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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

The planking of the lower tier of the
upper face of the government Golfer dam
was finished Monday afternoon, says the
Davenport Democrat Gazette A bad leak
had started under the planking on the
island side, but was stopped with sand
bags and dirt. Twenty-seven cribs, all
required, are built, twenty>one of which
were nearly filled Yesterday. The cribs
are each fourteen feet wide, except the
center one, which is seventeen feet. The
length of the dam is about 63l feet. An
other Golfer dam will be put in below the
walls this fall, and the foundation of the
old wsll taken out in the winter. About
one hundred and fifty men are employed.
The cribs will be filed to the top in two
more days, when the upper tier of plant X
ing will be put in and sand bags and dirt
thrown against it to stop leaks. The
method of filling the cribs with rocks by
the use of iron rails and stone cars from
a quarry just sent TO the dam on the isl
and side cannot be improved upon. HaC
stone not been procured near, the ex
pense of setting the Golfer dam would
have been much greater. The appearance
of the works as they proceed TOWARD
completion show that an engineer of nj
mean ability has charge of the job.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

"Even the Oldest and best informed man
in the trade said an experienced New York
salesman in the grocery business, cannot
begin to tell you anything about the
wonderful extent of the traffic in food
Figures don't seem to express the
thing so that anybody can realize how
enormous the business Is Now every
body knows that corn makes only q mail
part of what anybody eats. mean by that,
nobody eats corn enough to make 1t prind-
pal article of diet Yet there is one estab-
lishment in Maryland-a corn factory, they
call it-where there are 100, 400 900 cans Of
corn week put up and sold. Now consider
that this is only one establishment ont Of
hundreds In this country, and thousands in
the world, where food is put up In cana.
Then, think that corn is only one small item
of food even among the canned goods And
then remember that canned goods are merely
fraction Of the food supply, and you will be
ready to acknowledge that the food indus-
tries are too great to be readily graspsd BY
the imagination. More than three ffths Of
all the workers of the world are engaged
wholly in raising or handling food "-Herah
of Health.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

The united wisdom and work Of Chicago's
organized wonlanhood directed upon Chicago
homes will mean better knowledge Of sani-
tetion and hygiene as applied to homo archi-
lecture, ventilation, drainage, light, heat,
diet, and dress adorninss. If the best and
broadest naturei housekeepers, or, as ike
thousand times better to call them, the
homemakers of our city, could put their
heads together over this problem Of the mod
ern home as their husbands do over the prob
lem of rapid street car transit and the bridge
question. / believe that such an impetus
would be given convention and such encour-
agement to enterprise that the following i'm
provements would be wrought out within
ten years:
Hot water and steam heated air supplied
| to every house as gas Is now from common
reservoirs, public laundry system, 30 con-
| plete as to drive the wash tubs out of every
kitchen, banishing forever the reign of
steamy, sudsy, indigo blue Monday, and q
caterer's system SO complete us to send the
| cooking stove into perpetual exile. If nen
bad these problems on hand. complicated
with the unspeakable servant girl problem,
they would have solved them by syndicate
| ttuE pNApiC tu}s, HdAtiA4E, bp SAh va L2lutt ~
their purses and no end Of misery outside Of
homes four walls believe that as the boy
in his first composition answered the ques
ton, ''How have pins done the most goodF
with the words. ''By not swollerin' of EN-,
SO the servant girl question will ere long b
answered by not having servant girls Tbi
relations of the maid of all work to the aver
age household are abnormal. If not TO degre
inhuman. They ought to be abolished, AM
will be in the growing unrest and uplift 0
the wage worker on the one hand and tn
growing tendency of the employer to loo
upon this woman es convenient "Celti
apparatus" on the other. Invention, entel
prise, and associated effort, stimulated
the united wit and wisdom Of united hous
keepers, will lead us out Of this wilderness
Ioften think, when rejoicing In the bonn
like amenities of vestibule train, with i
! day coach, dining car, and sleeper, that
George NJ Pullman could be induced by
council of women to give five years Of b
wonderful BRAN to this problem of hous
hold comfort of the rails, counseling wi
, the housekeepers, as he would be wise enouf
, to do, he might crown his splendid life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07
BRIEELETS.

Furnished rooms with board, No, 1917
Fourth avenue.
There is no perceptible change in Mrs.
Sweeney's condition today,
Mr.. Tom Buford has returned to st.
Paul. after a short visit to his parents in
this city.
House for rent between Eighth and
Ninth streets, on Second avenue. En-
quire at 32S Eleventh street.
The ladies of the Broadway church will
give rainbow sociable" in the church
parlors tomorrow evening. Supper from
6 to 9 o'clock. All are invited.
Circuit Clerk E. II. Bowman says tha
no inducement, pecuniary or otherwise
could be held out to him that would
tempt him to accept the office of deputy
circuit clerk of Rock Island county
under anybody.
DR.. W. W. Grantpost surgeon at Rocl
Island arsenal, will leave in few day
for Europe. His son will accompany hin
to Berlin, where the doctor will walk tn
hospitals, and add fresh information t
his valuable stock of accomplishment
| in surgery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

Messrs. C. E. Hodgsen and A D. H2e'
sing, the well known and popular insur-
snce agents, fell victims to the common
failing today, and got into a political dis
sertation, the outcome of which is thai
in the event of Cleveland's election, Mr.
Hodgsen is to ride Mr.. Huesing in ,
wheelbsrrow from the Harper hous'
down Second avenue to Sixteenth street
and Mr. Huesing is to perform the SAM
task for Mr.. Hodgsen if Harrison il
elected. Mr. Hodgson says that if be i
successful be will demand an escort of tn
flambeau club and juvenile tin horI
brigade, while Mr.. Huesing will max
things equally interesting if he come
out on top, as he is very likely to.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

a hint TO gentlemen desiring to present
flowers to lady friends is given by a writer
of much taste, as follows: ''Let the salesman
send them loose, in box, that the Lady may
select those she chooses TO wear, and may ar.
range or use the rest according to her OWL
taste" A bouquet is, after all, an affair Of
artifice and formality. They are rarely truly
beautiful things-generally infinitely lea
beautiful than single camellia or single
rose A basket of flowers is better; but il il
have design" it becomes, as rule, truly
hiGeous. Nothing can be less attractive thar
gilt paper horns Of plenty, etc, made Of
flowers. The same is true of tin foil, wire.
and handles. Nature cannot be improved
upon in this manner The love Of the beau
tiful is simple love Of what nature has pro
ducad.-(S lobe-D Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07
FOOT PADS PLAY.
A Rock Island County Farmer nero
min Davenport and Robbed.

MP In Davenport and h0DDeo.
At about o o'clock Monday evening
Leonard Derber, a farmer residing IN
Black Hawk township. was strolling
along the Davenport levee near the ferry
boat landing, when he was approached by
two men, who halted him with the COM
mand, Hands up!' Seeing no one rear
and feeling that any attempt to cry for
help would be useless, he obeyed the or
der. He had scarcely done SO. when one
OF the thieves knocked him on the right
side of the head with fierce blow which
felled him to the earth. Even when
down, while one of the robbers was turn
ing his pockets inside out. he received
several more blows. Fearing that
they would add murder to rob-
berry. he begged piteously for
them to desist striking him, assuring
them that he would willingly part with
all he had, without making any resist
snce. They had, however, secured all
the money he had ,s65, and with this they
hurriedly disappeared in the gloom
Deiber finally got to his feet, and stag
gering to a neighboring saloon he walked
in and the blood was washed from his
face.
1t was fortunate for Deiber, says the
Times, that he had deposited in the af-
ternoon $3.50 in the German Saving:
bank. or the thieves would have likewise
secured that This morning Deiber made
complaint to Chief Kessler. He has
very slender clue TO the robbers, howev
er, as Deiber cannot describe much con
corning their appearance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

New Jersey has Baptist minister who
claims to have baptised more people than
any other man in his church. The COM
munity in which he resides has been
grieved over his stubborn cough that has
interfered with his pastoral duties. A
physician recommended DR.. Bull's Cough
Syrup, and consequently there will be
baptism in his church psxt Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

DigniAed Dame-Pardon me, but cannot
imagine what business you can have with
me.
Awkward Youth tcoolly)-l called to get
you to prevent your husband from discharg-
ing me.
81 have nothing whatever to do with my
husbands business affairs and
81 am a typewriter operator, and he
thinks Of sending me Of because make 50
many mistakes. he has nearly engaged
pretty girl for my place"
'Oh, you will retain your position. By
the way, when at leisure please consider my
house your hcms. Record
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07
HILLSDALE.


Election went of smoothly here yes
terday. every voter in the town excep'
two sick men and one other voting.
Ut. Walker met another offensive an
imsl the other night but came OF better
than he did on the previous occasion.
VIM. Mcconnell is the proud father oil
bouncing baby girl. II weighs twelve
pounds. Billy wears broad smile.
Some miserable wretch cut down the
democratic flag here last Saturday night
II is rumored that it was q woman. Tht
flag went up Sunday morning at
o'clock. Frank Wilson climbed the pole
Alfred Ashdown received q very pain
full injury Yesterday morning while tax
ing down beef. He slipped and severe
" sprained his back.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07
Barth 4 Babcock, Dentists.

No, 1924 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, 1888-11-07

DRURI.

In the city the greatest interest nstur-
ally prevails as to the result, and the
Rock Island and Harper houses, where
arrangements had been made TO receive
and post the bulletins, have been be-
sieged almost constantly with anxious
and restless crowds and political eDthusi,
ssts of all kinds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

After diphtheris. scarlet fever, or pneu
monia, Hoods Sarsspsrills will give
strength to the system. and expel all
poison from the blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

Gest Reelected to Congress by n
Largely Increased Majority = The
Republican County Ticket Success
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
FULLER CONFIRMED,
Melville w. Fuller Confirmed as CT
Justice of the Supreme Court.

Melville w. Fuller Confirmed as CHIEF
Justice of the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The Senate in
executive session yesterday took up the
nomination of Melville w. Fuller, of Chi
cago, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. The nomination was under con-
sideration for two hours and was finally
confirmed
The speaking was by Messrs. Edmunds,
Evarts and Stewart in opposition, and by
Messrs. Farwell and Cullom in defense of
Mr.. Fuller. The Democrats did not speak.
The vote was Al to 20. 1t remains under
the injunction of secrecy. but is under
stood to be as follows in detail:
Yeas-Bate. Beck, Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett, Brown, Butler, Cameron, Cock
rell, Coke, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Farwell,
Faulkner, Frye, George, Gibson, German,
Gray, Hale, Hampton, Hearst, Jones, of
Arkansas; Jones, of Nevada; Mcpherson.
Mitchell, Morgan, Pasco, Payne, Pugh,
Quay, Ransom Reagan, Riddleberger,
Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, WalthaIl.
Wilson, of Maryland Al.
Nays-Blair, Bowen, Chandler, Dawes,
Dolph, >Edmunds, Evarts, Hawley, Hoar,
ingalls,, Manderson, Palmer, Platt, Sabin,
Sawyer, Sherman, Stewart, Stockbridge.
Teller, Wilson, of Iowa-N.
Paired in the affirmative-Call, Colquitt,
Eustis, Harris, Kenna, Plumb, Salisbury
-.
Paired in the negative-Aldrich,A Allison,
Chace, Hiscock, Morrill,, Paddock, Stan
sord-S.
Absent and not paired-Spooner.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
WESTERN UNION MENAcED.
A Bill Passed BY the Senate Canceling Ex
elusive Privileges.

A Bill Passed BY the Senate CanceIine Ex.
elusive Privileges.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Senate has
passed very important bill with respect
to the use of telegraph lines constructed
along the lines of railroads which have re-
ceived bonds or land subsidies from the
General Government. The bill, in short,
provides that existing contracts which
have been entered into between certain Of
these roads and the Western Union Corr
pany, under which the Western Union 4s
given the exclusive control of all telegraph
business = the lines of these respective
roads, Tall bsyat once Cancelled and that
these Sbsidized roads shall forthwith
maintai and operate thu telelldph lines
which theTswn, on tlfei,by j account, and
shall make i ties whichsasf just, equitable
and uniform 30 a]l>so. beting companies
and shall maA-ro dis Elimination between
competing telegraph 1companies which de-
sire to use telegraph lines on these roads
as means of con- tction between the At
lantic and Pacific coasts. This bill is the
outgrowth of an agitation which com.
menced in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa,
1t originated primarily in the effort of the
Baltimore Ohio Company, when it existed,
to secure connection to Colorado and the
West. The subsidized railroads in aues-
ton had entered into contracts with the
Western Union Company, which still ex-
ist, under the terms of which the telegraph
lines along these roads were placed under
the sole control of the Western Union
Company.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

The Department of State has infor-
nation that the incendiary fires at
Port an Prince, Hayti, July and z,
started by rebels, destroyed about one
fifth of the town, including many OF
the public buildings, such as the
Chamber of Deputies, the Department
of the Interior, the War Department,
the new law school building, the civil
court house, the Government printing
Office, the Protestant Episcopal Church
and the residence Of the Bishop OF
Hayti and OF the Minister of War. The
French and English Legations were
guarded by French sailors from the
war vessels in the harbor. A detach-
ment was offered by the French Minis
ter for the protection of the American
Legation, but the offer was declined By
the Minister.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

The New York Legislature in extra
session has abolished the use of ma
chinery in the penal institutions of the
State, and convicts will be employed
only at hard labor upon goods required
in the prison system. The Legislature
also abolished the New York CITY
Aqueduct Commission which has been
under investigation by the Senate.
prompted by charges that Governor
Hill had relations with the commission
and contractors on the works. The
creation of a new commission of seven.
upon which should be three city off,
cials, was delegated by the Legislature
TO Mayor Abram s. Hewitt.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
SEVEN SLEEPERS PERISH.
Cnaccountable Explosion on an Ohio River
BOat-Seven Victims

| noaI-ScVen tlcGlmS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 2O.-The explo
sion OF the steam pipe that supplied tn,
engine from the boilers caused the deati
OF seven men of the crew of the tugboat
Convoy at 40 O'Clock this morning. The
accident occurred twenty miles up the
river from Westport, Ind. Most of the
men were asleep at the time.
The following were the victims: William
rage, about % years old, residence un-
known; w. l.. Harrigan, Is years old,
soho, Pa; Robert Jones, about 81 years
old, married, Jacks Run, Pa: William
Blgley, ~ years old, married, Allegheny
City, Pa; Charles Luster, SO years of age.
Jacks Run, Pa; George McCann, "a years
old, Pittsburgh; William Kelley, about
% years old, residence unknown.
When the boat reached Westport, every
thing, according to the first mates story,
was running smoothly. He took walk
back to the cabin and found all quiet. He
stopped and talked to his friend George
McCann, who was lying on lower berth
near the door. The latter half rose in his
bed and remarked: "I'll soon be at home
with my family" Then he laid down and
went to sleep. The mate returned to the
pilot house and was conversing with Cap
tain Reno, the pilot.
Suddenly there was terrific explosion.
the whole boat became enveloped in steam
and the machinery stopped. The captain
called his men and the boat was towed
ashore and made fast. William Page was
found dead near the door of the after
cabin, where the explosion occurred. The
blood was rushing from his mouth and
ears and the flesh was scalded off his body.
William Harrigan wac found in his
BERTH His death must have been in
stantaneous, for he lay in the same
position as when he retired. Robert
Jones was on the floor. He was horribly
burned and lived but fifteen minutes.
He died with his wife's name on his
lips. William Bgley was still alive when
found, but died in ten minutes. Charles
Luster was found outside of the cabin.
lying on his face. He was not dead and
told them that he had to run out there as
soon as he could recover from the shock of
the explosion. He was almost baked. his
skin was parched and little jets of blood
stood out from the pores of his body. In
two hours he was dead. George McCann |
lay dead in exactly the same position he |
was in when the first mate left him but
half an hour before. Kelley was pulled |
out from under his bunk and was alive, |
but he was also terribly burned.
Charles Chambers, the other man who
slept in the cabin, was blown out of the
1oor and had miraculous escape.
Ihe officers of the boat can give no ex-
olanation of the accident and claim the
was inspected last February
ind was then in excellent condition. An
inquest will be held this afternoon.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

The Commissioners of the State OF
New York in charge of the Niagara
Falls reservation are planning for an
establishment roadway from the
reservation down the bank of the river
to the whirlpool rapids, and also the
construction of a bridge across the
river just below the Whirlpool to the
Canada side, which will afford the
public unrestricted opportunity to wit
ness all the majestic features OF the
natural scenery of the river, the falls,
the rapids and the Whirlpool.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE present river and harbor bill carrie
appropriations for two years, making th
amount for each year little over $11 900,
900.
A TERRIBLE collision occurred on tn,
Norfork and Western Railroad, on the 22d
between freight and material train, kill
ing both OF the engineers, one fireman anc
| five of the1crew. Both engines are com.
pletely wrecked and seven cars de.
molished.
| THERE is good deal of talk at Washing.
ton among members of Congress as te
| what the fate of the river and harbor bill
| will be when it gets to the President All
| the best authorities, however, agree that
the bill will beeom law.
The first bale of new cotton, which was
received at Houston, Texas, on the Goth,
was sold for 80 ga cents per pound The
sale was made at public cutlery. Fully
seventy-five members of the Exchange
were present and christened the first
bale" with several gallons of champagne.
The cotton classed strict middling.
A SYNDICATE has been formed at Laredo,
Texas. composed of some of the leading
citizens and outside capitalists, for the pur-
pose of buviag all the evacant blocks from
the City of Laredo. The title to the town
site rests in the city government. The pur-
chase amounts to 100000.
SEVEN cases Of yellow fever were re-
ported at Plant City, Fla, ON the o2d.
SOUTHERN Illinois farmers are complain.
ing of ravases of chinchbugs, which they
pio ofvr,o
than ever before.
Two black demons wrecked the limited
passenger train On the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad at Blue
Springs, near Chattanooga, Tenn, on the
10Th, and If they are not lynched they
have their necks In Moose which will
soon be frightened by the law.
SERIOUS damage has been done to crops
in Oktibbeha county. Miss, from the very
heavy rains of the past week. More water
fell during the night of the 21st than has
fallen during the same length of time in
that section in years. The crops are still
very fine and the prospects are better than
for many years.
DIRT and disease find their victims in
New Orleans, where, in fifty cases Of diph-
liberia In June, twenty -four died.
RECENT revelations in connection with |
The dressed beef monopoly has caused a |
good deal of comment by cattlsmen at st.
Louis, and movement has started to call |
) convention to be held in st. Louis during |!
the coming fall.
CASHIER HAAS, of the Capital City Bank.
u Atlanta, Ga, who followed the default
ng bank president, Nelson, to Canada,
his bank on the 22d that he
lad made settlement with Nelson.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

The richest discovery of gold ever
made outside OF the Comstock lode is
reported to have been made at the
Lake Superior Iron Company's shaft,
near Ishpeming, Mich, 800 pounds OF
quartz carrying free gold at the rate
OF 100000 to the ton being uncovered
by one blast and brought into the city,
where it created the widest excite
ment. The quartz was worth fully
S10 On0
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

GENERAL GREELY, of the sigma
Service, said recently that he had nc
present intention of asking to be re.
heved, but he was unwilling longer
than the interests of the service abso-
lutely required to hold an uncertain
tenure of Office in a bureau which
must steadily deteriorate unless reor-
ganized under strict examination as to
competency.