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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-18
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
ors to George Wagners Atlantic Brewery, |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengels
Rock Island Brewery, as well as Julius Junges
Bottling Works. has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottiing de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities, and may
he. ordered direct from the head offices on NO.
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-18
Mr.. Baker was thereupon declared

Mr.. Baker was thereupon declared
the nominee.
For Assessor
The nominations for assessor being
in order. the result of the collector
ship deal, when Hitler and Baker
combined to knock out Holland, was
Immediately forthcoming in the
withdrawal of Candidates j. L. Gle
land George Nissen and the nomina-
ton by reclamation of j. l.. Freeman.
Collins Resolution.
A resolution providing for the
holding of all city caucuses hereafter
in accordance with the state election
laws Of 1889 was read BY j. j. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-18
ax Notice.

The tax collectors Office in thf
court house will be open VS.
day and Saturday eveninss
o'clock until the books are closed
which will be March 20. 1895.
j. o. FREED, Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-18
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.
SOME DAY

men may find a positive cure for
Consumption, but it is a great
thing to be able to prevent it,
and in its early stages even. to
cure it. The only remedy yet
known to prevent, as well as to
cure in the early stages of the
disease, is SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod-liver Oil with the Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda.
1t acts in two ways-as medi-
cine destroying the germs which
cause the disease, and as a food
stopping the wasting 1.-THE con-
suning), and replacing the lost
flesh and tissue.
Don't be persuaded to accept a substitute!
Scott & Bovine, N.Y. All Druggists SOC. and ST.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

the union. It wac o coincidence that on
the seventh anniversary OF her Initiation
and in the same church she should become
the presldent of the union.
In the contest for the office Of correspond
ing secretary Mrs. La Fetra received four
teen votes. A@f
Mrs. NJ. E. Griffith, the retiring president.
announced that under no consideration
could she be q candidate for re rejection. as
hereafter her home was to be In a distant
city. One complimentary vote was, how
ever, cast for her as vice-president-at-large
Mrs. Clinton Smith, though not a regular
nominee Of the convention for president,
received on the final count 30 votes.
Mrs. Emma F. Shelton, secretary to the
W. C. T. u, received a number OF votes for
promotion to the presidency.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
At called meeting of the executive
committee held this morning, Mrs. NJ. Is.
Platt was elected to represent the w. q.
T. u at the first annual convention of the
National Gospel Mission Union, to be
held in this city ON October %. 16, and II.
A letter of regret was read from Rev. DR.
Gathw aid.
The Y choir which made its debut last Sun
day at Calvary Baptist Church will sing
at Foundry Church tonight. There are to
be sixteen young ladies dressed in white
oxford gowns. The choir is as follows:
Mr.. Fountain, leader; Miss Clara Stewart,
Miss Pearl Houston, Miss Hazel Henderson,
Miss Gertrude Houston. Miss Josephine Hen
water, Miss Ada Gray, Miss Mary Tut
hell, Miss Mary Hollis, Miss Sallic BuS.
roughs, Miss Sadie Emmons, Miss Lillian
Dyer, Miss Lillian Bittenbendcr, Miss
Alice Burns, Miss Mary Drown, Miss
Mamie Morfett, Miss Lucretia Lncy
The evening times., 1895-09-27
< adt

The Indications are that the weather
viii be- spoler and fair on the Atlantic
coast, and the temperature win rise slowly
in the central valleys Saturday.
Possibly light frosts will occur in the
Ohio valley and the western portions of
Pennsylvania and New York tonight.
The area Of high pressure which covers
the central valleys has caused a fall of
over 20 degrees in the sensible tempera-
tureL over-that region, which ID about 8
degrees 10 excess OF the actual temperature
fall This is a sign of increasing dryness
and will give a sensation of GOODNESS great
er than that indicated by the actual temper
ature of the air. aa.-
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the water
at 8 a. M: Great Fans-Temperature,
II; condition, SO. Receiving reservoir
Temperature, 81: condition at north con-
nection, SO; Condition at south connection,
SO Distributing neutrality-suspicious.
70; condition ut fnfluent xatehouse, SO:
effluent gateh6uSe, SO.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Old Dominion Jockey Club.

The following are the entries for to-
morrow's races at the Alexander Island
track:
First race-One-half mile; maidens.
Refer and Gascon, IT., 20 each; Archilies,
Solomon, and Mistletoe III each; Tyro,
Rah Goundy. Grassmere. Harry Rhodes.
and Sails 100 each; Leonidas, Willie
Dexter, soroso, and Hands Off 81 each.
Second race-seven-eighths mile, selling.
Red Star, Prince klamath, Sir Rae, Andrew
D. and Hay Tay 1o5 each; Johnny Weber,
selah, Ninty Seven, and Gallatin 1O2
each.
Third race-Six and a half furlongs:
selling. Forager, 10; Miss Modre ed,
Joyense, Della N, O,Hean, and Annie T
1O7- each.
Fourth race-Ffve -eighths of a mile;
selling. Hefndon, 10; Eddie NJ, ITO;
Fredericks, 104;; Memo, 1O4; Tim Flynn
104; Lillian T. %; Dorcas L., ss; Peter
Jackson, 90. oeI'
Fifth race-Five -eighths Of a mile; SELL
ing. Prince John, 10; johnny, 1O4;
Padre, 1O4; thinning Bird, ss; Pattie, ss;
Arda. 9s; Harry Keister, es.
Sixth race-Sn and q quarter furlopcs:
selling. jersey, f12; Drizzle, liz; Grand
Prix. 1O9; Brooklyn. 109; Founding, lok;
Vent, 102. us.s
Fifth race declared or and split of
fifth substituted.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
TRAIN WAS SIDE WIPED
Terrible and Fatal Accident on a
West Virginia Railroad.
Prominent State Officials Scaled So
They win Die a. MI Many Others
More OF Less Injured.

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 21.-Further
details of the wreck are told in the fol-
lowing dispatch from Grafton, W. Va,
to the News:
Train No. 1 New York and st. Louis ex-
press. west-bound. due here at l 1:35 p. m.,
side wiped train No. 4 for Baltimore,
last night, at the east end OF the tunnel
twenty miles from this place. THE en-
gine of train No. ran into and badly dam
aged three OF the coaches of the east
bound train. The accident was due to the
engineer of the west-bouud trau over
looking the signal
Among the injured not heretofore re-
ported are. Hon. Neil j. Fortney and wife,
of King wood. who were badly scalded-
At noon it is believed that all the injured
will probably recover, though United States
Marshal Gardens condition is serious. 1t
is some what rema rkable that all of the five
victims are among the very first people
in the State.
Following is additional list Of injured:
j. B. Hart, Ciarksburg. W. Va. toe
mashed.
william Reese, Saline, Kans., right knee
bruised and foo+-scalded.
Miss Carrie Hobart, Philadelphia, left leg
lnJuIeu
Miss Allie L. Taylor, Elkins, w Va.
left hand lacerated; side, neck and bead
scalded.
Henry Thomas, Baltimore. Nd. right
hand cut.
". Ohley, Charleston. W. va. face and
hands scalded and cut In forehead.
A ID. Garden. Wheeling, W. Va. hands and
face badly scalded.
Miss Mary L. Downtain, Charleston. W.
Va, face and hands scalded and left knee
injured.
r. C. Porter. South Lancaster, Mass.
hands and wrist cut.
Mary Parsons, kans., cut on nose
Lee Hizy, Charleston. No. cu and bruised.
Mrs. Neil j. Fortney. King wood, ". Va.
badly scalded about the face, upper part
of the body and hands.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Forecast TIL 8 p. NJ. Saturday.

Forecast TIL 8 p. NJ. Saturday.
For the District of Columbia and Maryland,
generally fair; northerly winds; about 10
degrees cooler Saturday morning; the wealth
er will probably become cloudy and threat
ening by Saturday night with easterly
winds.
For Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware, fair; cool
sr; northwesterly winds.
For Virginia, generally fair; cooler; north
erly winds. shifting to eastcriy.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.
1t is much cooler throughout-the central
valleys and lake regions.
Local showers occurred during the night
on the New England and Middle Atlantic
coasts, in the Southwest and northern
Montana; elsewhere the weather is fair.
The following heavy rainfall, in inches,
was reported:
Duringthepasttwenty -four bours% Spring
field, No., 1.22.
Frosts occurred In the Missouri and unnar
Mississippi valleys.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
OPENED WE'LL, But SAeeBD
Stocks Of Anthracite Railroads the
Feature Of Early Trading.
Distilling Advanced, But There Was
Heavy Selling Pacific Mail and Chi.
cago Gas, Weakening Market.

New York, Sept. 27.-The stock market
this morning was firm and higher, espe-
ciaily for the anthracite coalers, Distiilers
and Tobacco.
Reading stock and bonds were in brisk
vequest and rose 1-2 to 34 per cent, the
latter in the general fours, which sold UP
to So "a. Lackaw wanna advanced l -
ITO I-2. and Susquehanna and Western pre-
ferred, SO to 36 5-8. Delaware and Hud-
son and Jersey Central were quiet but firm
The improved condition of the coal trade
and a belief that the companies haverc ached
an understanding as to rates and output has
made lumber of bulls on the anthracites.
Distilling and Cattle Feeding advanced to
"a IL and Tobacco to 102 1-2.
The buying OF the former was the result
of the revival OF the rumor that che Grees-
hut Morris and Rice-Waterbury interests
had adjusted their differences.
Toward l O'Clock the market weakened
because of heavy selling Of Pacific MAJ
and Chicago Gas.
The evening times., 1895-09-27


said. II find that the adhesion between
mortar and bricks is entirely destroyed.
This condition has been brought about
mainly by the vibration caused by the heavy
machinery in constant use"
This is n very interesting and sorrow-
full revelation" said Jud..,e Miller.
1t looks like this has been a case of
emergency from the start. Do you think
Lieutenant. that the people employed in
this old building are really in danger of
their Bves?''
They are, indeed, sir; but it is a thing
that one can never be sure of. Itmay stand
for twenty years, and it may be on the
point of collapse today"
when this addition is finished, will it
accommodate all the present employees"
.'Oh, no; your honor: only a small part
of them," said the engineer.
but on account of the bad condition of
the old building you think 1t a case of
emergency in pushing the completion of
the addition"
Il do, sir; most assuredly."
In support OF Mr.. Sewells testimony the
defense submitted photographs showing the
works and the bad condition Of the wall
being underpinned.
WORKED ONE GAME.
The cross-examination of Lieut.. Sewell
by Mr. MuliOwney did not bring out any
thing new.
why ia it you cannot. begin your brick
work now" asked Mr.. MulIowney.
We'll, the basement columns have got
10 be adjusted and plumbed.''
Did you say that you do not think that
you could get the building cioeed in by
freezing weather if you only worked eight
hours?r
why, that's evident" said his honor,
and it seems to me absolutely Necessary,
under the existing circumstances, with all
these people in danger OF their lives. that
the work shoCld be pushed and worked as
many hous as possible
Yes. your honor said the prosecuting
attorney, ''and with this building in this
condition. am prepared to prove to you
that they would cot work two gangs OF men
ut six hous each, hut insisted on carving
out their idea OF working these men over
hours, and / can provo that there were
dozens and hundreds OF men they could have
employed under those conditions, although
the defense say they could find no such
men.
Mr. E. n. Blakc, tie chairman of The
committee OF the Federation OF Labor,
was then asked TO state whether he knew
Of his own knowledge. whether such men
as were required on this building. could
have been found 20 work six hours
Yes, sir; in view of the hard times all
class Of workmen have been through. 1
know that they could have found plenty
of men TO do 60"
The evening times., 1895-09-27
WHITE HOUSE Is READY.
Presidential Family Is E1pecte

Presidential Family Is Expected
Within a Few Days.
Preparations for the return of the Presi-
dent and family are in active progress at
the Executive Mansion.
The carpets have been relaid, the furni-
ture has all been cleaned, polished and put
In place, curtains are being hung, and in a
few days everything win be In readiness for
seoccupation of the Mansion for the winter.
The various employees have returned from
their vacations and are all on duty. An
indications point to an early return Of the
Presidents family, but none Of the employees
Will admit that any date has been fixed.
The renovation Of the building has been
quite extensive this summer, and 1t is now
In better condition than for several years,
The evening times., 1895-09-27
LAND GRANT DECISION.
California school AIlotments Affected
by the Ruling

California School A1lOtments Affected
by the Ruling.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
rendered a decision against the State of
California inacase which was OF considerable
importance to that State.
He denied a motion filed on behalf Of
the State for review OF the departments
decision Of July 8, 1892, which rejected
the application of the State to select for
school purposes indemnity lands for GER
tain to wuships, made fractional by reason OF
portions thereof being swamp and over
flowed.
California is the only State in the Union
in which the swamp land grants antedated
the school land grant, and the decision of
July 8, 1899, held in effect that the
State, being already the beneficiary undae
the swamp land grant as 10 the lands in
question, could not select under another
grant 1.-THE grant for school purposes) in
demnity lands already received.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
THIEVES WEAR LABELS.

Dishonest Employees Consent to wear
II Am Thief" Badges.
Chicago. Sept. 27.-The appearance on
the streets of late of several men wearing
a label on which are the startling words,
Il am thief" has disclosed a unique
method Of Furnishing dishonest employees
This innovation is the result of long de-
layed prosecutions in court. a large local
firm has been prosecuting some of its en-
pioyes for dishonesty, but their counsel
have secured so many delays that the trials
have Jagged for months. Weary of this,
the nrm has consented to drop the suits
against such of the accused as will wear
label bearing public confession of dis
honesty.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
NO FAIR ONE SELECTED.
Honor of Christening the BROOKLYN
Has Not Been bestowed

Secretary Herbert has not decided who
will christen the Brooklyn. This armored
cruiser will be launched Wednesday, Oc-
tober 2, the Secretary and Mr.. Cramp hav-
ing had another conference relative to the
matter this morning.
The launching will be entirely informal,
without demonstration, and no Invitations
will be issued. The Navy Department will
be represented officially, but Secretary
Herbert has not decided whether he viii
attend or not.
After the Brooklyn is finished she will
proceed to Brooklyn, where she will receive
the magnificent silver service presented by
hat city.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
CONSUL spRINGER's MISSION.
1t Is Said to Have No Reference to
Cuban Recognition.

Cuban Recognition.
There does not seem to be the slightest
foundation for the sensational infercnces
drawn from the presence in Washington
at this time of United S,atcs Wee Consul
General Springer, of Havana.
He has not been summoned here to con
fer with the State Department as the pre-
liminary step to the recognition of the
belligerency of the CubaI>. I>.nSurrectionists
nor for any other purpose.
Mr.. Springer is q citizen of Maine, W ho
has held his present position since 1870.
He is on his annual leave of absence. and
before returning to his post of duty he
called upon Assistant Secretary Adee
to confer about business matters, none
Of which, however, had TO 90 with the
political troubles of the island
After this visi. was over Mr.. Springer
called upon Secretary Olney to pay his
respects, remaining with him less than
five minutes.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Columbia Lodge to Entertain.

Columbia Lodge, No. 1. Ancient Order of
United Workmen. has prospect of largely
increasing its membership this evening,
when its members and friends will be treated
to addresses by grand officers, who will
explain the workings of the organization.
The order is large and popular one. Itnow
has 350, 900 members.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Sewed Her Finger.

Nellie Murphy, employed in the mail bag
division of the Postorfice Department, and
who lives at No. 1917 II street northwest,
had her finger lacerated to-day by a sewing
machine She was treated at the Emergency
Hospital.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Building Permits.

building permits issued to-day: Edward
A. Mosely, dwelling, No. 1118 sfxtssatb
street northwest So 900; schnitt q Hesse-
bach. addition to No. 113B Seventeenth
street northwest, 81 400; o. n Bulsn, TIVE
dwellings, lot 189 Pierce strsat Anacostis,
$1,000.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Washington stock Exchange
NOTICE-The Board will adjourn over Satur
day during September
SALxS TODAY
D. ASS, 5000 at IIS1k Met r r $1,000 at ia
Colun bia I. K 6s, $1,000 at ia Amer. Sec and
Trus. SIS, SOD at l0sLi Traders Nat Bank. ~
a, les Wash. Loan and = rust, . at I2iA Met
X L, at 100 PnsumaT ic Gun Car, lUU at SJo
After Cau-Columb bia K L. 6s, $1,000 at .l3.
Rnx,.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

we bought a great many SO
as to reduce the price. '' 1t
has box seat in leather.
Polish finish.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Iwant to be the jeweier who
comes into your mind first ~,
I" SEE DA VXSON
ABOUT IT."

ABOUT I1.
It saves you so much
trouble, so much worry, to
really have a jeweler Upon
whom you can place abso-
lutte reliance in matters of
Judgment and values.
l am working day and
night for such a reputation.
Of course the stock |
carry and the moderate
prices l charge are the most
important elements that go
to make my success.
G. II. DAWSON,
Jeweier.
11O5 F ST. N. w.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Village Fire-Swept.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 27-The village of
Haskins, in Wood County. was almost
totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The
loss is about $685. 900, with about $40, 600
insurance.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
NEW OFFICERS [lElIED
.gars. m. B.. Plat Chosen Presi-
dent Of District ". c. ..T.U.
MANY REPORTS SUBMITTED

Financial Condition of the Society
Shown to He Excellent and Depart-
mental Work Prolific Of Good Re.
sults-Com plimentary Votes Ten
dered Leading Members.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Gold Reserve Falling,

The Treasury seated gold reserve to-day
y $sl. .2bo. .oe7, subject 10 deduction of
The evening times., 1895-09-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

New York Stock Markee.
Furnished by Frank Wilson Brown. broker,
1885 F street.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
-One of the biggest Chair

values Of the
year is this
Q II a r t ere d
O a k Dining
c h a ir that
We re selling
for S 2. IS :.
'Twould b e
3. IS any
where else
would be that
here but for
the fact that
The evening times., 1895-09-27
HE PLEADED emergency

Continued from First Page.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-23
WILLIAMSBURG
Council Mecting-The New ordt.
nances--PersOnais.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, July 22.-(Spe
cial)--The Guy Council met to-day Il
consider the new code Of ordinances which
has just been prepared for the government
OF our city The ordinances were referred
TO the following committee. which IL re-
uuested 10 act at once: Messrs. John l.
Mercer, /. w Lane. and G j. Person.
Mr.. Thomas u. Malone was elected az
a member Of the Council TO fll the va
cancy occasiOned by the election OF Mr.
NJ. II. Harrell to the sherifalty of thu
city and county.
The Council adjourned 10 meet on th
9Th day OF August TO hear the report OF
the Committee on Ordinances, ana TO lay
the levy.
The Beard Of Supervisors OF the county
met here TO lay the levy. but on accoun
of the extreme Illness OF the wife Of the
clerk Of the board the meeting was al
iourned TO future day.
Mrs Irving and children, Of Richmond
are here making a visit 10 Or. Nash tho
assistant physician at the Eastern STATE
Hospital.
Lieutenant Rogers Gait. Of the Unitos
States navy, Is here with his family
Mr. James Il. McCaw. who has jus
graduated at the Virginia Military fnsts
tute. is here visiting DR.. James ID. Mon
cure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-23
sad Death of q Child.

BLACKSBURG. VA. July 22.-(SpecialD
The little son Of Mr.. Allen |. Hairless.
a lawyer Of Christiansburg. was buried
to-day. His death was one of the saddest
events affecting that community that
has occurred for long time The little
fellow accidentally swallowed a few days
ago a piece of peanut. which lodged In
his wind-ppe. Alb efforts by his parents
10 dislodge 1t proving futile. the local
physician was called In. He advised that
the child be taken at once to city. where
an operation could be performed. Accord
inCly the father took him TO the Home
and Retreat in Lynchburg. An incision
was made in the throat. but Dr. Terrell.
the operating surgeon, seeing that the
Door little fellow was already dying, de-
sisted from the operation. IL was dis
covered that one lung was congested.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-23
blackstone Notes.

BLACKSTONE. VA. July 22.-(Speclal)
one Of the most eager readers Of Sundays
issue I'm this community was Mr.. Asa
Bishop. Overseer Of the Poor. Your
Petersburg correspondent reported the
possibility Of the Bishop family falling
heir to million dollars through rela-
tives in England. Mr.. Asa Bishop is
brother Of Mr.. Jackson Bishop, Of Peters
burg.
Rev r. =. Epos, Of Blackstone, and
Rev s. G. HutsOn. pastor of Crcwe Pres
byterian church. exchanged pulpts Sun
day.
Captain J. Crawley Jones. popular
conductor on the Virginia Beach railroad
has 50 far recovered from his recent i'll
ness as to be able TO return to his work.
Mrs. L. Il. Morris. wife Of the Baptist
minister here. Is critically i'll.
Miss Mary Lou Tucker and Mr.. Robert
Tucker. Of Danville, are visiting at DR..
l.. G. fuckers as is also Miss Mary Bell
Gregory. of oxford, y. G.
Miss Halle Echols Of Glasgow, is visit
ing Miss Sallie Wilson Epes.
Several dwellings and large brick
store are going up In our town. This IS
indicative OF the steady growth Of this
prosperOus place.