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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21

been dividing his time between Rocl
Island and Davenport. He has beer
cumming with the young man re-
ferred TO Of late, and was in his com.
pany yesterday. SO the police say.
The pair were Swallowed all day yes.
tcrday by Chief E.zel. Capt. Kramer
and Officer Miller. IL being suspected
that they had something to do with
the burglaries Of the previous night.
They Visit the saloon.
Lashley and his companion visited
Hays saloon yesterday afternoon.
They retired 20 q rear room, ostensi-
bly, to play o game Of cards. but John
Hay says he heard them unlock q
window. He grew suspicious.
and concluded to watch them. The
police were notified that there would
probably be an attempt to burglarize
the saloon last night.
William Nav left the saloon about
2 o'clock this morning. and joined
his brother, who was eating a lunch
at the Crown. They returned TO the
saloon. John going to the back
door. where be was met
by Lashley and his companion
who were just taking their
leave after touching the till. Kay
clinched with Lashley, who punched
him several times. In the meantime
Lashley's accomplish escaped.
Lashley covered Rays mouth with
one hand so be could not call help.
am punched him with the other.
William Hay was soon At his brothers.
side. Lashley fought desperately
and would probably have escaped
but for William ksy slashing
him couple Of times with q knife.
after which he cooled down until
Capt. Kramer and Officer Mccarthy
arrived. when he was taken to the
station.
DIR. E. N. Sala dressed Lashley's
wounds at the police station. He
had been stabbed twice in the right
thigh, one OF the cuts being five
inches deep.
The residences Of Louis Stein and
5. ID. Cook. Of Davenport. were burg
iarized early last evening. and sew
eral pieces Of jewelry taken. Lssh-
ley aud his companion were seen In
Davenport in the early part Of the
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21
A NEW POSTOFFICE.
Rock Island Will Have One the
Coming Week.
NAY BE IN BY THANKSGIVING.

Something In . General Way ABBOTT the
Bailding and Those Who Have Served
Uaeie Sam In Rock Island From the
First -Hi.toricsi.
Rock Island will have occasion to
observe Thanksgiving as a city this
year, aside from the sincere duty
which becomes a people to acknowi-
edge with grateful hearts the mani
fold blessings that the seasons have
brought.
From present indications Thanks
giving day will see the postoffice of
the city domiciled in the new build
ing at the corner OF Second avenue
and Sixteenth street. There is vet
much in detail to be done about the
federal structure. but it is believed
that all will be done to admit OF oc.
cupancy at least by next Wednes-
day. There may, however, be dis
appointment in this should there
be delay in the arrival OF
the furniture. Col. Kings en-.
gineer forces, and Custodian j. K.
Johnston will also move as soon as
the furniture arrives.
The building is model Of beauty,
convenience and thorough and
fine finish, and that Rock ISL
aud has secured the prize that
it has, is due to the pains
taking care and determination of
Supt. John Volk, who has closely
watched the progress of construc-
ton from the first. and permitted
nothing to be done that was not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21
LOCAL PosrorrIcE HISTORY.


Various Locations and those Who Have
h charge of IL.
The first postmaster of what 10 no v
Rock Island was Col. George Daven-
port, who received his commission
Sept. 8. 1925. it being in fact the frst
to De issued to q postmaster in all
this section before the state Of Illi-
Dois became known. In the COM
mission issued Col. Davenport Post
master General John Mclean as
signed him to Rock Island, Missouri.
While Col. Davenport received his
commission that fall it was several
years before he qualified from the
simple fact that there was no one
nearer than GAINESVILLE No.. qualified
to administer il. and the mails were
carried on horseback between the
forts. The postofiice first estab-
lished on the island was discontin-
ued Nov. 5, 1884. Joseph Conway
was appointed postmaster OF Farm
hamsburgh, April 4. 1si5. This
town was laid out near the
lower end of what is now
Rock Island, but its name was
changed to Stephenson, and Mr..
Conway appointed postmaster OF
Stephenson, Nov. 9, 1885. The post
Office was at that time located where
now exists q quarry near the Cable
mansion, on Moline avenue. This
original postoffice was a large log
cabin. containing two rooms. and
served for court house as we'll AZ
postoffice and postmaster's resi-
dence. and occasionally during Sc
we're storms the only protection to
valuable mail matter was afforded in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21

well as otherwise. The direct front
view shown in the cut hardly dis
plays the true artistic effect to the
best possible advantage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21

To Core Cesd IN Ose my
Take laxative Bromo Quinipe Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money u Il fails % cure. y csuts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

but jerled il back with a cry; the
stream was scalding hot. A ruddy
sparkle seethed in it's current; the
vault above me was becoming family
visible; as j gazed, the fantastic cavern
dome grew rosy as the morning sky.
With a scream of terror / sprang
toward the entrance; n great light
famed behind me; strong gust OF
fire and wind swept me onward, till
found myself fallen on the bank of the
ravine outside. A pale blue blow-pipe
flame went kissing past me. With it
came shrieks of agony more terrible
than all the groanings of the tormented
hill-shrieks of human anguish-and Il
strange ape-lilxe figure was flung beside
me and lay writhing. 1t was the
professor, my friend, but scared and
branded almost beyond recognition.
His clothing was burned away; Of
his struggling locks and black silky
beard not a hair remained. His long
arms twitched, and his slender fingers
clutched the parched, crumbling moss
as he lay in pain inexpressible. Thus
science had rewarded her most gifted
votary.
Yet even In that supreme moment
he was not forgetful. ""Twas the out
lett" he gaspea. "The ferment has
worked through. Oh, my Godl Run!
Cut off the stream or the WORLD is lost. "
CONCLUDED TOMORROW
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

opened it. His eyes opened perceptibly
as he read the numbers S1.69.
go, you got of quite easily laug he'd
the young woman as the boy handed over
the amount. "You might have drawn
ss high as S2. Wouldn't some, OF you
other gentlemen like to help my poor
friend to sell her dog9"
Another boy drew sl.97, and then three
other youths drew numbers well up In
the vicinity OF e.. After ttat the crowd
of small boys began to thin out. After
the last boy had taken his departure the
young woman turned to her friend with
a Iaugh
"Well," she said, shave you any light
on the inner workings OF my dog now?"
It's q fair game, my dear. Perfectly hon.
est. In return for the small amount they
spend on my hull dog | keep them ont Of
misc hief, pay them one or two compl :.
ments, anu give them some very exCelIent
tea. Besides those children would will
ingly pay ten times the amount they
spend on my dog simply for the privilege
OF knowing an actress
"but there's one thing j don't under
stand >" said the other woman. "How
does II happen that they aslways draw
high amouns. It's singular that none
ever draws n low number"
"Oh, I've settled that, my dear. You
see, I'm very fond OF my bull dog, and
should re lily hate TO have him no out OF
the family. So I've taken a hundred
throws on him myself. Just TO save com
plic cuions | drew all the numbers from
to 100 out"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

Pale. but hot--horribly hot. We could
feel it's witbering blast even where we
stood. 1t mounted higher, it lowered
above us.
run! RUM" screamed the pro-
fessor. And we ran as if hell had
opened at our feet.
Even so. our delay had well-nigh
cost our lives. Breathless, scorched,
shuddering, we reached the brow OF
the mountain. Here we lay fiat, and
shielding our faces pecred back over
the edge.
All the water was now red as sun
shot wine; the whole lake was seething
like caldron. The rocky walls shone
ruddy with the reflection was it
possible that they were growing red
with the heat? The. blue flames united
from all parts of the surface, and rose
to the sky in a tall, faint, wavering col
umn, much like the flame of an alcohol
lamp-but half a mile high.
And the heatr-oh! the heat was
binding. Our flesh was blistered; the
very hair upon our heads was crinkling,
burning. Crazy with pain and terror
we rolled down the slope, leaped, ran,
plunged, fell, and at last brought up in
deep ravine near the foot of the
mountain, where a considerable stream
gushed from a cavern. How cool and
comforting its plashing seemed
We now lay in the shadow Of the
hill; but just over our heads streamed
the blue light and consuming ardor of
that fiery column from which we had
fled, glinting upon the rocks and with
ering the scanty vegetation for miles
around. We saw acres of stunted
evergreens below us, shrinking, crisp
ing to tinder in that inordinate glow;
then the dry needles sparkled, and here
and there tree spouted up n fountain
of red flame. Soon the whole forest
was ablaze beyond us, and our ravine
was in shadow no longer.
Then we crept back into the cavern
of the roaring stream. far under the
mountain, finding precarious foothold
by the margin of the water, till at last
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

With great precaution the professor
now broke the tube containing the
crystals. and hastily cast II down after
the pebble. AS il reached the surface
along with the splash a faint hiss was
audible. For an instant fiery worms
wriggled and darted about. Then a
little ruby cloud appeared IN the water.
II grew till il glowed like the sunset.
A seething sound was heard, and we
perceive.l that the hue was caused by
an infinitude of fiery little bubbles;
and as they rose and burst, pale blue
flame began to play above the water.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

] surprised William III. Crane the other
day in his dressing room in the Fifth
Avenue Theater. 1t was cosy little
place. 1t is so pleasant and SO retired
that he goes there to do his writing and
to escape from men with impossible plays
and TO write his letters.
"Glad to see you," he said. 81 alwavs
come here to keep out of the way. How
did you find / was here?" His dressing
room was about the size of the Sullivan
model. There was a great mirror, sur
rounded with half a dozen lights, which
could be turned and twisted at every
angle. There were his desk, his dressing
table, an ample c.otbes closet, and mar
BILE wash stand.
lie looked upon them all as pearls Of
great price, and there too was a small
window which opened out into Twenty
eighth street. In case OF fire all he had to
do was to run around a corner and he
would find door by which he could
reach the sidewalk New York Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

only faint glow showed the opening
Ivy which we had entered. Here the
rugged roof ynulted higher. and was
lost in darkness. We sunk prone on
shelf of rock beside the gurglmg tor.
rent the spray dashed Over our aching
limbs, and we found relief.
But the place was full Of noises.
Not merely the voice of the pouring
waters that moaned and echoed every
whore Nor" end more frequent cnrra
iuInDilngs, followed by a sounu IKE
heavy thunder, and trenor as IL
the mountain shuddered 10 its roots.
Doubtless the rnging furnace above
was cracking the cliffs that walled the
lake; the overheated ledges were burst.
ing.
] perspired under the rnining spray;
IL seemed 10 me that the floor Oh
which l lay was growing warmer. I
layed my hand IN the running water.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
MIGHT DO WORSE.
An Animal That Earned Spending Money
for lis Mistress.

This is an animal story-the old narra-
tive of the theatrical dog reversed. Two
actresses met on Broadway, New York,
the other morning. They had net met
for months. The one was working for n
small salary the other had not had an en-
gagement.
"But how are you living, my dearf"
ASKED SHE of the small salary as sha ow
of suspicion crossed her face. 81 never
saw you 10 such stunning gown
son, IT'S all right, my dear, don't alarm
yourself. Pm living on my dog"
son your dog l don't follow you.
Why will you talk this theatrical slongs"
81 speak literally. Pm living on my
bulldog. The ,ne my brother gave me,
you know. l keep him down in the coun-
try, he's earned nearly $1,000 for me
this year. Come up to my apartment this
afternoon, and I'll show you how my dog
orks.n
In the afternoon the elder actress cal
led. The younger woman, dressed most
stunningly, was serving o'clock tea to
half a cozen youngsters, ranging in age
from IL to n. The hostess called them
all by their first names and treated them
with q great deal OF politeness. More
youths came in as the afternoon wore on,
but the actress looked in vain for any
sign OF the cog. Presently youth ar
were introduced to the hostess and dosed
with a cup OF tea.
Almost lmmed iatley the hostess turned
the tide of conversation toward the
animal kingdom.
'Are you fond OF animals, Mr.. Green?'
she asked one OF the new arrivals.
81 love dogs" said the boy.
"Oh, ID you?' chirruped the little
woman. $50 90 !, especially bull dogs,
don't your DO you know Pm so glad you
told me you liked dogs, because think
can get you splendid bull dog for
mere song. A girl friend of mine down
in the country has just lost her husband
snd all her money. Nothing in the world
was left her but this bull dog, and have
promised 60 rattle IL Of for her. I'm sure
you want to take throw2'
She ran 10 rer desk and brought out a
package OF white envelopes. At sight of
the envelopes one OF tie smaller Toys,
who seen ed to be an habitue, Uttered
eudibly. "You may get this dog for a
cent, YOU know," continued the young
woman. "You draw out one OF these
numbers all the way from
TO 1oo.-and YOU have TO pay whatevr
amount n on the slip When all the
envelopes are sold we draw for the dog"
The young man drew an envelope and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
DR.. LEWIS

VIII not undertake q case unless . psynAossl
cure can be positively guaranteed.
DIR. lewis 10 frequently consulted BY m cry Who
have secn completely discouraged Of ever being
cured After having eyperimentei with vAyieus aG-
pertised nostrums, which Invariably do more harm
than good. every phase Of disease demands
different and special treat .nent To those rho may
have been disappointed Dr. Lewis would say con.
sult him and he viii restore the disappsinted one
- allthc duties Of lss, whether they pc physical
BLESSED sss.
cONSULrATION FREE. MEDyCINR, SSoo
out Of town patients csrrssponded with sstn
cared.
pI. 2: J: Lewis !. psrmssentiy located q 40
VRIENDBHIP STREET, PHOvIDENCH, n L.
rcxt door from Richmond street toG WsySesses
street, once hours all iae year round 6sn =,
. and :r .. 0undays 10 to 2; not later
Rheura st.sm efeotualy cared.
Female Ce~plaiRts skilltaly Trcsts1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

a plate glass window valued at s75 was
broken In store OF +. ID. Maynard. 81
Ssi ,ms Vo on. sS ppse psns IL. d. @
through the window.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

sweeping of the stage that you want wa
ter, and he gazes at you as though you
came from another world. You get an
old towel somewhere and dust of the
shelf, and then flee, choking and cough
ing, from the scene. You go back again
In few minutes, and there is the same
old dust only II Is more evenly distributed
than 1t was. You unpack your clothing
and, of course, you get 1t all over the
CRIME of the place. It's with sigh OF
relief that you steal away from the thea
ter and back TO the ramshackle hotel.
Everything in the way OF dressing
rooms is superlative, as far as actors are
concerned. i asked William Thompson,
the other day, TO tell me about the worst
dressing room he had ever seen.
"That," he said, "was out West once,
when l was travelling with burlesque
company. There wasn't room for great
many of us, SO we dressed on the stairs.
There was stove at the bottom and no
fire. To keep up our spirits we put cam
die inside or ii and pasted red paper over
the holes in the door.
"We put the franks on the steps and
propped them up with bricks. We had
one or two hand mirrors. There we were
in terraces. We were getting along ia.
mously until some careless chap tipped
his trunk over. He was at the top OF the
staircase. That trunk came rolling down,
taking every other trunk with 1t We
jumped for our lives and fell in a confused
heap at the bottom. Trunks, bricks,
grease paint and costumes were mingled
together. Now, the noisest dressing room
! ever had," he resumed, 'was out In
Leadville they had built a wooden thea
ter. The stage was of thick wooden planks.
They were very green and the enterpris'
ing manager had built fire underneath
the stage TO dry them out. They warped
up and loosened. We dressed under them,
and during theprogress OF the perform
ence the Gathering and banging over
those loose boards was deafening."
In some OF the older theaters in New
York city the dressing oms are dark
and small, yet in the majority the actor !.
very comfortable. Not too comforta bic
you understand, for an actor care:
| little for pictures on the wall and rugs
and couches. He wants place where h'
can hang his clothes, glass into which
| he can SEE without beholding himself dis
torted and place where he can rest hi
arm anywhere without finding ii covered
| with dust. In such theaters as the Fifti
| Avenue, Abbey's, the Empire and th
| American the actor can find nothing o
| which to complain. The star dressing
rooms are places where comfort, cleanli
ness and elegance meet. They are lik
| palaces. The rooms where Bernhardt
Rehan, and Duse prepare for their en-
| trance upon the stage are boudoirs
where every convenience and comfort }
at hand. The dressing rooms in the Met
! ropolitan Opera House, the retreats wher
Melbs, Calve, Eames and Nordica cos
tune themselves, are equal to private pal
lors i'm many fashionable hotels.
Nowhere else save in New York theater
and p.ayhouses does the singer and acto
find convenienccs and Injuries and thes
things have been, too. before MIR. Sulli
van interested himself in rooms eight fee
square and six feet high.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

ing and obtaining a charter for the Brit ish South Africa company. It had be- come plain that if there were diamonds at Kimberley there was gold in plenty in all the country to the north of the Boer territory. The charter granted to the new company by the British government handed over to 1t a vast territory to the north and west of the Boer republic To- benguela. the soh of Mziigaz, a Kaffir chief who had revolted against Chaka, King of Zululand, had helped himself to some of the territory included in the grant, and 1t was necessary to reckon
 with him. L. s. Jameson, M. D., a Scotch physician who had established lucrative practice at the Kimberley fields,
 was the man chosen by Rhodes to com mand the expedition into this, the Mata-
 bele country. The manner of enrolling
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19
A BOX OF sW BETS.

thus described by Sir Frederick Frank land:
 By the law of the company every man who takes out a license to prospect for minerals signs paper in which he un- dertakes to assist in the defense of the country when called upon to do soj thus virtually all the male inhabitants are 'burghers.' This places in the hands of the government a body of men who are accustomed to the use of a rifle and have a knowledge of the country-in fact the best material for Kaffir warfare. pr. Jameson decided to call upon this force, and enrolled volunteers from both Salisbury and Victoria, and in September over 600 men were assembled at Forts Charter and Victoria under Major Forbes and Major Wilson respectively awaiting
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19
Tuskaloosa Cotton Mills Declare Dividend Tuskaloesa Special New Orleans Times
 Democrat, .s

At meeting of the board of directors of the Tuskaloosa cotton mills. held today. a cash dividend of 10 per cent was order ed paid out of the net earnings of the factory for the past twelve months. and
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

thus enabling a soldier to carry 25 per cent more ammunition without increase of weight. Another comparatively new use of aluminium is in the making Of oil cups for the crank pins. of high speed To- comotives. Formerly these oil cups made of copper, were frequently broken by the tremendous centrifugal.for de- veloped as they were whirled around. The aluminium cups weigh two-thirds less than those of copper and consequent ly, having less momentum, can stand the strain. Baggage checks, shoe pegs, cooking utensils and other articles, when lightness Is desirable, are now made in large numbers of aluminium. Since aluminium gives off no sparks when struck, it's employment for the metal work in powder mills has proved source of greater safety.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

a magazine article has appeared in which an account was given of an interview between Kruger and Rhodes. Kruger could speak no English and Rhodes no Dutch, but the dictator of the Cape, through an interpreter. conveyed to the Boer president certain views upon the Boer management of the Transvaal, which might almost have been taken as threat of Dr. Jameson's ill-starred att tempt. This threat is all the more re- markable because the subject of the con versation was those very grievances of the "Ultlanders," or non-Boer settlers, in the Transvaal, which have actually led to the present disturbances.
 In 1889 Cecil Rhodes succeeded in form
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

leave from the imperial government to enter Matebeleland. These troops were promised by the company the following advantages in lieu of pay: 1. A farm of 5000 morgen, or over 5000 acres. 2. One undivided half share with the company in the loot of cattle. 3. A right to locate twenty quartz reef claims with excep- tional privileges, chief among which was free run of the country for four months after disbanding, other prospectors being excluded"
 It is easy to see that a force consti- tuted in this irregular manner cannot be called into account by the British CO., lonial government as if it were a brigade of red-coats under the command of an
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

besides a handsome sum was added to the surplus fund. The success of the mills is gratifying not only to the stock holders. but to all the people of the city, for 1t demonstrates the advantages which Tuskaloosa possesses for the man. ufacture of cotton goods. Since the opening of the Warrior river above here no city in the south can commahd cheap CT coal for its furnaces.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19
New Uses ot Aluminium.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
 Although aluminium has disappointed some of the brilliant expectations arous- ed by the discovery of cheaper methods of producing the metal, yet many new and important uses are being found for it. One of the most recent is the em- ployment of this exceedingly light metal for inc powder chamber of cartridges,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19

officer holding the queens commission. But the filibustering of Dr. Jameson the protege of Cecil Rhodes-may have consequences reaching far beyond the question of the autonomy of the Trans, Vaal alone,