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ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. VOL. XLIH. NO 244. ROCK ISLAND, ILL., FBIDAY, AUGUST 2. 1895. FBX02 OMAHA'S TKOUBLES Town Much Worried Over That New Police Law. OFFICIALS PREPARED FOE A BOW. Major Ihwi m Blot Proclamatloa Bad lb Chief of Voile Pats Everythlaa; Cedar Cnard Gov. Ilolcomb Belaaea to Volte with tho Now Iloard la Appointing Fo lieo Commiuion.re tor tbo Cty lito. t:oa Looki V.rjr Uorm. Omaha, Aug. 2 Thl city aeora to 1 on the udga of a time of anarchy oer th change of the board of police commit ionori. The old board hai met and de clared it to be Its duty to hold on until the law is decided to bo Talli undei which said board is to go out; the old police have been armed to resist the new board and the mayor has Issued a riot proclamation. Mayor Beinis, when asked what prompted liim to issue the riot proclamation, said it was merely a pre cautionary measure adopted to prevent bloodshed, lie said nothing bad occurred In tho niture of a disorderly act or a demonstration so far on the streets, but from what ho had read in the newspapers he believed It was necessary to nut the peo ple on wieir guuru against m probubla nut. Irsu'I Anticipate Trouble, Bat "I mil here to enforce the laws of No- briiskit and that I proposo to do," dc cl.ired Chief of Police Whlto, when asked way he hud a reservo force at police head quarters and tho official polioo alarm operator, guarded. "Xliaro has been a crcut deal of Inflammatory talk upon the streets and there havo been lnllammatory articles printed, and in the event of trouble 1 want men on band to suppress Is. I do not anticipate any troublo, but ii there should bo and I did not have tho lurn to Btipprcsi it or to preserve the M-aco and enforce tho law I should be CDinlemnod by tho public, and rightly, too. As regards tho guarding of the po 1X4 alarm cilice it is nuarded because I do not mean to havo any one In there tlint does not belong there. It is tho only means wo have for communicating with men on bents and I do mean that any one wno nas not a right there shall be there. " Offer of Mod from Chicago The doors of tho fire and polico oper - at or s wt-ro barred inside with tl rubor. Kill tor John C. Thompson, of Tho Amer ican, tho A. P. A. organ, received tho fol lowing dispatch from Chicago: "We can furnish 6,000 armed Americans to put down law breakers in your city at a mo ment's notice. J. V. Dixon." No ex planation of the dispatch could be made by those who would naturally bo in a po sition to know regarding its authenticity and incaulug. During tho day thero wore no assemblages of persons on any of tho streets either with or without riotous or disorderly conduct. In fact tho city was quite fruo Irom gatherings of crowds. wnts tub now will begix. 3a. Ilolcomb ICefa.e. to Meet and Belt Appoint L'oininlstloners, Tho coiillict of authority, if it occurs nt all, will tako place after tbo formal legal demand hrs been mado by tho Incoming board for recognition at tho hands of tho polled department. The governor refused tj meet Attorney General Churchill and Commissioner ltussetl tor tho purpose of appointing tho police commlsslonors,and in justification of his course mado public this statement: Genti.kmks: Yours of present date culling attention to section 10 of tho act of lsu.i relating to tho appointment of lire and polleo boards in cities ot metro politan clas.,and t: the provisions of tueh act, is before me. YcU request that suit! board bo cou ened ut tbo olllo of the governor Aur. 1, lci'Ji, nt 4 o'clock p. m. of said day to select three citizens to act as members of tho fire and police com inUslou of the city of Uiuaha under the provisions of said act. "IVrmit iin to say In reply that I havo considered the provisions of tho act you have called to my attention that this np polutinxnt shall be mnde within thirty iluyj after tho passage of the law. You sny This pbruso doubtless would bo con strued to mean thirty days from and aft er it took effect.' Tbo act does not take effect until Aug. 1, under the gen erally accopted construction of the con stitutional provlsl'p governing the time when acts shall tai effect when passed without the emergency clause Tho act In question and all other acts passed with out the emergency cl.iuso by the lost legislature havo been treated as not tak ing effect until tho first of August of this year. "Therefore under tho provisions of the act in question thirty days' time remains In whieh this appointment may be mado. In order that thero may be no undue baste or seeming desire to precipitate trouble, and in view of the doubtful valid ity cf this act, I do not deem it my duty nor consistent with tho maintenance of peace and good order to take such hasty and precipitate action relative to the ap pointment of a new board. I, therefore, as chairman, decline to call the meeting for tomorrow as requested, or to partici pate at the time sugesttd In tho appoint ment of a board ot lire and polico commis sioners uuder the provisions of tho act re ferred to." Churchill and Russell declared that If tho governor refused to meet with them today they would appoint the commission mid let them use force to secure the city property. Old Liberty ltoil ua Its Travels, Philadelphia, Aug. 2. Counsels com- lulttoo has arrangad the itinerary for the liberty bell on its trip to the Cotton fc-Uitei Exposition In Atlanta. The bell will leave Philadelphia on tho morning of Sept. 11 and will pass through Wash ington, Kichmond, Petersburg, Lynch burg, Iloanoko, Bristol, Knoxvillo and Chaitanoosa, arriving at Atlanta at 4 n. m. Sept. 16 llayor of Heat tnperlor I as peached. West Scpebior. Wis., Aug. ?. By a vote of i7 to 1 Mayor Starkweather was last night Impeached by the common council on a charge of extorting money Irom the firemen and policemen. The mayor will carry the case to the supreme court. INCREASE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Do. to tbo Delivery to tho fyadlcate of a I: Is; Block of Bonds. Washixgtjx. Aug. 2. The monthly treasury statement of the public debt bows the total debt on July 31, less cash in the treasury, to have boon t'M 108 too. an Increase fur the month of Ills, 45 This increase is due to the delivery to the London syndicaa during tho month of (31, 157, ?ou in 4 per c;nL bonds, together with a loss of M C9J.S2 J in available cash. The debt is recapitulated as follows: In tcrest bearing debt, t7l7.UJ0.4OU; debt on Wblcn interest has ceased since maturity, fl.ClO.65J; debt beitrlnur no interest. tM. lfrt.Wi; total, 1,127.8 455. Certificates and treasury notes offset by an equal amount of cash In treasury, 7901)1. Tho cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold, t'oi.&l (AM; sil- vor, 512.?4!U4u; paper. tl:E;,a7,;ui; bonds, disbursing oCis.-rs' balance, etc , flo.'JM.bS; total, 47,UU7,t30, against which thero are demand liabilities amounting to t0J0,-.Md,S 10, leaving a cash balance In tho treasury of ls7.14'AfJ . Tho monthly statement of the receipts and expenditures of tho government dur ing tho month of July shows receipts of F.'V.rjoy,M7l os against c3l.8Ul,3:t9 for July, 181. The disbursements during July. 1095. amounted to $-'J-i.51S,oi3, as against 3.6I8.SS2 for July, li4. Ot tho receipts rn,ott,s;l were from custom. HOLMES CASE PETERING OUT. Chicago Folic at t ie End of Their Hope with do Tang.ble fcvoleocr. Chicago, Aug. 2 About tho only de velopment in tho Holmes case here Is nn Impassioned protcstatiun by (j linlan that he was innocent of any wrong in connec tion with Holmes; that he. did not know anything of the mntters the police were trying to connect him with, and that lie wanted to be let alone. A telegram from Ltttlo Rock says that the convict Allen spends most of his time berating the news papers, saying they "aro telling a heap ot lies." Tho principal other feature of his talk is that lib expected to make about (l'J.OOU for telling what ho knows. J. bo fact is that the polico hero admit that they are about nt tho end i f theii rope without a particle of tangibluevidencc on whlcli Holmes can ba charged with murder. A number of small clews were workod on during yesterday, but none of them developed anything. Liwyor Cappi left tho city last night fur Ltttlo Hock, where ha will interview the convict Allen and thon confer with tno governor as to tho advisability ot a pardon for the man. If he finds that Allen has any real knowledge ot the doings of Holmes. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Obituary: At Newport, II I., R'chnnJ M. Hunt, the architect, 07. At Wuukegan. Ills., Ashnbel V. Smith, 71. At Kuck- ford, Ills., Charles C. Hanford. At Vic toria, li. C, Colonel E K. Sibley, the New York banker, bx " An t';in. tllg.f 3,u ill:1 Lclghty, S-i. At NokomU, Ills , Liuis V. Burke, U5. At Corinth. Ills.. Dr. Samuel M. Mitchell. 77. At Oak Park, Ills., John r. j-icnox, . Vicar General J. J. Kennedy, of the sec of Syracuse, N. Y., has been Invested with tho tltlo of roonsignor. the honot coming from Pope Leo Nil I., on the recommendation of Bishop P. A. Luddon. A Topeka bond dealer charges that he bribed Populist officials to register bonds which bo sold to the state school fund commission. Mount Adams, in Washington, hat been found to bo 12J02 feet high, making It 17 feet higher than Mount Hood. John L. Sullivan has applied for a saloon licenso at Boston. Governor McKinlcy has douied a report Originating in Boston that he was a m?m- bcr of tho American Protective associa tion. Firo at Menominee, Mich., caused a loss of f5J0,(Oi and resulted iu several men be ing injured. The principal losers are: A. Spies, Girard Lumber company, and Bay Shore Lumber company. The Dollar Savin? bank nt Kansas City has gone into voluntary liquidation for the purpose of retiring from business. Mary Thrush has been sentenced at Ashland, Wis., to stato's prison for life for uiurdcrlug her husband last spring. The puddlers in the York. Pa., rolling mills havo been untitled that on and after Aug. 12 tho rate for puddling would be increased from fJ.75 to per ton. It is reported at, New York that the Cubnns are thinking seriously of stealing the United States dynamite cruiser Vesu vius and using her against tho Spanish fleet keeping guard over Cuba. It is asserted at Milwaukeo that there is no such yacht as tho Sunbeam, report ed missing with tho son of tho Karl ot Aberdeen on board. It is certain that the carl s son is not on tho vessel. Fred Hobinson shot himself accidental ly at tho Shades of Death, nu Indiana summer resort. Ho died in a few min utes. His wife and child saw the acci dent. Governor Rich has proclaimed the Michigan homo for tho feeble minded and epileptic formally opon as Lapcro. Child Guilty ot Attempted Murder. TlfFIX, O., Aug. a At Amsden, a vil lage near here, Emma Dyer.agod 14 years, was arretted on the charge of trying to poison the two children of Henry Shlley. She placed arsenic and Paris creea on apples and gave them to tho children, but the mother saw tho act and prevented the children irom eating the apples. Madrid Tiew of tabu Affairs. MADRID, Aug. J Count Monterra, chief of the Cuban reform party. In an in terview upon the state ot affairs in the island of Cuba, sold that operations against tho insurgents would be com menced In earnest early in the autumn. and that before winter set in the rebellion would be over. Strike ot Plumbers at Denver. j DESVEB, Aug. 2. A strlko of the journeymen plumbers of Denver has been ordered by President Fred Burg. There are a bunt 123 first-class plumbers lo the city, aud it is believed that over half ot these will be effected by the strike. Tho journeymen demand (4 per day. I Near j everyone needs a good tonic at this season. Hood s SarsapariUa ; is the one true tonic and blood purifier. FLAW IX THE HOPE Causes a Bad Accident on the Chutes at Chicago. TWELVE OP THE EIDERS ASS HURT One of tho Cofortuoates Baring a Frac tured Skull and Others May Ule Wild Panic Among tho Victims and spectators Fait her Details from tho Socorro Cloudburst Eight Known To Bo Dead and the List Expected to Grow. Chicago, Aug. 2. A serious accident happened at tho chutes last night at Sixty-third street and Cottago Grove ave nue. A car containing about twenty people was near the top ot the chute when the cable broke and the car went tearing down the incline ot 300 feet. A wild panic ensued omjng the people in the car and many of thorn, in their des perate efforts to escape wore spilled oat. 1.1st of the Injured People. Tho following were injured: Katie Mor engeid, faca and hoad bruisjd; Fred El bete, left leg fractured and bruised may die; M.A. Melncrney, bruised about head; J. T. Iiusscy, badly cut iu tha sld.ij Miss M. Crook, right leg bruised; Miss Minnie Heidt, right side and leg bruised; C. O. Heiilt, head bruised and legs badly twUted; Miss S. S. White, bruised about the head; C. Dunlnp. badly battered np, in A serious condition; Miss Maud llef fron, bead and ankle bruised; Charles A. Schaldenbrand, injured about tho legs; George Emerson, right leg bruised. Another Victim May Die. The injuries of Miss Crook, it la b lieved, will prove fatal, hor bead having been so badly cut that a portion of her brain oozsd out. lliero was a wild panic among the crowd of spectators and among the occupants of other cars, but the wounded were quickly carried away by an ambulanco. The "chutes" is a water toboggan. Boats aro taken to tho top and let loose. each with a load of people, on a thin sheet of water that runs down tho incline of 3J feet into a pond at tho bottom. heu tho boats striko the water they richochet for 100 feet or so, and then aro drawn to tho top with ropes that aro at tached to them. EIGHT DEAD AT SOCORRO. Probability That the Death Itoll Will Ba Largely Increased. Denver, Aug. 3. A special to The Re publican from Santa Fe. states that thirty houses were destroyed at Socorro by tho fijod, most ot the buildings being of adobe. Farms, orchards and vinelauds for many miles along tho river were al most destroyed. No accurate statement nf f . ln f lif baa fai l.nj up to tins writing the Humour is eati tnated nt eight, which Is expected to bo laroly increased. As a matter of fact it Is not believed that any ono In tho vulky swept by tho torrent has escaped death. The cloud burst was ouo of tho most remarkable ever seen in th:s country. Two clouds were approaching, driven by conflicting currents ut air. Near Snuko river tho clouds met with a crash that was plain ly beard. ery soon after a rush of wntcr poured through tho streets of the town. Hug) boulders, brldgo timber--, logs and an ocoan of small stones poured down with the mighty mass of waters. Nothing could resist it. It swept men along with it in its mighty rush. Three Dead the Total at Adelaide. Florence, Cola, Aug. a Tho sap posed death list at Adelaide is now re duced to three Thinns Watson, Mrs. Carrand L?o Tracy ho were in the hotel that was washed away. The trainmen who were caught in tho ilojd aro now said to have escaped. Tho bodies of Mrs. Carr and Leo Trocey, two of the victims, have been found. Tha remains wero fearfully mangled and imbedded In the sand twelve miles from the seccne of the disas cr. The bjdy of Watson, tho third Vic tini, is still missing. Clomluur.t at BuiTilo, Wyo. Desvek, Aug. 2. A News special from Buffalo, Wyo., says: A cloudburst caused a rise of twenty fect in as many minutes in Clear creek. Tho city ball and ongine houses were swept away, also a two story building, theKuights Pythias' hall and several dczan other buildings, including tho most important business houses of the city. Illinois MoJera Woodmen Picnla. SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 2. A Girard, Ma coupin coun'y, special to the State Regis ter says: The third annual picnic of the central and southern Illinois association of Modern Woodmen of America was held here, and was the largest ever held by the association. Camps from all over central and southern Illinois were pres ent, and over &i,O0O visitors were in the city. Coxey To Ba Named for Governor. Colimbcs, O., Aug. 2. No nominations were made at the Populist convention yesterday, as the committee on resolu tions were unable to agree on a platform until late last night. General J. S. Cox -y will be nominated for governor today. The committee on resolutions finally in dorsed the Coxcy bond schema. Tough Town Being Washed Away. Siorx ClTT. Ix, Aug. 2. The Missouri is fast washing the town of Covington, across from here, into the river. The town wis at one time one of the toughest in the west, and was known all over the country. The land which is being washed away is very valuable. Cubaa News from Cuban Sonrcta. Tasjta, Fla, Aug. 2 Tho latest news from Cuba is that Bjirc, Jiguani, aud Guantanamo have b.-ea captured by the Insurgents. Martinez Campos sent a ca ble to Spain on Tuesday informing Cano vas that the Island was untenable any longer. Will at towd Me wa, a True HEXSEsSET, O. T. Aug. 3. Sheriff Bur chett states that the man who was killed at Sheridan Inst week and who was Iden tified as Dick WUlctt was noua other than Bui Doolin. ARBITRATION BOARD NAMED. Gov. Alter Id Appoint Ills Commissioners The Legislature Adjourns. Springfield, Anj. 2. (iov. Alt- eld today arinointr . as the state board of arbitration, V illiam P. Rand, of Chicago, for tie employers; vuancs miner, vi rpnnjnield, as labor leader, and Judje ThorntOD, of bhelbvville. The bouse bill to repeal the libel law was defeated bv the senate. The bouse passed the tax ; levy bill and adjourned sine die. as did the senate. Three Una Killed by Indiana. Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 2 A special to The Tribano from Mnrket Lake, Ida., says: A courier just in from Rexburg says that two white men were killed by Indians on Trail creek, this side of Jack son's Hole. The mail carrier between Jackson's Hole and freton basin is thought to havo been kalcd by Indians. When last seen be was crossing Teton divide. Grand Maud Collepea, Wauseox, O., Aug. 2.-i-Just before the races wero started at the grand ctrcuit meeting here a stand containing about 1,000 peoplo foil with a trash and burled the occupants beneath thr debris. Beyond ono broken arm and numerous bruises no serious injuries were sustained. Avoid Cure-Alls. Zoa-l'hora is compounded solelv for diseases of women. In its sphere it has no equal. For testimonials and advice, address II. (t. Colman, secretary of the Zoa-Phora Medicine company, Kalamazoo. Mich., or ask your dru gist. Sold bv T. II. Thom as and Marshall & Fislicr. Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking eowdcr. nirhcst of all in leavenln etrcnirt"i. ik ttt L'nited Staff t government food EfporL. 1 Iotal Bakinh Powder Co.. f IS Wall St.. N. y. LADIES: The Latest Styles in Fur Gar ments are at Bennett's Glove- Far Store Call and see them. VoiiewujaJe-if Also all kinds of repair ing done on fur goods at 1605 Second Avenue, Rock Island, Gloves and Furs Made to Order. HARDWARE! Mixed House And Floor Paints, Lawn Mowers, Rubber Hose, Refrigerators, Wash Machines, Etc., Etc. FRANK ILL 1610 Third avenue. Mrs. S. Smith, FINE MILLINERY. Mourning Goods A Specialty. 1805 Second Ave. BOCK ISLAND. PQVJQER THE Smashed All previous records. This seasons1 business the largest of any. All Broken $12, Just think of it. glance $5.00. Special Mice To Hock Island People: We will.'during next week, make a 10 per cent discount on all cash purchases, which assures you of bar gains offered no place else. Extraordinary Inducements in GASOLINE and OIL STOVES. Come to Daven port, to the BIG fur niture store for bar gains. DayeDport More & Carpel Co., 324. 326, 328 Bradr St, DAVES POET LONDON. Crashed All broken lots of men's suits go at the same price. Gentlemen, Pick up the Pieces. Lots of Men's Summer Suits, in fact up to $15, marked down The prices seem ridiculoi s, but it's so. A in our window, will convince you. Sustain Home Industry On Tap everywhere. Only Union labor employed. The Rock Island Brewing Company, success ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery, I. Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengel's Rock Island Brewery, as well as Julius Junge's Bottling Works, has one of the most complete Brewing establishments including Bottling de partment in the country. The product is the very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and delivered to any part of the tri-cities, and may be ordered direct from the head offices on Mo lina avenue by Telephone. See our New And Latest Call and leave your order. J. B. ZTMTtTFiR; SLASHED The Prices Unmercifully. $5 worth $8, $10, to $5.00. 5.00. Call for Rock Island Brewlncr Co. Been Suits. Our purpose in advertising Is to let everybody who. buys clothing that is all mankind here about know that our suitings are in, and the finest ever displayed In the city. You are respectfully invited to call and see the latest in patterns and styles. Star Block, opposite Harper House