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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
GLORY FOR CONGRESSMAN Niece.

Hon. W H. Niece, member of congress
from this, the Eleventh district, is making
Il good record at Washington. and is prov
ing himself to be al able legislator, and
one of the shrewdesL members of tie
house. His latest move is the unearthing
of a proposed steal, which has won for
him fresh Iaurels. The scheme was
large one, and involved the sale Of five
sections of Hot Springs land in New
Mexico, which contained all the water in
about one half million of acres. The sale
was adyertisedEto take place on the 9Th
Of February, and Mr.. Neece. only diycov
cred the state of affairs a few days before
that date, So he wss compelled to take
active measures to intercept the proceed
ipgs. II first visited the secretary of the
interior and the secretary of public lands,
but failed to make an impression on
them, and they refused 10 have the sale
discontinued. He then. introduced the
following resolution into the house:
WHEREAS, George d. Bowman register
ofthe land Office at Las Cruces. n Mex.
has advertised to sell on the eth day of
February five special sections Of land sit
uated in townships 5 and 10, south of
ranges and-S west, known as the Hot
Springs reservation, to be sold in one
body, and no hid to he received less than
SIS, 1000; and
WHEREAS as ii. is, represented that said
lands contain the principal watering
places for probably half million acres Of
land, and that the persons controlling the
said five sections will substantially con-
troll all the water in that part of the coun.
try, thereby rendering the remainder of
the lands in that section worthless; it is
represented That portion Of SAID lands
are occupied by actual settlers, who have
made valuable improvements on the same,
and said lands being sold in body de-
rives these settlers of competing at such
sale, and
WHEREAs it is believed by persons vino
have good opportunities of Judging that
said lands ought not to be sold but re
served for a health resort. and that said
waters are known to contain medical
properties; therefore,
Be ii res0lred By tie House Of Representa-
tires Of tie United Suites Of .America, That
the president of the United States be
requested to stop and discontinue said
sale, because if sold the result will be that
said land will fall into the hands of large
capitalists and thereby greatly hinder the
settlement of the territory, besides do
injustice to actual settlers.
He also induced the committee on Pub.
lie Lands to call meeting of that body,
who decided in favor of thes resolution.
This caused the secretary of the Interior
to command suspension'of;proceedings
and the sale was stopped Mr. Neece
should receive great credit. for this mas
terlv piece of work, for the sale referred
to was probably one of the most gigantic
schemes ever attempted to be sprung on
the people of this country
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
light Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral,-One
Man who Knew his own Business.

No, my dear said the venerable keeper of a
country store to a timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the counter, No, my dear,
haven't any rel flannel. but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses " Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite az well the child went Away in search of the
article she wanted.
"lIave you BEFsoN.S CAPCINE PLAsTERS, y
askeda gentleman Of certain druggist whose
name could be given were il desired II am trou-
bled just now with touch OF my old friend, the
lum5ago, and the Benson's Plaster seems to go
the spot almost as soon as It touches the skin"
Not at present, replied the druggist genially,
'but we have lots Of piasters Just as good, There
is Allcock's. the Capscum and others-won't one
of them DO Just as well?'
my dear SIR retortcd the gentleman, with q
slight show Of temper. Il say nothing against
those articles, but am business man, and al
ways ask ror precisely what want, and for moth
ing else. I may enlighten you, however, when |
say that sometiue ago, for another disease,
which the Cepcine has since cured me, tried all
those you mention, with no appreciate benefit
Iheyare inefficient, every one of them, the mean
est act Of TIE propretOrs Of some Of them being
this: that they make plasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
they ere the same thing. Experience taught me
the difference. III go to the next man in your line
Good day"
Be on yOur guard against limitations. The gen
uine has the word CAPCINE cut Clearly in the
middle Of the plaster. All others are impositions
Seahury & johnson, Chemists, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

JosLYN, H., March Editor Argus:
II am to believe what read in certain
partisan newspapers, the old soldiers are
all in favor of Gen. Logan for president
OF the United States irrespective of party
utilization. Is this assertion true? AS an
old soldier of the army of the Potomac,
aud who served for four years in active
campaign life in defense of my country,
will answer the above question by saving
that it is not true. / am quite confident
that if Logan should happen to .get. the
nomination for president that he would
not receive one half Of the soldier vote in
the country much less all as claimed by
some. am willing to give Logan all the
honor that is due him; would not want
to detraCt anything from his fame, but
feel that this nation would commit an I'M
pardonable blunder by eleCting him presi-
dent Of these United States. Look at his
history before the rebellion If l am re
liably informed he was considered pol
troOn in politics. Look at his history at
the beginning of the war. A dark cloud
OF suspicion lowering over his mind as to
which side he would cast his
fortune Look at his histo-
ny in the financial question which
agitated our country few years ago
selling himself body and soul to the bond
holders Again look at his relentless,
fierce and cruel course in the case of that
brave and greatly wronged officer lFitz
John Porter.) Logan's history shows
him to be as politician a proud, ambi
tious aud selfish demagoguc. therefore he
can never have my vote or influence. !
think it proper to raise the voice of warn,
ing so that the independent and demo-
cratic soldiers of Onr country may be on
their guard so as not to be led into ambush
by the foxy politicians of the Logan stripe
would warn them as to the inflence that
will undoubtedly be brought to bear upon
them during the presidential campaign
through the G. A. r. | know it il
claimed that the order has nothing to dc
with politics. So it wBs claimed few
years ago, and yet Developments after
ward showed that it was run especially
in the interest Of certain politicians.
think it will not take very keen observer
to see the drift of things if he only keeps
his eyes open. He that runs may read
W. S. HAYES
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

WASHINGTON CITY, March "A gentle
man who called upon the president stated tC
him that certain subordinate officers Of the
postoffice department in a western state had
expressed a fear of removal in case they ad-
vocated his denomination, because the senator
who controls the patronage of that stats
is himself a candidate for the presi.
dency and claimed their allegiance AMI as
sistance. The president said he was sur
prised to hear this and hoped it was not
true He believed every citizen, whether
he was in official position or not, was emit
tied to the right and privilege to freely ex
press his preference and to work for tho
nomination of his favorite SO far as he
could do so without interference with his
official duties. He furthsr said every en-.
ploye of the government should be protected
in the exercise of the widest political liberty.
No postmaster or other official had right to
dictate TO any subordinate what thy should
do or who they should fevor for the nresi
dency or any other Office Every postofiice
clerk Or carrier had the same privilege Of
favoFing and working for the candidate he
preferred that his superior officer had, and
would in all cases be protected III the exer-
else Of that privilege.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
THE TATTOOED WOMAN.
kseT Ba6y Is Bern for the Dime Jsu-
seam Business.

BALTIMORE, March . -Thursday morning
the ''tattooed woman" gave birth in this city
to fifteen pound baby hoy. The remark
able thing about the child was that it bore
the same marks. or tattooed figures, on
its skin as tie mother The strangest part is
that these marks are identiCally tho same as
the mothers both as to position and color.
The tatooing Of toe mother is in blue and red
India ink, tie marks ON the baby are the
same colors, representing snakes, animals,
flowers, ani figures, all over the body except
the face. The father, Adolph Morath, has
been running small m1Seum in small towns
in this state and the west. He told your CO..
respondent that his wife had been tatt0oad
within the past zine months. He has tray-
eled from place to place, and secured men at
each to do the job It thus required several
weeks to complete the decoration, and hi:
wife was in delicate condition when it wa
finished. He had applied to the husband Of
Dora HiideGlcud, the original tat
tooed woman, to do the job, bl
lie had refused TO create a rival to his VIII
The Morath family only arrived here on
Monday last, Mrs. NoEath having retired
from exhibition a few weeks ago Dr.. 4.
Trego ShertZer, well-iEown physician Of
this city attended the mother and pronounces
the case the strangest in his experience. Il
has created great Interest among the me Ii
cal profession here. The Baltimore Dime
museum has secured the mother and child
for exhibition, and both are doing well
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

New YORK, March "A committee of
twenty five representative clergymen Of the
Congregational church, appointed at the Ma
tional Church council at st. Louis in 1880 to
prepare new creed for that church, hat
completed the work assigned to it. The de.
mand for new creed comes from the general
conviction that the Savoy declaration Of 1858,
which has been the recognized symbol Of the
Congregational churches, is outwoIn AID
does not express the living faith of the ples-
emit age Though it was roafiImed for stub
stance of doctrine by the national council 0 7
1855, it was never used, and is practically
unknown. 1t is essentially an embodi.
ment of the Westminster confession,
between which and the simple one now
recommended to the churches there is radi-
cal difference. There Is not q syllable of
distinctive Calvinism in the new statement
No Arminian could fini fault with it in that
respect, the Savoy doctrine Of "imputation,n
Of the divine DEGREES" of ''efTectual calliag,"
of ELECT infants Of Limited atonemcnt
having no echo or shadow in it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2-The feel
ing over the Lasker matter is not as quiescent
as might be inferred. 1t is the general inn
preston that when the resolutions are in the
possession of the house, it will be the signal
for Some hot speeches. Col. Tom Ochil-
tree will open the ball in the most lurid vein,
and a H1tnsher of members are known to be
heavily loaded on the same subject Much
will depend upon the terms in which Bis
marcs S refusal is copched, but it is admitted
Oh all sides that the matter is likely to
assume serious turn. That the
house of representatives will resent
what is deemed an insult by q formal
resolution of some sort, there is very
little doubt The German vote is very large,
and this Lasker resolution is TO stand as
campaign ammunition for a long time to
come The probability is that when it gets
fairly before the house there will be enough
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

The official census report of Germany
for 1882 gives almost as had showing Of
the loose morals of that country as those
which are notorious in France. 1t shows
that more than one-ninth of all the chill
dren born in the German Empire during
that one year were illegitimate, the total
number Of illegitimatcs being 1914, 457. 1t
might be well for old Bismarck to look
to the morals as well as to the hog meats
Of bis people.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
pr.,ceeaingsin Cansress.

WASHINGTON CITY; March 2-Oate5, iron,
the committee on public lands, reported a
resolution calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information relative to unautloy-
lied fencing in of public lands by individuals
or corporations in several states and terri
tories; adopted.
The house at lilo p. N. went into commit
tee of the whole, with Converse, of Ohio,
in the chair, GA the naval appropriat ion bill,
and Finerty addressed the house, advocating
the massage of tie bill
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Fs.,nnH L, tie a.EnInt,.

NV YoaK, March 2-EiGhteen Cinnamon
If wretcbe,i appearance, one aged and blind
md TIVE white men were arranged in ths
tombs, having been arrested in opium joints
All were held ua,,er $500 bail. The penalty
or the otfaaso IS for proprietors Of joints one
Iear in the ponlten&ary and $3.50 fine and
hose caught n the pace three months and a
inc OF $50
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
WELL REWARDED.

A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce a case of Liver,
Kidney Or Stomach complaint that Elect
trio Bitters will not speedily cure Bring
them along, it viii cost you nothing for
the medicine if it fails to cure, and you
will be we'll rewarded for your trouble
besides. All Blood disease, Biliousness,
Jaundice, Constipation, and general de
bility are quickly cured. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded Price
only fifty cents per bottle. For sale by
HartZ & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
TEAS
FLOUR.
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March |

CHICAGO, March l.
Rodiger & McIatyre's circular of til
evening says: The markets on the board T..
trade We're dull for everything. Wheat
Weak March, opened 9!tsc, closed 9l5s C.,
May, opened 9Sc, closed 971sc; jan.
opened a934c closed 9sjsc. Corn-Iar, 4,
opened 52s,c closed 5l;sc; May, opened 81 r..
closed 81 iac; June, opened 5SSsr, closed 81 F.,
Oats-May, openea 364c, closed - T.
Pork-St sly; May, opened $3.50, clos &.
SIS 1913 sLar3-Steady; May, opened 50 =!
closed S961la.
Live Stock-The Union stock yards -.
ports the following range of prices: Hogs
Market moderately active, firm, and 80 iJc
higher; iigh, grades, S605@670 poor to
choice; heavy mixed pacing, S.. 35ad a.
common TO fair and S6.7O17 25 fair to cnoice
heavy shipping, S6I5GL25; quality OF re
ceipts poor. Cattle-Ma;'i;ct strong; exports,
Sc. 50@LG0; good to choice $590d6 A.; con
mon 20 fair s., 2015.SO; butchers, S2.5G q
$50; stockers, So 5U@525 Sheep-Marke,
brisk; good to choice, S546; common to taj~,
So 5JG475.
Produce: Butter-Fine creamery, 3lgts2c;
good to choice dairy, goa 25c; fair 10 20 i
roll, l4@lSc; no sale Tor poor Eggs -iilgm;
fresh-la.d 23-. @22c: in lighy supply 10.
| tatoes-Doing better; good TO choice early
rose, 334%5c; higher for seed stock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Ewo Negroes Murdered,

JACKSONVILLE, Tia, March 1.-Two
negroes ,.t Tau.-,iay esmped near the depot
2, New STAFFORD, Maxi morning both
we've discovered dead il their camp, one 81 4.
.nrrusl, tiic At:.d, and the other terribly nIu-
.;.at. j, ha'f oil his head being chopped oil
vita an az. ! cue 10 the perpetrators.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

eiectioneering mu ic to fully satisfy the Ger
meu element. THIS may, it is feared, even
go to the extent Of demanding Minister Sar-
gents rec Ill, aud urtEer complioate matters
between tbs and tie German government.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

New YoHE, March :. The coroners jury
in the Sain 5torse Inquest, after half al
hours de-ber.uon returned a verdict Of &C
cidentai aT,"atas
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
SKIN Hz.TU1 NOR. .

My baby six monthsoid broke out with some kind
Of skin humor, and after being treated months
by my iAmiiy physician, was given up to die; the
druggist recommended Swifts Specific. and the
elect was 80 gratifying as ii was miraculous My
child soon got We'll, all traces Of the disease is
gone, apd he is as fat as & pig. j. j. hrRKLAND.
MinGen, Rusk County, Texas.
have Suffered for many years from ulcers on
my legs, often very large and painful during
which time | used almost everything 10 effect Il
cure, bU; in vain. took Swift's specific by ad-
vice OF friend, and in short time was cured
sound and well EDWIN j, MILLER,
Beaumont Texas.
have been afflicted with Scrofula for twelve
years. and have had sores on me as large As a
mans hand fer that length of time. Last sum
mer was SO bad off that could not wear cloth
ing. had spent hundreds Of dollars in the cfi0rt
10 be cured hnt all to no purpose and had injured
myself with MurCury and Potash. Your Swift's
Specific cured me promptly and permanently and
hope every Ike sufferer viii take it.
L. l., HIGH. Lakoni, Ark.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free 10 applicants
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Drawers, Atlanta. Ga.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
The ~aslo.a, Cash Hox.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2-The rsluc-
ton of the publie debt during February
umountei 10 s., So, $50 Total cash in treas
ury, 1896 293, ISL; cash balance available,
SID 534 PSI
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Detroit.


HETkuIT, Nar0n !.
Wheat-Ceah and March, $103: AR!
ELGE$4; May. SLOGs4 asked; No. 9 red O.
EI02 =; No awhite, g4lfc Corn-Na . c.s.
iSc, oeiicr. Oats-No. . whits, 81 a..
No. 2.352.c asked.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03


solid Trains Of Eln3ut Day Coaches and
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are run daily I"
and from 81 iNVi~; via Hannibal, Quincy,
keoSuk. huntington, Cedar Rapids and Albert
len in Il Paul and Minneapolis, p&.lgr cars
Nil4l hcfiinfug Chairs 10 ;ul from 81 Ions
and Peoria. Oniyunc char &c Of cars between
Il Louis and ncs EioinGs, Iowa Lincoln, Ne
brs'st;, and Denver. Colorado
II is also the only Through Line between
ST. LOUIS, MINNEAPOLIS and St. PAUL
II is known as the great THROUGH CN
LINE OF America. and is universally admit
ted "a ho the
Finest Equipped Railroad in the W:r.3 u:
al classes Of Travel.
Through Tickets via this line Tor sale II .!
Il. L. coupon ticket offices in the United STATES
and Canada.
7 !. POTTER. PERCEvAI LOWELL,
Nice-Pres y ten Nh aver Gen Pass AZ; Jsi'ssS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
lNQUIRING MINDS.
Evidence Before the Investigating
Committees at Washington.
The keifer- BOynton Matter Spring
er's COmmittee---M Rail
wayS---Arthur on BOssism---
a SmeuIdfFing Volcano.

WASHINGTON CITY, March AT the
opening of the keiferBoynton investigation,
Boynton introduced W n Ramsey, attuI-
ney for The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
who said he would appear as his attorney at
the request Of the paper, which decided TO
have their Washin ston Office repre-
seuted by counsel j. W. Elder. the
1rst witness called, said he had
/ conversation with b1ynton in the presence
If Charles G. Garfield in the West corridor,
bout March l. II" told Boynton he WAS in
crested in a bill tor the relief of L. Madison
Day, and wanted the speaker to RECOGNIZES
some one to call it up. Boynton said he was
interested in the McGsarTahaa bill and the
speaker refuse to recognize any one for it.
Baynton said the speaker would leave the
chair without money and without friends
Cros5-eXaminad III Ramsey, witness said he
lived in Washington since 1873; was intro
duced to Boynton by Col Bell; spoke
to him last the preceding March;
didn't offer Boynton ali interest
in the Day bill, nor propose any interest for
the speaker.
QUESTIONABLE you tie ]. ". Elder named
in the cause for divorce III the courts of the
district
Objection by Coleman and the objection
sustained Witness said he went to Cleve-
land at the request of Coleman, who paid his
expenses Went to keifers room when the
case came up, aud told him Of the converse
tiou; was sent back by MIN to Coleman, his
attorney. Hal no conversation with any
one about the Boynt0n interview until he re-
lated it 10 kelfer after the committee was ap-
pointed.
CrosS-cxIIu.uat by the committee Boyn-
tor didn't say anything indicating that
couapt proposition had been made the
speak"r; knew Boynton was q particular
friend Of keifsr; for that reason asked his
assistance; is positive Boynton said Keifer
would 20 OFT of Office without money or
friends.
William &. Green, clerk Of the commit
tee on accounts OF the house in the Forty.
seventh congress aud c!eri. of a sub commit,
tee IN the present house, had &
conversation with Boynton, who told
him he had written the claim up for
Tie Cincinnati Gazette; that McGarrahan
asked him as d friendly act to ask Keller to
recognize certain gentleman, and he had
dons so; think the gentleman named was
Danneli.
EX-ReprcseGt2t,Te Duanell, Of Minnesota,
was catei, an saii that NcGarIahan came
to him and asked him to call up his bill, re-
piled that he could not, because he had
matters i'll his own district to lool, after;
understood that another man was to call up
the McGarrahan bill Later. was told that
McGarrahan would cndeavor to call it up;
did not recoIect telling j. s Stewart that it
was arranged for him to call up the bill;
knew Of no arrangement that was made to
call up the bill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

WASHINGTON CRY, March 2-Burleigh,
ex-delegate to congress from Dakota, was be-
fore the house committee on expenditures in
the department Of justice, and testified re-
garding various practices Of officers in Da
kota and Montana responsible to the depart
ment Of justice He said he had heard of Of
fcers arresting men on trivial charges in re-
mote parts of the territory and taking them
TO the place Of holding court for the purpose
of getting fees. He thought the expenses of
marshals and courts generally should
not have been more than hals they
were last year. Witness referred
to the personal habits of Judge Conger, Of
Montana, who was suspended last April, and
superseded by Judge Coburn, of Indiana. He
said the private life of Conger was that of a
drunkard He frequently went upon the
bench after a night of debauchery, and slept
in his chair with his feet upon the desk, while
an important case was on trial
Milliker, Of the committee, objected TO such
testimony as reflected upon the private habits
of man now in private life.
Witnessed referred to the great delay Of
bringing men to trial. He thought deays
had cost Custer county $4,000. Ex-Chief
Justice Shannon, of Dakota, who investigated
the conduct of Judge Conger, testified sub
stantially to the same as Burleigh.