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Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
ABBREVIATED 1ElEGRAMS.

The Kentucky legislation has adopted ,
resolution calling on the senators from,
that state to vote against the confirmation
OF Peckham. nominated by Cleveland 10,
associate justic of the supreme court.
Cardinal Gibbons has sent to the bone at
Rome portraits Of President Cleveland
and ex-President Harrison The cardinal
said: THE holy father expressed n desire
for the portraits. His desire for them shows
the interest he takes in America and
Americans"
The Illinois board Of agriculture has de-
cided to spend $4,000 on the permanent
state fair buiidings and grounds mt Spring.
field
Frank A. Iappen. who owed over s5Oo..
GOO in Milwaukee and left the city to avoid
arrest on several indictments charging him
with securing money on false pretenses. is
now a leading merchant of the City Of
Mexico.
Robert p. Porter has resigned his post az
editor-in-chief of the New York Press.
President A. T. Harlow. of the st. Louis
Merchants exchange. is dead after a. brief
illness OF pneumonia, at his home in
kimmswick. No.
Detroit has won substantial victory IN
its suit against the Detroit Citizens Rail-
way company, involving millions of dol
lars and the validity of the company :
franchises. The company is given thres
months to remove its tracks. bat can. upou
Hing PROPER bones. appeal TO the court or
appeals.
The Majestic, ocean liner, Of tie White
Star line and the New York raced across the
ocean and the Majestic beat the New York
''out of sight,
In accordance with the decision of the
British government the adoption Of the
eight hour day in the government factories ;
goes into effect on Monday next.
Auditor Gore, Of Illinois. announces that
the Temple Building and Loan association.
of Chicago. is insoivent. The concern is
small one, and its receipts from all
sources since beginning business in August.
1891. were only sl6,7ss. Liabilities are
E:.2s5 in excess of assets
"A poor mans party has been organized
at Shelbyville. Ills. No man who has over
&, 500 in property can be nominated or re-
eeive support for city offices.
In late report grand jury at Decatur
HIS. recommended the enlargement of the
county jail in order that women and boy
prisoners may be kept separated from the
hardened criminals.
The Rev" j. W. Powell, a religions
impostor, has been exposed at Alton. Ills.
He became acquainted with the best resi-.
dents OF the city. borrowed all the money
he could and then decamped.
Committeeman at Columbus, Ind. will
ask the city council to pass an ordinance
for the paving Of streets with brick in or.
der TO give work to the unemployed.
There are i62,0i0 persons ON England's
pension list. and they draw about Sos. CO.,
Ooo year from the treasury.
A bill has been introduced iu the Con.
necticut senate to prohibit the attach
ment for debt of graveyard lots and
tomls.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

y virtue 81 special execution and fee bill No
ooss iesued ont 81 the clerks oc Of the circuit
co9rt OF Rock Island county. and state OF Illinois,
kn1 y ne dirscted. wherebyl am commanded 10
s.se ne sennont OF q certain Judgment recently
obtained seainet ". Mo,her in favor Of The
reopcs re- N.tionai Bank sf Rock Island. III .ou, Of
the isoas, tenements, goode and chatlcs OF the
said defendant, c. W. Moshcr 1 have levied
upon ont me following properly. towi,: All that par!
% % p1stion Of Rig leland lying in Rock river that
les between ths wcet line of the right Of way Of
We nocx Island ana Peoria Railway company,
1co the east line ol section number fifteen u5ani
s,s tSsen.y- Two Cssl In township number seventeen
til noHn range two III west Of the fourth lrin.
cspai meridian. In the county Of Rock leland and
state OF 1linO;s,
1Aerefore. according tosaid command I shalleI-
poee Tor saie atpublic auction all the right, title
- intereet Of the above named, c. W. Mosher
ena 20 the above described property. on rri-
~; =. see seth day Of January, At O'Clock p. m
9 ~ eosth door of the Court Houee, in the
0S g Hoek Islanf, IN the county Of Rock Island
- etoee Of llO1ofe, for cash In hand, satisfy
sexd hxcc ,tioa and fee hill
4. D. le4 CIRRUS d. GORDON.
6heri0 of Rock Island County. Illinois.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Relating 20 Foisons, Prescriptions, Physi.
clans and Practice.

Relating 10 Foisons. Prescriptions, Physi.
clans and Practice.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 1.-The Brooklyn Pub
lie Health society has completed a joint
committee representing also the National
Constitutional Liberty league, Boston, and
the New York Public Health and Consti.
tutional Liberty league, and declared in
favor Of legislation requiring: 1. Ply
sicians to write prescriptions legibly and
when possible in English land Latin if
they choose). 9. That medicines dispensed
by physicians and others containing poi
sonous ingredients shall be by them legi-
bly, labeled Caution. Take only as di-
rected." 3. Restoring to every citizen the
right to freely contract for the services of
whomsoever he considers competent to
treat or heal him or his family without
rendering the person thus employed liable
to prosecution. except for malpractice.
The joint committee calls upon all in SYM
pathy with such legislation to address it
at room Is, 33l Madison avenue, New York
city.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
PLANS oFA NEW PARTY.
The Platform Of the Union Labor Leaxus
Started at Chfcagu.

The Platform OF the Union Labor League
Started at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Union Labor
League has been organized here. Il is not
merely labor union; it is political party
whose object is to advance the interests Of
union labor by law. Its national platform,
covers the ground broadly enough to take
in Henry George, the greenback fiat men,
the silver men and all others who are
dissatisfied with any portion of the style of
government rs it is.
The city platform provides for union
men only at union wages in public insti-
tutions and the adoption of the initiative
and referendum. 1t protests against the
'unwarranted outrages of the police
against our most valued and sacred con-
stitutional right of free speech and lawful
assemblage," and against the non-enforce.
ment Of the eight-hour laws The Pinker-
ton ''mercenaries'' are denounced az
traitors to the country" The league
proposes to begin with the state and its
ambition is to control the whole country.
from village trustee to the president Of
the United States.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
THEY BOTH cUMseR THE GROUND.
Ce~Pae u savagc~ Who should Ne Sho,
Quickly.

n Co1Pae Of SaSagc~ Who should ne Shot
Quickly.
CArErowS, Feb. MAJOR Goold Adams
has reported to the government that he
has captured witch doctor who has for a
long time past been the terror of the
Matabeles inhabiting the kraals in the vi
cinity Of shiloh. The most terrible tales
are told Of the cruelty and daring of this
witch doctor. He is said to have been in
the habit Of entering the kraals, where the
people were 80 afraid of him that they
dared not resist and to have carried of
women and children.
These he murdered after first binding
them by the hands and feet and afterwards
pricking out their eyes with needles.
Finally the witch doctor would drag his
victims to the river khami and would re-
tire to n convenient spot from which he
would watch the crocodiles pull the bodies
OF the helpless and blinded people to
pieces. The doctor. who is the husband
Of woman classed as q witch and who is
said To have assisted the so-callsd doctor in
his atrocities, has been tried ON the charge
Of murder. found guilty andd sentence to
he shot.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

My trouble commenced with
Cstarrh. 1t settled on my Bronchial
Tube and Lungs. I had nine
hemorrhages in 20 days. Nv lungs
would pain me so ut times I could
hardly stand IL. ] read of the sue.
cess Of the Physicians Of the Scott
Medical Institute. I took their
trsstment sent by express. ] never
was ut their Office. but ! am CURED.
This was 10 months ago. have not
had any bleeding Of lungs since and
have gained 23 pounds"
HAVE rot THESE SYMPTOMS?
"A burning pain behind the breast
bone. shooting pains through chest.
stitch In the side, tenderness in the
upper part Of chest, cough tickling
or burning Of throat. Breath short
on exeftion and Of wheeling sound,
tightness across chest. loss Of
strength and flesh. night sweass,
mucus sometimes streaked with
blood"
These are the prominent symptoms
OF Bronchial Catafrh. Il can be
cured II the Lung Tissue is not
diseased.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
LEGAL
xe,iee Of a.,.a, s.,,,. neu,.

ESTATE OF Daniel a. 'Briep, deceased.
Pnhlic notice ts hereby given thai the under
signed. David Brown, has this day Il led his fpal
report ana settlement As such In the county court
~ tock leland county. and that an order has
oeen ert.rec by said court approving the ,ad re-
port. un'ess objections thereto or cause TO the
contrary be shown on OF before the first Monday
proval of said report, the raid David Brown will
sss Tor an order Of dis, ribution and will also ask
10 oe discharged. Ali persons interested are no
Rock Island, ILL.,, Jan. II, 1885,.
DAVID BROWN.
hsecutor 81 he last will and testament of Dan
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

ST. LouIs, Feb. LA Post Dispatch spe.
eial from Clio. Ala, says: A broken rail
ON the Central Georgia railroad wrecked
passenger train here. Two coaches and
IN express car rolled down . twenty-fiv
foot ssembankment. Isaac Slovenian, Of
New York, was badly cut in back and head:
X. A. Koerber, express messenger, badly
mashed and leg crushed; James Mcintyre,
Dadeville. Ga, badly hurt. Several others
tecsived minor injuries.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
REPORT rs PROBABLY FALSE,
That the British q. q. N. Il Going Z,
Retire from Politics.


LONDON, Feb. IA letter was received
in London from Biarritz. sent by Herber,
Gladstone. in which it was stated that the
latter's father was in splendid health and
full Of fight for the coming session. The
Pail Mall Gazette report that Gladstone
intended to resign has caused a great deal
Of excitement, but in political circles the
report II discretlited.
Gladstone's secretary, Littleton, informs
the Associated Press that he has no infor-
nation which would lead him to believe
that there is any truth in the story. Lord
ROseberry. the secretary Of state for for
eign affairs, in reply to . telegraphic mes.
sage sent to him by the Associated Press.
says that he knows nothing about Glad
stones intention to resign. At the for.
eign Office and at other places where
Gladstone's intentions might he known
the Pail Mall Gazette story was discred.
tied
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

To believe one'sself more cunning than
others Is mistake. The fox is moro
cunning than an ASS. but there are mort
foxskins in q furrier's store than ass.
sims.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

CAMDEN. n. j., Feb. 1.-Twenty- four in
mates Of the aims house have called in .
body On Superintendent McGee and de-
manded moro food. They say that they
cannot suhsist upon the small portion of
food allowed them daily Their daily fare
they say 70 . small spoonful II potatoes, .
cup Of weak colee and q slice Of bread.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-The schooner Gert;e
+ Foster, II Gloucester, was driven ashore
at Stsawbery Point, about four miles be-
low Liverpool. N. s., and viii probably
prUve total loss. There were sixteen men
In the crew. i've II whom were drowned in
trying 70 reach The shore IN their dory.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

The Tariff Nag 10 Ready for
the Home Stretch.


usssy ssSssssy sss sAs lsesns rse-
WAesAy nsa Esal - Oss HAas Ezss1sssa
'seDsoesa Hsssea. Dss ~ Tsz y naassa
- . Dssnar-asssssss Esuesases sAs
Dooo 2010os-0oae Deesares shs lssoe
DtsUnl
WAs1IxoTox. Feb l.-Ths internal rev.
saus btu hos heea plsced a. rider upoa
shstasi9 I'm bya . vote oe lsS to 81 TIE
ssstFe day was spent In the consideration
q ameodmeats which were o6ered to the
various internal revenue features. The
psioeipal fight came upoa the proposal to
ipcresse the tax upOa whisky from % cents
% q and extend the bonded period nom
shree to eight year~ These provisions,
especially the one looking to IN increase
a the bonded period. were bitterly op-
posed By prumineut members upon both
sides Of the house. and despite the opposi-
sion the latter proposition-that Il to ex-
tend the bootiai period 70 eight year.-was
stricken out. while the increase Of the tax
from 70 CENTS to q was allowed to stand.
0esr's Cs0ssss ~ sAs Pr~Alhs.
The kentucky members say this will
bring ruin and disaster 70 the whisky in
eeresss of their state. Kentucky alone
has over S.m.no gallons Of whisky in
bood upon which the tax viii he increased
without giving them the brnciit Of an ex-
tension of the bonded period. Only one
other amendment Of importance to the in
eesnal rvvcnue features of the bill was
carried. II was u provision 70 extend
the operation a the income tax to all
moneys and personal property given or he
queafhed by inheritance. This it il esti-
mated Will increase the revenue from the
tax about 3.0oo.@ per annum. After the
disposal Of the internal revenue amend.
ments . rsw occurred over the four amend
ments TO the harley schedule which were
pending last Saturday. and by dint Of
msnGuveFtng I.cckwood-who h opposing
them-managed to prevent q vote until
the hour Of recess arrived
TIE Prograame for To-day.
Today these amendments will come M
again for settlement one way or the other
AZ noon today the tariff bill was rcported
TO the house. THREE hours are to he al
lowed for closing the debate-one and a
half hours ON . side. Reed will make the
ciosine speech for his side. .aan Speaker Crisp
and Chairman Wilson will close the DEM
ocratic side. At3 O'Clock the vote will he
taken upon the bill and pending amend
ments Several sepante votes will probably
he demanded upon amendments. among
them being the amendment abolishing the
sugar bounty. Under the rule the only
motion which can intervene before the
final vote is taken upon the passage Of the
bill after the amendments are disposed Of
ts motion to recommit. with or without
Instructions. Wilson and some Of his
friends on the committee give the bill 81
majority.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. Ia
movement Is On foot to secure the Corbett-
jackson fight Tor Superior, aud the citi.
zens who are behind the move ere serious
In &c.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
SCOTT
Medical Institute.

ssi Brady street. Davenport. Ia
OvEs AxExicAx Expsrss Co.
sPECiALTlES-Catsrrh. Eye. Ear.
Nose. Throat, Lungs; Nervous dis
esses, Skin diseases, Chronic dis.
eases.
OFFICE HOURS:-s to II Q. n, Z
70 p. m. . to sP. n.
On Sundays the Office will b ops.
sfon . .. N. to II. 3 tolP. =.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01
BOND TALK IN THE SENATE.

nssr ssrprsse. HIS Br-shren by r.k,n.
the View of Allen.
In the senate there was one long pale nj
or"tory on the question Of selling bonds
- SECRETARY Carlisle |. doing and prpba-
bly, viii have done hcfore the senate acts.
and the surprise Of the day was Hoar's no
S'tion. which was the same n that taken
by Allen and Stewart-that the bonds are
not authorized. This is what Hoar said.
81 feel bound by q sense Of public duty to
declare that In my opinion the bonds i..ueti
and sold by the treasury department nm.
der existing circumstances will he ILLEGAL
and will carry no constitutional or lawful
obligation on the government for their
payment"
Previous TO this there had been stinsinr
mp Of the question of what the reserve was
for. Allen was speaking in opposition to
the Necessity for . reserve af all. when
P!stt asked: rs not the secretary Of the
Treasury just ~ much hound TO redeem
treasury note> presented now as before the
limitation Of the redemption Of those
notes."
NO. sir" replied Allen.
"Docs the senator hold that II a treasury
note is now presented the treasurer /. not
bound TO redeem it,
II do" replied Allen. HE Is not. under
any sct 1T congres> now in existence"
DO understand the senator from Ne
tsssks 90 maintain" inquired Allison.
that under the resumption act Of 1875 IL
was only intended to redeem or provide for
the redemption II mo ~ the green
hecks. and tbat when those es5,OOO.OD Of
greenlMcks were redeemed st the treasury
Il was the end II the retlcmption,"
THAT is the extent of the power given
~ the law" insisted Stewart.
- slcsire 60 know" continued Allison.
from the senator from Nebraska, who has
the floor. II that II his construction of the
law under the original acts''
befoee answering that question" said
Allen. II desire TO ask the senator from
Iowa question: II Il not true that the
power pussessed by the secretary of the
eseasuFy must b. such power % ID con.
Sesred upon him by statute,"
NO doubt about that" assented Ali.
son.
"Now ] am prepared tn answer the SEN
stor frum Iowa. My construction Of the
resumpeton act is this: That the only
power coufcrred by that act upon the 80.
weary a the Treasury was to rr,lecm m.
volume Al 0utstanding leRal tender trr...
usy noess On Jan. I. 1872. down 70 SsOO.-
10000, and that his power stopped to re-
deem them when they reached that
point.
Il sssert," continued Allen, s'tbst nm.
der al these scts-construing them to-
eether-thc secretary Of the treasury never
had power 70 retleem beyond 100000. 60
aud be dos not possess that power today,
Any Other conclusion transfers the eutire
poweS over the fiscal affairs Of this nation
tsosn coogse.s, where the constitution vests
=. 10 tbs unlimited and unchecked discre.
tioa q ths SECRETARY Oe the treasury"
the LAW IS soMeWHAT MIXED,
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

accrIrsowrH TIE eeoeaiFgf CT tbs caux!frwHt csrsn
uci "a is5s Mfcs.sTos raoa sruuy cs JHs NAP cf n,
CCEic2gp CEIce22gp Rock IslaIl 3 PsciG: RV.

The Direct Route to S;sd ffom Chicago Joliet o..av.
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davenport. Muscssine. O;iu.nwe, G,slalcosa. Dss
Ycines. Wfntersst,' Audubon. Harlan and Cosncil
aiais. Ia IOWA: Minneapolis and S, Paai. in MN
SEsoTA; Wa.ertown and Sioux Falls In DAKOTA
-anercn st Joseph ana Kansas City, IN MISSOURI.
omaha. Lincoln. Fairtury and Nelson, in n NElRAsEA
Nehisol, Leavenwcrth. HortoE, Topeka, Hutchinson
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SANsAs; Iinsfsher. FL Reno ard Minco, in INDIaN
TERRITORY; Denver. Colornco sprinss ard Pueblo
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communication to AL towns snd cities and wes
scithwes, and southwest u Chicago c,d 70 pacsc .ns
sns-oceai.lc scapoy-a
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA bill Of interest
D. inventors has been introduced by Hall
OF Missouri, by request. 1t provides tha:
two or more patents may be obtained for
an invention. whether it is capable Of tli-
vision mechanically or on physical lines, or
the applications differ merely in the form
or scope Of claims presented; provided that
the PATENTS he issued on the same day, or
II not the later ones shall only be for the
unexpired term Of the former.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

deemed. but not that they must be retired
they may continue in circulation"
Tho law of 1875" /" said Allison, affect.
d only ~, ,00o.0o0 Of greenbacks The Law
of1s5S ts tslnterpreted and was understood as
the time By those who framed IL that the
om.OoQ000 under that original act would
Be re-fssued from time to time when re-
deemed. The only effect Of the act of 1873
was to make the act Of 1873 clear and
10 establish the limit"
''Ihe understanding Of senators Of this
law does not give Il any force among the
people o. with the coordinate depart.
me0ts o( the government" !" retorted Alien
The reserve Of eiOO. .0O0, 900 is lying there
now" aaid Allison, ''for the purpose Of re-
deeming these greenbacks, and for NO other
purpose"
The reserve fund.-" said Allen, "was q
mere caprice Of the secretary Of the treas.
ury. II was created long before this act to
which It's creation has been accredited
was passed. II rested upon NO authority
oertved from congress; upon no power
given by the legislative branch OF the gov
ernment. The secretary Of the treasury
has ample power to destroy this reserve
and use Il for the ordinary purposes of this
govcmment." And II was just here that
Hoaf surprised the senate with the words
gwen In the first paragraph Of this dis
patch.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

JACKSON n HURST.
ATIORNEYS AT LAw-OAice in Rock Islan,
~ Nasiona! Bank building, Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-01

ss y. sWE1SEf. C. L. wALKER-
SWEENEY & WALKER.
ATTORNEYS AMI COUNSELLORS ATLAw-
~ Once in Peugston's block. Rock Island, III.
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For Sale.
Is head of good work horses consist
ing of geldings and young mares In
foal, and two teams Of ponies for driv'
Ing, also one thoroughbred durham
COW and calf. 10 we'll bred pigs; will sell
for cash or on time or will trade fol
oxen, also two quarter sections Of land
In Pembina and Carlisle townships,
will sell on five yearly payments. Al
so the old Peterson homestead near
Cavalier. also have to rent three
quarter sections good land near Penn.
bina all ready for crop with good house
and stables. Apply to,
1921 w. j. kNEEsHAw,
Pembina, N. d.
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Card of thanks.

Card OF thanks.
After had the misfortune, of hav-
Ing my leg and shoulder broken on the
10th, Of August last, while working
for the N. P. r. r. Co. some of the
employessof said,Co. whose names do
not know except those of Messrs Lar
son road master; &c. Warner station
agent, and D. Fec section foreman at
Pembina, contributed a considerable
sum of money for my benefit and sup
port, while / was unable to earn a liv-
ing for myself and family. Besides
those, many of my own town people
have In one way or another contri-
buted to my welfare. Among these
I would mention Messrs. E. NJ. Nixon,
Chas. Full and Rev. r. Johnston,
without forgetting my old and tried
friend MI. Gisll Gislason. To all those
good people, I wish torcturn my most
sincere thanks. BARNEY ARNAsoN,
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E. II. Nixon has removed his ONCE
and building stock to the lot adioin-
ing H. C. Feldman's flour and feed
store, where he will be pleased to
meet all his old customers, and will
guarantee prices to cash purchasers
as low as any man in the trade. 1890