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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
Chronic Rheumatism Cured.

DIR. H. b. Hettinger, indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months after
spraining my ankle l was severely
afflicted with rheumatism. L finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for
rheumatism, and in four days could
walk without my cane; two bottles
cured me sound and we'll. / take great
pleasure in recommending the Mystic
Cure to all who are afflicted with rheu-
matism.'' Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, and Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second street
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
HE MAY LOSE A LIMB.
William A. Smith Struck by Red
Hot Bar of Iron at Syl-
van Works.
PENETRATEs THE RIGHT LEG.

Accident the Result of Attempting to
Make Pass From One Heat to An
other-SufTerer Taken to ST. Anthony s
Hospital, Where He Receives Medical At
tentiOn-HIs Home at Good Hope, Ill.
William A. Smith. aged II, en-
pleyed on the night shift at the Syl-
van Steel company's plant, while at
work at , o'clock this morning, met
with an accident which may cost him
his right limb.
Failing in an attempt to pass n
section of iroa from one heat to
another-this operation being per-
formed with the assistance of topgs-
the red hot bar shot from the mill
and struck Smith in the right thigh,
penetrating the flesh to the bone. and
severing the muscles, which were left
protruding.
Taken to Hospital.
The unfortunate young man en-
dured terrible suffering. He was
taken to st. Anthony's hospital in the
Moline patrol. He was attended by
Drs. q. G. Craig and q. q. Craig, Jr.,
and l.. ID. Dunn, the latter of Moline.
1t is feared that the bone of the leg is
fractured, and that it will be neces-
sary to amputate the limb, although
the doctors are yet hopeful of saw
ing it.
Smiths home is at Coed Hope, Ill.
lie boarded nj 22S Third avenue, Mo-
line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
Happy Thoughts.

To please, attract and give people
something to talk about is an art in
writing a prosaic advertisement.
Hood, of Sarsaparilla fame, is the
originator, in an extensive sense, of
the idea of using proverbs and wise
saws as prefix to Il pleasant intro
duction of the well known virtues of
Americas greatest medicine. These
quaint quotations often fit the news
of the day with startling directness,
and the moral is easily drawn, with
natural good To Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
TOOKTHE CLOTH AND WENT.
Gus Englin's Tailoring Establishment
Robbed Through Confidence Game.

Shortly after l o'clock this after
noon two apparent strangers entered
the tailoring establishment of Gus
Englin on Second avenue, and one
asked to have Il button sewed on his
coat. The employe in charge of the
store took the caller back to the shop,
which is separated from the store by
a partition, and proceeded to put on
the button. In the meantime the
companion of the caller remained in
the store. When the mending had
been done and the caller departed the
emplOye recalled that the other man
had disappeared. a search revealed
the fact that three bolts of cloth were
missing. There is no trace of the
thieves. Identically the same trick
was played successfully in Davenport
Yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
Obituary.

Mrs. Julia Murphy. pioneer resi-
dent of the upper end of Rock Island
county, died at 5 O'Clock this morn
ing at her home in Carbon Cliff, of
general debility. Mrs. Murphy was a
native of Ireland, and 65 years of age.
She is survived by four children:
Mrs. Henry McCarty. of South Heights,
and Miss Nora Murphy, of Rock ISL
and, and two sons, John and Michael,
ut home. Funeral services will be
held at ST. Joseph's church, this city,
Saturday morning at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
PAYING....
....TAXES

Is like buying many of the so called bargains.
With the good solid everyday merchandising at
Shields Cash Grocery its different, however. In
saving little here and a little there the
aggregate grows into nice round sum when the
year has rolled around. There's nothing that
saves like saving. Read below
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
BoWEN-FREEMAN NUPTIALS,
wedding at Brides Home Yesterday After
noon.

At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Lucretia Freeman, 752 Fifteenth
street. at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
was celebrated the marriage of Alfred
W. Bowen and Miss Eva +. Freeman.
Rev. Frank w. Bowen, of Kansas City,
a brother of the groom, ofliciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen will go to
Kansas City for n wedding trip.
The groom is clerk for William
Stewart. He served through the
recent war with Company A. He is a
model young man, one having a wide
and deserved popularity.
His bride is n charming and admired
lady. The couple will be at home
after June l at the residence of the
BRIDES mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
Drink Grain-O

After you have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. 1t is not n
medicine, but doctors order it. be-
cause it is healthful, invigorating and
appetizing. 1t is made from pure
grains and has that rich seal brown
color and taste like the finest grades
of coffee and costs about one-fourth
as much. Children like it and thrive
on it, because it is genuine food
drink containing nothing but nour-
ishment- Ask your grocer for
Grain-O, the new food drink. Is and
% cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20

conversion of Judge in East Portland,
Ore.
Joe the Turk, as he is known to the
Salvation Army people in every state
in the union, comes from Constantine
pie and has been ID years n Salvation
list. He is the son of an Armenian
priest. He will relate the horrible
butchery of the Armenian massacre
and barbarism of the Turk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
River Riplets.

The b. Hershey brought down 81
strings of logs.
The Ruth, Florence H., Verne Swain
and Pilot came down and the Ruth
and Verne Swain passed mp.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at o a. m was 7.65, and
at noon it was 40. The temperature
at noon was Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
A Remarkable Letter.

A young lady of very extraordinary
capacity lately addressed the following
letter TO her cousin: I'VE is all well,
and mothers got his Terrix. brother
Tom is got the Hupin Kaugh and sister
Ann has got babee. and / hope these
few lines viii find You the same Rite
sumo Your aphectionate kuzzen. -
London Fun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on So
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
HORST Won KoECKRITZ.
OTTo GRoTJAN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20

Pneumonia, In grippe, coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough readily
yield to One Minute Cough Cure. Use
this remedy in time and save doc
tors bill-or the undertaker's. For
sale by T. H Thomas, A. j. Reiss and
NJ z. Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
JOE THE TURK IN TOWN.

To Conduct Five Days Campaign for
Salvation Army.
Joe, the Turk, a celebrated Saliva
tion Army worker, came to town
yesterday He will conduct 5-days'
campaign here. He plays a cornet,
clarinet and saxaphone. He will
tell tonight at the barracks of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20

Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
and positive relief in all cases.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
He Took Custer's Message.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
read with great pleasure in your edition
of the 18th instant an article entitled
Medal for Martinez and l am glad to see
that the survivors of the yellow fever at
Santiago intend to reward Frank Martinez
of the 18th United States Infantry for his
kind and brave nursing.
Martinez is mentioned as being the last
survivor of General Clusters command, who
was bugler of the 7th United States Cav
airy at the time of the massacre and who
was sent by the general with dispatches to
Captain Benteen. l beg you to correct this
statement as Martini and not 'Marti-
nez was the bugler mentioned / am the
original John Martini, bugler in Troop H
of the 7th Cavalry, who was sent by Gen
eral Custer, on the eve of the battle with
message to Captain Benteen. / have all the
proofs with me and all the officers of the
army acquainted with the 7th Cavalry at
that time know me well.
Trusting you will correct your statement
and give the credit to whom it belongs |
remain, very respectfully,
JOHN MARTINI,
Bugler. Battery D, 4th L. S. Artillery.
Fort McHenry, Bait. Md, April 10, 1899.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
FOR EARLY ACTION.
Motion Made in Cases Against G. and
u. Telephone Company.

Attorney Arthur A Birney of counsel for
the large number of telephone subscribers
who have Instituted proceedings for in
junction against the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company today took steps
to have the cases disposed of. Phs was
done through the medium of a motion, sub
mitted to Justice Cole. in Equity Court No
=, to have a time limit fixed for the taking
of testimony in rebuttal by the telephone
company. AT the request of Attorney A. S.
Worthington of counsel for the telephone
company Justice Cole consented not to take
action on the motion until Saturday or
Monday next. large amount of testimony
has been taken by both sides, in all parts
of the country, and the subscribers are of
the opinion that the cases should be pre-
sented to the court for determination with
out unnecessary delay.
These are the cases in which the COM
plainants declined to pay for telephone
service more than the amount fixed by
Congress last year. The telephone COM
pany thereupon gave notice that 1t would
remove The telephone instruments and ap-
piiances from the residences or places of
business of the complainants. Appeal was
made to the court to restrain the removal
of the instruments and appliances, as
threatened. Temporary restraining orders
Were issued. The next step is a hearing
of the main question at issue, in open court.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Laura Day, alias Diggs, a colored resident
of one of the South Washington alleys,
stood before Judge Kimball this morning
and heard several policemen tell the court
of her bad reputation. She had no defense
to make to charge of vagrancy, and the
judge sent her down for two months.
About 10 o'clock last evening Albert War
ring colored. living at No 135 Reeves
street northwest, found a live white male
infant only few hours Old on the lot cor
ner of Sd and Florida avenue northwest.
Warning took the waif to the eighth pre-
cinct station, whence il was sent to the
Founding Hospital by direction Of Lieut..
Kenny.
Eunice Weaver, colored. aged forty-seVen
years living at No. I25 H street northeast,
jumped from d Columbia line moving car
at the corner of 4th and H streets north
east last evening and dislocated her collar
bona. She received surgical treatment at
the Eastern Dispensary.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
OLD SAWS.
OLD PROVERBS DON'T ALWAYS HOLD GOOD,

.'old saws sometimes broken. A man con-
l have seen that badly smashed. A friend came
in to see me some time ago while l in bed
with nervous prostrstion.
The physician had strictly forbidden TO
coffee, and had tried little Postum Cereal Food
Coffee, but the way II served. II tasted fat
that broke the rules OF the doctor and occasion
ally drank n cup Of coffee, although each time
suffered for it During her conversation. she asked
me why I didn't try Postum. Oh I said, II
have tried that but it's no use, can't drink IL. :.
She laughed out loud and said, why, my dear,
you have been imposed upon. II you once have
Postum made right you will be in love with IL
from that time on listened TO her with little
interest and much incredulity, but she kept in
sistiIg.
Shortly after, when recovered little. was
visiting friends house, who asked me n l would
like cup Of Postum and when it WAS served. it
tasted better than mine had. you had
apparently, NEST thorough experience with The
taste of Postum, and I knew its taste TO be de
cidedly fiat and insipid
However, L found for the good Of my baaltb,
must drink it, and when got home and was n
little stronger, I determined 10 il il could not
be made taste better. looked at the package
carefully and found that the directions were very
plain, that the Postum must be allowed actual
boiling of least fifteen minutes. put IL On in
cold water 1t took about fifteen minutes before II
commenced TO boil, then allowed IL to bubble and
boil fifteen minutes more and after 1t had settled
l poured out a cup which certainly was rich a
dark brown cup of coffee | ever saw in my life
and when and sugar added, was
amazed the taste. Eureka" | had found what
l wanted. From that time ON you can imagine |
knew to n certainty when II served at the
table. whether Postum had been boiled long enough
not. There is much difference as between
night and day. Postum underbciled is fiat. and
boiled II should be, is Of the most delicious
beverages u woman tasted. IL is strange that
people try and try again. and make Postum in 50
slovenly manner that they fail 10 get the de-
licious favor from 1. of course, have no temp
tation 10 60 back to common coffee, for have the
finest coffee twice day, and find IL safe, pleasant
healthful rnd strengthening the
Mrs. VI. r. LOVE, WhItiusville, Mass.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
ADDS TO HIS aDoNATIoN
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie Increases Fund for
Library Building.
Total of $4,000 Now Made Available
Notice Received by Chairman
of Commission.

It will be recalled that Mr.. Andrew Car
negie recently intimated to District Com
missioner Wight and Mr. B. H. Warner of
the Washington Public Library commission
that he might increase his donation for the
construction of the library building which is
to be erected on the Mt. Vernon Square SITE
District Commissioner Ross who Is the
president of the commission, today received
written notice that Mr., Carnegie has added
the sum of $4,000 to his original donation,
making his total contribution 100000.
The letter received by Mr. Ross today was
from Mr.. C. L. Phipps, the treasurer of the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, of Pitts
burg being dated the 18th instant and read
ing as follows:
1--WE are in receipt of letter, dated April
IA, from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in which he
requests US to advise you that the amount
of his donation for the Washington free IL
brary has been increased from $250,O0O to
5000 Remittances will accordingly be
made you for the purposes of the library up
to the full amount of $500, 900 upon receipt
of your requests
Deeply Appreciated.
1t is needless to state that Mr.. Ross was
very much pleased to learn that Mr.. Car
negie has added so handsomely to his orig
inal donation, and WILL in acknowledgment
thereof, assure Mr.. Carnegie that his noble
generosity is not only deeply appreciated
by the members of the library commission.
but also by the people of the District. Upon
the return to the city next week of Col.
Theodore A. Bingham, a member of the
commission a meeting of the body will be
called, when official action is expected to
be taken in acknowledgment of Mr.. Car
negie's additional donation. 1t is also eX-
pected that at this meeting the list of ten
architects who are to be invited to submit
plans for the library building will be COM
pleted and also the rules governing the
competition.
The addition of $4,000 to the sum orig
inally donated by Mr.. Carnegie will, Of
course, make it possible to erect a more
commodioqls building, which is intended by
the commission to be model one in all re-
Evening star., 1899-04-18
BELLIGERENCY CHARGED.
Two Young Men Accused of Fighting
Other Cases.

Policy Detective Watson and Policeman
Mitchell arrested Frederick West and Nor
man Kincard, young colored men, yester-
day and charged them with having engaged
in a street fight. Kincard left s. collateral
at the police station, and West was held
in a cell. This morning the formers coll
lateral was forfeited in the Police Court,
and the latter appeared for trial. His story
was that he was employed to take Kincard
home in a push cart, and before reaching
the house his passenger got up and showed
fight He said Kincard drew Knife on
him and he used board in seif-defense-
Judge Kimbal fined West s., with fifteen
days on the farm as the alternative.
young colored man named Henry Iur-
ner was in the tolls because he had assault
ed Alice James, also colored, who lives In
the disreputable section of the city. The
woman charged that Turner threatened 10
kill her and followed up his threats by
stabbng her in the eye. He also struck
her A sentence of six months was I'M
posed.
Joseph Price, colored, was convicted OF
charge of assault on Lettie Brown. She
charged that he beat and kicked her pc
cause she refused to live with him Judge
Kimban fined him $40, with the privilege OF
spending sixty days in the workhouse III
lieu of paying the money.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
PLACE OF DETENTION.
PrecautiOn Taken Against the Spread
of Infectious Diseases.


h At the request of the District Commits
sicners Judge Kimball of the Police Court
has designated the smallpox detention
camp, premises 1890 to 1872 d street south
east, as place for holding such persons as
may be arrested and whose confinement in
a police station, workhouse or Jail would be
unsafe to the inmates thereof, in the opn-
ion of the health officer, because of the
contact of the persons arrested with in
fected persons or premises.
This camp is the one to which the health
officer removes persons who have resided in
infected houses, who have come in con-
tact in Other ways with persons afflicted
with smallpox. The houses have been COM
fortably furnished throughout, and every
thing is done for the well-being of parties
sent there. food being supplied to them and
medical attention given them during the
period of their detention-about sixteen
days. Where persons refuse to go to the
detention camp, the health department con-
fines them to their homes for the same
period, and the same care is taken of the
inmates of such houses, food and medical
attention being provided at the Districts
expense whenever the occupants are with
out means.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
INHERITS LARGE ESTATE
Young Girl Believed to Be Beneficiary Under
Will of William b. Butler.
Testator Was Body Servant to For
mco Dretary of State-Ac9nired
luable Holdings.

BY the death Of wm. H. Butler, an old
colored man. in Brooklyn a few weeks ago,
Evangeline Z. Walker, his goddaughter. is
said to have inherited an estate estimated
to be valued at SIS geo. Most of this amount
is said to be represented by District real
estate. the old man having resided here Tor
many years. The records of the District
assessors office show that twenty-one
pieces of real estate located here are as
sessed against a Wm H. Butler to the
amount of $36,652, which makes the market
value of the property not less than $3,HU,
it is stated. Whether the VIM. H. Butler
mentioned In the records of the District is
the old man who died in Brooklyn the Dis
trict officials do not know, although 1t
would aprear to be So
Butler is said to have been employed
cook in local restaurant in the early six
ties, and his quaint philosophy, hunlor and
tact are said to have attracted the favor
able attention of President Lincoln's Sec
retary of State, VIM. H. Seward. Mr.. Sew
ard. it is alleged, engaged Butler his
body servant. and he served him during
the greater part of the Secretary's term of
office. When Mr.. Seward retired to private
life Butler is said to have continued as his
body servant, but. he had always been
of a saving disposition, he finally retired
himself but not until he had so the story
goes. acquired quite large holding of Dis
trict real estate which increased in value
from year TO year.
When he retired to private life Butler is
said to have lived with a John Garner a
coiofed man, in Brooklyn. Garner had
some time before married widow with an
nIant girl. Butler had never married and
Is said to have centered his affections in
the child, which, as it grew to womanhood,
returned the old mans affection in a
daughterly way. During the two years pre-
cedlng his death the old man is said to
nave been confined to his bed and Evange-
hne' now young woman. devoted herself
entirely to him. 1t is represented that his
VIII mas been filed in Brooklyn and that
the young woman is made the principal
tenehc1ary, the whole estate, it is stated,
gong to her after bequest of 500 each to
few relatives
Evening star., 1899-04-18
HetheI Association

Bethel Literary and Historical Association
will be addressed this evening by several of
the bishops of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, who are in the city attend
ing the annual meeting of the financial
board of their" connection. Short speeches
will be made by Bishops Henry NJ Turner,
Abram Grant. B. w. Arnett W. j. Gaines.
w. B. Derrick and James A. Handy. The
meeting will be held at Metropolitan A NJ.
E. Church on M street between 18th and
10th streets northwest. Prof. w. H. Rich
ards will preside
Evening star., 1899-04-18
AFFAIRS IN GEoRGETowN.
Runway Accident - New bcycie
Souasi-Linthicun Institute Reunion.

A runaway accident occurred yesterday
afternoon on the Conduit road shortly az
ter o'clock, and a smashup resulted. MF'
H. Bell of Fredericksburg, Va, was III
buggy driving along the road wlthln the
District line near the upper reservoir, "heh
the horse became frightened ana uiliilah-
apeable and ran into the fence at the side
of the road The buggy was demolished
and Mr.. Bell thrown out He sustained
number of wounds on his face and hands,
though the injuries We're not serious.
Reginning with this morning the new
bicycle squad of the seventh precinct WIN
be a part of the police force: Inc sqEda -
comnased of Policemen McGiil Grove, Daniel
Connor Milton Furr and James laws.
They VIII do duty in Georgetown anu tile
county surrounding, and Keep an especiai
lookout on the Conduit road. Inc men nave
been provided with bicycles, and com
menced their training for fast riding To-Day;
The students of Linthicum Institute Will
hold a general reunion this evening III Tue
large class room of the school pulldihs, oh
O street between 31St and sd streets Inc
reunion was planned by the students theh-
selves and they will have the entire time TO
themselves the regular classes Tor the
night being suspended. program will be
rendered in which there will be recltauonS
and addresses. The affair Will De lor the
students of the school, past and present;
Potomac Commandery, NO. 3, hnisHtS
TempIar will mold q meeting tomorrow
evening at Masonic Temple, on sd street
to confer a degree upon NUMBER OF cahui-
dates The right eminent grand command
er and officers of the Grand Commandery
of the District will also make their annual
visitation and install the newly elected OIL
GERS of the commandery.
The Kings Daughters of Grace Church,
32d street below NJ street, will hold Jean
Iuge,ow meeting tonight, in which se!ec-
tions from the poetess will be rendered IN
costume.
A lecture on Cardinal Newman will be
given this evening at the CASTOR Memorial
hall of Georgetown The event closes the
series of lectures that have been given at
the university the present year