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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08
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INC Sonittee, u report of which exam
ination Is hereunto subjoined.
Your committee also employed a
competent engineer. Mr.. Geo W. Chan
di-r. Of Canton. H.. Ia make a thor
ough examination of the drain. and to
report ON the same. His report is
also subjoined to this report.
In view of the facts contained I'm
these reports your committee would
recommend that the said storm drain
be not accepted. Respectfully submit
ted. tSigned) William Kennedy, {. w.
Foss, V. Dauber, q. 4. johnson.
The special committee of the City
Council on investigation of the storm
drain, met in the Mayors Office on Dec.
10. 1s96, and examined witnesses as fol.
lows:
First Witness.-.Iohn Ollson. 500
lTwenty-ninth street. testified that he
had been employed by Mr.. Nevips rs n
general helper at the storm drain. That
he had been employed TAI handle c-r-
mcnt from n wagon into n car that
was used for storing purposes. That
there was Portland cement stored in
the car and that the cement he handled
was Milwaukee cement. That he had
been ordered by Mr.. Nevins to place
the sacks 50 ms to conceal the brand.
He had unloaded Mt least six (6) loads
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08

8 7.ios -
A bill of G. W. Chandler for inspec-
ton of storm drain, $500, WINS read
before the passage of the ordinance
and Alderman Foss moved that IL be
added to ordinance Alderman Dauber
moved as an amendment that the bill
be laid over until the next meeting.
Alderman Nelson moved as q substi-
tute that the rules be suspended and
the report Of the joint committee on
the storm drain and accompanying
doc uments be read. Adopted by unan-
imous vote.
Alderman Kennedy read reports as
follows:
Gentlemen: Your committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Twenty
fourth street storm drain would re-
spectfully submit the following re-
port:
Your committee learned that inferior
quality of materials had been used in
the construction of the storm drain.
and, hence, secured . number of wit
nesses, workmen employed on the
storm drain, who were sxaninsd by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08

q. Caillouette. druggist. Beavers
vile. I'LL, says: ITO DR.. Kings New
Discovery I owe my life. Was taken
with ID grippe and tried all the ply
sicians for miles about. but Of no
avail. and Was given up and told .
could not live. Having DR.. Kings
New Discovery In my store. I sent
for . bottle and began its use. and
from the FIRST dose began 20 get bet
ter. and after using three bottles was
up and about again. Il IL worth It's
weight In gold. We Won't keep store
or house without e." Get . free
trial Ut Harris . Ullsneyer's drug
afore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08

Arthur Burial. manager,
Rock Island or Colona. iii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
O0elAi Proceedings u Lase NsahsS Coun
en- AAoaiag.

City Council Room, Rock Island,
Dec. THE Council met at p. IN. in
regular semi-mOnthly session, Mayor
Knox presiding and all the aldermen
present except Schreiner. The min
utes of the last meeting were read and
approved. Officers reports for the
month of November were read and or
dered placed on file.
Alderman Foss, from the Finance
Committee, presented an ordinance,
which was adopted by unanimous vote,
ALLOWING bills out of the various funds
rs follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08

Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind. bleeding. liberated
and itching pilss. 1t sbsorbs the
tumorss allsys The itching ss once.
scts - poultics. gives instant re-
relief. DR.. Willisms' 1ndisa Pile
Ointment 10 prepared only for piles
and itching Of the private parts. and
nothing else Every boz 10 gusran-
Ted. Sold By dr1ggists. sent BY
mail for 80 cesss ssd u Per boz.
WILLIAMS Mo Co.. Props. Cleve
Land. Ohio. For sale By al drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08
Lydia e. Pinkham's vesetsbse Ceapcun6

Iycia Z. finknam feeetoose Co0p0uuo
Will cure the worS. forms Of female
complaints. I'LL ovarian troubles. Ia
Elimination and ulceration. failing and
displaccmcnts of the wolih. and consc-
quent spinal weakness. and Is poem
LARRY adapted "a ibe change Of lie.
Every time Il viii cure Backzche.
IL las cured E1ore cs...s OF lcucor-
rhn,a by removing the cause. than any
remedy the world has ever known; IL
Is olsnost infaliih,c in such cases. IL
dissolves and expcls tanors from the
utcrrs In an early stage 81 develop
ment. and checks any tendency 90 can
ccrous hunaorS Lydia L. pini<ham's
Liver Pills work I'm unison with the
Compound, and arc sure cure sor
enns,ipation and sick headache. iira-
Pinkham's Sana;ive Wash IN Of great
value Cor local application.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
Mr. nr,nn,s penrer Trip.

| It is regrettable that William ]. Bryan
! is going to Denver to open the campaign of
1 1900 on Nov. q. The returns of the cam
| paign of 1896 are not yet all in. The people
will not take kindly to a programme that
begins a new campaign before it is known
what is to be expected from the campaign
just ended.
And it seems to US that Mr.. Bryan makes
mistake in beginning his campaign in
Denver. That city is the center Of the sill
yer section. There the silver mine mil
lionaires have their headquarters, and
from there was supplied the greater part
Of the fund for the recent silver campaign.
To start the campaign of 1900 for silver in
that city justifes the suspicion that the re-
cent campaign in behalf of silver was not
for the benefit of the people of the whole
country but of the silver mine owners.
II the people get the idea that the chief
beneiiciar.es of the free coinage of silver
are to be those who own the silver mines
it will not be long before the only support
ers of free silver coinage will be in the sill
yer mining states. The great majority of
them have that idea now, and many moro
of them will have it before the year 1900.
We do not understand why it is that Mr..
Bryan wants to begin the campaign of
1900 now unless it is that he is so infat-
uated with the sound of his own voice and
SO eager to hear the applause of a crowd
that he cannot turn his attention to any
one of the ways open to him for earning an
income. If he thinks he can keep the at
tention Of the people diverted from bust
ness and directed to himself until the time
of nominating presidential candidates
again, he is doomed o a great disappoint-
ment. After noticing his first appearance
in the movement to keep the silver ques-
ton before the public the newspapers will
drop him. and the people will gradually
become Indifferent to him. He will not
have such crowds as greeted him during
the campaign that has just closed because
his oratory is not the kind that captures
the reason. 1t is the emotional sort and
its effect is not lasting. Mr.. Bryan is max
ing a mistake not only in going to Denver
to open his campaign, but in undertaking
any campaign at all at this time. The
people want a rest from the silver agita-
ton and the man who refuses to let them
have it is likely to feel their resentment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
PER SONAL.

Gen. Crespo of Venezuela, has given
instructions to have his racehorses train
ed according to American methods.
Bishop William David Walker of the
missionary jurisdiction of North Dakota,
who has been chosen bishop of Western
New York, is the tallest man in the
house of bishops. When Phillips Brooks
was bishop of Massachusetts he was next
in episcopal stature to the giant of North
Dakota.
1t is stated as "a curious fact that
the languages used by the czar and car
ina in their private intercourse are Eng
lish and German, French and Italian be-
ing seldom spoken by their majesties when
alone. The czarina did not learn Russian
till after her betrothal, but though she as
yet speaks it very slowly, it is with a
good accent and great distinctness.
1t is announced from Rome that the
Rev. c. F. Thomas of Baltimore has been
appointed bishop of the Catholic diocese
of Wilmington, Del He was born in Bal
timore, and began his priestly career in
Washington. From there he went to Bal
timore, and he is now chancellor of the
archdiocese of Baltimore and rector of
the cathedral
The Emperor of Russia offered the
Order of st. Andrew to Lord Salisbury
during his visit to Balmoral, but it was
declined in accordance with the rule
which forbids a British minister to accept
any foreign decoration. Except royal
ties, the only British knight of the Order
of st. Andrew has been the Duke of We'll
lington, who received this order from the
Emperor Alexander L.
While King George of Greece was
staying at the Park hotel, in Wiesbaden,
a few days ago, he noticed a window pane
upon which his father, the King of Den
mark, had cut his name with a diamond
King George took off his own diamond
ring and engraved his name below his
fathers. A few hours afterward the car
saw the window and Immediately cut his
name. Then came the kaiser, who added
his name to those of the three royalties.
British diplomatist and an American
millionaire are now striving to outbid
each other in order to get possession of
the illuminated piece of glass.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
Remarkable Case.

Most extraordinary thing" said the
man with the briarwood pipe, as he laid
aside the newspaper. according to the
Chicago Post.
Don't believe it," returned the man
with the cigar, bluntly.
But you don't know what 1t is" pro-
tested the man with the pipe.
Doesn't make any difference" re-
sponded the man with the cigar. 81 make
the assertion on general principles and
what l know of human nature. We're
all given to exaggeration in the use of adj
jectives. We say thing is extraordina-
ry when we only mean that it is a trifle
unusual We say that it is remarkable
when there is very little in it to occasion
remark. We merely use adjectives to call
attention to something that we want to
say, and not with any idea that they are
really descriptive of it,
but this is really extraordinary" as
serted the man with the pipe.
IN bet it's something that's fairly
common when you come right down to
it," said the man with the cigar, agrees
slvely.
The man with the pipe thought he'd
like a little of some such bet as that, and
after the preliminaries he was called upon
to relate the extraordinary tale
''The exclamation he explained was
called forth by a reelection as to the pres
ent status of affairs between Mr.. and
Mrs. Doodleby. She was worth $100000O
when she married him three months ago,
and now"
The man with the cigar broke into the
tale with scornful laugh.
Nothing extraordinary about it at ALL -
he said; nothing even unusual. Every
one knew how it would be when she ac-
copied him. Possibly he's gone through
it a little quicker than is generally the
case, but there's nothing extraordinary
about that
But he hasn't gone through it," pro-
tested the man. with the pipe.
"What!'
II have it upon unimpeachable author
ity that she's worth just as much now as
she was when she married him. He
hasn't squandered a cent of her money!
The man with the cigar said never a
word, but pushed his hand down into his
pocket until it encountered his pocket
book, and two or three minutes later the
man with the pipe was richer by ~the
amount of the bet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14

A village innkeeper in the Midland coun-
ties tells how he was cleverly tricked by
one of his customers, says Tit-Bits. One
day he was talking to a bar full of people,
and saying that no one had ever been able
to get the better of him, when a strange
man entered, and, hearing the remark.
said to neighbor:
I'm bet you a sovereign will do him. -
''You won't" said the landlord.
Il WILL" said the man. IF you'll put a
sovereign under that mug and place it on
that table, / will take the money without
touching the mug"
You won't trick me- said the master.
And to let you see I am not afraid, l will
put two; in fact l will place three sover-
eigns under it. There you are" he added.
"all is ready" and he stood with a smile
on his face while the others looked on,
very eager to see how the scene would end.
Leaning under the table, the man ex.
tended his hand, and presently withdrew
it with three sovereigns in his palm. He
showed them all around, amid much won-
der.
The landlord, getting rather warm in his
excitement. caught up the mug, where
upon the man picked up the money be-
meath 1t and walked out, amid much
laughter, as the landlord shouted: Done
at last"
OF course, the man had not touched the
mug; the landlord lifted it and so lost the
haf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14

Getting Him Started.

There was a look about the woman's eye
which indicated that she had asked her
husband for the last time to do what she
wanted says the Washington Star. II
was not an angry look; it was merely an
expression which showed that ordinary
means had failed and she must try fin
esse. Her husband, who was sitting on
the step, looked over the top of his paper
as she passed him to go to the front
gate.
I'm going after that loaf of bread you
spoke of. in a few minutes now" he SAID
apologetically..
Pm not going to make any more re-
quests" she answered. But he did not
hear her. His face was again buried III
his newspaper.
Presently she came rushing up the walk
and exclaimed:
''One of the neighbors saw a patrol
wagon go up the street at a gallop and
turn the corner toward the grocery. There
must have been a fight or somethingr'
Without a word he had grabbed his hat
in an instant, and was going down the
street at a rate which made two baby car
rages turn out for fear of a collision. AS
his wife gazed after him she saw him go
ing around the corner so fast that the
centrifugal force threw him over on oNe
side.
In five or ten minutes he came back He
handed her a bundle and reached for MS
paper, saying:
Here's that bread. AS long as was so
near the grocery 1 thought 1 would get i;
and stop your fretting about it. But ]
didn't see any disturbance"
Are you talking about the patrol Wagon
and the crowd?" she inquired innocently
'Of course l ann
why, that all happened day before yes
terday. But I'm ever so glad you got the
bread, dear"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
Dangerous Use of
Strong Purgatives.


Most pills, purgatives and Ri..
ter Waters, which act onicLl,,
upon the bowels, irritate and oftay
destroy the mucous coats Of ' t6a
stomach and bowels. Indeed tbe;-
cathartic action is directly caused
by the irritation of the bowels
which they produce. Their action
should be soothing and stimuli
ting instead of irritating. A con.
tinued use of such remedies NO.
duces chronic inflammation IS
the stomach and bowels. The
often ends in dangerous disease
The use of the genuine importeJ
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt, is hiobIv
recommended as an aperient, lax.
alive and diuretic, because its A..
ton is due solely to it's solvent
and stimulating properties. Il
soothes and allays Inflammation
and is therefore much preferable
to all strong purgatives and Bitter
Waters.
Beware of limitations. DR.. To.
boldt's lecture on Carlsbad SnrY
del Salt mailed free. Eisner Z,
Mendelson Co.. sole agents, New
York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14

Since the presidential election two
changes in the constitution have been
suggested through the newspapers, one
would tend to depreciate the currency,
and the other lengthening the presidential
term to six or eight years.
The first suggestion has reference to
the free coinage of silver, the purpose
being to prevent the coinage Of any more
silver than could be kept at par with gold.
The second is based upon the disturbance
to business caused by a presidential cleo
ton.
A careful consideration of these sug-
gestions would show that it IS better to
leave the constitution as 1t IS. In respect
to the suggestion relative to money it is
pertinent to say that there might come
time in the history Of the country when
it would be absolutely necessary to have
legislation that would have the effect OF
causing the currency to depreciate. Dur
ing the civil war the government had TO
issue large amounts Of paper money, Sc
of which at one time would not equal to
81 in gold. The only way the government
had TO get the means for carrying on the
war was the issuing of bonds and bills.
If it had not possessed the power to do
this it could not have carried. on the
war.
With reference to the presidential term,
it is apparent that the argument in be-
half of a six or eight or twelve years
term holds good in behalf of a twenty
years term or even a life term. No doubt
business is greatly disturbed by presi-
Dental campaign, but is it not better that
business should be disturbed once in a
while than that the country should suf-
fer from the efforts of a weak or corrupt
administration for six or eight or twenty
years, or for longer period? At pres
ent if an unfit man succeeds in getting
into the presidential Office he can be got
rid of at the end of a term of four years
"a comparatively short period-but how
unhappy the country would be If it had to
submit to the rule of an incompetent or
corrupt administration for a much longer
period than four years?
1t is better to endure the little ills we
have than to open the way for much
greater ones. We can stand having bust
ness disturbed once In four years better
than we could stand a bad President or
corrupt administration for six or eight or
twelve years. If we should once begin
lengthening the presidential term there is
no telling where we would stop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
ORDINANCE.
Committee of the Whole

BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to grant to the trustees OF
Wesley Monumental church for the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, in Savan-
nah, ten QO) feet to be taken from the
west side of Abercorn street, between Cor
don and Wayne streets, opposite Calhoun
square, thereby increasing the depth OF
Trust lot number twenty-seven CD, Cal
houn ward, ten 90 feet.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, that the eastern boun-
Diary of Trust lot number twenty-seVen
CD, Calhoun ward, In said city, be extend
ed ten Q0) feet, to be taken from the
west side of Abercorn street, between
Gordon street and Wayne street, opposite
Calhoun square, and the said 10 feet are
hereby added to and made part OF SAID
lot, provided, however, that an act OF the
legislature of the state of Georgia, con-
frming this ordinance, be obtained.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
f1ct with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed. -.
Ordinance passed in council Oct. q, 1870.
Attest; HERMAN MYERS,
N MANTrCY Mayor.
Clerk of Council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
watson Touches Up Bryan.

Mr.. Watson makes this weeks issue of
his paper very interesting. He writes as
he feels. and he evidently feels that he
owes nothing to anybody, and, therefore,
he says what he thinks. He doesn't have
a high regard for Senator Marion Butler
That fact crops out so clearly that there
IS no mistakins it. And from some things
he says there is just a shade of suspicion
that his regard for Mr.. Bryan is not quite
as strong as it might be. For instance,
in commenting on Mr.. Bryan's dispatch
to Mr., Mckinley, congratulating him on
his election, he says;
Congratulate Mckinley! How can any
sincere follower of Mr.. Bryan congratu-
late man whose victory means a 'crown
of thorns" for "labors brow" and "a
cross of gold" upon which "manklnd'' is
to be crucided?"
If no follower of Mr.. Bryan can sincere
ly congratulate Mr.. Mckinley was Mr..
Bryan sincere in offering him congratula-
tons? That is what Mr.. Watson means
if he means anything. And if Mr.. Bryan
lacks sincerity in one important thing does
he not lack 1t in other important things?
These are questions which Mr.. Watson 5
remarks suggest.
What Mr. Watson says of Mr..
Bryan is important, because Mr.. Watson
was the populist candidate for Vice Pres
ident and Mr. Bryan accepted the populist
nomination for President. Mr.. Watson
does not say that Mr.. Bryan was not sin
cere in Offering congratulations to Mr..
Mckinley but what he does say leaves the
impression that he questions his sincerity,
and he gives some pretty good reasons
for the view he takes.
1t is evident from what Mr.. Watson says
that he regrets that the populists consent
ed to any arrangement with the demo
Gratis He believes in principles, and in
standing by principles. The fusion work
of the last campaign was not to his taste,
and in future the populst will not fuse
with any party if he is consulted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
ORDINANCE.

By Aldermen Lester
An ordinance to amend section lido Oh
MacDonelrs code of Savannah:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah, IN
council assembled, That the above men
toned section, to be found on page 800 OF
MacDonelrs code of Savannah, be and the
same is so amended, that hereafter II
shall be lawful for the council OF the Guy
of Savannah, by resolution, to authorize;
in it's discretion, a division of land helu
in the city of Savannah under deeds COM
monty known as ground rent titles, not
wlthstanding the fact that the DIVISION
asked for may cause a part or portion OF
land to have frontage of less than TWEEN
ty feet on a public street or square.
Sec. q Be it further ordained, That an
ordinances and parts Of ordinances IN
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance read In council for the hrsI
time Oct. 81 and published for inIornla-
ton. A. N. MANUEL,
Clerk of Council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14

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