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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-31

GUNsNITHS,
Wolf, Chas, III Seventeenth street
HARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
Sauerman, John. 30 seventeenth street.
II AFDWAFE.
Stewart &. Montgomery, 500 second avenue
MERCHANT TAILORS.
Wendt, II. 1902 second avenue.
NEWS DEALERS.
Wilmans, j. N. Post Office Block
N EwsPAPERs.
The Rock Island DAILY ARGUS: published every
evening, Sunday eXceptcd( in Argus block, OPP
posite Postolice. Best advertising medium in the
city.
The Rock Island WEEKLY ANGUS; published
every Friday fine Job department in connec-
ton with the establishment.
ID ESTAURANTs AND CONFECTIONERS.
Krel, Fred, 1919 second avenue
Evers, Fred, 1911 second avenue
STATIoNERs'
Wilmans, j. NJ Post Office Block
SALOONS
Westphai, John, 1872 second avenue
WATcH MAKERS.
Bromley, G. A. 1917 second avenue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-31

BUTLER has collapsed, but St. John is
marching on.
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Toledo.

IULLDJ, UIO, Uct. OF
Wheat-Quiet and steady; No , red cash.
Il &c; November, I%5c; December, 734c:
january, Il%:c; No. , soft, S01aVS2I3; No j
soft, GsIIs Coln--pul; NJ. November 42c:
year, 3oc; January },la' Oats-Steady;
No cash ana October 21c; year, 2GIc
Cloyer-Steady ami active, prime cash and
October S4.5; November $II2ll; Ma. 2,
81 En
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 80.

Of. I1JUIo' VGI. oU
Wheat Higher but slow; No red, ia
T9sc cash, ''>ac October, TX @7715c No
vember, i9J2@o0c December, 8l15@S2kc
January, s9e5g9O18c May, closing at outside
prices. Corn-Cash and nearby options
lower; year and beyond fraction better: 5S14
@3S12c cash, 3Stc October, 3661 @3G$3c No
vemher snsd year 355S@5S1sc January, 361s
@5Gj4c May. Easier; 2G2sc cash, 2G15c
November Rve-Quiet; SOC. Barley-Un-
changed; Gd@'5e. Whisl,y-Steady; $1.12
ProN ,ionS-fork quiet; Sl5.00d 10. 80 old and
now Bulk meats lower; long clear, S7.631s:
short ribs, S775; short clear. - co Bacon
lower; long clear, S925a950; short rib.
50 5O short clear, SlU12laetl025 Lard
lower: SG15
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-31

ElV'S Cream Balm causes no
Pain. Gives Relief at once. A
Thorough Treatment will Cure.
Not a Liquid. Not q Snuff.
APPLY INTO N0STRIi,S Price 80 cts. at drug
gists; 90 cts. by mail, registered. Sample bottle
by mail 10 cents.
ELY BROTHERS, Druggists, Owego, NY.
an-23dW1y
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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.


CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For CongressWN. II. Niece.
Member Board EqHalization-R, J. CABEEN.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T nj REARDST,EV
T.. w. HURST

e. LIZ. hG8 1SDkCAI45 L
ATTORNEY AT LAW-Oflice with J. T. Ken
II worthy. l125 Second aNenuc. aug1-dMGm
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ASIDE

from the intense pain caused by Rheuma-
tisn and Neuralgia, they are very dangerous
diseases, frequently causing death. It's strange
that until lately medical science has been uI-
able to discover a remedy that is safe In its ac
ton and sure In its cure, Remedies have here
tofore been discovered, but so dangerous are
they, that unless carefully administered. they
are more deadly than the disease IL Is because
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-31
z 7. X.
SWEENEY & WALKER.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT Law
hOficc in Bengstons block. Rock Island, III.
aug-1-dwy
, 1884-05-10
VIXENISH.
A Prisoner who makes n Pointed Oh
lection 10 being Pulled.

In his nightly promenades and
daily saunterings a police officer has
a multitude of experiences. He
comes in contact with every phase
Of character, and his patience is very
often sorely tried. He is expected
by an eXacting public to be every
where at the same time, and if a
crime is committed and the offender
escapes detection the officer catches
the blame. He must do all sorts of
things for all sorts Of people, seldom
thanked and continually cursed. If
he shows a disposition to be lenient
to a prisoner the public denounces
him as inefficient if he is a little Sc
we're he is abusing his authority. If
he is in one place he ought to be
somewhere else. In fact he is eX-
pected to be everywhere at the same
time and at all times. lie is con-
stantly in danger, although this fact
is neither appreciated nor often
thought Of OF course he is backed
by the majesty of the law, but very
frequently offenders have very little
respect for the law, or the enforccrs
thereof. In this city the officers
fortunately find but slight difficulty
in performing their duties, yet oeca-
sionally an obstreperous subject is
picked up when persuasion of a mus
cular shape has to be used. Officer
Warren had a case of this kind sun
day night. He was informed that a
man was living on the Sidewalk, near
the corner of Howard and Main
streets. He found the individual
tangled in the mazes of gin, and
prying him to a perpendicular start
ed for the town sieve, yclepted n
iail. The prisoner held hack as he
naturally entertained objections to
lodging in the crib. but showed no
quarrelsome features. When War
rem reached the calaboose he Iet 90
the prisoner I'm order to unlock tbe
door, and turning again to secure
him the fellow with lightning like
rapiditv struck Mt the officer with
, 1884-05-10
SOMEWHAT TOUGH.


While the days Of Indian troubles
in this section are passed, yet oc-
casiOnally a white man finds a good
deal Of trouble getting along with
them. This land matter is a source
Of annoyance to both the whites and
reds, presuming that the latter ever
lay aside their habitual laziness long
enough to be-annoyed at anything.
Somehow the Indiano who was born
and raised here, and Whose fore 'ath-
ers away down,thc l8ng ages of the
past went through the same natural
transition, has an idea that he is en-
titled to voice in the ownership of
the country No doubt it is pre-
sumptious in the useless Indian to
entertain such feelings, yet he does.
1t was only a very few years ago
that he roamed at his own sweet will
over the broad northwest. He fshed
in the bright streams, and no one
was here TO question his right to
take the denizens Of the deep by any
means his rude ingenuity might de-
wise. He shot down the wild game
whenever the demands of his stOm-
ach called for the eXertion, and no
law was here to sock on the burden
of fine. With generosity the out
growth of long experience he per
mitted his squaw to coax the stub
born earth into producing a little
corn and such fodder as the aborig-
ines palate craved. No one was here
to claim the quarter section upon
which the primitive implements of
agriculture had made an impression,
and the brave was contented. His
footsteps knew no other bounds than
the shackels of Incidence. He could
roam from the banks Of the sparkling
Columbia to the barren lava beds of
southern Oregon; from the rock
bound coast Of the sleepless Pacific
to the solitudes Of the Rocky moun-
tains, and there was no one to ques-
tion his right. Wrapped in a mix
ture Of the virgin soil and pigments
he was as free as the careless zephyrs,
not even being weighed edown with
therespOnsibilities Of an approaching
election. The woods, and plains and
hills We're hin home, the elrth and
, 1884-05-10

then drawing his rifle he shot, the
hall passing through the squaw'5
brain, killing her instantly. Joe
then rode his horse up to the squaw's
wikiup or cabin and fired several
shots through the door, one of the
bullets lodging in an old Indians
leg. Joe then jumped the country.
Evidence has also been obtained
proving conclusively that Joe was
the murderer of Frazier, a white
man, whose body was found in. the
Okinakan country pierced with sew
eTal bullets. ToIndians Joe has con-
fessed committing twenty-five dis.
tict murders, Of which number two
were white men, one white child
and twenty-five Indians. lie seems
to boast of the fact and during his
preliminary hearing in Cheney he
laughed as the revolving facts of the
squaw murder were brought to light.
Sheriff Severson carries a broken
hand as a memento OF Joe's savage
nature and obstinacy. SeversOn was
trying to force Joe into cell in the
Cheney Jail when the Indian showed
fight, and Severson to gam the mas
terry of the situation struck Joe,
Telling the Indian and breaking his
own hand. Spokane Joe is a large
bOned, well prOportioned and wicked
looking siwash. When captured by
the troops he fought until his ammu-
milton was expended and then
stood the soldier boys at bay fer
awhile with the butt end of his rife.
He was finally OverpOwered and
from that time on he wore a sullen
and revengeful look. The Indians
of the upper country feared him,
hence they made no attempt to have
him brought to justice. Now that
he is safely Gagged they are willing
to come forward and tell what they
know. 1t is probable that Spokane
Joe will leave Walla Walla a good
Indian wa the gallows route, in par
tial eXpiation for the many bloody
crimes in which he has participated.
His trial will probably come up dur
ing the first part of the term WdILG
IPdlLd UniOR, Mdy 5th.
, 1884-05-10
An Indian IshnaeIite.

On Saturday morning Deputy
Sheriff James Severson of Spokane
county, arrived in the city in charge
of 13 Indians and two white men.
The latter being en- route to the Ter
ritorial prison where they have been
sentenced to reside for a number of
years for selling whisky to Indians
and burglary. One Of the Indians
was none other than the notorious
COlomone or Spokane Joe, as he is
generally called. The other Indians
were brought here as witnesses
against Joe, and are quartered at the
st. Louis hotel. Joe, who is hard
case, is less favored and at the pres
ent writing is killing time in the
murderer's cell, heavily shackled and
ironed. Spokane Joe has a history
which would lay that Of the James
boys far in the shade were he to tell
one-half Of the crimes in which he
has been either principal or implica-
ted. Joe was arrested some time
ago on the Okinkane Indian reserva-
tiOn by a detail Of soldiers from the
2lst Infantry for the murder Of a
squaw on the reservation. After
his arrest Joe was examined by L.
S. Commissioner A. Reeves Ayres,
who bound him over to appear for
trial at the May term Of the U. S.
District Court, which convenes in
this city to-day. Joe refused to tes-
tify in. his behalf at the preliminary
hearing excepting to give as his only
excuse for the murder, "that he was
drunk and wanted some fun,"
which appears TO be a fact as the cir
cumstances OF the murder are as fol-
lows; 1t appears that Joe was rid
ing along the reservation when he
came upon an old squaw, to whom
he addressed himself in insulting
language. Upon receiving a reply
Joe said, "shut up you talk tonuchr"
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Transfer of Certain townships.

Notice Us hereby given that the
President Of he-United States, IN
Executive order dated April 10, 1884,
has directed that all that portion of
the present Spokane Falls land dis
trict in Washington Territory lying
south Of the line between townships
sixteen and seventeen north, be de-
tached from the Spokane Falls dis
trict and annexed to the Walla
Walla district In the same Territory.
Further notice Of the precise time
when the Register and Receiver at
Walla Walla will be in readiness to
receive applications, for the land
, 1884-05-10

transferred will be given by those
officers by publication.
Given under my hand at the City
of Washington, this sixteenth day
Of April, A. d. eighteen hundred
and eighty-fouE
BY THE PRESIDENT.
n. c. MCFARLAND,
Commission General Land Office.
, 1884-05-10

not be seen or reached. There was
nothing In sight to cheer the weary
pilgrim, and he jumped at the con-
clusiOn that the earth covered no
glittering wealth. Perhaps the
same nen are now sorry they did
not stay with the camp. They will
be, anyhow, before the summer is
, 1884-05-10
Rest and be Refreshed.

T.. recently refitted offers for cmigritnis
and the public generally comfortable lOdg-
ings and first class table. For commercial
travellers special accommodations including
n furni shed sample room. The house Is bet
ter prepared than ever before tO'give entire
satisfaction to its patrons, No pains spared
Is insure the comfort Of ali. Rates reasonable.
W. X. SKELETON, Pro.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25

for that purpose being So l62 H. From Jan to Mar.
- 1884 the oats purchased by Mr. Arnold from the
estate of W. II. Reed, account of the Government
amounted to 1893 pounds According to the accounts
of purchases of hive stock noted by your Committee
Mr. Arnold had in keeping during that time only four
mules and one horse belonging to the Government
The work on roads and bridges one of great I'M
pOrtance In the affairs of the Kingdom. both account
OF the large of money expended yearly for it and
because it affects the convenience of the whole public
in every district throughout the group
During the last period the expenditures in this depart
ment amounted according to the report of the Minister
of Finance to $505034 So besides the amounts ex-
pended for wharveS and landings It seems out of the
the question that the Minister with his very numerous
other duties is able to look after this large sum so
CLOSELY that it shall be spent efficiently and economic
ally especially if it is to be expended by road Supervs-
Ors in each district who are responsible only to him.
Either there should be efficient and faithful Road
Supervisor in Chief tor each Island who shall have the
power to discharge inefficient incompetent district
supervisors his Island the Minister of the Interior
should have special assistant Tor this work who should
be held responsible for all the road work in the Ming
DOM to whom all district supervisors should report
and who should also be competent engineer to plan
and Superintend the construction of any bridges.
wharves special pieces of road work that may be
required
In more than one instance the total expenditure for
district during whole quarter the salary OF the
district supervisor 1t seems rather exravagant to pay
for supervisor while for a number of months there
was work whatever done In the district The Road
Supervisor IN Chief had power to discharge
pend the district supervisor and could not do otherwise
than approve his drafts for amount of salary.
The plan OF having Road Supervisor in Chief for each
Island Is that has been tried only within the past
two years, three of the Isands-Hawaii Maui and
Oahu No Road Supervisor in Chief has been appointed
for Kauai
The travelling expenses charged by these officers are
rs follows:
Road Supervisor in Chief Hawaii 921 80
,, Maui ........-....... Ii 90
Dah on M
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25

Among the vouchers submitted Tor our Inspection
under this appropriation was bill OF Mr. f. H. Hayse
don for seven turkeys at $3.50 each also bill for two
rairs cOrets and another for hustle the items struck
n As rather extraordinary. but note that they met
with the unqualified approval Of the AudItorieneTal
Sales Of furniture and buildings amounting to $685. 10
bave been mentioned OF this amount $3.50 80 IS a
credit on bill of g " Macfarlane Co for certain
portion of the corrugated iron roofing used on the Coro-
nation amphtheatTe amounting to l4.g1S lbs which
was returned sale Of another portion OF said roofing
TO ] G. Hayselden number Of pounds not mentioned.
brought 1926 sAn auction sale by Lyons Levey OF
lumber and benches realized $3.50 a. and OF furniture
and household utensils used by the japanese Embassy
melted Sl562 o.
The proceeds OF these sales should have been covered
into the treasury Government reazatiOns any other
disposition Of such funds Is strictly prohibited by law.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25

Preparatory to making the contract Mr. Jas. G. Hay
seden paid 1896 for surveying certain streams on
Kauai. VIZ Wainiha, Lumahai Hanalei AnahOla Wal
Iua, Nawiliwi and Waimea, and when the Wailua
bridge put up it found to be 81 feet too short
which was founded on the survey BY Mr. Hayselden and
an extra sum of 800 was paid the Pacific Bridge Co.
to make the extension, and 800 to F NJ Butler for
extra abutment
There were also additional amounts paid to Mr. Hays
slden for extra work several of the above bridges
In the case of the bridge at Wailuanui, Maui, for
which S125 paid carpenter living in that locality
told a member of your committee several months ago
that he went to the road supervisor in Makawao aud
offered to contract to build the bridge for $3.50 but
rejected.
In the case of the Waimea bridge, your Committee
have evidence that months previous to the commence
ment OF the work OF construction experienced bridge
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
$1,Oss so
CONTRACT WORK.

In examining the expenditure under the special apprO
pratiOn for bridges and landings and Government
buildings your Committee find that the mannern which
contracts were made and approved for many of these
things must be characterized as diSgraceful
The contracts to build landings at HOnOkaa. Homo
mallnO, HOnOkaa and kOhOalee were given to MesSrs
Lawrence Freeth on specifications drawn up by them
selves The contracts were signed by j. E. Bush Minis
ter of the Interior without the approval of the Supern
tendent of Public Works and without any effort reduce
the cost by allowing competitive bids Mr. r. Stirling
Superintendent OF Public Works. stated to your Com
mtee that he had made estimates of the cost of these
landings before the appropriations were made but in
each case the contract made at higher figure than
his estimate and completion the work was not as
good as provided for in his estimates
A contract was made with f. B. Thomas to build a
kerosene oil store house for $500 Itadjoins the old oil
store house so that only one side and two ends were re-
qured for the building and roof of corrugated
and iron shutters for the doors In addition to this Mr.
Thomas was paid for stones left by him on the ground
being the debris lett by his stone cutters and stones haul
ed by him of that required to complete his
tract Also the of 81 069 % paid to Mr. Lazarus
tor hauling Gil loads OfStOne all this extra stone being
used for the floor and approach to the building and to fill
low place outside. Besides this, in order to complete
the cement floor. 1t necessary to spend S9l4 tor
labor and material 1t Is difficult to where many
loads of stone could have been put The price paid for
hauling this stone was 81 % per load Responsible
parties have told your Committee they would be willing
to do the hauling for 81 per load The estimate
made by Mr. Stirling for the cost of this building
including the cement floor complete was S42j0. This
estimate handed in to the Minister OF Interior before
the contract was made, but was evidently ignored
A contract was also made by Mr. Bush with E. B.
Thomas to rebuild the wall in the of the Palace for
S2S1S and the work accepted and dpprOred by Mr.
Bush and the money paid while the wall stands to this
day in unfinished condition, and the terms of the
contract (which Is In the Interior oce unful-
filled The cost of this wall was estimated BY Mr. Stir
ling at 81 800 complete.
large number OF bridge contracts were awarded by
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25

From an examination of the account sales the Com
mittee find considerable number of articles of furni-
ture, ETC. which are entirely unaccounted for and
which cost in the aggregate 81 ESQ 90 Some of the
items are aS fnIlOvrS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
Sf,266 90

1t may be presumed that these articles still in the
safe keeping of the proper Government officials.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25

s4rlairsd IL Morse lzrguaEs, Arc ~ tsaIiy
IouSouy" Truly tins vas great aehisve-
nest. Metallic eoumu1lcaticn without a
break fruu Is Ola Bread street, Loncon, 70
- s-lsgrarh oficr n Calcutfa. 1000 niles
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
ALVIN H. RAsEMANN

Wishes 10 Haiify The pablo nat he
n - n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
DAVIS cenmanasr.

Leaves Honolulu Every Tuesday, at 4 pm,
for Kukuihaele, HOaokaa and Pasuhau Re
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
North Hamilton.

alias Hoadley is on the sick list
Verne Harris celebrated her sixth birth
day by giving party to some of her little
friends.
II is plain to be seen, boys, that Riley has
no ear for musc at least he doesn't seem to
appreciate your efforts. off at first you
don't succeed, try. try again.
Jim Novels is making preparation TO move
into the house vacated by Mase Wakefield,
while Riley Zimmerman and bride will take
possession of Riley's house, now occupied
by Jim.
In response to telegram from Mrs.
Straw, Ia sister OF the Harris boys), Mr.. and
Mrs. b. +. Harris went to Bangor, Tuesday,
the 25th, to attend the funeral of her daugh-
tee Minnie, young lady II years of age.
Pour weeks before, Minnie took heavy cold
which resulted in membranous diphtheria,
from which she never rallied, and just as the
clock struck one on the morning of the Gath
she succumbed to the disease and passed
away without q struggle. Truly, Mrs. Straw
is afflicted. Within the past seven years she
has been called upon to part with husband,
q sister, and little less than two years ago
her only son Ga young MANI died with con-
sumption; and now her last child has been
called to that bourne whence no traveller re-
turns May the bereaved mother look to
Him who alone can give consolation at such
a time as this.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
Al1iieus.

Rachel Brown is sick with fever.
a We noticed James and Elite Mcintyre at
the funeral last Sunday.
Charley Failing has been very i'll with
pneumonia but Id slowly imgroving.
John ysu Auken has sold the Parks lot
and will remain on the old place with Bass.
Old Mrs. Failing has been i'll for over a
week, but can walk around the house little
now.
VIM. Brown has purchased 40 acres OF
Mr. Hipp, adjoining his own, and moved
his family there.
AT the time OF this vriting-Monday-
Mrs. Chsnoey Palmer is very i'll with con-
gestion OF the lungs.
Elmer Downing has moved 10 his fathers
farm, Mertie having gone to town and set
UP housekeeping for herself.
Gordon and Frank Earl and their families
who came here to attend the funeral OF Geo.
I2sri, returned home ON Monday.
Susie Van Auken started for her new
, home on Friday last. Her sister, Mrs. Nc
Council, also returned to her home in Mus
kegon the same day.
Mrs. Hubbard Hill passed to the better
world last Saturday morning, after being i'll
something over q week With inflammation of
tho lungs. She leaves q husband, three sons,
two daughters and q large circle of friends,
To mourn heg death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
Chicago Isnterprise.

1t is truth that the enterprise of city is
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papers of Chicago are the largest, most va
ried and readable of any in America, while
its agricultural press leads the world, as is
e1empliied in that enterprising sheet, the
Western iR,traI and american St0ckmdn,
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street, Chicago. We might say of this pa
per that it is an example ef the enterprise of
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every post Office. and draws its patronage
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umns look like great agricultural fair of
Thoroughbred horses, cattle, sheep, swine,
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Among its other attractions this year 4 is
sending out large quantities of new varie-
ties of seed potatoes, imported seed grain
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prove of great value 10 its readers. Send for
a free sample copy with full particulars
This paper has also for many years been an
earnest advocate of farmers rights" against
the encroachments of monopolies, and has
organized Farmers Protective Alliances in
all parts of the country.
The True NoRTHERNEE aud the Western
RVrdS for $3.50 per year in advance.