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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

Excited Lady ion the beach)- Why isn't something done for the ship in distress? Why don't some of yon- 7 Coastguard fhurriedlyl Ne have sent the crew a linasto come ashore, mum. ? Excited Lady Good gracious! Were f64y waiting for formal invitation2''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04
A Neat sohenn.

belle-They say that Dora is sn.
 aged to Count Moneyton.
 niara-She is. She told him she could iN French, and when he began to 'peak It she dropped into his arms and aeiaimed: "0h, count, this is so sud
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04
LINCOLN PARpoNEp HIM.
he President Took the Risk on the Side oi Mercy.

IT, Mtrcy.
 non. Il. |. Dawes, in some recollec-
 oAs o1 Lincoln and Stanton, relates Aperience of his own in dealing sa,n ,sn these two men, who, so wholly |ra,, llAe Tn ways of work and thought, flAeo together arm in arm, each sus- neo Tn the load he carried by the a ae leaned on, and helped on his
 as oy the caution and counsel of him
 ao walked by his side A quarter
 ssssr of 2 Aassaehnsetts regineYt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

 fenced to five yeaf, imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary. Says Mir Dawes:
 ..I had received petition to the president, signed.by many leading citi- zens of the neighborhood of the offen- ders home, indorsed and certified to by the physician of the penitentiary, and also by leading physician of my own town, tasking for his pardon on the ground of failing health, and repre- senting him to be in sad condition of decline, with every prospect of speedy death unless he were released.
 II took this petition to MT. Lincoln, who, after carefully reading it, turned to me and said:
 s' Do you believe that statement2'
 Certainly do, Mr. President, or I should not have brought it to you.
 l" Please say so here on the back of it, under these doctors.
 ''I did as requested, adding: And be- cause believe it to be true I join in this petition.
 "As I signed my name Mr. Lincoln remarked, We can't permit the man to die in prison after that statement, and immediately wrote under itall:
 Let this man be discharged. A. L.
 He handed the paper back to me, and told me to take it to the war office and give it to Mr. Stanton. He saw at once something in my countenance which led him to think that 1 had al- ready encountered some rough weather in that quarter, and had little relish for more. Mr. Lincoln took back the paper, and smiling, remarked that he was going over there pretty soon, and would take it himself.
 sThe next day, on going to the house, I was met by two Michigan representatives with the inquiry: What have you been doing at the White House? We wentthere to get poor Michigan soldier pardoned whe had been sentenced to death for deser- ton, but we couldn't do anything with the president. He told us that you were thsre yesterday, and got hi4la te paTdo<, 3 man out of the psnitensiary, and when he took the paper to Mir Stanton he wouldn't discharge him.
 's "He told me, said the president, s'that it was a sham, and that Dawes had got me to pardon the biggest ras- cal in the army, and that I had made gambling with the funds perfectly safe. I couldn't get him to let the man off. The truth is, I have been doing so much of this thing lately that I have lost all influence with this ad- ministration, and have got to stop.
 'I went immediately to the White House, with my hair on end, but was greeted by the president in the mildest manner. I inquired if the pardon had gone ont. He replied that it had not, and then recounted, in his quaint way, the scene in the war office
 ssl said to him that 1 could not afford to have this matter rest on any uncer- tainty. Retain this pardon, send a message to Albany and make certain the truth or falsity of this statement- at my expense, if we have been imposed upon Mr. Lincoln's reply was:
 "'I think, if you believe it, I will. At any rate, I will take the risk on the side of mercy
 ''So the pardon went out. And yet the sequel proved that MT Stanton was the nearest right of the three; for, on my return to Massachusetts, almost the first man who greeted me in the street was the same dying quarter master, apparently as hale and robust as the best of the people around him." Atlantic Monthly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04
PINE BLUFE, WRkHNSHS.

lately maae US post otnces uepots for the sale of quinine Any inhabitant can go to the nearest office and pur- chase a little package containing five grains for half cent or one farthing, British money. Last September one hundred and twenty thousand such packages were sotd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

Every real thought on every real 's9lect knocks the wind out of some 'ooy or other, O ". Holmes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

The Liverpool electric elevated railway, which has been in existence about year, has proved completely successful in operation. 1t is five miles long. and it's total cost, including equipment and all other. charges, has been five hundred and fifty thousand pounds. A five-minute service of trains is maintained with perfect regularity, and so far without mishap of any kind. On a recent holiday forty thousand passengers were carried in eight hours.
 After many years of hard fighting. the Sunday opening of picture galleries in London has been conceded by the common council. but only through the casting vote of the lord mayor. The council stood eighty-eigbt in favor and eighty eight against the motion, and it was amid much excitement that the lord mayor gave his casting vote. A motion to recind the resolution will come up at the next meeting, and the Sabbatarians yet hope to triumph.
 The ex-president of the Royal col lege of veterinary surgeons of En- gland says public drinking troughs for horses are a curse to horsefiesh, as they spread farcy and glanders A considerable ventilation of the matter is in progress, and it seems to be con ceded by experts that the danger IS in the contact of the horses mouths and not so much in their using the same troughs Trougls with separate com partments are recommended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-04

-The begging out of mining claims is going on vigorously in MatabeIe- land, in the region from which the na- tive owners were driven at the muzzles of the Maxim guns but few months ago, and the process from transforma- tion from savage barbarism to frontier civilization is proceeding at remark able pace.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

New YORK. April 15.-The steam
ship City of Bangkok, which arrived
here yesterday from the East Indies,
brought the largest elephant ever
landed in this country. He came
from Rangoon, in the Bay of Bengal,
and is II feet, IL inches high, two
inches higher than Jumbo was. His
name will be Rajah. He is consigned
to Lemen Brothers. Kansas CITY.
whittier he was shipped last night.
Although special car had been con-
structed for him by the Pennsylvania
railroad, the roof, which was built
as high as the railroad tunnels would
allow, Just touches his back. When
placed in his car, Ra jah knocked out
the roof with his trunk. 1t was has
tily repaired, and then Raiah started
on what viii probably be an eventful
journey in the care of five keepers.
Lemen Brothers will be in your city
this season. Rock Island, "Wednesday,
May %.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
KNOWLEDGE

p.;,cs comfort and improvement and
,lJ. /, personal enjoyment when
WI", WeT.,v usri. The many, who live bet
.."t han Others and enjoy life more, with
~. ~ expenditure, by more promptly
rIe,ting tine worlds best products to
S|,. u.s. ,nsSl, of physical being, will attest
.e .Le ralus 10 health Of the pure liquid
v,,,,;re u, principles embraced in the
.~cdy. syrup Of Figs
"i.. T.. txcrilence is due to its presenting
8, Is form most acceptable and pleas
u a. =, IN tbe taste, the refreshing and truly
it,,r,e6rial properties of perfect lax
.,!y,. .,', raeetually cleansing the system,
G.,,iiinr colds, headaches and fevers
- o-I permanently curing constipation.
!. 1t t,s r;y,n satisfaction to millions and
n.a - v!.h the approval of the medical
s.,i,..ion. because it acts on the Kid
drgv. Liver and Bowels without weak
,nirr ;hcm and II is perfectly free from
% 80 ab,rcti1aable substance.
,;-pp uf Figs is for sale by all drug
81. in soc and 81 bottles, but !. is man
,h,.rrp,i by the California Fig Syrup
M erly. whose name is printed on every
,.,kars. al.u the name, Syrup of Figs,
mi h,inr well informed, you will not
.rep; any Substitute ii offered.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

ing the first experience of the Iowa
iron works, whose managers have
worked in some particulars under a
great disadvantage. Added to this
came the strike at Homestead. from
whence much of the material in the
construction Of the boat was re-
ceived. a strike AZ home also delayed
the work, and for some months during
the past winter nothing whatever
was done. but the little craft is now
nearing completion. The finishing
touches arc being put on both hull and
machinery, and it is expected that in
few days she will be ready to slide
into the Mississippi.
1t will take some days to prepare for
her trip to the sea. which promises to
be not only interesting to those navi-
eating her. but to the people along the
Mississippi river, this probably being
the only opportunity they will ever
have of seeing real torpedo boat. On
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
BRIEF MENTION.

Picturesque America"-bring in
your coupons.
kindling wood for sale by f. B.
Mckown, telephone 1893.
II in need of carpenter see w.
Wiescncr, 207 Sixth avenue.
The ARGUS Worlds fair series is
in popular demand. Preserve it.
Money to loan on real estate secur-
ity. Apply at jackson & Hurst's.
Miss Harriet Hcngstler returned
this morning to her home in Chicago.
Reduced-5o cents per pair is the
price for doing up lace curtains at
Parker's laundry.
Ring up 1914 and have Parkcr's
wa gon get your lace curtains. They
do them up cheap now.
Picturesque Worlds Fair" the
best published. THE ARGUS is now
disposing of at Is cents a number.
John Schafcr has purchased John
Ranson's saloon on Market square
and placed Henry Luchmann in
charge.
Valentin Jannsen, who for many
years kept saloon in Milan, will on
Tuesday next open his new saloon
with an excellent lunch. His
friends wish him success in his new
enterprise.
Those persons desiring TO consult
Madam Hutchinson should call ut
once, as her time is limited, at 23l
Twenty-lirst street, corner of Third
avenue. Fee Ladies, so cents; gents,
81.
A rate of one-and-cne-third fare.
(s3.65 for the round trip on the GER
tiiicate plan will be made by the
Rock Island & Peoria railway for the
illinois State Sunday school conven-
tion to be held at Peoria, MAY 15-l7.
Rudy's Pile Suppository is guaran-
teed to cure piles and constipation.
or money refunded. Fifty cents per
box. Send stamp for circular and
free sample To Martin Rudy, Lancas-
ter, Pa. For sale by +. II. Thomas
and iIar;z d Bahnsen, druggists,
Rock Island. Ill.
This is the time of the year when a
fellow feels like going to the sea
shore Tor vacation. for when he
goes home after working hard all
day. he finds everything turned top.
sy-turvey, TIE carpets hanging ou,
on the clothes line. and his wife will
say, ..Go out and dust that carpe;
while you are resting. and mind you,
dust it thoroughly" After he ha.
busted the carpet she tells him tc
bring in the bed and set it up, and
while he is working he might as well
hang up the pictures. Oh! it's pleas.
ant, this house cleaning.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

and in build, machinery, speed and the
anticipated effectiveness in action fur
nishcs no gauge for comparison The
Cushing is purely "a Icrschoff product,
readaptcd to torpedo uses. while the
Ericsson is the result of careful study
by the naval department. and has been
built after the designs drawn by men
vcrsed in that branch of naval con-
struction. So it will be seen that
there never has anything been COM
pictcd in this country from which
comparison may be drawn. and it is
sufficient to demonstrate the Erics-
sons excellence by saying that Eng
land and France, with at least 800
each of these boats. have nothing
superior, and it is doubtful if anything
they have produced will ever equal
this unique craft.
This boat is $50 feet in length and
15iS feet beam in the widest section.
She will have u displacement of 100
tons. end, while like all of her class.
will sit low in the water. Yet, when
ready for sea, she will need about az
feet of water to safely navigate In
her after sections she resembles the
whaleback, with graceful lines drawn
in to the cigar-shaped termination. but
forward she holds her depth well. Civ
inr her smooth and unbrolscn lines to
the stem. and so sharply drawn that
the least possible resistance is pro-
vided.
No greater care could possibly have
been taken than has been lavishcd
upon this vessel. every piece of mate
rial being subjected to q thorough and
scientific inspection, and nothing else
than apparent perfection was allowed
10 30. Her frames are of steel and the
plating of galvanized steel from
three-sixtccnths to orc-fourth of an
inch in thickness. The work in COM
plotting the hull has been slow on ac-
count of the excellence required. and.
rs finished. is pronounced n master
piece by experts and government in
spectors.
In no part of her construction is so
much interest taken as in the rnach;n-
cry. Bearing in mind that the speed
requirement is twenty-four knots. it
follows that the propelling power must
be something more than ordinary, and
it is doubtful if finer set of engines
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

other aft of the engines. They were
built here under royalty to the Eng
hsh patentees, and arc remarkable in
more Ways than one. The principle on
which these boilers arc constructed is
not new, but is seemingly carried to
the limit. The flues or the tubes con.
Meeting the sections number in each
boiler over twelve hundred, giving an
enormous heating service, These arc
covered with a casing of magnesia and
galvanized steel, and with these and
the machinery in place and fuel in the
bunlsers the little, craft has a full
cargo.
The armament of the torpedo boa.
will consist almost wholly of the ar.
rangcments for using the Whitehead
torpedo. To repel boarding she will
carry four onc-pounders, rapid-firinp
guns. but her effectiveness is entirely
in her power to reach point close
enough to the enemy, fire her torpedo.
and run away. The quarters for her
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
Sunday Services.

At Trinity chapel, Rev. r. F.
Sweet. rector, even song and Sunday
school at 2:30 p. m.
At the Broadway Presbyterian,
no preaching morning and evening.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Young
peoples meeting at 6:15 p. m.
At the Second Baptist services at
II a. m. Suday school at 3 p. m. At
1880 p. m, sermon by the pastor, Rev.
A. NJ. Lewis. Subject, "Mah is Gods
Creature.
At Trinity church, Rev. r. +.
Sweet, S. Il. d., rector, Whitsunday
celebration at Il. m. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m. Mathis, litauy and
sermon at 10:i5 a. m. Even song
and sermon at 1880 p. m.
At the German Methodist, Rev. J..
Lescmann, pastor. will preach at
1890 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning
subject. 1.-The Apostles Filled with
the Holy Spirit" evening. saul De
serted by the Spirit of God"
At the United Presbyterian,
Rev. II. c. Marshall, pastor. Preach
ing at 10:45 4. m. and 1880 p. m. by
Prof. Graham. o: Monmouth college.
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Young
peoples meeting at 6:45 p. M.
At the Central Presbyterian, the
usual services, preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. John ii. Kerr. Morning
subject, Following in Christ's Foot.
LET tnS,
ton" Sunday school at AS a. m.
Y. p. S. e. f. at 6:l5 p. m.
At the Christian church, services
at 10:45 n. m. and 7:i5 p. m. con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. +. w
Grafton. At 1915 n. m. the pastor
will deliver his fourth annual ser
mon. Evening subject, "A Young
Mans Blunder." Sunday school a,
9:15 n. m. Y. T. S. c. f. at Gas p. m.
At the First Methodist, Rev.
+. w. Merrell, pastor. will preach al
10:45 n. M, and ut 7:S0 p. m Morn.
ing subject, The Direct Witness for
the Spirit" sermon for Pentecostal
Sunday. In the evening, the fifth
anniversary of the orgauization OF
the EpwOrth league will be observed,
with concert program. The pastor
will speak on ''The Province oI
Young People in the Church. AT
$50 p. M. the pastor will preach al
College heights. Sunday school al
9:Ss a. m. Young Peoples meeting
at ESQ p. m.
At the First Baptist, preaching
by the pastor, Rev. C. +. Taylor.
ph. ID. Morning subject. Church
Prosperity. No. Attendance Upon
Prayer and Conferences" evening.
The Conduct OF Life No. 6-Wha.
Wages Did He Earn?' Baptism
expected at the close of the
evening service. Sunday school
at 9:l5 a. m, c. l.. Williams,
superintendent. Il. Y. p. u. meet.
ing at $50 p. m. Leader,
Mrs. j. Gavin. A rally meeting.
Special program. Sunday school
at the Fortv-fourth street chapel
at p. M, F. NJ. Sinnett, super
intendent. Gospel service in the
chapel at 1880 p. m.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

was ever built in this country, and no
boat Of the size of the Ericsson has
ever been provided with greater dcvel-
opcd power.
She has two engines Of the vertical
inverted cylinder, quadruplc expansion
type, which. together, make a rcmarls-
able amount of machinery for boat
of it's size. The high pressure cylinder
has bore of eleven and onc-half
inches: the first intermediate. sixteen
inches; the second intermediate, twcn-
ty-onc and one-half inches, and the
low pressure. thirty inches. with q
gcnexQl stroke of the piston of sixteen
incheiZ Ae twin screws are made of
magnesin y hzc and arc four feet seven
inches in diameter. These engines are
expected to develop two thousand
horse power.
eac steam supply is to come from two
T6pt1HeFsft boilers. one placed in the
- pAmediatcly front and the
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

account of the shallow water of the
river, the utmost care must be taken
in going from Dubuque to point be-
low the rapids just above Davenport,
Iowa, after which she need anticipate
no trouble in reaching the gulf.
The delivery of the boat by the con-
tractors to the government will be
made ut Pensacola harbor after the
trial trips have been made and she has
been demonstrated to be one of the
fastest, If not the fastest, crafts il the
world.
Fully realizing their obligations to
reach the twenty-four-knot limit, the
contractors seemingly have no fear
whatever of failure. They claim to
have the machinery to drive the boat
much faster than this If required, and
are anticipating in the real speed
achievement of the Ericsson their
very best advertisement fr~ this inland
shipyard.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

10 Whom it May Concern: By
order of the board of directors of the
Rock Island Plow company, cor
poraiion organized and existing
under the laws of the state of Illinois.
notice is hereby given that the cap
ital stock of said, the Rock Island
Plow company, has been increased
from three hundred thousand dol
lars $500. .0OO) to the sum of six hun
dred thousand dollars ($600, ,O0W.
Date and the corporate
~> seal of said company
SEAL affixed this 9TH day of
~ May A. ID. 1894.
Pun MITCHELL,
President Rock Island Plow Co,
Attest: w. j. KAuLKE.
Secretary Rock Island Plow Co.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
AN INNOVATION.
The New Torpedo Boat Built at
Dubuque.
LAUNCHED ATTHEXEY CITY TODAY

The Erscsson, the First United states War
Vessel Constructed I 900 Miles From the
scaboard. VIII Soon Pass Rock Island.
Marine architects ana the many in
seresoea IN our new navy have CEN
sered their attention on torpedo boat
NO. 10 be known rs the Ericsson,
nearing completion in the yards of the
iowa iron works of this city. This in
tcrcst is but natural when the fact is
considered that although designated
as NO. =, it is the first experiment in
torpedo boat building in this country
worthy OF the name. The Cushing No.
Is IN no particular up to the standard,
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

The boat was launched from the
yards of the Dubuque Iron company
at 8 O'Clock this afternoon. Secretary
Of the Navy Herbert being present.
The boat is expected to reach Rock
Island some time next Monday, and
tits thought will land here long
enough for Secretary Herbert to paw
a brief visit to Rock Island arsenal.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
Sustain
Home INDUSTRY
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success
ors to George Wagners Atlantic Brewery, |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengels
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities, and may
be ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
Excursions to the south.

Excursions on May 8 and 90, at
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
limited to thirty (sW days from date
OF issue; choice Of routes offered;
stop-overs permitted within certain
territory. Detail information upon
application to
r. STOcKHoUsE, G. +. A.
Depot, foot of Twentieth street
Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
Texas.

May 8, 1894, low rate excursion tick
cts may be had st the "Burlin gton
office to all points in Texas. Fina
limit OF tickets. 80 days from date o.
sale For particulars apply to
M. j. YOUNG,
Agent, Rock Island.
H. d. MACK, ID. P. A.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

We are Offering to the public full
line OF medium and High Grade bicy-
cles at unusually low prices. Call
on us and save money.
ID. M. SECHLER CARRIAGE Co.,
Third Avenue, Moline.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

'Pe1lets- 1 gained
twelve pounds while using the first bottle
OF Prescription
l send you my picture together with my
most heartfelt thanks. To any one suffering
ne l did who wants to know the particulars
of my case ard who win send stampcd en-
velope with name and address on, ] will
write particulars"
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

crew are such that there will undoubt-
edly be no great strife among the sail
ors OF the navy to be assigned to her.
There is barely room for the crew and
officers, with no opportunity for ac-
commodating guests or making this
last addition to Uncle Sans fleet a
pleasure boat. The general equip
ment of the torpedo boat will be as per
feet as it is possible 10 bc made. She
is provided with steam steering gear,
with patent cnunciators and an incan-
descent lighting system that is won.
derfuily perfect.
The work on this boat was COM
menccd nearly three years ago, it be-
Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12

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Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
kaSIi15SSSsYS OTHERS

Mrs. MARTHA JANE PRINGIE, of Chase,
Jackson, Co.. W. CG., writes: Having been
q great sufferer for many years with nearly