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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
Another Rock IsIa d Man to the Fore

Another K ck lslan ID Man to the Fore
Accompanying portrait of Charles NJ
Hays. general manager of the Wabash
railroad company, the St. Louis Globe
Democrat publishes the following briei
biographical sketch:
Charles NJ Hays was born at Rock
Island, Ill, May 10. 1855. He entered
railroad service Nov. 10. 1878. in the pas
senger department of the Atlantic q Pa,
cifc railro ad at St. Louis. March, 1874,
to Jan. !, 1877, clerk in the office of the
general superintendent of the same road :.
Jan. /. 1877. to April 1. 1884. secretary
to the general manager of the Missouri
Pacific system. April /, 1884. to Oct.
1, 1886. secretary to the general manager
of the Wabash. St. Louis & Pacific rsil>
way. Oct. /, 1885. to July /, 1887. as.
sistant general manager Of the same road.
July 1, 1887, he was appointed general
spaeer Of the Wabash Western. and on
the reorga nizstion Of the property be was
continued As general manager OF the
Wabash railroad company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
HILL ARRESTED AGAIN.
nsNi tiolEThIokias Outrage to be
uN N favsstieated.
states Attorney Sturgeon Prefers
FORMAL Charge. Agsinst the I'm.
fortunate Woman's Husband
and he IL Locked I'm.

W. Il. Hill. the colored citizen residing
at 5S5 Nineteenth street, and who has
been twice detained by the police before
on suspicion of having perpetrated the
frghtf'iliy cruel outrage on Mrs. Hill on
the mig at of Nov. 5. by throwing the con-
tents o. bottle of nitric acid on her face
while Bhe slept, but released each time
for want of proper evidence, was again
arrested by Officer Kramer this morning
This time Hill will be required to answer
to formal charge preferred
by States Attorney Sturgeon
accusing him of the crime Of MAYHEM,
The states attorney was not in the
city at The time of Hills former arrest.
and while evidence was accumulated by
CHIEF Miller at the time, as published in
The ARGUS from dav to day, sufficient to
base strong suspicious of Hills guilt, in
the abse of means of establishing a
motive for the crime the chief was, BY
attorneys whom he consulted, advised
not to hold him, and he was released.
The public is familiar with BILLS having
purchased nitric acid at the Fourth ave-
nue. drug store here AND also at Harris ou's
drug store in Davenport-at the latter
store the night of the commission of the
crime.
Hill has engaged Msj Beardsley to de-
fend him and the preliminary hearing
will pro badly come up before Magistrate
Wivill tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Hill is reported by DR. Kinyon
still suffering from the effect Of the Wit
riol, and the Disagreement will be greater
than at fret anticipated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
THE ARagR TUESDAY, NovEMBER q, 1891
Five Great
Bargains of the year-FIvE.

Bargains of the year-FIvE.
Monday a. m Nov. 20 from 8 till IL
o'clock, genuine indigo prints at sXo a
yard; only 10 yards to one customer.
tuesday morning from 8 till IL
o'clock l o yards cotton flannel for 33c,
wednesday a. m. from 8 till IL
o'clock, ladies' ribbed natural grey un-
toner.
Friday morning from 9 till 4 o'clock
cheviot shirting at 2Ac per yard; 10
yards to any customer.
on Saturday morning from till IL
O'CLOCK we throw out the greatest bar
gains of them all. SO pure wool great
Dig magnificent double shawls 72xl44
inches e yds. by a yds.) So shawls at
$2.e7 for selection
Remember these goods are on sale
only on days and hours above men
toned, to avoid confusion of addition
al crowding during the busy hours
later in the dsy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
Hardly.

An enterprising business man across
the river has put in operation hot soda
apparatus. the first in the three citiee,
and this winter will dispense refreshing
drinks at temperature that will make q
temperance man feel that life is worth
living, after all. The favors will be cot.
fee. ginger. clam bouillion. beef tea, choc-
olate and lemonade. There is no reason
why the ssme kind of Q dispenssry OF
hot drinks would not pay its protector
well If introduced in Davenport. Dem
ocrst Gazette.
Not when Tom and Jerry is in sight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
Obituary.

Frank Garfield died at the home of his
parents, Wellington Garfield and wife.
212O Fourth avenue, at 1880 o'clock last
night of consumption, aged 81 years. de
had only teen q resident OF the city a
shsrt time having been brought here BY
his parents from Minneapolis for the ben
eft of his health.
The fun sral of the late George Lambert
will be held from the residence OF william
Atkinson, 3O3s Tenth avenue, tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. W. 5. Mar
outs of the Broadway Presbyterian
church will oficiate, and the funeral will
he in charge of the /. o. OF
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
lasGfiba for Stock

In the Second series of the
one Building and Loan Asso-
ahon, Of Rock Island.
a safer and better investment
Pan Government Bonds, be-
flse the loans are made only
pom established values and it
Prs more than three times as
Flch interest besides the
FOlnt invested and the profits
\ be Withdrawn at any time.
FOley loaned at lowest rates.
r. A. DONALDSON, Secretary.
[hfi' Rooms 3, a, 8 and 6 Masonic Temple,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
Syrup Of Fl2s.

Produced from the laxative and nutri.
tious juice of California figs, combined
with the medical virtues of plants known
TO be most beneficial TO the human sys-
TEN. acts gently, on the kidneys, liver
and bowels. efeciuaily cleansing the
system, dispelling colds and headaches,
and curing hsbitual constipation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24

isn't she beautiful" occasionally one
hears this expression. as lady with q
strikingly lovely complexion passes along
the street. Certainly! she uses the IA
nous Blush of Roses, manufactured by
Miss Flora A. Jones, South Bend. Ind.
Supplied by T. q. Thomas. Price IS
cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
ONE ENJOYS

4 the method and results e u t,. when
Isfresbing to the taste, and acts
u =, vet promptly on the Kidneys,
y " !snd Bowels, cleanses the sys-
:, .ssctually, dispels colds, head
y and feyers and cures habitual
s;rstion. Syrup of Figs is the
/ |. -smedy of its kind ever pro-
j nIeasing to the taste and &C
I..5 = TO the stomach, prompt in
. ' and truly beneficial in its
:, nrepared only from the most
En- n and agreeable substances, its
r excellent qualities commend it
II and have made it the most
lrlr remedy known.
srrp of Figs is for sale in SOC
Esl bottles by all leading drug
4 Any reliable druggist who
l. not have it on hand will pro-
Lii promptly for any one who
Ee to try it. Do not accept any
[Situte.
[uFDRRiA FIc syrup 20.
ssh FRANCISCO. cAL.
nvy.lI ~ aEp rosx ~.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24

have reached the conclusion that
American ladies are the best vocalists -
Strakosch. Its no wonder. isn't Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup manufactured In this coun-
tryS-Every Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
FIVE

special drives offered during the morn
ing hours each day during the week are
intended to direct special keen atten-
ton to the difeent departments in
which the goods are kept. The morn
ing hours are selected that we may be
better able to attend to the crowds
which are sure to respond to quotations
such as we are making, the busy
hours ofthe afternoon making 1t utterly
impossible for us to properly take care
of additional crowds.
On Monday and until sold we shall
offer big lot of extra quality fine gros
grain ribbons at the following excep-
tional prices:
No. at 4hc per yard.
No. 2 at 6hc per yard.
No. 8 at SIC per yard.
No. 2 at &c per yard.
You can buy one yard or ten pieces
ofthese ribbons at above prices any
time during the week or while they
last.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24
|lENng About Lamps.

Zee mine,
nave an assortment rang
nom 1o cents for a COM
PIE lamp, up to the highest,
guarantee every lamp I
4' II it doesn't work right
VI can return it. 1t doesn't
ai' any lamp to burn it one
fght t
g. M. LOOSELY.
!. ~, slAss AND LAMPS.
Second Avenue,
'CkIslsnd.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24

The American 3 underwear is the best.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24

The Am srican's suits are the best.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-24

''nrA, Rooms 9, 4, 5 and 6 Masonic Temple,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

Yesterday was beautiful day, neither too
warm nor too cool.
Yesterday morning the fishermen were
pulling in mackerel as fast as they could
throw their lines, opposite Foit Preble. The
water was alive with them.
Cumberland County Pomona Grange will
meet with Wescustogo Grange today. The
Maine Central railroad will sell tickets to
Walnut Hill and return for one fare.
A shifting engine and three box cars went
Off the iron at Fish Point last evening. ow-
ing to an open switch. Wrecking cars soon
replaced them all with little damage.
Steam yacht Stranger, which arrived from
Bar Harbor Sunday night, sailed for New
York yesterday, as did the schooner yacht
Columbia and yawl White Wings. Steam
yacht Halcyon is in the harbor.
The tablet to complete the soldiers monu-
ment was adjusted and placed in its position
yesterday, under the supervision of the
committee. The monument now presents
much more finished appearance
81. P. Hunt of Gray was in Auburn, Satur-
day, to consult with G. Kane relative to the
convention of the Maine Deaf Mute Mission
in Portland the 10Th and 3Oth of this month.
Mayor True will grant the use of hall.
The board of health of Deering has held
eight meetings during the quarter, in which
time eleven cases of contagious diseases
were reported, six OF diphtheria and five of
scarlet fever, among which occurred one
death. A good many complaints arising
from foul-smelling localities have been at
tended to,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
COSTUME CARNIVAL.
Revival Of the Good Old Times at
Forest City Rink.

The big rink at Peaks Island was literally
crowded last evening. The moor was COW
cred with skaters and the by-gone days when
roller skating was at its height were even
rivalled. The toboggans did rushing bus
mess. A great many costumes were shown
on the floor, many of them unique and origi-
nal.
Mr. Ed Burnham appeared in his immita-
bic character with the big skates. Ed was
barred out of the prizes on account Of being
professional, yet he created no end of fun
and amusement for the spectators. Shortly
after o'clock the floor was cleared Of those
skaters who were not in costume and the
Judges, who were Messrs. Captain Brown Of
the Advertiser, Mari Of the Express, and
Craven of the PRESS, awarded the following
prizes: First prize for the best dressed. OPP
era glasses, to Miss McKeshine OF the Bay
View House, who appeared as a japanese
lady; second prize for best dressed, a tennis
racket, went to L. M. Plummer, costume of a
Highlander. Prizes for the most original
costumes were awarded as follows: First
prize, umbrella, to Miss Mabel Field, cos
tune Gypsy Queen; second prize, j. I'll.
Hudyer, Grand Trunk Cigar, prize. toilet
case.
The first prize for most comical was a pic
ture, awarded to Benney Neye; the second
prize to his partner, Frank b. Frink. This
couple appeared as an old country couple.
Among the noticeable costumes were those
of Mrs. G. S. Stafford, as Queen Of Sheba
Miss Fannie Trott. Indian girl; II. u. Dim
mock, bow legged robber. and F. E. Dow,
page
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
Police m alters,

s. u. Goldstein was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Officer Frank Smith for ped
ding without a license. Goldstein said he
was working for Gately &c O'Gorman, of this
city. and he had license which he said
was furnished him, made out to some other
name Notwithstanding his protestations
he was locked up. Marshal Hight says it
has become practice for one man to take
out license aud then pass it round, and he
proposes to stop this sort of thing.
Young Drummond, who was sentenced to
Jail for sixty days for two assaults. one OF
which was on the blind boy, William j.
Ryan. was released yesterday afternoon, his
brother paying his fine and costs. and Judge
Gould suspending the execution of his i'm
prisonment sentence during his good be-
havior.
A little daughter of Mrs. Mulkern's found
lot of silver knives and forks taken from
MerrilPs jewelry store Sunday night hidden
In an old boiler in the roar Of Quinn's boiler
shop yesterday. 1t was handed over to the
police. Mr.. Merrill says he lost 800 worth
of goods,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
The Reunions.

The 9TH Maine comrades gathered yester-
day at the island. They will continue there
through the week. Quite a number arrived
yesterday, and more will come today. To-
morrow the business meeting will be held
and the annual dinner Thursday.
The 18th Maine will start from Bosworth
Post hall at $50 a. m. today for the boat.
The steamer will leave Custom House whorf
at 8 a. m. Dinner at 1.3O .. NJ.
The 9Th Maine will hold its reunion today
at the islands.
Governor Burieigh was invited by the 18th
Maine Regiment Association to attend the
10Th anniversary Of the muster In" of the
regiment. to be held at the Portland club
house today. Governor Burleigh was obliged
to decline on account of the meeting of the
executive council.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
Judge Could's Decision in the "Unc
Beer" Case.

seer Case
To The Editor of the Press:
There seems to be a misunderstanding re-
garding my decision of the case of state VS..
George Brown, the Uno beer case so called.
The case was decided the Goth day Of July,
and the following morning you reported the
decision as follows, the italics are mine:
In the matter of State VS.. George Brown
the Juno beer" case-Judge Gould said
1.-THE case has been tried very thoroughly
and In detail. While not deciding the gem
erdL question as to the Intoxicating effects of
any special kind Of beer, am satisfied from
deer. seized md returned on the tcGrrant was
not intoxicating. and find Brown not guilty
and order him discharged"
An examination of the decision shows at
once that did not decide that "Uno beer
was or was not intoxicating, expressly
negativing that idea, simply deciding that
certain bottles of beer, part Labelled "Uno"
and part unlabelled, seized on premises &C.
cupied by George Brown were not intox-
icating, simply that and nothing more.
The statute prohibiting the sale of liquors
use the general term Intoxicating liquor"
and also numerates certain liquors which 1t
declares to be intoxicating, so that in each
case of search and seizure of liquors 1t is
necessary for the government to prove by
evidence. and the burden Of proof Is upon
the government, that the liquors seized are
of the kind enumerated In the statute and
declared to be intoxicating or that they are
actually intoxicating, thus, in case Of a
'whiskey" or "lager beer" the government
has simply to prove that the article seized is
whiskey or lager beer, as they declared to be
Intoxicating nv statutp liz the li0uOr seized ia
not on the list specified in the statute then
the government must prove that that particu-
lar lot of liquor is actually intoxicating.
The courts of this state ana Of Massachu-
sets having always held that what is an
intoxicating liquor Is question OF fact to be
determined upon the evidence In the case"
That is each case must stand or fall upon Its
olgn merits.
Respectfully yours.
GEO. +. GOULD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18

Old Captain Prout, for whom Prout's
Neck. now well-known summer resort, is
named was noted gunner In the days when
water fowl were plenty in that vicinity.
early one spring, 1850 or thereabouts." said
an old settler. ''he brought home from the
West Indies gun the like of which had
never been seen by the natives. 1t was
muzzle-loader, about 2-gauge and weighed
some 30 pounds. Soon after its arrival there
came heavy storm, and the next morning a
pond couple of acres in extent back of the
captains barn was covered with ducks so
thick that another one could not possibly
have been squeezed In. Here was an op-
portunity to try the new gun, and loading 1t
with regulation charge of one-fourth of a
pound OF powder and one-half pound of
shot. he sailed forth. At the corner of the
barn he cooked the piece and stepped out
with 1t held In readiness. When within
about 40 yards all the ducks jumped as one
bird. The captain aimed at the middle of
the mass and fred
Here the old settler stopped as If expecting
some encouragement, and finally was asked,
"How many did he get?"
WAL" he replied, the didn't get any, he
undershot, but he picked up three bushels of
ducks legs"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
Redlands, Cal, August IL.
New cunard Steamer.

Engineering, the leading journal Of its
kind in Engladd, says this week that it has
good authority for saying that Sir John Burns
aud his codirectors of the Cunard Company
have made a contract with the Fairfield Com
pany for steamer which will win back to
their line the blue ribbon of the Atlantic, so
lately captured by the Majestic. The new
vessel will be 600 feet in length, so that she
will be still longer than the White Star ves-
sells. Her tonnage will be over 1900.
The Cunard Company have gone with the
Zines In adopting twin screws for propulsion.
The speed of the new vessel is to be % knots
and 81 knots at sea. so that there is every
prospect Of the voyage being reduced to five
and one-half days within few years. The
building of the new vessel is to be proceeded
with at once, and she is to have several pre-
liminary runs before the Chicago exhibition
traffic begins,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
Glacial Map Of New England.

Mr.. w. II. Snyder. A. NJ, was in the city
yesterday looking after information relating
to the fossils in the cabinet of the Natural
History Society. He is an assistant United
States Geologist attached to the Atlantic
coast district and will be in this vicinity
about two weeks prosecuting the glacial
map work. Mr.. Snyder is graduate of
Colby in the class of 1885, and has since
taken a post graduate course at Colby and
Harvard. receiving his degree of A. M. from
the latter. He is at present instructor in
the sciences at Worcester academy and for
two summers has been engaged in the
government geological survey.
Mr.. Snyder reports that about dozen
men are at present at work in New England
on the glacial map. In Maine the survey
has extended along the coast, 20 or 80 miles
inland, as far west as Brunswick. Five
hundred miles will be covered for Maine.
The results of all these observations will be
published in the United States geological
ran0ItS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
Falmouth Building ASS ciation,

A meeting of the Falmouth Loan and
Building Association was held last Monday
and the election of officers has been COM
pleted as follows:
President-Cullen c. Chapman.
First Vice President-Lyman M. COusenS.
Second Vice President-Samuel A. True.
Secretary-BeDjamin q. Ward.
Treasurer and Attorney w. Edwin Ulmer.
Board OF Directors-Callen Q. Chapman, Samuel
A. True. John q. Twitchell Thomas Edwards.
Charles Cook, Thomas G. Harris, Charles A. Ring
w. Edwin Ulmer, Joseph A. McGowan, Thomas
d. Haskell. Bryce M: Edwards Edward HI. Sar-
gent, Benjamin &. Ward, Lyman Nj. Cousens Ma
thaniel W. Morse, Charles A. Cushing, Franklin
n. lawrence, Alfred Il. Berry, Horace F. Farm
win f. Yose, John q. Knight, George b. Bapiey.
Nelson Tenney, George Smith, Henry TrefetRen'
Valuation Committee-Nathaniel W, Morse.
Lyman M. Cousens, Thomas Edwards. Horace +,
Farnham, John 2. Knight, A. W. Shaw, George
Smith, Josiah q. Ward, Patrick Feeney. VIII
liam A. Lowe, George Il. Raymond.
Finance Committee-T. Frank Jones, Josepb
A. McGowan. j. G. Seates, Charles T.. Dam.
Francis A. Cloudman.
lin II. Morse, Franklin d. Rogers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-18
OBITUARY..

The Death Of Stephen 7. Rogers:
To the Editor of the Press:
Many friends of Capt. William A. Rogers
and family, formerly of Portland, may be in
terested to learn the particulars of their sad
bereavement last Saturday, August 9th.
Stephen Thufston Rogers, young man of
10. was one of patty employed by the Bear
Valley Irrigation Company In taking photo
graphic views of portions of Bear Lake, stu
ated in the San Bernardino mountains In
county. The boat used by the party was
missing and was believed to be discovered
on the lake in possession of q Portuguese
named Garcia, and stephen was sent to re-
cover 1t. The next that was known was a
cry for help, both boats were found empty,
Stephen had disappeared, and the Portuguese
was clinging to stump in the lake. 1t is
belived that Garcia struck young Rogers with
an oar which was found broken and floating
In the water, and that the blow caused his
death. UP to the hour of writing all efforts
to recover the body have proved unavailing
The Portuguese Is under arrest. awaiting
case, and not much light is to be expected
from such source.
The deceased was widely known and very
popular, young man of energy, ability and
promise, and this is a crushing blow to the
parents and brothers. Their sorrow is shared
by the whole community among whom they
hive lived for the past five years.
Redlands CAL Aupust H.