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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
An Extraordinary Umbrella
Purchase.

Ne have placed on sale . special
lot Of Umbrellas bought 90 that We
can save fifty per cent TO every
buyer in this department. and in.
clude finest Black Tafieta, Century
Silk, Gloria Silk, and English
Serge Umbrellas. The pri- 7En
ces range from IS IS to. ....s~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

| Kidney diseases are the most fatal
OF all diseases. Foley's Kidney Cure
q guaranteed remedy or money re-
funded. T. H. Thomas sells il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
A Life fur so Cents.

Many people have been cured Of
kidney diseases by taking . SO cent
bottle OF Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold
by T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

Hoods Pills cures nausea, sick
headache, billiousness and all liver
ills. Price rs cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
MCCABE'S

we crowd the business and the business crowds With
the door, fully ready for the countless
makes on ne for the new the correct the choicest We BE-
fore were 90 well prepared in every department .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

Subscribe for TIE ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
BIG EVENT PLANNED,
The Committees on Woodmen
Cornerstone Or.
ganize.
DISTINGUISHED MEN INVITED,

Reduced Rates on All Railroads 10 be
Secured for Radius Of $50 Milrs.-
Thousands Of Visitors Expsctsd-sa tur.
day Nights Meeting ct the Rock leland
Council Chsmb,r.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
The vIeksburs National Park.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; recently
spent some days climbing over the hills and
battle.ields Of Vicksburg. Soldiers who
fought on those desperate nights viii be sur
prised to know how rapidly time and weather
and growing brush are hiding their outlines.
1t Is very hard work to find the spot where
any particular regiment or brigade stood.
The rebel lines and forts are easier found.
Many of them are almost perfect yet They
built better than we did, because their in
trenchments were permanent, while we were
always advancing.
No battlefield Of the war brought moro
glory to Union soldiers than Vicksburg. No
field did so much to put the crown of fame
on the brow OF Gen. Grant. That campaign
will never be forgotten in history. But the
exact places where the Union soldiers stood
will be forgotten if something be not dons
shortly to permanently mark them
1t Is the purpose of the Vicksburg Park
Association TO put monument or stone &C
every spot where a Union or Confederate
regiment stood during the siege A park will
also be made, covering the greater portion Of
the battle-ground
Grand Army Posts should see to it that
their Representatives from their Districts in
Congress urge the adoption of the bill now
DNA'IS N"Nse SO'yf W dppiopiidoc TIC IHOucy
for the expenses of this park
The movers of the scheme to perpetuats
| this Vicksburg battlefield are members Of
both armies, North and South, and have no
object IN view but keeping sacred a spot
where so much American blood was split.
and where so much heroism was displayed
by both armies
The proposed park will be connected with
the Vicksburg National Cemetery BY fine
boulevard. In that beautifully-kept city Of
the dead sleep Is, 800 Union soldiers The
field made glorious by their death is near by.
| Let it be marked and adorned and cared
for forever.-S- II. NJ. ByERs, Adjutant, 5th
| Iowa, Vicksburg, Miss.
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rs THEY VIEW 1T.
Veterans Opinions Of the Pension
Question,

Fl. N. Young, Coldwater, Mich, writes:
"Too much praise cannot be given for the
deep interest you are taking in the we'll
fare OF the old soldiers. / am very much
interested in the column AS They View
It. 1t seems to me that we ought to have
a pension law that shall takeinto conSidera-
ton three different points; viz, list, a Serv-
ice pension clause which gives 81 per
month TO each honorably discharged vet
eran: I'd, a per diem clause granting one
half cent per month for every day in the
service, and, Sd, disability clause. Give
soldiers widows the same pension as their
husbands were receiving, adding So per
month for every child under Is years,
H. H. Weber, New Bedford, Mass,
writes: "Pickler was my choice for Com
missioner of Pensions He nobly defended
the pensioners when he was Chairman OF
the House Pension Committee"
j. W. Bricker, Smithville, o., writes:
''The boys are not pleased with the present
administration of the Pension Bureau
While some improvements have been made,
they think il resembles the HoSe Smith
regime entirely too much. While we be-
lieve in a service pension for all OF at least
IS per month, and per diem for long term
men, we do not think it can be had under
present conditions. There are no fraudu-
lent pensioners here. A few pension hateTs
once in while talk loudly of frauds, and
some have gone so far as 10 write the Pen
sion Bureau. In every case, so Tar as we
can learn, the pensioner, after little furry
has received an increase"
George Ousterhout, Co. F, Sd Mich. Cav,
Conway Springs, Kan, writes: I'VE sup
posed that when Hoke Smith and LOchren
wont out all their rulings would be knocked
higher than a kite, but it seems that most
of them are in force yet for one would
| like to see the Pension Office run as dur
ing Gen. Raum's term. He believed in
giving pensions while the soldiers are liv-
ing-not waiting until all are dead"
j. B. Alvin, Halle Green, Mo-, writes:
81 am not pensioner, although served a
term in the Union army and have an honor
able discharge. / have living without a
pension, so do not intend to apply. When
the act of June q, 1890, was passed it was
generally understood among the boys who
could not link their disabilities to army
| service to cover such cases. There was
| not time then to put them all on the rolls
| and those who were not fortunate enough
! to have their claims allowed at that time
| will have to wait until Congress passes a
service pension bill. 1t is very unjust that
| part of the boys should draw pensions
while others just as much entitled stand
| back simply because a man who had
| charge of the Pension Bureau makes a
| ruling that rides over all Justice. sol
| dier must now show such degree of dis
| ability as to merit SIS under the old law tt
| secure Sc pension under the act of june
| 81 1890"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

There they were halted and told to stack
arms. Some officers in the uniform OF
the Engineer Corps came up at the same
time with force Of negroes equipped
with shovels. Lines were hastily drawn,
and Capt Bemis, in charge of the work
ing party, took spade from the hands
of negro, and amid enthusiastic cheer
ing, threw up the first spadeful of dirt in
Fort Defiance.
At the same moment Dick Morgan,
who had watched everything from a
little distance with lowering brow,
turned to man standing by his side,
! and said:
Russell, they've got the place, sure
enough. It's too bad! Our fellows
should have been here this morning, if
they'd acted according to the ideas in
my letter TO Pillow yesterday. If Tom
Bryson's regiment had only come up on
the Diana last night. we'd never let
these fellows get across the swamp into
town. Well, good-by. I'll be with
Pillow in three hours and give him the
news. You wait till night, and then
come out. You'll find a horse at the
same place. Ride down to the Landing,
and you'll find yawl with a crew Of
niggers waiting for you. Get as good
an idea as you can of how they're going
to build that fort, and where they'll
station themselves, and how many more
they expect, and so on. Maybe you'll
find Pillow all ready to come back and
route these fellows out of here. l hope
to God be will"
With this he walked down the levee
on the Ohio side, got into skiff, rowed
across the river to where horse was
awaiting him, and rode off in the direc-
ton Of Columbus.
| ITO be cOntifucd.)
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

the Mississippi hurrying toward the
Gulf, with the waters of continent, car
rying in their swirl earth torn from the
sides of the Rocky Mountains, to build
new lands near the Equator.
"Come, boys, tumble out; this il
Cairo. Now, every man keep close in
ranks, and listen to orders. Pay no at
tention to what the crowd may say or
do, unless you get command. Tumble
out, and fall in"
This in the cheerful voice of Capt
Moore.
Amusement and indignation struggled
for domination in the faces of the Cairo
people, who were gathering on the
streets. Only when the command
reached the better part of the town was
there any sign of welcome. Then few
flags were waved from the windows OF
pleasant-looking houses, and a small
crowd of well-dressed men on street
corner raised hearty cheer.
The men marched rapidly on until
they came to the point of land at the
very junction of the two great rivers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

Spain is nomnaly kingdom but is practi-
caIy by under the domination OF the
Church bishops with SO 900 priests 1854 monks
nuns, the religious work Out OF popu-
The legislative branch OF the Government consists OF the
a House Deputies There three
kinds Senators One class holds office by right OF being
heir who attained
majority hereditary grandees who have
Captains General of the Army Adnals OF
State the Supreme
Tribunal other courts few Senators elective The
elected the OF
for each $4,000 OF the population and they five
summoned adjourned dissolved
will the Crown The Presidents of the Senate
by the Crown but the House OF Deputies Its
officers.
be initiated in either house. An extensive system
of
provinces badly governed char
of the who control them.
Pressure of the Central Government always felt in elections
/ the military usually taking charge ef the polls.
The occupations the Spanish people thus given in the
leading statistical publications of the Agricultural
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
> Defense OF ROsecrans.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE Having
read several of Charles A. Dana's letters in
criticism of Gen. Rosecrans's generalship, and
not having seen anything in defense of the
old hero, / will take up the gantlet.
Although it was falling of civilians to
criticise the actions of the more prominent
of the Generals of the late war, were any of
them able or willing to take the responsibility
off military shoulders and show the country
how the thing should be done? 1t is useless
to try to convince the men who fought under
Rosecrans at Iuka and CoriDth that he was
an incompetent officer; the rebels were both
outwitted and outgeneraled and defeated
with great loss There were very few, if
any, Federal Generals that were no. defeated
in their plans at some time or other during
their career.
Dana says: 1.-THE general organization OF
this army is inefficient, and It's discipline
defective. The former proceeds from the
fact that Gen. Rosecrans insists on personally
directing every department. l ask, OF
what utility General would be who would
not thoroughly control every department Of
his individual command That is what q
man is placed in command of an army for,
not to turn the command over to every Tom,
Dick and Harry whomay hold very differ
ent opinion.
Everyone who understands anything of the
matter, knows that Rosecrans did not have
troops enough to cope with Bragg, and even
after Gen. Grant assumed command of the
army he did not begin an aggressive move
ment until Hooker and Sherman arrived. and
even then Bragg had strong hopes of defeat
ing him, so much so that he advised him to
remove all non-combatants from the place
SAM KLEFFMAN, Co. G, 47th Ill, Sumner,
Neb
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
Il FILE OF IuFAuTRYWEp.
"For Three Years. During the War-At Home in Shelter
Tent and Abroad with Three Days Rations
and Forty Rounds Of Ammunition"
By JOHN McELROY.

were fixed upon it, and its occupation
would undoubtedly be one of the first
acts of the pidly-mustering hosts.
Tie chances were in favor of the rebels.
They were concentrating formidable
force at Union City, Tenn, only so
miles from Cairo. Rebel batteries were
being erected at every curve of the
Mississippi below tie mouth of the
Ohio. Missouri, on the opposite side
OF the Mississippi, swarmed with rebel
soIdiery, and the people of Southern
Illinais were in active sympathy with
them and Secession.
The force to which our friends be-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
NAP OF SPAIN AND STATISTICS OF THE KINGDOM.

4s54742 manufacturing, 23S6s; commercial 1884,
and trades, s23310 domestic servants er-
medical etc., $3.50; public
poyees inmates, o. 26 religious tCathoic
employees, 1885, teachers and
classes 9iS hotels taverns inns etc.,
pupils in schools and colleges i|9So occupations not
given S,72S5
Spanish Government have been consider
bly more he for long period
which OF
the expenses mlnImized snow
deficit for alone of 81 $780, 7S.
According figures for last SPANS public
is a. follows
Consolidated debt. S9l9 $50 GOO
Treasury and floating debt. IoizI0Wo
of s46 4O large part of which e-
unpaid included item of S9O14 200 credit opera
the in Cuba"
clearly appreciated
that her empty and all resources ex
hausted and morgaged for years to come
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
Doing Things just Right.

NJ. Grail, Co. F, SD Wis, Burchnal,
Iowa, writes: Through the old reliable
National Tribune we old veterans of this
part of the Union want to tender our sincere
thanks to COmrade Mckinley for the way
he is conducting this war. He is doing
everything just right Thank him for
honOring Fitzhugh Lee. Tell the old ex-
Confederates that it gladdens our hearts to
witness their loyalty to the old flag. No
North, no South now, but one country and
one flag. Thank Godp'
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02
To Remove Political Disability.

The House Committee on Judiciary last
week iavorably reported House Bill 10, 402,
introduced by Hon. j. j. Jenkins (WiScon-
SIM, removing political dis bilties of those
who have heretofore participated in rebel
lion against the United States. The bill is
reported as substitute for the Senate bill
OF the same tenor, and provides chat the
disability imposed by section of the Nth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States heretofore incurred is hereby
removed
Section 3 of the 9Th amendment provides:
No person shall be a SENATOR or Repre-
sentative IN Congress or e!ector of Presi-
dent and Vicc-President, or hold any office,
civil or military, under the United States or
under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath as member of Congress, or
as an officer of the United States, or as a
member of any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any State. to
support the Constitution of the United
States ,.shail have engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the same or given aid
OF comfort to the enemies thereof. But
Congress may by vote of two thirds OF
each House remove such disability"
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ITO be cOntinued.)

EDITORIAL N0TE.-An interesting de-
scription of Cairo in wartime and move
ments that followed its occupation will be
given. This, with the dramatic details of
soldier-life now especially attractive to old
and young, viii form features of this serial
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

The narrovness of the Island of Cuba and
the abundance of good harbOrs make nearly
all parts of it convenient TO maritime trans-
portation. Not only are the harbors very
numerous, but many of them are excellent,
and afford convenient outlets for the products
of the island and easy access for oceanic and
coastal transportation. These harbors arc
nearly all pouch-shaped inlets indenting the
coast, with narrow outlets pointed by elevated
reef rock and capable of accommodating
large numbers of vessels They are so con-
veniently situated as regards different por-
lions of the island that the trade of Cuba
may be said literally to pass out of hundred
gates The chief of these harbors are
Habana, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Gibara, Nipe,
and Baracoa, on the north coast, and Qua
tanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Manzanillo,
Trinidad, and Cienfuegos on the south.
Habana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago are rega-
larry visited by American and Spanish steam
ships while coastal steamers circumnavigate
the island, touching at the minor ports,
which are also sought by many tramp
steamers and sailing vessels In search Ut
cargoes. The illustration above shows Mata
Bay, which is typical harbor. /. Indicates
the elevated reef rock forming the entrance to
the harbor; g Yellow beds of Bowden forma-
ton; g. Hard white limestones (Vicksburg).
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

Mrs. Viewed (engaging cook)-Havs you
had much experience?
Cook-Well, mum, I've worked for tin
families in tn lasht two wakes.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

"What did he hit you for?"
81 said / was smokin' Havaner cigar"
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Memorial to Gen. Gibbon,

A monument sculptured at Fond du Lac,
Wis, as a memorial to Gen. John Gibbon,
will soon be erected at Arlington Cemetery.
The monument is tribute from the sur
viving members of the Iron Brigade. The
unvailing will take place some time in
June.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

In the Senate on May 20 vote of Al to
q laid on the table the corporation tax
amendment to the war bill proposed by
the majority of the Senate Finance Com
mittee. The German amendment was not
acted upon, and adjournment was taken
until May 81.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
MARKET REPORT.

New York, Dec. 13.-Money on call
nominally2A @2h per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 81 @ 4. Silver, 59ss;
lead, $3. As.
Chicago. Dec, GAPS q 6412;
May, 651s q 6G. Corn, Dec, 335s; May,
345s. Oats, Dec, 2619; May, 2G19.
Chicago. = Cattle, receipts, 5000:
steady: beeves, $500 a $3.50; cows and
heifers, $500 a $4.6o; Texas steers,
$500 q $4.25; stockers and feeders, $2. 80
a $4.35. Sheep, 1000: steady; natives,
$3.50 @ $4.3O; westerns, $500 "a $4.9o;
lambs, 1915 a $3.50.
Kansas City-Cattle, receipts, $1,000;
steady to strong; native steers, $500 @
5000; Texas steers, SO. 100 a $4.65; Texas
cows, 81. 90 a $3.45: rative cows and
heifers, $1.35 a $3.95: stockers and feed
ers, So. so q $4.25; bulls, $500 "a $3.95.
Sheep, 5000; firm; lambs, $s So "a $6.4o;
muttons, $500 "a $4.35.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
SANTA FE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
Grand Jury Empanelled and Instructed
Criminal Docket Oalled-Appointments
by the Oourt-New Cases-Hear-
lgs in Chambers,

lngs IN chambers.
In the district court for Santa Fe
county, which convened yesterday
! morning, the juries were not filled until
late this morning, a special venire for
the petit jury being necessary before
the required number was secured.
The grand jury, consisting of S. G.
Cartwright, foreman, Candelario Gar
undo, "Hipolite Domingues, Camilo Pa
ella Segundo, nenu9 Griego, Max
Bernstein, Elias Gonzales, Eugeno
Gonzales, Luciano Campanole, Emilecio
Larralago, Jose N. Sena, Melquiades
Martinez, Labor Larraribes, Desidario
Martinez, Jose de la Cruz Fresquez, Je-
sus Herrera, Ignacio Sena, Juan de
Dios Tapia and George Valdez, was en-
paneled and instructed by Judge McFie
this morning, and at once took up the
business brought before it.
The court was organized with the fol-
lowing appointments: Alex. Read, in
| terpreter for the court; w. j. McPher-
son, stenographer; Jesus Gonzales, in
terpreter for the grand jury; Antonio
Alarid, Luis Baca, Margarito Chavez
and Gregorio Hererra. bailiffs.
The judge called the criminal docket,
of 80 cases, among which are four for
flourishng and discharging dangerous
weapons, four for murder, eight for lar
ceny and eight for assault, this morn
ing, and announced that the civil dock
et containing 212 cases, would be call
ed Immediately upon the convening of
the court tomorrow morning.
NEW CASES FILED.
In the district court for Santa Fe
county the following cases have been
filed.
Ricardo Alarid VS.. Matias Martinez,
appeal from justices of the peace; ac-
tion to recover damages in the sum of
SIS. C. Martinez and A. B. Renehan for
plaintiff.
Paul Wunschmann VS.. Charles Has
pelmath; action to recover damages in
the sum of $455.50. N. b. Laughlin at
toney for the plaintiff.
Jake Gold VS.. Julian Padilla; action
in attachment to recover the sum of 500
| for money loaned and on account. Geo,
| w. Knaebel attorney for defendant.
HEARING IN CHAMBERS.
Yesterday afternoon Judge McFie
heard the demurrer filed by the defend
ant in the case of Max Frost VS.. The
Las Vegas Publishing Company; libel.
The defendants attorneys begged leave
| to withdraw the demurrer which was
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
VOLUNTEERS DON'T KNOW
How to Cook or Use Rations -Commissary
General Eagan Tells the Investigating
Committee What Should Be Done.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Commssary
General Eagan, of the War department,
appeared before the war investigating
commission today. He urged that the
subsistence department have control of
the transportation of all supplies and
furnishing the means of cooking, as the
quartermaster generals department
was over -burdened with duties innu-
merable.
He spoke Of the urgent opportunities,
which sometimes Amounted to persecu-
ton, that various articles Of food be
added to the regular rations. He ia
vored furnishing beer to soldiers, and
referring to the ignorance of volunteers
as to rations, General Eagan said there
should be one commissary sergeant
with each regiment to instruct others as
to the use and extent of ratfons
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
SANTA Re RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS
Approve of Branch Line Purchases-Presi-
dent Ripley Will Abandon All Un-
pr0ftable Properties.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 13.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Santa
Fe railway, the purchase of all branch
lines operated by the company, except
ing those incorporated under the title Of
Chicago, Kansas & Western railroad"
was approved. President Ripley has de-
cided to abandon every mile of unprotit-
able track. Some Chicago, Kansas and
western lines have been abandoned al
together, while the mileage of others
will be curtailed The Chicago, Kansas
& Western railroad includes 912 miles of
track, and comprises IL or Is branch
lines built during the Kansas boom.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
High Mass Over Garcia.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Solemn high
mass was sung in the Catholic church
over the remains of General Calixto
Garcia, in st. Patrick's church, today,
before the body of the distinguished
Cuban leader was placed in the vault at
the Arlington national cemetery. The
service was notable for the distinguish
ed gathering present, The honorary
pail bearers were Generals Miles, Law
ton, Wheeler and Shafter and Senators
Thurston, Proctor, Mason and Money
The sermon was by Most Rev. John Ire
land
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-13
A HEAVY SENTENCE.
Ex-P President Marsh, Of the Keystone Bank,
Is Finding That Honesty Is the
Rast pn1icu

Philadelphia, Dec. 13.-Gideon w.
Marsh, president of the wrecked Key
stone National bank, was sentenced to-
day by Judge Butler. of the United
States district court, to 12 years and
three months imprisonment and a fine
of $500. Marsh was charged with con-
spiracy in making false entries in his
books and making false reports to the
comptroller 1t was thought probable
Marsh might implicate others in the
crime, but he meekly informed the court
that his predecessor in the presidency
of the bank had left a defalcation of
over $1,00O,OO0, and that he never
profited dollar through the banks
losses.