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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
RECOGNIZED THEIR SERVICES.
Pleasant Surprise Given to Payso
and Catchinrs

Pleasant Surprise Given to Payson
and Catchings.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 6-Judge
Payson and Representative Catchings, of
Mississippi, have received pleasant sur
prise from their fellow members. Each of
them has received present of a handsome
set of silver tableware consisting of 100
pieces, and a cut-glass, silver mounted
inkstand on a silver salver These articles
are engraved with their names and with
the legend: "From Friends in the Fifty
first Congress" When it was decided to
make test case before the court of
claims to determine whether the sergeant.
alarms of the house is a discussing officer
of the treasury, etc, the Republicans Sc
lected Payson and the Democrats chose
Catchings to argue the case before the
court, and their contention was success
full. The presents now made to these gen.
tlemen are tribute from their fellow
members of the house without distinction
of Darty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
The Figures in Detail.
Sayers' figures in detail are as foil

Heavy Items aud tho Surplus.
Included in the appropriations for the
F1fty-frst congress are sl5, 727, 900 for the
refund of the direct tax, and So O00, 900
for sugar bounties, the latter
being included among the per-
manent annual appropriations The net
surplus in the treasury at the close of
business Wednesday was less than nine
million dollars 1t has been reduced
within the past week by heavy pension
acquisitions for the next quarter, more
than $50, 900 having been paid out on
this account. The drain on the treasury
from this source will now cease for three
months, and the surplus is expected to
crawl up again to figures approximating
So. COCO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Found Dead in Bed.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Charles n. Cross
well, about 80 years of age, son of ex-
Governor Crosswell, of Michigan, was
found dead in his bed Wednesday after
noon at the Richmond hotel, corner of
Van Buren, and State streets On the
floor was paper marked morphine" the
contents of which he had swallowed
Crosswell went to the hotel on Feb. TO-
He was bright young man, and had
acted as his fathers secretary. For
several years past he had led rowing life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Sorry, but Can't Help Matters.
MURDER AT ASHLAND, WIS.
A Novel Complication Results in the
Death of Druggist steele.

Novel Complication Results in the
Death of Druggist steele.
ASHLAND, Wis, March CIV. G.
French shot and instantly killed Gavin
NJ. Steele, a druggist of this city, at noon
Yesterday. The cause of the shooting,
French claims, is that Steele has made a
confident of his French s. wife, and in
duced her to turn over money to him
(Steele), claiming that French was not
capable of taxing care of his own affairs.
Frenc went to the drug store of Steele
and demanded the return of the money.
and upon the refusal of Steele to comply
with the request, fired two shots into
Steeles BODY Both shots lodged in his
breast and he died almost instantly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Two Men Lost i'm a Snowslide.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 6.-There was
heavy snowslide in Little Cottonwood
canyon Wednesday Afternoon, one-quarter
of a mile below Alta. Barney Cast, Hans
Olson, Augu-S Hausman, and John Ford
were buried III the slide, the first two be.
ing killed. The other two were rescued,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06

BELFAST. cIarch 6.-Bishop Reeves, of
the diOceses of Down and Connor and
Dromore, has issued a letter practically
communicating Catholic supporters of
Parnell. The letter causes consider
able excitement. The bishop character
lies Parnelps adherents as propaga-
tors OF public scandal, who have volun-
tarily associated themselves with those to
whom it is unlawful for priests to admin
iSter the sacrament
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06

CHICAGO, March 6.-In the case of Will
lam :. Alley, of New York, application
for receiver for the Louisville, New AL
bany and Chicago railway, Judge Tuley
yesterday, in a long opinion, held that
complainant was not entitled to refer
ence before a master, or to the produc-
ton OF the oompany's books for examin-
utin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Burning of a Fine Steamer.

New YORK, March 6.-The Hartford line
steamboat City of Richmond was almost
totallG destroyed by fire yesterday while
lying at her pier. The loss to the steam
boat and cargo is $4,000. Two lives were
cost, colored walters who were suffocated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Dixon and Cal Mccarthy to Fight.

NEW YoEk, March 6-Articles were
signed yesterday for fight, to take place
March &c before the Crib club of Troy,
N. Y, betw, ~ Cal Mccarthy and George
Dixon (colored), feather-weights. The
tight will be for purse of $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06

MONROE, n. c., March 6.-Fire was dis
covered in the Monroe high school early
yesterday. An alarm was at once sent in
and the students of the school were
aroused as soon as possible, but it was too
late to save the building. Two young
men, Thomas L. Pemberton, of Little
Rock, Ark, and Albert Bost, of Bost's
Mill, y. c.. persisted in the flames.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
The Union I.eapus IN Reed.

WAsHINGToN CITY. March 6-Speaker
Reed has received the following telegram
from New York: 1.-THE old guard at the
Union League club tonight send you cor
dial greeting and approval. The support
and enthusiasm of your friends is as large
as the narrow discourtesy of the enemy is
small" 1t is signed by Chauncey Depew
and twenty-four others of the prominent
members of the Union League.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
The c., IL. and o. Deficit.

Boston, Mass, March 6-The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad January
statement, including controlled lines.
shows gross earnings of s.. 800 500 a de-
crease of $685., SO; deficit after operating
expenses and one-twelith of the annual
charges Estimated for 1891 S277, 257; in
Grease, 1850, SOB
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Won Der Abe Still After Baldwin

ST. LOUIS Mo-. March Cat the in
stance of President Won Der Abe, of the
American association, warrant has been
issued for th- arrest of Mark Baldwin, &.
the National league, charging him with
conspiracy in the securing of American
association players for the National
leauhe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Makes PhiIadeIpbia Melancholy.

WASHINGTON CITY, March, 6-The Phil
adelphia members of congress and others
were made happy last Monday by Il
passage of the bill authorizing the erection
Of a &, OoC, OOC mint building in that city. 1t
now turns out that by an oversight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Sir Johns Big Majority.

Sir John Macdonald polledfa surprising
majority in Kingston, where the Liberals
expected to defeat him. His majority of
II at the last election is increased this
time TO over 300. The Hon. Peter Mitch
ell, minister of marine in the last Liberal
cabinet, WIS defeated i'll Northumberland
New Bruins wick. All the other prominent
Liberal Leaders We're reelected, includiny
Messrs. LIurier, Cartwright, Mills and
Charlton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
Three Special Agents Appointed.

WASHINGTON CITY. March 6.-The pres
tdent has appointed James NJ. Emery, of
LeMars, Ia; c. P. Waller, of Oklahoma,
and Veeder b. Paine, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, special agents to make allotments
Of land in severalty to the Sac and Fox
nation of Indians in the territory of Okla.
homa. at a compensation of $ ner day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 6-Therc
was bad wreck yesterday morning on
the Cincinnati Southern at Sleepy Hollow
eigEIy-thrac miles north of here Two
sleeping cars We're burned. 4 hundred
feet or more AMI the train would have
gone over the trestle, 100 feet high. Sew
eral persons We're injured, but none ser
innGlN-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06

10 appropriation for the erection of the
building was embodied in the bill or in
my Of the general appropriation bills
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

Australia has in her vast pastoral
areas sources Of wealth as great and
more permanent than those of her
mines Already she has nearly 100, =
600, GOO Of sheep, which in the mild
climate and under the sunny sky OF the
country require no shelter throughout
the year and no food beyond what
they get on the open plains 1t is true
that the sunny sky may change TO a
sky of brass. and that drought is the
dread OF the Australian shepherd, herds
man and farmer. Occasionally there
is a succession of dry seasons, and then
sheep have persisted by millions and
cattle by thousands on the more re
mote stations.
To master recurring droughts is the
great problem of Australia's inland
future. Here, as elsewhere, nature
challenges mans free advance and
places some special obstacle in his way
Australians are facing their task with
energy. confidence and with promise OF
much success. They have learned the
art of drawing wealth even from scrub
land, OF which a single sheep requires
several acres for its support Irriga
ton works on a large scale hsve been
begun in Victoria and south Australia.
Century.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
The Deadly Car Stran.

Danger, danger everywhere, and no
one knows how much. 1t seems as
though the most ordinary actions of
our lives were fraught with peril. The
latest thing that the ignorant public
must be warned against is the innocent
looking street car strap. 1t is filed
with very venom. 1t is a spreader of
disease, a means of contagion. One of
our most eminent local scientists has
said So
Here are his words: Il have been
examining street ear straps under the
microscope lately, and l find them
filed with thousands Of bacteria that
might easily spread disease. These
straps are clutched daily by thousands
Of people, and it may be readily mag
ined that some Of these people have
easily transmitted skin diseases.
haven't any doubt that the street car
strap is frequently the transrnitter of
such diseases. 1t therefore behooves
street car passengers TO be careful about
selling hold Of these straps. l believe
them 10 be excessively dangerous
Who viii not say that this is another
reason for the street railroad company
TO put on more cars during the busy
parts Of the day, and thus do away
with the necessity Of balancing ones self
in crowded cars by means Of these same
fatal straps Buffalo Express
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
Manners. Not Hannerisna.

''Men's behavior" observes Bacon.
should be, Ike their dress, not too
straight or point device, but free for
exercise or motion" There can be no
genial fellowship between affable.
courteous people and your stiff backed
Journalists; while the intercourse of the
latter with one another is necessarily
dull and dreary to the last degree.
They can no more enjoy society in
their strait jackets of cold reserve
than wretch in the stocks could en-
JOY the hilarity Of the crowd around
him. Whoever desires TO make friends
should be cordial and conciliatory.
Nobody cares for automatic men and
women who seem TO go by clock work.
and to want oiling at that The error
of utter unreserve should be avoided,
too. 1t is less repulsive than its oppo-
site, but il does infinitely more mischief.
a man had better seal up his thoughts
and feelings in his own breast than
sputter them forth, in season and out Of
season, TO everybody he meets. Such
incontinency of speech is sure to make
the person guilty Of it unpopular, and
to create general embarrassment and
alarm in the circle in which he moves
New York Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
When Letters weigh Most.

Not long ago mailed several letters,
with circulars inclosed, and put what
supposed was sufficient postage on. To
my annoyance was notified next
morning that the whole batch was held
for postage. went round 10 the post
office. and was informed that each en-
velope and its contents weighed just
enough TO turn the scale, and that /
must in consequence pay the extra post
age. At my request one Of the letters
was weighed on the official scales, ard
instead of being over it turned out TO
be a fraction under weight.
But my triumph was short lived, for
was informed that the weight when
mailed was what had 10 be charged on
and the letter weighed more the pre-
ceding night than then. The explana-
ton as 70 the loss in weight was that
the letter had been copied and mailed
damp, subsequently giving off quite an
appreciate weight by evaporation
Now l insist on letters being copied "a
early in the day as possible, and on
every package being weighed in the Of
fee. don't mind paying for damp
ness. but hate TO have valuable mail
matter held on a mere teehnicality.-
Interview in St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
ELECTRoLYTIC TREATMENT OF
STRUCTURE.

In former years three modes of treat
ment were used: Bursting, gradual dill
atation and cutting the structure. The
first is very dangerous the second il
very slow, and as the tissues are merely
pushed aside, after treatment is stopped
the structure will often contract again.
The third is connected with danger from
the wound, and as the structure is only
split in one or two places, dilatation has
to be performed in addition with the
same drawback as in the second method.
OF late years in Germany and France
electricity has been used TO cure strict
ures. 1t has the enormous advantage
that il dissolves the structure in it's whole
circumference, thus doing away with the
continuous dilatation to prevent it from
contracting again. 1t is not connected
with pain or loss Of blood, thus robbing
the operation Of all danger. OF course,
all this is only true when it is used by a
surgeon who also has many years Of ex-
peTience in electro-surgery. The only
surgeon IN the Northwest who uses it is
DOCTOR TOLL,
Who lately opened an office in the Wash
ington building, 70la Washington street,
Portland, Or. He has made himself IA
miliar with all eiectro-surgical operations
during four years stay in Europe, and
has very successfully practiced them for
fifteen years.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
BATTLING VITA sNowaALa
Struggle Between the Girl sophs and
Freshies of smith College.

Struggle Between the Girl soph. and
fress,ies Of smith College.
Smith college girls have Just had a
novel experience. 1t was a SNOWFALL
battle between the 'sophs" and fresh
les, and the former won after spirited
light. The sophs were led by Can't
Wilcox and the freshies by Capt. Gain.
The young ladies were dressed in their
gym suits and were prepared for a
regular rough and tumble racket. The
signal for the commencement Of hos
tilities was given by the gymnasium in
structor, Miss Adams, and the fun be-
gan. Capt. Wilcox's shot hit daring
freshman in the front rank directly ON
the right ear.
a cheer went up from the fort, and
the Old gold banner was waved aloft
but one shot does not win battle. Ths
freshmen had marched upon the cam
pns with determination to win the
fort, and the flag if they could, IN the
half hour allotted to the battle. The
most reckless sailed up to the very
walls. Here they met perfect volley
OF grapeshot, from which all but one
tall, handsome brunette fiinched.
She threw three balls inside the fort
at three Of the largest sophomores with
unerring aim. One hit set of dag
cling white teeth, another would have
pierced the heart had it been bullet,
but before the third had taken effect
there was a sophomore cheer. A bold
sortie had been made, and sophomores
were mauling the daring beaieger, but
| Tor moment only. The freshmen
rushed back like drove of prairie
ponies wildly charging. Then began a
hand to hand encounter which mud
| died the amateurs with kodaks awfully.
1t was muscle, and nothing else.
why, those horrid things actually
threw me down and walked on me. -
said one Of the sophomore ieutenants
Indignantly.
| The cascades Of hair came tumbline
down Ike Humpty Dumpty, and one
warriors eye had dismal hue. There
was some ''tackling" that would have
done credit to football at Jarvis field.
J The Chicago and Pennsylvania re-
cruits distinguished themselves by spe-
cial acts Of bravery. Again and again
did the crimson freshmen enter the
fort, until it looked as though they
would rout the gold utterly, but the
plucky sophs succeeded in driving back
the invaders at every onslaught When
the bugie blew at the end the sophie
mores held the fort, with their golden
banner still floating Cor. New York
Sun,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
Raising sand bv Suction-

An improved process for raising sand
has been patented in England. A
barge is used, having a tank 10 receive
drainage or overflow OF water there
from. A pulsometer or other pump is
furnished with a suction pipe-part
rigid and part hexible-to reach 10 the
bed or bank of sand. which is drawn
through it and deposited in the tank
Around the mouth Of the suction pipe
are placed a number of hollow prongS
suitably connected with another pump.
Through these prongs jets of water
from the water hole of the barge are
forced, and the sand thus loosened Is
readily taken up by the suction pipe
New York Telegram
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
AWAKE WHEN NEEoEn-
Lively Work by a stupid IooE,,~ ~
When Every second fo....

xu, Stupiu Looking Man
when Every Second Counted.
we mad come down from a Virginia
watering place in the mountains m n
small railroad station on the banks ~
Cheat river The tracks couId no aae,,
lor about half a mile either wav and
.ne roadbed ran within six feet Of the
oaiik. There was nothing to see but a
PLAN building, water tank and a rnan
seated On box with his hack n tle
building and sound asleep. We sat
Gown on rock on the opposite side Of
'ie track Tor a smoke, and had been
qheS lor two or three minutes when
.ne sleeping man suddenly spranp to
ms feet With yell.
we hadn't heard the slightest noise
70 alarm him, neither had any of us
gwen INN start, but as he sprano
down the track and looked I'M and
down we heard that queer noise which
the rails give out when the train Is an
preaching.
Ihere was switch there running
alongside the platform, but the rusty
rails showed that it was seldom used
The lever TO throw it was a hundred
feet above us. At the lower end a tie
was placed across the rails.
AS we looked up the track we cav
two runaway freight cars coming down
at wild pace. As we looked down
the track we saw the day express com
ing around curve. We did not stir A
loot, but the man who had slept in the
sun ran to the bar and threw it over
Then he ran TO the end of the switch
and slowed the tie around diagopaIlv
he did not have time to move thirty
feet before the cars ran upon the switch
with an awful clatter, Travelled its
length IN two seconds and as the
wheels struck the tie the cars toppled
over to the left and made one long jump
into the river, splashing water fifty feet
high as they struck. They were float
ing away as the express pulled in.
What's the Inatterfn asked the con
ductor.
"Oh, nothing; just switched those
cars into the river" replied the man.
Never Passenger on that train knew
what had happened. The mans quick
wit had saved an awful calamity, yet
he was the stupidest looking man you
ever saw holding a position. Detroit
Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
righteous Indignation.

"Coming down town yesterday said q
Messenger on a street car TO a companion, u
escaped paying my fare. had it ready Ior
the conductor, but Us he didn't ask me Ter Il
didn't feel compelled to give it to hlnl-
Just then the conductor sad r are
please" .-,-.,,--r-,-o,,r
declared the passenger.
80 you did; beg y, r pardon sir' III.
Then the passenger said to his friend, with
iadirnatou, ITS All outrage 10 be ilS-,ei
t7yice for fare. I've mind TO report me lei
low '-Harper'S Bazaar
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

Alice f. Ives. the author Of the much
discussed article on The Domestic Purse
Strings" has taken up her residence in
this city. She is bright little woman,
with ideas and opinions Of her own about
social and political economics and other
topics which are too knotty for most OF
our women. She is a rapid talker, talks
well. and delivers an opinion with al
the dignity Of an august judge upon the
woolsack. Miss Ives is q Detroiter, and
won her literary spurs as s contributes
to The Free Press and Journal Of that
eity.-New York World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

You've tried DIR. Pierce's
r,vorite Prescription have
ION and you're disappointed.
The results are not fmmeai-
w. And did you expect the dis
ease of years to disappear in
: avskp Put a pinch of time
n every dose. You would
MT call the milk poor because
he cream doesn't rise in an
bour5 If there's no water in
+ the cream is sure to rise.
# there's possible cure, DR..
pierce's Favorite Prescription
/ sure to effect it, if given a
fair trial.
You get your one dollar it
costs back again if it don't
benefit or cure you.
We wish we could give you
the mixers confidence. They
show it by giving the money
hack again, in all cases not
benefited, and it'd surprise you
to know how few dollars are
needed to keep up the refund.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07
Mixed Metaphor.

An exquisite figure Of speech was
used by shining light in an impromptu
address the OTHER evening.
You may think you can do II, he
said. with an impressive gesture, re
ferring TO a certain line Of policy, but
YOU will soon find you have an ele-
phant that you win not be able TO &C
oomplish. "
The remainder Of the speech was lost
in a burst of applause, Nebraska State
Journal.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

Elderly Bride to her husbandl-D,a.rl-
inc, when begin 20 grow o4I anu 1 LII,
viii yen worship me as pasSlol'1'ely -
Young Husband-Ah. dear, can you
doubt me? Do You imagine tGr q nlolliS'lt
tb9t my love for you is 50 short lVe0'-
Harper's Bazar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

,.yvoirah.n saii PINK shirted young man
in n Park TOW coffee and CAKE s''40o-1 - Is
M. ava napkin, please
The waiter seemed emharraSs'Na -,
"Tsr tell ; a de troot, young gent, ne s1.l'
"scra a-a't 4 c-2aC T2a IL = 80 I'll
- s,,1-,sI is lsts aY.'-Tii Biaa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

CIV. Messenger, 2l6 Seneca street, Buff
falo, n. Y, writes
81 was great sufferer for many years
with chills and fever, and tried remedies
Of all kinds, but found no relief until a
friend of mine told me to buy box of
BRAYDPETH's PILLS and take them as di-
rec,ed. used two boxes, and believe that
| am cured as | have not been troubled
with them for the past year. | cheerfully
recommend them to all who suffer-"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

Robinson-Are you eff for trip, Brown
Brsvn-Yss I am going to take four
vyec,zs' run over 10 London, Paris and sonle
OF the German capitals
Rabinson-BusineSSi
Rr5w1,-No. health. Ny physician Says
nv system IS all run down, aud that need
absolute rase-The Epoch