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Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04
"I'm Coming, Mother. l"
THE THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF A FOUR
 YFAR-oLD EIGHTY FEET IN MID-AIR.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.l
 In San Jose, California, not many days ago, one Mrs. William Kennedy was making anxious search for her little four-years- old, curly-headed son, who had disappeared for the moment from the family door-yard. Hurrying through the streets, looking and inquir- ing for the little runaway, her attention was directed to a crowd of people who was gazing, white and silent with awe, at huge windmill tank, against which long ladder was leaning. The eyes of the woman followed the gaze of the crowd, and this is what she saw: Eighty feet from the ground, holding on by his chubby legs and one arm, could be seen this little fellow extending his free hand toward some pigeons that were perched almost within his reach.
 His awful peril had stunned and stilled the helpless group beneath, which now parted as the mother came swiftly toward the scene. Then her firm, quiet voice was heard raised that the child might hear: "Come down, Carl, and mamma will give you peach. " The child heard and, looking over his shoulder, perceived his mother. Instant ly he began to descend, carefully cling- ing, round by round, and as he neared the last he smiled at the upturned face of his mother and said: 'I'm coming, mother" and in another moment was in her arms. And then that crowd separated into small parties of one each, and melted into the distance, leaving behind them only an indistinct memory of moistened eyes and fluttering pocket handkerchiefs.
Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04
Local News a Speciality.
DLSSA TLSFXED.

An old farmhouse, with pastures wide, Sweet with flowers on every side; A restless lad who looks from out The porch. with woodbine twined about, Wishes thought from in his heart: Oh, if I only could depart, From this dull place the world to see, Ah me how happy would be Amid the city's ceaseless din, A man who round the world has been, Who, mid the tumult and the throng, Is thinking, wishing all day long: Oh, could I only tread once more The field path to the farmhouse door; The old green meadows could see, An, me how happy would I be.
 Dublin Ireland) Times.
Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04

THE world is of such power, even in its right things there are so many of them that touch the imagination, the feelings, the sentiments of men on so many sides, that it is only now and then there is a man of sufficient stamina and independence to stand up and maintain an active, sturdy piety while standing alone in the world. d.-~BEEcHER.
Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04

door. I made my way out into the street and hurried to the theatre, first removing the charge from my weapon.
 It proved to be valuable one, and l de- cided to retain it as "contraband of
Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04

 Far away beyond lfo's restless fever, There is peace and rest; And the sun shines on undimmed forever, In that home so blest. All the hopes that here are chilled and blighted, Find f,uilion there's With the loved of other years unitedi We arc done with care.
 LILA N. CusnMAN.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
PARLCYlNG WITH PARMELl.


koNpuN, Dec. HIT is stated ON what
seems to be good authority that Lord Sails
bury has decided to retain Office rs long Us
possible and that Mr. Gladstone has deter
mined to seize the first opportunity to oi!St
the Conservatives. The struggle for power
viii he an exciting one. The forces OF the
two leaders are about the same, taking it
for granted that the Parncllitrs shall
decide to cast their lot with the Liberals
1t is generally believed that Mr. Gladstone
is eager for office, and that he pro-
poses to close his public life with the enact
mcnt of a comprehensive home-rnlc measure
for ireland The Tories will fight desperately
for the retention of power. They expect 10
lie able 20 gain the support of Gosahru.
Forster, and few other Wings of ppnli-
ncnye, And they have By no means aban-
dnncd hope of placating the Paruellites. Con
hary To the declarations of their organs hey
are still dickering with the Irish leader, and
have made up their minds to invite
him Ia conference with their
chiefs that he may outline his demands
The min kry have made up ii legislative
programme, just as though they were Ger
tain of retaining Office. The principal
mo s'IlreS are us follows: To establish Iurnl
government boards in ireland; enlarge the
boundaries and powers of local boards
ami municipal authorities in England,
Wales and Scotland, and all local
bodies heIceforth to be elected annually:
to amend the laws relating to the
ownership and transfer Of land: to revise
the commercial treaties of Great Britain.
with foreign countries on the basis of recip-
rocity, imposing duties on foreign products
brought into Great Britain competing with
British" products subjected to import duties
by the importing countries, and to establish
local option as to the compulsory payment
of school fees in every school-board district
in Engla and Wales.
LONDON, Dec. 1O.--The Pail Mail GaActt"
contains vigorous leader strongly urging
Mr.. Gladstone to come to an undcisttn ling
with Mr. PaInell ON the Irish question with
ont delay The Gazette suggests that Mr..
Gladstone summon Mr. Paruell to Hawar-
den, where Il conference with tha Liberals.
Roseberry and Spencer, could bc
held and the whole matter speedily scttici.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
HOSTILITIES RESI- NED.
SERVlA AND BULGARIA REPORTED
AT IT AGAIN.
Russia Said To BE Playing ii Doubie
Gamc-Prospects for AN Exciting
Time in the English r,rlia-
nent-EorciEn News Notes.

EIIfNNA, Dec. IA dispatch from = r
| AMI Bulgarian forces we're resumed 1uul'f
day evening Forty Seryian recruits were
court ~lartialed and shot by order of King
Milan, having been convicted Of lnUtilat.n-,
themselves to escape military service.
1t is certain that Russia is playing -
double game, but it is uncertain whether
Turkey is a victim oT an accomp!ice. Rus
tenn Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador at Lon
don, ha, informed Lord Salisbury lhat the
sultau's army would invade Eastern Ron
lne!ia il the Turkish commissioners were
repulstd. The same notification was
given to Germany, the sultan stat
ing to the German ambassador at Constant
nOple, and probably to all the great
pOWcr. 1t IS almost certain that it was
given to Russia, for Baron de Stacl, the
Russian ambassador, came at the heels of
Rusten pasha to the foreign office and an
rouncod TO Lord Salisbury that Russia
"cu!d not allow the porte t. crush the Ron
moilans This announcement is surprising,
III view OF iii" nortuIiouS fact that Russian
agents have been in tunstantimupip for week,
urging the porte to invade Roumoja
with or without preteXt. The thenry at
the foreign otlice Is that Russia Is secretly
asging ON the porte to invade Roumela,
and that she is at the same time making
open preparations for declaring such an act
casus bclli against Turkey. Tbs would
involve Il population of the acts of The ttI..-
sian secret agents, but this is an ol tr k in
MnsooEitc diplomacy and the di,graccl
agents could be rewarded by fat offices al
home.
From present indication, it hecomos pyi-
dent that so far from having any intention
of signing the recent Servian peace pro
po~als Prince Alexander has determined to
secure bis demand of a war indemnity from
SprNia, and in the event of her failure Ia
pay it within the time specified viii lead his
army further into King Miians tcl1 itory.
Both armies arc preparing to renew hos
tilitics, but the preparations making by
bulgaria appear to be the moro visorou'
and serious
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
PITY THE POOR.
The Season when Chirity Sh0aia be
EXtended.-.An Entertainment for
Worthy Purpose.>

1t is a maxim saying that one half OF
| the world knows not how the other half
! lives. The truth of this statement can
/ he vOuchrd for by Il reporter, vino, in the
/ performance of his daily duties is thrown
4 in contact with all classes and conditions
| Of people, and has op portuniiy for OBJ
serving the various modes Of living, from
the man clothed in riches and lux
| ury to the half clad rauper, who brgs his
bread from door to door. There are many
people in Rock Island today, and not fer
from the business portion of the city,
either, who are in actual distress and
want, am! suffering with the cold. but
pride prevents them making an appeal to
The proper source for aid. The fun
blessings of charity during The winter sea
son, one never knows. Tue extent Of
comfort achieved from tile penny given
into the proper hands for the benefit Of
the poor, is never known. Rock Island
has never been backward in caring for it,
poor, on the other hand it has been
prompt ami emjncntly 80 in providing
care and comfort for those who have
fallen far short of their share of
this worlds goods. Not II sea,
son passes but that some enter
tanmcn' is given for the benefit Of the
poor Two years ago Mr. Harper threw
open the douIR of his hotel for a grand
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

Given away ct The Hong Kong tea and
coffee store. Saturday, December l2th,
We will give with the purchase of every
pound of tea Except teas at 30 cents, and
less a pound) and with every dollars
worth or coffee, one pound of choice
mixed candy With half pound of tea
and half dollars worth of coffee. half a
pound of candy. We have This week re-
.ceivcd large invoice Of choice teas and
cotfecs, Eiaking our stock complete, at
prices lower than the lowest. We call
attention 10 our removal across the street
to 1919 Second avenue, next door east Of
DAVID Dun's, J l. FREEMAN,
Manager.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO Dee 10
S6}ac; January, opened S7l5c, closed s6;sc Feb
ri4ry, opened Sol4c, closed s7ssc
CohN-No . year, opened 42isc, closed ililc
opened, 87%4c closed $79sc
No., oATsLNo. Decemher., opened esq, close,
;ssSe; January opened a'4c, closed as;8c May
PORK December, opened $3.50. closed - ~
Januays % 9pSned, Pc ss@s closed ;sS5; February
LARD January, opened and clusei *GO,ls
HoGs-The market opehcd rather quiet an,
prices s.eadI and iiIm; iisht grades 35a1a So
shipping lois s3.i09aa5
dArrLf Market dan, and l0altc lower; Christ
mas mas cattle $500; shipping, SA5JGs5,o, butchers
shEEp- aIarhet strong; ssoo@a'5
BITTER Fancy creamery, .ssGt 31c per ID: good
dairy, lS6t :Oc; packing, 10isc.
h@as Fresh , laid c per dog; cold storage, Is
banks SO e5c; mixed lots io5 56c ali on m iiae ;'i in
car lots; Illinois swee; P?tatoes s. 2312gl
"a ;9lac roosteis, h.@5c; ducks svDVc, turkeys
, Arr1Es, Choice to fancy slbaal,5 per bbl;
New York.
WafAr--No ? red winter, December 9s&.c, do
January, 9ibsc: do February M;i.c "
tORN-N No. mixed, December, 5IL,r, do Jauti.
AIRY, 5'e; do February, &c.
oATs-No mixed, December, 352sc; d Janl-
RYE-Duil
RAE1Er RAEi nj Jiieady; tw9,e " 4 sats; 'oo
LARD 6.39 De 'enbcr; SGi2 January.
st. Louis.
81. Lulis, Dec. 10
Wheat Weak, regular; closing as.l lac lower
man yesterday; No. red cash. @tc: December
&c bd; January, 95s4c bid; February 9,;sc
May, SLu3.t
ConS Rs ,s,,y; l4al2sc lower; cash 21asc Decen,.
Der '3's"; january, 81 4c; May, &c
SlH.Itg t,,.b 4.
December Sc bid: May 3lhsc
RYE Steady: 5gl.c
WHISKY -NumiHalIy; $lO9.
PohK Not much doing; new, 5000
LARD-Quiet and nominal; IS 80
Toledo.
TOLEbO Ohio, Dec 10
WHEAT -tlnict; cash, 94G,9ilsc; December alc;
January a"Iaci February, sc; May, SlUl$,i
CoRN.-- Easier; cash or December, lOc; January.
3Saic; May, Iol.c ''
OATs-Dull; cash Bic; May Bic
CLOVER SEED Quiet; cash or December S. a5:
January, $3.50; February, So
Detroit.
DETRoIr, Dec 10
Wheat Steady; No. / white 92lsc cash and
December; 93l4c January; g9c bid May: No > red
Dil2c, cash and December; Soc January; yfiL.
February; Slul9 May; No 3 red, s3c bid
tURH-Glc.
oArs-No = white 33,kc: No. ., ssc bid,
milwaukee,.
49, MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10.
,NWt'EAr-f1rm; cash, s55! January, SIC; May,
CoRN-DuI; No . 4Ic.
OArs-Dull No. =, 2S34c
RYE-Dul; No l. Gic
RARI.Ei. hteadF; No, 2, 81 nc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

PHILADEIEHIA, Pa, Dec IL in the court
of common pleas Thursday morning the
preliminary injunction secured by the Met.
ropolitan Base Ball association of New
York restraining the association from con
Fllnlmating the expulsion of the Metropolitan
club, was continued until pa". 10, when the
court will hear motion to dissolve it..upCI
the bill and affidayitS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

BERLIN, Dee. 1.-THE health OF the En-
pHi'or William is again reported to be picr
carious 1t is said that he i, seriously III
and confined To- his bed and that it is iuar1t'
by lis physicians that his waning vit4lit,
viii not I've able to bring him through III.
present attack
That the emperor is mwc!l is al
nlitted but the German embassy deny that
they have advise, indicating that his CON.
dition is precarious, or that apprehensions ui
his death are entertained
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

Pea coal, $500; grate and egg, IS 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
caol, Conncllsylie coke and charcoal .
1908 Second aveuue. E. G. FRAZER
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
France Was Burnah'~ iiiy.

LONDON, Dee IA dispatch from Man
dalay, the Burmese capital, states that aocu-
GnehtS have been at the palace OF tho de rsed
king conclusiNely proving that an offensive
and defensive alliance existed between the
French and Burmesa coNaI,nnnnt.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

NEW YORK, Dec, 1l--Ferdinand Ward
has been transferred from the stovc-shaJ,. at
Sing Sing, where his duty was to select
castings and carry them to the stove
mounterS, to the office of Perry q; Co, con
tractors in the prison, where he was set to
work book keening.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

L. W. Hurst represents the cadin
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates.
l.@cnuy established 1874. Office over
RpCk island n 4'iona Bank
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

Have you bought your hard coal?
Watkins " Hin will deliver all grades of
hard coal. Give them a cali. -~4slenhon
1857.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price of 81 each. The same box
Is sold everywhere at $3.50. Call and ex-
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

For 20 years Henry F. Bacoint of
Shirley, Mass. suffeaed with rheumat Ism.
He found no relief till he took Hopd's
Sarsaparilla.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11

Two catload> of the incest apples in
the city, Ia he sold very cheap at 1915
Second avenue
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-11
Candy! CandY,

'rt'v the uumncr OF tuc list when calling for
advertised letters.
- " HAYES - NJ
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The immigration to the territory this
season will be of the most substantial
character that has arrived any season
for the past five years. They will be a
people Of moderate means and frugal
habits who come to grow up With the
country by honest industry. Those who
sought the territory few years ago
came on the wave of the boom and were
bent solely upon acquiring a rapid for
tune, and instead of engaging in the
regular industrial pursuits of the country
as those do who wish to prosper it as
well as themselves, rushed into wild
speculation, gambling schemes, fomented
booms, excitements and inflated values,
but added little to our common wealth.
That era has passed, the booms and un-
warranted imitation of prices have been
followed by reaction which in mess
ure depresses everything. But this sea-
son the reaction seems to be over also,
and business starts aeain on its legiti-
mate road and the prospect is quite en-
eouraging. The men who arrived in the
territory this year will not expect to get
rich in one season but will be content to
settle down and make the territory their
home and grow in wealth by the sure
and steady means Of industry and econ
amy employed elsewhere. Husband
man.
The New North West voices d sugges-
ton of Mr.. Conrad Kohrs that the horse
owners Of Deer Lodge county meet at
Deer Ledge during the coming term Of
court to take measures to eradicate the
incurable disease which prevails among
the horses in that county and which is
rapidly spreading, the disease being nasal
eleet, which develops into CHAMBERS. Il
Is estimated that one hundred horses are
So affected, and Mr.. Knhrs suggests that
they all be killed, the animals be paid
for out of the territorial fund provided
for by the last Legislature, supplemented
by subscriptions from stcck-owners in
the county. Mr.. Kohrs proposes to sub~
scribe literally to the fund and 70 obli-
gate hinself not to receive any COM
pensation for any Of his horses ordered
killed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20

George H. Butler, the inebriated nep-
hew of Gen. Butler, turns up in Wash
ington workhouse, as impudent and
cheeky as when he occupieda a lieuten-
ancy at Fl. Keogh, and was removed for
exercising his ungovernable pen to the
ridicule of Gen. Terry. In a letter to
the Philadelphia Times his Introductory
is as follows -
81 have just a moment since laid my
meerschaum pipe on an ivory-topped
ebony-legged and inlaid sick table,
thrown open my velvet dressing gown,
and gulped down few swallows of iced
orgeat to draw the blood from my head,
ali these premonitory symptoms of apop-
lexy being consequent upon reading in
nv favorite journal, the Times, that poor
George Butler is in the work house
again. The paragraph is written in a
kindly vein, so will deny it good-hum-
oredly, although suppose in Kentucky
it would call for blood. But | am not in
any sense a bad man, and a notch on
my pistol, if carried one. would only
indicate that had nothing else to whit
tie. En- passant, although | don't wear
a silver sheath on my bowie knife, al
ways wear clean stockings"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20

Riel, the renegade, the rebel, the re-
ligious fanatic and insane leader of the
Canadian half-breeds, has been taken
prisoner while en- route to Middleton to
surrender. Alta great cost pecuniarly
and with the loss of several lives, the
chattering idiot is brought to bay and
the war is over. The authorities are to
blame for the rebellion, and the commits
sion now at work should adjust the
grievances of the half-breeds in manner
that will be satisfactory to the thorough
ly cowed people. The settlers who could
not put in the spring crop should be fed
until next spring upon government
stores; the Indians should be better pro-
yided for than they have heretofore
The growth of the Canadian Northwest
has been greatly retarded by this out
break, and it win be many years before
immigration viii again seek that region.
A constant fear will possess the class of
settlers seeking that far-otf, inhospitable
section not easily checked. Therefore it
behooyes the Canadians to treat the setv
tiers, the lf-breeds and the Indians
with the greatest generosity and lien
ency, in they wish to secure inhabitants
and avert a constant guerrilla and Indian
warfare.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20

The well-organized bull party on the
New York produce exchange are conf
dent that the new wheat crop will not
exceed 4O0,O00,OO0 bushels, including
spring wheat and are cutting their cloth
accordingly 1t is the impression, too,
among the leading bulls of Wall street,
that wheat would be higher to-day if it
had not been for the interference of war
news and prospects Of a fight in Central
Asia The war news for time shut out
the real extent of damage to the crop
and wheat has been advanced sloely on
the prospect of war Had this contin-
gency been left entirely out of account,
and cognizance taken of reduced crop
of over "a per cent, it is claimed that an
advance of twelve Cents would have
been the result. Wheat, it is thought,
will 20 to $1.25 per bushel in New York
by July lst, and probably reach Sl.4O.
Last year the wheat crop of the United
States was 5I3,OOO,OO0 bushels.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20

What has become of the Rutte and
Bozman railroad scheme? 1t is too feasi-
BILE and lranght with too many grand
possibilities to the people of central
Montana to be allowed to fall through.
Perhaps the best way to insure the
building of the line would be by the i'm
mediate and active development of the
Bozeman coal fields. If good coal can be
found at Bozeman Butte itself will build
the Montana Central.-Inter Mountain.
In answer to the above we wish to state
that Bozeman coal owners expect soon
to open the eyes of the world in regard
to our coal. Those who have tested its
qualities consider that the tests warran-
ted the erection of costly machinery, and
we expect soon togive favorable report
TO all interested.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-20
Quarantine Law.
wrong.

Montana's quarantine against cattle
coming from Missouri, Illinois and other
states is causing great loss and hardship
to stockmen. A Mr.. Fly who has 1000
head of cattle destined to Springdale,
Montana, has been at the Mandan stock
yards for two days because the quaran-
tine officers refusing to allow him to en-
ter the territory his stock having come
from Missouri. Although they are ap-
parently free from disease he will be
compelled to turn them on the range this
side of the Montana line and herd them
for ninety days. He has some $4,000 or
$4,000, invested in this lot of cattle, and
will haye to buy sonies and hire herders
to take care of them. This quarantine
business of the stockmen Of Montana
will virtually drive out all the small
dealers and stockmen, compelling them
to buy their young bulls from the large
owners at their own figures. The stock :
mems association of Montana has evi-
dently been arranging for the present
state Of affairs to profit by it, as they
have an unusual number of renng bulls
on hand for the occasion. A retaliation
Of quarantine on the part of Illinois
would entirely distroy the stock inter
ests ofthe territories. Mandan Pioneer.