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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
That Was different.

Cleverton-I met Miss Summit: on the
street yesterday, and she wants to have us
come around there tomorrow evening. Can
yoa do so?
Dashaway-1 don't believe I will.
Cleverton-Oh, you'd better, old man;
you'll have nice time.
Dashaway-If it's your idea Of having n
nice time to listen to the insipid talk of n
lot of silly girls. why. suppose l will.
What, sir. may l ask. is the society of to-
day composed OF! Is there any depth, any
sincerity about it? Does 1t furnish any in
te.lec:ual stimulus. What do I care for
the latest farce comedy or frivolous discus
sions Of the paper covered novel that reeks
with the artificial atmosphere Of modern
drawing rooms. No. my friend: 60 If You
will and enjoy yourself; say am busy: say
am eccentric. il You choose; in love with
:Iyseif-any;hing.
Clever:on-Sut my dear fellow
Dashaway-No: You cannot tempt me! I
am tired of it all. Maud Summit is all
very well, but what does she contribute to
tie sum total Of human happiness. Bah,
Cleverton despondently)-All right. old
man. l suppose we'll have to ca; dinner
without You.
Dashaway-Dinner, Great guns! Was
that dinner invitation:
Cievcrton-Why, of course,
Dashaway-Then why the mischief didn't
you say so before. Why, wouldn't miss
it,-Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
a series NJ IA, Rnlns.

Bargain No. IA fine large en-
craving. worth IS cents to 81. only
q cents. Other pictures and frames
for the same. Very low.
Bargain No. g Standard sheet
music. three pieces Of vocal and
three Of instrumental. usual price SO
cents. for Is cents.
Bargain No. Slime willow lunch
baskets Is cents. palm leaf baskets
~ cents, ball baskets = cents.
Il. CHAMPIOx & CO..
Great Removal Sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
TIE rrisoeers Arrais nec-Other Proceed.
tngx.

The s'risoeers Arrais nec-Othcr Proceed
In the circuit court this morning
the prisoners confined in the county
Jail were arraigned, and entered
their pleas.
All plead not guilty except Axel
johnson. who plead guilty to lar.
cenv, and sentence was deferred.
The Jury in the case Of Cook vs..
johnson 4 Pringle brought in a YER
dict for the defendant.
The Weaver will case is now on
hearing.
An Eye for an Eye.
The elimination Of an ihsinuation,
made by Moline attorney towards a
Rock Island gentleman of the same
profession in case on hearing last
week. came yesterday, when the
aforesaid Rock Island attorney, in
addressing the jury, cast a reflection
on the past of the Moline barrister,
which caused him to drop his head.
and a ripple Of merrimcnt dartcd all
over the court room, especially
among those who were acquainted
with the facts.
Two Judges Next.
The circuit court. OF Rock Island
county. will in all probability, take
metropolitan turn next week, there
being a possibility that branch
court will he in session with judy,
Glenn on the bench. he having ex.
pressed himself as being able to be
here next Monday. and the volum.
nous condition Of the calendar. and
the lengthy condition of the Weave,
litigation now tn be started warrant
a double session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by mere promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles cmbr:ced in the
rcmedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling COLDS, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gis.s in soc and 81 bottles, but !. IS man.
1facturcd by the California Fig Syrup
70. only, whose name is printed on every
package, al.o the na,nc, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
sccept any substitute if offered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16

High-priced competitors disregard
. we'll established law Of physics
when they buck against salvation Oil
Il is the best and cheapest-2jc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
Tpa SOebre.

Taxes arc now due and payable al
county treasurer Office. court house
building. Bring last years tax re-
ceipt. EDWARD BAUERsFELD.
r. &. CLARKE. Dcpaty. Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
Uncle Zeb's Suspicion.

Uncle Leb's Suspicion.
"Cncle Zeb," said the magistrate, ''this
is the third time you have been arrested
this month"
"Yessir."
''How do you explain it,"
well, sab, dat's a new p'leeceman on
our beat"
Has that anything to do with the case:"
Il dunno. sab. on'y it sut'ny hez seemed
ter me dat maybe ne was kinder usin me
ter practice on.'-Washinp.on Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
turkish Bath ROOMS

Baths of all kinds. including
Turkish. plain. shampoo, cleo
trio, electro-thermal, ETC., NAV
be obtained at the Sanitarium
Bath Rooms. on the first floor of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For L.adies-From a. m. to
12 m. on week days. For Cen
tlemen-From 6 4. M. to $50 a.
M, and from 9 p. N. to 9 p. m.
on week days. On Sundays the
rooms will be open from & n. m.
to IL n. M. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-thermal
baths may be obtained at any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected with bath
rooms.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
RUSSIAN TREATY.
Alleged Violation, OF Its Terms by

Alleged Violation, of Its Terms by
the Cars Officials.
WASHINGTON. May 2a.-Resolutions to
be submitted by Representative Ray
ner, of Maryland, to the house tomor-
row. will recite that the Russian gov
eminent has denied admission to that
country of Rabbi Krauskropf, an emf
nent Hebrew ecclesiastic Of PElladel-
phia and that this action by Russia is
breach of the treaty, which gives Amer
lean citizens right to enter, sojourn and
travel IN Russia. the same as Russian
citizens are admitted to this country.
The resolution will direct the state de-
partmeut to make a-demand on Russia
for the full observance of the treaty,
and in case of refusal. will direct the
severance of all treaty relations with
Russia.
DIR. Krauskopf came here recently,
and was accompanied by Representa-
tive Tracy and Representative Straus
in calls OIL President Cleveland, Secre
tary Gresham and other officials. 1t
was then arranged that Secretary
Gresham should notify the Russian gov
ernment of DR.. Krauskopf's proposed
vlslt.and ascertain il there were any OBJ
lection.
The response came qui ckly that the
cars officials could not permit the
visit.
Mr.. Rayner at once drew his resolu-
ton, but it has been held back pending
certain negotiations with Russia con-
corning Behring sea.
Mr.. Rayner says the case of DR..
Krauskopf presents the first issue on
the treaty rights of Americans to enter
Russia. There have been other con-
gressional resolutions concerning Jews,
but they have related to Russian Jews
coming to this country. Mr.. Rayner
now presents the question of the treaty
right OF an American to go to Russia
without reference 10 his religion or
former nationality. The proposed voy-
age of DR.. Kraus kopf was for the pur-
pose of visiting the nine provinces
Within,which Russia restricts the Jews,
and to amellorate their condition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
The sacred Scarabs.

Cornhill Magazine.
One of the most interesting exhibits
in the museum at GhiZeh is the jewelry
of Queen AbOtpou, of the seventeenth
dynasty (saY about b. C. 1850. taken
from her majesty's person when her
mummy case was opened by Marietta
Bey. Among the most beautiful objects
in this very ancient collection is gold
cham or necklet, with scarab pendent
as its central ornament.
On the other hand, il the kings had
their names engraved on scared beetles,
the sacred beetles in return gave their
names to mighty kings. The very word
for beetle was so holy that it enters in the
composition OF many royal titles. Just
as elsewher great princes described
themselves as lions. or wolves, or bulls,
| or deerhounds, SO in Egypt they de-
scribed themselves as beetles of the
sun god.
The fact is. scarabs had been burieo
with corpses in Egypt for centuries, and
they had become, as 1t were, part of the
recognized ceremonial of burial: people
ne more liked to dispense with them all
! marks OF respect to the dead than our
own people would like to dispense with
plumes and muteS and all the other
wonted accompaniment OF Christian
burial. So, when the Egyptians felt
they must adopt the new creed in place
OF the old. they endeavored to Chris
tianize and convert the scarab 10y ill.,
scriblng him with figure of the cruel
iiyion, just as the priests in Brittany
have CnristianiZed and converted the old
iieathen standing stones by putting
ert,ss OH top, to which the modern wor-
SLIPPER now nomfRaily, at least. directs
his prayers. There is more of this sub
stjtution everywhere in Europe than
NEST people suspect; a large part OF
What passes as modern Christianity is
Nothing more than very slightly veneer
ed, antique paganism.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
KEEP YOUR EYE ON PASCO.
PRESS COMMENT.

1t seems not to be an easy matter to
get the tariff bill fixed So that every
body will admire it.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton. ~
1t is proper to say that neither Sena-
tor Harris nor Senator Hoar can fairly
twit each other on their acerbity of tenn
per.-Boston Herald.
Public opinion, assisted by the rain,
have convinced nearly all the members
of the CoXey armies that it is time to 20
hOme.-Baltimore American.
Senator German is of the opinion that
the only good tariff bill is a tariff bill
that will pass. 1t is a question of votes,
not principles.-New York Tribune,
There is no need of abusing Coxey.
The Coxey movement is virtually over
CoXey himself has privately admitted
that 1t is failure.-Sioux City Journal.
The crying need of the country just
now is less number of Hills and Cor
mans and BriceS and Smiths in the SEN
ate and a greater number of Democrat IS.
Toledo Bee.
Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, is emphati-
cally right in calling out the militia to
suppress rioters. Law and order must
be maintained, OF the government is but
the shadow of name Boston Globe.
In the event of the passage of the
income tax by congress, an agitation will
set In in America as intense and, if nee
essary, as protracted as that which set in
for the abolition of slavery.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
1t does not make the slightest differ
ence how many dollars any country.
state or community has per capita so
long as the bulk of the money lays idle
in bank and safety deposit vaults
Omaha Bee.
The Maryland senator is considered a
shrewd politician, but he must be
shrewder than any politician this coun.
try has yet produced if he can attempt
to commit Democracy to Rapdallism
and himself escape the doom of Randall
iSm.-LouiSville Courier-.Iourual.
Senator Quay wants permanent
committee Ito take charge of the char
deter and morals of senator's" No
committee could do that with any de-
gree of success. but i'll some instances a
guardian might be secured through the
medium of the courtS.-Omaha World
Herald
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
WATCH THE VOTE.

Before the present week has closed
the public will be able to determine
with a fair degree of accuracy how
much there was in the charges recently
made that the sugar trust has been
busily ut work corrupting the members
of the senate. The sugar schedule will
come up for action in few days, and
there will be a lively debate as to
whether it shall go upon the free list or
be subject to duty; or whether, IN lieu
of duty, the planters and the retiners
are to receive a bounty, as under the
Mckinley law
The sugar trust mas been exceedingly
active during the present session of
congress. 1t is, perhaps, with the ex-
ception of the Standard Oil company.
the richest and NEST powerful corpora
ton in the world-an aggregation of
wealth that has long been regarded
with apprehension by our most saga
cious public men. 1t embraces i'm its
membership all the sugar refineries OIL
the continent, and has absolute control
of the market. Crude sugar is practi-
cally unstable, and if it finds market
at all the quantities needed to supply
the demand are Insignificant Even in
the canning and preserving industries
refined sugar is found to be the most
profitable, the crude article producing
an inferior quality of goods that Is un-
salable. The profits of the refinery
trust have been enormous. 1t has fixed
the prices on both crude and refined
sugar by an infeXibe decree, and, no
matter what the public murmurings
may have been. the prizes had to be
paid. The members of the trust have
grown enormously rich. They own
palaces and landed estates, and live in
regal splendor. They are active in DO
litical and business affairs. They have
their own attorneys whom they elect to
both branches of congress, and a man
who avows hostility to their interest
no matter from what portion of the
country he hailS-will feel their power.
The influence they exercise is subtle
and powerful. No one seems to know
whence it comes; but its presence is
visible everywhere. 1t is controlled
from one common center, and the sys-
tenn that controls every movement is
most admlrable. There is 40 more thor
ough organization ON the face Of the
globe.
1t has been openly charged ON the
floor of the senate chamber that agents
Ut the suga trust have been Dusy among
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
STATE SOVEREIGNTY,
Two Views Upon II Bill Proposed
by the House Judiciary Com.

OI Vie 11ouS0 u OOulo
mittee.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Something of
controversy over the state sover-
eighty question has been stirred up in
the hense judiciary committee over a
bill introduced by Representative Dear
mond. of Missouri. to define the duties
OF federal courts regarding contempts.
which provides that state, county or
city officers shall not be punished tor
refusal to collect taxes or assessments
under the judgments rendered by fed
eral courts against states, counties or
cities where the levying of such taxes
Or assessments shall be contrary to the
laws of the state as construed by its
highest courts.
The bill has been favorably reported
from the committee by the Democrats,
and Representative Wolverton, of Penn
Sylvania, in the reports giving the
views of the majority. explains that it is
lndended TO prevent a FEEDER al court
from overriding the laws of that state
by compelling "a state officer to violate
them. In many of the states, it IS ex-
planned. there is limit to the indebted
ness whic. may be contracted or col
lected without the consent of the peo-
pie; therefore. iudgme hts beyond a
certain amount could not be secured
through stale courts, and the federal
courls are sometimes reoorted to-.
The minority REPORT Is drawn by
Representative Ray Rep., n. Y. }, and
signed BY Messr>. Ray, Powers. Stone,
Wpdegratf and Chiids. he represent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
FROM ELUEFIELDs.
The Mosquito Chief Clarence Not
Restored to Power.

WASHINGTON. May 2S. The navy de-
partment today received report by
mail from Capt. Watson, of the San
Francisco, on the course of events at
Bluefields I'D to May 10. In this report
he describes the escape of Ahuello. the
murderer of the American, William
Wilson. and makes it every clear that
the Nicaraguan commissioner, Lacayo,
who was responsible for his safekeep-
ing. permitted the murderer to do about
as he pleased, and made the fainte st
pretense Of keeping him safely i'm pris-
oned.
Capt. Watson does not refer to the
restoration to power of Clarence, the
Mosquito chief and former governor of
Blue6elds, and therefore it is assumed
at the department that the report that
such a course was in contemplation be-
tween the British officers is based solely
on the excited Imagination of the Blue
fields people. In fact, there Is reason to
believe that the British government
does not contemplate going to the
length of insisting upon the restoration
of Clarence if that. as is probable,
should involve the display of force, for
this would amount to violation of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and Great Brit
ain is just now particularly SolicitouS
that the United States shall be afforded
no excuse for regarding that agreement
as terminated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
EIGHTIETH SARY.
American Baptist Union at Sara.
tOGa.

SARATOGA, N. Y. May %. The
American Baptist Missionary union be-
gan its eightieth anniversary today.
The annual address was delivered by the
president, Rev. DR.. Augustus II. Strong,
of the Rochester Theological seminary.
This afternoon the report of the COM
mittee Oh relation of higher education
in mission work was made by Rev. DR..
Alvah Hovey. of New York. which was
followed by discussion. Missionary adj
dresses were made by Rev. S. j. God
dard, of China. and Rev. W. b.
Boggs, of Indiana. This evening
addresses were made by a number of
missionaries. including Rev. A. Thom-
son, of japan; Rev. Aug. Bros holm, of
Denmark, and Rev. John Cummings, of
Burmah. The report of the upI0n's
officers was as follows: Receipts, S4S5, J
900; appropriations, 1864. 900; added to
permanent funds and bond accounts,
$4,000. the debt in April, 1891, was
shown 10 be S203,oO0.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
SIEGE OF METZ.
Straits to Which the French Citi,
zens We're Reduced.

Straits to Which the French Citi.
zens We're Reduced.
Gentleman's Magazine.
The bulk of the horses lived in so sor.
ry fashion that it was mere farce to
divide their poor carcasses into the
three categorIes OF first quality, second
quality and 'tilei." They fell dead of de-
bllitv and leanness on their wav to the
slaughter houses. 1t is easy to imagine
that the "bouilIon'' and outlets from
such steeds were not strong in nourish-
ing qualities. And yet these starved
anat0mleS were the only source of meat
In the city during September and DC
tober. About fifty of them were daily
consumed. The price of the meat was
never very high. In mId-September the
common parts were sold at about Sd a
pound, the second best parts at sd. and
the choicest parts excluding the "filet."
which was the recognized luxury of the
city, might be had for 7J5d pound.
Nor were the prices any higher the day
before the capitulation. But by then
there was about as much nutriment in a
carpet bag as i'll the black, unsightly
Jumps which disfgured the butchers
shops.
After the siege a considerable number
of horses were offered for sale at from
II to 10f apiece. For their regulations
sake they had better have died and been
eaten fortnight previously.
Milk, lard, salt and vegetables were
the articles Of which Metz most felt the
Lack. Beef at Is Sd pound and eggs
at franc apiece were maHifestly in
dulgenceS for the rich alone, but the
sudden deprivation of milk was more
serious affair. The death rate of chill
dren during the siege was double the
normal rate. 1t could hardly have been
otherwise. The mothers could neither
suckle nor buy milk for their newborn
babes. These, with few exception
speedily found their way to the GENE
terry past the Polygone.
Salt soon ran alarmlngly short. II got
up to II francs pound. Then some re-
lief was found by the free distribution
OF salt water from a certain saline
spring. which thesproprietor generously
made over to the city for the time The
chemists also put their heads together
and manufactured substitute for nat
ural salt. Until the cap1tulatlon, now
ever, this deficiency was much felt, and
declared itself in the i'll health of the
people. The salt water contained only
three parts of salt in thousand.
Little by little, too, the grocery and
other stores last their stock. The army
were the greatest consumers here
Early in the siege the off GERS made
large purchases, as if they foresaw
time of hardship. Sugar became al
most as rare as salt, and nothing, after
tobacco. was so acceptable present in
the hospitals as a little OF it stewed IN
piece of paUpr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29

the members, and that large sums have
been offered to senators, and in some
instances accepted, In payment of votes
for the imposition of a tariff or the
granting of a bounty on sugar. AT
least two senators have acknowiedg ed
that they have received such tenders,
and the conduct OF other members leads
to the suspicion that the two referred to
were not the only men approached, al
though they may have been the only
ones who refused the proffered bride.
When the vote on the sugar schedule is
taken the public will be able to disc hsso
in what directions the trust has labored,,
and form very accurate opinion of the
character of the influences employed.
The confidence manifested by the
agents of the trust in the outcome Of
the vote is indicative of a pre-knowl-
edge OF the result. based on conclusive
data. They have evidently known whom
1t was safe to approach. and they could,
without doubt, give to the public an ac-
curate yea and nay vote on the PROPOSE
ton before the roll-call in the senate.
The men who are working the affair are
experts in the business. They do not
herald their intentions from the house,
tops, but 'they get there just the.
same" They are sagacious and I'M
principled. A tax of a quarter of a cent
pound means millions of dollars in
profits to their employers, and such
prize is we'll worth striving for.
The public will take an interest in the
vote on the sugar schedule. The record;
will show just who the traitors are-the
names of the men who are willing to be-
tray their trust in order to curry favor
with the sugar monopoly-and it will be
scanned with deep interest. The vote
when taken should be preserved for fu-
ture reference.