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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
Rare Chance FOE . lsareain.

The cheapest in the market. For
ty-tive desirable and cheap building
lots in v. NJ. Blanding's new addi-
ton to the city, situated at the head
Of Twenty-fifth street and on Thir-
teenth avenue. are offered for sale on
easy terms and long time. Enquire
at the Rock Island Savings bank.
j. NJ. BUFORD. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
GladnesS Comes

NXIith a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasante fforts-
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laXatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need Of q laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09

Furniture NJ C0st.
am closing out my entire stock
ct SIS Brady street. Davenport.
G. F. SPICER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry Goods Co.
THE 1909 1z11 Avenue Island

CHILDRENS WASH DRESSES.
Childs Morning Slips ages 2. and years. csc.
Large variety OF Child's Wash Dresses, pointed
yoke with full RUNE, ut 49c.
SIC, &c and CSC. styles dresses Of Prints and
Ginghams. full, generous sizes, very well made
NEW WRAPPERS.
At $148-Handsome Persian styles hubbard front.
vatican back. sailor collar usual q value. tl4S.
At 1.Ss-Dark styles. pleated front rufie paulets.
immense sleeves, $1.75 values, f1.SS
At 1910 dozen new print Wrappers, full sizes.
value $l.12, at Csc.
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
Dimes to be saved here for the coming.
trimmed with lace
embroidery values
AtA dozen special Handsomely trimmed values up 49,
splendid m.sin elus
ter tuck and yokes values mp to u g. &C. ee ana &C.
ODD LOTS OF CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
Good glass tumbers. Or a d6sen.
100 fruit dishes White
Butter plates, each
Large meat p,aterr. 1sc.
Plates. &c each. SOC dozen.
Large bowls, l0c.
Hundreds fancy decorated plates worth
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23
.eMe~A:a Snu~>a
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Geo. b. Sunderland, 233 Second Sire ct,
Opposite Union Depot.

Houses on Front street 81, $50, /, 700,
1900, 1000, $500, 5000.
Second street S1,7O0, 1900.
: ~ Room House below Butler street
$4,000.
Third street. Houses, 1000, 1000,
1900, 1,S00, 1000, 5000.
Fourth street 81 ,O0O, 1,SO0, $500, 5000.
Fifth street $500, 1000, 5000.
Sixth street 81, 500, 1000, $500.
Warren street S700, 500, 900, /, 100, 2. 900
1 Fine Brick House, s4 1900, lot $50 by
$50.
II Good Houses on West Side, from
s70O to $1,000
Vacant lots on Front street, $3.50 to
$50.
5 Lots on Eighth and Washington,
$500 to 400,
Lots on Warren and Eighth, $500 to
400.
so Lots for sale on Weekly or Month
ly payments.
SO Lots for sale in the Ohio Valley
subdivision.
II Houses near Boiler Works at a
bargain.
8 Three-story business houses on
Front street at bargains.
1 Fine Lot on Front street below
Wooster
Fine Lot on Scanned street above
Fourth.
Geo. B. Sunderland, Marietta. o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

sN- DIR. e. F. EDDY, Dentist. once 30
Front street. opposite Soldiers Monument.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

wDR. GALLAGHER-Diseases Of the eye
and fitting of glasses. Law Building Putnam
street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23
OIL Lands.

each near Big Run and Briscoe wells that I
want drilled.
Also for sale farm of 1875 acres on Ohio
River miles north OF Parkersburg farm OF
100 acres on Ohio River miles north OF Park
ersburg, both tracts garden and melon land.
Also the New Port and vanciuse Ferry, Fran
chise, boats and sK acres land on W. Va. side
all upon reasonable terms. Address,
s. 8. STONE, Vienna, w. Va. on o. r. r.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23
BUSINESS LOCALS.

wDR. W. M. HART, DENTIsT. Office IL
Putnam St.. between Front and Second.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

FOR SALE.-An roomed house on Third
Street near Putnam. $4,000. good business
block on Front, below Butler Business fronts
on Second between Putnam and Greene from
$50 TO 500 per foot. Two residences on Wash
ington near Third, S25, 900 and $3000- Building
lot on Fifth near Wooster, and one on Wash
ington street. A large roomed brick resi-
dence on Third Street, with full city lot S3500.
Lots on upper Front $500. Q roomed house
on Washington Street.
j. A PLUMER & SON,
Corner Putnam and Second.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

eB-FOR SALE. Boarding house, IS Rooms
corner of Third and Ohio SITS. Easy terms
College property on Fifth st. opposite Mound
Cemetery. 100 by 2sO feet, one of the incest To-
cations in the city.
Almost any kind Of property for sale, in the
city or country. WARD & STONE,
5 Second Street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23
Spring ClOtlilg.

Whew, but it has been hot |!
How you have sweltered !!
What do you do it for? We
have just what you need in
the way Of Spring Clothing.
Our stock of Spring and Sum-
mer Underwear. Shirts, etc.,
and Straw Hats is as complete
aone as you ever saw. Prices
did you say? Well they are
right; none lower any where.
Did you see that nobby suit
go by just nowe That was
the work of our tailors. They
know their business.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

eB-FOR SALE.-A first class building lot
4CxlS0 located on Third st. between Washing
ton and Warren Sts Enquire at ll6h Put
nam st.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23
HEADQUARTERS FOR FRUITS.

We will from now on handle one carload of
Bananas each week Port Limon Bananas
the finest and best favored Bananas in the
market Special prices by the bunch. Call at
Peter Mack's Fruit store, Putnam street.
Marietta, Ohio. Telephone 49,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

FOR SALE-A good horse and express
wagon at bargain. VIII sell one or both.
Call on or address Fred Moser, 526 5th street.
Apr 16 1-wk
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

FOR SALE.-Entire east half Of Block
l8, West Side Marietta, 100 feet on Knox ST.,
100 on Franklin, and 12O on Pearl ST. Will sell
as whole or in lots to suit. Inquire of DR.. S.
M. Hart, Wittlig building, Front street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.
On Dec. 4 Wheat Was 81 Per Cent. of Con-
dition I'm Average Years.


Lansing, Mich, Dec. 12-The average
condition of wheat Dec. 1 was 81 per
cent. of condition in average years. This
is per cent. above condition Dec. /,
1895. The average condition in the
southern counties is SO; central, 49, ana
northern, SO. One year ago the condl-
tion i'm these sections respectively was
rs, SO and 95. The total number or
bushels of wheat reported marketed by
farmers since the November report was
published is 1,296.500, and in the four
months, August, September, October
and November 4,695,674. This is 5T,-
663 bushels more than reported market
ed in the same months last year. The
amount reported marketed in Novem-
Der this year is 101,204 bushels more
than reported for November. 1880. Fall
pasture has been good and live stock
Is in fine condition
The mean temperature of the state
for November was 1856 degrees, or O.6
degrees above the normal. There was
an excess of 2.5 degrees in the southern
counties, of 1.5 degrees in the central,
and OF degrees in the northern. The
average precipitation, including both
rain and melted snow. In the state was
3.47 inches: in the southern counties,
PA inches; in the central, 2.SS inches,
and in the northern, 453 inches. Com
pared with an average or normal there
was an excess of 056 inches In the
state. of OBS inches in the central, OF
1872 inches in the northern counties,
and 2.s4 inches in the upper peninsula.
and a deficiency of 0.66 in the southern
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
DEATH WAS BEFORE THEM.
What Some Officers Learned When They
Went to Arrest n Man.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. 12.-Officer
Donella of the United States secret
service, w. w. Eller. deputy United
States marshal from Atlantic. officer
Murphy and Price Gibbons, made an
effort to capture George Bratt In his
home below Manawa. and there learned
that the man they were after had died
at Ottawa, Ills, last Tuesday The offi-
GERS approached the house, which is 10
Gated in a dense growth of willows,
with much caution. They approached
il from all directions, and found Bratts
mother and sisters. They showed the
officers kilograms from Ottawa an
nouncing the death of the man. The
kilograms were found to be authentic.
Bratt was indicted by the federal grand
Jury in 1894, and ever since has evaded
arrest. He was known to be the head
Of a well organized gang of counter
feiters, and the authorities were anx-
ious to capture him. Information was
received lately that he was In hiding
| in the bottoms below Manawa, and thai
he had at times made trips to this city
! The clew turned out 10 be correct. pu'
! Bratts death put an end to all furtnei
! trouble on the part of Uncle Sam.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12

vigorously. but Speaker Reed promptly
suppressed the outburst. on motion OF
Dlngley. the floor leader. 1t was agreed
that when the house adjourn 1t be to
meet on Monday.
The joint resolution extending until
the close of this session the time In
which the joint commission for the In
vestigation of the subject of the rebate
OF the tax on alcohol used I'm the manu-
factures or arts may report was adopt
ed This being Friday the hOlse then,
ON motion Of McMiIlin. then Uusilt naao
committee of the whole for the consid-
GRAFTON of bills on the private calendar.
After putting the Lodge immigration
bill over as unfinished business, the SEN
ate Friday adjourned until Monday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Illinois Valley Association.

Peoria, Ills, Dec. 12.-The Illinois
Valley association was formed here
Friday at a meeting held at the city
hall, attended by delegates from nearly
every town in the Illinois River valley.
The object of the meeting was to take
steps to protect the valleys interest In
the drainage canal matter. and officers
were elected and executive commit
tee appointed to take steps to secure
the enforcement of the act granting
permission to Chicago to construct the
drainage canal and declared for
deep waterway from Lake Michigan
TO the Mississippi river.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
TRIED TO KILL HIS FATHER.
And Then Fired q Bullet into His O WI
Head.

Head.
Missouri Valley. Ia, Dec. 12-Ben M.
Freeman, only son Of DR.. George Free
man of this city. killed himself in the
principal business street at 1880 o'clock
Thursday evening after an Intellectual
attempt to kill his father. He fired the
shots at the latter and then ran down
the street. After a flight Of block he
put the revolver to his right ear and
fired, the ball penetrating the back
part of the head, resulting In instant
death. But one of the two shots fired
at the father were effective. the ball
cutting through the right sleeve ana
striking near the shoulder blade, caus-
ing only q slight wound. The tragedy
occurred on the main street on the way
to the fathers office. Ben was young
man 20 years of age, and came from
Stockton, Cal, last Sunday on ticket
sent him from here by his father. The
father says he can think Of no reason
for the terrible deed. claiming that
their relations since Ben's arrival from
the west, where he had been for eight
cen months. have been amicable In ev-
cry respect. The son had just taken
supper at his fathers boarding house
with him. DR.. Freeman says ne. hao
no idea that Ben was armed. and had
not the least warning or intimation OF
the attempt upon his life.
DIR. and Mrs. Freeman were divorced
some six years ago. the wife and child
remaining In Athens county. 0. DR..
Freeman has practiced his profession
here since his removal from Omaha to
this city four years ago. and nothing
is known that could cast any light on
! the tragedy,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
4, Iowa sheriffs Elect Ofiiccrs.

Des Moines, Ia. Dec. 12.-The Iowa
Sheriffs' association adjourned at noon
after electing the following officers:
President, p. e. Neary, Dickinson;
first vice president. r.. d. Mills, Mar
shall; secretary and treasurer. George
Smith, Burlington. Committee on Leg
islation, j. f. Stout. Des Moines, chair
man; William Davenport. Woodbury.;
r. d. Mills, Marshall. and Mr.. Jefferies.
The legislative committee was In
structed to draw up resolutions to pre-
sent to the next Legislature for the re-
peal of the obnoxious salary law abol-
ishinp sheriffs' fees.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Civil Service Reform League.

Philadelphia. Dec. 12.-At Fridays
session of the Civil Service Reform
league the following officers were re-
elected: President. Carl Schurz. New
York; vice presidents. Charles Francis
Adams, Boston; Angus -us r. McDon-
ough, New York; j. Hall Peasants.
Baltimore: Henry Hitchcock, st. Louis;
Franklin McVeagh. Chicago; William
Potts and the Rev. Henry c. Potter,
New York. Archbishop p. j. Ryan or
Philadelphia was also elected vice
president to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Rt. Rev. Steven N. Ryan.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
ANXIOUS TO AVOID ARREST.
Iowa Soldiers Home Ohcials Object to
Posing as Criminals.


Dec Moines, Ia. Dec. IA. j. Bush
nell and Attorney General Remley.
who will represent the officers OF the
soldiers home In the prosecutions about
to be commenced. consulted with some
of the trustees and with District Attor-
ney Fullen, the prosecutor. 1t was
learned that the trustees desired that
no formal arrests should be made, and
requested that they should not be made
defendants. They wanted Fullen TO
make Commandant Ratekin the only
defendant in the matter. This course
was urged on the ground that the case
was not really criminal action, al
though begun in that form, but In ef-
feet a test case, and that there was no
necessity for embarrassing the trustees
by subjecting them to arrest. Fullen
declined to consider this proposition,
insisting that all must be arrested. The
arrests have not yet been made. They
are being delayed for some reason
which the district attorney refuses to
make public.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12

Denver, Dec. 12.-The grand jury has
unanimously voted not to present bill
Cor an indictment against Andrew j.
Spute, who has been accused of the
murder OF his wife and four children.
who were drowned several weeks ago
In Smiths lake. where they were boat
ing Spute will now take the necessary
steps to collect the $4,000 insurance ON
his wife's life,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
AppLAupEp THE PRAYER.
Rev. Cowden Causes n Demonstration IN
the House.

Rcv. Cowden Causes Demonstration In
the House.
washington, Dec. 12.-The house on
Thursday passed bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor In the Capitol and FRI
6av at the opening of the session Rev.
Cowden, the blind chaplain, referred
An his invocation to that fact. we
thank Thee, oh. Lord" he said, that
the house is no longer responsible Tor
the liquor traffic within the halls OF the
national Capitol. Grant. we pray Thee.
that the bill passed here yesterday VIII
so through the regular channels and
snsedily become q law. never again to
be repealed In the history OF our ma
tion-"
The conclusion of the prayer was
erected with an unusual demonstration:
Half a hundred members applsuoea
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Suicide of a Mother and Daughter.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Sarah
II. Cooper and her daughter, Harriet
Cooper, were found dead in their home
in this city Friday morning with the
gas turned on and every evidence or
suicide. Mrs. Cooper was president or
the kindergarten association and her
daughter was deputy superintendent.
Mrs. Cooper had lived here thirty-five
years and was widely known as an ed
ucator. philanthropist and writer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
N,n.t.en Of the Crew Drowned.

Swansea. Wales. Dec. 12.-The Brit
ish ship Springwell. Captain Kinnan.
from Liverpool on Dec. 3. for Calves
ton, has arrived here with two surviv-
ors of the German ship Rajah of Bre-
men, which left Cardiff on Wednesday
last for Hong Kong. She capsized In
a gale near Lundy island at the en-
trance Of the Bristol channel. Nine
teen OF the Ratah's crew were drowned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Terrible Mine Accident.

Los Angeles. Dec. ia special dis
patch from Yuma says that news has
reached there from Hedges, fifteen miles
distant In San Diego county. of ter
rible disaster In the Queen mine at that
place. owned by the Gold Cross Mining
company. Some time during the night
a cave-in occurred in the main shaft,
and as a result, several miners have
lost their lives and more are injured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
In NEED OF REST,
The President VIII Spend Few Days
shooting in south Carolina.

Washington, Dec. II. - President
Cleveland will leave the city soon for
a few days shooting in South Carolina
waters After the hard work and close
attention incident TO the Venezuela
question and the preparation of his an
nual message to congress, the president
feels the need Of rest and change OF
air, and accordingly an outing in south
ern waters has been arranged for him.
According to the present programme
the president, accompanied by Captain
r.. d. Evans of the navy; Captain Lam
berton of the Fifth lighthouse district,
and DIR. OReilly, the presidents physi-
clan, viii leave her late Saturday night
or Sunday morning by rail for George
town, S. c., where they will be met by
lighthouse tender probably the Wis
terra and taken down Winyah bay to
clubhouse, where the party will be the
guests of General Alexander. This Is
the same club which entertained the
president and party about two years
ago, and the recollection of the sport
had at that time decided the president
in it's favor for his present outing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
NEW BILL TO BE- CAST
Republicans Hold a Private Con-
ference on the Tariff.
COMPLETE REVISION is FAVORED.

The Ways and Means Committee VIII Com
mence tho Work at Once and Expect to
Have the New Measure Ready for Con-
alteration at the Extra Session-Presi-
dent Cleveland Contemplates "a Shooting
Trip-Washington Paragraphs.
Washington, Dec. 12.-As a result OF
a private conference of the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee held at the room of General
Grosvenor of Ohio Thursday night the
work Of casting the new Republican
tariff bill was begun. and within day
or two an official announcement will
be made OF the intentions of the major
ity. The conference settled positively
the fact that a complete revision of the
tariff will be finished at the present
session of congress so as to be ready
for action at the opening of the extra
session. The meeting developed a re-
markable unanimity of feeling among
the Republicans. Chairman Dingley,
who has always stood out for ultra
New England ideas on the tariff, which
means the imposition of heavy duties
on everything made in that section OF
the country and a neglect of the west
met the western members more than
| half way.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Found Guilty OF Murder.

Metropolis, Ills. Dec. 1.-THE jury
returned verdict Friday In the case
of John Lemley. Bart Lynn and Edd
Lynn, on trial for the murder OF Ben
Ladd last May, finding them guilty and
fixing their terms In the penitentiary
at ninety mine. twenty and fourteen
years respectively.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Released from and Asylum.

Washington, Dec 12.-Upon the petit
tion OF Stanley Il. Smith of Detroit,
brother of the unfortunate man, ana
Henry Russell. also of Detroit, Chief
Justice Bingham Friday released the
Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith of Cambridge,
Mass, from the st. Elizabeth insane
asylum, where he has been conhneo
for a year or more. The petitioners
gave bond of $4,000 to properly re-
strain and care for him until he recov-
ers his sanity. The unfortunate man
was indicted about year ago in Mas
sachusetts for mailing alleged scurrii-
ols postal cards
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Barred from the Mails

Washington, Dec. 12.-The Interstate
Tracer, a paper run in Marshalltown,
Ia, publishing a big list Of debtors
throughout the country. has been
barred from the mails by fraud or
der.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Conservative sentiment.

The general sentiment at the meet
ing was conservative, and several in
formal speeches were made to the end
that the business interests of the coun-
try demanded as few changes from ex-
listing rates as was possible and gem
orally low scale of duties to provide
ample revenue. and only the protection
needed to take care of the working
men. 1t was decided formally that
Chairman Dingley should call the full
committee together at once and issue
notices providing for public hearings
of interested parties. The time Is to be
parceled out so that the bill will be
completed by the 4th of March.
AS far as possible the work of form
ulating the new tariff bill will be done
by the full committee. The ways and
means committee membership in the
next congress will be intact except for
the place of the late ex-Speaker Crisp
and Representative Turner of Georgia,
who will not be in the next house.
Crisps place will be filled at the pres
ent session, so that there will be one
man new in the committee of the house
All the Republicans have been re-elect-
ed. so there will be nothing objection
able in the committee formulating a
bill at this congress for presentation to
| the next one.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-12
Army Orders.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Second Lieu
tenant Henry NJ Todd, Third artillery.
has been ordered to examination for
promotion. Lieutenant Colonel Will
lam d. Wherry, Second infantry, has
been detailed to duty as member OF
the retiring board at Fort keough'
Mont, vice Major Jacob II. smith. Sec
ond infantry. First Lieutenant George
Sands, Sixth cavalry, has been ordered
to Fort Myer, Va. as quartermaster