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8 THE ABGUS, TUESDAY, JAUAKY 2(1, 1004. THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; warmer Wednes day. J. M. SHERIER, Observer. Temperature At 7 a. m. .11 below; at 2:'i0 p. m. 3 above. CITY CHAT When every l:i.v is Sunday. Oh. won't it be a heyday? Hut. oh. it will be belter .-till When every day is pay clay! azaro. Union cigar. J-eaf lard at Gilmore's. For insurance, E. J. Burns. Buy a home of I'eidy Bros. Tri-City Towel Supply company. The stage of water was ..'.) all day. rir ous baggage. express. call Kobb'b. For real estate and insurance, E. J. Burns. Attend Young iV Me Ce mbs" Jannary clearing :.!. La.-t wc-ek Young & MeCoiiibs' Jan nary clearing .-ale. Ladies' and .::..'.u shoe-, .fl.is and at the Leader. Special .-ales every day during our 1,'g .-ale. The London. Every day a bargain day at Lage-Watcr- Shoe ec.inpaiiy V. Everything in the store at a great big bargain. The London. All kinds of coal for sale at the IJock Island Lumber company. The greatest f all pants -ales is (fo ing on at I'llemeyer V Stcrlii g's. For Wc-diie-day. a lot of boys shirts, worth for ' eenls. The London. For tin and furnace work, see H. T Siemon, 1520 Fourth avenue, union 283. flood coal, coal. coal, at Mueller Lumber company's. Both telephones. 'Phone Spencer it Tref for first class express, transfe r or 'bus service Douglas shoes, $:i..V and $4 grades. $1, al the I.age-Wnt er- Shoe ei niiaiiy. Trinity guild meets tomorrow after n em at X:'M at the home of Mrs. 15. Crampte n. Mrs. Austin's pancake lloiir is best of all. A fresh supply now on hand at y our grocer's. Men's' high price shoes $1.05 at the La ire- Waters Shoe company, closing out the Leader. If you d .n't know what you want try Mrs. Austin's pancakes for a really ,0!..' breakfast. Ladies" early spring shirt waists now on display at the I'osenfield Tailoring company. "" Fir Wednesdav. a lot' of children's tain- ciij-s. worth ."I cents, for .V eelfj. The London. - Trunks called for. repaired and re turned by Trunk Factory. :J Brady street. ):ienport, Iowa. I'i r We-i'ne-da v ', :i lot of men's soft and st i IT hat . v. ort h ui s ' It. f I r.i; .. '! he I. mlnii. A t v. o e'.:j! i I ll-ce:il d pner c-eiits. e.ne to a ci!:. inert ': i:iir f.M d.'l . t hie-ago I icp:i rt incut -tore. Mr. ;:nd Mrs. W. .1. Ma.l !en. l.'.iH I'if t h-j; inl-a-ha ! f jivenne. have wek-om eel a new sun to their home. Greater bargains than ever being o'l'cred jit the Lage- a t e r- Shoe coin par.v. (dosing out the Leader stock. A new djiughter ha- been welcomed a: the home of Mr. ami Mr-. E. M. Grave-, -.'.'iltl Lift h-aiid-a-halt avenue. M. line o:'ge. No. ."V. P.. 1. O. Ii.. iic'l- 'i'hiir-day evening. Work and ballot. Se.cia! session. II. A. Brjimit. : ei-ret a ry. t ai.ip No. M. W. A.. will give a .- ia! f ini'inle-i- and th--:r fam ilics We- 'lu-sdav. .I;:u. 'T. at s o'clock a; their hall. Dr. 1". F. Purdue. ITIf'.:. Second ave nue. Old "phone at office, both "phones it residence. Hours. 0 to 1 a. m.. and : to ." and 7 to p. m. The (ei-fral Presbyterian guild w ill u e.-t at the home- of Mrs. II. 1). Fol soin. 11"J Fourth avenue, tciiurrow afternoon at e 'lloek. Ail of our I'cw juid .-lv lisli winter overi-oat- go at 'Ju per cent discount. Ne.t a lot e f e Id broken job-. I'lle niever A Sterling for the latest. Telephone your oriler for hickory shop wood hi the Mutiuil Wheel com pany. Moline. Dedivered to any ad dress in Bock Island for $.'5 per load. William t'arey. a laborer whose home is in t'e luiubus. Ohio, died Sun day at Monmouth fri m exposure ftd lowing being struck by an lliinoi tVv.tral ciigiof. He- was v alkinir nloiiir Prepared under CiER.tlAN LiWB, la Ezcelleat for COLDS, GOUT, Rheumatism, Backache, etc. DU. RICHTEK'S WorU-eno ae4 ANCHOR" PAIN EXPELLER. Otic wrll-Vnowti fXTon' le-ttcf oeit of minv nieTQWCCCitRVlIOfiY Of MUiJCVl HO SI rlsw York. Jan. I71MS93; uent emen: 2?4 r.D:rht.viurunc m f.n hi ur.rviv.iuci jviweivrv rnm FXPELI ous f cr iff crers from Colds, ,WII nwwvi' Mini " f. Rheurnar tsmNeurawiaA rcowtplaints A.&y 25c aad 5Uc at all drantsu or thrltti . Id. Klcater Col, 215 Pearl St. 5 lark 36 HIGHEST ni2 AWARDS. V X 1 k3 la mm the track Saturday night in a semi intoxicated condition at the time of the accident and was badly frozen when found. Judge Parmenter at his office in the court house yesterday officiated at the marriage of Louie Weaver, of South Moline. and Miss Mary Stolborn, of Moline. fiive us a chance and we will soon convince you that we are the "real big value givers." if you are interested in a rood -nit or overcoat. I'llemeyer : Sterling. Our prices all the time are lowest. Now we give you -JO per cent di.-count on winter suits and overcoats. The boys are in on this snap jtt I'llemeyer A- Sterling's. Albert Sehesley slipped and fell on the stairway leading to his apart ments over Pottiger's restaurant yes terday afternoon and sustained a gash over the right eye. Frank Dedander, the young' man who was -truck by No. 2 on the Bock Island a week ago while buggy riding with his sweetheart at Atkinson, died of his injuries at Genesee, Suiuhty. Plans are under way for the annual hanrjuet f the Boc-k Island Municipal association, whose membership is composed of present an 1 past officials of the city. The banquet will be held probably during the coming month. There is a promise of warmer weather tomorrow. The forecast does not say how great the ri-e is to be. but whatever it is. it will be welcom ed, iis the temperature e.f the past few-day.- h:is been too steep for comfort. The coroner's jury that inquired in to the death ef .Itiseph ('..Davidson, fireman on the Hock Island ri.ad. who wiis killed by jumping from the cab of the engine pulling passenger trsiin No. 10, which was in a wreck yester day morning in Moline. arrived at a verdict yesterday afternoon. "It is beiicved from the evidence." the .ver dict state-', "that the accident would not have occurred if No. 10 had stop ped :it Twenty-fifth street, in accord ance with orders." MINERS' COUNCIL TAKES UP S ALE MoKt Important Work of the Meet int; Bejinn in Kxecutivo SeHHion. I ndia n:i pedis. .Ian. -(' The I'nited Mine Workers e;f .iiierie-:i tod:iy re elected President Mitchell. Vice Pres ident l.'-wis and Seereta ry -Treasurer All .hi Iedi.nuiiolis. Jj n. The i ath ral convention of the I'nited Mine Wot k t rx went into executive session to con sithT the report of the scale commit tee, which it vi:s a nuoiim cd by t'hair iriaii. Ueyno'els. was reaely. In the con sideration of aine'iielmeuts to the cevn stitution a proposition to adopt the Htiiinp system for the collection of per capital taxes and dues was defeated. The initiation fee of the orgjini.jltioii wits fixed :it $H for pijictical min ers. For o:liers the fee is left to tin discretion of the district. An amend ment providing for the election of na tional otlicers by direct vote of the ciedegjites to the national convention w:is defeated. A resolution was defeated providing for the increase of salaries of nation al otlicers. as follows: President. i.mhi; vice president. J&i.iHHi. and secretary-treasurer. ?.'kHK. A resolution was introduced by the colored 'lelegates pe titioning the national executive board to use its intiueiice against any fu ture 1- triskition tending to disfranchise the negro, and a substituie" providing that the organization go on record against disfranchisement localise of r:ie-e. color or previous condition was adopted. ROCK RIVER C0MPAKY EAS RIGHT OF WAY TO STERLING The Hock Kiver Traction company SaJimlay was gr;iiife-el the right of way Ihriiigli Hopkins te.wnship. Whiteside county. This i- s;iid to com plete the removal of nil obslaclcs to th.' building t.f the road be't vv e-ell t his e-:tv an i Sterling. The promoters: claim tluit they have plenty i f capita! and that they will now proceed with ;i rra ngeini'iit s for the beginniiii- of construction. BURTON WILL WAIVE ALL RIGHTS AND STAND TRIAL :. J:: i.. - . .:.,r Hu ron, of ii:::s:.s. against whom :i federal era ml jary n ;urned an indictment for accepting a bribe irom the Kialto Gra'n compar.y. has iiiJic:ited to his friends his intention of waiving all hi right as a United Stutes senator and accept ing service in the case at once. He has left for St. Ixiuis. PE0HIBITI0HISTS AT SPRINGFIELD MAY 25 Chic-airo. Jan. i(i The prohihition r-tate c-i iivc-ntinn for Illinois will lie held at Springfield May '."i. CASOilNE LAUNCHES. - SUnelard Torptelu. Auto Rmln. Mrn W Ii x-1 r sitil 14 oum lluatH. Any i.e. any power f rc m 1 ' to iO-hi-r-o power. tvo or four cycle en-. gir.e. cijaipp.-d with jump spark andj reverse gears, from 1 to 4 cylinders.) Write f.r catalogue and information.' I.AM 15 I'.OAT . KN'ilNK t OMI'ANV. 1 Clint n:i. Iowa. ' I DMnmi ia eol e r: fr. Coughs cured quick) v !v F'-lf". ileir.ey amt lar. le-Iuse UDs-tit ut es. All druggists. INITIAL FIGHT ON AT INDIANAPOLIS Contest Between Organized Mann . facturer and Labor Unions Focused. . Indianapolis. Jan. lid. It looks as if this city was soon to experience, or is really experiencing, the initial strug S'e between the union and non-union forces, woodcurvers and hardwood workers have broken with the own ers of the plants. More than luO have struck. The Chair c ompany commenced the struggle by announcing that it would go back to the old piece system and that a day's lulor would be ten and not nine hours. The shop will be known in future as "oieu." Other men are following suit, viz. the einpleiycs of Smith. Hay .V- Co.. Maddeii's lounge and mattress factory. Central Chair company. Cabinet-Makers, union. Lanter's men and also Eluierichs. The men charge that the employers association is a secret or ganization, that alltheemployers named are members and that they are s II standing together to work against the unions. ANOTHER PLEADS GUILTY Of the lir.ind liaplilt Water Scandal Charge-K-City I'lij ie iaii's Testi mony It, Very Mlroiig. Oram! Itapids. Mich.. Jan. ''ti. Ei Aldernuin Daniel 11. I.ozier, accused of accepting a bribe to aid the Lake Michigan water deal, has changed his plea of not guilty to guilty. Sen tence was deferred. The trkil of tJer rit IL Albers was resumed. The testi mony of Alderman Itenihan, whom Al bers i alleged to have offered a bribe, was concluded. He swore that he did not change his vote upoii the water deal because of the talks with Al bers. and tluit after the tirst talk in which Albers made the bribery propo sition he still remained friendly with Albers. though uftcr the last one he did not. Dr. Uilke do Yries, who was city physician when the water deal was be ing put through, and a close friend of both Albers and I.ant K. Salsbury, tes tified as follows: "1 knew about the water deal, iind Salsbury talked with me Oct. -- about getting Albers to ap projich Keuihan. I sent for Albers to e-oine to my othce. I told him that par ties interested in the deal wanted to secure Henihan's support, or at lea6t his silence. 1 told him that he could offer Kenihan any part of $."J,(KMI,- and if necessary could go as far as ?.", (hhi. not in money, but in ail interim receipts. Albers liuiilly consented to see Keuihan. That evening I saw Al bers again, and he saiel Kenihai would accept the proposition and would vote for the deal, lie said ha had offered Kenihan the w-hole :;, nh. THREE MEN LOSE LIVES IN SINKING BOAT N THE OHIO Cincinnati. J:'ii. 2V Tlnee men rc ported missing when the tug boat A tit lie was sunk by the ice lost their lives while trying to reach shore over the ice tloes. Tliey wereCaptain Mooar, Fireman John Hancock and Steward Casper Adrian. They had been asleep, with no thought of danger. The watch man seeing the boat in trouble called Uieui. but by the time they got on deck the bojit was floating and sinking. They tok to the ice only tobedrowued. lexierelxy in l nern Washington. Jan. 'H;. The senate heard further discussion on the eiuec--tion of appointments to olliee made during e ngit'ssioiuil recesses. Ii-teiuel to a speech on the isthmian canal epjes tiou by Morgan end pas-cd a number of bills o a si uii-public ch;ir:ictir. among tiiem .;ie authcrri.ing the erec tion of ;i moi:u;iient to th memory of John l'.-iul Jones. An executive session W.-ls iledd. The house passe-d tin army appro priation bill, earrving approximately .7.i.tMH.itHi. after aeioiiting :i number of amendments. A resolution calling on the secretary of state for information :ts te the number of carrhiges main tained by the government fer the stiite department vva adopted. Arrst-1 for Ulnll-ry. tlreen l.ay. Wis.. Jan. .';. Tour ar rists have l.een made- as a result cif the inelii tine i;ts retitrned ly Hie grainl jiry some time auo. as follows: Al derman ,f I.. ;ray. Ahlerman t;te.r:re Schwartz, t'ity Attorney A. It. Fon taine. City .si'sx.r X. Tarnu ntier. All four were taken into enstody. Tour true hills were returnd against Alder man tJray. three auainst Alderiitan Schwartz, two against Fontaine, and one against Th men tier. I)cmc." of M Mioi:ri Hot. St. lxuis. Jan. IT,. The Clayton county lzrand jury has returned two indictments aaainst tieorge Schaeffer. charging Limwith having murdered his fathe r and with having roM-ed his parent of .77. The fathcr'onrad Schaeffer. partook of a howl of soup ai.d soon after died in agony. His wife, who also drank some of the soup, liecauie seriously ill. !ut -recovered. The soup was poisoned. Ncuc .lvi tleipr of IVart. Washington. Jan. H:. Count Cns-f-in!. the Kussiaii ambassador, had a Ion.- talk with Loc nds. the acting see retary of state, on the Far Eastern situation. The andass;idoi's advices gave suine hojie of peace. -ute oun- to Spruk ux Tepka. Top. ka. Kan.. Jan. -jr.. Iifayette Young, o Ihs Moines. Ia., has accept ed an invitation to bcoine the guest of honor at the annual banquet cf the Kansas Hay club in this city on Jan. tc r yrs a r it t sr Pir -rr "S" T 5 I OUR. LEASE EXPIRE.S FEB. 1st. I o 4? a Anvtliinrr left in this stock to-day, to-morrow or S 5 fe l'nce of the week, your choice, 2$c. Thcsame feU W- W goods "thTt" have always sold for Si.go to $4.qo. ' W rfk Tot: niece will be taken away. We muse JffeA fcPM 'I, fefelS turn this stock into cash at once, if this price S will . do it. Buv to-morrow, before the finest Vclyd&iy 8 WWliA Pieces nre gone. " J? . . i 0 - n ; . ,, jj-tj jj, $ s - yfSf&v tel Kffisl v&f wfsri? sSC j h rim iHrmm YOUNG . . .: s cr ja'Tes smithsou- i - i New Lie in Stir I nsl i t lit ion Iter I.-ialdilie" J , t ill 11 t'ourc--. A ut liei l.-.i's Their t-inal 1 ntc-niic'iit. Washingioii. J in. -. The casket eontaining tin remains f the late James Sniithso:i. the founder of the? Sinithsoiiia:i institution. who die-el yeirs ayo in t.'enoa. Italy, was reinoveel from the t inted States elispate-hl oat I.'olpliln and l.oriii' to the Smithsonian institu tion builtling, where it will remain un til eonjirc'ss authorizes its. tinal inter ment in the grounds i f the institution. A:'iomr tl'.ose present at the transfer was Ir. Ale.Miiider tJiiliain 1'ell. who hiorght the temains to this eon tit ry. The c-akc-t was dl;ie-d in the Anier if;.'ii and Hritish thigs. As it was lovv ereil from the liIdiin to the caisson the I'nited States marine Kind played Nearer .My tloel ti Thee." Troop F. Fifteenth I'nited States cavalry. served as escort. At the institution the re mains Avere formally received and Hew Ir. II. II. .McKiin. of this city, pro-iioune-ed a eulogy of Smiihson. Slieckini; Incident ;.V a Sl-i!l ICiJe. A.noka. Minu.. Jan. A party of yo:t:ig peoj.Ic. among whom was Lewis I'ie'ier. a young fanner, started on a sleigh ride lo Itlaiiie. The youmr lady accouijianying Fic-kcr had her arm atouml him. and after a long silence on the part of youmr Ficker siu elisi ov ered to her horror that he was de-ad. Iron I'i re Curtain I'i-ln't Work, r.e-rlin. Jan. -'k The tire curtain re fused t work at the lloyal theater when an utteiiijit was made ti lower it between acts, as required by the new ordinances, adopted since the burning of the Iroepieeis theater at Chicago. Nw Cutarili Cure. New Ycrk. Jan. Ae-coreling to cable c'i-patches and ce n-ular reports the latest Euroiean cli--i v cry in mcl ical science i- a new driiir called n catco. said ti be a pi sitive cure for catarrh and asthma. In this country the drug wiM be e!i-t ribute -i through Ilie Austrian !i-pci;-siry. ' Ea-t Four teenth street. New Ye.rk ity. where samples may be had by mail free of cost. A Life at Stakes If you b:;t knew the splendid merit of Foley's I!ney and 'lar you would never be without it. A dose or two will prevent an attack e.f pneumonia or la grippe. It may save your life. All druggist. This entire stock must be sold this' week. If one price won't sell these goods there must be some price that will. Your choice of any article shown above. The same goods that sold before Christ mas for 31.50. $2.50. S3. 50 and $4.50. Barrios Diamond 1723, 1725, 1727 IJI THE CJUN 1 Y COUrtX. L.. ; !n rc gua rdia nshij) ef minors heirs i f .iohaniia Johnson, (.uardian's re port tiled and approve:!. In re guardianship if Mabel A. Crouch, et :il., miners. 1 1, a rd ia n's in ventory tiled and approved. Kstate of William I'aiker. Final re port of Samuel I.. Weiodbnrn. former ly administrator i f e.-tate of S. W. Woodhuru. eiceea.-ed. who was the ex-et-iiti.r of the estale of Wil!i;::u Park er. i!i':'r;i-c i. lilerl. It appears that mi I further police i m-eessa ry. Said re ! imrt .i I : t it ve-d am! said estate f il- lia'ii I'arher closed. Cstate of Henry 1. llees-e. Depo-i-tion of Charles I '.ii f ( Td. subscribing witness to wi!!. filed and approved and will admitted to probate. Kstate of Samuel Wninw l ight . Final report and settlement of eeciiters tile I herein l!ee. .".. lM).:. examined. Waiver of notice ami relea.-es by heirs and legatees fib.! hercin Dee. ll'.i. I'MV.l. exaiidiied and appr.ved am! saiel re jiort aiprovee!. l.Vccipts air! re lease e'f claimants liled. Said reeeipjs and releases f saiel lnirs and legatees or dered recorded. Executor- discharge-:! and estate close !. I.lroaee1 1' Wert I.ouie Weaver South Moline Miss Mary Stolborn Moline Fred E. C. lite! Koe k Island Miss Mary Ann Antoinette ShieMs.. ". I.'oek Island William E. Heie vcr b'ock Island Mi.-s I. nl. i Haiisi'ii Koe-k Islam. We have a few of those Walko ver Shoes for men, form er price S3 50 C 1 e a rtiieo sale pi te as !eng- a, thev last for $2.95 at FINNE'S Xs":" 1610 Second Avenue. tiffUBttJfmft0 ': L,v display located yith McCOM Second Avenue. a re jirit t.f excellent fine epialitv ymi i the leaihet atl'eii'.'s. 1 1 i NiWfy' J Louis Harvssen's Sons, (U ftlarket Gardners: 11 :.!::. 21.-, W EST SKCOND ST Telcjdiolie I'liie!! '.HVJ. STENGEL. II. E. CASTE EL, President. klilM ( neJ 3 t.rx-er r nzu. Central Trust $ Savings Bank "OCK ISLAND, ILL, in(okpoi:a'ied lwdei: state law. iaplti t- 1 OO.OOO. Foor Vnr Cat lurrMit Paid iw flnpoalta Trust Department Estates and property of ail kinds ar managed by tliis tjepart Ti Kt. which k-pt entirely ep.-iratfc fren: the b.n.kiug l,i::-irie-s t:f the company. We ac-t as cxec itor of and trustee under Wills. Ad-ixiisi-tr;1 rr, (' un rdi.i n and Con ervnt'jr of Estates. lleceiver and assignee of insolvent estates. Cencrol financial igeat for noii-rc-sidtuts, women, invalids, and others. V B S swiftly enough of cenirsc. it is a peculiarity e f iiu.iicy. I!ul while : ..,.:.. :.... i . . . . e -l.-.. sure that it is bringing good ' ret inn- by geltiiijr vi.ur sup ply of fiarden Seed- Ire. in ns. Kcllieniher the be.-1 e,f :-eeUs are ni.ni' too gooel. ( luvip -eeds means baiikruptev le the Gard ner. The high clas- s.-e-ds a l i in the cheajiest. h. '.' I'.eea.i.-e the'v orodiie-e the- !riiL'est am! cr..is. If vour vegi'tabh are jus lilied in getting the higliesl De nt fail to" send us .V""1' '"d'-r. Send for Catahig. D.W li.M'Oi: T. IOWA. WHEN you wish your pin mi i ng (i' paireel or new) prmiiplly an I jin.p rly attcnele! te- at the low est possible cost in reason, we can ai'fom uu i'a t e you in all three ways - ce!ri t y. goo'I work. anl fair price. Whatever ye.nr plumbing lieeds we are amply able tei sup ply fhem to your critical salis-fac-t ion. Call mo TIIII.'D AVENFE. 15he Plvimbcr. L. D. Ml'IKiC. II. V.. SIMMON. Vice President. Cashier. I 'eK f 4