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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 A very sensible public gift is that of Mil ton George of Chicago, who transfers @ valu- able three hundred acre farm close by that city to the Illinois industrial school for boys.
 The city council of Lynn, Massachusetts, has advanced the salary of the mayor of that city to g, 800 per year, ''so that man can devote his time to the office and so that poor man can accept the office." This is the right idea"
 A society in Vienna, the object of which is to furnish food for poor people at a nominal cost, has now ten cooking kitchens, in which 10, GOO people dine each day. The average cost of dinner is eight cents, the menu in- cluding soup, meat with vegetables, bread and sweets; and the cost of supper is four cents.
 Inhalation of chloroform is the latest re- | ported specific for pneumonia. M. Clemens, the French physician who first practised the | treatment, claims to have cured every one of forty-two cases that came into bis hands. | The inhalations, according to his theories, Cause the defbrination of the blood in the lungs and prevent hspatization.
 | The influenza epidemic is not a new thing. There were about three hundred distinct epi- denies of inauenza in Europe between 1510, when the disease was first noted a. Malta and 1850. In 1729 the whole of Europe suffered severely. According to statistics published by the Novoe Vremya, the disease caused 90S deaths in London in one week and in Vienna 6O, 900 persons were affected. In 1737 and | 1743 there were further outbreaks and the deaths in one week in London amounted to | 1000. In 1775 domestic animals were first attacked by it. In 17s2 40, 1000 persons fell ill of it in St. Petersburg in twenty-four hours. In St. Petersburg quinine is now served out daily to the troops mixed with vodka. l The Hebrew Journal objects to special Jewish statistics in the forthcoming census: It says: As citizens of the United States we do not wish to be singled out either for good or otherwise, from other denominations. As Jews, we do not wish that eur private and religious affairs should be prisd into and canvassed before the world in official reports. Tho experience of our race in the past has taught us to dread such things. If we are as good as others, there is no reason why we should be singled out from others; if we are a shade better or more useful than the gen. eral masses, we do not wish to be pointed out as a superior class, and thereby to be made the object of admiration on the one side and the object of envy and apprehen- sion on the other; and if we are in any way at disadvantage on account of our religious aa0 racial allegiance, we do not care to hear about it more than we have heard for the last 2,000 years.
 It is asserted that the managers of parochial schools in the State of NewYork are to make a determined effort this winter to obtain the benefits of the school fund distributed annu- ally by the board of regents of the university. An application of this nature has already been received from parochial school in Syr. acuse and has been referred to sub-
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25
Strength of Baking Powders,
By Actual Chemical IF


 Cubic Inches
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 AND wHoLEsoNKNESS OF DIR. PRICES
 CREAM BAKING PowDKR.
 Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder does not con- tain Alum, Ammonia or Lime, or any adulterant.- B. s. c: PATTON, Ph, D., Chemist for the United The Cream of Tartar used in Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is the strongest and free from en lime and other impurities The best Baking Pow der made.-Prof. PETER COLLIER, Chief Chemist for the United States Department of Agriculture, have several times examined baking powders in the market to determine their purity, raising pow and Influence on the health of those using them. have uniformly found Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder the best in all respects. In raising power and healthful preparation: I have used Prices" in my family for years-Prof. R. c. KEDzIE, late President Michigan State Board of Health.
 sAn Alum Baking Powders, no matter how high Phosphate and tartaric acid powders iberate their gas too freely, or under climatic changes suffer de- teriorat.on. dl3
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25

Ages of use have made the old oak frame work as hard and as tough as iron. The back and sides of this chair throne were formerly painted in various colors, all of which are now hidden by heavy hangings of satin, silk and velvet. The magic powers attributed to the old relic lies in the seat, which is made of a heavy, rough-looking sandstone, 28 inches in length, IT 1-2 in. ches in width, and 19 Ia inches in thick ness. Long before 1t was wrapped in velvet and trimmed in gold, to be used by the Tudors and the Stuarts, this old stone of stones served as seat during the corona tions of the early Scottish kinga.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25

A society in Vienna, the object of which is to furnish food for poor people at nominal cost, has now ten cooking kitchens, in which 10000 people dine each day. The average cost of dinner is eight cents, the menu in- cluding soup, meat with vegetables, bread and sweets; and the cost of a supper is four cenfa
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25

very sensible public gift is that of Mil ton George of Chicago, who transfers valu- able three hundred-acre farm close by that city to the Illinois industrial school for boys
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25

The city council of Lynn, Massachusetts, has advanced the salary of the mayor of that city to g, 800 per year, ''so that man can devote his time to the office and so that poor man can accept the office." This is the right idea"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
United states Supreme Court.

From the New York Herald.
Chief Justice Fuller says that while the
supreme court has gained on It's docket
during the present session. 1t is still nearly
three years in arrears. In other words. a
sutton that goes to the court must wait
nearly three years for an adjudication of
his rights. Such delay, with the atten-
dant expense and vexation, amounts to
little less than denial of justice.
The remedy recommended by Chief
Justice Fuller is precisely the same that
has been advocated by the Herald. That
is the establishment of an appellate court
between the supreme court and the lower
federal tribunals. This plan is embodied
in the bill drawn up by the late Judge
David Davis. and has received the aD-
proval of lawyers. judges and the public
generally. Its enactment into law will
afford the court the relief of which it has
been so long in need.
This PLAN" says Chief Justice Fuller,
was tried In Illinois, and in about two
years the supreme court of that state was
enabled to catch up with business that
had accumulated on the docket. The
country" adds the chief justice, would
be benefited by such an intermediate
court, and sincerely hope congress will
authorize its establishment"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
Bismarck Has Inside Information.

WASHINGTON CITY, May ia private
letter from Berlin relates that the question
who is to be the American minister at that
court is matter of much interest among the
German officials. 1t says: "The general be-
lief is that when the Samoan conference has
done its work, one of the commissioners
William Walter Phelps, will receive the APP
pointment as minister" The London Times
of April % asserted that it is so understood:
and it is a curious fact, which ! learned at
the American legation, that Prince Bismarck
sent the other day to the legation to make in
quiries about the particulars of Mr. Phelps
public career. 1t looked as though the
chancellor had had some private intimation
that MIR. Phelps was to be made minister
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13

The experience of recent years has
caused Representative Springer. OF the
Springfield district. to considerably mod
ify his views in regard to the spoils sys>
tenn. Before leaving Washington for
home he said: Il feel much better than
have for long time. l have gained
fully ten pounds in weight since the
fourth of March, due probably to the
fact that have had nothing to do with
the great national steeple chase for office.
My supporters are not entered for that
court. A great many of them were four
years ago and then ! had a busy time all
day and when night came | could do
nothing but dream of the thousands of
anxious faces that haunt the white house
and the departments. l am good
deal more of civil service reformer than
ever supposed l could be. OF course |
understand that when we have perfect
civil service the millennium will not be far
away, but think it is better to move IN
the direction of the millennium than to-
wards pandemonium, which is the result
of the spoils system. There is too much
patronage in the hands of the president
and the departments, and ! shall, next
winter, introduce and advocate Jill to
relieve them of much of the pressure. |
will try to lift the congressmsn's burden,
too, by working for the election of post
masters by the people; that csn be done
without changing the constitution, for the
election would be simply a recommends
ton"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13

Saturdays league games gave the follow
ing scores: AT Bosuon-New York 3, Boston
4; at Philadelphia-W ashington /, Philadel-
phia IA; at Observation-Disclosures ?, Cleve-
land 4; at Chicago-P:ttsburg Z, Chicago IL.
American association Saturday: At Louis
ville-Athletic l, Louisville 5; at Kansas
City-Columbus L., Kansas City 6; at st.
Lonis-Baltimore 4, st. Louis 20; Cincinnati
Brooklyn game called second inning-rain.
Sunday: At Observation-Disclosures ? Louisville
o; at Cincinnati-Brooklyn 10, Cincinnati Z;
all other games postpoued-rain.
Western league Saturday: AT St Paul
Milwaukee 3, St Paul6 at st. Joseph-Sioux
City 4, st. Joseph 3; at Denver-Omaha 4,
Denver3; Des MoineSM Minneapolis game post
poned-rain. Sunday: At Denver-(first
game) Omaha :, Denver II; second camel
Omaha 4, Denver 5; at Milwaukee-Des
MONIES 9, Milwaukee IL; at St Paul-Minne-
apols ,, st. Paul 6; St Joseph-Sioux City
game postponed-rain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
AMER CAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Its Sixty-Fifth Anniversary and Statistics
of the Fruit of Its LabOrs.

Its Sixty-Fifth Anniversary and Statistics
of the Fruit of It's Labors.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 13-The sixty-fifth
anniversary of the American Sunday School
Union was held in the First Reformed church
last evening j. Townsend Lansing, of AL
bany, one of the vice presidents of the society,
presided. An address of welcome was made
by Rev. j. H. Enders, of Albany. Other ad-
dresses we're made by Rev. A D. Hills, of
Peoria, Ills. Rev. j. H. McCullagh, super
intendent of the district of the south, and
Rev. j. NJ. Crowell, of Philadelphia
Report of the Work Accomplished.
The last year has been marked by an in
creased force of workers, there now being
81 missi onaries in 81 states and territories,
as again st 60 in the field two years ago
The following summary is for the year
ending March l, 1899: new Sunday schools
organized, 1856; teachers in them, 1869;
pupils III them, 6, 375; schools not before re-
ported-aided, 1,Sl6, containing IL, 0i5 teach
ers and 123. 53S pupils; schools previously re-
ported-aided, 4, 432, containing 81, rs teach
ers and D1, So pupils. Bibles distributed,
S,625; testaments, IL ,6Sl; also large amounts
of evan gelical literature. Families visited,
40,04l; addresses delivered, 1l,34l; miles
Travelled 400. 800
AT least 1000 persons have been reported
as hopef ully converted and more than 100
churches of different denominations have
developed from these schools
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13

THE foolish act of removing Garvin
from the wardenship of the Joliet peni-
tentiary..in order to pay off political debts
by putting mere politician in his place
continues to make trouble for the state
administration. Even the regular Spring.
field correspondent of so stanch a repub.
lican paper as the Chicago Inter- Ocean is
compelled to recognize the dissatisfaction
and the vigorous kicking all over the
state. The Joliet prison is the largest
penitentiary in the country and under
Warden McClaughry it bore the repu.
tation of being also one of the
best conducted. if not the best.
Mr.. Garvin was McClaughrys deputy
for many years, and when the lat.
ter resigned to accept similar but more
lucrative position in Pennsylvania, he
naturally succeeded to the wsrdenship.
His promotion was in strict accordance
with civil service rules, as he had risen
from a mental position in the prison by
mere force of merit. 1t is conceded that
he was the man best fitted in the state to
take charge Of Joliet prison and conduct
it according to Major McClaughry's ideas
because of his long familiarity with its
details. The man who succeeds him has
no knowledge of prison management, but
then he has very intimate acquaintance
with ward politics, and that seems to
be higher qualification in the COVER
nCr's eyes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
Delightful Reading,
Considering That We Claim To
Be Civilized.
PRETTY DOINGS IN LOUISIANA.

"Race War" Which Begins with Knife
and Pistol and Continues with the
Torch and Observation-Disclosures age Out
West-Robbers Attack u. S. Pay
masters Escort and Get What They
Went for-The Cronin Mystery and
Other Deviltry.
NEW ORLEANS, May 13-There has been
small race war IN progress at Gretna, OPP
posite this city since the evening of May z,
on which date r. Rau and Hilary Roberts,
were stabbed and number of whites and
blacks more or less injured with pistols and
knives in fight between members of a white
fire company and a number of negroes. Fri
day the negroes had picnic and trouble
was expected A large force of police was
sent from this city, and no trouble occurred
Whites Apply the Torch.
Early last evening it was seen from this
side that the colored engine company's house
was burning, and a large number of people
went across by ferry. They were met by the
Gretna military and escorted to the fire. By
this time the colored military company's
building next the engine house was burn ing
Whites armed with shotguns and rifles con-
gregated and kept the negroes away. The
only fire engine in the place broke down and
the fire did not stop until there was nothing
left of the two buildings to burn. Then
armed squads scattered through the town,
entering negro cabins, ostensibly in search of
arms. The whites seemed greatly alarmed,
fearing negro uprising. -
A Little "Gun Play"
During the fires some of the blacks, who
fled, were fired at but none injured. Earlier
IN the morning, however, during some desul-
tory firing, three negroes were wounded
Charley Hotter, dangerously; Charley Pros
per, in the arm, and another in the back c.
F. Brown, a colored member of the legisla-
ture, occupied one of the burned houses He
was afraid to come out, and seemed likely to
burn to death, but the whites saved him and
offered him no violence.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
RACE COURSE AFFAIRS.
Louisville to Have Another Great Contes
Big Offers for Horsefiesh


LOUISVILLE, MAY 13.-The Clark stakes
will be run for at Churchill Downs Tuesday.
and the race bids fair to equal in interest the
Derby of last week from the fact that Bry-
ant, not inclined To accept the defeat of
Proctor Knott, has entered him in the race
to measure his strength again with Spokane
Once Again is also in the race
Frank VannesS, the trotting horse driver.
has wired Bryant asking him to name his
price for Proctor Knott, but Bryant says he
is not inclined to sell the horse for any price
that has so far been named.
W. l. Cassiday has pah F. b. Harper
$50, 900 for choice of any three of his horses,
barring the farm stations The selections are
said to be Libretto, Lavina Bell and Valu-
able, only the running qualities of the latter
to be sold
Saturday Marchma won the mile race in
LA, Strideaway the 1-16 miles in :51lS,
the Dude the q mile in 1;151E, Lord Peyton
the q mile in l:0124 and Mandolin the y
mile III ! 30
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 13.-Saturday
closed the race meeting here. Dock Wicks
won the 81 furlongs in 10, Miss Blonde the
AZ furlongs in 0:5SlR, GohGhtly the -. fur
longs in ! SO, Cartoon the / mile in ~ and
Huntress the u miles in 2:09I4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
AN OPENING FOR ENTERPRISE.

Colon ,ia VIII Do Better for Immigrants
Than Forty Acres and Mule"
WAS HINGToN CITY, May 1S.-Edmund p.
Smith, for eight years United States consul
at Car thagena, republic Of Colombia, and
now merchant of that city, is in Washing
ton City on a short visit
aThe g is great field for American enter
prise ir the republic of Columbia" said Mr..
Smith 20 a reporter. Electric lights, water
works, railroads, and ice machines are par
ticularly wanted The government is dis
posed TO be particularly liberal Conces-
sions will be given to bona fide capitalists for
twenty five years, and in the case of the
water works the government will guarantee
per CT mt. on the capital invested for twenty
five years.
They Want New Blood.
@Imn igration is particularly desired, and
In order to infuse new blood into the repub-
lie the government will pay the passage of
an immigrant give him 80 month, $50 acres
Of land, cow, two pigs, a pillow, and help
him bu Id his house, and transport him free
from the seaport to the point where he desires
to locate.
Misunderstood Uncle Sam.
"Dr. Nuuez, the president of the republic,
10 uoiiie Oil III NIB power 10 ueNtiop the re-
sources of the country, and has decided to
completely change his policy toward the
United States, and to favor, as much as he
possibly can, commercial and other friendly
intercourse between the two republics. He
will send representatives to the three Amer
ica's conference here. There has been a
great change of feeling on the part of Colon
hians toward the United States. Formerly
they were very suspicious, and it was all be-
cause they totally misunderstood the Monroe
doctrine. They thought that America for
Americans really meant America for the
United States, and that suspicion and jeal-
ousy was industriously famed by English,
German and French merchants, whose inter
est it vas to control their trade
"The foreign trade of Colombia amounts to
$50, DOC, 900 annually, and the United States
gets very little of it. The United States
ought to have it. Carthagena is only dis
tant four and hair days from New Orleans,
and seven days from New York"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
Sent His Bullets to Their Mark. =

PORTSMOUTH, O., May 13.-Saturday
night there was a hce-down on Twin creek,
about twelve miles below this city Several
rough characters were in atten lance, among
them wilson and Amos Cooper, brothers, and
Henry Nickels The latter had several quar-
rels with the Cooper boys, and had warned
them to keep their distance. At the dance
they picked on Nickels. Hot words passed,
followed by two revolver shots in quick sue
cession and the falling Of Wilson and Amos
Cooper to the floor. An examination showed
that Wilson Cooper had been shot through
the heart and Amos through tho left temple.
Nickels, who did the shooting, is a Vir-
ginian- He made no attempt to escape, aud
as yet has not been arrested.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
That Corpse Again.
MIGHTY BOLD HIGHWAYMEN
They Attack the u. S. Paymaster's Escort
and Get All the Money.

They Attack the u. S. Paymaster's Escort
and Get All the Money.
Tucson, A. T., May 13.-Maj j. WWham,
paymaster of the army, with Clerk Gibbon
and an escort of eleven soldiers, on their way
from Wilcox to pay the post at Fort Thomas,
were attacked by party of ambushed men
in gorge A constant fire was kept up for
nearly half hour, when eight of the escort
were wounded, five dangerously The rob-
bers succeeded in securing So. 900 and es-
capped into the mountains Maj. Wham was
uninjured, but Gibbons clothing was torn by
shot. A troop of cavaly has been sent out
from Fort Grant to watch the mountain
passes, so that the highwaymen may not
escape. Their number is not known, but is
believed to be seven or eight.
A Desperate Running Fight.
Itwas regular running fight in narrow
gorge. After a desperately hot battle last
ing half an hour eight of the eleven men of
the escort were either fatally wounded or
disabled so as to render further resistance
impossible. At the first fire an ambulance
driver was wounded aud lost control of the
team of four mules, who dashed down a
steep grade with the wagon, Paymaster
Wham and his assistant inside. The brigands
opened fire on the flying conveyance, the es-
cort rapidly firing in return. Maj Wham
and Gibbon We're armed with repeating
rifles. A perfect hail-storm of bullets fell
for thirty minutes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13
Beware of 0intmsnts for Ca,arrh that Contain
Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do are ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure, be sure you get the genu-
uine; II is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
@Sold by druggists. Price rs cents
per bottle.