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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08
cITY's LATEST INDUSTRY

0enessS tovs Compouy sson to Begin
Operations.
What may some day develop into
one of Rock Islands thriving INDUS
tries is the Geneseo Stove company,
which has been launched at the cor
ner Of Seventh avenue and Ninth
street, under the management Of
James Downing. The company for
many years operated successfully at
Geneseo. where it was organized.
But about two years ago it closed
down. It remained closed. y. &.
Fischer became sole proprietor Of
the concern, but it seems he could
not see his way clear in resuming
operations. So he made q dicker
with Mr.. Downing, who leases the
patterns. ETC.. and pays per cent
royalty on all sales to Mr.. Fischer.
Mr.. Downing says he will begin
making stoves as soon - possible.
He will give employ ment to several
stove molders At the outset, and
increase the force a. business war.
rants. He says he will put represen.
taives out on the road. aud push the
sale Of the stoves. which arr already
we'll introduced throughout the
country, and are said to have an ex-
cellent reputation. The name OF
the company will remain unchanged
The brands of stoves which are man
ufactured BY the company are the
Crown Prince, National, Gsneseo
Cook, Vulcan, Geneseo Oak. Maple
City, Linwood. Maplewood, Tri-
umPh. Champion. Garnet. Maple
City, Cannon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08
DEBS NAY BE HERE
Great Labor Leader Invited 70
the Tri.Cities.


AnauaA Later Day Oesebeoesso - - 0sl1
&C Davsnports Posture WAsss sAs Psssss
wan Occur the Fsrss nsoAny - sspsso-
bss.
Eugene v. Debs. Of Terra Haute,
Ind, the great labor leader. former
president Of the American Railway
Union. and founder and present head
of she new order Of Social Democracy
in this country may be the Labor
Day orator OF the three cities this
year. Mr.. Debs has been invited BY
the committee in charge Of the cole
bration, which IL to be held in Mo-
line, to make the address. Secretary,
Schaffer has extended IN urgent in
vitation TO the Indianian aud he may
accept, unless some other commun-
ity has got in ahead.
The celebration 10 to DO held Ut
Davenport's grove above Moline.
which was selected In prefer
ence to Prospect park and
Concoroia park, which were
also under consideration. A propo-
sition of Davis company to furnish
lACO % MN O&CCSL1C ukob ROl0D UoQ
lights - may be desii cd has been &C.
espted.
WIN. Msks IL . Wheopse.
The plan Of the tri-city labor
societies 10 TO make the demon
stration this year the biggest and
most significant ever held In the
three cities. Labor feels that there
never Was Q more timely opportu-
nifty to make its voice be heard.
With the conditions that confront il
no more favorable than o year ago.
If As much 80. and reslizing the po-
litical deception and betrayal that
was practiced in the last campaign,
all classes of workingmsn are yearn-
ing for the occasion to get together
and give expression to their mutual
sentiments.
II Dsbs comes, the tri-city labor
celebration this year will be the
largest in the history of the com.
bined effort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the
most wonderful medical discovery Of
the age. pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, act gently and positively
On the bowels. cleansing the entire
system. dispel colds, cure headache.
lever. habitual constipation and bill
iousness. Please buy and try . box
Of G. c. c. today; 10. IS. 30 ceats.
sold and guarsasesd 70 cure By al
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08

The manufacturers have instructed
n. F. Bahnsen and T. II. Thomas, to
give . bottle of 25.cent size of Foley's
Collie cure free to the first soldier of
the civil war that applies for same.
1t IL the great remedy for chronic
disrrhoea. cramp collie. and all bowel
complaints.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08

He has bad attack of collie and il
making for . drug store for . bottle
Of Foley's Collie care Is cents and
so cents. sold BY n p. Bahnsen and
T. H. Thomas, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08
AS WELL TAKE IT.
No Weather Relief Until To-
morrow Night.
so SAYS OBSERVER g. E. HUIr.
Even Then it nay Dslscany and Leave
us n Oar AissSy-rhis AexnlnG Broke

Ok mOutu0 oRO IL was TOO colo 1Of
ordinary comfort. Six mouths from
now the dreary season will again be
npon rs when the creakiug OF the Car
wheels will break upon the Silly air
Of night down on the levee. People
will then be singing their anthems
about how happy they will be-
''when summer comes again" To-
day the average individual is WATCH
ing the thermometer, and swearing
because the mercury keeps high
with NO prospect Of relief. Hence,
the philosophy Of the poem that
man 10 fool. anyhow. He might
~ we'll take what comes and ask for
more. No one who sweltered all
night last night because it was hot
felt any better about it today or
any more kindly toward the weather.
Nor was he any more apt to embrace
the three graces Of faith. hope and
charity. He may have asked some
body what the prospects were. and
when he learned tn. m he begun
suddenly of talking to himself. bu,
he didn't feel any wiser than before.
The weather started in this morn.
ing just about where it broke of
yesterday. It paid no attention to
any variations that may have come
inadvertently during the night. The
hottest the temperature registered
yesterday was 81 at $3.50 in the after.
noon. The record from then on uu.
til the same hour today was as fol.
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08

Just Try . 10 cent box Of Cascsrets,
the finest liver and bewst reEulstor
ever made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08
Eternal Vigilance

Is the price of perfect health. Watch
carefully The first symptoms of i'm
pure blood. Cure boils. pimples.
humors and scrofula by taking hoods
Sarsaparilia. Drive away the pains
and aches of rheumatism, malaria
and stomach troubles, steady your
nerves and overcome that tired feel
ing BY taking the same great medi-
cine.
Hoods pills are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Special session.)

fspectai seeefOu.l
 1N the senate, on the 18th. President Mo- kinley's proclamation converting the Fifty-ffth congress in extraordinary session was read. re- ceiving the undivided attention of senators and spectators fin the galleries Most of the session. which lasted until 3:25 p. m- was spent in recess awaiting the organization of the house .... In the house organization was effected by the cleo ton Of Mir. Reed. of Maine. speaker by the fol- lowing vote: Reed ie9; Bailey (dem.. Tex0 lH Bell (pop., Tex-) q and Newlands (sil. Nev.) l. and by the reelection of the sergeant at-arms and other officers of the last house MT Reed took the oath of ofice, administered by MT Harmer (rep.. Pal, the senior member and in turn administered the oath to all the members The rules of the last house were temporarily adopted After the drawing of the seats the presidents message was received and read; the Dingley tarin bill was introduced; the committees on rules, ways and means and mile- age were appointed. and the house, at p. n- sd- journed until the 18th
 IN the senate. on the 18th. one pension bill was passed. and several hundred bills public and private, were introduced and referred Over two hours was spent in discussing the creden- tials of Mir. John A. Henderson. appointed by the governor of Florida to fill a vacancy. An enort to have Mir. Henderson admitted proved unsuccessful. and the matter was referred, to- gether with like cases from Kentucky and Ore gon, to the committee on privileges and cleo tons- The senate then adjourned until the 18th ..-.T The house was not in session on the 18th
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
A SIGNIFICANT EVENT
The Visit of Secretary of State sherms, |.
 the Committee on Foreign Relations

The Visit of Secretary of State sberm...
 the Committee on Foreign Relations
 WASHINGTON. March l7.-There i. every indication of a much freer inter. change of views of confidence between the state department and the committee on foreign relations of the senate since the advent of the new administration The visit of Secretary Sherman to the capitol yesterday afternoon was entirely unexpected, and the first that WAS known of his visit was when. after his luncheon, messenger informed Chairman Davis that Mir. sherman was at the committee room. An impromptu meeting was called and for an hour the committee and the new secretary of state conferred about our relations with other powers.
 Mir. Sherman was naturally anxious to know what headway had been made with the arbitration treaty, and when he was told that it was expected to make a favorable report to-day the secretary expressed his pleasure.
 Mir. sherman urged that the treaty be reported and put forward in tho senate with as much speed as the mag nitude of the subject would justify.
 There was also considerable discus sion relative to the construction of the Nicaraguan canal.
 It is understood that he told the com mittee that he had hopes of securing another concession from Nicaragua and that the initial steps would soon be taken with that end in view. It is now believed by the committee, and Mir. sherman does not, it is said, dis pute the proposition, that the Clayton Bulwer treaty will operate to prevent the negotiation of treaty with the greater republic of Nicaragua.
 Mir. Morgan, however, proposes toget rid of this objectionable convention II possible, and later in the afternoon, ai- ter conference with Mir. sherman, of- fered a joint resolution declaring the Clayton Bulwer treaty to be abrogated.
 While Mir. Sherman was present the Cuban situation was touched upon, ana while members decline to make any statements about what took place in the committee room, they all appear 10 be pleased with the conference. ltwss openly stated that the senate and the country would be put in possession oa all the facts concerning the troubles in Cuba, and that the policy of suppress ing the news would no longer prevail As result of this conference 1t IS saiu that several resolutions may soon DC introduced asking for information ana correspondence that has hitherto been suppressed.
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takers in America, and now at 70. he may be said to be one still. When he retired from the army he became vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Co.,, and holds the office yet. Army men-good army men-always make railroad men, and Gen. Porter is no ex- ception to that rule. For a quarter of century he has occupied important posi- tlons in many of the great railroads. He is scholarly, refined eloquent, witty and thoroughly equipped to fill the i'm. portant post in France for which he has been selected. Gen. Porter is one of the most entertaining after-dinner speakers in America. another good reason why he will do well abroad.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
TWO NEGROES peou.

The Floods in the
 er-Hundreds Reported ssisslpp4 n.
 ger, with no Prospec, pc t n.
 withstanding Efforts R.,e neseus, N.
 in Other Rivers. made-p.'s
 MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1s
 reported with reliability to-ass O iss have been but two drown;ny ass flood, both being negroes in ss ,s m tA. of Marion, Ark. Stories as "e 'icinis, the half dozen or more stsae . rescue by gagged Tn the work and vessels en a sa- from above and below have ,sfri'iag added highly thrilling fea,r- no"svsr, situation. From refugeesarrivinsosA 70 sAs back of Marion it was learnags us irOa hundreds of people in that sso.; su 'aas In the water and without me.n Ners cape. Accordingly a light a. 70 ss steamer was pushed in that d; d;lsugAi as far as possible and skiffs nara.u .cu0u further. The result was the 'ra'ed rasd scores of sufferers. e'cue of
 On Presidents island ha,.,
 large number were found in . @ ! terror and brought from the w n- On Island Forty, above. a renou. "aef that there were between sf,r 0aas hundred people in between ,5. aao q four feet of water, and a steamss s sad dispatched to their relief va
 The steamers Mary Morton .n, n F. Nesbit, from above, brough, t;d,," 7. of desolation and distress ali alona s' rlver for a hundred miles or " The latter's officers declared ,b., .ha .'' were certainly hundreds of peopls s.. whom there was no prospect of rs,,'a ~ Every piece of ground along .be ~;N' above water was crowded with nsa.,' ana live stock, and in one instsr.' their place of refuge was sawar., mound which was being steadily .wsn m away from under them.
 The Yazoo river at Greenwood u;.. IS at flood tide, with the Tallabateh;, and Ajallabusta pouring great volume into it. All of this goes into the Miss issippi to increase its floods.
 Helena, Ark, reports the Miss;sv;nn two feet four inches below the higbss, mark, rising, and with rain ali lac, night and to-day. That correspond.n also reports an expected levee break 2 Modoc, near there. Reinforced oov ernment crews are now engaoed !, 'ssackingn it.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Many regard Capt.-Gen. Weyler,a late order, directing the gradual evacuation by the regular government troops ot interior towns, as the beginning of the end.
 Charles Hun Reed, the murderer ot Theresa Schaffier, was found gully, at St. Louis, of murder in the second de- gree and given 25 years in the peniten- tiary.
 Between 10000 and 10000 people crowded the approaches to Trafalgar square, London, Sunday afternoon, to express sympathy with Greece and Crete.
 French line of steamships has engaged to transport several thousand Greeks to Athens, or the nearest port to the Greek capital, at greatly reduced rates.
 robbery of 5000 sovereigns was committed on board the steamship Oceanic, by which he last shipment of gold to the United States from Austra- lia was made.
 Charles Baudrau, the tramp timer who is charged with outraging an eight-year-old girl of L. L. Bacon at Fort Scott, Kas., last Friday, was ar rested at Sedalia. Mo-
 Cipher Conerly, the young negro who last April killed Ellis Magee, a white boy of good family, was executed at Franklinton, La, in the presence of witnesses, as required by law.
 Apia, Samoa, advices state that sev- eral Hawaiian lepers managed to reach Samoa and have spread the disease among native Samoans. The authori- ties are now trying to check the dis ease.
 The Transvaal is arming steadily. the shipments of ammunition, guns and military supplies froln France alone amounting to 800 tons monthly. All are being lodged at important strategic points.
 The committee in charge of the ap- preaching celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Illi- nois state normal university is actively engaged in preparing for this con- spicuous event
 Olga Nethersole, the famous English actress, and Dr. Stuart Oliver, an En- glish physician in the East Indian serv- Ice. will be married in London at the close of Miss Nethersole's season in the United States.
 Thirty-five Sioux Indians, survivors of those who took part in the Custer massacre, have applied for homestead lands in North Dakota. They have been confined since the massacre on the reservation at Stending Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
The First Bill Introduced in the Senate.

Ano nHst bhI Introduced in the Senate.
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-The first bill introduced in the senate to-day was by Senator Elkins, of West Vir- ginia, and provides for a discrimina. ting duty of 10 per cent. on all goods imported into this country in vessels other than those of the United States. It also provides for the same duty on the importation of such goods by land means of transportation. In discuss ing the subject last evening Mir. FL kins said the United States pays out more than s2oo, ,oOo, 900 year for trans. porting to this country goods imported rom abroad in foreign vessels
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
Relief for Arkansas sufYerers.

LITTLE RoCK, Ark, March 16.-Sena- tor C. A. Haley, who represents the dis trict composed of Chicot and Desha counties, portions of which are covered with water as result of the Mississip- pi flood, called on Gov. Jones to-day. and, after presenting to the governor the unfortunate situation of the .peo- pie in that section, obtained from from his promise to include in his proclamation calling the legislature in extraordinary session recommenda- ton looking to the making of an ap- propriation for the relief of the flood sufferers
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
TWO AMBASSADORS.

Col. John Hay and Gen. Horace Portes Rominated-The Former Goes to Great Britain. and the Latter Will Represent the United States ct Paris-Henry White, of Rhode Island. Secretary of the London Embassy.
 WASHINGTON. March 16.-The presi- dent sent to the senate the following nominations:
 To be ambassadors extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary of the United States:
 John Hay. of the District of Colum- bia. to Great Britain.
 Horace Porter, of New York, to France.
 Henry White, of Rhode Island, to be secretary of the embassy of the United States at Great Britain.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
IN THE NEW BILL.
Some Foreign Productions that May No,
 Come In at Any Price,

WASHINGTON. March 17.-In the new tariff bill presented in the house Mon- day-the importation of obscene or im- moral literature, articles or drugs for Immoral uses, or to prevent conception or cause abortion, or lottery-tickets or advertisements is prohibited and such goods are to be forfeited.
 Any officer or employe of the United States government who assists in the importation of such articles may be punished by fine not exceeding S5. .ooo, one years Imprisonment, or both. Judges of the United States courts are authorized to issue warrants for such articles.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

A DISPATCH from Athens. on the 10th said that at a protracted cabinet meet ing it was finally decided to take active measures, which meant a declaration of war against Turkey, thus to acquire the right to maintain her army in Crete and deprive the powers of any right of interference.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
 A TIMELY CAPTURE
Brought About by the Aid of the State v
 partment.


 partment.
 WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The sts" department has just contributed ID 2 remarkable manner to the capture o' J. Aubrey Bennett, of New forA' ~ Cape Town. Several days ago the gov ernor of New York requested the ssa', department to secure the provisions. detention of Bennett, thought to De GU route to Cape Town, charged with en' bezzlement at Utica, N. '. A caoi0- gram was sent to the consul at Cape Town, and within 24 hours reP! came back that the man had ar,i'e. and was under arrest. days ae' might have enabled Bennett to res,., the interior, where his capture "o1'' have been impossible.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

THE seuate committee on foreign re- lations, on the 12th, considered the ar bitration treaty with Great Britain. The committee, owing to the retire ment of Senators sherman and Came ron, now consists of but nine members. Of these Messrs- Gray and Mills were absent
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

ON the basis of the importations of the last fiscal year, the Dingley tariff introduced in the house, on the 18th. is expected to increase the revenue about sl12, 1000, 900, the income being di- vided among the several schedules. wool and the manufactures of wool furnishing S44, 300, 900, and sugar S21,- T5O 00O
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

LOANS to the amount of s4,000, ,0o0 have been obtained from New York banks recently to pay duties on goods held in bond in anticipation of higher duties under the new tariff. One loan for $500, GOO was secured on the 11th.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

A BILL was introduced in the New York assembly, on the 11th, which authorizes the city of New York to appropriate sloO, 900 for the equipment and maintenance of farm colony near New York city, where habitual drunk ards and other undesirable citizens may be sent to be drilled into decency.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

IT is understood that at the cabinet meeting, on the 18th, the Cuban situa- tion was discussed and that the discus sion ended with the understanding that the policy of strict neutrality and enforcement of our neutrality laws, hitherto pursued, would be adhered to so long as the conditions remained as at present.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

TIE Mckinley administration is the subject of much discussion in Havana, and the Spanish officials are trying to propitiate it by releasing imprisoned Americans, as Gen. Weyler much fears the effect on the United States of the tales of insult and injury to Ameri- cans which Consul-General Lee may unfold when he returns home as pri- vate citizen.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

THE Madrid Imparcial asserts that Ut the cabinet council, which was held on the 11th, the queen regent refused to sign a decree submitted by the min isters recalling Gen. Polaviejo from his position as captain-general of the Philippine islands, and there were consequent rumors of a ministerial crisis
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

THE admirals commanding the Eu- ropean squadrons in Cretan waters have suggested to their respective govern ments the advisability of each power contributing 1000 soldiers to be em- ployed in occupying the towns in the northern part of Crete for the purpose of preserving order.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

ONE hundred and fifty men went out of the Ohio X Pennsylvania Coal Co.'S mine at Salineville, O., on the 18th, be- cause of the failure of the company to secure proper ventilation.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

SECRETARY SHERMAN. on the 10th, re- ceived cablegram from Consul Me Carr at Cienfuegos. Cuba stating that Antonio Suarez del Villar had been liberated
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

M SKouzEs, Greek minister of for eign affairs, sent message to Washing ton, on the 11th. thanking the senate for the resolution of sympathy for Greece adopted a few days before by that body. The publication of the sen ate's resolution in Athens caused much satisfaction.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

A SPECIAL. dated the 10th, from Ha- vana, said: From information received can announce positively that Capt Gen. weyler has had orders to seek Gomez and offer him ''Whatever terms are necessary to end the war"
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
COL. JOHN HAY.

Col. John Hay, who goes to the court of St. James, is literary man well known in Britain for his books, Lit tie Brooches" "Castilian Days" Pike County Ballads" and others. Although he affects repentance for the ballads" they are among the robust and living, if shade coarse, literature of these times. They have never been equaled by an American, If Bret Harte be ex- cepted. Apart from his literary genius, Col Hay is man of affairs. He has been secretary ct
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

CAMLsT agitation is spreading rap idly in the northern part of Spain. Armed bands of Carlists are being pur- sued by troops in the province of Te- ruel.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

FAILURES throughout the United States during the week ended the 18th, as reported by R. G. Dun X Co.,. were 25e, against 300 for the corresponding week of last year. For Canada the fail ures were 61. against 60 last year.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

The archbishop of Manila, the cap stal of the Philippine islands, cabled to the authorities in Madrid, on the 18th, that 20. 900 additional troops to rein- force the Spanish soldiery there were imperatiyely necessary.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

THE blockade of the ports of the isl- and of Crete by the war ships of the concerted European powers went into effect on the 18th.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19

ON the l1th the University of Cam bridge conferred the degree of IL. D. upon Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States ambassador to England. In be- slowing the honor, the public orator, MT. J. E. Sandys, referred to Mir. Bay ard as the able representative of a na- tion near to us by ties of blood and lan- guage.7 The students cheered MT. Bay erd Justify.