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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Thieves MIKE "a Big EauI

While the demonstration was in pro-
gress down town Saturday night and Mr..
Geo. L. Aster and family-like thousands
OF others In the city-were enjoying the
celebration, thieves broke into their home,
corner of Seventeenth street and Sixth
avenue, and thoroughly raided the prem.
ises. taking off with them everything
available and going further ana ransack =
Ing the mattresses OF bed. where they
found and pOcketed a handsome set of
diamonds. When the family returned
they found the following property had
been taken: LsdY's gold watch, name
Bertha on outside, lady's gold necklace.
lady's gold locket set with pearls. name
Bertha, lady's chain bracelet-two pair.
opera glasses. light pearl with name
Bertha, lady's fob chain with a $40, SIS,
So 90 and 81 gold piece, with monographs
G. W. A, W. A. e. and ]. d. K en-
graved thereon, four finger rings, two
gold baby pins, pearl lead pencil marked
"B. E." pair solid gold earrings with
diamond setting, gents hair chain. gents
gold locket marked &c. W. A." brown
chiuchiIla overcoat, dark cutaway dress
coat The police were at once notified.
but so far no trace has been found of the
burglars. Mr. Asier has offered a reward
of $50 for the recovery of the property.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
DID (soOd Work

Aid. W. F. Schroeder returned from
Chicago this morning whittier he went
with Mayor McConochie and Mr. Fred
Hass to secure the promise of the Rock
Island and c., B. & Q. roads to assume
the amount of the viaduct damages
President Cable of the Rock Island road,
said he could not sign the bonds for the
road as such action would require a
meeting of the board OF directors.
He pledged, however, that the Rock ISL
and road would pay one third the dam
ages. This was all the committee desired
General Manager Merrill, of the c.. B.
& Q received the committee favorably
aud agreed to refer the matter to the
roads attorneys here, Sweeney g. Walker
The committee also called on The H.
linois Steel company and laid before it
the matter of shipping the material to
Rock Island Arsenal in the event OF the
location of the gun foundry here. The
company agreed to send representative
at the time of the gun factory boards
visit. II now costs dollar ton TO ship
the raw material from Lake Superior L
Chicago and it will cost 81 more to bring
it on to Rock Island
Mayor McConochie and Mr.. Hass re-
manned in Chicago over today.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
AFTER FIFTY YEARS.

Mr. and Ers. VIM. Woodward Ceie.
brate the Half Century Anniversary
of Their Marriage.
Today Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Woodward
celebrate their golden wedding, and chill
dren and grandchildren. brothers and Sis
tiers, nephews and nieces. to the number
of nearly forty, are gathered from var
ious parts of the country to join in the
festivities which are being held at the
home of Judge Adams. on Eighteenth
street. Mr.. Woodward was born in
County Meath, Ireland, and came to Ohio
10 1885, Mrs. Woodward, (Miss Mary
]. Mayo,) was born in Wiltshire. Eug-
land, and also came to Ohio in 1889.
They were married at Liverpool, Ohio.
Sept. 90, 1910. In 1S49 Mr. and Mrs.
Woodward came to Peoria TO reside. re-
moving from there to Rock Island in
1869, so that they may be classed among
the early settlers of Illinois. Six chil>
dren have been born to them-four of
whom are still living-among them Mrs.
Adams, the wife of County Judge Lucisn
Adams, of this city. Mr.. Woodward is a
graduate of Trinity college. Dublin. a
fine classical scholar, and though totally
blind for several years past, and with
greatly defective hearing, he is as bright
and cheerful AS boy. with memory I'm
impaired. and voice as clear as trumpet.
His good wife reads to him daily, which
he greatly enjoys. and with his pipe and
his thoughts he passes through the years
with the cheerfulness and serenity of an
''old soldier of the guard" Anyone who
meets him will readily recognize in him
the fine old Irish gen.leman-oneo of the
rale old sort" The Mayos are an old Eng
lish family, dating back good many
centuries. Fifty years of happy welded
lifel May the autumn of their life con-
tinue bright with its fruition of christian
content.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Fires.

The alarm of fire at o'clock this
morning was occasioned by the discovery
of flames in the roof of the brick DWELL
ing owned by Mrs. Johanna Mcmahon,
2306 Second avenue. The roof was a
mass of fire when discovered, but the
hose companies made fair time for volun>
teers and had the hook and ladder truck
been on hand half hour sooner, The
damage would have been much lighter
than it was. The roof was completely
destroyed and much destruction done by
water. The loss will be $500. The
house was occupied by Mrs. Mcmahon,
who with her daughter ale visiting in
Chicago. and her son, who last night was
away. So there was no one in the house,
and the origin of the fire is unknown.
The fire alarms in the Third and Fourth
wards successfully Saturday evening were
caused by incipient blazes in the rear OF
the Harper house and on the roof of Mrs
Bsiley's house, 727 Twentieth street.
Neither fire amounted to anything.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
KiHer kiDleIa.

The Pilot, Lumberman and White Ea>
gle went north.
The Tenbroeck brought down fourteen
strings of lumber.
The 10 Long and Verne Swain came
down and returned.
The stage of the water was 3:05 at
noon; the temperature at the bridge IS.
Capt. Lamont says the Pttsburg is due
up tomorrow evening and if she gets here
on time will take out all who want to see
the carnival at fifty cents apiece. The
Pittsburg will hold two thousand people
and she is in command of that prince of
rivermeD, Capt. Killeeb.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
AT pANENpoRr.


At Davenport, Saturday night. Hon. J.
H. Murphy was accorded public recep-
| ton at the Kimball house and hundreds
of the citizens improved the occasion Of
manifesting their appreciation of the
great work accomplished by MIR. Murphy
in the interests of the great waterway.
AT MOLINE.
At q meeting of the Moline Business
Mems association this afternoon a resolu
ton was adopted setting forth the declin
| alton of the association to take any part
in Hennepin canal demonstration.
THE COMMITTEE IN UNION MEETING.
The committee appointed at the Sat-
urday evening meeting to learn the SEN
timent as to q union ratification meeting,
met in the parlors of the Rock Island
bank at o'clock in the afternoon. Capt.
I. j. Robinson in the chair, and G. F.
Lynde. secretary. The following reso-
luton was adopted:
ResolUed. That a committee of three be
appointed by the chair to invite the basi-
ness men of Davenport. Moline, Milan
and Geneseo to appoint each q commit
tee to confer with these committees on
Monday afternoon next at the Harper
house at O'Clock, and arrange for q
formal celebration.
Under this resolution the following aps
pointm 3nts were made:
For Moline-E. Fl. Guyer, Oliver Oh
sen. DR.. W. A. Paul.
For Davenport-B. T. Gable. Phil
Mitchell, III. j. Lowrey.
For Milan-W. b. Ferguson, Robert
Wagner. Henry Carse.
For Geneseo- Fred Hass, &. L. Walk
er, f. MOsenfelder.
The committee has another called
meeting at the Harper house at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. 1t depends entirely upon
the feeling of the other cities as to a
further demonstration. Rock Island did
herself proud Saturday night and did it
out of the abundance of her heart.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
County Buildings.
TRANSFERS.

TRANSFERS.
!S-Estella Robinson by guardian to
Albert Ritter, part lots and 10, block l,
Ii. E Edwards addition to Moline. 1880.
Andrew Lyndehn TO Swan Tropp, out
lot 3. Alday's addition to East Rock ISL
and in Moline. $3.50.
19-Albert Oswege to Frank L Ander>
son, part of sci 5, II. 1w, $3.50.
PROBATE.
19-Insabity Of Emma S. Browner-
Hearing; verdict insane and not pauper
ordered committed to the Northern In
sane Asylum at Elgin. Bond of G. B.
Browner with Porter Skinner and E. P
Reynolds as surities presented and sp-
proved.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to Holbrook's, Davenport for car.
pets and silk curtains.
ParlOr suites and fancy chairs of every
| description at Holbrook's, Davenport.
A handsome line of book cases and
cabinets Just received at Holbrook's, Dav.
export.
Get your honbonnier boxes filed al
krell Il Maths. They have all the latest
CONNECTIONS.
An elegant assortment Of dining tables,
| chairs and hat racks at Holbrook's, Dav.
export.
Step in and see the pice fresh line OF
candies just received at Krell & Maths
Something new.
These cool evenings are just the times to
appreciate good dish of ice cream, and
krell Il Math always have it.
The Crown dining hall, No. 1908 Sec
ond avenue, is now ready to furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents. A.
b. johnson, proprietor.
Mclntire Bros. have new and reliable
kid glove cleaner; cleans perfectly and
leaves no odor.
Concert and dancing every Saturday
evening. with good music at Joseph HUI
ber's garden on Moline avenue. Every
other day in the week except Saturday
| the garden is TO let
S5O,00O to loan on real estate security
in sums of 5000 and upward. at lowest
current rates of interest. without com
mission. z. w. Hurst, Attorney al
aw. Rock Island
How is 1t that Krell & Math ar supply.
ing all the largest and finest reception.
and parties in Davenport, Rock Island
AMI Moline with their ice cre ms anC
ices? The question is easily solved
They make the best and purest md hav,
the largest assortment Of fine flavors L
select from
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Incsd-nt, nr Cre.son .prin1,.

CEEs@nN SPRINGS, Pa. Sept IA story
was started tate Saturday night that the
pre- ,idtnt and Mrs. II i-rison would attend
church Sunday mt Ebensburs. eight miles
distant The consequence WAS that the
building was crowded with people expect.
ing to worship with the chief magistrate.
When he did not appear the telegraph
wire was kept busy with inquiries as why
things were so, and there was much dis
gust when it was ascertained that there
was no truth in the report Mr.. j. X.
Mckee, the presidents son -in-law, has de
cided to take his family to indianapolis
tomorrow night. The party at the Park
cottage will then consist of but four per.
sons, the president and Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. Dimmick, and Miss Sanger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
CITY CHAT.

Mr.. c. o. Bloom is spending today in
Des Moines.
Firstclass tailors wsnted. Union or
nonunion. &c. Hoppe.
John Stroehle came in from Cedar Rap>
ids to spend Sunday at home.
MIR. Ben Hall returned from his sum-
mer sojourn in the east last evening.
Sophia Nelson, living on Fourth street,
died today of consumption, aged twenty
four.
The following numbers get the prizes
of Redditch Needle Co.: 1873, 50, 2O4.
643. 10S.
This is the week of the great Daveu
port fair. The river carnival occurs to-
morrow night.
r. c. Kerr. the draughtsmau. left for
Chicago this morning to make that city
his future home.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Cnas. Evans
and Miss Minnie Warner were married by
Rev. T.. w. Grafton.
Mr.. G. j. Larkin came home from
Des Moines, and spent yesterday with
his family in the city.
Mr.. Ernst Speidel. of Chicago, spent
Saturday and yesterday with his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. c. Speidel. in the city.
! The Rock Island Athletic club post
poned its entertainment programmed for
Saturday night until future date.
Mrs.C j. Mcclellan. representing Serb
ner Sons, is In the city in the interest of
Stanley's latest work. In Darkest Afri-
Ca"
Mr.. j. M. Martin. for some time bag
gagemaster in the c., B. & Q depot al
Moline, is now night operator at Port
| Byron junction.
| The committee in charge of Saturday
nights demonstration desires that all
persons having bills against the commit
tee present them at once.
Contractor McGugin today put in the
wire for the electric railway preparatory
to laying the two blocks of pavement on
Twentieth street. between Second and
Fourth avenues.
| Clarence Mart is having James
Maucker tried this afternoon for assault
Mart entered Maucker's place of business
on Second avenue and after the latter
had repeatedly ordered him out, he for.
chilly elected him.
| A number of Rock Island horsemen at
tended the trot at Bollman's track, Coal
Valley. Saturday. Owing to the diff.
Guilty in getting horses the races were moi
up to the standard. but Bollman had q
find spread and all enjoyed themselves.
| The funeral of Thomas Shea was held
from St. Joseph's church at 10 O'Clock
this morning, under the direction OF
Undertaken Wheelan. Rev. Father
Mackin officiated. There was a large
attendance of friends. The pail bearer.
were Thomas Devine. Timothy Sexton,
Michael Coughlin. Patrick McQuade
Thos. Mulligan and Thomas O'COnnor.
Miss Kate Byrnes the popular milliuer,
will tomorrow morning leave for the
east to purchase a new liLe of millinery
Miss Byrnes will return the last of the
week, and she desires her friends to wal
and see her new stock before purchasing
Miss Byrnes has catered to the taste OF
the ladies of this vicinity so long that hel
selection has always met with favor by
the sex. She proposes to have the verI
latest styles in the market.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
The yenith CitY,s Cnuntv

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 22.-The cen
sus office finds that tine popula-
ton of st. Louis county, Minnesota,
is a. 49, In $50 there were only
4,504 inhabitants IL that county. Du-
luth is located there, and it's phenomenal
growth has helped tn swell the popula-
ton of the county. The censns office has
announced the population of the follow
ing cities and towns: observation-disclosures
ll.223, iHcrc s. 5.G7j; Bay CITY, q, S26. in
crease i.l3i; Chehoy.an 6.2ii increase
800; Ludih2ton 1856. increase j, 3O7;
Mini~','e y 70, increas' $50: West Bay
Cry i2,3i". i':rrea>c G5iG. Wisconsin,
Ken "a 80, increase 49D; Milwaukee
aoi l51 i.r"r-iSc s., 565: Racine 2l,023. in
cr"a~e 1891; Walk sIa 4 $40 increase
1.l.i
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Thinks Eynns In.ane.

The jury in the arson case against ALT.
Evans, of Carbon Cliff. agreed to YER
dict at o'clock yesterday morning and
disbsnded. This afternoon the jury re-
turned into court with the following YER
dict:
We. the jury. find the acts committed
as charged, and we further believe the
now insane.
The judge sent the jury back to amend
the language of its verdict as to believe
the defendant insane. and the jury again
retired.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
AT MILAN.

Milan spent the force of its enthusiasm
in mann er Saturday night that made the
county ring for miles about and farmers
fiocked in to the city to learn the cause OF
the racket. many of them forgetting that
they own ed vehicles and footing it to the
town. There was q great blowing OF
whistles, ringing of bells. streets were
illuminated. there was fine pyrotechnic
display and spirit Of rejoicing in har-
mony with our own, though on smaller
scale.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
C.. B. & O. Carnival Tram.

Ga account of the Davenport Exposi>
ton and the River Carnival at Rock Isl.
and and Davenport, the c.. B. 6 Q will
run special train leaving Rock Island at
1870 p. m. Tuesday. September %, to
accommodate ali persons between Rock
Island and Denrock. Rate of fare and
third has been made for this occasion.
ii. d. MACK. D. p A
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Accidents.

Mrs. G. F. Schmale, of 1901 Fourth
avenue. fell while hanging up bid cage
and broke her forearm.
Some days ago VIM. johnson of 1898
Second avenue. fell and sustained painful
injuries about the hip. 1t is now learned
that the hip was broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
The Conference on the Tariff.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. GA num-
Der of prominent members, both Repub-
licans and Dem ocratS, think that the con-
ferrees on the tariff bill will be able TO
submit their report on Tuesday, but less
sanguine persons think that it will not be
presented until Wednesday, and several
me mbers who are familiar with the pro-
gress being made by the conference COM
mittee think that the report will not be
presented until next week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22

The worst cases of scrofnla, salt rheun
and other diseases of the blood, are curet
by Hoods Ssrssparilla.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22

Most complexion powders have vul-
gar glare, but Pozzofs is true beautifi-
er, whose effects are lasting.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22
Advertised List Of Letters.No. IS.

AdVerttseu Ihst VI LetterS.NO. 0S'
List Of letters uncalled for at the Postofice at
Rock Island Rock Island county, Illinois
Sept 10, 1890:
Birse Miss May Murphy Porter
Gale Miss Alice X Nash Miss Ida
Cardealia Mines Rice John
Dennison " mt Slatterly Edward
Eaton JH Spence
FaulkerJB Scott Miss Gertie
Hall II Singer Mrs Jale
Hockett James2 Van Buskirk Mrs Grace
McConaughy Barch Williams Gordon
Wilson Kelly
HOWARD WELLS, P. N.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22

Twenty Carlo ads of California Raisin..
FRESNO, Cal, Sept. GA train of twent,
carloads of raisins left here yesterday for
the east via the Central and Union Pscjf, :
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-22

Call and see the hand-caryed bed room
suites at Holbrook's, Davenport
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-03
WAITING FOR DEATH.
How to Die According to the Fashion OF
Orthodox Hindoos.

How to Die According to the Fashion OF
Orthodox Iiindoos.
/ was in Oudh at the time when a very
rich s4Ilindoe==brother to the famous
Prime Minister of Nepaul, Sir Jung
Bahadur-arrived in dying state at the
sacred city of Ajudhia. Though stricken
with mortal sickness, he made the long
and painful journey from Nepaul in
order to die in the holy city that gave
Rama birth, and which is to the indoo
what Mecca is to- the Moslems, and far
more than Jerusalem is to Christians.
On hearing OF his arrival the English
magistrate at Fyzabad went to see him
the day before his death, as it proved to
be. He found the Rajah lying on a low
wooden bcdstead, such as is used by tho
poorest natives, in bare mud-plastered
little room, having neither window nor
n single article offurniture except the
bedstead in it.. and with its silver dishes
and drinking vesselsspread about on tho
mud floor. To English eyes it seemed
truly strange and com fortress death
bed, but such ~ view of IT would not have
struck any of the Hindoos present; the
dying man, they would have said, had
nv Hctotus was gracious to
have lot him live till his journey was
, accomplished.
| know of no Western parallel to this
s.ene. PRINCES .and mobiles in the middle
ages have doubtless suffered voluntary
privation, and courtcd physical pain by
way of an cxpintory or at least meri-
torons aet,sbut we know that they were
keenly alive to the full merit Of s,n.h
penance, and did not fail to put them
down tolthe credit side Of their account
with Heaven. But this Indian noilehad
no such feeling, and would have been
genuinely surprised at Its being thought
that he had done any thing worthy Of
admiration. His wretched and poverty
stricken surround ngs were to him q
perfectly Indifferent accident of this
quickly-passing life, and counted as
nothing. He had attained his hearts
desire and was now happy waiting foi
death Temple Bar
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-03
HISTORY OF ENGRAVING.
An Art Known to the Early Egyptians
and the Ancient Hebrews.

An Art Known to the Early Egyptians
and the Ancient Hebrews.
Engraving was known to the early
Egyptians, who used wooden stamps
marked with hieroga prizes for the pur-
pose Of marking their bricks. The art is
first mentioned d. G. f491, by Moses
EXODUS xviii, 81 who was COM
manded to take two onyx stones and
grave on them tie names Of the Chill
dren Of Israel. The revival of the art
dates from the fifteenth century, when
the mezzotint mode of engraving was
invented by Colonel Won Seigen. En-
craving in cofors was invented by one
J. c. lie Blond about 1925, in imitation
of pencil work by GILES dcs Marteau in
1856, and aquatint by lie Prince about
tT62. Engraving on copper Is said to
have been practiced In Germany as
by Albert Durer, dated 1915 and 1916,
are thought to have been made from
plates of steel. This metal, however,
was seldom employed by the first ems
gravers, owing to its hardness and tho
Consequent difficulties to. be overcome
in working it. Only one specimen Of
authentic steel engraving, that by ]. l..
Smith, was known to exist prior to 1918,
when Mr.. G. Warren exhibited speci-
men executed on soft steel before tho
Society of ARTS. The Smith steel Gu
craving, sn0ksn q above above ~. was made IN
eagSrepresents Saint Christopher with
|, Che ihfant Saviour, and is dated 1923
| Wooden blocks were engraved and used
as notaries' seals and for making play
iin}g;,cards in France as carly as 144o
Many tssblock books" of about 1890 grace
tho shelves OF various museums in
Europe, whore they are valued almost
as highly as tho Guttenburg and MAJ
arine Bibles. 1t almost makes one
dizzy to think of the rapid advancement
of the art since the opening OF the pres
ent century, or even since the beginning
of the decade just ended.-St. Louis Re-