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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
Young Politicians Fight.

Two young men residing in the
western end OF the city had a fgh,
during the progress of last nights
republican demonstration. One OF
them was marching with the process.
sion and to sides on a political dis.
cussion with friend who happened
along. The fellow who was march.
ing carried lantern with which he
whaled his political opponent over
the head when the argument got q
little too warm for him, whereupon
the other one turned in and gave
him sound thrashing and withou,
the assistance of q weapon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
FIELD OF POLITICS.
All Sides Of the Question in
Rock island.
ALTGELD'S MEETING WEDNESDAY

Flag kaisings, Speech Making and Var.
iOus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Army Takes
. Hand In the Demonst RI ion-An Anus
Ing Burlesque.
The event of the campaign in
Rock Island so far will be the CON-
ing OF Gov. John p. Altgeld next
"Wednesday afternoon. The govern
or is to speak in Rock Island in the at.
ternoop, and in Moline in the even
ing. While the plans are not yet
fully completed for the event, there
is already great manifestation of
interest, not only in Rock Island, but
in all parts of the county.
Tonight the democrats are to raise
q flag at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Seventh avenue. A short
street parade to be participated in by
the Bryan and Aitgeld clubs is to
precede the ceremony, and there will
be speeches by prominent and repre-
sentative democrats.
W. r. Moore and w. G. Allen, OF
Moline. are to speak in connection
with the flag raising
4ue hAilWdN Mtu oOuuu MOucv
club is to have meeting in Flatiron
square tonight. where platform is
being erected and where Hon. Patrick
O'Donnell. Of Indiana, is to speak.
The occasion promises to develop
another phase Of the long existing
rivalry between the factional repub-
lican campaign forces here. While
the Mckinley club had charge Of last
nights blow out down town, the
Lincolns claim that they are going
to zee tonight's event through, and
looking to that end have assigned
their campaign colonel. MAJ. W. Il.
Channon, t. general charge of the
parade, and have called out all their
auxiliaries, including the new steel
workers Seventh ward club and the
Hebrew marching club, which did
no. make its appearance last night.
The Mckinleyi'es. however, are to
boost a flag at Fourth avenue aod
Twentieth street on the way around
during the procession, and will seize
this as an opportunity for directing
the entire affair. aad hence the spec
tacle of Col. William Harrison Jor-
dan and his prancing steed followed
by his band of yellow fellows at the
head of the procession will be at
tempted, at any rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
Yerbury Wins Out.

Arthur Burial and Charles Yer.
bury INDUCED in little bicycle race
on Third avenue yesterday. They
have been envious of each others
riding capacities ever since they &C.
quired wheels. but one had some
kind of an excuse every time they
would happen to cross each others
path; so there would be no race.
But yesterday Mr.. Burial rubbed
up against Mr.. Yerbury in a pretty
gay way. There we're no arrange
ments. Both were off in an instant.
Several blocks were covered before
the men tuckered ont, and Yerburv
says he finished about one hundred
feet in the lead. although be has no
proof as to the exact distarce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
THE EVERLASTING SLEEP
Catherine Adsm< L Aid at Rest In Chippi
annock Cemetery.

CathArine Adsm> L Aid at Rest In ChippI
annoek Cemetery.
The rem aims of Catharine Adams,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Lucian
Adams. were laid at rest in Chippi-
annock cemetery this afternoon.
Funeral services were held at Trinity
church. Rev. j. III. ID. David sor
OBLIGATED. Alarge number of friends
We're in attendance, including mem.
bers Of the Rock Island County Bar
association. The bier was covered
with wreaths of flowers, the tributes
being most beautiful. The p.llbear.
ers were: II. ID. Mack, c. l.. Walker,
X. II. Dart, George Bennett, X. A.
Donaldson and Col. H. kohler.
The funeral OF Hans Joens will be
held from the residence, 75I Four
teenth-and-a-halt street, at 2 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
mot on
Your Life. :"

Is what the insurance agent said to the balloon
ist. He knew il was too big risk. So it Is In
buying groceries without watching quotations.
You don't know when you getting your
moneys worth. Keep your eye on SHIELDS
and make the dollars count.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26

The gas throughout the city will
be shut off tomorrow Sept. 27) a,
$50 q. m in order to make changes
10 mains made necessary on accoun.
OF the Twenty-fourth street sewer.
The work will probably take several
hours. PEOPLES POWER Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use
Syrup OF Figs under all conditions
makes it their favorite remedy. TO
get the true and genuine article,
look for the name of the California
Eng syrup company, printed near the
bottom OF the packs re. For sale by
all responsible druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26

40 Cute = Cold In ODe Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the m ney
II 1t fails to cure. IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26

1S8e-Ten Year Guarantee-lSe0.
will replace free all work that
have done during the past 10 years
that is not satisfactory.
G. II. BABCOCK,
1928 Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26
SALVATION ARMY ANTICS.
Religious Sect of Red shirts and shaker
Bonnets Make . Burlesque.

The Rock Island contingent of the
Salvation Army made an exhibition
of itself in connectiou with last
nights demonstration. Since going
under the present Command the
Ssivationists nave presented to the
people here antics that were not be-
fore characteristic, and have created
some amazemsnt, and one of those
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Senator Vests Warning.

But serve notice now, that if the
convention at Chicago is to be made
up of federal office holders, brought
there to overawo and override the
wishes of the honest majority of the
democratic party throughout the
United States, it will be no democratic
convention with me. will abide the
will of the majority of my party, hon
estly assembled honestly expressed l
make no threat, but want no mis-
understanding. -
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Federal Appropriations.

The Senate committee on appropria-
tions has concluded its cons liberation
of the bill making appropriations for
the District of Columbia. The most
important change made in the bill was
that restoring the old system of max
ing appropriations for the charities of
the district and striking out the lump
appropriation as made by the Houes.
The action of the Senate committee is
in accord with that first taken by the
House committee on appropriations,
which caused the bill after it was
about completed in the House to be
recommitted. When it was again
reported, it was with provision plac-
ing all the appropriations for charity
of the district in the hands of the COM
missioners, in which form it passed.
The action of the House was based
upon the theory that the charitable
institutions were sectarian in charac-
ter. The bill as agreed upon will
recommend that the same appropria-
tion be made for the various institu-
tions that were made last year.
The committee made proviso that
"no part of the money appropriated
for charities shall be paid for the pur-
poses of maintaining or aiding by
payment for services or expenses, or
otherwise, any church Or religious
denomination. The committee also
recommends the appointment Of joint
select committee, composed of three
representatives. to investigate the
district charity institutions, especially
with reference to the diversion, If any,
Of money appropriations for them. to
the support of churches and religious
denominations.
The bill as reported to the committee
carries an aggregate appropriation of
50. 96t, sos, net increase over the total
appropriation as the bill passed the
House Of 81, b42. 93a
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14

MI ".,>,-c-,-:..+;>., 0f cSn nnn Gov tho
protection from erosion of the east
bank of the Mississippi river along
and in front of the Sny Island levee,
in the counties of Adams, Pike and
Calhoun, in the state of Illinois, was
stricken out of the rivers and harbors
bill by the Senate. The amendment
suggested by Senator Vest in commit.
tee, which provided that there he
appropriated such amounts as may be
necessary in the opinion of the secre.
tary of war for the improvement and
maintenance of the channel of the
river, was changed so as to provide
also for proper care being taken of the
existing levee In this shape the
amendment was adopted.
This was the item in the rivers and
harbors bill in which Congressman
Clark, of Missouri, was especially
interested He was in the Senate dur
ing the discussion and prevailed upon
Senator Palmer to make fight for
the retention of the item as it appeared
in the House bill. The best Senator
Palmer could do, however, was to
obtain the concession that the banks
should be protected, but the amount to
be expended for that purpose should be
left entirely to the discretion of the
Mississippi river commission.
Congressman Clark was much disap-
pointed at losing the $50 900 appropria
tion, and says he will endeavor to have
it put back when the bill goes into
conference.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
AROUND THE CAPITAL.

Representative Hubbard's bill for
bridge at Boonville has been favorably
reported
A motion to reduce the number oI
new battleships from four to two was
rejected by the House
1t is reported that the expert accoun.
tant employed by the secretary of state
has found shortage Of S127, 900 in the
trust funds account of z. J. Kieckhoefer,
until recently the disbursing officer Of
the state department
For several days Senator Chandle,
has been getting signatures to peti.
tion addressed to the finance ccpmit,
'tec asking that committee to urge an
amendment placing a duty on wool to
any revenue bill that may come up in
the Senate.
House election committee No. con.
sidered the contested case Of Truman
Fl. Aldrich (republican-populist)
against Oscar W. Underwood (demo.
craft from the Ninth Alabama dis.
trict It was apparent that four of the
eight members present favored the sit.
ting member (Underwood).
By the vote of 81 to 0 the Senate in.
augurated an investigation to be con-
Quoted by the Senate committee on
finance into the facts and circum.
stances connected with the sale of
United States bonds by the secretary Of
the treasury during the last three years
The six adevrse votes were cast by
Senators Cafferty Of Louisiana, Faulk-
ner Of West Virginia, Gray of Della
ware, Hill Of New York, Mitchell of
Wisconsin and Palmer of Illinois, all
democrats.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
DoINGS OF OUR NEIGHBoRs

A well-digger on a lucky mans pro-
perty in Webb City struck jack de-
posit at depth Of fifteen feet
Professor Tate, recently connected
with Hardin College Mexico, has been
unanimously chosen to the presidency
of Baird College at Clinton.
st. Louisans claim that their CITY
has had yearly increase of population
OF 20, 900 since 1880, making over 3OO,-
600 increase in sixteen years.
Trenton's midsummer normal school
will begin its sessions in Avalon Col
lege building June 8, and will con-
tinue for period of eight weeks.
The selection of young woman to
act as sponsor for Missouri at the con-
federate reunion at Richmond, Va,
has fallen to the lot of General Jo
Shelby.
A Nevada man, who has just re-
turned from trip through Wright
Howell, Dade and Webster counties,
says the fruit prospects in that part
OF the state are beyond question the
best ever known.
Judge Phillips sentenced man to
one year and one day in prison for
sending an obscene letter through the
mails. The odd day was the penalty
for putting the stamp on the left hand
corner of the envelope.
Plans have recently been adopted for
the new state college of the colored
churches of the Christian denomina-
tlon, which is to be established at
Salisbury. The main building, 7Ox9O,
consisting of two brick stories and
basement, is to be erected at once.
at Columbia is now ready to begin the
work of killing chinch bugs Address
Prof. j. NJ. Stedman, entomologist, or
Director j. Waters, Columbia, Mo-,
not forgetting to send live bugs, pre-.
paying postage or express on same
Judge John NJ Davis, who died in
Brunswick few days ago, was one
of Charlton county's Oldest and best
known citizens, having resided there
seventy years. He was nearly SS years
old. Judge Davis taught the first
school in Brunswick. He was elected
county assessor in 1910, and afterward
held the positions of circuit clerk,
sheriff, and judge of the county court.
This is the program for the com.
mencement exercises at the State Uni.
versity: Saturday night, May 80,
Stephens medal contest; Sunday, May
81, II O'Clock a. m., the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached by Rev. J. H.
George, of st Louis, Congregational
ist; Monday June 1, 10 a. m, senior
law class day Hon. Champ Clark will
deliver the address Monday, June 1,
8 p. m, annual address before the Uni.
versity, by President w. R. Harper, Of
the University of Chicago Tuesday,
June 2, s p. m, alumni address, by
Hon. 7. b. Catron, Of New Mexico,
delegate in congress; Wednesday, June
B. annual commencement exercises,
Governor Stone will deliver the diplo.
mas.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
MISSOURI NOTES,

Omaha and Kansas City are to be
connected by telephone.
The public water at Mexico is to be
cleared with filters and alum.
Somebody says that Clinton has
three candidates for governor.
Stone walks are to be built round
about the courthouse at Carthage.
Mayor Preston of Walker has 800 lit
tie chickens, with twenty-seven hens
setting
Acres upon acres of Webster county
soil are being planted in strawberries
this spring.
Two men at the point of revolver
robbed the agent of the *" line at
Clarksville of SIS. 40
Sample Orr, once a candidate for the
governorship of Missouri against
Claiborne F. Jackson, died recently in
Idaho, aged 7s.
Judge W. P. Tuttle, who was for
years one of Boone county's prominent
citizens, has become permanent
resident of St Louis.
For the first time in the history of
the University, the candidates for
diplomas will appear on commence
ment day in cap and gown.
Miss Cora May Carroll of Independ-
10 80 la G@oAa lJ..:.
sity law class and will be the first
woman to graduate from the law
school
Judge Elijah Fl. Norton is very i'll at
his home in Platte City. He is over
80 years of age. and has been in good
health for many years up to the time
of his present illness.
Prof J. Estill Harvey, a prominent
educator, and Miss Opal Hulett of
Armstrong. were married. The bride
graduated this year from the school of
which Prof. Harvey was principal
The United States civil service COM
mission has ordered that an examina-
tion be held by its local board In JEFF
ferson City on Saturday, June Q, 1895.
commencing at 8 O'Clock a. m, for the
grades Of clerks and carriers in the
city postal service.
The Missouri state penitentiary is
going to have new cell house The
cell building will be 2O0x8O and will
be. when completed, six tiers of cells
in height and equipped with all
modern appliances and conveniences
and with the latest sanitary devices.
President Jesse of the State Univer-
sity has issued bulletin In which he
states he would be glad IL the valedio-
torians Of the classes this year would
avoid the usual farewells to tia
faculty, the president of the Univer-
sity, 10 fellow students and the citizens
! Of Columbia
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14

]. c. Whitten, professor of horti
culture in the Missouri State Univer-
sity, has tried with success expert
ments in protecting fruit buds through
the winter. This is done at a cost
of about three cents and was tried
particularly on peach and plum
trees. On Wednesday some fifty or
sixty species of fruits and ornamental
trees from China, Japan and natives,
were set out for the purpose of seeing
which could be grown in this section.
The fig trees which fruited last year
have come through the winter all right
and show that they can be wintered
out of doors in this section.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Gold Mining in Alaska.

United States Marshal L. L. Will
liams. of Sitka, Alaska, in speaking
about the Alaskan mining excitement
said:
81 think it no exaggeration to say
that fully 2, 500 miners have fiocked into
Alaska this season. This influx of
people has materially increased the
white population. believe the latter
has doubled during the past two years.
Favorable reports are being made
about the gold country around Cooks
Inlet, and some large finds Of the
precious metal are rumored. The
Yukon country maintains its high
reputation for yields of gold in its
placer mines. Last season fully ST.
200, 900 in gold dust and nuggets were
taken out There is every prospect Of
much larger returns for this season
AS many as 500 miners wintered in the
Yukon district the past winter. They
tunneled under the frozen surface Of
the ground and brought out tons Of
rich gravel They are now engaged in
washing it out. -
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
IN AND OF MISSOURI.
What the Churches are Doing.

A new Baptist church is to be dedi-
Gated this month at Good Springs
Webster county. The Rev. J. L. Gay,
of Bevier, is said by Bishop Tuttle to
be the Oldest acting Episcopal clergy
man in the world. An altar and rere-
dos was consecrated as "a tribute to the
memory of the Rev. William johnson
in the Episcopal church at Lebanon.
Archdeacon Webber has been conduct
ing q series of special services at st.
Phillips church, Joplin. Elder A.
Webster has concluded a meeting with
forty-four additions at Forest Grove,
Barton county. The Rev. William
Jones, recently from Wales, has been
ordained minister of the gospel, and
employed as pastor of the Welsh Con-
gregational church, south of tho river
in Livingston county. The Presbyter-
IAN church of Holden has called the
Rev. E. 3. Johnson OF Vanderbilt, Pa.
Bishop Tuttle recently confirmed a
class of fourteen at Christ church,
Rolla. The Cumberland Presbyterian
church at Golden City will be enlar-
ged to seat 500. The building for the
Bible school at Columbia will not be
built this year. The Rev. r. N.
Stone, pastor of the M. E. church at
Jericho Springs, has gone to Nash.
vile. Tenn, where he goes to com
plete his course in theology. The SER
vices conducted by the Rev. Father
Norbert of st. Paul at the Catholic
church at Liberty last week were of
very great interest and profitable to
those who attended. The church was
crowded at every service.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Some School News.

Jefferson City high school has been
placed on Washington and Lee Uni
versity's list of articulated schools
The Moberly high school will graduate
class of eight on May go The Mis-
souri, Military Academy, at Mexico
graduates this year class of seven
from Missouri, Florida and Pennsyl-
vania. Prof. Hains, in teaching eight
months Of the Garnett school, three
miles northwest of Slater, rode /, 600
miles. The commencement exercises
of the Jamesport public schools packed
Orcutt's opera house. The Maitland
high school turned out a great class
of fourteen. J. W. Wilkinson has Just
sold his interest in the University
Academy to NJ. r. Conley, of Colum-
bia. Mr. Wilkinson has given up his
position in the Academy with the view
of accepting the presidency of Little
Rock University of Little Rock, Ark.
Louisiana pays her superintendent 81,
wv yoai, "hiie IHe average Ior- tne
twelve cities-namely, Clinton, Jeffer-
son City, Mexico. Marshall, Maryville,
Ni MNi99btserly, g Nevada, Rich Hill, Trenton,
fana-is 81, 2s7. so, and some pay as
high as 81, 400. On Monday night of last
week the Westminster College alumni
association of St Louis, celebrated
their organization into compact body
with banquet at the Mercantile club
in that city. Prof. d. T. Gentry has
been reelected superintendent of the
Boonville public schools Prof. Gun
bingham, late principal at Gallatin, is
TO enter the law department of the
State University.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Railway Postal Clerks.

The fifth annual convention of the
Seventh division Association of Rail
way Postal Clerks. in session at Kan
sas City, elected the following officers
and delegates:
President, W. L. Tilton, St Louis
vice president W. W. Thrasher, Kan
sas City; secretary, B. E. Buren,,
Sedalia; treasurer, L. c. Tilson, St
Joseph; division organizer, III. w.
Bridges, st. Louis.
Delegates to the national convention
at Toledo in June: w. c. Hughes,
Sedalia; P. F. Tarwater, st. Joseph
j. Graves, ST. Louis; B. w. Leather
cock, Wichita, and w. W. Thrasher,
Kansas City.
Executive committee: A. G. Stub.
blefield, ST. Louis j. d. Wilters, Kan
sas City W. G. Hughes, Sedalia; NJ
G.. Gillett, Fort Scott; A. L. Sayers,
St Joseph; H. E. Pearson, Denver,
and r. A. Scwharz, Wichita
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Chinch Bugs in Missouri.

Reports from different sections of the
state show that chinch bugs survived
the winter and are now seriously
threatening the grain crops unless
there be hard rains to kill them off.
Pursuing the plans adopted last sum
mer. which met with such success, the
experiment station is sending out in
fected bugs to all who apply for them,
free of charge. These are turned loose
among the healthy bugs who take the
disease and are killed in this manner.
These bugs are especially active in
southern Missouri.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
To Tax All Property.

The ST. Louis house of delegates
adopted, without debate, a resolution
declaring in favor of taxing all prop
erty of every kind alike.
The preamble recites that the state
constitution exempts certain kinds of
property from taxation, that owners
of private property take advantage of
the exemption, that public institutions
in the city are in sore need of in
creased funds, and that the taxation of
all property alike would greatly in
crease the city's revenue. Then fol-
lows this resolution
Resolved, By the municipal assem-
bly, of the city of St Louis that the
next general assembly be, and it is
hereby requested to submit to the quail
ified voters of the state, at the next
succeeding general election, a constitu-
tional amendment as follows, viz.
That all private property in the state
of Missouri, without regard to the pur
pose for which it is used, shall be taxed
equally, according to value.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
IN IMPERIAL MISSOURI.

Colonel E. G. Brott, Of Brookfeld,
will be one of the assistant sergeants.
alarms at the st Louis convention.
A Marshall young woman found a
ring in strawberry patch the other
day that she had lost there seven years
ago
Judge John R Hull died very sud
denly at Huntsville. He was 65 and
one of the best known men in the
state.
A man there has potatoes thirty days
from planting which the Carterville
Journal man pronounces mighty good
eating.
The sentence of wife murderer
Thomas Punshon, Of St Joe, has been
commuted from hanging to 20 years
imprisonment
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
Of Marshfield will quit business Nc
reason is assigned except the i'll health
Of the president, the Hon. R. W. Fyan.
Watson Reed who k;,,sa Now.or
winn A. platte CITY was sertancsa to
ninety nine vears ;n tho nan;tsnt;srw
The iurv a. f,rat s,ood two sor ,n.
nrisonment and ten Co. hona;na
inaependence is entitied 70 free
pos.omce aeiivery system under tine
.uhnss ana customs OF 'ne postoince
department. Ihe revenue Tor the post