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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
b. =, p. o. CONVENTION
Baltimore July 1e to 81, 1905

Baltimore July 1e to 81. 1895
There is only one route to Balti.
more combining the best railway ser
vice with the most interesting seem
ery and historical associations. 1t is
the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. via Wash
irgton,-s'the Rhine, the Alps and
the Battlefield line of America
along the great .Kanawha river,
through New River canons, along the
Greenbrier, crossing the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge mountains, the Pied
mont and Shenandoah valleys, and
the most famous of Virginia battle
fields.
The F. F. v. limited is the only
modern through train to Baltimore
via Washington with electric lights.
dining car and observation car. One
fare for the round trip. At compar-
atively a slight additional cost return
trip can be made by way of Chesa-
peake Bay, Old Point Comfort and
Richmond
For full information, descriptive
pamphlet. etc., address c. B. Ryan,
Asst. Il. P. A., C. & o. R'y., Cincin-
natl, o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
The Milan Council.

MILAN, June '15.-Last evening the
council met in special session to issue
vouchers for the payment of $4,000
in vouchers for the waterworks sys-
TEN. President Owens presided, and
Trustees Cannon, Tenges. Haislip,
Brandenburg, Benn and Bloomfield
we're present. Nine vouchers of
$500 each were issued, and together
with IS. 900 paid before makes b, 500
paid to the company. the last pay
ment coming due when the system is
accepted. The people seem to be
well pleased with the way in which
the council has attended to the mat
ter Of securing waterworks. and also
of the courteous way in which B. j.
Ashley and Thomas Iglehart have
used the people. The mains have
been tested 125 pounds and every
thing is satisfactory. and the system
is one Of the finest in the state, the
water being furnished by fine arte-
sian well ] 1857 feet deep and cspac-
ity Of 800 gallons a minute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15

Hoods pills cure all liver ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
DECEIVED By A DUDE.
How . O., SOC. 900 Bid by an Unknown Man
Was Taken Seriously.

How q o, SOC, 900 Bid by IN Unknown MAD
Was Taken Seriously.
Samuel p Schuckers died recently
at Wooster. o. He was brother of j.
w. Schuckers. private secretary of Salm.
on P. Chase, and brother-in-law of
John II. Oberly, ex-civil service COM
missioner. An interesting incident is re-
called by Schuckers' death which has
never found its way in the newspapers.
The incident occurred number of years
ago. and during the time of the sale of
the Lake Shore railroad at Cleveland it
happened that Schuckers and John Nc
Sweeney. the great criminal lawyer.
met at the sale. McSweeney had but .
short time before made a great hit by
his political speeches at Cleveland and
Philadelphia and was attracting atten-
ton all over the country. At this par
ticular time he was trying q case at
Cleveland. Young Schuckers was in
these days n veritable dude and very
sprucy.
He went to Cleveland to have time,
as he always left Wooster to celebrate.
and was having good. glorious time Oh
this particular occasion. He was small
and wiry in stature and always carried
q silk umbrella. 1t happened that he
met McSweeney in the rotunda Just as
he had finished an argument and while
the sale of the Lake Shore railroad was
going on. They stopped for moment
at the edge Of the excited crowd bid.
ding in the road. There were a number
Of syndicates represented-foreign. Van
derbilts. Goulds and others. The bid
ding had reached $3, 100, 000 In o spir-
it Of devilishness young Schuckers bid
IS, 500. 900. In a moment q rush was
made toward the new bidder, and a de-
mand was made to know what syndi-
cate he represented. His only reply
was. with wave Of his silk umbrella
Go away from me. ;" Tho excited rep.
resentatives of the other syndicates ask
ed for recess, which was granted. and
in 20 minutes they came back. when the
bid was raised to 81, 600. 900 and sold.
Mr.. Schuckers' sprucy appearance and
being in company with the great crimi.
nal lawyer had led them to believe he
represented some secret syndicate who
were trying to gain possession Of the
valuable railroad property. Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
TALK OF THE TRACK.
Testing Monster Tonnage Engine-Ainer
Mention.

The Rock Island is experimenting
with Richmond compound tonnage
engine, q monster of the track,
Weighing about seventy-iive tons.
The engine was constructed at Rich
mond. Va. and is being tested with
regard to its draughting capacity
along side of c., h. l. & p. moguls.
The S0S, which has been recon-
structed. is being broken in by En-
gineer Ed Egan, Of Chicago. who
will preside at the throttle in q test
soon to be made with the Richmond
compound, which carries 200 pounds
of steam, while the moguls carry 10.
The "ghost" perambulated for the
r. I. & P. employees yesterday.
Brakeman Deppe, of the o." will
leave tomorrow for q months visit
in Missouri.
Steve Hoover's Rock Island engine,
354. is being overhauled and bright
ened up at the local shops.
Fred Myers is enjoying short va
cation from punching tickets for the
%" and is improving the time in
fishing.
Charles Williams has resigned his
position as train dispatcher for the
X. l. & p. Ii. A. Parker, of Peoria,
is his successor.
George E. helms, formerly night
operator at the c., b. & Q. here, is
now permanently located with the
same company at Macomb.
Engineer Feighor has been absent
from duty on the 20" for several days
on account of the serious illness Of
his brother in Davenport.
Brakeman &. c. jerks and Clerk
Frank Payne, Of the c., B. & O.,
have arranged for q e0-days' leave.
which will be spent in camping in
the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming.
The Milwaukee will have . time
card change next Sunday. No alter
atoms are expected in the passenger
service, the carding of the even
ing freight being the only anticipated
change.
The sad news Of the death of Engi-
neer George Hinckley, who lost q
limb in q wreck on the Rock Island
near Fruitland recently, at his home
in Eldon. Iowa, has been received in
the city.
Agent Plummer, of the Rock ISL
and, this morning received a pleasant
remembrance in box of fine Havana
cigars from Secretary Tilden, of the
Bankers association. as an apprecia-
tive evidence of his efforts in pro-
viding first class accommodations
for the bankers on the night Of their
return to Chicago. Mr.. Tilden was
highly pleased with extra accommo-
dations arranged by Mr.. Plummer.
and promised to remember him-and
he kept his word.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
THE ex. sesslvs HUMAN HAND.
Strength % the Fingers Is an Index -
Mental Balance.


Strength % the Fingers Is an Index -
Mental Balance.
Much has been written about the
hand Artists have depicted its psrfec-
tion. physiognomists have interpreted
its shape and expression. chirologists
and the gypsy queens have tried to
prophecy from its markingA But o
study of its peculiarities by the induc-
two method takes one into entirely new
fields and shows that to interpret the
Significance of the hand one must start
on quite new lines. There is something
perhaps in the fact that the artistic
hand has somewhat tapering fingers.
bus beyond this one deals with uncer.
tainties, and recollect an idiot youth
whose cxtremities had the contour Of .
genius or Trilby.
II one examines the hands Of a large
number of persons with nervous en-
dowment, be will find curious defects in
the length and relative proportions of
the fingers. The length of the finger is
determined by that of the middle one.
If the index and Eiedius are closed upon
the palm, tho ring and little finger be-
ing left extended, tho middle finger
will reach close to the place where the
SO called life line runs down, between
tho ball of tho thumb. and that of the
little finger. twill touch the palm just
below the highest part of the ball of the
thumb The middle finger is taken as
the standard of length by which to
gauge that of others. In a normal hand
the forefinger reaches just to the root Of
the middlefinger, the ring finger is lon
ger and should reach nearly to the mid
die of the nail of the medius, while the
little finger should reach to tho last
joint Of the third finger. Now, in in
ebriates, epileptics, neurotics and the
degenerative generally these proportions
are often not observed. The most com.
mon defect is shortness, especially of the
third and little fingers, though some-
times o disproportionate length occurs
Sometimes these fingers are unnatural
~ slender, or the little finger is slightly
bent. Tho most common abnormality Of
tho thumb is excessive shortness, with q
defective mobility. These peculiarities,
we'll accumulated. from what we may
call the 'decatlent hand''-the hand
that writes our sensuOus novels, the
Hauptmann drama, paints symbolic pic
lures and exploits pure atheism. Such
hands may DO well formed to the orii-
nary eye and may be attached to slender
and graceful limbs, but this kind Of
beautiful hand and arm is found quite
as often among the children of alcohol.
les and among those highly cultivated
families which have become degenerated
by vicios vices and vicious crossing
Medical Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
Open Cara.

The Davenport & Rock Island
Railway company has struck pop
ular idea, one that the public is
praising, and the company must be
feeling the benefit OF. in placing open
cars regularly on the blue and bridge
lines. The accommodation thus pro-
vided contributes to the comfort of
the patrons of the system. heightens
the pleasure of street car riding as q
means of recreation as we'll as con-
venience, and at the same time
evinces again the enterprising spirit
on the part of the company. The
bridge line has been entirely
equipped with neat open trailers,
designed to match the beautiful mo-
tors, and the open cars on the Union
line. are of the regular equipment
of the company. With reference to
this latter branch of the system.
however, it would prove decidedly
advantageous to the company if the
trailers. instead Of stopping at Fiji
teenth, in Moline, were to run
through to Riverside. This would
necessitate a switch at the Moline
terminus of the line and an addi
tional trailer, but the end would
justify the expense. tits quite cer-
tain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
SPECULATION.

We oder special facilities to opesstors large
or sEall, for trading - margins In seeeks.
GrAins q provisioaa. AaRkse lettsr isusa -
uiariy. giving --latest eoahdsn:ial adviesa Or
ders received o. enc pes cent mArginA Our
book. Speculation. OF How &c Trade" mailed
On recsipe Of twocsnt stamp. VAN WINkLE
. co. HI aoor 0a3 B1ildiAG. L. 6alls sesgss,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15

mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
It removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits-75 cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan. druggist. Rock
Island. and G. Schlegel & Son.. 220
W. Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
California liquid laAative. Syrup Of
Figs, under all conditions, makes it
their favorate remedy. To get the
true and genuine article. look for
the name II the California Fig Syrup
Co.. printed near the bottom OF the
package,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15

MOLINE, H.. May "a, 1850. L.
Swanson. Of this place. makes the
following statement: Il have used
Hoods Sarsaparilla every spring and
fall for several years for purifying
the blood, and find that it does al
that It is advertised to do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
Mrs. s. Smith,
FINE MILLINERY,
Mourning Goods
A Speciality.
1905 Second Ave.
ROCK ISLAND.
Notice to Contractor 4.

Sealed proposals. will be received at the city
clerks ONCE. Rock Island, Ill. until Monday,
June Il. 1885. at O'Clock p m, for constructing
the improvement ordered by an ordinance OF the
amended April s. Isa,. entitled IAN Ordi ancs
foe the construction OF eystem Of sewers IN the
Seventh ward in the city Of Rock Island. III
clerks once.
All biee must he accompanied with . certified
check in the cum Of nve hundred dallsrs (S5o0)
payable TO the order of the mayor OF the City. in
case the bidder shall fail to enter into contract.
within 10 days after the awarding Of eaid con
tract. with approx cd snretics TO execute the work
for the price mentioned IN his bid.
Rock Island, ILL.,. June 10, 1895.
A. D. HUESING, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
turkish Bath Rooms

Baths Of all kinds, including
Turkish, plain, shampoo, cleo
trio, electro-thermal, etc., may
be obtained at the Sanitarium
Bath Rooms, on the first floor Of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Ladies-From .. m. to
IL m. on week days For Gen.
tlemen-From 2 p. m. to 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms will be open from I .. m.
to IL o. m. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-thermal
Ssss' dnsns be Ss:;aess It so. any
Gymnasium connected with bath
rooms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
school Election Notice.

Notice 10 hereby given that on Tuesday. June
y, A. ID. 1896 In the cry OF Rock Island, Ill an
election will be held FOR two members OF tho
board Of education. which lection viii be
opened 1T O'Clock in the N m pg and continue
thereafter ustil O'Clock in the evening OF that
dav.
Voting place, the No. 3 school Loree, corner
Nineteenth street ana Fifth avenue.
b. KNOX, Mayor.
Rock Island, ILL.,. June 4, ISIS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

EIIZA MALES of East Henr1enra, n.
Y, HOO years old, still acts as house
keep for her nephew.
The Argentine Republic has 1,500, 0Oc
tons of wheat ready for export to the
markets of the world.
EIGHTEEN deer were killed by three
hunters in three days hunt near Water
vile, Wash, recently.
ELI Cook, of jackson, Mich, lis mine.
ty-one years old, but still works ait his
trade as a blacksmith.
The opal is the only gem which can
can not be reproduced.
A KINGSTON On. W woman at the
play shouted for the police when the
villain attacked the heroine.
THE Desert of Sahara is as large an
all that portion of the United States
lying west of the Mississippi.
Col. HENRY C. HODGES, assistant
quartermaster general of the army,
has been placed on the retired list
From recent developments it is claim
ed that Leadville's gold belt has been
as yet barely touched upon. It is said
to have an extent of three miles by
ten.
A BUcKsPoRT (Me.) trapper has a
unique commission from Boston
house to catch as many moles, shrews,
deer, mice and flying squirrels as he
NJ
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
GUATEMALA AND MEXICO.
They Are Likely Soon to Be Involved in
the Tolls of War.

They Are Likely Soon to Be Involved in
the Tolls of War.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-War between
Guatemala and Mexico seems inevi-
table. Guatemala can only prevent it
by complying with the demands of
Mexico, and this it is apparently un-
willing to do. Mexico will not arbi-
trate. The efforts at mediation by the
United States have failed. From abso-
lutely reliable authority it is said Mex
leo has politely but most posi-
lively declined to entertain the sug-
gestion of the United States state de-
partment that the difficulty be sub
mitted to arbitration.
The question at issue between the
two countries is one which easily adj
mits of arbitration, Briefly stated it is
rs follows:
| A treaty signed at the City Of Mexico Sep
sember e. 1882, defined the boundary between
Mexico and Guatemala from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, which had been in dispute for
more than half century, and provided
that mixed commission should mark the
line with suitable monuments. When this
commission reached the Usumacinta. one of
data furnished by Senior Irungaray, an engi-
neer sent by Guatemala to survey the line be-
fore the treaty was made, were not accurate,
because according to his maps and the treaty
basednpon them, the Usumacinta river was
placed considerably above it's actual course.
This left in Mexico a very important part
of what had been considered Guate-
malan territory. The government Of
Guatemala held that the Usumacinta
river began at point many miles below that
designated in the treaty, and that the actual
boundary line ought to be the Chixoy river,
situated.sever miles west of the Usumacinta-
The government of Mexico accepted this prop
osition as matter of equity on condition that
mo further objections should be raised by
Guatemala in the marking of the boundary
line
PENDING the marking of this boundary, how
ever, lthere has been frequent disagreements
and delays in the works. Concessions have
been made by both governments for the cut
ting of mahogany, and Guatemala at last bold
.ly entered upon the area in dispute. de-
StE0yed Mexican camps, and has occupied it
with AN armed force Mexico now demands
the area, and furthermore insists that Guate-
mala shall withdraw its troops and pay an in
demnity for injuries alleged to have been in
hicted upon Mexican citizens.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
HOW MADE $1,000

By not sowing Salzer's seeds! That is
what Jelly farmer said as he entered
our sanctum. How is that? Why,
says he, Salzer's seeds not only grow
but they produce enormously Had l
planted few acres more of his oats,
wheat, corn, potatoes, grass and clover
seeds, would have had to double the
capacity of my barns; that would have
cost me $1,000. 1t is fact that if you
want big, rousing farm, grass and vege-
table crops, you must sow Salzer's seeds.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 1T
with &c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed company, La Crosse, Wis, you will
get free sample of GRASS AND CLOVER
MIXTURE and their plant and seed
catalogue. lKl
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
CLEVELAND ENDORSED.
Senate Approves His Hawaiian Policy
Carried by One Republican Vote.

Senate Approves His Hawaiian Policy
Carried by One Republican Vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. - President
Cleveland's policy toward Hawaii was
sustained In the senate Saturday by a
vote of "A to %. The resolution was
offered by Senator Vest (dem., No. as
an amendment to previous resolution
on the subject by Senator Allen pop,
Neb.) and is as follows:
Resolved, That. while the people Of the
United States earnestly sympathize with
the effort TO establish republican institu-
tions wherever that effort is made, they
reaffirm the policy Of noninterference,
unless by agreement, with the officers of
other nations, and recognize to the full
est extent the right of every people to adopt
and maintain their own form Of government,
anawed and uninfluenced by foreign dictation.
THAT the administration OF President Cleve-
land in maintaining this policy as to our for
eign relations deserves the approval and sup
port Of the American people,
The vote was on party lines, with tho
exception of Senator Pettigrew, who
voted with the democrats. BY singu-
lar coincidence this one vote carried
the resolution, as it would have failed
on tie had the vote been on strict
party lines.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
11L-rArED STEAMER .'cH1coRA."

Monday and which continued with lit
tie moderation for another twenty-four
hours. The fears of all concerned were
confirmed when the following dispatch
was received from South Haven:
Capt Donahue, the lighthouse keeper,
noticed Wednesday morning, through the
hazy weather portions of what seemed to be
wreckage floating abreast and on each
side of the harbor here, couple OF
miles outside and close to open water.
Capt. Matthews. Of the life saving station
led a party of volunteers on dangerous trip
over the moving ice until they came into lot
of fresh wreckage. Some OF it was wedged be-
tween the ice, but the greater portion was
seen underneath the ice The parts which
were brought here were recognized by vessel
men as belonging to the Chicora."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
GLEANEDf FROM THE SEA.

APHYsAL1A, or sea-galley, of the size
of a hazelnut, will kill herring with
the utmost ease.
MANY kinds of sea worms are eaten
by the people along the coasts of Italy,
France and Spain.
THE sea-cypress, kind of coral,
sometimes has 5000 to 10000 animals on
a single branch.
In 467 grains, by weight, of sea sand,
5000 shells of minute sea animals. were
found by Orbigny.
NEARLY three-fourths of the worlds
drainage, directly or indirectly, ponrs
into the Atlantic ocean.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
ILL-FATED STEAMER.
No Hope Entertained for the Chicora
Those on Board.

No Hope Entertained for the Chicora or
Those on Board.
BENTON HARBoR, Mich, Jan. 24.-All
hope for the Safety of the Graham q
Morton screw steamer Chicora has
been abandoned here by the finding of
wreckage from the vessel off South
Haven. The fate of twenty-nine men
who are said to have been aboard
when the steamer left Milwaukee for
this port Monday morning is almost as
hopeless Veteran mariners number
every man with the dead. The Inflated
vessel was caught while crossing the
lake and fell an easy prey to the 7o-mile
an hour hurricane which swept the icy
waters of Lake Michigan throughout
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
Sure of Conyictine ..Fitz..

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Jan. s.-The On
ondaga county authorities say they
are confident of convicting Bob Fitz-
simmons under Indictment here for the
killing of Con Riordan. The arraign-
ment of Fitzsimmons has been set
down for to-day.