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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10
A DENIAL.

A REGISTER reporter approached Chief
Smith last evening, and said:
81 see, by a special dispatch in this morn
ing's I~ntelligencer, that you we're treated
rather coldlJ in Pttsburg."
The I~nteligeScer says | was, but | was
not. There was no refusal TO speak to me
IN the Office Of Chief Blsckmore. The Chief
and / had q conversation on the subject OF
the charges against the Mayor. He, o.
course, regretted that he would have to
come down here to testify, but he said he
would come, and that be would tell the
truth. Clerk Witten spoke to me very cor
daily, but was too busy 10 talk. Detective
Shore l 90 not remember seeing while in
the city. he was not at headquarters when
| called"
Then Mr.. Seabright had no occasion to
be ashamed Of youY'
None in the least. Thst story is equally
false, with the other"
Il see you are quoted in the ~IDtelligencsr
as being ashamed of Chief of Police
Smith" said q REGISTER reporter to Mr.. c.
W. ~Seabright, yesterday.
Il see that paper says so, but it 10 all
wrong. The Intelligencer statement ia
away of in every particular. l was with
Captain Smith when he called on Chief
Blsckmore, and heard nothing of any abuse
on the part Of the Pittsburg Official. The
two men shook hands, and ~conversed to.
gether very pleasantly. We were not hunt
ing up evidence, but were simply on q pleas
ure trip"
Then you are not ashamed Of Mr..
Smith,
THAT is all boshH" :
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

HAVE your Loose covers made by Henri
Smith.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10

Tie Chair-I suppose both parties tc
these charges viii be represented BY at
torneys. That is q privilege which / sup
pose we could not deprive them Of even /
We so desired. Does anybody want tt
speak upon the subject?
Every body sgseedtothe presence of coun
sci.
The Chsir-It is understood, then, tina
both the accused and sccuser will be repre-
senled here by counsel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10
ORGANIZED.
The Investigating Committee Holds
Its First Session.
S P. Hiidreth Chosen as chairman..-A
SteOOgrapher Employed and COun-
SCI kllowed---To Meet
Again Tonight.

The joint special committee OF Council
charged with ADMINISTRATION of thscharges
against Mayor Grub held its first session
last evening in the chamber Of the First
Branch Of Council. There was rather q
light attendance Of spectators, due to the
fact that the committee was not expected
to get together so soon. The session was 8
very short one, lasting but twsntyf v min
utts, and a full report of the proceedings is
appended.
Mr.. Dobbips was the FIRST member to sp,
pear, being closely followed BY Mr.. CrsW,
ford. Mr.. BingeIl then dropped in, and
then Mayor Grub appeared. Mr.. Jones
ard Hildreth came in.almost together, then
Mr.. List and Mr.. Comerford. Mr.. Miller was
the last man. Clerk Galligan and Chief
Smith came into the room, and the audi
enCe driited in sut Of the adjacent rooms
ard prepared to listen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10
TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER TO-DAY

THE TEST:
Place q can top down on a hot stove until heated, thsn
remove the cover and smell. A chemist will not 70 70
7Cired 70 detect the presence OF ammonia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Keep Your Own 0utoasts

They are up to their old tricks in Dav'
enport- rushing all of their hard charac-
tiers over here to become pests in our com
munity. Here is an item from the Ga
sette The tramp nuisance is becoming
intolerable and each night the city prison
is crowded with this peripatetic class OF
individuals, Yesterday morning five rag
ged men were conducted to the west enc
OF the bridge by an officer and ordered to
get outside of the corporation within five
minutes. They took advantage of the op.
portunity TO avoid falling in the clutches
of the law, and skipped outside of the
corporate limits They are now seeking
pastures new and green
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
An Anernntn.

D. L. Moody, the great revivalist who
is to hold forth at the Phoenix rink
tonight. has a good deal of that commo-
dity called sand, and no enc knows that
fact any better than City Clerk Follett, of
Moline. During the late war Mr.. Follett
WAS badly wounded, and in consequence
obtained furlough and was returning
home. On the train which contained Mr..
Follett was a lot of drunken soldiers, one
of whom was bound to have the seat
turned over on which Mr. Follett was
resting his wounded limb The protes-
tati0ns of Mr.. Follett and the passengers
seemed to be of no avail. The drunken
soldier was bound to have that seat, and
as he was about to forcibly carry out his
determination a gentleman who had been
a witness to the affair but had as yet said
nothing, arose in his seat and said
Let that man alone; he is wounded
soldier, and if you attempt to take his
seat from him will blow your brains
out"
A cooked revolver in his hand was as
suggestive as his threat, and the drunken
soldier let Mr. Follett alone after that.
The man who so bravely defended Follett
was D. L. Moody
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
A New Rink.

There is very lively, but as yet not very
we'll substantiated, rumor aflOat that
we are TO have new rink in this city.
The persons named as movers in the af>
fair are two of our most prominent BUSH
ness men. 1t is said that the new rink
will be larger and more elegant in APP
pointments than any rink in the vicinity,
and that no expense will be spared to
make it dangerous rival to the Excelsior
rink. The would be rink owners will
have to get up early in the morning and
work late at night to do that, but there
would be fun should the rumor become
reality. The site of the rink has even
been selected by Dame RumOr. She has
it that the gentlemen have already pur-
chased the old mill property on Fifth ave.
nue. and Eighteenth street
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
A Broken Leg

A serious accident happened to Mr.. 0
F. SOper last evening, by which his left leg
was broken half way between the knee
and foot A party Of six Knights Tens
plar went to Davenport in a three seated
spring wagon yesterday afternoon to at>
tend the funeral of a brother Knight
there. When they arrived on this side
they stopped in front of the Masonic Tenn
pie, and Messrs. NJ. NJ. Briggs, Alex Steel,
William Gray, W. S. Parsons, and r.
Don had jumped out. Air. Soper then
stepped on the tire of the wheel, and was
about to jump down when the horses be
came uneasy and started forward. This
threw Mr. Soper violently to the ground,
breaking his leg in the manner mentioned.
The limb was soon set and today Mr..
Soper is resting as easily as could be ex-
pectcd.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11


The resolution passed by the board OF
supervisors last week in regard to the
Union must have been quite Illuminating
to the editors of that sheet who can look
at il in no other light than a rebuke from
the people, as the board is composed of
the best citizens of the county who
are selected by their neighbors and cloth
ed with authority to act for them. That
the Union has treated the board in a
scurrilous manner no one will deny, and
that they did not couch the resolution in
severe words is wondered at. Ever since
the board awarded the county printing to
the ARGUS the Union has continually as
sailed it, and attempted to belittle it in
the ewes of the people. the strangest
part of the proceedings was that the re-
publican members were the prime
movers in scoring their party paper,
(although they now refuse to ac-
knowledge it as such,) and that
the democratic members were in
clined to treat the sheet with contempt.
The resolution was written by repub>
lican, and presented by another republis
can, Mr.. Luther S. Pearsall of Coe, one
of the leading members of the board
Every member present voted AYE" when
the resolution was put on its passage, as
a perusal of the Official proceedings will
show. The democrats admire the pluck
of their republican friends who thus
openly resents the filings made at them by
the Union. Bill lily is Just beginning to
learn that he is not of so much conse>
quence as he thought he was. He had
better crawl under a humpbacked gutter
CROSSING
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Outrageous.

The following is from the Anita 1ri-
bune; We have read of suppers, lotter-
les and prize fights to reimburse the
church treasures, and now comes hug
ging societies, with the following scale OF
prices: "Girls under 16, 25c for each hug
of two minutes; from 16 to 90 years OF
age, so cts; from 20 to %, rs cts; school
ma ans, 40 cts; widows, owing to looks
and financial surroundings, from 10 cts to
So; old maids, 3 cents pair or two for g
nickel, and not any limit of time. Minis
tiers are not charged. Editors pay in ad
vertisements, but are not allowed to par.
ticipate until everybody else is through.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
THE GREAT REVIVAL.
Opening Address by Rev. W. ). Mar.
quis, Of this City.

Rev. W. S. Marquis, who spoke dur
ing the opening session of the Christian
convention at Davenport, on How May
a General Revival of Religion be Sc
cured?" is reported by the Democrat as
follows: The Rev. Mr.. Marquis spoke
some twenty minutes on the theme in q
very clear interesting way. He was
rather emphatic upon the indifference of
many churches whose people think that
because they are rich and prosperous,
have grand music and fine preaching, that
they need no revival Chicago has pop,
ulation of 100000, and the preachers
have made the startling discovery that
only $1,000 are members of the churches.
A time of revival is when Judgment be-
gins at the house of God He illustrated
his theme richly with scriptural and many
other incidents spoke of the condition OF
his own church-the Broadway church in
IbOCk lSlduu, tHdJ Hdu DCtH Hlb1uub q IL
yival from the day Of its opening ten
years ago, until this winter, when the
membership devoted themselves to the
work, and there was an abundant out,
pouring Two things are pre>eminently
necessary, after thorough self>examina
tion-plain preaching on the part of the
pastors, and personal work on the part Of
Gods people. When churches adopt
Wesley's motto, "all at it, and at it all the
time" there will be revivals." 1t was an
interesting discourse.
A delegation of twenty people from
Muscatine, forty from Wilton, twenty
from Iowa City, one hundred from Ma,
quokata and Dewitt, and nearly fifty
from Burlington, Iowa, and several hun,
dred from this city and Moline are at,
tending the convention.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11

ment Lucy A. Buford recommend abate-
ment of $500 on assessed valuation, ex>
cessive assessment. City of Moline abate
all the taxes on Riverside cemetery, it
being exempt by law Jas. McBurney
abatement of $50 assessed valuation
personal property. Error as stated by as.
SCISSOR.
W. l.. COyne recommended payment of
SIG, II to redeem pest house from sale of
1888 for taxes of 1882, and that the clerk
be directed to issue an order for $16, II
upon proper cancellation of sale.
August Mellene An abatement of $50
on assessed valuation. assessed in error.
City of Rock Island, recommend refund
of 50. Il city lots
W. L. Coyne. Refund of $51. f0npon
his property releasing the property by
signing tax sale record on the several
tracts specified in his petition and return
of certificates and that the clerk issue an
order for SOL 10 to sail Coyne.
We wonld recommend that the prayer
Of the petitioners named below be not
granted for reasons, to wit; II. Hoffmas-
ter, assessment proper and legal; ID.
Cramer, the board cannot at this late date
grant prayer of petitioner; Peter Stelk,
assessment properly made; Mrs. James
McCann, we are satisfied taxes were
properly paid.
Mrs. Elanor Wakefield, we believe the
assessment not excessive.
John Moeller, the asse ssment about
correct.
John Vanluyanie. assessment correct.
F. A. Bergston & Co, assessment not
excessive.
IL. Harris, assessment not excessive.
Peter Florine, assessment not excessive.
Julia Murphy, assessment not exces.
sivc
Hans Arp, assessment not excessive.
II. p. Hull, the board having already
abated $500 on said assessment
We respectfully refer the board to the
reports male at the last meeting of the
board as regards the three following petit
tons of the Rock Island Gas Co, Moline
Gas, L. Il Coke Co and Moline Il Rock
Island Horse Railroad Co, the members
of the committee being still of the same
mind.
The Rock Island Il Milan Street Rail-
road Co., we consider the prayer of this
petition of the same general nature as that
of the other three petitions asking for al
abatement on capital stock assessment,
and we recommend that it should be
treated in similar manner by the board
All of which is respectfully submitted,
l.. S. PEARSALL,
NJ. SHOEMAKER,
N. Ii. CEDERBERG,
ARTHUR BURIAL,
THOs CAMPBELL.
Committee on A batemcnts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Wrinkles.

The Hattie Harvey combination ap-
peared at the rink last evening and the
immense audience which assembled to
greet them was a fitting tribute to the
ability rs performers which they showed
on their previous visit. This time they
had the calcium light for the shadow
dance, which was one of the most unique
and beautiful novelties ever presented
here The remainder of her performance
was, as before. III perfect time and the
height of grace. jackson is ahead of all
roller skaters who ever visited this city
He skates like George jackson, and nc
one else. His way is all his own -awk-
ward and ungraceful but still unequaled.
He jumped over five chairs with ease.
At Moline last night they had what
they called race for the championship
of the three cities but there was no entry
from Rock Island Davenport and Mo,
line each had two skaters entcred-Frank
Mitchell and Frank Easterly, of Daven>
port, and Will Watt aud Frank Beatty, of
Moline. Young Frank Mitchell, the IA
year old skater of Davenport, proved the
fastest five mile skater and won the cham
pionship medal. The time was 22:17
EaStprlv was Spcnnl
The proprietors of the Banner link, AT
Davenport, offered the rink for the Moo
dy meeting and would accept no pay for
it.
Easterly, Of Davenport, skates five
mile race in this city tomorrow evening
with Fred Wollenhaupt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
RASMUSSEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Rock says Some beautiful enagcmehs from pie
finished in India Ink by RASMUSSEN are attracting much a
ton Photographic work to be growing better daily
speaking his prices says q" do not would needed every
dollar obtanable resort trick of competitors who M
vertises work 81 Dozen to get customers into their gallery and
when learn that is fifth rate work, at that price
good work they ask S. DOZEN Mr. Rasmussen gives every
customer different positions showing proofs from all
The Photographers Bureau of Chicago says 'RasmQssOs
gallery fitted with back grounds and accessories to degree that
unequaled in any gallery in this vicinity
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Bad News

Many citizens, especially old soldiers,
will remember Major Covell, who was
largely instrumental in organizing Gen.
John Buford Post, G. A. r. He went
from here to Togas, Maine, having re-
ceived an appointment as hospital steward
at the soldiers hospital at that place
His friends will be panied to hear that his
relatives here have received information
that he is very low with consumption, and
not expected to live.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
The New Bridge.


1t is understood by those interested in
the new railroad bridge bill that the bill
was signed by President Arthur before h c
gave up his office to President Cleveland.
Mr.. p. L. Mitchell was seen this morning
and said he thought that there would be
no delay in building the bridge, but that
at present he could not say how soon, or
tell anything more than was already
known in regard to the matter. The
stockholders have not yet held meeting,
and until they do nothing will be known.
The president of the company is Hon.
George II. French, of Davenport, and it
will be at his call that meeting will be
held. The Democrat, last evening, said
that the gentlemen who were here to con-
suit Mr.. Reynolds were here in connec-
ton with the new bridge, but Mr.. Mitch>
ell thinks it cannot be so when there is no
cause for consultation as to that until the
company decides when, where and how
to build.
The following from the Dubuque Times
will serve to more. fully explain the pres
ence of the above gentlemen in the city;
Mr.. Thomas Sisk, of Galesburg, H., one
of the sub>contractors of L. p. Rcyno Ids
& CO., of Rock Island, arrived in this
city last night for the purpose of meeting
the head contractors, who will arrive from
Rock Island today, and together they will
proceed across to their headquarters a
the mouth of the Platte Mr.. Sisk say!
that operations on the Winona, Alma 6
Northern will be pushed with vigor jus
as soon rs the frost is sufficiently out o
the ground to admit of work being done.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
County Building
LICENSED TO WE'D.

The marriage register shows the follow
ing names: Oscar l.. Bruner, of Edging-
ton and Miss Cora A. Bendle of Illinois
City; John M. Riexinger and Miss Carrie
Holler, of Buffalo Prairie; Peter Anderson
and Miss Christine Mattsen, of Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MARCH TERM, A, D. 1885.
IDnicinl Dnr.nrt L

(Oflicial Report)
Supervisor Bowman's motion in rela~
ton to the case of Marion Wilson's chill
dren was then voted upon and carried,
The bill of E. e. Parmenter amounting
to 1921. 90 upon which action was de-
ferred until this afternoon was then vot>
ed upon and allowed,
The committee on poor submitted the
following report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Boald of Su
peryisors
Your committee on Poor claims would
beg leave to report that they have exam
ined all claims presented before them and
recommend the payment of the following
and that the Clerk be directed TO issue
orders for the several amounts to the
several claimants, to wit:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
A Meeting Called.

The president of the Amateur Rowing
association of the Mississippi Valley, has
called the annual meeting of the execu>
tive board at the Southern hotel, st.
Louis, on March 81. Matters of great
Importance are to be brought up for dis
cussion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Hard Coal Market,

Pea coal $3.50; CRATE and egg, 1926
range, nut and No, $3.50 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best quality of
Anthracite coal. Blacksmith's coal, Con-
nelsville coke and charcoal at 1903 Sec
ond avenue. diff +. G. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11

E. w. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Lodge Notice.

Trio lodge No. 81, A. F. & A. NJ.
meets in special communication tomor-
row Thursday evening at 7:30 for work
on NJ. M, degree. Visiting brethren are
cordially invited. BY order of W. NJ.
VIM B. PETITE
Sec'y,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
THE DAILY ARGUS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1885.
Contemplated.

1t is whispered, that the young ladies
of Trinity Guild are contemplating giving
Pink sociable some time in April II
we were not fearful of betraying their
confidence, we might add that it will pro-
badly be held at the residence of Mrs T.
J. Buford. The Guild" never does any
thing by halves, and we venture the pres
diction that it will be delightful affair
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11

The time for paying taxes to the col
lector is limited, and it will be an advan-
tage to tax payers if they pay their taxes
and save per centage and costs. Hours
s a. m. to 9p. m. d. F. KRELL,
Collector.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11


foregoing report be received and adopted.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
bill of John Behan for $500 be allowed
and that said amount be deducted from
the bill of G. B. Knox which amendment
was accepted by Supervisor McEniry.
The motion as amended was then voted
upon and carried.
On motion of Supervisor Aster the bin
of St. Luke's hospital for $3464 was al
lowed.
On motion of Supervisor Ryder the bills
of DR.. G. G. Craig and DR.. G. E. Higgins
were rejected.
Supervisor Fisk moved that the county
offer a reward of 800 for the arrest and
conviction of Patrick McDermott.
Supervisor Bowman moved as an
amendment that said reward be fixed at
$500; amendment carried.
The motion as amended was then voted
upon and carried.
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn>
ing at o'clock.
Friday March 6-Board met pursuant
to adjournment. Present all the mems
beers. Supervisor Werlich, chairman,
presiding. Minutes of yesterdays pro-
ceedings read and approved.
The committee ON attachments submit
ted the following report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Su
pervisors:
Your committee to whom was referred
petitions for attachments would beg leave
to submit the following report on the
matters before them:
We would recommend attachments to
persons named below as follows: l.. c..
Lloyd, error in assessment abatement of
$500 on the assessed value. Engberg u
Holmberg, error in assessment recommend
ed abatement of $4,000 on assessed valu'
alton. Mrs. John Farserl, recommend
the abatement of the entire amount OF
taxes 1918 Jacob Stewart recommend
abatement of taxes 1910 error in assess
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11

The following bills your committee
would refer back to the board for consid,
Grafton: John Behan $500: st. Luke's
cottage hospital $34.64; G. G. Craig $50;
Clifford E. Higgins S31.00,
The bill of Samuel NJ. Boney for So. so
your committee have allowed 81 80 and
rejected sos of said bill.
The reports of the overseers of the poor
of Rock Island, Moline and Coal Valley,
your committee would recommend to be
received and placed on file.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN BARTON,
c. B. FISK,
THoS. TRUMBLE,
L. E. GooDLow,
DAVID FITZGERALD,
CnOp,ittan