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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
THE MILAN RAILWAY.
The Directors EnjOined From Dis
posing of it.
A Tran saction Frustrated by Order OF
COurt.-.Who shan Possess IL Now.

Judge Glenn this morning granted a
temporary injunction restraining the
directors of the Rock Island & Milan
street railway company from consummat-
ing either a sale or lease of the road
without. the consent and sanction of the
stockholders. The document contains
also prayer for the appointment of re-
ceiver Of the road and its ultimate sale
by the court to pay off the debts. The
application for the injunction. which ais
leges that the directors of the road were
about to make lease of the road, was
made by Col. Curtis on behalf of Admin
istrator Peeiz of the Bailey Davenport
estate before Judge Glenn In chambers
last evening, and this morning the writs
for temporary injunction were placed in
Sheriff Silvis' hands for service, and the
duty was promptly performed by that
official
An adjourned meeting had been called
of the directors of the Milan road at 10
O'Clock this morning for the purpose of
hearing the report of a committee, com.
posed of Directors Fries, Robinson and
Stoddard on leasing the road for a
period of thirty years to the Peoples
Electric Railway company. of Mo-
line, of which Messrs. E. Il. Guyer
and L. s. McCsbe are directors and which
is practically the Moline Central road.
but the claim of those securing the in
junction is that such proceedings would
not be fair to the stockholders and hence
the Injunction.
The directors claim that the road is
not in paying condition. that a S4s 900
inde btedness is hanging over it, and they
were of the opinion that the best thing
to do was to lease it.
A large number of the stockholders are
anx Gus that Mr.. G. B. Holmes should
purchase il, as they believe they would in
thai way best realize the value of their
AhNNiO III w. huu thai ut tut sdt1lt time
immense advantages to the city would
result from his becoming possessor of the
road, but it is not known that he wants it
very badly now. He has refused to consid.
er sny proposition to lease it. and probably
would not take it at all unless he could
buy every dollar of stock in it, as he did
in the other companies he bought out in
the three cities. He made Mr.. Daven,
port good offer for it when he became
interested here year and half ago, but
he appears more anxious now to improve
what facilities he has than To make more
10 vestments.
Another meeting of the directors of the
Milan road is being held this afternoon.
Il is TO be hoped that it will eventually be
placed in some condition wherein it will
prove the most benefit to the city and to
tie people living along its line.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
GOING FOR REV. CUE.
The Rock Island Liquor Dealers
Meet.
The Recent Sermon OF the M. E.
Preacher Denounced In Vigorous
Language by the Protective Associa
tion.

The Rock Island Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective association held special meeting
at Turner hall this afternoon. President
Ransom in the chair, and the following
resolutions which explain themselves,
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, On the 10th day of January
last at Harper's theatre. in this city. the
Rev. G. w. Cue in his sermon, made an
infamous attack on the saloon business
and those engaged in it. using the most
bitter. opprobrious and insulting lam
guage; be it
Resol0ed, That we, citizens of Rock Is
land county, and engaged directly and
indirectly in said business. as body, con-
slider said attack unwarranted. unpro.
voked, unJustifiable and most unjust. and
the language used vile. low and unworthy
the position and station of him who in
dulged in it.
Reso'Ced. That we also consider our
business as honorable and respectable as
any other, that Of said Rev. G.. W. Cue
included, and those engaged in it as
worthy of respect, everything being
equal. as those following any other voca-
ton;
ResolUed, That we believe and so state
the fact to be. that we and those engaged
IN said traffic generally, have proved on
all proper occasions most liberal and
charitable and that many dollar has been
contributed toward building and complet-
ing the new Methodist church by those in
terested in said traffic and by our friends
and that therefore said minister adds to
the infamy of his attack base ingratitude
and want of appreciation, which cannot
be censured too severely.
ResolUed, Further. that we, as body of
men and engaged in an honest traffic,
mode of life and making a living, and
above all. of law>abiding citizens, con.
| slider it to be our duty and due to our.
selves and our interests, from now on to
take as firm. emphatic. bitter and uncom
promising a stand against said G. w
Cue, his business and followers, as he has
seen fit, without cause or provocation &c
assume against US and our business.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
THE UPPER RIVER PILOTS.
The Directory OF the Upper Missis-
sippi Brotherhood in Session at

The Directory OF the Upper Missis-
sippi Brotherhood in Session at
Ciinton.-Improveme suggestions.
The board of directors OF the Brother.
hood of Upper Mississippi River Pilots is
in session at Clinton. The directors
present are W. H. Whistler. Rock Island;
j. H. Wooder, Cordova; ]. M. Haws
thorne, LeClaire; W. A. Blair, Daven.
port, and Rus Baldwin. Clinton. Though
it was but directors meeting. large
number of pilots are present. and the SEES.
sion was of much interest to them as we'll
as to their employers and the public.
During the Wednesdays session. beside
secret brotherhood business. list of ex-
isting distractions of bridges and ap.
proaches was made. and of several snags
and wrecks. which the secretary was in
structed to call Maj. Mackenzie's atten-
ton to, The improvement of the follow
ing twelve places was also asked:
Dresbsck, Bad Axe. Lost Channel,
Iowa Slough. McDonald's Slough. Bellies
vue. Eagle Point, Hole-in- the Wall.
Towhead above Fulton. Desota and Glass;
vile Slough. Most of the improvements
is to fill the heads of the sloughs to con
fine the channel.
The convention agreed unanimously
for the establishment of harbor at
Kings Coulee, Lake Pepin, and the loca
ton of several more lights in Lake Pepin
and Lake St. Croix was also requested.
This society has passed through very
successful year. 1t now has a member
ship of $50. including nearly all the first
class pilots on the upper river. On &C.
count Of the systematic means formulated
of getting information, the work the past
year in rafting has been better than dur
ing any other season of low water.
A unanimous approval of the syste m
of improvements made the past ten years
under Maj. MackeDzie's supervision, was
given.
There was no discussion of wages, no
combining against employers, but as seen
above, working unanimously for more
effectual work for both.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Tonight at the Theatre.

Tonight Miss Kate Castleton oppears
at Harper's theatre in "A Paper Doll"
One of the largest audiences of the
season witnessed the initial produc.
ton of "A Paper Doll' ut the De-
troit last night by charming Kate
Castleton and her excellent comp any
of comedians. 1t is evident that
plot was not uppermost in the mind of
the composer of the skit, and, in fact, he
programme announces it as "a laughing
success" This statement is as near be {.
ing truthful as it is possible to be. There
was. unquestionsbly plenty of laughing
INDUCED in at the theatre last night, and
that it was success goes without say
irg. The company give the piece go"
of Enthusiastically large calibre. 1t was a
highly satisfactory performance. Those
who attended the play cared little for
plot and heartily enjoyed the comicali-
ties of the actors. Miss Castleton is, of
course, the bright particular star, and
her work last night did not show her to
be on the wane in the slightest. In fact,
she is more brilliant than ever She still
possesses the same charms as of yore, and
her singinging of the song Spider and
Fly" was most srtisticslly and graceful,
ly done Detroit Free Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
1mporran, lplormation 70 the Ladies.

On and after March 18th next the ia
nous Clsrk's 80. N. T." spool cotton on
white spools, which has become 30 very
popular with the ladies and dressmskers
and milliners of Illinois on account of the
fast black and particularly its smooth
running on sewing machine. will be sold
by McCabe Bros. Ladies give us q call
and try this famous thread; you will use
no other II you do.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Mssquersds Ball.

The Rock Island Turner society will
hold a subscription masquerade ball at
Turner hall. Saturday evening. Feb.
18th. Those wishing to subscribe can
do so at Turner hall. or of members of
the following committee: Ed. Goepel,
Henry Holdorf. Jsbob Rettich. Peter
Detlefs and r. Schlehsr. Tickets will
not he on sale the evening of the dance,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Man II eating.

1t is rumored that some of the paving
will attempt to evade the
eight-hour ordinance of this city, and the
friends of the eight>hour day are warned
to be vigilsnt in regard to this matter. A
public meeting will be held on this sub
iect at Killers hall on Tuesday evening,
Feb. II, to consider this matter. Every
body Is invited. Rally and I'll the hall.
GUSTAV KLoTZ,
Priest Eight-Hour League.
ED. BURRILL. JR.. Secy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
COURT CULLINGS.
The Cases I'm COurt--The clerk Pro-
TEN OF Knox County Appointed-The
Oficisl stenographer-.

The Cases In Court--The clerk Pro-
TEN OF Knox County Appointed-The
Omeial stenographer-.
The Jury in the SIS, 600 damage case of
htwell VS. Hanson returned verdict for
81 for the plaintiff last evening This
puts the costs on the defendant, but it
does not carry with it the assurance that
& Rock Island county jury considers the
character of Scott county lawyer worth
great deal financially.
The court is still engaged with the
Wanerlund malpractice proceedings
against DR.. s. G. Plummer. ST. This
morning WAS consumed mainly in expert
testimony. in which many of the local
physicians were summoned.
Judge Glenn today sustained the SER
vice OF the McEniry mandamus proceed-
ings against the city, but is yet to decide
upon the writ.
judges Peasants, Glenn and Smith
the temporary successor to the late
Chss. Gibbs. circuit clerk of Knox
county, and Samuel V. Stuckey was
agreed as the sppointee as clerk pro
tenn. Mr.. Stuckey is young man
and at present Deputy Sheriff of Knox
county. He was candidate for the
nomination when Mr.. Gibbs was success
full. He will probably be the republican
nominee for the office. Mr. Gibbs was 9
farmer prior to his election and leaves &
wife and family. He was about forty
five years of age. His funeral occurs to
morrow. The judges and official steno
| graphers afterward held a consultation
for the Encouragement of assignme lent
heretofore announced in the ARGUS, ant
it was agreed to allow ]. E. Blakemor,
two more weeks in Knox and two il
Henderson than had been planned pre-
viously.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Uncertainty OF the Fowl Weather

Uncertainty OF the Fowl Weather
During the past two weeks the mlgra-
tory fowls-wild ducks and geese-have
been having a rather tough time of it.
On warm, spring-like days. great fiocks
could be seen winging their flight to the
northwest. The succeeding cold days
would reverse the winging process. Day
before yesterday and for several preced-
ing days the solemn "honk" of gsnder
chiefs was heard as they led their flocks
toward the northern breeding grounds.
Yesterday the birds had turned tail and
were scurrying southwark again.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07

For cuts. bruises. sprains or strains.
burns, scslds. frost-bites. chilblains. and
bites Of poisonous insects. nothing equals
Salvation Oil. 1t annihilates pain. Price
csc 0 bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07

Distress after eating, heartburn, sick
headache and indigestion are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t also creates 9
good appetite.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Weather Forecast.

q. 8. SIGNAL OFFICE, I
Washington, ID. c., Feb, Z.
For the next "a hours for Illinois
Cold wave; drop of "a degrees.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Advertised List or Letters No. q.

Lst OF letters uncalled for at the Postofhce at
Rock Island, Rock Island county, Illinois,
Feb Z, 1890:
Adams W III Hof Frank
Bordner Isaac Lewis Mrs l.
Brown Geo Lee Miss G
Carpenter CaptC Meyer Emma
Dandy Alice O'Connor Clayton
De Ruyck John Porter Justin
Ferris Master Mech Rose Mrs Sailey
Fitzgerald b Sage Henry
Flournoy ABB Smith Harvey
WelchPF
FOREIGN LIST.
Davis james Skog Hildon
To insure prompt delivery all mail matter
should he addressed to street and number
Give the number OF the list when calling for
advertised letters. HOWARD WELLS, p. M.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07

Two dwelling houses, lot SOFIA, on Moline ave.
nue., cheap.
frst-class so acre farm, with good improve
ments, in Bowling township, cheap.
A No. one hundred and sixty acre farm, with
| hrst-class Improvements, cheap.
A nice bluff property, large grounds, shade
trees, fruit, etc., cheap.
Two or three acres on the bluff, nne land for
building or gardening.
Some of the best lots in Dodge's addition on
easy terms.
20 or 20 acres with good improvements. on the
bluff, cheap.
good lot en- the bluff In Rodman'a sub-divis-
ion cheap.
800 will buy a hne y acre lot just outside city
| Ii mits, on bluff.
A good house. barn and fine corner lot in the
upper part Of the oity convenient to the NIL,
depot and island, cheap.
A nice tive story dwelling, well located
Twentieth street, cheap,
$1,000 will buy six acres with some improve
ments, on the bluff.
$500 will buy house with four rooms, conven-
lent to the lower factories.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07

fine large house with all modern improve
ments, good barn, trees. etc. acres of land fine
location, just outside the city limits rear the
street cars; cheap, easy terms.
nice brick residence, with all modern i'm
provements, large grounds, on Elm street. for sale
cheap on easy terms.
Two story dwelling. six rooms, good well. els
tern and cellar. large barn, OF land, within
Few steps of Milan street cars, at bargain.
good house and Improvements with about
acres of land suitable for gardening about three
miles from Rock Island, for sale cheap.
81, goo will buy so acres of land partly improv-
ed, in Cordovs township.
$4,000 will buy good 60 acre farm, good i'm
provements, on reasonable terms
nice residence, large lot, in one of the best
neighoorhoods on Twenty-third street, cheap.
Only few of those fine lots left In Mixers
addition oH Twenty-seeond and Twenty-third
streets.
S175 dollars will buv lot "a t115, corner of
Fifth avenue and Eighth street.
$3.50 will buy good lot 50xs2. well located, on
Thirteenth street.
good eighty acre farm. well located In this
county-will take house and lot in this city for
part payment.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05

A. Holsipger, which was very entertain
| ing and instructive address to the school,
and one long to be remembered.
/ At 5 o'clock the whole concluded with
an elegant and bountiful lunch, prepared
+, by the ladies of the district, in which they
| fully maintained their famous reputation
for good skill in cookery. Following was
the.programme of exercises:
Song, Zone Thousand Years." by the
school; Grafton, Love of Country by
Nelson Bullard; recitation, Memorial
Day." Mary Brown; recitation, Sketch of
John Brown Peter Ruman; song, "Glory,
Glory, Hallelujah," by the school; recita-
ton, Sketch of Fort Sumter" Louis Ru-
man; recitation, "Lincoln's Call for
Troops" Nelson Bullard; recitation,
Abraham Lincoln" Peter Ruman; song,
Marching Through Georgia." by the
school; recitation, Sketch of General Lee, !"
Mary Brown; recitation, Sketch of Gen.
eral Grant," Forrest Joseph; recitation,
'Sherman's March to the Coast" Nelson
Bullard; song, 'Sherman's March to the
Sea-" recitation, sketch of Lees Surren-
der" Nettie Heath; recitation. How Sleep
the Brave Josie O. Mara; recitation,
United at Last" Louis Ruman; song,
'Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" by
the school; recitation, "Sunfower's Les
Boy" John Favell; song, "George Wash
ington's Ratchet" by the little folks; ora
ton, Our Banner" George West; trio,
Soldiers Memorial Hymn" Nettie Heath.
Mary Brown, Forrest Joseph; recitation,
Room for You," Lena Heath; recitation,
GOD Bless Our School," Mamie Dickin-
son; Grafton, 1.-THE American Flag" For
rest Joseph; solo, They've Grated Him
Into the Army" Nelson Billiard; recita-
ton. "Our Flag" Nettie Heath; quartet,
Cover Them Over" Mrs. w. Atkinson.
Miss Foster, ]. W. Heath, A. Spooner;
recitation, Vacation" George Atkinson;
Billiard
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05
FAcET1oUs CHINESE.

They Thought 1t was Funny to Trif1e
with the Poll-tax Man.
All Chung is fresh" heather who
essayed to have some fun with Poll-tax
Collector Eldred yesterday. Chung talks
fairly good English, but when the collector
asked him his name and other questions,
Chung would articulate nothing but mo
sabe."
Eldred promptly had the funny man ar
rested, and few hours later there was an
examination in Justice OF the Peace Henry's
Court.
Chung was willing enough to talk then.
He gave his name to the Judge promptly
when asked for it. He tried to convince
the Judge that he didn't understand what
Eldred wanted, but his explanation was so
full of contradictions and palpable false
hoods that no one could believe him.
Judge Henry promptly found the Celes-
tial guilty of violating the law which pro-
vides that it is misdemeanor for any per-
son to refuse to give to the Assessor or
Poll-tax Collector his name or other in
formation desired. The Judge said no very
great crime had been committed, but it was
high time for Cinnamon to find out that
the laws of this country must be respected.
He then fined the Monaghan SIS, and
Chung came to the conclusion that he had
not had so much fun after all.
Another Chinaman, named All King,
was also tried and convicted in the same
Court for a similar offeEse. 1t was shown,
though, that this celestial was exempt from
poll-tax on account of his age so the Judge
after giving him severe talking to, allowed
him to 60 on his own recOgnizance.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05
The Doctor and the Beauty.

A fashionable doctor, having a house on
Fifth avenue, New York, prides himself.
says Boston Herald correspondent. upon
the favor with which he is regarded
by women. In this respect he is decidedly
unadmirable, but his skill as physician
enables him to rak high in his profession
despite his concert. Tbs other day he re-
celved a summons to call on a young
woman famed for her beauty. She was a
new patient for HIM, and, as he arranged
his cravat with extra precision before en-
tering his carriage he fancied himself on
the brink Of an unusual conquest. Reach
ing the house, he was shown into the re-
ception-room, where, moment later, he
WIS joined by the beautiful girl whom he
had been called to attend.
"Ah!" exclaimed he, rising to greet her,
''you are not, then, i'll enough to be in
bed ?"
ooh! am not i'll at all,' cried the girl.
"Some other member of the fami.y?"
asked the doctor, rather disappointed.
"Well," said the young girl, eve call
him one of the family. You see, it is my
little fox terrier, Dixie He has bone
in his throat, and / thought you might be
able to remove it."
With freezing dignity the doctor got
out of the house as quickly as he could.
'sHe had expressed desire to meet me-"
said the beauty afterward, speaking of the
matter to friend, "and he did so in a
very insulting way. / was told of it, and
decided to give him an opportunity to
form my acquaintance"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05
NEVADA COUNTY SCHOOLS.
An Important Opinion by Attorney-G
eral johnson

An Important Opinion by Attorney-Gen-
eral johnson.
Acknowledgement Johnson on yesterday
addressed the following letter to Ira G.
Hoitt, Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, in answer to an inquiry in regard to
the validity of an Act passed by the Legis.
ture in 1874:
Replying to your inquiry, I have to say
that the Act OF the Legislature ofthis State,
passed March %, 1874, providing for Dis
trict Board of Education for Nevada School
District is special Act, but the inhibition
in the Constitution against the passage OF
local or special laws applies to future and
not past legislation. In ex parte Burke, SO
CAL, p. g., it is said 1.-THE language O,
Section 25, Article w., is that the Legisla-
ture shall not pass local or special laws.
The constitutional inhibition manifestly
applies to future and not to past leeisIa.
ton. The provision is purely and simply
prospective in its operations, and the words
will not justify any other construction. II
did not, therefore, operate as q repeal OF
Acts passed by the Legislature years before
the Constitution went into effect, but
merely to put stop to all future legislation
of that objectionable character.
Dut IL uudy NC Sdlu, WdlVlDS Inc question
of constitutionality there is general law
in regard to the election of School Trus-
tees, and this implicitly repeats the former
special act. Mr.. Dillon, in his work on
municipal corporations, says: at is a
principle of very extensive operation that
statutes of a general nature do not repeal
by implication charters and special Acts
passed tor the benefit of particular num-
cipalities." leases cited In these special
laws gave way to general laws, because the
Legislature had annexed to the latter re.
pealing clause, abrogating all inconsistent
local or special acrs. Section 1911, Polit-
ical Code, says: Except when other wise
authorized by law, every school distric,
shall be under the control of Board OF
School Trustees, consisting of three mem.
bers." Section 1916 says: Boards OF
Education are elected in cities under the
provisions of the laws governing such
| cities, and their powers and duties are as
prescribed in such laws, except as other.
wise in this chapter provided
1t must also be remembered that implied
repeats are not favored; if the two Act.
can co-exist they must stand. / have seer
nothing during the limited time which
have had to investigate the subject to in
duce me to believe that the Act of Marcel
25, 1874, above referred to, providing 70
the election of Board of Education TO
the Nevada School District, has been re
pealed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05
ANoTHER FLAG RAISING.
School Children of Michigan Bar Show
Their Patriotism.

School Children of Michigan Bar Show
Their Patriotism.
correspondent sends the following
from Michigan Bar:
We had combined Memorial Day and
flag raising celebration at the Michigan
Bar school-house last Friday. very Sc
lect and appropriate programme of exer-
cises was rendered by the pupils of the
school, prepared By Miss Mabel Leimbach
the teacher, assisted by Miss Happy Foster,
organist.
The teacher, pupils and others entered
into the spirit of the dav with vim, and
all acquitted themselves very creditably.
A notable feature of the programme was a
song by fourteen of the little ones, march,
ing around and singing George Washing
toms Ratchet" to the tune of "Once on a
Time Old Johnny Bull, and carrying lit
tie hatchets. eliciting prolonged applause.
The grand event was the hosting of the
flag The May pole used by the school
al the recent Union picnic was rugged
with ropes and pulleys and placed on The
school-house building, and while the
children sang up Goes the Banner and
Orally Round the Flag, Boys" the beauti-
ful new flag, 10x16, was foated in the
breeze, with rousing cheers from the audi
ence. Remarks, appropriate for the occa-
sion were then called for from many oil
those present, and many happy responses
given. Particularly so those made by ]