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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
JOHN BARTON Is DEAD.
wen Known Co.'S, Valley Postmaster
Passes Away.

Well Known Gus, Valley Postmaster
Passes Away.
Postmaster John Barton, CT Cosl
Valley, died at 8 O'Clock las: night
ct the home of his son, DIR. L. T.
Barton, at Secor, Ill. where be had
been an invalid since August last.
The remains will be brought to Coal
Valley for intermsnt, and the funeral
viii occur Sunday afternoon with
burial at Beulah cemetery. Mr..
Barton was one OF the best knows
aud most highly respected citizens in
Coal Valley township. He was 65
years OF age and had resiced in the
county for 80 years. having farmed
in Rural before moving to the Valley
He served his township Is supervisor.
township clerk. justice OF the peace,
and notary public, and for the past
three years had been postmaster.
He had bean for years The Argus
faithful representative at Co,l Val.
ley. He was a devoted member OF
the Presbyterian church. and one
who sought to make his lie consis-
tent with christian character and
true manhood.
MIR. Bar.on's wife died eight years
ago. and he is survived bv three
children, G. n. Barton of Cable, DIR.
L. Z. Barton of Seeor, ILL.,. and Miss
Eta Barton Of Coal Waller. The la.-
ter has been acting as her fathers
assi,tant in the posioiiice, and has
ably discharged the duties cf the Of
ice during the past three months,
until called TO the death-bed of her
father few days ago, when the post.
masters boudsmen had ex-Post-
master d. H. Lyon take charge Of
the office temporarily as assistant
postmaster.
Louis Bradfor'.
Louis Bradford, a former resident
OF this city. died at his home in
Omsha Tuesday, sged I3. He leaves
wife and one son, Robert. Mr..
Bradford was engaged in the lum-
Der business. and was one OF Omaha's
influential citizens. His death was
caused by appendicitis. for which he
was operated on Monday. He left
Rock Island in 1879, previous to
which time he was manager Of the
Weyerhauser G. Denkmann saw mill
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
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Away.

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Dr. }. c. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich,
says: 81 have used Fo!ey's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases Of
pneumonia the past month, with
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Isse-ren Year aa.r.,,.,-Isps.

Will replace free sll work that l
have done during the past 10 years
that Is not satisfactory.
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1725 Second oyonue
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
EDUCATORS MEET.
Teaohers In Commercial Colleges Gather
at Chicago.

Teachers In Commercial Colleges Gather
At Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 29.-The rooms of the
Metropolitan Business college at Mon
roe street and Michigan avenu are the
Mecca of the teachers of the various
departments of the business colleges Of
the United States. At one'clock Mon
day afternoon the annual convention
of the Federation of Commercial Teach
ers began it's sessions. There are four
associations in the Observation-Disclosures
Teachers, Shorthand Teachers, Writing
and Drawing Teachers and Western
Penmen's Association. Each of the de-
Partments met at the opening hour in
different rooms and took up the pro-
gramme of topics assigned to each.
At four o'clock the federation held its
meeting and an address of welcome was
made by Mayor Swift, and the response
made by W. II. Ferris, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich. The annual address of the
president of the federation was then lie.
hyered by s. S. Packard, of New York.
The departmental sessions win be held
morning and afternoon for the next
three days, and the federation will have
its sessions during the evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
VIII Soon be Ready to BE Presented "a
the Sanata.

VIII soon be Ready to BE Presented to
b senate.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The latest in
formation respecting the Anglo-Ameri-
can treaty, under the terms of which all
future disputes between the United
States and Great Britain not involving
the national honor of the two govern
ments are to be referred to an arbitra-
tional tribunal, Is that it will be signed
by the British ambassador, Sir Julian
P~suncefote, and by Secretary olney,
representing the United States, this
week. The last point of difference be-
tween the two gentlemen was settled
a few days ago and cabled to Lord Sails
bury for his approval. State depart
ment officials believe that Lord Sails
bury's reply, which is expected to be
favorable, will reach Washington not
later than Wednesday, in which event
the formal signing of the treaty will
Immediately follow. It is predicted
that the treaty will be sent to the senate
within q few days after the reassem-
bling Of congress next week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
TAT TEACHERS.

The Iowa State Teachers are in Q
zion st Dss Aoiues this week and q
srge number Of MAhssks teachers will
ttend and find benefit In the many ex.
AIent things Of the meeting. Osks,
oss has place on the numerous pro-
ans
{ Those going to the meeting Monday
: re Supt. o G. Scott, County Supt.
lorsbel Patterson, Mrs. Gilchrist and
lilo Hunt and wife. On Tuesday morn
q another delegation wended their
way thither as follows: Misses Everett,
Knight Erwin and Beulsh Bennett and
Messrs. s. NJ Hsdley, @ L Kitchener,
AL Comstock, p. A McMilen and o,
e Dixon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
FORTUNE v AWAY.
Numerous Benefciaries of the Late Cap
George L. Lemon.

Numerous Benehciaries of the Late Capt.
George L. Lemon.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The will Of
Capt. George Z. Lemon was admitted to
probate Monday. No estimate is given
of the value of the estate disposed of,
but it is supposed to be 100000 or
more. Numerous special requests are
made, some of them TO employees in rec
IGNITION of their long and faithful serv
ices. A surprise was the paragraph in
the will providing for the immediate
suspension of the publication of the Ma
tional Tribune and American Farmer,
owned and published by the d%ecedent.
The Tribune was one of the best paying
newspaper properties in the country,
and. az one time had a circulation of
nearly a quarter of a million. Among
the special requests are the following:
To Miss Mamie Colwell, of La Crosse,
Wis, $4,000; to Mrs. Lenore Sher-
wood, of Canton, o., $4,000; to Miss
Laura 4. Flint, OF. Washington, $25,000;
to Miss Fannie j. Barrett, of this city,
$4,000; to Miss Allene Barrett, SOS, 900;
to his sister, Emma NJ. Lewis, of Can
ton, Pa, all his real estate and per
sonal property in that city and $25, 900;
TO Mrs. Flora Lewis Marble, daughter
of the above, $4,000; to Mrs. Mary Lo-
gan Tucker, daughter of the late Sem
ator Logan, SOS, 900; to George Edwin
Tucker, son of the above. $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
dc FIRM rAlLs.

Norsoa . Co.. MiIlers and Grain Dealers
Of Chicsgo and Lockport, CO Down.
Chicago. Dec. 28.-Norton 81 Co, Of
Chicago and Lockport, H., millers and
grain dealers, went into the hands OF q
receiver late Saturday afternoon. The
affairs Of the firm were In such shape
that it was impossible to learn definite
~ what the assets and liabilities are.
It was represented that the assets
might approach $500,00o and it was
stated that the liabilities were cohsid-
erably under that figure. Norton & Co.
have been known for 40 years through
their operation of the Lockport mills.
They added other enterprises TO their
early business, and in addition to their
Touring mill they have grain elevators
and sn electric light plant at Lockport.
They have also a large grocery store
at Romeo, on the Illinois & Michigan
canal.
They have warehouses and grain ell
evators, and in Chicago a large Touring
establishment. The company also owns
a paper mill at Niagara Falls and is
dBSAy 1AtSTCSpSu III TIC WAFER anu SitC~
trio power scheme at the falls. They
have done a private banking business
of enormous proportions in Lockport,
and nearly half of the Loekport popu-
lace Is directly interested through de-
posits. The business integrity of the
company has never been questioned
here, and the failure is a gloomy sur
prise. However, assurance is given that
the embarrassment is only temporary.
The company was caught deep by tn"
of the National Bank of nli-
nois, and finding themselves thus un-
able to continue the operation of their
extensive properties and meet the de-
mands of depositors until they could
from other sources a receiver
was applied for as the most safe and
equitable mode OF adjusting the fnan-
cial difficulties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31

euded with Much
Oy, People Generally do
Rot Regret Ii.

Everybody seems glad that Christmas
is over, and none more so than the tired
clerks who have been decidedly on the
jump for two weeks showing goods and
trying 60 satisfy the wants Of the buy
ers Of holiday goods.
Although the stores have not done as
much business this year ss has been
done, jet the trade was far ahead OF
last year's,snd better In most lines than
was expected. Up until the beginning
OF last week trade had been extremely
s1ull. bat ct that time the people seemed
60 get aroused to the fact that Christ
mas was near and all stated out to buy
presents with the result that it Wss q
very busy week.
The express companies have done
more business this year than last. The
United States despite the fact that they
lost the local business on the Central
last June, did more business than they
aid last year. Tue Adams had all they
could handle, fully double last years
business.
AT the post Office the business has
been decidedly greater than In 1895,
there being more. than the usual assort-
ment OF packages and bundles that are
always SO hard to handle int post Office.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
SENT TO JAIL.
Chicago Alderman Indicted on q Charge
of Murder.

SoACAko AhsAAStC oA - -
of Murder.
Chicago, Dec. 28.-As the result of
information gained recently by Police
Inspector Setback from two nonresi-
dent witnesses, the grand jury on Sat
urday voted an indictment against
Thomas j. O'Malley, alderman from the
Twenty-third ward, charging completely
in the murder of Gus ColIiander. a sa-
loon keeper and Twenty-third ward
politician, on election night, Novem-
Der, 1894. Half a dozen members of the
notorious Market street gang" have
been suspected by the police of this cold
blooded crime. John Bingham and John
Santry, of the gang, were also indicted
Saturday on the same charge. O'Malley,
at one a. m. Sunday, surrendered himself
and was taken to jail.
Colliander had received the nomina-
ton for north town collector, and en-
tered the polling place at lit Oak street
about midnight to watch the count of
votes. Soon after his arrival a band
of the Market street criminals broke
in the door and a bloody fight followed.
Colliander was shot through the body
and head, dying in a few hours. Po-
liceman Michaels, who was stationed
at the polling place, was seriously
wounded by a bullet. Assistant States
Attorney Pearson, who examined the
new witnesses, said their testimony
made out a stronger case against the
alderman than against Santry or Bing-
ham. 1t is alleged that witnesses
saw O'Malley with the other man be-
fore the murder and scufiing in the
crowd while the shooting was in prog
ress. The police have been working very
secretly for months on new develop
ments in the case and the Indictment
of O'MalIey caused sensational surprise
as much in police circles as among poll
tians at the city hall. He has a plumb
ing establishment in his ward, was serT-
ing his first term in the council and has
always been regarded as a good dth
zen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
MANY VICTIMS.
Twenty-Three known Dead as = ResuI
of a wreck in AIabam

XW~suty-ThFee known Dead as . Hesuf3
OF a wreck in Alabam
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 20. Few
further details are obtainable as 10 the
terrible railroad wreck at the Cahaba
river bridge Sunday. The railroad of
hcials have a list of 81 dead, that number
Of bodies having been taken out of the
river, but the belief gains ground that
there T more dead bodies yet In the
river, or else some were entirely con-
sumed by fire.
The railroad officials, however, say
the place has been thorons bly, searched.
II seems impossible to ascertain how
many passengers were on the train.
Nearly all held round-trip holiday tick
cts and had been away from home to
spend Christmas. Many were on their
way back to the various mining towns
when the disaster occurred. Only one
ticket was sold out of Birmingham for
the Inflated train.
Conductor Connell, who knew better
than anyone else the number aboard,
was killed and burned up in the wreck.
1t developed Monday morning that q
uoA haACd AlDOS anu Ills WIG kUI On
The train at Gunner, six miles this side
of the wreck. They are missing, and 1t
is probable that they were burned in
the wreck. This runs the list of known
dead to %.
Others to the number of six who were
supposed to be missing, have been ac-
counted for. =
The injured are from mining towns
in this district. The only persons on
the train TO escape unhurt were three
little children of Mrs. Walker. II is
thought that fully half the dead were
cremated alive. A further examina-
ton of the bridge shows that the spikes
on one side had been drawn for a rail
length, which indicated that a rail was
moved out of place to deliberately wreck
the train.
The story that three men robbed the
dead and dying, as told by one of the
survivors, has not yet been confirmed.
But railroad officials are now sure il
was the work of train wreckers, and an
army of detectives are working on the
case
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
o STREET FIGHT.

Two Men Killed and Another Wounded
at HeIenwoOd, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 29.-At Helen
wood, so miles from here, Lewis Penn
bertOn, a saloon keeper, appeared on
the streets drunk with his Winchester
rifle and began firing. Town Marshal
Frank Hugette attempted to arrest him,
~whereupon James Pemberton, father Of
Lewis, interfered. The younger Penn
berton attempted to shoot the marshal,
but was too slow and received a bullet
from the officers revolver, which killed
him instantly. The father fred at the
marshal, the ball taking effect in HUI
gctte's neck and inflicting a flesh
wound. The officer shot at the old man,
hitting him twice in the chest and once
in the bowels. They clinched and the
officer then fred twice. killing his as
saiIant,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
ROCK ISLAND IMPROVE
MENTS
rhirty-hve Men to work All
! Winter.

Thirfy-6Ye Men to Work All
I Winter.
In and around Oskalooss the Rock
Island company have thirty five men at
work stringing new telegraph wires
and building Q new bridge across the
Des Moines river. 1t will take them
the greater part Of the winter to CON-
plete their work. General foreman
ieorge Calvert is experimenting the
work on the new bridge. 10 has
pushed this work on Is rapidly 81 pos
|sible, but still has several weeks work
ahead Of him. The mason work In the
piers hsd TO be relsid In part, and the
and the superstructure swung without
the delay Of trains, all Of which Mr..
Calvert has thus far attended to with
the best of results. Three other gangs
OF men working on the southwest line
sre under the supervision OF Mr.. Cal
vert and sre ct present on repair work
generally. The Rock Island company,
despite the dull business, has put forth
great improvements on its property,
both roadway and bridges, this fall, en-.
failing an expense Of several hundred
Thousand dollars In Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
Seeking . Pardon.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 29.-Gov. Upham
heard arguments Monday for and
against the release of John B. Koetting,
sentenced to five years in state prison
from this city for receiving deposits in
the South side savings bank when he
knew the bank to be insolvent. The
depositors were represented by Attor-
ney Donovan, who made a strong plea
against the granting of a pardon. At
torney L. W. Halsey represented the
friends of Koetting. The governor took
the matter under advisemeut.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
UNFOUNbEb.
RumOrs Regarding Attitude of the Pow
-. Enward tia unitAd Etatea untrna.

RumOrs Regarding Attitude Of the .
era Toward the United States Untrue.
London, Dec. 29.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Chronicle telegraphs
that the Spanish government recently
questioned Great Britain, France aud
Italy regarding their attitude in the
event of war between Spain and the
United States. Great Britain, the 0
respondent adds, declined to give a
definite reply, saying that everything
depended on the cours of events and
the subsequent relations of the con
tending nations. Italy offered to as
sist in bringing about an amicable ar
rangement Of the trouble, without
promising to support Spain. The atti-
tude of the vatican is absolutely favora-
BILE to Spain.
King Alfonso has written to the pope
asking his prayers that the ~Spaniards
may be victorious. The Chronicle says
that the Paris dispatch published on
Saturday regarding the attitude of the
powers toward the United States is IN
founded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
Accidentally Shot.
Jimmie Foster, of Union Mills,
Seriously Hurt.



NEW SHARON. Dec. 2e.-Jimmie, the
s year old son OF Josh. Foster, living
near Union Mills, was probably fatally
shot By bis 1s year old brother, Charlie,
early Tuesday morning. They with an
older brother had been left alone over
night while their parents were visiting
relatives In 0sksIooss. The boys were
pisying. and found sn old revolver,
which they supposed was not loaded.
lplsying with this It was accidentally
discharged; the ball entering the fore.
head. rengingd oWnwardsn md backwards,
! Dr.. II. o. Conway made an unsuccess
kfuI attempt 60 extract tbs ball, and 1t is
thought the little fellow can not TeCoV-
sr,although be wa living and conscious
"a ct report.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
suicide Suspected.

st. Louis, Dec. 29.-Martin Benson,
aged about 80 years, was found dead
in his room at the Union house on
North Sixth street Monday night. 1t
is believed he committed suicide by
swallowing morphine. He was desti.
tute and respondent. Benson claimed
to be a son of State Senator A. L. Benson,
Of Erie county, n. Y, who died about
eight years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
Praise for Cleveland ana olney.

Havana, Dec. 24.-The Havana news
papers publish articles expressing ap-
proval of the attitude upon the Cuban
question taken by President Cleveland
and Secretary of State 0lney, both Of
whom are highly praised for their firm
stand in face of the action Of the foreign
relations committee of the senate.
A Matter Of Convenience.
st. Louis, Dec. 2s.-The st. Louis
United States subtreasury win on jan
uary 3 become a member of the local
clearing house association. This step
has the approval of Secretary Carlisle
and will render unnecessary the trans
fer of about $780, oo, 600 between the
banks and the subtreasrrr Eer annum.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
DU MAURlER DECEIVED.
How an American interviewer Abused Hia


How an American interviewer Abused His
Confidence.
Du Maurier was always especially ap-
preciative of American appreciation
and took particular pains to welcome
Americans cordially, says the New York
Times. 1t was seldom that this friend
ly feeling was abused, but the last time
| saw him he was for once in q state of
rage against an American who had not
only interviewed him but outrageous
ly misrepresented him and his house
hold. The visitor had come with some
letters of introduction, but, fearing that
an interview was In prospect, Mrs. Du
Maurier had seen him and explained
that Mr.. Du Maurier could not receive
visitors for that purpose. The caller
promptly disclaimed being an inter
viewer and so disarmed the hostess that
in apology he was taken upstairs in cor
still in the land of the living and q
close friend of Du Maurier, had hap
pened in, and the two, perhaps gently
led by the skillful interviewer into the
subject, were soon talking over old
times in free confidence. What was
DI Maurier's chagrin afew weeks after
ward to receive a New York paper con
tanning a highly colored version of this
conversation, with remarks about his
habits and his household, which were
more than a breach of hospitality. He
wrote at once a letter of disclaimer for
publication among his American
friends, and 1t was with difficulty that
he was persuaded that this would only
advertise the offensive article and give
it wider currency.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
Exploding Lamp Causes a Fire.

Providence, R. l., Dec. 29.-The ex-
plosion of q lamp in a grocery store in
Johnston, at about six o'clock a. m,
set fire to the building in which the
store was located. An aged couple,
Gregor Kreichbaum and Nellie Krelch-
baum, living in a tenement over the
store, were burned to death
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
DIad In Great AronK.

Charleston, w. Va, Dee. 2o.-James
Cart, aged &c years, of Cabin Creek,
while on a spree drank 81 bottles of
extract of cinnamon and died in great
agony. He leaves a widow and one child.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
burned.

New York, Dec. 29.-The double
decked ferryboat New Brunswick,
owned by the Pennsylvania Railway
company, was burned to the ws&
edge Monday. Loss, about $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31

LTvEEx-Society circles are more
lively than has been their wont for
ssyeral wseks. There are dances and
partaaA muaseales and teas almost with
oza nnnhw.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
Killed by Drunken Rowdies.

New Orleans, Dec. 26.-Passengers by
the Illinois Central train bring news Of
u tragedy at Wassen Miss, about three
o'clock Friday morning. Two young
men named Case, from the country,
we're drunk and disorderly in the pas
senger waiting-room. The night oper'
ator there tried to quiet them, but
failed. Under the laws of Mississippi
the railroad agents N peace of
ficers about their stations, and
the night operator tried to exercise
his authority as a peace officer in eject.
ing the drunken rowdies. He was set
upon by them and stabbed three times.
from the effects of which he died some
hours later. His name was Addison.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
FOILED AGAIN.
The Grocer Gould Not Be Deceived by the
Honest Man.

The Grocer Could Not Be Deceived by the
Honest Man.
The grocer was weighing some sugar
for the woman in the dyed blue bonnet
when the man in the black frock coat
and yellowish white tie, who had been
standing in the door for some minutes,
came inside and laid a silver quarter on
the counter, says the Detroit Free
Press.
II picked it up on the floor, just at the
edge of the steps," he said. 1T must
belong to you. A quarter or $1,000, sir
it is the principle of the thing 1 look
at. 1 want nothing that is not mine.
There is the money"
The grocer laid a large foreinger on
the quarter and showed 1t back across
the counter.
"You put dot money in your pocket
mein friend" he said.
But sir, you OF one Of your clerks
must have dropped it and it rolled over
there. Ny motto has always been"
81 believe" said the grocer, "dot you
yoost moved your family in dot house
agross the street dis morgen; vas it not
SOP"
ayes, sir, I did, and. IL being conven-
lent, we expect to do a good deal of
ira"
"You put dot quarter back in your
pocket rigid away. Dot vos not mein
quarter. You put him back in your
pocket, und ven your wife come ofer vor
dose groceries you will remember dot
my derms o. spod cash eferv time"