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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
DU BOSC'S VIEWS.
Secretary Of the Spanish Legation
Talks of Cuba.
SAYS THE REBELS ARE WHIPPED,

The Island About Pncined, and IusurReuts
Hard to Find tn Many Places-Declines
to Openly Criticise the Senate Orator.
but Gets in . Covert whack at Them
Very Skinrully-sanguilly In Custody ut
Jacksonville, Fla.
Washington, April S.-Senor Don Juan
du Bose, first secretary Of the Spanish
legation, was seen at the legation yes
terday and asked as to the status Of
affairs in Cuba. He said the reports
received from the island were uniformly
favorable to the government, and were
so marked in this respect that the lega-
ton felt that the instruction was fast
approaching the point of dissolution. In
proof of this assertion Du Bose turned
to Havana papers just received and
pointed out significant passages. lie
called attention to the Diario De La
Marina of March 81. which gives a letter
from its correspondent. Don Farondez
Gomez. from Las Villas. The letter says
the instruction has lost all its gravity.
1t has even lost its Importance, Gomez
wrote, from a military point of view, a;
least in the central and western pro-
vinces of the island. In the district If
Cienfuegos the sugar crop Of this yeac.
he writes, will be three times that of
last year
Talk Of Evacuation Is Pickwickian.
This information as to the sugar crop
is of exceptional Importance" proceeded
Du Bose. land it corroborates our own
information. The latest reports reach
ing US show that the total product for
this year is S1.c43 tons as against 6s,i6.
tors in the corresponding period of last
year, a gain CT 14.S76 tons. This covers
only the early part of the product, and
the gain promises to be the same for tie
balance of the sugar season. making a
| most important aggregate of gain for
the year" Du Bose said that in view
of this information the reports at
| tributed to Dupuy de LONE that Spain
was about to evacuate the island mutt
| be taken in a Pickwickian sense.
Cannot Critic;se the senate.
Du Bose was then asked what he
thought of the Cuban proceedings in
the senate, to which he replied: II;
| would be breach diplomatic decorurl
on my part to criticise in any way
| proceedings in the legislative branch Of
| the country. Why, suppose for instance
| the Spanish cortes at its meeting should
pass z TcSoiutlOn
| of the United States government on ac-
count OF its supposed treatment of the
| Indians: its violation CT every law. hu
man and divine. and its employment os
| methods contrary to the usages of civil
| lied warfare.
| Not Even Its Literary style.
I'm this hypothetical case it would
still be considered breach Of diplomatic
| etiquette on the part Of the United
States legation at Madrid to criticise
the proceedings of the Spanish cortes
with a view to publication. For this
reason you will understand added Du
Bose. that I can offer no opinion re-
| garding anything that may have been
said in congress on the subject of Cuba.
and l would not even go so far as tc
discuss from purely academic point of
view the literary style of any of the
| speeches"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
Ten Commandments as q Test.

Washington. April April SIN pre-
pairing the new immigration bill Sem
ator Morgan has suggested that the
Bible. and particularly the ten COM
mandments, be used for the education
al test it is proposed to apply to the
future arrivals from foreign countries.
He argues that there is a decided diff
ference of opinion among people of the
highest education and culture as to the
meaning Of the constitution. but that
nobody can fail to understand the plain.
simple language of the ten command
mentS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
TIE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

cRIoAoO. RoCK BLAND . PACrsuo
kAuvay-Tichets can b purchased OF 30
or O B . 2 depot corner PIN svspue sn6
rnfty 4rrt ssrcst, {yank h. pluAr1oY. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
KILLED A CHICKEN THIEF.
Cleveland Resident Put Three Bullets into
His Assaflant.

Cleveland, April SC. c. Morgan. Of
Aetna street, heard the burglar alarm
attached to his hen house ring late
Tuesday night, and getting his revolver
the thief. who knocked him down and
began kicking him. Morgan fired four
bullets at his antagonist. who there
upon broke away and disappeared IN
the darkness. At daylight the thiera
body was found in ravine nearby with
three bullet-holes in it. 1t was idenii-
fled as that Of Charles Nelson, a young
carpenter living on Broadway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
STRAITS Of Mackinaw Open.

Milwaukee. April S.-A dispatch from
Mackinaw City last night says the
Straits Of Mackinaw are OPEN The
weather is warm and the straits entirely
free from ice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08

Havana. April S.-A detachment OF
troops from Cimarones. province OF
MatanZas. while accommodating the
heights of Union was fired upon at Au-
day plantation. The troops replied to
the fire, drove the enemy back and con-
tinued the pursuit to the farm of Lavaca
on the heights of Dichosa. where the
government destroyed seven insurgent
camps after four hours fighting and
dislodged the enemy from entrenched
positions at the point of the bayonet
The insurgents left twenty-eight killed
on the field. The troops left five men
killed and had several wounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
REED NOT A CAR.
Speaker Defends Himself When
Attacked by Simpson.
SOME CRITICISM OF HOUSE RULES

Read by the Kansas Statesman, Who In
dorses Them and Demands the Appoint
ment of Committees-Says the House Il
Ruled by Chaos and Gives Notice That He
VIII Stop the Wheels Of Business-Re-
ply of the Chair in Full.
Washington. April S.-The house acted
promptly on the presidents message.
which was sent in yesterday, and adopt
ed a Joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of war to expend s2o0,O0O for
the relief of the flood sufferers of the
Mississippi valley. The only feature of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-08
Tried to Destroy the ballots.

Monico, Wis. April S.-The votiry
booth and ballots burned Tuesday
evening in the town Of Pelican while
the votes were being counted. Many of
the ballots were burned. 1t is alleged
that the booth was fired by opponent;
of the town officials.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

The e'Globe- Democrat" has late
ly given the deal made by the Dem
ocrats and Populists just previous
to the election of 1896, wherein the
Populist candidate for Judge of
the st. Louis Court Of Appeals
was bought off in the interest of
Judge Bland, thorough ali ing,
and publishes the correspondence
relating to the dickcr to substan-
tiatc its charges that there was
such a deal. The evidence is in
disputable that Judge Bland paid
$1,000 to have North's name taken
down, and that he was to reward,
and did reward North, by appoint
ing him official court reporter.
Yet we hear pratings of the purity
of Democratic politics. The whole
deal is disgraceful, and involving
as it does, one of the higher courts
of the state, makes it appear all
the worse. In common deccncy
Judge Bland should resign, and
Judge North be oustcd from his
position. If there is any force in
the corrupt practices act, which
was enacted to cover just such
cases, the participants therein
should be made to feel it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

fine work performed by the Demo
cratic State Committee in tic
dickcr with the Populist State Com
mittec is revealed by these figures.
BY subsidizin@ the Populist stat,
chairman and the Populist nominee
for Judge the Democrats elected
their judge of the Court of Appeals.
The Democratic state chairman
may we'll cry out that fusion with
the Populists has become neccs
sity, but no doubt the infamous
means by which it was secure,
last year are also Il continuing ne
ccssitv.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
HEALTH AND
ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
Fidelity Mutual Aid ASA
SAN FRACISCO, CAL
Eor Five Gents nee nax


For Five Cents Per Day
Will pay, according to the hazard e
occupation. from IS to S25 Il week, Vim
unable to work through being -
accidently.
Win pay, ii you are accidenAy kaln4
S20S to $3.50.
Will pay $40 a week when you -
sick and unable to work.
Will pay 300 for funeral expenses.
i Will pay, il you lose a hand and -
or both feet or both hand, 4l38 to ecDR
IF INSURED,
cannot lose all your income WtR
yOu are sick or disabled by accident
Absolute protection to the meaaaR
upon paying S5 life membership fee -
dues of 81 80 per month.
| The Fidelity Mutual Aid AssociaGfR
is pre-eminently the largest -
strongest Accident and Health A0
| ciation in the United States.
| 1t has the required cash depoAB
with the States of California and H.
rouri. which, together with an ann
seServe fund and large assets, make -
certificate an absolute guarantee e
the solidity of its protection to q
/. members.
| A two-thirds policy costs el 1r
month dues.
A one-third policy costs $50 ~
quarter dues.
| Reliable agents wanted. Write
CHAS. w. SHIELDS,
Sole Agent, Washington County,
P0tesi, n.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
Tocexy
Bargains.

Best Corn Syrup, per gal ....Mc
=" Coal Oil, ....-15c
Granulated Sugar, Is lbs. for $L0O
Good Brown $ % - LOO
I" Green Coffee, 10 " 100
Cordova Roasted Coffee 12lc.
per lb. or 8 lbs. for. LOO
Good Beans, per bushel. -. LES
Good l,rosms -. i0c
Battlc-Ax Tobacco, per plug He
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

No. the silver issue is not dead.
but that does not signify much.
1t can be kept alive as long as any
political party considers it debat-
able and furnishing standing-room
on which to make a tiglrt. The sill
vcr issue is the attle-ground upon
which the Democratic party is
making another stand. One victo-
ry of the opposition need not ne
cessarily mean an utter annihila-
tion of the defeated. In 1886 the
silver issue undoubtedly received
a blow that has affected its vitality.
Apparently it has rccuperated and
will be stood up again by the party
behind it for another round; but
there is no reason to believe that il
can be victorious. We have seen
the same party assume similar
position on the tariff question. As
long as the tariff was the best fight
ing ground the Democrats consid
cred it the livelicst issue they had
1t was beaten often, but was never
dead as long as it could be present
ed without offending its own ad
herents. 1t is only question will
the Democratic party how long
the silver issue shall be kept alive
Its death, like that of the tariff issue
would come quickest through vic
tory; but in that event, its deatl
struggle would bring upon th'
country untold misfortune. lie
the Democratic party keep the sill
vcr issue alive if it must, but le
the people keep it harmless b,
ho'ding it at Il distance.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
How Football is played

For almost two hours the tide of
battle swaycd and swung from
mark to mark, up and down the
long field. with the tired giant>
in the rush lines battcrino and TUG
ginr ut each other with hearts oi
fire and fingers of fury.
Two hours of graphing and
straining and hammering and
staring into each others bloodlcSs
white faces and of gasping Will
such deep, hoarse inl,alations tha,
the great hills of spectators coulo
hear them. even when the fi@h,
was in midiicId.
Never an inch of that wide, gra,
sward that was not paid for i,
blood or bruises, by blue or Grim
son; never a rush into the ruck
that was not marked with Il strait
of interlocking limbs and muscle.
that would have uprooteda a monu
ment,
From end to end of the battl,
each man was marked 10y desperate
deeds; from end to end Of the battle
the swift half backs broke throuhs
the reeIing ranks, trampIing then
down and being trampled down
and rcvcling in the thundcrin:
carnage as if the torn turf and mu'
of the melee were peaches an'
cream.
The above is a description of
game between Harvard and Ial
teams last Saturday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
C1oaks and
Capes.

Good Cloth. Fur
trimmed Capcs,
worth. So. 90 for s.. Oo
Heavy Braided
Capes. worth. -. $50 for 800
Extra fine Capes,
worth ... 100 for SOC
Late Style Jackets,
worth. ..... $50 for 800
Late Style Jackets,
extra val. worth. $50 for 800
Childrens' Jackets and Long Cloaks
at very LOW PRICES.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
How the Democrats Carry Mis-
souri,.

Attention has been called TO the
significant fact that while the
Bryan fusion plurality iii Missouri
in 1896 was IS, 127. the Popnlist
vote in 1892 of II. fso was entirely
absorbed by the Democrats last
year. That leaves an uncomfort-
ably small margin for the Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Cook. chairman Of the
state Democratic Committee. recent
ly reminded his party that c',ltisat
ING fusion with the Populists i'll the
future is an exceedingly important
matter. He forgot to say that the
fusion of last year was also regard
ed by his committee as essential TO
Democratic success, aud that it was
obtained by the secret promise Of
Offices and the payment of cash to
the Populist managers. The cash
was handed over, and the Offices
have been destributcd Mr.. Cook
never expected that these facts
would come out. He thought it
wise Il few weeks ago to inform the
the Democrats of Missouri that ull-
less they keep up the alliance with
the Populists the party would be
endangered. But as to the nature
of the past fusion he was silent,
and no wonder. The shameful
facts have suddenly come out.
however. and with Il clearncss at
once startling and overwhelming.
There has been rush Of the
principals involved to print explana
tons, all of which, when compared,
demolished each other. The state
ments made are perfect mesh of
of contradictions. Judge Bland
says the $1,000 paid the Populist
state chairman, Rozelle, from
BANDS assessment of $500, was
demanded by the Populists.
Chairman Cook, anxious as ever to
hang on to the fusion, asserts that
the Populists made no such demand.
Judge Bland says the $1,000 was
paid to Rozcllc for the Populis,
State Committee. Owen Miller
and other members of that com
mittee declare that RozelIe never
accounted to them for the $1,000.
Rozcllc's personal reward was Il
state appointment from Coy.
Stephens. North, the PopuliSl
candidate for Judge, who with
drew in Bland's favor. is now
official reporter, through Blands
vote. The Populist state chairman
and the Popnlist nominee for
Judge have been well provided for.
The PopuIist party of Missouri
aud a part of their state committee
are holding the bag, and the Dem.
ocratic party of Missouri is Smirch
ed with the purchase of votes anc
of an opposing candidate.
Judge Bland last fall received
172, sol votes: Kombauer. $50, les.
and the Prohibition candidate 6ot
votes. Bland's plurality was 13,
423. In 1892 the Populists cast il
the same district for the sam,
Office 1921 votes. If the Populis
vote in 1896 had remained the sam'
! as in 1892 and had been cast for
separate ticket Bland's plur;,lit,
over Rombauer would have beer
152 votes. The Republicans in tn
4 district in 1895 gained 49, lis owe
e 1892; the corresponding gain of tn
| Democrats and PopulistS combines
was 35,O67. With Populis
: running against him Bland, cou|'
scarcely have been elected. Th
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
NOTICE FOR pU OBLIGATION.
Land Office at BoOnville. Mo.
October 9TH. Is!

oCUoDcF bLn. 1874.
Motto is hereby given that the fol-
iowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support OF his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the clerk Of
the county court at PotoSi, Mo-. on
November 24th. 1897. viz: Clark
Jackson. homestead No. l5.497, for The
east half of southwest quarter of sec
ion p. township 40. range west.
lie names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of. said land, viz:
James Prather. Robert Abram, B. S.
Coldweil and Henry Bennett, all Of
Sullivan. Mo.
WM. II. MARTIN, Register.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

WILL some of our Bryanite ex-
changes which appear so appre-
hensive about the prosperity qucs-
ton, point to an era -in the
conntry's history where prosperity y
under Democratic rule has ever
exceeded that which has attended
the Republican party whenever ii
had control of the government.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
EDITOR w .,TTERSON of

EDITOR W .JTERSON of the
Louisville ''Courier- journal, has
thrown up his hands aud says that
he will no longer lend his opposition
to the free silver insanity with which
his party seems inc'lrably afflicted.
He intimates that he is convinced
that the Democratic party must
eventually bring up in eternal
smash against the rock of free coin
age and fixed ratio, and that he has
resigned himself to the inevitable.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
ADMlNISTRA ATOR'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
Of adninist ration on the estate of
james \. johnson. deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
10; h day OF October. 1897. by the Pro-
bate Court of Washington County.
No. All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allOWa nee to the admins
TRAITOR within one year after the date
of said letters. or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such estate:
and if said claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date Of said
letters they will be forever barred.
This, 18th day of October. 1897.
WILLIAM {. JOHNSON.
Administrator.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

The Democrat: press Of Mis-
souri, should ease up on inyeigh;ng
against Mark Hannas political
methods and pay l;ttIe attention
to the head of their own state or
ganiza.ion. To a Democrat the
Bland-North deal may only appear
as fine politics. but we don't be
ieve Uncle Mark ever did any
thing as "'linc" as that.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
Clothing
Bargains.

Mems Heavy Winter Suits. S3. 80
= $ Overcoais,. 500
Youths * Suits $50
Boys Knee Pants Suits .. 100
Mems extra good odd Pants. 1.25
BOYS Knee Pants. 95c
MacllintosheS. worth 50. 80 for 80
All other clothing will be sold
in keeping with above prices.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17

JUDGE NORTH, the Populist can
didate for Judge of the St. Louis
Court of Appeals, who sold ont
to the Democrats III favor Of their
candidate, has been stiematized as
81 mercenary cuss" by those who
carried oat the deal, because it
''took more than talk" to induce
him to withdraw.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-11-17
IT looks like there is nothing ,ac
matter with Hanna after all.

If Mark Hanna were to die sud
denly the Democratic papers would
have to resort to snake stories to
till up space, and there would be
as much truth in them as there is
in the yarns they tell about Mark.
The record-union., 1897-10-18

by Phil Rosenheim, r. A. Coulter sec
ond Time2:2612. First semi final
won by Deacon, Theisen second. Time
-2:25. Second won by c. NJ. Smith,
Sternberg second Time-2:2312. Third
won by Cotter Rosenheim second. Time
-22 22h.
Final won by Deacon, Smith second,
Cotter third. Time--2:261a.
Half -mile-First heat won by Russ,
Theisen second. Time-1:16l2. Second
heat won by George Fuller, Sternberg
second Time-1:1312. Third heat won
by Nat Gilman, T. H. White second.
Time-1:11M. Fourth won by r. Rob-
inson, w. D. Jacks second. Time
1:15. Fifth heat won by c. M. Smith,
r. A. Coulter second. Time-1: -.
Sixth won by P. Deacon. Birdsall sec
ond Time-1:1S1b First semi-final
won by George Fuller, r. Robinson
second. Time-1 30. Second semi-final
won by Russ, Gilman second. Time
1:22. Final won by George Fuller,
Russ second, N. Gilman third. Time
1:10 %.
Match race, one mile-First heat won
by C. F. McCaulley, r. G. Mitchell Sec
ond. Time-2:21 Second heat won by
]. A. Bruce, G. A Melvin second. Time
-2:30. Final won by C. F. McCaulley.
j. A. Bruce second. Time-2:24
The record-union., 1897-10-18
Electricity VS.. Steam for Railways.

After wide experience and q labo1.ouS
study of the whole question, Professor
George Forbes, the designer of the Nj
agara electrical power plant, expresses
in The Engineering Magazine" the
opinion that, as a rule, electric locoroo-
tives, with the power developed by
steam, would, if the work were carried
out on proper lines, be cheaper than the
steam railroad up to a distance of be-
tween 40 and 90 miles from the power
station. IF water power were available
for generating the electricity, the dis
tance at which steam power would be-
sin to be the cheaper on 9. busy line is
several hundred miles. These state
ments are the result of calculations with
coal at a dollar and a half per ton. This
economy arises from the welI-known
fact that in the best trial tests of loco
motives five pounds of coal are required
for the hip. hour and from the fact,
equally well known, that so good a re-
suit is rarely attained, in nearly every
case the consumption of coal being sew
eral times as much as that Indicated
These conclusions, however, do not give
much encouragement for the subStitu
tion of electricity for steam, except in
special cases. A time may come when
special railroads will be built over long
distances to be worked electrically, and
in that case there are advantages of a
totally different character which will
favor electricity, depending upon the
fact that the locomotive will be abol-
ished and power applied to every axle
of the train.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
NEW YORK ELECTION.
Ex-President Harrison Gives His
Views Upon the Issues.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-In an inter
view with Murat Halstead tonight, ex-
President Harrison said:
Il have been watching the campaign
in New York with increasing interest.
The issue seems to me to be whether
you shall have any issues-the Citizens
Union holding the negative, and the
Republicans the affirmative.
There is great force in the sugges-
ton that ordinarily city election
ought to turn upon questions of city ad-
ministration, but there are national
questions that will not be ignored. The
men who voted for Mckinley in 1896
whether Republicans or Gold Demo-
crats-will not fail to inquire how the
candidates for Mayor Of Greater New
York stand upon the question, whether
public and private debts are to be paid
a III cents on the dollar, and whether
the just powers of the courts are to
be upheld against the assaults of the
mob. They will want to know further
whether a particular election is going
to scatter or weaken the forces that
won these issues in 1896. New Yorks
Mayor they will think, ought not to be
a repudiationist or friend of the mob.
1T is folly TO say that the ST. Louis
platform is not an issue, and that the
business men of this Greater New York
are not to take account of the influence
the election may have in the further
fight that is to be made before the advo-
Gates of reputation and disorder are
dispersed. Good local purposes and
management are not the worse for be-
ing associated with good national pur-
poses and measures. Business men
have not forgotten that the Republi-
can party met these grave and threat
ening issues boldly and offered rail-
lying point to the Democrats who had
been overwhelmed in their own conven-
tion. What has the Republican party
done since to forfeit the confidence of
those who voted it's ticket in 1862"