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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
.y,ran Not Looking for rroulIe.

Washington. Dec. ls.-AiinLster Hoshi,
of japan. has arrived here and reiter-
ates his statement that japan Is no,
booking for a fight with Uncle sam. has
no chip on her shoulder ard only wants
her rights In Hawaii recognized. which
she IL sure the United States will con.
cede. japan. he says. has absolutely nc
objection To any annexation Of Hawaii
that does not extinguish her treaty
rights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13

New Orleans, Deo. IS "A small c.
clone visited Lahache, As miles belo =
here this morning. Seven houses
were wrecked ard one life lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
The What CIodncs,on.

Washington, Dec. lS.-The sgr!-
cultural department Issued a crop
report todsy. estimating the wheat
prod uction At $50. .OuO 600 bushels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
Increase Of Domestic Exports.

Washington. Dec. lS.-The statement
Of the principal articles of domestic ex-
ports tabout 9S per cent. of the whole
for the month of November shows O to-
tai OF sS2. .323.6s9. an increase over Octo-
her of more than s5.COo. COO. and over the
same month last year Of s6,GOo.00O. The
increase over November, 1898. is s22,-
Q00, 900, ard November, 1894. s24, 200, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
Ham,,ury soIJ tor s,;o- -onO.

Louisville, Dec. 13.-Wil'iam Lake
land, trainer for FoXhall Keenc, has
bought frcm John r. Madden, the
great 2-year-old Hamburg. The price
was S60. eco
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13

Washington, Dec. IA statement
prepared at the postof.ice department
shows that the gross postal receipts
at fifty Of TIE largest Offices for Novem-
Der amounted to s3,327.S6S, an increase
of s3s2, ,535, or 1913 per cent. over the cor
responding month last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
FROM SLEEP TODEATH
Passage to the Other World Of the
Mother OF President
Mckinley.
CALMLY. As A BABE GOES TO REST,

sh. Aecompii-h.s the Journey ts tie
n..rn. THAT Divides the Uer~ ard Here
after-Au Her living Children rr--en.
20 the End-Funsrai Tomorrow. aud
rresl.i.nt 10 leave fsr Washington T.-
morrow ng-BiovrsphicaL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head
aches; 10, rs and 80 csnss. Reies'
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13

peaceful y was dlu,rlt o. ten whet
the had trcathed ~ sst. There IVES
20 struggle ~. s.grssd % sl.ep her
g. away. TGr o.. r.icut ard au o.
i.r family wefr tv rar pi,le. Ther,
were NJ rrcorrltiout. twvvrr. rer
t,st cons t1usnr Ma aouss before her
fnni taRlnr away.
rus.rsi Ssryise- trrsnEsa.
Funcral rrvt tvil1 o. heidin the Flrst
n y. church ct flls ,lty at o'cInck
tomorrow lfte un' u. fntsrmcnt VII
follow In N,u ,AWn cemetery. ,rs
west of the .l'v trt tomorrow evenlnF
i'rcaldcut Mckinley and wife ani of-
nciala FROM Washinst1n whp attend tn
funeral viii leave f'r the sapttal Pail
bearers havr hsnn satsotsi from amonr
tha otier msmuers 20 the church an
tbnw WIN far wears have teea clos
rriuhhnta ~ thr Deceased They arv
,iu,iee William u ray. Hon. wili!e N
a. Lvr,h. cS-M,yor a. \. Cassidy. 4.
L. Miller. ". ". clark. Jrdre r. =. Nc
Cartv. David znrars ev Mayor John =.
nlnRe The FIRST Methodist church
church q, the onn In whbh Airs. Ne
Kinicy worShipcd turing her residence
here. and the president has always been
associated with the church.
Revived an Otd Custom.
~ daylight Yesterday ninrulnr. at the
rucues'iou 20 some "a the older mem
bcrr &c the congregation that an old
sime custom now almost obsolete b.
observed o. publicly announce the
death. tho hcil In the tower % the
church slowly tollsd off tire years II ht Z
40. N is q coinciicnce that Mrs. Mc-
Nl.isy died NJ almost tho Identical hour
of the day rs did her husband IN
Thanksgtvine. fve years ago. Messages
% condoleuce have been pouring int,
the telegraph otIl,e frun all quarters
sai many friends have already called
~ ttn house % ofrer sympathy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13
Acquitted sf Is:s.ito sfur,.r.

Ssaison. VIZ. Dec. ia-CaptaIn J. C.
Rolls. - ssough;on. was acquitted sat
urday nigh; - the charge Of assault
with intent 20 murder Mayor c. X Roe
The case grew out u a disturbance at
the arrnnry In si6lshion over the leas-
Ing q the 5uiidirg fcr . church meet
Ing. Caytain Rolls Sefused possession.
ari u is alleged drew bis sword upon
Mayor Roc.
Ex-Prcsideni Cleveland - nuntins IN
the rrcserve of General =. II. Aiexan-
der. a; rords Foini. :. {.
fun Asous delivered syevy eve:
i,R st yopg deer ss loo Q W0ok.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-13

Indian Territory To he Shaken rp.
Washington. Dec. 13.-The Indications
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11

main battery alone. which consists OK
guns o. over three-ineh cailbe-. There
ara thlrty-txo 90 such guns Besides
these there ara tweHty-foUr afreen-lnch
srnooth-bore guns on the si1gie-furrer
mentor. The twelye-irch gun can BIZ
fred orce in ever three minutes. ard the
navy possesses sixteen Of these. with q
large number also o. teE-inch, eight-incn
ard slx-lnch brsech loading rifles.
There Is another phase in this question
os cost which must be considered. We
hare twenty war vessels which cost On
an average more than 10000 apiece
II faur or Eve OF these were engaged, IL
Is ia rdIy possible thai they would escape
without some damage. and damage to
yzrship caused ~ the guns OF the enemy
is likely 10 ccst considerable Tor repair.
We know no better way OF estimating the
magnitude o. this loss 10 the country than
by the CONSERVATION which fell upon San
Francisco and Portland newspapers when
they feared that the damage to the Ore
gou in the Puget sound naval dock might
cost nearly &, 90. not quite enough 20 pay
for five shots from one Of its big guns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The Swami vIvekananda has returned 20
India after lecturing in this country for a
couple OF years The native papefs have
praised him highly for his work n the
longer eat with his fellow couniry.nen, az
he has lost his caste by partaking OF food
with nleat-eaiiug Americans
A Tennessee man who had mt seen his
wife stree the war met her accidentally
fn Texas when he learned that sae mad
4rluarnc3 htn as dead aEi married again,
AMI RaS nov a IS dow LE1e sofffas. AGs-
band quackly proposed. vas acselI.sa. ana
his second marriage ceremony "akA Us
own v-lte was then performed
After Louis XIV had made Boss1et
Bishop ~, Meanx he asked the citizens
how they liked him ard received t9e re-
ply thar they liked him only iatrl5 ~e.l.
The kluE ASKED them whAt possible IaHft
they could End vita E0ssJes- ana N
answered. ITO Tell ycalr majesty the
truth we should have pruEerre1 having a
hishop who had finished MS education for
whenever Ne watt Upon him VS. are told
inat he Is a. his stuaIes'
zone r9ornirS roa ioug ago" says the
Philadelphia Record. when taa sert ants
OF fEG 1ksgtrlan al household came s.os =
stairs t1r taE.r day work 1AeIf aston
TTlaye were dGcAs before the porvsl and
ri ks tfTNou tgse window ssltS " Asfe
ifpsss 81 61acSs nodded from the sT45sC@}kss
o! the xrees surrounding toe ispSszS, ani
rtfa others sglStl@esl sE5s05a Ifis a@n tefAefc
Che front ~ TIE dwelling Little StrsaEI2-
e-s of ribbon and lA@s a2tisfe3 gaTiF in
slle morning breeze The 9t@Is4aS ~ ~i1-
6oas sQs4 tssasS Ha4 ~ afst ~ ss42E< af1esss
upon tt4e foes- at bsss&s. and a gn.sEIaeEat.
t2yeSs1 alton sa1we-l tga< Nle$ WeFs Sit
,ssssoy saz1sks with ws1A>.l sCsTss INDUSTRIOUS
young Ezzcn had l3e<sG~zte~a <fas ex-pTx.s-
dents pragrstssr during the n5Tat TIE
.csS..4s-4g fsse 1e~pos easeAs EgsA. A~ss-i Ssac
t1o2sS and from CT tae trees
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
THE COUNTY CLERKS ACCOUNTS.

The published extracts from the report
CT the accountant who examined the
books OF T ". Gordon. late county clerk,
DO not furnish sufficient information upon
which 20 base an opinion a clear distine-
ton viii be made by the public between
misrepresentation OF money belonging to
the county or defalcation, and an error-if
there be any-as to the amount Of fees 20
be charged under construction OF the
statute. II IS admitted that there is no
evidence OF appropriate ton of any money
paid in, but the expert says that the
county clerk was guilty OF failure 10
make the proper charges This may prove
70 be an error. but 1t does not constitute
moral turpitude.
There is frequently clash of opinion be-
tween attorneys and the county clerk as
TO the amount of fees to be charged where
the statute Is silent or vague, the attor-
neys naturally putting that Interpretation
upon it which calls for the lowest amount
New officials, ambitious 10 make a record
for larger returns are as naturally dis
posed to charge the highest amount. Sew
eral such controversies have arisen, and
the county clerk has been compelled to
yield, thus making an apparent discrep-
ancy as to the amounts charged even dur
ing the same term. This explanation may
possibly account for the items included
under marriage certificates, fees refunded
in error, filing orders of fees. and copies
Of transcripts. Mr.. Gordon's explanation
as TO fees on notarial certificates seems to
exonerate him. as he acted in good faith
in consulting the county attorney; and IL
the amount as TO the fees for sheriff
sales Is made up as he indicates. it seems
to be merely a matter OF legal construc-
ton and not Of honesty or dishonesty.
There was no fee charged which created
such indignation as that for punishment
proceedings as part of a civil action. 1t
entailed a most unjust burden upon per-
sons seeking TO recover claim, and there
was much satisfaction when the supreme
court decided against it. Many fees are
OF the pettiest character, although under
the reformed procedure many Of these are
abolished.
The disclosures affecting other depart
MSlLS nave Ii4duS tilC publlC "
accept any charge of irregGlarity as re-
fleeing upon the probity of the official re-
sponsible. Mr.. Gordon will no doubt meet
all the charges fully and explain them.
Meantime no just man will hasten TO con-
denim him. because those who happen to
be opposed to him are endeayoring to
make much out of little.
Investigation will do no harm; indeed,
the more thorough it is, the better; so that
the people may be satisfied that they
know how affairs are conducted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
FACTS OF INTEREST.

Mr.. Rudyard Kipling is probably the
first poet to have one OF his works form
an item in n governments cable bill. His
Our Lady OF the Shows was cabled at
/ shilling a word from London to Ottawa
at government expense.
The results OF the local option elections
I'm New York towns under the new law
have been tabulated, and it appears that
266 have voted against any kind OF Ii
cense. and 81 for drug licenses only, while
35s have voted for every kind Of license,
and 2Si for various combinations OF IL
censes.
North Carolina has a tobacco farmer
who is Miss Sue NJ. Conner a very pretty
young lady. who lives near Madison. She
does all the work OF the farm herself.
and recently took her crop OF tobacco to
Winston It was sold and brought the
young lady a good, round sum She
raised the crop herself, went TO market
with II, and looked after the sales.
The manufacture OF paper collars IL n
vanishing industry. Country boys used
to wear them and thought them the finest
things on earth They came in box, a
dozen costing from % 10 IS cents. In 1873
the annual output OF paper collars was
valued at 81 80 GO. 1t is now less than
$500 900. At first the collar was all paper.
Then a linen finish was put on. Later
real linen was glued on the outside, ard
II was good for a week.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11

Although the dispatches from the East
have been very brief during the past few
days. the powers have evidently had to
make determined stand against the pur-
pose OF the sultan. He has reached the
point of ultimate resistance and now IS
angry because he finds himself entirely
blocked. England and Russia will act
in concert in insisting that the declara-
ton OF the sultan at the outbreak OF the
war. that he had no acquisition Of terri
tory IN view. shall be observed. This is
consistent on their part also, because ail
the powers agreed that neither Of the bel
ligerents should benefit by victory to the
extent OF depriving the other OF any part
OF it's domain. The sultan is in a very
awkward position because. on the one
hand the powers have his absolute as
surance that he would not take Thessaly,
and. on the other hand. the sultan has
the assurance that it is the will Of Allah
that he shall keep it.
German diplomacy is said to be little
Disconnected by the fact that England
and Russia are acting In harmony,
bat that is just what might have
been expected when Emperor William
pushed himself forward as the great and
IN the negotiations for peace. The Ger
man ambassador is no doubt compelled
to carry out the wishes OF his imperial
master, bat ii is not probable that a man
trained TO diplomacy. as a German am
bassador to Russia would be, has failed
To foresee the inevitable result of the en-
perors precipitancy. 1t is extremely
likely that England and Russia VIII be
found more closely allied throughout the
remainder of the settlement. The best
friend England could have would be Ger
many. If the empire were disposed to enter
into an alliance with her. but so long as
Emperor William has any influence that
is not likely 10 be. This viii compel
England to avoid unfriendliness with
Russia. and the British government can
very consistently bring about that good
feeling by common action on behalf Of the
Christians.
The sultan of Turkey is just now in the
same position that King George of Greece
was before the war. He must either hold
out for what are considered by the Nussul-
mans TO be the fruits OF victory or be in
jeopardy as to his throne. 1t seemed pos
sihe at one stage Of the correspondence
that the sultan knew his government was
asking more than could be conceded, but
that he needed time In which to quiet
down the people. lie has been credited
with more sense than he seems TO possess,
IL tho later reports are true, and he In
tends insisting upon retaining territory as
we'll as an indemnity. For a few days
We shall probably witness such antics as
those of a bull at the end of stout rope,
or OF whale beneath n harpoon, but
when Il begins TO get tired a firm hand
viii haul It in.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
DISTINCTIONS IN nEER.

It may not be the best policy to put
tax upon beer, and many very eminent
Republicans declare their opposition 10
Il. but that is a question which should
be determined by itself. The opponents
Of the tax do not further their cause by
Misrepresentation or by raising objec-
tions TO IL which are trivial. although
they are made 10 seem important. I, has
been urged. for Instance. that It was I'M
possible TO label beer as required by the
hin originally favored by the majority of
the Sal nate committee. because beer made
az different times is blended. and tho in
gradients Of any one brewing cannot be
given.
This would rrohahiy,be a public benefit.
Beer drinkers still have laundering after
a decoction Of malt and hops. and IL the
manufacturer VIII sell his composition Of
glucose or rice and The other products
or some OK the far Eastern brewerles as
beer. ana label that tho man who wants
hops and usit win DE content 10 take il
under some other name. The exasperat-
ing thing about beer now is that a man
His oniy means of discrimination Is recoi-
lection OF a brand. and that Is not al
ways % b depended upon.
The English arc the greatest beer drink
ers texcept. perhaps. the Germans, who
conane themselves 70 laser). ana they
have degrees q quality and degrees ot
price. Burton ala and Bass' ale are sup
posed 70 De OF the best quality: then
there is q bste- ale. ard al inferior
quality known as small beer. 10 which
may he added the dark btyvvare known
as stout. ard ~ inferior quality Of the
same KIND koowa as porter. These may
De a1alteratea. il is true. bat tEere is AZ
lsast sart 6; guaranty tAas Z maa
wants quality ana ret quantity re can
hAve it BY paying tae higher price.
isec7e The senate committee 4 was
claimed tha, much - WHAT IS considered
a1a.ss~atsoa IS really an Improvement, en-
the ol5-fasnia ue4 Ingredients Il was said
that coYa beer or rsce beer IS better thsa
rsa,s }ser. sd tnat Il costs more -
raan gactgre 81. That be!ng the case g
wcai3 seom 20 p gooa business policy
sar tas brewers - iao%l the higher 4asl-
ity ecsa 0oer or r.oe beer. as taa case
raaF -. II seems lEs folly Eer brewers
- - pufs-ag such good materials and ~
e-eotar cost 70 themselves tnto naula
81 whtra the people aniy expect ana only
~aat zee common r4al, aad heps.
i tae Imposition e al additional sailsr
& ha-rel - taz cn oeer stall result ia
sssH< 50 gre rssh.ic . better gaallty. or
"a refreshing azaak wAscA Is free srosa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11

The Hotel Ferada. al Ferada City. will
be given away 10 one OF the buyers Of
town lots.
The talk OF reducing the force OF the
mounted police. in the interests Of econ
orny, has been revived.
The Royal Society programme has been
issued The meeting commences AZ Hail
fax on June =. in connection with the
Cabot celebration.
Ymir. the latest OF the baby towns OF
Kootenay. has now = population of about
eco The town is situated about eighteen
miles down the Salmon river from Nelson.
]. A. Lawrence. OF Victoria was fined
$500 few days ago for selling liquor with
out license. The fine was the heaviest
imposed in the Victoria police court in ten
years.
June was the sixth anniversary OF Sir
John Macdonald's death. The Macdonald
Club, OF Ottawa, sent q beautiful wreath
TO Kingston TO be placed on the old chief
tain's tomb.
A recent special from kamioops says
that az the assizes the prisoner Leitch
pleaded guilty TO the robbery OF the Fort
Steele mail. after his trial had been IN
progress for four and a half hours. He
was sentenced TO ten years imprison-
uieut.
t. T.. n
Whatcou. will soon have completed one
of the largest canneries In British Column
bia. The steamer Capiiano recently left
New Westminster for Rivers Inlet, Il. c.,
where his eannery is located. with sixty
five fishing boats. being part Of the order
OF boats. two large scows and $1,000 net
floats.
Rear Admiral PalIiser, commander-in-
chief of the Pacific coast squadron, has
hx-s Nny,1- ami = -
OF the admiralty that they have favorably
considered the petition of the officers.
crew and hunters OF the sealing schooner
Beatrice for compensation from the i'm
perial government for wrongful seizure in
Boring sea in the year 1926.
It is expected that the Crows Nest Pass
railway will be completed before the WIN
ter of 1885. This will revolutionize con-
ditions in Kootenay. 1t VIII open vast
and valuable region IL will give the
smeiters cheap coal and coke. II will rem
der the treatment of low grade ores pos
sihle. It is quite impossible 20 say what
these things may not mean for kootenay.
Judge Sweet. of Idaho, is in Victoria.
Some years ago he was in that city before.
He acted for the United States govern
ment in an important eXtradition case.
Postmaster Hihbs. of Lewiston. Idaho abb
seconded with between $4,000 and 900
and made for Canada. being arrested in
Victoria. After 4 hard fight he was ex-
tradited. convicted and sent to the peni-
tertiary.
Hon. w. d. Higgins. speaker of the
house, was in Rossland few days ago,
and said. concerning the alien law act;
Although the law was restrictive. IL was
somewhat excusable when the fact is con-
sidered that It was done in a spirit of re-
taliation for the immigration act passed
by the United States that shuts out Cana
dams. From that standpoint l think il
was justifiable but otherwise was some
what premature. In a few years hence.
when the country fills UP, 1t might be adj
yisabie"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
Italy I'm Africa.

Italy's Discrimination TO entirely aban-
don her Eritrean colony In Africa on the
one hand and her inability to pay for
the maintenance Of an expensive colonial
establishment on the other, have left her
transfxed on the horns Of q dilemma; and
tne decision of the Rudini government
to retain immediate jurisdiction over Mas
sowah and the territory in the vicinity
of that port, and to parcel out the re-
mainder of the colony among native
chiefs under Italian influence. cannot be
regarded as a solution of the problem.
African chiefs have the most profound
respect for a power which exhibits mill
tary prowess, and the reverse feeling to-
ward Il weak and irresolute government:
and 1t would not be long before the chief
tains set up by the Italians in Eritrea
would discover that they could better
serve their interests by casting their lot
with Menelek of Abyssinia than by re-
manning in allegiance to a country which
had proclaimed its unwillingness TO find
men and money for the purpose of main
tanning its supremacy In Northeastern
Africa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11

lions Emperor William IS considerably
disturbed over the conduct of the people
at home in his own capital. At the recent
rnaneuvers the police were ordered to
keep the crowd away from streets and
positions which they have usually occu-
pied, and great dissatisfaction was occa-
stoned thereby. On his ride out TO the
Templehof field his majesty did not re-
ceive a cheer; Oh the contrary. he was
hooted by one or two of the more auda-
cious subjects. The emperor was consid-
erably nettled and the empress so upset
that the parade had to be cut short. These
are ominous signs In a country ruled over
by an impatient and erratic kaiser.