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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
VICTORIOUS JAPS.
An Sin Not Up to Date In Nat.
tiers Of War.
GE1NA LOSES 400 N KILLED ALONE

Whs1s - MsAsds's lGsa Nave Ouly q
- KnSeA and wea.Aed, aaA Arc A..
so1Isses q . ForsiAsA Pssatsoa-TAs C.su
- Rsssia Reported - Having aoooA Al.
pseeee-Doings q ths German socaslisa
CSngresA
LONDON, Oct. ga dispatch to The
Central News from Toxic says that Field
Marshal Count Yamagata has reported "a
the emperor that ct daybrcak Oce. 2S the
japanese army under his command com.
plcted its crossing Of the Yalu river and
In the forenoon attacked and defeated the
Chinese near Flu Shang, also capturing q
fortress on the right bank Of the River
Al. According to the statement Of a
Chinese officer who was made prisoner,
the enemy was eighteen battalions strong.
The Chinese lost 900 killed and large
number wounded, though It is not known
how many. The number Of japanese
killed or " oundcd was five officers and
ninety men. Count Yamagata says:
Colonel Sato. with his detach ment,
hns rcjoined the main army and we ex-
pcct TO attack Kulienchao at daybreak
Oct. ID"
Came Upon the Enemy.
Tho Central News correspondent at Wi
in tcicgraphs that advices from Notlsu
state that the Japanese began to trans
port the main body Of their army across
the Yaiu on the evening Of Oct. "a. The
work of crossing continued Throughout
the night and at daybrcak on Oct. 25 all
the guns, horses and men had crossed
without mishap and formed an cntrenched
camp. In the meantime Colonel Safe,
who had taken . flying column ON the
morning Of Oct. -. FOR the purpose of re-
connoitcring, came upon the enemy who
occupied fortified position near the vii
lagc Of Flu Shang, ON the bank Of the Al
river.
O6ered Stubborn Resistance.
Colonel Sato attacked the Chinese at
10 o'clock In the morning, and the fight
continued until past noon. Tho Chinese
offered n stubborn rsistanco, but wcrc
ultimately driven out Of their fortifica-
tions and retired in disorder 20 Kulien-
chao. The japanese then destroyed the
fortress and rcjoincd the main army.
Count fapaga's report 60 the emperor
adds that the Chinese engaged in the fight
greatly exceeded the japanese in number
He further says that his plans for the
coming fight arr completed. These con-
template the movement Of several col.
umns In concerted and concurrent At
tack upon tho Chinese from all sides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
Two Men Lsss IN the laks.

AAcISE, Wis, Oct. 2.-The fishing tug
See Fog arrived In port with . small boat
picked up capsixctl In the lake. Two un-
known men left here In the craft and are
undoubtedly lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
Cures
Hood'S Pills cure nausea, sick headache
Indigestion, biliousness. Sold by all druggists
i.ousekeepe-s Want the Best Food.

i-ousekcepe-s Want the Best Food.
What Scientists say:
Pref. Arnold. of the University of
New York: Il consider that each and
every ingredient: OF oleomargarine but
ter or bu:terine is perfectly pure and
wholesome. That the oleomargarine
butter differs in no essential manner
from the butter made from cream. II
is great discovery, a blessing for the
poor. in every way a perfectly pure.
wholesome and palatable article OF
food" Prof. Chandler adds: 1T is
sought TO deprive the many of the new
cheap butter because politicians find it
to their adva atagc to make people be-
lieve it IS b&d. Efforts to check the
progress OF civilization CA only be
temporary"
Silver Cau-n Bu;:crinc + prepared
especially for fine tcolc ne Every de-
tail Of its manufacture is p--tccf Re-
cent chemical experiments snow that
in nut-iti-c and di,rcstivc properties
Silver Churn But.crine is fuil- equal to
the best creamery but;c-; while in
keeping quality Silver Cllurn Dut,erine
is much superior.
SOLE rI.ocEIEToSS
Armour Packing Co.,
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For sale bv H. Tremann a. Sons.
corner 18th street and Third ave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
Honorary Degree. for Bay.rd.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-It is stated that the
Universities Of Oxford and Cambridge
win confer honorary degrees upon the
United States ambassador, Hon. Thomas
+. Bayarl, when he returns to this city
from the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27

BALTIMORE, Oct. -. "A train Of ilfteen
cars has left Canton for Milwaukee with
the plate brought from Swansea, Wales.
There werc about 100000 pounds Of plate
In the skirmout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
s.ys Chimes. Rous We. conp,es,.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 27.-Iater dispatches
from the Ysln river show that in the battle
fought between the Chinese and Japanese
3,sS Chinese troops OF all arms were
utterly routed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27

rescnting Illinois. which is an agricultural
state without any interest in protection: Q
great coal-mining state with no possible inter-
est in protection; great railroad state whose
interests are Numerically opposed to protec-
ton; state with relatively very small pro-
tccted interests.
The state Of PENNSYLVANIA is wholly inter-
estcd in protection, and Senator Cullom, hold
ing the views and voting the votes he does
ought to be representing Pennsylvania and not
Illinois. As Pennsylvania senator he would
really be eminently distinguished. He would
be great success. He is simply the right man
in the wrong place he is still comparatively
young man and could yet move down into
Pennsylvania and find a constituency exactly
suited to his view, and PENNSYLVANIA would
De very ungrateful II. after all these years of
devoted. unremitting and singlc-minded service
On the part Of Senator Cullom, 1t refused to
send him to the senate. and should be
ashamed Of the ingrntitude of my native state
used to live in Pennsylvania while Mr.. Gull
lom wus living in illinois, aid one of the differ.
ences between Senator Cullom and myself Is
that he is an Illinoisan with Pennsylvania
principles and am Pcnnsylvanian with Illi-
nois principles. Loud chccrs.l
OF course Mr. Cullom Is the leader Of the re.
publican party In this state His modcsty for.
bids his coming forward in this campaign and
couspcuously assuming leadership. 1t is WON
derful In o man who has been GO long in public
life to have SO much shrinking modesty. But,
II you remember, he says with great humility
that he has not the authority to speak for his
party. / should think that some of those Who
were his rivals before the convention might
have come to the conc lusion that Senator Gull
lom is the leader Of that party, for they must
have . very lively recollection Of the way in
which he put cxtinguishers over each one Of
their little booms.
Cullom's Selnsh Generosity.
Some Of these gentlemen have carried these
little booms back into the sacred precincts o.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
The Right Kind.

The merchant had arrived n his oi1icr
II early as o'cloch, and five minutes
after lac got down to his desk "A fox,
looking. bright faced h y cam ia. The
merchant WIS reading. am the bay
with his hat oil, stood there rXprctant-
~. but saving nothing. Al HE end of
two minn,es he cou4hed slightly and
poke.
Excuse me, sir he said. "bul I'm in
hurry"
The merchant rolled up.
What do Won want - he asked
II want ioh, if You've got one for
me.
"Oh. yen do" snortcd the merchant.
"Well. what are you in such hurry
about?'
i've got 10 be. fial'S why" was the
sharp response. Il left school yester-
day evening To 90 to work, and have
nj got place yet, aud can't afford to
be wasting time. If you can't do any
thing FOR me, say so and I'll skip. The
only place where can stop long in is
the place where they pay me for it.
The merchant looked at the clock.
when can you Gomez" he asked.
u don't have to come" replied the
youngster; "l'm here now, and I'd been
at work before this if you'd said So.
Half an hour later he was at it.. and
he's likely to have "A job as long as he
wants it.-Detr0U FREE Press,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
Has Her Own Way Now.

''Don't you worry, mother" said Dea-
con Goode, we've got time enough,
oceans of time; no use to start vet for
half an hour. You women folks are
always in such Il tarna hurry when YOU
are going anywhere. You always are
for starting hours ahead of time. Won
der you hadn't got your things out
twenty-four hours ago. | shouldn't be
surprised if you did have 'em on yestcr-
day; t any rate, I'll bet you had 'em
laid out handy to grab at Il moments
warning. You women
There, thatll do. Daniel" broke in
Mrs. G. when you are going any
where | don't see why it Isn't just rs
well to get ready in time as to wait till
the last minute and then have to rush.
\ GU don't know for certain that the
clock S right or your watch either. MS
best to be on the safe side, and | say
lets go if we are going at all, -
Nonsense, mother, but YOU are right
in one thing. You say don't know for
certain that the clock is right. Its
fact, | don't. But do know for GER
tain that it's wrong. lit forty minutes
fast
"But your watch
at asn't varied a hair Tor six weeks.
You might as well sit down and com
pose yourself"
well, don't know how it is, Daniel.
said Mrs. Goode, sitting down Gu the
edge OF IA chair, but somehow I'm con-
WINGED that were going to lose that
train"
Just like a woman. You've got
yourself all Illustrated up, and there's no
getting you claimed down again. Now
look ut me. I'm man. consequently
| know Just what time il Is, lust Wien
the train leaves. and Just how soon we
ought to start. think no more of a
tifty-mile journey than you do of going
across the street. You see how cool
and calm ! am, while YOU have been
tussing and fretting since YOU got up.
It's always so. I've told you hundreds
of times that you'd only to trust me and
you'd come out all right. =
Good gracious" exclaimed Mrs.
Goode, leaping to her feet. whats
that As I'm alive, | believe it's the
train -
why, it can't be, mother looking at
his watch we've got full half-hour.
BY gum my watch has stopped | guess
forgot to wind it last night. Come,
mother If we're going, we'd better be
about it.
''Daniel." said Mrs. Goode. looking at
the deacon full in the face, while she
undid her bonnet string Daniel. if
yea feel like running after HE train. YOU
can ITO 1t. Being a mau. perhaps YOU
can catch it, But | have 9ot over my
hurry. Next time I'll have my own
way
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01

\ compact little volume iust published
bv Cas>ell and &C. gives the result Of q
serbs of Investigations hV londol
+ harii-ter. Mr., T.. l.. faushawr. who, II
/ the mstisaiion of Mr.. ". Raihbone. NJ
/ T.. has >prni eight months in a careful
/ study Of the liquor laws of the | niind
/ states aud the Canadian provinces. liz
ha> compared statistics. and 10y The
r,,timunr, OF witnesses has tried Ia A.
certain the effects ii pruhhitorN laNs.
high license. local option law. etc. hui
he wisely confines his report 10 the taei :
aScertaucd. aud makes no attempt lo
draw conclusions or advance opinions ot
his own. This privilege i LETT to the
reader. BY the terms of hi, commits
sion he Was required to investigate with
out bias aud without reference To the
support of any special form oi lcgi~la-
lion. One III his reviewers say, Ill i
difficult to conceive au Investigation ear
ricll OF with greater imparti lily.
This volume will certainly prove a
most valuable addition to temperance
literature, the more So because We have
thu far failed to have a commission
of inquiry" into the liquor traffic ean-
situated hv the government. The |. ).
bureau al Labor Statistics has preferred
to study the methods employed in reg
ulatlug this business in Scandinavia. 80
We are glad Ia have an honest. unprciu-
diced Englishmam nj work in the netn-
time. on this side OF the water.
Mr. Fan>haWr SermS 10 have been
greatly struck by the difference be wern
the American saloon and the British pub
lie house. IN. American. as We know,
DOES not generally do his liquor drinking
and his regular eating at the same time,
while Bfitou rarely eat meal with
out having something with which To
wash it down" The American walks
up 10 'bar" aul takes his "whiskcy
straight" OF brandy smash. or pour>
down glass upon glass of beer.
Our English Investigation noticed, also,
thai legislatures and courts in America
de- not recognize property rights" vest
ed in the liquor traffic, a. they do IN
England, and of course we all know how
strange. to an American, would seem
any proposition to compensate" liquor
dealers who are suddenly deprived of
ihcir licenses Indeed the /. :. SUI
preme Court declared taftcr HE passage
of the Kansas prohibitory law that
brewer who had violated the law had
suffered no wrong. when his brewery
was seized by law. aud his brewing
apparatus destroyed. which he valued at
thousands of dollars.
Mr.. Rathbone and Mr.. Fanshawe have
certainly placed this country under sprc-
iHl obligations to them for putting be-
fore Us this means of knowing Just how
we stand in relation 10 the liquor traffic.
Temperance TrjbaHe
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01

A HYPNOTlZlNG SERMON.
Frank Wilson Falls Asleep In Church and
SAUNDERS sixty Hours.

Frank Wilson attended the Hemenway
Methodist church at Evanston Sunday
night and fell asleep while the pastor,
Rev c. Z. Wilkinson, was preaching.
He did not thoroughly awaken until
Wednesday morning at $40 o'clock.
Drs. Palmer and Gray worked over the
unconscious man the greater part of
Sunday night without avail. When VIII
son awoke, aside from a. slight weakness
he said he felt as well as ever
Wilson is about % years old and is a
student in the Garrett Biblical institute
Evanston He is of slight build and of
fair complexion, and of late has been
complaining of not feeling well. He and
Harry Boyes, another student, went to
church together. Shortly after the pas
tor began speaking Wilson's eyes closed,
and his head dropped on his companions
shoulder. He was apparently sound
asleep. Boyes, knowing that Wilson had
not been feeling well and thinking that
on account of the excessive heat in the
church he had become faint. did not at
tempt to arouse him. After the congre-
cation had passed ont at the close of the
service he tried to awaken his compan-
ion. Repeated shakings seemed to make
no impression on the sleeper, and DIR.
Palmer, who was present, advised that
Wilson be carried out to the fresh air He
was Immediately taken outside and given
vigorous rubbing and restoratives ad-
mnistered.
At one time during the operation vii
son appeared TO be regaining conscious
ness, and opening his eyes said Whats
the matter? Where am L" Then he
went back into a comatose condition.
Seeing that the case was of IA serious ma
ture, DR.. Palmer called a cab, and the
young man was taken to his room at DR..
Grays home. Here both physicians CON
tinued to work over him. All Sunday
night Wilson's respiration was low, but
regular, and his pulse at times was very
feeble. He came out of his Unconscious
ness naturally and now appears to be
all right Neither DR.. Gray nor DR..
Palmer can give any explanation of Will
sons long sleep. They do not think that
any serious results will follow.-Chicago
Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
THE SlClLlAN REVOLT.
Due to the Indignation of the Poor Over
Injustice In Collecting Tax.


The Sicilian trouble began at MazZara,
town of $4,000 inhabitants. The sys-
TEN of local taxation, which is the griev
ance OF the masses throughout Italy, eX-
lists in Sicily. The rich escape through
corruption, and the poor carry the whole
burden The people met in mass meet
ing and voted to abolish the municipal
taxes. The authorities, after pretending
to yield, seht for troops, The mob was
enraged and burned all the public build
imgs. The troSps attacked them, but
were overmatched, surrounded and un-
able to return to their barracks. They
tried to bivouac in the square. The mob
renewed the attack, and this battle last
ed all night, and many were killed on
both sides. In the morning he people
went home, and more troops came and
prevented renewal of the hostility.
Then the people of Salemi followed the
example of Mazzara. The officials had
warning and garrisoned the public build
ings When the mob attacked them, it
their attention to other buildings and
houses. The rich half of the town was
destroyed, and much loss of life occurred
before the troops gained control
At Castelvetrano a mob OF 1000 at
tackled the JAIL freed the prisoners and
then held a meeting and voted to lynch
the tax collector and dismiss the munic-
ipal officers. Both resolutions We're
duly executed. The president of the
Workmen's league was installed as
mayor, or sydic.
The inhabitants of Pietraperzia made
demands upon the local authorities,
which. We're refused, and the troops were
called out. After a bloody battle, in
which many fell,.the troops retreated.
The mob burned all the public buildings
and houses of the wealthy. Only the poor
quarters of the town remain. These
scenes were repeated at Valguarnera,
Marines, Canicatti, Trapani, Santa Mia
and other places New York Suns Lon
don Letter.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
Scold

Scoding is mostly habit. 1t is of
ten the result of nervousness and an
irritable condition of both mind and
body. A person is tried or annoyed at
some trivial cause and forthwith COM
mences finding fault with everything
and everybody within reach. Scolding
is habit very easily formed. 1t is as
tonishing how soon one becomes addict
ed to it and confirmed in it, 1t is an
unreasoning and unreasonable habit.
Persons who once get into the way of
scolding always find something to scold
about. If there is nothing else, they
begin scolding at the mere absence Of
anything to scold at. 1t is an extreme
ly disagreeable habit. 1t is contagious.
Once introduced into family, it is
pretty certain in a short time to affect
all the members.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
KILLED BY Joy.


Major william Downie Dies Under Pa
thetic circumstances.
Major William Downie is dead and
no old pioneer of forty-nine ever passed
away under more pathetic circumstances
He was on his way to reioin his old asso-
ciates of pioneer days at the forty-nine
mining camp in the Midwinter esposi
ton when he suddenly expired.
He had come all the way from Vie
toria, b. c., to occupy the same old cab
in in the mining camp that had been his
abode when he dug for gold in the DAYS
of the gold rush, and just as the steamer
arrived in port and representative Of
the mining camp was telling him of the
grand old times that awaited him when
the fair opened his heart swelled with
JOY and burst, and he fell over dead
All this happened on the deck OF IKE
steamer City of Puebla, and as soon rs
it could be done his body was removed
to the home of his son, w. J. DoWnie
1929 Telegraph avenue, Oakland.
Major Downie was one of the best
known pioneers of the state He was
the founder of Downieville, the one time
thriving mining camp, and of which he
was the patriarch.
His cabin at Downieville has long been
a relic that was cherished by the inhab-
itants of that section of the state because
of its old associations, and the promoters
of the mining camp enterprise at the
Midwinter exposition had it removed to
the fair grounds as an attraction for fair
visitors AS an additional attraction ar
rangements were made through Major
Downie's son for him to come to San
Francisco and occupy the cabin while
the fair lasted.-San Francisco Exam
liner.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
Whitticr's High Faith,

II suppose nine out of ten of really
thoughtful people, were they to express
their real feeling, would speak much AS
thee do, of the mingled dread and long
ing" with which they look forward to
the inevitable surrender of life. OF
course, temperament and present sur
roundings have much influence with us.
There are some self-satisiicd souls who,
AS Charles Lamb says, "cin stalk into
futurity on stills" but there are more
Fearings and Despondencys than Great
hearts in View of the "loss of all we
know
| have heard Glrrison talk much of his
faith in Spiritualism. He had no doubts
whatever, and he was very happy.
Death was to him but the passing from
one room to another and higher one.
BUT his facts did not convince me. am
slow to believe new things, and in mat
ter of such tremendous interest, want
''assurance dOublv sure" | wonder
whether, if could see Il real ghost, |
should believe my own senses. do
sometimes feel very near to dear ones
who have left me-prrhaps they are
with me then. | am sure they woul be,
if it were possible.
OF one thing feel sure that some
thing outside of myself speaks to me,
and holds me to duty; warns, reproves
and approves. 1t is good. for it requires
me to be good; it is wise, for it knows
the thoughts and inteuts of the heart.
1t is to me II revelation of God, and of
his character and attributes the one i'm.
portant fact, before which all Others
seem insignificant. m Hlur'S Nada-
nm.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01

Doubtless our readers have observed
the frequent notice of social entertain
mcnts among gentlemen, under the title
of smokers The latest we have seen
is '.musical smoker" Whether those
attending are expected to consume any
more tobacco, or inhale any more nico-
tine, than they would otherwise do, we
know not, but we are sorry to see this
objectionable and injurious habit so dig
nified as to make it IA fashionable form of
spending an evening Temperance 1rb-
hUf.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01

In Parkersburg. w. Va, II few days
since. thirty boys and girls, under II
years of age, testified before Judge Dren-
nen lhat liquor had been sold or given
to them by three retail dealers who are
now under Indictment. Many of these
children were of most respectable parent
age. With sGch state of affairs, can
parents do too much to instruct and
warn their own and other peoples chill
dren against the danger of drinking alec
hol in any form = ZemperaRce IribNhe
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to citizens, that for years
we have been selling DR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Dr. Kings New Life Ills
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters,
and have never handled remedies that sell as
we'll, or have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their great popu-
alrity purely on their merits Roland I. Pat
ten Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-01

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