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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

The inventor of the New Scale Kim
ball Piano was overjoyed when be found
what a success he had made of it, and the
above cut represents his feelings Have
you examined these pianos? Do not
coufound them with the old stenciled
make. but call and see the New Scale;
they are the finest in the lana We have
just received a fine assortment in An
tiQue Oak. Birds Eye Maple. Mahogany,
Satin. Walnut, French Walnut and Rose
Wood finish Cases. Call early and see
the fioest variety ever shown in the city
of Rock Island
D. Roy Eowlby, 1875 See,nd Ave.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26

Palmer and Hon. William R. Morrison,
as one of the events in the official social
circles of the national capital.
Yesterday was the thirty-eighth births
day OF Aid. A. A. Johnson and large
number of his friends gathered at his
home at us Eighth avenue last evening
and celebrated the event in an appropri.
ate manner. Happy congratulations
were showered upon the alderman from
the First ward and an exceedingly pleas
ant evening was spent by all.
Swan Nelson. the 10.year>old son Of
Nels Nelson and wife. residing on Forty
fifth street. while working with his father
at shaping mschine in the Moline
Wagon compsny's shop this morning. got
his right hand caught in the machine in
some manner, decorating it so that it was
necessary to amputate the four fingers at
the sec ond joint.
Ground has been broken by NJ. Rosen~
field for two double tenement houses on
the Davenport homestead property on
the west side of Seventeenth street which
will cost s. 900 each, and for which
Sievers & Anderson and G. J. LaIkin
have tie contract. Mr.. Roseufield will
probably also erect handsome store
building on the corner of Seventh avenue
and Seventeenth street.
According to the sundry civil bill which
has been reported TO congress the appro-
priations this year will be S14, $50, dis
tributed as follows: Machinery and shop
fixtures, $1,000; care. preservation and
Improvements, $4,000; care and mainte>
nance o. Rock Island bridge, S., 900; pro-
tecting Rock Island bridge by sheer
booms, $3.50. The Union takes this as
a occasion to slur Congressm an
Cable because the appropriations are
less than those of the last congress
The Rock Island arsenal appropriations
will be found to compare with those of
any other arsenals under the new appro>
priations and the general cut down is
just as Mr.. Gable predicted would be the
case on his first trip home after congress
convened, the retrenchment being made
necessary by the depleted condition in
which the billion dollar congress left the
nations treasury
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
RES A HUSTLER.
Is Buck HinrichseD, of Jackson.
vile, Who is IIOn0rIng Rock EsIand
With His Presence Today.

Is Buck Hinrichsep, of Jackson
With Ills Presence Today.
W. Ii Hinrichsen, of Jacksonville, pops
ulsrly known as Buck" Hinrichsen, and
member of the democratic state
central committee Of Illinois from
the Twelfth district, is in the city
today and is being chapsroned, so to
speak. by Chairman Silvis of the demo.
cratic county committee. Mr.. Hinrich~
sen is one of the most energetic and best
known democrats in the state. He is q
veritable hustler, one whose work and
influence are felt wherever they are ex~
pended. He was for years proprietor
and editor of tie Quincy Herald, but of
more recent years he has been at the
helm of the Jacksonville Courier.
He is one of those democrats whose POI
litical enthusiasm comes from his very
soul, and when he turns it loose it sweeps
all before it with convincing effect. He
is SuCu Ilan rs Is al nOuOE 10 nlS party
and Joy to his race.
Mr.. Hiurichsen is going over the state
instructiDs the county committees in the
working o. the Australian ballot system.
He makes county each day, and has
been out almost continuously since Jan.
1. He has already visited over 80 of the
102 counties in the state.
To an ARGUS reporter be said casually
that the prospects over the state for the
party were brighter than ever. and with
John NJ. Palmer at the head Of tie ticket,
there would be no possibility OF doubt of
sweeping the state from end to end. He
had observed that Cleveland has a strong
following ell over the state, but that un-
less he can come to the convention with
the delegation from his own state at his
back, he could never secure the nomina.
ton. The prospects for carrying the
state are brighter than ever before, as the
election two years ago showed that q
concentrate effort would work Won
derful result.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
THE COMING POWER.
Words OF Apprs citation OF Electricity
as Means OF Propulsion.

w OTuS Oh Va
as Means OF Propulsion.
William Mullen. of Davenport, repre-
senting the Thorn: on.H Houston company,
was in the city yesterday looking after
the working of the motors here of which
be has placed several. The ARGUS re-
Gently placed an order with Mr.. Mullen
for 5-horse power motor Of the
Thomson Houston design, thus doubling
its former capacity for electric motor
power, and the new motor has after suf =
ficient test, given abundant satisfaction.
In fact it is not the exaggeration of an
enthusiast when we state that we con-
slider the acme of power has been reached
by the electric motor. This is the con-
clusion after all its favorable qualities are
summed up. No adverse characteristics
can be cons ;dered, for it has none.
There is no disagreeable heat, noise or
dust.
1t is always fired up" and to move
the switch and start the motor is but the
work of an instant. Two oil cups are to
be filed and the work is dene.
No fireman or engineer is required.
Coal, ashes, boiler cleaning, danger from
explosion, etc,-all are dispensed
with.
The power is much greater than indi-
Gated.
The repairs are almost nothing, an
other great saving, as all who have had
experience with steam will admit.
There are several motors in Rock Is
aud; thare should be many more, enough
at least to make the generator of the
Merchants Power company self
supporting.
Mr. Mullen can readily be communicat-
ed with and will gladly confer with anyone
who would like to question him concern
ing motors; and we cordially invite ev-
eryone TO call and see our motor in oper-
alton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
Tax NoLicc.

Notice is hereby given that the town
ship collector is obliged to return his
books to the county collector not later
than the Goth inst, after which date
costs will be added. Office with Hurst
& Donaldson, Masonic Temple block
Office open evenings. W. T. SUDDEN,
Collector.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
Have You Ever

Visited the NJ. s. K. in search of boys
wearing apparel? Of course you have
if not ask some of your neighbors who
have. A trial will be convincing that
there is no place like the NJ. & K.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26

If you feel weak, tired, and all run
down, Hoods Sarssparills is just what
you need to build up strength and purify
your blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
We are ShOMiRS

A much prettier line of shirt waists than
ever and your inspection to our immense
line of Star and Mothers Friend brands.
ranging in price from % cents to 81 80
M 6 K
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26
Spring style hats at Goldslnith's.
Friehtful Shipwrecks.

Staunch ships strike and founder, the fierce
winds and mountainous waves sweep noble
mariners "hearts of oak to sh!pwreck and to
death, yet that Goes not prevent the lutberliest
landsman from risking his life on the stormy At
lantic in the role OF tourist commercial traveller.
But if he shall reach his destination safely he will
scarcely have escaped some of the quaims OF sea
sickness, unless he takes with him ITostetter's
Stomach Bitters, that inimitsble specific for nau-
sea. Bad water on long trips are a threat 10 the
voyager, but this may be deprived in great
measure of its dlsorderng effects upon the stom-
ach, bowels and liver by the Bitters, against he
prejudical effects of malaria bad diet fatigue and
exposure it is also efhcacious. 1t averts, more
over, rheumatism and kidney complaint. Don't
travel on sea or land without it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-26

New boys clothing a, Go!dsmilh's.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
ALL MARKED REFUSED.
Practically No Change Made in the Prop
erty Valuations in the Third Ward
The Difference Between the Figures of

Practically No Change Made in the Prop
erty Valuations in the Third Ward
The Difference Between the Figures of
Owners and Assessors.
A glimpse was secured yesterday of the
appeals from Third ward property holders
against the Board of Assessors valustions.
Nearly every one was marked refused"
except in a few cases where reductions were
asked on building valuations Except in
few peculiar cases, no reductions have been
allowed on ground assessments in the entire
ward as far as could be ascertained from the
appeal papers. Not one reduction was al
lowed on the ground valuations of Fifth
avenue property between Grant and Market
streets, and as the assessors say they
are under the actual cash values instead of
being 40 per cent above as claimed by many
of the appellants there is not likely to be
any changes made. A number of the
property holders were seen yesterday but
they declined to talk for publication, saw
ing they had stated their objections to the
increased valuations when they filed their
appeals, and were not prepared to say
whether they would carry the matter into
court or not The assessed valuation of
Fifth avenue lots thus decided BY the Board,
and the valua' ions fixed by the owners when
they filed their appeals, is given below:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
First Timber Fleet This Spring,

The ice gorge at Parker delayed the lum-
Der shipments for several weeks, but as
soon as the river was clear the men COM
menced getting out their RATS. The first
feet of timber this spring from the Clarion
river reached the city yesterday. 1t was
piloted by W. A. Simpson and seven men.
They registered at the St. James. The
party returned last evening, and expect to
bring down another feet next week if the
water is high enough. The men say the
run of lumber this spring will be a good
one. There was plenty of snow during the
winter, and it was an easy matter to haul
the trees to the streams. Last spring the
timber run to the Pittsburg market was
light, owing to the scarcity of snow. The
away from the rivers, and it costs consider
ably more than in former years to ship the
lumber to market
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
NOT A WRECK YET,
The Architect Denies That the New Post
office Is Sinking.

The Architect Denies That the New Post
office Is Sinking.
The report that the new postoffice build.
ing is slowly sinking bobs up every now
and then, much to the amusement of Archi-
tect Pattison. Some months ago, in un-
loading a lot of heavy radiators, three of
the front stone steps were broken. These
were replaced last week by the contractor.
The impression got abroad that the stones
had sagged, but this was a mistake. From
this incident the rumor started that the
building was sinking, and Assistant Post
master Edwards, who is fond of joke, re-
marked that the big pile of stone was sure
to collapse.
About two months ago Mr.. Pattison went
over the building very carefully, and he
said the walls were not out of place the
width of a knife blade. The report
caused number of people to stop
yesterday and look at the building
Men were noticed sighting along
the first layer of stones on the foundation.
To the eye tine line looked as straight as if
it had been drawn on paper with ruler
Old timers know how long ex-Architect
Malone was employed driving piles before
a stone was put in the foundation. The
story goes that he forced the piles down to
China Mr.. Malone has often said that he
would stake his reputation that there Is not
a more substantial building in Pittsburg
than the new postofice
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
The South Is for Grover.

Jerry Baxter, Of Tennessee, passed
through the city last evening bound for
Washington. He was the Democratic can
dIdate for Governor in the last election, but
was swamped by the Alliance wave. In
giving his political views, he said: Chill,
by his extreme selfshness and snap judg-
ment, has endangered the prospects of the
party. He has turned down the Cleveland
people in New York without giving them a
hearing. and now it is apparent to evefy-
body that neither Hill nor Cleveland can be
nominated Tennessee and Georgia are for
Cleveland, and 1 believe the solid South
will support him. There is some talk of
the Southern States uniting on Carlisle, but
SO far nothing has been DONE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
END OF A CHRISTENING.
Two Italian Grave Diggers Murderously
Attacked by One of Their Countrymen-
He Did Not Receive an Invitation to the
Celehrafion.

Celebration.
Two Italians employed as grave diggers
at the Homewood Cemetery were murder
ously assaulted by one of their countrymen
at their home in the old log house at the
end of Forbes street last night. The house
is occupied by Nick Torka and his young
wife. Frank Russa boards with him and
both are grave diggers. Across the street
eight or ten other Italians board with an
italian woman, among them Antonio Rocca
Torka's wife has baby two weeks old and
it was christened yesterday, Torka celebrat-
ing the event with a half barrel of cider
which was set up literally to all callers.
In some way Rocca was slighted in the
invitations, and to get even he imbibed
freely of some whisky he had in the board
ing house. Toward evening he got drunk
and wanted more revenge. Without
knocking at the door or announcing his
coming in any way he walked into Torka's
house. Torka was STOPPING over his baby,
which lay in its mothers lap, when Rocca
jumped forward with a big knife. Mrs
Torka saw the knife and screamed, and her
husband jumped aside just in time to miss
blow in the back with the knife, which
caught him back of the right ear, nearly
severing it.
huSsd came 10 Tue rescue al luis Juncture
and grabbed with Rocca, but was cut Sc
verely on both hands and was nearly scalped
in the encounter. Several other men came
running in then and Rocca fled. The in
jured men, covered with blood, went to the
Fourteenth ward station and told their
story. Inspector Whitehouse and Detec-
tive Sterck and Fitzgerald subsequently
captured Rocca and locked him up. DIR.
Meyer attended the injured men. He found
five large cuts on Russa's head, which nearly
severed the scalp.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
ELOPED WITH A COLoRED MAN.

An tesn-Year-Old white Girl Leaves
Town with . Dark Lover-supposed to
Have Gone to CIeveland-The Police
After Her.
Miss Tillie Oswald, pretty white girl of
IS, eloped Saturday evening with William
Bays, colored. Such is the story told by the
girls step-father, Charles Trsgresser, who
called at police headquarters yesterday to
ask the aid of the authorities in getting
back the girl, supposed now to be in Cleve-
land with her dark lover.
Mr.. Fragresser lives on Mt Oliver near
the postofice and is employed in Phillips
foundry, South Twenty-ninth street. Bays
has been working in a brickyard near there
and living in Knoxville. He and Mr.
Tragresser formerly worked together and
when the latter was hurt some time ago and
confined to his home, the colored man made
it an excuse for coming to the home and
meeting the girl. A few days ago the girl
made inquiries of an acquaintance as to the
time oftrains going to Cleveland, and the mar
riage laws necessary to be observed in the
State of Ohio. When asked why she
wanted to know she replied:
''You will hear something next week"
l Saturday night she left the house and has
bot returand. Tragesser instituted an in
hurry for his daughter Yesterday, and con-
Euded she had gone with Bays At the
Bake Erie depot it was learned that col
daed man answering Bays description pur-
cased tickets for Cleveland and left on the
gB0 train Saturday night. Last night tel
e ram was sent to the Cleveland police by
81 tperintendert O'Mara asking that the girl
betfound and detained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE

WILLIAM Brown was arrested last night
by Officer Barr and locked up in the
Eleventh ward station for breaking a win
dow in the storeroom of W. C. Black, on
Wylie avenue.
MORRIS EAGAN, who boards on South Nine
teenth street. reported to the police last
night that some one entered his room. and
walked OF with dress coat Saturday. The
police will investigate.
INSPECTOR OF POLICE Sol CoULsoN, recently
appointed, is to have control of the South.
side district, and will take charge March l.
In the meantime Detective Richard Kelly is
acting as Inspector of that district.
JOHN KEENAN, was given 60 days to the
workhouse by Magistrate Leslie yesterday
morning. Kennan was arrested Saturday
with a roll of calico taken from in front of
j. Nixon's drygoods store, at Fifty-second
and Butler streets. Kennan claimed he was
drunk.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
ONE THOUSAND BARS
The Probable Outcome of the
Approaching Session of
License Court.
LICENSE TO BE GRANTED
To Places Coming Up to the Require
mentS of the Brooks Law,
IF no REhONSTRANCE is FILED.
Decay of the Catechism Which Was Such
Terror in the Past.
LICENSE TO BE GRANTED
F NO REMONSTRANCE Is FILED.
POSSIBLE ABSENCE OF B. c. cHRIsTY

Bars will be plentiful this year and it is
altogether probable that over 1000 licenses
will be granted in the county. Judges
Slagle and Collier are to preside and, as has
been before stated, they have ruled that all
remonstrances against applicants must be
filed with the Clerk of Courts three days
before the time fixed for the hearings. The
programme Endorsed by the Judges now is
that practically all applications will be
granted, save to those against whom remon-
strances have been filed on or before St.
Patrick's Day.
This was learned yesterday from lawyer
who stands close to the Judges and who
stated this was the plan mapped out. Said
he: 81 have been given to understand that
licenses will be granted by the wholesale
without scarcely the formality of a hearing.
The fact that no remonstrance is entered
will be deemed sufficient excuse for issuing
the license.
A Big Sum Expected in Fees.
Hearings will only be held where there
is any show of fight. This will mean at
least three-quarters of a million in license
fees. The idea of adopting the Philadel-
phia system of only issuing licenses to all
those who already held license and against
whom there was no complainty has been
talked of, but will not likely be adopted,
for it would throw out all the new appli-
cants. The idea is this year just to grant as
many Licenses as can legally be given out.
''Though this is what the liquor men want
it will prove disastrous to them. Take a
street where there is only one saloon now
and next year there is likely to be five or six
They must each pay s., 1000 license and
divide up the business that formerly went
to the one man. This will mean financial
stress and will cause more kicking than if
fewer licenses were granted. Of course 1t
is understood that all these men must be
up to the requirements of the Brooks law
and the restaurant feature will have to be
kept up, but there will be none of the
searching quizzing that has heretofore
marked the license courts in this CITY,"
An Increase of the Revenues.
The increase in licenses in this city and
Allegheny will increase the revenue from
this source away beyond the estimate orig
inally made. 1t will also make a heavy
increase in the receipts of the Water Bu-
reaus, for notwithstanding the fact that
saloon is a poor place to look for water they
pay very large proportion of the water
tax, and any large addition to the number
of licensed houses will be readily noticed in
the receipts of the city,
1t is even reported that B. c. Christy and
his doomsday book will not be factors in
the coming license court, but this point has
not been thoroughly established. An at
tempt was made to see Mr.. Christy yester-
day but he could not be found at his home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
MEAD AsToNIsHEs FRIENDS
A Telephone Call From Buffalo Which
Surprised the Listeners.

Telephone Call From Buffalo Which
Surprised the Listeners.
Few Pittsburgers are aware that it is pos
sible to telephone to Buffalo, n. Y, dis
tance of 26S miles, and do it satisfactorily,
but such is the case, owing to the recent
completion of long-distance line to that
and intermediate cities. An illustration of
the perfection of the system was afforded
the employees of the Bureau of Electricity
in the bell tower at City Hall on Saturday
night Superintendent Morris Mead, of
that bureau, was in Buffalo last week,
attending convention of the National
Electric Light Association. On Saturday
evening the telephone in the fire alarm
Office rang and Henry Augloch answered,
and was surprised to hear Superintendent
Mead's voice, SO clear and plain that it ap-
peared he was only few squares away.
Augloch, supposing Mead had returned,
asked when he had arrived.
ooh, I've been here several days." came
the reply.
"Why, where are you?" queried Augloch.
cat Buffalo, n. " came the answer,
"and 1 leave here for New York tonight :"
The conversation was kept up for half an
hour and Superintendent Mead was given a
full report of the affairs of his bureau as
satisfactorily as if he had been at his own
Office
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-29
CAUGHT A BOLD BURGLAR.

Charles Smith, Colored House-Breaker,
Held for Court-His Favorite Method
Was to Break in windows-Much Plum
der Found at His Home.
Charles Smith, colored, was arrested at
an early hour yesterday morning and locked
up in the Seventeenth ward police station
as suspicious character. A week ago
Saturday night large window in the front
of L Joseph's gents furnishing store, at
Forty-fifth and Butler streets, was broken
and the contents of the window-shirts, col
lars, cuff, neckties, etc.-were carried of
Since that time the police in
that district have been watching
for the man who did it. Saturday even
loafng around the window. Upon making
his rounds about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing he saw the window had been broken
again and the contents carried off. Officer
Maher reported the fact at the police sta
tion, and Captain Brophy with Officer Wag-
goner started out to find who had done, it.
They got sight of colored man who
answered the description given by Officer
Maher, standing in front of the store. Upon
seeing the officers he started to run, but
after short chase was captured by Maher
2I tile corner Ol oudllHdu sIIcct Lie HAL
showed fight, drew an ugly knife, and made
a slash at Officer Maher, cutting him on the
arm.
He was soon disarmed and taken to the
station. He gave his name as Charles
Smith, and said he boarded with his brother
at 10S Forty-fifth street. A search warrant
was procured, the mouse searched and
nearly all the stolen goods recovered. They
were identified by Mr. Josephs. james
Smith, the brother, was also arrested
on charge of receiving stolen
goods. Mr.. Josephs entered informa-
tion against Charles Smith for larceny
and he was given hearing yesterday be-
fore Alderman Leslie and held in $500 bail
for cAurt.
He was also wanted on a charge of assault
and battery preferred before Alderman
Leslie by Edward Scott, who alleged that
during a quarrel at Forty-third street,
Smith drew knife and attempted to stab
him. Smith claims to have travelled all
over the world, is good singer, and plays
on the banjo. Letters from various sweet
hearts were found on his person. His
brother will be given hearing to-day.