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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27
(,HANCERY NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock leland COUNTY,
In the Circuit Court, September Term, A. d. 1889.
Cornelius II. Smith vs.. the Unknown heirs of
Mason Fitch. deceased-In Chancery.
iidavit that the names OF the unknown heirs
of Mason Fitch, the above defendants are nm
known. having been filed in the clerks office of
the circuit court OF said county, notice is there
fore hereby given to the said defendants that the
complainant filed his bin OF complaint in said
court, on the chancerv side thereof on the 23d
day OF July. 1889, and that thercupon a summons
Issued ont of said court, whe rein said suit is now
peLdlng returnable on the FIRST Monday in the
month Of September next, as is by law required
NOW, unless yon, the said defendants above
named, the unknown heirs of Mason Fitch, de
ceased, shall personally be aud appear before
sand circuit court on the first day OF the next term
thereof, to be holden at Rock Island in and for
said county, on the first Monday in September
next and plead, answer demur TO the said
compliments bill Of complaint, the same and the
matters and things therein charged and stated
VIII be taken a. confessed. and decree entered
against You according to the prayer OF said bill
Rock Island Ill.,, july %, 1889.
GEO. W. GAMBLE. Clerk of sail Court.
ADAiR PLEAsANTs, Compt's Sol'r- d4w
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County ssuIIatng.

TlkANsFERs.
July ed 5 Kestor TO E B Keator,
pt lot 10, Assessors plat, 1861, 80. IS.
1w, lot Z, and pit of Hits brick yard,
So 900.
f b Keator to Sarah Y Keator, pit Lot
40, Assessors plat. 1861, 80, Is. 1w, S.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

The rosebud opening to the morn,
While yet the dew hangs on the thorn,
Exhales less sweetness than is wont
To breathe from lips that Sozodont
Has touched with soft crimson glow
That shows the dazzling teeth off so.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27
Beats.

At Black Hawk watch tower landing
for rent by the hour or day. Ten row
boats, three sail boats and one barge.
CLARK, Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

VTTANTED-FoR GENERAL HOUSEwoRK
w in small family, competent girl, to go to
Chicago; references required. Address j. P. this
office. 2T-5t
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

Sign in busy Kensington neighbor-
hood: We dine you boss for 20 cents.
and shape you off with melon"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

Ponds Extract stops all kinds of
bleeding, pains. inflammations and hem
orrhages. Refuse anything but the gen>
uine.
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STREET. PARADEl

kon the
streets Amtnca
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27
Intelligence Column.

VTTANTED-A COMPETENT GIRL To DO
wv Homework in small family. Address &c"
this office. jy25
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

The crops of Prince Edward island
promise TO be the best ever known.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

T7ANTED-RELIABLEL LOCAL AND TRAY
w cling statesmen; positions permanent; spec
ial Inducements now; fast selling speclalties.
Don't delay; salary from the start.
BROWN BROS, Nurserymen, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

SALESMRN-WE WISH FEW MEN TO
Ssell our goods by sample to the Wholesale and
retail trade; on salary; largest manufacturers in
our line; inelose &c stamp; wages SO per day;
permanent pc -ilion; money advanced for wages,
advertising, Etc. CENTENNIAL MFG CO,
Juno IL Cincinnati o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27

Buffalo has completed the count, and an
nounces that 255, 900 persons reside with~
in her limits.
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SALESMEN WANTED to solicit for our well
Unknown Nursery; good wages paid every week.
Permanent employment guaranteed Write at
once, before territory taken, stating age
CHASE BROS co Chicago, Ill.
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hrE To $3.50 A MONTH CAN RE MADE

6HE To $3.50 A MONTH CAN BE MADE
Sp - working for us; agents preferred who
can furnish a horse and give their whole time to
the business; spare moments may be probably
employed also; a few vacancies in towns and
cities. b. f. JOHNSON II co, 1909 Main ST..
Richmond, Va.
N. h. Please state age and business expe-
rience Never mind about sending stamp for
ply. Il. +. J. 4 Co. apl 46m
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WANTED-AGENTS for our NEW PATENT
w tlre-ProOf Safes size 2sxlsxIS; weight 500
IDS. retail price tSo; Others in proportion. High
t p award SILVER medal Centennial Exposition.
hart thalce; permanent business our prices
,rsi: we are not in the safe pool Exclusive
WIfItory gwen. AIMING safe Co. CINCINNATI, y.
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Elephant
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-AS1 RALLY, or The Battle of the little Bic Horn


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TRAINED WILD BEAST Show

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Great Partisan HippOdrOmc!
3 Colossal Circus Campanies!

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famous
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

A Tennesseean Had the Courage to Fight
for His Rights and Won His Case.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Several years ago
the Court of Claims gave judgment for $685.
300 in favor of Perez Dickinson, of Tennes-
see, for cotton destroyed by General Burn
side during the war. Some years after
Congress provided for the payment of the
Judgment. Colonel Woods, the attorney in
the case, demanded and received from the
Treasury Department draft for the full
amount The draft was, of course, made
payable to Dickinso n. but he refused to in
dorse it, as he was afraid Woods would re-
tain more than he thought him entitled TO.
Woods wanted $4,000, or one-fourth OF
the entire amount, for his services.
Several attempts were made to settle
the case but without success. Finally Sec
retary Fairchild recalled the original draft
and issued in its stead two drafts. both pay
able to Dickinson, and delivered one of
them, amounting to So. 1000, to Woods. and
ter, however, refused to indorse the draft
held by the attorney and declined to draw
the money on his own, In the meantime
Woods brought suit in Washington to es-
tablish his right to lien on the Judgment,
but the case was dismissed for want of jur-
isdiction. More recently the case was
again heard at the Treasury Department,
and to-day Acting Secretary Bachelor de-
cided to pay the entire amount of the claim
TO Dickinson and to leave the question of
attorneys fees to be settled between the
parties. The drafts outstanding were ac-
cordingly recalled and new one issued In
favor of Dickinson.
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BOLD PENSION FRAUD.
How che Government Was Swindled Ont of
$1,000 by Criminal

BELvIDERE, n. j.. Aug. Especial Pen
sion Examiner Potter has been in Hack
ettstown trying to recover 81, 700 which was
paid by the government through fraud
to q pension claimant. The revela-
tons in the case are most start
ling, and have caused much excite
ment. Robert S. Millham. now dead,
years ago married Elizabeth Hazard, of
Washington. and the couple lived together
until the war broke out. He went to the
front, and on his return left his family and
went to live with woman named Martha
Wright. The couple settled down near
Schooley's mountain, and were subsequent
~ married. Millham was arrested, indicted
for bigamy. tried, convicted and i'm
prisoned. On his release he returned to
Martha, and soon thereafter they moved to
HackettstOwn, where Millham made ap-
plicatiOn for a pension. His disabilities
were not proven until after his DEATH and
allowed q small sum monthly. She was
marrled soon after Millham's death to
Alexander Beatty. subsequently the
rightful Mrs. Millham heard of the affair
and placed her claim with the government.
Her identity was easily established, and
for the second time the government paid
the 81, 700 pension. The government is now
trying to find the money paid to the first
claimant, now Mrs Beatty. but with little
success. The woman says she spent it all
before her marriage with Beatty. Beatty
owns a line farm, and the government will
try to make it appear that the 81 200 went
toward its purchase.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
MISERY IN BOHEMIA.
Starvation Resulting from the Terribly Low
Wages Paid to Glass Workers.

Starvation Resulting from the Terribly Low
Wages Paid to Glass-workers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Elm report to the
State Department, Consul Jonas, of Prague,
submits the results in 1888 of Bohemian ag-
riculture. He calls attention to the fact
that recent survey of the kingdom for
purposes of taxation shows 1896, 147 hec-
tares of productive and 227.740 hectares of
unproductive soil A hectare is two and
one-half acres. This land has been cOntin-
ucusly cultivated since the fifth century of
the Christian era, and so far from being ex-
hausted in 1888. 81 per cent. of the whole ara
BILE area in Bohemia was under cultivation.
John B. Howes, commercial agent of the
United States to Reichenberg. in a report
to the State Department under date of
April 5 calls attention to a depression of
prices in the glass trade. Business has
also decreased to an enormous extent. Ex-
ports to the United States for the quarter
ended March 81 were $4,000 forms less than
in the quarter in 1886. Wages of wOrkmen
have been reduced since 1887 SO that they
earn only from One-fifth to One-half what
they did then, or from to % cents a day.
Mr.. Howes says: Of course, no man can
live on 20 kreutzers Is centsl q day, much
less support family. and the result is that
there is much suffering among. the glass
workers. subscriptions have been taken
up for the relief of the starving families.
and In the last five weeks alone over 600
people have been assisted and over 5000
gildern expended by the committee having
the matter in charge. Cases of scurvy and
hunger typhus" are not infrequent, and
add TO the prevailing misery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
INDIANA AND ILLINOISNEWS
Governor Hovey rendered Handsome
Reception Last Evening at Baden.
Elder Sweeney Honored at Columbus-Es-
cape of Murderer Slick-Skirmish with
Thieves Miscellaneous Indiana News.
INDIANA.

Governor Hovey Honored with q Reception
at West Baden.
Special To the indianapolis UrnaL
WEST BADEN, Aug. 6.-The West Baden
propyietors. with the large number OF
guests now here, rendered his Excellency,
Governor Hovey, a reception and ball. this
evening, which was attended by about one
thousand persons, all of whom expressed
themselves as having had one of the most
delightful evenings of the season. The re-
ception was held in the spacious parlors.
which, with the ballroom. had been beau
tifully decorated by the committee of ar
rangements, consisting of Capt. S. P. Gil
lett, of Evansville; Col. d. NJ. Ransdell,
marshal of Washington. d. c.; Gen. A. P.
Beach. of Wheeling. w. Va; Isaac Hart
field and j. r. Pennington, NJ. D.. of Louis
Vile, ably assisted by the lady guests. The
beauty of the ladies and the magniticence
of their toilets was remarked as not easily
excelled at any metropolitan watering
resort. The Governor, though remonstrat-
ing against the reception, appreciated the
efforts of all to make his stay agreeable,
and was fully equal to the occasion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
Losses bY Fire.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 6.-The Topeka SUI
gar-works, the largest in the State, located
four miles west of this city. were almost to-
tally destroyed by fire this morning at an
early hour. The large boiler-house and a
warehouse were saved. but of the main
building nothing is left but the walls. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance S4O,-
600. The entire plant year ago cost STA
OOO Hundreds of acres of sorghum cane in
the vicinity had been planted for this sea-
sons supply and is almost ready for the
mill. The fire is supposed to be incendiary.
CHICAGO. Aug. "a four-stOry brick
building occupied by the Globe Iron Com
pany in the basement and two lower floors
the Chicago Car-seat Company, and the
machine-shop of G.. w. Crary x Son. stu
ated on East Indiana street, was Quilted by
fire this morning. Loss about SIG 600; fully
covered by insurance.
New YORK, Aug 6-While the steamship
CRYSTAL. from Dundee. was unloading her
cargo of jute at her dock, on North river.
to-day, fire broke out in the cargo, and was
extingnished with considerable difficulty.
About $500 damage was done.
MOBILE. Ala, Aug. 6.-The excursion
steamer Annie, plying on Mobile bay. was
burned at her wharf to-day. Loss, S75, 600:
insurance, S3 COO The fire was probably of
incendiary origin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.-United States
Senator NJ. s. Quay started to-day from this
city on an extended trip on the steam yacht
Manatee. He took with him as guests j.
Sloat Fassett, of New York; Col. A. =. Con
ger, of Ohio; VIM. G. GOOdlOe, of Kentucky.
and Assistant Postmaster general GARRISON,
all members of the Republican national
committee. Ii is the intention of the party
to cruise along the Atlantic coast as far
north as Bar Harbor. calling at Atlantic
City, Cape May and other points, but the
programme of the trip will depend entirely
upon the weather.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

the measure at the machine justifies the
placing of the average yield for the State
at seventeen bushels per acre. Take the
crop as whole. the quality of the berry is
ever raised in the State. This fact explains
largely the increased yield per acre. the
heads being unusually large and well filed.
The great amount OF rainfall during the
period that the berry was in the milk pre-
vented the insects from doing much injury
even in counties where there was the most
alarm on this account.
The assessors returns are in from only
about two of the counties of the State,
which precludes the making of a final re-
port of the aggregate yield of the wheat
crop of the State. Such reports as have al
ready been received confirm the correct
ness of the estimate of the wheat area made
acres making the grand aggregate yield
for the State for 1889 about 81, 00O, 900 bushels
of spring and winter wheat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

Charles Burridge of Elgin, was run over
by train, and both his legs were so badly
crushed that he will be a cripple for life.
The Sixth Regiment. Illinois National
Guards, arrived at Camp Lincoln Monday
afternoon, bringing about four hundred
men.
At called meeting of the Freeport Pres
relations existing between the Westminster
Church and the Rev. Condo were dissolved.
Ten thousand persons were present Sun
day at the closing ceremonies of the cOl0red
peoples camp-meeting at LaHarpe, when
they witnessed the representation of the
killing of the fatted calf.
Jersey county celebrated her fiftieth
new water-wOrks system was tested, and
the test was eminently satisfactory. The
water is of the finest quality.
DR.. Leander Smith. one of the wealthiest
citizens of Whitesde county. died at his
residence in Morrison. OH Monday evening.
He was president of the First National
Bank of Morrison, and also conducted a
o oid. 0anA' he was ABOUT seventy years
At Olney. Ed Iaggi. aged thirteen years,
was instantly killed by Milton Iaun, aged
nineteen years. They were in the orchard
of L. w. Hutchinson, hunting, when Milton
shot at a meadow lark, which flew mp at
Ed raised up out of the weeds, receiving
the whole load, tearing the top of his head
off.
The claims commission provided for by
the last Legislature met at Springfield. yes
terday, with +. ID. Blinn as president, and
all the members present. w. ID. Porter. of
the auditors Office, acts as clerk. The
docket was called. and it was found that
eighty-three of the claims-Or nearly the
entire number-are for damages caused by
the overflow of lands at Copperas creek,
caused by the construction of the dam.
The claims aggregate $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
THE SOLDIERS PRECEDENCY.
A Question on Appointments Settled by the
Department of Justice.

Question on Appointments Settled by the
Department Of Justice.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Elm response to q
letter of inquiry from w. c. Cooley, chief
clerk of the Postoffice Department, James
". Tyner, Assistant Attorney general for
the Postoffice Department. wrote that when
the Civil-service Commission certified three
names for appointment, and one of them
was discharged sailor or soldier, he must
be selected for the place. 1t was suggested
III the inquiry that if the appointing power
were allowed no choice in such q case, it
would be useless for the commission to
certify more than the one name of the ex-
soldier or sailor. Mr.. Tyner said as to this.
that if the name of but one eligible candi-
date was certified, that person might be-
come incapacitated or fail TO appear, hence
the convenience and desirability of having
three names on the list This opinion of
Assistant AttOrney-general Tyner was con-
firmed by the Attorney general. who, how
ever. brought out more strongly the point
that the appointing power still had the
right of Judging as to the ex-sOldier's capa-
bility and personal fitness before putting
him in place, though, all things being equal,
the soldier must be appointed. The CORE
spondence in the case is being circulated
among the heads of divisions in the various
departments for their guidance in making
appointments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
Minor Notes.

Work has been begun on Muncie's street
railway.
New Albany will sink another we'll in
the effort to find gas.
Mrs. Z. j. Howe was thrown from bug
gy, near Jacksonville. Her left arm was
broken.
A barn belonging to David Mickey, in
Whitley county, was struck by lightning
and burned.
WOrkmen have been tearing up the old
street-railway track at Richmond, prepar-
atory to putting in the new electric line.
Cal Shields, farmer. living one mile
north of Montpelier, while cutting wheat
yesterday with reaper, had valuable
horse killed.
milk sickness" has broken out in Du-
tent that two or three localities have al
most entirely tabOoed the use of milk.
William Ackley, of New Albany. lies at
the point of death from the effects of a
blow administered with a beer glass by
Henry II. Kelly, In the latters saloon.
Lafayette is in the throes of faith-cure
others claim to have been cured by
Wayne county Christian scientist named
X. H. Ramsay.
Mrs. Mary Doran denies that there was
any compulsiOn connected with her recent
departure from Columbus. She visited that
Si9 WIG Aoe'cA P"A ~ VI July w ocSuAo OoA Uaih
papers in which she was interested re-
manned as long as was necessary. and her
departure was entirely voluntary.
mad-dog played havoc at Terre Haute
Monday afternoon. Several other dogs
and horse were bitten by it. Now the
town doesn't know just how many dogs
have been bitten by these other dogs. and
everybody carries pistol ready to kill on
sight the first canine that makes a queer
move.
The house and two barns of Mrs. Sarah
Irons. six miles north of Charlottesville,
were consumed by fire on Monday morning.
Most of the household goods were saved,
and the wheat was removed from one of the
barns The loss will be s., 800. with insur-
once of about 81 600.
In Rock Creek township. bartholomew
county, and over in the edge of Decatur
county, there are more copperhead snakes
this year than have been seen In that local
ity for many years. The fields there are
said to thrOng with the reptiles and the
people there are very careful to guard
themselves against being bitten by the
poisonous snakes.
Monday night Ben Krodel. Jasper
saloon keeper. had a fight with Joseph Cess
in which the former, who was intoxicated,
met with severe punishment. Seeking re-
venge. KrOdel went home and armed HIM
self with a pistol with which to kill Cess
Sneaking through An alley on the war-path,
he saw some one sitting on horseback in
front of his saloon. The moon was shining
dimly and Ben Eistook the person for
| Joseph Cess. and blazed away at him. The
result was that very popular young man,
Robert Rottel, was shot in the right knee
and will be crippled for life. Ben was
promptly arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

an the Mvsore railway. Compared with the
net earnings of 1856. those of 1887 showed
an increase of $4,000 in the case of the
India a Peninsular railway, owing chiefly
to the number of third,class passengers
.,d iarscr receipts for the conveyance of
@a;I,rav material. On the other hand, the
metz earnings on the Bombay & Baroda and
Central India. Ragputena and Midway
RAILWAYS exhibit decrease of S26s 900 and
$4,000, respectively. owing principally TO
the failure of crops in the northern dis
fricts and the consequent diminution of
the traffic in wheat and other grain, cotton,
seeds etc. The net earnings of five other
shorter lines also showed decrease"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
Rad Wreck on the Pennsylvania.

BRADFORD, Pa, Aug. GA bad wreck oc-
Cured on the Western New York & Penn
svlyania railroad this morning at 10 o'clock
in front of the depot at Eldred. The con-
struction train had backed up 70 the depot,
loaded with Italians and steel rails. In a
few moments q long freight train that was
due came laundering along, and before the
brakes could be set crashed into the con-
structiOn train. Rails and cars were
twisted in all shapes. Two of the cars were
thrown in such manner as to demolish the
front of the depot. Three Italians. Anto-
Mo Kiterno, Cerand DOlanno and Franc
Gallo. were crushed in the debris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
That HOE War in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE. Aug. 6.-The quarrel which
has been going on for some days between
the Smith and Slusher families, oil Bell
county. eliminated in fatal aftray Fri,
men went to Flat Lick. and about T.. NJ.
they were attacked by the slusher faction.
who opened fire on them from a mountain
200 yards distant. The Smith party sought
shelter, and both sides kept up firing for
several hours. John Minier, of Slusher's
force. was the only one killed. The quar-
rel grew out of a contest between the two
families over two-dollar hog.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07

and seed drill: Theodore w. Eversole Gar
rett. soldering-iron; John III. Ferguson,
Kokomo. running gear for vehicles; Hum
phrey G. Griffith, Indianapolis, lantern:
Alfred K. Heath. Covington. car coupling;
Mathew r. Moore. Indianapolis. sand-mold-
ing-machine; John p. Nichols. Marion, ex-
ercising-machine; Lucian X. Cakes. Valpa-
raise, lamp burner: Charles A Olcott. North
Vernon, lawn mower; Samuel Smoker,
Goshen. broadcast seed-sOwer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
British Iron-Clads Collide.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6.--The British feet
left Spithead for sea to-day to take part in
the naval maneuvers. In starting out to
sea the men-of-war Black Prince and In
vincible came into collision Oft Spithead,
and both vessels were much damaged. The
Black Prince is a screw iron ship, armor-
plated, of 9,2lO tons and 5,770 horse power.
She carries twenty-eight guns. The In
yincible is a twin screw iron ship, armOr-
plated. of 6,0l0 tons and 1850 horsepower.
She carries twenty guns.