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THE ARGUS, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1900. IT 8 3 o o B o CJ o o o o o Clean Your Silverware. Use a polish that is void of grit cr acids. WE MANUFACTURE THE "ELECTRIC CLEANSER," Which removes tarnish by ab sorption, polishes without injur ing the finest article. Your cut glass will sparkle like diamonds after it is cleaned with our polish. We refund your money if you don't find it better than any oth er polish you have used. J. RAMSER, OPTOMETRIST. Special attention paid to child ren. Opposite Harper House, C OCXXXXXXXSGCOGGCOCOOGOOOO Spring Tailoring. The new spring woolens are o ready and we'll take great pleas ore in showing them to you at your convenience. They're handsome, indeed! Men, who know just whxt they want, come here knowing that they'll get it. The men we dress are always well dressed and satisfied men, and they speak of our work in the highest terms. We're not high priced tailors, and we feel sure that, if we make clothes for you once, you'll come to us the next time of your own accord. J.B. ZIMMER&SON, 8 Merchant Tailors. 1817 Second Avenue. oOOOOOCXXXXSOOCXXXXXJOOOCXXkj CC'SGCCCC00CCCXXXX5G3GOaO3O 5 'L, s. 8 o 8" o s o o U All Know C C : tier- 9. ? After-Dinner o a inints. o O O We have just received a fresh t3 lot and will sell them at O tJ (j 3 g 25c packages 200 o 10c packages We will sell this lot only at this price. See them in our window. 8 o 9 MATH'S 8 f. $ SECOND AVENUE Ol l r i i onanes c. noaqson. Fire Insurance Agency. Established 1874. American Ins. Co Newark, N. J Continental Ins. Co. New York Agricultural Ins. Co New York Traders' Ins. Co Chicago, III. Williamsburg Ins. Co New York New Hampshire Ins. Co. . N. Hampshire i North German Ins. Co. New York 3ecurity Ins. Co New Haven, Conn. ins. Co.State of Illinois... Rockford, I1L Connecticut Fie Ins. Co. of Connecticut Office, room S, Buford block. Rates ss low as consistent with security. JOHN VOLK & CO, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Dealers In single and double strength Blinds and Moulding. Veneered and Hardwood Flooring- of all kinds. Dealer In single and double strength Window Glass, Polish ed Plate, Beveled Plate and Art Glass. 311 AND 32t EIGHTEENTH STREET. I SECRETARY NAMED J. F. Munsrer Looks After Affairs of Rock Island Baseball Club. CONCESSIONS ARE AWARDED Frank Warner, Who Had Privileges at Watch Tower Last Season, Has Best Bid Double Fence. At a meeting of the directors of (he Rock Island Baseball association hold Saturday evening J. F. M linger wa- elected secretary and treasurer to suc ceed James Peetz. The preliminaries to the opening of the season were ar- langed and everything will soon be ready for the big show. Workmen be gan carrying out the plans today on the necessary improvements at the park. Warnr .et Conrmsioo. Frank Warner, who had the conces sions at the Watch Tower last season. was awarded the privileges at the park forl9uG, he having the best bid. Aeon- tract for advertising was awarded to Herman Hansen, who will dispose of the space along the fence to those de siring it. He will construct a bulletin board 12 feet high from the horsy rail to the clubhouse, thus giving the park the desired double fence. John Ko nosky has been given thy work of strengthening the fence as it now stands by putting in more posts i . I :, Tr r: '" ,vui uuse.iaw association. lie is one of the best posted followers of the i (l ii.muiuu game ;n me country, and has been an indefatigable worker in the interests of the Hock Island Three-Eye league team. i.4i uny tor ll:ixel:i!l. J . m I The crowds that paraded the tree!J jesieraay experienced the first real' baseball hankering of the season. Man 1 park and thought of th battles thai ' yesterday between Peoria and the Di will be fought there this summer. Thiojm,n ttam ot the Northern league. The weather is getting the grounds in con- 'distillers wen by the score of 14 to I aition for the spring practice game.-.' the firt t of which will be played nex; j i-nuay. when the Chicago White So.;! come. Frank Lakaff was the first of the Islanders sent for to report, he appear ing today ready for work. USING KING ROAD DRAG IN THE CITY Twin City Rendering Company Makes Satisfactory Tests Time to Get Results. One need not go cutside the city limits to see the results attained by ine Ue of the rwing read dras. The Twin - Pirv n,n,ior;n, .. ?' .. i ,1 ..... ... . ..Uv.u ami yui u m operation on ine usuany oaa road connecting the improved streets with its plant on the river bank in the extreme west end of the city. Although it has been ! used lnir u few t! suits hn n' : - vv..kV.V4 tiuw 11 ers are so well pleased that they pro J i limits as well as outside I aey report : that tneir experience so far indicate thnt lVltla it n-i 1 1 ir&ti- rommir. - .i . a uau , muuuy : T enth avenue season, it will at least, if properly con-1 structed and judiciously handled, keep j Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness good roads in good condition and make of the skin of any sort, instantly re bad roads passable, ilieved, permanently cured. Doan's The wind and sun of the past two Ointment. At any drug store. ' flFs -t .uM "1 P- fjk r : r, S Don't En-Vy the Man that XOcars a G SSI II Special SUIT, &oti Can Get One Just Lt'Kje It At TAFSON . , : i uija jiavtr uunc wuhucts in drying up tiie mud, and a little more of the snma sort of treatment would render com fortable traveling once more possible Of course the clods and ruts will be nearly as forbidding as the mud ha been. Herein lies the opportunity of the road drag enthusiasts. Now Is the time to begin dragging and lay a foun dation for good, consistent work dur ing the remainder of the season. RESULTS OF SUNDAY BASEBALL GAMES St. Louis Browns Trounce the National Leaguers by Score cf 13 to G Results Elsewhere. St. Louis, April 2. Twenty thous and persons saw the St. Louis Browns slaughter the Cardinals at League park yesterday, 13 to J, but even this score does not show how easy McCloskey's men were for McAleer's. It could have been worse had the Browns need ed to exert themselves. Defeat Memphis. Memphis, Tenn., April 2. After spending a week cf idleness here the White Sox cut loose yesterday and de feated the local Southern leaguers in a close struggle ending 3 to 2. Little less than 3.50 men and women went to Red Elm park enveloped in over coats and wraps and witnessed a con test which kept the local fanatics key ed to the highest pitch. New York N. L., 7; Louisville, 3. Louisville, Ky., April 2. The Colon- nrii: ti imuio ill IUC JUtflUri IU lilt? New Vork GIams yesU,nlay. The scor lvna r , o,,.,, .;,,, was i to Outside of the wtldness Ferguson the Giants played brill: ontly on a saggy field. Manager Mc Craw got into the game. and. with th assistance of Robinson and JleGaun pulled oil a double nlav. Peoria, 14; Duluth, 4 i eoria. in.. April 1. i r.c opcnwi: same wf tli sca.-o: of 19flt) on a Three- fie ,eague uiauionu was played here Cubs Defeat Columbus. Columbus, Ohio. April 2. Columbus played its first exhibition game of the season with the Chicago Nationals and was defeated by a score of 9 to 1. It was a cold day for the pitchers, bin lair otherwise. Minneapolis Ecctc Dsriir.gtan. Burlington. Iowa. April 2. The firs! exhibition game of baseball cf the sea son, played here yesterday, resulted in a score of S to 3 in favor of the Min neapolis team. The batteries werr Crist. Hanson an 1 Whitney for Burling ton and Newlin. Ford. Kilroy and Clark for Minneapolis. REORGANIZE 2600 TEAM ,. amateur Baseball Aggregation Pre pares for the Season. a,,,. t.i,...., ..o,,-...., , ... leading amateur baseball teams, was re organizing Saturday evening, Charles Kehoe being chosen manager and Tom Can captain for the season. The Ly- m imposed of Gary, lb; Ly on. 2b; Wilson ss ; Thompson, 3b; Stelck, cf ; Trainer. If; McCarthy, rf , cnh?ritnro Tii tcnvc nrcr o-iMm .n- - ---v - i-t;i luci, i iiiv. t . i be played Sunday. April S, with "Cud- " team, ai Thit t it t h street ani RULES COMPLETED nicrcolltgiate Football Commit tee Finally Finishes Work of Revision. CAMP AND REID TO CODIFY Gain 10 Yrds on Three Downs For ward Pass to Line of Scrimmage Other Changes. Tiie Ameiican intercollegiate foot ball rules committee finally adopted Saturday new playing rules for TJtXi. The committee has attempted to "open" the game wherever possible ami to eliminate unnecessary rough ness ana nrutaiity. At the same time the committee has striven to retain some semblance of the game as it has been played in this country during the past several years. One of the principal changes doubles the distance to be gained in three downs, 10 yards now beings required of the team 0:1 the offense, instead of five as heretofore. Forward passes are to Le allowed and wherever a for ward pass crosses the goal line it shail count as a touch back. Reforms in the methods of tackling, holding and iiUcTl'e rence have been provided and penalties lor fouls have been severely stiffened. Six men only are to be on the line of scrimmage. A central board of control is to pass upon the compe tency of all game officials. More pow er is glvc-u game officials and it is pro vided that there shall be a referee, two umpires and a line man in all games of first importance. rran;t-I ,v ';!. During ihe next two weeks. Walter Camp, editor, and William T. Keid, Jr.. of Harvard, secretary, will codify and arrange the new code. A meeting of the committee will be hold April 14. at which this codification will 00 pre texted. The committee then will make such alterations as are neces sary. A number of minor points were settled. The question of allowing the punter oJ( to make a fake kick to draw his opponents offside before ac tually kicking was settled affirmative'-. Among impoitant new provisions 01 corio p.pprcved are: Dh-qualificati'-ii Striking with firs; or elbows, kneeing, kicking, striking the itmner crrrying the ball in the lace with the heel of the Yvr.-l on do fen-e, meeting with tiie knee, striking with locked hards by men in breaking through, and roughing the full back after ho has kicked the ball shall b- punishaMe by disqualification of the guilty player for the r.5.-t of the game, and the offending team shall lose half the d'stonce to its own goal 'inc. Upon being disqualified a second time in season, a player will he. declared ineli gible to play football for one year fr;in; the date of the second offense, also that this same penalty apply to delib erate injury cf an opponent, not in- chiding . the offenses specified or in cluded in the nrxt succeeding section. Unsportsmanlike conduct To in clude the use of abusive or insulting language to opponents. Penalty, sus pension for the remainder of the game. Tackle 1 1 lu ll. Not more than six men shall be on the line of scrimmage or defense, the balance U be clearly behind the feet of all the linesmen and inside the me.. 0:1 t'ic enr;s ot tne line. 1 nere snat be nj tackling below the knees excen; by men on the line of the scrimmage cn the defense, and of these, the two men on the ends of the line of scrim I mage cannot tackle below the knee. The penalty for tackling below the knee is loss of five yards. A tackier who has tackled a runner above the knees shall not be penalized if after such a tackle his arms or hands slip down below the knees. One forward pass shall be allowed on a play provided the ball does not touch the ground before being touched by a player on either side. IlunllinK I'roIsiMfe.l. Holding A player of a side that has possession of the ball shall not hold, block, or otherwise obstruct his oppo nents, except with the body. Hurdling in the open field is prohibited. Such hurdling to consist of jumping over an opponent who is still on his feet. Hurd ling through the line is prohibited, fen alty, loss of 15 yards. Penalty for coaching from side lines, loss of 13 yards. Length of games CO minutes, divid ed into two halves of ::o minutes each, exclusive of the time taken out. Ten minutes intermission between the two halves. THREE CONVENTIONS ARE HELD IN ONE Prohibitionists of County and Senato rial and Congressional Districts Nominate at Monmouth. I'rohi jitionists of Warren cour.ty in particular, and the Thirty-second sen atorial anl Fourteenth congressional districts in general, held a political feast at Monmouth Saturday nominat ing candidates for county offices, con gressman and icpresentatives. It bt 'an at 11 a. m., as a county convention, changed after noon to a legislative convention, then to a congressional convention, and finally back to a conn ty convention. Hon. E. W. Ciiafin of Chicago, engineered the program Henderson. Mercer, McDonough, Han cock and Warren counties were repre sented. Kcv. James M. Llam, pastor of the Christian church at Carthage, was named for congressman and Joseph .1. Milne of Monmouth for member of the legislature. The county ticket approv er at the closing session is as follows: For county judge Porter M. Carna hrn of Monmouth. For county clerk Arnold Buringtou of Cohlbrook. For sheriff John McCoy of Little York. For county treasurer Cary J. Doyd of rtoseville. For superintendent of schools Mrs- Mima Ferguson cf Monmouth. OEFEAT COMBINATION TEAM Intermediates Too Much for the Dav enport Aggregation. In one of the most exciting basket ball games of the season, the Interme diates of the Y. M. C. A. Saturda; evening (K-teated a Davenport team composed of members of the Daven port high school, the St. John's Metho dist church, and high school alumn: by a score of or, to V.:. The fir.-t hah ended with the Rock Island boy? ahead, 21 to 20. The Intermediates, which is composed of much ymmges boys than the Davenport, team, includ ed Driggs and Cook, forwards; Young, center; Ficken and Smith, geards. The Davenpeit team was composed of Ker rigan and Lemon, forwards; MeCail. center; and Brownlie and S.per guards. The T. IVs of the Y. M. C. A. defeat ed the. high school freshmen by a score cf 2? to 1C. The teams were lined up as follows: T. B. s Marquis and Streckfus, wards; I.ihi. center; Schoesseil Young, gjiardo. Freshmen Kelly and McManus, tor anr" for wards; Paul, center; Larkin Itiche, guards. anri Pugilistic Pointers. Jack Dougherty, the Milwaukeeah who got a draw with Jimmy Gardner at the Wisconsin metropolis hist weh. has been matched to fight Barnev Fn- rey r-.ef.ire the Riverside Athletic club j at Peor:a April 12. M ke Schreck and Oearge Gardner will meet at Terre Haute April 14. t Die!; Fitziiatrir-k. who was recently defeated by Billy Rhodes in Davtnport. has a null cn with Joe Thomas at Col- ma. t ai.. April Zo. The bout is sched uled to go 23 rounds. THE MARKETS. Chicago, April 2. Following are the market quotations todav: Wheat. May, 7794. 77 ?i . 77, 77!a. July, 77'. 7Gi, 70. September, 7C'.-i, 70. 70, 70. Corn. May. t44't. 44'i,, 43. 14. July. 44, 44 Vs.. 41V&, 44i.. September, 44 ;A. 44-44, 44. 03tS. M.iy, "-r;, S0. 30 July, 20, 29. 29. 29. September. 2S, 2S, 28 V4, 23 Pork. May, 1G.35, 3G.33. 1C.32. 1C32. July, 10.20. 1C.23. 10.17, 10.22. Lara. May, S.15. S.43. 8.40. 8.42. July, 8.33. 8.57, 8.52. 8.52. beptember, S.C7. 8. 07. S.C2 Ribs. May, 8.70. 8.72, 8.C7. 8.C7. July. S.70, 8.75, 8.70. 8.70. September. 8.77. 8.77. 8.73 8.C2. 8.73. 4 ; corn Receipts today. Wheat 280; oats 195. r. j W Hogs 33,000; cattle 20 oon. .Oftt) ; aci ITogs left over 1.300. Ilcg market cpened strong to 3c higher. Light C.30&C.32; mixed and RA IN PROOF V v:-' : - I : ' . ; i N c--. : W. Y-, . i':' -' SO r 1riP.tfl 1 1 -.- :''...:. " 'ill iSIl Jl- V"-' If B. Kupper hoirr.er S. Co., Chi butchers CMoft C,.T2 ; good heavy ;. "'? ;.r,r,; rough j.:j t,A. Cattle market opened steady. Sheep market opened sttady. Hogs at Omaha 7. '':ri : cat:l- :;i i0; liogs at Kansas City :.,.vi;i; rattle- 2J'i i. T. S. Yards : lit a. in. lio.nh market strong 5 to luc higher. L!ght ;."! y. ;."."); mixed and butchers ',',', ; good heavy j..'J." f (i.."7 ; rough heavy i;.:h5f; GAo: Cattle market weak to l'.c lower. Beeves 4.00 Vr t;.2."); cows and heifers l.(U1i I .SO; stockers and fe eders L'.So-s, 1.70. Sheep market strong. IRig market closed steady. Light t).2.VaC.5.; mixed an I hutciir-rs CtMZ?j C.jj; good heavy C.335; Coo: rough heavy G.:;3? C4tt. Cat tie market closed steady. Slie-tp maiket closj.l strong. New York Stocks. New York, April 2. Gas Di1.';. V. IV l.'.Si:,, ir. s. StHd preferred MS-v. S. Steel common 13;.',. Reading LIS 1 , , Itocl; lar,d prr-f erred i!7 Kock Is land common 2S8. O. & South - rn Pacific 70. N. Y. Central 1 Mi . souri Pacific fG 1-. Metropolitan lll'-s. L. & X. 132' ,. Smelters l;i'-'.. C. F. f. :7' i. Canadian Pacific 17.!. liiitiois Cen r:il 171"i, Penna 14o',, Erie -loU, C. v O. t;;iv,. B. R. T. ssi-. h. i. in-H, Atchisen L5c-mo:ive 70 "C. Su:;;m- 1429.,. pa,, i7:)i lt (,),,, r in-"-H, K public steel preferred 10:;. K(publi.. Steel common ;2. LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS. Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live Stock, Feed and Fue!. Rock- I d.md, April 2. Following ar 'Le wholesale quotations in today's market: Provisions and Produce. Butter Dairy, 20c to Viz, Lard SctQlOc. Live Poultry Spring chickens, 23 to 33c apiece; hens, per lb. 10c to 11c; duetts, per lb. 11c; turkeys, per lb .13c 'o 13c. Geese, per pound. 11c. Vegett-i'les Potatoes, CO to 70c. Eggs Fresh, 1 3c to 13c. Feed and Fue!. e.ran torn, Ai to 3i!c; oats, 31 to Forage Timothy hay, ?12Tt ?1C: prairie. ?957$12; clover, mixed $95? 51 1; straw f 3-T $C Wood Hard, pt-r load. $3I!.50. Coal Lump, bushel, ISc; slack, per bushel, 1!) to 12c Live Stock. Cattle Steers, $3. 30ft $5; cows and heifers. $2; 4.30; calves $3?7. Sheep Yearlings or over, 53.00(a$C; iambs. $i(?7$fi.30. Hogs Mixed $3.73 to $0.23. It enriches the blood, stre-ngihens the nerves, n ake.-i every or; ;an rf the e-ody stronc: and beali'iv V rn.nt .rring tonic. Hollister's Rocky Moun fa'n Tea. 33c, tea or tablets. T. H. Thomas' ph a r i v. a c y. New Hi Cll JT it. Strong and healthy hairstavs in. and heavy. Then aid nature with Ayer's jr"t th'n,f,s' -he.!!5 s ggrw,ne comfort in a WALL PAPER. Spring, the most Joyful season of the year, especially when you have some of our pretty Wall Papers to adorn your rooms. The spring des pns are beautiful, and it will be to your advantage to call and see our stock before purchasing. Full line of Mixed Paints, Room Mould ings, Oils, Class, Varnishes, Brushes, etc. Murecco, the sanitary wall finish, always on hand. Estimates furnished for all kinds of painting and papering. P. J. LEE.- 1429 1431 Second Ave., Opposite Court House. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. 'i.-r Wafer Sheds AND Topper Coats WE INVITE YOU TO SEE OUR LINE OF SPRING OVERCOATS MADE BY AMERI CA'S BEST TAILORS ELCCTION NOTICE. Notice Is hereby jr.iven that on Tues day, the third day of April, A. D. lttOfl, in the city of Rock Island. 111., an elec tion v, iii be hc.M for the fallowing olli uf.s, to-wit: City Officers. One alderman-in the Firrt ward for two years. One alderman in the Second ward for two years. One alderman in the Third ward for two yeaw. One alderman in the Fotirth ward for two years. One alderman in the Fifth ward for two yi. ars. . One alderman in the Sixth ward for two years. ne alderman in the Seventh ward for I vo ?ars. Town Officers. One assessor for one year. One collector for one year. One supervisor for two year.". Three asei.nant supervisors for two ' years. 1 Two constables to fill vacancy. V.'hich elect :oti will open at 7 o'clock , in the morning and continue open until 3 o'clock in the afternoon of that day. 1 Place-.; of registration and voting will i be as follows: I First ward First precinct. No. 403 j Fou i th avenue. I F'irst ward Second precinct. No. COO j Seventh avenue. j Second ward First precinct, No. j 1014 Third avenue. j Second ward Second precinct, barn. No. mo Sixth r. venue. Third ward First j:ii!. Third ft "t I) Mi street. precinct, county and Fourteenth Thirl ward Second precinct, Seidel'g store. Seventh avenue and Fourteenth street. Third ward Third precinct, No. 1113 Fifteenth street. Fourth ward First precinct, Frick's livery. No. Ifdl Third avenue. Fourth ward Second precinct, M. Levy's carriage house. Nineteenth be tween Sixth and Seventh avenues. Fifth ward First precinct, hose house on Twctty-spotiJ fctrcet. Fifth ward s cond precinct, Schmidt's nocery. Nr.. ,S23 Twentieth street. Sixth wr.nl First precinct, hose lions'- on Tw.-:;i y-i.ixt.li street. Sixth ward Second precinct, A. J. Riots' barn. No. 7c: Twenty-seventh street. . S-venth ward First precinct, No, 3im Fifth avenue. Seventh ward Second precinct, Pe terson's carpenter shop, ?' 510 Forty fifth street. Seventh ward Thf ; prr-c-Inct. Albert ; Olson's bnrn. Forty-fourth street be 1 tween Seventh and Eighth avenues. II. C. HCHAFFER. C'ty and Town C!rk. Rock Island, III.. March II. A. I). 100c. Ayer's Hair Vigor makes the hair crow H because it is a hair-fnoH VmA Vi buIbs nd tne nair grows. That's nature's niv. and that ie M keens soft and smooth. mH -rnu. mv Hair Vigor. A little of it often does handsome head of hairl Jc-a-ct Co.. f ULLEMEYER & STERLING in