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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
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A 4 TESTIMONY
Hard Working Men.
NInchinist and Bnilsler.

NEuCnthlsi unu buttOefs
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completely cured. William C. Clark, Mason and
Builder Auburn, NY.
= Health is better than wealth."
Maehinist.
Mr. George Karg, Machinist, 1893 Ridge Ave-,
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have used just six bottles of HUNTS Kidney and
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got a bottle of HUNTS kidney and Liverl
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y Light suppers makes long lives"
; Railroad Man.
Frank 3. Lee. Office N. Y. C. & II. r. R. Little
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years old, had severe kidney and bladder disease
for 20 years, urination causing acute pain. The
weakness was SO great he was obliged to wear a
rubber bag. Twelve bottles of HUNTS Kidney
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80 = "Alls well that ends well.n 4
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

Col. James l.. Fleming a prominent grocery
merchant, n member OF the firm of Flemn" n
Lotion, Augusta. Ga, makes the following state
ment OF the treatment of valuable horse with
Swift's Specific:
In the fall Of 1889 had a valuable colt taken
with a severe case of pinkeye. which resulted in
the most fearful case of blood poisoning | have
ever seen. After eight or ten months dOctorng
with every remedy that could hear Of, de
SPARED of a cure, AT this time the horse was III
able to move, because Of swollen limbs His
right hind legwas as large mans body, and
had on it over forty running sores. He had also
a number of large sores on his body and other
limbs. He was a most pitabe looking Oblt CT,
and was advised to end his sufferings with the
shot gun. He was valuable animal and | did
not want to lose him. After racking my brain in
search for another remedy more etlicacious,
thought of Swift's specific. knew il was inNalu-
able 10 the human family as q blood purifier and
why shonld il not be for the animal as well!
did not hesitate, but sent last July to Atlanta for
a supply.
began the treatment with OF. of 5. S s and
OF. Of water three times day. This | confin-
ued for week. Then increased the dose 10 &
OF. of each. and continued for a week, Then |
increased to on. and run it for 4 week, when
went back To oZ. again. The result was al The
end of the first week The horse had fair appc-
tte, which he had not had since his sickness, At
The end of the second week even greater improve
ment was apparent, for many Of the sores were
healing nicely, and the horse manifested desire
to move about. At the end Of tie third week he
began to show gain in flesh and had full appetite.
The cling had about disappeared. l used in
all aboGt Is bottles Of Swift's Specific and when
quit It's use the horse had only four small sores
left on him, and they healed up Immediately
In August last all symptoms OF the disease
passed away, and up 10 date no signs of the re
turn Of the trouble have made their appearance,
and the horse has done a mules work on my
farm.
regard il as one Of the most remarkable cures
| have ever known. Tins this great medicine
has proven boon to the animal as well as to the
human race.
Augusta, Jan. Q, 1885. JAS. L. FLEMING.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
hmm Annntn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
The Flyers at Work.

JEROME PARK, N. Y, May 29-The races
Thursday resulted as follows: First race,
q mils; Richmond Imp first Jim Renwick
second, homage third; time, lazy.
Second race, II miles; St Augustine
first, Richmond second, Punka third; time,
2:l5.
Third race, mile; Long Knight first,
Choctaw second, Comanche third; time,
1:454.
Fourth race l 3-l6 miles; Sam Brown
first, Markland second, Tolu third; time,
2;O5s4.
Fifth race, l mile; Free Gold first, Peters
burg second, Excelsior third; time, l:471S.
LAToSIA, May 29.-The races resulted
Thursday as follows: First race, l Is miles;
Slipaway first Doubt second, Warrington
third; time, so.
Second race, q mile; Hermitage first,
King Light second, Matte Corbett third;
time, l:031E,
Third race, 3 miles; Loftin first, Mono
gram seconi, Favor third; time, ISL.
Fourth race, ~ miles; Binnette first,
Aretino second, Boatman third; time,
o.2giI
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
NiCtnr Hn"n's Funeral.

PARIS, May %. The police and military
officials are taking every precaution to pre-
vent an outbreak during the progress of the
funeral of the late Victor Hugo, which
takes place on Monday. In addition to the
most perfect police arrangements the
minister Of war has drafted several
regiments stationed in the provinces
for service in the city on that
day Nine. Bernhardt has applied to
the city officials for permission for herself
and her company to participate in the
funeral proces sion. The authorities have
issued decree, ordering the priests sta
toned at the Pantheon to quit within forty
eight hours. This order has created much
feeling and Indignation in Roman Catholic
circles, and several of the organs of the
church contain bitter articles denouncing
this action of the government as sacrilegious
and tyrannicaL
The Communists have completed arrange
ments for another demonstration.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Mrs. John or Mary Jane.


To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-SIR: If Mrs.
John Smith were left a widow, should she
assume her own given name, or continue to
use that of her late husband when being adj
dressed by letter or siguing her namel
CONSTANT READER
When that calamity happens to Mrs. John
Smith land to Mr.. John Smith, too, she
should be addressed by letter as Mrs. Mary
Jane Smith. Some women prefer to use
their own name in that way even during
their husbands lifetime, but that is
rather evidence that they rebel against
the present relations Of men and
women, and that they do not entertain the
respect and admiration for their husbands
that is the basis of true matrimonial felicity.
But in regard to signing her name, that is
different After her marriage lat least until
a second marriage) she should never sign her.
self anything but Mary Jane Smith, presum
ing that to be her name For a married
woman to sign herself Mrs John Smith or
Mrs. anything else is pure ignorance. If tine
person to whom she writes doesn't know Of
her husband, let her show him up somewhere
in the letter; or if she doesn't, it will do no
particular harm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER co 20
TIE
RAILWAY COMPANY

ltowns and operates nearly 5O10mfl.s rf t..-
oanshly equipped road in llihoi., Wisconsin l,.
Minnesota and Dakota. '''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
The Nail Works VIII Shut Down

CINCINNATI, May % The Western Nail
Associations meeting Wednesday was for
the purpose Of discussing the question of a
scale of labor presented by the Amalga-
mated Association aul United American
Nail Association. The Western Association
declined to accept the proposition of the
workmen 10 continue In t years scale, and
will shut down Saturday night
PITTsRURG, May 2a-From present ap.
pearancc, it is probable that the nailers who
have withdrawn from the Amalgamated as
sociation will next week find themselves on
strike. As matters now stand there will
be four mills in this vicinity shut down.
The manufacturers have not stated when
they will present their scale.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Western oficers Provided for.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 29.-The presi.
dent has made the following appointments:
To be collectors of internal revenue-Owen
A. Wells, Third district of Wisconsin; John
B. Mallory, First district of Michigan Post
masters-Josephus P. De Jarnette, chetopa,
Kan; Adelbert B. Champion, Delphi, Ind. !;
Curtis Reed, Menosha, Wis; James d. Wat
son, Mayfield, KY, Robert f. Austin, lama
City, Iowa; George S. Writer'S, Ida Grove
Iowa; Charles 6. Kress, Lewiston, Idaho;
William Steiner, Oak Park, Ills; Andrew
Borders, Sparta, Ills.; Enock A. Mcleod,
Palmyra, Mo-; Sanford L. Sturtevant,
Fullerton, Neb.; Clement Philbrick,
Halstead, Kan; William N. Martin,
Muscogo l. t.; r f. Lawrenson, juno
ton CITY Kan,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Twas Some Other Man.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 29.-There has
been little disturbance in Grand Army
circles at the report that the Mr.. Cropley,
who has just been appointed collector of Gus
toms at Georgetown, proposed. at..a public ban
quiet in Georgetown, in 1867, the following
toast:
Here's to the man that pulled the trigger
That killed the man that freed the niger.
The Mr.. Cropley who has been appointed
collector of customs was not the man who
proposed this toast, but it was his brother.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

Drawer 3. Atlanta. Ga.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
[Concluded to-morrow.l
Baptist Missions in Africa.

LONDON, May GA dejuner was given
to Mr.. Henry N. Stanley Thursday by
prominent Baptists, who are in London at
tending the May meetings. In referring to
the efforts of the Baptsts' missionaries in
Africa, Mr. Stanley spoke in eulogistic
terms of the efficacy with which the
work of spreading Christianity was per-
formed, and the excellent results achieve
by all the Baptist missions in the Congo
basin The reply to Mr.. Stanley's address
was complimentary, and contained the as
sertion that to him was due the credit OF
making mission work possible in central
Africa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

ST. LoBIssMo., May 9a-The wool grow
ers' convention adjourned at noon Thurs
day. A resolution was adopted, stating that
the present condition of the sheep industry is
entirely owing to adverse legislation, and
nothing short of s complete restoration
of the duty on wool will remedy the evil
and prevent the final destruction of the in
dustry. The annual wool clip of the United
States is 800, 600, 600 pounds, on which there
has been loss of over S45,000,0 900 by de-
probation in prices since the reduction of
tha dutiaS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
SULLIVAN THE sLueeER IN COURT
He Testifies in the Case Against Him for
Divorce.

Divorce.
BOSTON, May 49, in the case brought by
Mrs Annie Sullivan, wife of the slugger,
for divorce, that lady and several other
witnesses testified that John was drunk
nearly all the time, AMI treated Mrs B.
very brutally her around, ETC.
Mr.. s. would not say whether she had lived
with Sullivan before marriage.
When Sullivan went on the stand he said
he live1 with Mrs. $. a year and two weeks
before they were married during which
time they travelled His wife often drank
with him, taking beer. wine or whisky or
rum punches. In answer to question wit
ness said he had been full" but never
drunk in his life He swore that he had
never struck her nor thrown glass at her,
and that in Natick he had merely pushed
her aside, causing her to sit down on a
trunk and strike her eye against bed-post.
When asked if he had ever had any trouble
about his wife's relatives, witness caused a
general laugh and even made the Judge
smile by replying: 81 had no objection to
supporting two or three of her relatives. but
l didn't care about supporting the whole of
Rhode Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Good Idea to Hang Him, ANYHOW.

ONARCocK, Va, May % While party
Of young folks were going home from farm
frohc, in Accomac county Tue day night
William bayfield, and John Young quarreled
over trtfing thing. Rayfield drew a pis-
tol ON Young, but was disarmed by the lat
tor. He then seized fence-rail and dashed
Young's brains out. He was arrested and
lodged in jail at Accomac He weeps pro-
fusely and declares that he did not intend
10 kill Young.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Barred from Use of the Mails.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 29.-Postmaster
Gen. Villas has declared that George s
Mays, alias Post and Courier, alias Illinois
Agriculturist at Chicago. Ills, and Shipsey
& Co., agents Little Havana Lottery COM
pany, 1912 Broadway New York, are en-
gagged in fraudulent business and registered
letters and money orders are directed to be
withheld from them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

BALTIMORE, May 20. The Protestant
Episcopal convention of the Maryland do
cese was opened with prayer Thursday
morning by Bishop Paret The important
question of the day is the proposition made
by Rev. J. S. B. Hodges, call
ing for definite action on the part of the
convention in reference to mission work
among colored people. Rev. DR.. Perry
strongly advocated a movement of this
kind
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
MusIe Hath Charms for the Cowbor

SAN Francisco, Cal, May 80 -Theodore
Thoma, concert troupe, which arrived
Wednesday afternoon, reports that their
special train was boarded as Coolidge, n
NJ, by mob of cowboys, who, with drawn
revolvers, made the mu >icians play and
Nine. Materna sing The musicians began
playing "Home, Sweet Home,' but the cow
boys yelled for the "Arkansaw Traveller"
Thomas issued orders to give them what they
wanted. Materna complained of a head
ache, but the cowboys would not take no
for an answer Just as she was beginning to
comply with their request the engine
whistled and the cowboys jumped and fired
q volleY as the train moved off.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Always Thinks He Has Sure Thing

WORCESTER, Mass. May 2e-Hiram
Bemis, a tax-collector of the town OF Pax
ton, aged 20 years, was swinded out of
81, 500 by two three card monte sharps who
represented themselves as an adver Using
agent and a drover. They induced the old
farmer to draw out his savings from the
Worcester bank and invest it in what he
thought was sure thing. He lost, and the
rogues drove away before he could recover
from his astonishment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

New YoRK, May % State Senator
Bruce, of Ohio, is at the Glsey house. He
says it is probable that the Democracy
will nominate Judge Thurman for COVER
nor. Thurman he regard as the strongest
candidate the Democrats could name, and
Mr. Bruce says he feels certain that he will
aoaant
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Have Their Rcmedv in the Courts.

WASHINGTON CRY, May 29.-Postmaster
General Villas has declined to put different
construction upon the act of May 5. 1888,
relating to the readjustment of the salaries
of postmasters, from that enforced by Post
master General Gresham. He says if the
construction is wrong the remedy lies in the
courts, or by additional congressional ac-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
THE OUTBREAK OF GERONIMO.
Over Thirty People Killed by the Mur.
deTOus Apaches.

deTOus Apaches.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 29.-Indian
Agent Llewellyn, at the Mescalero agency,
New Mexico, has telegraphed the
Indian bureau as follows, dated
the 2Sbh: 1.-THE Apaches under Ger
mono are now depredating west of the
Rio Grande. Two women Of Geronimo's
camp came in here Thursday. I have con-
fined them in the guard house. Maj Van
born, commanding at Fort Stanton, is here
The Mescaleros have rendered him
$50 men to accompany his troops
should the hostiles come within
striking distance. There are twenty-five
bucks of the Victoria band who have lived
here with the Mescaleros three years. If
necessary will arrest and hold them until
the trouble is over The Mescaleros can be
depended upon, and will not join the hos
tiles -
ENGLE, N. NJ, May 29.-The Indian out
break is assuming startling proportions.
Thirty-one citizens are killed as far as heard
from.
SILVER CITY, N. NJ, May %. "A report
here Wednesday that small
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

WASHINGTON CITY, May 29.-Surgeon
General Hamilton, of the marine hospital
service, said Thursday that the danger of a
visitation of cholera this summer was ex-
tremely small though he hoped there would
be enough fear of cholera to promote clean
illness. He says Europe has no cholera ex-
cept in Spain and there is apparently not
r,ounh fhara
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

BELAIR, Nd, May 80 "Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. John Parry, Jr., of Delta, York
county, Pa, got up, leaving his wife asleep
in bed as be supposed. Returning to wake
her he found her dead. Her false teeth had
become displaced and were lodged in her
throat so as to completely close the wind
nine
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
KAISER WILHELM SERIOUSLY ILL.
The Imperial Family Suddenly brought
from potsdam.


BERLIN, May cit is officially an
nounced Thursday morning that the En-
peror William spent a bad night. He was
very restless, and slept only at intervals
lis physicians reported his condition
Thursday as much worse, and say
that the internal complications from which
he is suffering have become moro alarming
in their symptoms. The imperial family
arrived from Potsdam Wednesday night
Many point to the fact of their sudden and
unexpected return as an indication that the
emperors condition is critical
LATER-An official bulletin states that the
condition of the emperor has somewhat
improved.
PARIS, May 29-It is reported here that
Emperor William of Germany is more seri-
ously i'll than has been admitted officially.
The doctors in attendance are said to be
quite uneasy in manner
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 80 -Four young
colored men were admitted to practice at
the bar of this state Wednesday, after cred
itably passing severe examination. One
of them is j. C. Whitaker, the cadet who
became notorious at West Point He has
be en- teaching a military school for colored
youths in Charleston for two years. The
others are graduates of Allen university,
this CITY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
League Base Ball Games.

CHICAGO, May 29.-Leagus base ball
games were playei as follows Thursday: At
Philadelphia Philadelphia 4, st. Louis 0;
at New York York IL, Buffalo O.; at
ADMINISTRATIONS II, Detroit 0; at
Boston-Boston 4, Chicago g.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
NUMEROUS MRS. PANToR.
One of Her Wishes She Hadnt-A Con-
Segment Of Saints.

New YORK. May 90 The steamship Wis
consin, from Liverpool, landed 400 Mormon
emigrants Wednesday. They are mostly
in families One of the elders in charge,
William Pantor, brings new wife as one
of the converts. She is Mrs Pantor No. 4,
and was met by the three other Mrs Pan
tors at the dock Unlike them, she is
young and pretty. She seemed unhappy
and contidei to the matron of the barge
Office that she wished she hadn't done it,
and if she had any money or could get any
work she would not go to Utah. There was
good deal of sympathy expressed for No.
4, but it did not take practical form.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve.

The greatest medical wonder Of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. 25 cents per box For sale by
Hartz g. Rahnsen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
An Embezzler's Death in Prison.

TRENTON, N j., May 80 -Ex-Auditor
Frederick A. Palmer, OF Newark, N. j., died
in the state prison at Trenton Thursday.
He was serving out term Of twelve years
for embezzling $500, 600 of the city's money
He had served about three years at the time
of his death
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

ST. LOUIS May 29-L1uis Reinberger,
aged 40, portrait painter, committed suicide
by hanging and then shooting himself in q
lumber yard Wednesday night His body
was found in the morning. He had a
crippled wife and two children whom he
could not support because of poor business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Troubles of Telegraph Companies.

CINCINNATI, May 30. The Boston Safe
Deposit Trust company, holding $4,000
bonds of the Bankers & Merchants Tele-
graph company has sued in the United
States court, in this city, for the appoint
ment of receiver for the American Rapid
Telegraph company, the assignee Of the
Bankers & Merchants, and for settlement
of its business
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Marquis of Harrington Ill.

LONDON, May 49, Tho marquis Of Hart.
ington, secretary of war, VINO proposed en-
ploying the Whi.suntide holidays in politi-
cal work in Ireland, is i'll at Dublin. His in
tended speeches at Belfast and elsewhere in
the north of Ireland have been abandoned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
She Was Hung for a witch.

DANvERs, Mass, May 29.-The dedication
of the monument erected here in memory of
Rebecca Nourse, enc of the victims of the
Salem Witchcratt excitement is fixed for
July 30, which under the old style will be
the 1884 anniversary of the hanging.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

Have given Tongaline a fair trial in
many cases of neuralgia and rheumatism.
and find it the only reliable remedy for
these complaints. Drs. Terry s. Keith
ly, Milford, Mo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Come tn Travel i'm Canada.

BREMEN, Me-, May 29.-Daniel Keene
selectman and postmaster of Bremen has
disappeared owing. it is said, from 5000 to
5000 TO the town and nearly as much more
t1r rariouS DersOns
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
A cooa s,.l,. - win

LONDON, May 29.-The race for the Man.
chester cup valued at 1000 sovereigns,
added to a handicap sweepstakes of IS SOW
ereigns each, was run Thursday, aud won
by Bornaa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Naturalization of the suez Canal

LONDON, May The draft of the treaty
providing for the naturalization of the Suez
canal is published here. 1t consists of sew.
enteen articles
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29

DoNeoLA. May 29.-News has reached
here that the mahdi is preparing to dis
patch an envoy TO the khedive for the pur-
pose Of obtaining terms upon which peace
may be restored in the Soudan
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Rings Out of Fashion.

@No, it is not the thing to wear rings"
gossipped fashionable young woman thu
A man will do a great deal to save his
life, but Henry Wheeler, of Lockport
N. Y, who was troubled with kidney dis
earse, came very near losing his because
he failed to invest a dollar in bottle of
Mishlers Herb Bitters. He said he didn't
believe in patent medicines. Some well
disposed neighbor brought bottle de-
spite his protests. They insisted on his
taking the medicine and he did so. The
first bottle wrought great change in his
condition, and the second effected com
plete cure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Something New for Persia.

BERLIN, May %. German firms at
Teheran. Persia, are laboring to procure a
concession fn@ railroad from there to the
Persian pulf