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Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
selling Of Chinese Of Girls.

Omaha, Neb., June 13.-Judge Scott
is hearing the case of three Chinese
girls who have applied for habcas COR
pus. They charge that they and AZ
others are held here in slavery, and are
being sold for i'm amoral purposes. They
say seven have already been sold and
sent to San Francisco within the month.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Heavy Failure.

Bangor, Me-, June Ill. B. Clark &
Co.. tanners, have failed for $55o,0oo.
Theirs was the last of the big tanneries
in Maine and the failure will cause
heavy losses TO Maine aud Boston banks.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Capture of a Spy.

New York, June 13.-Edward G. Mon
test was arrested as a spy as he was
about to sail from this city Saturday.
In his trunks were found charts of the
harbor defenses of New York.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Must Go to Prison.

Lincoln, Neb., June 1O.-The 20 year
penitentiary sentence of ex-Sta;e Treas
urer Joseph S. BARLEY has been affirmed
by the supreme court. BARLEY was
convicted of stealing $350,C0O state
funds.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Killed BY Lightning.

Clinton, Ia, June 13. j. d. Yeager,
of Clinton, aged 40, while engaged in
building in the district north of here
swept by the recent cyclone, was Friday
night struck by lightning and killed.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Quarantine E.tabli.h-a.

Mobile, Ala, June 1.-THE Mobile
board of health quarantined against
the entire gulf coast pending an iuves-
tigation. There is no alarm here over
yellow fever at McHenry. Mobile is en-
loving excellent health.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Pardon for Capt. Hart.

Washington, June 10.-The president
granted pardon to Capt. John D. Hart,
now serving sentence of two years for
engaging in a filibustering expedition
to Cuba,
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Argentine's New President.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina, June 49,
Gen. Roca has been elected president of
the Argentine republic for term of
six years by the representatives Of the
II provinces. M
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
A Place for Anson.

New York, June 13.-Adrian c. Anson
has been engaged as manager of the
New York baseball club and took
charge Of the team Saturday.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Noted Hymn Writer Dead.

Richmond, Ill, June 13.-Dr. S. Fill
more Bennett, the author of the i'm
mortal hymn, "The Sweet Bye and Bye"
died Saturday at the age Of G2.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
WIN FIRST LAND BATTLE
Marines Under Col. Huntington in
a Fierce Conflict with the
Spanish Soldiers.
THE pons FINALLY foRcEo1o RETREAT.

Four of Our Men Lose Their Lives
Stripes Raised ON Cuban sOil-Still
Watching Cervera Other War
News of General Interest. So.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17

is believed that the Spanish troops will
show good fight before the city is cap
tured.
Thinks It Omsnous.
London, June 13.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Standard says: Crit
les here regard the occupation Of Guam
tanamo harbor as master stroke, and
the fact that 5000 Spanish allowed the
landing as ominously significant.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17

Both the senate and House Agree
Upon the War Revenue Measure
The Annexation of Hawaii Comes
to the Fr0nt-Other Bills and Reso.
lutions Considered.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-17
Seals Fate Of Santiago.

London, June 13. II Rear Admiral
sampson's acquisition of a; base for
coaling; and supplies at Guantanamo is
universally recognized as practically
sealing the fate of Santiago, although it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

eeipt Of 10 cents In silver or stamps.
The latest, best and most serviceabls
adjuncs Ct every library and Office.
address George H. Hssdord, 40 Old
Colony building. Chicago. III.
The Davenport Times has leased
for 10 years . building on the eas,
side Of Brady street ss the corner oil
Commercial street In Davenport. and
10 having IL remodeled and equipped
for . frss-class Newspaper office. and
yin occupy is - such In . shor,
time.
I. ]. Stanley, the Moline newspa.
per man, will 20 further than Seattle
IN his trip TO she far west. He cor.
templates extending his tour way up
into the klondike. and will travel
from Chicago 10 sbe coast in Q sps.
eial car With New York party. He
leaves Moline tomorrow night.
President W. y. Guy. Of the 81.
Louis. Peoria q Northern railway.
vss In the three cities yesterday.
HE rosd 10 The successor 10 the Jack.
sonvills Southeastern. and his visit
revivss TIE discussion Of the build.
ing Of his road this way. and the
possibility Of crossing the new bridge
81 this point into Iowa.
The Crescent bridge construction
forces are putting In their best licks
attempting TO get their false work
out Of the way on the Iowa eide before
the ice breaks up. The old Missis.
sippi is liable to play just such o trit L
~ IL did on the draw span Of the
Rock Island bridge two years ago,
and make any amount OF damage.
In the sorrow that has overtaken
the home Of Me-. and Mrs. Raymond
Trauwsen In the death OF their IL.
year.old daughter. Margarstha Clara,
they have the sympathy Of many
friends. The funeral occurred from
the bereaved home, Fiith.aud-a.half
avenue and Twenty.sixth street, this
afternoon. services being held over
the remains at st. Joseph's church.
Bobbie Abbott. Of Davenport. will
sing o baritone solo at Memorial hall
this evening. Others taking part
are Prof. Lukins and Russell Hsmp-
ton In . mandolin and guitar duet.
Misses Ella Mitchell, Myrtle Buck
and others; also J. H. johnson will
please the audience With o bass solo.
The entertainment 10 given BY the
ladies' Aid society Of the 8. Of v.
Refreshments will be served and o
pleasant evening 10 assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
HAYLOR RiDwe fOrlCs.

Taylor Ridge. Feb. 10.-The oyster
supper and social TO have been held
Of Me-. Tsylos's last Friday night was
postponed until Monday.
Cora Schneider has been Ill with
the measles.
Mrs. T. B. Tspp has gone to Iowa
for . 2-months' visit with her mother.
Mrs. Florence Starkey went 70
Rock Island last Friday to visit q
week with friends.
The weather has been quite mild
the last two days. and II IL keeps on
thswing the roads will be in bad
shape soon.
Charlie johnson departed Monday
for Missouri with q car Of household
goods. Mrs. johnson and children
viii not 90 until later.
Those on the sick list the past
week we're: Mrs. Henry.Ziemer Mrs.
II. p. Webster. Mrs. T. B. Tapp,
Mrs. X. s. Kirk and W. s. McCul.
Tough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY
~ Heaag . MeCombs'.

Percales. ell dark shades, s6-in
vide. worth l2lc, for Fridays sale,
a cents.
Cotton flannel. Sc quality, sac.
Sis cups and s sauccrs, per set. %
cents.
Large dinner plates &c each.
Turkey red table cloths l7Ac.
81 unblesched sheeting, big value.
i2lc.
t9.inch bleached pillow castings So.
French napkins, all colors, worth
up to 20, yours for 20 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

"You must feel very happy in thi,
lovely cottage yen call you own"
How can when I think Of my fam.
lily that owned an estate Of thorsandi
Of acres. with castle and whole regi.
ment Of scrvants.''
Why, when did they Lose it,
During the eleventh century."-
Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
LAMBERT GETS woRsTeD
Rseshiy nssdlsd On NM DO WIN 10,
Astsgsr.

Rseghiy Handed IN Nh Go Win dee
nstsgsr.
Billy Lambert and ice Metzgar
met in the ring 81 Buffalo, Iowa, last
night.
Eight rounds were fought. Il Was
declared . draw BY Referee Tom
fseuey. II Is said that Lambert got
she worst Of the battle, and that his
mouth and left ear we're badly cut.
Metsgar, who IL . Buffalo saloon.
keeper. WAS fresh as . daisy at the
end Of the closing round. After the
mill Lambert apologized to the audi.
ence. and said his poor work Was due
10 the heavy weight Of the gloves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
q Rsa Down Csndssson.

81 have taken Hoods Sarssparilli
for that tired feeling aud Q genera
run down condition Of the system.
seemed TO be tired all the time
Hoed's Sarsapsrills gave me relief
aud has proved . great medicine q
purify the blood and build up tn,
strength" Sarah Z Peak. Virginia
III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

Cures Group. sore throat, pulmo.
sary trcus'es-monarch over pain Of
every sort. d.. Thomas' Eclectric OH.
Sold b. Msrshali q Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

0,sd rs1sass o. Astsos SCI rsss.
foleyi Hoesy and Tar gives quick
End positive relief TO all cases. For
sals By T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

H. ODE pills are the only pills to
take With Hoods Sarsaprilla- Cure
ell liver ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10

Rain er nov tonigh:; clearing md
colder Friday.
The temperature has changed but
little q me Mississippi river stations,
but general fall hes occurred BE-
tvcen N. river and the Rocky noun
tsins The lowest temperature r.
ported frrm Q station In this couusIv
Il zero a. Moorhead. MINI II h II
below zero 81 wianipex. Manitoba
Today temperature 81
q z Hrxr, Observer.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27

talk learning my business; how at length a
casual remark of mine anent Paris opened
the way and he began to cough up the taie'
81 had studied the effects of hasheesh. L
made his a hasheesh fiend. l out-Qulncyed
De Quincy; 1 made him elegant in apear-
ance refined roller and all that, and then
gave a carefully prepared analyzation OF
the effects of the drug-which he took from
a little gold box-upon him. 1 made him
dwell upon its marvellous producing,
nepenthe- bringing, oblivion-bearing quail
ties. Then I told how he said he was al
most poverty-stricken and that he would
die without hasheesh, and so would sell his
life for two years of joy with his beloved
master-drug.
1.-THE story took-big. l had located him In
one of the fashionable hotels and had the
thing all fixed up with the proprietor--even
put his name on the register.
"Now here begins the peculiar side of the
case The day after the story appeared 1
was talking to this Notwithstanding
about how many lies he had been compelled
to manufacture-when fellow walks up
to the desk with an open newspaper In his
hand. He inquired for my hasheesh man.
Mr. Proprietor hustled around. looked in
the key-box and at the register, and then
declared the fellow had left that morning
"For what point; do you know
New York, 1 believe
81 am Scotland Yards detective" said
the newcomer, land believe this to be the
man I've been after for two years. He is
gigantic insurance swindler who has vic
timized English and American companies
for $l25,D0O. Will you kindly tell me all
about his appearance etc?"
.sWell you should have seen Mr.. Proprie-
tors face! There was nothing to do but
lie 1t out, however, and he did SO with the
ease of man who has dealt with prima
donnas and New York drummers. At the
end the detective asked for a blank and
wrote hasty message to New York. say
ing the swindler was in that city by that
time and might be at one Of six or eight
hotels. And as I am good liar. reply
came back by 8 o'clock that night saying
they had caught the insurance swindier In
hotel there. OF course. we wired New
York and had the story big from there and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27

took all the credit ourselves in two
column write-up. Curious coincidence,
eh?"
zone of the funniest incidents 1 ever saw
happened to John Boyle, an old-time Wash
ington man." said the succeeding yarn
spinner. HE was working on an afternoon
paper, doing white house and treasury, and
one day there was to be a reception at the
white house to the members of the diplo-
matte corps. Those things are all the
same and John had covered about forty of
them so he didn't worry about it. Fact is
he had been playing poker at the club
most of the night before and was way be-
hind, SO when he got the assignment he
went back to the club and got in the game
again. By and bye he dropped out for five
minutes, rang for a messenger and sent
down a batch of copy to his paper saying,
The British minister Sir Julian Pauncefote
with Lady Pauncefote and the Misses
Pauncefote have just arrived, etc. You
know those things move in prescribed form
and he knew perfectly the order of preeed-
ence etc. Half an hour later he sent an
other batch about the Brazilian embassy,
ETC., giving names and costumes and
various details.
at so happened that almost before the
function was well under way an attache of
the French legation was thoughtless
enough to drop dead and the levee was i'm
mediately declared off in consequence
But this didn't stop John. With great
regularity and much completeness he Is
sued bulletins. About noon the managing
editor came up to the club and learning
that John was upstairs playing poker, told
the story on him. By o'clock one hundred
men eagerly awaited each bulletin, which
was promptly read out after the messenger
boy had been despoiled and properly ST.
fenced. 1t got to be very funny by 2 o'clock
when with great flourish and eclat. John
closed the notable function. OF course, he
resigned when he heard the facts, but he
was too good man to let 30. But he was
always sensitive thereafter on dead
Frenchmen and white house receptions"
"The power OF the press is hackneyed
phrase and trite MAXIM was the Begin
ming OF a third contribution. But I'll tell
you little instance which goes to show
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
From the Natchez (Miss9 Democrat.

FROM the NatcheZ (Miss.) Democrat.
The Democrat is the official paper of the
city of Natchez and Adams county, Miss.
In that capacity it is ever watchful of the
interests-physical, financial and moral-of
all the inhabitants thereof, and has no
apology to offer for undertaking a little
private investigation on its own account
into matter that concerns the welfare of
every member of the community.
When DR.. Harter, of Dayton, Ohio, sent
his men to NatcheZ to give away thousands
of bottles of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic it
was SO unusual an occurrence that every
person in the city had his attention at
tracted to the medicine well as to the
method of its distribution.
Personally, we resolved to bide our time,
until the Iron Tonic had gotten In its work
and every one had been taking it a few
weeks, and then gather together a little
official information as to the actual results
obtained from its use, and publish the
signed statements of those whom we might
interview, detailing, officially, the good,
bad or Indifferent qualities of the medicine,
as reported by citizens
Yesterday we set about the task and
the result is here presented
. The Natchez agent of the American Ex-
press Co. is known personally and favora-
bly, to everybody in and about Natchez
Mr.. Gerard probably can tell a lie, but he
won't; in that respect he beats George
there was little merit in his truthfulness
In word, Mr.. Gerard is noted for his
truthfulness, and when he says a thing 1t
can be depended upon. Here is the truth
as told by him regarding DIR. Harter's Iron
Tonic:
Appetite Restored.
Natchez Miss, March Is, 1898.
The Daily Democrat:
Gentlemen-My wife had been suffering
for some time from loss of appetite gen.
eral languor, etc. After using DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic her appetite returned, and she
Is now greatly improved l can cheerfully
= A. j. GERARD.
Juanito Garrus, the barber Is a Cuban
by birth, though a long time resident of
with the health of his family and himself
a close second. He tells the world what DR..
Harter has done for him:
Cured of Fever.
Natchez Miss, March Is, $685.
Daily Democrat:
4 Gentlemen-I have used DIR. Harter's Iron
Tonic in my family for slow fevers, inertia,
etc, and find that after it's use the dis
tressing symptoms disappear the blood evil
I can chcerfully recommend the use of DR..
Harters Iron Tonic as renovator to the
system.
Yours. truly, JUANITO GARRUS.
At Britton & Koontz' bank Mr..
Minor was profuse in his praise of DR..
Harter's Iron Tonic, and dictated letter
in which he told why:
Blood Purified.
b Natchez, Miss, March Is, 1898.
The Daily Democrat:
Gentlemen-I have used DIR. Harters Iron
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
AMERICAN, CUBAN; WHITE coLoRED; ALL CURED

/ Tonic In my household, and found its use
very beneficial. / had been suffering for
some time with a severe cough, and after
using one bottle found great relief the sec
ond bottle entirely cured me. / can COM
mend DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic to all as
panacea for slow fevers and blood troubles.
Yours, etc., billiard MINOR.
When man loses his appetite he loses his
best friend. When you can't eat you amt
good for much in any sphere of life. John
Davis, whom everyone knows who knows
Natchez-John was born here and has lived
here all his life-suffered for years from q
lack of desire for food, caused as usually is
the case, by the state of his blood and
stomach. He isn't at all backward in tell
ing how he recovered his 'best friend"-his
appetite:
Sleeps Well.
Natchez, Miss, March Is, 1893
Daily Democrat:
Gentlemen-Loss of appetite and insomnia
had troubled me long time, when / COM
menced taking DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic.
Since commencing its use my appetite has
returned, my sleep is more restful and my
health generally improved
Very truly, JOHN F. DAVIS.
If you want to see grateful man visit
Charlie Reddin's tonsorial paror, and say
DR.. Harter to him. He'll do the rest Wife
cured Of rheumatism and slow fever, and
child cured of a rash covering the entire
body. No wonder he tells his thankfulness
in these strong words:
Rheumatism Cured.
Natchez, Miss, March Is, $685.
The Daily Democrat
Gentemen-It gives me great pleasure to
recommend Dr. Harters Iron Tonic. One
of my children had severe eruption, COW
ering almost the entire body, which was
cured by the use of the Tonic. My wife
also, who has long been a sufferer from
rheumatism and slow fevers, was made en-
tire1y well by its use. Yours truly,
CHAS. REDD1N, 316 State street.
DR.. Harter can apparently do almost any,
thing, but he can't make colored folks
white. He can cure them of their bodily
ills, however, just the same as though they
were better bleached. Louis Kastor, the
saddlery and harness dealer, who is a self
made man, If there ever was one, is not in
the least ashamed of his corol, or of the
medicine that made and keeps him well.
He signed a letter as follows:
Good Tonic.
Natchez, Miss, March 15 1898.
Daily Democrat:
Gentlemen-I have used DR.. Harter's Iron
Tonic, and derived great benefit from it.
1t is good med cine, and every one should
be told of it's merits Yours truly,
L. D. KASTOR.
The Iron Tonic is no respector of condi-
ton any more than 1t is of color. Mary
Booker is a domestic, subject to the same
ills as her mistress, and obtains help and
cure from the same source as those who
employ her. Here is her statement:
Dyspepsia Cured.
Natchez Miss, March Is, 1898
Editor Daily Democrat:
. Dear Sir-Some time since I was suffering
with dyspepsia and rheumatism, and used
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
STORIES ABOUT
NEWSPAPER MEN

IT was a group of old-time newspaper
men. and the talk ran around till it came
to .fakes'' and their occasional disastrous
or other consequences. Be it known that
deep In the heart of every true lover of his
guild there turks a desire to occasionally
nerpetrate fake There is the relief from
the burden of truth, there is free play for
glorious imagination and, supplementary,
also, is the Tom Sawyer, forbdden-fruit
impulse which has ever beckoned mankind
to Its fall. Considerations of injury to any
one or possible evil results outweigh, with
the honorable man, here as elsewhere, any
passing pleasure or ephemeral reputation.
But there breathes not the man with soul
so dead who under favorable and guiltless
conditions will not shake off the letters of
fact and soar off into the realms of fancy.
''I was city editor of a certain paper at
the national capital" said one of the group,
'and one day the managing editor poked
me up on the lack Of interesting stories in
the paper---a habit he had. Go up and see
somebody married on top of the Washing
ton monument Go down and see a six
story building sway about as if to fall--do
anything and bring ME in good live story
"well, / racked my brain and finally went
down into the business office and inserted
under the business personal head:
II will insure my life for 5000 in favor of
anyora who will pay me $500 cash; will
pay all premiums and guarantee to be dead
In two years. Curiosity seekers and trif1ers
need not be tempted by this, as it is purely
a business proposition. M. T., this office.
"As 1 had anticipated, some keen-nosed
newspaper man on the Row saw 1t the first
thing in the morning and showed it to a
group. and they specuiated as to what the
dickens the thing meant About forty an
swers came in by o'clock that day, among
them some curlously ingenious ones from
the newspaper boys. But 1t was my indi-
vidual scoop, and kept under cover. Next
morning had d column and half story
how I'd located the writer and gone to see
him; how at first he declined absolutely to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27

how the thoughtless production of care
less cub reporter can blast a mans wo-
mans life. I'm the cub reporter. I was
working on a st. Louis paper which was
running an advertising coupon scheme.
You drew a certain numbered coupon and
that entitled you to some prize--a grand
piano or a bunch of daisies, put up by vari-
Gus merchants. 1 was assigned to write up
the successful prize-getters-to make
story of the deal. 1t looked dry. and was
pretty hard picking. I found one kid that
had drawn a business college scholarship
and showed his glorious future and then l
ran out of facts. So 1 began picking out
people who lived away out in the suburbs
or out of town and crediting them with
sundry curious happenings, dreams about
numbers, etc.
II made one little paragraph about a GER
tain man, living way out, drawing a pair
of ladies' slippers. The directory gave his
occupation as teamster and single. So 1
got up a romance of how he'd gone to the
store and got the slippers, and, being
six-footer, had regarded them quizzically
and left with the remark that he couldn't
wear 'em, but he knew little woman VINO
could-just suggestion of love affair,
you know.
about noon the next day 1 was at my
desk when a fellow about as broad as the
hack of a hack and six feet two struck the
threshold of the Office and then lit in the
middle of the room:
Where's the (well-born, nice, gentle
manly fellow who wrote this? he roared.
Nobody knew. 1 was busy.
".I can lick him and I'm goin' to lick
him.
Nobody doubted it. But the writer was
out and nobody knew when he'd be back.
"'He's broke up my home, said the furi-
Gus fellow. L came home this morning.
work nights-and found my wife gone to
her folks The neighbors said she'd showed
'em all this and that I'd been goin' with
another woman and given this other wo-
man those slippers, as she'd never seen
'em, and how she'd suspected me for some
time. Said she cried and raised the devil
generally and left word for me there was
no use for me to come and see her, that we
was separated for good
"Wel, say, guess he wasn't mad! And
1 guess he hadn't right to be. I'd mixed
him up with another man of the same
name. We endeavored to appease him and
made the necessary correction the next day
and the editor wrote hfs wife and 1 was
finally sent out to see her. 1t was dis
agreeable task. She was a little fool. But
ia earned it. don't believe altogether
succeeded In, convincing her and many hard
words had passed between man and wife
which years may not have rghted. I've
been little cautious ever since"