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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12
PULLED UP STAKES.
Five Of the Gaming Gentry
Leave in q Bunch.
THE Bus1HEss DID HOT PAY.

Exodas That Created Soae Oeaseeeaas3sa
Aneag the Sporting Frassrnity-vasasd
Asssetnsat Of PasaPAsr,aiie Casrasa Il
the OatHe.
There was considerable of . CON-
motion among tho sporting frater-
nifty yesterday afternoon. occasioned
by the somewhat abrupt departure
for the sunny south Of q contingent Of
gaming gentry which has been hold.
ing forth over . Second avenue sam.
pie room for the past two months.
The outfit. embracing paraphernalia
for roulette. craps, faro bank and all
kinds of poker. was in charge of Eve
mon who came to Rock Island from
South Dakota. and have been success
fully conducting their operations
since. The Eve ''experts" in charge
conducted themselves in q we'll be.
haved manner ostensibly. dressed
we'll, put up at the best hotels and
always had plenty of .'coin." In
fact. they seemed to be flourishing in
great shape in Rock Island, brief ~
had been their sojourn in the com.
munity. Yesterday afternoon, how
ever. they suddenly resolved to make
tracks, whether in anticipation oil
the approaching blizzard or other.
wise. it is not known, but at any
rate before nightfall they were Cd
bag and baggage for the, CHEEKY
climes, where the temperature comes
more nearly being top notcher.
Business DID Not Pay Here.
The departure was entirely volun-
tary on the part Of the ''gams," and
it is hardly believed they went for
their health. The generally accepted
surmise among those who are best
qualified to judge is that it was sim
ply business proposition. It did
not pay herein proportion to the
investment. There wastoo much ct
stake. and although gentry took
kindly to the place. the atmosphere
was congenial and friends plentiful.
The locality seemed prolific Of re.
sources-but not quite enough.
just where the gamers have gone
seems q mystery. but some assert
Wheeling, W. Va, is the ultimate
destination.
The unexpected exodus created q
sensation among q certain class. end
was the talk OF the town last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12
Dissolutiou Notice.

The partnership heretofore exist
ing As Munro, De Rue & Anderson
has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. Munro & De Rue. the new
hrm, will assume all outstanding
debts and collect all accounts due
the old firm. DONALD MUNRO,
Ed de Rue,
r. ANDERSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12
She Would b . Beauty u

Her face wasn't covered with pim-
pies and blotches. How often we
hear this expression. IT'S . pity
this beauty with an elf" did not 60
to NJ. F. Bahnsen's drug store and
get trial $50 cents) bottle Of Foley
Sarsaparilla, which would soon clear
her complexion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12

Commends itself to the we'll in.
formed. to do pleasantly and effectu.
ally what was formerly done in the
crudest manner and disagreeably q
well. To cleanse the system and
break up colds. headaches and fevers
without unpleasant after effects use
the delightful liquid laxative remedy.
Syrup Of Figs. Manufactured BY
California Fig Syrup company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12

Taxes for 1895 are now due at
the county treasurer's Office. All
personal tax must be paid by March
10. O&ce hours .. N. to S p. m.
Saturday evening to p. m.
WILLIAM BAXI6, Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12

Statistics show that thousands Of
infants and children yearly die Of
membranous Group. We do not ex-
aggerate when We state that every
one OF those innocents could have
been saved had Foley's Honey and
Tar been given them In time. Can
You afford to be without it in your
household? For sale 1t II. F. Balm
sens drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12
LOST In THE RIVER.
Treacherous Ice Claims An.
other Victim.
LABoRER DRowHEDATwAFERTowH

ChrIs Dehwark Of Hampeea Breaks
ThrosEh with HIS Teas s.a PseisAss-
Peril oG Fellow Labsssss who AtasnPsd
Iais demonstrating Expsrisaos.
Chris Schwartz. of Hampton, en-
ployed by the Moline Ice company In
Its operations near WATERFOWL. was
drowned early this morning. The
team he was driving was rescued.
however, and three men who rushed
to the rescue Of the unfortunate
man barely escaped with their lives.
Another teamster named Peterson,
who broke through with his outfit,
was also rescued.
Schwartz was . member of the
crews cutting ice there in hopes
of Masking the best of the har-
vest before the breakup. Blinded by
the snow and deceived by the thick
coating OF ice which had formed dur
ing the night over the open channel
Schwark between 4 and 5 O'Clock this
morning drove unawares off the solid
mass aud the entire outfit broke
through, as did man named Peter
son and his team following. The
accident was observed by fellow lab
orers and three Of them fastened to
save them. The consequence was
that all three broke through. Those
three men and Peterson were rescued
by the others who rallied about the
.cene of the catastrophe. and the
horses and wagons were also pulled
out, but no trace whatever could
be found of Schwartz from the time
the ice broke.
The Uafortunate Man.
The unfortunate man was IS years
of age and had resided at Ham pton
but short time. He leaves . wife
and children.
The body was afterward rescued
and Coroner Halves went up to hold
an inquest.
The coroner and a jury composed
of Daniel McNeal, Nels Pierce, S. NJ.
Darling, George A. Darling. A. D.
Woodruff and L. Peterson conducted
an inquest over the remains and q
verdict of accidental drowning was
| returned.
Another Account.
HAMPTON, Feb. IL. - Christ
Schwartz and Emanuel Peterson
with their teams were engaged in
scraping the snow from the ice for
the Moline Ice company. one mile
south of the village, this morning.
The wind and snow were blowing
hard at the time, which made it diff.
cult for them to see, and as the snow
had formed a crust over the water
where the ice had been taken out,
they both drove right into the river.
Mr.. Peterson aud both teams were
gotten out safely, but Mr.. Schwartz
was drowned before assistance could
be given him. His body was recov.
cred q short time afterward. The
deceased had only recently moved
here and leaves q wife and three
children.
Another Accident.
Ernest Knaack, who was working
for the Moline Ice company neal
WATERFOWL. met with quite serious
accident Monday evening. He was
looking after the ice as it was hauled
up the slide and lost his balance and
fell into the slide and was badly cut
and bruised about the head and had
his arm broken above the elbow. DR..
w. Hunter was called and reduced
the fracture. He having no relatives
near to look after him, was, on the
advice OF the physician sent to ST.
Anthony's hospital at Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12

Dress Goods Bargains.
52inch all quality French
all wool French black and the 81 quality
one-half or 50c &c., yard
Mohars.
We claim
genuine English Mohas
all competition.
45-inch mohair sicilenne, 75c, at Q
t4inch ditto. value 81 yard a q yart
5l-inch ditto. value 81 IS yard, at o..
52inch mohair grenada, ut
Nothing swcle nothing satisfactory MOHAIRS
We receiving daily additions already
10 waist iks-O
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
ADMITS HE is NERcH1vAL.
Alleged Embezzler is Safely Behind
the Bars.

the Bars.
Developments of Sunday clearly dis
PEELED all remaining doubt as to the
identity of the man taken in custody
Saturday night by Detectives Hoy and
Lawrence on suspicion of being Will
lam K. KercheNal, alleged defaulting
cashier of Milburn & Stoddard COM
pany, missing since Sept, 80, 1894 The
cool, determined denial with which he
sought to stall the officers failed in
its effect when confronted yesterday
by his former employers, and, with
fearful emotion, he grasped the hands
extended him. He was also visited
by his son, w. E. Kercheval, book
keeper for the Twin City Iron Works,
who resides at 427 Seventh street
southeast, and the meeting was ex-
tremely touching. 1t left the prisoner
trembling with nervous excitement.
AS explained by D. A. Curtiss, man
ager and treasurer of the Milburn &
Stoddard company, the alleged pecula-
lions of the prisoner were clever and
methodic. AS cashier of the company
he was instructed to fill out the checks
for the obligations of the firm, which
We're subsequently signed by Mr. Curtiss
The trusted cashier is said to have
marked them in an even sum, and after
the signature of the manager was secur-
ed add figures and keep the difference
for his personal use. For instance, a
check would appear for 500. 1t is al
legged to have turned up later changed
to $18S. The difference was attributed
to the pen of the cashier The day Of
his departure he is alleged to have taken
$100 from the till.
Kercheval said he would waive ex-
animation and allow his case to go over
to the jury The prisoner enjoys a good
education, and comes of a prominent
family in Indiana. When residing in
Indianapolis he was for time adjutant
general of the state militia and was a
member of the governors staff. He
will be arraigned in the police court to-
| day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

alike. Exactly the same rate of duty
for instance, would prevail in little Wiz
lage numbering only five or six hun-
dred souls, as would in larger place
where population had climbed up To
1900
From this it follows that there is a
wide margin between the lower taxing
rate and the highest. :,
Horses are taxed from 81 to IS each,
dogs from 30 cents to 81, this impost be-
ing much complicated and varied, how
ever, because n the fact that different
rates are charged on different breeds.
Last year 2,S47 900 CANNES We're taxed,
including even the two Chinese edible
dogs, the property of Waldeck-Rous3
seau, the statesman-the only dogs Of
this description on the continent.
Carriages are taxed variously, those
on two wheels running fro 81 to SIS, and
those on four wheels from 50 to S12. Biz
cycles pay the uniform rate of 81 a Year,
1t is probable that this coming yeah
they will contribute a far greater
amount to the revenue, for the numbeE
of them has increased enormously Of
late.
Social clubs are very curiously taxed
20 per cent of their dues being taken uri
by the state. The revenue from this
is not the enormous sum it would ap4
pear to be, for the reason that in pro3
poi Iioii " anu <AIfleTlCd
has very few social clubs. The tan
from this source aggregated in the lasf
budget less than a million and a half
francs.
The game Of billiards is tremendously,
popular in France. There must be very
nearly 100000 places wherein billiard
tables are set. and the tax on each of
these is from $50 to $12 In the cafesd
along with the billiard tables checker
boards are almost invariably set OUT
These, however. are not taxed as yet.
The impost on doors and windows Isl
| a graduated tax, the details of which
1T would take almost columns to fully
| outline. Like nearly all of the other
schemes for revenue collecting,it carries
according to the size and Importance
OF the commune. It's general principle
| is that each building has to pay SO
much for each door or window. the
ratio increasing as there are more of
these openings. Thus the lowest rate
Is six cents for a single window or door
year. nine cents for two openings,
eighteen cents for three, thirty-two
cents for four. and fifty cents for five.
In the big cities the ratio graduates
from twenty cents up to $40 This
tax is really a tax on light, air and suns
| shine.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
WILL MOVE ITS GENERAL Of
FICEs TO THAT CITY.
BIG BOATS WILL LAY OVER
AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKES IN
STEAD OF BUFFALO, AS
BEFORE.
MUCH TRADE EOR ZENITH CITY
~ z=--.n
of Larders and Other Incl.
dental Purchases.

AS intimated some weeks ago the
major portion of the general offices
of the Northern Steamship company
WILL about March 1, be moved from
Buffalo to Duluth, and there is great
rejoicing in the Zenith City on account
thereof. The auditing, freight and traf-
fic departments, including in all about
forty men, will be removed to Duluth.
where they will occupy the entire sew
enth floor of the new Board Of Trade
building, on First street and Third ave-
nue. west. Vice President w. c.. Far
rington, of the steamship company.
who is also general manager of the
Eastern Minnesota road, will likewise
move to the new quarters from the
present office in the Spalding hotel.
leaving only Northern Passenger Agent
Harper, General Agent John Eden and
City Ticket Agent De Vault in the lat
ter place.
Duluthians are rejoicing in the news
that this season the big white steam
ers will lie over at Duluth instead of at
Buffalo, as formerly, thus necessitating
the provisioning at that point, to say
nothing of the advantage of having
passengers find it possible to remain
in the city day instead of an hour
or two, and return home on the same
boat.
Contracts have already been let for
the laundry work for the boats, and
others will soon be awarded for the
provisioning and furnishing of other
essentials to the comfort of the patrons
of the line. 5'5'
Assistant Auditor A. H. Thomas will
change his headquarters to Duluth
while General Passenger Agent A. A.
Heard will remain in the East
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
WALLED HIM IN.
Sad Fate Of an Unyvise Owl That In
vaded WOOdpecker's Nest.


Portland, Or, Press.
Although the woodpecker is indus
trious, providant and peaceful, he is
not to be trified with or tyrannized
over with impunity, as the following
incident will show:
A companion and I on an August
day not long since pitched our camp
at a spring on the table lands of the
ridge dividing DIAL from Santa Clara
valley About the spring stands a
large grove of live oaks. In one of
pair of woodpeckers had, for years NO
doubt, made their dwelling place
Somewhat shy of us at first, the birds
in a few days paid little attention to
our presence. 1t has frequently amused
US of a sultry afternoon as we lounged
upon the buffalo robes laid on the
shaded grass, to observe the birds,
with whose labors the warmth seem
to have little to do.
We had camped there a week or ten
days when. before daybreak one morn
ing, we heard a commotion about the
home of our staid neighbors. Our at
tention was attracted by their shrill
outcries and the whir of their wings
among the branches overhead. 1t had
no sooner grown light enough to see
than we pushed back the flap of our
tent door and peered out to- ascertain
the cause of disturbance.
1t soon became apparent that a lit
tie tecolote, or ground OWL at the ap-
proach of day, had taken lodging In
the hollow occupied by the woodpeck-
ers, to their CONSERVATION. But the
return of day brought courage to the
rightful owners, and they resolutely
set about finding means to eject the
invader. They tried bluffing awhile
about the only aperture to the hollow
tree, but to, little purpose, other than
to cause the tecolote to peck at them
when they appeared to be about to
thrust themselves in
At last, finding that neither threats
nor entreaties Were likely to be effect
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
CIGARETTES OF GREEN TEA.
They Tell Us That They Are Nov
Smoked in ssSOciety."

Smoked in .Society."
New York Journal.
The green tea cigarette has arrived,
and promises to cause greater raVages
than it's predecessor, the slender roll OF
alleged tobacco, which now polsons the
air almost everywhere in Asia, Europe
and America. The person who first dis
covered that green tea would smoke IS
responsible for millions Of disordered
nerves, stomachs and heads, but is
probably too far gone in alteration of
the enervating habit to feel any re-
morse. Already the new fad has taken
possession of England; it will soon
storm the walls of Paris, and before
we can fortify against it here we shall
be besieged 1t will penetrate the bou-
doir of the ladies, and even the strait
laced, orthodox public will see no harm
in an innocent tea cigarette. But none
the less a deadly peril turks within It.
New areas for the growth of tea are
constantly opened up in the East, and
the product will be pushed with all the
energy of merchants determined to
make fortunes. We can even foresee
the time when to every pound of tea
purchased for legitimate consumption
as q cheering and Misunderstanding bev-
erage the subtle grocer will add the
dainty package of tea cigarettes, en-
veloped in paper covered with pretty
Chinese or Ceylonese designs, thus urg-
ing the entrance of the demon into the
household There is but one cOmpen-
sating feature in the whole business,
and that is that at it's worst the tea
cigarette can never furnish an eff1uvi-
UNI so sitting as that of the American
paper roll with which every office boy
deliberately exposes his lungs to partial
paralysis daily.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

There will be a Rescue League meeting at
O'Clock this afternoon in the Y. NJ. C. A.
building.
The S. E. Olson company had a beautiful
Father of Our Country display in the
main corridor of their spacious department
store Saturday
Yesterday morning in St.Andrew's church,
the rector, William Wilkinson, began Sc
ries Of sermons The Life of the Soul
After DEATH
avenue, was burglarized last evening during
the absence of the family, and some S15 worth
OF. goods carried away.
The musical event of the week will be the
Ondricek concert which is to take place next
Wednesday evening at the metropolitan op-
house, Minneapolis
The executive committee of the Third Ward
Tammany club met in executive session Sat
urday night in their rooms, 421 Rochester
block, to talk over and formulate plans for
work for the coming campaign.
The ladies OF the coming six days bicycle
race did their last hard work yesterday
and all OF them express themselves as high
ly pleased with the track. The race will
start at O'clock tonight at Washington rink.
The funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs II. w. Briggs will take place this after
noon at 2:30 from the residence of her son,
o. II. Briggs at 2212 Ninth avenue south.
Mrs. Briggs formerly superintendent Of
the Washburn home.
1.-The White Rat" which is announced as
the Bijou's dramatic offering the present
week. opened yesterday with matinee and
evening performance. It is new comedy
drama by r. ~. Stephens. The story is
said to be crowded with incidents.
Evangelist C. n. Hunt is creating a relig-
ious furcre in the Eighth ward. He has con-
Quoted evangelistic meetings less than cal
endar week, and Bethlehem Presbyterian
church, in which they are being held, has
been found toe small to hold the crowds
that desired 10 attend.
Bert Mccain, member of the local talent
which Saturday evening presented Damon
and Pythias' at the Bijou opera house for
the benefit or the local Knights OF Pythias,
while in the fencing act had the middle
finger of his right hand cut entirely oil and
the remaining fingers seriously bruised
One of the largest audiences of the season
greeted 1.-The Merry WORLD On its appear
ance in Minneapolis last evening at the Met,
ropolitan. The Merry World is beyond
question Of doubt, a very much better
play than its predecessor, THE Passing
Show" and, like that bunch OF absurdities'
it consists of a string of specialties, absurd
tiles and burlesques on dramatic and OPP
cratic successes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
OPEN THE IRISH JAILS.
Irishmen in New York Make a De-
mand on England.

Irishmen in New York Make De-
mand on England.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The Grand
opera house was crowded with Irish
men and women tonight, who met to
demonstrate their devotion for the land
of their birth and to voice their SEN
timents regarding the release Of the
Irish and Irish-American political pris-
oners from English jails.
Edward O'Flaherty presided, and in
his opening address told Of the horrors
of the English prisons, which the polit-
ical prisoners were forced to endure, and
then introduced Judge James Fitzger-
aid, who made the principal speech of
the evening. John R. Fellows and 9TH
erS made brief addresses. William Ly-
man, president of the Irish National
Alliance of America, proposed the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted
unanimously, and the meeting came to
a close:
great republic composed of every nationality,
in public meeting assembled. do now demand
the immediate restoration to liberty of all
men incarcerated in British prisons for of
lenses against British domination in Ireland.
That we believe these prisoners are entitled
to such liberty by the usage and customs OF
nations laying claim to civilization, and that
Great Britain by delaying it places herself
without the pale of honorable consideration
and,
Whereas. Among the prisoners there a
number of American citizens be it also
Resolved, That We urge upon our govern
ment the necessity for taking immediate
steps to secure the release of these Amer
lean citizens, and of interesting itself for
the sake of international decency and COM
mon humanity in behalf of their fellow
prisoners; be it Furthermore
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions
be sent to the president of the United States,
to the members of the cabinet, to the MEM
bers of congress, and also to the home sec
rotary and her Britannia majesty's minis
for