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THE ARGUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1893.
fittest of all la LeavcalasFowcr
THE ARGUS.
MUsha Ball- sad Wtckty M MM
AmHt mm Istaed tn.
TKaa BsJir. tsa a par mi. Wnkiy.
AU inMmmmi a crttkai a
ttT taaratta. MrteaI at WlHIIM,
IMi MM HmM laf fMaastlaa MCk
arl'rlat wUi to aftortrd a- rMlaas ilMmn
Cafrssjaataa)a sallsSss; frssa aasjra
HI Rnra lalaja SiM)at.
Satirdat, Lftxtasca 23, 1893.
Tbk prrslilrnt was win to leave
the pettleineat of the Hawaiian ques
tion la mngTrss, and congress will
eqnallr wine to Irate it to the
Hawaiian.
InflALU looked more attenuated
than ere r when he made his address
in Kansas Cite the other day. His
long frock coat closely buttoned
accentuated the pinntness of hi
fijrnre, and this, with the streaks of
white In hU hair, made him appear
to be a compromise between an
illuminated spook and an animated
moonbeam." The eittateaman it
aid also on this occasion to hate
resembled his cartoons more than
his portraits.
Watkc MacTkaoh, who baa been
appointed minister to Italy, la n
brother of Franklin MacVeagh. the
Chicago merchant. Hie home la in
Philadelphia. He la a lawyer, and
was appointed by President Garfield
a member of the cabinet as attorney
general. With hU brother. Franklin
he mngwnmped in 1844, and ainee
then they both have landed pretty
aqnarely in the democratic party
Doth the MacVcagha art men of high
character, high ability and nmblem
ihtd reputation.
Tha C
Fntnre events cast their shadows
beiore. it is becoming to be ac
knowledged all over the country br
those In a position to observe and
know, that Itock Isiond is to furnish
the next Colled States senator from
tha state of Illinois, and bis name is
Ben T. Cable. Here come the Daily
America, one of the brightest 'and
beet of Kew York'e journals, with
this announcement:
The election of John f. Hopkins to
the Chicago mayoralty is an inci
dent to which considerable political
significance attaches. It means n
further strengthening of the body of
young democratic politicians that
eame to the front in Illinois with the
second election of Cleveland.
It makes clearer the probability
that the old war horses of the party
will have to get off the track or be
content to take orders from the
youngsters. The directing genius
of the new democratic regency is Hen
Cable, the youthful e.gfesmaa
from the Rock Island district, and
his associates are Hopkins, fleeing.
Mkels. Russell. Mutt nnd one or
two others.
Cable has a pull at the White house
secoau in value oniy to una incaia
son's. If shfewd political manage
ment In Illinois, and a first mortgage
on federal patronage esn make Hen
Cable a t'nlted Mates eeaator to sus
mmmd fntlea ha will "rat thera.
. AI Arse the anoveanent for woman
traffrage was regarded as a mere crotch
et. if nnt crate. Aa It srew, there
need to be floods and torrents of ridi
cule noared over it. But there never
was n movement worth thinking of or
worth strlvine; for la thin world that
had not to take rU baptism of flretn
'the way of ridicule and serm.
Jutno of onr aaceatocs, a Julius Cn
ear fc-Ua us, had n way of flinging their
Bwwborn children Into coM atreama
; ajai Hvrra, wader the hapreasioa that
' those who did not eorvive were not
worth tae brlnftin up, and to wn may
any of anovements like this if theycanv
not aurvtve their lntmeralon In the cold
' wutersof coatompt or the heated gey-
of rkltcnle aad
Ihey are not worth the trying to tsrtaf
n That muismsnt hna f over all
than. Mnos those early days it ban been
that. BUk those early days
aunnCl snuwlnat. btondeAitML deepen
tvj, tahtng hold of society, of intelli-
Ptasee tad off lnteiieci eewywneiw
troehon the country Justin Mo
Carthy, JL P.
ACaM
yoa went
aad fsjoponed to her,
tot-tef ary
. -VeevM
1S mmm I fotwm
wchiSias
laa
J. W. Pom a. - -
Latest U. & GoV Report.
Cbristrrjas, 1 893
CHRISTMAS EVE.
tUr. rataa. 11a Ika aatiar af ike imiadroa
Ike faaft
Tie not the taJ4rB,Us the tattsr af the
t ma uif a mil
the chiMrs ara aU fast
awarssaava.
usaauaiaa? sc ua
will kar a
Oaa IU kava a aaadr tiatnl. mi m haaa a
atalas
CvsrjreM wU have a timan.aaeh wlllha
lataf
raaa, maiaja. Si ai Krlaa Krtaa1e,n la tuna
haa IbM ajt,
Aad aaanr whaa the the praatmta pejchaasi
tial thiririf itiai
ArMaaaa aaaralac. arteht a4 ctavrsalss.
tuian bail an a raaf?
Lat fta each aoa than aaUraias ta raaaa It
to UManraj toia-htevcloa4r.be it ralaar
akln.
Take the banalnas a, we find then, naderov
aad viaa."
Ut as twl aowtoea the at nun which waned
attmaa.
The tadaad we wia be happy aad never wish
Let eantaataarnt he ear watchword ever
throash this Ufa,
larains haeM aad CMatasas aaoniac
ever 1a tha atrlfa.
A harpy li llrt head wtlh aataaorka bright aad
ear '
Oft halps the tired warfararoa hla loaelr way;
is looaina each ha ranr hla childhood "a hoi
That wMla ha dream, of home and strtTas foe
beam be saw tha beacon light.
-MkUadcipbia Tlrasa,
CAPTAIN KAY'S 'HAT.
It wae atottiti i aad Aatlawated. h
atrmagta Hard Far Ealateaea.
Captain Kay. aa we will call him.
then in command of H. M. 8. 8 , at
anchor in Aden harbor, having been
tnree yenra on the East Indian station.
was clearing out his caliin prior to be
ing ordered home, and finding bis Lon
don hat case opened it, and, aa may
easily be credited, three years' moth
and damrmeea had reduced its tenant to
a dilapidated condition, besides which
sundry pictnres in illnntrated journals
bad made the gallant ca4ain aware
that bis onro fashionable tilo had lecn
superseded by a shorter and more early
nrimmea description of the batty pen us.
Wanting in shape, color and condi
tion, tbe captain said to hid servant.
"Throw it overboard," and overboard it
went, but was not got rid of, as events
quickly showed. Ono of tbe crew of a
boat from the flagship coming from tbe
snore, espying tbe bat floating in tbe
water, picked it up, and seeing tbo
name inside the coxswain brought it
to Um commander of his ship, and be
sent it on board Captain Kay's ship
with his complunenta, thinking of
course that it had fallen overboard by
acciiV-nt.
"Dash the hat!" said Captain Kay;
"here, chuck It overboaid again, nnd
tell your commander I'm very much
obliged," and down be went to his
cabin.
Two hours afterward tbo hat return
ed, Inuking sadly oat of repair, with
Captain N. 'a complimcnta. This time
it bad been picked up by tbe boutkeeprr
ia one of the boats lying astern of Cap
tain K.'aship, an American man-of-war
lying farther down Aden harbor, and
having been dried in tbe ran was sent
back to its proper ship ami owner. "Tell
Captain N. I'm very morn obliged to
him," said tbe now wrathful captain,
and tbo American officer departed.
"Confound tbe hat!" said Captain Kay.
J shall have to auk N. to dinner. Here,
brine; mo a shot or a lamp of coal or
something else heavy." A lamp of
coal waa produced, it was placed in
aide, and by the captain's directions tbe
hat waa taken down tbeaccomnxMlation
ladder, carefully allowed to fill With
water, and it aankl
"Well. I've mm tbe last of that
bless-4 hat." said Captain Kay, and
whistling cberrfnlly di-scended to tbe
cabin, but again be underestimated that
hat's reaurrvctive powers, for two days
afterward a parcel arrived addrvesed to
"Captain Kay, II. 3L K a with
S rupees V annas to pay. The money
paid, tbe parcel was opened, and inside.
looking still more dinre putablo and dis-i-iated,
was tbe bat again, together with
a very civil note from tbe so peril i Und
ent of police, saying that ono of the
diving boys and there are swarms of
them, aa any one wno ban lieen in Aden
harbor knows had f ootid the Incluaed
bat, which be saw from tbe name inside
helnoged to Captain Kay, and aa he
knew Captain Kay would wish tbe div
lug boy to be rewarded for his honesty
be bad presented him with a rupee,
which actiua he hoped would meet
with the captain's approval. Police
station fees, 1 rupee and boat hire. 1
rapes 8 annas!
Then Captain Kay smiled graciously
at the hat, and he ordered a big fire to
be lit in tbe stokehold, and when it waa
very hot he took the hat below, and
bavins; Jumped oa it directed It to be
pravhsd into tbe hottest part of tbo fur-
tMce. aad then he gloated over its de
atrnctioa. but eves as It crumbled to
ashes.?'Catitaln Kay, R. K.," was si
laside to the last. Westminster Us
f laa fTIUamnl Werner -ia the latest
nMienM to appear before Queen Vic
toria. Eae ts a Dweae wno stoxueQ we
J. - awWtoil and tha violin
a iFarhv Che tsa Joexeudist aad writes
m antral nnrs tor several papers. aUng
Oscar of Bwsdsa has just conferred oa
THE THIRD DEGREE.
HOW IT WAS WORKED ON SUSPECTS
BY INSPECTOR BYRNES.
Um Shrewd
af
Wayaf Maktac
Um Canty
Scenea intense, dramatic, borriblo
beyond conception to the men who are
compelled by a subtle force, a moral
magnetism, to convict themselves with
their own nacontrollable words are not
Infrequent at police headquarters.
An interesting case waa that of Mo
Gloin, a tough who killed a French
man. There was little positive evidence
against him. Everything waa enppoai-
titioas, but Thomas Byrnes' supposi
tions in matters of that kind are likely
to be not far from right. He was
reasonably certain that Met i loin was
gnilty, and that there had been three
witnesses of the crime. Tbo names ana
whereabouts of these probable witnesees
be knew. hlcGIoin bad aim pawned a
pistol. Byrnes guessed tVit it was tbe
pistol with which the cAio had been
committed. Bat be had not n particle
of proof of any ono of these things-
One day, however, be bad UcUloln
and tbo three other men arrested, tak
ing earn that no one of tbe quartet
abonld know that tbe others bad been
captured, giving no one of them an in
kling of wbv be bod been taken into ens-
tody. This also occurred daring Byrnes'
term as innpector. He occupied tbe
room now used by Inspector McLaugh
lin, and around its walk in those days
were tbo cases of implements and me
mentoes of crime now on exhibition in
the museum across tbe halL Into this
room, where, as be entered, a tall glass
case full of the ropes and black caps
which had figured in tbe city a execu
tions stared him in tbe face, StcOloin
was led. Neither the surroundings nor
tbe fact that be was to be closeted with
the famoDs police official worried him.
however. Ho was fall of the bravado
of tbo "tough."
One of the windows of this room
looks out ripen the courtyard in the cen
ter of the building. Inspector Byrnts
placed a chair so that its back was
close aginst this window, and another
facing it, with only room for knees be
tween it and the casing. To tbe latter
chair htcUIoin waa led. Aa be sat
there he had a full view of the court
yard. Byrnes sat in the other chair.
with bis back to it. dose on Byrnes
right was a desk.
Th as arranged, tbo plot began to un
fold. Fur 10 minutes tbe Inspector
talked earnestly to the prisoner without
good result. Then be touched a licll.
The door of the room opened, and cn
olaennions Jew entered, and approach
ing the dtk laid on it a pistol. He
G loin's attention was attracted by the
noise of the newcomer, and be turned
to see the pit1ol with which be bad
killed tbe Frenchman nnd the pawn
broker to whom be bad pledged lL
Without n word, bnt keeping bis eyes
on JUculom s, the Jew backed out of
tbo room. It was a good deal of a
shoc k to McGloin, bat not enough to
break down his bravado.
"What in does this mean?" be
demanded boldly.
"Oh, nothing," replied the inspector
nonchalantly. "It is merely a pixtol 1
wanted to see. " Then he picked it up.
"Handsome weapon, isn't it, McGloin?
Might kill a man. eh?"
Then, laying the pistol down again.
tbe inspector went on calmly talking
about tbe crime. JUcGIoin, beginning
to feel the mystery, tbe dramatic force
of it all, was getting nervous. He looked
for a moment at the inspector, bat one
long, steady, searching glance from
those penetrating eyes made him quick
ly turn away and direct bis gaze out of
the window into the courtyard again.
Thus relieved of the strain of aeeing
disagreeable things, bo began to regain
his self gisjstwion. "A man named
Barber suw that crime committed.
said the inspector quietly. McGloin
started a trifle at bearing tbe name.
Then Byrnes saw his face pale, and his
mouth twitch, and knew that Barber
waa being led across the yard between
two officjts, and that McGloin was
watching them. Even this did not
break McGloin cawn, however. Five
minutes later, though, when Flint, tbe
second witness, waa marched between
two bluecoats across tbe court, be start
ed almost from his chair. "Bit still.
McGloin," said Byrnes impassively.
"Another of those witnesses I spoke
about was named Flint" From that
time on McGloin weakened. Then, har
ing spoken about Flint's connection
with the crime, Byrnes said, a lew in in
ntes later, "And the third witness. Mc
Gloin, was Henry Farley." As the
words left Byrnes' lips Farley began a
slow progress across the yard. Byrnes
had worked the third degree. McGloin
yielded all at once. With a cry cf ter
ror, be literally sprang from his chair.
and falling to his knees clasped Byrnes
about his legs, crying like a child, con
fessing and begging the inspector not to
have bim banged. His prayer was not
granted, however. He was executed a
year later ia the Tombs yard, and tbe
three witnesses were sent to state prison
for 19 years each. Among those rope
enos ana black caps tn that glass case
now is one bearing on a bit of cardboard
tbe name "McGloin." New York
Press.
Harabart'a CtvU list.
The civil list or salary of King Hum
bert of Italy is tbe largestof all those
paid by European nations to their re
spective sovereigns. This is so much
more remarkable because Italian
finances are at the lowest ebb. Hum
bert's civil list Is fixed annually at 14.
600, 000 francs neerly $3. 000, 000. The
Earortesn sovereigns who receive the
highest pay below that of Humbert are
Jbnperor WUliaaa of Germany, with a
civil Hat off lx,000,00a franca, a
Wosea Victoria, with about 9,000,000.
law MaClaf Waa ateawght aa TIms ead
airian 1 thaltaya OaUirll .
ew zorx twmb.
A LITTLE HERO.
A led In KIHa IVaat arte Life
The little district seboolhooss atCoop-
erville. Livingston county, was honed
down Monday. Tbe teacher. Miss Mabel
Porter, aged 20, and a little hero scholar
lost their lives. Two hours after school
opened Miss Porter detected tbe smell of
smoke. She opened a door leading into
a woodshed to discover if anything was
on fire. As she did so the lUrnes burst
Into the schoolroom and enveloped the
teacher. Miss Porter screamed aad fell
forward Into the fire.
Immediately the schoolroom was la an
aproar. There were 23 scholars, most
of whom are small children. Two
brothers Melvin and Charles Cham
bers, aged 14 and 16 years displayed re
markable presence of mind. To their
bard work at tbe risk of their own lives
is given the credit of saving most of tbe
imperiled pupils. There waa but one
door that opening into the burning
shed ly which entrance to the scbool-
bouse was aft orded. The brothers, see
ing escape cut off in that direction, tore
a seat loose from the floor, placed it un
der a window, smashed the glass and
managed to lift tbe children through.
Three girls fainted, and it was with dif
ficulty that they were dragged through
tbe little window to a plaie of safety.
Four-year-old John Johnson, eon of a
farmer residing near by, was burned to
death. He was tbe teacher's pet. When
he saw her fall forward into the fire, he
ran to her side in a vain and futile effort
to protect her from barm. So be died like
a hero. When the ruins of the school-
house were searched, tbe charred bodies
of the teacher and the noble little fellow
were found side by side.
Tbe Chambers boys were both severely
burned about the face and arms. The
younger inhaled so much hot air that it
is feared serious injury may result.
Rochester Special.
SOT1IR.
, am.-ctno to im nsu. svtatb
BY SDAMDIAK.
ST&TK OF ILLINOIS. I
Hock 1ub ConiTT. I
Ta sit PrrsoDt Cowermd:
rablic notion In h-rehy ci-ca that tbe rndrr
tCied, guardian cf Mar L. Swank, Joha M.
Swink. Ida JU. Swank, fridie K. Swank
and Edward 8. swank, aiibor arln of
Daniel O. Swark. decrarrd. baa Died
in tae office of the clerk of the count cuait
of Sock Island cuunty and state of lllicoi. a
ictitinn f 3T aa order of in -ale or the foitowtnr
detcrihad real cc'ate uelnnxinc to said minora,
aid teal e-iate l-rrc aad beini In th- county at
nca lrtuad atata ol lriooi.anu aencriDed a loi
low, le-wlt;
1 he 1 oth twentr-ei"nt and TO-im
acres of tbe nortN;-t Quarter V "t tae Mtuttu
east U rter ) of section numher rereaieea
itf. 1U ML 11 I. , I1UIUUCT t-lfUIWH IV1 '
range nnmbertwo (S). cart of Ibc fourth DriiHi-
pal meridian-
ana mat sarancii'inn win oe ncitri me nrt a y
of tbe Kebraarr term. A. P. 1WM. or as enon
th- reaftrr as counvel atay be beard, at which
time sno place jroa can appear ana otjeci to saia
petition ll von ee VI to ao S'l.
mica nt tiKK t-iann inrTiKn ony m I'ccrmocr,
A. 1. 1HW. ELSWOKTU A MAPKS.
Unardtsn cf liar- U wu k, John M. Swank. Ida
at Pwank, Bad.e E. Swank and Edward t.
Swank.
Br jArikSoa a HcatT. Attorneys.
Arnusementa.
H
arpefs Heater,
J . hfontrosa, ataaa-cr.
Wednesday. Pec. 27.
Special Engagement of
ROBERT
Supported by EUGENIE BLAIR. Ed
mund Collier, and a strong com
pany of players in a grand
'scenic production of
The Gladiator.
Price 1 A. f 1-00, 73, SO and 33c Scats oa sale
OecMta.
Dcrtis 0;:ra Kern
aa-aw7 nAVTrMnR'r.
two mghts jc::. 25 zsd 26
AXD XMAS MATINEE.
Extraordinary Engagement,
rositiTvl- tha otf chare to tee thit great
Anu-riCBBla.
"Alabama,
99
A story of the south by Augustus
Thomas. The' triumph of
Kew York, Chicago and
New Orleans.
Fourteen weeks at Hooley's theatre
Chicago. - The original cast.
All Special and Beautiful Scenery.
rrioeaSl.n.M and (Sc. Kale opens lharsday
Bsorairs. 1 e. tl, at Flakc'a.
I i 1
Tam'sMWKtrm.'LEaaca
n
IS 1
h 8 i
sonet tuutjthe JBftJT!9Jz
t r
! For sale by T. H. THOUAS, Drag
gist and opticlaa.
Eyes tested tree of cJurge.
trickefl Dawn with Heart dssast.
Dr. MUmMeditmt Caw XJkkmH. tm.
Gctiuu: I feel u rar duty, aa well as a
-4cnre,otub!b,h. oii-ollcttoa, to tho world tha
baactw teeei-ed (torn cm. ,aca ntwroKa-rnra
Rtwtoita. I was stricken duwn with Afeaiae
MHarm and itscoDtplicatlona. ampld pnlas varr-lar(ro-aW
lo l40U.-ais ruinute,a chokinffor
tumiug SBtmtina la lha wind pipe, onnncKNina
THOUSANDSaS
ston of the heart and below lower rib, pain In the
arras, ahortnew of tircath, slecplc-oicra. weak neat
and aeneral debility, l bs ar' cries in ray neck
would throb violently, tbe thrubbinajof any bean
could be board arrow a larc rokm and would
shake my whole body. I was ao ticrvous that I
oouM n4 bold ray liand steady. Jf Aasw Seast
MMSrr thm trrmtmjm$0f atm sit -iwafnlasia,
mm ! aafcrw omllm of iMIsnS iraUc4sM
aritaynal ( lews mmrJU. A friend reenra
mendcl youT remedies, fine was cured by Dr.
Kilos' remedies 1 cavetaken a . aws aw,
threo bnttlea of your NlwnijKFD
Heart Cure and Iwo bnttlea WW ItaaW
Nervine. Mr pulse Is Bonne, I have no more
Ttoktnt thmlibinK of the heart, I aw a writ taaw.
I sincerely reeonunend everyone with syninumis
of Heart Uisosia to aafes jSr. Milm jtsatsrw
alswawrfieTp eVVw-al las) 4rMw0aS
tiypauia City, aana.
ULCasasa.
8oM aa Positiva Caaranlsai
Oa MOMCV RCTUMMCn.
Rasmussen's
Holiday
Offer.
WE PROPOSE to boom our
trade from now nntil Christmas
by offering unusual inducements, .
v"ir: With every order for a
dozen cabinet photos we shall
give an extra photo in the new
Vienna panel size, and in addi
tion your choice of three beauti
ful souvenirs. In crayon work
we are offering an exceptional
bargain a 16x20 crayon portrait
in a beautiful gold frame at
14.00, regular price $5.50.
Visitors are always welcome.
, RASUUSSEN,
1725 Second Ave.
laonis ETJoiain,
(Saceessor te H. WEHDT.)
Merchant Tailor,
119 Eighteenlh Street
aaaTFlt and Workmanship Guar-
anteea the uest
C.smning aad l&palriBg Done.
PARKERS'
Lanndiy,
Wsvthea ererjtb-lrg from ftrif
dlk tLSasvttercIiief t a drear
temt; Ltvca curtain apeciAlrj
No. 1734 1 BIRD AVE
A. XX I J. FaVXSCS,
O s i
OS s s I
cra M j S
J --62 I
Open Evenings.
Our store will be open evenings this week
Endless variety of useful articles, suitable f
Xmas presents.
DRY GOODS C0HPAH7.
217 and 217 1-2 W. Second St., DAVENPORT
The Battle Above the Clouds.
1 have a large consignment of Napkin
Rings, Ink Wells, Pen Racks, call bills,
etc., made of materials taken from
Lookout Mountain; they will make
presents which the Old Settlers will
prize very highly. We have them on
sale for a few days only.
Geo. H. Kingsbury,
P AIR AND ART STORE.
THEY ARE
A car load of handsomejbed room suits going
at the following prices.
Suits worth 15 00 go at - - $12 50
20 00 " - 15 K
. 25 00 - ... is 00
" 27 60 " . - - 2n on
80 00 " ..... 25 (hj
S5 00 " - - 27 50
" 40 00 " ... - 80 0C
Remember we have only one car load to dis
pose of at the above manufacturer's prices.
1535 ani 1527
Second ATenne.
n
V
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VAdVi
'VVVVa,
BARGAINS.
124 126 and 128
Sixteenth Streel
Cloaks
And
Millinery
At Half Price.
Now is the
time to buy
your Christmas
presents.
BEEHIVE,
MU.Sccosd SLDavenport
hayarhiedsiCcao
ttixpbotte ca xni

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