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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-07
Proucuncsa Hopeless, YET Saved

From I letter written by Mrs. Ada
l.. Hurd, of Groton, :. d.. we quote:
''WaS taken with a bad cold. which
settled on my lungs. Cough set in
and finally terminated in consump-
ton. Four doctors rave me up. saw
ing | could live but Il short time. |
gave myself up to my Saviour. deter
mined if | could not STAY with NV
friends on earth. / would meet nv
absent ones above. My husband was
advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
coverv for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds. gave ii 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 4 Bahnsen's drug store. regu-
lar size. 50c 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 n bilious
look. if your stomach he disorderea.
you have dyspep.ic look. and if
your kidneys be affected YOU have a
pinched look. Secure good health
and you will have good looks. Flee
tric Bitters is the great alternative
and tonic. acts directly on these
vital organs. Cures pimples.
blotches, boils and gives good com
plexion. Sold ut Hartz Il Rahuseu,s
drug store, soc per bottle
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALyE.
The best salve in the world for cr+s
bruises. sores. ulcers salt rheum
fever Sores letter, chapped hands,
chiiblalns, corns, and all skin erup,
lions, 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 & Ullemever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-07
ANTWERP EXPOSITION,

ANTWERP EXPOSITION.
II Is opened by King Leopold and Host
of Prominent Persons.
ANTWERP, May liking Leopold, &C.
companied by tie Queen of Belgium, the
rrincesses of the roya, famiiy. the Coun-
tess of Flanders, Prince Won Hohenzollern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-07
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will be
read with intense Interest: 81 cannot describe
the numb. creepy sensation that existed in my
arms hands and legs. had to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore. To overcome
in "a measure the dead feeling that had taken
possession Of them. In addition, L had q
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist. together with an Understandable gone
feeling in my stomach. Physicians said It
was creeping paralysis, from which. accord
ing to their universal conclusion, there Is no
reief. Once 10 faStcns upon q person, they
say. IL continues its inSidious progress until
IL reaches a vital point and the sufferer dies.
Such was my prospect. j had been doctorng
year and half steadily. but with no par
tnuar benefit. when saw an advertisements
OF Dr Miles Restorative Ncrvinc, procured n
bottle and began using H.. Marvellous as it
may seem. hut few days had passed before
every bit Of that creepy feeling had left me,
and there has not been even the slightest
indication Of its return. I now feel as
well rs l ever did. and have gained ten
pounds in weight. though l had run down
from lao To 13.. Four Others have used Dr.
Miles Restorative Ncrvine ON my rccomen-
dation, and II has been rs satisfactory in their
cases rs in mne."-Jamcs Kane, La Rue o.
Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists on a positive guarantee, or sent
direct by the Dir. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart,
Ind; ON receipt of price, Il per bottle, six
bottles for -. express prepaid. 1t Is free from
opiates or dangerous drugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-07
HAVE YOU $ $ j: ; :: 81
Catarrhal trouble

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
A Proposition Sat Down Upon.
THE NEARSARGE'S BATTERY.
None of the Guns That Fought the
Alabama in the Wreck.

There is now very little hope entertained
at the Navy Department that the old kear-
sarge, wrecked on Roncador Reef, will ever
again figure on the naval lists, for Secre-
tary Herbert has been advised that the
stanch old hull has yielded to the pound
ing of the heavy seas, and is fast going to
pieces. 1t is unlikely that anything of
value will be recovered from the wreck as
the cost of wreckage operations would
probably exceed the value of the property.
In this state of affairs 1t is consoling to
naval officers to learn that none of the
guns which did such effective work in the
battle with the Alabama off Cherbourg
were aboard the ship when she was cast on
the reef. An official statement prepared
by the ordnance bureau for the informa ton
of the Secretary shows the following dis
position of the battery OF the Kearsarge at
the time of the Alabama enga cement:
The two eleVen-inch guns, Nos. 10 and
2t}, are now on hand at the Mare Island.
California, navy yard. The four thirty
twO-pounders OF forty-two hundredweight
Nos. %, 100, 102 and 106, were sold at the
Boston navy yard in February, 1880 to
Mr.. Lissberger of New York. The thirty
FOUNDER Dahlgren rife, No. ., was sold at
the same yard in 1915 to the Boston Ma
chine Company, and the twelve-pounder
light howitzer, No. 80, was melted up in
October, 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
HARRY SMITH RETIRES.
Mr.. Reid of Alexandria, 1t is Said,
VIII BE Appointed.

Mr.. H. H. Smith of Michigan, assistant
register OF the treasury. rendered his res
isnation to Secretary Carlisle today to take
enect March 15. He resigned in compM-
ance with the request of the President.
SIr. L. W. Reid of Alexandria Va, who
formerly held the office. is a candidate for
Ieappointment, and will most probably be
MI. Smiths successor. The immediate
cause OF the change in the office is said
70 oe the constant personal and official
Touo-e between Mr.. Smith and Register
human They could not get along to-
liner ant il was felt all along that Mr.
smith because of his repubIicanism would
Ie compelled 70 retire from the bureau
a Is said at the Treasury Department to-
uty that no change is contemplated in the
e ounce OF register: that the charges preferred
a@1-ust MT. Tiliman are without fOunda-
~ mat ne IS not under inves estigation;
M M ne mas proved acceptable official
anu tAat ne VIII certainly serve out his
s@ IN uIi-sS something unforeseen prevents
81 smith VIII remain in washington and
compete The preparation Of his TWO vol
ulileS; Parliamentary History of Con-
IlsSs. am the legislative History of
Lsad4ns American Tariff Acts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
NEWS FROM THE NEWARK.
Health of Officers and Crew Believed
to he Good.

Secretary Herbert received a cable mes
sage this morning from Lieut.. Comma nder
Ackley, commanding the L. S. S. Yantic,
at Montevideo. Uruguay. announcing that
the L. S. S. Newark had arrived off that
port and was in quarantine. There was
a case of yellow fever on the Newark while
at RIO and she was sent south in the
nope that the cooler climate would eradi~
cate the disease on the vessel. A press
dispatch says that one death from the
fever occurred on the "trip from Rio to
MOntevideo, but no mention of this is made
In the official dispatches Admiral Ben
hams silence in regard to tae health of
the squadron at Rio Is accepted at the
Navy Department as a positive indication
that the health of officers and men is
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
NEW YORK AND THE CAUCUS,
Members From the Empire State Say
They Are Not Bound by 1t.

The New York members of Congress say
they will not be bound by the action of the
democratic caucus last night. They take
the position that the caucus did not consider
party questions and that there is no binding
effect of a caucus action which considers
other than party questions.
Representative Warner of New York said
The action Of the caucus was ridiculous.
1t might as well hold caucus on the sub
3ect Of nautical almanacs or any other mat
ter in which party action was not involved.
The silver question is one in which every
man has the right to exercise his individual
opinion, and intend TO exercise that right -
Representative Tracey OF New York said
TT Is amusing to see caucuses which try to
establish that certain democrats, including
the President and Secretary of the Treas
nry, are not in the democratic party Such
desperate expedients indicate that the silver
bill cannot be passed if vote is secured"
Representative COOmbS of Brooklyn said:
i will not be bound by the caucus, as it's
Resolution was merely advisory and it dealt
with a question which is not a party ISSUE ."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
SHOT TO DEATH
A Terrible Tragedy in a Texas Rail-
way Station.
RESULT OF An OLD QUARREL
Jim Mitchell Responsible for the
Affair.
INNOCENT PERSONS SUFFER

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 2O.-A terrible
tragedy here last night was result of the
famous Fort Bend feud, known as the
Jaybrd-W oodpecker quarrel. James X.
Mitchell. the murderer, was a central
figure in that affair. Milton Sparks and u.
L. Dutton, constable of Eagle Lake. were
in the city as attached witnesses in Fort
Bend feud murder case, and Mrs. Sparks
accompanied her husband. This engen-
dered bad blood, and last night Mitchell,
who was waiting at the railway station
for his father and brother from Richmond,
spied Sutton. He opened fire, which was
promptly returned Sutton falling after
firing a second shot. Mitchell kept up his
murderous fusilade until he had fired six
shots.
The result was that, in addition to SUIT
ton being killed Milton Sparks was shot
to death and Dan Gleason, an omnibus
driver also lies dead. Mrs. Sparks, wife
of the murdered man, was badly wounded,
as was also a child she carried.
brother of Sparks was mortally wound
ed, and Mrs. Mcdowell, an aged lady, re-
ceived one of the bullets, and her chances
of recovery are slim.
Mitchell said to a reporter after his ar
rest: Il shot Sutton for interfering in my
family affairs and / hope to h 1 killed
him. We had a previous difficulty and he
sent me word that he would kill me. l was
here to meet my brother. / am an attached
witness and believe was simply attached
to get me here to kill me- as / was notified
that Sutton and a crowd of six or eight had
formed plot to kill me. / had no grievance
against Sparks. l shot to kill Sutton and
sutton shot to kill me. When / saw him he
had his hand on his pistol, and / said to
him: We will just settle our trouble right
here. We then went to shooting His
shots passed my head Those back of me
sutton killed. l killed those near him. /
am glad killed him, as he interfered in nv
family affairs"
1t is pretty evident that Sutton killed
Gleason, while Mitchell killed Sutton, Mil
ton Sparks and the baby. mortally wounded
Sparks brother and shot Mrs. Mcdowell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
Suspicion of Attempted Murder Rests
a Deaf and Dumb Girl.

BANGOR, Me-, Feb. 20.-A most mysteri-
Gus case of attempted murder has come to
light at Frankfort, fifteen miles from here
E. Parker Treat, well-known lawyer Of
that town, lives with his sister, Mrs. Laura
Treat, and her daughter Bertha, deaf
and dumb girl. Saturday night he was
reading in the sitting room when some one
stealthily dealt him several blows, telling
him to the floor.
His sister, who was in another part of the
house, heard the blows and rushed 20 the
room. Treat lay on the floor unconscious
and bleeding from nine serious wounds On
his head. The blows appear to have been
dealt with a hatchet. No one could he
found in the vicinity.
Suspicion rests on the daughter Bertha
although no reason for such an attack can
be aScertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
SHE SAVED HER BOY.
Touching story of IA Western Mothers
Devotion.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. 2O-Mrs.
Elizabeth Page walked into the city yester-
day after a tramp of 300 miles from st.
John, Kansas. to save her boys life. She
came from the Cherokee strip, whence she
had gone from Detroit, Mich, when the
strip opened last September, in quest of a
home. She secured a claim, but was com-
PEELED to give ii up to a prior claimant.
Disguised, she returned eastward with her
four children, the oldest of whom was
sixteen years old. At st. John the family
could proceed no further, as one of the
horses had died.
The remaining horse was sold, and with
the money John Page, the oldest boy, went
to Kansas City to find work. He failed
and wrote his mother he intended to COM
init suicide She had no friends and less
money, and placing her remaining children
in the hands of a farmers family, she
started to find her boy. She reached here
yesterday morning more dead than alive
after having nearly succumbed in the re-
cent blizzard.
With the aid of the city officers her boy
was found, purse made up he sent on
east and the brave mother back to her
other children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20

Otherwise There Would Have Been
Endless Litigation.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 20.-The court
OF appeals has handed down a decision of
the highest importance to Kansas CITY On
the ground of public policy alone, acts done
at special meetings of the council for
period of nearly three years before June,
1872 We're declared valid, although they
are, in fact. Illegal The opinion handed
down stated that were 1t not for the mo-
mentous questions involved and the endless
litigation which would ensue from such
construction of the law. the court would be
constrained to declare all acts done at
special meetings Of the council from the
time of the adoption of the new charter in
1889 to June, 1892, invalid. Among the
ordinances which would fall in this event
Is the one calling for an issue of 81, 900, 900
worth of bonds for the building OF a new
system of water works.
Had the court decided in strict accord
ance with the law the amount of mischief
which would have resulted could not he es-
timated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH.
Intense Cold Again Prevailing in tn.
West.

DULUTH, Mimi. Feb. 20.-C. f. Ward
of Duluth was found frozen to death last
hight near the village of Merritt on the
Mesaba range. Ward was a well-known
railroad conductor and has been in the
service of prominent roads entering here.
He left Merritt to go to a claim he had
taken up near Hale mine and succumbed
to the intense cold before reaching his
claim shanty. He was twenty-nine years
cid and unmarried.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 20.-A blind
ing blizzard prevailed here since early this
morning. There is a high wind and the
storm is growing in violence, with no pros
pect of a let up. The weather is severely
cold,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
SHIPPING THE BONDS,
The Work Begun at the Treasury De-
partment Today.

The shipment of the new per cent
bonds to the subscribers began today, and
will continue until all have been properly
delivered Today's shipments were CON-
fined to $1,000 coupon bonds. Nearly the
entire loan is composed of bonds of this de-
scription. lot of bonds of other denomi-
rations were delivered at the Treasury De-
partment this morning by the officers of
the bureau of engraving and printing In
cluded i'll the lot were $4,000 registered
bonds, 500 coupon bonds and $1,000 regis
tered bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
COLLECTOR AT GEORGETOWN.
The Decision of Secretary Carlisle is
Said to BE FiunI

The friends of the numerous candidat tes
for Mr.. Johnson's place as collector of GUS
toms at Georgetown are exerting all their
influence to secure the important indorse-
ment of Secretary Carlisle. 1t is under
stood that the President has placed the
matter in his hands ana viii be guided
almost entirely by his selection. Senators
and Representatives. several from states
as far distant as Louisiana, appear to be
taking deep interest in the ease and seize
every favorable opportunity to inform Sec
retary Carlisle of the superior merits of
their respective candidates 1t is expected
that the matter will be settled in a short
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
NEW ASSISTANT QUARTERMAsTER.
Lieut.. Robert r.. Stevens Appointed to
That Position Today.

The vacancy In the Quartermasters de-
partment of the army caused by the re-
tirement of Col. Dandy and the promotion
Of Mai. Barnett was filled today by the ap-
pointment of First Lieut. Robert r. Ste
vens, sixth infantry, to be assistant quar-
termaster with the rank of captain. There
has been an animated struggle for the
place. Lieut.. Stevens stood number 3 in
his regiment 30 in the corps and 105 in the
army He was born in Texas in 1855 and
was appointed to the army from Missis-
sippi, and has seen fourteen years and nine
months service, mostly in the west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
Beautiful Specimens of Art.

They are beautiful specimens of the en-
graver's art, and reflect great credit on the
force at the bureau of engraving and print
ing. where they were designed and exc
cuted. They all bear a general resem-
blarce to the $1,000 coupon bonds, already
described in The Star but each, of course
has its distinctive features. The bonds
have on then face vignette portraits as fol-
lows: $1,000 registered, Daniel Manning;
$1,000 registered, stephen A. Douglass; :;
$1,000 coupon, Thomas \. Benton; 500 cou-
pom. Silas Wright. The above represent
all the bonds that have been completed at
the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
Personal Mention.

Hon. Jos. E. Willard and wife of Vir-
ginia are at the Ebbitt. Mr.. Willard is a
member of the state senate
EX-Representative a. c. Thompson of
Portsmouth, Ohio. and now one of the Ohio
state judges. arrived at the Ebbitt this
morning.
Gen. Lew Wallace, better known as Ben
Hur," has left the city for the west, after
a weeks pleasant sojourn at the Ebbitt
Col. l. Fl. Saunders, superintendent of the
Danviile Military Institute, Danville, Va,
is in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. 20.-The funny
man on a coast publication threatens to go
out of the business. In the last issue he in
serted an item stating that two prominent
men, Corbett and Jackson, We're looking
for a mill site Puget sound. Letters of
inquiry are now pouring in asking for par
ticulars. Real estate men having first ella Sc
mill Sites" with plenty of timber adjacent
want to secure the addresses of Messrs
Corbett and Jackson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
The Vacant NaNnI ymastershfp.

1t is s'expected that the seven vacancies In
the list of assistant paymasters in the navy
VIII be filled in few days. Secretary Her.
bert has given the matter careful consider
alton and is about ready to submit the mat
ter to the President. There is a long list Of
candidates for these Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
For The Relief of the kearsaree Crew

Representative CaTpJell OF New York in
troduced today in the House a bill for the
relief Of Acting Rear Admiral Stanton and
the officers and enlisted men Of the L. 5. s
Kearsarsc. which was wrecked on Roncador
reef 1t provides FOR their reimbursement
for sucn individual losses as they sustained
The limit of loss Of each person. however,
is not 10 exceed twelve months pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
Treasury Cash Balance.

The available cash balance in the treasury
today is $139, l92,3i9; national bank notes
received for redemption, S227,So5. Govern
meut receipts: Internal revenue, S144, ,GG;
customs. S439 6S6; miscellaneous, S2232O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
An Allotment Agent.

The President has appointed Charles +
Worden Of Delta, Ohio, a special agent 1,
make allotments of land in severalty t,
Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
COuutPrfeite Arrested.

The officers of the secret service arrested
Josh. Kennedy at Atlanta, Ga, last night
for making plate coins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
THE BRAZILIAN REBELLION.
Telegram From Admiral Benham ms
Ia Arrival of Sbfps

The Navy Department received a tele-
gram from Admiral Benham yesterday
stating that the dynamite cruiser Nicthe-
roy had arrived off the harbor of Rio de
Janeiro and that 1t was currenly reported
that the other ships of the Peixoto feet
Would arrive or Rio on the 22d of this
IIioItl. no ms IS taken TO mean at the Navy
Department that the government has az
cided to force an issue and that there will
be a combined attack by the government
vessels upon the irsurgent navy. The fact
that the Nlctheroy lis lying outside of the
harbor and does not enter and take nm har
position under the guns of one of tho loyal
forts Is accounted for by the theory that
she is safer outside, as she could easily
run away from the Aquidaban if pursued
and could avoid attack from hostile tor
pedo boats to which she would be expos ed
in the harbor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
Troops Landed.

Advices received contain the additional
information, however. that while lying of
the harbor Sunday the vessels landed sev-
eral hundred troops. 1t is supposed here
that these troops were intended to rim
force the loyal garrison at Nictheroy. which
has suffered severely from ne repeated
ana concentrated attacks Of the inslIr-ent
ships and landing parties. After lanAing
the troops the Nictheroy steamed south
ward. The movement is significant, as
heretofore Rio has furnished the troops
which have been called upon 20 put down
the insurrection in other parts Of Brazil
To carry out this new policy of concen-
t'''f'7' tro0"S at tho caritsl the Nictherov
is well adapted, irrespective of her merits
az s.a. .essel, as sue is feet enough TO
easily eYade any of the insurg..1t ar1lored
crafts that might attempt to run her down
in the open sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.
House Democrats Plucking Up CouP-
age From Mr.. HiIrs Success.

The anti-administration democrats IN
Congress are pleased to regard the defeat
Of Mr.. Cleveland in the contest over the
Supreme Court justiceship as a break OF
his power which will speedily lead to either
a change in his attitude toward Congress
or to his complete overthrow.
Cleveland's going outside Of New York
for the justice is regarded very generally
in Congress as an acknowledgment OF final
defeat and an abandonment of the fight,
though the man Of his selection is one OF
his loyal clan. Had he selected a New
York man whom Hill could not have de-
feated il is believed that in a measure, the
effect of the two defeats might have been
Weakened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20

At the same time there is much gratifica-
ton that the matter is settled, and great
many who have privately resented Mr..
Cleveland's attitude toward Congress are
picking up courage from Hilrs success. TO
make some display Of Independence Though
not marked by any acts of boldness. there
is within the democratic RANKS in Congress
hostility toward the administration. The
opposition are feeling their way in the night
with great deal Of caution and shrinking
before punishment, but they rejoice over
every blow given Cleveland, and grow
holder when they see that he has suffered
discontinue.
The supreme Court contest has awakened
their courage TO a considerable degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20

An index to advertise.
ments will be found ON
Page 3.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-07
People Don't Grow Famous in . Hurry.

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