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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Populist Carries san Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10-Complete re-
turns from all precincts of San Francisco
give Adolph Sutro. Populist candidate for
mayor, plurality of 1900 in total vote
Of 6o.0Oo. Opposed to him were five other
candidates. and he has polled a clear ma
jority of 2.0o0 over his opponents Sutro
was elected ON a platform of opposition to
the Southern Pacific railroad and the
funding bill. He projected the famous
Sutro tunnc! i'm Nevada and has just COM
plctcd the largest public baths in the
world. Sutro is the most extensive prop
crty owner in san Francisco, owning one
tenth Of all the real estate in this city and
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Watched the Transit Of Mercury.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The transit of
Mercury, which occurred this morning.
caused much interest not only among col
lege professors and government officials,
but among the amateur astronomers as
well, and they were all busy during the
event taking observations. The fact that
the United States was the most advan-
tageous place in the world to see the tran
sit induced the Rev. Samuel Charles
worth, the famous English astronomer, to
come to this country. One of the ques-
tions to he solved possibly by these obser-
vations is whether Mercury has a sat
elite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

Some years ago the state department
at Washington received through the
minister of Ecuador 70 the United
States specimens of - plant known as
cundurango. found i'll the province of
Loya, in Ecuador. TO which marvellous
qualities in curing cancer Were ascribed
The physicians IN South America expert
mented on this substance and reported
most wonderful cures. Its virtues are
said to have been discovered by accident
An Indian had been suffering fcarfully
for a long time from internal cancer,
and his wife undertook to relieve him
by shortening his life by poison. For
this purpose she selected the cunduran-
go, making a decoction of the bark. To
her establishment the first dose appeared
to benefit the patient, and By the con-
tinuance of this remedy he was COM
pletely cured in short time. New
York Advertiser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
GHERARDI.RETIRES
The "Sea-Going Admiral" Has
Struck His Colors.
ADVANCING TIME HIS CoNoUEROR.

He Leaves Behind Him a Carer To Be
Proud Of-Over Forty-Seven Years OF
Service, Nearly Twenty-Six of Which
Were Spent ON Deck-Something About
Towards Successor Major General
Miles Goes to Governors Island.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Rear Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi, United States navy,
commandment of the Brooklyn navy yard,
was placed on the retired list of the navy
today. He was 6a years old, and the law
says that naval officer must ret ire at
that age. He has been the commandment
oil the navy yard for number of years.
He stands first on the list of rear admirals
, In the service, the highest rank he can hold
under the law. The rank of admiral of
| the navy died with Admiral Porter two
years ago. At noon n salute of thirteen
guns was fired from the saluting battery
at the Cob dock. and with the firing of
the last gun the quartermastcr hauled
down Admiral Ghcrarili's flag which had
| flown from the mizzentruck aboard the
antiquated receiving ship Vermont. Com
modore Montgomery Sicar,i, United States
navy, has been selected u succeed Admiral
Ghcrardi
4 Career Without a Biemi>,,.
Admiral Bancroft g crar,li is one of the
few old war commanders in the naval ser
vice, and known in naval parlance as the
''Sea going Admiral He leaves behind
him a career of distinction full of hard
| lighting and severe service and without a
biemish His tota! active service amounts
TO Is years and > months, and ~ wears and
months of that service We're spent at sea
Even during the seven years he has held
| the rank of rear admiral in time when
lew admirals make more than one cruise
under their own pcnnant, he has been at
sea about four and half years. Admiral
Gherardi was born in Louisiana ~ years
ago and was appointed to the naval ser
wee from Massachusetts June -, 1876, as
a midShipman.
Wa. an American First.
| The year 1s52 saw him "a lieutenant
commander blockading South Atlantic
ports, Notwithstanding his southern birth
FROM that time 20 the end of the war he
was III the thickcst of the fighting He
was IN the engagement ut Fort Macon, on
the Mohican; commanded the Chocura on
the west gulf blockade, the Port Royal
in the same service, was in the battle of
Mobile, and finally commanded the
Pcquot ON the North Atlantic blockade at
1.-THE close of hostilitics. He was commits
stoned as commander in 1865 and captain
in 1874. meanwhile seeing service in COM
mands on the Pacific and North Atlantic
A Particularly Gallant Action.
| One particularly gallant action recorded
OF him is pursuing in small tug and Sc
touring the destruction Of "A Confederate
ram which had succeeded in running a
blockade on the Mississippi. Admiral
tsherardi became "a commodore in 1854 and
an admiral in 1857. Two years later he
took command of the North Atlantic sta
ton. In lS9, he cruised from san Fran
cisco around to Hampton Roads to take
part in the great naval review in 1879,
which was conducted under his command.
This was his last sea service, for in MAY.
1893, he was placed in command at the
| New ork navy ward where he retires
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
HE is A FIGHTING MCOOk.n
The BriSadier General Who by Towards
Retirement l. Promoted.

WASHINGTON. Nov. lp-Brigadicr Gen.
eral Alexander Mcdowell McCook has
been appointed major general of the
United states army, vice General Howard,
retired, and Colonel james W Forsyth, of
the Seventh cavalry, has been promoted to
brigadier general to succeed McCook
General McCook is NJ present in command
of the department OF Colorado He has
been forty-seven years in the military SER
vice ANA is one of that famous family of
warriors, the Fighting NcCooisS" He is
IA graduate of the West Point Military
academy which he entered rs "A cadet in
1917. He was captain in the regular
army ut the outbreak of the war from
which he emerged with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel. Bit in addition to this he
had al the beginning Il volunteer COM
pany "a colonel of the First Ohio infantry
and one year later received his volunteer
commission as n major general.
For gallant service during the war he
was brcvetel "A major general in the reg
ular army in 1853. thus anticipating by
twenty nine years the good fortune which
has fallen to him by this last appoint
ment. The race for the place vacated by
Major General Towards retirement was
between General McCook and General
Kruger. the latter commanding the depart
mcnt of California. and the former was
peculiarly fortunate in receiving the APP
pointment over General Ruger-who
stands at the head of the list of brigadier
generals-because he would otherwise re-
tire in u few mouths with the rank of
brigad Ter general.
As it is General Ruger's pr emotion will
probably only i've delayed for a short time
Colonel james Forsyth, who will becoin g
a brigadier general. is one of the most
distinguished cavali y officers in the Indi
n campaigns. At present he is colonel
Of the Seventh cavalry, and in command
of the artillery school at Fort Riley, kas.
He also is a graduate of West Point and
is veteran of the late war
Major General Miles will transfer his
command to New York, succeeding Major
General Howard as commander of the de-
partment of the east. In the natural order
General Forsyth would take his place as
commander of the department of the Mis-
souri,, but as the junior brigadicr general
he may yield this command to General
Kruger, should the latter, as is expected.
prefer to change from the department OF
California.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Cost of Electric Cooking.

1t has been shown. hy recent expert
ments that there is practically no differ
ence in cost between cooking by cleo
tricity and by coal, While the advan-
tages Of The former method III point of
comfort, cleanliness and safety are con
siderable. Of every 100 tons of coal
burned in an ordinary cooking stove 9G
tons are, it is said, practically wasted.
whereas with electricity the expense is
not so much on the fuel as Oh labor and
interest on machinery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
NAPoLEoN's MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
lie Seemed to Live In Z Charmed Circle and
Went About VIII, No Fear.


In reply to the question in what en-
gaSenents he considered himself to
have been in the greatest danger of los
ing his life Napoleon once said, I'm
the commencement of my campaigns -
Indeed if further proof were demanded
to show that lie did rot spare himself
at Toulon 1t is only necessary to add
that, during the 10 weeks of its siege
Napoleon, in addition to a bayonot
wound i'll his thigh. had three horses
shot under him, while at the siege cf
Acre during the expedition to Egypt he
lost no fewer than four in the same
manner
During the last days of his life, when
captivity, disappointment and sickness.
had we'll nigh completed their work, it
Is said that the agony of his fatal dis
ease drew from him on many occasions
the pitiful cry of, why did the cannon
balls spare me:''
During his long military career Ma
poleon fought 60 battles, while Caesar
fought but so. In the early part of his
career he was utterly reckless of danger
While on the battlefield, and this spirit
OF fearlessnoss contributed largely to
the love and esteem i'll which he was
held by his armies. There was a curious
belief among the English in Napoleon =
time that he had never been wounded,
and indeed the report was current that
he carefully, if not i'll cowardly man
ner, refralned from exposing himself
Nothing could be more contrary TO the
trItb, for he was in reality several
times severely wounded, but as he wish
ed 10 impress upon his troops the belief
that good fortune never deserted him,
and that, like Achilles, he was well
nigh invUluerable he always made a
secret OF his many dangers He there
fore onjoired once for all upon the part
OF his immediate staff the most absolute
silence regarding all circumstances of
this nature, for it is almost impossible
TO calculate the confusion and disorder
which would have resulted from the
slightest report or the smallest doubt
relative to his existence. Upon the sin
gle thread of this mans life depended
not only the fate and government of a
great empire, but the whole policy and
destiny of Europe as we'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

NEW YORK. Nov. lO.-Richard Croker
can say Il told you SCI" and bc telling
the truth. for some time ago he told Sem
ntor Faulkner. chairman of the Demo
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee. that IL didn't matter how much work
the Democrats did the Republicans would
sweep the country. New York city would
I've lost and tn" whole country would go
the same wuy. When asked how Inc knew
he said with wave ot his hand toward
the gentlemen in question: when
want 20 lind out what the political senti
mcnt Is don't ask Martin or Gilroy or
the leaders ] get on street cars and go
down the street ana talk with the men
who have votes and don't know who
am. and find out that way the real
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
SENATE CONTROL.
What May Be the Case in the
Fifty.fourth Congress.
DEPENDS UPON THREE NEW STATES,

Utah, New Mexico and Arizona Coming
with si~ New Memb~r- congregational
Delegations of Kentucky aud Missouri
settied-The New silver rarfy Looming
Up la the Political iioriyon-Dem
Have . single Representative from Illi-
no,s-faiifornis Very Close.
WASHINGTON, Nov iO.-A point that
has been overlooked in computing the
political complexion Of the next senate Is
the admission of Utah with two United
states senators. The act IF the last scs-
sion Of congress admitting Utah provides
such facilities in the way Of admission
that the senator's from Utah may take
their places in the senate VI the Fifty
fourth congress. This would make in all
ninety senators. and N the next senate
now stands the politics Of the Utah SEN
ators would cut an important figure.
o., New Mexico and Arizona Also.
admission Of both New Mexico and Ari-
xona. which may H. accomplished in time
So that four morr senators would partici-
pate in the organization of the next sen
ate. Bills have ALREADY passed the house
Tor inc nNINl~>intl Oh bbttl these territories.
The senate committee ON territories has
reported them favorably tn the senate and
they arr now on the calendar. senators
of both parties have been urging their
passage and il j. more than likely that
neither party would oppose them because
of the effect il would have upon the clcc-
tions. ~ the people ar, anxious for adnis-
sion and would resent opposition by any
party to that end
Needs Forty-eight for ~ Majority.
II j. Therefore quite likely that the
battle for the control Of the senate will
yet he fought out in New Mexico and
Ari IONA The admission of these new
states would make "a total of nincty-four
senators and any party to control would
need forty-cight for "a majority. With
the vice president the Democrats could
control the senate with forty seven soma
tors
Issicock'> Latest Returns.
Chairman Bah-ock, of the Republican
congressional campaign committee. has
been advised of the following named Re-
publican congressman elected i'm Missouri
and Kentucky: Nissouri-First district,
&. y. Clark; Fourth. George c. Crow
Tiers; seventh. j. p. Tracey; Eighth, Joel
ID. Hubbard; Ninth. William NJ Treloar;
Tenth. Richard Bartholdt; Eleventh.
Charles +. JOY; Thirteenth, j. II. Raney
Fourteenth, y. \. Mo-cly; Fifteenth.
Charles Il. Burton. Kcntucky-Thirtl
district ". u. Hunter: Fourth, John w
Lcwis; Fifth, Walter Evans: Ninth, sam.
uci j. Pugh: Tenth. y. Thomas Hopkins
Eleventh, David q. Colson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

If you want a stopper for bottle Of
acid or any substance that would natu-
rally call for glass stopper because Of
the danger that the cork would I've eaten
up by the contents of the bottle, take
the cork and steep it in vaseline. II
will then be iinpervious to acids of any
kind, and no action of chemicals will
decay it. 1t will, III fact, be as good for
all purposes as glass stoppcr.-New
York Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Owens Has lOi Plurality.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. 10.-The official
count gives w. c. Owens (Dem) 101
plurality over George Denny (Rep.) in the
Ashland district Judge Denny alleges
that hundreds of Republicans were denied
the right to register in Lexington and
that frauds We're committed at the cleo
ton in the interest of his opponent and
says he will carry the contest to the house
Of representatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

RICHMOND, Nov. lex Congressman
Waddill, VINO is the acknowledged Repub-
lican leader in this district, said he
thought that Borland (Rep.) would con-
test the election of Tyler Dem in the
Second district. and that Thorpe (Rcp.
would contest the election of Mckenny
tDem.) in the Fourth district. He had al :
readp been consulted as counsel with ref
erencc to making these contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

elected by three plurality. and notice OF
contest has been filed The Legislatures
stands - follows: House-93 Republicans,
independent Republicans, . Democrats,
10 Populists. giving N straight Republican
majority OF -. Senate-s Republicans, 3
Democrats, q Populists, giving rs Repub-
lican majority. The Republican majority
on joint ballot will he los
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

ST. Louis, Nov. 10-Complete returns
from the hitherto doubtful Second and
Ninth congressional districts of Missouri
show the election respectively of L. :.
Hall Dem by l,eS3 plurality, and Will
lam Traloar (Rap) by l22 plurality. Ac-
cor,ling to the face of the returns the Re
publicans have ten districts and the Dem
fx
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Tc,,s, s,,s.. ts,. a., t..,,.,..,, ~. 60

GALyEsTON, Nov. i0-From the returns
received here it i safe TO state that the
state Democratic ticket is safely elected by
io.1O plurality, Culbcrson, candidate for
governor, running about 10 per cent be
hind his ticket because Of his free silver
views. The congressional delegation will
not I've solidly Democratic Noon. an Rcpub.
lean in the Twelfth district, is elected by
1000 plurality. In the sixth, kearby
(Pop.) H. 50 close To Abbott Dem that
the official returns will IN necessary to de-
tcrminc the result. The same condition
exists in the Thirteenth where Gilliland
tPopD has the lead Of three Democrats on
N split ticket, and in the seventh. where
Barber Pop Is slightly ahead Of Pendlc-
ton (Den.) rs far rs counted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
One nemccrn, from Ill,no,..

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 1O.-Official vote for
congress In the seventeenth Illinois dis
trict is--Connolly tRcp), s0,45i; Springer
CDcm.). i,.5i3; smith (Pro.), 1885; Craw-
ford tpco), LIS; ConnOlly's plurality,
g,mp; Democratic loss from ls!k., 5,9io.
Official returns received at the secretary
If states Office from the sixteenth district
show that Finis T.. Downing Dem. },
editor of the Virginia Enquirer, is elected
over John 1. Rinakcr rep by CD votes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Cannot Fight mt Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov 1O.-The city
council has repealed the ordinance per-
hitting glove contests" with five ounce
gloves. This will prevent the Corbctt-
FitzsimmOns fight from being pulled off
here. Sporting men say the mill will
probably BIZ held ut Ocala UT Tampa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

Wife-How people gaze at my new
dress! l presume they wonder if I've
been shopping in Paris.
Husband-More likely they wonder
if have been robbing bank -London
Tit-RitS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

DIR. Daniel las had charge ri. ana
personally treated al raiioa-. ui.
have taken treatment af The Office. I.
Drs. Siaclhouse q Daniel since ,.i-
removal In Davenport.
lie will continue TO give D.. ,-.
tire attention {" the special lines o.,
practice in which he IA. hccr -. .....
cessfnl. DIR. Daniel viii publish q.
more person - statement, fru-a r,-
tien;s in these columns; but Nj. -.'.-
lish in book form Testimonial. and
other Information for ihoec a..frfa
medical "id. NJ naines published +!
so desired. Call or send STAMP r-
boos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.--Coirplete re-
turns from seventy-six in n total of l6l
precincts in the state of Nevada give
Cleveland (Rep) for governor, 2,525;
Jones tSilvcr), 3, AS; Winter Dcm. }, $50;
Peckham (Pop.), 572. For Congrcss-Bar
tine (Rcp). 1,s5o; Ncwland (silvcr), 2,S62
Reilly tDcm.), 12l; Doughey PopD, l.
IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Budd's Plurality Mighty Small.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. Incomplete re-
turns from forty precincts in Riverside
county received reduce Budd's plurality
to J5S. with twenty-nine precincts in the
state to hear from.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
Jos PHI A. DANIEL. n D
Offices - Mccullough Buill.u-.
la West Third Street.

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Office Hours 4. IN. 10 II ll.. 81.
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m. only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 10.-At Taylor Joe
Patchcn went mile over u half-mile
track in zoe. breaking the pacing record
ono and one quarter seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

Soap tablets are the latest form Of
compressed merchandise. They come
packed III pretty boxes, each tablet
about the size of lozcnge. Naturally
they are chiefly valuable in travelling.
but the slippery cake of the home dish
may conveniently give way to these
small doses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

The only remains of the splendid
French possessions i'll India are Gvs
towns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10

hoods Pills are prompt and Efficient yet
easy ia action. SOD ~ I'll druggists. &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-10
CATCHING JEWISH.
ANGLING FOR MARINE MONSTERS IN
SAN DIEGO BAY.

The Process Is of TIE Progressive Kind.
The Part Too.l,pic:ss Tlsy-Thc Run With
Members of the Bass Family That
Weigh Hundreds OF Pounds.
, 1894-08-29

ShbeneS Registering staar under LedeIse og 1isyn af den Autortet,
son deitil besklkkes at Kongen, og udfores paa de dansk -vestindske Ger af
Toldkam rene Chrstansted og FrederiksteG, ethvert for sit Dhrikt, og
at Toldkammeret pa St Thomas for denne 0s og StJans Vedkommehde.
Regstrerings og SkibsmaaEngs- Bureauet Kjobenhavn, som tillige
forer Hovedregstret over samtige Riget registrerede Skihe og dette
optagr pa de dansk- vestindiske Ger regismerede Skibe, udferdigor de
Q Ommsldte Nationalitet- og Observation-Disclosures
, 1894-08-29

Ale ski1e der ere regstrerede Henhold til S 2 skulle bestandg
have Tallet, som hetegner Dr@gtigheden, SAINT acknowledgements
tydelg m@rkede pa D@ksbj@lken Agterkant af Storugen ener, hvis
S'aiant like kan ske, paa ct andet ioinefaldende og passende Sed.
Ear diSse Marker like Ianger forefndes, anerkiendes dt paainldende
SIKH like o ct dansk regstreret SIKH.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-09
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH g. 1884,

"I was poor girl, treated with kind ness and trusted. l should lave be- trayed that kindness and trust in listen- ing to you"
 Would you have listened to me then if you had been rich?" I exclaimed.
 She cast down her eyes and remained a minute undecided. Then lifting her long eyelashes she said simply:
 'I think so!''
 My excitement increased, words failed me, and could only stammer:
 But now-you can -"
 She motioned me to be silent. After few minutes of deep thought she said:
 'To-day l think that have the right to listen to you. My refusal or accept ance depends now only upon my own inclination.
 approached and implored her:
 Accept my life or refuse it.''
 ''l will not refuse." she answered gently. And suddenly smiling sweetly she said, with subtle feminine irony:
 ''l would never have refused it, for if you fell quickly in love with me I, too, was not slow in loving you"
 l caught Laure's hands and kissed them humbly, but she gently drew them away, and begged me to remem- Der the presence of the dead. which, to tell the truth, had almost forgotten.
 Thus l captured my inheritance. - Pnnanca