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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
DUN & co.'s TRADE REVIEW.
Most Important Factor in the Markets Is
Future Uncertainty.


New YORK. July 1s.-R. G. Dun & CO. :
weekly review of trade says: Disapproval
Of the action Of the Chicago convention
has had some influence in the markets the
past week, but a far more important fac
tor has been that the financial future is
still uncertain. This acute attack of
doubt, coming at a time when business is
for other reasons seriously depressed. has
made the week unusually gloomy in spec
ulatiyc circles. The wheat market has
been remarkably well supported despite
n yer- favorable government report and
prices are IA shade higher than week oco
The closing of about three-quartcrs of
the southern mills and half the northern
in producing C apacity pending the new
cotton crop will help to prevent n disas.
trous decline in prices of goods but the
yield Is likely to be more than qso oDo
bales. The wooden Manufacture is wait
ing, and rs new orders are exceedingly
slow the sales Of wool at the three chief
markets were Tor tine week only 2l5.UD
pounds. There Is no change in prices.
The output of pig-irun July / was isD. a3.
TONS weekly. against ls2.2au June |, and
,l9i tons u year ago.
The demand for finished uroduc,s of iron
and steel j. extremely narrow. But in
bars the combination has found itself un-
able To- maintain prices, and there are re-
n"wed reports that the great decrease in
silcs OF nails will force reduction OF
price Aug !. Besscmcr pig has not
changed in quotation NJ Pittsbury. al
though several individual low sales at In
dianapolis and Pittsburs are reported.
The average Of iron and steel prices is the
lowest since year ago. Failures for the
week have been 30 in the United States.
against 2Ji last year, and b in Canada
against - last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
MAKE MUCH OF REV. DlAz.
The Preacher Who Was Driven from Cuba
Visits the baptist Young People.

NILwAUKEE, July lS.-Rev. Mr.. Diaz.
the Baptist missionary who was driven
froia Cuba, after being imprisoned by the
Spanish government, is one of the heroes
ot the B. Y. Il. l. convention, and when
ever there is occasion to Use his name he
Is referred to rs the Cuban MARTYR" The
announcement, that he would narticinote
in the discussions at the various mornins,
sessions throughout the city and the cx-
pcctation that he would have something
interesting to SLY in regard to the struggle
| for freedom in Cuba attracted many pco-
pie To the churches who are not Baptists
ar members of the Young Peoples L Mon.
Friday was begun 10y the delegates with
sunrise meetings In four churches. Then
came the praise meetings. Next sessions
| of convention delegates at three churches
| in succession at 9::p 1880 and II 100 n. IN.
Questions relating to various lines of
Christian en- lCayor and missionary work
were cons dcrcd AT all of these meetings.
and many new and original ideas were
suggested for advancing the work of the
organization and increasing its power for
good, both to the church and the cause of
| humanity.
| Denver was selected yesterday as the
place for holding the B. Y. y. /. 4. in
1875 and the following officers were elected:
President j. IL. Chapman. Chicago: record
ing secretary, Rev. II. W. Reed, Waukc-
gan. His; treasurer. Frank Moody, Mil
waukcc. The feature Of the evening pro-
Srainmc was an eloquent address by Pres
idCnt B. l.. Whitman. d. d., of Columbia
college ut Washington, on Unforeseen
Forces in Character Building" The First
Baptist sroicty. of Quincy, Ills. Won the
/ conquest missionary course banner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAmS.

II Is now stated that Jose Maceo, the
Cuban rebel leader, was killed in battle
just ashc had ordered "a retreat, his force
having attacked too large force of Span
iards. The American junta at New York
refuses TO believe that he is dead
Sixteen persons lost their life by the cap
sizing Of the ferryboat at Cleveland, all
ore-handlers except one, William Buelow,
newspaper man.
Democratic County Chairman c. A.
Fagan, ut Pittsburg, has sent notices to
nearly all the members of the Allegheny
sounty committee that az the meeting on
thc 2yth no will tender his resignation.
lie says he cannot support the Chicago
platform.
The annual report OF the Ohio state shop
and factory inspector shows that 5s,952
fewer persons We're employed during the
year just closed in the shops and factories
of Ohio than were employed in 1891.
\ New York court has decided that
Gcorge Gould need not pay an Inheritance
tax on the s5,0Co,OO0 bcqucathed him by
his father. holding that the bequest was
compensation for services rendered.
John c. Hea, the veteran lake captain
is dead at Chicago.
There We're 4ao fresh eases of cholera re-
ported in Egypt Tuesday and Wednesday
and il9 deaths from that disease.
The New York Times is to be put up
for sale at public auction and sold to the
highest bidder at date not yet fixed.
| The London Chronicle publishes dis.
/ patch from Constantinople which asserts
that a massacre has occurred ut Egfn. in
the Diarbckir district of Armenia in, which
| 40 persons were killed and the city was
pillagcd.
A bill for a receiver for the Kenwood
| (llls.) Manufacturing company has been
I filed in the circuit court at Chicago by the
Gormully Il Jcffery Manufacturing COM
pany
Mayor Leroy II. Dodd, of Buchanan
Mich. has been unscatcd by the count,
court and his opponent, j. J.. Richards
declared to be the rightful mayor.
A receiver has been asked for the Loui
Snidcr's Sons Paper company. Of Cincin
natl. The assets are stated ut $1,000 an(
the liabilities Sll5,Oco
A gas engine exploded in the buildin.
occupied by the Chicago Aeriiorm Carbon
company, ut ic West Polk street, causin;
q large blaze, but not doing much damage
Rev. Marion Rose is dead al Virginia
Ills. He was ~ years old.
Farmer Washington Smith and Deput,
Sheriff Dave r. Rogers, of Union county
Tenn, settled an old feud with pistols il
stable at Knoxville. Smith was shot Z
death apd Rogers painfully wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

teruay papers on the subject of arbltra-
ton. His loriship said the negotiations
between the United States and Great Brit
ain We're not complete, but are advancing
alnicably. Ia regard TO a general system
OF arbitration between the nited States
and Great Britain Lord Salisbury said
there would be difficulty in dealing with
cases so large as To contain issues of a
vital character. After much discussion
with the United States upon that point he
thought the tendency of the United States
was To desire the rapid and summary de-
cisiOn of Il question.
The British government thought the
principle of obligatory arbitration was at
tended with considerable hazard. In re-
cent years the United States had evincel
n Opposition to take mp the causes of many
south American republics. but this gov
ernment had no quarrel with that disposi-
zion. Great Britain. his iurdship added,
had taken similar Interest i'll disputes re-
garding the frontiers of sweden, Holland
Belgium and Portugal. Lord Salisbury
concluded by saving that he had pursued
with the consent of the United States. an
unusual course in laying these papers on
the table while negotiations were still pro-
cecdinr
salisbury also said that on the smaller
question Of Venezuela, regarding which
the United States had assumed an atti-
tude Of friendly protection, difficulties
arose out Of the fact that Venezuela $
claim placed two-thirds of the colony of
British Guiana subject to arbitration
The first thing necessary was to ascertain
the real facts in regard to the controversy
from the history cf Venezuela. When
that had been fully as tertained by com
mission in which both countries had con-
fidence he felt that thc diplomatic Gnes-
fions which would follow would not he
very difficult of adjustment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Scores on Base Ball Diamonds,

CHICAGO, July lS-Lcague base hall
clubs report the following list of scores:
At Cleveland-Boston !. Cleveland II; at
Observation-Disclosures :, pittSburg 5; at
Iouisville-New York Ii, Louisville :.
Western League: At Mirncapolis-In
dianapolis :, Minneapolis I.
Western Associations: At Rockford
Burlington y. Rockford :; at Dubuque
Des Moines :. Dubuque 10; at Cedar
Rapids 1t. Joseph ,, Cedar Rapids /; at
Peoria-No game; Quincy disbanded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
south American Disputes.

LONDON. July ls.-The Marquis of SAL
isbury laid before the house Of lords yes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Opening of the Correspondenoe.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR ARBITRATION:
Salisbury Proposes a scheme That Oln,
Does Not Consider Feasible.

|
S''iiso"rs rr"posfs Se"ehe mat oihey
Does NO. '"nsidef fea>ioie.
"ithih lour days oil the receipt OF this
, note Salisbury made reply, readily con-
curing in the suggestion to begin nego-
,iations and noting the desire of the Brit
| ish government to bring the differences
between themselves and Venezuela to an
equitable settlement. He does not. how
| ever. define the settlements" At the
same time he wrote to Ambassador
| Pauncefote and tells him that the time is
opportune for rcopening the question of
/ international arbitration. which had been
considered while Gresham was secretary
! of state. This diverted the discussion at
| once from the specific subject of the Ven
ezuelan boundary dispute to the general
arbitration proposition, and upon the lat
fer Lord salisbury proceeded 70 Discourse
/ i'm very Interesting fashion.
The m,rnuis nroposes n draft of n trco,v
J as n starter which is comnosed of s;x ar.
| ticlcs. and provides for the appointment nv
! the limited States and Great Britain Of
TWO more pcrmancnt judicial officers one
| of whom is to be designated by his own
nation to act as an arbitrator to act with
one named by the other side on the appe,r-
ance of any difference between the two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Two ue.dIss 90 R,aie. Pound.

LAwEENcErrRG. Ky. July is
The headless bodies Of Joseph Hop
per and wife. Of London. ny. were
found on the railroad track near here
this morning. They had evidently
laid down with their heads on the
track and committed suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Town Wiped Out.

MALVERN, Ark. July ls.-The en-
tire town was destroyed 10y on incen-
diary this morning. only three
houses are left standing. The loss
is 100000. Four men are under
arrest
Malvern is city OF 5000 inhab-
itants. The business portion is
clustered around the railroad sta
tiou. All this section was destroyed.
The burned buildings include the
railroad depot. two hotel. and all
the principal business house. The
fire broke out imultsneously in
three places at midnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Justice Field Seriously III.

SAN FRANCISCO, July ls.-The Evening
Post says Justice stephen J. Field is scii.
ou.ly Ill at Paso Roblcs, where he went
two weeks ago hoping To derive benefit
from the springs. His condition is said to
be precarious and absolute physical ard
mental rest will be insisted upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Piano Factory rose.d to A..,sp.

Bosros. July ls.-Tbe Hallet &
Davis Piano Manufacturing COM
pany assigned today on account Of
the failure OF the western agents.
Liabilities. &i75.000; assets more
than double that amount.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

LONDON, July lS.-The Humber Bicycle
works at Coventry burned yesterday
There We're 1000 unfinished bicycles in the
factory, all of which We're destroyed The
total loss by the fire is fSQ.G0O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

1t is actual merit that has given
Hoods Sarssparills the first place
among medicines. It is the One True
Blood Purifier and nerve tonic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Method in Our Madness

seems ike madness on part sacrifice the we have
D lis our method not from another anv
OF our STOCK 10 accomplish this end will necessate great re-
ducton prices all through store That part of we have taken
of silver. o."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Proposition to Indorse Bryan
the Bone of Contention
ARKANSAS TOWN DESTROYED
Malvern Wiped Out by Ince-
diiarsts' Torch.
Two lIcadlcss Bodies In
kentucky.

ST. Lorfs, July 1s.-Chairmnn
Taubeneck has returned from Chi
cago. His coming Is the signal for
renewed activity by the populists
who hope to prevent the indorse-
ment of Bryan. His visit to Chi
cago is partly due to the fear tina:
the Illinois delegation would leave
him in the lurch. The populist ex-
ecutive committee met this after
noon to arrange for delegates for the
convention. Arrivals OF delegates
so far are few. Some from Missis-
sippi this morning announced that
they will oppose Bryan. Tele-
grams from Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut. Michigan and Texas delegates
announced they would take the posi-.
tion in the "middle OF the road )" that
favors the straight populist ticket.
The populists opposed to Bryan say
i: he is nominated delegates Of
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island. Con-
necticut and possibly Tennessee will
bolt.
what the snverites Are Doing.
ST. LOUIS, July ls.-The silver
vention Wednesday. are very quiet.
None Of the delegates are expected
before Monday. The leaders this
morning formulated new demand
which meets the approval of the pop.
ulists. They insist on the with
drawal OF all democratic congress
sional sound money nominees. II
they refuse the populists and silver
ties will unite in putting up an op-
position candidate. This is to be
presented to the national democratic
committee as an ultimatum. The
object is to have the cooperation
with the democratic party for the
election OF free silver congress.
Bsyan 1T HIS Home.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 1S.-Presi.
Dental candidate Bryan slept lat,
and Is recuperating from the fatigu,
OF the last few days. He said he
slept the best he had since he wa:
nominated. lie intended to 90 tC
Omaha today. but owing to the
drizzling rain decided to postpone
his visit. lie will remain here till
the first week in August. when he
will 60 to New York to receive tn.
official notification OF his nomination
lie and Mrs. Bryan will then spend .
week Mt the Scwall home in Maine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Rock Island
Savings Bank.

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
Scotland and Education.

This desire for education is indeed the
best feature In the intellectual tempera-
ment Of the Scottish people. The well
known ambition of the Scottish mother to
have her son "wag his pow in pu pit" is
now somewhat weakened by the opening
up of other paths of intellectual achieve
ment, but there Is still widely diffused
desire for intellectual In preference to COM
mercial pursuits. 1t Is an indication of
the craving which exists for knowledge In
general that for every young man who
goes to college In England seven go to col
lege In Scotland. In 1855 Scotland, with
q population Of 8, 1850 had G, 500 stu.
dents attending her four universities,
while England with 90, 600, 600 of popula-
ton, bad 5000 attending her four teaching
universities. This, It may DO supposed,
has some connection with the large per-
centngo of Scotch lawyers, doctors, clergy
men and schoolmasters to DO met with
throughout the English speaking world.
The success of "the Scot abroad s per-
haps not entirely, or even mainly, due to
his theology, but it was, ut any rate tho
Scottish kirk that founded and fosterod
the Scottish educational system, and, as to
theology itself, If it has tended to confirm
In him that quality Of "high seriousness
which Matthew Arnold considered SO i'm
portant feature In the best type Of char
acter, then the Scotsman's theology and
its associations have borne a not inconsld-
cradle part in making him what he is
Westminster Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
MINING.
The Literary Agent.

When we next hear the question
asked, "What shall we do with our
boys?" we shall answer, "Make them
literary agents. " All you want is lit
tie room in a central situation, pens and
ink and lady typewriter. Capital is
quite unnecessary, for if the agent Is
not absolutely destitute Of wits the flies
soon walk into his parlor How does he
tempt them? Nothing can be simpler.
In an age of publicity nothing is sacred
from the interviewer, and after a few
paragraphs as 10 his whereabouts have
been judiciously placed in the newspa-
pers he shares the fate of emperors and
actresses, and is interviewed, either in
The Daily Chronicle or The Bookman.
both of which journals devote much
space to the chronicle Of small beer.
Tho interviewer naturally begins by
saying that there are few men better
known than the agent, and proceeds to
describe his servant, and his maid, and
his OK, and his ass, and his personal ap-
pearance with the minuteness which
the British public expects in an inter-
view. Ny authors" are then touched
upon, and the agent modestly says that
they camo 10 him unsought, masked.
You would DO surprised if / gave you
the names q one or two," and so on
ad nauseam. Then a note is handed in,
and the agent bows the interviewer out,
after arranging that few copies Of this
nice homely chat may be sent TO him
for private circulation. A few days later
the flies arrive, their manuscripts in one
pocket, their preliminary fees in the 9th.
er.--National Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
III HAD NEVER MET you.

n had never met you, dear, life would have
been unlived, ween,
The sun had mover been 50 bright. the world
50 fair. tho grass so green;
had not suffered half the pain, nor felt the
vague unrest, tho fear,
The longing and the haunting dread
II had never met You, dear.
II had never met You, dear, the untroubied
stretch OF life before
And after me and all around would lie In
calm, from shore TO shore,
No storms of doubt, temptation. grief, had
swept mo % this waste 80 drcar;
Dim eyed regret. nor pain be mine,
II had never met you. dear.
II had never met you. dear, try TO think
how it would be
To not have looked into your eyes and feit
your presence near 20 me; =,
To have no memory of your voice, your hand
touch. or your kiss; drear
Unbrol1en gray my barren life
II had never met You, dear.
Harriet Nowlin Bullock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
A sHopLlFTER's DODGE.
She Didn't Have the Gloves, and So She
Was Declared Innocent.

she Didn't Have the Gloves, and So She
Was Declared Innocent.
I was at the glove counter In Sixth
avenue store, and close beside mo was a
young woman with n shopping bag on her
arm. had paid no attention TO her, when
the girl behind the counter suddenly said;
Excuse me, please, but you have taken
that parcel OF gloves"
Arc you addressing mef" quoried tho
shopper.
"Yes'm. That package of tan colored
gloves Is missing"
"well, what have got to do with that'"
"You took themp'
"Be careful what you say, miss"
81 say you took thoml You had 'em In
your hand minute ago, and now they are
gone"
"Do you charge me with shopliftingr
Tho salesgirl snapped her fings and
stcyr1aetectivo came up and made Inquiries.
'1say she took the gloves" persisted
the girl.
"And deny i'll" protested the shopper.
"Win you come 70 the Office, iniss?"
asked the detective.
Certainly l will, and will make this
cost tho store $40 ,000l Lead the way, sirl"
The three of them disappeared, and three
minutes later the salesgirl returned with
troubled face and red eyes, and the shop
per sailed triumphantly out of the store.
1 had waited to see how the affair would
turn out. When left tho store, went
over on Twenty-third street and had gons
three blocks when put my hand In my
overcoat pocket and found the missing
gloves.
Il knew she took 'emp' exclaimed the
salesgirl whom l handed in tho package.
"But how did they get into your pooketP"
"That's puzzle TO me-"
"You-you"-
"lf / had been her confederate,
wouldn't have come back with them,
would ~
"Uml Mebbe mott" she replied as she
replaced tho package In the box and gave
mo chance TO get out.-New York Cor.
Detroit Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
Beautiful In Theory.

Mrs. A.-That was beautiful sermon
OF Mr.. Graco's yesterday about the oneness
of mankind.
Mrs. B.-Beautifull 1t causes one Ia
feel so charitable TO Others to reflect upon
the fact that we are all children Of one Ia.
thor
Mrs. Ayes, and so ones Heart goes
out lovingly, yearningly, to all men and
women.
Seryant-Mrs. Meeker wants 20 know
IL you are at home?
Mrs. B.-Mercyl You don't mean to
tell me, Clara, that Mrs. Meeker is on
your visiting list? Her husband Is only n
clerk, and they do say that she worked for
living before she married him.
Mrs. Al know it! The presumption
OF some people! They think because one
has to meet them at church one should
receive them into ones homo. ITO sery.
anti Tell Mrs Meeker I am not at homo.
Mary. TO Mrs. b. } As was saying, such
sermons cause one To feel better and no.
bier; they mako ones heart expand. and
the world seems moro beautiful and life
grander and holier.-Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
One of DcDeu,s

Chauncey NJ. Depow, at Wasbinuton,s
birthday dinner given In his honor, said:
DO not know why you gentlemen of
,he Lotos club should have selected Wash
,ngton's birthday on which to pay me this
honor. There is no RESEMBLANCE between
,ho rather OF His Country and myself. un.
less In my capacity as a railroad man Won
connect me with him from his great system
OF transportation, because Parson Weems.
In his delightful ana simple ste v of Wash,
ington's life, says that when small buv
no took hack ut the cherry tree.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

An old highland sergeant in ono CT
the Scottish regiments was going his
rounds one night 70 see that all the
lights were out in tho barrick rooms.
Coming to a room where he thought he
saw light shining, he roared ont,
Put cot that light thereI'
One Of the men shouted back, ITS
the mune, sergeantP"
Not hearing very well, the sergeant
cried in return 81 dinna care Jacket
what IL Is Put it DOT ie--Scotsman
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Miss o. M. wilkins, graduate and gold
medalist Of the Chatham Conservatory
Of Music, will give lessons in vocal and
instrumental music. Rooms In Agnitch
block.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Mother, wish you would speak to Sir
Charlos about smoking those horrid c,ea.
rettes. Why, the odor Is something awfuir,
Wei, my dear, you would marry n
man Of rank, you know. "-Detrolt Froe
Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Lndy leaving town has placed her fur
siture, bedding, crockery and other effects
with Oates, the auctioneer. Now for
sale at your own price at Oates office by
the depot.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Inc engraving Of the Bank Of England
NOES Is very simple, the bank relying for
protection against counterfeiters on the
qseiity and watermark of the paper en-
ploYed L
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Tho birch bark canoes used by the In
clans OF the northern lakes werc modelled
IItor TIC slano of tho flsh
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31

Leit'on our hands-two pants. $3.50,
go for 80; two vests, $3.50, go for 81 go;
one suit, $l7.50, go for $40.
OATES. Tailor.