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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
Grand Opening.

We have them six times a week and
have for a great many years, but
yesterday morning we opened the
finest music house with the largest
stock of first-class pianos and organs.
symphoniums. music boxes. guitars,
mandolins, banjos. viOlins, and in
fact. every known variety of musi-
cal instruments to be found west OF
New York and outside of Chicago,
and we will beat Chicago on prices
and terms. Come and see us. We
want to shake hands with you and
show the proof of this statement and
give you the benefit of some of the
choice bargains we have awaiting
you. JOHN HOYT,
Ill and lis w. Third St., Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
South Rock Island D.mocr.t,. Arr,

South Rock Island Democrats. Attention
The democrats of South Rock Isl
and are requested to meet at the
Town hall for the purpose of nomi
mating candidates for township off
ces Monday evening. March 2S.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
Bucklen's Arnica salve

The best saive in the world for
cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers. salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chaPped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions. and positively cures
piles or no pay required. It Is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction. or
money refunded. Price rs cents per
box. For sale by Hartz 4 Uilemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
To Consunptiyss.
Ealey's

As an honest remedy Foley's
Honey and Tar does not bold out
false hopes in advanced stages. but
truthfully claims to give comfort
and relief in the gerry worst cases.
and in the early stages to effect q
cure. For sale at II. F. Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
Coal Market,


overcomes US when inferior prepara-
tions are recommended by unscrupu-
lous dealers as ..just as good as Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Cough Syrup
when We know the unequslled merits
OF this great medicine. For sale at
NJ. F. Bshnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
Have You B.a ~. GRIN.

II you have. you probably need q
reliable medicine like Foley's Honey
and Tar to heal your lungs and stop
the r.cking cough incidental to this
disease. For sale ut II. r. Bahneon'O
drag store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17

16-William Hedeen, Watertown,
Miss Clara G. johnson, Omahs.
James Hays. Miss Anna H. Kranz,
Drury township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
Special Train to Cedar Rapids.

Wednesday, March 25, a special
train will leave Davenport via the
B. c. r. & N. railway for Cedar
Rapids conveying the Princess OF
Iran and their friends to that city.
Only one fare, 1926. for the round
trip. Tickets will be sold to anyone
wishing to 90. Exact time of de.
parture will be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
sprtsg Cleaning.

You will agree with US that the
water furnished you by the Missis-
sipPi needs cleaning. You can do
this to perfection by using an Erie
filter. See Davis company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17

Burtis opera house. April 9; Turn
er opera house. April 5 and IL.
Sylvester" comic opera by Theo-
dore r. Reese. Tickets for sale in
Rock Island by John Martens. 1904
Third avenue, and Bowlby's music
store.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
HeCht & Co.,
SIS 9TH St.
ENGINEERS FOR The NAVY
Proposition to Relieve Them Be-
fore House Naval Committee.
New England College Presidents Ad-
VOcate the Appointment of Grad
uates of Colleges.

The House Committee on Naval Affairs
today began the considerable of mea sures
looking to the relief of the engineer corps
OF the navy.
President Harris, of the Maine State
College, and President MurkIand. OF the
New Hampshire State College. made ar
Gumen,s in support OF the bill allowing
the appointment of graduates of colleges
OF Inc United States to tie engineer corps
or the navy by competitive examination.
They favored the pan OF appointing half
or the engineer corps this way and the re-
manning half from the Naval A cademy. Such
u plan, tney thought, would create u great
er interest among The people in the navy and
would help materially to build It up.
IL was well known, they siiRt. that a
large majority of the graduates or the
Naval Academy preferred the line OF the
navy and the ranst 1t gave them. For this
reason the engineer corps was short and
its members evrrwUrkcd. The plan OF
college appointment would fiji this void.
Besides bcnefhing the naval service. the
plan. IL adopted, would greatly benefit in
stitutions ofiearnthk. They clus.-i their ar
guments with the claim that the technical
plGc t'Ioa obtai3.fslttiIeg great colleges was
as good. and IN MANY respects superior. to
that given ut 1.-THE government ins sttutipns.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
FUNERAL OF DIR. ADDISON.
Remains of the n oted Divine VIII he
Inferred Mnndny

The Remains oG Rev. IuO.Lus q. Addison.
rector or TRINITY Protestant Episcopal
Church, whose sudden death was men
toned in yesterdays Evening Times, VIII
be inferred MOnhay afternoon at Oak HiH.
The vestry OF the church held IA meeting
last night and about competed all arrange
fneuts for tne funeral. SERVICES viii b. ucld
IN the church Monday HftcrpoUn at $50
o clock, and wilt be under Iuc direction of
Bishop Satterlcc. on Il O'Clock OF that
day the body will be taken into the parish
hall. where 1t Will lie In state until the
hour for the funeral
The meILbrrs of the yestry VIII act as
Theodore Ebaugh. j.. Lockwood, olinus
Smith. James BELL, Dr. J. ". BUiklcy,
George Watts. George DAVIS. William Ii,
stewart, Corbn Thompson aud Dr. X. \.
Foster. The honorary pallbearCrS VIII be
the standing committee OF the diocese, OF
which the deceased was n member. The
committee is composed OF Rev. John Ii.
Elliott, Rev. K. II. Mckim. Rev. Alfred
Harding. Rev. William II. Laird. Rev. Jo-
siah Perry, and Rev. Alexander Ma csa v
Smith; also OrInOn J. Wilson and Regi-
nald Fendall, members OF the executive
committee of the Colonization Society.
1t was decided TO make a change i'll the
Easter services at the church tomorrow.
This was requested by the family. Rev.
Daniel Dulany Addison, rector OF All Saints
Church. Brookline, Mass. a son Of the
decca sed. has arrived In this city, but it
is not expect ed that Mrs William l.. Herff,
the daughter who lives at san Antonio,
Tex, will come to Washington.
The evening times., 1896-04-04

An odd-looking specimen OF humanity
VINO claims to make livelihood by selling
his voice ran up against Policeman Mulvey
ana the vagrancy act last night on Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue, near the Peace monument.
Tue OFFICER overhaulcd the human curio be-
cause tie thought he was begging on the
street. which is an offensc under the va
grancy law.
. Il amt bcggin', Mister Copper I'm only
seiiin my voice to them as wants TO hear it,
OATS all. I'm not u beggar, but a poplar
soDgster.'
THE policeman was satisfied and passed
on. For once the cripple had crcumycnted
the vagrancy law.
Is A NEW CONFER.
This human oddity is a new conner to
washington. He is known as Jimmy the
Dwarf For the past three nights he has
been stopping at the cheap lodging houses
which are plentiful on "the new Bowery,"
in the vicinity of the west Capitol park.
He has already become a familiar figure
on tue broad Avenue as he sidles along from
point to point.
Jimmy came here from New York, and
Is the latest addition to the aggregation of
capital freaks. He is a bauiy reformed
specimen. His lower limbs are twisted
and wasted and will not bear the weight
or his frail body, which is topped off with
The evening times., 1896-04-04
Mr.. THOMAS READY FOR War
Is Getting Tired Of lnterferenos
With His Company.
Calls on President Ross and Informs
Him of the Action of the PO-
lice Inst Night.

Capt. A. A. Thomas called upon COM
missioner Ross today to protest against
The action of the police officials in ar
resting the workihen of the United States
Electric Light Company yesterday while
they were repairing q cable ut and
Fifteenth streets.
lie INFORMED Mr. Ross that the arrest
was wholly without warrant, and that the
company was not only inpeded in the
prosecution OF It's legitimate business. but
the public was maze TO suffer great In
convenience as well, and he demanded that
there should be no repetition OF such in
terfcrencc.
The result of the interview was that
police that the company must not be further
interrupted. Mr.. Ross, IT Is understood,
also stated that a permit would be FUR
nishcd authorizing the company to make
its repairs, II desired, by the company.
You may do so, If you please" said
President Thomas. ~ ask for no permit.
/ do not beIieve we need one, and Tor
such work no permit has been hereto fore
required"
II am getting very tired OF this uDwar-
ranted interference of the officials in the
business affairs OF the company" said
President Thomas later. Its all well
enough for them to worry and annoy me
l can stand IL all right-but when they
trespass upon the peoples rights. that Is
quite another matter.
'.There'll be u declaration OF war one
of these days, If this thing doesn't STOP"
was Mr.. Thomas closing comment.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
I'm HIS NAME"
Kings Daughters VIII Celebrate the
Anniyncsnry 0f Their OrUa MIN ION

The International Order of the Kings
Daughters and Sons will celebrate the
tenth anniversary of it's organization in
New York city. at the Madison Avenue NJ.
E. Church on April 8. As is fitting i'll
society that recognizes the kinship of the
race. the celebration will be somewhat of
the nature of a family birthday gathering,
and while prominent clergymen, represent
ing different denominations. and official
members of the order. will address the more
formal afternoon meeting. the evening gath
ering will be of a social character.
At this meeting fiye-miEute addresses
may be expected from members of the
central council. Canadian officers and rep
rescntatiyes. State and county secret lries,
and from Mrs. S. p. Rossiter, chairman of
the New York City Union. Rev. John
Steen of the Ascension Memorial Chapter,
Col. Henry Hadley of the Win One Chapter.
Deaconess Hildegarde Won Brockdorff Of
st. Georges Chapter. the president of the
Silver Cross Day Nursery Guild and other
leaders in the work will probably speak.
Delegates will be present from all over
the United States and some of the foreign
countries win also probably be represent
e,l. The order has many members in this
city. but it is not known as yet how many
will attend the meeting. Not withStanting
that the organization has been in existence
ten years this will be the first general
gathering.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
FOR EIGHT HOURS WORK
Measure Regulating a Laboring
Day introduced in the House.
Its Provisions Are Exceptionally y
Plain and No One Can Doubt
What 1t Means.

AT Phillips has by request introduced
in the House a bill amending AN act re-
lating to the limitations of tue hoars OF
daily service of laborers AM mcchau MICS en-
ploycd upon the public works of the Uni
ted States and OF the District of ColuTn-
ba,' to read as follows:
That the service and employment of all
laborcrs and mechanics who are now, or
may be hereafter, employed by the GOV
ernment OF the United states, by the Dis
tricJ OF Cclmbia or by any contractor or
suD-coutraClor upon any of the public
works OF the United states or OF the said
District OF Columbia, in any part of the
United States or District OF ColmbIa, Is
hereby limited and restricted 20 eight
hours in any one calendar day, and 1t snall
be- unlawful for any Officer OF the United
States Government or of the District Of
Columbia, or any such contractor nr sub
contractor whose duty il shall bc to cul-
pioy, direct or control the services OF such
iaDorCrS or mechanics, 10 require or per
nit any such lahorcr or mechanic to work
more than eight hours in any calendar day
in any part of the United states or Dis
trict of Columbia, except in case of cl-
traordinary emergency caused by fire, flood
or danger 10 life.
at is the purpose and intent of this act
10 limit and restrict the hours of employ
ment of and by persons aforesaid 10
eight hours IN any one calendar day on all
work performed in manufacturing, con-
structinE. or erecting all public works.
said public works being defined TO mean
and apply 10 all labor on behalf of the
United States requiring the employment
of mechanics and laborcrs, and the fact
that said work which may lie required is
done off the premises where said public
works are being erected or constructed
shall not prevent the Observance and en-
forcemcnt of the provisions of this act
by and upon all Officers and agents of the
United States and District of Columbia.
as well as all such contractors and sub
contractors:
Provided, That nothing in this act
shall apply 10 the soldiers and sailors en-
listed. respectively. in the army and navy
of the United States"
The evening times., 1896-04-04
Condition OF the yyu,er.

High and low tides are Officially +
corded at the navy yard today as follows:
High. Tow
a..o d. III. $50 a. IN.
= 40 y. III. 7:40 p. IN.
Temperature and cnoditiou of the water
at a. M: Great Falls-Tenperature. AZ:
condition, 2 Receiving reseryoir-Tem.
Perature, As; condition at north connec-
tlon, 8; condition at south connection, 2.
Distributing reservoir Temperature, "A:
condition at iuf1uent gatehouse, 8; efflu-
ent gatehouse, 3.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at 7:36 p. m; extin-
guished at 4:30 a. m.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 1886 p. m.; ex-
tinguished at 4:45 q. N.
Incandesceut and electriciamps lighted at
7:21 p. m.; extinguished at A:46 q. m.
The evening times., 1896-04-04

was nearly $500. 900. Tobacco and
Susquehanna and Western. preferred. were
particularly weak throughout. Tobacco
fell to IS, rallied TO 50 3-s. and receded
to IS L..
Considerable long stock came out on the
way down. Susquehanna and Western,
preferred. declined 1 81 to FL 3.4. At
IL O'Clock the ma rket was firm in tone.
Speculation was strong in the last hour.
particularly for Sugar. Tennessee Coal, the
Grangers. Manhattan and Louisville and
Nashville. Sugar moved up to 11S l-2.
Tennessee Coal to 80 "a and Louisville e and
Nashvilleto5O T-S. Theannouncementth that
a German banking firm intended to ship
$500 900 to 81 ,o00. 900 gold by Tuesdays
European steamers did not have the slight
est influence. The spurt In Tennessee Coal
was due to statements by President Baxter
that the company had advanced iron prices
% cents per ton. Illinois Steel jumped .3-S
to 60 5-S. Metropolitan TraStion dropped
. 3D. to 1O3 L. on the prospects of strike
in this city. Speculation closed strong in
tnDp-
The evening times., 1896-04-04
BURGLARS IN FOIL DRESS
FIVE Tried 10 Rob a massachu.
selts Savings Bank.
BLEW ONE SAFE TO PIECES
Only the Books, However. Were Con-
tained In This-rhey Couldn't Do
Anything with the One That Held
the Cash-Watchman Resisted, But
Was Overcome and Gagged.

Whitinsyillc Mass, April Am exceed
ingly bold attempt was made between 1
and 3 o clock this morning to burglarize the
whitinsville National and Savings Bank,
located In the central part of the village.
Just after l O'Clock Joseph Bea uregard,
who is night Waterman at the Whitinsvile
cotton mill and the Whitinsyille Spinning
Ring Company, as well as at the bank left
the repair shop of the cotton mill to go
to the spinning ring company's plant. As
he went out of the door of the repair shop
four men accosted him with the warning
Hands up" Beauregard drew his re-
yoiver ana discharged one cartridge, but
with no effect
BOUND AND GAGGED.
The men succeeded in getting Beaure-
CARDS revolver and then they bound and
gagged him. The gag was u large one aud
nearly choked the watchman, who was
placed in au clubhouse by the men at bout
l O'Clock and was not discovered until
6:45, when the mill people went to work.
There appears TO have been five men in
the party.
They broke into the bank building by
forcing the door. The national and saw
ings banks are located in the same room.
where there are two safes. An attempt
was made to blow the two safes probably
at the sumo time. They succeeded in blow
ing open one OF the sales. which contained
only the books, but the other safe was
not badly damaged, and no injury was done
TO the contents.
The books were thrown over the floor.
A complete set of burglars tools was left
strcwn about the floor, also n large fuse
which was probably used. The gag that
the watchman was secured with was tied
with wire.
ONE MAN KNEW THE ROPES.
one man was evidently acquainted with
the locality. The party left town in IA team
owned by "A nd stolen from Mr.. Sprague OF
North UXbridge.
Officers have been put on the case and
will do all they can to locate the party.
The WhitinSville National and Savings
Banks have been established about thirty
five years, and never before has an attempt
been made to rob them.
The postofrice has been broken into twice
in 4 year, but no booty was secured al either
time. The would-be robbers seem TO have
had poor luck in securing anything for their
trouble. The bank has Offered large re-
ward.
-Four of the five men wore dress suits.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
DISCRIMIN ATLNG DUTIES.
senator EIkins' Plan Is Popular In
All Places.

In the recent discussion Of the proposed
subsidy to the oceanic steamship line In
the posstoffice bill, senator Eikins made
u~spceCh in regard to which he has since
received many letters and tclegrams. 1t
was in advocacy Of a measure he introduced
some time ago, and now known as the
ElkinS bill. to place Il discriminating duty
of / q per cent al valorem on all goods i'm
ported to this country in vessels not sail
ing under the American flag.
This proposition was incorporated in the
NaSsa chuSettS Republican State platform
last week, and Mr.. Elkins is urging its
adoption as a plank OF tie st. Louis plat
form.
The evening times., 1896-04-04
WELLS GOES FREE.
Judge Miller Thinks the Test innny
Was Too Conflicting.

The case of W illiam J.. Wells the former
South Washington saloon Keeper, charged
by Policeman Greer with selling liquor
OF Sunday, was dismissed 10y Judge Miller
this afternoon His honor reviewed the
testimony on both sides AT length, after
Attorneys Lipscomh and Turner. for the
defendant, had scored the government Wit
nesses and charged them with coliGsion and
perjury. His honor said the testimony
was equally positive on both sides. but it
had been shown that two of the witnesses
for the prosecution had tried to raise
money from Wells and his friends prior
To the trial.
fcndant is entitled to thC benefit OF. il. The
case is dismissed"
The evening times., 1896-04-04

Younetg read an ,adver-
Ttisementh poor clothing.
Strangeyttoo, for there's
more peo4 than good. Even
the good-isn't t aA'you should
have TAe1' sa~best~-.It's
here. Asbestss10 suit-a
best SIS suit-a best $12
topcoat. - ,.-.--'..s---s.ez-.,
And the {" beauty of it,,
is we don'tssays,..cash " and
put our foot down on it.
You can pay us a little
down and the balance in
weekly. or monthly Install
ments to suit yourself.
Don't be a bit backward
about asking for it-you're
entitled to the accommoda-
tion and it's our way of do
ing business.
The evening times., 1896-04-04

an unusually large mead, covered with a
frowsy football growth of hair. The dwarf
wears leather shoes upon his hands, and
the seat OF his trousers is half-soled with
neavy leather. He is destined to forever
sit down. and his method OF iocomotion is
10 iift his body by means of his hands and
swing along, after the fashion of a man
on Crutchrs. his arms ana hands being
the crutches and the re-enforoed section
OF hts trousers acting as a sort of foot
rest.
For a number OF years Jimmy was one
OF the Brooklyn Bridge characters. He
was induced to come here. he said. by
"a fly mug, who amt no good. nohOw.
as Io,licr.'' Now that he is here the
dwarf says he is going TO see de sights
in de village" and then go back to the
big city"
Wen | got here last Chewsday." said
Jimmy 10 Il Times man. Il hears of yer
vaggrauCy Jaw, an SEE | ter meseIf, I'll
Jess Jolly Gat law in great shape. Under
its pervisions your cops kin give q feller
de collar fer hegciu' on de boulevard. But
l secs blind guys an lame ones sellin PEN
ellis an Collar-huttingS, an some ioliyin'
de crowd wild music. an den / finds out
dat il ain't agin de vag. law to sell any
think, from rusty pins ter WORKOUT me!o-
dies. So. sez l ter neseif, Jimmy, lie
colar-butting an led pencil bizniss is too
slow. You tackle de merry throngs on de
bouleva ri. an sell 'em yer voice. Yer see.
dere is tricks i'll every trade, an has as
much right ter sell wind outen my rnouf rs
dem musickal hIokes has outen 'Cortleons.
an de like.
BOwERY SLANG.
Dem blind fcllers is what we calls no
sights. I'm u 'no-walk.' Dummies is no
talks Dey's all in de perfesh an gifts de
coin of de realm as bes' dey can. Just now
I'm peddlin' wind. Amt got uothin' else
ter peddle and it amt agin de yag law.
either. Yer see. we is all got ter hustle fer
vital statistics an n pad in dis world
What does / mean by vital statistics:
Why. grub-something to chew. Den when
I sez pad means a couch ter lay down
in
Having given this amusing account of
himself and his novel trade. Jimmy went
swinging and sliding along the Avenue on
the sole OF his trousers seat. stopping oc-
casionaliy to gather knot of curious
pedestrians. to whom he would say:
"Gimme some coin. gents-frum penny
to q dime-an' I'll sing yer song
At Third street an inebriated individual
banded the cripple a nickel. and in return
be sang with his little, cracked voice. the
latest Bowery ditty:
"You can't work the freelunCh route
Since Raines is on the throne"
The evening times., 1896-04-04
Forecast till 8 D. NJ. Sunday.

FORECAST TIL 3 y. M Sunday.
For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Sunday
morning; incrcasingclo cloudinessS Sunda yaftcr-
noon; slightly warmer; nortberly winds,
becoming variable.
w Feat her Condi ditions a. nd G eneral ore
Tue storm which was on the New England
coast yesterday morning has remained
nearly stationary, but has lost energy.
The barometer has risen generally over
districts cast of the Mississippi and in Mon
tana. Tic area of high pressure covers
the central valleys. The barometer has
fallen slowly from tie west Gulf coast
northward to Minnesota, and it has also
fallen on the north Pacific coast.
1t is warmer throughout the central val
leys and The upper lake region.
Cloudy weather and local SHOWS con-
tinue in the lower lake region, and the st.
Lawrence valley. Light local showers are
also reported in the Southwest; elsewhere
the weather is fair.
Rivers-The rivers have risen IL foot
at Cincinnati. 81 feet at Louisville, 1.2
foot at Cairo. 1.6 foot at Nashville. and
"A feet at Chattanooga: and have fallen
f.e foot at Pittsburg, and 81 feet at Par
kersburg. The rivers are above the danger
The evening times., 1896-04-04
TWO ALARMS SOUNDED.
Department Had Runs to the South
east This Morning.

Two fire alarIuS from East Washington
were sounded this morning. The first was
at 81 O'Clock. 1t was turned in from box
SIS by the marine sentinel at the Navy
Yard gate. He saw the Navy Yard fire en-
giue engaged in the usual saturday practice
aud concluded that Uncle Sans big cannon
rIctOry was in flames The city engines
responded promptly to the call.
The second alarm was sounded ut SIG
from box 534. upon the discovery of fire
In house No. II Sixteenth street southeast,
occupied by Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Henson.
The blaze was caused by au overheated
stnvepipc. The dwelling was nearly de-
struyei. owing /" the prevailing high wind.
Damage about $3.50.