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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
POLICEMEN IN ATTENDANCE.
knights of Labor Have Some 0bjeetiona

knights of Labor Have Some objeetiona'
BILE Auditors at a Meeting.
NEW YORK, July 3-General 3 Maste
Workman Powderly, Messrs. Frsieriei,
Turner, William H. Bailey, and John W.
HAYES OF the executive board ere here from
Philadelphia, to consult with the members
Of the Empire Protective association about
the railroad troubles in this city ani
Brooklyn Thursday night district assem-
bly, No - held secret meeting and three
policemen in full uniform and night sticks
managed to gain admission. Mr.. powderly
requested the officers to leave The officers,
Roundsman O'Rourke, Policemen Gum
and Schwenck, refused to leave.
Then the chairman ordered, but they
refused to bulge Amazement presently
gave way to indignation, and there were
cries of Put them out, Fire the rufians
out of the window" Its shame" It's an
outrage The greatest excitement pre-
vailed and only for the persuasion of Mr.
Powderly and tn. chairman the officers
would have been roughly handled Finally
Roundsman O'Rourke venJured to say
Capt Mccullough told him to come there.
and he was only obeying instructions in stay,
| ing where he was One man asked him II
he would dare invade a masonic temple OF
Odd Fellows hail or the meeting place of
the Clan-na Gael, but o Rourke made no re
ply. At a signal the 800 men arese and
marched out of the hall and went over t.
Central Labor hall, at III Eighth street
and attempted TO transact business, but
they found that there were too many win
dows in the hall, and Messrs Powderly anl
the executive board left for their hotel Pow
derby said that such an outrage would moi
be tolerated in any city but New York
lie said also that nothing could be done
about railroad matters until the distri t
\ AGAIN
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
ROCK ISLAND, SATURDAY. JULY 3. 1856.
TEN MEN KILLED.
Terrific Explosion of Giant Pswde
! Works-List of Deads

Terrific Explosion of Giant Powder
W0rks-List of Dead.
WHITE HOUSE, n. j., July 8. The Ken
will powder mills, about five miles from
Chester, blew up shortly after the mea had
gone to work, completely demolishing the
building and killing ten men, and wounding
some fifteen others more or less seriously
The cause Of the explosion is not yet known.
LATER 1t is now learned that the ex-
plosion reported from White House, n. j.,
occurred at the Atlantic Giant Powder
works, situated between McCainsviIle and
nrakesville, n J. The explosion occurred
in the building known as the mixing house.
The entire works were demolished and will
entail heavy loss The concussion was
felt distinctly for radius of twenty miles,
and windows in the buildings from three to
five miles from the scene were badly shat
Sterej.
The men were preparing for til, day s
work and were all in the mining houses.
The ten men killed were blown 10 atoms,
SO that no distinguishable. remnant of theiI
bodies has yet been found. The killed are;
George zimmerman, married; George
Hawhill, married; l. IL Smith, single
George King, single Henry Lawback
| ,ingie Charles jackson, single; Charles
Milburn. married S. Theodore Bryan
married. Joseph Kinner, married, Conrad
Lauback, single. J. T. Lumstead, the chem
ist and two others with him, miraculously
escaped uninjured
The small population of kenvill, the rail
road station of the village Of McCainesvill'
is in a terrible state of excitement. as th,
victims of the sad disaster all reside in tht
neighborhood, and many families are sud
denly bereayed Ten years ago light ex
plosion occurred at the works, whereby tw,
men were killed Since then the works hav,
been exempt from seriols accidents.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
GLADSTONE ELECTED.
Parneil and Heeiy Returned to Parlia-
ment-British Politics.

ParneiI and Heaiy Returned to Parha-
ment-British Politics.
LONDON, July 3.-Mr. Gladstone has been
elected as member of parliament from Mid.
lothian in the new house Of commons.
Charles Stewart Parnell, the Nationalist
leader, and Maurice Healy, Nationalist,
have both been returned to parliament for
divisions of Cork, Their election was unop.
posed.
Sir Henry James has been returned "a
parliament from BURY without opposition.
Returns up to O'Clock Friday afternooa
show that 81 Tories, 10 Unionists. Is Lib.
erals and : Parnellites have been elected
Lord Randolph Churchill writes that he
does not believe that Mr. Parnell will in.
fiuence loyal Portsmouth to dismembar the
empire which the great historic dock yayd
town has done so much to constr uct and
preserve. Mr. Parnell," be continues,
leads rarity which is composed mostly
of rebels, and supported by American gold,
collected by dynamiters, whose greatest
ambition is to blow Portsmouth into the
air"
Lord Harrington, speaking at Bristol
said: We sympathize with Mr. Gladstone
in his dreams, but we can not dream with
him. The ilusive idea of governing Ire
land by love is not shared by Mr.. Morley
who contemplates coercion by the Irish -
Lord harrington further said that Liberals
must be practical and recognizes that they
can not resist the government policy except
with the assistan. of the Conservatives.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

CHICAGO, July The Rock Island gives
notice that it will sell for the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public to be held in San Francisco, Cal
commencing Aug. 5, 1'sG, round-trip tick
cts at the following rates; One fare for the
round trip from any station to the nearest
Missouri river point added TO rate Of SO
from Council Bluffs, Atchson, Leaven,
worth, or Kansas City to San Francisco for
tickets reading out and back via direct
routes. The rate for tickets returning via
Portland, Ore, will be single fare to
Missouri river added to 10 from Mis-
souri, river to San Francisco and return via
Portland
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

New YORK, July 3.-Ihe Thesis boycott
ers were before Judge Barrett in the court
of oyer ami terminer Friday for sentence
Paul Wilzrey was sentenced to two years
and ten months at hard labor Hans
Holderof received the same sentence
Michael Stroh and Rosenburg each to one
year and six months Danhauser, who was
more violent than any of the others, was
sentenced to three years and eight months
at hard labor
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
NPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
ALEXANDER STEEL
:. II X RR.
:. MATTlSGN.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons Interested.
that the city council If the city Of Rock Island,
hsyin. ordered that:
A Eftecn-inchtiie sewer be constructed as fol
lows: Beginning al Fifth avenue at near the
intersection of the Fifth avenue sewer and Sew
enteeuth street; thence running south along a
line ten feet east of the centre Of SAID Seventeenth
street. as near as practicable. to the centre of
Seventh avenue; a twelve inch tile sewer thence
south along th" centre of said Seventeenth street
to Ninth avenue, near practicable: also. \
br anch along the centre % the allev through
block twelve (l2l. j. ". Spencer's addition IL
Rock Island, running from said sewer east aloIl
the centre of said alley with a siX-nch tile sewer
$50 feet
The orinarce for the same being on file in the
office of the city clerk. have applied 10 the county
court OF Rock Island c0u lty, in the state OF iii
nois, for an asses mcnt Of the costs of said i'm
provement according to benefits: and an assess
ment thereof having been made and returned tr
SAID court the final hearing thereon VIII be had al
the July term OF said cont, commencing on the
18th day of July, A. d. 1886.
All persons desiring NAV then ard there ap-
pear AID make their defense
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 2nd day of
July. A u. 1856
l. 5 WHITE.
II. {. MCCONNELL.
r. II. THOMAS.
Commissioners
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
That Tired Feeling

At no other season Is the system SO sus-
ceptible TO the beneficial effects OF re-
liable tUnic and inyigorant. The impure
state of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reviving, regulating
and restoring influences 50 happily and
effectively combined in Hoods sarsaparilla.
floods Sarsaparilla did me a great deal
Of good. | had no particular disease, but
was tired out from oyerwork, and 1t toned
me UP" MRs. G. L. SIMMONS, Cohoes. n. Y.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

CINCINNATI, July d sophia Pfeffer left
bone Tuesday evening. That night a scream
was heard on the river bank at Sedamsville,
three miles below Cincinnati. Investigation
the next morning revealed indications of a
struggle. A woman's hat was found and
was Identified as Miss Pfeflers. Friday
morning her dead body was found at the
foot of Willow Run, near where her hat was
found. IL IS not known whether it is mur-
der or q case of suicide
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
Hard Coal Market

Pea coal, 800; CRATE and egg, $50
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Blacksmith g
caol, Connellsviile coke and charcoal
1903 Second avenue f. u. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

MARQUETTE, Micn., July Information
has inst reached the city OF the presence of
smallpox among the homesteaders near
Stalwalt postoilice, twelve miles from Lake
Michigan, near the boundary line of Chip
pewa aud Mackinac counties. In family
named Hannah two children, son and 1,
daughter, have died. aud the father, crazetl
by the disease, escaped from the house and
is roaming about the woods. No doctor:
are near and no help can reach the locality.
The wife and mother is nearly frantic.
Decision Against an Express Comran,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July "A Helena, M
T., special to The Pioneer Press says: "Or.
ders were received here Thursday night tc
receive no more business for Wells, Fargo
X Co. This is the result of the decision OF
Judge Deadly, at Portland, Ore, Thursday
that one common carrier can not be forced
20 do business for another This finally
settles the controversy between the North
ern Pa iiic Express company and Wells
Fargo q Go. and bars the latter company
from the Northern Pacific read"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

OTTAWA, Ont, July 3. Returns from the
Prince Edward island elections shows that
the Conservative government has been sus.
tained by the election of nineteen of its sup
porters to eleven Secessionists or Liberals.
As compared with the old legislature the
government has gained two members
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 3.-St Louis has her
too1ie aldermen, as well as New York
Last week the Gould lines were granted a
monopoly in the matter of an elevated rail
way for the Iron Mountain branch, aud al
though the newspapers had pretty strong
proof that ten of the twenty six alderman
had been bribed the evidence was not Of
such a character as would secure their con-
viction. They have shown, however, that
eight members of the board do not pay
taxes as the law provides In their oaths
of office they must swear that they are tax
payers, and The matter has been submitted
TO the grand jury by the district attorney.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling, want of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitude, afilict
almost the entire human family, and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is i'm
possible to throw off this debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid of
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsapari]la.
"I could not sleep, and would get up in
the morning with hardly life enough to get
out of bed l had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. bought
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

INDEPENDENCE, Cal, July IA fire,
which originated in blacksmith shop al
the north end of the town Thursday night,
spread with such rapidity that nearly every
house was destroyed The only big build
ing saved was the newspaper office. The
loss is estimated at S2O0,OoO covered by an
insurance Of $4,000 Independence, which
is the county seat of Inyo county had 500
inhabitants
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

NEw YORK, July S.-President Bates, of
tie Baltimore & Ohio company, says Of q
rumor of consolidation of that company
With the Western Union Telegraph com
pany "Its an rnal Iie."
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
Offerman Island Picnic Grounds

Churches and societies desiring special
rates or transportation, should apply
learly to Eli j. Frankland, p. O. drawer
z, Rock Island, ILL.,, or call at the island.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
CheapIail Boxes.

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 81 50. Call snd ex-
anime them,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
The Chicago Clubs Programme.

CHICAGO, July 3-On July S the Boston
and Chicago clubs play two games. The
first game will be played at 1915 a. m. and
the second at $50 p m. The Chicagos will
play the New York club on the It'll inst,
and the Detroit club On the sth. 9Th and
I0sh
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
NPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all perone interested,
that the Cry Coun' il of the city Of Rock Island.
having ordered that:
A ten-inCh tile sewer be Constructot fiom the
intersection of the centre of Ninth street with he
line OF the Fifth avenue sewer: thence extend
ing south along the centre of Ninth street. as
near as practicable 10 the north line of Eighth
avenue.
The ordinance for the same b ing on Gle in the
Office of the city clerk have applied TO the county
court OF Rock Island county. in the stste Of Hi
nois, for an assessment of the costs OF said i'm
provements according 10 benefits; and, an assess
ment thereof having been made and returned to
said court the final hearing thereon will be had at
the Jnly term Of Said court, commencing on the
18th day of July A. II 1885,.
All persons desiring may then and there ap-
pear and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 2nd Gsy Of
July, A. II 1855
J. E. LOOSELY.
DAVID HAYES.
EMILE L ZIEGLER.
Commissioners.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested.
that the CITY Council Of the city of Rock Island,
having ordered that:
sewer be constructed as follows: a Twelve
12) il eh tile sewer from the intersection ui
the centre line of Fourteenth and a-haf street
with he north line OF Ninth avenue; thence north
along he said Fourteeuta-and ahalf street, ar near
the centre as practicable, TO Seventh avenue :
thence west on Seventh avenue to centre lne OF
Fourteenth street north of Seventh avenue a
twelve t12) irch tile sewer from the intersection
of Fourteenth street with the north line oi Ninth
avenae; thence north along sand Fourteenth
street as near the centre as practicable, 10 Sew
enth ayenue; thence cast along stid Seventh ave
nue. to the centre line of Fourteenth street north OF
Seventh Avenue; fifteen (l5l Inch tile sewer
from the intersection of centre line Of Fourteenth
street ss near as practicable to the Fifth avenue
sewer now existing on Fifth avenue. The orli-
| nance for The same being on file in the Office of
| the city clerk, have applied TO the county court
of Rock Island county, in the state of Illinois, ior
| an asses .ment of the costs of said mproyem nj
az cording to benefits and, an asst ssment thereof
having been made and rttnrued to said court, the
final hearing thereon will be held at he Jvly term
| of said ccurt. commencing on the I2ih day Of JU
| ly. A. ID 1SS6
| Nj persons desiring may then nd there ap
| pear and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this End day o
| July, A D. 1875.
| J. 4, MILLS.
| ROBERT BENNETT.
i. F DEGEAR.
| Commissioners.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
J. 4, MILLS.
ROBERT b. NNErT.
i. 7 DEGEAR.
Commits ssioners.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested,
that the city council of the city OF Rock lsiHnu.
having ordered that: -a,r.
A sewer be and the same is hereby ordered to be
constructed along the following rOute fifteen
inch tile sewer begirning at Twenty third street
at OF near the intersection OF said sewer with the
centre line OF Fifth avenue; thence east along the
centre of said Fifth avenue, as near as practica-
BILE to the centre of Twenty fourth street: thence
south along the centre hne OF Sixth avenue; therce
west TO alley running through block two e, Of
Bailey & Boyle'f second addition to Rock Island I;
thence a twelve inch tile sewer extending south
along said alley and the alleys through Mitchell&
Harper addition 10 Rock Island and Mixter )
subdivision Of out-lot a TO the north line 81
Ninth avenue.
The ordinance for the same being On file in The
Office of the city clerk, have applied 10 the county
court of Rock Island county. in the state of HI
nois, for an assessment Of the costs of sad d i'm
provement according to benefits; and, an aesees
ment thereof having been made and returned II
said court the final hearing thereon will be had at
the July term of said court, commencing on the
! 2th day Of July A. ID. 1886.
All persons desiring may then and there ap-
pear and make their defense.
| Dated at Rock Island, Illinois. this 2nd day Of
| July, A. d 1886.
ALEXANDER STEEL,
=. II X RR.
:. MATTISgN
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03
Hoods SarsapariiIa

a bottle of Hocd's Sarsaparilla, and soon
began to sleep soundly; could get up with
out that tired and languid feeling, and my
appetite improved" II. A. SANFORD, Kent, o.
81 had been much troubled by general
debility. Last spring Hoods Sarsaparilla
proved just the thing needed. derived an
immense amount Of benefit. | never felt
better" II. L. MILLET, Boston, Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Made
only by C. |. HOOD s CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-03

For seven years, spring and fall, had
serofulous sores come cut on my legs, and
for two years was not free from them at
all. suffered very much. Last May began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
humor left me-" c. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
There is no blood purifier equal TO Hoods
Sarsararilla." +. S. PHELPS, Rochester, NY.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold hy al druggists. 81; six for So Made
only ly c. /. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Clifton clarion., 1886-02-03
Tur unfortunate bIupder

THE unfortunate blunder, if such it shall prove to be, which
 resulted in the killing of Captain Emmet Crawford, is to be deplored. An able and conscientious soldier, whilst in the performance of his duty, unconscious of any imminent danger, is shot down by the Mexi- can soidiery, without being allowed an opportunity to defend himself. If upon investigation. it shall be proven as Lieutenant Maus ap- pears to believe, that the Mexican troops were aware of the presence of Crawford's command, then a fearful responsibility rests some where, and no amount of plausible excuses offered by the Mexicans will be accepted gracefully by the American people. The fact that our scouts wore moccasins, and were mistaken for hostiles, is but
 poor palliation for the commission of murder. and the Mexica ms. had they believed Crawford's scouts to be hostiles, might not so readily have offered battle. Such mistake as this is claimed to be, is but poor satisfaction to offer to the friends and relatives of the dead hero, who in endeavoring to bring the blood thirsty war to 8 successful issue, is butchered in the presence of his entire command. It looks like retributive justice, that the com
 manding officer of the Mexican troops was shot and killed instant ly, by one of the scouts who was prompt to avenge the murder of his commander, and we only regret that the entire company of scouts had not opened a deadly fusilade on the Mexicans and had not completely annihilated the towards. The unfortunate rencop- Ire was clearly Tn our view. oc- casioned by jealousy as subse- quent events proved. The insolent demands of the Mexicans after their bloody work, lends coloring to this supposition. One Crawford in our estimation, Is worth more than a nation of half starved mougrels, and we trust that the proceeding be thoroughly investi- gated.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-02-03
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made a most excellent suggestion in re- gard to removals from office: it Is that if the Senate wishes to discuss the matter that it be done in open session. One thing is certain: if this practice of public discussion of the character of official appoint ees were begun, there would be fewer applicants for office. No man would enter the lists as can didate whose character had serious blemishes and in this way much Senatorial bargaining would be done away with. If, on the other hand. the President has been mak
 ing unjustifable removals, it is not the Senate alone that should know of it, but the whole country. If any high officials succeeded in induc- ing the President to make un
 worthy appointments, then the blame would fall on the shoulders where 1t belongs and not on the Presidents. No better cure for such evils has been devised than to let all the world know it.
 Any arrangement between the Re publican Senators and the Presi- dent looking to the public discus sion of his removals from office,
 will do world of good and purify
 the service. '
The Clifton clarion., 1886-02-03

THE action of the House in pass ing by big majority the House Succession Bill is to be highly commended. The President has affixed his signature to the bill and 1t is now the law of the land. If Senator E6mund's bill for count ing the Electoral vote could also be passed, a great gain would be made. The Hoar bill has forever sxtinguished all possibility of changing the result of elections by assassinating a President, for. as our readers are aware, the sceptre of power, as it were, descends in regular order to cabinet officials of the dominant party.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-02-03

MASSACHUSETTS has had now a years trial of the merit system in the civil service and it has proven SO efficient in securing good men and has relieved politicians from SO much pressure from urgent claim ants, that the Bay State will prob
 ably keep up the system. The system is simple enough and is ex- actly the principal on which a business man employs a clerk, fit ness for the work. Under the old system it was all a matter of stand
 ing in," now it is matter of sim pie fitness for the work. If man applies for position as policeman, he is examined, not in Ancient History and the Calculus, but in the topography of the city, must he able to read and write, and more than that must show that he is physically competent On the other hand, the bookkeeper is not expected to have the physical en- durance of the "peeler" but is to know how to keep books. Tho would-bs clerk is not supposed to be able to walk on the top of a burning building or climb ladder in SO many seconds. nor is the fire man expected to know all the in tricacies of single and double entry. The National Government has taken up the system and the states are slowly coming around, one by one. England has had the system for years and 1t is high tune America should follow suit. The principle is beautifully illus ;rated in Clevelsnd's famous die tum: "A public office is public trust'