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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
THE THEATRE.
EsNr. Potter of Texas"- ..UncIe Tom
Coming Entertainments.

"Nr. Potter of Texas" ..TncIe Tom
Coming Entertainments.
Only Il fair sized audience was
present at Harper's theatre on Satur-
day evening to witness an excellent
performance of A. c. Gunter's Mr.
Potter of Texas" The title role
which was carried by Henry Weaver,
Jr., was careful portrayal of the
warm-hearted Texan. Miss Stella
Bonifaee as Lady Sarah Annerly
made a very favorable impression,
her rendition of very difficult part
being indeed artistic. The Ida Pot
ter of Miss Georgia Busbv was a very
pretty and unusually clever piece of
acting, portraving as it did the affec-
ton of Il true-hearted American girl
for an eccentric father. The other
characters were all well taken. and
the play on the whole was one of the
best that has been presented in the
tri-cities this season
Coming Attractions.
Miss Helvett." to be seen at the
Burtis opera house on Friday, March
Il. quantity blends David Belasco's
crisp and witty comedy with the gay
melodies of comic opera. Audran' 5
music is hummed and whistled
wherever heard. Miss Helyett" has
been enormously successful every
where, and has had an all summer
run in Chicago.
Stetson's Double Monster Uncle
Toms Cabin Co. Will present tn cir
popular and unrivaled version of the
ever welcome Uncle Toms Cabin at
Harper's theatre this evening. That
their entertainment is giving unlim-
tied satisfaction is fully evidenced
from the number of laudatorv no.
tees complimenting their excellent
performance contained in our numer-
OILS EXCHANGES
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Precautions.

In anticipation of the break up the
II. |. Il Z. had constructed a bulk
head about the round house at the
foot of Fourteenth street, and this
saved the building from damage, al
though the bulk head structure was
carried away after having resisted
the attack sufficiently to save the
building. The Peoria yards had been
cleaned out of cars pretty thoroughly
during the day, and with the eXcep-
ton of those that were caught so had
the Burlington. This morning the
Peoria trains were sent out and re-
ceived as usual. starting from the
foot of Seventeenth street. The
passenger trains on the Burlington
have necessarily had to stop at
Twentieth street, and are turned
back from that street, backing out as
far as Barstow, where the engines
were reversed and the outgoing
trains made up. The roads have
suffered great Inconvenience in con-
sequence of the break up. to say
nothing of the loss and expense en-
tailed. As far as can be estimated,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
An Imposing sight.

1t came last night ut the hour
stated and for an hour and 4 half the
most imposing ahd gorgeous pre-
sentation OF natures forces and pow
crs was witnessed. During the day
the ice had gorged along the shores
of the islands are clustered
about the mouth of Rock river below
the city. while second gorge had
boon formed by the congregation of
the ice in the shoal water at the foot of
Seventeenth street. The rise noted
Saturday continued all day yester-
day. The stage in the morning as
registered at the Rock Island bridge
was 1920; last night it was 11.60.
This morning found it at 1870, while
at noon it had declined to 14-10.
The Immediate cause of the breakup
was the sudden rush of the ice from
the Rock Island rapids. which came
down with such terrific force that it
clogged ut the gorges mentioned and
was piled up along the shore in con-
sequence.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
PUBLIC Sale

will sell at my residence three
miles east of Presumption and four
miles north of Cable, Tuesday March
21. 1898, at public auction at 1
o'clock. three Shire stations, all
straight pedigreed horses, from LOO
to , 600 bounds. Terms of sale, one
years time without interest; per
cent after maturity, purchaser giving
note with approved security, or 6 per
cent discount for cash.
MATTHEW wicker.
G. ToMLINsON, Auctioneer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
CRYSTAL MOUNTAINS.
The lee Isreaf<es up With tremendous
Observation-Disclosures.

The breakup of the ice in the Miss
iSsippi at this point occurred last
night, the final movement commence
ing at $3.50 O'Clock and was attended
by the most tremendous upheaval in
local history. As has been the pc
culiar custom for many years the
giant stream chose Sunday as the
dav for breaking the ice chains that
embraced itCduring the winter
months. The season OF unusual Sc
verify and continuous cold weather
just ended, had given the river as
solid and compact covering OF ice
as had ever been known. and in reall-
cation of all these circumstances, to-
gether with the fact that slight
movement had occurred late Satur-
dav afternoon. immense numbers of
people had visited the river front all
day yesterday and. had congregated
along the shores and the Rock Island
bridges in anticipation of an interest
ing and thrilling spectacle.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
PIONEERSpANNUAL.
The Ball Grand Success; Beautiful
 Costumes, Eloquent Speeches

The annual ball of the Arizona pio- neers was held last night in the old Ma sonic hall of the Cosmopolitan hotel. A large number attended ana apparently spent an enjoyable evening. About midnight an elaborate banquet was served after which speeches were made by the new president, Charles A. Shi- bell, l., c. Hughes, Geo. w. Brown, Gen. Johnson, A. M. Franklin and Joseph Perry.
 MT. Shibell though he expressed his preference of holding no office in the society whatever, was al the afternoon meeting under a suspension of the rules unanimously elected president by accla- nation. Be made splendid oratorical effort and when he finished the rafters of the old hall shook with the applause he received.
 Everything passed off very smoothly and much credit IS due the committee of arrangements for the admirable manner in which all the details were looked after. The committee consisted of J.. s. Mansfield. $. H. Drachman, Sam Hughes and James Finley.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

To all young men, says Harpar's Weekly, who contemplate a journey to Washington for the purpose of securing employment, the best advice is, don't. The humblest situation in a mercantile house, where the pecuniary reward is small, where the hours are long, and wh ere the labor is hard, is better in the end than a government clerkship. One way lie opportunities of advancement for the utilization and final reward of every talent and all the energy that the young man possesses. The other way lie hopelessness, drudgery, stagnation.
 Many poor young man seeks a gov ernment clerkship in order that he may earn his support while he is studying his profession. He is playing with fire. He is taking up as a staff that which is likely 10 become necessary to him as a crutch. He is in danger of discovering when his profession is learned, that he has not the moral courage to drop his government stipend. It would have been infinitely better-it might have been his making-if he had toiled for scant CT dollars in a manlier way.
 The government clerk drags out a mOnotonOus existence, dreary unprom- ising of advancement, and if he is not turned out in hls old age, to finger on through hs few remaining years in poverty, he is one of the most fortunate of his kind.
 There IS no service that so destroys the latent energies and kills the hope as that of a government clerk. Young men who think they have the elements they would the plague.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

THERE is mistaken idea prevalent as to the object of the committe appointed by caucus of Republican Senators, of which Senator Hoar is chairman, and Senators McMilliaD, Chandler, Teller and Mitchell gre members. The Re- publican Senators are to a man, of the opinOn that DO outsiders, and least of all United States Senators, have any right to interfere with the election of Senator by any State Legislature. This con- mittee will have nothing whatever to do with influencing the election ir any State Legislature, but it will thoroughly post itself upon every move taken in these States ID which attempts are being made or have been made to change the political complexion of the Legislature, so that when the credentials of any i'm properly elected United States Senator shall be brought here it will be prepared to present evidence to show that he is not entitled to seat, and it was solely with view to having this evidence col lecte q that the committee was formed. Senator Chandler says of the situation: I do not consider the Democratic chan ces of controlling the Senate to be one in hundred. The Republicans now nave a L.aJority of eight and it will take four Democrats to wipe II out. The only sure votes they will have will be the Senators from New York and Wis consin. If Mir. Kyle is not to be count ed with the Democrats they will have fl members, if he is with them 42. In some of these States the Democrats are claiming the Republicans have an abso- lute majority, and ID others it appears that the Populists have the balance of power. Nowhere is there visible 8 sufficient number of votes to give them, as Democrats, control of the next United States Senate" It is stated that Sena- tor Peffer will vote with the Republi- cans against a reorganization of the Senate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

SOME of the enterprising statesmen of of Pima county intimate that war will be waged upon Editor Hughes If he makes an effort to be appointed Cover 1or of Arizona. We'll, all we have to say is let the war begin. If the friends of Mir. Hughes can't keep in line with a batch of politicians, all we have got to say is, let them go down, but we stop work long enough to inform them that they will find it quite interesting while it lasts. So let loose your war dogs Gazette.
 To the foregoing we say amen. Hughes has the undivided support of the press of the Territory, without a single exception, and if united press is not equal in the measure of its in fuence to any batch of politicians that can be scared to the front, we would like to know why. The press may not represent the individual views of petty politicians, but it represents the will of the people and the will of the people must and shall be respected.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

where Clio. the Muse of history, holds her stately court.
 So this evening we spend pleasant and becoming hour in adieus; for It is we'll to be faithful and true.
 It is we'll to be off with the old love,
 Before we gre on with the new.
 Some of us have had our first year in life; some our first year in school; some our last year in college, and some of us have have moved away and the New Year will find us strangers to the land of our birth, with new homes, new hopes and higher aspirations for the incoming year. But the new cannot efface the memories of the old, nor is it our wish that It should.
 Some of us have married this year, and have founded home. That surely makes an era in human life. After mar riage, we are never quite the same as we were before. A man and woman truly married in heart and soul assimi- late to each other. Pretty much every thing in adult life dates from marriage. Marrled folks have two cateorgies. Before I was married" and"Af.e CT l was married" Everything falls into one or the other of those two. Surely, we, the newly and happily married, will remem- Der you long and kindly, Old 1892.
 Some of us, this year. have started business enterprise which Ge hope will occupy us usefully and pleasantly dur ing the rest of our stay on Earth. Much of the value and enjoyment of life rests in worthy and agreeable employment in- dustriously and successfully prosecuted. If 1892 has found us that, and has start ed us in it, We long and cheerfully will remember. and with gratitude to God, this now departing year.
 A year of bereavement, this has been to some Of us. It has taken away our beloved. The chariot has swung low, has caught them up, and has borne them on to the iourney's end. We will meet him there by and by, when we shall have arrived. Meanwhile the road may be lonely, very lonely; but it is not long for any of us. Let us be kinder than ever to our fellow travellers, and make the march as pleasant and cheer ful as possible to our little company. h their comfort and pleasure and grati tu6e we shall find sOlace for our SOr- TOW.
 Good bye Old 1892, We are sorry we haven't treated you better, but as we depart through the silent shadows of the Old to the sunlight of the New we say God bless the Old year for the good it gave us. We shall meet again in the Judgment day.
 KAIANDRL.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
The War Concert.

Tuesday, June 10, the Congregational church choir will give a concert of war songs m appropriate costume with spec ial and unique scenic effects, and mak- ing use of calclum lights, tableaux and original and beautiful settings. Some of the best people iu town are interested n the success of this enterprise aud 1t promises to be an entertainment the like and importance of which has not before been attempted in Tucson. MT. Thay CT, who has the affair i1 charge, and his experience in theatricals is con- siderable, will, assisted by the efforts of the members of the choir, spare no trouble or expense to establish a Tepu- tatlon for giving an ente tainment we'll w0Ith, in the opinion of everybody, the price of admission.
 Tickets now on sale at Blacks.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

IT IS not customary for gen tlemen who are ambitious of seats ID the Cab. inet to announce that fact, but there are already two exceptions to the rule in the persons of Representative Bab- bit, of Wisconsin, who says he wants to bs MT. Cleveland's secretary of agricul- ture, and ex-Congressman, now Inter State Commerce Commissioner Morri- son, of Illinois, who hankers after the portfolio of the secretary of the treas ury. There is little probability that either of them will get what he is after. Morrison might have fair chance for a Cabinet place, but not the treasury, if it were not for the bitter opposition to him from his own State, and there is a rumor that the agricultural portfolio is to be traded of for Populists' votes in the Senate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

IF A story that has just leaked out be true Congress took its holiday recess just in tune to smother a terrible row, amounting almost to a revolt in the Democratic camp. It seems that Don Dickinson was sent here by MT Cleve- land to inform the Democratic leaders in tEe House that there was no occasion fer them to worry about the tariff as it was his intention to have tariff bill all ready to be passed presented to the house of the Fifty-Third Congress as soon as it comes together There was some very plain talk among the Demo crats in both House and Senate when this message was delivered to them, not the least significant of which was the H. timstion that it is in the power of the present Congress to conpell the calling of an early spring session of the next Congress. Don Dickinson very wisely waited until just before the recess be- fore he delivered his momentous mes sage. The good feeling engendered by the holidays may result in cooling the blood of the indignant Democrats sui ficiently to prevent an open outbreak when Congress comes together on the 4th of January, but the message will not be forgotten, and if MT. Cleveland persists in his present intention as to furnishing Congress with ready-made
 tariff bill, open war will probably be de- clared against him by his party in con gress. 4 short time ago when Con gressman Breckenridge, of Kentucky stated his opinion that the new tariff bill ought to be prepared by MT. Cleve- land, it was thought that he was only making use of a bit of fattery to get deeper into MT. Cleveland's good graces but now it is believed that the opinion was made pubic at MT. Cleveland's re- quest as ''feeler" of public sentiment.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
The Will of James Phelan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l.-The will of the late James Phelan was filed for pro- bate this afternoon The family resi- dence in this city, and Phelan park at Santa Cruz, and S30,000 per year during her lifetime are left to bis widow. Ills son, James D. Phelan, is bequeathed the Phelan building on Market street. Mrs. Alice Sullivan, daughter of the de- ceased, is left property on the Southeast corner of Sutter street and Grant ave nue. The second daughter, Mary. is bequeathed various pieces of improved real estate. To Kate Duvar, sister of the widow, the sum of Sl0,000 is be- queathed. About S50,000 is given to va rlous Catholic institutions-Sl0,000 be- ing left to St. Mary's Cathedral, and 5000 to St. IgnatIeus church, The residue of the estate is to be divided equally among three children. The widow, son and Mrs. Sullivan are named as executors. The estate Is valued at several millions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
CANADIAN LIONS TAIL
Harrison Administration Will Give it a Parting Twist Before
 Retiring.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The Suns
 Washington special says: Ut is sand on
 trustworthy authority that President
 Harrison, the Secretary of Treasury and Secretary of State have practically de- termined to make the outgoing of Harri- sons administration notable by a blow at Canada, much more vital than the recent order imposing tolls on Canadian vessels passing through Saulte St. Marie canal at the entrance of Lake Superior. The blow will come in shape of Presl- deniial proclamation curtailing or abol- isAing the privilege now enjoyed by Ca madam railroads of transporting mer- chandise in bond through the Unit ed States free of duty under a system very advantageous to foreign roads at the expense of American companies. The attorney of the Canadian Pacific road is here in consultation with Congres- sional friends of the Canadian roads and thore is evidence of genuine alarm ID the minds of the friends of Canadian in
 terests. Senators Frye and Cullom ars
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
UMBRIA DISABLED
Made Signals that She Did Not Need Assistance.

NEW YoRk, Dec. 29.-The steamship Calieas, Captain Jones, from Hull Dec. II, arrived at the bar at a. m. today. She had continuous West, Northwest gales and high head seas throughout the passage, with frequent snow squalls. On December Is, Captain Coleman was taken sick and died. He was buried at sea on the 20th, during North west gale. On December 9, at p. m., latitude 4252. longitude 5S,55, so runs the log. Sighted steamer bearing Northwe st, apparently disabled. Bore down close to her and she exhibited three red lights showing that she was disabled. but not requiring assistance. Exchanged night signals with her, which showed her to be the Cunard, steamer Umbria from Liverpool for New York. She made no other signal for assistance, although a heavy seawas running at the the time. She laid quite easy and comfortable with the wind Northwest. blowing a severe NOrthwes st gale"
 Captain Jones was of the opinion that her machinery was disabled and that she wss laying to making the necessary repa1rs. On the morning of the 26th ths Calico passed two steamers bound East which would no doubt fall in with hel and render her assistance should she re quire it. Captain Jones states that | there need be no alarm for her safety.
 Marshal and John V. Paul returned this morning, having been absent or
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

THE Nicaragua Canal bill was favora- ply reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations this week. It fol lows in the main the lines of the meas ure reported at the last Congress. There are, however, some cancellations. There is a change in the date of the maturity of the bonds so as to make them mature in 1853, and make them redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after 1903. The provision requiring the con- pany to execute mortgage to the Uni ted States as security for it's guarantee of the bonds is amended so as to require the mortage to contain a provision for a sinking fund for the payments of the bonds at maturity, and it is further pro vided that if the company default iR the payment of interest or in other respects before the canal is put in operation the right Of foreclosure shall at once attach in favor of the United States. s.-Brad- street.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07

THE young men and young women who aspire to obtain Academic or Col lege educatIons, and whose parents can not well afford them the expense, will be interested in the work of The Cosmo- politsn Magazine. winch has offered for the year 1893 one thousand scholarships at any of the leading colleges or schools of the United States, upon the condi- tion of introducing the magazine into certain neia hborhoods. Yale, Vassar, Harvard, Ann Harbor, Chicago, the Southern colleges, the great schools of art and medicine, all are alike open to the ambitious boy are girl who is not afraid of little earnest work. The Cos mopolitsn sends out from Its New York office handsome printed pamphlet to any applicant, telling just what is neces- sary in order to secure one of these scholarships. The scholarship itself in cludes board, lodging, laundry and tu- ition-all free.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
TEMPORARY IMMIGRANTS.

The "birds of passage" immigration. that is those who come to this country to work through the spring,summer and fall, and who return to their native country to spend the winter, is enor- nous. The records of the government board of trade of Great Britain show, that 9l, 900 of these left and returned to the ports of Glasglow and Liverpool alone during the year ended June 30, 1892. To this may be added 1000 who returned to Italy. The Englishman CT Scotchman hibernates on about $500 of American money, the Italian on S200 or S250. This means money loss to the country of s25,000,OOO, and that at least 100000 honest American workmen have been forced out of work, and after an idle summer are forced to spend the } winter as tramps. According to the statistics published by the Italian min ister of agriculture, industry and con- merce, 108,S77 emigrated to America in a single year, of whom 19,756 were set down as permanent" and s9,O2l tempo rary."
 The steerage passage costs only S175C and the immigrants are becoming very particular about the speed of the ships in which they sailed. The flyers carry , ten to one. It will De resbily seen that men with nothing to do at home, anc who gre taxed of the land, can afford the small steerage passage, and make ar income that at home is 8 fortune. Tb' The trick is to earn it in America snC and spend it in Europe,-New Mexican
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
A Herald of the Infant Year.

Clip the last thirty years or more from the century, and the segment will represent the term of the unbound ed pop ularity of Fostetter's Stomach Bitters. The opening of the year 1S93 will be signalIzcd by the appearance of fresh almanac of the Bitters, in which the uses, derivation and action of this world-famOus medicine will be lucidly set forth. Everybody should read it. The calander and astronomical calcala- tions to be found in this brobhure are always astonishingly accurate, and the statistics, illustrations, humor and other reading matter rich in interest and full of profit. The Hostetter Com pony of PittsOurg, Pa publish it them selves They employ more than sixty hands in the mechanical work, and and more than eleven months in the year are consumed in it's preparation It can be obtained without cost of all druggists and country dealers. and is printed in English, German, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland. Bohemian and Spanish.