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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
NINE MINERS ENrOMBED.
Terrible Accident at the Anna Lee Mine in
Colorado.

Colorado.
Victor. Colorado. January About
noon to-day at the Anna Lee mine on
Battle Fountain. nine men were caught
i'm a bic cave in and are in all probabili-
tv dead. The names OF The miners
working i'm the Lee shaft are: STpt w.
f Loan. Assistant Superintendent
Thomas III. Sheldon, Jim Hancock PaJ
Nee. Jack Mallory. Joe DinsmOre, Mike
NcGuirk. Thomas Harnan and enc man
whose name is unknown at present It
is believed that it viii take a week or
Ten davs TO rescue the entOmbed miners
as the shaft on the Anna Lee is about
900 feet deep.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
WANT The AGE RAISED

Washington, January 4.-The Ma
tional Bureau Of Reforms is working
TO secure the raising OF the age Of con-
sent from 16 to Is years and IT'S exten-
sion TO the Territories.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
SEVENTY WERE killed.
The Beers Made Short Work Of Jane
sons Invaders.

The Wounded Numbered Thirty
and About 500 Prisoners were
Taken-The Leaders of the Eng
ish Expedition Sent to the Pre-
toria Jail.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
THE C,,,> EsrON ASSOCIATION,

An Organization OF WesAvlrginians, Ad-
dressed by Erastus Wilnan.
New York, January 4.-Brastus Wi
man appeared as a public speaker for
the first time since his vindication bSthe
court and addressed tonight the Char
lesion Association 2 group Of West Vir-
inians that yearly dine together at the
Arena, in Thirty-frsS street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05

- of the Victorious Rebels
min GushoC of the Span
.0ss A-Ou Havana--Con-
and He-plessness Have
ssession of the Spanish
Am Uprising i'm Havana
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
DR.. BROWN BECAME angry,
Goaded to Desperation by Mrs. David
sons Attorneys

The Dominic Loses Control OF HIS
Temper and Tries to Assault His
Tormentor-Some Very Unklno
Things Intimated Against the
Reverend Gentleman-Dr. Brown
Loses the Sympathy Of Many OF
His Congregation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Washington. January 4.-TO-day's
statement of the condition Of the treas
urv shows Available cash balance.
Sis, ,405, ,296; gold reserve, $62, ,6S6,39S.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05

lle territory swept DE the insurgents.
THE MARINE BATTALION.
really fine lot Of men, are at Aqua
cate but the insurgents have long ago
slipped by them
Finally the forces Of the dreaded Cen
eral Prat are aJ Ceciba and Mocha just
passed by the insurgents and C0l0nels
Segura and Galvis both of whom have
suffered defeat at the hands OF the in
surgeuts. are struggling along with their
columns away in the rear Of the in
surgen,s armies
That Is the situation this afternoon.
The insurgents everywhere triumphant,
the Sp3niards Inundated in every di-
rec-ion.
Well-JO-dO people from the districts
around Havana are locking into this
city. The price of provisions has a.
ready begun TO go up alarmingly. In
the streets the hustle and hustle Of the
military is visible. Every man or boy
who can be placed under arms has been
called upon TO shoulder a rife and war
ships have landed every man and every
gun available for the defense of the
city.
Ia The face OF these preparations 70
re1e. .le enemy The authorities recOg-
NE The fact llac when The insurgent
III -'1 o-9-I-.17 .-1'
-- 10, ~, % ,''.'. '...-...... u.I.9-
~ CO.. i-'..,- .lo-
'-- '..l 49,
, D~S- D ID 'll -''i'' ]" mn -
10 .-" N- '-U eu~o'e
N~.- 20 s'-A .e- .---p p7lIeuce'
-l,S C- -1 S7l-s are known
20 D.'- s.-P3sd .-,7 Ha'aAa Iec7n-iy.
1 - .l7 S..l' Exp .c,ll1 al,-yVIe .,.
-- ,.'su -.-.7 l- - e'-uSL- ,u-.,
--a i'--o- ..-ts -' -o- make tl-SeaAe
l- prep -.s TOT me WORST -n Jh-S c-ly
"--- ,Ae oa,-.-Ns "-,l lne Insurgents
commences 9u.s-I- Many or
fHt tR.''-l VEN 7 RESIDENTS
are a-reall -ooN-ag ABOUT Tor means OF
.5aNlns havana I'D case OF emergency
anu a, IS sa-l INA, orders nave Oeen sehg
10 -ne c2mn2r1ers OF the span sn war
s1-ps OFT tle island 20 concentrate IN
lls 13rocr. out l- This S the case the
orders are likely To- reach them TOO late
to enable am tO De OF any service 10
/ the government
Late this afternoon it was reported
chat C1mp7s had sent a special messen-
ger 20 Che insurgents With the obiec. Of
bringing about q conference with their
leaders. Not only was -he report not
confirmed. but the authorities r-d.culed
the idea. claiming that the enemy con-
sisted or only q reW fv.ng bands or
. rebels and that the Spanish columns
press ng on after Them had caught the
reoe.s 10 q crap Irom Wn-cn their only
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05

Washington. January 4.-fcr Wez-
V.rginia-Fa,r, warmer IN Fe5sssh RPi~
ion; variable winds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
ENGLAND IS isolated.
Not One Friend Appears in Europe Or
Elsewhere.

The South African Incident Has
Completely Overshadowed the
Venezuelan Trouble-The Atti-
tude Of Germany Causes Alarm
and Indignation in Great Britain.
Possible Results of the Row.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
An Extraordinary wages.

The series Of bravado bets which have
been 30 frequent in Paris reached . CHI
max when shop assistant, named Alex.
ander. laid wager Of 500 francs that
no would swallow yard Of galvanized
iron stove piping. The bet was accept.
cd and witnesses and referee appoint
cd. Alexander and one Of the witnesses
went to buy the piping. which was
about one-sixtcesth Of an inch in thick
ness and five inches in diameter. Alex.
ander took it to whi.ssiuith and re-
quested him to file IL down into q pow
der in the presence Of tho witness. who
subsequently, carried il to cafe in the
Rue do 10 Chapelle, where tho operation
Of swallowing tho filings was carried
out. Quito 100 persons attended rs spec
tators. Alexander divided the filings
into five portions. placed them in five
glasses Of beer and tossed them of ut
intervals Of ten minutes. He played
cards during the process Of drinking.
and when tho last glass Of beer and its
metallic addition had been consumed
the bot was declared won and the 500
francs handed over to him. He stated
aftorward that he felt no Inconvenience
whatever from the feat. Paris Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02


A friend writes rs from England: We
visited the simple tomb Of William
Wordsworth in Grasmere churchyard.
The old church stood near It. among
the ancient trees. The rapid Roths
passed the graves and the grand hills
lifted their green domes in the cloudless
sky.
We bad ridden past the poet tuned
lakes Of Windermere and Grasmere.
with memories Of Coleridge, De Quih-
cey. Christopher North. Mrs. Hemans
and Harriet Nartineau, and had rested
BY Rydal Water in the shadows Of BY.
dal Mount.
Wordsworth" said one Of our par
ty. calling to mind the author Of the
"Excursion, I" seems to be the soul of
all these scenes. He made himself the
ever prevailing spirit Of the English
lakes"
Burns was his teacher" said anoth.
er.
How was that?" We asked.
There. under the grand trees lifting
their solemn tops to the sun. our friend
repeated q single verse from Words
worth's poem ON the death Of Burns:
1mourned with thousands, but rs one
More deeply grieved, for he was gone
Whose light hailed when first IL shone
And showed my youth
How verse may build princely throne
On humble truth.
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
A Polite Child.

Professor Sully. in an article in The
Popular Science Monthly, commenting
on the jealous regard for ceremony and
the proprieties Of behavior as seen in the
enforcement Of rules Of politeness by
children. cites delightful instance
that fell under his own observation as
he was walking ON Hampstead heath.
ut was spring day. and the fat buds
Of the chestnut were bursting into mag
nificent green plumes. Two we'll dressed
misses aged. I should ray. about o
and II, were taking their correct morn
ing walk. The elder called the attention
Of the you6ger to one Of the trees. point
ing to it. The younger exclaimed in a
highly shocked tone, oh, Maud, you
know you shouldn't pointr The notion
Of perpetrating a rudeness ON the chest
nut tree was funny enough. But the in
cident is instructive as illustrating the
childish tendency to stretch and gener-
alize rules to the utmost"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Mr.. vcrnon's Perpetual Pointer.

"That pointer Of mine is great dog"
declared Howard Vernon as he petted
his $1,000 dog Glenbeigh. ~ can a.
ways depend ON him. When he makes o
point, know that no has scented a bird,
and know that he will not movo o
muscle while have chance at it.
II was hunting quail up ut Point
Reys when lost Glenbeigh. knew he
must be pointing in the brush some
where, but looked everywhere for hi:,
and could not find him. The next day
] resumed the search. with no better
success. but on the third day found
him in dense thickes standing per-
fectly rigid, with his tail sticking
straight out behind and one foot up.> A
quail had run into hollow tree. and
the dog stood ut the opening pointing.
The quail dared not come out, and tho
dog, true TO his training. wouldn' Z
move. He had been standing in that po-
sition. without so much us moving q
foot. for So hours. and when I tried to
lead him away he could not walk. -
San Francisco Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

A correspondent writing Of open car
windows and the disagreeable draft
from the same suggests that screens
similar to those used in sleeping cars be
provided for coach windows, and that
only trainmen DO allowed to place CT re-
move them. A lady writing to the same
paper suggests original tactics by the
person annoyed:
"Simply raise your umbrella or para
sol in front Of you, SO that the wind,
cinders, dust and smoke blow from your
umbrella on the back of the neck of the
person who sits by the window in front
Of you. A very few minutes suffice to
convince this person that the wind is
blowing harder than be thought and
is very disagreeable and uncomfortable.
So down goes the window. and also the
umbrella, with quiet smile of graft
tude and content, with the result Of self
protection. New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
CRANKY GUESTS.

8xpefience Of Hotel Clerks In Dealing
with Some Of Them.
II cannot sleep in that room." said q
guest at hotel in this city last evening
as he walked to tho desk in the Office
and threw the key upon it.
"What is the matter with it?" asked
the clerk.
"There is nothing the matter with it
except that the bed is in the wrong
place." the guest replied. For more
than 20 years have slept in bed with
the head toward the north, and it has
become such habit w;ths me that it
would be actually impossible for me to
sleep with the head in any other direc-
tion."
cit will be impossible for me to give
you room containing bed with the
head in that direction" said the clerk.
1.-THE hotel is we'll filed tonight. and I
have only two vacant rooms. but will
have the bed turned for Sou." Calling
o porter. tho clerk instructed him to
turn the bed in the gentleman s room so
that the head would be to the north.
The guest followed the porter up stairs,
aud as nothing further was heard from
him it is presumed that he retired and
slept peacefully.
"There is 10 accounting for tastes, -
said the clerk, turning to the reporter,
land the funny experiences we have in
the hotel business would ell a volume.
Before the night is over We may have
calls for beds with their heads turned to
every point of the compass, and Of
course we are obliged to accommodate
every one.
II remember an instance like this
several years ago. A man slightly in
ebriated came into the hotel one night.
and producing a pocket compass said
that he wished room where the head
of the bed should be placed to the
northeast. We sent two boys with him.
and they turned the bed as requested.
The joke was that the compass was
furnished with little stop, which held
the indicator in a certain position. II
SO happened that the gentleman bed,
which had been carefully placed north.
east according to the compass, was in
reality placed with the head to the
south. The man discovered his mistake
the next morning and was cured Of the
fad. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
A SICK SAVAGE.

Robert Louis Stevenson Tells Of tho Della.
si0ns Of One Of His Servants.
Poor Mist Folo-you remember the
thin boy, do you not?-had desperate
attack Of influenza, and he was in a
great taking You would not like to DO
very sick in some savage place in the
islands and have only the savages to
doctor you? Well, that was Just the
way he felt. ut is all very WELL" he
thought, "to let these childish white
people doctor q sore foot CT q toothache,
but this is serious-I might die of this!
For goodness sake, let me get away in
to o drafty native house where I can lie
in cold gravel, eat green bananas and
have real grown up, tattooed man to
raise spirits and say charms over me"
A day or two we kept him quiet and
got him much better. Then he said he
must go. He had had his back broken
in his own island, he said. 1t had come
broken again, and no must go away to q
native house and have it mended. "Con-
found your back, " said we. Lie down
in your bed" At last one day his fever
was quite gone, and he could give his
mind to the broken back entirely. Re
lay in the hall I was in the room
alone. All morning and noon heard
him roaring like bull calf. so that the
floor shook with it. 1t was plainly hum
bug. It had the humbugging sound Of
q bad child crying, and about Of the
afternoon we were worn ont and told him
he might go. OF he set. He was in some
kind Of white wrapping. with great
white turban on his head, as pale as
clay, and walked leaning ON a stick.
But. oh, he was glad boy to get away
from these foolish, savage, childish
white people and get his broken back
put right by somebody with some sense
He nearly died that night, and little
wonder, but he has now got better
again, and long may it last!
All the others were quite good. trust
ed us wholly, and staid to be cured
where they were. But then he was quite
right if you look at it from his point of
view. for. though we may be very clev-
er, we do not set up to cure broken backs.
If man has his back broken, we white
people can do nothing at all but bury
him. And was he not wise, since that
was his complaint. to go to folks who
could do more?-Robert Louis Steven
sons Letters to Boy" in St. Mich
olas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Pspaw Vines For Luck,

The Rev. 7. D. witherspoon in q SER
mon at Paducah related an amusing
story Of his experience while evangeliz-
ing in the mountains. One day while
passing cornfeld in Leslie county be
was surprised to see long strings of
papaw bark knotted together and tied
TO stumpe. He asked his guide what Il
meant and was informed that il was
"to bring luck"
'And does such o foolish superstition
exist all over this community" asked
the minister.
"Oh. no." said the mountaineer
"the old preacher over in the settlement
yonder says papaw vines don't do no
good"
IAN intelligent man." interrupted
Mr.. witherspoon. "I'm glad to find one
IMAM who lent lost in ignorance.
"Yassir," the native continued, "he
lows that yarn strings beats papaw
strings all hollow when it comes to
bringin luck. Fact is, he don't use
nothiD but yarn strings. "-L6hisville
Courier Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Broke Tn the Party.

At . card party in the northwest .
few evenings ago q cross eyed man was
posing as me man who knew it all. Civ b.
ing his positive opinions ON every sub
ject in loud voice and otherwise max.
ing himself general nuisance. A Bos-
ton girl was particularly annoyed Mt the
lordly air he assumed and the attacks he
had made ON some Of her pet theories.
She mado up her mind to bowl him over
II she ever got q chance.
IL camc sooner than expected. A TOW
minutes later tho Boston girl was the
partner Of the cross eyed man, who i'm
mediately proceeded to give elaborate
instructions ~ to how certain cards
should be played to insure them the
game. He finished by saying. "Now. 60
ahead. Miss Back Bay. and remembes
] have my eye on you" She never look.
cd mp. but in the most innocent way
imaginable. said, (which eye. Mr..
Joneel" II broke up the party.-wash.
inetou Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
6lRDFANciERs ORGANIZE.


Western Iniaols Poultry asa Pet sessk
Associatisa Formed.
Quite delegation Of chicken fan.
ciers from Rock Island and surround
ing cities assem- bled 1T Turner hall
Saturday evening and formed the
Western Illinois Poultry and Pet
Stock association by electing the
following officers:
President-F. b. Cooper, Moline.
Vice President-John Surman,
Rock Island.
SecretarylCharles F. Kammerer.
Rock Island.
Treasurer-D. G. White, Rock ISL
and.
Executive Committee-F. II. Coop
er. ID. Z. Cowan. Charles Raisch.
Moline; D. G. White. Charles F. Kam-
merer. Rock Island.
The charter membership embraces
the names of about fifty of the more
prominent bird admirers of Rock
Island county and q few outside
cities. and it is calculated to increase
this to 100 Immediately. Then, the
gentlemen interested represent. will
be commenced what will eventually
develop into an organization en-
bracing all the fancy chicken raisers
Of western Illinois. The organize
idea has been under discussion for q
considerable time. and as there is
nothing Of the kind in existence in
this section it is believed a popular
move has been made. The intention
is to have annual exhibitions OF
fancy birds. The first will be held
in Rock Island next Thanksgiving
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
A Romarkablo Cure i.

Mrs. H. B. Adams. 1909 Wabash
avenue. Chicago. says: II had q
scrofulous faint of the blood from
childhood, which. however. remained
dormant. An ulcer began on the
side Of the nose. having all the APP
pearances Of q most malignant can
Ger. The agony of mind I suffered
cannot be described as I contem-
plated the progress OF such q mxlig-
nant disease. Finally I was induced
to try Foley's Sarsaparilla. It APP
peared to neutralize the poison in
the blood. The growth of the ulcer
ceased. The diseased tissues in the
bottom and edges of the sore seemed
to loosen and the natural flesh to
take its place. No part of the dis
ease REMAINS" For sale at n. F.
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
A Sponge Statue,

Sponge is certainly one Of the most
original and unlikely materials in the
world for q statue; but, for all that. one
Of Germany's great men is modelled in
this unpromising substance
In the Ffiedrichsstrasse. Berlin, is q
shop which contains o statue in sponge
Of Mr.. withorst. he is represented llfe-
size. seated in an armchair and holding
his notes for Q speech in his hand.
Every one acknowledges that the
likeness Is an excellent one, and the
manner in which the statesman's frocl
coat and gold spectacles are Represented
10 Q subject for universal admiration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
PAY -FOUR TAXES.

Collector Baker Announces the Extreme
Limit Of Time for Payment OF Taxes.
The time for collecting taxes being
limited by law to the 10th of March
and the board Of supervisors having
BY resolution declared its intention
to comply with the law in regard to
taxes on personal property, l shall
be obliged to levy for all personal
taxes which are not paid by March
10. Taxes ON real estate will be re-
ceived up to March IS.
WILLIAM BAKER, Tax Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

Lord Palmefston ON one occasion took
the chair ut q meeting in connection
with University college, London. He
was not 20 familiar. writes Mrs. 8. E
% Morgan in her reminiscences. with
sne sort OF speech expected In such .
place % he would have been ut West
minister, and meaning TO sdaps his rhet.
orc TO the occasion began very appro.
priatsly. 1t has been said that a lit
~ learning IL dangerous thing, bat
10 10 better than-better thsp-better
than"- Here came dead stop. Lord
Bsoaeham. who sat beside the spcaksr.
oeme to tho rescue. speaking with his
PECULIAR nssal twsns. ''Beeser than :
gssas dsal Il ignorance. This a corn,
1y1ahs down ~ houss. md !durine :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

4 HUNTER in Bracken county, KY,
last week cut down tree to get .
'possum. and when the tree came
down he found 1t contained four
'possums, two coons. i've young
squirrels, and about q hundred
pounds Of honey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

NEW York CITY has adopted an in
genious plan to keep bicycles out Of
her avenues. She Is going 10 make .
superior bicycle track 100 feet wide
entirely around the immense new
reservoir which she is building above
the city. This attraction will be SO
irresistible that every hicyclist will
take the nearest way to il every time
he goes for . ride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

Hoods sarsspa-
RIA, - In Thu
ease:
al cannot tan
the great value
Hoods Arsapa-
rilla has been to
me. For two
ysan I have been
In poor health,
taking medicine
all the time with
little benefit. In
the winter I had
Q severe attack of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

The most graceful CT domestic ami
mails is the cat. while the most awkward
bird is the duck. but it won't do to use
these facts for q basis if you want to
call woman pet names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Cnkind.

'There arc IA varieties of apes in
Venezuela, he said after long silence.
"And only one variety here" she re-
sponded sadly. And again the silence
settled upon them.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

VERONA is . pretty old Maine
town. but It never had clergyman.
. lawyer. or Q doctor living in its
limits, and it il the only town in
Maine that has NO postofiice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Ladses, A.xiiary Ateensso..

Tho ladies' auxiliary of Camp 1850,
n. W. A., will meet at Odd Fellows
hall Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock for permanent organization.
All ladies eligible to membershir
and members Of sister lodges are in.
vited to be present. p. J. CARY,
Chairman Committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

GYPSY QUEEN-JUsT ARRIVED AND WILL
II inform the public Of her wonderful powers
in read ne the palm Of the hand, telling the past
present and future lost. or stolen property, the
name OF your future companion, whethrr false
or true. Private consultations. Call from a
m. to p. m. SCI Twenty fourth etreet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

The factories of Indiana furnish en-
ployment to 1874. $40 persons. the output
being $226. 625, 0S2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02

MAINE paid last year 1862 in
bounties for sesls caught in the
waters Of the csast Of she state. The
bounty 10 for the benefit Of the fish
efmen,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Bueklsn's Arnse. solvs

The best save In the world for
outs, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
fheum, fever sores. tsttsr, chspped
hands. chilblains. corns and al akin
sruptions. and \ positively cures
Pilss or no Psy required. Il I: guar
sntssd 70 give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price - CENTS Per
boz. For sale By HartsA Ullemsyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-02
Words Fail

10 express The gratitude Of many Who
dspairsd q help but have been eursd By