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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18

ply of ammunition for her own guns
and Dewey's fleet, but no troops.
Breakwater, Del. May 1S.-Thc
cruiser Columbia arrived at 1910 to-
day.
Another Fighter Launched.
Philadelphia, May 1S.-The battle
ship Alabama was successfully
launched at Cramps shipyard at 1850
today.
Sagasta's New Cabinet.
Madrid, May 1S.-Sagasta has
ormed his cabinet. 1t includes
Loony Castillo, foreign affairs; Gen.
Correa, war; Giron, colonies; Aunona,
marine.
Movement of Illinois Troops.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 1S.-The
7th regiment was mustered into the
service today. The 18th win be mus
tered in tomorrow. The work of en-
aiming the 1st cavalry will he com
pleted tomorrow. The I'd infantry
and battery A, Of Danville, leave for
Tampa Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18
Boats Placed in Commission.

Washington, May 1S.-The torpedo
boat Mckee and the auxiliary torpedo
boat destroyer Yankton We're placed in
commission at the Norfolk navy yard.
Lieutenant c. NJ. Knepper is in COM
mand of the Mckee and Lieutenant j.
V. Adams is in command Of the Yank-
ton. The cruiser Newark viii go into
commission at the Norfolk navy yard
Saturday, but may rot be entirely
ready for sea for two weeks yet. Cap
tain Albert S. Barker, now a member
of, the naval strategic board, has been
assigned to the command of the New
ark, and will join that vessel on the
21st inst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18
Visit of the Cncas.

Madrid, May 1s.-Dispatches from
Havana indicate that it is the opinion
there among the Spaniards that the
real object Of the Uncas' visit there was
to ascertain whether the Cape Verde
fleet had arrived since the care taken
by the Spanish officials to keep the Un-
cas- at a safe distance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18
A Cabinet Wedding.

Washington, May 1S.-Frances
Aura Alger, youngest daughter of the
secretary of war. was married at
noon to Charles Burial Pike, of Chi
cago. President and Mrs. Mckinley
and many prominent officials and
diplomats attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18
Tornado in Kansas.

Kansas City, May ls.-A pgman,
Kas.. special says Cunningham, thi:
county, was wrecked by a tornado
last evening. There were no fatal
ties as the citizens were warned in
time to reach their cellars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18
The German Diet Closes.

Berlin, MAY lS.-The Prussian diet
was closed today by the emperor in
person. His majesty read speech
which was devoted wholly p internal
affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18

Washington, May 1S.-The official
bulletin boards yesterday failed to WELD
any news of the movements Of either of
the three fieets-Sampson's. Schley and
the Spanish flying squadron-and there
Is reason to believe that the department
itself has received no Information on
that point. The department officials are
beginning to show little sensitiveness
to criticism in the matter Of delav In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18

Be sure YOU are right. then go
ahead. Be sure you get Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. and not some cheap, worth
less Substitutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-18

the blowing UP of an American vessel
Off Cardenas and the killing of eighteen
OF board
tNote.-The above is believed to refer
to the blowing up of a derelict the
Spaniards had set as trap for some of
our boats to collide with.l
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

The rebel leaders were very much
displeased when they learned that
some of their subordinates had mo-
Tested a train, and at once gave Or
ders that the personal and property
rights OF foreigners other than Span
ards should be respected and that
this order was intended to apply par
ticularly to the railroad which they
well understood was the property Of
English capitalists. The fact that the
railroad company has not since been
subjected to the slightest trouble or
inconvenience, while the immediate
country is involved in very serious
and formidable revolution, demon
strates these fcats: |, That the Flip
pinos are not savages, warning just
for the excitement of the thing. 2.
That they are a peaceful and easily
governed people and are regarding
with respect the wishes Of their rec
ognized leaders 3. That they value
the good will and sympathy of Euro
peans who live IN the Philippines and
will unquestionably see to it that these
foreigners are protected TO the fullest
possible extent. Railway Age.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

They are furnished with a drivers
seat, ammunition chest, tool box
add yet the entire outfit weighs only
,040 pounds, or a little more than
half short ton. On a good road
a strong horse could easily move such
gun on trot, and team of mules
can handle 1t without trouble over
ground that is passable by any sort
Of wheeled vehicle. The proiectile
used in this type of gun is of ta-inch
calibre, SO inches long over ALL and
loaded weighs in the neighborhood
Of 12l2 pounds. In all particulars,
excepting size, it is exactly similar to
the projectiles used in the earlier
guns. being fitted with a revolving
tail piece vaae, to give circular mo-
ton and keep the proiectile to its
| course, and the Merriam fuse with It's
! ingenious wind wheel attachment
which makes the cartridge effective
when it is about 200 feet from the
muzzle OF the gun. The barrel of the
new gun is 10 feet long Instead o
8, the length adopted in the guns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
CLERICAL TALES.

The wife OF rural English dean
invited the clergy to tea and ordered
cakes from the local confectiouer.
These arrived in due time, beautifully
Iced and each decorated with the
monogram VI II s" III icing. The
confectioner evidently thought he was
doing the correct thing for a clerical
party, but the cakes were carefully
cut in pieces before they were sent to
the table. n, ,r
A Milwaukee clergyman on return
ing from funeral was greeted at the
door by his four-year-old daughter.
her face expressive of the deepest
concern and her voice one Of intense
reproach. My, you Dad mani" she
said, ito think or wearing wour best
clothes when you have such dirty
work as buryng dead people,, think
you'd ought to get some oyeralls like
John wears when he works in the
barn"
tedious preacher had preached
the assize sermon before Lord Yelver-
ton. He came down smiling to His
Lordship after the service and. expect
ing congratulations y on his effort,
asked: "WellrMy Lord, how did you
like the sermonY' "Oh, most wonder
ful!' replied Yelverton. 1T was like
the peace OF God-it passed all under
standing; and. like His mercy l
thought II would have endured for
ever"
According to the Congregatonalis
a minister prepared and had printed
an elaborate programme for an Easter
service, HIS feelings may be imag-
med when he read this line In tbs
closing hymn:
Jesus resigns, aDd heaven .rejoces
In little church at Norrlstown,
Pa, one hot Sunday recently there
were few worshlppers wien the wor-
thy pastor opened the services. Per-
spiration oozed from the faces of the
just and the unjust alike. The pas
tor was a picture Of discomfort when
he, mounted the pulpit 10 preach hts
sermon, He gazed at the faithful for
a moment and began In this most I'M
orthodox manner: Brethren, it's hot,
and so | say comfort before pride. .
With that ne shed his heavy black
coat, hung It over the side OF the pull
pit and preached his sermon in his
shirt-sleesesi NJ o,,g
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

There has probably bee0 no buster
hive of industry in New York dur
ing the past few mcnths than the
s Dudley shops. where they have
been working through nearly the
whole of every twenty-four hours
turning out dynamite guns Of the
latest type fer Uncle Sam. Six
inch guns, mounted on carriages for
field use and capable of throwing
heavy charges Of high explosive ma
terial two miles with great accuracy
have been shipped galore, and more
are now under construction.
AS furnished TO the gov
eminent, the guns already
completed are filled with two pairs
of wheels, one pair being large anc
relatively heavy for the support o.
the gun 0 action, while the 'othel
pair is much smaller and built to be
used exactly as the forward trucks o
a heavy wagon are used. Technically
these wheels are termed trailers, II
spite of the fact that they are il
front when the gun is being removed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

used for two years by the CubanS
thus insuring both greater range
and greater accuracy. The smoke
Jesse powder charge to be used weighs
~ ounces. The work Zone by the
comparatively imperfect pieces sent
to the Cubans was tremendously eff
fective. Although the range, OF the
Sims-Dudley guns now ordered by
the government Is only about two
miles, there is no reason why heav-
Ter guus OF much greater calibrs
and corresponding longer - range
should not be made use of. but the
officers of the company have not
Civ" out any information OF the i'm
pending construction of such pieces
1t should be added that the term
dynamite gun" is a misnomer so
far as the Sims-Dudley pieces are
concerned, or any other shooting
machines, for the matter Of that.
Instead of dynamite AIN explosive
composition made Of nitro-glycerine.
gun-cotton and camphor, aud known
as Nobel's gelatine, is employed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
MANILA'S ONE RAILROAD.
Runs to Port of Dagupan and Is
3 Foot Inch Gauge.

The Manila and Dagupan Railway
the only railway in the Philippine Is
lands. is running along smoothly as
If peace prevailed throughout the
land. says the Manila correspondent
Ordinarily railroads suffer as much
inconvenience and loss in business ana
damage as any other line OF business
when comparatively small countries
ara in a state OF rebellion. This loss
;s not only because Of decentralization
in freight business and from common
disinclination Of people to tTaYei
whore the existence Of social disorder
creates an additional element OF FISK
IN travelling on public carriers, but
because Of destruction OF railroad
property. as a matter OF proper war
fare and military strategy as ma
been the case Of Cuba. The Philippine
railroad has been remarkably fortu-
nate in this respect OF enjoying I'M
munity from Inconvenience ana Ylo'
Iance AT the hands Of the insurgents
so fortunate, indeed. as to agreeaDIl
surprise and d.ssappolnt the manage
ment Of the properly.
The road is Of three foot six incl
gauge and runs from Manila, with
population Of over 100000. IN an al
most northerly direction, l25 miles
through several large municipalities
~ Dazupan a reasonably prosperous
seanort Of about 10000 souls The Is
/ land Of Lu1on, OF which Manila Ia The
! capital has population OF about .
| 500 600. nearly half the population 0
the twenty-one islands that form TN
| Philippine group, and with an area o
nearly double that Of Great Britain
The railroad. as might be expected
| runs through the most populous sec
! ton Of Luzon.
While the railroad is private prop
/ erty and owned and managed by
| Europeans other than Spaniards,
was thought the insurgents = woul'
nevertheless try and prevent its OF
GRAFTON. at least spasmodicaily mas
much as Il was proving Of 80 grea
| advantage 10 the government in th'
effort 10 ouell the revolt There haI
| however. been no trouble with TN
road as yet. The forbearance Of M
| rebels has caused no little surprls'
among Spanish officials The fnsur
gents derailed passenger train sew
eraj months ago, Since that tim
there has been absolutely no violence
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
SPICE AND GINGER.

There are about 10000 Chinese on
our Pacific coast.
Flax has been successfully grown
near Victoria, Texas.
over $4,000 oil wells have been sunk
In the United States.
No fewer than l.173 persons have
been buried In England in Westmin-
ster Abbey
The proportion Of foreigners 70 Eng
lish Ia England Il about | In $50.
The finest shops in a Chinese city
are those devoted TO the sale ~ collins
Kentucky claims to have morc
water power than any other state in
the Union,
Police court statistics show that
Corn wall IS the best behaved county
II England
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
THE RECRUITS SOLILOQUY.

| remember, | remember
How | used to sit and scold
When, on getting down to breakfas
would find the coffee cold;
How used turn my nose up
If the steak was done too rare
But oh for home and mother,
And the dear old bill OF fare.
| remember, | remember
How ! always would upbraid
Myself for eating rarebits
That my little sweetheart made;
How | used TO worry over
NV digestion night and day,
And the pills | used to punish
To drive fancied Ills away.
| remember, | remember
How | used to sit and scott
When | fancied that the butter
Must be lust a little off
How scorned the lowly biscuits
That my sister used to make
And the things | said concerning
Her attempt jelly cake.
Oh. it may be childish weakness
That possesses me, but
Would give a whole months wages
For one piece Of mothers pie
And | think that I'd be willing
To walk twenty miles today
Just for one of her dear doughnuts
That used to throw away
Detroit Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
THE LOST QUARTER DOLLAR
A Question That is Perplexing Two
St Louis Men.

There is one man la the world
who has a future before him. What
his name is is not known In the
Louisville and Nashville city office.
They say that there is no question
but what he Is one OF the greatest
fnanciers that have ever visited the
town. A man went into the Office
and wanted ticket to Mascoutah,
III. lie was told that it would cost
him 81.
But / have only IS cents" he re
Piled. 80
Well" replied the obdurate agent,
you can't get ticket for that
amount on this side OF the river. You
can, however, il you go over to
East St. Louis"
II can't do that" he answered.
He turned around aud sat down on
the settee for a moment. Then he
arose and with a smile said that he
would come back soon and get the
ticket. He left, and returned In about
half an hour.
Here" he said 10 Charley Jones,
"is pawnbroker's ticket for "a
cents. VIII you give me 50 gents for
it?'
Mr.. Jones thought a moment and
remembering that he dldq't have
anything under So, referred him e
W. g. Martin Mr. Martin bought
the pawnbrokers ticket, and tber
the man produced another half-dol
lar and bought his railroad titke
for Mascoutah.
There was something about tn
scheme that neither of the two mel
| could understand AZ glance. The'
we're engaged In deep thought an'
the stranger, guessing what bothered
them, turned back from the door anc
said
you can't understand how | hay
a ticket which cost me 81 when ha'
| only Is cents That's easy II 4
his way. | took my rs cents to
pawnbroker and pawned II for .
cents. DO you see? | then had 5
cents In money and ticket tina
called for IS cents Then / came Il
here and sold my pawn ticket 10 on
q you for 80 cents, giving me u
| Why. it's a simple question Of arith
uetic and financial science. Coo
afternoon, gentlemen"
with a polite bow he walked out
| Now what Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Martli
| are endeayoring 70 do is 70 ascertain
who has lost a quarter Or II an.
more than a quarter has been lost
and If 80. how much St, Louis Re
public.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
HELP THOU MY UNBELIEF.

Because ! seek Thee not, oh seek Thou
me,
Because my lips are dumb, oh hear
the cry
do not utter as Thou passest by,
And from my lifelong bondage set me
freet ..a.-
Because content perish. far from
Thee 'ta rs
oh safe me, snatch me from my
fate, and try
My soul In Thy CONSUMING fire.
Draw nigh
And let me, blinded Thy salvation
gee u t
II | were pouring at Thy feet my
tears,
II were clamoring TO soc Thy face,
] should not need Thee, Lord, as now
| need,
Whose dumb dead soul known
neither hopes nor fears,
Nor breads the outer darkness Of this
place
Because seek not, pray not, give
Thou heed.
Louise Chandler Moulton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

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sl'ti!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
ALL SORTS IN A NUT SHELL

The American navy has practically
all been built since 1888
More than rs per cent of the trade
Of Egypt is with, British possessions.
The state OF Texas Is about 5000
square miles larger In area than
Spain 49," Dns.at lsti
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

The Irish local government bill
passed it's third reading in the Eng
i8h house OF lords.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
GENERAL BYERS BACK
TALKS OF SICK BADGER SOL
DIERS IN THE SOUTH.
LEE is GOING TO HAVANA

Has Assurances from the Administra-
ton That His Command VIII BE
First to Go to Cuba as Part Of
Army of Occupation-Wh Gen
Byers Found
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The Terrifying Conductor.

Richard Malcolm Johnson. in Lippincott.
AS for the dread 1 feel when IN the pres
though less in both kind and degree, 1t IS
as decided With such persons as a class
have a good deal Of sympathy. Ihey are
asked so mary thousands OF apparently
useless questions, and are bullled so o1ten
with complainings against matters Tor
which they are in no wise responsible, tnat
I am sometimes reminded of the business
of Mr. Tony Weller's accounting for the
prevalence of gruffnesS among the Keepers
of toll gates by the need or working OH
upon those with whom 1t Will De entreIy
safe some of the resentment LOT oHehseS
inflicted by others beyond their capacity 10
Early in life I accustomed myself to be
as polite to every such official as knew
minded 1 need, or l seem to myself TO
need, to ask a goodly number of questions
when on journey; yet although L use the
most respectful and apologize words, tones
and manners that can invent, rising from
nv seat beginning with captain, and
willing to begin with general If preferred,
and endeavor to show the parsonage that
regard him as an ineXhaustble and most
gracious source of all needed information,
how do you suppose feel when, after all
these offered amenities, brief and indis-
tinct If not petulant answer is given IN
low voice. and he rushes on?
Contrasted with such experience, have
observed passenger, no bigger than am,
and in my Judgment, little If any better
looking no matter how furiouSly a conduc-
tor was making his way along the aisle,
give him a look and a low distinct call, as
of one who is used TO command wait till
he stopped. then put in DELIBERATE detail
pleased, and get the information sought
with satisfactory, sometimes elaborate, ex-
plicitness Such a man said to me, one day,
My friend, you don't go at those fellows
that you know what their business Is as
we'll as they DO.
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OUR NATURAL FRIENDS
AN ENGLIsHMAN TELLS WHY HIS
COUNTRY SHOULD SUPPORT OURS.
America Doing Exactly What Eng
stances-Unreasonab AnimOsity.
G. w. Stevens. in London Mail.

G. w. Stevens in London Mail.
Why should Britain support America
against Spain? At present we are doing so
mot actively. but by way of sympathy
which pulls up the continent in it's desire
to intervene on SPANS behalf. Why should
we? I hear many people ask.
The Daily Mail is sound on the point and
so, in the main, seem the Daily Nails read
ers to be; but few newspapers and fair
number of people you will find taking every
chance to express very different views.
They don't believe in American patience;
they don't believe in American disintered-
ness: they do believe in American bluff and
greed: and especially they do believe in
wards ourselves.
The question seems to fall apart into two
halves; first, were the United States right to
go to war over Cuba? second, are we wise
or unwise in supporting them?
The first half is very easy to answer
technically. If you concede to every coun-
try right to do as it will with it's own
colonies, then Spain is absolutely right and
the States absolutely wrong. theoretically
only, Britain ought to be the very last
power on earth to stand on such a theory.
Why did we sweep away-to take only one
generation-Arabi, Catewayo Theebaw, Lo
ben, Abu Bekri, the Emir of Nupe?
Have we not always assumed the right
to suppress disagreement on our borders?
Technical right we have had none but we
hold, and rightly hold, ourselves justified
by the results.
Britain and Europe may have been wise
or unwise to intervene in the government
Of Crete; but hardly one voice in our coun-
try has ever declared that we had no right
to do so. Turkey has shown no impotence
or Injustice in Crete that cannot be paral-
leed by Spain in Cuba. Now, suppose that
Crete lay off the coast of Cornwall. Would
it not have been British years and years
age. and should we blame ourselves for it's
appropriation? On the contrary, we should
call it deed of charity. To condemn the
United States on the rights OF her attitude
towards Spain is to trumpet ourselves
abroad for the nation of hypocrites our
enemies delight to proclaim u.s.
Certainly to refuse to condemn the States
is not the same thing as to give them naval
and diplomatic support. Why should We?
us and we don't like them; they are not
really Anglo-SaxonS at all, and especially
they will repay us nothing for our SYM
RESEMBLE EACH OTHER
On the surface this is not wholly untrue.
There has been plenty of unpleasant feeling
between the two nations of late years; for
which we are not entirely, nor yet mainly,
to blame. But what is the reason? 1t
sounds queer paradox. but the real reason
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With the object Of having little stock possible hand by July
great values for you and they start right off the beginning
Shoes

The first day of the stock-taking sale
will be So day in the Shoe Department.
Bring down SD in money and take home
SD worth of Shoes.
T $1fS Esa 91 afss. Ties $500
Es%5n Ke 1ss5 cs s. ssP Shoes $500
Women's Chocolate Color
Esd sss's d fsHSS 's'5;SR $500
Hs;s Il HsSSs and $500
Rear Main Floor.
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Co Pts Dry Goods Co d Dry Goods P Dry Goods
are forefeiting, but which is always ready

are forefeiting but which is always ready
for any service to America?
We need not expect to buy everything
with nothing. Sympathy costs nothing,
and we need not expect anything but sym
pathy in return. But, then, we need not de-
sire anything more either. At the moment,
as it happens, our sympathy is a solid asset
to America; American sympathy may some
day-in China, in South Africa, anywhere
be of equal value to US. Even though that
day never comes, we shall be doing a. vast
service to ourselves and all the world II we
take this chance of breaking down an ar
tificial barrier between America and our
selves. We have nothing to gain by en-
nifty. And America is the one power OF the
world which is at once, strong enough, tree
enough Isolated enough and clean enough
ever to be our fit and proper ally.
Sympathy is, at any rate, as well worth
leans for doing exactly what we should be
doing in their place Sympathy, and, If
need be, even active support, for the ILL
WisherS of the States at this moment are
exactly our own Also
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Gender of New Word.
Snrinrfiald Republican.

When a new word is to be put into the
French language, the question of gender is
no less important than in the case of a new
baby The word automobile" for a horse
less vehicle has forced its way in. and the
matter of gender was referred to Jules
Claretie, of the French academy, who an
swered feminine" since the word yoiture
is understood. He added. however. that
those who make the speech of the country
as opposed to those who make it's diction-
ary have given the masculine gender TO the
word as happened in the case of somni-
bus When 1t comes to a contest between
the academy and the people, there IL iittJa
doubt as to which will win