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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
KNOWLEDGE

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r t fnF the worlds best products to
siap. an5s of physical being, will attest
be 9 9sIue to health of the pure liquid
tt ne t1;e principles embraced in the
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rlel c!r,ceiIence is due to its presenting
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ID ' nc the taste, the refreshing and truly
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t .,a. ,sfectually cleansing the system,
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anu a. b,t ciyen satisfaction to millions and
i ~, ~ With the approval of the medical
my ssssion because it acts on the Kid
P .r. Liver and Bowels without weak
I lni;ng them and it is perfectly free from
gun. .S objectionable substance.
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gssoctnred bv the California Fig Syrup
~ only whose name is printed on every
osctare also the name, Syrup of Figs,
p" "SS being well informed, you will not
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Y. NJ. &. A. Election.

The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held
last evening and resulted in the cleo
ton of Messrs. q. M. Loosely, f. b.
McKown, j. S. Freeman and o. L..
Bennay as directors for the term of
three years, and the reelection of G..
H. Kingsbury for the term of one
wear to fill vacancy. There was a
GOOD attendance of members and
considerable amusement was created
by the adoption of the Australian
system of voting.
The new board of directors meet
for organization Monday evening.
April oath, when officers will be
chosen for the ensuing year. Ar
engagements are being made for the
ninth anniversary exercises which
will occur Sunday, April 80.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Board of Education.

The board of education met in reg
ular monthly session last evening at
the office of Supt. Kemble, President
Sears in the chair and directors Fol-
som, Robbins and Ferguson present.
The report of Truant Officer Kim
ball for the month of March was read
showing the investigation of lis
cases of absence and the arrest of
truants who were returned to school.
The following bills were allowed,
after which the board adjourned
Rock Island Fuel Co., $7.75; George
Green. S1.75; Henry Darts Sons,
S11.25; Blake & Burke, $6.05; Central
Union Telephone CO., 1924; Rock
Island Gas Co., 1881; George H.
Kingsbury, $10.72; j. w. Stewart,
81 So; McIntire Bros, 1913; H. Hous-
man, S2.91;S. S. Kemble, $1.40 Hart2
& Bahnsen, $27.75; Douglass & Shuey
company, So; William Don. $51.7O;
Oscar Hakelier, $24; total, $1,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Doctors Meet Injury.

Many in Rock Island will regret
the announcement of the dangerous
injury under which DR.. Arp of Moline
is suffering. On Monday as he was
standing in his buggy his horse sud
denly started up and he was thrown
out upon his head, and is now lying
in a precarious condition.
DR.. Brauerlich, of Davenport, may
not be medical lightweight, but he
had a funny experience yesterday
that would not have happened to him
if he had had more ballasting power.
AS he was driving west. on Fourth
street. in that city. against the heavy
wind an especially strong gust car
ried the top of his buggy and the
seat with the doctor upon it Of over
the rear of the rig into the mud ,leav-
ing the man of medicine sitting
in the street and holding onto the
reins. The horse the doctor was
driving was pretty badly frightened
but did not run away and no bones
were broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Entertain ments

Tomorrow evening at Harper's
theatre occurs the Rock Island Lee
ture associations entertainment by
Leland T. Powers, complimentary to
season ticket holders. There was an
immense crowd at Armory hall last
evening to secure reserved seats, and
the probability is that most of them
We're disposed of. Those that are
left will be open to the public at the
uniform price of 80 cents. Esmer-
aida is to be the recitation.
Ben Hur" to be presented at the
Burtis at Davenport for the benefit of
the Davenport academy of science,
opens tonight and continues three
evenings. Aside from the mere spec
tacular features of this show, there
will be many other points that will
enlist the interest and enchain the
fancy of the spectator. The panto-
mime of scenes. portrayed in living
pictures, is a beautiful way of telling
the story. Interspersed with it are
the dances and the other special fea-
lures in the nature of interpretations.
all of them bright with attractive eff
fects. The dances. in fact, are sur
passingly good. They unquestiona-
bly, excel anything of this sort we
have ever had in the three cities.
A musical entertainment was given
at the residence of Mrs. II. c. Mar
shall last evening, devoted to Ameri-
can compositions. The first number
was Karl Merz's ..Song of the Sky
lark" given by Miss Mildred War
mock, Miss Bessie Noftsker rendering
w. H. Sherwood's "Ethelinda.
1.-The Witches Carnival" and The
Merry Sparrow" by E. b. Spencer,
were given by the Misses Nellie Peetz
and Grace Noftsker respectively.
Mr. Brown rendered Watson's AN
chored," and Miss Ethel Dougherty,
Sidney Smiths Mountain Stream"
Miss Anna Grotjan presented +. ii.
Sherwood's March Elysienne," and
was followed by Miss Cleland with a
selection, the programme concluding
with the rendition of Gottschalk's
Last Hope" by Mrs L. c. Dough-
erty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Third Avenue Property Deal.

The firm of Mosenfelder & Kohn to-
day purchased of Mrs. S. b. Ellis the
business property on Third avenue
east of Seventeenth street now eccu-
pied by Weckel's grocery, and the 4O
feet adjoining it, for consideration
of $4,000, the purpose of the pur-
chaser being to remodel the present
building and erect a building ad-
joining it for the accommodation of
whoever may want it. 1t is splen-
did business site and has been Sc
cured at bargain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
At the Manhattan.

There will be an athletic exhibit
ton at the Manhattan club rooms to-
morrow evening. There will be two
interesting wrestling matches, one
between Carter and Lowe for $50,
best three in five falls, and another
between Moore and Brown for purse
of S25. Both the latter are pupils OF
Farmer Burns and pretty evenly
matched. Besides the two leading
events there will be several boxing
bouts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
THE CLOUDS RENT.
The Rain Came i'm Torrents
Last Night.
THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT FELL

Trouble and Inconvenience to People LIv-
ing at the Foot of the uT-Ceilars
Flooded and Yards Inundated--The
Heaviest Rain Fall Known In Years
What glorious rain that was
copious and purifying.
While the storm came with such
suddenness and force during the
evening as to cause some alarm, the
atmosphere was not as heavily
charged with electricity as is often
the case with similar disturbances of
the elements, nor was there great
deal of wind, though it did not take
n man with an overgrowth of whis-
kerS to realize that it was quite
breezy rs well as wet out of doors
The storm commenced about O'Clock
and it came and went in gusts as if
regulated by n faucet, until midnight.
A great sheet of water would fall as
if from a cloud burst.
Cleaned Everything
1t came. too, with drenching effect,
and happily, too, nothing that came
in contact with it escaped cleansing
and publication. The notation of
this latter fact, THE ARGUS hastens to
assert, has no reference to the unfor-
tunate individuals who were caught
away from places of shelter or who
were of necessity bound to weather
the elements on such night. A
number of citizens who were caught
down town did not venture out until
| midnight and they were satisfied
that there was no more water in the
clouds that still lowered over a flood
stricken community. There were
quite a number of people attending
places of amusement who found it
had been raining and was raining
still when the time came to 90 home.
swept Down the Hills.
The water swept down the bluffs to
the south of town in torrents, carry
ing dead leaves, limbs of trees and
other rubbish. the accumulations OF
winter, into the streets running ont
into the suburbs. Houses in the new
additions at the foot of the hills along
Ninth avenue had their cellars flood
ed, while yards and streets were
thoroughly inundated. Through
some of the streets running north
and south great streams of water
flowed, making sidewalks and cross
ings impossible in such localities to
the belated wayfarer. AS n rule.
however, beyond the trouble and in
convenience occasioned no great
damage was done by the storm, not
withstanding its unusual force.
What Water Fell.
According to the signal service the
amount of water that fell after s
O'Clock last night was 1.36 inches.
which is an exceedingly large volume
at n single storm or Immediate sue
cession of storms. This morning,
however, broke clear and beautiful,
with the good effects of the rainfall
on every hand considerably overbal-
ancing what resulted in the way of
destruction.
High Water Coming.
A big freshet is reported coming
down the river and crowding resi-
dents from the banks near st. Paul.
All the low lands are covered with
water and more is coming. Warm
weather the last few days is melting
the snow and flood of greater pro
portions than usual is predicted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
The Weather Forecast.

The weather indications for the
next Sc hours: Fair weather and
colder: southerly winds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
BETTER ROADS.
a Meeting Held in South Moline to Con-
slider and Urge Them.

AT the town meeting in South Mo-
line resolution was passed which
declared it was the sense of the meet
ing that it would be wise to issue
bonds for the purpose of making the
three main roads in the township
good hard roads at all times of the
year. The resolution was introduced
by w. c. Wilson, who supported it in
talk in which he showed the neces-
sity for good roads and the economy
of having them. There was general
discussion of the question, some of it
quite heated, but the resolution
passed. 1t is possible that action
will be taken in this direction this
season by calling special election to
vote on the question of issuing bonds
as proposed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
High Water Coming.

A big freshet is reported coming
down the river and crowding resi-
dents from the banks near st. Paul.
All the low lands are covered with
water and more is coming. Warm
weather the last few days is melting
the snow and a flood of greater pro
portions than usual is predicted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
A Good Move a..

Mr.. Wilson in his talk very prop
erly urged that the people had been
waiting for some one outside the
township to build their roads. They
wanted the county or the state or the
convicts in the penitentiary to do
the work. but that this is not the
proper thing to do. Towns have
voted railroad bonds and paid them
to their advantage. 1t will be as
wise to issue bonds now to build
roads by which we may reach the
railroads
If other towns would take the same
view of the matter that South Moline
has, good roads would be found all
over the state in a few years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
PRINTED to be Read.

1t costs US money to have this
printed. 1t costs YOU nothing to
read it and it will tell you where to
60 for good investment.
We have a number of choice
building lots in all parts of the city
winch Will be sold at reasonable
prices.
We also have a large list of bust
ness and residence property to select
Hom-some decided BARGAINS if
taken at once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

Toilet Sets Saturday
On Saturday, April 18th, / Of
fer the following prices on deco
rated chamber sets:
Pitcher, basin, chamber, mug,
soap, six pieces. $1.75
Ten-piece sets. .......... 2-55
Twelve-piece sets, with slop Jar,
On higher grades, patterns in
flowers and other artistic deco
ratiens, one-fifth off usual price.
G. M. LOOSELY.
China, Glass and Lamps.
1850 Second Avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

Thomas c. Metzgar was elected
supervisor: j. g. Marshall, town
clerk; Jared Sexton, assessor; o. G..
Handel, commissioner of highways;
Theodore Abbott and F. S. Cool, JUS
tees of the peace; George w. Few
and G.. H. Hack, constables.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
south Moline

L. Q. Jahns was elected assessor;
j. F. Giles, collector; w. II. Meckling,
town clerk; w. G. Wilson, commits
sioner of highways; M. A. Gould and
+. G. Jameson, justices; f. j. East
man and William Lewis, con stables.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Why Pay Rent?

When with the amount you now pay for
rent You can purchase. occupy and enjoy
while so doing home Of Your own.
We VIII unde rtake to build number OF houses
lof our customers on terms very greatly to
their advantage.
'ou contemplate buying, selling or exchanr.
"s residence or business property it will
positively pay you to call at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Scattering Returns.

Scattering returns from the cleo
ton are still coming in, though some
townships are yet to be heard from.
The following have been received
since the last publication of election
figures:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
DER. PRICES BAKING POWDER,
Supplying the Army. Navy and Indian
Department..

Chicago Inter-OcCan.
The purchasing agents Of the United
States Government have ordered near
ly one hundred thousand pounds of
DR.. Prices Baking Powder in the first
five months of this year.
The government exercises great care
in selecting its supplies Of all kinds,
rejecting everything that is not Of the
best, and the very fact that it has
adopted Dr.. Prices Baking Powder is
proof that it has found it the best of
all the baking powders. Dr. Prices
is peculiarly adapted for export, as
neither long sea voyages nor climate
changes affect it, this brand keeping
fresh and sweet for years while other
baking powders deteriorate rapidly.
1t is guaranteed to the government
to be pure cream of tartar powder
free from ammonia, alum, or other
harmful substances, and it is also the
only baking powder prepared by a
physician Of high standing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
J. Lutte. CHRISTIE, Editor.
Important Land Deciaton.

The Ashland Press of a recent date
says that by far the most important
land decision received by the L. 5.
Land officers in that city was that of
recent date, by which I50 settlers on
the Omaha lands and fifteen or twenty
on the Central lands lose their homes.
The dispatches from Washington are
meagre i'll detail, but this much is
known:
In the case Of Newell VS. Hussey,
both are knocked out. Newell and
Hussey both settled on the Omaha
lands prior to November ?, 1891, the
date of the opening of the lands. The
local land Office at Ashland decided
that neither settler, on account of be
ing on the land before the date set for
opening was entitled to any prior right
and in favor of Newell The case was
appealed, and was finally affirmed by
Sec. Noble. Sec. Uoke Smith fully
sustains the decision of Secretary
Noble. 1t involves 5000 acres.
The Importance Of this decision is
not to be oYereStimated. At least l5C
settlers on the Omaha lands who have
held out all this time under the hope
that the decision would be reversed
and that they had gained some rights
as homesteaders on these lands as
actual settlers" prior to Nov. >, 1891
lose their lands valued at the least at
$500 600.
Receiver Dennis had only this to say
this afternoon: The decision is very
surprising. never thought it would
be made under the present Democrat
ic administration"
These cases were made political is
sue last fall in Northern Wisconsin.
1t was freely stated, that with the in.
coming Of Democratic administra-
ton, the actual prior settler" would
be given prior rights, and the jumpers
and McCord men would be left. This
belief continued until today. Score
tary Smiths decision virtually gives
the land to the party entering the land
at midnight, November ,, 81, and as
between other parties who entered at
the same time throws the land open to
sale to the highest bidder. Ashland
parties have visited Washington this
summer in the interest of the settlers,
and were given to understand by Sec
rotary Smith that he would reverse
Noble, but it seems he hasn' done so
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
TIE KILAUEA VOLCANO.
Its Condition Reported Safe for VS.
itors From Honolulu.

The floor OF Kilauea is at certain
periods subject toovcrtiow by floods of
fresh lava from Halcmaumau, which
will probably destroy large sections of
the aforesaid trail, necessitating much
labor in renewing it. THIS can hardly
occur under two years from now, as it
will prob bly, take that length of time
for the level of the molten lake to
work up the 200 feet or more necessary
to enable it to discharge itself on the
main floor. During the last period of
overflow, in l8S9-9O, many thousands
Of acres of the main floor of kilauea
received flesh coatings OF lava. In
the immediate vicinity of Halemau-
nau pit the lava coatings were piled
to thickness of from twenty to fifty
feet.
Meantime, the lake, 500 feet in d.
ameter, is overlooking every few days
upon the lava floor around it, which is,
perhaps, $50 feet lower than the brink
of the circular pit, which is 2,lOO feet
in diameter. The American minister,
who was there recently, counted
twelve fire fountains playing in the
lake at one time. In April last we
measured the largest fountain with an
instrument. The below, pulsating
thrice a minute, was fifty feet in
diameter, and thirty feet high. It's
action was steady and inccs ant dur
ing the week we were there. Other
fountains We're more furious, but in
termittent. On the whole, the present
aspect of the volcano is unusually sat
isfactory for observation by visitors.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
Where's The Tariff Comet

How they talked about the tariff, just year
or so ago,
1t was tariff. tariff, tariff" clean from Jink-
ms down TO Joe.
1t was tariff on the hilltop, and tariff on the
plain,
And tariff in the sunshine, and tariff in the
rain!
An we rise to know
Seein' such was So
What's gone with all the tariff
or q year or so ago?
How the candidates for congress, and the
candidates for all
The good things in the country made the
tariff bawl and squall!
1t was tariff on the housetop, and tariff on
the stump,
And it set the woods afire, and it made the
RABBITS jump
An we rise to know
Seem such was so
Where's the tariff. tariff, tariff
That made the bellows blow?
It's funny bout this tarlf-how they've lost
it or forgot
They were rushin' it 10 congress once, their
collars were 50 hot;
They could hardly wait to fix it till we harry
ested a crop:
Was it such IA burnin' question that they had
to let it drop?
o, we'd like to know
Seem such was So
Where's the tariff, tariff, tariff
OF a year or 50 ago?
Atlanta Constitution
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
What Ikiiiea the Parrot.

Detroit Free Press: The man was
walking along Woodward avenue car
rying parrot in cage.
"What have you got there?" asked
friend.
Parrot; I'm taking it home to NY
wife. She always wanted one.
Il hope you'll have better luck than
l did with the one l gave my wife"
what happened to it?''
Don't know my wife do you?"
NO"
Neither did the parrot. 1t wanted
to talk during the daytime and could
MT get a chance while my wife was
around, so it staid awake at night to
do its talking, and the poor thing died
of insomnia before two weeks"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-10-14
EoGteiie E'Uaes tie Animals.

In the House last Tuesday, they were
discussing the repeal of the election
laws. and MI D0utelle, of Maine, OPP
posed the measure. Every Demo
cratic Speech" he said, has demon
stratcd that this is to be blow at the
fundamental principles underlying this
government. thought the new gen
Grafton would join hands with Us in
building up common country. For
ten days the sheeted ghosts OF the Con
federacy have fitted about these halls
and gibbered of a defeated conspiracy.
The vice president of the United States
has been accused of undue sympathy
with your struggle to capture the gov
eminent, yet you do not complain
Not a Union soldier sits about the cab
met table"
The speaker took up the records of
the Democratic senate committees,
beginning with the president pro TEN,
Mr.. Harris, showing that almost with
out exception they had served in the
Confederate army. He reviewed the
committees in the House from the
Speaker down to the committee on
pensions, showing how they were dom
mated over by X-COnfederateS, and
then said, Il want you to understand
that when you rely OH the dough faces
Of Massachusetts and the ballot box
suffers of Tammany Hall, you are
leaning upon broken reed"
Mr.. DOutelle after delivering a glow
ing apostrorhe to New England, in
which he made some sarcastic alluS-
ions to Dr.. Everett of Massachusetts,
was about to read an extract from
James Russell Lowell, which lie said
described the dOugh-face of 1861, and
enabled him to throw upon the scene
of the house photograph of the
dough face Of 1898, The house was
listening eagerly.
Suddenly Mr.. Springer took eXcep-
ton against applying the epithet
''Joughface" to a member Of the house.
1t is an epithet," returned Mr..
Boutelle, deliantly, (which can be APP
Piled with equal force as well to the
gentleman from Illinois as the gentle
man from Massachusetts,"
The house held its breath. MI
Springer's face grew white with rage
30 l understand you to say that
you applied that epithet to me?" he
shouted.
you understand it as well as you
are capable Of understanding any
thing retorted Boutelle.
8risties stand Straight Up,
Il want you to know, sir" replied
Mr.. Springer, striding toward his ad-
versary with fire in his eye, that you
dare not apply such an cpithet to me"
Mr.. Speaker, the gentleman from
Illinois cannot be impertinent to me
under the guise of a point of order"
returned Mr. BoutelIe But | with
draw the epithet," he continued, lin
order that l may go on with my speech.
deny, however, that it was unparli-
mentary. The attempt to make it so
is as silly as was the attempt i'll the
last congress to take exception to the
word 'mugwump.'
Mr.. Springer was evidently far from
being tatistied with the bout, but he
took his seat, and BouteIle continued
his speech.