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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
SOLDIERS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
The Question Arises: What Authority viii
They Have When There?

The Question Arises: What Authority will
They Have When There?
Washington, July 2S.-The principal
topic of discussion at yesterdays cabi-
net meeting was the legal aspect Of the
proposed establishment Of a military post
in Alaska near the gold fields. In some
quarters sthere is doubt as to the power
of the executive to establish a post with
out specific authorization by congress.
but the weight of opinion appeared to
favor the exercise of such right by the
executive as an emergency measure.
Secretary Alger has already made the
necessary preparations for carrying out
at once the plans to establish the post
The commander Of the troops will be
Captain p. H. Ray, a man well equipped
in experience for the duty.
But 1t has been discovered now that
legal complications may yet intervene
to prevent the detail. These complica-
tons presented themselves as soon as
the subject was first preached, and have
been the source of some annoyance to
the officials. who feel that q law-pre-
serving body of men is essential to the
well-being Of the people who are flock
ing to the gold country. No doubt ap-
pears to be entertained of the power
of the president to send a company of
soldiers, but the question raised is just
what authority they will have after
being located there. Can they be or
dered out to quell disturbance without
an order from the president? Can the
judge Of court or a marshal be
clothed with authority to dispatch the
soldiers to the scene Of trouble? Even
if this power rested with the governor
of Alaska he is located at Sitka, a
great distance from the gold region. and
by the time his authority could be OBJ
tanned the harm would be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28

Hillsdale. Mich, July 2s.-Frederick
virgien bought a ticket for Elkhart,
Ind, and is supposed to have left on the
10:47 o'clock train west Sunday night
He had slept in Albaugh & Sons jewel
~ store since Christmas. Monday morn
ing the safe was found opened, robbed
Of SIS in cash, two gold watches and
81. 200 worth Of diamonds. Three days
ago virgien remarked that he intended
to take few days vacation IL he could
arrange 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
STU ALTON IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Strike Makes Little Progress-Both Sides
About Hold Their Own.

Cincinnati, July ga special to The
Va, says: The coal strike in this state
did not show much change yesterday. At
Fairmont the Monongah mines added
number Of men to their working force.
making about two-thirds of the force
before the strike. Eighty men came into
the field from Connellsville and were put
to work in the various mines All the
Watson mines were working full, as
were the CASTOR, Montana, New Eng
land and West Fairmont. The agitators
were all cut of the field except the local
men, and they were waiting on the de-
cisiOn Of the Wheeling conference. AL
though the workers were devoting her.
culean efforts to the Kanawha valley
they appear to be doing little good, and
no fewer men were working there yes
terday than Monday and the strike was
having no practical effect towards re-
ducing production.
On the Norfolk and Western the mines
were nearly all working and shipping
heavily. As the result Of big meeting
held by Secretary-Treasurer T. L. Lew
is at Moundsville yesterday morning the
men at the Moundsville and Glendale
mines were al, out, in spite of the efforts
Of the operators to induce them to get
out enough coal to supply theOhio River
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, with
| which the companies have contracts.
This adds 100 men to the strike. At the
Boggs Run mines in this city the men
were still working, though they promised
emissaries Of the union to quit in the
morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
FARMERS BOUND TO HAVE COAL.
Offer to Protect Men Who Will Dig It for
Them.

Moweaqua, Ills, July 2s.-The min
ers were paid off yesterday and told
either to load coal for the local trade
or take their tools from the shaft. A
desperate effort will be made to hoist
coal for threshing purposes here. The
farmers have offered to protect those
willing to work at the risk of their lives.
All yesterday farmers came in from
the country for coal, only to be disap-
pointed. The crop OF oats is very large
in this section and is rarely stacked,
but threshed at once.
Monday night a large body Of Pana
and Moweaqua miners, headed by a
drum and fife corps. marched on THE
Assumption shaft and forced the men
who were loading coal for the local trade
and threshers to cease work. Yester-
day morning when the whistle blew not
q miner went to work. The farmers are
very bitter in their denunciation OF the
miners, inasmuch as they have con-
tributed to the miners cause very lib
orally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
CHIEFS OF LABOR.
Resultlof the Meeting Of Heads Of
Union Organizations.
APPEAL ISSUED TO THE COUNTRY.

Determination Expressed to "Forever Put
. Stop" to the Troubles Of the Miner
How It L. To BE Done-The Injunction
Denounced-Rend Kicks the Fat Into
the Fire at the Convention Of the Coal
Operators at ,Pittsburg.
Wheeling. w. Va, July 2S-The con-
ference of labor leaders which met here
yesterday drew together the largest
number of prominent men in that line
that has ever been in council together
The conference was held behind closed
doors with Gompers in the chair and
adjourned last night just as the clock
struck the midnight hour. 1t was de-
cided that President Gompers should act
as a committee of one in arranging for
sympathetic mass meetings all over the
country on Aug. 5. Oficersof the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor were requested
to communicate with union organiza-
tons as to what shall be done to fur
ther the plan outlined in the appeal
adopted. Officers of the United Mine
Workers are to arrange for the sys-
tematic work of 100 labor organizers in
West Virginia, in which state and in
Pennsylvania renewed efforts to make
the strike general will be made. The
railway brotherhoods, except the en-
gineers, are in hearty sympathy with
the movement to make the strike eff
fectiVe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
Appeal on Behalf of the Miners.

The appeal adopted begins with the
following: "A wall of anguish, mingled
with desperation, arises from the bow
els of the earth, and the miners cry
for relief, for some degree of justice,
touches the responsive chord in the
hearts and consciences of the whole
people. Drudging at wages VIXEN en-
ployed which are inadequate and por-
tend misery, starvation and slavery
the miners are confronted with a con-
dftion by which their scant earnings
are denied them except through the
company pluck-me stores which out
Shylock the worst features of the
nefarious system, and which is a stigma
on the escutcheon Of our country. We,
the Representatives of the trades unions
and of all organized labor of the United
States in convention assembled to con-
slider the pending struggle of the min
ers for wages sufficient to enable them
to live and to enjoy at least some de-
gree of the necessities of life, are de-
termined to forever put a stop to a
state of starvation in which they are
now engulfed."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHrcAGo. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAIL
" way-Tieke's can be purchased or hagGhge
Chez ed At X ] a. = Twentieth street. depot. or
X a p fepoi. carer Fifth avenue and TLiriy
first rfreot. rrank II Plummcr. AGENT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
Debs Charges Reiterated.

The appeal reiterates the charges
made by Debs and Ratchford that the
right of free speech and free assemblage
has been denied the miners and the in
Junction is referred to as follows: I'VE
denounce the issuance Of injunctions by
the judges Of West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and other states as wholly I'M
justified. unwarranted and unprecedent-
ed, more especially in the absence of
any exhibition or manifestation of force
on the part of the outraged miners.
We call on the government Of West
Virginia and upon the governors of all
other states and all public officials for
full and ample protection in the exer-
else OF our rights Of free speech and
public assemblage. We have no desire
to trespass upon the rights Of any one
and We demand protection in the ex-
ercise Of those rights handed down to
us by the founders of the republic"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
The Way 1t Is To Be Done.

In order to redeem the above promise
1t was determined that: I'VE hereby
call upon each national and interna-
tional organization of labor to send rep
resentatives to act for and by the di-
rection of the United Mine Workers as
organizers in West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and such other states as may be
necessary. Fully imbued with the heroic
struggle which. the miners are making
for pure womanhood and innocent child
hood. for decency, for manhood, and for
civilization, and with the consciousness
of the justice Of their cause and of the
responsibility of their actions, We call
upon the workngmen of our country
to lend all possible assistance to our
suffering, struggling fellow workers Of
the mines, and to unite in defense of
our homes, our rights. our citizenship
and our country"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27
Nebraska Mercantile Co.

The firm Of q. A. Ducker 4 Co.,
which for the past ten or twelve years
have done a fiourishing business in the
dry goods line in this city, has, so far
as the Illinois part Of the firm, Mr.. g.
A. Quicker Of Joliet, Illinois, ceased to
exist and in its stead a corporation has
beed formed to carry on the business
which will be known Is the Nebraska
Mercantile Co. The new firm will be
composed Of Alfred Hadsll, who for
everal years has been the resident
manager and q member Of the firm OF
Geo. A. Ducker Il Co., Jay Olney who
has been In the general merchandise
business at Bloomington, in Franklin
county and Bertha r. Speake also of
Franklin county.
No comments need TO be made as to
the ability OF Mr. Hadell, as his long
residence in this city has demonstrated
that he is a thorough business man and
VIC understand that the other gentle.
mar member Of the corporation Is up
to.date in business methods.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27

R~inglingiBros advertising car No. 3
was here Thursday.
DR.. Il. s. Hall and son of Cowles
were in the city Wednesday.
Miss Tilla McClelland of Blooming
ton was here the first of the week.
JAS. Burden and wife left Tuesday
on a visit to ST. Joe and Kansas City.
Bernard McNeny left Sunday on a
trip to Colorado Springs returning Fri.
day.
A new stone and gravel walk is
being put in at the north ward school
house.
Saturday the 2Sth is pop convention
day and many are the candidates who
will go home with u sore spot.
Mrs. A. G. Hosmor and daughter
Ethel, and Miss Bonnie Emigh will re-
turn this evening from q visit at Craig,
Missouri.
ECONOMY Boneset Cordial" made by
the famous old Harmony society,
greatest of all appetizers. For sale by
G. l.. Getting.
Miss Stella Quicker is visiting in Min
den this week, prior to her departure
for Falls City, where she will teach
next year.-Minden Gazette.
The Lincoln Cemetery Association
advertises this strange notice: "The
owners or occupants of lots in the
cemetery must clean them up
Stewards (Kan.) Bazoo.
The young friends to the number o.
about forty gathered at the home Of J
8. Gillian on Wednesday and gave his
son harry a very pleasant surprise
The gathering was In honor Of The
young mans thirteenth birthday.
A rain is badly needed in this section
to settle the dust and help the Late
corn which with a little more dry
weather will be considerably damaged
Some fears are also entertained that
| good rain now would keep late corr
growing until so late it would b
nipped by early frost.
The following are the names Of thu
populist delegation in the first ant
second wards Of this city: First ware
Noah Perry, H. Rutledge, X. p
Hutchison, s., w. Foe, Bernard Nc
Neny, P. Sutton, Al. Aultz. Secont
ward-B. +. Mizer, Anti Prosperity, +
f. Goble, j. II. Wegmann, s. Bayles
John Polnicky, s. Day, Len Aultz.
Some Beatrice merchants have beer
. done up by an advertising fakir wht
had a scheme. The fakir stayed il
town a few days, working the business
men, and then rented a bicycle of Hoff
s slot, and left town in a blaze of glory
He paid a dollar for the bicycle, ant
shipped it back here from Valley, ant
Mr.. Hoffstot had to whack up a dolla'
o and a half express charges. Merchant
will probably learn wisdom from ex
perience in the course Of time. Whel
they have advertising to do, they will
give the marble heart to oily tongues
strangers, and p~atronize the loca
newspapers which are trying to he'll
them and the town all the year round
beatrice Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27

A. j. TOmlinson was here this week.
Jos. CARRIER has gone to Iowa on a
visit.
Dick Tinker of McCook was here
this week.
j. II. Wegmann is home after a visit
in Blue Hill.
DR.. Damerell or Hastings was here
the first of the week.
For SALE-Pure three.year.old cider
yinepar.-MRs BRADBROOK.
For a mower or rake / car give you
bottom prices.-JAs. PETERSON.
The apple wagon is getting to be a
very common:thing on our streets.
A number of our citizens went to
Riverton today to.see Campbell Bros.
circus.
Miss Emma Cook left Friday morn
ing for Iowa where she will engage in
teaching,
The Misses Rose and Lottie Roats re-
turned Wednesday night from a visit
in Gage county.
Have you seen those road wagons.
They are dandies andl the prices are
right.-James Peterson.s
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy always prompt re
lief. For sale by H. f. Grice, Druggist
A little child OF Ed. Pulsipher which
died in Hastings Saturday was brought
here Sunday and buried in the Catholic
cemetery.
The First National Bank building !!
being remodeled and shelved prepare
tory to receiving the grocery stock t.
be put in by the new firm.
The small daughter Of VIM. Haye'
had the Misfortune to have a foo
smashed by a horse stepping on II
Amputation Of the wounded membe'
was necessary.
/. b. Colvin of Guide Rock was her.
Monday. The gentleman, as will b.
seen in another column of this paper
is an announced for sheriff on the re
publican ticket.
Work on the b. Il M. depot at thi
place has not been commenced yet, tn
B. Il M. carpenters being busy buildinI
coal sheds at Holdrege, from whici
place they will come to this city.
Rev. James Mark Darby pastor G
the NJ. +. Church in Red Cloud, wi
preach in the Hummel school house o
next Sunday afternoon, Aug, Goth, q
3 O'Clock followed by communion SCI
yices.-REv. A. q. BLACKWELL, Paste
The many friends in this city Of Je
fersou Mattox were surprised an
pained to here of his death which o,
Cured on last Saturday morning. Yer
few knew of his sickness and as Unc'
JEFF was very popular with everybod
the announcement Of his death can
as a shock to them. The funeral Sc
vices were held at the residence O
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock an
were conducted by Rev. Hummel. I'll
remains were laid to rest in the Re
Cloud cemetery. He leaves a wife an
seyeral children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27
MORE OR LESS PERSONAL,

Tom Hatfield and family have gone
to Iowa.
c. W. Haley was nominated for state
regent yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Haley is home after a
visit at Cawker City.
The best buggies for the money ever
brought to town at Peterson's.
The w. G. T. U. will meet during
September with Mrs. +. s. Sherwood.
Miss Mary Detour Of Hastings was
visiting In the city several days this
week.
Miss Trix Nicer returned the first Of
the week from a visit to Smith Centre,
Kansas.
Now that you are looking after
wagons see the Newton and other
makes at Peterson's.
Dennis Lindsey who has been in
| Cripple Creek for some time past re-
turned homo this week.
Mrs. Gross and daughter who have
been visiting in the city have returned
to their home in Dakota
For a good shave, hair cut or other
tonsorial work, cali on Geo. Fentress
| south Of the Gaines bakery.
Miss +. A. Hadell has removed her
millinery stock to the A. Cook building
on the east side Of Webster street.
Mrs. Fred Palmer and children of
Grand Island are visiting in the city
guest of her sister Mrs. Ed. Mcfarland.
c. l.. Getting, sole agent, will refund
your money If not satisfied after using
one bottle of DR.. Fenners famous medi.
cine.
If you want to be second choice fol
delegate to the state convention, all
YOU need is to have railroad transpor,
tation.
In case of receiving no rain befor
show day it would be a good idea t.
get out the sprinkler and muddy UP
the streets a bit.
Next Thursday, Ringing day
promises to see one of the largest
crowds ever assembled in this city
providing the weather is fair.
George Clapp, brother of our towns
man Lew stopped of a short time here
Tuesd ay night while on his way home
to Bloomington after attending a re
union in Iowa.
Mrs. NJ. Lester of Inavale, accom-
panied by Mrs. Frank Smelser of this
city were pleasant callers this weel
and Mrs. Lester made us happy with
dollar on subscription.
l.. H. Rust says IL you want Burbanl
and Abundance plums three to six fee
high, or anything else in the nurser.
line at reasonable prices, for fall o
spring, let him know what you want
List Of letters remaining uncalled 10
, at the postofice at Red Cloud, Mel
raska, for the week ending Aug 26th
1897.
Ford, L. s. (2)
These letters will be sent to the dea
letter Office Sept, 10th, il not called 70
before.-FRANK w. CowDEN, p. M.
Geo. McCrary, who has lately r.
turned from a vacation in Iowa, wa
U here this week. 1t looks as IL Georg
was making a play for the nominatio
: for county superintendent. He wi
T most likely be turned down for tn
reason that he has lived here Ion
( enough to gain n residence and tn
other fellow has not.
Don't use bill heads or statements |
;, which you have to write your ow
name. Get them printed in an up-tt
date style. There is nothing whic
will make your customers think 20
c are of the disposition to be penurior
so much as this. II you are stingy
q one way what reason is there to b.
lieve that you wont be in other way
Get your printing done right at tn
!, CHIEF office.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27
CITY NEWS.

BE mine. fair one. the lover sighed,
Her glance his blood did freeze,
81 love no man" the maiden cried
Whose pants bag at the knees"
When Freymark 4 Co, fit you out
Your troubles then will cease,
A new pair Of pants will win her heart.
Come In sir IL you please.
FREYMARK & CO.,
Successors to G. WIENER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-27

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cares Piles, Scslds. Burns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-06
THE SUITS DISMISSED.

Secretary Bliss Decides the Controv ersy
Between Indians and Stockmen.
WASHINGTON, Sept. &. The contro.
versy that has been going on for a long
period between the Sioux Indians OH
the Pine Ridge reservation in South
Dakota and the grazers OH adjacent
tracts was taken up by Secretary Bliss
during the day and the outcome was a
request to the attorney general to dis
miss the pending suits. The Indians
have long complained that the cattle
men allow their stock to cross the
White river into their reservation from
the grazing ground on the north side Of
the river. Last spring Agent Clapp
had several hundred of the cattle
rounded up and turned over to the
United States marshal, subsequently
releasing them under bond. The In-
dians demanded 81 head for them;
the cattlemen dissented, and the affair
has resulted in several suits. Together
with the decision to dismiss these suits
it was decided TO have Is or 20 Indian
police patrol the boundary line between
the grazing ground and the reservation,
and if that does not prove effective
then to fence it. The latter measure
was recently recommended by Indian
Inspector Mclaughlin, but as about $50
miles would have to be covered, the de-
partment does not want to incur the ex.
pense unless necessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-06
DENOCNCE THE TREATY.

Cherokee Full Bloods Opposed to Dissolu-
tiOn Of Tribal Governments.
CHELSEA, l. T., Sept. 6.-Couriers
arriving from the eastern part OF Chero-
kee Nation, in the Grand river bottoms,
bring news that great excitement is
now in order among the full bloods.
The Kee-to.Wah society, which really
caused the Cherokee commission to sus-
pend the negotiations with the Dawes
commission looking to allotment OF
lands and dissolution of tribal govern
mens is strongly agitating the full
blodds to immediate action over the I'M
pending change, and urges them to op'
pose it, even to the use of force. The
Kee-to. Wahs held big meeting about
% miles east of here, and about SOC
full bloods were present. Resolutions
were passed condemning any treaty ac'
ton. The plan Of emigration to Mexico
next spring was discussed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-06
SUPERIOR'S CORN MARKET.

Now in the Market in Competition With
Oh cago.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. ga special to
The Journal from West Superior, Wis,
says: There is to be change in the
method of handling the corn crop this
year, unless all indications fail, and 1t
will deprive Chicago Of the benefits ac-
cruing from the millions of bushels OF
this cereal going through that port.
Chicago's loss is Superior's gain, for it
is the intention Of some Of the big.
gest operators to divert. the corn crop
to Superior and the head of the lakes
this fall. The prime factor in the move
ment is F. H. Peavey of Minneapolis
and his associates. They have been
enabled to make the alteration through
the changing OF the basis Of rail rates to
the lake ports, which allows competition
with Chicago.
The agents Of the Peavey interests are
now in the open market taking all OF
the corn that is offered. They are pay
ing the Chicago price and are shipping
it through this city. This will result IL
making Superior known more than evel
as a market for coarse grains.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-06
THE COLUMBUS AGREEMENT.
1t Provides for n 65-Cent Rate for t!l.
Balance of tho Year.

1t Provides for 65-Cent Rate for the
Balance of tho Year.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 6.-The end of
the great miners strike is in sight. The
national executive board of the United
Mine Workers has agreed to recon-
mend to the miners proposition from
the Pittsburg operators Tor straight
price Of 65 cents ton to continue in
force until the end Of the year. A dele
gate convention of all miners who have
suspended work has been called to meet
in Columbus Sept. at IL noon, to act
upon the recommendation. President
Ratchford and the other members of
the board say there is not the slightest
doubt but that the miners will approve
the recommendation. The proposition
does not involve arbitration and liz
effect provides for an immediate settle
ment of the strike. President Ratch-
ford said that there were special reasons
for the board recommending the propo.
first place it comedies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-06
HORSEFLESH AND FASHION.

The Kansas City Show Has Plenty Of Both
Essentials.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. GA grand
parade Of horseflesh, drawing stylish
equipments of every description and
driven by devotees of the animal from
ten different states, or carrying smartly
gowned riders of both sexes, was the
principal attraction at Fairmont Park
when the third annual horse show
opened. The parade comprised the best
display of handsome horses and costly
turnouts ever witnessed in this part OF
the country, while the grandstand and
boxes contained a wealth Of beauty and
fashion from this as we'll as many other
cities. Frederick Bronson of New York,
w. Stanton Elliott of New York, G. E.
Quinton of Trenton, N. j., and DIR.
Turnbull of Philadelphia, were among
the Judges who decided the points in
the eight classes OH the programme for
the first day. A detachment of cavalry
from Fl. Riley, Kan, gave an exhibi
ton of skill in riding, shooting ano
athletic exercises. The show will las'
q week