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ROCK ISLAND ARGU S VOL. Xim. HO 252. ROCS ISLADD, ILL., MONDAY, AUGUST 12. 1895. FBI03 TIDIES GZIT3. SETTLES NOTHING. Judge's Decision in the Omaha Injunction Case. OUTS STILL OUT AND IKS STILL 15. Old Board FalU ta Make Its Contention CihkI, Hat to. Maw Cannot Cat Poeete ion Without a Bait m Law Whituej'e View ol at Third Term (or Cleveland; Alan Wattenon's Illlaoia Dalegate. to tba rra. ttllrcr Conference. Omaha, Aug. 12. Judge Hopewell's do clsion In the police board injunction caw giTes tbo new board primaacie right to office. It also restraint tea new board from taking forcible possession. The de cree says: "The defendants appointed as fire and police commissioners under the law of ISO), now in force, must be held to have the apparent right and to be en titled priaia facie to the ofl:c;s in ques tion, tiauh being the case a court of equity will not restrain them from claim ing such ofiiccs or from proceeding in a peaceable and lawful manner to obtain possession thereof. Title to the office cannot ba decided in this suit. The question is, will tho court by injunction protect the old board, thus obliging the defendants to bring quo warranto j.ro ceodings." liiponslbility for Putilble Conflict. Referring to tho suggestions that there might bu a conflict between the old and new boards the judge said: "Should unything of the kind happen the respon sibility will bo with those who precipitate it or incite it, and I take- occasion to say here that notwithstanding the views here in expressed as to the rights of the de fendants to tho possession and occupancy of tho offices in question, yot the plaintiffs have the right to remain peaceably in pos session and to execute the functions of aid oflico until otherwise ordered in a proper legal proceeding." The excite ment was intense when court oonveuod. Tho room was crowded to suffocation. Every aislo was jammed with s poet a tors, and every nvdilahlo seat was taken. Mnny prominent politicians and officeholders were on hand. Old Hoard Will Not Vacate. Tho hold-over board in conference with tho mayor determined upon a continued policy of resistance, and proposes to hold tho fort until the supreme court shall pass upon the validity of the now law. The somewhat ambiguous character of the decision has had the effect to confuse the people, who are expecting trouble as a result. Mora than 100 special policemen are now guarding tho central pollco sta tion, and the guard In the city hall to pro tect the patrol signal station and tbo rec ords of the old board has been retained. Thd members of the new board and their expectant friends aro jubilant over tho decision. They allinu that no violence will bo countenanced, and they hopj to see none. Thulr followers, however, are not so passive Will I'lay m Game of Freese-out. It Is reported that Police Judge Beer k a will decline to recognlzo as lawful arrests mnilo by Chief White's men, and will recognize the authority of the appointees under tho new regime. It Is also said ttmt, Chief Kedell, of tho llro department, will rocognUo the new board's authority. The city council has already declared It will voto pay only to tho new board and thoso who tecosinlzo Its authority. This all looks as if a starvation aud frees j-out policy has been agreed upon, and that the new board docs not now Intend to resort to force to gain possession of tho department. WHITNEY OJi THE TUIUD TKUM. Declare. Cleveland To Da Mora Popular Id II Party Than Ever. NEW Yohk, Aug. 12. William C. Whit ney waa Interviewed at B ir Harbor by the World correspondent on the presi dential question and talkod freely. He aid: ''In the selection of the next nom Inee for president I propose to tnko an active part, I ut I am not a candidate my self." "No man has ever refused a nomination tendered by a national convention," sug gested tho correspondent. "No one has been nominated for presi dent against bis own wish," said Whit ney. "Do you take the gossip about a pos sible third term for Mr. Cleveland scri ou-ily?" the correspondent asked. "I know absolutely nothing about Mr. Cleveland's intentions," said Whitney. "You can state very strongly my opinion. if you like, that in the next twelvemonths Mr. Cleveland will grow in public esteem. Ho U now necessarily the only bulwark agaiust Kepubllcan extravagance In con gross, and I think he will make a record of it. As tor tho third term I can only say this if you went among the Demo crats ot the country and could ask every Democratic voter whom he preferred for president; wholly apart from any consid erations ot tho feasibility or propriety of a third term, I think a majority of them would tell you that they preferred Mr. Cleveland to any other man as president. I cannot conceive that anything except perhaps a practically unanimous wish would induce him again to be a candidate. although in my judgment he Is more pop ular today man no ever was. ' "As to the other candidates?" "Events before the next twelve months will develop them. The occasion brings the man. Mr. Cleveland was himself the most striking Instance of that. I think the condition of the Democratic party In the whole c jnntry today Is remarkably strong stronger man it oat ever been sin co the war. "Why?" "Because for the first time since the war It has a record to stand on. It lias done something. Tha Cleveland ad ministration met the crisis which the -Republican had evaded. The Republi cans created the difficulties and tha Cleveland administration has solved them." ILLINOIS FREE MLTEB DELEGATES Appointed to Attend tha White Mated lenfereaea at Waahlagtoa. Springfield, Aug. li Secretary of State Hinriehsen. chairman of the 1111 BolaJDemocraUo central oommlttee; Hon. John W. Van t Is, ot sticlbyvuie; Judge 8. P. McConnell, of Chicago; ex-Sunator Allen, ot Oincv; Hon. T. V. McXeely, of Petersburg; Judge O P. Thompson, of Jacksonville; Hon. J. A. Barnes, of Iicu'sville; Judge E. C Cramer, of Fair field; Hon. George M. Lecront, of Effing ham; Julge William Nelson, of Decatur; Georgo H. Brennan, of Jollet; Hon. F- M. Uunlap, of Jacksonville; Judge Henry Miller and Judge William Prentiss, of Chicigo; Hon. Lure C. Breeden, of Lewis ton, and George K. Doylng, of Jackson ville, comprise a party of Illinois free sil ver Din-.ccrats who havo left Chicago tor Washington, D. C , to attend the na tional Democratic free silver conference Auj. 11 The party travels it a speciul car. HEXKI UATrKKiOVs EmWATB. View, of the I'rupuet of tha Star-Eyed Goddess and So Forth. DETHOIT, Mich., Aur. 12. Cjlonel Henry Watterson, ot Louisville, Ky., was in the city. Iu an interview on general political topics he said: ' I havo no idea President Cleveland considers tho idea of another nomination, but if by any concatenation of miracles Mr. Cleveland should be tlie nominee lis would not carry a county la the United States. "There never was a braver, more gallant little band than tho immortal U 0 who stood for Grant in that historic conven tion at Chicago, aud when they failed of success It was written never to bo erased that a third term is repugnant to the peo ple of the United States. "Cleveland, I repeat, would not carry a ingle precinct of the country." . selecting Itelegatrs in Ohio. " Cincinnati, Aug. li Many county conventions buve bjnn held throughout the state to select delegates to tlia Demo cratic state o invention. Tho business men selected "snuid money" delegates in Marlon, Preble, Hancick and Allen counties. The free silver men carried Washington, Lorain and Green count! . Tho "sound in incy" men have two ot tho delegates from Green ciunty, and the free silver men two from Preblo county. Itoatow state li s Position. OTTLWWA, Iowa, Aug. 13. Bestow, the Democratic nomineo for lieutenant governor, is a radic.il free silver man, and in an interview ho said he would ba pas3ivc, mako no canvass and neither ac cept nor decline. -The representative convention at 11 life, Iowa, has been deadlocked for two weeks and has ad journed till Aug. IT. Five thousand three hundred ballots havo been taken. Gov. Mower I. for Whitney. NEW Yoi:k, Aug. 12. Ex-Gjvcrnor Flower was interviewed by a World cor respondent In Saratoga regarding tho Democratic presidential nominee, and said: "I am for Whitney. I don't think he is a candidate now, but I am not at nil sure that ho would not bo one If shown that it was a pany necessity. There -an. not many men who will refuse a presi dential nomination." Free Sliver Delegates from Brice's Homo. Liu A, O., Aug. 1A Tho frco silver men succeeded In getting the best of the day here nt tho home ot Senator Brico ut tho county convention, beven out ot the ton delegates chosen from Allen county to the Democratic statu convention are pronounced for free silver. CORBETT AND FITZ HAVE A SCRAP. Tha Champion Palls lijb's Nose and Then pita In Ills Face. Philadelphia, Aug. 12. Champion James J. Corbett and Rioert Fitzslm mons had an impromptu set-to Saturday night lu the barroom of Green's hotel, but neither man was injured. Corbett, in company with his brother Joe and somo friends, went down to tho hotel, where they met I itzsimmons in the barroom. Corbett walked up to tho New Zelander and said: "Well, you're shooting off your mouth again abou: me liuking out of that bi cycle race, and thut you would pull my nose. Now, I'll do the nose pulling, and with this remark the bg champion gave Robert's nasal organ a smart tweak. The two men clinched, but before any damage was done they were separated. Eilniniinons reached around, picked up a decanter and hurled it at Joo Cor bett, but it went wide cf its mark, lie then grabbed a castor and was in the act of throwing it at young CoibHt when ho was selz 'd by a spjeial officer. When the quarrel had apparently b.t-n smoothod over Jim Corbett walked over to Fitz simmons and spat in his face. The Naw Zealander was apparently not anxious to tackle the champion, and Fitz-immom was taken out ot tho hotol by somo friends. BY A SINGLE LIGHTNING STROKE. Twenty-Are Read or Cattle Killed While Alongside a IV Ira Fence. ToPEKA, Kis., Aur- 12 Twony-five head of cattle were killed by lightning In a most remarkable way in Finnis county. A herd ot 800 were being moved to an other past arc, and for a part ot the dis tance were driven through a narrow lane hedged in by a wire fence. While In this narrow passage a thunderstorm overtook them and a bolt of lightning descended and struck a fencspost, felling the wire for 2u0 yards. Every head ot c.tttlo that was crowded against the wire was killed. Compere Going to Europe. New Yoke. Aug. las. When tho Amer ican liner Berlin sails for Southampton next Wednesday it will bear with it a delegation sent by American working men to attend a foreign labor convention. Samuel Gomperf, former president of the American Federation ot Libor, and Peter J. Mctiulre, of Philadelphia, its present vice president, will go to lepresent their organisation at the meeting of tho trades union congress of Great Britain and Ire land. Celebrated 1 .eir matnoau maiming. KKSNEBU.NtPOKT, Mi, Aug. Id Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manuel, eg.-d 11 and 67 respectively, celebrated their seventy fifth wedding anniversary at Cape Por poise Saturday. A good appetite and refreshing sleep are essential to health of mind and body, and these are given by Hood's Sarsaparilla. ' BIG PLANT BURNED. Fire at Newark, N. J., Licks Up Half a Million. FLAMES STCEEP OYEE TEN CITY LOTS Covered with the Buildings of tba Central Stamping Company -Whole Fire Da pertinent Rtqalred to Fight tha Flames "extra! Caaaaltle. lint Nona Fatal Kiih of the New York Collapsed Build ing tilre Cp Thirteen Corpses. Newark, N. J., Aug. 3 A The fiercest fire the department ot this city has had to contend with In many years, with the possible exception of the big grain fire at the Dallntino brewery a couple of months azo, broke out In the plant of the Central Stomp. ng company yesterday afternoon. The front of the Central Stamping company plant was on Now Jersey and Railroad avenues and covered ten city lots on that street. From this branched another building five stories high and seventy-fire feet wide, running through the block to Liberty street. From this building thore was a wing of the samo size, extending from tho middle of the block through to Fast Fair street. One the south side of the mam building on tha avenuo were lira three-story brick buildings and on tho north was a new two-story brick structure. hole lire Department at Work, All these were destroyed. The loss to tho Central Stamping company was esti mated by State Senator Keteham, treas urer of the company, at upwards of half a million dollars; insurance. $000,000. Tho other losses will aggregate f3J,O0O. The (in n ics were discovered in the blacksmith shop A genoral alarm was sent out, and within twenty minules every piece of lire apparatus in the city was on the scene. Fifty thousand people watched tho pro gress of the llames, which shot a hundred leet into the air at times, and big burn ing brands were carried blocks by the wind. Houses Wracked by Falling Walls. These brands were carried to tho roofs of buildings a considerable distance away, and the chcm cal engine was kept on the rush from one street to another putting out the smaller fires. Firemen wero sta tioned on the roofs for several blocks with water in pails and extinguishers to put out tho small fires. Less than an hour after the first alarm was turned In tho walls began to fall. Tho house at No. 10 Fuir street was ciudied beneath, tho wall next to it. A house at No. -S Liberty street was also caught beneath a falling wall and wrecked. Several other houses were badly damaged by falling tlmlwrs and bricks. Perilous Position of a Fireman. Firemnu John Van Houghton, of En gine company No. 2, had a narrow escape early in the course ot tbo lire. Ho bad gone to tho roof searching for a position from which to direct a 6trcam of water. The roof gave way while he was on it. When ho felt it Einking ha leaped to tho gutter and threw himself over so as to hang from tho edge by his bands. The gutter was filled with boiling tar, and al though his hands wero badly burned ho managed to cling until rescued. Suverml Persona Mora or Leea ilart. James Parker, who lives at No. li Hamilton street, was on the root of his huu-o with buckets watching for sparks. Ia throwing water on somo of them ho. I03t his balance and fell to the ground. Ho was budly injured about tho head, shou'ders and arms, but will recover. Captain Frank Mecrcr, of the Salvago corps, was severely cut about the hands. Muny firemen were also badly scorched and blistered by the heat. KXOWN DEAD NIMBEIi TniRTEEX. Six More Corp sea Due; from tha Rains of the Collapsed, MaltcUng. NEW Yohk, Aug. li. Four more bod ies have been recovered from the ruins of the collapsed building at Third street and West Broadway, swelling the list of known victims of Thursday's disaster to eleven. Tbo latest victims discovered were: James Grosso, John McGuire, Ed ward Han ley, and an unknown. All wero workmen. All day a largo gang of work men was overhauling the ruins, but they worked with the greatest dilUoulty. Besides the narrow spaco between the walls ia whic'.i was crowded the tons of plaster and twisted iron the liiuo dast that arose with each pickfall all Lut blinded them. There was a disagreeable olor, too, and officials ot tho board of health were kept busy sprinkling tho ruins with carbolic acid. Several other men are yet missing and probably dead. LATER Two more bodies both no recognizable have been found in the ruins. Ibis makes thirteen. meven are on the list of missing and arc doubtless dead, which makes tbo total death roll twenty. Serious Collision ot street Cars. Cincinnati, Aug. li Last night two electrio cars collided at Fourth and Main streets, seriously injured three per sons and slightly injuring others. Ben Kramburg had his left arm broken and body mashed; Albert Toberg, feet mashed and limbs injured, and John Kuntz, face anl head cut ill in a serious condition. The other injured wero able to be taken to their homes. Four Ken Went Down to Death. Greenfield, O., Aug. li The bridga across Paint creek, on the Ohio Southern railway, near Bainbridge, O., gave way under a loaded Ireight train b iund north. The biiJge, engine and ten loaded cars ail went into too creek, taking with them Conductor George lieury, Engineer Clint RoJollff, Fireman Howser and Brakeinan Thomas Byers, who were buried under the wreck. Three Mora ictiuuof the Grade C.oes eg SYRACUSE. N. Aug. li. A Sunday excursion train on the Home, Watertown and Ogicnsburg railroad struck a party of pleasure seekers, consisting of James M. Northrop, his wife, and 4-year-old child at the Marsh road crossing, fatally injuring Mrs. Northrup and seriously In juring both of the other members of the party. The ChickahomiDy had its designa tion from an Indian word, Chik-a-iaaw hony, "the place of turkeys." RAGING FLAMES AT LOCKPORT. ' Score and a Half of Uaildings Destroy with a Money Loss of SSO.VOO. LocsroBT. Ills., Aug. li The fire that so badly scorched this place broke out ia the Phoenix building, and it was quickly found that the fire department hero was inadequate to cope with the fire, which hod started from a stove overturning on the roof of the building where a new roof was in course of construction. Telegrams were immediately sent to Jolict, Lemont and Chicago for assistance An engine au3 chemical was sent from Jollet, hose from Lemont, and two engines from Chi cago. The engines immediately upon their arrival began to pump from the Illinois and Michigan canal. Tho fire had gained a terrible headway by this time and raged altogether for four hours before the names were gotten under con trol. The buildings totally destroyed were: McDonald's theatre, O'Brien's saloon, C 11. Bacon & Co. 'a drug store, J. F. Fise min & Co.'s grocery; the buildings of Z. Lundstrum, William Schulz, D. J. Wholen and W. K. Myers; Dr. O. W. Moon's drug store, O. S. Gainer's dry goods store, W. S. Myers' two frame buildings, c$. Berber's general store, Thompson's restaurant, Adelman's build ing, Elwurd rlaviu's saloon, two-story brick owned by Waldrogle, J. A. Dona hue's saloon, I). C. Baldwin's two-story brick, O' Council & Sloan's hardware tore, J. b. Alexander s residence, Mrs. Sullivan s house, J. a. finder's store. store occupied by t. S. Hutton, post ollice (entirely destroyed, mails all re moved), stone schoolhouso of District six, entirely destroyed. A number of other dwellings wero also destroy cd. Total estimated loss is about J-M.IHM. TOOK HER TOO LONG TO DRESS. Season Given by a Young Man for Relat ing to Merry If is bweethoart. Columbus, Ind., Aug. 12. T. Bannon camo hero from Jeftersonvillo to wed Miss Minnie Williams. He ir cured tho license, and in company with two or three friends and a justice of the peac3 colled at the residence of his intended bride to have tho ceremony performed. While tho young lady was preparing her self for the groom he suddenly experienced a change of heart and seized the marriage license from the hands of the jutioo, who wns busy filling in the names, and toro tho paper into fragments in the presence cf tho astonished guests. Ho then left, with the only explanation ot his anger that it took his intended bride toj long to dress. Tho match is entirely oil and Miss illiams is heartbroken. Photograph Contradicta the Judges. " Buffalo, Aug. li A local photo grapher shows a print from an instan taneous photograph niado of tho close finish In the third heat of the Robert J. Joe Patcbeu race Thurnduy, which had been awarded to Robert J. ilio sun rays have registered Joe Putchon's nose ahead of the geldinp, wh .ca accords with the views of thoso in tho press stand and luuny other spectators. Philadelphia, aud the llistorie ItelL Philadelphia, Au. li. A bill ot equity has been filed in common pleas court to havo an injunction issued re straining the city from taking the Liberty bell to the Atlanta exposition. The bill sets forth that the bell Is too precious a historic object to bo endangered by such a long journey. Base Rail at Honiburg. Berlin, Auj. li Dise ball has been introduced at Homburg, where it is played on the grounds near tho lawn tenuis court. One of tho best players is M. La icomte L?on de Jaiizo. Tornado Strikca Kensaelaer. Rensselaer, Iud., Aug. li A tornado struck this toxn and lasted thirty min utes. Over $J0,003 damage was done to property here. Fully fifty dwellings were badly wracked by being crushed by trees that were blown down upon them. No body hurt. A Hale and Happy Old Age May be insured to ladies by using Aoa-rhora at the critical period of chanjre of life. Sold bv 1. li. Thomas and Marshall & Fisher. P017DER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar bkk se powder. Highest cf all in leavening ;renrtb.-tai, ITaittJ Slotti Vetvrnmtnt rood Report. Rotal Bakuis fowsEB Co.. ICS Wall 8U - T. HARDWARE Mixed House And Floor Paints, Lawn Mowers, Rubber Hose, Refrigerators, Wash Machines, Etc- Etc. FRANK ILL 1610 Third a venae. THE Smashed All previous records. This seasons' business tho largest of any. $5 All Broken $12, Just think of it. glance $5.00. JDRD The Leaders in The Furniture AND Carpet Trade. The High Standard of our goods and the very Low Prices we have put on them have ad vertised us all through this territory. If you are seek ing Big Values, come to the Big Furniture Store. Davenport Furniture & Carpet Co., 324. 326, 328 Brad; St., DAVENPORT m.4 -4 ur nnWu - J- LONDON. Crashed All broken lots of men's suits go at the same price. Gentlemen, Pick np the Pieces. Lots of Men's Summer Suits, in fact up to $15, marked down The prices seem ridiculovs, but it's so. A in our window will convince you. j 4 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 line avenue by Telephone. See our New And Latest 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. Call and leave your order. J. B. ZIMLZER; Star Block, opposite Harper House SLASHED The Prices Unmercifully. S5 worth $S, $10, to $5.00. $5.00. Call for Rock Island Brewing Co Beer.