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Hock Island Daily Argijb. I 1 Jel. VOL. XLI NO. 213 ROCK ISLAND. MONDAY, JUNE 26. 1893. Single Copies S Csnti Per Week ll Oaati CHALLENGE SALE fie Greatest of all THE LONDON. No use telling you where we got them or why we are offering these suits at such ridiculously low prices. What you want is plain talk. We will sell you suits worth more than double the price we quote. You know us; when "we name a price it is away BELOW ALL COMPETITORS, and for that reason we do the business. Look at our suits at - $3.69, $6.39, $7.39, - WORTH DOUBLE. WE GUARANTEE there is not a suit in the lot but which is worth more than double the price we ask for them. Our aim is to do by far the largest Clothing business in Rock Island, and we are doing it, BUT ALWAYS HUNGRY FOR MORE. Compare Prices. TH NEW SPRING WALL PAPER. Our selection of new designs for the coming seat son is nearly all in stock, and we, feel confiden your insnection will oronounce it overwhelm ingly superior to any we have ever shown. We Uave taken advantage of every opportunity in making our selection, in ordr to .v the people of this city and vicinity the choicest deaiaa fro n tu product of nearly i-ver manufacturer in this country, at the very lowest prices. W emoloy only first cJasn workmen, and shall be pleased to receivs your orders for Papar LL a agin.?, Painting r anything pertaining to Interijr Decorating: . Room Moulding to match wall paper. Window shades ready made and to order, all colors Picture Frames latest styles. r. cjR-iMCPxoisr & co. Wholesale and retail book sellers and stationers. Men's Artistic The Fashionable Fabric for arrived at J. B. ZIMMER, JF-Call anclleave your order 8ta.b Block Opposite Haepkb Housk; AT LONDO The Greatest 1727 Tailoring. t Spring and Summer have I Suit Sales Bargain Givers. Second avt-nue, Hock Island Is Life Worth Living? That Depends Upon Your Health. MONROE'S TONIC Will cure yoo and keep ycu well. For sale at Harper House Pharmacy. OPENED HER HOCSE ! The Granite State on Deck at the World's Fair. DEDICATION OF HER HEADQUABTERS Many of Her Prominent Rons Gather to Do Honor to the Occasion First Sunday Preaching Attended. by 5,000 People Points from the DUcoum' Lnique and Painful Religions Kxerclxes by Moliain medans The Cireat Fourth Cuicaoo, Jane 20. New ' Hampshire is in charge of the fair grounds tu-tlay. Yon can't go anywhere without meeting men and women from the Granite State. And they are good people to meet unless yon meet them with hostility, and then they are very b-a-a-d. The reason there were so many New Hampshire people was that it was the anniversary of the day the state DK.IJK ATIXC. NEW HAMPSIIIUE lU'II.PlNU. ratified the federal constitution, quite a few years ago. and that day was considered just the day forhe dedication of the pretty building the state has put tip at Jackson Iark, and New Hampshire did herself proud in the matter of dedication. 1I r Iistilllliliel Sons on Hand. Hie sent a nuinlier of her distinguished people and many more, of her representa tive citizens. There was CovernorSntitli with his staff and council, and a delega tion froin the legislature; ex-U. S. Senator Ulair, and many others whose names are well known. A novel ami attractive feature of the affair was the Amoskeag Veterans, who wear the bull uniforms of the continental nrniy and carry muskets of the pattern of revolutionary times. This company acted as the official escort to the governor. The ceremonies were patterned generally after those that had preceded it. There was music, oratory, more music and more oratory, and it was all good and Xew Hampshire was happy. - The Firs Sunday Preiu-liiiic;. "We all believe in an American Sabbath as a day of rest, a day of pure social enjoy ment and a day of worship. This World's fair is in itself a great school; a great church, and it needs no religious service to make it right to open the gates on Sunday. The services in this place to-day will be carried on in the same spirit and respect as they would le in a regularly ordained house of Jod, excepting that no collection will bo taken up.'' Prefacing the tirst ser mon within. the gates of the World's Columbian exposition on Sunday with these words, Kev. Dr. Thomas, facing an audience of 5.000 persons in Festival hall, called the attention of his hearers to the text taken from the 21st verse of the 17th chapter of St. John: "That all may l.e one; as Thou Father art in mo and I in Thee; that they may be one in us; that the world may lielieve that Thou hast sent me." f'rntral Thought of the Sermon. The service was made musical by the help of the Apollo club, .VK) -strong, which rendered hymns with a grandeur that only lacked an organ accompaniment instead of that of a piano. This will le remedied if the services prove a success. Dr. Thomas said in part: "Man stands alone in himself. He is self-conscious of his leing; this bing carried up to the point of self consciousness is now dealing with all kinds of truths the standards of truth as .4 it 8 . JXTKKIOB OF GRANITE STATE HOME, established by different races as their in telligence dictated. Conscience is the same everywhere. Conscience tells us to do what we think is right, and what is not right. The prayer of Christ was that all these people lie one and they eventually wilL It is only by labor that the masses can be enlightened and we must have teachers and objects for all these to profit by, for they are needed to make the world." Similarity of IHflVrent Religion. Dr. Thomas then reviewed the con structive era of the fair and told how the present beautiful city of white palaces had been erected in what was three years ago a marshy waste. It took all kinds of labor to reach this result, he said, and added: "W are all one person working toward one common end. Man is the helper of man. Notwithstanding the queer talk over religion considered in its multifarious beliefs, at the bottom of all great religions who have bibles and temples all believe one fundamental principle and that truth is somehow that man is so like God that it i !r- wJS -2 L Is possible lor nui'nan and divine to coire together. Men shall yet be one." ANOTHER RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. One that Is I'nlqne Takes I'lare In the Midway I'laisuncc. Strange sights were witnessed in Mid way Plaisance during the morning. The Mohamiiie .n. s in the queer stivet began the cele;.r. on of the birthday of the "True l'j..ut" and the manner of it filled the spectators with wonder and at times with horror. The Mohammedan Chr'stnuis brings penance and prayer, in addition to feasting and making merry. The day had lieen brightened by iue sun but a few minutes when the guards and early risers in Midway were attracted to the Algerian village by a mighty hubbub. All the dancing girlsand the native attendants of the bazaars were congregated in th-j restaurant and they were attired in their most gorgeous costumes. Two lambs were brought into the room by a couple of black men and slaughtered in the presence of the entire company, while tne worshippers sang a quaint song and sank to the tloor in prayer A brazier full of live coals stood just outside the door of the cafe. The blood of the lamlis was caught in earthen dishes and j placed near the brazier. After a half hour of prayer, during which time nearly all the villagers remained prostrate on the floor, the women gathered about the vessels. One after an other the girls approached the dishes of blood and dipped '.heir hands in the warm red fluid. Some of the women ran to the nearest wall and placed their blood-besmeared hands against the woodwork so as to leavo the impression of their fingers outlined in red. Then they rushed back to the brazier and thrusting their hands into the live coals ran with :i handful to the blood marks on the woodwork and actually burned away the red stains with the lire held in their bare hands. A few of them showed that they suffered pain, but the majority of them did not seem to mind it at all. This jieculiar ceremony occupied the liest part of an hour and was intended to typify the cleansing of the blood by fire after death. Tin? greatest part of the forenoon was oc cupied by the women in penance and self torture. Three of them picked up live coals and drew them across their bare bosoms. So severely did one of them burn her own flesh that the odor of burning Uesh could lie detected for ten minutes af terward. Other women threw themselves on their faces or knees on the hard floor. One onian ran swiftly at the wall of the room and hurled herself headforemost against it. So seriously did another injure herself that she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. This display of fanati cism among the girls lasted until noon. Then all care was thrown aside and the day was given over to feasting and dancing- THE GREAT FOURTH OF JULY. American Kxhihitors at Work to Make it Memorable. American exhibitors at the fair are aroused to the importance of an organiza tion among themselves, primarily for mu tual benefit. Incidentally they want to see the grandest celebration on the grounds next Fourth of July the country has ever known. They intend to help it along, and the meeting to be held this afternoon will inaugurate a movement to that end. The railroads 'will be asked to co-operate in making this America's greatest day by reducing fares from all points to 1 cent a mile ami advertising it as widely as possi ble. Telegraphic invitations to be present with their staffs will be sent to the gov ernors of all the states, and all tbe mili tary and civic organizations of any note will be invited in the same urgent manner. It is not too much for the enthusiastic promoters of the scheme to hope that 1,000.000 people will be brought together in Jackson Park one week from next Tues day. The American exhibitors will over look no attraction oratorical, pyrotech nical or spectacular that will be an in ducement. The unveiling of the replica of Bruce Joy's statue of Gladstone was made the oecasian in the, Irish village on the plais ance of a series of eulogies on the "Grand Old Man." Mayor Harrison made a speech in which he compared Bismarck and Glad stone in a manner that left the man of "blud und eiscn" really "not in the run ning." Judge Moran also spoke in eulogy of the British statesman. Mayor Harrison told how at a meeting in this city he hail been roundly hissed by Irishmen for men tioning Gladstone's name, and how a few mont hs later he had been cheered for doing the same thing, the audience in both cases lieing largely Jrish. Attendance last week at the fair, al though beating the record for successive days having three in which it reached over $100.000 was less on an average than the week liefore, the total for the week ended June 17 being 723, HW and for last week 70:i,000. Saturday the paid admission was 12S.M!) ami yesterday it was 62,028. The Koman Catholic educational ex hibit in the l.ilieral Arts building is now open, occupying 2!,214 square feet. A national convention of the Colored Men's National Protective association met today at Columbus hall in the Art Insti tute at which Fred Douglass responded to the welcome of Mayor Harrison. After a day spent in the discussion oi the silver question in which every phase of opinion was expressed the Congress of Bankers and Financiers ndjourned sine die after passing a resolution praising the World's fair. Canadian Present for Prince George. Ottawa, June 24. There having been considerable difference of opinion as to the shape of the proposed gift from the women of Canada to Prince George and Princess May on the occasion of their wedding, Lady Derby recently wrote to Prince George to ascertain his preference. A reply has lieen received stating that a Canadian made sleigh would be most ac ceptable. Subscriptions are coming in rap idly, and it is intended that the gift shall be a triumph of Canadian workmanship. The Deputies Were "Not In It." Buffalo, jr. Y., June 26. Thirty non union men, guarded by six deputy sheriffs, attempted to unload a barge by electric light at South Tonawanda. Strikers as saulted them with clubs and stones, driv ing both deputies and men from the barge. The strikers have repudiated the settle ment of the strike. MURDERED A DEPUTY MARSHAL. Tennessee Moonshiners Make a Desperate ami Fatal Defense. Selma, June 20. United States Marshal J. W. Brown, of the Memphis district, was shot and seriously wounded and Deputy Marshal C. P. Garner was instant ly killed in a desperate battle with moon shiners in Hardman county. The battle raged furiously for several hours, the out laws lieing hidden in a house. The mar shal's posse made a charge on the moon shiners and a volloy laid two of the officers low. The remainder stormed the fort, how ever, and succeeded in capturing Gus and Bob Long, two notorious desperadoes, who have long lieen a terror to Hardman county, and. five others of the gang. The I-iong brothers were taken to Memphis, where they will lie placed on trial before the federal district court for murder. MRS. GRANT AND MRS. DAVIS. The Tuo Widows Meet at a Hotel at West Point. West Point, X. Y., June 26. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by her maid, has arrived here on the steamboat Mary Powell and put up at Cranston's hotel. Mrs. Grant has been at Cranston's hotel for several weeks. As soon as Mrs. Grant was told of Mrs. Davis' arrival she left her room and stepping out into the hall met Mrs. Davis just as the latter was leaving the elevator. Mrs. Grant grasped her hand and said with much feeling, "I am very glad to see you." The two ladies then went into Mrs. Davis apartments and had a long talk. CARRIAGE STRUCK BY A TRAIN. Three Children and a Woman Killed and Another Woman Dying. Newark, X. J., June ifi. A train from Jersey City on the Newark branch of the Erie railroad struck a carriage near Avon dale station. The carriage contained Mrs. Williams and her 12-year-old daughter, and Mrs. Druett and her two children a lioy aged about 3 years and a. girl aged altout 5 years, all residents of Newark.- The three children were instant ly killed. Mrs. Druett was carried to tho bank alongside the track and died within, a few minutes. Mrs. Williams was so bad ly injured that her death is exjiected at any moment. Kcfused to Itoycott the Pair. Tiffin, O., June 20. The Methodist Protestant Kndeavor society voted down resolutions to boycott the World's fair be cause it is open on Sunday and declaring it unworthy the support of loyal Ameri can citizens. That part of the resolutions censuring the action of the managers in opening the fair on Sunday was adopted. The resolutions also favor national, state and local prohibition and outline work for Kndeavor societies to create and main tain interest. The society has adjourned to meet in 1W4 at a place designated by the executive committee. llegs Them Not To He a Mob. New York, June 26. The board of Gettysburg monument commissioners of the state of New York'has issued a circu lar in which they .beg the New York vet erans who are gving to Gettysburg on "New York day" not to turn themselves into a mob threats to that effect having been reported and destroy the electric railway now building across the field. The board calls tbe railway an outrage and its constructors vandals and asks vet erans to boycott the road, but to refrain from violence. Civilisation at Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala., June 20. A colored man who had refused to either pay his taxes or work them out was bound to a rock on one of the city's thoroughfares and kept there all day without any protec tion from the broiling sun. ,,A young lawyer took pity on the unfortunate negro and sent him a chair. The marshal re turned the chair and told the lawyer ha did not like his interference. The negro will bo chained in the same place every day until he pays his taxes or agrees to work them out. Tiin l.oral .Market. aaiK.sTc. Wheat 74.7f TOO. Corn .ril4Kc. OaiH 3cfc33c. I lay Timothy. S12.00; upland, Jioail ; Blougb 59. 00; baled, f 10 (n"3n.0u. ruoDCcE. Putter Fair 10 choice, ; creamery, 25c Ecco Frwh, l.iai4. Poultry Chicken, V2c; turkeys UV ducks. geeee, 10c. mcrr and vbhstableb. Apples $4.00 nerbbl. Potatoes 8.V&83C. Onions $4X0 per bbl. Tnmips 60c per bu. X.IVK STOCK. Cattle Butchers pay for sorn tea si b.s 4tt4stc; cows and ncifc-i. Hoes-75t"c. Sheep 4a&c. wricn I uu vriii ls w a PUREST AND BEST AT LESS THAN- HALF TBE PRICE OF OTHER BRANDS. POUNDS?(iHALVES.n$QUARTERs5t Oi.D IN CANS ONLY.