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Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

TOLEDO, Nov. ga special from San
dusky, o., says: The United States gun
boat Fessenden, Captain Hodson, is now
anchored In the harbor. She is here to
investigate allt ged unlawful molestation
Of American fishermen by the Canadian
ram Petrnl. Several days ago the Petrol,
claiming that the Americans were fishing
In Canadian waters, drove them away and
seized their nets. Captain HOdson of the
Fcsscnden, in nm interview, stated that a
full Investigation would be made
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

Notice 10 Contractor

Sealed prcposale win be received u the city
clerks ossoe. kock Island. ILL.,. uu;il Monday.
Dec. ;. 1924. ~ O'Clock p. m. for the conefrur
lion Of a sfandppe md f,un asirn for e city RI
Rock leland. H., and for fuvni.hirc al the ma.
terials and doin. the work according go plans and
spe -i6cafion- on hIe ~ the city cleik'- oficc.
cbech n t5c sum cf fvc hundred % '0o) dollars
payable 20 the ord of the or of rid city.
which shall O.cone fof.iteo to laid city. Ia cset
tie bidder shall fail io enter ito confrnct with
a.Jroved sureiies fo sxs cute the work for the
price mcrt inncd IN his bid and according To tho
plane and spccfcati Is in the cvcSt that the
contract shail be ava del 70 him.
Rock Island. ~ Nov. -. 1924.
ID. HuESiNG. City Clerk.
T. j. MED-II. J1.. Mayor.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
Notice Of 8 lie by Commissioner.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

MOCK ISLAND CorSry.
the circuit court Of said county. In chanccry.
Mary Lrcy Higgins and rrank y HB,gins. vs..
Harvey Cfa-e nr- :ns ald Ieo-.: Y. Roth. In
partition.
In pur-ua- 80 of a Decree a court entered
IN said ca ts.c 30 d ':sy Noy-mb-r. A. D..
le9a. j. Rich-rd A. norsi -. ,pcrial comm,r.
eiouer, VIII on rhur-il,. TN ? IL "Hy o' Decem-
her. A d.. 1-ai. .ii'e boar Of tao go O'Clock in
the afternoon Of -z;d ~ 4 t.c sonlh doc. o..
the dw"'iin. hou-- -i'ua ed on premises
nereinEf r 6csc'ihcd. ~ IN city 81 R..cs Leland,
In said ,univ. exoose ai iiii r su~rior and cell
TO the highest oidac- TO cash IN u sf rhe fol ow-
ing oes' r..ec real e-'afs. rif a'cd IN tie Juufy
ef Rock Island. end ate 81 ili.sio-. iowii:
The east nine 90 Get of l'si abcr twelve
u2). AMI all of lot nnrncer ~ i-;-en si3. in block
number ihr-- 80 IN iha; psr. Of the city OF Rock
Island known a- the bicsro or Lower addition
Dsted at Bcck Island tn eoth day OF Novem-
Der, A. ID. lsY.
RICHARD q. DONALDSON,
sp ciil Commisfionsr.
JACKSON HUEsr. Solicitors for Complainant.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s4.-Annie Quinn,
a servant, tried to burn alive 2-ycar-old
child. The girl is employed by Edward
Pearson. In fit Of hysteria she picked
up the child and held it over the fire,
which was furious one. The mother
heard the little one scream and rushed to
save it. The girl beat her of and deliber-
ately tried to roast the child. A strong
man finally beat the girl into submit ssion.
The babe was seriously hurt.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
Resigns in the Interest Of Harmony.

ANN AEBOR, Mich, Nov. 24.-Dean
Henry L. Obctz, who has for twelve
years been ut the head of the homeo-
pathic department Of Michigan university,
has rendered his resignation to the board
Of regents Of the college. His action was
in the interests Of harmOnizing various
differences which have arisen over the
control Of the homeopathic department,
in all Of which DIR. Obetz's position had
been vindicated by the regents
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
r. j. MED-i.
Chnncery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
ROCK Isl AuD rorsTr,
In the circuit eourf OF -aii Rock I-laDd county.
20 the nu.y term. q. % Is?5. In chincerg.
Robert :. Wno5hurn. complainant. We John Ey-
ans. IN. uIsnosn heirs dcyireee of John
kvsne. deceased. Nancy tvans. the unknown
heirs or devi-ees of Nancy Eyans. deceased.
defendants. Bill 70 quiet title.
To tn. sbove nssped defsndsns and each OF
them: Ahdayii ~ your non-rcs,cen having
been filed In the Office OF the clerk OF esid circuit
cour. notice !s hereby & yer 10 you aud each Of
,ou that the shove named com, sinarf hae ed
IN eaid court t- bill OF conri lint agsns; you On
the chancery sice Of sa,d court; tia; . sum-
mons In char cery has been issuei IN said cauee
against you. reiurnsble 10 the next term sf said
court. TO be b gun ard holrcn af the court houar.
In the city kock I.lzi d. in said County. on the
first Monday Of January A. %. 1896. NJ ~hich tine
ard place you viii 'ppear ard IL. ad answer or
demur 20 sad Till q oompl.mi IL you zee n.
GEDksE ". GAMBLE Cserk.
SwEENBN Il Wa KEE. Solicitors fo- Complf.
Rock Island, Illinois. Nov. i3, A. d. isSa.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 24.-The Rev.
Frank l.. Goodspeed has been installed as
pastor Of the First Congregational church.
He is the eleventh pastor in 257 years to
occupy the First church pulpit. The SER
mon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Alex.
andcr Mckenzie, Of Cambridge.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
JUST ATHIGH TIDE.
Pension Requirements at the
Highest Point.
LoCHREN GIVES THE SUN TOTAL

And says Lcss Will De Needed In Two Year,
The Appropriation Practically Agreed
Upon by the House Com mmlstee-wright's
Reply to che Railway Age Criticism Of
the strike Report-sugnr Dounty Business
In the Courts.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-The sub-com-
mittce OF the house committee on pensions
met and after listening for an hour to
Commissioner Lochrcn's explanation Of
the requirements of his Office virtually de-
cidcd to report bill providing for the ap-
priations recommended by the commits
sioncr in his cstimntc heretofore fur
nishcd, except in the one item of fees for
examining surgeons. The original esti-
mate was that $i,OOo,OOO would be re-
quircd TO pay these fees, but Lochren told
the committee that he thought $500, 600
would bc sufficient, and that figure was
decided upon. The pension appropria-
tions ms decided upon by the sub-commit-
tee will BE-: For pensions, $4,000. 600;
surgeons fees, tsOO,OOO: for clerk hire mt
pension agencies, ti5O, 900; miscellaneous,
ei3l,51O. Total. siIl, $50.
Pension Tide nj Its Height.
Lochrcn stated to the committee that he
did not believe that n smaller sum could
he safely relied upon TO meet the require
rncnts Of the service. He said that the
expenditures for the fiscal wear ended
june 10, 1894, had Appropriated tliO, 900,
900, and no expressed the opinion that
with no additional legislation the figures
would be about the same for the next two
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

CENTREvILIE, Mich, Nov. 24.-The
unique spectacle Of man suing woman
for breach -Of-prOmise Of marriage has
created sensation here. Arthur Mussel
man, Of McndOn, claims that Mrs. Solo
mon Dill encouraged his attentions and
finally proposed marriage to him, but
now declares there was no engagement be-
tween them. Musselman sued for DAM
aRpS.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
Pleads for Coast D.sense.,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-General Casey,
chief of engineers Of the war department,
was before the subcommittee on fortifica-
tiOns Of the house committee on appropri-
atians. He made a strong plea for liberal
provisions for the protection OF the coast,
and especially recommended the purchase
Of additional fortifcation sites near sew
eral Of the larger cities on the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
WRIGHT TO THE RAILWAY AGE.
The strike Commissioners Says That Report
Is lmpreEnalie.

Il lmpreEnabIe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. - Carroll ID.
Wright, chairman of the strike commits
sion, has addressed an answer to the open
letter to the commission recently pub.
lishcd In The Railway Agc. The COM
missioner letter Is dated Nov. %, 1891, and
addressed to Harry p. Robinson, Esq,
president of The Railway Age, Chicago
II Il rs follows:
"DEAR SIE:-Yours Of the 10Th. onclos.
ing n copy Of your open letter to the strike
commission, was duly received. have ex-
amincd the points you attempt to make
against the commission and find that
every material position taken by you Is
false, while our own positions are In the
main clearly substantiatcd by the cvi.
dcncc taken by the commission and chiefly
by the sworn testimony VI the railway and
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
Fit.simrnon. Exoner.t.s.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nov. 24.-The coron-
er's jury brought in a verdict ON the death
Of Cornelius RiOrdan, exonerating Robert
FitzsimmOns from any criminal intent.
The cause of death was decided to be
hemOrrhage Of the brain, caused by an
accidental blow struck by Robert Fitz-
simmons while engaged in a legitimate
performance at II. X. Jacobs Opera
house
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24
Oregon the First ON the List.

WASHINGTON, Nov 24-It is the duty
Of the clerk Of the house to make a list OF
members elect of congress from certifi.
Gates properly authenticated sent to him
from the different states after the election
So far he has received but two Of these
certificates and they from far-off Oregon
Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-24

Whea Baby WAS sick, We gave her Castoria
When she was . Child, she cried for CastoriA,
When she became Miss, she c'une TO Cassori.
When she bad Children, she gave them Caauh
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

politics at ALL and would remain In New York
about week. Relative to an editorial Ia q
Cincinnati paper, which stated that American
citizens may as well begin to consider the
Generals name in connection with the nomi-
nation of 1896, Mr. Harrison said that he
would not boom along any sensational reports
that the newspapers might print about him.
Asked if he had any intention Of becoming q
candidate for the Presidency in 1896 he re-
piled, emphatically, al have not"
An interview with Judge Scott, brother-in-
law of Gen. Harrison. with whom be spent
several weeks In California, is different in sub
stance Hesays: "The ex- President expressed
himself not being candidate on the Re-
publican ticket in 1896 Harrison said the
Republican nomination was equivalent to an
election, but on account of family Affections he
was not anxious to enter the contest for another
term, although l believe if the nomination was
rendered him he would accept it and make the
campaign" Even if he desired the nomina-
ton he would not permit his friends to an
nounce his candidacy two years in advance of
the nominating convention.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

AN illustration of how the ad valor-
EN- duties will work is given by letter
written sometime ago by Russian wool
merchant to some Americans whose trade
he desired. After stating how he pro-
posed to prepare the wool, he said !:
"The wool will be invoiced at a pence,
as the cost of the sack, the freight, insur-
ance, and the commission are to be de-
Quoted from the invoices, as the duty is
only payable on the wool"
This gives us an idea of the tricks
that will be resorted to in all kinds OF
goods on which there is an ad valorem
duty. Not only will the invoices be
made at the lowest prices that the ex-
porter can swerve his conscience to, but
there will be other items thrown in to
still further reduce the amount ON which
the duty is paid, the exporter making
another confidential invoice to cover the
actual cost.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
The American Farmer.
The Oldest Agricultural Paper in
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Published at 1879 New York
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Price. only so Cents a Year.

THE AMERICAN FARMER is great Ma
tional agricultural paper. 1t circulates in
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interests of all the farmers in the Nation.
Being located at the seat of Government
and the only agricultural paper that is
it has special facilities for getting informa-
ton of real interest to all farmers of all that
goes on affecting them in Congress, or in
any of the Departments of the Government.
This will be Of particular importance to all
farmers this Winter, when there will be a
prolonged and bitter struggle in Congress
over the policy of protecting farm products.
THE AMERICAN FARMER is on the side of
the farmers, and bitterly hostile to the an
nounced program of placing wool ON the
free list, and reducing the duties ON other
agricultural products. 1t denounces this as
making the farmers bear the greatest part of
the weight of the alleged tariff reform, and
protests against this sacrifice of the farmers
In favor of other interests. Every one who
favors justice and right 10 farmers and
not political buncombe, should rally to
its support and give it the utmost strength
by doing what they can to extend its circula-
ton.
Now is the time to do this, before Con-
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schedules.
The paper is a large eight-page quarto,
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and plentifully illustrated. 1t is filled with
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rs TT NOT REAsoNARLEY

The enemies of the veterans accuse
them of being influenced by sentiment,
and moved by feelings of another time
in many of their acts. They insist with
much vehemence that the war is now
over, that it has, in fact, been over for
20 years, and that new issues and
new questions have arisen, on which the
veterans should divide, as they say other
citizens are doing.
But when the veterans see that the
legislation from which the country is
suffering acutely, which has Frustrated
every industry and every business, which
has filled the onee-prosperous, industri-
GUS land with enforced idleness and
want, was originated and is now urged
by exactly the same men whom they
once fought, who 80 years ago plunged
the country into the horrors of an en-
tirely unnecessary civil war, they have
only too much reason to believe that
the wal Is not over-that it has only
taken another shape, and that its prose-
cution has heen transferred from the
field, where it was fought by guns and
cannon, to another arena.
Ex-rebel soldiers and their sons pre-
pared the Wilson Bill in the House of
Representatives, and forced it through
that body against the wishes of those of
all parties who represented the loyal por-
tons of the country. The highest rank
| ing Confederate in the Senate is in
charge of the bill there, and is fighting
desperately for its passage, aided and en-
couraged by every man who fought for
the Confederacy. There, as in the House,
all the opposition comes from those who
once fought in the Union army, and
those who represent the portion of the
Nation which remained loyal. Nowhere
can they find any man who once fought
for or sympathized with the Confederacy
in opposition to the bill. AS a rule his
interest in its success, and his zeal in
pushing it to passage, is exactly pro-
portioned to his earnestness and zeal fol
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
Pension Bureau?

SENATOR HILL made one short, quick
stab in the course of the debate on the
400 amendments which reached the
nerves of the defenders of the Wilson
Bill and made them groan audibly. 1t
was on the amendment allowing goods
in bond, or placed in bond before the
enactment of the Wilson Bill, to be taken
out under the duties then imposed. This
means that goods imported under the
higher Mckinley duties are to be kept
in bond until they can be taken out
under reduced rates.
" suppose the theory is" interjected Mr..
Hill, his voice freighted with Sarcasm, ito
give the importers these four or five millions
of dollars and make it up to the Treasury
through the income-tax."
That is the whole tenor of the bill
to take the taxation off foreigners and
place it on Americans.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
ARE YOU GOING
To THE
NATIONAL EhcAMpMEhT I?
Y S?
Then the National Tribune VIII Fur.
nish You Transportation.

The comrades are now beginning to
think seriously of attending the great Ma
tional Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, which is to be held in
Pittsburg next September. AS usual,
the question of transportation is the first
one to consider, and here THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE comes in with its offer of
assistance, as it has done In previous
National Encampments. 1t will give
every comrade an easy chance of obtain
ing a first-class ticket over the railroad
from his home to Pittsburg and return,
by obtaining small club of subscribers
to the paper. This is great opportunity.
All the old veterans want THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, and are ready to take
it if some one will ask them to subscribe.
Anyone can get ticket with little
effort. Write to us for further informa-
ton as to the number of subscribers we
will require for ticket.
Some comrades may find it easier or
prefer to solicit for subscribers to The
american Farmer, as there may be many
more farmers than veterans among their
neighbors. We will make the same offer
for clubs for that paper.
Write us at once for terms and SAM
pie copies and begin work at once.
Subscribers can be sent in as they are
obtained, and will be credited on the
ticket offer. If enough are not secured
to entitle the canvasser to ticket they
can be applied on any other premium.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., MAY II, 1894.
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
On the Mexican Pension Roll
there are the names of 1915
survivors and .2S2 widows. and
something ever 5000 cases were
pending at latest reports. This
makes a total of %. 497. or sew
eraI thousand more men than
the United States had i'm Mexico
at any one time during the war.
These all receive either s. Or
$I2 a month.
Among the names are those
Of the widow of Gen. Samuel
Cooper, a New Yorker by birth,
wllO was Acknowledgement of
flie United States Army at the
outbreak of the war, and used
his position to aid the rebels i'm
preparing for the struggle. He
resigned his position to become
Adiufant-Genera Of the South
ern COnfedeFaey, and Officiated
as such until the rebellion coli
Iapsed. Mrs. Cooper has been
drawing a pension since june
6.ISS7.
The widow of Thomas j.
(ssStOneWaII") Jackson. who
was next to Lee the most p0pH-
laF commander Of the rebel
armies.
The widow of Maj. Gen. George
z. Pickett, WHO commanded a
division i'm the rebel army.
The Wid0W of aj.-Gen. Gideon
j. Pillow. who commanded a di-
vision i'm the rebel army.
The widow Of Lieuf.-Gen. A. r.
Hill. who commanded one of
1ire three corps of Lees army.
The widow OF Sidney Smith
Lee, who was dismissed from
the Navy for "going over 10 the
enemy" and af1erward became
aCOnfmOdOre i'm the rebel navy.
Brighten. Jas. R. Chalmers.
who was Forests chief lieu.
tenant.
Mai.-Gen. Dabney iii. Maury.
who commanded the rebel
troops at the battle of Chicka-
saw Bayou.
Hon. y. Il. Maxey, late United
States Senator from Texas. who
has been drawing his pension
since May 81, ISS7. He was a
Mai0r-General in the rebel
army.
Hon. Jas. Y. George, Senator
from Mississippi, and who
served i'm the rebel army as a
Colonel. The number of HIS
certificate is IL 1914.
Hem. A. HI. COIquiff, Senator
from Georgia who was q Major.
General i'm the rebel army.
draws pension under ceriili-
cate IS. I29.
The widows above mentioned
are of men who were educated
al the expense, and
afferWard fought TO destroy the
Government. They went on the
roll at once, while Last April
there were pending the claims
Of I4J 800 widows Of Union sol.
diers who had not yet been able
10 get Oh the roll.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The decision Of the Supreme Court of
South Carolina that the Dispensary Law
was unconstitutional will have wide
reaching Importance, outside of the par
ticular issue involved. The gist of the
decision is that no State can engage in
any business for profit, that the sale of
anything, or the carrying on of any
business is a right of the people, and
cannot be assumed by the State for any
reason.
In the exercise of its police powers a
State may regulate a business, or pro-
hibit it altogether, but it cannot take it
out of its citizens hands and carry it on
itself.
1t this doctrine be true, it will pre-
vent the Government taking charge of
the telegraphs and railroads Of the coun-
try, as many people desire. 1t is true
that the Government might take charge
of the telegraphs, and we think very
properly, as an extension of the postal
system. Then is would have to do the
business at cost, or less, as it carries mail
matter, and the objection would at once
be raised that it would be unlawful and
unjust to tax the people who do not
send kilograms for the benefit of those
who do.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

WAS the Governments promise to
pay pensions to those disabled in its
service conditioned upon the view that
might afterward be taken of pensions
by any set of politicians who might acct
dentally attain to power? IF so, why
were not the same conditions made with
regard to the, interest and principal of
the public debt?
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
HONOR THEM ALL,

Honor them alt these soldiers here,
Who faced the cannon's deadly ball:
Bring flowers TO strew their lowIy graves.
And let your tears above them fall.
Think Of the fight so noby won,
Think of the lives that then were given;
Their lives went for their country's cause,
Their souls are now at rest in heaven.
Their country called: and love for her
Called noble. manly hearts away
From cheerful homes and mothers arms
TO death and anguish in the fray.
But couutry's love was dearer far,
Within their hearts, than love for life:
And bravely fought our loved ones then
Amid the turmoil and the strife.
twas nobiy won; and how we love
The spot wherein they calmly rest!
We bring our flowers. we bring our tears.
We bring our love--it is our best.
So honor them, our noble dead:
Let burn your hearts with country's pride
Till we shall meet them face to face,
Who're all 10 peace. beyond the Tide"
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
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TRIBUNETS.
BONE coeyoMTNAE oUERIEs.

SOME C0GSoMTNAE QUERIES.
tGood Housekeepinol
Is Thomas Hardy nowadays7
Is Rider Haggsrd pale?
Is Minot Savage? Oscar Wilde7
And Edward Everett Hale?
Was Laurence Sterne7 was Hermann Grimm
Was Edward Young? John Gay3
Jonathan Swift? and old John Bright?
And why was Thomas Grsy7
Was John Brown? and was J. p Green7
Chief Justice fancy quite7
Is William Black X. ID. Backmore7
Mark Lemon? II. K. White7
Was Francis Bacon lean I'm streaks?
John Sucking veaIy? Pray
Was Hogg much given to the pcn7
Are Lambs tails sold to-day2
Did Mary Mapes Dodge Just in timcf
Did c. ID. Warner? How?
And what did Andrew Marvel SO?
Does Edward Whymper now?
What goodies did Rose Terry Cooke?
Or Richard Boyle beside?
What gave the wicked Thomas Paiue.
And made Mark Akenside?
Was Thomas Tickell fish at all?
Did Richard Steele / ask?
Tell me, has George A. SaIa suit?
Did William Ware a mask?
Does Henry Cabot Lodge at home?
John Horne Tooke what and when1
Is Gordon Cumming7 Win G. w.
Gable his friends again7