The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois • Page 2

THE ARGDD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1SIJ4. Santa Clans Soap. It make the clothes whiter than any other, and area time and work. MabY. Yea, and It does sot injure the hands or the clothes.

SANTA CLAUS SOAP. fcj Til N. K. FA13BAKX Chicago. You Can Make No mn re useful or acceptable CHRISTMAS GIFT than good Mackintosh.

We have large Stock of Ladies, Misses, Gentlemen's and Ik) vs. Styles, Qualities and Trice; will surely plense ron, and bow is the time to make your selection. Our Hot Water Bottles Are the Best Made. Remember your horse and bay him a pood Kubber Cover. It will pay you.

Everything in Rubber at the Rubber Store, piSne WILSON HAIGHT CO. 207 Brady street, Davenport. RASMUSSEN, FREE CO. fiTOKSAK Have just received beautiful lot of Gold Bow Knot Frames, which are beiny given away with every order for their best Cabinet Photos. Remember that they make the finest work at lowest prices.

For example, Cabinet Photos as low as per doz. And Three-quarter Life-Size Crayon Portraits at $1.50. Frame included. Don't entrust yonr Valuable originals to strangers. Bring them direct to the gallery, and snve aeonts' commission.

Don't delay if you want your portraits before Christmas. FREE Co. DAVIS CO. BEATIMU ASD VKMTILATIIIO ENGINEERS. HAVE YOU SEES THE CAPITOL If Not, Why Not? Come and see the Heater, and judge its merits yourself.

Fifteen sold this season, and more going. Call for descriptive circular. 112 and 114 W. 17th street. Telephone IS.

ALDERMANIC FAITH Involved in the Dispute Now Raging at Chicago. TEE CITY BULEBS FOB BALE? iiiijii if ii HOPPE, THE TAILOR, 1 1808 Second Averro EVERY WOMAN ksneWanss mis tellable, monthly, inswlatlns maoleiae. Only h.rrulf SBj the purest drup should beosM. lfyou want tho RaS DmmI'a DMmifIIMl DillW V. CJ That ara atom at, sale aM certain In result.

The senate. (Dr. Feal'sl neror toaa. For sals by T. II.

Thomas, Druggist, sole agent, Kock Island, 111. JOES BCHATES, Proprietor. I Arraae, Comet of MiteerU Street, Oj-viwaarperwTawti. Thachc'ctstVlne. Liquors.

Beer and Clears always on Hem A Question Raised by the AJIesjattoM of a Representative or the Tobacco Tmst Alleged Price of the World's rate City CmmII Pat at StA.OOO Aldermaa Power. Declares That a Covert Offer to Bribe Blm Was Promptly Rejected. CniCAGO, Dec. 84. The story sent abroad from this city last Saturday regarding the alleged offer of a member of the city coun cil to soli the council out to the tobacco trust for 125,000 is of courso the reigning sensation here.

Not that it should sur prise any one much, as it has been a com mon and almost universal remark of the Chicago press that the only certain way to get anything through the council, good or bad, was to "pay the freight." This, however, seems the first time that there has been any proof of such a state of affairs; and it also seems that the alleged facts published wore dug up not by an 'argns-cyed" Chicago journalistic sleuth. but by an "imported" man from of all the places In the world New York. Accusation Briefly Stated. The man who worked the scheme Is said to bo George W. Turner, proprietor of the New York Recorder, and the charges made are that Aldormon Powers pro)osed to sell the city council of the "typical American city," for the small sum of 000 agreeing for that sum to kill a bill to license the sale of cigarettes.

The offer as alleged was made to Neil McCoull, Chicago representative of tlio American Tobacco company tobaoco "trust" and the hearing of a concealed stenogra pher who took down every word said during tlio interview. McCoull persists In his charges and says that four other ivl-dermnti two Democrats and two Republicans are implicated iu the attempt to secure the botxlle. Altlrrnian OlinaV and Mr. "Wank." McCaull calls one of tho would-be bribe takers Alderman "Minus" and names an actor in tho "play" Mr. "Blank," and will not givo their names nor those of the other nldcriuon.

though he says the names will be forthcoming in the event of a legal investigation. "Alderman Minus and three other alderman called upon Mr. Blank Monday," said AluCoull, "and talked about securing a conference between Alderman Powers and myself. Mr. Blank came to me, and I said I would meet Mr.

Powers. Half an Lour later Mr. Blank telephoned me that Al derman Powers would call on me at 3 o'clock. At that hour Alderman Minus put In an appearance and said that Mr. Powers could not come until 5 clock.

He came at that hour, and the printed re port of the conversation between him and myself is literally correct in every partic lor. Aldcrirnn Minus Is a Republican and a man whom few persons would sus pect. Not Trying- to Bribe Anybody. McCoull said the company was spending no money to defeat the license ordinance (which was introduced by Alderman Coushlin) except In a legitimate way. ''We sent out a number of our employes to assist local dealers in circulating petitions in every ward against the ordinance.

This was about two weeks ago. We have not expended a dollar in any other way." "Are you acquainted with George V. Turner?" "Yes, he is an intimate friend of one of tho officers of our company whose namo I cannot now recall. I did not see Mr. Turner while be was in the city and do not know what he was here for." B00 had been mentioned.

In fact Mr. McCoull mentioned that amount." Finally McCoall gave Powers to understand that he wanted to urn eertain means to kill off the ordinance and then the alderman says he told McCoull: "I don't know what representations have been made to you, but I want to say that if there has been any representation that money was to be paid In the council I know nothing of it. I am not here to do that kind of business. If any of the aldermen are looking for money I know nothing of it." He adds that he told McCoull that if he (McCoull) should pay money to aldermen they could be depended upon to do what they agreed to, as most of the aldermen were men of their word. Powers closed his statement with the assertion: "He made me no offer of money.

I suggested no amount to him. That portion of the report is utterly unfounded. The best evidence that it has been doctored up Is that while the interview took place Monday the report was not printed until Saturday." R. H. Has-lam, or "Pony Boh." as he is ealled by Alderman Powers, corroborates the state ment ol Alderman Powers as to the in terview he hod with Turner at the Lei and hotel.

He heard the qnarrel between Turner and Powers, but did not hear the exact words only got the purport of them. Al derman Coughlln, the author of the ordi nance, said: "I have been approached by four different parties, who urged mo to drop the cigarette ordinance. One of these parties is a public official, holding an elec tive onioe. will not state his namo or anything of the interview other than that he asked me to drop the ordinance. An other of the parties was Mr.

McCouU. The other was a man named Turner, a repre sentative of the New York Recorder, and 1 understand a heavy stockholder in tho cigarette trust. "Last Monday night he sent 'Pony' Bob Hiislum to me in the council chamber. 'Pony' Bob came to me and said: 'John, you know mo. A fellow representing tho cigarette trust wants to talk to answered thut I did not want to soe him; that I was against tho cigarette trust.

Bob said the fellow wrs at tho Richelieu hotel, and Tuesday morn ing I met Turner in tho barroom. Turner was rather insulting. He wanted to know my reasons for presenting that or dinance. He said he would heat it any way, remarking: 'vtchave Mayor Hopkins and a sufficient number of aldermen to sustain his veto of tho will be presented if the be "I told him I knew nothing about those matters. He wanted me to drop the fight for the ordinance.

He made me no direct offer of money for doing so. He insinuated. however, we might bo taken care of. had a horse running at Roby that day and was in a hurry to get out there, so I left him." And so it stands. The question as to which of the pnrtles is telling the truth will probably be settled by anlnvestlgatlon by tho city council.

NEW YORK BASHI-BA20UKSIM. An Accused Man Terribly Whipped and Ordered to Leave Town. DUNKIRK, Dec. 24. Eight mon with pil low-cases on their heads aroused the bar keeper at the Driving Park hotel, a mile from tho city.

At the point of revolvers they demanded Charles Stair, an ox-po-ltocman who had broken up a neighbor's home. They broko open the door of his room, bound, gagged him and dragged him outside, administering twenty Inches with a rawhido whip to his back, drawing the blood and lacerating his flesh. He pleaded and cried, but the whitccaps finished their whipping and ordered him to leave the town inside of twenty-four hours. They wcro recognized. Tho shorts at work on the cass.

AND NOW COMES MR. POWERS. And Asserts That Be Is the Victim of a Well Grown Lie. "While all this is going on Alderman Powers is not silent, and says there is another side to the case, and in fact that tho boot has been put on the wrong leg. He declares that the stenographic report is doctored out of all semblance to what took place at the interview, admits, took place with McCoull.

"Monday, I think it was," said the alderman, 1 met 'Pony' Bob Haslam, who asked ine to go to the Richelieu hotel to meet Turner, who he said was a representative of the cigarette trust and an all-around good fel low. I wont there about noon. Haslam was waiting for me at the door. He asked roo to step into tho Iceland hotel, where Turner would meet us. went in there, and soon Turner came in.

He at onco be gan talking about killing the cigarette ordinance. I said I should light for it. He tried to prove that the newspaper stories and the reports of scientists to the effect that the cigarette is injurious are untrue. "I hiding he could not talk me over by general conversation be asked 'Pony Haslam to leave us alone. I objected to him leaving and carried my point.

We were drinking during the rather lengthy company and Turner began to get reck less in his statements. He argued with me in cvrey way, but I remained firm in the statement that I would vote for the ordinance. He kept on drinking and finally, reaching with his right hand into his pocket be brought forth a pocketbook. which ho tapped meaningly with his left hand and said: 'Mayor Hopkins and a good many al dermen are in "I was thoroughly mad. said, you are liar.

Furthermore, yon arc a fool for making such a les, I used all the oaths, for I was mad. "Then Turner got mad and we had quarrel. Haslam finally turned to the man With whom I was talking and said: 'The alderman is right. Turner. You should, not make such -Well, I'll tako that said Turner.

'What I meant to say was that I have certain very valuable documents in that HE GOES TO SEE M'COUL. Bat Says No Direct Money Offer Was Made ow Either Side. "We parted soon after that. Later on Haslam asked me to go and see McCoull. I did so, and a great part of the alleged shorthand report of that conversation is correct.

After talking some time he began to make allusions to some proposition' which he said had been made to him. I discovered then that some other alderman had been to see him. From my conversation with Mr. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Frank and Charlos Chi sago bankers convicted of receiving money deposit when they know their bank eras insolvent, have been let ont of Jail on supersedeas issucl by Judge Phillips, of khc state supreme court.

The remains of Sir John Thompson, late premier of Canada, were conveyed by the British government on board the cruise? r.lenhivm w'th almost roynl hon ors and the Blcnhicm hns begun her voy- ace to Canada. Mrs. Giusrar was not satisfied with the, result of her libel suit against Elijah A. Morse, of Boston, and moved far a new trial. Arguments have been made and the court is thinking the matter over.

Secretary of the interior Smith has de cided that a mining claim has precedence over any other, and has confirmed such a claim made by seven men to 128 acres of protiorty on which ore 703 buildings, at Cripplo Creek, Cola The owners of tho bmldings will have to pay for the ground. Five days' snow in California resulted in eight feet of tho "beautiful" on a levol. and traffic is nearly paralyzed in the SU-sons district. Just whnro in Sandusky county, tho knowing ones had declared there wasn't a drop, tho Kirkbride brothers have drilled three petroleum wells which arc Bowing in the aearreeato barrels a day. The six days' bicycle race at Philadelphia has dosed.

Ashinger won the race, covering miles; Former was second with 1,5, and Gannon third with Ashinger was taken from the track to tho hospital, he was so badly broken up. Miss Lydia Davis, a school teacher of Chicago, arrived at LaPcrc, Mich to visit her The team behind which she rode from the station ran away and sho was fatally injurd. Coxey, of tho Waaler, announces him self as a candidate for president of the united States. Mother's Influence. Who cav.

overes: Imste It Tot good or evil it Is far-reachiog. II er name, the arst that falls from tbe lips of the prattling babe, is tficn the lat whi-per of the dying engc God bless onr motb ers! How important th lint they be shielded from those we.kcoing diseases which too fieri wreck their constilutiors ad render them wear-ie fretful invalids, prematurely ed and smbl tioiless. Dr. Pierce's Pavcri Prescriptioa has dine much to emanclpax women on this thrall djm and may be taken by the moat delicate with abdolnte certainty of bescBu For noising mothers and all debilitated, or "raa-dowit" women It bib mist effective rcstoritire to.iie to them ap. To those abnt to become mothers it is a priceless boon.

It lessens the psins and per lis of ch'ldbirth. shortens labor, promotes the se cretion of an sbandance of nourishment for the child tnd shortens the per 1 of confinement. Whea Baby was sick, we fnwe her Ostorls. When she was a Child, she cried or Castoria, When she became Hiss, she cronj to Castotia. When she bad Children, ahe gave then Casnarai OVER 2,800 FAMILIES DESTITUTE.

Distressing Condition of Affairs in Twenty- one Kebraska Conntiea. Omaha, Dec 24. President Xason, of the Nebraska statu relief commission, secured a carefully prepared report of tho number of destitute families in the differ ent counties of this state where there was crop failure as follows: Custer county. 2n0 families; Perkins, 200; Chase, 2-J5; Dundy, 120; Hitchcock, 250; Rod Willow, UK); Hayes, 200; Frontier, 40; Furnas, 100; Lincoln, 700; Dawson. 45; Keith, 200; Deuel, Cherry, McPherson, 4o; Blaine, 20; Boyd, 250; Holt, 30; Antelope, 30; Keyapaha, 25; Knox, Contribu tions are coming iu, but hardly as fast as they should.

Seems Good Case Against Foster. PAN Dec. 4. Noah Foster, tho alleged murderer of Arthur Binnion, was arrested at Mount Vernon, bv ex- Sheriff T. Gray, of Jefferson county.

Deputy Sheriff Edmonds went to Mount Vernon and returned to Taylorville with the prisoner, where he is now In jaiL Foster denies having ever seen the mur dered boy, but the positive evidence against him is tho clothing found upon him wheu arrested. They are the same as were previously worn by tho murdered boy. Debs May Vet Go to Jail. Chicago, Dec. 4.

Judgo Woods was here for an hour this morning and during that time the motion for a new trial In tho American Railway Union contempt cases was argued and submitted to the judge. The suspension of sentence expires this afternoon and as the question submitted to Judge Woods will probably not be decided in time to prevent it Debs and his colleagues have an excel lent prospect of going to jail. Northern PaciSe Interest. Milwaukee, Dec 4. Judge Jenkins has ordered the receivers of the Northern Pacific Ballway company to pay the in terest on all outstanding general first mortgage bonds, which falls due Jan.

also the payment of 1 per cent, of the bonded indebtedness of the road Into the sinking fund for the final payment of the principal of the bonds. Gave a Mothers' Dinner. New Yokk, Dec. 24. The New York city Woman's Suffrage league gave a pilgrim mothers' dinner in honor of the pioneer women uf New England, in this city, Mrs.

Iiillie Devereaux JBlake presid ing. Two Man Baa Down by a Train. Peoria, Doc. 24. Herman Meyer was Instantly killed and John Coleman fatally injured on the Burlington tracks.

They attempted to avoid a switch engine aoa stepped in front of a passenger train. Whisky Still Cheawer. Pbobia. Dec 24. The whisky trust tuts reduced the prices on all rtlnwiis Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.

EXPECTANT MOTHERS. Ttinvt onr wondrrfoal Tmt4k9 WrTHttll IFRIKSD." wbh-to make rbtid-blrtb eaT be with In th rviM-h of all we hawe rm 4 thr prior to IMIcr per bottle. Bewtn of frauds, counterfeit and rabstttutcs. take nothing but MOTHERS FRIEND. owe aix Nmm.

tW Wrtt for hook "TO limi as1- snltnt TMS; ABrir.IJi BRCI aATwatCew hmm. we. VITAL1S fl4e Weo 'SOWS. lot Dev. jTT" KV THiaaiAT StOtka Daw.

It set Iff A for Intents and Children. OTHERG, Po Yon Know u-tp, BilimisTs Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, many so-called Deothlng Sj-rops. anoot remedies far cfaUdrea are eoaapoeed of opium or nwrphinet yta-Tww. stnwWtlnwophimssBorphan JXs gwwwthatmmortooimtriesara to sen iuj Ps Tow Know that yon aboutd not permit any medicine to be rtea your cUli i yoa or your physiciaa knowafw4wt it hi composed Po Tern Ksiowthat Oaatorie is a purely TVffctabts preparation, and that a hat Ra hredienta published with etery botUe P. Tow KnHTWthasCstx)rntbl the the farooos T)r.

Karroo! ritrtyr That it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is new soli tLaa of all other remedies for children combined Pi Tow ITa.si that the Patent Office Department of the ratted States, asl cf ether conatrtes, hare hwoed eaeiusles right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to nss tbe ord and tta formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison tfrrcv Pr0n1TjM2 that one of the reasons for sTrnnting this government protection sras because Castoria had been proven to be an.elwt.lj fcaraalowa? Pa Ksew that 35 mnrmf doses of Castoria are furEfched fir liasils. nr nnr nrnT Po Tern KsMroy that whoa giuam sw il of this perfect propagation, your children toay be kept weU, and that yon may has. unbroken rest XlfaXU thooo thiwjTs are worth knowing. Thry arsfneta.

The rne-admno sdaTantwjo mt Children Cryfcr Pitcher's Ccstorla. T. F. BURKE, President. JOHN JOERS.

Vice President. EES EST WAGXEB. Sec and Tna- Island Hsating FRENCH REMEDY rrarteres tbe shore sTwmha ha SS bars. powerfully and qntckly. Cures when alt others miL men will regain their lost manhood, ana old men will recover tlwir vnnfhfui by osier VITALIS.

Itqnieltly and sorely restores XprfmUinPftLLMt VltBlllV fHMtMM-W Nightly Emissions, Lost Power, Failing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and all eOeeta of self suuse or excess ana indiscretion, wards ol insanity and consumption. Insist en havinc VITALIS. no other. Can be carried in vest pocket. Hy mall.

Sl.ee per paokace. or six for e.wo, wna a aosnir. wnttea sssisssss as i reiana sae araney. cireulrr free. Add' CAUiHKI StMUJII CttHFABT, Ckteaga, For sal.

at Rock Island by Harper Boas. Phar aacy and Willlun Clendenln, Druggist, Mohan, (I) 1 CQ Uf 0 9 is SI i Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters. and Co. Hot Water Heating-Beer Pumps llt-121 E. 17th St.

Rock Island, 111. Tel. No. 1388 Fole Arentr for tbe fsmaa. IVOOSrotUlTwCD CIDIt TUB VTATB VAW Rock Lland Savings Bank, Kocs Isxah-d, III.

One. dally fw a. m. Sp. nv, awl llal.ilajoeiwiMrrcmTsS FtT per ewnt Interest paid oa Zpodtav Monaj loanexl on collateral ST awi Estat.

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John Crabaafh. rMI Mitchell. K. T. nail, L.

wbcon, S. Han. I. M. Bafora.

Jean Vols. ttmao A Ecavz, an'Wiiisrs. JsJy and nim th. soalkral coraw of aPtchen Lrttil new Mlieac JOHB M. PAKnXT.

BKsTCT A. rASIVOa pnnmon a con Painters and Decorators PAPT3 IZAr23, ChlSttTSEX tte. 119 IsmstMBth fit, EOCS XttAOT. ILL. SEIVERS ANDERSON CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS Ah kinds of General Joe-bine doo.

short notlr. and satlsfacttoa raarauiesd Office and Shop 721 Twelfth street ROCK ISLAM RO0ENFIELD BROS. Toa ItotssriKLS. PRACTICAL Plumbers, Steam, Gao Fitters, o.M Ueati.jj and 8aiUr. PlnWaC.

BaMment Rock Island Nat. Dank J. SPILQEBs Contractor and Builder. Shop and Residence No. 8u Third avenue.

JOHN KOITOSKY, Carpenter and Builder. vrricT. no: mi stxni avkhub. CiopVICtmt IJOCX ISLAND. City -Dia end Dztctj Line.

Far Bu or BxptwM Um UlephoM 1141. md o. wiU reoeirs proP tt.Uo. Vne Isaacs Bvety 0a SaadwicaM FanlsbMlea 8rost BtU McCoull I gathered that the sum of fcK, ox goods one cent per gallon..