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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

New YORK ItIegraW.T
Very few persons who purchase fine tooth
brushes at low prices know where they come
from. They only stop long enough to think
that they have found q good bargain, with
out suspecting for an instant that they have
purchased secondhand article, but where
ignorance Is bliss ,istoily to be wise"
One Of the ways by which hotel chamber
maids make extra money is by collecting
the toothbrushes which are left in the rooms
by forgetful guests. Thousands Of them are
collected IN the hotels Of this city every year
ana again placed in sphere or usefulness
oy elterprising chambermaiis and dealers.
There are several buyers who almost daily
visit the bachelors Of the great hotels and
.oI-ing-hoU eS in -earch Of these toilet arti-
'l-s which are known to the trade as. sec
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
The Man with the Brown Boy.

LONDON, Feb. THE man who was
arrested in Whitechapel On Tue 5day last on
suspicion of being concerned in the dyna-
mite explosions, was brought up for exami-
nation at the Bow Street police court Thurs
day. He gave his name as Harry
Burton, q years of age, and
said that he was cabinetmaker
by trade He is slender in build, Of medium
height and his complexion is fair In the
dock the prisoner showed signs Of nervous
ness and his face wore r haggard look The
charge entered against Burton by the police
is completely in the Tower outrage. Burton
is the man in whose possession Cunning
hams missing brown trunk was found.
The evidence rendered by the police against
Burton before the magistrate showed that he
had left New York in the steamship Oregon,
and arrived at Liverpool on Christmas eve
last. All his attempts to explain the posses
sion of Cunningham's trunk were lame and
contradictory. The evidence for the crown
was of purely formal character, and at lis
conclusion the prisoner was remanded for
further examination until Monday next.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

No fight Of Mr.. Barnum's genius ever ex-
'eeded the audacious scheme of an English pill
manufacturer, who sends 10 900 copies of a
handt i'll to Gen. Nolseicy, and offers $3.50 to
the first soldier who nails one to the door Of
Gen. Gordon's palace in Khartoum. The en-
terpriSing piller declares that he is moved by
patriotism III making the Offer. The idea is q
yooi one and might he expanded, Who was
the London halter who years ago offered to
rapture FL Mahdi and fetch him to London
III the payment Of a certain sum c. O. D.,
md the privileges Of UNRESTRICTED alyerJis
ing.
Money does everything nowadays and
th9re is no obvious reason why the wars Of a
nation should not be lot cut by contract.
Stanley found Livingstone and overrun Cen
trail Africa not as a warrior but as a news
paper reporter, Why should not half
dozen big dailies combine to capture Fl
Mahdi3 Why should not the proprietor Of
an iliustri0us soap contract to keep the Nj
hiists il order, to quiet Ireland, to settle tho
treaties in Madagascar. Why should not
some patent medicine man contract to run
Mexico for a term OF years, TO collect her
revenues, pay her debts and hang her revo-
,utionists. The war OF England with Egypt
could have beeu tar letter managed by a
private firm, Toceeding to q specified end on
business prncipieS. In fact, few business
men manage so stupidity anything committed
to their care as great nations generally do
their treaties and their armies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

ODONOyAN Rosa was shot by crack
Drained woman the other day, but owing
either to the inadequacy of the weapon or
to the itoughness OF the patriots skin, he
escaped with simple and trifling pcr>
formation. Assassination in any form
that it may take is a bad thing, and the
assassination of even Rosa would be in
some respects deplorable; but it must be
conceded that the eminent man has left
nothing undone to prepare the public to
face his taking off with something akin to
RESIGNATION.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
SAVED By A STUMBLE.
HOW A PLAN TO BLOW UP LONDON
CAME TO GRIEF.
One of the Men Who Dynamited London
Bridge Tells :. Story-The Recent
Plot Matched in the
United States.

PITTsBURG, Pa. G-There arrived in Kew
York last Saturday afternoon, Martin OCoh-
nor, an Irish American who Is at present
stopping in tni5 city, WHO, according to MS
own confession, was i'll I. manner indirectly
connected with the great dynamite explosion
on January "a He left London three days
tefore the explosion occnrre!, but the state
ment will show that be was fully aware that
it would take place.
Alta meeting OF a certain organization,
which has the cause OF ireland to neafI'
held in Newark, ~ j., on the night OF tues
day, sept IL, 1854, resolution was passed
authorizing the corresponding secretary 10
communicate with TIE organizations Ill bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Jersey City and Scranton,
to ask them If their members would be Will
ing to send two of their number to England
for work" expenses paid. All except
Jersey City assented, and furnished
the men. | was sent from the Newark lodge.
After being fully instructed we proceeded
to England on different vessels. We met IN
LONDON on October % Our place Of rendez-
vous was a tavern under Charing Cross
hotel. There we were met by fellow pat
riot also acting under Instruction. Our chem
ist, Louis SOutell, prepared the explosives.
Our first work was the partially successful
demolition Of the London bridge. After that
we were compelled to remain III cOnceal-
ment. After several secret meetings, finally
on Jan. 3, our society held a grand meeting,
at which time it was determined to do the
biggest job ever attempted before, viz both
houses of parliament, Westminster Abbey,
the Tower, British museum and Westminster
bridge. At a subsequent meeting it was de-
cided that Windsor castle AMI the Crystal
palace should also lie included The day
fixed to blow up the id English institu-
tons was fixed for Jan 20. Twenty men
we're designated to do the work, several dis
guiSed as women. Our plans were frustrated
by most singular accident. One Of our
female companions, in jumping from the
vehicle fell to the ground causing the veil to
come off, and the skirts TO tilt up, disclosing
both masculine features and pantaloonS.
Greatly alarmed we hastily withdrew and
informed the other parties Of the occurrence,
and also that the police were On the alert
1t was decided, that as we were under police
surveillance, it would be impOlitic
to attempt the WORK ourselves
and were ordered home, AMI on the 22d Of
January We sailed from Liverpool Since
arriving here have written to my friends,
James O'Brien Michael Sheehan and James
| Duffy in Philadelphia. All l can say in con-
| clusion is, God save Ireland and justify our
cause,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

An important fact that should not be
overlooked in reading the thousands of
testimonials to the value and worth of
Mishler's Herb Bitters, is that they come
from people of well known character and
discretion. John G. Wrestling. of the
Mount Iron Works. Mount Alto, Franks
lin county, Pa, writes: For eighteen
months suffered agony with fever and
ague. The use of Mishler's Herb Bitters
has had the happiest effect"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. Ga local paper
contains an Interview with C. b.
Young, gentleman who has just finished a
careful survey of the Oklahoma district, in
the interest Of III Independent colony or or
ganization Of men who posses means to de-
velop and improve farms. He Travelled over
the entire ground and along every important
stream carefully examining the soil, grasses,
minerals, timber and water, whore found, rs
also the location Of the town-sites OF the
spectators and leaders Of the boomer inva-
sions, with the eye of a practical farmer
and stock-raisor. He unhesitatingly de
clare5 that not over per cent. OF one sec
ton in fifty, is fit for anything but grazing
parpo es; that as an agricultural country
it is in general fraul, the gioric5 and ricn-
ness of which have no existence outside Of
the brains of tue spectators and advent
urGrS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

THE ingenious Yankees of Vermont are
devising q scheme for making known to
farmers the signal service weather report
for the day. The railroad engines are 60
do the talking and give the news as they
run through the country by whistles.
There are to be six series OF whistles,
numbered in order: No. means fair
weather for the next seventeen hours
from fixed hour; No probably foul
weather; No. 3, first fair and then chang
ing to foul; No. 4, foul, changing to fair;
No. 5, frregularly variable; No. 6, I'M
seasonable frosts and cold waves. Every
farmer by having a key of signals will
know how to interpret them aud so be
able to make arrangements for the day.
The plan is so simple and feasable that
it might be made general in all tbickly
settled regions, or on FL railroad lines.
AT present. farmers, the persons most in
terested in weather representations,
never get the reports till they are day
old and of no value.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
RAG!Ne FLAMES IN NEW YoRk.
Nearly IA Million Dollar, Worth of Prop
Cr;V DESTROYED


crjy DESTROYED.
NEW York, Feb 6-S. il. Chittendeu's
marble block. at the corner nf Barclay strset
and Park place, was partially destroyed by
fire Wednesday,, Major & Knapp, ltho-ra-
piers occupied the three upper floors. and
suffered a loss eff Sl5J, 900 on their stock
and machinery Henry Welsh, one of their
employees, was severely burned about the
legs. and fireman named James F. Smith
was instantly ki.lei By Il tan from an ad-
joining building. Fritche Bros, druggists,
occupied the ground floor. and their loss is
SO, 900. The total loss is nearly $500, 900,
The engines had hardly lett the College
place fire when an alarm was sounded for q
fire on Wooster street Ii was in Il big,
Seven-story building, running from los to
ll6 and when the tiromen reached it a bright
blaze shone through the iron shutters
of the three upper floors. The families
in tie tenementi surrounding the
buildings fled from their apartments. The
police drove ont others who fingered o
gather their valuables together. There WAS
only one entrance t. all four OF the big
buildings. The principal occupants of the
building were Scott & Brown, chemists;
Resham & Co, millinery goods; Goodyear
Rubber company; A. Dalton, fringas. ANA
b. UlmRn, straw hats. Eestenner, Smith &
Co, enc of the largest cane-Inauufa turing
firms in the country, occln ii the top floor
/ he fire was got uniaT CONT ~ about . ia
m. Tie total loss is about 5 i}1,O1A
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

In one of ex-senator Chaffee's letters,
published in the New York Tribune, the
old gentleman gives directions for invest
ing $4,000 on Wall street, "as l need
the profits out here to spend next year in
the political campaign" This was in
1888, but there never were any profits nor
capital either returning from the trans
action, and the papers "out there" are
telling it now in confidential way that
the ex senator has only large stock Of
unavailable influence as assets to cover
his political liabilities.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
Or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say that they
can not. as thousands of cases already per
manentiy cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove.
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any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

New York, Feb, 6-The Evening Post
says: THE intimatton that Commissioner
Fink had decided t, resign his position
seemed to ave little effect on the trunk line
stocks The various corporations begin tc
sec that they must act Independently,
and look to their own interests and their
own profits, and not depend so much upon
pooling agreements. When it is fully recog
nized that each road mast fight its own bat
tls without taking shelter behind some pre-
text of the poo! n reamantS, there viii be
less disposition to begin wars on the rails
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
AFTER DIPHTHERIi.

Diphtheria is terrible disease, rcquir
ing the greatest medical skill to effect a
complete cure. Even when its power is
broken, it clings to the patient with great
persistency, and often leaves the system
poisoned and Frustrated. just here
Hoods Sarsaparilla does a vast amount
of good, expelling impurities from the
blood, giving it richness and vitality,
while it renovates and strengthens the
system.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

In appears that even the lynamiters
would not have missed Rosa had Mrs.
Dudley's shot been effective. A promi>
nent Irishman of Chicago says that a
meeting of Irish sympathlzers has for
some time been arranged for June 1st,
the main object of which is to depose
Rosa as the head of the dynamite league,
and elect Judge John Brennan, of Sioux
CITY, Iowa, in his place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

WHKEsEARRE, Pa, Feb 6--The No.
slope Of the Ebervale Coal company, near
Hazelton, was found to he on fire Tuesday
night and the flames have been spreading
rapidly ever since in spite of the heroic
efforts of large gangs Of men, assisted by
the Hszelron fire department.. It is sup
posed that the fire started i'll tho pump en-.
CINE room at the foot of the slope The
pillars props, machinery and cars are
nearly all destroyed, and il is feared that
the entire mine viii be ruined The loss in
that casaswould be over $210,000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

THE giant cause of reform has broken
out in AledO, in this state, with great
virulence. Some twenty five Of the young
men of that city have signed an agreement
to cut off their whiskers and mOustsChes on
the 4th day of March next Failing to do
this they will forfeit So to the public Ii
brary. Thus does the great work of pro-
gress reach even the towns remote from
business centers, and the result will be
that the Aledo youth will greatly resem-
bic town peopled by a lot of divinity
students
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

DALLAS, Tex, Feb G-OGicials of the
Missouri Pacific railroad which company
owns the coal mine at Savannah, Indian
territory, where the recent gas explosion oc-
Cured, have received telegram from the
superintendent of the mines. stating that Out
of the twelve seriously injured four or five
will probably die The officials say that the
mine is uninirred Nobody knows how the
explosion wa; caused. The mines are corr
paratively new, and are supposed to be free
from fire damp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
narbcd Wire Manufacturers.

CHICAGO, Feb Ell ne barbed wire man
ufacturers WHO are licensees of the Wash
burn &; Moon company, came to an agree
ment with the company Wednesday on 8
compromi-, % a royalty OF l21S cents pei
100 pounds on wire manufactured after
Feb. -, with tie tacit understanding that
the amount Of money paid in on royalties
should be expended 10y the company in
pro G uti"g the suit, for Infringement
against the "moonshiners" The price.
were adeancel Il Of cent per pound on
regular wire and * of It cent on thick OF
hogwra, ari all present quotations were
ordered ,i.lsl in.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
YOUNG EIEN!--READ THIS.

The Voltaic Belt Co., of Marshall,
Mich, offer to send their celebrated
Electro-V oltac Belt and other electric
appliances on trial for thirty days, to men
(young or old afflicted with nervous de-
bility, loss of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles. Also forrheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor and manhood guaranteed No risk
is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed
Write them at once for illustrated pans
phlet free. Dec.>l6 cod W ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

THE Kansas city Times is ahead even
of the New York Police Gazette in giving
yesterday picture of the shooting Of
Rosa by Mrs. Dudley by its own artist
on the spot. The sketch represents the
fair assassin in front of her victim in the
act of firing into his whiskers, and he
falling to the pavement whilst the charge
from the pistol is just leaving the muzzle'
the mans hat having fallen of in the
meantime. Our contemporary is very
enterprising
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
GORDON A CAPTIVE.
THE BRITISH FORCE FOR THE RELIEF
OF KHARTOUM
Gets There Too late to Save the Brave
Old Soldier from Defeat.
III EIaidi in Possession with Sixty Thou
sand Men-Whid Excitement in Lon
don-The Cabinet Summoned
Fears for Stewards Safety.

LONDON, Feb G. - 1t is reported that Khar
toum has fallen and that Gen. Gordon has
been made tt prisoner of war.
LoNDuE Feb. 6 "A decided sensation wa
created here by the reported capture OF
khartoum There were all sorts OF reports
in circ,iation a. t. the manner in which it
ell ami the fate OF Gen. Gordon, but moth
ing definite conll he learned
As the news ,p:eai throughout the city
Gro wds began to gather III front of tine war
Office, newspaper offices, and other Il VS.
centers, for the purpose of obtaining the
latest Information
The report was subsequently confirmed by
the announcement that e dispatch had been
received at the war olic, from Gen Lord
Wolseley, dated at korti, in which be states
that native courier from Motemneh hal
arrived at headquarters with the startling
information that Col Wilson lad returned
from khartoum, to which place lie .al
been dispatched with small force N
the steamer found at Metemneh upon its
capture, and reported that khartoum had
been captured by the enemy ana that Gen
Gordon had been made prisoner OF war. Col
Wilson said that all along his retreat from
the Inflated city he WIS constantly harrasscd
and subjected to q heavy fire from the enc
my's guns Many of the shots struck the
steamer, but without doing serious damage
Every thing went comparatively We'll until
within short distance of Metemneh, when
the vessel ran ashore on one Of the many
islands and was totally wrecked.
Col Wilson states that khartou'a fell on
Jan g. and he arrived off the city wo days
O ter its fan He expresses the belief that
the capture of the city was brought about
by the treachery of some of the natives that
Gen. Gordon had pressed into his service.
Col Wilson, with his light force, at last ac-
counts, was still on the island on which h,
was wrecked, awaiting a steamer to take
them to Metempeh
The courier reports adds Gen. " olseley,
that the fall Of khartOum has caused
general feeling Of gloom throughout Gen.
Stewards camp and that fears We're freely
expressed that unless endorsements soon
arrived their fate would in all proba biiity
be soon sealed.
A native reports that the Mahd had Co.,
COO men in the vicinity of KharToum, and
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

A REPUBLICAN exchange comes in
''whooping up" for Foraker on tariff
for protection, and nothing to say about
the liquor question. That would about
ft Foraker, though of course the protec-
ton plank would be profession that
many republican leaders would not be sin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

4 mound drawing of rattlesnake on
Lake St. CroiX, in Minnesota, shows a
length of 148 feet. the section of the
mound representing the head swelling out
to the width of fifty three feet. Three
mounds at the rear end denote that nuns
her of vattles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Dudley re-
ceived many letters Wednesday. One
called her cowardly, crazy sui
eide, seeking notoriety and nus
band. She surmsed that it was from Rossa's
mo her She said she wished Rosa and she
could settle this affair between themselves.
She wouli like to challenge him to a duel
right in the Tomb7 yard at
twelve PAGES She would then show
whether she was good shot or not She
also predicted that if Rosa did not stop his
dynamite talk he would be killed by some
body Lefore long. Lots of people were wait
lag for q shot at him. Mrs Dudley still re-
fuses to talk of her life in England She
told one reporter that she did not care
whether she were defended by counsel or
not She had no agreement yet with Mr.
Butt. She was willing to leave the matter
to the court.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
Eln,rn or the TrncS.

IDAHO SPRINGS. Colo, Feb. 1.-THE after,
noon train " tdnesda', with twenty passen-
gers, ieit during a violent win lstorin and
was topped . short distance from the sta
zion, vHea it was bodily blown from the
tract the twenty passengers eighteen
were :iarad. among the unGortunatas he
ing ~ ,- A}lditor Spruanca. None Of tho
pa-sea 81, we're seriously hurt and all ari
duing well
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

In Philadelphia a man by the name of
Shanks teaches dancing, one Drinkwater
inconsistency keeps saloon, Black is
coal merchant, and SaylOr is a mariner,
Painter is an artist Law practices his
name, Birch teaches school, and Lamb
SplIe hcpf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
Read the testimony OF one of the
sufferers. David Little, Sum.
ner, Benner Co., Iowa, WriteSs
ETHLOPH0ROS CO., lI2 WELL ST, REV YORK.
slslasElsssEsSias.Ts u & GllEEilss gszsRsSzlsAa
A CHILD

TALGoTToS, Ga. Sept. 10, 1884. My little sen
now seven wears old, broke out when Il babe three
weeks with what the doctors called eczema, be
ginning on the head and gradually spreading over
his whole body He was treated for five years OF
more by various physicians without relief ana
he 1.-THE bows health was completely broken
down About a year ago ! was induced to use on
him Switt's Specific. and two bottles cured him
sound and well, and there has been 30 sign of a
rrtpru of tte disease T. O. HOLMES.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
The popo's Opinion OF rarneli's silence

ROME, Feb. 6-Tho Monteur De Rome,
generally recognized as the official organ OF
the pore, regreJs that III. Parncll, as well
as the other prominent leaders identified
with the home rule cauEr, have seen fit to
entirely ignore the recent dynamite out
RACES in London. Their stlenca is not only
bad, but is apt to be falsely construed
The article concludes with the suggestion,
whicA is expressed il most cautions and
delicate way, that perhaps 1t would be wise
if the Roman Catholic bishops openly de
nounced these secret attacks. This would
also create good impre ,sion in England,
which is to be Desired. Michael Dayitt is at
pre- elt sojourning in Rome
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06

LONDON. Feb 6--The chambers of COM
merce Of London, Manchester, Liverpool and
Glasgow propose to Unite in a protest to the
government against the action of Portugal
in selling both hanks of the Ccnqa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-06
Wants an EXPLANATION,

BERLIN, Feb. G.--The porto has as kcd tho
Italian government to cXplaja the presence
of feet of its vessels i'll taa Red sea and
says it hopes that Italy viii do nothing
that will Interfere with the amicable rela
tons existing between the two countries