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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-08-19
ATTENTION. MILITIA
Tho Netting Secretary OF War wah.s ia
Know How Many VIII Volunteer to
Fight Mexico.

WAsnINGToN, ID. C., Aug i5.-The ousuai
Sunday quiet which ordinarily prevails Ina
the War Department was broken to-day.
AdjutantGeneral Drum, who i Acting
Secretary of War, was on duty. wtth
several clerks and force OF teegfaphcrs
Messages were cent TO number OF
commander of local military orgnui.
zations by General Drum asking how
many volunteers they could muster 10 70
10 the Mexican frontier la tho event
that their services shall be required H. IL
not, IL Is understood, for the purpogs Of
mastering force for Mexico at once, hut
merely hs "a precautionary move To ascer.
tain what additional force can be made
aVailoblc 10 60 operate with the regular
milltary IN case trouble should grow out
OF the prosoml cnmnlIcnLLnna
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DUHLIS. Auc Tinted freiand savs
that Lord Salisbury. u DTS speerh at tbe
Lord Mayors banquet in London lass
night proclaimed var Iouifauce The
hnrdfu 0f his -reHrh is twfntv wears of
manacies ior ihe irish VERY sood saws
tinted Ireland. ouI race is accustomed ID
resist tyranny War iet DO be, ln THE name
Of God
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Seven Hundred Bomslsss eam,,,s.

MiLwACKEg, WIS, Aug ~ IN thr wis.
consin forest fires the counties at Mara
thon, CLARK, Wood. Portage Calumet.
Brown and Door suffered most severely.
The number of homeless families is e-fi.
mated at seven hundred the loss nf pfup.
erty fllW.OI. exclusive ut tho damage ~
the lumber Interests
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Death IN the Nine

IoSpoS, Aug ~. A dispatch from Leigh,
Lancashire, states that terrible expio-
sion occurred this morning In the Wood
end c0iliery az that place. One hundred
and forty miners we're below ~ tho time
and many ~ them were shockiugiy burned.
Two cOrpses have already been rescued
Forty miners are known 70 have perished
b. tho nHnlnalnn-
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Ne was loo Ilrsd 10 live

DASviLLE. Pa. Aug i5S W Armis-
tead, assistant postmastcr ~ DHuviIe,
committed suicide today by hanging Hr
left letter saying be- was tired ~ iffa.
Nothing is wrong Boa bis accounts Tire
deceased wuH "a prominent man hera and
was Past Noble Grand in the order Of odd
fellows
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REVOLT IN HAYTI.
Defeated Candidate for President n-ise.
avery Large sized Row.

Very Large sized ROW
BosroN, Aug. ia letter TO the journal
from San Domingo, dated July %, says.
The Presidential election took place hero
ON the 18th OF june, General Ulyssus Her
eauS being elected by large majority
General Masses, the defeated candidate
LETT for SnmaDa two days after the elec-
uons, raised an army OF 1000 mon. at
tackled Santiago and was defeated bv the
Government forces. General HcrcauN the
President elect, left here to-day, lcndif, !.
BOO men, 90 reinforce General Luporon
at Santiago. General Scaramnn left Port
Au Plat, on the North Side, with 5000 men,
and viii join HereauX, making an army OF
lSuO men. This IL the strongest rovolu-
tion that has started in San Domingo foi.
some years. bat the revolt will bc OF short
life, n General Hereaux IL brave aud de-
tcrmined man, aud understands the mode
OF lighting IA this country.
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cnIIIna Ia h Pardansa

don ~ Cutting by the Governor ~ t'hiaua
hsa. is expected Assistant Secretary p0r
Ger said today that the Information rr.
csigsd gave assurance that there aou % g.
no trouble over the case.
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Two Railroad Men Instantly Killed.

KAsEAKEE, Ia, Aug. l5.-James Travis.
OF Waliaceburg, Ont, aud l.. Olsen Of
kaukakee, workmen on the new double
track Of the Illinois Central railroad at
kankakce, were instantly killed Yesterday
by an engine while testing the track The
noise Of = passing train prevented thsif
nearing the alarm Of tho testing lOcofuo-
tive. Travis has wealthy parents bur left
home last week o. seek fortune in the
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BusIne.s Getilnn R.iisr.

WAsBiSGrON, Aug ~ The receipts Of
the Government since July have been
nearly 4,OoOO0O la excess of the receipt,
during the same period last year. The in-
crease was about - p1.O0 from customs
and about 81 5000 from Internal revenue.
These figures are said ~ be indicative ~ a
country.
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Burned at The st,ke by Her Children.

Pans. Aug. 10 Am imbecile widow
named Leboi residing IN Sslles, ~ Denis
has met with a horrible death Her sons
ondenvored 20 obtain admission for her ia
n mad house but failed They did not
want TO support her, and so they TIED her
20 stake, built fire around her and
burned her 10 death
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a VerItabIs Borgla Is go,ios.

BosT0S. Aug it if h. uuderstcol that
the SOmerviils polirs have inf1rms.
tiou % toe susplelous death 20 az ieass
eleven persons directly Or Indirectly fa
lated - Mr. Sarah Jane Robinson. ebo T.
under arrest. and who gefc insured Iu isn-
eht organization and here fbr u1ouet Ia
most eases feil into this wufnau's hands
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To Prsven, Premature surisI,.

Nrw YoHS, Aug 20 a corporation has
been organized In Brooklyn O. prevent
premature huriais. 10 L. proposed Co con-
stfuci largo receptacle. where bodies may
D. deposited until fhe fact ~ death has
been demonstrated hel oud dispute Medi.
cal aid viii be- a. hand In cnse Of resu-eita-
fIuu
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BaslasssFailgre.

Nav YoaE. Aug laThe business fail.
ures for the last seven days are for lbs
United States 800. and f0r Canada iG ol
total N llf. as compared with 100 last week
and ~, The week previous o. fhe last Bus
iness casualties appear ~ ho on fhe de-
crease in every section 0f tho country
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cholera aud 68 dcaths w~re reported af Aar-
iettu G new cases and death. a. IA
venna hi new cases ard ~ deaths else.
who're in Italy. and at Trieste cases nrd o
deaths
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Cheaper Than Walkino

NEw YoRE, Aug 10 The latest war rates
by steamship lines are; Outward 10 Rot
tcrdam. st3. 20 London. 1l2. and ~ sean
dinHvian ports, Si5. Prepaid from Rot
tordam, sl2; from London. ti2 aud from
Scandinavian ports Sf5
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Ra-Iroad BuIIdIaa d Lhs pa.l Ysa,.

Nav YOgE Aug l2 Po0rs Raaroqd
AHHuai shows that a. l3l miles % road aefe
constructed during the year the aggre.
gate mileage heing uow lk3.9fr Tie rBp.
ital stock of all railroads D. sl.tf.GE 81
The earnings of aii roads euualrd E113 .ss,..
~, against g130 .Csf % Tor issg
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Pleuro Pnegmonia.

QuEBrc, CAS-, Aug i5 Pieuro pneu.
rn0nia 0i the most viruleut type boz brukrn
out at the cattle quarantine here Two
herds, valued 30 $4,000. have been ordered
slaughtered aud cremated There arc over
four hundred imported cattle moss in guar
anfine
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A Man Drawn Through the Rolls.

PlTT-BUEGH, Aug. lG.--John Cummins.
employed as grenser AT Anderson Depuy
q Co.'s rolling mill, was caught in a pair
Df fOur-inch rolls this morning and be
fore he could be extricated was drawn
through tbe rolls twice and crushed 70 n
iaIlsg
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Hot al Kansas CITY.

KAVsAs Crf1. Aug ~ Intense beat is
In this region. The mercury
reached iO5s boz the city today breaking
tine record. bat sinE1lariy no fetal pros
trations are reported
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War shlns comlnn Hnme

H,LWax. y. s., Aug lG-The United
states war ships Yantic and Gslena, after
.eturuing from n cruise in North BAY.
inchored at Port Hau kc.bury Friday
night and sailed honeHnrd on saturday.
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When a man takes Two cigars irom
bis pocket, puts one in his month and
offers you the other with the iufOrma-
ton that they are two for d quarter.
YOU can generally make mp your mind
that be r. going 70 smoke the twenty.
cont one, -NeW Havsn NsUa
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NigTNk. Aug .sratches from Kief
s.ate that ant .Jowish riots hsve broken
out st that place. and that a numher ~
aUuses have heer wrecked.
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nHlo Iha Adlrnndanka.

WtsHfvoroy. Aug ~ President Cleve-
land wife. mother iu-iav. Colonel Lamont
sud wife start tomorrow for the Adiron-
dacks.
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DrnLiS, Aug rs Tho IrisA Times 10y
alistl reiforotes the statement hat Mr..
Plrnell viii shortly become q Roman Cath.
ole.
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Ranohers Klned by Ind qrs.

NoGALfs.. 4. T.. Aug lG six raDchers
were ambusbcd by Indians near here. three
OF them being killed and ths other three
wounded
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CRY ~ MExrcO. Aug i6-The dse'A II
Dolores Fosfs widow n the fam0u asaf
can general. Santa Ana. is anmrln.oL
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BE sure you understand ihe inn
port ~ The commands you make, and
that your child understands them, be-
fore YOU exact obedience. lie not
selfish in your requirements, but con-
slider whether they are really Tor the
best GOOD OF the ohil1
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Canad an sfsamsr spI1ed.

Bo-roV Aug lG The Canadian steamer
Franel Smith was sc .od today a. aaer.
mack Island Tor violating ths custo laws.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
The Counterfei,ers.

Almost the entire police force is to be
in Keokuk this week, being interested in
five prisoners to be tried there in the
United States courts. Pratt, Hakes, Nor
ris, Leonard and Shaw will very likely be
convicted on their evidence. The police
men go in sections. The first section. in
Guiding Chief kessler and Officers How
ard, Wichelman, Falkner and Tilebein,
left last evening, and the second, com
posed of Captain Martens and Officers
Garland, Wafer and Mcguire leave this
evening or tomorrow morning upon the
return Of the others, so that the city will
still be well protected Davenport ca
zette.
Marshal Eckhart, of this city, is also
among the witnesses in the counterfeit
cases, in which considerable local interest
is manifested
Messrs. Besrdsley and O'Mars and
City Marshal Eckhart returned from
Keokuk this morning, where the first
named appeared as counsel and the lat
ter as witness 10 the Norris aud Hakes
counterfeit cases before the Uuited States
grand jury there. Norris and Hakes will
be tried about next Tuesday in the United
States criminal court at Keokuk.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
Railroad Racket

The Chicago, Burlington d Northern
road, has to date, laid 1870 miles of track
at Il cost of 81 100000 Iron is now
down to within five miles os Savanna,
III, and an immense amount of material
is piled up at that place awaiting favor
able weather, when track laying towards
Galena and East Dubuque will be put
under way.
Roads in the Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline association have received the
following from Commissioner j. n.
Faithorn; Notice is hereby given that
rate No. AZ, in special notice No. 8, of
Dec. l, 1885, authorizing certain rates
from Seneca to Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline. will only apply upon ship
ments coming from points on the c.. |.
St. L. & c. railroad. Please take notice
and be governed accordingly"
Through this cold west her." said q
railroader, there are some thousands of
men in the state who for $1.05, patrol
each night fourteen miles of railroad
track. The track >walkers only work
during very cold weather or severe
storms 1t is their business to walk
along the track and look for broken
rails. With the mercury in the neigh
| borhood of zero the jar of train will
sometimes break rail. which would send
the next one into the ditch. Track,
walkers carry lantern and signal ap.
pliances, They are responsible for seven
| miles, and then turn around and examine
them back again, making fourteen miles
which they must slowly walk every night
They are paid for a nights work, with
the exposure and peril, just S1.05. Some
of them have been in the business fol
years In the summer they work on sec,
tons. If one of those track walker:
knew you were after his job he would
make it confoundedly interesting fol
| Won"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
Diamond 10.

The famous steamboatmau, who has
owned the celebrated Diamond Jo line of
packet and freight steamers in the st.
Louis Rock Island and ST. Paul trade for
so many years, and is familiar person
age at this port in the summer season,
attracts good deal of attention in Chi
cago. The Neaos says;
Diamond 10" Reynolds is the only
millionaire whom | know of in Chicago
who goes out in this weather without an
overcoat. He is the only millionaire in
the country, probably, who wears prln-
ella CATERS with the mercury dozen de-
grees below zero. once asked his part
ner where he got the sobriquet Of
Diamond Jo." Fess gave 1t up. He
could not tell. He had known the mil
lionaire long before he was one, and yet
he could not remember when he had ever
been called anything else. Among the
acquaintance of the tall, spare and rustic
looking steamboat man there are at least
g dozen different theories Anybody who
knows him is aware of the popularity of
his walk. He is six feet tall. and both of
his legs are very long. but one. by some
slight defect or other. seems longer than
the other. 1t is the idea among the Office
boys along La Sale street in the vicinity
of the old gentleman's Office that makes
one of bis legs when he walks appear to
"cut q diamond made him famous, too
over the country as Diamond Jo.r
But Reynolds, although he invariably
wears plain grey suit, and hat several
seasons behind, and prunella CATERS that
have been out Of style for several years,
has in his shirt-front first water dia-
mond II is as large as filbert and as
bright as dew drop, The clerk in the
bank where he deposits, the Office boy in
Foss. Strong Il Cos. where he is part
ner, aud the dapper young men in the
Diamond Joe steamboat Offices, are CON
fident that this big spalkler. so in cons
trsst with the rest of his getsup, furnished
the old gentleman his rich name
Everybody living al the upper Missis-
sippir river ports knows how Mr. Reynolds
secured that name J
Although Reynolds owns more grain
elevators than ary other mGn in the
country ard ships more grain than any
TWO firms on the board OF trade, he is not
half as well known there as the lads who
do the settling for the firm of Foss,
Strong & Co, of which he is member
| He is not half as we'll known anywhere
in creation probably as the peculiar prefix
| be has adOpted
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
BRIEFLETS..

All work warranted, at the opera house
jewlery store
Next week, will be criminal week in
the circuit court
All work promptly repaired, at the
opera house jewiery store.
There is foot OF snow Vn the level
and prospects of fall of 4 good many
inches during the night.
v NJ Blanding, of the tirni of Bland
ing & Mccormick. bridge contractors,
left for Dubuque this morning.
The third annual ball of the Rock Isl.
and Pleasure club will be held at Armory
hall, Friday evening. Feb. 19k
The singing of the Vescsius sisters is
worth the price of admission. so says the
Davenport DIR Democrat of yesterday.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa-
ttion. Telehone No. 1891. cd
The funeral of the late Mrs. F. Head
will be held from the residence of J. a.
Wilson on Moline avenue at 10 q. m. to-
morrow.
The management has arranged SO that
the price of admission to the Vescelius
Opera company performance will be 80
| cents all through the house. No extra
charge for reserved seats.
Mr.. Charles Wolff. the gunsmith. was
last evening summoned I'd. the bedside Of
alarmingly i'll. '
Mr.. Phil Mitchell. Of this city, il
quoted as one of ths1llinoisiaus at Wash
ington, Monday. Wohder if Phil hal
turned democrat. and Is looking for ar
office?
Mr.. j. Allenwhyte, smansger of the
Vescelius opera company. and one of tht
proprietors of the Slsyton Lyeeum Blu
reau, of Chicago. called. at the AReU'
once yesterday.
Freeport Bulletin: Rev. R. F. Swee
arrived in the city today noon from Rocl
Island. Many friends were pleased t
see him, as they remembered him as tn,
once beloved rector of the Zion church.
The case OF Stengle vs. the c. B. s. O.,
R. R.. suit for the killing of Mr.. Stem
giles little boy last winter will be the
next called in the circuit court. 1t
the most important civil suit of the term
| MIR. A. Ramser. residing at Holdridge
Nebraska. for the last two years. has re
turned to Rock Island and taken oharg
of the opera house jewelry store qwne'
BY Mr.. ]. B. Ramser, his father.
The driving binding snow storm| whicl
set in at 2 o'clock this morning delaye
all incoming trains, but trains left Roc
Island on all the roads on timeItoday
| With.a continuance of the storm the rail
roads expect trouble tonight.
/ Mr.. j. Rosenfield's force at the Ma
Bros. store is kept very busy these day
] waiting on customers who are using thel
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20

Goods in every department marked
down % per cent with the extra l29 per
discount for cash on all bills of 81 and
over for this the last week of the great
discount sale Cloaks marked down 25
per cent, and on some garments the
price has been cut in two, with the extra
12t per cent discount for cash and as an
inducement to buy now. Underwear
marked down 25 per cent with the extra
12l per cent discount for cash. Dress
goods marked % per cent, with the extra
12l per cent discount as an inducement
to buy now. Additional cuts and mark
downs for this week only on goods that
have not been moving as rapidly as we
could wish for Come with the cash and
avail yourself of this opportunity to buy
goods for less than We can replace them
for This is positively money losing
sale. Must have more Honey and less
goods 10 effect the partnership settle
ment Mems white wool shirts marked
down 81 to IS cents, and 12t per cent
discount for cash. Mems mixed Dundee
shirts marked down from 81 to 70 cents,
and 124 per cent discount for cash.
Mems all wool scarlet shirts and drawers
marked down from 81 IS to 81, and 12A
per cent extra discount. Cloaks, new
markets and short wraps that were Sl3.
marked down to $40. and 124 per cent
extra discount. Those that were SIS or
S16 marked down to S12, and 124 per
cent discount. Dress goods that were
81 marked down to IS cents a
yard, and 12! per cent off. Elan
nels marked down from go cents 10 so,
with the extra discount of 122 per cent.
Hundreds of dollars saved to our patrons
the past two weeks by investing in dry
goods, cl0aks. notions, underwear and
millinery. In many instances this week
you Duy Sl.25 worth OF goods Ior vi.
Pay your dollar, the money goes direct to
the cashier, who returns you 1871 cents.
Our out town trade has been remarkable
Ladies from Moline. Milan, Port Byron,
Cordova, Hampton, Geneseo. Cambridge.
Gable, Reynolds and the surrounding
country have attended our great dis
count sale, and ladies who have not been
in Rock Island for year have responds
ed to our call for cash, and have depart
ed for home with more goods than they
ever purchased before for the same
amount of money. 1t will pay you to
attend early and often this week at
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20

A new York fashion reporter writes TO
Chicago exchange as follows:
One of the new round dances of the
season is the highland scbottische. 1t
was brought across from England
stamped with aristocratic approval; and
vet it is ultra-demonstrative with its in-
PRODUCTION Of steps from the highland
ding. BE- next summer it will be relin-
quished 10 the children, who will be
graceful and picturesque in 1t at the sea
shore hotels. At present it is feature Of
the German, and severe test of the
dancers symmetry and grace. Rosini
Volks has been proving that the livelicst
sort of stage dancing can be done in a
long trained dress without breaking her
neck or the properties, and perhaps the
society bellies have learned from her how
to be modified ballet girls in dragging,
draggled skirts, for they surely do it
handsomely.
But | know perfectly well what's GO
ing to happen" said one maiden. as she
painted between words after a particularly
active highland schottsche; some day
when I'm out shopping, and both hands
are full of things. | shall instinctively
point out toe instead of finger to stop
a street car, and won't that be dreadfulf'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
County Building.
PROBATE.

18-Estate of George Stengel, de-
ceased. Petition for letters of adminis>
tration filed. Bond flied and approved.
Letters issued to Gustav Stengel.
19-Conservatorship of Jergem D.
Hauberg. Hearing. Verdict distracted
and that conservator be appointed.
Conservatorship of Otto Peterson.
Hearing. Verdict insane and that con
servator should be appointed.
Conservatorship of &. F. Dieckman
Hearing. Verdict insane and that con.
servator should be appointed.
TRANSFERS
1S-Geo. W. Vinton to John Deere, W!
lots 8 and block 4, Old Town, Mo
line, 81.
VIM. A. Gillespie to Erasts E. Rogers,
sch lot 8, block 6, Old Town, Port Byron
$3.50.
Nels McCarty to Louisa Lewis, pit SCI
90, II, Wv, $500.
VIM L. Coyne to Hannah Newberg
Sc and sw fri +, Cass island in Rock river
and pit swt north of Rock river, and p
WI mel. 10. II, 2w, 81,
Lemuel Andrew to Browning & Vim
ton, pit CT outlot IA. 81. IS, 1w, 81.
Thomas Shea to Hans H. Lohse, pit II
12, H. 2w, 5000.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
Obituary.

Rock ISLAND, Ill. Jan. ~.
EDITOR ARGUS: James McMichael, of
Milan, H., died in Omaha, Neb., on the
eth inst. while on a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. McCarty. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1909, being in the 77th year of
his age. His parents emigrated from
AYRSHIRE, Scotland, in 1898. He was
united in marriage TO Ann Hester in 1882.
She preceded him to the other shore about
three years, after travelling life's journey
together for over fifty years. He was the
father of seven children, five of whom
survive him He was consistent mem
Der of the NJ. f. church for over forty
years. He was an affectionate husband.
a loving father and consistent Christian.
He died 10 the full assurance of a blissful
immortality. Peace to his ashes.
A SURVIVING BROTHER.