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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

One of the novelties Of the nat55ual
cycle show in London was a starting
gear, which is likely to be of great serv-
ice TO cyclists The gear is a contrivance
for enabling the rider tomount and start
without pushing off" or hopping, ex-
pedients which are very trying to begin
ners, and especially to ladies. The gear
is actuated by a powerful spring and
can be fitted to any type Of machine and
to any revolving part preferably to the
crank axle or the driving wheel. The
spring is released automatically as the
rider mounts the machine and impels ii
q distance sufficient TO eInble the rider
to settle himself (or herself) comfortably
and to find the pedals. The inventor aLsc
claims that the gear can be made tC
serve as temporary assistance in ascend
ing bills. Exchange.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

NEW YORK, Nov 11-Willam II. Beers.
eN-president of the New York Life Insur-
ance company, died yesterday after an ill
ness Of several months at his home on
East Forty-eighth street, aged 20. He be
came president of the company in 1885 In
the summer Of 1891 charges were made
Vhat his management of the company had
been unbusinesslike and eXtravagant.
The contest between Mr.. Beers and his
detractors was long and fierce Finally
he was forced to resign his Office. He was
retained, however, in an advisory capacity
at salary of S3I5OO per year, a position
which was practically sinecure.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

TORONTO, Nov IA matter that is now
occupying the considera ion ofthe premier
Of Ontario and the cabinet is the opera-
tions Of unlicensed insurance companies
that send their agents here from the
United states A recent fire here has
brought to light the fact that insurance
concerns of no financial standing which
have been chartered in the United States
are lnsuring property in this province, and
II building happens to be destroyed by
IRE an insured person cannot recover. The
government will so amend the insurance
act at the next session that the solicita-
ton OF business for unlicensed and unrcg-
lstered companies will be a penal ofTense.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
TIE BIC CHICAGO ROBBERY


suspicions Against the Assaulted Treas
urer Declared to be Unreasonable.
CHICAGO, Nov 1I-Iu investigating the
alleged theft of S32 600 and the assault on
Treasurer Drake, of the Illinois. Indiana
and Iowa railroad, the police have turned
their attention TO looking mp the record OF
the young man who says he was robbed
II is said that Drake has lost heavily on
the races lately, and is eNtravagant in his
habits
The general manager of the "Three T's''
road, T. B. Shents, who is "a brother-in-
law of the assistait treasurer said: "The
idea Of attaching any suspicion to Mr..
Drake is absurd. He has 100000 stool, in
this company and many other interests
that he could have disposed Of If he was
short Of money Then. too, his father is
worth S3OOO,OUO at least, and would let
him have money if he needed it,"
Have you heard anything about his
losing heavily on the race track and at
IardsY Mr. Shents was asked.
VI heard that he dropped 81, 900 on 70
Tambien recently, but / don't believe any
such story and never knew that he med
died with cards. cannot believe but
that he was robbed, as he says"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

From Chicago to Seattle via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul and Great Northern
Railways, has been established and first-class
sleeping cars will hereafter run daily from
Chicago at 1920 p m, arriving at Seattle
1880 p. m, fourth day. This is undoubtedly
the best route to reach the North Pacific coast
For time tables, maps and other information
apply to the nearest ticket agent, or address
john R. Pott, District Pass. Agent O., NJ &
St. P. R'y, Williamsport, Pa. If
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

PITTsBURG, Nov 17.-Last Tuesday Ma
bel Nipple, aged IA years, drank carbolio
acid in mistake for medicine, and in "A few
hours waa dead. Her funeral took place
yesterday, Hnd among the mourners was
Lizzie A. Mcdonald, 15-year-old school
mate Before the casket was closed Lizzie
said: "Mabel. dear, | will meet you i'm
heaven tonight After the funeral Miss
Mcdonald purchased five cents worth Of
carbolic acid and drank it, dying from the
effects of the poison in less than an hour.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
Fried oysters a speciality at MeElhenny'
Q1Otf


The trial of Harry Manfred for the MUIR
der OF George Ochs, at St. Clair, was con-
s,oaed at Pottsville. Yesterday the defence
opened its case. While Manfred was on the
stand he swore that he had an arrangement
With Mrs. Ochs by which he was to 60 back
IN the Oehs house on the fatal night. Man
fred contradicted himself on several i'm
vortant points. At o'clock to-day District At
torney Ryon commenced summing up. Much
interest is manifested in the case and the
prevailing opinion is that verdict OF muir
der in the first degree will be rendered.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
A Tugboat Captain Drowned.

OswEGO, n. y, Nov. 1.-THE schooner
Flora Emma Captain Thomas Fox, of
Port Hope, Ont, with l44,00O feet of luui-
ber, went ashore near the shore end of the
East Breakwater. The crew was rescued
by the life savers. The tug Eliza J. Red
ford went out into the storm to save the
vessel, but was also washed ashore. Cap
tain Featherstonbaugh of the tug, was
washed overheard and drowned. Both tug
and vessel are total loss.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Orders were received in this district from
Fottsville yesterday that in consequence oi
tbe mild" weather all the collieries OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company would only work four days a week
Accordingly all the collieries shut down last
NIGHT and will remain idle until Monday
NEXT
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
Work for Five Hundred More.

JEANETTE, Pa, Nov. III. J. HObit-
zella, OF NEillsdale, president of the Inter
state Vitifried Brick and Paving company
of Philadelphia, has secured possession of
500 acres at Williams Station and will put
up new brick works. Theworla will em-
ploy about 500 men.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Charles Kovpitch, of shenandoah was be-
fore the court this morning charged with
stealing pig. The jury rendered verdict
Of not guilty at noon.
The case against John and James Higgins
and Constable Thomas Boland, all OF shen'
sndoah, was called before Judge Weidman
This afternoon. This suit arose out OF the
arrest of Pole who was leaving town and
refused to pay taxes. He makes charge o
false Imprisonment.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

NEW YORK, Nov 17.-Governor William
Mckinley, Jr., of Ohio, and Mrs. Mcl<in-
ley arrived in New York yesterday after
noon. They are stopping at the Windsor
hotel. He said that he had come to New
York for a rest, and there was no political
significance in his visit. He expects to re-
main q week.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
Plunged with Others Money.

TRENTON, Nov 11.-Plunging on the
races is the cause of $4,000 defglcation
of Isaac f. Bissell, secretary and general
manager of the American Saw company,
which has its works here and its offices
in New York. The shortage was discov-
cred when the books were gone over upon
the works closing down a short time ago
The stealings it is said, has been going on
for several years Bissell has been arrested.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
A Chld Murderer Sentenced.

FREEHOLD, n. j., Nov. l7.-Louis Wood,
an ll-year-old boy, charged with man
in killing BERTHE Wagner last
summer at Howell, near here, pleaded not
guilty to the charge. The court allowed
a plea to be taken of atrocious assault and
battery, and sent the boy to the Reform
school at Jamesburg.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
USE DANA's SARsAPARILLA. rTs
THE KIND THAT CUREs.n
all kinds of Raling aod Bookbinding donc
at the HERALD office.


About three weeks ago a man who travels
about the country selling patent medicine
hired horse and buggy from William Neis.
wender and disappeared. Having heard
nothing of the horse or man after the hiring
Neiswender became alarmed and last Tues
day started out on search. Yesterday Mr..
Neiswende- found the medicine man in Mt.
Carmel The horse aud carriage was also
there. The delinquent explained that he
had been on protracted spree and upon his
SECURING Neiswender for expenses and dam
ages the matter was dropped.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

BRooKLYN. Nov. II. - Stephen Hall,
alias Henry Harris, one Of the four men
who stole $4,000 worth of brled tobacco
from the Rotterdam steamship dock in
Hoboken and secreted it in this city, was
sentenced to ten years in the state prison
His three confederates are serving five
wear terms.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

MADRID, Nov, 17,-Another favorable
note from the sultan Of Morocco has been
received by the Spanish government. III
is reported that the sultan offers further
indemnity to Spain, and that he Will give
additional guarantees of the strict observ-
ance of the treaty rights.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

CARLISLE, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE jury found
that COT and Smith the Wormleysburg
tramps, did not intend to burn the Will
hanson house. although they did build a
fire and run the inmates out, but that
their offense was malicious mischief. Gotf
is the prisoner who jumped from a Cum
berland Valley train to escape,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

DUNKIRK, y. Y, Nov. 11-The decom-
posed body of william Sorgenfrie, fire
man on the steamer Dean Richmond,
which was lost off Dunkirk ON Oct IA.
was washed ashore here yesterday. 1t IL
thought that the hull, with the bodies OF
the other six members of the crew, lies oil
| this port. slE
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

BERNE, Nov. 1.-THE Right Hon, Sir
Robert b. d. Morier, British Ambassador
to Russia, died yesterday at MontreauX,
on the lake of Geneva, aged 81. lie had
been in i'll health for some time past, and
was compelled to leave his post at St. re
tersburg to seek a more beneficial climate
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Nov. l7.-Frost struck
Brunswick yesterday morning. Every
body gloried in its arrival, and everybody
was happy. This ends the epidemic, prao-
tically speaking for there was another
frost this morning.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
on .Loreign BondhoIders

WAsHINGI ~, Nov. 17.-The annual re-
port of j. Fount Tillman, the register OF
the treasury, shows that in October, 1892
the value of registered bonds which were
supposed to be held by persons OF foreign
nationality amounted to about SlS, O,OOO'
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

FREEHOLD n. j., Nov 1T-Snip Dono-
van, on trial for the murder OF John
Chew, pleaded guilty to manslaughter'
and was sentenced to ten years imprlson-
meng,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov. 16,-The wages
of the iron ore miners at Minesite have
been reduced ten cents per day. The
miners now get seventy cents for day S
work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

The administrators sale of the Klleon
property has been postponed until p M on
saturday, November 1s, 1898, on the prem
ises, West Cherry street.
BRIDGET GIBBONS,
ll.l6-3t AdministratrlA'
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria'
When she became Miss, she chung 20 Castoria'
When she had Children, she geveth Castoria
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Best work done at Brennan's steam laun'
dry. Everything white and spotless. Lace
curtains q speciality. All work guaranteed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Lanes Family Medicine Moves the Bowels
Zach day. Most people need to use it.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Livery stable keepers should always KEEP
Arnica & Oil Linimentsin the stable, nothinS
ike it for horses. In
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

dave you tried McElhenny's fried oysters
9-12-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
T7sE DANA,S sARsAPARILLA, ITS
'THE KIND THAT CURES"


Have You tried McElhenny's fried oysters
9-12-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

Fried oysters p. speciality at McElhenny's
912.tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
Shawls, Blankets, Notions,
COrsets, Children's Garments

And a job in Velvet to sell at SOC, worth
SlOO. Acknowledging no competition in
the trade, assure you bargains in every
department at inc old reliable stand
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

NOR SALE Nine shares Schuylkill Trac
Il tiOn stock. Apply at this office, 9-9tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

ss SOUTH DIAIN STREET
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17
Quantity and Small Margin
Answers This Question.

Our big store the place to get the most for your
Try and what large amount of goods you buy fo
a dollar.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-17

llI63t
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
News of Iiis RefaIcatinn-

One afternoon when the boat from
Portland touched at Forest City land
ing, Peaks island, Il news5oy leaped
from the steamer, pressed among the
great throng assembled on the wharf
and commenced crying sLriIly. "Ev'nin
papers; all about the defalcation of J.
Il. Dow Suddenly there was a move
ment IN the crowd. \ man was seen to
reel and TALL heavily to the ground.
This man was j. II. Dow. He had been
living at his cottage ON the island for
several weeks, waiting with horrible
anxiety the day that should make his
ofense public.-Lewiston Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of sn execution and fee bin No
court of Rock Island county, and state Of IinniS
and TO me directed, whereby am Commanded n
make the amount OF certain Judgment recently
obtained against the Coal Valley Ru,ter 90
heese company in favor of William Bailey. ont
OF the lands tenements, goods and chattels Of
the said defendant, Coal Valley Ruttar -
Cheese eompany,I have levied upon the following
property, tO-wit.
Lots numbers thirteen Cs), fourteen "a, If
teen ti5l and sixteen t16) in the First addition
10 the town or village of Coal Valley in the
county of Rock Island, and state of IIli-ois
Therefore, according uosaid command | shal1sr.
pose for sale at public auction all the right itIe
and interest of the above named Coal Valley
Butter an Cheese company, in and to the above
described property, on Saturday, the 2sth dny Of
October, 1898. at 10 o'clo.k a. m al the north
door Of the Coal Valley Butter and Cheese com
pany's factory on premises above described in
the county OF Rock island and state of Illinois
for cash in hand, TO satisfy said execution and
fee bill.
Dated az Rock Island this All day of octo-
Der, A. d. 1858 CYRUS ID. GORDON.
Sheriff of Rock Island County. Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
NoTICE To CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals viii be received n the CITY
ClcrS's office, Rock Island. H. until NIoDday-
Oct 10th, 1923. ~ O'Clock m. for c1rsyructrl,
the Improvement known section No. rIer7
ell by an ordinance Of the c Of Rock Island. in
passed June IN, 1888, entitled An ordinance for
the Improvement 81 Seventeenth and Ninereenrh
streets from the south line OF Third 10 the North
lire Of Fourth avenue. and OF Twenty third street
from the south line of Third TO the north lima or
Eour'h ave ne, from the south line Of Fifth ave
nue. east along said TS enty-third street south tn
line 5lu feet solth Of and parallel with the soutb
line OF nth avenue Under the above ordi-
nance, The said streets are ordered embed with
eurostones, excsvated and graded. improved and
paved with paving brick Of good qua}itv
Plans ard specifications for said lmproyement
on file al the City Clerks Office.
Ali bids must be accompanied with 4 certified
cheek IN the sum Of $500 payable 10 the or
Ger OF the treasurer Of said CRY, which shall be
cor forfeited 10 said city in case the bidder shall
iall TO enter into co It1act with approved
suretes TO execute the work for the plsns
mentioned in his bid and according 10 the plans
ana specifications in the event that the Contract
sha ! be awarded TO him.
The city reserves the right TO reject sny or all
bids. Va an
Rock Island, IL. Sept. ~ 1898
A. D. HUESING. City Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Hard Times at the Watering Places

A few, a very few, of the large sum-
mer hotels have been doing good bust
ness, but majority of the proprietors
viii be very fortunate if at the close Of
the season the balance Is not on the
wrong side Of the ledger. AT Saratoga
there Is a noticeable absence of the gar
den parties and balls on which money
was SO lavishly expended in former
years. and curtaillaeut Of expenses Is
made wherever possible. The hotels, as
rule. are not making money. and their
doors viii be closed with a bang on the
very first frosty night. At the big hotels
III the mountains, where nigh rates pre-
vail, the conditions are much the same
as at Saratoga. -EJtel Mail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Mem. for the Doctors.

A Philadelphia cable car conductor
has been sent to hospital to be cured
OF what IS called "bell-arm " The
patient was conductor on the for
ward car Of train of three, and the
habi Of listening for the sharp ring of
the bell on the rear car followed by
the mechanical movement of the arm
toward his own beil-straD. has de-
veloped the strange ailment. The
muscular movement has become Il see
ond nature to him, and his arm actu-
ally acts more quickly than his brain.
As result the action has become in
voluntary, and whenever he hears
bell of any kind his arm at once shoots
upward toward an imaginary bell
cord
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Photograph and Bell.

Nothing that the phonog raph doe.
is more wonderful than its rendition
of the sound of bell Although the
Westminster bells were probably the
first TO have their tones recorded in
Great Britain, the experiment has
been tried here The writer of this
paragraph assisted in what was tn
first Introduction of the phonograph
to a big bell The instrument was
taken into the tower, and just as the
great bell tolled twelve the cylinder
was set going. The wonderful fidelity
with which the swiftly revolving cyl
lnder reproduced the slow and meas
ured tones of the big bell was little
short of marvellous.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
1T WAS DEAD ECONOMY.
The Way That "a Colored Man Wanted to
Work the Ellen En-"


Work the Ellen En-
An excursion from Birmingham tc
Montgomery was run the other day.
and negro man appeared at the
ticket office in the depot and pur-
chased ticket for himself Then he
said to the ticket agent:
Boss, l want mother round trip
'scursion ticket for corpse"
The agent opened his eyes in aston
lshment. An excursion ticket for a
corpse was something new to him.
even with his varied experience.
The negro exclaimed: ..You see.
boss, my brudder died yesterday and
l want ter take de corpse down to
Montgomery and let de family view
the mains and den bring EN- back to
birmingham and bury EN-. Dis will
be heap cheaper den fur de family
to cum up here.
The agent saw at once that this was
a great stroke of economy and enter
prise on the part of the negro. There
were probably n dozen members of
the family, and tickets for them to
birmingham and board while there
would be quite expensive. The CORPSE
could get the benefit of excursion
rates to Montgomery and would paw
no board while there. Thus the negro
subserved the ends of economy and
preserved his respect for the grief of
family at the same time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Suburban Humor.

The citizens of the suburbs of an
Eastern city went in a body to the
mayor to protest against the erection
of hospital for contagious diseases
which it had been proposed to erect in
their midst, as it were
I'VE would not care, your honor, -
said the spokesman in conclusion, but
we and our families are not detcc-
tives.''
What do You mean by that?" in
CURED the mayor, in establishment.
Il mean, your honor, that we are
liable to catch something" ana tac
mayor was greatly pleased by TINS evi-
dence of the development of suburban
humor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Great Rock Island Route
TO THE EAST.

Best Dining Car Service in the World.
The Rock Island is foremost in
adopting any advantage calculated
to improve speed and give that lux
ury, safety and comfort that popular
patronage demands. Its equipment
Is thoroughly complete with vesti-
buled trains. magnificent dining
cars, sleepers and chair coaches, all
the most elegant, and of recently i'm
proved patterns.
Faithful and capable management
and polite, honest service from en-
ployes are important items. They
are double duty-to the company
and to travelers-and it is sometimes
. task difficult of accomplishment.
Passengers on this line will find little
cause for complaint on that ground.
REMEMBER
The Great Rock Island Route runs all
ocular trains to Englewood subur-
IAN station, close to Worlds Fair
rounds, and you can save time and
'rouble by getting of at that point
nd avoid the crowd in the city.
For full particulars as to tickets,
maps, rates, apply to any coupon
ticket office in the United States,
Canada or Mexico. or address:
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
Genl Tkt. & Pass. Agt., Chicago, Ill.
Z. ST JOHN, Genl Mgr. Chicago III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Pronounc d Hog. l.... =. saveo.

From letter written by Mrs. Ada
| +. Hurd. of Groton, =. D., we quote:
WAS taken with bad cold, which
settled on my lungs. Cough set in
and finally terminated in consump-
ton. Four doctors gave me up, say
ing | could live but short time. |
gave myself up to my Saviour, deter
mined if | could not stay with my
friends on earth. l would meet my
absent ones above. Ny husband was
advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds. ! gave it trial. took in all.
eight bottles; it has cured me, and
thank God | am now a well and
hearty woman. Trial bottles free at
Hartz Il Bahnsen's drug store. regu-
lar size. soc and 81.
GOOD LOOKS.
Good looks are more than skin
deep, depending upon healthy con-
dition of all the vital organs. If the
liver he inactive, YOU have bilious
look. if YOUR stomach be di>ordered.
You have 4 dyspeptic look, and if
your kidneys be affected YOU have a
pinched look. Secure good health
and YOU will have good looks. Flee
trio Bitters i the great Alternative
and tonic, acts directly on these
vital organs. Cures pimples.
blotches. boils and gives a good COM
pleNion. Sold At Hartz & Bahnsen's
drug store, soc per bottle
BUCKLEN 5 ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum
Fever sores. letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, cOrns. and all skin erup.
tons. and positively cures piles or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Hartz Il Ullemever