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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
ADVICE 10 aorHxRs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If 80,
send at once and get bottle OF Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. Its value is incalculable
It will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers
there is no mistake about it. II curet
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one o.
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout thu
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Chicago Herald: Tom Thompson, an
old reporter on the Times when Charles
Northrup was city editor, and who saw
the new court house go up, stone by
stone, and who knew Uncle Billy Mcneil
and Hiusdale and had sort of inside
track on county building news, still later
private secretary to Mayor Harrison, now
fiies his name at the head of the Daven-
port Iowa Gazette as managing editor. 1t
NAV interest Tom TO know that the build
ing he used to watch going up. from the
windows OF the Bean club, is coming
down almost as gradually rs it was
buil9ed
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
Mooney Testifies in His Own Defense,

WAUKEEGAS, Ills, April es-Michael
Mooney was on to the stand in his own de
Tense He admitted that he killed Anderson
because the latter laughed at him after he
had been punished for four days in solitary
confinement in the prison. Witness declared
that he never cried much about it and
would do it again if necessary. He would
rather die in fifteen minutes than live ter
years He declared that he had never tried
to killed himself, but, on the contrary, Ger
tain persons Outside had SAID that he oughr
to be hanged AMI that be was getting too
much law. He supposed that they had got
the keys, and, entering the building, hat
cut his throat while he was asleep Mooney
in his throat
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
GOOD RESULTS IN EVERY CASE.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga. Tenn, writes, that he
was seriously afflicted with severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, did SO and was entirely curet
by the use of few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for al
coughs and colds with best results. Thi
il the experience Of thousands whose live
have been saved by this wonderful dis
covery. Trial bottles free at Hartz
Bahnsen, drug store.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

BUTTE, NJ. T., April 2S-The Oregon
house, frame structure, owned by Frank
Charlebois, was burned Monday night, and
the 4-year old son OF Mrs Lizzie Lee perishe,s
in the flames The building was fred by
man in the hotel for the purpose of robbery,
$500 being taken from Mrs Lees trunk.
The loss on the building is $1,000 Several
guests were badly burned, and Frank
Hath was injured internally by jumping
from a window The incendiary was not
caught
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

LONDON, April 2s-Wellauthenticats
reports that the Loyalis leaders are arming
the Ulster Orangemen have created a sensa
ton in London, The avowed purpose Of
this movement is armed resistance to Glad
stones home-rule project-levying of civil
war in Ireland. 1t is denied that Salisbury
and Churchill are abettins treason, but Ger,
tain it is that the rebellious attitude of the
fanatics of the north is largely attributable
to their incendiary speeches 1t is under.
stood that if the situation assumes much
more serious aspect Mr. Gladstone will NEE,
it boldly-these Orange meetings will BIZ
prescribed and conspirators prosecuted
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

JOLIET, His, April 2S-War has been de
dared in the harbe wire world ever re-.
duction of 25 cents per hundred made by
the Washburn syndi ate, whose members
are all manufacturers of plain wire, and can
Manufacture and sell AT n profit or 40 cents
per hundred with the price at s., 70 per hun
drei, while the fifty firms who make barbe,l
wire exclusively would lose % cents per
hundred at the cost price The move is
aimed to crash out the fifty barb wire max
ers and to confine the trade to the twelve
combined wire drawing and barb wire man
ufacturerS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
An END TO BONE SCRlPING.

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg. III,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters. | feel it my duty Ii
let suffering humanity know it. Have hat
a running sore on my leg for eight years
my doctors told me | would have 10 have
the bone scraped or leg amputated
used, instead, three bottles of Electri,
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Armies
Salve, and my leg is now sound and well.
Electric Bitters are seld at fifty cents ,
bottle, and Bucklens Arnica Salve at 25c
per box by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

SHARON, Pa, April 2S-A commotion
twas created here Sunday by the a ton OF
the choir of st Johns Episcopal church
boycotting the rector, Rev. H G. Woods.
During Easter services in the morning it re-
fused to sing the behaiictus, claiming that it
preferred to sing the iubilate The refusal in
front of Sharon's most fashionable assem-
blage of high church people Frustrated the
rector, and he sank unconscious to the floor.
He was conveyed to his home, and is now in
precarious condition
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

NEW YORK, April s8-The members OF
the New York cotton exchange arr com
planning bitterly of the dullness in their
trade They say that the market ha,
reached a state of almost complete stasua
ton; on some days the attendance of bro...
ezs on change does not exceed 10 Super
intendent Power, however, expresses the be
lief that the market will wake up soon.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
HE HAD SALT RHEUM FOR 20 YEARS

A. Marvel, Asst Supt. & G. P Agt.
G., r. |. & P. r. R., writes: For TWEEN.
ty years | have been afflicted with Salt
Rheum in a most serious form During
the winter season, my hands have been
in such condition that | was unable TO
dress or undress myself without assist
ance, and | have not had gloves or band
ages off my hands for about -four months
until | began using Papillon extract Of
flax Skin Cure. certainly think it has
cured my hands" Large bottles only 81.
at drug stores.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Scovilrs Sarsaparilla. or Blood and
Liver Syrup, is the remedy for the cure
of Scrofulous faint. Rheumatism, White
Swelling. Govt. Goilre. Consumption,
Bronchitis, Nervous Debility, Malaria,
and all diseases arising from an impure
condition of the blood Certificates can
be presented from many leading physi>
clans, ministers, and heads of families
throughout the land endorsing Scovills
Blood and Liver Syrup in the highest
terms. We are constantly in receipt Of
certificates of cures from the most reliable
sources, and we recommend 1t as the best
remeny for above diseases.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

LAWRENCE, Ran, April - A woman
was found between Grayson and Pawnee, in
the western part of this state, lying in a
famished condition The bodies Of her hus-
band five children lay in the same room
The eldest son, ~ years of age, had been
sent TO Grayson five weeks before for food,
but deserted his sick relatives and Kept on
TO San Francisco Howard Ballinger was
the name of the dead man Assistance was
sent by the two drummers who made the
shocking discovery.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

IT would be big money in the pocket
of Illinois if she could swap four years Of
old Dick Oglesby for one hour OF old
Dick Yates.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
We are glad to see one staunch
republican organ give the general opinion
of "Uncle Dick" II is not often that
the partisan organs are so truthful on
such matters
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

proper, but he had not used 1t, nor did hs
know how much was wanted for it He did
think OF purchasing it in order to suppress it,
that before he came to a conclusion similar
matter appeared in The World
He recited the arguments he had used
to the president against the suit since begun
against the Bell company, and was asked
what the president said At this he hest
tated and remarked that he did not care to
repeat what the president said, as he
doubted the propristy of repeating the
same. The committee had short informal
discussion regarding the matter, which was
termina oil by the witness remarking that
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

The habitual use ofpills is sure means
of ultimately undermining health and lay
ing the foundation for some of the most
distressing cases of chronic maladies. Use
DIR. Jones Red Clover Tonic. q purely
blood tonic. 1t cures all diseases of the
stomach. liver. blood and kidneys Can be
taken by the most delicate. 50 cents, OF
druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

The druggists of Ipswich. Mass, and
one of the Selectmen are having little
difficulty. He has warned them to stop
selling cigars. candy, and the like on
Sunday, and they offer to prove that he
has been selling cider all winter-without
license and peddling milk on Sunday.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

The best on earth can truly be said OF
Grigg's Glycerine Salve, which is sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises.
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
viii positively cure piles. letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only Is cents. Sold by druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

OF our American people are afflicted with
sick headache in either its nervous. bill
ious or congestive forms, caused by irs
regular habits, high living, etc, and no
other remedy has ever conquered it until
DIR. Leslie's special Prescription was dis
covered. Give it trial See advertise
ment IN another column.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
THE BELL TELEPHONE HEARD FROM


som. Facts About IL Given to the Pan
Electric Committee.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2s-The Pan
Electric Telephone investigating comm ttee
resumed business Tuesday 1T noon Pro
fessor Bell and his father; William II.
Forbes, president and W. r. Driver,
secretary, Of the Bell Telephone
company were present Mr.. Forbes was the
first witness He gave history of the
organization Of tn, Bell and New England
Telephone companies and their subsequent
reorganization as the National bell Tele-
phone company.
Prof. Bell, Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Saunders
were the stockholders of the original COM
panes The capital stock OF the original
companies was about $500,0o0. This at the
time of consolidation with the National
Bell Co was increased to $i,UDO, 900 and
subsequently to 10000, 900, which sum was
the present capitalization The market
value of the consolidated stock had been
very iluctuating quantity, ranging from
40 to $50. He knew of no member of con-
gress or public officer being stock
holder at any time excepting Mr. Ranney,
! who several years ago owned twenty shares
Of the stock Mr. Ranncy was not now a
stockholder however.
He denied that the Bell company had
procured the publication in any of the New
York papers, OF any other journals OF
articles relating 10 the Pan Electris COM
pany such as would affect the present inves
tigation The par value Of the local telephone
companies, $50 in all, now in operation in
the United States, was, MFR. Forbes thought,
| about s50.00D,000; and of this the pres
ent company the American Bell, as il
Is now called, owned about 81, 900 ,00t
of stock, tbs market value of which
was about sl6,OtD,W0 or ST, 0oO,00. For the
| first four years of the consolidated com
paws existence it paid no dividends,
but hast year it paid dividends
amounting to 10 PER cent The parent com
pany had ASKED the Massachusetts, legislature
| for authority to increase its capital stock
from sl0,00,0JO 10 $S0,005,0j0 They
wanted permission to sell sao,0OO,0 ON
more of stock at par and put in the money
as they needed it, to extend their systems
of long lines between large cities
Mr. Ranney said that some people
| We're very anxious to find out whether
he was an attorney for the Bell company
and so be asked the witness whether be
Mr.. Ranney was employed in that capac-
| ity by the company or had been consulted
in any way. To this Mr.. Forbes promptly
replied; "No, sir"
Mr.. Forbes said manuscript Of simulai
matter to that published had been sent t.
him by Mr. Hubbard to be used as he though
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
Dement, Likely To BE Rejected.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2S.--It is under
stood that the senate public lands committee
atits session last Saturday agreed unani-
mously to report back adversely the nom
iuation Of Mr. Dement, as surveyor general
of Utah There was further understand
ing between the Democratic and Republi-
can members of the committee that they
would stand together as unit in defense OF
their report If this should prove correct
it will settle the Dement, cass by pro-
nounced re ;ection and it will not be pos
sible to secure further consideration of the
nomination.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

WASHINGTON CITY, April eS-The house
committee on ways and means agreed to re-
port favorably Tuesday the bill of Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky to reduce the number of
internal revenue officers and provide bet
ter and more economical administration of
internal revenue laws The bill abolishes
the requirements of the presence of store
keepers, etc, at small distilleries, those hav-
ing capacity of ten bushels day and less
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

NEW YORK, April 2S-The performance
0, ~Othello. Monday night, at the Academy
of Music, with Salvini as the Moor and
Booth as Iago, was an event of the New
York stage which will not lie forgotten
Both the great actors acquitted themselves
creditably, and the interest was added to by
their professional rivalry. Mrs Bowers as
Emeia and Marie Wainwright as Desde-
mona were effective. Tho spacious theatre
vas crowded from pit to donna
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

In the Treasury at Washington is rat
catcher, colored man, who has record
of 600 rats killed with his bare hands
He has the knack of grabbing the animal
by the skin between the ear and the jaw,
and by sudden jerk breaking its neck
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
ROsFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
For Sick Had ache,

DIR. N 8. READ. Chicago, says: Il
think 1t is remedy of the highest value
in many forms Of mental and nervous
exhaustion, attended by sick headache
DYSPEPSIA and diminished vitality"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

A plucky lad at Irwinton, Ga, while
waiting for rabbit to run by which was
chased by his dogs, was attacked BY a
mad dog. The boy had light>wood
knot in his hand, and when the dog
jumped at him he killed it with one blow
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.

Albert Emminger, Covington Ky, was
afflicted with catarrh three years. He
says; After trying every known patent
medicine which saw'sdvertised, none OF
which helped me, | tried Paplllon extract
of flax Catarrh Cure as q last resort. It
has made a complete cure, and is worth
its weight in gold. ] win give you other
references from parties who have been
cured. 1t is no experiment, but posi-
tive cure" Large bottles $1.0o at drug
stnreS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

New YORK, April 2s-Fine Monday
night in Roosevelt piano factory, Seventh
avenue and Eighteenth street, caused $50
vN damage
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
is putting his correspondence and other
memorable In shape for volume of his
tory relating to the civil war.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Examination of the bed of the Erie
canal shows it to be narrow ed and great
" thickened by Accommodations of debris
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Temperance speakers are swarming in
to Rhode Island, and great effort is to
be made to carry the prohibitory amends
ment.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Purify your blood. tone up the system.
and regulate the digestive organs by TAX
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by drug,
gists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

A bullet aimed at rat by New York
er missed Its mark. and, striking a gas
meter, caused an explosion.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

Thirteen million sheep are said to have
died in New South Wales within the last
three years for want of water
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-28

The number of pictures sent in for the
spring exhibition of the Paris Salon is
5000. but there is room only for half Of
them.
The Arizona champion., 1886-02-27
For Kelt.

For Kent. A comfortable house wi,h rooms and stable adjlcent, Apply to
 J. W. SPAsfoaD.
The Arizona champion., 1886-02-27
nd money seat from difierent points:

A relief committee was appointed to dispose of the supplies, consisting of Messrs. P. P. Daggs, J. w. Spaf ford, B. B. Bulwinkle, w. H. Ash urst, and J. R. Fitzpatrick, and W. G. Stewart was appointed secretary and Henry C. Aver treasurer. MT. Spaf- ford having to leave for San Francis. co, w. G. Stewart was put on the committee to fill J. w. Spafford's place during his absence.
 Provisions and other articles as they came in have been stored at the skating rink, under the charge of G. Hoxworth, who with the assistance of MT. II. Pierce and Mir. WE. Lock. wook and others, have been there night and day distributing provisions and clothing as fast as the relief com- mit,ee issued orders.
 The Aver Lumber company con tribated $500 in money, but reserved to themselves the right of distributing it. It IS understood this money vii be placed where it will do the mos, good in helping business men, who have lost everything, 10 start up again
 The relief committee, who have an unthankful office, as il is impossible to p,>asc everybody, are doing the best they can. Mir. 5. B. Bulwinkle, the manager of the Arizona Cattle com. pany, is entitled to the thanks of the whole community. His experience as the former chief of the Chicago Salvage Corps, made his services in valuable, at first. He telegraphed for relief, and Tn addition 10 his services on the committee, drove around the delivery wagon and turned his hanJ to any work where pluck and muscle was required. Messrs. Louis Barns, Sam Back, Field and Bell are dislrib uting provisions and supplies, and Mcssrs. HoxwOrlh and Pierce have been obligiog and untir,ng ln thelI i laborS al the cunmlS. ary.
The Arizona champion., 1886-02-27
Relief Tor the Sufferers.

The people who were burned out had scarcely time to think about their loss and the destitute condition they were in, before a telegram arrived from Winslow stating that s5oo had been contributed by the large.hearted residents Of that town, and that pro- visions, ,etc. purchased with it would arrive in car attached to the evening train. This was welcome news, as every store in town had been burned out and there was nothing saved in the shape of food except few sacks of -four rescued fom Fitzpatrick store. house. Some of those whose proper. ty was not destroyed were in almost as bad a predicament for food as those who had lost everything. Money was of no use as there was nothing left to purchase with 1t. Bat Wins lows kindness happily supplied every. body $ immediate wants.
 The following is a list of supplies
The Arizona champion., 1886-02-27

The only building now Jeff in the two blocks was the Brannen store, a very solld looking structure, which stood as if defying the flaming enemy which roared around it. The people gathered in front of it on the opposite side of the railway and watched the result with silent suspense. The heat was too great to approach near the building. The fire toyed with the wood cornice over the front of the store and danced around the sash of the office window, but no sign of fire in the interior could be seen through the front doors and the large plate glass windows. The wood sidewalk around the building was on fire in places, but did not burn fiercely. For fully fifteen minutes the fate of the building was in suspense. Some thought it would weather the fiery storm. Others thought that few more minutes would show that it was doomed, but all were powerless to give any aid. Presently dim light was seen through the windows, soon followed by the crash of the large plate glass. With subdued roar the dense black smoke rolled out, and be- hind it the leapias flames. Iu few minutes the aperturcs that had been occupied by the front windows and doors were belching forth fire like a huge blast furnace. When the gray light of morning came three shaky walls was all that was Jeff of the finest business store on the line of the At lantic & Pacific railroad. Then the sun rose, seeming more bright than usual, Tn thi, land of sunshine, and lit up a scene of smoldcring desols- ton from the postofFice corner 10 IL = eastern limit oG ihe :uwn.