assault and
was to appear for trial Monday His dis.
grace seemed to have caused him to resume
his old habits. He went to Chambers street
hotel, kept by an old friend of his, Friday,
and drank heavily He then went to bed in a
room bove the saloon, and was found dead
there about midnight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
THE ROSY HEADED GIRL.



NEW YORK, April 7--Justice Patterson
so far as known, is the first legal authority
who has been officially called upon to deter
mine whether it is breach of the law to re-
mind ii red-headed girl when you meet her
of the simultaneous appearance of II white
horse. Comma Bressan was annoyed in this
way by Jacob lIoeing. 1t was proved i'll
court that when Gemima was on the street
at the time complained of there were
six white horses in sight. Hoeing
shouted: "Golly, Gemima, your heads a
roasterl The only girl in New York that's
followed by six white horses" The justice
held that Hoeing had grossly offended the
law as well as the girl but in view of the
lads previous good character, and of the fact
that he had already spent twenty four hours
in a cell waiting examination, the justice let
him go on the promise to never offend again.
thereafter" said the judge, ''you must not
use great truth in sociology as an instru-
ment of irritation to girls of fiery crest"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

NEW YORK, April All but $500 of s., 900
in god bars lost Wednesday from an assay
delivery wagon, We're recovered Friday The
bars were found at Brooklyn ash dump,
having been picked up by italian street cleaners
who did not know they were valuable. 1t is
supposed that the one missing bar worth $500
is lost in the dirt heaps or has been stolen by
some one who recognized its value.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

FLORENCE, Italy, April 6,-The emperor
and empress of Brazil visited Queen Victoria
at the Villa Palneri Friday Queen Victoria
and the prince and princess of Battenberg par
took of luncheon with the king and queen of
Italy at the Pitt palace There were also
present at the luncheon other members of the
royal family, Premier Crispi, Earl Cado-
gan, and the syndic of Florence Covers were
laid fordfty six guests. Queen Victoria
sat on the right of King Humbert and the
empress of Brazil on the left
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

BERLIN, April THE Cologne Gazette's
Berlin correspondent recalls the fact that the
late Emperor William, when dying, exhorted
his successor to preserve the German regard
for Russia and spare the susceptibilities of the
car Thus, The Gazette says, "he expressed
his lifelong statesmanlike idea, which during
the last few years has been shared by all
Germans of political training This policy
must be adhered to in FUTURE even though at
tended with some sacrifices"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

SALT LAKE, L. T., April AT the Nor
mon conference Friday kudger Clawson, con
victed Of polygamy and pardoned by the
president after three years Imprisonment,
said he and 800 of his brethren had been pun
ished for obeying the law of God as they I'M
derstood it. But he had just as much faith
as ever and if necessary would give his life
for the cause. Christ was with his servants
when they suffered injustice 1t was better
to 20 to jail than obey law that contravenes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

NEW 7 ORR, April 0.
Wheat-Quet; No 1 red state, 93c; No. do,
91Ac; No. red winter May, s9Ssc; do June,
s72sc Corn-Dull No, 2 mixed cash, G634c; do
May, 6lIsc; do June, 5916c Oats-Steady; No.
l white state, 43c; No. 2 do, 4OQ14O1Sc; No. .
mixed April, 3776c. Rye-Dull and unchanged.
STRAIGHTFORWARD. Pork-Dull; mess, $14.2 Esq l4.5o
for year old Lard-Steady; April, 81 80; May
$7S8.
Live stock: Cattle-Slow sale; common to
prime steers, $4@5.35 o 100 MS; bulls and dry
cows, s. .409340 Sheep and lambs-Slow trade
with downward tendency at the close; poor to
very choice sheep, S4.5oG9 80 u 100 Ms; poor to
choice yearlings S550@5 70; poor to good spring
lambs, $316 q head Hogs-Dull and nominal
S5.46.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

WASHINGTON CITY, April 6-Gen. Hen
derson said Friday that he should try to have
the action of the house committee on rail
ways and canals on his Hennepin canal bill
reversed. A few days ago, the committee,
by vote of q to 4, authorized Cobb of Ala
hama, to report the bill adversely. Before
that report is made, Henderson hopes to get IA
hearing before the committee and uphold the
merits of the bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

WASHINGTON CITY, April Cox of New
York chairman of the committee on census,
has reported back TO the house his bill for
taking the eleventh and subsequent censuses.
He proposes two amendments which cut Off
many topics in the reports The tenth cen
sus reports were i'll twenty-five volumes. The
present bill confines the work to seven topics:
Population and social statistics relating
thereto; products of manufactures, mining
and agriculture; mortality and vital sta
tistics valuations, and public indebtedness.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

NEW YORK, April 6--Cyrus Riell, who is
over 40 years old, asked Judge Duffy in the
Harlem police court Friday to commit him as
vagrant, as he was without home OF
friends, and could not get work. He was a
war veteran and showed a letter from Gen
Dix praising his bravery and services.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

New YORK, April Three hundred mem
bers of the Cigarmakers' Union No ia have
been expelled for failure to pay assessments,
and are now going to begin legal action to
compel the union to rescind its action of ex-
pulsion They claim that the union would
not have expelled them had it not been aware
that they intended to vote for new board of
officers at the next election.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

DUBLIN, April THE police of Glare have
warned the National leaguers that their pro
posed meeting next Sunday will be forcibly
prevented. The leaguers have chartered
boats to convey people to an island in the
Shannon, where the meeting will be addressed
by several Irish members of parliament
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
ParnelI,s Arrears Bill.

LONDON, April 7.--Parnell's arrears bill
provides that all proceedings for the removal
of tenant for non-payment of rent shall bt
stayed upon the tenants application for re
vision of rent, until a decision upon such ap-
plcation is given, and that no extra rent
snail be exacted for improvements made by
lne tenant The bill repeats the clause of the
AZ AZ. OF $50 directing the court to consider
tne length of time the tenant has been bene-
lued by improvements in reducing the
amount of compensation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

DES MONIES, Ia, April THE senate Fri
day passed the concurrent resolution to adj
Joum sine die Tuesday, the 10th inst. The
bill restricting alien ownership of real estate
was also passed. The house passed the bill
making railway companies liable for damages
caused by fire from locomotives The bill To
execute criminals by electricity was defeated
The senate amendments to the pharmacy bill
We're cuneurred in, and the superintendent
bill passed, as was the resolution to submit a
woman suffrage amendment to the constitr-
ton to a vote of the pennIe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, while out
horseback riding bravely rus he'd to the
rescue OF lady, MRS Marie Wright,
whose steed had become unmanageable
and saved tho lady from death or injury
He stopped and conquered the unruly
horse the lady was riding, 1t doesn't
look MS though Cleveland would have
any trouble in managing all the dark
horses who may get in his way.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
CLEANED In GOTHAM.
ROSCOE CoNKLlNG VERY ILL WITH An
A5SCESS IN HIS EAR.

Chance for Observation-Disclosures Yacht
Race - Cleveland Endorsed - The Girl
with scarlet Hair Nindicated-A War
Veterans PIea-A spill of Gold Coins
Remarkable Recovery of Bullion.
NEW YORK, April Hon. Roscoe Conll-
ling left Mr.. Horace Russells office ON the
Both ultimo saying he felt badly. When
he reached home he became worse, and
an abscess was discovered in his'right ear,
He has slept very little since, and suffer-
great pain. When United Press reporter
called Friday morning at his residence, q
West Twenty fourth street, he could learn
nothing further than that there had been lit,
tie change in Mr. ConlIlings condition, and
that his physician had directed that he should
be kept very quiet.