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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-16
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
To be Given Away
E25 FREE


We have placed in each money
box containing $25 in United States which will
given to the person opening the box The give
Keys is simply this: With CASH PURCHASE
lar or more pick any choose
containing the money exhibition in both
The key that will open the box has mixed
weknown business that raud connected
with it. The more keys the in
getting the The boxes will be
Der 10 and l5 Now don't think advanced the
prices on shoes for such is no. the
shoes Just as cheap Remember the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
WITH A KNIFE.
Henry TOher Attempts to Annfhilate Will
liam johnson.


liam johnson.
Harry Toher. the well known hack
driver, and William johnson. a
moulder in the employ of the Rock
Island stove company, had an en-
counter last evening. as a result of
which johnson is suffering from
three cuts about the face. The trou-
BILE started. il seems. on Ninth.st street.
where Toher evidently went to find
his man. and where, it is understood.
TOher hit johnson in the face with a
whip. johnson followed and caught
him on the east side of Eighteenth
street between First and Second ave-
nues. When Toher saw he could not
get out of fight he leaped from his
hack, and with a knife in his hand
attacked his opponent. slashing him
three times, once on the forehead.
once on the right cheek and the other
on the chin.
The cause of the trouble, it is gen.
orally understood, is woman. To-
her was released from Jail in Daven-
port yesterday afternoon, where he
was serving out a fine for having
trouble with his brothers. In the
meantime Johnson had been max inc
love to Toher's wife, and when re-
leased. Toher heard it and went look
ing for him. with the result rs stated
above. After the stab3ing affair,
Toher drove to Nineteenth street,
where he tied his horses and took
..leg ball. for Davenport. where he
was captured by Officer Jannsen, but
when the Rock Island police went af-
ter him he refused to come to this
city without requisition papers.
Attempted Tragedy at Davenport.
Pleasant Parrish, an old man living
IN West Davenport, late yesterday
afternoon went to his home. from
which he is understood to have been
practically exiled for few days, and
commenced shooting ut his daughter
in-law with a cheap 3S-calibre revol-
yer. He shot two or three times,
and failed to hit her, and bv that
time she was out of range. Then he
turned the weapon upon his wife, but
1t refused to work. So he knocked
her over the head with the butt of
the pistol 4 few times. and then sat
down on the porch and was trying to
blow his brains out with the rcfrac-
tory gun. when the patrol wagon ar
rived. Parrish says he is 7S years of
age, although he looks younger. He
makes no denial of the fact that he
intended murder and suicide. and
will probably be bound over to the
grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
Our Municipal Tourists.

I. J. Medill, Jr., mayor of Rock
Island, and Aids. William Roth, Fred
Schroeder, Dan Corken, W. c. Mauck-
er. George Schneider. j. +. Cramer
and A. E. Nelson, and Engineer Viii.
liam Darling arrived in the city late
this morning. and will leave for
Bloomington this afternoon at 4:45
O'Clock. They are here to inspect
the water works reservoir and stand
pipe. as they intend to construct
both at Rock Island on the bluffs,
over which the population has
spread extensively during the past
five years. They will also visit Au-
rora. Elgin. Mendoza, Quincy and
Springfield. Peoria Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Cancellation of Yesterdays County Conven-
ton.
At the afternoon session of yester-
days Rock Island County Sunday
School convention at the Christia n
church, after a conservation service,
led by Miss Dora Newton. Mrs. f. A.
Blackman. of Moline. and Rev. Rob
inson, of Milan. made interesting re-
ports of the state convention. Then
followed the discussion OF the "Chil-
dren Meeting" by Mrs. II. ID. Blake
more.
Resolutions.
Resolutions were adopted acknowl-
edging with gratitude the services. of
all who contributed to the success of
the convention and recommended:
!. THAT the Sunday school re-
ports hereafter shall show the num-
Der of scholars who have signed a
pledge to abstain from the use of in
toxicating liquors rs a beverage.
2. That the Sunday school officers
are urged to keep accurate rec
ords. as required by the State asso-
citation.
3. That this association recog-
nizes that every intelligent and con-
scientious officer and teacher is dis
charging patriotic duty when pros
ecuting Sunday school work.
Addresses were made by j. w.
WEIGH, w. G. Pearce and l.. G..
Dougherty, and the convention ad-
journed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
DRUBBED AGAIN.

Omaha Takes Good Fall Out Of Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23

Rock Island went down before
Omaha at the Nebraska city yester-
day in manner that would seem to
indicate that the horse play that has
been going on for the last few games
is still being carried on with disas-
trous results, the club dropping to
second place yesterday. 1t is hoped
today's game will show different
tendency. Yesterdays score:
Innings: 1s3 4587 So
Rock Island. 6 20 0 0 o. 8
Omaha. ............ 0 6 = 3 0 O-1s
Earned runs Rock Island, 3: Omaha. 2. Bat
teries-w hi'ehall. Moran: Sonier, Zeis. haze
hits Rock Island. 10; Omaha Is. Errors
Rock Island, 8; Omaha, 1. Umpi.c-Jline.
Other Games.
At Lincoln-Peoria, 0; Lincoln, 3.
At st. Joseph-Quincy, IL; St. Joe,
Is. At Des nes-Jacksonville, q;
Des Moines, 5.
At the present rate the boys are
going, pay day ought to be but once
in a season, and that at the end.
Lynch, one of the mainstays of the
club, has not recovered sufficiently
to Join the team, and is still in Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
PASSED AWAY.
Capt. X ebert kOehIer Dies In Los Angeles,
Cal.

EX-City Clerk Robert Kochler is
dead. This is the news which fell
with pang on the ears of many
Rock Islanders today. Emil koehler
was the recipient of the sad news last
evening. when a telegram from Los
Angeles informed him of the death
of his brother from softening of the
brain.
The deceased was born in Ribn tx,
Prussia, June 10. 1887, and came to
America in 1856. In 1867 he was
married to Miss Ellen Frecht. in De-
troit, Mich. He served in the army
from April 6, 1861, To the close of
the war. where he gained the title
of captain.
City Clerk
In 1889 he was elected city clerk
for the first time and was elected re-
peatedly until year ago, when he was
defeated for denomination.
1t will be remembered that soon
after his term of office expired, he at
tempted suicide and shortly after he
removed to Los Angeles, where he
died
Besides his wife, Mr.. sKoehler
leaves six children: Valiska, Eu-
gene. Lulu. Frida, Walter and Ella.
The remains will be inferred in Los
Angeles.
Popular Citizen.
During the long period of his in
cumbency of the city clerks office,
Capt. koehler had won many friends
and generally speaking there was no
citizen better known in Rock Island.
To all, the news of his death is a
source of great sorrow and regret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
Notice..

Notice.
To Whom it May Concern:
Whereas. We have made contracts
for advertising with the business
men of Rock Island, said advertising
to be inserted in the Republican
journal, and Eastman & Jordan. the
publishers refusing to insert the same
at the price named, this is to notify
the business men that the contracts
are hereby cancelled by us, and they
are hereby returned.
E. b. BRADY & Co.
June %, 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
California liquid laxative, Syrup Of
Figs, under all conditions. makes it
their favorite remedy. To get the
true and genuine article, look for the
name of the California Fig company.
printed near the bottom of the pack
age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-23
ERICSSON HERE
The New Torpedo Boat Has
Arrived.
TOWED DOWN FROM DUBUQUE.

Will lie Completed Mt This Point and VIII
Then steam South Naval Omcers In the
City-The Work to he Done-Descripttve
Where the Boat Ii Landed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
A Curious Custom.

A curious custom prevails among the
street peddlers and small storekeepers OF
New York that has its origin with the
Russian Hebrews. In Baxter street the
clothing men and in Division street the
milliners insist that sale must be made
before O'Clock on Monday morning. No
matter what the price and regardless Of
profit or loss, some piece of goods has TIC
be turned into coin by that hour Other
wise the week will prove an unlucky one.
This explains why shrewd coreiiglonlsts
hang around these places on the fateful
morn They may have had their eye on
q pair of trousers. a coat or bonnet Tor
weeks. and they patiently await the chance
to secure the coveted article at their own
figure If they see that no business has
been done with uninitiated patrons. they
iump inside few moments before 3 and
fix the price on what they want 10 suit
themselves.
learned of this superstition through
match peddler. He entered the barber shop
where | was being shaved last Monday
forenoon at about $50. lie offered the
proprietor package of a dozen boxes for
10 cents. "No.n was the reply. "l'H
give you Il nickel" The fellow pleaded
until the hands Of the clock pointed TO
minutes of o. Then lie took the cent
piece and departed, while the barber ex-
planned. Later | met the peddler on the
street and asked, GLOW much for match
esq 'Fifteen cents package lie re
piled. "Nill you sell me two packages for
a ouarter?n ''No sir, was the answer
He had made his first sale, and after thai
cut prices "didn't go.'-New York Her
old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16

The Senate, Thursday, confirmed the
n mus,i IN of Edward J. Donovan, collec-
tor of internal revenue at Boston; Walter
l.. Wilson, w Va, snd Lewis Gree n
Stevenson, Illinois. assistant paymas,ers in
the navy; Capt. l.. A. E. Beardslee, com
uodote.
Mr.. Boatner of the Judiciary committee
sill soon introduce into the House n pre-
smbie ,ni resolution looking to suit for
the recovery from directors Of the Union
racific, and the heirs of those once direc-
'ors, who are de i'd, of the vast sums OF
money due from the road and its branches
60 the United States. Mr.. Boatnet's Ieso-
luton will recite the numerous defaults of
The roal, charge the presen. directors of
the road and those past boards with vio-
lahng their trust, absorbing Improperly out
side lines, diver,ing the money OF the road
to such uses, and voting dividends contrary
to law. 1t i'll dire ct the President to ap-
point a special couns. 10 sue the preseI t
AID past directors, their heirs and legal
representative for $50 100000 and inter
est, amounting in all to over S.o,000,o00
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
Alc,lemist's Allows.

The alchemists of the middle ages were
necessarily occupied with the endeavors tc
transmute metals. Many alloys were
known to them which are lost to us, and
their recipes contain many useful hints
worthy of tie attention of modern scien
lists There is Il curious book in the Bibli
otheoue Rationale entitled "liber Sacer
Gotum" t''The Book of the Priests. Il
is supposed TO have been written by 4
Jewish priests, hut probably dates from
the eighteenth century. Here is one u.
the curious recipes contained in this book
Mix quantity of iron filings with II quar-
ter of its weight Of red olpimen;. Press
the mixture in Il linen cloth, inclose in
ssielting pot and leave it for whole nign
in Il heated furnace. Next add some OF
and natron and just rs much copper III
iugs az there is ir3a Melt all together,
and the result viii lie II Gne material fol
hammers New York Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
Aqueous Precipitation.

Tile general law of aqueous prscipita
ticn may be iricfly stated. Whatever low
ers the temperature of the air at any place
below the dew point IL II cause OF rain
Various causes may conspire TO effect this
object. but ii is chiefly brought about by
the ascent OF the air into the higher re
gions of the atmosphere. by which beint
subjected to less pressure. it expands. ant
in doing SO lowers it's temperature. These
ascending currents are caused by the heat
ing of the earth s surface by the SUM-
rays, or, in fact, b? anything which raises
the temperature of the superintendent
air, and it is very obvious that the con
tinual discharge of large pieces OF ordnance
will have considerable effect in raising
the temperature of the air lying on the
earth's surface, which will ascend, expand
and discharge in aqueous particles in the
form of rain for the foregoing reasons
Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
The N. Y N. n. & u. Must Take N. Y. & MI
Freight Without Prepaid Charges.

New York, March Upon applica-
Ii IN of Tnomas G.. Plat and Marsien J.
Perry. receivers for the New York & New
Eagl4nd Rsilroad, Judge Wallace. in the
Uni.ed Sta ca circuit court ch4nb IRA, to-
i,v, o'derfd that the New York, New
H,ven { Hartford Railroad be r strsined
nom further determination against the
Y. Y. & n. L. Compsny's re-
ceivers in "Carisgc, receipt aud
ramp ,r,ation Of cas- and west bound
freigh'," all such freight" lie received and
transpcr Ell wihoutr qnii & the lrepsy-
tnent of charges, the same IS il T. G 'se of
transportation riiar TO Jan. lsst. unit the
m hi IN FIR temporary injunction can be
heard and deoi lei by the Cnited States
q cuit cout,. Tha hearing is set down for
March 50 at II A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16

North street railway station, Haiiiax, =. =.
The woman sa,s he insured her on Inc
train. She was arrested. Weilner vas
taken to the hospital AMI the extent OF ms
injuries are not vet known.
Thu whereabouts of Justice Kenneth +.
su,,s r,and. who was Wednesday found
Sn;Ity of oppression in Judge Browns court
in Ryookl,n. is stu unknown. At the
c.,,ssani nolice headquarters, THURSDAY,
no,h,np was knosn of the missing lnstice.
The constable who lives in Sn,h rlsnd's
house reported thst the convicted ]usice
had not been at home all sIght.
The Amherst faculty and senate dispute
i. revived The senate held special meet
ing Thursday, at which the MISTER was
thoroughly discussed, AMI it was Gecideo
that the suggestion made by the faculty IN
the lss. letter be acted upon, and PROPOSE
ton will be made that a committee, con-
sis.ing Of members of the senate and FAC
ulty, meet ard discuss matters.
The managers of the Yale Commons at
New Haven, Thursday refused to allow 20
students to board there any longer OWL g
to disturbances created there the past two
or three days. The faculty threatened to
permanently close the hall at Easter In case
th. disturbances are continued, but the re-
moval of the % ringleaders wilt probably
render this radical movement unnecessary.
Gladstone in a letter to friend states
apart from every political question and
looking to my sight and hearing only,
think the choice before me has been be-
tween resignation at the close of the sc ssion
or short Struggle against difficulties best
known to myself, with the certainty that it
must in any case terminate in the midst Of
the business session to the great inconven-
fence of the party, the ministry and all con-
cerned."
Gravesend taxpayers, who are investl-
eating the accounts of John Y. Mckane.
announced, Thursday, that they have found
,u. that the $4,000 which McKane drew
from the treasury on Sept. 8, just before
election, was secured by McKsne for the
sstensible purpose of paying Pierce { Mil
Ter, cont actors for boilers. for the electric
light plant of the town. That firm deny,
according to the committee, that they re-
Gel, ed one cent of the money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
BLAND'S BILL
Passed by the Senate as was
Generally Expected.
Appointment Of Soldiers Homes Sur
geons Discussed in House.
The Surgeon at Tesus Is a Civilian. Working
Under Contract.

WAsHrsGTos, March lin the Senate
the resolution offered by Ga!linger was bid
over temporarily, calling on the secretarie,
of the rrssury and interior for the names
of all clerks appointed, promoted, reduced
or dismissed in their respective department,
since March g. 1888, with the state to which
each is credited.
At 1890 the Bland seigniorage bill was
taken up, and Carey continued bis speech
against II. lie characterized the bill AS the
worst blow aimed at silver since The demo J.
eiization Of silver in 1878. Dubois sail the
bill was not the kind Of silver legislation
that suited him. He shoald like to
vote for free coinage bill.
Mitchell said he shonH vote for the bill
because it was move 90 the legislative
checker board in the right direction. lie
would much prefer a free coinage bill
Palmer opposed the bill and quoted Hcs-
it's statement that it proposed TO Gin a
ya.uum.
Petiigrew had just begun an argument in
favor OF the bill when Harris said "Mr,
President, the hour of is recorded by that
clock (poiniag to the clock over tAc main
doorway, and 1T that hour the unanimous
agreement of the Senate is that final vote
shall be taken on the passage of this bill. I
ask for that vote"
Davis asked that Petligtew be alioFei to
finish bis speech.
liarris--l object. II yield to the SEN
ator from South Dakota, would feel
bound to yield to other senator's. l yield
to nobody. Lauebtsrl
Kyle asked that petiigtew be allowed to
have all bis speech printed 10 the record.
1T is unusual, said Harris, "but | will
not object.
The presiding officer, (Vlls), declared
the . Ies'ion TO be: ''Shaii The bin pass :"
vote was taken AMI the ti!l passed.; yeas,
- mays, 81.
feas-Aiien, Bate, Berry III lcAoufA'
Blanchard, Butler, Coll, Cockrel, Co lie,
Colquit, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner HHorgr.
Gofdon, llansbrou9h, liarrls, nunton, irby,
Jones of Arkansas. hylc, LIndsaY, ncblu-
rem, Martin, MillS, Mitch II OF or7g'n'
Morgan, Fascl, PtHer, EerklnF, fetiigfo",
Po"er, Pngh, Qnsry, R,nsom. koAch'
Soup, Stewart, 1eller. IprIl' f'Sl'
VOORHEES,, White and Woicott.
Nays-Aldrich, Ailison, brice' Cadery,
Chand!er CGltom, DAVIS, Doiph' btlhn ger
German, Frye. Gtbson, haie. ha%iey, ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
IN THE HOUSE.
Appointment Of Soldiers Home Surgecns-A
Civilian so;ing al The Tegus homc

WAsiiiNGroN, March lj.-ln the llorst,
Black called up the bill authorizing the
board of managers os the National SJl-
dcrs' llomes IL employ surgeons other than
I those disabled in the vice, to which Ella 5
the board is now restri,ted. In answer to
questions by Cannon. Black sal / these sur
geons received about $1,000 year ard
quarters. Cannon sid he kncw enough
surg ons who served in the army and were
fully qualified to fill all the places at the
disposal of the board.
Black said this mi sht be true, but that did
not relieve the situation in which the board
found itself, and the amendment proposed
was the only tLiog that would DO. lie sui
United that a surgeon of 50 years ago wa
not a man wh> should be called in the might
10 attend invalids in these homes. The
board and toldiers sho0h have the best ard
freshest tal,n in the profession.
DOGGY ssked Blsck if he would not
consent to Nh amendment to str Ke cut ths
word ID sabled" from the present law, So
that surgeons who served il the army snd
were not disaolei wcald sill have the Ugh
to appointment in those pisces, rs against
civilians. lie called attention TO the fael
that vt Toaus Home, N Maine, u civ'lsu
was appointed snd an oil soldier apple m
turned down. Black stated that the MANI
gers in that case scted in accordance vid
their hes, juds zen. AMI appointed a civiliar
because he was the bett surgeon. Ding
ley said that was The hrst ,inle ,hat the fat
bad been suggested. lie asked il in thai
appointment the law hal not heen violated
Black answered that il bad not the ap
pcintment had been revoked and the set-
vices of the surgeon were NOS h,iag Per,
formed under confr$et.
Az this point objection was made to fur
Their consideration OF the Lll, altnoui
Black in,imstsd his willingness ~ amen
1t, as suggested hy pingley. The iIeusv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
Eruption 9th. skin Cured

Ed. Venney, Brockville, Ontario, Canada,
says
~ have used BRANpRETH's Pulls for the
past fifteen years, ard think them the best
cathartic and anii-bilious remedy known.
For some five years | suffered with an
eruption of the skin that gave me great
pain and annoyance. | tried different blood
remedies, but, although gaining strength
the itching WAS unrelieved. | finally con-
cluded to take thorough course of Bran
pRETH's Pills. took six each night for
four tights, then five, four, three, two
essening each time by enc, end then for
one month took one every night, with thi
happy result that now my skin is perfectly
clear and has heeneto ever since.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ChildrenCry 10,
Pitch or'E Castoria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
Railroad and Steamboats,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement Or Trains In Eject Nov.
Goth, 1888.



GOING yvEeT-6So 4. II. for Lewiston, Farm
ipg,op Rockiand, Portland, Boston and Montreal;
10 10 A. II. for brunswick. Lewiston. Pennington
Eocsland, Portland and Boston connecting for
White Mountain points and Quebec; $40 r. n.
tor Brunswick, Bath. Portland. Boston: HOO F.
NJ, Ought Puilnan1 every night for Lewiston,
Bath Portland and Boston.
GOING EAaT-l.5o A. n. (nisht express) for
Srowhegan. Belfast, Bangor. Bar Haibor. St.
stephen, ST. John and AroostoOk county.
l.ss A. M.for Wsterville, SkowhegaA. Bangor ss.i2
p. ~, fer waiervi!e. Oakland. North Ansoh, Bng
han, Skowhegap. Belfast, Dover. Foxcroft, Ban.
yor, st. Stepheo, St. John and Aroos
took county; ..A5 =. N. (mixed for Waterviilc
D.i7 A. n. Sundays only for Wsterville and Ban
or.
The Night Puiln an Train going East At $50 A.
H.. going West at 11.oo p. H.. runs every
oight, Sunday inclu ded, connecting for and from
Lewiston. but not 10 Skowhegan OH Monday
mornin q, or to Belfast. Dexter, or beyond
Bangor Sunday mornings.
The day trains going West at 1910 A. M. and
East at 342 Y. NJ, run daily, Sunday included, be.
tween Boston, Lewiston. Bath. Bangor and ST.
JOhp,