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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Uncle Toms Cabin chair.

Among tine many things associated
with the memory of Harriet Beecher
Stowe is the chair occupied by her while
writing the initial chapters of Uncle
Toms Cabin" Mrs. Stowe, accom-
panied by Rev. Lyman Beecher, her IA
ther, was a visitor at Batavia, o., many
years ago, at the home of Judge Owen
+. Fish back. During all the hours of
her visit and while writing she always
occupied this plain poplar chair. After
Mrs. Stowe rose to fame with her book
the chair was preserved and banded
down as part OF history from Mrs.
Fishback 20 Lou Buerkle, in whose
possession it now remains The back of
the chair has become broken off, and
all the stats are broken out OF the back
The color of the chair was black. They
relate all the historic points now con-
nected with this plain and unassuming
old time piecs CT furniture.
kee Sentinel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Publication Notice.
State OF Illinois. I
Rock Island County. I


Rock Island County
Inthe circuit court. 10 January term, y ID
1879. Bill To remove clOud from lille.
Hans Hartman. 81. Mary Grover. the IN
ksown heirs deyi~ees OF Mary Grove.
deceased Anna Penney. and the unknown
owucrS OF The west twenty f2uI feet of lot
number two 90 ia block number two 80 in
that part OF the city pt Rock Island known
n and called Spenc r : Cases addition. in
the county Of Rock Il and and state Of II T.
MOS or of any right or Interest therein de-
PENDANTS
To an The above named defendants:
Amdayit OF yrur n. u-rcSidencc having been
fled in the Office of the clerk OF said circuit
court notice i hereby given To You and TO
eacn OF you. that the above nam q complain
ant has Ill a in said court hi> biu OF complaint
against gu on the rhancerN side Of said court:
that a summons ia chaucery has been issued
in said against you returnablc 10 th-
next term Of sad court TO be begun ana 4 ia n
NJ the court Use in the city OF fNock Island
I'm said COu .ty. On the tirSt Monday OF January
a. H. i-q9 a. which time and place You VI
appear and plead. answer or derlur % sllld pilI
OF complaint. 10 YOU zee lit
Dated at RociS Island. limos TINS second
day or December A. ID lS9s.
GEORGE w. CAMILLE CLERK
sweeney & WALKER, Solicitors Tor Com
plainant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Application For Sale of Real Estate.

To all persons whom II may concern:
Notice i. hereby given that tn undersigned.
Wilhelm Nix. CONSERVATION or 1he estate Of
Carl Nix insane. viii make apple D.
tiDa the county court Of Rock IL and
county. a regular term thereof. 10 b. held
at tl.. court house IN the city OF Rock Island
in said county. on The nr-t Monday of January.
=. ID IslJ. being the second Il ~ thereof. for an
or Ger and decree Of said court. directing him
a said cOu<-Tg srOr. 70 sell the following real
Is ate belonging 20 id d. OF much
thereof as shall seem l.. said court To the in
fere.t Of said ward situated in the county
{ Z kOciz III and and tate OF Illinois tOvgit:
ghe SoErhhalf Of q a - sUth half If the north
east ghArter 81 serti.,u Thirtv-three t33j IN
tow shiJ seventeen I'D. north in range three
go. west OF tn fourth CithJ prin cipal me idiaI
for the support and pigment Of debts
Of said ward. and for the purpose Of investing
such Of the proceed Of said = lie shall not
be Immediately requisite fer said support and
payment Of debts in other real estate. or Of
otherwise investing the same.
WILHELM NIX.
COnseIyatOr OF "a Nix insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Publication Notice-Chnncery.

State o. Illinois. 80
Rock island County, ~
- - i-''ri' Court, January term, =. d.
90 In chance
Henry g.. .-.,1....4.In rs Ella McNLlin-
Auidavit of nou-resiGence Of Ella McNiilin,
the above named defendant. having been fled
in the clerk : ONCE OF the circuit court Of said
county. 9 Office is therefore hereby given 10 the
sad Nonresident defendant that the com
plainant flied his bill Of complaint in id
court. 90 the chIucerv side thereof. ON the
2Ist day Of November. 1893. ana hat thereupUn
n summons was issued out OF said court,
wherein said suit Is now pending, rcturuable
the first Monday la the month OF Jan
uary next IS Is by law required
Now Unless you the said nonresident de-
feudapt above med. shall personally
be and appear before said circuit court
on the first day OF the next term thereof. TO
he holden At bOck Island in and for the
said county on the first Monday In Jan
uary next and plead. answer or dcmur to
the said complainant bill OF con plant. the
same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated viii DE taken a. confessed.
and "a decree entered against you according
TO the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE W GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island Illinois November y. 1895
6. X kESwORTHY, Compartments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

E.r.pe~,>. in the discharge of the duties
OF your Office by any cf your superiors
IL the department?
General Sternbsrg hesitated consid-
srably and said: No. certainly not to
any appreciabIe eXteUt." There was
pause and General SJernberg fastened
TO add. You viii understand that one
man cannot do everything at once and
there were occasional delays in getting
the ear Of the secretary. but nothing
beyond this
Then" said Gene raj Beaver. we are
to understand you had at all times the
hearty support and good will Of those
over you in forwarding the work OF
your department.
Yes" was the rep,y, most Undoubt-
edIy''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Telegraph BIunders.

Two funny telegraph stories are print
ed by the Pittsburg Dispatch on the
authority of former employee of the
Western Union company.
He was receiving 4 dispatch from
albany, in which the sender was not
Overcareful in thssmatter of spacing hi1
letters. Lawton took the address as fol-
lows: "Dr. a. Wing, room car agent,
Central depot, New York.
The dispatch came back with the
marginal report that there was no such
person at the address named The oper-
ator at Albany was called up, and ex-
plantations followed, in consequence of
which the address was changed to
drawing room car agent, Central de-
pot
still more absurd mistake was once
made in the same offices when a tele-
gram was received for flames W.
Giles, pie clerk. Brooklyn nasty yard. F"
This was afterward amended to read,
James w. Gillespie, clerk, Brooklyn
navy yard"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Notice of PubIication-Ch ancery.
ABAIR PI.EA-ASTs. Attorney-at-Law.
State OF Illinois.

State Of Illinois
Rock Island County.
In the circuit court. January term. 1899.
Elizabeth STANDBY. Mary j. He~sman Mar
garet Harris -. William l. MORROW. James
Morrow. James Uusenberry. John Du~enberry.
Emma FOrdham. Isabella Huber. MAY -uydam.
John WarnOck Elias arnOck. Samuel War
mock. Euuice WaTnOcll and Bessie WarnOck,
in cbaucery.
Anidayit OF the nOn-residenceNof John War
mock. Elias WarnOck Samuel Warnock.
Euuice Warnock and Bessie Warnock i'm
pleaded with the above defendants William
=. Morrow. James Morrow. James DuSenberry,
Emma FOrdham Isabella huber and May Suy-
dam having been filed in the cier< : office OF he
circuit court OF said county notice II therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defend
ants that the con p!ainants filed their bill of
complai0t in said court on the chancery side
that ihereupon a summons issued out OF said
court. wherein said suit i now pending. re-
turnable ON the first NJ nday in the monih of
January. 4 ID. lS.J, next, i by law required
Now. unless you. the said nonresident de-
PENDANTS above named. John " arHOcls. Elias
WarnOck. Samuel WarnOck. Euuice WaruOcl5
and Bessie WaruOck. shall personally be and ap-
pear before said circuit court. on the first day
of the next term tn reOf. To be holden at Rock
Island in ana for the said county. the first
Monday in January next. and plead. Hnswe
or d. muir To the said complainant bill OF COM
plant. the same and the matters ana things
therein charged and stated VIII be taken as
confessed. and a decree entered against YOU
according to the prayer OF said bin
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois. November ., 1895.
ADAIR PLEASASTs.
Conn lainaut : Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
stonera1I jackson at ChapuItepec.


The infantry suffered terribly. 1t was
impossible to advance along the narrow
track, and when the guns were ordered
up the situation was in no way better
ed. Nearly every horse was killed or
wounded. \ deep ditch, cut across the
road, hindered effective action, and the
only position where reply to the enemy $
fire was possible lay beyond this obsta-
Gle. Despite the losses of his command,
Jackson managed to lift one gun across
by hand, but his men became democrat
lied. They left their posts.
The example of their lieutenant,
walking up and down ON the shot swept
road and excIainiing calmly: There is
no danger, see? 1 am not hit, " failed to
inspire them with confidence. Many
had already fallen. The infantry, with
the exception of a small escort, which
held its ground with difficulty, had dis
appeared, and General Worth, observ
ing Jackson's perilous situation, sent
him orders to retire. He replied it was
more dangerous to withdraw than to
stand fast, and if they would give him
90 veterans he would rather attempt
the capture of the breastwork. Hen
derson's "StonewaIl jackson and the
Civil War;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Notice of Observation-Disclosures
state OF Illinois. :


In the circuit court. 10 January te rm- y. u
1880
THOMAS E. NTH - Nellie E Smi b. in
chancery-
Afndavit OF non-resi5ence OF the above
named defendant -haying been filed IN tn:
clerks Office OF the circuit court OF said
county. notice l. therefore hereby given
TO the said nonresident defendant that the
comula nant fled his bill OF complaint in said
court on the chancery side thereof. on
abe End day of Dec mber. 1870. and that there
uDon a summons issued out of said court,
wherein sad suit j. now pending returnabic
on the Serond Il y IN the month OF January
next, as is by law required
Now, unless you. the : ID nonresident de-
feudaut above named. y lie Smi h. shall per
sonally be and appear before said circuit coC- :.
on the first day OF the next term thereof. to be
holctes At Rock Island in and for the said coun-
tv on the second cay IN January next, and
piead answer or demur TO the said complain
ants bill of comulaint. the same and the m It
tiers and things tn rein charged and stated V y
be taken as confessed. ana dec ee entered
againS. you according to the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE u. GAMBLE Clerk.
Rock Island Illinois December :. ISlS
JAMES 81. BEARDsLEY- Complainant Solicit r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
FAIR WOMAN IL EXPENSIVE
stsrnberE Glasses Them a. LuNuries-SOme
acquisitions Coming In.

Touching the subject of female
nurses. General Sternb rC said serious
IL but somewhat sadly that they were
expensive Iuxuries-" He said the war
department was getting acquisitions now
for bureaus. rocking chairs. and other
things which were unknown under the
male nurse regime. He said that. with
time. il was Practicable To secure q fair
N large number OF nurses. but their
training took time and h admitted that
in war time IL might be at the expense
OF the patients. He acknowledged the
services Of volunteer aid associations
and said the trained female nurses were
satisfactory though he had received
some reports to the contrary. Witness
admitted a real deficiency in medical
supplies at times. At Santiago their
landing was delayed owing to eNigency
of the times. and railroads failed TO get
them through in time at Other points
He conte1Gsd. however. that there
had been very little lack OF medical
supplies during the war. the great diff
Guilty being that surgeons frequently
preferred other than the field supply
and an unanJicirated typhoid fever out
break had also considerably taxed the
field resources.
There was an animated discussion
over a delay in Quitting one of the
hospital ships General Sternberg said
that after her purchase there was
larse OF three weeks during which no
work had been done. She sailed on the
date Of battle OF Santiago. and had she
sailed FIVE days sooner the medical sup
niles at the battle ground would haze
beer ample The witness refused to say
the deIaywas unnecessary Tor on whom
tho responsibility should rest
Gen. Beayer-WCre you at any tine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
LEGAL.
Notice of PublIcation-Chanc

Notice of PubIIcation-Chancery.
In the circuit court January Term 1899.
Russell = Hampton " Estela Hampton in
Chancery.
AFFIDAVIT OF the nOn-res!dence of the de-
fendant- Estella Hampton having been fled
in the clerks ONCE OF the circuit court OF said
county. notice Is therefore hereby given 10
the said nonresident defendant that the com
plain2nt filed his bin OF complaint in sad
court on the chancery side thereof. on the 18th
day OF November. 4 u. isss. and that there
upon Summons issued out OF said court.
wherein said suit Is now pending returnable on
the lst Monday IN the month Of January next.
as Is Dy Law required Now. unless you the iii
nonresident defendant above named Est ella
Hampton. shall personally be and appear be-
fore said circuit court on the first Gay of the
next term Thereof. to be holden at Rock Isl
and IN and for the said COMFY. on the LIST
Monday In January next. and plead. answer
or demur TO aid cOmplatnant's bill OF com
plant. the sane and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be taken as
confessed. and a decree entered against you
according 10 the prayer OF said bill.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island Illinois November =. Isls.
SIURGEOS * MARSHALL
Comp.ainant's SOLICITOR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL FIRST.
Senate L to Begin Its Consideration Mon
day-House in n business Humor.

Washington. Dec. s.-The senate held
a short session yesterday and then ad-
lourned until Monday after making the
Nicarauga canal bill the unfinished
business before tsat body. During the
session Vest stated his opposition 20 the
hurried manner Of pass ng pension bills
in the seratl and gave notice that he
would insist upon q quorum being pres
ent when pension bills were being acted
upon. Cafery introduced a resolution
declaring II the serse of the senate that
negotiations for the modification OF the
CluytCG-BulWer treaty BE- opened with
Great Britain SO that there may be no
obstacle To the control of u Nicaragua
canal b. tbs United States alone. Vest
introduced a resolution fer the investi-
cation OF newspaper stories that there
was corruption in the purchase OF ships
for the navy last summer. The anti
scalping bin passed by the house was
received. Twenty six pension bills wee
passed.
The urgent deficiency bill to provide
for the support of the military and
naval establishments was passed by the
house yesterday practically without op-
position. \ fear had been expressed
that the me assure might open up u pro-
longed debate upon the conduct Of the
war. but the Democratic leaders decided
that such a debate properly came later
upon the regular appropriation Is, or
upon the bill for the reorganization of
the army. There was not a word Of
criticism of the war during the debate
The only point upon which issue was
raised was as to whether the bill. pro
viding as it did for the pay of the vol
unteers until July !, 1893, might not be
CONSTRUED as a modification of the law
under which the volunteers were mus
tered into service. McRae offered an
amendment prov diTS that it should not
be 50 construed. and upon it there was
general DISCUSS on as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of musterirS the volunteers out before
the regular army was increased. Can
non finally accepted the McRae amend
ment. and thatremoved the only shadow
Of opposition to the bill.
The house adjourned over until Mon
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09


DR.. Stivers of Nv York had large
dispensary clinic, and rarely a day
passed that one or more cases of felon
did not appear SIT won't hurt" was
always his comforting assurance to the
patient if the latter made any outcry.
"Put your finger down there, " indicat-
ing the edge of the table, land keep
stillr" he commanded, and patients, as
Il rule, made little fuss. DR.. Stivers once
had felon on his left forefinger. He
poulticed it for about a week, and
walked the floor with pain at night. At
last he went to his assistant surgeon,
who said gravely, THAT ought to have
been lanced before
"Possibly-but''- said DR.. Stivers,
and then, with long breath-"per
haps you'd better lance it now"
Certainly" said the assistant sur
geon. Put your finger on the table.
DR.. Stivers complied and with face
as white as paper watched the knife.
BE GENTLE he cautioned. That's an
awful sore finger"
at won't hurt. =" remarked the as
sistant surgeon, and the sharp steel de-
seconded. There was a howl of agony
from DR.. Stivers, and with his finger
in his other hand he danced about the
room crying, "Oh, oh, oh -
why" remarked the assistant sur
geon, ~ have heard you tell patients
hundreds of times that it didn't hurt to
lance a felon. -
"No doubt, no doubt you have,
groaned DR.. Stivers, but that depends
on which end of the knife man is at. ="
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Illinois ,IiIIer,' Association.

Springfield. Dec. AT the annual
meeting OF the Illinois safe Miuers' as
sociation the following officers We're
elected: President. Colonel E. c. Kreid-
ERIN. Jacksonville; secretary and treas
urer. c. II. Sey bt. st. Louis There were
no recommendations made regarding
legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

he had begun preparations. thOuSn iiot
making any expense He had models of
chests made. he said. and equipment
developed, but when he suggested to
Secretary Alger the propriety of max
ing purchases for his service the policy
was TO wait" He said that at one time
there We're as many as $50 contract
surgeons employed. The appointees
were mostly from 30 to 20 years old.
with hospital or active professional eX-
rerience, but when CaTDDs were estab-
lished in this country he did not know
they We're to be permanent.
One Mistake That Was Made.
He conceded that it was a mistake
not to have appointed more contract
surgeons from those who had expert
erce in the civil war, for their expert
ence would have been invaluable. but
lie was ignorant at the outset of the
permanency Of the camps. II had been
impossible for him even to read the
great volume OF reports submitted, ow-
ing to being overwhelmed with matters
requiring personal attention. The reg
mental surgeons. he said. We're good.
bad and Indifferent. but ne recollected
no instance Of dismissal for incompe-
tence.
DiaEnosed Malaria Typhoid.
Threshing over the controversy be-
tween regimental and division hospitals
NJ. credited the establishment of the
IatteF-to their sCccess-in two years
experience in the civil war. At the out
set the ma ximurn capacity of the divis-
ion hospital was $50 beds, but. this ca
pacity was quickly found far inade-
quate He could not Tecullecta whether
the chief surgeon At Camp Thomas had
reported that the sanitation there was
had. The department now. he said, has
ample evidence that typhoid cases dur
ing the war were largely mistaken for
malarial fever until the cases reached
the division hospitals. and that malaria
also had been diagnosed as typhoid.
sums Up the Troubles in Camps.
As To the general condition of troops
in mobilization camps. he said the trou-
BE could nearly all lie summed UP in
the two phrases neglect OF sanitary
measures and letting the troops re-
main too long in one camp" You have
To Do one of two things" said he You
must maintain your permanent camp
under the sanitary conditions OF civil
ICED life. or you must follow the Indian
method and shift your camp when you
foul YOUR ground. / can make rules
which II followed Will ensure reasonable
immunity from typhoid, but l cannot
ensure their being followed by the men
in the field"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Reopen the sectarian school Question.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Cardnal Glib
bonS, in behalf of himself and the
archbishCps of the Roman Catholic
church in America. has submitted
petition to COY Eress asking that the
question of the contract school system
be re-opened and that congress again
go over the whole subject of Indiar
education. The petition asks that
congressional inquiry be made IN place
of the departmental inquiries. in order
that the merits and defects of contract
schools and government schools may
be shown and rot kept as a secret OF
state concealed in the files of any de-
partment or Office"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

Cleveland. Dec. 9.-The Anti-Saloon
League elected the following officers
yesterday: President. II. VI. Hiram
Price. Washington; secretary, s E.
Nicholson. KokomO, Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
Vest Follows Up His Point.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Vest yesterday
followed w the debate in executive
session of Wednesday concerning the
appointment of senators and members
Of the house to positions on presidential
commissions by the introduction of a
bill prohibiting the practice OF making
such aUpoirtnertS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

The greatest poet Of Persia was Fir
dousi, who composed an epic called
1.-The Shah Nameh, " about the middle
Of the teEsh century a. D. ooie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

In England more than 10, 900, 600 oil
lamps are used nightly. They cause 800
deaths annually, and in London alone
los fires in year have been traced to
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09
BLAME ON CONGRESS
For the Shortage in So Many
Necessaries That Developed
During the Recent War.
ESTIMATES WERE ALL CUT DOWN.

In the Interests OF Economy. So Says Sur
geon General SternberS-He Also Men
tions Mistakes in Diagnosis and Tells
How 70 Keep Typhoid Under in Mobili-
zation Camps-ConErcss Attends to sumo
business and Quits for the Week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-09

Washington. Dec. 9.-The conduct Of
cae medical service Of the army was
taken up yesterday by the war invssti-
eating commission and Surgeon Gener-
al Sternberg was riSiGly questioned
department. he said, was equipped only
for an army Of 5000 men when the war
broke out, and from year to year the
fstimates he had submitted had been
materially reduced by congress in a
policy OF economy Of appropriations
As soon as there was = prospect of war
The age-herald., 1898-08-10
MILITARY PAGEANT. kSS
Imposing Spectacle at Camp Thomas
 10000 Men in Line.

Chickamauga National Park, Ga., Aug. g. Not since Sherman reviewed the grand army at the close of the civil war has there been such an imposing and magnificent military pageant as that witnessed on the historic fields of Chickamauga park today:
 Since I came here a week ago I A,lve visited the hospitals, and now in order to form immediate acquaintance with my command, its needs and demands, have had the we'll men come to hle."
 These were Major-General Breckinridge's words tonight, meant to be explanatory in part of the reason for holding the great review at Camp Thomas this forenoon, in which the entire army of 4O,OOO men took part.
 The commanding general has every cause to congratulate himself upon today's cere- mony, which was one of unusual magnitude in more senses than one. It not only served to show the few shortcomings that might naturally have been expected in an army of volunteers of only three months s1<lnd- ing, but it showed what wonderful work has been accomplished in so short time in the way of making good soldiers out of young men, who, for the most part, had never had occasion to study military tac- tics,