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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
Mr.. CABLES RETURN.
status OF the Rock Island Public Building
Matter.

Matter.
Hon. Ben L. Cable reached home
from Washington this morning, and
to an ARGUS representative who
sought information as to the status
OF the Rock Island public building
matter, he said: "lmmediately upon
the receipt of the resolution of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement
association and other letters apper-
tanning to the public building, l called
upon the supervising architect of the
treasury. and l found the list of
buildings ahead of Rock Island await
ing attention and the time of their
authorization to he: San Francisco.
March }. 80; Patterson. June Z, 'sS:
New London. June 20, 80: Beaver
Falls, july 90. 30; New Berne. March
?. 80; Salina. June 76, 80; Rock ISL
and. Dee. q. 80.
Il then called upon Assistant Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury w. Edmund
Curtis, and made the most urgent
personal plea | was capable of max
ing TO have the Rock Island building
put ahead as far as possible. Mr..
Curtis assured me he would give the
matter his immediate attention, and
today on reaching home | find a letter
from him to the effect that the build
ing would be advanced as far as il
could consistently be done, and also
stating that he would give the mat
ter his attention right along"
And 1t Counted.
MIR. Cable handed The ARGUS rep
rcsentative for perusal the letter
from Mr.. Curtis. as he referred TO it.
" hen asked if he had seen the recent
letter from Congressman Post. re-
porting progress. Mr.. Gable said: Il
know nothing about Mr.. Posts
sources of information, or his infiu-
enee on this subject. nor do ] at
tempt TO detract any credit from
him, or to assume it myself. know
that Assistant Secretary Curtis is the
Official who has these matters in
hand, and have his personal assur-
ance OF interest in the natter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
MARCHING ON.
The Kelly Crusaders Headed Directly This
Way.

WAY.
Gcn. Kelly and his novel band of
crusaders are moving this way, and
Rock Island seems destined sooner or
later to receive call from this out
hit. Lieut.. Poke Lam bert claims to
nave his commission to organize the
hoch Island contingent OF the COM
monveal, and camp fires are already
burning along the shore from Rock
Island all the way up the county.
which is believed to he the prelim-
mary to the organization of the coun-
ty squad OF the industrial caravan.
Mr.. Searie Was misunderstood.
Apropos OF the application of the
Illinois statutes referring to paupers
10 the Kelly army, States Attorney
Searle handed the following to The
ARGUS this morning for publication:
Rock ISLAND, April %, EDITOR
AEGUs.-ln your last Saturday even
ing's issue | am quoted as authority
Ter the statement that section IS. of
the pauper act in the revised atat-
utes, providing penalty for bring
ing paupers in this state. is applica-
bic to General Kelly and his COM
monweal army, i beg leave to say
that the above was Il misapprehen-
sion. | do not know that said army
is composed of paupers; but on the
ether hand am informed by the press
and by persons who have seen the
army that it is composed of worthy
artisans, mechanics and laborers. of
necessity out of employment, who
are marching on to Washington" to
obtain redress for their grievances.
emitting them to our profound SYM
pathy, Notwithstanding what most
OF us think is the absurditv of the
movement. Respectfully yours.
G.. j. SEAHIE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
His Girl Got Even.

Last evening a young man living in
the upper end of Rock Island neg
lected to call on his best girl, and in
stead. called on another young lady.
With him. he took his horse and bug
gy to give girl number 2 a ride, but
girl number l said not word. but
the young man now verify believes
that his horse was taken at her in
stigation; at least 20 minutes after
he entered the home of girl number
2. he came out and found his horse
gone. After a vigilant search the
young man found his horse in the
vicinity of Nineteenth street aud
Sixth avenue in charge of girl num-
Der l.
II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
The Evolution

OF medicinal agents is gradually rel
egating the old-time herbs, pills,
draughts and vegetable extracts to
the rear and bringing into general
use the pleasant and effective liquid
laxative, Syrup of Figs. 10 get the
true remedy see that it is manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup
company only. For sale by all lead
ing druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
Kitchen Ware.

uranitc Iron ware-We Just re-
ceived big job OF granite Iron
ware. Some of our competitors
Will tell YOU that we must have
stolen them to sell them at these
prices. No catch but all goods
marked in plain figures.
Granite iron teakettle No. 8 99c,
for this sale only.
Wash Basins-No. "a. l9c. 9th.
ers ask so; No. &c, p, others ask
6oc; No. IS. 29c. others ask zoe;
No. 30, sic. others ask 15c.
Fiber wash basins. 10c.
shallow stewpans, ?5c, 25c.
Galvanizcd tubs, 4Sc.
lea Pots-1-quart. 43c: 2-quart.
3lci 5-quart. Csc; 4-quart, 7Sc.
Beat it if you can-vou never will.
Fishing Tackle.
We are not fishing for smokers.
but you are sucker If YOU pay
high prices for fishing poles. lines.
etc.. when we offer them a. low as
we do. Compare goods and prices:
l6-ioot cane pole. &c.
lb-toot bamboo pole, 13c.
2-lointcd bass wood pole. Toe.
2-lointed bamboo. brass tips. 15c.
4-jointed bamboo, brass tips, 25c
to Csc.
Split bamboo, S1.5O to 81. %.
just half what others would ask
you for the same pole.
Crockery.
Don't fail to visit our crockery
store. We show the largest as
sortmcnt in Rock Island county.
No extra charge for packing dishes.
Miscellaneous.
Chiidrcn's embroidered robes
very cheap.
Black MORE ribbons. all widths.
from No. to y inches wide.
Children's lace caps from Zoe up.
Special.
Tuesday morning. this week.
from 9 to 10 o'clock, 10 yards cali
co 25c-none to children.
Our Delivery.
Davenport delivery starts
promptly at 5p. m.
Moline delivery starts promptly
ut Q 4. M.
Rock Island delivery from 9 a.
IN. to ) p. m.
'lcCOMBS,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
A LUTHER LEAGUE.
Organized ut the Grace Swedish Church
Last Evening.


The meeting held at the Grace
Swedish Lutheran church. Forty
fourth street and Seventh avenue,
last evening was for the purpose of
organizing Luther League. to be
composed of the young peoples So
cieties of the Lutheran churches of
the three cities. irrespective of Ian
guage or synodical connections. The
invitations had been sent out hy the
Young Peoples society of the Grace
Lutheran church to the young peo-
pies societies OF the other Lu;hern
churches, and they were accepted.
The church was filled to overflowinr.
and about one hundred and fifty PEG
pie were turned away.
The Program
The program was opened with the
singing of the reformation HYMN
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" by
the congregation, after which Rev
W. II. Blancke, of Davenport, read Il
lesson from the scripture, and offered
prayer. This was followed by n Sc
lection by the choir of the Swedish
Lutheran church of Moline. DR.. T..
+. bartholomew. of Augustana. then
delivered an address on ..Our Herr
tage and How to Improve It." DR..
Bartholomew gave a short SYNOPSIS
of the history of the Lutheran church:
its work in education and benevo-
lency; its present strength and flu
ture prospects, and the great need Of
the church in this country being unity.
He spoke of the objects of the Luth-
er Leagues throughout the country.
which were to unite the efforts of the
young Lutherans without regard to
language, or synodical convictions.
This address was followed by vocal
solo by Prof. Oman, of Rockford.
The Organization,
The organization of the league was
then taken up, and on motion of Rev.
j. l.. Murphy, of the Grace Lutheran
church. DIR. +. +. Bartholomew was
elected temporary chairman, and
Prof {. l.. +. Esbjorn secretary. The
delegates of the various societies re-
ported favorably, and it was decided
that committee be appointed and
instructed to report at a meeting to
he held May 20, for the purpose of
making the temporary organization
a permanent one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23

Picturesque Worlds Fair" meets
with the approval of all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
Young
C MCC0n7bS
The Public Money Savers
The Big Store,

usts, monopoles and combinations uphold prices
they have no opposition. Low reasonable
prices are the demand of the times No trust
and low prices enable us to offer goods at the
following never before-heard of prices:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23

CorsetS.
BABY Carriages

are ns. ,..'y. You can't afford
To- be- wi.aou. one when you can
buy them a, Zoe following prices:
w. have made from 90 to % per
ar. reduction in order to clean
our eu,.r -fr.. for IA, season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
Cash Department Store

Fist F.oo--pry goods, notions.
aaa,, .Ns,. c.c.
>1nI F,oor-Crockery. willow
ware, baby carriages. etc.
Third Department; - Tinware,
raite and w0odcuware.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23

r..g. cheap 90 be- in fashion rs
rs, la., wears STYLES for the
.,. mr. more money since We offer
~ ,,,e-. novelties in dress goods
...,,mir-,. c.y.. etc. at the follow
81. Introductory prices:
u 10y inch all wool Hcuricttas.
.r,b,'rrv spring shades 90 this
.,,, for 81, % yard, the jdc quail
~ R.,. included.
g-,,Irlo.h t'r capcs, - inches
IN. from 90, and g2c per yard.
A.. .br latest lccarlcon plcatcd
ginning. CD match ut onc-third
...n.r Ola rrm.s made garment.
Inspection invited.
Gloves.
EI doves. 5-h1uS. Foster Md
.,.. IN blacks. taus. grays. and
-.rr. rp ar this sale for GIc.
r,.s-. hi, 81 tur the same glove.
E.Iou U.rt,' tloycs-This lot
.m.r. BID. dog -tiu. driving and
I.... gloves. worth from 81 % to
pair. al. 90 In this sale for use.
Curtains.
N do, good, house anywhere
nm show tn. assortment Of these
GOOD. that W. are showing. The
,rl.. vi. on. permit Us 10 90 into
asla.. hg. .. f., for YOUR interest
nmas atoar .ua before purchas-
u. ravHnr,.
Curtain pole. and fixtures.
Corscts.
Complete line In al! the most
r.mar 0-am..-E. = c.. II. < j..
H.NS and others. \ full line Of
sumner ga-#t,. also a full inc OF
cndru. corset waists. ut 1Sc.
uur as quality curscts 39c this
wees.
Baby Carriages
area ra. .,'y. You cant afford
To- be- wI.h1a. one when you can
buy them q, Toe following prices:
w. have made from 2O to % per
sgn' reduction iu order to clean
oIr eu,.r. -tre. for the season.
Cash Department Store.
Fist F.oor-pry goods, notions.
.#.. .''.. ..s
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28

eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty"
| At the Constitutional Convention in
| session at Albany, N. Y, on June 6,
Almet F. jerks, of Brooklyn, introduced
an amendment, which is of much interest
and of vital importance to the veterans of
the State. Its object is to restore and here
after secure to the veteran soldiers and
sailors of the Union who, through necessity
in their declining years, accept the comforts
of the Soldiers Home at Bath, which the
State has provided for them, the rights of
citizenship, of which they have been de-
prived since 1886, through decision of the
Court of Appeals in the case of Sifvey vs.
Lindsay. The amendment was introduced
at the request of Joseph w. Kay, Chairman
of the Committee on Legislation of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and reads as
follows:
"Section of Article IL of the Constitu-
ton shall read as follows:
"See. 3. For the purpose of voting no per-
son shall be deemed 10 have gained or los. "a
residence by reason of his presence or absence
while employed in the service of the United
States, nor while engaged in the navigation
of the waters of this State or of the United
States or of the high seas, nor while
student of any seminary of learning, nor
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28
CRAMPS SHIPYARD.
An Army of Men Employed In Building TIN
Monster Battleships,

An Army of Men Employed I'm Building the
Monster Battleships.
In the July number of the Century Albert
Franklin Matthews describes "The EvoIu-
ton of Battleship," mainly with reference
to the building of the Indiana, the most
formidable engine of war in the world. 1t
is worth while to look about a place that
produces such monster. He says:
The Cramp shipyard has nearly a quarter
of mile of waterfront. Along this frontage
are ships in various stages of construction,
some on the stocks and some in the water,
illustrating almost every step in the build
ing of Il vessel. Here, near the entrance to
the yard, is an acre or more of punching ma
chimes, enormous contrivances that as they
close their jaws, with their ungainly teeth
bite out holes for rivets in the plates and
frames as easily as q farmers wife takes out
the core Of an apple. Over there is a steel
check board frame into which big pins are
set in q curve. Against the pins stalwart
sledge-swingers, half naked, bend the
cherry-red frames and plates, as they are
slid out Of the furnace, into the shapes they
must assume for use in the vessels. Here
is a great row of blacksmith forges
Over there is building where q dozen
monster boilers are in construction, and
where travelling crane lifts and moves them
as easily as hotel porter does big trunks
Here are big ship-engines, some set up and
some taken down. Here are foundres
where manganese-bronze screws are cast,
and where brass and iron are fashioned into
a thousand forms. Here is the great mold
loft where every line in the ship is laid
down, and from which wooden counterparts
of the vessels are made before the steel con-
struction begins Here are the wood work.
ing shops, the gun factory, the great store
house, and there is the floating derrick that
can pick up q 70-ton boiler, move it 800
feet, lift it high in the air, and place it in
ship in 80 minutes, with as careful an adj
justment as matchmaker uses in fitting
movement in its place.
And here are 5000 men employed in vari-
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M u Ms>,a eM &.

As powerful, invigorating. restorative
tonic Favorite Prescription improves
digestion and nutrition thereby building UP
solid, wholesome flesh, and increasing the
strength of the whole SYSTEM As soothing
and strengthening nervine "Favoyits Pre-
scriptionn is unequaled and Is invaluable IN
allaying and subduing nervous excitability,
trritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous
prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms.
Chorea, or st. Vituss Dance, and other dis.
tressing, nervous symptoms commonly atten-
dant upon functional and organic disease Of
the womb. It induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
Even insanity, when dependent upon womb
disease, Is cured by it.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is q
scientific medicine, carefully compounded by
an experienced and skillful physician, and
adapted to woman's delicate organization. 10
Is purely vegetable in its composition and
perfectly harmless in its effects an any condi-
ton of the system. For morning sickness, OF
nausea, due to pregnancy, weak stomach, in
digestion, dyspepsia and kindred symptoms,
its use will prove very beneficial
Dr. Pierce's Book 16s pages, nlustrated)
on "Woman and Her Diseases giving sue
cessful means Of Home Treatment, viii be
mailed Il, plain enueIope, securely sealed
from observation on receipt Of ten cents
to pay postage. See the Doctors address
near the head of this article.
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From away up in British North America
comes the following greeting to DR.. R v.
Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
Buffalo, n. z. Mrs. Allen Sharrard, Of
Hartney, Selkirk Co., Manitoba, whose
heads this article, writes as follows:
take great pleasure IN recommending DIR.
Pierce's Favorjte Prescription for falling Of
the womb was troubled with bearing
down pains and pains in my back whenever
would be on my feet any length Of time. I
Prescription, which did with happy results.
! feel Ike new person after taking three
bottles of it."
AS We have just heard from the frigid
North, we viii now introduce a letter
received from the Sunny South. The follow
ing is from Mrs. J. T. Smith, of Oakuskee,
Cleburne Co., Ala. She writes 81 WAS
afflicted and suffered untold pains and
misery, such az no pen can describe, for six
years. I was confined to bed most of the
time. I expected the cold hand of death
every day. / was afflicted with leucorrhea-
with excessive fowing-falling of the womb
bearing down sensation-pain in the small
OF my back-my bowels costive-smarting,
itching and burning in the vagina, also pal
pitation Of the heart. When began taking
your medicine could not sit up, only few
minutes at a time, was so weak / took
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription three
times per day, also took bis Golden Medical
Discovery three times per day and one of
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets every night. 7
have taken seven bottles of the Discovery
seven bottles Of the Prescription and five
bottles OF the Pellets.' took these medi-
cines seven months, regularly, never missed
day. These medicines cured me. feel az
well as I ever did in my lfe Four Of the
best doctors in the land treated my case four.
years. They all gave me up as hopeless
they said could not be cured, and could not
live. Through the will Of God, and your
medicines, have been restored to the best
Of health" Yours truly,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28

In the Senate. the tariff bill was taken up.
As soon as the clerk had read the first section
of the income tax provisions Mr.. HILL who as
sumed the leadership of the opposition to these
provisions, took the floor and delivered a care
fully-prepared argument against the incorpora-
tion OF an income tax in the tariff bill. Mr.
Hill said
g 1t would have been good politics to have
avoided this unnecessary issue. Prudence die
tsted that this Congress should not attempt to
formulate new Democratic doctrines to which
We have never been committed. Rather should
il carry cot the pledges that we have already
made. PERHAPS / oyerestimate the Importance
of party platforms and appreciate too keenly
the binding obligations of party pledges. be-
heye that il Is the solemn duty of political
party TO redeem the promises upon which it
obtained power. and that reputation thereof
will sooner or later bring disaster upon il at
the hands OF a betrayed aud indignant people.
" Mr.. President this is a most important
question. fraught with fearful consequences
In New York, as well as in many other States,
certain stock corporations created by the State
sueh as railroads and transportation companies
gas companies, trust companies, certain igsur-
aDce companies, electric and power companies
and divers other corporations, are either by
the terms OF their incorporation or by law re-
euired 10 pay, in addition 70 the ordinary d.
rect taxes upon their property, certain special
taxes upon their earnings dividends or bust
ness. sometimes called a franchise tax or by
some other name which taxes 90 directly to
the support of the State Government. As a
lawyer as well as Senator / contend that the
General Government has no constitutional
power by means OF an income tax to reach or
disturb any Of the revenues of that class of
corporations. If this bill shall pass in its pres
eut shane, what a spectacle will be presented !
The Federal and State Governments, each
reaching out for portion of the earnings or
incomes of these corporations. Which is to
have the preference2"
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1Eer No. sol.

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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28

while kept at any almshouse or other
asylum at public expense, nor while
confined in any public prison, provided,
however, that the residence of any honor
ably-discharged soldier or sailor of the late
civil war at any soldier or sailors home in
the State, as an inmate thereof, must be
deemed residence for the purpose of voting
for National or State officers, within the
meaning of section l of this article, and such
home shall not be deemed an asylum within
the meaning of this section
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molders, and perhaps most noticeable of all,
riveters in sets of three, one man to hold q
big sledge against the red-hot rivet, and
two, one a right-handed worker and the
other left-handed, to pound it until it be-
comes part of the ship. So the work goes
on until after about two years the ship that
existed only in specifications becomes liv-
ing thing
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provisions of the bill sales for future delivery
by the owner of the article, or his duly-author-
ICED agents, and relieving the seller from liza.
bility where failure to deliver the article sold
was due to failure in transportation, or other
fault of common carrier beyond the sellers
control, were agreed to in Committee of the
Whole. But in the House the latter amend
ment was rejected, so that the bill as finally
passed was the bill that came from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, with the single addition
of -four to the list of articles which may not
be traded in.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 90.

In the Senate, progress was made with the
tariff bill SO far as to leave only the income tax
provision and internal revenue features yet to
be passed upon.
Senator Jones. in charge of the Finance Com
mittee amendments 10 the tariff bill, this after
noon moved that 90 paragraphs of the measure
rs reported from the Finance Committee be
eliminated, and in the absence of objections
this was agree 10. These 26 paragraphs COM
prise the so-called administrative features of
the German compromise. which were aban-
doned, as Senator Jones said, in the interest of
progress with the bill.
1t is by no means certain, however, that the
administrative features will not reappear when
the bill comes back from the Conference Com
mittee. Some Of the Republicans feared that
this was trick TO facilitate the passage of the
bill at this time but Mr.. Jones assured them
that this was not the case, though he would
make no promise as to what would be done in
the future.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-28

In the House, the final vote on the anti
option bill was not reached until 4:45 p. 70. 1t
then passed the House by vote of $50 to 81
present and not voting, /; a majority of g.
Two hours were devoted 10 consideration OF
amendments under the fve-minute rule and a
speech of an hour by Mr. Hatch, summing up
the arguments in favor of the bill.
In Committee of the Whole an amendment.
offered by MIR. Boatner, of Louisiana, providing
that the bill should not apply TO transactions
where delivery of the articles traded in was
intended, and which arose in due course of
business, failed Of adoption by a tie vote An
amendment, offered by Mr. Aldrich, of Illinois,
to include trading in -four within the pro.
visions Of the bill, and an amendment offered
ey Mr.. Cox, of Tennessee, amended on motion
81 ID. Lacey. Of Iowa, exempting from the