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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

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cd 2oycars. Many
doctors treated
me. but none were
able to give relief.
Aboxeach of Wild
Olive and Myrtle
Tonic have cured
me. Four weeks
ago 1could not do
my own work
now I have no
symptoms at ali.''
MRS. THERESA
THOMAS. Paint
crsvillc. q. This
lady is prominent
in her county. All
know her and re-
juice in her rccov-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
Plotted to Murder His Family

CHICAGO, Feb. 1A-John Kochler, Of So
Clybourn avenue, ID a prisoner on the
charge of plotting to murder his wife and
threo step-children in order to obtain his
wife's property. The plot was betrayed
by q tramp whom Kochler hired TO do the
deed Kochler had only been married
four months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 1.-THE Prohibi-
ton state convention was called to order
at Red Ribbon hall and = FREQ silver fight
was Immediately precipitated. which was
won by the free silver men. meaning .
free coinage plank in the platform
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
L A. w. Men Go Home.

BALTIMORE, Fob. 1.-THE representa-.
tive men of tho League of American
Wheclmen have gone home, after an as
sembly which for hard work and its effect
upon tho future Of the league and Of bicyc
ling in general will long be remembered
A great many reforms and important
rules have been adopted, and the dele
gates were immensely pleased with their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
Most Extraordinary Arrest.

CHARLESTON, Ills, Feb. 14.-Deputy
United States Marshal G. w. Hunter, Of
Lebanon, KY, has arrested Leo Boyle
here. There was q reward Of $500 offered
for his capture. The crime for which he
Is wanted is being one Of q mob Of ten
who shot . man and burned . woman to
death who were living together . few
miles from Lebanon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
Couvcntion Of House Painters.

BUFFALO, Feb. 1.-THE convention Of
the National Association Of House Paint
ers and Decorators, which has been in ses
sion here for three days, has ended ON.
GERS were elected As follows: President
Thomas A. Brown. Washington, ID. c.;
secretary-treasurer, Francis b. Black
Chicago was selected for the next conven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

Pioneef Iowa Journalist Dead.
CEDAR RAPIDS, La, Feb, IL DE- =
McCielland, representative in the Iowa
Legislature from Linn, editor Of the Cedar
Rapids Times, pioneer in professional,
journalistic and Legislative work in this
state, died yesterday, aged 66.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HicAoo, ROCK ISLAND D PACIFIC
Rsilvay-Tickete can he purchased or hAr.
gaze checked AZ u Twentieth street depot
or q depot corner Fifth avenue and
mhfy-drss street Prank b. Plnmmcr. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
Must Not Civ. No.-U.ion Nc, Work.

BUFFALO, Feb. Light hundred men
employed ON the Elliott Square building
have laid down their tools and left their
work. The grievance d that . sub-con-
tractor put some thirty five non-union men
ot work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE house conn
mittee ON railways and canals has voted
to report the bill for survey to determine
the feasibility Of . ship canal TO connect
the g.eat lakes with the nsvigable wstsu
q tie Hudson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

cry
that cured her are total v different from others
on the market. Wild Olive is "a local applica-
tion-harmless. yet quick and certain to re-
levc all iniiammations. displacements. dis
charges and irregularities. Myrtle Tonic
builds us the system-makes the cure pcrma a.
neut. reliable scientific, comm sense and
economical plan of home treatment. Rene
dies 81. each. Mild cases need Wild Olive
only. Samples and an instructive treatise
free VICTOR MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. M. j. SARGENT, Agent,
liz Thirty seventh St.. Twelfth ave, RockjIsland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
A WOman'S Happiness.
Twenty years n hopeless invalid.
Becomes In a month, well
and strong.

The number ofiatiies who arc wholly or in
part. invalids, Is marvellous. Complaints
peculiar to the sex undermine the health
quickly. They are too seldom cured. Yet a
cure is not difficult with the proper remedies.
This lady tells the secret. "Ihavc been afflict-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
Allisea Club Organized.

KEoKUK, La, Feb. 1.-THE Lee County
Allison club, embracing auxiliary clubs b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW YORK, Feb Il.
Money on call steady at 3IsGI per cent.
prime mercantile paper So 97ls per cent. /;
sterling exchange WIS firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at lTN@4ss for
demand AMI 4s6Istd is634 for sixty days; posted
rates 4SdlS3 and 4so1a G4s9c; commercial
tils. 1854
Silver certificates. 67Jses7N: no sales; bar
silver, 6s1a: Mexican dollars 50. !.
United States government bonds steady
new As registered, li6; do. coupons 1l6;
5 registered, lI2H; SIS coupons lls14: As reg
isterel, LOO: As coupons. 1872; rs registered
"; Pacific 6's Of y1, To-.
C0icago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO Feb. Ii
The folio wing were this quotations on tn
BoaIi of Trade today: wheat-February,
opened e3lsc closed Glssc; May. opened 65Isc,
Corn-February. nominiL closed SIC; May.
opeael 297sc, closed 3Jls.; July. opened
3lIac closed Bis Oats-february. opened
1916 closed l1lac; MAY. opehei PIC, closed
2lL:: July, opencl g, &C closed 2lssc. Pork
February. opened 500. closei $l1. l2J2: May,
openei SO H. clos.i <l13ns Lard-Febru-
airy, opened s. i1,a. clo.ei 8 ,2}s May. opened
t5.65. closed $3.50.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery. 1910
per H.; extra dairy, Ice: packing stock, 7t0sc.
Esgs-Frcsh stock. l3tc per dozen. Dressed
Pouitry-spring chickens. 9}aglJc per Id.
llGl3ls,; ducks. Dgl3c; geese. 6e,c. Potatoes
-Burbanks, 1901 per bush.l Sweet Potatoes
Illinois, 81 2Sr3OJ per Dbl. Apples-Fair to
ch,ics, Sl5Jgs7j pes Dbl hon-y-White
clover, lib sections fancy, 12Is Gl3 per lb I;
broken comb, ID GLE; extracted. 5(Gjc. Gran
berries-Cspe Cod, S75utG@50 per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO Feb. Il
Live Stock-Pr,cc, at the Union Stock
a., l,x- yaIu foil Hn,a-Essi.
mated receipts for the day, 1900: sales
ranged at $525(c40 pigs; $L01G4 30 light,
s. Un4 o. rough packing. $lOGA2j mixed,
and $4Oj Gi2j heavy packing and shipping
lots.
Cattle-Estimated receipt, for the day,
5000; quotations ranged at si.3yGA6S choice
to extra shipping steers, s3S)CgA 25 good to
chioce do, <i60g4Oj far to good, $32JG3 s.
common to medium do, $l00gA3J butchers
steers. 81 % 81 u stookers <31J1a75 feed ers.
&l.6te3.59 cows, s!.41G3Sj hsifers. t20og355
bulls, s2.7Ogj % Texas steers. and $275Cg6. 3
veal calves.
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts for the
day, 700: sales ranged ut $27JG360 west
ems. 81. l0tg29j Texas, $10J0lSJ natives, and
g 0O,G465 lambA
The Local MARKETS..
GRAIN, FRO.
corn-New, as0asc.
ls0s9; slough, s7oSs; bslsd. ee0Sls.
t.. PnoDUC1.
But.er-Fair to choices. l6Coise; fresh cream
cry. 19hc.
IcEs-Fresh, 12fc.
Poultry-Chickons,6 &c.
Turkeys-6c.
0eeso-7c.
Ducks-6c.
Csttle-Butehers pay for corn fed eteefs
sHcG4c; cows and hsifsrs. 3keosxe; calves.
3xc1lxet
HOge-4Sc.
ShespcSoo3ke.
Spring lanh. SIC pound.
Coal-Soft. Toe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
TRAINS.

Denver Limited q Omaha.
q. worth, d uver 3 Z. Q.
Minrea2olfe ................
Omaha d Dee 1oiuee. ......
$Omsha & Minneapolis. ....
Omaha q Des Eoinep Rr
fOmaha d Minneapolis kx. q.
Denver, Lincoln a. omaha. I,
e. raul 3 Minneapolis. -.
Denver, Fl. Worth . x. Z. q.
$hspsas Caty D st. Joecph.
fSook Island d Washington.
RChicago . Dee Mofnes. -,
ROCK IelandESfuar Accom-, +.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Ac.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14
WEST.

RuhLlNGFoN RnurR-C., b. a Q. RAIL-
| street, n. J. Young. agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-14

sDsily. fDAily except sunday,
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19

Prest lila ute. William Bailey,
som utgifvit sig for att vara prest och
att tillhora sekten "Christian Scien-
tist", blef forliden l0rdag qyall nastan
skramd till d6ds North Platte, Nebr.,
der han pa sista tiden ut0fvat sin verk-
samhet. Till folje af anklagelser att
ha staff otillborligt f6rhalIande till
en- gift qyinna pa platsen blef nemli-
gen den f0rmente pastorn namda alton
tagen ON hander af en- folkhop,. och
honom till strait och andra till varna-
gel 6fverstruken med tjara SAINT deref-
ter rullad i en- blandning jord och
asbest. Derpa uppmanades mannen
att utan dr0j ,mal lemna orten och tro-
ligen var han ej heller sen att folja den
vanliga vinken.
En- vigtig upptackt lar den rykt-
bare uppfnnaren Edison dagarne ha
gjort. Under det han experimentera-
de med de g. k. R0ntgen ljusstralarne
med hvilkas tillhjelp han hoppades att
kunna fotografera menniskans hjerna,
kom han handelsevis att unders6ka en-
al de dervid anvanda aluminiumplatar-
ne och fam, att densamma blifvit hard
som stal. Skulle den nya hardnings-
process, som pa f0rutnamda satt blifvit
upptackt, visa sig vara praktiskt ut.
forbar, hvilket man Ell haller for otro-
ligt, sa kommer densamma tvifvels-
utan att ha till fold en- fullstaudig ON
hvalfning a jern- och stalindustriens
omrade, endr hardadt aluminium sa
fall skall intaga jernets och stalets
plats handelsmarknadeu.
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19
ALLMANNA NYHETER.

Cramps skeppredarefirma Phi
ladelphia har erhalllt kontrakt for byg-
gande af en- af de for Stilla hafskusten
afssdda nya tullbatarne.
Lynchad. En- meyer vid namn Ro-
bert Williams, som lordags morse
d6dat polish onstapeln Suggs Montgo-
merry, Ala, da denne sokte arrestera
honom, blef senare pa dagen tillfanga-
tagen af en- uppretad fo.khop omkring
25 mil norr ON namda plats och ONE
delbart l0rpassad in ievigheten me-
delsl hangning.
Expositionen bar sig ej. Enligt
offentliggjord rapport utgjorde nixon
sterna under Atlanta expoitionen s, l, =
21l $50. 80 medan utgifterna stego till
81, 24l, $685. Al. Vederborande lara emel-
lertid vara ganska helatna med det
vunna resultatet, delta sarskildt som
man aldrfg beraknat eller kuunat van
Ia att nagot ofverskott skulle erhallas
Anklagad for hustrumord Hen
ry d. Hearn Noble, Ala, en- fram
staende medlem af en- baptistforsam-
ling pa pIatsen, arresterades i l6rdags
pa anklagelse att medelst saftpeter-
syria ha afdagatagit sin hustru. OWN
nan f6rklarade pa dodsbadden. att hon
blifvit fUrgiftad af manner, som sages
for en- It'd sedan ha f0reslagit en- sin
stjufdotter att girta sig med honom,
ifall modern skulle do.
Offer for oigarettr ming. En-
ung fiicka vid namn Minnie McCorkel
i Laporte, Ind, affed forra veckan till
f0lje af 6fverdrifvit bruk af cigaretter.
sin helsas dagar vagde flickan l25 lbs.
men genom cigarettr6kningen blef hon
81 ruinerad att hennes kropp efter do
den endast vagde 90 lbs. Hennes for
stand blef afven omt0cknadt. De sista
dagarne var hon valdsamt vansinnig
och dog med en- bon ON en- cigarett pa
sina lapppar. 49, .
Olycksh6ndelse grufva. En-
svar (olyckshandelse intraffade l5r-
days morse Republic grufvan / Re-
PUBLIC. Mich, hvarvid fyra arbetare
tillsatte lifvet och fyra ~andra allvar-
SAINT skadades Arbetarns skulle vid
tillfAllet f6ras upp ur grufvan. Pa ma
got satt hade hissinrattningen kommit
i olag "a att korgen, l hvilken arbetar-
ne befunno sig, hoppade ur sparet.
olyckligtvis kunde stoppsignal 81 gif-
vas ntan korgen tornado mot bergs0pp-
ningens sida och stielptes Diver arbe-
tarna med ofvannamda 0desdigra f5ljd.
Bland de d6dade befinner sig Matias
| Tegelberg och bland de s&rade Erik
Marti, Charles Anderson och Andrew
Peterson. Den sistnamde ansags ej
kunna riiddas.
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19
L66ande Mr. 99S,

1nom uppfinningarnes ver1d.
Lewis johnson och L. Fridlund Wills
mar hafva erhallit patentratt en- q. K. 3
heat regulator for cooking stovesd
och Samuel J. Wilson Minnesota
Lake har uttagit patent pa ett para
ply.
Statskonyentionen, hvarvid fem
delegater at large for nationalkonven-
tlonen skola utses SAINT vidare presi-
dentelektorer, nlo till antalet. skola
nomineras, kommer, enligt beslut af
den republikanska centralkomiten at6
afhallas Minneapolis den "a instun-
dande mars. Konventionen i fraga
kommer att besta at Isl delegater
fran de respektiva countierna Det
st0rsta antalet delegater tillfaller Hen
nepin, nemligen 10, dernast kommer
Ramsey med II, ST. Louis med 43 O. g.
v. Arets valkampanj kan alltsa anses
hafva begynt, och kandidater saknas
ej for sadana embeten och f6rtroende-
uppdrag, som i en- snar framtid skola
fyllas. . -
Dodsfall. DR.. Edward A. Edholm, ,
en- skicklig lakare, bosatt Saltwater,
at1ed den lite dennes luugin-
fiammation, efter nagra fiji dagars siuk-
dom. Han var f6dd Orebro, Sverige,
ar l848, kom till Amerika ;ir 1869 och
bodde i Lake City, till dess han
hyttade till Minneapolis. der han
manga ar praktiserade lakarekonsten.
Han fyttade till Saltwater for nara
iva ar sedan, der han ut6fvade lakare-
kallet till dess hans d6dliga sjukdom
intraffade. Han efterlemnar hustru
iva br6der, A. E., som idkar ''grocery"-
handel i Saltwater, W. F., musikhandel
West Superior, Wis, SAINT fem sy-
strar, Emelie, hustru till pastor
-Fremling, Vasa. Elda, hustru
till f. d. handlande A. Anderson Wer-
ner, Lake City, Ida, enka efter
pastor N. J. Brink, bosatt Duluth,
Hilda, hustru till pastor J. Mag
ny South Saltwater, och Lydia, hui
stru till A. G. Wahlquist Duluth,
Begrafningen f6restods, af Still
water Medical Soceity" och4var myc-
ket imponerande, meddelar en- insanda-
dare till denna tidning. -r-
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19

. Beslutfattades att konferensens for
handlingar skulle afslutas sd tidigt att
medlemmarne kunne resa fran platsen
senast pa tisdags morgon.
Rapport fran Tabita f6reningen upp-
lastes och antogs. Enligt densamma
hade 400 patienter, bland dem 333 lu-
theraner, yarit under f5regaende ar a
Bethesda hospitalet St. Paul intagua
10 d0dsfall hade timat. Gudstjenster
hade hallits tre qanger veckan. For
eningen hade ock sokt sd vidstrackt
som m6jligt utstracka sin verksamhet
till fattiga och 6friga beh0fvande. For
eningens inkomster stego under sist
f0r6utna ar till Sl5 56l.7S och utgifter-
ma till SIS, 1856 80. Tillgangarne utg6-
ra males $38, 800 och skulderna SIG, $50.
- Pa verkstallande komitens f0rslag
besl6ts, att fastlagsoffer afven lar skull
le for hospitalets rakning upptagas;
och hospitalsforestandaren G. A. Hult-
krans bemyndigas att fortsatta msd
den frivilliga insamlingen och for en-
tillbyggnad vid hospitalet.- Till direk-
t6rer for hospitalet valdes pastorerna
J. Magny och E. J. Werner SAINT hr
Alfred Carlson fran Redwing.
Till safe och yttranderatt konfe-
rensen upptogs herr E. Lundqvist fran
St. Paul.
Styrelsen f6r Gustavus Adolphus
College afgaf sin rapport. Enligt den
sanma hade inkomsterna under det
f0rhutna aret uppgatt till $14, 743. SO
och utgifterna till ungeiar samma be.
lopp. Laroverkets obetackta skuld ut
gor $l4, 375 IA. neutrality-suspicious.
rapport meddelade bland annat att de
studerandes antal, som vid h6sttermi-
mems slut uppgick' till 2o9, nu utg6r 2S6
QS2 man och "a qvinnor), att statens
uudervisningsnamnd nyligen erkant Ia
roverket sasom likstalligt med statens
0friga h6gre laroverk, att arbetet un-
der det hydda lasaret pagatt med ifver,
intresse och kraft och med CODA result
tat SAINT att tillstandet saval i sanitart
som sedligt afseende bland bade larare
och larjungar varit godt, och att for
hallandet mellan de f0rre och senare
varit det allra abasta.-Konferens be-
slot att en- befntlig fond d 81, 900 skulle
anslas till en- professur i svenska spra-
ket. - Till .f0lje af en- f0rfragan fran
rektor Wahlstroms sida angaende in
kop af hans hus vid laroverket ST.
Peter besl0t kon:erensen, som eli ansag
sig kunna for narvarande afsluta nagot
k6p, att lemna laroverksstyrelsen
uppdrag att med dr.. Wahlstrom Diver.
enskomma och uppgera ON namnda
ink6p, mar omstandigheterna sd fordra-
t-Laroverkets andel 25.centsafgiften
skulle fortfarande utfalia till betackan-
de af laroverkets utgifter.-Till direk-
t6rer l0r laroverket valdes pastorerna
J. A Levine och G. Rast SAINT herrar
G. J. Swends@n och A. j. Carlson. -
Till granskningskomite utsagos samma
personer som under f6rra aret utgjorde
komite
IForts. a 4:de sidan.7
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19
d A KOT A.

Till lifstids sfangelse ddmdes /
forra yeckan Thomas Swedenski, som
erkhnt, att han pa sin husbondas befall-
ming dodat dennes hustru mrs Kent.
i 6fyerkord och skadad4 Genorns
att komma vagen for EFT par skenan-
de hastar blef en- 7:arig son till Chris
Johnson i Bismarck 6fverkord och all
varsamt skadad en- dag forliden vecka.
Genom eldsvada odelades forra
veckan postkontoret i Degrey, S. D.
Postmastaren h L. Jones, f6rlorads
dervid ALA sina tillhOrigheter, deri in
begripna en- ansenlig mangd@- portion.
Guvernorskandid F. d. stats-
sekreterare 40. Ringsrud Elk Point,
S. D. har otfentligt gifvit tillkdnna att
han vid ublikanska partiets stats
ksnvent Aberdeen, amman s0ka nomi-
nationeh for guvern6r.
Eft nytt mejeri, kostande So, 500
skall uppf5ras nara Big Stone City, S.
D., af EFT bolag derstades. Flera farma.
re fran trakten af den just inom Min
nesotag ransen belagna staden Orton-
Vile ha ingatt som aktieegare det nya
mejeribolaget.
Eldsvada och spildt mennisko-
lif Farmaren Ole Olsous bonings.
hus, belaget omkring sex mil norr ON
Huron, S. D., brann ned till grunden i
l6rdags morse. Familjens medlemmar,
sju till antalet, lago vid tillfallet for
TO cHP v10ly kna GO
stund och lyckades ALA radda sig med
undantag at en- 12:arig ficka, som om-
kom lagorna. Vid forsoket att radda
sitt barn ur det brinnande huset, blef
fadern lila BRAND.
Fisk for sodra Dakota. Departe-
mentet for disadvantages kommer in
ON kort att afsanda flera tusen fisk for
foderna och si6arne S0dra Dakota. I
Clay, Lake och Brookings och andra
counties kommer att distribueras fran
| 1O0 600 till 1000, 900 fisk af olika sorter.
For nagra ar sedan erh6ll staten en-
mangd fisk fran samma depsrtement,
men storre delen af densamma har ut
rotats af der f0rutvarande fisksorter
eller dott till f0lje af sj0arnes upptor-
kande. a.
Fran Sanborn, N. D. Stud. o. J.
Andrews har nu afgifvit jakande svar
pa kallelsen han fatt att blitva var for
samlingslarare, och will jag taga till
fallet akt och saga honou1 ett tack
och valkommen.-Den for EFT par veo-
kor sedan MINI. STATS TIDNING in-
f6rda lila notisen ON att vi annu ha
mycket oupptaget land harstades, sy-
uef redan bara frukt. jag har nemli-
gen fatt bref fran fera landsman, som
6nska erhalla narnare upplysningar
ON yilkoren for landk0p, pris, beskaf-
fenheten .af iord m m. Hr Carl L. Per-
son fran Lsbanon f6rsamlingen Jack
son CO., Wis, ankom hit i lordags och
han tror, att en- st0rre koloni af sven
skar fran hans hemtrakt torde komma
att nedsatta sig har. Han har varit
har uppe forut och vet nagorlunda hui
rudana vara f6rhallanden aro och har
;irven beslutit sig for att kasta sin lott
med landsmannens inom vart pastoral
,Valkomna cd manga som 6nskenl vi
ha plats for manga idoga armar har
ute. Landet haromkring kan k0pas
f5r fran $4oo till 81, 900 pr 1 section, 100
acres, pa billiga vilkor och det ar icke
alltid fallet. att det bAsta landet Or det
ldyraste. Nagra farmar fnnas ocksa
It'll salu. som aro bebygda ooh odlads
| och dessa kosia 5000 81 $500 pr 1. pa af. j.
] lioetalning. Emit Diisbern Z
u
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1896-02-19

CForts. a AIDE sidan.7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-04
GREER COUNTY CASE.
4 Bill Requiring Citizens to Re-
purchase Property.
IT WILL MEET WITH OPPOSITION.
House Considered the Cuban Recon-
milton Resolutions.
APPEAL FOR ISLAND PATRIOTS.
HouislIc Opposed Observation-Disclosures
son spoke for tho Administration.
Vote Not Reached.
APPEAL FOR ISLAND PATRIOTS

4
| washington April Sit seems that the
1 se'''eH'eht Oh 'he Greer county case is
NOT 10 ne without delay ana great deal
Oh argument AS heretofore stated In these
| dispatches Judge Brown of Greer county,
| Wt'h Representative Culpcrson, has been
| III consultation win the secretary of tho
! interior ahu the attorney general ana
! between them they nave devised several
| measures Tor the penfit OF the citizens of
| oicet county. che IL 10 permit the pres
| t"t Nii2ehs OF the county TO purchase
i'oi' me government the lands that they
i'ow hoid ny paying 81 an acre for them
ana TO retain possession, free of charge.
OF All improvements they have placed
| thereon Judge Brown was before the conf
nittee on territories this morning TO
argue IN favor OF the bill.
IL is prohable that a bis fight VIII be
made in the committee against the meas
ure, because Representative Cooper is u
member and Is strongly opposed to re-
iuireinent of pay from the property hold
ers of Greer county. 1t viii be remen
bered that Representative Cooper recently
introduced bill to donate Greer county
to Texas and believes that he will receive
1, favorable rpport from the commit e.n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-04
BOURGEOIS REFUSED mo EypLx !
Bcrthelot's Retirement Mas ID A.
mission Of Blsadsts. "
MINISTER'S CONFERiNsE CREr
senate VIII Watch the rorslxr Rsl,sy q
tho Government Forces Ii Bula.
wsyo mt sunictsns.

Paris. April Sin anticipation Of = Aves
" debate upon the foreign policy Of thu
government tho senate was crowded to-
day, and many deputies as well a. most
Of the ministers were present.
NJ. Doumier. as minister Of finance. subs
mitted bill providing for the MadagascaH
credits. ri
In supporting the proposal OF N. Biz.
senil to defe. interpretations until after
the holidays. the premier, N. Bourgeois,
declared he could not add to the explana.
tions on the Egyptian question. which
had been furnished OH Tuesday. He added
that the government yesterday had OBJ.
tanned, by II vote of the chamber OF depu-
ties, proof that the majority If the body
were assured 1t had sufficient authority
to pursue the pending negotiations and
vote In the senate today might Lessen
the authority given by the chamber Of
deputies and, therefore. ne begged the ser.
ate In the name of France TO postpone all
interpretations until the reassemkllng VI
parliament In spite Of this appeal . ,no-i
ton to defer the interpretations was de-
feated, whereupon NJ. Bourgeois declined
to reply to them.
of NJ. bourgeois were as inadequate In the
chamber as In the senate. He added that
the resignation of NJ. Eerthelot, the sor-
eign minister. had deceived no one. AL
the world, he asserted, understood the res
tircment was an admission Of Dlunder1
committed. Continuing, NJ. Willard SAD
1t was Impossible 10 approve the position
TO which France had been reduced during
the last five months both In Egypt ard III.
Madagascar. The Internal policy Of the
government he Insisted. WAS mol r.aicn.s
lated to increase the prestige " France
abroad.
Thereupon Mr.. Moltard intrpduceI hi
following resolutions: Il
''The senate. noting the declaration ~
the government that It can not add "
Egyptian question: and ccnsidefinr theso
explanationsI insufficient. rsfusss Il = vote
Of confidence" sssSs
The resolution was adopted b. yotasoe
l55 to s.. All tho ministers left the senate /
after the passage of the vote q coii-conn.
dence and the senate almost Immediately 4
afterward adjourned until April y
After leaving the senate chamber ms i
der 10 discuss the situation. They fe- Il
parted Mt O'Clock in the evening, p nt
secrcsy In regard g me result Z
arrived at. AT the close OF the dtsr4 ssio n 4
however. NJ. bourgeois Went 70 the ny stu III
palace In order to see President fanre
London, April 4.--The Daily Newas
Paris correspondent says: A curious piire 4
Of the situation is that while thu chamber It
adjourned until May II tho senate Will 4
meet April q In order to wascn me i sa, "
NOSE the course IL NAV follow regarding ~