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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04
Oh. NV BACK.

A good many tired men and women
could get rid of that pain in their
back if they would try Parks Sure
Cure for the Liver and Kidneys.
The trouble is usually there, and
Parks Sure Cure reaches and cures it.
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

The ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c . week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

L OR SALE-SrORE COUNTER STOOLS AT
$50 ineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04
Kid Gloves for Easter.

A New York importer overstocked hmself-we
helped unload him. That is the reason offer
you elegant 81 % real kid, 4button and SHOOK gloves
in blacks and new spring shades at only Use. More
value for less money than you saw in kid gloves
before. Limit. two pairs to a customer.
II dozen chamois gloves, fine pearl buttons, the
81 quality. special Use.
80 dozen, real kid extra fine gloves in 4button and
SHOOK 81 80 to S162 special prices % and g.
IL dozen gents imported Mocha gloves. new styles
and shades, regularly 81 90. for this week 81. %.
Is dozen butter-worked kid, extra well finished
ladies' white glace gloves both self and black stitch
ing the 81 48 quality at &c. These very scarce
and hard to get Limit, two pairs to a customer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

yNANTED-A GIRL FO GENERAL HOUSE
W work at 210S Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04
MCIntyTe-ReCk Dry Goods Co.
Easter Near at Hand.

Now is the time to prepare for the event Of the
spring time and secure the many little things which
60 far toward making the plainest costume look
dressy and stylish. Never before have been able
to show such variety. pleasing alike to the eye.
taste and purse. For months past have made
preparations for this Easter Sale and spared no pains
to secure the best for the least money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

NANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL
W hou ework at 544 Twenty bird street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

WANTED-lOO.Oo0 CO.'S. BCNIONS AND
W ingrowing nails at 2l09 Third avenue.-Prof.
n. Quinlan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04
INTELLIGENCE COLUMN.

COR sALE-MA,CH TEAM. APPLY NATL
I Clay Co, sears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04

CCR REN"-A FLAT OF SEVEN ROOMS
over Blake & Murphy's. Apply at V. Dau-
ber's, 81 Nineteenth street
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
FULLMAN IN COMBINED.

lie nld eeinc Artfui Dodglng with Judge
srasioup's suhpena Server.
CHicNco. Feb 7--"If Mr. Pullman
ha evadel Tho serving Of the subpoena.
shaii cerainlv punish him for contempt
ct eugt. sad Judge Grossoup. Today
bali a Do oA ~ George NJ Pullman's
clerks will Dc brought before the Judge
and sreri as to their knowledge OF Mr.
lulu q, actions on Monday A sub
prna ssued for his presence as wit
n1ss in Judge 6russcnp's court on behalf
ol the defense IN tho conspiracy cases
Tho sehps M was given 10 Deputy United
States Marshal Jones ON Monday morn
ing
AZ tho Offices Of the Pullman company
be was informed by one Of the attendants
that Mr. Pullman was In the building
and Ia bis private office Another clerk
who WAS rei ilosted 10 inform Mr. Pullman
that some one wished to see him inquired
O. Deputy ZONES his business He was in
formed that he had a subpoena for Mr.
Pullman TO appear In tho Debs trial The
clurk returEcd to the outor Office In a few
minutes and said Mr. Pullman was not
In the Office but would 10 in later All
Monday the clerks kept tine deputy rum
ming mp and down the elevator Each
time no returned he was informed that
Mr. Pullman either had gone cut or had
moi yet returned.
On Monday night tho deputy called az
Mr. Pullman Is residence He WINS told
that Mr. Pullman had not yet returned
home and the deputy gave up the search
for the night Wednesday morning whom
he called 40 the Offices of the Pullman
company be WIS told that Mr. Pullman
had gone cut OF town that be was either
IN Now York or Washington. Tho clerk
did not know when Mr. Pullman had left
Chicago that be had gono away.
The counsel for the defense called tho
attention Of Judge Grosscup to the mys.
terious action of Mr. Pullman's clerks
and intimated that Mr. Pullman had suo-
cessfully endeayored to evade the process
of the court.
The judge directed that Deputy Jones
call into court all Of tho clerks and mes
sengors with whom he bad come In con.
tact at the Office Of the Pullman company,
and the court would cndesvor to learn
from them the meaning Of their action in
regard 10 the subpoena
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
-QUEEM LlL ARpicAlFs.

She Wants 80 live Privately and III rcacs
fssrertier.
HoHoluil'. saa gC VIA san francisco.
Feb -iiliroka anl hns ahdicaied in fa-
vor Of tic ~ uhhc This Is by far tho
most Important tptetps ~ ID q late rebel
lion. TIE docus cnt wrs a,awn nphy A.
$ Harswell o. The rs insi o5 ihsox queen.
lt was presented on jho th insG 20 Press
ident nnlo The doariment according TO
tho wording was ceceutsa lraeiy and vol
UNFAIRLY. n was addressed to The presi-
dent and goos on to say
Aaerfui aud fros orsu,tation with
my personal friends anl with my legal adj
visers, both before ani since my detention
by military cfaor 10 tle executive huild-
ing. and net.ng in conformity to their adj
vice, and also upon my uw1 FREQ volition
and IN pursuance Of my unaherahlo belief
and understanding of my duty TO the peo-
pie % Hawaii and to their highest and
best interests and also for the sake Of
those misguided Hawaiians and others
who have recently engaged IN rebellion
against the republic ANA IN an attempt to
restore mo to the position OF queen, which
] hold prior to the ,th of January, ! s93
and without any claim that shall become
now say or do TO any other or different
Treatment or consideration at the hands Of
the government than I otherwise could
and might legally receive ( now desire
to express and make known and do here
by express and make known to yourself
as tho only lawful and recognized head OF
the government and to all the people Of
the Hawaiian Islands, whether or not they
have yet become citizens Of the republic
or have bson Adherents of the late mon
nrchy, and also 20 all diplomatic and other
foreign representatives in Hawaii, to all
Of whom 1 respectfully request you to
cause this statement and action of mine to
be made known as soon as may be, as fol-
lOws-viz. IN order TO avoid any possibility
OF doubt or misunderstanding on the sub
ject although | do not think that any
doubt or misunderstanding Is either proper
or possible, l do hereby fully and unequiv-
ocally admit ana declare the government Of
the republic of Hawaii AS the only lawful
government of the Hawaiian Islands, and
that the late Hawaiian monarchy is finally
and forever ended and no longer OF any
legal or actual validity. force or effect
whatsoever, and / do hereby forever abb
solve all persons whomsoever, whether in
the Hawaiian Islands or elsewhere, from
ell aud every manner of allegiance or offs
eial obligation or duty to me and my
heirs and successors forever, and hereby
declare 10 ell such persons in the Hawaiian
Islands that I consider them as bound in
duty and honor henoeforth to support and
sustain the government Of Hawaii
The queen made a plea for the Hawai-
ians and others who took part in the re-
helilon. She hopes executive elemency
will be exercised in their cases.
She expresses desire to live in absolute
privacy lencefoith.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
New Ynrk.

ALBANY, Feb Now York city re-
formers, led by the Rev Dr. Charles H.
Parkhurst, appeared before the Lexow
committee TO protest against the biparti-
san police commission bill. The bearing
was in the senate chamber and lasted
moro than there hours.
Tho power Of removal bill was passed
by the assembly without a dissenting Ro-
publican vote.
Governor Morton signed tho powcr Of
procedure oill relating TO cities Of tho first
class. The new law provides that tho
mayors Of cities of the first class, which
include New York. Brooklyn and Bufla-
10. shall pass upon all bills that affect
their municipalities after they have been
passed by both branches Of the legislature
and before they are sent 20 the governor.
and that the mayor shall give public
hearing on the same, notice Of which shall
be given for ten days
A caucus of Republican senators was
held In the senate chamber. at which the
New York police bills were considered It
was decided by a unanimous vote 70 pass
a bipartisan police bin empowering Mayor
Strong to appoint two commissioners each
from the two dominant political parties
in New York.
They decided 20 pass the bill abolishing
the board Of claims and investing the pow
ers and duties of the board in tho supreme
court. They decided also TO do away with
the office OF inferior court reporter, posi-
tion now held by Frank 2. Delshanty Of
Albany.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
Many cities suffered.

MALONE, n. y, Feb. 7.-Most severe
weather was experienced here the mer-
curry dropping to 20 below Zero the low
est or years. High winds prevailed, with
a driving snowstorm. Two trains have
been stalled at Ellenburg and no mails
have arrived from the east since Tuesday
morning. All the railroads are badly
blocked in this vicinity
CATsKIII. n. y, Feb. $50 intense
was the cold in the Hudson valley that ice
harvesting was suspended. It Is l2 de-
grees below zero at this place.
SARANAc LAKE, n Y. Feb. THE
coolest weather In years prevailed here
The thermometer registered 40 degrees be-
low zero. At Horse shoe the thermometer
showed AZ degrees below last night
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb AT Glen
Summit. on Milkesbarre mountain, the
thermometer registered 25 degrees below
zero
SCRANTON. Pa, Feb. An day here
the mercury hovered about zero. and at
ono time reached degrees below. The
mines have been shut down. Charles
Staples, a former Lackawanna coal train
engineer, living at Moscow, near here left
a hotel at that place to go to his home a
mile distant Three hours later he was
found lying helpless In the road half
mile from the hotel His legs wero so bad
" frozen that amputation may be neoes-
sary.
CARBoNDALE, Pa, Feb AT no time
in the memory Of the Oldest inhabitants
has the cold been so intense as at this
time For three days past the thermom-
eters in the heart Of the city have been in
the neiqhborhood of 15 degrees below zero.
HAzLEToN. Pa, Feb THE ther-
mometer here registered 90 degrees below
zero and at Bivarton Hill 80 below. Wa.
ter pipes are frozen. and trains are run
with the greatest difficulty.
MLLvlLLE, n. j., Feb. The Mau.
rice river is completely frozen over at the
mouth, and boats are ice locked there.
Unless a thaw sets in an oyster famine is
to be feared II was IL degrees below zero
here
JERSEY CITY. Feb New Jersey felt
the fun force Of the cold wave The mer-
curry in this city lowered around zero
throughout the day At Newark the ther-
mometer recorded 3 below; Irvington, s
below; Caldwell. below; Montclair
below Pennington IA below; Now
Brunswick below; Elizabeth, below
Long Branch, 6 below; Perth Amboy, s
below; Asbury Park 4 below; Paterson,
below; Camden and Trenton, 2 below
SHENANDOAH. Pa, Feb. 7.--Ten col
lieries were unable to operate here on ao-
count of the cold.
PITTsBURG, Feb. THE Monongahela
river Is frozen from its head waters to the
Pittsburg harbor The ice is thick enough
in the harbor for people to walk across
on. The Allegheny is frozen for 100 miles
up from this point At Kittanning there
Is q great leo gorge for several miles. ana
the residents OF the towns along the river
are In fear Of disastrous flood should
there come thaw. Dynamite has been
used upon the gorge but the ice is now
frozen SO thick that there is no hope Of
making a channel through it.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
Doubt About the Bond Issue.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. TIT seems now to
be settled that no announcement Of an.
other bond loan viii bo madu until TO-
night or lator, when the house will have
voted on the ponding administration bill.
hessrs Morgan and Belmont Of New
York, who have boon here during the last
several days In consultation with the OH
cials on the bond question. have returned
home It is believed, without any posi-.
tive knowledge US to what tho admins
tration would do.
Close observers. however. are Of opinion
that these gentlemen, on behalf OF thoir
London clients made the president a def
mite olfcr TO take the whole 500 900. ono.
but at a rate Of interest considerably ln OK
coss Of 3 per cent, II not as high as ~.
II Is this high rate demanded that causs 3
the president to hesibate Ii Is well known
that be Is disposed 10 delay matters in tho
hope OF congressional action.
1t IS understood that while here Nr.
Morgan and Mr. pe'w0nt expressed grave
fear Of the result shUG.I the gold reserve
be permitted TO go much lower and strong
y urged on the president the necessity for
speedy action The president, it is un-
derstood, did not share their fears He
believed that tho American people and
those with most at stake had sufficient
confidence in our government and its in
stitutions not to entertain any doubts Of
its ability and purpose TO faithfully per-
form every obligation.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
TIE RLooMssuRe DUEL.
Blbicr and DR.. Eiegei Both Testify At the
Trial.


BELviDEBE, n. j.. Feb The trial
Of William Bibler Of Philadelphia. who is
charged with nurdcrously assaulting DR..
T. IL Riegcl Of Bleomshure, was begun
before Judge Morrow in tho Warren coun-
~ court The two men we've the princi-
pals Ia a duel with pistols at Bloomsbury
some weeks ago on account Of Riegel s
wife, and according to the stories told at
that timc Biber Is accused Of having fred
the first shot The courtroom was crowd
cd and little difficulty was experienced
Ia securing jury
Albert Beers OF Bloomshurg was the
ilrst witness He told OF the meeting Of
the two mon at his house one sunday in
December last while the doctor was on q
professional visit Bibler exclaimed, You
are the man I'm looking forp and the
doctor replied In such heated terms that
the witness ordered them both out OF his
house. They waibed down the road To-
gether and although the witness could
not hear the words that passed between
them he saw Bibler draw a revolver and
flre a ehot at the other Then regulai
fusillado was exchanged, he said. Whor
tho helsigoronts were disarned II wa
found that DR.. Riegel had received TIVE
scalp wounds and that Bibler had beer
struck IN the breast, tho bullet however
being stopped by a bundle Of papers whicl
no had in his pocket
Or. Riegel was then called TO the stand
He testified that Bibler opened fire OF
him. and that he returned tho fire IN sci
defense. both the men emptying their re
vovors at each other.
Blbler nlso appeared on the witnes
chair Ho stated that Riegel said 60 hin
before the shooting: You are a our. ]
had known you had been writing to m.
wifo, you would have been dead mai
before this lle sworo also that Riege
failed. Tho case viii go to the jury today
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
MRS. BLlxT TEsTlFlEs.
Tells what Harry Hayward Said the Night
of the Murder.

Tells What Harry Hayward Said the Night
of the Murder.
MiNNEApoLIs, Feb. 1.-THE trial OF the
murdercrs OF Miss Cling was continued
here For several hours the mercilosa
Erwin kept Blixt on the rack Not once
did he entrap tho witnoss into any serious
contradiction nor bring out any now fact
that would be OF service TO the defense
BliKt finally complained Of headache
and was excused for the day.
His wife WAS called next, Her testi-
mony was mainly corrohorative Of Blixts
story Of his relations with Hayward and
the many conversations they held Com
ing to the night Of the murder. she snid
A bout a clock Harry came In and
went TO our bedroom He said Blixt
are you asleep About O'Clock Harry
came down stairs again and hollored out
loud. l3list arc you asleep twice. Then
he said lhat glrl on the fifth floor has
been murdercd Sho was murdered for
her money. some fellow Of hers mot her
out there and murdered her for her mon
ey. Isn't that too had2 I'm afraid my
200 Is LOSE l wonder " I'd better 90
and tell tho Insurance people in the morn.
ing. And they don't know who done it.
They ain { got no olew.
Mrs. lIlixt overheard a part Of the con.
yersation and said 10 telling it:
Harry oamo down and talked with
Blixt IN tho boiler room. / heard bin say
Those darn fools think know something
about that case They thought they
would take me before them, and } would
break down Bah
The cross examination was in rrogros.
when court adjourned.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
Unprecedented cola IN europe.

BERLIN. Feb. 7.-Three fishermen have
been frozen TO death at Warnsmund
ROME, Feb. Snow to the depth of
nearly four feet Is lying on tho roads 10
the province Of Ancona. Several towns
are isolated. The seaport and the Canal
del Lezzsretto at Ancona are frozen over
This is unprecedented in the history Of
the city.
VlENNA, Feb. THE weather is in.
tensely cold, the mercury registering 40
degrees Of frost There have been numer-
Gus instances Of birds frozen stiff falling
from the trees. An Italian orange seller
fell dead from the cold. At lglau hares
and partridges come 10 the houses to seek
shelter and food The asylums for the
houseless are stormed nightly by persons
clanoring for admission
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
MAJEsTIc,s ROUGH TRIP.
Passengers Report Sea Tragedy on the
Coast of ireland.

AousN el 4felduus
QUEENSTOWN Feb. THE White Star
line steamer Majestic. Captain Parsell,
from New York, Jan 80, for Liverpool,
arrived here She reports having met
with terrific gales throughout the passage,
which was the slowest one she ever made
some of the passengers on the steamer
make an alarming report, which IS con-
hrmed by some Of the crew. These pas
sengers state that at half past / o'clock
Wednesday morning, when the steamer
was about 200 miles west Of Ireland a
small craft was observed TO the north
ward Of the Majestic showing what SEEM
cd to be q torch signal Of distress. The
steamer course was altered and she
stood up in the direction Of the craft, but
on approaching close TO where the torch
light had been seen it suddenly disappear
ed The Majestic cruisod in the vicinity
for an hour, exhibiting lights, but moth
ing more was seen. A strong gale was
prevailing at the time, and high sea was
running No doubt is entertained that
She small craft foundered.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
STATE LEGISLATURES.
What the New York aud Pennsylvania
solons Are Doing.

sulons Are Doing.
HARRISBURG, Feb. The senate con
CURED in the house resolution providing
for tho appointment Of committee TO in
vestigate and ascertain the number Of
alien paurers and prisoners in the. .charita-
bic and penal institutions OF the state for
the purpose of returning them to their ma
tive countries a bill passed the senate
finally requiring school boards TO purchase
and float the United States Gag on school
houses. The bill provides that the Gag
shall be made Of American wool. by Amer
ican workmen and displayed on q staff Of
American timber
The senate gave Governor Hastings
warning that majority Of its members
would not confirm the nominations Of
any persons whose appointment was dis
tasteful to a single member Of that body
The governor sent TO the senate the
nomination Of a constituent of Senator
Snyder to be a notary public and by re-
quest Of the senator who opposed the ap-
pointment, the nomination was rejected,
all but two of the members sustaining Mr..
Snyder. Should the governor send to tho
senate the nomination Of a friend OF Mar.
tin and Porter the Republican leaders Of
Philadelphia, senator Penrose the leader
of the followers OF Senator Quay, bGs sa-
CURED pledges from enough senators to
prevent their confirmation.
In the house a bin was read the second
time providing that one-half Of the per
cent tax on premiums be paid by foreign
Gre insurance companies 70 regularly IN
oorporated tiremon relief associations
The State Firemen's s association Is urging
the passage OF the bill The country mem
bcrs were successful in preventing tho
passage Of bill preventing the crossing
at grade Of streets by steam railroads in
cities Of the commonwealth. 1t was con
ceded by the opponents Of the measure
that this was a scheme to keep out com
peting railWays
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
ZERO WEATHER.
The Cold Snap Appears to Be
a Slayer.
A BLIZZARD is FOLLOWING IT.
Intense Cold Is Reported From All the
Northern States, and MANY Records Have
Been Broissn.-Isiversa and Herbora Frozen
Up-Maoh suffering Among the Poor.

Northern States, and MANY Records Have
Been Broken Rivers and Harbora Frozen
Up-Maeh Suffering Among the Poor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Fourteen wears
have passed since New Workers have ex-
perienced such bitterly cold weather as
that Of the present snap. The official Their
mometer registered degrees below zero.
This morning the mercury lowered around
zero, but the cold is not 50 intense as it
was yesterday. A blizzard Is due today.
forecaster Dunn's records show that on
Dec 81, 1850, the mercury fell TO de-
grees below.
Many people have been frozen. business
IS blocked and traffic on the rivers almost
stopped by the ice. Tho Staten Island,
Hoboken ard other boats have great dill
Guilty in making their trips. For the first
time in years the Narrows is covered with
ice. Incoming vessels are coated. and
mombers OF their crews are severely FROST
bitten. Ferry slips are jammed with hoat-
ing cakes. and boats arc delayed
This morning the bay from the Battery
wall to Governors island was mass Of
ice no water bes-e visible The paddle
boxes Of the Fall River line, New Haven
and sound steamers had coatings several
feet thick, The Staten Island boats were
ten minutes late tho Thirty-ninth street
ferry from 80 minutes to one hour, and
South, Hamilton and Wall street ferries
were delayed five minutes on each trip
All slips were blocked with ice
On the North river solid ice extended
half way across to the Jersey shore In
spots it stood eight and ten feet up in the
air Boats had to ram half an hour to
make landing. Tho Erie slip and the
ferryboat Mccullough were frozen up
completely Ice smashed the rudder Of
the Susquehanna All Jerseyites were
from one 10 four hours late and many
women did not get across at all
An old man who was not identified was
found at midnight in West Elity-third
street He was frozen almost stif and
was lying on the basement steps Of a house
The man was taken to Roosevelt hos
pital, where he died at Y 80 'clook this
morning without regaining consciousness
Numerous people were received at the
hospitals last night who had been badly
frostbitten during exposure in the extreme
cold.
Evening journal., 1895-02-07
CHINESE HOLD OUT.

Their Fleet NVithstands the japanese At
taclSs In NVei-Hai-Wef Bay.
CHEFU, Feb THE Chinese feet in
the harbor of Wei Hal Wei is still holding
out aga nst the Japanese. The Chinese
vessels have shelled that part Of the town
which, it was supposed, was occupied by
the japanese. Three foreigne named
Walpole. Sohnell and Thomas are reported
to have been killed or taken prisoners.
The commander-in-ch Of the first
Japanese army, General Nodzu, is report.
ed to have been killed at Hal Cheng
Local papers state that General Tai,
commanding the Chinese land forces at
Wei Hai-Wei. is dead and that the situa-
tion is critical.