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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
ycr, mcmnrknhle Rccoverx.

Mr.. George " Willing, of Man
chester, Mich, writes: "My wife has
been almost helpless for 1--WE years,
SO helpless that she could not turn
over in bed alone She used two
bottles Of Electric Bitters, and is SO
much improved, that she is able
now to do her own work.
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them Hundreds OF ties
tii"oaials attest their great curative
powers. Only so cents a bottle by
c. Il. MJtfet
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
People Who Travel

People who are not used TO travelling
sometimes feel hurt at the grun an
swers they receive from station agents.
We viii give few points, which, if
observed, viii save many cross word
and secret oath. When Won want TO
80 anywhere and want to know when
your train leaves consult the time table
which is always posted consp.cuousy
near the ticket window Don ask the
agent if that Is the latest tabo-it al
ways is. After you find the time en-
the card look at the clock and see how
long YOU have TO wait Don't ask the
agent il that clock is right itaways u.s..
Don't ask him if that is railroad tmo-
they are not allowed tohayo amy other.
Always state when asking for tiyhet,
whether YOU want it for one way cr for
the round trip. If you expect to re-
turn soon il viii save you money 70
buy round trip ticket II you have
seen bills advertising excursion rates
on certain days, don ask the agent to
sell you an excursion ticket on day
previous. Ii you want to learn when
there will loo nm excursion and how
long il viii continue, consult the bills
hanging all around you Don't ask the
agent about it. The bills are put there
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
AXLE GREASE in bulk, &c per fb,
at Brewer 81 Penhallegon's.

Cheap table linen, cheap dress
goods, cheap flannels, cheap goods
all through. Bargains in everything
and money saved. No trash or cheap
auction goods, but straight, regular
goods No dark corners, but plenty
of light by day and by night, to see
what you are buying-at Dellers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

The English Foreign Office spends
$50 00O year for messengers, dis
patching weekly service to Constan-
iinople. and forlnightly one to Berlin
and ST. Petersburg.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

England is shipping 10 Egypt the
rolling stock OF an eighteen inch gauge
railway. The line will be laid from the
red sea to Berber and the road will be
used Tor tile shipment Of soldiers and
military stores.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
NEXT SUNDAY.

Preaching at the r. NJ. church as
usual. The pulpit will be occupied
in the morning by John Pearce, and
evening by VIM. Jacka.
The topic at the Trinity church
by Rev. M. Chase will be, in the
morning, "Moral Escapes" in the
evening, "The Educational Power
Of Christianity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

DELLER's display of cloaks, Rus
sian circulars, aud Newmarkets, in
ladies' and misses sizes, is the finest
and largest ever shown in this city.
No lady should overlook their dis
lay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

CONE and look through Deller's
stock of ladies' mems and children's
underwear and get prices.
Child's calf lace shoes, all solid
and warrented, at $l.1O, at J. p. d
Sons.
The largest stock Reynolds Bros.
fine shoes ever brought to the city,
at j. Penhallegon a. Sons.
Remember when you want boots
and shoes, j. Penhallegon d Son
have double the stock to select from
of any house in the city.
Women's calf lace shoes, all solid
and warranted, at 81 G5, at j. Pen
hallegon d Sons
Brewer d Penhallegon have just
received another 500ib lot of their
celebrated SOC tea. %
FARMERS buy your goods where
you get the CASH for your produce,
Brewer & Penhallegon's. %
J. A. Spratler has just received a
choice lot of soc. uncolored Japan
tea.
Misses calf lace shoes, all solid
and warrrented, at $l.35, at J. Pen
hallegon IL Sons.
Try that roasted coffee at J. A.
Gr,.atIor9e
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

l ann prepared 70 furnish and de-
liver to any part of this city Chest
nut, Stone, Egg, Crate, or any other
kind of coal, hard or soft, at lowest
market prices. john HADFIEID.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
Notc This.

S. II. Osborne, teacher Of music,
will be in Mineral Point at all times
excepting Tuesdays and Fridays.
4l-tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

Jefferson boots and shoes, all
grades aud sizes, at J. Penhallegon
u sons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23

DAND OF HOPE TEMPLE, No. II, L. O. GIT;
ID meets every Tuesday evening.
Ed. JULIAN. See Z. ALLEN, JR., @. n.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
r. w. Patterson, W. d.

r. ". PattereOh, VI. ID.
4 \ FFIoE opposite Puford's Drug store, High St
bHours from to "a. m. and TO p, m. II
Office nights. 23tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
THE ANOKA DISASTER.
Particulars of the Great Confagration
ct Anoka, MINI.
Six Blocks in the Most Valuable
Part of the City Destroyed
The Loss Nearly
Million.

ST. PAUL, Aug 19-The fire at Anoka on
Saturday destroyed the entire business por-
ton of the town, burning six blocks of bust
ness houses. These were the most substantial
and costly in the place, and the stocks of
goods which they contained were destroyed
with them From the Congregational
church at the corner of Main street and Third
avenue west to Rum river, and from Monroe
street north to Van Buren,, is naught but
heaps of smoking ashes and blackened ruins
The fire broke out i'll the skating-rink OF
Kinnes & Vandervilde, and rapidly made its
way in spite of the fire departments efforts,
soon getting entirely beyond control In a
few moments the Campbell Foote brick
block, in which the postoffice was situated,
was in flames, followed almost simulta-
neously by the appearance of fire in the high
school adjoining and Dowdell Bros
restaurant. The flames communicated
to the elegant new brick block belonging to
II. L. TickHOr and from there across Second
avenue to H. s. Piummer'S dry-goods store,
and across Main street TO the row of wooden
structures occupied by various branches of
trade, up Second avenue taking several
residences and the Merchants hotel down
Main street on the south side, destroying
Plummers dry-goods store. Cutters dry
goods store, Ticknor & Co. drugs, Ryan
boots and shoes, and SO on until the river
barred its course in this direction.
While devastation was being wrought in
this direction the flames leaped from the
wooden buildings on the north side of Main
street and enveloped the handsome and
stately structure lately erected by w. d.
Washburn, and in which was situated the
Anaka First National bank and the elegant
Washburn opera house. The whole city
seemed ablaze at once. Up and down both
sides of Main street from Third
avenue to the river and along both sides
-f Second avenue from Van Buren, to .Mor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

position, it would be we'll to comply with
his request for return of the pass.
The officer of the company who gave
the Record these facts states that at that
time his company had large interests be-
fore Congress; that it was interested in
the Mail Service bills and also in the pro-
posed National Line of railway from
Washington to Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and other points; that the success
of the latter scheme would have been
largely prejudicial to The welfare of both
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more and the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
companies and that both of these CONS
panies at the time of the correspondence
with Mr. Blame and his friends were using
their utmost efforts to defeat the scheme
of the National Line of railroad especial
ly.
I'VE certainly did not desire the oppoe
sition of the Speaker of the House, with
all his influence" said the officer of the
company. He then continued: Il con-
ferred with the Baltimore and Ohio PEG
Pile and told them that our road was GER
W HOhlC iCopCIir Dut
after measuring our strength
| found that we could not
afford to incur any opposition. On
the 9th of July, 1870, reluctantly com
piled with the request of Mr.. Blaine ant
forwarded him his pass through the Hon
G. Tichell, of Massachusetts, We retain
ed Mr.. Biaine's friendship, but at cost
more bitter than ones honor and dignity
like to pay very often.
The worst thing about this matter i!
not Blaine's dishonesty in authorizing hi;
secretary to personate himself in order tC
beat the railroad out of fare, but afte
the pass was taken from him to bulldoZt
the company into returning it, using hi
high public position for the purpose of in
timidating and threatening the company.
But the public official who wrote letter.
to railroad spectators calling attention
to the service he had rendered them il
| saving their land grant and demanding al
interest in the enterprise because of tina
service, promising not to be "dead-head
and declaring that he saw many chan
nels for usefulness should he be takel
in would hardly hesitate to lend his rail
road passes and after they were taken W
threaten the companies with his hostility
unless they were returned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19


THE following letter from Walter n
Thayer president of the workingmcn's
assembly of the state of New York.
which was addressed to John Ry;n, col
lector of Joliet ought, TO satisfy any rea-
sonable mind as to how the working men
of the empire state regard Cleveland's
conduct while governor
Troy N. Y Aug. 3. 1884.
j. Ryan, Dear Sir Your favor and
letter of inquiry is at hand, and | will
answer your questions in the order in
which you ask them.
1st Gov Cleveland never vetoed the
child labor bill 1t never reached him.
having been defeated by the republicans
in the senate after having passed the as
sembly.
I'd. No contracts, long or short, were
made by any prison in this state after the
passage of the bill abolishing convict
contract labor. The question of termin-
ating or shortening existing contracts was
referred to Attorney General O'Brien and
he decided that they must run until they
expired. Cleveland had nothing to do
with the question.
The workingmen of this state had
nothing to do with any bill for tax on
engineers. Some New York city assem'
blymen and senators had bill passed
providing for a pension fund for New
York city firemen, and to create this FUND
engineers are assessed So each. Should
an engineer be injured or retire after
serving his full term, he receives pen
sion. 1t is a New York city bill and wa:
favored by New York city assemblymeI
and senators. Workingmen are not in
! terested in it and did not favor nor approve
| it,
The chief of the labor bureau has giveI
such satisfaction that he has received thu
thanks OF the state workingmen's assem-
bly,. His efforts and reports aided u
greatly to abolish contract labor and nov
he is busy Investigating the child factor,
labor question. He appointed a maj
whom the workingmen elected to the as
sembly to be his chief clerk, viz: Hon
David Haley. The chief is friend ant
not a fore to labor.
The pilot bill was asked for by ever
business man in New York city, and tn
workingmen do not favor or oppose it
1t never was recognized as labor bill
and originated with the anti mOnopol
league. The workingmen elected tire
members of the assembly that year an
every one of the three voted for the pilo
bill, so you can see we do not regard it a
a workingman's bill.
| | trust have answered your question
fully, and shall be happy to give you in
formation at any time. | will send in tn
same mail with this letter a printed re
cord of Cleveland on labor bills, and in
few days will have other documents for
warded to you. The workingmen of thi
state have organized number of Cleve
land clubs. but not single Blaine work
ingmans club exists here so far. Cleve
land will carry this state by $4,000 major
ity, and the republicans dare not attac
his labor record here so they go to tn
western states to do it. Wishing 20
success and hoping to hear from 20
again, remain.
Yours Truly,
WALTER n. THAYER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
Sweet Revenge.

There was q strean If shade about
six inches wide and nine feet long at
the corner of Congress and Griswold
Streets yesterday noon, and great big
hulk of man, coat off, hat in hand and
rivulets of perspiration pouring down
his face, crowded boy out of it and
stood there and groaned and painted
like q sick horse.
''Boyr he said, as he began to feel a
little better, Pm the biggest fool in
America
Eyes, sirl'' was the respectful reply.
''Last winter ] raved and took on
about the cold | swore that this was
no country to live in. | wanted to
shoot coal dealers and stove-makers,
and | whooped around because the
street cars waren't warmed. Boy, see
me now"
Eyes, sir; you are melting right
awayr'
Correct. 1t wasn't three weeks ago
that [ wanted to knock a man down
for predicting that we'd have any sum-
mer, and now just think of ninety
eight degrees in the shade!'
Irregular creek pouring down the
back of your neck, sir"
81 know i'll know it! There are
creeks and rivers running lengthways
and crossways of me until l want 10
swim, and yet in May went blowing
around here that any man who'd live
in such cold country ought to be sent
to a fool asylum. Boyr'
Eyes, sill"
81 crowded you out of your shade.
1t was mean trick. Here's quarter
to soothe your feelings. I'm going to
take that car for home. When l get
there I'm going to have piece of oil
cloth spread over the cellar floor, and
L IN going to lay down on it and have
ice heaped around me until I'm frozen
as solid as bone. Boyr'
Eyes, sir"
'.Let this country alone. She's all
right. Let the weather alone. She
knows her business. Please empty the
water out Of my coat pockets, mop the
bask of my neck like good boy, and
III move on. Detroit Free Press.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
THE STORY OF ELLISON.
Something That Makes the Cann1-
baIism Tales Hard to Believe.

BROOKLYN, Aug. 19-An officer of the
Greedy relief expedition gave to the United
Press reporter the melancholy story of Sergt.
Ellison's protracted Illness as he received it
from Lieut.. Greely's lips.
"The most touching incident Of Greely's
retreat southwark from Lady Franklin bay, N
said he, was related to me by him as fol-
lows: The party was struggling along, weak
and scarcely able to move Ellison was
helpless and Lad to be drawn along ona sled.
They had also 100 pounds of provisions
TO carry The load was too much They
could not make any progress, and they felt
that they must leave poor Ellison to die, OF
abandon the little store OF provisions Eli
son saw the dilemma and begged them to
cave him and go on with the food, fol
he knew he could no longer be OF
any use in this world 1t seemed
the wiser thing to do, but the men,
hearts were touched and their love for the
man wonld not admit of their leaving hin
alone to die. so they left the provisions and
brought their comrade to Cape Sabine. Thi:
does not look like pack of heartless and
brutal cannibals No sir, they are men tc
the last, every one Of them"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

roe street the flames swept irresistibly.
From the Washburn block to the brick hard
ware store of Putnam, Chelsea & Lindsay
and the First National bank to Bridge square
the fire speedily made its way. Thence
along Bridge square on the east side, sweep
ing away Daniels boot and shoe store,
Abear & Wicklund's dry-goods store, and
thence across jackson street dlagonally
to the great Lincoln fouring-mill and
elevator, consuming also the smaller
fiouring-mill near the bridge, two plan
ing and one shingle-mil, drykiln, lumber
sheds and offices, all belonging to w. ID.
Washburn G. Co, the flames being brought
to stand-stiIl at line ninety feet from the
mammoth Washburn saw and shingle mills.
From the point where the fire commune
Gated with the Lincoln mills. it went east
ward to the corner of Second avenue and
jackson street, there joining forces with the
sections which jumped Main street and
tackled Jackson's hotel and stables, black
smith-shop, engine-house, and yard, exhaust
ing itself at the corner of Jackson street and
Third avenue
The loss is estimated at between $780,
and 81, O00, 900, and the insurance is less, Sc
it is stated, than $500, 900. The pluck Of tht
unfortunates was illustrated by prepare
to rebuild as soon as the ruins get cold
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
POLITICAL ITEMS.

It's figured that over $40 900, 900 votes will
be cast at the November election.
Gen. Butler las SO far engaged to speak al
Rocky Point r. l. Meriden, Ind, and New
York city.
Ben Buffers letter is looked for very
Ex-Governor Hendricks says Cleveland's
letter will be given to the public in q
day or two.
H. II EIadley positively denies that he
wrote the Morev letter as charged by Daven
port, and says be will have something to say
i'll writing in the near future.
Preparations are rapidly approaching com
pletion for the reception of Gen. Logan al
Chicago on the 23d inst. Delegations will b.
present from many towns i'll neighborins
states and Illinois.
Betting on the election, according to thu
specials to The Chicago Tribune, is about a:
follows: Boston, in favor of Blaine; in New
York state about even between Cleveland
and Blaine, with the call rather in favor o
Cleveland; in the city Cleveland is slight,
the favorite; in Philadelphia, even
Buffalo, about even, slightly favoring Blaine
Chicago, sporting man was given 81, 900 t.
bet on Cleveland even, but has placed bu
| $500 of it. Milwaukee, St. Paul and Mime
apolis, favors Blaine; st. Louis, even; New
Orleans and Atlanta, even; San Francisco
| fayors Blaine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

Cincinnati Enquirer: General Samuel
F. Cary will not support either st. John,
the prohibition candidate, nor Ben Butler,
the greenback and labor parties candi-
date, although the general is an advocate
of prohibition and the greenback. He
recognizes the fact that to support either
of these candidates would promote the
defeat of Cleveland and Hendricks
Therefore he has rendered his services to
the national democratic committee He
leaves for New York in a few days, and
will take the stump in New York and
other states.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
THE CHICAGO TIMES.
Mrs. Storey, Wife of the 4roprietor,
Files a Petition.
She Wants to BE Appointed Conserve
at0r Herself, or Have Some
One Designated by Her
Put in the Position.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-In the probate court, |
Eureka c. Storey, the wife of Wilbur F. |
Storey, of The Chicago Times, has filed pc |
titlon III the matter of the application of |
Henry &. Kelly for a conservator for her |
husband. After reciting the history of the |
paper and the ill-health of the proprietor, |
which has prevented him from taking any
part in its management, and stating that
Mrs Storey was asked by her husband to
represent him in the newspapers affairs it
says that for many years The Times business
manager has been Austin L. Patterson, en-
ployed at an annual salary of IS, 900, until
January, 1883, when the petitioner, at Pat
terson's request and in consequence of Mr.
Storeys inability to give his personal .atten-
ton to The Times, raised the salary to 81, 900
During last winter petitioner was in Phila
delphia with her husband, where the latter
was under medical treatment. On return
ing to Chicago it was reported to her
that the circulation Of The Times
had greatly decreased, and that there were
gross irregularities i'll the management
After consultation with Mr.. Patterson she
asked for an investigation, which the bust
ness manager consented to have. As a re-
suit, Benjamin B. Lamb was employed as a
competent person, who should have the en-
fire confidence Of the petitioner Wben
This Arrangement had haan rooao ond
avarv tb;no was s,oip,, ON bo,.,,,r,,,io,,sI,,
Henry G Kelly without the knoy,la1ga Of
the petitioner set proceedings on foot ure,
ing that Storav vos distracted Tbesa nro-
ceedinos in tI.a oninion of fine netitionar
were set on foot hy Austin /, Patterson and
we're calculated tE Greatly DAMAGE tha IRON
erty. So that the petitioner fears its total
ruin.
! The petition concludes with the statement
| that Mr., Storey is in feeble health and ma
BILE TO take personal care of his prorerty.
| that to avoid compIications and rescue The
| Times establishment from the hands Of tho
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are reque sted 10
send delegates to a convention 10 be held at Mon
mouth, Warren county, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2Gth, 1884.
at O'Clock P. M, for the purpose of nominating
II candidate for Congress- n member Of the State
Board of Equalization and TO transact such OF her
business As may be presented for the cOnsiderd-
ton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional dis
trict will he entitled TO the following representa-
tion based upon the vote for Hancock and Eng
fish in 1880.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19
The Race Courses.

CHICAGO, Aug. 80 Mondays races at the
driving park;
First race, * mile Ella Rowett, first;
Idle Pat, Cond; Harpoon, third; time.
1:5Ss4
Second race, q mile heats; Alice winner,
taking second and third heats; Nora NJ won
first heat; time, l;l6A, l:l4$4, 1l71S.
Third race, ! lie miles; Boz Sedan, first
Virgie HeaIne, second, Revoke, third; time,
80
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug l9-The following
were the events Monday at the race course
First race, q mile: Hart, first; Reed, second
Ieonarlas, third; time, l.03l5.
Second race, 4 miles Nettle, first Lids
Stanhope, second; Easter, third; time, = 4O1S
Third race, l mile; W, R. Woodward
first; Vinton, second; Nitot, third; time, A
Fourth race, q mile; ,Iocose, first; Disturb
ance, second; Northanna, third; time, 1:l64
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

that Americans can play cricket as well as
Englishmen."
They will be rendered reception at Phila-
delphia.
When the Cunard steamer Servia, from
Liverpool, steamed alongside her dock, sea
of faces gazed over the guard rail. Among
them were those of L. E. Meyers,
the sprinter; Harry Fredericks, George
L. Avery, Gus NJ. Sacks,
of the Manhattan Athletic club, and Frank
Murray, of the Williamsburg Athletic club,
the American athletes who have been con.
testing with the English. The athletes ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with their
treatment abroad and satisfied with theiI
winnings
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

MEANWHILE, Pa, Aug. LIT was thought
when Gen, Logan passed out of New York
and declared his intention TO make no more
stops, he would be allowed to proceed
quietly on his journey to Chi
cago The citizens of Pennsylvania, how
ever, have given him reception equally a
cordial as that which was given him by thu
people of the state of New York At eacl
station he was obliged to go upon the plat
form and shake hands with the assembled
crowds. The people were V Enthusiastic
at Carey, Union City and Mea lie.