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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24

The pleasant flavor, gentle &C ion and
soothing fees OF Syrup OF Figs. when
in need "f "A laxative ard if the father or
mother be costve or bilious the most
gratifying results follow lis use, so that
it is the best family remedy know and
every mily shr ia have hottie.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24
The --latest

Eastern fad in kid gloves Just sTTi'g-,
Light blue, reds. lemon, pink, avenue
and cream with black buttons and u'L,
mings. Ali the rage east. ASK 10 SO
them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24

"My son, deal oplv with men who I'D
vertise. You will never loose by it. -
franklin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24
soPER is READY TO SETTLE.
Latest Phase of the Michigan state Sean
dRI-The New Secretary.

Latest Phase of the Michigan State Scan
dai-The New Secretary.
LANSING, Mich, Dec Elk Secretary
Soper sent letter to the state treasurer
yesterday IN which he said that from a
memoranda in his possession he believed
he owed the state So. and stating that he
rendered That amount TO the state treas
urer to he deposited to his credit for the
liquidation of any account which may
properly stand against him as secretary Of
state or otherwise, and that he holds him
self IN readiness TO pay over to the state
treasurer any and all such sums as may be
found by the investigating committee to
be in his hands or for which he may be
found to be indebted TO the state of Niichi-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24
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Silk umbrellas for Christmas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24

Of some or those on ABOARD the spree saved
all ON board the Guion liner from certain
death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24
Making Himself safe from Trouble.

The 80 WIS. accepted and a receipt given
Mr.. Soper. As it stands now Soper is be-
ing rapidly placed beyond all future mo
lestation or criminal proceedings. At the
same time matters have been arranged 80
that should he desire he can contest his
successors right to the position of >ecre-
Pm. Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24

Yesterday Governor Winans rendered
the Office of secretary of state to Robert
h. Blacker, Uf Manistee one of the states
most prominent Democrats and a lumber
man and banker of Manistee county. Last
night Mr.. Bltcker siguified his acceptance
of the Office and will be sworn in TODAY
and at once assume the duties recently
performed by Mr.. Soper.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
The Alleged Rinner.

A coroner's jury has concluded that
Ameer Ben Ali, alias FrenchY, is slack the
Ripper" who slaughtered Carrie Brown in
the East River hotel. New York, April "a,
and the accused Is in Jail. The New York
detectives have made extraordinary efforts
to fasten the crime on this man, and he may
be the guilty one. They felt that their
professional regulations we're at stake, and
they particularly desired to be able to say
that they did what the London detectives
failed to do, viz. that they discovered and
arrested Jack the Ripper"
But the New York detectives committed
an outrage on quite lsrge number of
people. They arrested and C 1nfined in Jail
between forty AID fifty persons, charging
them with being in some way connected
with the Carrie Brown murder. Some we're
kept in confinement only few hours and
others were held for many days. None of
them received any compensation for their
lost time. and there is no way in which they
can get redress for the disgrace inflicted
upon them.
The law ought to be so amended as to pro-
hibit arrests for criminal offenses except
upon what appears to be satisfactory evil
dence. 1t is unjust that persons should be
arrested and imprisoned as criminals at the
mere within of detective. The law is de-
fective in this respect and should be changed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
Arrosating 100 Much Authority.

Notwithstanding the extensive tele-
graphic reports disseminated throughout
the country from every iuncture of the
triumphal swing around the circle that the
President recently made, one of the most
interesting incidents Of the whole expedi-
ton was Inadvertently, if not designedly,
omitted by the alert reporters. But it will
not escape. 1t is too good to be lost. So
the Austin Statesman tells US all about il.
1t demonstrates the Presidents irrepressible
tendency to make manifest his own i'm
portance even though he may have to climb
down from the lofty perch he thus attains.
When the clarifying expedition reached
the magnificent domain OF the sovereign
state of Texas the President OF the neignbor-
ing republic, in a spirit of fraternity, asked
leave to do honor to the chief magistrate of
the United States by sending detachment
Of the Mexican army to march in the tri-
umphal procession when the party should
reach Ell Paso. To this the President ap>
pearel quite ready to give official assent
without consulting the authorities of Texas
But the governor of the Lone Star state
CHANGED to have joined the excursion at
Pales inc, and was not inclined to be ignored
in the matter.
With but very little more GER
emony than the President had shown In
wholly overlooking the fact that he was
within the boundaries and enjoying the
hospitable courtesies of the Texas executive
Gov. Hogg promptly called Mr.. Hsrrison's
attention to the fact that neither the Presi-
dent of the United States nor any other
federal official had any right in times of
peace to give armed foreign soldiers per-
mission to enter the borders Of the sovereign
state Of Texas without the consent Of the
governor of that commonwealth.
This brought the President to a sudden
realization that he had somewhat over
stepped the bounds of his official authority,
and he promptly referred the whole matter
to the governor as he should have done at
first. Thereupon a telegram from Acting
Secretary of War Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United S ates, was i'm
mediately dispatched to the governor, ask
ing that he allow the peaceable invasion Of
the state of Texas by the soldiers of the
republic of Mexico. OF course the request
was Immediately granted in due and official
form. And the procession serenely passed
on, while the band played that pathetic old
melody entitled "Beany. Come Back to the
Farm" or words to that effect
Yet when man wishes to be very lofty
and great it isn't best to arrogate mo
authority than belongs to him, lest surpris-
ing consequences eusue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
BRIGHT BITS.

ETHEL (excitedlY) I've got new wrinkle
MAUD calmly Well, my dear, l suppose at
your age they are unavoidable Boston POSt.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY loses Minister Roustan.
who is 'promoted"-think of that now
American eaglel-to Madrid. Hartford Cou'
rant.
In THIS COUNTRY the present season is called
spring, because Of its rapid jumps from winter
to summer and back agsin.-FaiLGdelphia IN
Qtirer.
MAUDE-I cannot understand what you find to
hke in that horrid Blake man. He Is stiff as a
poker to me
Mabel (pleasantly)-I like his exclusiveness.
In the New England conference Met hodist) a
member took & e floor in debate which he
wished to close and settled the hash of the dis
cusslon by saying: Not an angel in heaven,
not an elder, n bishop-yea, sir, not even an
editor has anything new TO- say on this subject"
Louisville Western Recorder.
CHApPIE-I thought Rolly was going to buy
cane to-day.
Cholly-So he was but he couIdn't get ona
that fitted.
Chappie-Fitted whats
Cholly-Why, his mouth, of course-Neto
York Continent.
DEACON PoDBERRY-You have been a faithful
pastor TO us for seven years now.
The Rev Mr.. Wilgus-I have tried In NV
humble way, to do my best
Deacon Podberry-YeS, and we were thinking
OF giving yol some sort OF testimonial. Which
would you preIer-a trip to Palestine or a trial
Tor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES journal.
MRS BRowN--And what are you going to give
Maud Gray for a bridal present, Mr.. White?
Mr.. White-Oh, I've settled upon something
that thought lovely, and know it's just the
thing she wants badly.
Mrs, Brown-What is it? Do tell mel
Mr.. White-A packet Of letter she wrote me
while we were engaged Bdzar.
BJoNEs-What will you take for that horse of
yours, Bjenkns?
Bienkins- hundred and fifty dollars.
bJones-Two hundred and fifty dollarsi
Why, man, you told me last week that you
were Disguised with him and would sell him for
$50
Bjenkins-Yes, know did; have found a
man new who wants him.-S0msrUlAe Journal.
PoNsoNBY-rm becoming quite tired of old
Duste. He's treating me very shabby.
Popinjay-Whats up now?
Ponsonby-I wanted to go to the races last
Monday, so told him my granduncle was dead.
What do you think he said?
Popinjay-Can't guess.
Ponsonby-He said nv granduncle usually
dies on Fridays, and he declined to let me off -
Jetceler's Circular.
81 WANT" she said hesitatingly, as she poised
her basket in front of her pretty chin, with
thougnttul air, ito get some lettuce"
"Yesm." said the market man; 'here's
some; very nice il is. too
is it all that colori"
"Why-er- yes'm; all lettuce is green, you
know"
20, of course; but it's too bad. got a. lovely
blue dish to put lettuce in, but I'm sure green
would look horrible in it, never, thought about
there not being any shades, you know
And as she turned away the market man was
almost sure he saw a tear of disappointment in
her eye Washington Post.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
After q Straw.

He was brisk. quick-spoken, little old man,
with patch on the left knee Of bis trousers,
says the New York World, and one Of the off,
Gals in the waiting room of the Pennsylvania
depot had just got through calling the Phila-
delphia train when the oil man began to pass
around the room and hand out slips OF paper
and explain.
Rather early, admit, but tbs is for a spe-
cial purpose. Prepare your ballots for your
nominee for the next President"
Look here'" replied the frst man he handed
what they call straw on next slectionf''
Exactly! Exactlyl'' replied the little old
man. 1T is q little ahead OF huckleberry time,
but as told you before, it is for special pur-
pose. Prepare our ballot. Put down the name
OF any candidate you want to-"
won I do nuthin' OF the kind" bluntly ex-
met"
mo, sir-not in this way. Why. nobody
Knows who's going to run yeti / won't have
nuthin 70 do with it-not thiDg.n
There. IN never help your team out of
mud, hole II it has to stay there q null week
You hein't got no obleegeness to your
But it's all Internal nonsense l say"
is It'll Let me explain. l take vote here.
l git an expression of popular opinion. l see
which way the wind blows. 20 home and go
over to Steve Smiths and talk around little
President. SteEe1l spit right out, and I'll Just
go him 2year-od colt agin his yoke of oxen.
Sure thing for me. don't you seer May not be
exactly equal. but Steve traded me a cow with
the holler-horn last year and want to git even
with him"
Nobody would vote, however, while some
openly advised the old man to poultice his
head; and a ter going the rounds he put on his
hat sat down with great bang, aud as he
pulled fried cake and boiled egg out of his
Sachel. he said:
Il kin see through it as plain as day The
hull caboodle of EN- are afraid 1 want to run
myselfr'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
The Pension Bureau Scandal.


For more than year there have been
scandals Of one kind and another in connec-
/ ton with the pension bureau. Charges
were made against Pension Commissioner
| Raum by member of the last congress.
The inve tiga ion which followed was a
partisan one. A majority Of the committee
Of the House which investigated the charges
exonerated him of any intentional wrong
doing, and minority made report again {
him. If the record of the commissioner
bad been perfectly clean one there would
have been a unanimous report in his favor.
The commissioners son has been dis
missed from the pension bureau because OF
certain crooked transactions in which he
was engaged. For a money consideration
be secured the appointment of unfit men to
responsible places in the bureau, and he
took money which did not belong to him.
These things show that the management of
the bureau is far from being what 1t should
be- 1t may be that the commissioner is not
a ourrupt man, but there cannot be much
doubt that he is unfit for the responsible
position that he holds.
1t is said that in Washington he Is greatly
pitied. 1t is difficult to see why he should be.
II he has lost his money in schemes which
have tur ed out badly it does not follow
that the President is under any obligation
to keep him in a place for which he lacks
the necessary qualifications. The commits
sienor Of pensions has the disbursement of
much more than 500, 100000 a year. and it
is n his power to confer great favors upon
those who have the means to help him out
Of his financial troubles It is openly as
serted that the pension sharks desire his
retention at the head of the pension bureau.
There must be a good reason for their
anxiety in his behalf.
The Secretary OF the Interior. who is the
superior officer Of the commissioner Of pen
sions, is understood to desire Commissioner
Raum's removal. Indeed, it is said that he
has told the President that if the commits
sioner were not removed he would resign.
The secretary is an honest, straightforward
man, with very quick temper. He doesn't
like Raum nor Raum's ways of managing
the pension bureau. And the pension sharks
don't like the secretary. They would like
to have him out of the cabinet, because he OBJ
structs their schemes for getting money out
Of the treasury. The President, it is believed
desires to have their good will, because
they contribute large sums to the republi-
can campaign fund.
But in view of the scandals which the
conduct of the Raums, father and son, has
caused in connection with the pension bu-
reau the President will find it difficult to
please them. The burdens OF his admins
tration will be greatly lightened by getting
rid Of Raum.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

MEETINes-Teutonia Division No. 8, U. r. X.
OF P; Crescent Lodge and Feay Division, o. r.
X. P; Citizens SANITARY Association.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-PulssKi Council No. 1853, r.
A.; Timing, Etc, E. Q. Pacetti; am Not
Poor Devil, Townsend; A Model Cottage. c. II,
Dorsett, Real Estate Dealer; Fixtures for So e,
Theus Bros; Services at Evangelical Lutheran
Church; Some Seasonable Suggestions, C. F.
Law, Receiver; Excursion Of Bolton Street
Christian Church to Warsaw on Tuesday, 10Th;
Grand Sacred Concert in Parlors of Hotel
Tyose To-day; Special Notice, Lopez & Thon
nesen; Georgia State" Building and Loan Asso.
citation, Savannah, Ca; Fort Sumter and Its
Defenders at the Bookstores; To the Public,
Brnce's Barber Shop, 461s Dray-
ton street; Savannah Steam Laundry;
Artistic Effects, the Robinson Steam Printing
Company; Two Forty on the Shell, the Savan-
nah Carriage and Wagon Company; Good Cor
ner Grocery, Lester Hub bell, Assignee; Pure
Natural Ice, George Meyer; Special Notice,
George Schwarz; Empire Steam Laundry and
Dye Works; General Intelligence and Commits
sionaire's Bureau, Frank NJ. ReadIck; The Daily
and Sunday Morning News at Pooler, by j. P.
Jones; Grand Sacred Concert at Ocean House,
Tybee to day; Selling Out at Cost, John H.
Schroeder.
SOMETHING FOR NoTHNG--A. r. Altmayer
& o.
A DAILY ScENE-At the Globe Shoe Store.
HERE!-Dryfus Bros.
BARGAIN WEEK-Jas. Douglass.
DRIvEs-D. Hogan.
The LITTLE BEAUTY-At the Savannah Car
rage & Wagon Company.
ALI. ARTICLES AS ADvERTIsED-At Eckstein's
LEONARD CLEANABIE REFRIGERAToRs-M. Bo-
ley & Son, Agents.
To BE GALA WEEK-C. Gray & Son.
WEpNEsDAY-At Levy's.
CARRIAGE AND BUGGY TRIMMING, Erc.-T. A.
Ward.
SUMNER SEEMETH HERE-B H. Levy Bro.
RUBBER GooDs-Canf1eld Rubber Company,
New York. London and Paris.
RAILROAD ScHEDULE-Tybee Schedule of sa.
vannah and Atlantic Division, Central Railroad
Of Georgia.
AUCTION SALEs-A Large Land Sale, by G. n.
Dorsett, auctioneers.
HERE-S. L. George.
CASTOR STREET PRoPERTY-Lee Roy Myers.
WHITE GooDs-Crohan Dooncr.
Down Go THE PRIcEs-Morrison, Foys & Co.
ARRvED-A. Enrich & Bro.
ONYX HosE-Jackson, Metzger & Co.
RaLUPoP-Appel & Schaul
CONE TO Us-Savannah Plumbing Company.
SPECIAL OFFERINGs-Engel & RothschIld.
ICED TEA-J. S. Tyson, Jr., & Co.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTTsEMENrs-Helpw Want
ID: Enoloymsnt Wanted; For Rent: For Sale:
Lost; Found; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
Blaiae's Lonx Memory for F.ces

During one of his visits to the city, says the
Pittsburg DispGtch, Mr. Blaine stopped at the
Anderson. Zach Males Is the aged colored man
who attends 10 the ladies entrance. When the
Secretary came in the old man was there TO see
1im with gratihed smile on his face "How
are you. Mr.. B ainei" he said.
And how are you, Zacaf" the statesman an
ewered
Poor old Zach was dumfounded. He expected
no such recognition and greeting why. Mr.
Blaine" be replied nsrVousy. II would know
you II hst never seen you from your pictu e.
out bow did you know nay name was ZAchf"
We'll, that 10 easy" said Mr. Blaine, laugh
log. Don't you remember. zach, when went
20 school &C the Washington ami Jefferson Col
eye fifty years Agof live / with my uncle Aaa
gop worked for him. have not seen sou FOR
ears since, but forget your fs0s Azd name,
Nach, / never eogid.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
Consul cor.e,s Str .nge Course.


Signor Corte, the Italian consul at New
Orleans, does not appear to be an altogether
reliable sort of person. According 70 our
dispatches last wednesday be stated
that Immediately after the lynehing
on March IA he had great diff
Guilty in preventing a number Of Italians
from assas:nsting Mr.. Patterson, Mr..
Wiclife and other leaders in the lynching.
and also Mayor Shakespeare. He also said
that the Italians purpossd TO blow up the
the Picwick Club house with dynamite.
In cur dispatches yesterday it was stated
that COMMITTEES Of the grand jury called
on Consul Corte on Friday and asked him
for the names of the Italians who were pre-
vented by him from committing the crimes
he mentioned. He did not give the names,
but stated thai the newspapers had misin-
terpreted what he said.
This excuse of Consul Corte for refusing to
comply with the grand jury's request will
hardly be accepted by the people of New
Orleans. II the reporter had failed to res
port him correctly in so important a matter
he would have gone to the newspapers and
complained that an injustice had been done
him, and demanded to be set right. He did
nothing Of the kind. And it IS fair to as
sumo that he said just what the newspapers
published. He had no thought of denying
anything which appeared in the newspapers
as coming from him until be was called upon
to give the names Of the would-be assassins,
and then he wriggled out of the unpleasant
position in which he found himself by as
sorting that the newspaper reporters did
not understand what he said.
1t is eVident that Consul Corte isn't man
OF much Judgment. He does too much talk
ing for effect. If there was plot to
assassinate the mayor and other prominent
citizens it was his duty to have informed the
authorities of it. That he remained silent
about it for a number of weeks and finally
told the reporters about it is rather a
curious proceeding, and justifies doubt as
to whether there was any intention to
assasslnate prominent citizens. But if there
was Consul Core ought to be required to
furnish all the information in his possession
with regard to it.
1t is a question whether our government
ought not to appeal to that Of Italy asking
that Consul Corte be required to go before
the grand jury and reveal all he knows
with respect to the criminal intentions of
his countrymen in New Orleans. 1t is time
that assassinations were put a stop to in
that city. According to the report of the
committee OF fifty there were ninety-four
persons as asSinated in New Orleans prior to
the assassination of the chief of police, and
for no one Of these assassinations was any
one convicted. There does not appear to
be any doubt that the assassins were menu
bers Of oath-bound organizations of Italians
Consul Corte said that he believed that his
countrymen attempted to kill him by means
ofpoisou. But notwithstanding such record
Of crime he refuses to give the names Of
those whom be says he prevented from
committing other murder and from blow
ing up with dynamite the Pickwick Club
house. 1t is certainly time that he was
called home by his government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
Settled In Advance.

There was something suspicious in the gen.
eral looks Of the stranger who dropped into a
Bowery bootblack's chair with grunt of relief.
The sinner closely scrutinized him as he worked
away, says the Evening World, but couldn't
decide whether he was Frenchy No. g. meant to
stand him of for half price, or had lead nickels
to pay his way. He therefore called boy, who
stood about ten feet away:
7 80 there, Sammy, will ye do me a favorY"
"What is it?" asked the other.
Run down to me private Office in the next
square and ask me private secretary for a small
parcel marked Exhibit A. and be careful as
you bring it along"
"And what is it?''
''It's the left eye of q gent who got shine
here yesterday and tried to stand me off for 10
cents. Perhaps this ere gent would like to ex-
anime it as curiosity while he waits"
II don't want TO see no bloomin', bloody
out a quarter for the boy to make change in
advance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
Honest. but Not Reliable.

Not long since lady called on Nose Schaum-
burg, says Texas Siftin0s, to find out if a col
ored woman, who had formerly been a servant
at his house, was reliable. she having given him
as a reference.
She vas honest. too honest to suit me, put
she vas not reliable, -
How In the world can that be?"
Veil, Won day leaves a nve-tollar pill on de
floor, and dells Mstildy to sweep dot room out.
shoost want to see IL she keep dot pill
Well, did she keep the bilY'
No, she brings me dot pill back"
That looks very much as if she was reliable q"
mo, she was not reliable, for dot pill vas
counterfeit, aud relied on her taking dot pill,
in vicn case ! would mover have paid her dot
twenty tollars vat owed Ter for wages; put
she's fooled me py bringing me dot pad pill
pack, so cannot say she vas reliable. but may
be she vas honest"