davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
CapeS.

Ladies' heavy lined boucle Capes, ex-
ira nice grade, Thibet fur trimming
around collar and down front, while
they last, each $500
Ladies' plated back, boucle Cape,
lined with reinforced neck and
shoulder. Thibet fur trimmed col
lar and front. cheap, worth SO,
sale price e............... S.. 4S
Ladies' Vorumbo, boucle Cape, satin
faced, Thibet trimming, plated
back, excellent value. -. 6I2. so
Is boucle CaPes. Thibet trimmed,
lined and bought to sell for SIS, this
lot Tor .$3.6 65
So so plush jet trimmed Capes. this
Io' ohiy' ior .--..--.' S3.0S
eI1 PiuSh CaPeS at. .-...... SS. rs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
Umbrellas for Xmas Gifts.

For ladies and gentlemen, with steT-
ling trimmings, jeweled settings,
ivory Dresden and fancy wood han
dies in colored, black and fancy
silks. Prices for good ones range
from 81 to $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03

Educate Your Bowels With CascaretE.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
i5c. S5c- II C c Q. fail, druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
SILK Waists.

SIX waists.
Extra value at s7.9S, 50 and S5.oS
Satin, at each .---....-.-... $500
Taffetas, black. worth 50, at S3.OS
Wool Waists. Mohair and Serge, at
$50 to- CSC
Wool Eiderdown Dressing Sacques
in blue, pink, red or gray, crochet
edges, yoke and front, at each Csc
Better and fancier ones. for each 81. .33
and ----.---.---..-.. SI.0S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
SuifS.


Ladies' Suit. tailor made. silk lined
Jacket and tailor made, bound
seam skirt, latest style, material of
Scotch mixtures, checks and nov
elites. a so Suit for 500
Ladies' tight-iitting, royal blue Che
viot Suit. silk lined throughout,
handsomely trimmed in braid, adj
miral collar, in every way one of
the most stylish Suits in the mar
10 dozen best quality Calico Wrap
pers, with tight fitting lining,
fancy yoke. braid trimmed, regu
lar 81 Wrapper, price each .-.. o5C
10 dozen heavy grade. fleeced back
Wrappers. all seams shed,
bound arm hole, tight fitting lin
ing. 3l-yard skirt. fancy collar and
cuffs, for each ch...........-.. 07C
Nothing like it for less than $50
anywhere.
I'VE have about 1000 Wrappers to
choose from. including dainty Cash
mere and Flannel. made up in the
most approved styles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
Lace Curtains.

Gloves and miffS.
KID, WOOL, LEATHER, SILK AND
COTTON.
so dozen more of the 81. S1.25 and
$50 Kid Gloves, at pair, 97c, 77c
and .----.-.- -foC
When you want Gloves come to
headquarters. We sell the best 81
and $50 Glove to be. had at these
prices
COrSef Covers.
Corset Covers, cam brio embroid-
cred; also muslin. all new effects,
at each h---....-.........- 25C
Beautiful lace and ribbon trimmed
in a variety of styles, each soc
Other styles. at each from $50
10 5000 lOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
Boston Store,
DAVENPORT, IA.
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!
Dolls. Dolls.

Jointed Dolls, Kid Body Dolls,
dressed Dolls, soldier Dolls of every
size and at all prices. Doll Beds
and Cradles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
Notice.

Nothing in this department will
be carried over to next season.
Therefore in order to sell the large
quantities now on hand, we have
marked everything with a view of
selling it quickly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-03
MAKES A DIRECT ISSUE
In Which the veracity of Himself
or Col. Theodore Roose.
Velt Is Involved,
DOES AN OLD SALT NAMED MKaY,

Gives the Lie Direct to Other Witnesses
Before the War Investigator, and Is
Pecially to the Leader OF the Rough
Riders - Peace Negotiations Are safe
EnOugh-COmment on The Situation and
on Questions Coming TO the Front.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
SMELLING JURAGUA.
Baiquiri Bombarded Before the Land
ing Smouldering Village Wrecked,

Baiquiri Bombarded Before the Land
ing Smouldering Village Wrecked
Copyright 1893 by Associated Press)
Playa del Este Guantanamo Bay,
Province of Santiago de Cuba, Thursday
afternoon, June 23.-2:07 p. m.-BefOre
the landing yesterday the fleet in front
Of El MORO opened out and the ships
steaming along between Santiago and
Baiquiri, to prevent reinforcements by
the railroad to the latter point, shelled
every village on the coast.
The Bancroft, Wilmington and Vixen,
discovered regiment of Spanish sol
ders defiling down the railroad to Jura-
qua, and their shells sent them scamper-
ing up the hill like jack rabbits.
The warships before the landing shellcd
Raiquiri town and the surrounding hills
for half an hour. What remained of the
smouldering village was wrecked, The
crash of the guns rending the rock and
reyerberating among the hills. Great
smoke banks drifted in shore, completely
yelling the ridges for miles.
Steam launches with one pound Colt
guns in the bows and the Tecumseh and
Suwanee covered the landing inside the
pier.
The firing was re-opened after the As
sociated Press dispatch boat Dauntlcss
left. The iron mines and most Of the
property at Baiquiri are owned by a
Baltimore company.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
AN UPRISING FEARED Irregular TROOPS AND MA
RlNES ON HALF RATI0NS, VOLUNTEERS COM
PEELED TO FORAGE FOR SUPPLIES.
DISEMBARKATION IS COMPLETE
Later Advces Say that the Entire American Army is Now
Landed and that Fighting Has Already Begun--Span-
ish Dispatches State that Our Troops Were
RepuIsed in an Attack on Puenta Barra-
CO, Butthe Reports DisCredted
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press)

Copyright 1893 by Associated PressQ
In General Garcia's Camp Aurren-
deras, Santiago dc Cuba, June -, per
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Wanda, via Kingston, Jamaica, June %.
- IA. ma Cuban who left the city Of
Santiago on Monday night arrived at
General Garcia's camp on Tuesday
morning with acurate maps of the har-
bor and earthworks surrounding it. The
ships of Admiral Cerverd have moved
from the positions they were in three
days ago and now lie in almost Il circle,
surrounding Il small island and light
house about half way up the fOur-mile
harbOr. The armOred cruiser CristObal
Colon which is uninjured, lies to the
west, commanding with her port battery
the narrow neck Of the harbOr, while the
Vizcaya, also uninjured, lies to the east,
her starboard battery looking down upon
the same neck.
Both of the Spanish torpedo boats are
temporarily injured, one having been
struck by fragments of shells that sunk
the Reina Mercedes and the other hdy-
ing boiler tubes and engines in course of
repair.
The most important statement made
was in substance that the torpedo boats
have not, since their arrival here, made
any attempt to leave, being unable to do
SO. The ships have only half their sup
plies of coal although some coal arrived
by overland route two weeks ago.
The shell that sunk the Reina Mcr-
cedes was fired during the first bonn
bardment. by the Massachusetts. Be
y0nd this loss and the quite large loss
Of life incident to it there was little or
no damage done. The earthworks were
disturbed and one smooth bore gun was
dismOunted on the west battery. Seven
new guns are being put up facing three
Of which on the west are ships guns Of
the six inch rapid fire variety and auto
matte guns of all descriptions. it appears.
guns are being dismounted from the
ships and mounted OH the earthwOrks
surrounding the city.
new line of treaehes has been dug
about mile and half from the city.
The Spanish soldiers known as the reg
ular troops are on half rations and no
rationS or supplies are furnished to the
local Spanish forces. numbering about
three thousand men. They are compelled
to forage for themselves.
The spirit Of discomfort, it also seems.
is very widespread among the Spanish
troops, and an uprising i'm Santiago de
Cuba is feared. There is an absolute
lack of drugs in Santiago and, finally.
the crews of the Spanish warships are on
half rdtions.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
Immense Amount of Stores Have Been
Struggled Into Havana

Smuggled Into Havana.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.l
Off Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday,
June -, ) p. m, via Kingston, Jamaica,
Thursday. June 23.--7:30 H. m.-With
the complete investment of Santiago de
Cuba by land and by sea, but few days
Off. the admiral has decided to strength
on the blockade OF the large ports on the
southern coast westward of Santiago.
For three weeks the south coast, west
of Santiago to Cane San Antonio has
been practically unprotected. The block
adc has been simply on paper in name
only, with the result that it is known
quite Il number of ships have run the
blockade and that an immense quantity
Of provisions have been smuggled into
Havana. Most of the blockade runners
have landed their cargoes under the lee
OF the Isle of Pines and thence the pro-
Visions etc, have been taken in small
boats to Batabano, whence the railroad
runs to HAVANA. of4y thirty-five miles
away. The majority Of the blockade rum
ners have gone ont from jamaica and
two of them at least are known to have
made several trips. Only last week the
steamer urisima Conception, flying the
Spanish flag, took n cargo out of Kings
ton, ostensibly for Manzanillo, but prob
ably for the Isle Of Pines. The auxiliary
cruiser Yosemite missed her by few
hours. The Purissima Conception car
ried in addition to provisions arms and
ammunition. These cargoes were I'M
doubtedly smuggled into the Spanish
lines, and will aid Captain General
Blanco greatly in withstanding the
siege.
The admiral has now decided that the
blockade running must cease, and yester-
day he dispatched four fast ships to pa
troll the coast from Cape Cruz to the
Isle of Pines.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
COL. LABoRDEs DISPATCH.
A Hot Fight Ending in a Rout of The
Spanish.

New York. June 23.-The first official
cablegram received by the Cuban Junta,
direct from their government since the
breaking out Of the war was received
here to-day by Senor Il. Estrada Palma.
1t was as follows:
''Playa del Este. June 22-We are
at Guantanamo Bay, at a position taken
from the enemy, called Playa del Este.
Fought with two hundred Americans
and fifty CubanS against 400 Spaniards.
Complete rout. Enemy's flight shameful.
We captured eighteen prisoners, one Of
fcer. Sixty of the enemy are dead and
sixteen wounded: two officers killed.
''On our part we had two killed and
three wounded. We captured 2S Mauser
rifles and 5000 cartridges.
To-day the forces of General Rabi
and BFigadier Castillo took Baiquiri with
the aid OF the American vessels. Span
iafds set fire to the town on retreating.
SiXten thousand American troops diSem-
barked at Baiquiri General Garcia is
on board the cruiser New York
(Signed COL. LABORDE"
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
GREATEST CRIME or CENTURY
In Allowing Spain to BE Crushed by
brutal Weight of Numbers.

IN Allowing SPAN to BE Crushed by
brutal Weight of Numbers.
Madrid. June 23.-6 D. m.-During the
afternoon Il semi-oflcial note was issued
in order to avoid a msunderst lnding, ;"
pointing out that merely the Spanish
lcfl retired and took up a position i'm
the mountains, owing TO the Americans
landing nine kilometres east of Baiquiri
whore there were no Spanish tr0ops and
erdcavoring to outfiank the Spaniards." "
The note then points ont that this
part Of the country is very unhealthy
and that yellow jack is rampant"
The Spanish official dispatches are an
nOunced to have created an excellent
impression here rs Indicating the .'im-
mense difficulties of the adv ,nce on
Santiago de Cuba"
The dispatches from Cuba were read
in tie Senate here to-day. whereupon
the Senators made patriotic succches.
Senator Navarro Rodrigo declared
Europe and the whole world IS commit
ting the greatest and mosl horrible
crime of the century, in allowing Spain
to be crushed by brutal wciglt OF num-
bers."
Continuing, the Senator d;latpd anC
the grave danger to The Eatin and Slny
races IF Europe tole 'atcs Ar..lo SaNcn
prcponderance."
The Budget was then adot,tcd. which
will permit the government to suspend
the sittings of the Cortes.
The newspapers talk of possible
change of Ministry next week
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
sIBoNEY AND BARRACoA.
Destroyed, Says Santiago's Governor,
BY American Shells.

Madrid. June 23.-4:30 p. m.-Cable
dispatches received here from Admiral
Cervera, say the crews of the Spanish
warships at Santiago have joined the
land forces, in order to take part i'm
the defence of the city. He adds that
the situation is critical, but II later
dispatch affirms that the Spaniards
have victoriously repulsed the enemy >
A dispatch from the Governor of San
tiago de Cuba says: ''The attack. on
Siboney (Sabanal and Baiqur con
tinued until nightfall. The enemy was
repulSed except on the left. at Baiquiri,
where the Spaniards were Obliged to
retire in consequence of thanking
movement upon the part Of the enemy.
who landed several kilometres east of
Baiquiri. The Spanish forces retired in
good order into the mountains Siboney
and Barracoa were destroyed by the
American shells"
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
SIX THOUSAND OF OUR
BOYS ON CUBAN SOIL
With Ten Thousand More Lying off Shore Board the Transports
Ready Join Those who have Debarked as Soon as the
Launches can Take Them Ashore.

in the open wherever they could be
found.
The cheers of their comrades still wait
ing on the transports, the strains of Yam
kee Doodle from the bands on the troop
ships saluted them as they disappeared
from view over the hills of Baiquiri.
The landing was accomplished without
loss OF life, the only casualty being the
wounding of an inSurgent on the hills
by a shell from one of our warships. He
will lose his arm.
The insurgent troops ut Baiquiri arc
commanded by General Castillo and are
estimated TO number thousand men.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
YALE OFF FOR SANTIAGO.
Bearing Reinforcements for the Army
of Invasion.

Newport News, Va, June 23.-The
auxiliary cruiser Yale, with the Thirty
Third Michigan regiment and one batta-
lion of the ThirtyFourth Michigan
sailed from Old Point this evening at six
O'Clock for Santiago. The troops to the
number Of 1000 are in command of
General Duffield. Col. Boynton. of the
Thirty-Thfrd regiment is second in com
mand. The ammunition is in charge of
Lieut. ID. j. Mcdonald
The men arrived from Washington ear
~ this morning on the steamer Wash
ington. Their supplies were brought
down by the steamer Norfolk. On arriy-
ing at Old Point the troops landed and
marched INTO Fortress Monroe, where
they had breakfast.
After dinner at / o'clock they again
boarded the steamer Washington, which
TOOK TOOK them alongside the Yale, to which
they were soon transferred. A large
crowd assembled to see the troops en-
bark and when the Yale weighed an
chor and headed for the Canes, mighty
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
TIE FIGHTING HAS BEGUN.
This Comes From Spanish Sources, and
is Believed in Washington.

is Believed in Washington.
Washington, June 23.-Secretary
Alger and General Miles were in con-
ference in the Secretary's office at 4
O'Clock this afternoon when the first
Madrid bulletin. announcing that fight
ing had begun, was shown to them The
Secretary read it aloud with evident
satisfaction, and both gentlemen ex-
pressed themselves gratified with ihis
favorable report. coming as it did from
the enemy. There was no surprise that
the fighting had begun so soon 1t was
suggested by the reporter that the
troops had completed their landing only
this morning. Yes, but they have gone
there to fight and are ready to begin MI
once replied General Miles. Secretary
Alger said no word had been received M
to that hour, indicating that fghtmSI
was in progress. He had no reason to|
doubt, however. that our troon4 had
encountered the Spanish forces. and
had given Il good account OF themselves
General Miles said that the American
troops would now push forward aggres-
Sivcly, driving in the Spanish and
forcing them to fight. There was not
Il suggestion of apprehension or doubt.
NiViiNA WIN cGIittdlN Anger ana AAcllpfil
Miles as to what the outcome would
be. They had made their plans well.
and they were confident thai General
Shafter and his troops would he ham
mering at the gates of Santiago before
long
STRONG STAND NEAR SANTIAGO
The impression here is that the Span
iards will make their strongest stand
close to Santiago and the inner harbor.
within the range of the protection of the
guns of the big Spanish cruisers lying
there. There is no doubt that until
these ships are removed from the field
OF operations, the campaign against
Santiago will be conducted against odds.
The guns of the ships command tn
hills, over which our soldiers must
come to attack the town and reach the
bay, but we win soon bring our own
artillery into play The naval officials
here believe that when the time comes
for an attack by land upon the town.
Sampson will force his way into the
harbor and take part in the engagement
They are satisfied that the wreck of
the Merrimac does not completely block
the channel, and say that if Sampson
does not come in the Spanish are likely
to make a desperate effort to get ont
The mines are to be considered in such
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
THE SPANISH REPORT.
Americans Bombarding Santiago and
Landing Forces.

Madrid, June 23.-2 p m.-An off
cial dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
dated June % to-day says:
The attack commenced yesterday. The
enemy concentrated his landing forces
in front of Puenta Barraco, lying east
ward of our left flank, which extended
for eight leagues along the coast.
An official dispatch from Havana says:
"The commander at Santiago de Cuba
announces that the American squadron
has commenced the bombardment and is
trying to disembark at Baiquiri and at
puenta Barracoa.
AN American warship has shelled and
destroyed small wooden fort near
Cienfuegos. Seven Spaniards were
slightly wounded"
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
SPANISH REINFoRCEMENTS.

London, June 23.-The Madrid cores
pondent Of the Times says:
''The government has received an adj
ditional dispatch from Cuba. not yet
published, to the effect that Spanish
reinforcements are being concentrated on
Santiago"
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
FIRST ATTACK BErULsED.
Correa Hears We Were Worstcd al
puenta Barraco.

Madrid, June pa p. m.-The Min
ister Of War, General Correa. it is an
nounced, has received an official dis
patch from Santiago dc Cuba, announc-
ing that ''the Americans" first attack
on Puenta Barraco. has been repulsed
after hard fought and bloody engage
ment.
puenta Barraco is situated short dis
tance from Baiquiri, where the United
States troops landed yesterday. 1t is
nearer the coast and therefore, more
completely under the guns of the
American fleet, from which it can be
judged that it is highly improbable that
the army has been repulsed as an
nounced in Madrid.
The news & observer., 1898-06-24
Leads all er North Carolina Dae8 in B0h News and Circulation

cheer went mp from the soldiers and
civilians on the government piers The
auxiliary cruiser Hayard will leave Old
Point for Santiago Monday or Tuesday
with another expedition.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

While anxious to discover
discouragement for the silver
doctrine, yet | can see moth
ing in the recent elections indica
tive of a desire on the part of the
people to regard it as a dead is
sue. True the Democrats were
defeated generally but 16 tol was
not the issue. In but one state
east of the Alleghanies was silver
made an issue, and there it's ad-
vocates made gains. The main
question North, East and West
was: Shall we indorse the Ad-
ministratiou in its management
of the war and in it's policyof ter
ratorial expansion? The large
floating vote in these sections al
lied with the genuine Republican
vote answered thequestion in the
affirmative. The result is of
course, that silver can notreceive
any favorable legislation until
after 1905, but that is a mere in
cident. 1t is possible, certainly,
that other questions now public
may assume so much vitality in
the interim, that silver may be
obscured and die for the want of
attention. In this event only can
it be said that late elections were
disastrous to silver.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

Seldom has a more dramatic
and thrilling story of travel stir,
red the blood of the reader than
that which described the run of
an Erie express train at high
speed from Birminghamton tC
Susquehanna with a lifeless en-,
g ineer on guard and the lives OF
200 passengers dependent on the
issue. To have beena passenger
on tins desperate rush under the
guidance of a pulseless hand, and
to have realized at it's close the
danger that was passed, istohave
acquired a reminiscence the hor-
ror of which is not likely to fade
so long as memorylasts.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

The japanese are ruthless in
their tampering with nature. If
they decide that they want abird
or an animal of a certain shape
or color, they set about manufac-
turing the article, so tospeak, by
the exercise of exceedingly clever
ingenuity and untiring patience.
Here, for example, is how the
white sparrows are produced.
They seIectapair of grayish birds
and keep them in white cage in
a white room, where they are at
tended by d person dressed in
white. The mental effects on
series of generations of birds re-
suits in completely white birds
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19
kenS.

kens.
The pictorial post card is quite
a feature of the period. A short
time since the German Emperor
was at the army maneuVerS at
Aevnhausen, and one morning
the young ladies of that place
presented him witha a Doquet OF
wild flowers. The kaiser Eanded
them to his aid -de-camp and IN
quired what the fair donors would
like toreceivefrom him inreturn.
They requested that when in Je-
rusaIem he would send them a
post card with a view Of the holy
city on it. Could they possibly
have been the ENJOYS Of an enter
prising firm of color printers
which have sentaconsignment OF
such cards to Palestine?
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

American enterprise is in evi-
dencein Belize, British Honduras,
the new postotfice there, a hand
some two story building, which
has just beenopened, having been
erected at an expense Of $4,000
by an American contractor and
largely by American labor The
brick, lumber, roofing and all
materials are from the United
States, and the fixtures furnish
ed by an American company.
American furniture is gradually
displacing the massive styles.
Another brick building, ST..
Mary's School, which is nearly
completed, will beentirely equip
ped with American school furni.
ture.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

Imagine a man so opposed to
foreign innovations as to be un-
willing to travel on a steamer, be-
ing made directoron the railway
and mining Board in China! Yet
just that has been done by the
Empress Dowager who, some
would have us believe, is really
interested IN reform. Similarly
she has cashiered the Governor
of Human. one of the hemostenlight-
ened officials in the Empire.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

1t is quite gratifying to know
that the North Caroliniansdid not
confne their execution to negroes.
Such a condition of affairs can
never exist unless there are some
mean, rascally white man to urge
on the negroes. For the negro
they have no love. They use him
as means to get money ando office.
For the sake of these two gods
they outrage reason, trample on
decency, and betray their race.
Their lives are too unnatural to be
ended naturally.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

Papers of populistic tendencies
are inclined to attribute Democra-
cy's defeat in New York to David
Hill. 1t was not Hills fight. He
was opposed to the nomination of
Van WYck and that he attracted
larger crowds and created far more
enthusiasm than Van Wyck him
self are evidences that he is the
most potential factor in the ranks
Of New York Democracy.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-19

Tillman, the South Carolina
Populite and Chicago Democrat,
has been throwing his pitch-fork
into Republican negro abettors.
Of his ilk is the Fusionist kind
and that kind made possible the
recent conditions in the Carroll
mas. He should be made to trail
the well Tolberts and to find a
home among the wild.eyed, het-
erogeneous and Kaleidoscope
masser of Atgeldtic Chicago.