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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
THERE SEEM TO BE OTHERS.
Illinois Statesmen Not the Only Ones Who
Rinse Cain Occasionally, -

London, May 25. = The Standard S
correspondent at Vienna says: The OBJ
struction which has characterized the
proceedings in the reichsrath during
the last few weeks eliminated yester-
day in an unprecedented scene. The
president became so much excited in
anticipation of trouble that he tainted
before the session opened. and the vice
president had to take the chair. For
hours the members of the opposition
had recourse to every parliamentary
device for obstructing business and
finally, when these were exhausted, they
overturned the desks, smashed ink
stands, flung books in the faces of the
speakers. INDUCED in coarse invective.
and finally came to blows in a general
riot.
The German party, inf1amed with
rage at the edict making the Czech
language the official language OF
Bohemia, crowded with clenched fists
around the ministerial table, where
Count Badenerti, the premier, sat pale
as ashes. and shouted: Down with the
Polish Badeni." Finally the sitting was
suspended amid great disorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
TARIFF
Republican Senators Discuss the
Pending Measure.
EAST AND WEST ARE FAR APART.

Lodge Declares for Free Hides and West
Changes That He Will Not Like-Many
Differences Developed and s'lnn OF
Campaign Outlined-Supreme Court De-
cides Some Railway Rate Cases.
Washington. May 25.-The Republic
can caucus yesterday emphasized tae
fact that there is wide divergence Of
opinion among the Republican senators
on rates Of duty fixed in the various
schedules of the tariff bill. The sena-
tors were in caucus nearly four hours.
The only official announcement that was
made after the caucus adjourned was
that it was decided to appoint three
senators in addition to the Republican
members of the finance committee, who
are to act as committee to assist n
getting the tariff bill through the SEN
ate. 1t was generally stated, how
ever, that an agreement had been
reached that there should be no set
speeches on the bill from the Repub-
iican side except that of Aldrich, which
is to be delivered today. A resolution or
memorandum offered by Burrows was
agreed to by those present, which sets
forth that the sense of those present
there not being full attendance of the
caucus-was that Republican senators
having amendments to offer should
present them to the Republican men,
bers OF the finance committee, and if
The amendments are approved by the
committee they are to be offered in the
senate.
A1drich Asked to Explain,
II disapproved the senators presenting
them are to have the right to submit
them to the Republican caucus, which
Is to he called upon each schedule if
amendments to it are proposed. The
hnance committee is to hold sessions
each evening for the purpose of hear
ing propositions from Republican SEN
ators and to decide upon the advisa-
bility of presenting such amendments in
the senate. The object of this PROPOSE
ton is to prevent the Republicans from
dividing upon various schedules which
might be presented. The necessity of
this arrangement was developed by the
debate and the various contentious of
In the early part of the cau-
Gus Aldrich was called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION of the bill and some of the
During the remarks Gull
lon called for statement on the SUGAR
over which there had been so
much controversy.
Changes in the Sugar Schedule.
The explanation presented was large
iy technical, but the senators who heard
him understood that the house schedule
would largely exclude the coarse and
low grade from Java, the Philippine
Islands and other points. The protection
in the senate bill was 70 per cent, and
equalized the high protection on low
grades and high grades. The effect of
the house schedule would be to shut
out the lower and cheaper grades Of
sugar, the system of compound duties
presented by the senate bill being for
the purpose of making this equality.
The average rate in the senate bill was
10 per cent. with a differential of Is of
a cent on refined sugar. Aldrich said
that this was not as advantageous to
the sugar reiners as the house bill.
The explanation seemed to cause gen.
Rral Satisfaction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
THE MARKET
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago. May q
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-siay.
opened nominal. closed $3.50: Julg
opened .2c, closed 7l3sc: Septerular
e71sc, closed 66i4c; December. opened
inal. clcshe23i5 .fco$v aJnentaylc
69c. closed Csc. Corn-May. opened -4--U
closed nominal: July. opened and clo 70
2elkc; September. opened 2i%c. clo=.
2ossc- oats-May. opened lSc. closed
17$:c: July. opened 1Sc. closed lIa,s.
September. operd and closed lSc. Purl.
May. opened and closed nominal: july.
opened sS.15, closed SS.20. Lard-Niav
opened $40. closed nominal; July. cpetei
1915. closed S3.I7isc.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
packing stock. cm1c. Eggs - Fresh
stocks. Zoe per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. Ease per 10: chickens. *.
ducks, 1MSc. PotatOes-Burbanks, 2lff
26c per bu. Honey-Whi;e clover. 10
l2l5c per lb: imperfect. Ease. Apple.
Common TO fancy, Sl.5OG5.o0 per Dbl.
Chicago Live stock.
Chicago. May q
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the dny.
51,000; sales ranged at s2.25ey.75 fr-
light, SS-35@350 for rough packing. $50
M3.12R for mixed. and $3.55n372iA for
heavy packing and shipping lots. Cat
tle-Estimated receipts for the day. Is
500; quotations ragged at S5.15ef5.f5 Tor
choice to extra shipping steers. $4,000
5.10 good to choice do. 81 25f4.se fair -
good, $3S5Mf30 common to medium do.
S3.70Q4.20 butchers steers, $3.c0st4Dp
stockers. s4.10G4.60 feeders. S2.00Efs -
cows, $2.60G4.60 heifers. s2eGG425 bun.
oxen and stays. s3.2on45O Texas steer.
and s3.50G610 veal calves. Sheep ana
Lambs-Estimated receipts for the da-.
1900; quotations ranges at $350Nf 50
westerns, $2.10G4.i0 Texans, s. 50a 40
natives, and s3.25d5.6o lambs
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, May q
Wheat-Irregular; No. . spring, 1sc.
No. l northern, 7sIsc: July. 7I2sc. Cor.
Dull; No. 3, 24@2isc. Oats-Firmer
No. 2 white. 21ikM22Kc Barley
Steady: No. 2, 32ikc: samples, 24i-s
32R. Rye-Firm; No. /, 36Isc.
The Local Market.
Corn-22024c.
Osts-20022s.
Hay-1tmothy. Ssosss<; wild. s61s7.
straw-A.
Potatoe6-l5c.
Butter-Fair 70 choke. &c; fresh orcGmeTT,
17c.
Kggs-Freeh, &c.
Chickens-6
Turkeye-9c.
Ducke-7c.
Coel-6oft, 10c.
Catfle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers ;s.oG.
4kc; COWS ana heifers. 2ke1Sic; calves "a
Hoss-sacssa.
Qhear- &c
Spring Lambs-I2 30 and g. a head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
MANY DIFFERENCES DEVELOP.
Western and Eastern Men at Outs on Dnt,
on Hides-The Beer Tax,

Western and Eastern Men at Outs on Dnty
on Hides-The Beer Tax.
There was some discussion upon the
length Of time the bill should be under
discussion in the senate. Mason sug-
gested that as soon as the opening
speeches were made a move should be
taken towards having vote on the bill
in two weeks. 1t was decided to ask
that after the debate had run along for
a week the senate begin its sessions at II
o'clock and sit until $50 and have even
ing sessions from to II D. m. Debate
on the various schedules consumed the
time of the caucus. A great deal of op-
position was developed to the increased
tax on beer and a duty on tea. Platt
of New York, Hanna and Spooner were
especially vigorous in their opposition to
the increased tax on beer. 1t was
pointed out that the Democrats had al
ready stated their opposition to this tax
and would make an effort to have the
senate committee amendment elirni-
rated.
They thought it would be wise to have
an arrangement effected which would
relieve Republican senators of embar-
rassment. 1t was determined that an
effort should be made to secure revenue
both from beer and tea by q stamp tax,
which would accomplish the same re-
suit Western senators referred to the
wool schedules, Warren OF Wyoming APP
pearing as the spokesman for the wool
growers of the west, said that the duties
proposed by the committee were, in his
judgment. inadequate, and he thought
there should be increases on the lines Of
amendments proposed by the western
senator's
Lodge spoke against the duty on hides,
saying he did not see how he could avoid
voting for an amendment which proposed
placing hides on the free list. This
statement raised a storm among the
western men, who said that if such a
method was proposed they would be
compelled to vote for placing certain
articles or the free list or for reducing
the duty upon them. They did rot ex-
pect that the Democrats would vote
with them to increase duties The west
erners announced that to settle with the
eastern men who voted to reduce duties
en- their products they would vote to re-
duce the duty on articles which their
people purchased and did not produce. 1t
was this state of affairs that brought
fourth the proposition Of Burrows to
submit proposed changes to the Repub-
lican members Of the finance COMMITTEES
ard then TO the caucus.
There was no talk of boiling, and nc
senator said he would vote against the
bill as whole. 1t was on the matter Of
schedules that they disagreed The
question Of abrogating the Hawaiian
treaty caused lively debate. AIdrich
stated that the committee intended ia
bring in an amendment to this portion
Of the bill. Frye opposed the abrogation
in the strongest possible terms, while
Nielsen of Minnesota made q vigorous
speech In support Of the committee
amendment. declaring that the revenue
which would be raised tom the duty On
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25

Houghton, Mich, May 25.-Negotia-
tons for the purchase Of Six-Mile Hill
copper property, south of Houghton,
which were conducted last fall on a
basis Of 100000 for the mine. but were
broken off on account Of the silver scare,
have been resumed and Captain W. 4.
Dunn hopes TO begin work there next
month with a small force of men sink
ing shafts on the veins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
Scores on the Ball Field.

Chicago, May %. - Following are
League scores at base ball yesterday:
AT Cineinnati-Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati
=; at Louisville-Boston 5. Louisville 3;
at Overwhelmingly s. Cleveland
y; at Chicago-New York 4. Chicago 1.
at st. Louis-Washington 13, st. Louis
Z: at Pittsburg-Rain.
Western League: At Milwaukee-In-
dianapolis 1, Milwaukee 3: at Minneapo-
list. Paul 9. Minneapolis 4.
western Association: At Cedar Rap
ids-Quincy 9. Cedar Rapids IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
MICHIGAN HAS A SCANDAL.
Charge That Money Was Used in Procur-
ing the Pardon of wixom.


Lansing, Mich, May 25.-The legisla-
tive committee which investigated the
pardon by Governor Pingree of Convict
Wixom, an inmate of the jackson state
prison, reported last night that the par
don was irregular, and intimated that
Sybrant Wesselius, state railroad COM
missioner. was responsible fer it. The
committee reported testimony to the eff
feet that Wesselius was to have gotten
$500 for his influence in securing the par
don, and charges that the railroad COM
missioner is guilty of contempt in hav-
ing failed to respond to subpoena
summoning kim before the committee
The committee reports that Deputy
Warden Wiesman. who IL friend of
Wesselius. interested himself in getting
Wixom pardoned out on the supposition
that he would receive $1,000 for it, and
that Wesselius was in all probability in
strumental in obtaining the pardon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25

Paris, May 25.-Henry Vignaud. sec
retary of the United States embassy.
Yesterday presented to VI. Hanotaux
the members OF the United States BIZ
metallic conmission-Senator Woicott.
Vice President Adlai +. Stevenson and
General Charles Jackson Paine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
Most Excellent GsIIows Fruit.

Pomeroy. o.. May 25.-Mrs. Diana
Wandling. who was shot by her son ST.
las because she demanded Of him log
chain ne had borrowed of her. DIED
twenty-four hours later. The murderer,in
Jail. when told Of his mothers death, re-
marked stolidly: We'll. she ought TO
have kept away from my house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
HAS THE PHILOSOPHERS STONE, Nj
Test Of an Alleged Invention for Produc-
ing Gold and Silver.

Washington, May 25.-During the last
three weeks three expert metallurgists
connected with the mint bureau have
been conducting a secret investigation
in the laboratory Of the treasury depart
ment into the claims of a man named
E. c. Brice that he had discovered a
process fer producing or creating silver
ard gold from the base metals, etc.
Some months ago Brice applied for a
patent on his process, which was denied
pending an actual test. The report of
the experts follows the tests in every de-
tail and concludes as follows:
During these experiments, which
have now extended over some three
weeks, and have involved an amount of
painstaking labor which we hope has
not been entirely wasted. we have seen
not the slightest evidence OF any creation
or transmutation. On the contrary, the
claimant failed in every instance to re-
cover the entire amount Of silver and
gold known to be present in the mate
rials."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
strike of 1000 Coal Miners.

Boone, Ia. May 25.-One thousand
miners at the Milford. Frazer and Lehigh
coal camps, within a few miles OF this
place, have struck because OF an at
tempt to change the wages in the Fraser
by giving them e5 cents ton for mine
run coal, instead Of 50 cents for screened
coal as hoe heen the rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25

Hawaiian sugar would be greater than
that which the committee expected to get
from tea. He declared the admission OF
Hawaiian sugar free was in the interest
of the sugar refiners and the consumers
received no benefit from it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
now THINK HARD

In order to bring before the people
generally better conception of Rock
Islands advantages and to cultivate
taste for we'll written advertisements
The Argus Offers a Prize Of S. Worth Of Books
For the best display advertisement
calculated to induce the location of
residents or factories in Rock Island
The contest to be conducted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
On the Following Conditions

u The contest is open to any resident of Rock
Island. male or female
(O Only 'ad" will be considered from each
contestant.
81 The advertisement must not contain more than
one hundred words
~ The contest opens Tuesday, May l8, and closes
Saturday, June s. at p. All lads" must be at The
ARGUS office by that hour
81 Every lad" must bear the full name and adj
dress of the contestant and the number of words conos
(0 The award of the prize will be made by COM
mttee OF three composed of T. H. Thomas Charles Buford
and Prof. J. E. Gustus of Augustana college,
C0 The winner will be given an order for IS worth
of books of his or her own selection
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25

Washington, May 25.-The president
yesterday sent cable message toQueen
Victoria. congratulating her on the cele-
bration OF her 18th birthday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
This Connection It May Be

That an advertisement containing the
fewest words is often the most striking,
and that the most grammatical is not
always the most attractive Common
sense and truthfulness should be
kept in mind The ad that is the best
in all respects, the most striking, origi-
nal and most likely to carry conviction
with it, will win the prize. Competitors
will bear in mind that the "ad" should
be prepared as though it were to be
used in New York papers for the pur-
pose of attracting factories or residents
to Rock Island. The "ad" is to be what
is know as display advertisement, in
other words one to be set in large bold
type to attract attention.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
A Corner on Coal in California.

The proposed appeal to the Federal
courts TO crush the coal combine" of Cali
fornia has excited much attention. No
monopoly on the Pacific coast has been
more insolent or grasplng than the Coal
Dealers association of California, which
has dictated terms to mine-owners and has
robbed small consumers for years Coal
has always been dear in Califoi mia, but the
recent development of British Columbia,
Oregon and Washington state mines gave
good promise of cheaper coal. The dealers
however, were determined TO retain their
monopoly, and the price of coal is actually
higher now than when it cost more to i'm
port it. A long ton of domestic coal in
British Columbia costs 81 80: the freight is
SIP and the duty g. cents, making the
cost laid down in san Francisco not over
- 30 ton. Washington and Oregon
coal can be delivered here for about
consumers pay SO 80 short ton for Brit
ish Columbia coal, s. 80 for Washington
and S1.25 for Oregon coal. The coal pro-
ducers have an ironclad agreement that
they will sell only to the California associ-
ton in the state, and no retail dealer can
do business who refuses to patronize the
monopoly. As only 80, 900 tons of the 500
900 tons of coal annually consumed are
produced in California, the power of the
monopoly may be seen. These facts have
been submitted to the federal district attor-
ney, and he has sent the papers to Wash
ington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12

Three hundred people will leave New
York city about Dec. l for the Klondike
gold region in the steamship City of Colum-
bia. The party will include three hospital
nurses, six lawyers, five physicians, one
banker and ~ Yale students who have
abandoned their studies with the hope of
winning a fortune. The steamship will
not reach Seattle until April.
The annual report of the commissioner
of pensions shows that there were added to
the rolls during the year the names of 3d.
101 new pensioners, and there were re-
stored to the rolls 1871 pensioners who
had been previously dropped. The whole
lumber of pensioners on the rolls June 80,
1897, was 976, OLA. The amount disbursed
was S139 949, 717.35. This exceeds the
amount disbursed during the fiscal year
1896 by the sum of 81 1874, 4SO.1S.
Dr. w. Godfrey Hunter of Kentucky
has been appointed minister to Guatemala
and Honduras DR.. Hunter is one of the
leaders of the Republican party in Ken
lucky. He served as a member of Con-
gress in the last House and has given notice
that be would make a contest for a seat in
the present, claiming that he had been
elected. He was the candidate of his party
for the senatorshp, but after a long strug-
gle had to give way to Senator Deboe, a
few Republicans refusing to support DR..
Hunter.
Micah P. Foster, treasurer of the Lubec,
Me-, savings bank which closed short
time ago, was arrested Saturday on the
charge of embezzling $4,000 of the funds
of the institution. An examination of the
banks affairs has been going on for some
time but it was not known until Saturday
that Foster was suspected of wrong doing
The bank is a small one, its depositors be-
ing mostly fishermen, and it was closed by
order of the bank examiner Foster was
arraigned at Eastport, Saturday, and plead
ed not guilty.. He was committed to Jail
at Machias in default of bail
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Salvation Army Colony.
Contract signed FOR the Sale of IA $4,000
Acre Tract Of Land In Colorado.

Commander BoothTucker of the Saliva
ton Army has signed contract for 1000
acres of fruit land at Holly, Col. He is
now in New York raising money to make
the first payment upon it.
The land will be surveyed into one, FIVE,
and ten-acre tracts, upon which cottages
costing from $3.50 TO $500 will be erected.
The first colony will consist Of the poor
from the tenement districts of New York
city. They will be installed upon farm,
with seed for planting Each cottage will
have kitchen and farming utensils and fur
niture The total outlay for the farm will
approach $1,000
Each colony will sign contract with the
army. Long time is given for payment,
with low rate of interest. The Salvation
Army if its plans are successful, will pay
off all Indebtedness and will be free of any
obligations in less than five years. The
produce of each farm. including milk and
dairy products, will be shipped to the
nearest towns or cities for market. Banks
will be established on the cooperative plan,
and regular payments, with a stipulated
rate of interest, will be made by the coloni-
cation managers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
A S3O,OOO,OOO Treasure.
A British War snip Has Been I'm Sear' n
of It---HIdden by Central Americans
who RevoIted Against spain.

A British War ship Has Been I'm search
of It---HIdden by Central Americans
who RevoIted Against spain.
The war ship Imperieuse of the North
Pacific squadron returned to Esquimalt last
week after a six-weeks' cruise to Cocos
Island in search of a treasure of $50, OOO,-
600 which is said to have been sent there
in 1920 by the rich colonsts of Central
America during their revolt against Spain.
1t is stated that six men buried the treasure
at night and in close secrecy; that each mad
a map of the cache, and that upon
mutual agreement when the war should be
over they should sail away again to recover
the hoard, which was said to be of the value
of $50, 600, 000 OF the six, so goes the
story, one was kill d and two died within
a short time Their maps of the islet dis
appeared. The other three, some years
later, fitted out an expedition which was
storm beaten from the four quarters OF
heaven, and finally driven back upon the
Central American coast. where still an
other of the band persisted. Undaunted
the remaining two fitted out another ship
we're cast upon the rock bound shore Of
Cocos in gale and persisted.
Early in the forties a party sailed from
Honduras in great secrecy supposedly for
the treasure. The disappearing sails of the
ship on the horizon were the last that
mortal eve ever saw of that venture. Two
Germans, wanderers upon the face OF the
earth, reached Cocos with an excursion,
and refused to return, preferring to stay
and search. Another excursion, three
years later, found what had been the. two
Germans. One was a skeleton on the
shore. The other was a foul animal,
human only in form. They took him back
though not until four of their party had
died of mysterious fever-and he died,
raving, within two days after they reached
the mainland. There are indefinite state
ments of two other parties which found the
island, but nothing toreward their venture
Since then various expeditions have gone
in search of the treasure, but none of then
have been successful.
The Imperieuse expedition was more
successful than some have been as stat
was found at the spot designated on th'
map, at a epthof five or six feet, bu
the work was stopped on account of
large rock which fell and filled up tn
entire excavation. 1t is probable tina
another expedition will be formed to searcl
for the treasure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12

The United States supreme court has
affirmed the decision of the circuit court of
California refusing a writ of habeas corpus
to William Henry Theodore Durant, under
sentence of death for the murder of Miss
Blanche Lamont in San Francisco in April,
1895 On the 18th Of April, 1895, the body
of Minnie Williams, 16 years old, was
found IN a closet in the pastors study of
the Emmanuel Baptist church, San Fran
cisco. She had been murdered The day
after the body of Blanche Lamont, friend
of Miss Williams, was found in the belfry
of the same church. She also had been
murdered. Durant, who was assistant SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school, was ar
rested and convicted of the crime. Durant
was medical student, and the testimony
showed that he mad led double life.