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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given TO all persons interested
that the city council of The city of Rock Island
having ordered that: certain strips OF ground,
near the center of Seventeenth and Nineteenth
streets from the south line of Third TO the north
line of Fourth avenue respectively, row occu-
ped by the Davenport x Rock Island Railway
company with its tracks. curves and other strue-
it, motors and cars, be excavated and
graded, improved and paved. have APP
in the STAT of Illinois. for assess ment OF the
costs of said Improvement according to benefits !;
and, an assessment thereof having been made
and returned to said court, the final hearing
thereon will be had ut The July term CT sa'd
court. commencing on the 10Th day of July. A. D.
1898.
All persons desiring may then and there ap-
pear and make their defense
Dsted at Rock Island Illinois, this 9th day OF
Juue y. D. 1898.
WILLILM MCCoNoCHIE.
SPEeCER MATTIsoN,
CHARLys E. CASE.
Ccmmis sioners.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
Mighty Good Reason for Closing.

BUFFALO, June 27.-The Queen City
bank, which was started here a little over
a year ago, has closed its doors. Mr.. F.
NJ Inglehart. one of the directors, said
that the suspension was due to steady
payment of money out of the bank, which
has been going on for several weeks. The
bank paid out all the money it had, even
to dimes, nickels, and pennies, and when
the last cent was gone the officers went out
and closed TIE doors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
ROGUES FALL OUT.
a Train Robbery Is Nipped in
the Bud.
TWO OF TIE RAsoALs CAPTURED,

Who Ask a Private Interview With the
tent-A Man Who should Pray for Life
Sentences for His Late Pals-DetaiIs of
the Scheme and How 1t Was saftied.
OMAHA, June 27-An attempt to rob the
Missouri Pacific express which leaves this
city for St. Louis at 10 p. IN. was foiled by
aquarrel among the robbers, which caused
one of them to give the others away. Last
Wednesday man named Bennington told
a couple of Omaha detectives that two
men named Charles Mcclure and Allen
Squires had plan to rob the express the
coming Saturday night at West Side, a
small station on the western edge of the
city, where an unsuccessful attempt at
robbery was made several weeks ago.
Put IA Guard on the Train.
AT the request of the detectives Ben
nington contrived to have the officers see
his pals, a point and time having been
agreed on the following day. While the
officers were somewhat suspicious of the
story, they reported the matter to Chief
Seavey, who detailed five men to board the
train when it left Omaha Saturday night
and be prepared to meet the robbers should
an attempt be made. West Side was
passed without event, and the officers left
the train at South Omaha. Sunday the
same detectives were again seen by Ben
nington who said the robbery was not
attempted Saturday night because the
men were afraid that officers were on the
train.
Surprised Them inNimbuscade-
Bennington further said that the robbery
would be attempted last night and said
that the meeting place of the robbers
would be at the lake in Hanscom Park,
and that the officers would find himself,
Mcclure and Squires there soon after )
o'clock. Detectives Savage, Dempsey, Hayes
and Hudson, went to the lake mt the time
set and found the three men lying on the
grass. Mcclure and Squires pulled re
volvers, but concluded not to use them
when they discovered that the officers were
ready for this. On the men were found
three good revolvers and two flash guns.
Wen Fixed for business.
In searching them sack was found Sc
creted under SquireS coat which contained
four fuses, three masks, two packages of
dynamite. and a bottle of benZine. Me
Clure Immediately accused Bennington of
giving him and SqUires away, and told the
officers that if they would leave him alone
with Bennington a moment they could
take him to the station for another crime.
The men were then taken to the police sta
ton. Mcclure and Squires say they Will
shoot Bennington as soon as they sc,
chance.
Been in the Same Line Before.
The police here do not know these men.
Mcclure has fresh bullet wound in he
left arm and from certain statements he
made il is suspected that he, and perhaps
the Others were implicated in the attempt
to rob Il Kansas City and Council Bluffs
train about week ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
Great i,ecOru Tor ms county.

JACKSON, Miss, June Ex-Governor
Stone today offered a reward of $500 n
the murderer of w. d. Harris, who was
killed in Lawrence county June 10. June
j. w. Listrrnk, in the same county, was
shot while sieting on his gallery. June l6
w, D. Morris was filed with buckshot
while feeding his pigs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
On the base Ban Field.

CHICAGO, June 2L-Following is the
record of Natioal league base ball scores:
At Chicago-Brooklyn 4, Chicago 2; at
Cleveland 4, Cleveland s; at
ST. Louis-Caltimore 5, St. Louis z; at
Pittsburg-Philadelph IL, Pittsburg 9;
at Boston-Louisville 4, Boston 5.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
And Jus Before the Fourth. Too.

WASHINGTON, June >21.-Acting Secre-
tary Curtis, Of the treasury department.,
has practicalI- raised the price of Fourth
of July firecrackers. He has decided that
in assessing imported frecrackers at the
rate of cent per pound account must be
taken of the outside coverings as well as
of the inside coverings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
The Gold Standard for India.

LONDON, June Eft the house of lords
the earl of Kimberly, lord of council and
state for India, stated that it is intended
to introduce the gold standard in India,
but that ola gold in the mint will not be
made the sole legal tender.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27
Reen i'm the Same Line Before.

The police here do not know these men.
Mcclure has a fresh bullet wound in the
left arm, and from certain statements he
made il is suspected that he. and perhaps
the others, were implicated in the attempt
to rob IA Kansas City and Council Bluffs
train about week ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27

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White granite plates. 5in: ...... 03c
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

A rather crude citizen of Seguin, a
small town in western Texas, was
elected justice of the peace. and the
only law book he had was Cushing's
Manual. The first case before him was
that of a cowboy for stealing a steer
When the case was called the leading
lawyer of the town, the Hon. John Ire
land by name. was there to defend the
prisoner.
Gas there is no counsel for the other
side," he said, 81 make make motion
that the case be dismissed"
The justice looked over his Manual
"A motion has to bo seconded" he said.
81 second the motion" promptly re-
sponded the prisoner.
"The motion has been seconded that
the case be dismissed" said the court
"All in favor will please say aye" The
prisoner and his attorney voted AYE"
"All opposed will say no." Nobody
voted.
1.-THE motion is carried, and the case
is dismissed" repeated the court "a
motion to adjourn is now in order
The prisoner made the motion. and
the court adjourned. Lancaster Law
Review
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

In addition to feeding the hungry,
saving the imperiled and guiding the
lost, it is also the revenue cutters duty
to suppress mutinies, prevent smuggling
enforce the neutrality laws and the
quarantine regulations, protect mer.
chant vessels from piratical attacks
protect wrecked property and guard
the timber reserves of the United
States against depredations. The con-
stant and frequent inspection of the
vast fleet of merchant vessels that
trades along our coast forms very i'm
portant duty of the service, and one
which, if not performed, would be fol-
lowed by a very general neglect of the
customs and navigation laws
Even with the rigid and constant in
spections, from 1000 to 1900 violations
are detected each year and reported to
the proper authorities. 1t is not alone
in the examination of the ships docu-
ments and the ascertaining that she has
no smuggleI articles on board, that she
is engaged in the trade for which she is
licensed, that her marine documents are
in force, that her regularly authorized
captain is in command, ETC., that the
Importance of the boarding duty is most
strikingly shown.-Scribner's
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
The Jury Suited the LAWYER.

A Chicago attorney, somewhat noted
for his sharp practice, sent his client one
day to watch the case. Word came to
him that his case was next on the docket,
and he hurried over to find the opposing
counsel already beginning. In vain he
looked for his client. He was nowhere
to be seen. In vain he asked for delay,
but the court told him that the careless
ness of client would not allow such a
thing. At last he glanced into the jury
box and saw his client there.
The stupid man had thought he heard
his name called and had marched in
with the rest. The opposing counsel was
so anxious to hurry the case along that
he neglected to examine the jury. See
ing the thing was in his own hands, the
Chicago attorney turned to the court.
81 withdraw all objection" he said. 81
have my client where l want him.
Green Bag.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
No Bogus Italian Counts,

American heiresses need have little
fear of bogus Italian counts for the same
reason that there is no imitation Italian
wine-the real article is too cheap. The
possession of title in Palermo gives
nothing great of itself, but its indispen-
sable accompaniment is a carriage, horses
and driver in livery. To maintain these
on an income of next to nothing year
it is often necessary to eat macaroni
and thick soup fer a regular diet, do q
great part of ones housework in gloomy,
faded apartments and sit about in old
clothes all day long to await the magic
hour of 3 p. IN. Then mother and daugh-
ter don their finery, the carriage is driv-
en- to the door and it begins-the long,
ceremonious drive to La Favorita and
the Giardino Inglese. Stirling Heilg's
Letter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
FELICITY


A squal'd, hldeoUs town. where streams run
black
With yomit Of Il hundred roaring mills.
hither occasion calls me, and ev'n here,
All In the sable reek that wantonly
Defames the sunlight and deflowers the morn.
One may at least surmise the sky still blue.
Ev'n here the myriad slaves of the machine
Deem life boon: and here In days far sped,
overheard kind eyed girl relate
10 her companions. how a favoring chance
BY some few shillngs weekly had Increased
The earnings of her household, and she said
SO now we are happy, having all we wished"
Felicity, indeed though more 1t lay
In wanting little than in winning all.
Felicity, indeed! Across the years
To me her tones come back rebuk ing; me,
Spreader of tolls to snare the wandering Joy
No guile may capture and no force surprise;
Only by them that never wooed her, won.
Oh, curst with wide desires and spacious
dreams,
Too cunningly do ye accumulate
Appliances and means of happiness,
Fer to be happy Lavish hosts ye make
Elaborate preparation to receive
A shy and simple guest, who, warned of all
The ceremony and circumstance wherewth
fe mean to entertain her, VIII not come.
William Watson in London Spectator.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
LAW lHORNE, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA DECEMBER

Have yua come without your fur
Tough: Oh, Edward, Edward, 20 back
Go back! Let me and my children go
down together to the grave. but, oh. for
heavens sake. save the honor of your
namer
II ut once returned, and here | am,
gentlemen, not brought here by military
power. but In obedience to the command
of Mary, to abide the sentence of your
court
Every soldier of that court martial
felt the force of the prisoners words.
Before them stood in beatifc vision the
eloquent pleader for husbands and
fathers wrongs, but they had been
trained by their great leader, Robert h.
Lee, to tread the path of duty though
the lightning's flash scorchcd the ground
beneath their feet, and each in turn pro
nounced the verdict-guilty.
But fortunately for humanity. fortu,
nately for the Confederacy, the proceed
ings of the court were reviewed by the
commanding general. and upon the rec
ord was written:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NoRrHsRN(
The finding of the court is approved. The
prisoner, Edward Cooper, is pardoned, and
will report to his company for duty.
r. T.. LEE, General.
During the second battle of Cold Har-
bor while shot and shell were falling
"like torrents from the mountain cloud"
my attention was directed to the fact
that one of our batteries was being
silenced by the concentrated fire of the
Union forces
When reached the battery every gun
but one had been dismantled, and by II
stood a solitary Confederate soldier.
with the blood streaming from his side.
AS he recognized me he elevated his
voice above the roar of the battle and
said:
General, | have one shell left. Tell
me, have saved the honor of Mary and
Lucy?"
raised my hat. Once more Con-
federate shell went crashing through the
Federal ranks, and the hero sank by his
gun to Use no more.-General Cullen A.
Battle in brakes Magazine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

In the course of the trial of tho man
who has been selling sham decorations
in France, some curious instances have
come to light of combined vanity and
meanness. The swindler's plan was to
get what he could from his victims for
his pretended orders of the Lion and Sun
of Persia. One tradesman who had
made money and was anxious to make a
figure in society with bit of colored
ribbon in his buttonhole actually con-
cluded bargain by which he was to
have the distinction for the valuable
consideration of barrel of cider. Lon
don Telegraph.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
To Remove Substances From the Eye.

To remove the solid particles from un-
der the lids, it is sufficient to pull the lid
away from the eye and to wipe the body
with piece of moist paper or the corner
of handkerchief If it is under the up
per lid, grasp the lid firmly between the
thumb and finger, lift it from the eye
ball and draw it down over the lower
lid, and then allow it to slide slowly
back to its natural position. The foreign
body will be scraped off ON the lashes.
The operation may be repeated several
times. Or lift the lid from the eyeball,
allow the tears to accumulate beneath
the lid and forcibly blow the nose. Or
place in the eye few grains of faxseed,
which, forming a mucilage, will prompt
ly bring relief. Or place across the up
per lid the point of pencil or bodkin,
and turn the lid back over it. In this
way the foreign particle is brought into
distinct view and can be readily wiped
away.-Washingt Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
A Long Underground Canal.

The canal between Worsley and st.
Helena in north England is probably the
longest and most remarkable canal of
the kind in the world. 1t is 16 miles
long and is underground from one end
to the other. Many years ago the man.
ayers of the Duke of Bridgewater's es-
tate filled its old mines with water that
they might transport the coal under
ground instead of ON the surface. Ordi-
nary canalboats are used, the power be-
ing furnished by the men. The tunnel
arch over the canal is provided with
cross pieces, and the men propel the
boats along as they lie on their backs on
the loads Of coal. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
TIE CHARTREUSE PERES.
The Midnight Mass and the Rigid Life
Thia Efleut Ordar

The Midnight Mass and the Rigid Life Of
This Silent Order.
| made a visit on the 10th and 18th
inst to the Convent La Grande Char
treuse, which lies off in the mountains
south Of Chambery and north of Greno-
BILE. staid all night in the convent and
attended midnight mass. My bedroom
(No. 13) was about half as big as that
little bedroom you and l occupied at
JEST during our Italian trip, but more
plainly furnished. AS l couldn't sleep
very well, got up and went to mass at
lquarter to II, staid there nearly two
hours and then went to bed at q. IN.
At few minutes before II the monks
peres, not freres) came filing in from
their cells, each carrying a little lantern.
Not one of them uttered a word for
some time; then one of them made a
slight noise as though with his knuckles
on desk, and the Latin chant Of about
four notes began and continued with
slight Interruptions for an hour and
three-quarters. Then each relighted his
little lantern, put out the light held in a
little reflector on the breast to light up
the book before him, and as silently as
they came they went off to their cells.
There are 40 peres or pretres there and
"A freres. The peres are the more ad-
vanced, live in their cells from weeks
snd to weeks end, except for their
church services at midnight and one
meal together on Sundays and church
holidays. These peres never speak to
each other nor to any one whatever ex-
cept when out on promenade, which
they take once a week. The freres do
the business of the convent and are less
restricted, though they never go outside
of the 10 acre walled inclosure without
permission. No woman Is ever allowed
to go inside of that walled inclosure ex-
cept by written permission from the
pope, and Queen Victoria was the last
one having that permission.
NV trip to this convent, through o
beautiful mountainous country, and the
last nine kilometers at the side OF a
mountain torrent, delighted me greatly
There was nothing but mule path to
this convent until 1854, and their idea OF
living "dans une solitude absolute was
well carried out for nearly 800 years. 1t
is strange idea Of God and Of the way
to get to heaven that you should abandon
the world and all its trials and duties SO
that you may please him and gain a hap
ny hereafter. | used to call this band
box virtue but now withdraw con.
demnation till know their individual
0riefs and mental makeup.
It is at least better than suicide, for
time is almost always curative, anu
reflection and study bring peace and
mental equanimity. Twill add that all
tbe freres met were pleasant, intelh-
gent men, charging me moderately ana
treating me well, and when l left the
convent between 8 and in the morning
a bright, intelligent brother guarding
tbe outer door with monster key said;
"Ron iour, monsieur, ct bon souvenir
do la Grande Chartreuse," before ne
locked the door behind me.-Cor. Hart
ford COurant.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
COLONEL PHILIPS epEcrAcLes.
Story of Their Use ms Related by the Zig
Hairy aIan From the Prniries.

Story of Their Use as Related by the Zig
Hairy Man From the Prniries.
Tho way you Chicago people look ut
things reminds me Of my old friend,
Colonel John Phillips"
The speaker was large, hairy man,
with big slouch hat and voice evil
IDENTIFY better adapted TO the acoustic
properties of the prairie than the smok-
ing room. He appeared to realize this
as he glanced around and saw every man
in the room looking toward him, some
smiling, some scowling.
Tell us about your friend, the colo
mel, suggested II real estate agent who
had the hairy giant on the string for
big cash trade.
why" continued the big man with
the prairie voice, "Phillips saw every
thing that belonged to him big and ev-
erything belonging to me small"-
"That's human nature" the agent
was suggesting, but the prairie man in
terrupted with:
mo, 'twant no human nature. Twas
spectacles! He got 'em made in this
town. l believe you people all wear 'em
too"
"What peculiar properties did your
friends spectacles possess?' asked Gu.
rious listener.
Just as I've said. They made his
property loom up in regular Chicago
Worlds fair fashion, but squashed other
peoples stuff worse'n Zimri Dwiggins
bank"-
"How could he do this?'
"Why, the blamed lenses worked on
an axis and showed things telescope fash
ion, you know. S'pose there was n horse
trade up; he'd let you look at your own
horse through the ordinary little end of
his glasses, but when you came to look
at his he'd get at his specks again under
some pretext-just Tipping 'em over the
magnifying way-and you'd see mag
niticent animal. 1t was the same way
with houses, tracts Of land, wheatfields,
changing money-anything. Once you
looked through his glasses at anything,
you were his victim, for you felt as if
you couldn't live until you'd traded just
as Phillips wanted you to. But he met
his reward. He tried bluff game on
Dlb builulo OOucS VI ATlZOIlt, W WHO'LL
he had by that spectacled jugglery sold
100 jackass rabbits for burrows, and
looked at big Jones' six gun through the
little end of his glasses, trying to put
him down small, you know. But, alas,
it didn't work
"What happened?' asked the agent.
"Big Jones gun went off repeatedly
just as Colonel Phillips was adjusting
his glasses. 1t was as well perhaps"
continued the prairie man, dropping his
voice SO low that the believing of tugs
in the river and lake could again be
heard, 'for my friend had acquired
such habit of trying to talk up to the
magnifying side of these glasses that his
long enjoyed reputation for veracity
was entirely spilled. We buried him a.
Big Jones' expense, and to prevent re-
currence of such tragedy took pos
session of the spectacles, and"-
"Whatever became of them?" asked
hungry looking man who had gone broke
ON a World fair hotel scheme.
81 now wear 'em myself" said the
big, hairy prairie man.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

The Talmudic writers tell us that "the
blessed God gave to the first man in par
tween the stars. Adam gave it to Enoch,
Enoch to Noah. Noah to Shem, Shem to
Abraham, Abraham to Isaac, Isaac to
Jacob Jacob carried it into Egypt and
gave it to his son Joseph. When Joseph
died his household goods were taken to
the house of Pharaoh. Pharaoh took the
staff of Adam, which had descended to
Joseph from the first man, and put it
among his special treasures. st. Louis
Republic.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
A Big Livery Bill,

A Bangor man who sent his Office boy
to return a hired team to stable re-
ceived several days after bill for the
board Of the horse and another bill for
the hire Of the team for the time in
tervening. The stupid boy took the team
to the wrong stable The man said he
wouldn't mind 80 much, but there seemed
to be no limit to the number Of cigars he
Is compelled to pay for at tho instance of
jeering observation-disclosures.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

An effort is to be made to successfully
introduce German song birds into Ore
gon. A number of red cardinals, bobo-
links and indigo birds have also been
brought there from the east and are to
be liberated in the spring
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06
. s.,uu..t,on For the Laundress'

An exchange makes the suggestion sos sucb .b
.ha al ianndress to put the little things sui sub
as handkerchiefs, cuffs, collars anu thew var are
clE.hs hhsd % clean and they can be boiled rnsea
ruope% niusd s as though they were one article e
ahs,ehv anu J saving much time. Put napkin''
So;i;es sn etc, into separate case
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-06

A steamer from Auckland recently
landed in London cargo of 40, 900 sheep
and 1000 cattle, frozen and dressed for
the market and at prices lower than those
charged for American meats.