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The record-union., 1896-04-23
SUGAR BOUNTY CASES.
Argument Begun Before the United
States Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, April 22-The argu-
ment in the sugar bounty cases was be-
gun in the Supreme Court of the United
States this afternoon. There are two of
them joined as one for the payment of
amounts found to be due under the
terms OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill of 1894 directing the payment of the
bounty provided by the Tariff Act of
1890 upon the crop of 1894, amounting
in all to about $4,000 They came up
on appeal from the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Eastern District
of Louisiana
The proceedings are made necessary
by reason of the action of the Comptrol-
Ter OF the Treasury Mr.. Bowler, who re-
fused to pay the claims under the APP
preparation Act of 1895, on the ground
that legislation to pay unconstitutional
appropriations was void
The argument was opened by E. 3.
Whitney, Assistant Attorney General.
for the United States The arguments
continue Tomorrow and part of Friday
probably by ex-senator Henderson of
Nebraska, Joseph H. Choate of New
YORK and Thomas J. Semmes of New
Orleans for the claimants, and con-
cluded by Solicitor General Conrad for
the United States
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WOMEN JURORS.
Two Colorado Judges Pronounce
Against Them.

DENVER, April 22.-Mrs. Warren,
the woman juror accepted on the April
panel of the District Court, will shortly
be excused from further duty because
the Division Judges refuse to permit her
to sit as juror in cases before them.
Mrs. Warren calmly obeyed the bailiff,
and moved from one division to another
to-day with the other drawn jurors, and
after the attorneys in cases up for trial
had duly examined her and had formal
~ accepted her. the trial Judge had to
decide to order her to stand aside. Each
Judge based his decision upon the stat
ute specifying who may legally serve as
jurors, the word male" being inter
preted to exclude female citizens from
jury duty. But Madam Warren man
aged to act on one case brought before
Judge Palmer, and this jury quickly
agreed upon a verdict granting a di-
vOrce to a woman with a $4,000 ali
mony. Judges Butler and Allen are
both pronounced in their opposition to
women jurors, and declare that they
will refuse to permit them to serve until
ordered to do SO by higher court.
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ARE FOR REED.
The Maine Statesman IndOrsed by
the Chicago Blaine Club.


CHICAGO, April 22-The Chicago
Blaine Club, which has been quiescent
since the Maine statesman passed away,
sprang into the political Presidential
arena at meeting tonight, when the
mantle of the Plumed knight was
transferred to the shoulders of the Maine
candidate for the Presidency-Thomas
'B. Reed.
By formal resolution and in many
euiogistic speeches he was indorsed
unanimously as the proper legatee of
the club The resolutions declared it to
be the sense of the club that it's choice
should fall on a candidate who best
represented the Republican party on all
principles for which it stood, and all
issues which it must meet in the future
No candidate presented a clearer and
more thoroughly Republican record
than Speaker Reed. The passage of the
Mckinley law became possible by the
ruling of the Speaker as to counting a
quorum.
On the monetary problem it was de-
clared that Mr.. Reed had always been
opposed to free coinage of silver He
was the ideal American, the ideal candi-
date for the Presidency.
Some Of the speeches were decidedly
anti Mckinley in tone, and Secretary
Teed in particular denounced the insin-
uations of an afternoon paper that the
Blaine Club was in the lead as being 'in
keeping with the tactics of the McKin-
ley organs in Chicago, with their delib-
crate intention to deceive the public to
claim everything and admit nothing
He declared that there was a Reed
sentiment and anti-McKinley sentiment
in Chicago that would surprise Repub-
licans
The club will go to ST. Louis in body
to boom Reed.
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Two BILLS VETOED.
PENSION MEASURES NOT AP.
PROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
One the Case of Photographer Who
Was Not in the Military Ser
vice When Injured.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the We
toes of two pension bills.
The first is in the case Of Charles r
Jones, photographer, who was injured
whlIe taking photographs where no bat
tie was in actual progress. He was not
enlisted, and not in the military service
of the United States
Aside from the question whether his
present sad condition is attributable to
the injury sustained, it seems to me
that the extension of pension relief ia
such cases would open the door to legis
lation hard to justify and impossible to
restrain from abuse" says the Presi-
dent
The other veto was in the case of the
widow of Peter H. Allbach. who served
in the Mexican War and in the War of
the Rebellion. "It is proposed, saws
the President, "by the special Act under
consideration, to give this widow a pen
sion OF $50 month, without the least
suggestion of the death or disability of
her husband having been caused by his
military service, and solely, so far as
ciscoverable, upon the ground that she
is poor and needs money. Her condition
is precisely covered by existing laws.
and if precedent is to be established
by the special legislation proposed I do
not see how the same relief as is con-
tained in this bill can be denied to MANY
thousands of widows in a similar stu
alton"
The Presidents vetoes of the two pen
sion bills were laid before the Senate to-
day Gallinger of New Hampshire.
Chairman of the Pension Committee
said he regretted that the President
had seen fit to veto these bills. CAPTAIN
Allbach's military services were such
that he might have applied for pension
but did not do So owing to personal dis
inclination
While Jones was a photogra pher he
received a gunshot wound, resulting in
total blindness, during the attack on
Longstreet's lines
THE President refers to a trivial
wound said Gallinger. Il will not dis
c:,ss and suggest what is In my mind
that the message was written without a
knowledge of facts. The Pension Com
mittee had not proceeded carelessly and
recklessly in favoring the pensions"
Il hold" said Palmer of Illinois. 'tra t
when a citizen voluntarily associates
himself with military forces he becomes
de facto in the military service. and. if
wounded. he has the same moral right
to pension as anyone formally en-
listed
The vetoes were referred to the Pen
sion Committee.
Many petitions came urging action in
behalf of Bishop Diaz. arrested in Cuba.
A resolution by Bacon of Georgia was
adopted asking the State Department
for information as to the arrest, and as
to what steps had been taken toward
securing an impartial trial.
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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
The Situation at Present Reported
Most Serious.

LONDON, April 22.-The officials of
the British South Africa Chartered
Company received to-day the following
dispatch from Buluwayo, dated April
21st:
THE situation is most serious There
are 14,O0O Matabeles within three
miles, and 1850 friepdly natives have
arrived in town
A dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
from Buluwayo, published this after
noon, says; Both Buluwayo and
Gwello are absolutely safe. The Mata-
beles are not disposed to attack, and are
content with cutting off all bands of
whites.
1T is believed that SOC whites. pros
pectors or farmers, have been mur-
dered.
In seven fights nine whites and
thousand Matabeles have been killed
The rebels are running short of ammu-
nition.''
The record-union., 1896-04-23
MURDER OF PEARL BRYAN.
Testimony Showing She Was Be.
headed While Yet Alive.

CINCINNATI, April 22.--In the Jack
son murder trial to-day Coroner Tingley
identified the clothing of the murdered
girl. Mrs. Mabel Stanley of Greencastle,
a sister of Pearl Bryan, the murdered
girl, was the second witness. She iden-
tilted the clothing as having belonged
to Pearl.
Joseph E. Pearcey, a druggist of
Greencastle, testified that the pocket
book in Scott Jackson's valise was one
he sold to Pearl Bryan January 23d
The most sensational testimony was
that of DR.. Caruthers. who conducted
the post-mortem, and stated in his opin-
ion that the girl had been beheaded
While vet alive
The record-union., 1896-04-23
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Appropriation for Restraining Dams
Fayorabiy Considered.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The SEN
ate Commerce Committee will finish
consideration of the river and harbor
bill tomorrow. All contested subjects
We're passed by the committee until the
last, and they are now being disposed of.
An appropriation of a quarter of a
million for restraining dams on the Sac
ramento and Fearther Rivers has been
favorably considered, only Slight
changes having been made in the word
ing of the paragraph. The committee
will decide definitely about the San
Pedro and Santa Monica appropriations
perhaps this evening, certainly to-mor-
row. The bill will likely be reported to
the Senate on SATURDAY..
The record-union., 1896-04-23
ALABAMA DEMOCRATS.
Joseph F. Johnston Nominated for
Governor.

MONTGOMERY (Aia.), April 22-The
Democratic State Convention reassem-
bled this morning, when the Committee
on Resolutions presented a majority
and minority report on platform. The
majority report was an unequivocal
declaration for free silver. The minority
report indorsed President Cleveland's S
advocacy of sound money and opposed
free coinage. The minority report was
tabled by vote of 331 to 49, and the
free coinage majority report was adopt
ed.
The delegation to the National Con-
vention was instructed to vote as
unit on all questions.
A resolution was passed approving
President Cleveland's foreign policy
and expressing gratitude for his ap-
pointments, but dsapproving his finan-
cial policy.
AT 80 O'Clock Joseph F. Johnston
was nominated for Governor by a vote
of 356 to 14S
The record-union., 1896-04-23
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS
Declare for Gold, Protection and the
Monroe Doctrine.

NEW HAVEN Comm, April 22-The
Connecticut Republican State Conven-
ton to-day declared itself for a gold
standard, for protection and for the
Monroe doctrine, and pledged its sup
port to the man who shall be nomi-
mated by the National Convention" No
name of any candidate was mentioned
at any stage of the proceedings to-day,
and the delegation goes wholly unin-
structed.
Enthusiasm was noticeably lacking
and the work of the convention was
rushed through in an unusally short
time. Every delegate was present when
Temporary Chairman Warner called
the convention to order at 1915 o'clock
Fifty-two minutes later the convention
adjourned
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Will Try to Rescue Taylor.

KANSAS CITY, April 22--A dis
patch was received here to-day from
Milan giving credence to a report that
plot had been conceived by the friends
of murderer Taylor to hold up the train
which will convey the condemned pris-
oner from the jail here to Carrollton on
the morning of April Both, overpower
the officers and rescue Taylor. It is
said that Taylor has been in communi-
cation with two former highwaymen
and other desperate men, and suspicion
was aroused in consequence Extra
precautions will be asked for during the
journey.
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Steamer Bermuda.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22-Clear-
ance was to-day granted at the GUS
tom-house to the steamer Bermuda
which recently took a Cuban filibustcr-
ing expedition out from New York, and
she will sail tomorrow for Puerto Cor
tez, Honduras, via Key West, Flor
lda- The purpose of the Bermuda s
stop at Key West is not clear and ex-
cited some suspicion, but in the absence
of any evidence against her there was
no alternative but to give the clearance.
search of the vessel was made but
100 tons of coal was all that could be
found on board
The record-union., 1896-04-23
A Fight at Long Island.

LONG ISLAND, April 22-Tommy
Dixon of st. Paul defeated Johnny La
vack of Cleveland in a twenty-round
bout at the Eureka Athletic Club to-
night. The bout was even and rather
tame until the thirteenth round when
Dixon took a decisive lead. From this
until the finish Dixon had clearly the
best of the argument, and punished his
man severely. Lavack was strong at
the finish considering the punishment
he received. Both men were fairly
clever, but either would be an easy
mark for George Dixon
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Fire in an Iowa Town.

OSKALOOSA Qa.), April 22.-Fire
this morning started in the Green &
Bentley drug store and caused loss of
$4,000 1t was insured for $50. O.OO0
Harry Strausberger's dry goods store,
next door. with $4,000 stock, was
damaged by fire and water to the ex-
tent of $4,000 1t is insured for S32,-
O0O The Oskaloosa National Bank lost
its fixtures, and the building is badly
wrecked. The law offices of Sewers,
Malcom & Bryan, with one of the finest
libraries in the State, was badly dam
aged. and the library suffered by fire
and water
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Death of a Washington LAWYER.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-General
Noah L. Jeffreys. well-known lawyer
OF this city, who was attorney for the
North American Commercial Company
the lessees of the seal islands in Behring
Sea, died here this morning Of heart dis
ease superinduced by an attack of grip
He was about 65 years of age.
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Cannot Use the Mails.

WASHINGTON, April 22-Postmas-
ter-General Wilson to-day denied the
privileges of the mails to three firms
sending circulars throughout the coun-
try offering to sell marked cards, loaded
dice and other gambling devices to de-
fraud. They are Ogden & Co., 135 Clark
street, and George Mason & Co., 125
Dearborn street, Chicago, and the
American Novelty Company of Column
bus Ohio
The record-union., 1896-04-23
justing questions of conflicting inter

justing questions of conflicting inter-
ests or ambition"
The last speaker of the evening was
Professor Angel, who. in his address
advanced the idea that one of the great
advantages of compulsory resort to ar
bitration is that time must be gained
for reflection. Recognizing the proper
strength of our army and navy, he said
we should stand before the world pre-
pared to defend ourselves, if need be,
with our good right arm, but let us
make no claims on other nations which
are not just claims.
The convention adjourned at the end
of Professor Angels address,
The record-union., 1896-04-23
Knocked Out in Short Order

MEMPHIS (Tenn), April 22.-Kid
Mccoy, champion middleweight OF
America, knocked out Professor Frank
Bosworth here tonight III less than two
rounds.
The record-union., 1896-04-23
BASEBALL.
Results of Games Played in the
East,

WASHINGTON, April 22-To-day's
game was very loosely played on both
sides, Brooklyn winning through better
hitting and McJames' liberality with
bases on balls. Score: Brooklyn II,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
der to inspire to a like lofty and


der to inspire to q like lofty and
heroic view Of life.
This Memorial Day calls Us to re-
member the principles for which
these men died and for which the
womanhood of the north suffered,
and bids as hold fast to the things
that are pure and of good report.
The war in which our fallen heroes
we're engaged is an eternal war. The
same contest waged ON both fields is
going on now. 1t is not enough to
know that our dead fought and won
in the struggle between righteous
ness and sin. There is danger that
we fall into the habits of indiffer-
ence and allow a few demagogues or
a small clique. who are in politics
for what they can make out OF it, to
dictate our political action. There is
great danger lest we forget that
what was won amid the carnage of
battle can be held only by ceaseless
vigilance. Remember the words of
our great president spoken in the
presence Of the dead at Gettysburg.
He said: 1t is for US. the living,
rather, to be dedicated here to the
unfinished work that they have thus
far SO nobly carried on. 1t is rather
for us to- be here dedicated to the
great task remaioing before us, tina;
from those honored dead we take in
creased devotion to the cause for
which they here gave the last full
measure of devotion; that we here
highly resolve that the dead shall
not have died in vain"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25

Continued on Seventh page)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
MILLINERY.
MIDSUMMER OPENING.


wednesday and Thursday of this
week our Millinery Department will
put on its midsummer attire. Our
buyers have searched the markets for
all that is new and exclusive. New
things in trimmed and untrimmed
sailors, walking hats. leghorns,
chips and dress shapes of every style
and variety will be shown here in
quantities to be found nowhere else.
Wash Dress Goods.
Every warm day adds to the popu-
larity of this department. Every
day brings something new and beau
tiful in wash fabrics.
Commencing today we place on
sale % pieces corded dimities, regu-
lar 12!c goods at &c.
Embroidered japanese Swisses, all
colors, worth double, for l2lc.
81 inch black Irish organdy. regu-
larly 22lc at only lac a yard.
Silk Mitts.
A factory's financial weakness was
our opportunity. They needed cash
and We wanted the mitis. They pre-
ferred to sell at 62c on the dollar for
spot cash to avoid trouble with cred
ltors. We have them now on our
counters, piled up by the hundreds
OF dozens. We begin on Monday the
grand slaughter. We can sell you
several styles at 1Sc, better than you
have bought at Csc. Six styles at 22c.
usually 35c. Sc and 4Oc. Ten styles
at 25c. You have paid us AZ. to-5Oc
for no better goods. At 35c. $50. 42c,
45c. 4Sc, soc and &c we shall simply
surprise the oldest shoppers. We
have never shown such values before.
We have silk mitts as low as zoe a
pair. but OF course the greatest val
ues will be found among the better
grades. You can have all you want
this week at wholesale or retail, but
after the stock is properly reduced
the usual prices will prevail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
Refrigerators.

The Quincy. the genuine Quincy.
A SIS refrigerator for 1915; an Is
one for $i.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
INCHARITY'S NAME.
Work of the Relief Society
for a Year.
MEETING SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Omcers Elected oAd Other Pf0Ceod1DGs-
The'5sewing school and what 1t Hal
Accomplished Grasd Record Of Noble
Doing.
The Rock Island Ladies' Relief go
ciety held its annual meeting Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. c.
K. Mixter on Twenty-third street.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Mrs. H. b. Sudlow.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. A. NJ. Blake
sley and Mrs. W. b. Ferguson.
Secretary-Mrs. Nellie II. Stevens.
Treasurer-Mrs. W. H. Marshall.
The reports Of all officers and ward
managers indicated that the past
year had been a notable one in
the good work OF the society.
Supplies to the amount Of $S4S "A
had been distributed, while the Total
number Of families assisted was "A.
OF which 4S were aided more than
once. The number of families as
sisted in each ward, together with
the number assisted more than once
was as lOllOWS:
First ward 10, IL; Second ward Is,
5; Third ward Is. -; Fourth ward /,
8; Fifth IL, IA; Sixth 6, 3; Seventh 4.
Donations of clothing were from
Mesdames W. H. Wadsworth, A. C..
Dart, T. b. Davis. w. b. Ferguson,
j. Weyerhauser, f. S. Webber, &. X.
Mixter, G. .. B!akslee, Frank Mix
ter, +. +. Parmenter, L. S. McCabe,
Phil. Mitchell. c. Dart, T. A. MUIR
ply and w. S. Marquis, aud the
Misses Sue Denkmann, Carrie Mix
ter, Misses Olson and Sarah Lawson.
and the pupils of the public school
and churches on Thanksgiving day.
The wardrobe committee reported
the value of the old clothing given
out as follows:
First ward $3.50. Second ward
1915, Third ward SLIPS. Fourth
ward $4.75. Fifth ward $32. 20. Sixth
ward $7.37. Seventh ward $40; q
total Of 1851.
The amount expended for new
clothing was $3.50, and for new shoes
$64.22 was expended. There was
also distributed merchandise donated
to the society by the merchants and
business men OF the city. valued at
1913, beside supplies purchased by
the society in the following amounts:
One hundred and two sacks Of
-four, $9l.80; 65 tons of coal, 1888. 80;
groceries, $50. &C. Miscellaneous
items Of expense were: Lumber,
$3.50; janitor service, $24; nurse aud
carriage to hospital. $3.50, making
the total amount of money and mer-
chandise distributed during the year
ending May Is, 1896. Ss4s.74. Bas-
kets OF provisions were not distrib-
uted at Thanksgiving and Christmas,
as the finances of the society did not
warrant such expenditure, but a
Christmas dinner was given to the
pupils OF the Industrial school by the
officers aud teachers. assisted by
their friends, and 40 children were
served with turkey and all the other
substantials and delicacies which 90
to make up a first class Christmas
dinner
Tho Sewing School.
The great success of the sewing
school has been extensively reviewed
in THE ARGUS columns. Officers
were elected as follows:
Directress-Mrs. II. &. cleveland.
Assistant-Mrs. w. +. Msgill.
Cutter-Mrs. Robert McFarlane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25

The great success of the sewing
school has been extensively reviewed
in THE ARGUS columns. Officers
were elected as follows:
Directress-Mrs. II. &. cleveland.
Assistant-Mrs. w. l.. Magill.
Cutter-Mrs. Robert McFarlane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
CCABE'S
DRESSGOODS

AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Fine all wool imported novelty
dress goods. bought to sell at 5sc,
S5c. ana 75c, for this week IL they
last. only sec a yard.
Silks.
Great reductions: Printed Haintai
wash silk, all colors and blacks. Neat
designs. value SIC. now at SSc yard.
81 quality black woven India silks,
this week We say b9c q yard.
Jewelry Department.
WATCHES. RINGS, STERLING SILVER
Special display suitable inr gradu-
ating presents. A fine selection OF
gold and gold filled watches at prices
never before quoted on strictly first
class goods. Elgin. W.ltham. Hamp-
ton, Howard, in fact all the best
guaranteed cases. Rings-Fine set
rings. opels. turquois, diamonds and
all the popular gems in the newest
settings. Sterling silver novelties
Think Of buying sterling silver at
the same ratio Of profit we usually
put on dry goods.
Leather belts with gold and silver
buckles. Silver hat and bonnet
brushes. tooth brushes, pen holders,
ink wells and hundreds OF other ar
ticles. Mosquito netting - Full
pieces. the best made. We open the
season at 2sc and 32c q piece.
Fruit Jars.
Mason fruit jars, pints. Sc; quarts,
&c; halt gallons. SC, this week. None
at wholesale. You know the prices
others ask.
Refrigerators.
The Quincy. the genuine Quincy.
A sl5 refrigerator for $S.75; an Is
one for $i.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25

How brave were they: how well they fought;
They faced the mu>ket : kissing shot
What honor to the land they brought
How much their Likes ayaile6 Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25

Rev. T. W. Grafton Delivers the Baccs-
laureate sermon ut the Broadway.
The young ladies and gentlemen
who graduate this year from the
High school attended services at the
Broadway Presbyterian church last
evening. when Rev. T. ". Grafton
delivered the baccalaureate sermon to
them. The subject Of his remarks,
which included some ably drawn IL
Illustrations between the educational
opportunities of the past and present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
WIVES SECURE DIVORCES
Judge Glenn Disposes of Two Cases In the

Judge Glenn Disposes of Two Cases In the
Circuit Court.
Two matrimonial contracts were
dissolved in the circuit court Satur-
day by Judge Glenn.
Mary G. Albrecht lives in Rock
Island and has five children. She
said her husband was very cruel.
He was not there to deny it. So she
was given the custody of the chill
dren and SO a month alimony.
Josie Mcdonald said her case was
one OF plain desertion. The defend
ant didn't appear in court. And
Mrs. McDonald's prayer was granted.
Cnhscri ho for Tur ADnvro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
Fruit Jars.

Mason fruit jars. pints. Sc; quarts,
&c; halt gallons. Sc, this week. None
at wholesale. You know the prices
others ask.