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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

LONDON April 17.-Mr Matthew Arnold,
the noted poet, scholar, critic and theolo-
gist, whose recent article on Civilization
in the United States" attracted marked at
tention, died suddenly yesterday in Liver.
pool from heart disease
His death has created 4 tremendous sen.
sation and evoked expressions of profound
sorrow far and wide Almost every circle
in England feels his loss. The newspapers
yesterday afternoon contained articles con.
veying expressions of opinion concerning
the benefits he has conferred upon English
literature, which many of them would
have hesitated to print last week, but which
are none the less sincere and merited.
The Pail Mall Gazette asserts that Eng.
land has become poorer by the death OF
one of her most richly gifted sons, and Eng.
lish literature has lost the one who has
shed the most iustre upon it Of any writer OF
the Victorian Age. II was intended to
hold an inquest upon the body, Dr. Little,
to whose residence Mr.. Arnold was carried,
having decided that the eminent scholar
died from syncope, to avert which he was
formerly treated by DR.. Sir Andrew Clarke.
The body will be brought to London to-
day. Mr.. Arnold's father died from
Angina Pectoris
The uneasiness caused by the success of
General Boulanger, who received twice as
many votes as his opponent, is very much
increased by the unfayorable reports from
the condition of the Emperor. DIR. McKen-
Lie, hitherto the most optimistic of all the
Emperor's medical attendants, is now the
least hopeful, and the anxiety displayed
by the English physician in summoning a
council almost forbodes the beginning OF
the end
The physicians unanimously concede that
the Emperor is in no condition to with
stand an attack of pneumonia, and this is
precisely to what the patients symptoms
tend. The change in the Kaisers condition
has renewed the excitement on the conti-
mental bourses.
Ex-Mayor Grace of New York paid
long visit to the foreign office and was re-
ceived with marked attention by the Off
cials.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg state
that the election of General Boulanger to
the Chamber OF Deputies yesterday by the
tremendous majority shown by the official
returns has caused great rejoicing in po-
litical circles there. To what extent this is
trueit is difficult to conjecture, but there is
no doubt that reports of fresh negotiations
for better understanding between Russia
and France will speedily revived, and with
considerable degree of truth.
After the conference at the Foreign
Office yesterday anent the Behring's
Straits fisheries, NJ. De Staal, Russian Am
bassador, and Mr.. W. H. White, First
Secretary Of the American legation, had an
animated discussion on the street before
entering their carriages.
Mr.. James G. Blaine has arrived at Sor-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

No; is tns faA,o4s limited express, COM
rrosso entiIely OF sieepers, east of Cleveland
Nev York In A1< hours and Boston in 5lE
hours.
g. e. KNIGHT,
d. 4. hcksr AGENT
D. B. MARTIN, Arcade Depot,
u r A Sprinzfeid.0 o
Erie Railway.
All trains run on Central time-S minutes
slower than city time.
TRAINS LEAVE GOING EAST.
No. {. New York Limited, daily.-....1Os0 .. "A,
No. 5. Ny 4 Boston Ex., daily D .. m 10.
TRAINS LEAVE GOING wEsr.
No. 3. Gin: Sc; Louis Ex., daily. ESQ .. n.
l. Cincinnati Express, daily lY-....-lU:l0am.
s.. Gin. ST. Louis Ex-, daily. 3:4T D m,
No. 5 hss through sieepers TO St. Louis. No.
runs through to New York solid. No change
Free hack 20 trains to all points east OF, and
including north Lewisburg
For tickets 20 all points and further infor-
nation, Gallon J. D. PHLzaks,
Telephone call 10.
General Manager, Clevelanf.O o.
l.. p, FARMER
". C. RINEARSON,
Asst Cen Pass. Agt.. Cincinnati. o.
indiana, Bloomington ana Western Rail.
way.
ARRIVE FROM NORTH.
Cl0clnnatf y 0O n
Ssndusky and Springfield Ex-....... 925 an
ARRIVE FROM RAsr.
Chicago, s.: L; & Kan. City llm..--.- nam
Chicago. St. l. 1 Kan. City Ex........ s OSpa
ARRIVE FROM WEST.
Eastern Express-.-.....-.-....----- = 20 n
Atlantic Mail il-..-..-................-..a e b IN
8 New York Limited. 4Spn
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
RAILROAD TINE CARD.
Cincinnati and ST. Louis Rail.


Pittsburg, Cincinnati and ST. Louis Rail.
way CGs..pany-Pan Handle Route.
Under schedule In effect November 10
1887, trains leave Springfield, central stand
arI time, for Xenia, Dayton, Richmond,
ST. Louis, Chicago, ard all points west and
northwest. Cincinnati, Columbus and east
ward 1880 a. m, fer Xenia. Dayton, Rich
mond and indianapolis t10:20 a M, for
Xenia, Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, In
dianapOliS. st. Louis and Chicago 1880 D.
M, for Xenis, DAYTON and Cincinnati ts:ee
p. In.
Trains arrive in Springfield at t7:25 and
*l0:20 a. ~, 1905 p. III. and $3.50 p. IN.
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
SAM DODDs Ticket Agent
cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and
kndl annapolis Railway.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

Have YOU fathera Have you mother?
Have you son or daughter. sister or
brother who has not vet taken Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs, the guaran-
teed remedy for the cure of Coughs. Colds,
Asthma. Group and all Throat and Lung
troubles? II 50. whyr when q sample bot
tie is gladly given to you free by T. J. Cas-
per, druggist, Al east Main street, and the
large size costs only soc and 100.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
A Physician

who lost his medicine chest, but, having
at hand a bottle of Ayers Pills, found
himself fully equipped.-J. Arrison,
NJ. D., of San Jose, Cal, writes:
Some three years ago, by the meress
accident, L was forced, so to speak,
to prescribe Ayers Cathartic Pills for
several sick men among q party of engi-
neers in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
my medicine chest having been lost in
crossing mountain torrent. ! was
surprised and delighted at the action OF
the Pills, so much SO, indeed, that was
led to further trial of them, as well As
of your Cherry Pectoral and Sarsapa-
rilla. l have nothing but praise to offer
in their favor"
John W. Brown, NJ. D., of Oceana,
WA, writes: "Iprescribe Ayers Pills
in my practice, and find them excellent.
urge their general use in families"
I. E. Hastings, NJ. D., Of Baltimore,
Nd, writes: " That Ayers Pills do con-
troll and cure the complaints for which
they are designed, is as conclusiveIy
proven to me as anything possibly can be-
They are the best cathartic and aperi-
ent within the reach of the profession."s
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

Beatty's Ivory starch.
Wash, starch and iron without nrst drying.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

Tennyson, the poet, is at work on poem
Of some length.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
Critical Condition of the Emperor.

BERLIN, April T..--Emperor Frederick's
condition is regarded as being very critical.
He gets little sleep and is very feyerish.
Prince Bismarck visited Emperor Fred
erick, and Crown Prince William ard the
Grand Duke of Baden subsequently paid q
visit to him. The Dowager Empress Au-
susta and the Grand Duchess OF Baden
called upon the Emperor at Charlotten-
burg.
At seven o'clock the Emperor's condition
was the same. The fever had not abated
Prince Henry and son arrived from Will
helmshafen, and all the family of the En-
peror are now assembled at Charlottenburg
The Crown Prince and Prince Bismarck
bad long conference with the Emperor.
The Emperor is now in high state of
fever, and there is no improvement in his
other symptoms.
A nine o'clock it was reported that the
Emperor had been attacked with pneu-
monia and that he was very weak Toward
evening he was able to sleep little, but
without improvement to his strength
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
A DAY OF DEBATE.
SENATOR SPooNER SPEAKS UPON
THE DAKOTA STATEHOOD BILL,

And Mr.. Farweli Addresses the senate
on the Financial Question-A Pension
to Mrs. Waite Propesed-Ths River
>as Harbor Bill Blocked-Passass of
the Arthur XIII Bridge Liquidation.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

any article of trade or commerce to be TN
lawful and criminal conspiracy
Bills were also introduced for the erec-
ton of public buildings at Wellington,
Kansas; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Parsons Independence,
Arkansas City, Kansas.
The call OF States being concluded, the
unfinished business the bill extending the
time for the completion of the Arthur Kill
bridge over Staten Island sound, was taken
up.
Mr.. Ph lps, of New Jersey, opposed the
bill. He stated that the commerce passing
through the Arthur Kill showed that
neither the Thames, Mersey, Hudson or
the Bospherus carried as much commerce.
The commerce at Sandy Hook was eleven
million tons annually, while through the
Arthur Kill eighteen million tons passed
annually.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, favored the bill
stating that he would like to put the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad In such position
that when the present harmony between
that company and the Pennsylvania ended
that it could have an independent line to
New YORK.
The motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was agreed to-yeas ll6, nays
81.
Mr.. Blanchard, under instructions from
moved 10 suspend the rules and pass the
river and harbor bill. The reading of the
bill consumed an hour and half and then
after some discussion the motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill was lost yeas
l34. nays l02. Not the necessary two thirds
in the affirmative
Mr. Wilkins from the Banking and Cur
rency Committee moved to suspend the
rules ana adopt a resolution declaring il to
be the sense of the House that the Secre-
tary and Treasury under existing law may
apply so much OF the surplus as he considers
proper to the purchase and redemption of
bonds, He exp aimed that the sole object
OF the resolution was TO declare the House
Interpretation of the law, there being some
doubt in the mind of the President upon
the subject
Mr.. wilkins yielded portion of his
time to messrs Dingley, hatch and McMil-
Ian, who urged the necessity of the passage
OF the resolution as the only means by
which the authority of the Secretary of
the Treasury could be promptly Confirmed.
They action was demanded for the relief of
the business of the country. Mr. Weaver
led the opposition and yielded portion of
his time to Mr.. Bland, Mr.. Snively and Mr..
Brumm, who insisted that the reso-
luton was trick, perverting the
rules OF the House, so as. TO cheat
members out of their right to vote
on the Beck silver amendment from the
Senate. They urged all friends of silver
coinage to vote against the resolution At
ter half an hours debate, the resolution
was passed by more than two-thirds vote
lbs to "a. The vote was non-partisan in
character, leaders on both sides voting for
the resolution, and the vote against it be-
ing cast almost exclusively by the extreme
silver men OF both parties. The House
then, at 6p. M, adjourned.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

what coward that Major Smith is"
said Jones to Robinson, why, the very
sight of gun powder would make him iii.
How did he ever manage to become an Off
Ger in the army?" Don't say anything
q ,ainst Smith," answered Robinson, "he
once saved my life" Saved your life!
MOL sense, impossible! What doyOu meanP'
Il mean that was in the first stages of
consumption; was losing strength and
vitality every day with the terrible disease.
when Smith advised me to take Dr.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. had tried all
kinds of medicines without success, and
my physician had given me no hope; yet
here l am, as well as ever man was, and
owe my life to Smith, and to the wonder
remedy he recommended"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

When . man loses IS and $40 on be 6
he's certainly Wed.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

The Pioneer Pottery Works Company
Wellsville, capital stock $S5. 900; Home
Building and Loan Gompa ~, Coldwater,
Mercer county, capital stock 500. 600;
Lima Independent Company, capital stock
$40 900
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
House,

The principal feature in the House pro.
eeedings yesterday was the effort to pass
the river and harbor bill under q suspen.
sion of the rules. Under the call of Ststea
the following bills among Others were in.
troduced and referred by Mr. Townsend, of
Illinois for the erection of an Academic
building and a gymnasim at West Point;
BY Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, for the control
and the regulation of railroads acquired by
the United States under juorcisl foreclosure
or forfeiture; by Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, resolution declaring il to be the
sense of the House that the Secretary of
the Treasury qas the power to use the sur
plus at any time in the Treasury for the
purchase of United States bonds and
that so much of the surplus as may
from time to time accumulate in the treas.
ury ought TO be 50 used; by Mr.. Bliss, of
New York, for refunding the income tax
levied during the rebellion upon the salaries
of commissioned officers Of the army and
navy; by Mr.. Martin, Of Texas, resolution
instrncting the Committee on Banking and
Currency to report bills repeating the law
authorizing national banks and the law e1-
empting greenbacks from taxation; BY Mr..
Mcdonald, of Minnesota, declaring al In
ter-state pools or combinations limiting or
seafollSaa the prodnctinn- sele- or frioa oi
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17

COLUMBUS, O., April IL.
The Senate and House transacted little
actual business before adjourning, the time
being spent in agreeing to amendments,
signing bills, and clearing up odds and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

Once upon time Harvard professor,
while walking on highway near Boston,
halted to look at gang of laborers plying
their picks and shovels in repairing u rail
road He pricked up his ears when he heard
the gang jabbering Latin like old Romans.
He introduced himself in the same tongue,
when he found that the gang were Polanders,
graduates of the University of Warsaw, who,
having found out that they were about to be
arrested by the Russian authorities on the
charge of conspiracy against the car, fed to
this country, where, being in a penniless
state, they were glad to get employment as
laborers on the railroad The Harvard pro-
fessor interested himself in the cases of sew
eral of the laborers, to their advantage, and
even found a professors chair for a blue
blooded member of the gang. The incident
was narrated the other day, when reporter
told of interviewing group of three street
PAYERS uptown, every one of whom was able
to converse with him in five modern Ian
guages. Their wages are nominally So a day,
but they are laid off so often that they can
not average more than So week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17
Is Consumption Incurab.e?

Read the following: Mr.. C. II, Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: WAS down
with abcess of lungs. and friends and
physicians pronounced me an incurable
consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. am
now on my third bottle, and able to over
see the work on my farm. 1t is the fin
est medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best OF health. "
Try 1t. Sample bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

The Sidney will be up tonight or in the
morning.
The Pittsburg will be down tomorrow
morning.
The little packet Verne Swain is now
making regular trips between Rock ISL
and Davenport and Clinton.
The Mary Morton passed down Sunday
With Capt. Conger in command and Clerk
Mather in the office.
Capt. Durham. who has charge of the
government work to put on the river from
Keokuk to st. Paul, came down today on
the Fury and called on Mayor Gobble.
He is laying out his work for the summer,
which is contingent, however. on the
$500, 900 appropriation for the improve
ment of the river in his territory. passing
congress. If the appropriation passes he
will commence work at once. He hoped
to do considerable between MusGatne
and Fairport IN building dams. ETC.. and
if he does will use considerable rock, ETC..
which, as nearly as possible, he would de-
sire to obtain in this vicinity. The cap
tain's fagboat, the Gen. Barnard. has not
yet been taken off the ways.-Muscatine
,JOHrn1L
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

Rock Island is about to extend its water
main eastward to the Moline limits on
Moline avenue. from Thrty-fifth street,
| the present limit of its water supply.
New 9,inch pipe is already strewn along
the line for the purpose. When this is
done, the water systems of the two cities
will be within one block of each other,
the Moline system reaching to Second
street on Third avenue. Now let Moline
go one block westward with her pipes and
| bitch on" to the Rock Island system,
| putting a valve between the two. This
connection would be very liable some
lime in the future toprove quite valuable
TO one or other of the two cities-in case
of a break down, for instance, of the
pumping machinery, the burning of a
pumping works the bursting of main
on the wrong side of a big fire in the east
end of Rock Island or the west end of
Moline or under any one of plumber of
mishaps liable at any time to occur. The
valve could be opened and the pumping
works of the other city drawn on.-Mo-
line DiSpdtch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

A Pawtucket, (Rhode Island) paper
has the following about DR.. J. o. Whit.
ney, who was recently called here by the
death of his sister, the late Mrs, Anna NJ.
Carter:
Quite crowd of people visited the
Office and residence of Dr. Whitney. on
High street yesterday and today, to con-
graduate the well known physician upon
attaining his 65th birthday and with runs
ming the gauntlet of time so bravely.
The doctor was very courteous and hos
pitable to all-comers. He displayed
relics of his younger days pictures, let
ters, old account books, his students out
fit, original library his first medical i'm
plements, pill bowl etc, ETC., and also
had a collation. for his guests
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

"Ely DEAR said Mr. Sparks to his wife,
''if We get a new parlor carpet what will we
do with the old onef'
"Put it in the library" said Mrs Sparks
promptly.
"Why, there is carpet in the library,'
said Mr. Sparks. What will we do with
that"
Put it in the spare room, said Mrs Sparks
decsively, ''aud give the spare room carpet
to the poor. 1t is a hideous thing, anyway"
YES said Mr.. Sparks refiectively, ''it is
We might give it to an asylum for the blind"
"a very good idea" said his wife approx
lngly,' and we will give the one in our room
to an asylum for the deaf. 1t is so fearfully
loud."-New York Evening Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

Not perhaps for the same reason that great
chefs are men, but because one of the most
striking phases of the civilization of today
develops itself in that direction, men are get
ting to be better cooks than women, They
have always been better astronomers But
the man about town, the luxurious idler who
breakfasts at Delmonicos, lunches at the
Brunswick or at Savarin's and dimes at
Solaris, actually knows, as a rule, more
about the constituents of the dishes on the
menu, and how they are put together and
heated to achieve a desirable result, than any
woman he is ever likely TO meet there or
elsewhere. There isn't one woman in a
hundred who can go into restaurant such
as those and order what man would call "a
decent NEAL Women who have travelled,
seen much of life as their husbands and
brothers see it, owe n vast deal of their popu-
larity to their acquired ability to know just
what's what across a table a deux.-New
York Press Every Day Talk"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17
Ar DaVRnnArI

Commencing tomorrow and to continue
for five days, the leviathan of the deep,
the monster whale, will be on exhibition
at foot Of Main street, near ferry landing
at Davenport. The monster was captured
on the 9Th day of last October off the coast
of Maine. and was towed to Province
town. Mass, where he was embalmed at
an actual cost Of $4,000. The whale is
of the finback species, measuring sixty
five feet in length, sixteen feet of lower
jaw and fourteen feet across the flukes.
This is perfect study in natural history,
and all parents should take their children
to see it, as it teaches better object less
son than all the lessons in the book. The
doors will be open to the public at IL
o'clock tomorrow. and be open from 10 a.
m. to 10 p. m. every day thereafter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17
Granny EntrikIn's ProverbiaI DIliy
naItvEn~


Sunday, States Attorney Entrikin, of
Moline, took a bath in the river. Mr..
Entrikin has an interest in skiff which
was anchored near the pier, above the
upper steamboat landing, and he thought
the boat was in danger of being broken
away from its moorings, and 80 he has
tened to the river, jumped into small
loaf and Iowed to where his skiif lay,
The Dispatch says that 1.-THE circum-
stances demanded that exactly legal
half of his avoirdupois be appor-
toned to each side of the small boat
a demand to which he did not give sutfl-
cient heed. The first lurch of the boat to
larboard caused him to put in demurrer
in the shape of change of base-he
suddenly shifting his position to star
board. The boat responded to his move
ment with alacrity, and Mr.. Entrikin
suddenly forsook larboard and starboard,
and went overheard. He was in no
mood to argue the case there, up to his
armpits in the cold water OF the Misss
sippi. They do say that he got to
the shore in a hurry, and that he made
the greatest effort of his life to prove An
alibi. He was elsewhere in better time
than Bonnie McGregor has yet made"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

Mr. c. w. Negus is having the old
frame structure in the rear of the Rock
Island house and .facing,on West Seven
teenth street, torn away and removed en-.
sirely, thus dispensing with fire trap
and an eye sore, and in its place will be
erected substantial BRICK to be used as
laundry ior the hotel. When these i'm.
provements are made, Landlord Munger
will have his hotel in the shape he has
long desired
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need nc
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise. A purer medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases of the liver and kidneys, will res
move pimples, boils, salt rheum and 9th
err affections caused by impure blood
Will drive malaria from the system and
prevent as well as cure all malarial fe-
vers. For cure of headache, constlpa-
ton and indigestion try Electric Bitters.
Entire satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Price 80 cents and 81 per
bottle at Hartz 81 Bahnsen's drug store
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17
Clean Ont YOur Alleys.

Chairman Winter. of the street and all
ley committee, gives notice that he is anx-
inus that all who have alleys to clean
should do so now and deposit the debris
where the wagons can get it in passing
along the streets. This matter should be
looked after at once and trouble and de-
lay saved by having all alleys cleaned at
once. Alderman Winters suggestion is
a good one and should be needed.