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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
TERRORISM OF THE srRIKERs
Developed BY the Testimony In the Case
Against sheriff Martin and DepusIes,

Against sheriff Martin and Deputies.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Feb. 25.-The drift,
OF the testimony a; the Sheriff Martin
trial yesterday was to show that the
strikers had terrorized the men who
remained at work. Several witnesses
said they had been fired at. struck with
clubs and threatened with bodily harm.
One man said he had Eve shots fred at
him as he fed from the gang Of strik-
trs. oliver Smith. lated how the
strikers CAPTURED a man who had avoid
% them and beat him severely. These
nea went To their homes. and two were
given revolvers. Superintendent Jo-
seph McFariane. Of the Evansville COL
itry. told how the McAdoo strikers had
driven out the men there with many
Threats and much display Of force.
Many oi the men were compelled to Join
ITEM The whole neighborhood, he
said. was terrcrizcd.
John McFadden. a boss at the jeans
Vile stripping. said he and his men
We're surrounded by the strikers and
stopped work without any resistance.
The strikers then forced them 10 march
along for several miles. guarding each
% them closely aid threatening them
With injury II they tried to escape. on
5ept. : Samuel Barlow. at McAdoo and
Ebervaie saw go armed miners stone
The breaker. flourish their knives ard
show reviewers. They were very bois-
ferrous and threatening. on Sept. 3
they drove the Ebcrvaic men on, AMI
attacked the Office there and tried to
assault Superintendent John Scott.
who was Obliged to draw a revolver to
protect himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
BRYAN TALKS TO DEMOCRATS
Money Power To Bs the Paramount Issue
in the Next Campaixu.

AAOuey rover 10 Be the Paramount Issue
in the Next Campaign.
Topeka. Kas., Feb. 25.-william Jen-
nines Bryan addressed 600 Democrats
at banquet held in this city last night.
The gathering was in the nature of q
reunion of the Democrats. Its magni-
tude gives it considerable significance
as showing the Democratic strength as
a balance of power in this state. Many
speakers of state. prominence addressed
the meeting. Bryan asserted that tie
money power" was to be the para
mount issue in the next campaign, and
cited the fact that the national COM
mittees Of the Democrats. the Populists
and the free silver Republicans have
issued addresses in which they assert
that the money question is the issue,
and call for the cooperation of the
forces that it may triumph.
In an interview Bryan declined to
discuss the present crisis with Spain.
He said there was time enough to dis
cuss that affair when the official in
vestigation committee in the Maine af-
fair had made its report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
She Was Very Much in Haste.

Sioux City. Ia, Feb. 25.-Emma Lar
son married in such haste that she got
the wrong man. The courts have just
annulled the ceremony. While in West
field, N. Y, several years ago she be-
came slightly acquainted with Frank
Schultz. After she came here Schultz
cousin, Julius Karash. learned that she
greatly admired Schultz. AS she had
some money, he resolved to come here
pose as Schultz, whom he strongly re
sembled. and marry her. Miss Larson
never knew Schultz well, and not hav-
ing seen him for some time, believed
the story. She was married to Karash
who soon fled with most of her money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

The Western Base Ball association
| magnatcs are in council at Kansas
City.
The vault of the Shipman Ulls.)
bank was blown open by robbers, who
obtained only $40 in pennies.
| Richard Allen and Tom Holmes were
/ lynched at Mayfieh, Ky. Allen robbed
| a house and Holmes killed his wife six
| months ago.
Ex-Judge Elliott Anthony died in his
home at Evanston. Ills, yesterday. He
was a pioneer illinois lawyer and was
Il years old.
About S2S, coo, 900 feet of logs are being
cut in the Georgian bay district of
\ eastern Michigan mills, mostly in the
Saginaw valley.
DIR. +. d. Rathbme died at McIeans-
boro. Ills. yesterday. aged n years. He
was perhaps the Oldest physician in
southern Illinois.
A contract has been closed with Ted
Sullivan. Of Washington, to manage the
! Dubuque club. Of the Western Base
Ball association.
Fire at st. Joseph. No.. DESTROYED
the Badger block and the Badger an
mex. at Tenth and Francis streets,
| causing a loss of tj00C0
Kid Mccoy and Nick Burley (of Cali
formal have been matched to fight fif-
teen rounds before the Hot Springs
| Athletic association on March 3.
| Reports to the Michigan secretary of
state show that ss.3l4 was collected for
| resident. and s1.0s..5 for nonresident
| deer licenses during the last open sea-
son.
March Is the Kensington (Chicayo
suburb postoffice will be abolished and
| carriers from Puliran will deliver mail
In Pullman, kensinston and West Pull
man.
| Mrs. Fannie Golfer. OF Chicago, from
whom Attorney frank Collier a few
!, veeks ago was given a divorce. was
married Wednesday night to George
Lesch.
| Prisoners In the Montgomery county
Ulls.) Jail have rendered their services
to the governor il the event of war.
They say: I'VE are willing to leave here
at once
| Late yesterday Chris Won der Abe
IyaS' released from Jail at Pittsburg.
the Mercantile inst company giving
bond eco. on the authority Of the
Base Bal league.
:. sawyer. Manning & Co, dry goods
" commission merchants OF New York
and Boston. are involved to the extent
of Sl,oO6.00c in th failure OF three
mills for which they were selling
agents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
pe-~es1er Rate War Avoided.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-All danger OF a
passenger rate war in consequence of
the Inauguration of the Chicago and
Northwestern and Burlington fast train
services to Denver has now passed.
The presidents of the interested roads
met here yesterday and speedily
reached an agreement. They adopted a
resolution declaring their belief in the
correctness of the principle of extra
fares for fast train service, and then
referred the matter to the General pas
senger agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

London, Feb. 1.-The Daily Mail this
morning alleges that attempts have
been made by newspapers in London
and New York to obtain some letters
that the British ambassador to the
United States, is supposed TO have
written containing strong expressions
regarding the American senate's re-
lection of the arbitration treaty. The
idea, according to The Daily Mail was
to compel Sir Julian to follow Senior
Dupuy Senior de LONE. The paper adds:
The campaign failed, but it is evident
that Sir Julian Pauncefote will have to
tread warily"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
rrIses for nusfer- N ,kIus.

Topeka. Ras.. Feb. s5.-The big event
OF the National Creamery Butter Max
ers' association yesterday was the
awarding 81 prizes for the best cream
cry butter. There were 800 entries in
the contest. The Judges awarded the
first prize, a gold medal and IS in cash.
To Sam HougdaA, 81 New Sweden.
Mimi. who scored nincty-eight: the sec
ond prize. n silver medal and 80 in
cash. was given To Martin Mortenson.
OF Ames. Ia. who scored ninety-seyen
and n half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
BIG RAILWAY CASE on HAND.
Existence OF the Joint Trafic Association
Depends ON the Decision.

Existence Of the Joint TraHic Association
Depends ON the Decision.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The supreme
court Of the United States yesterday
began the hearing in the joint traffic
case, in which the United States seeks
TO have :he agreement on the part of
the thirty-one leading roads Of the
country constituting the traffic associa-
ton as formed 1895 set aside and dc q.
clared null and void. and to have the
association enjoined from operating
under this agreement. The case has
proved 10 he the means Of collecting
the most formidable array of counsel
on the side Of the defense that has been
seen In the court room for many a day.
Solicitor General Richards appeared
for the government. The time for the
presentation Of the case was .eSter aed
So as to give the counsel -
roads four hours. makir
the entire hearing. Richards o,,ue. -.
case. lie depended lalaalySax IN the
decision OF the supreme court in the
trans-Missouri freight association case
as precedent in this case, arguing
that there was practically no difference
between the agreement In that case and
the agreement Of the roads which we're
parties TO the Joint traffic association.
Richards was followed by Carer. for
the association. who spoke for the bal
ance Of the session. He viii be fol-
lowed today by ex-senator n. Z imunds
and eN-Minister 10 England Phelps.
Richards viii reply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

New York. Feb. ga thousand rep
resentative people gathered in the Met.
ropoli,an Opera House yesterday AFTER
noon to bid for boxes and seats for a
Rerfo.mance mex; Sunday night for the
benefit Of the families OF the sailors and
marines who lost their lives on the
Maine. The sale netted ss,sls. All the
pat-rre boxes were sod at prices rang.
ing from $500 TO $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
No War About West A frica.

Lodon, Feb. 25.-In reply to a ques-
ton as to the West African situation
Chamberlain. in the commons last
night, said he expected friendly and
satisfactory settlement, but under the
agreement with France he could not
give Details until the negotiations in
Paris Wee ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
Gas Discovered in Michigan,

Birmingham, Mich, Feb. 25.-Four-
teen miles northwest of Detroit. ir
Southfield township, there are said to
be gas fields large enough to light and
heat the city Of Detroit. Alexander
Cannon and William Finn. Birming-
ham, well-drivers. struck a flowing well
six miles south of birmingham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
CUBA FOR SALE FOR NO PRICE
Spaniards Annoyed and Indignant ut Any
Such Propositions.

London, Feb. 25.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Standard says: Span
ish statesmen of every shade Of opinion
are simply amazed and indignant at the
idea that Spain would ever consent t.
sell Cuba. The suggestion would ex-
pose the monarchy to an irresistible
movement of popular feeling, shared by
the army and navy. From a financial
view point it is equally impossible, be-
cause the price suggested would no,
half cover the Cuban debt, which is al
most entirely held by Spaniards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
Could Not I've at 81, Lou,s

q ST. Louis. Feb. 25-James Mcnamara.
formerly OF Springfield. Ills. and Clara
Schaller. Of Maicoutah, Ills, were
found at the Winiscr hotel with their
threats cut. making eleven suicides
within forty-eight hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
suit Against an Alleged Trust.

Springfield. Ills. Feb. IS. - In the
sangsmon circuit court yesterday
States Attorney smith brought suits
against the members OF the Springfield
Coal association. the so-called Goa
trust" to recover the penalties provided
by the statutes tthe antitrust law)
which Is n fine of not less than 500 OF
more than 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain sWi Produce.

Chicago. Feb. -.
Following were the quotations on the
BOARD Of Trade today: wheat-May,
opened Si.o5. closed sieiAc: July.
opened ole. closed eoc; September.
opened I9c. closed SAL. Corn-May.
opened s0uc. closed 30c; July. opened
sisc. closed sii.c: September. opened
and closed sc. oats-May. opened
2s'=c. closed ssisc: July. opened 2iisc.
closed stLc. Pork-May. opened Sl0..5.
tlo'-.. 1ard-May. opened &5.siit.
closed SIS: July. opened s5.374. closed
s5sg,..
Prccuce: Butter - Extra creamery.
1917 per N: extra dairy. lie: fresh
packing stock. loitc. Eggs-Fresh stock.
ltc per doz. Dressed Poultry-Tur-
hey" saiie per n; chickens. 20
10 choice. seGssc rer bu. Sweet Pota-
toss-illinois. s.cca,.s per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Feb. -
Hogs-Estlnated receipts for the day,
.tcto. sales ranged at s72oTAco for
pigs. ss.>sdto5 for light. s3.s5d3s5 fer
rough packing. s590utio for mixed
and s1sssiio for heavy packing an.
shipping lots. Cattie-Estimated re-
ceIrts for the day. 1000; quotations
! ranged az s5.ioas.eo choice TO extra
steers. NsoHs.es good 20 choice do,
si.eat.s fair 20 good. ssssaAss COM
mon % medium do. S7.soGtl5 butchers
steers. sscati5 stockers. tseod4ss
feeders. s7isa5.se cows. & so6<.5o heif
US t.scfx. g bulls. oxen and stays.
Ss.seat3o Texas steers. and Noc6s.s
veal calves. sheep and Lambs-Esti-
mated receipts for The day. 1890: quo-
tsiions ranged at t35ed&s5 westerns,
ss.to1tss natives. and Ss.icdsss lambs.
ystvsuhee Grsis-
Milwaukee. Feb. -.
wheat-f.ower: No. spring. &c;
May. N.Cin. Rye-Lover: No. 1, sri.c.
Rarlsy-Duii: No. :. GeN,sc: sample.
1S-sise.
Lesaa nsshsss.
cora-So>se
-: q. ,ssss VIA, ~s@.
naiier-raIr 70 choice. isc; fresh creamery
a..
CsscssnsL s0ec.
Torscys-fer
fpels-Afve. &c. dressed. ioc.
cs,,le-sssessr. par foe eor. fed s,eez
.-e.se' Goes sed heifers. ,esssc. calves,
Eess-usnss
ssssp axe.
CASTORlA
Pr IaiAats and CAillrsa.
I::==LNGZ;;=
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HHlCA00, ROCK BLAND 4 PACIFIC RAIL
~ Wy-Tickets can - purchased or Baggage
eneeteQ at Il D Twentieth street DEPOT, or
Il q cepot, corner Fifth avenue and Thirty.
nfst street, Frank b Plummer, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

Passenger trains leave c a. P Moline
avenue) depot five o. minutes earlier than time
given. Traics narhed daily, all other ira NJ
daily except Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

Buy, Sell and Manage
property. Collect Rents.
Tho old fro aud time
tried companys repre-
sented. Rates az low
- any reliable company
can afford.
Yoaf Patronage 10 Solicited.
once 1880. Second A. y
Harper House Dlook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25

= SaNyef, MANNING Il Co, dry goods
commission merchants of New York
and Boston. are involved to the extent
of Sl.ooeo0o in th failure OF three
mills. for which they were selling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-25
TRAINS.

arrival. departure. .Dailv. exc pit Sunday.
All others dsilv. Telephone 1893
sunday evening . Pullmsn sleeper will be at
the depot after II :0C, which will leave for Chi
cago at q. m. Monday.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10
Twenty. y.second Ranks High.

Burke's Station, Va, August 4.-The
Twenty-second Kansas is temporarily
camped at this place. The camp near
Falls Church was broken yesterday and
the entire Second division of the Second
army corps started on a thirty mile
march to Manassas Junction, where O
new camp is to be located. We COM
menced our preparations for moving
yesterday morning before daybreak AT
about 10:30 o'clock the 159th Indiana
started from Camp Alger, followed by
the Twenty-second Kansas and the
Third New York In the order named.
Before our regiment had marched three
miles stragglers from the preceding reg
iments could be seen along the road,
many of them too sick to go further or
even to stand. Our regiment came into
the field where we are now camped with
but twelve absentees, who had been
obliged TO drop out on account OF sick
ness or heat. Practically the entire
Kansas regiment came into camp In a
body. Those who did drop out were
able to answer rOll-call this morning.
The 159th Indiana showed up in the
poorest shape from the old camp, and
from there to the stopping place Indiana
men occupied both sides of the road.
They lost, altogether, over 500 men, and
only about eighty or one hundred
reached their destination in body. The,
Tennessee regiment lost $50 men from
their ranks and the New Workers lost $50,
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10
Peace Now
lowering.
Spain Accepts the Conditions Imposed
and the Result Of the War
Is Now Official.
NOW REAL WORK BEGINS

The terms of peace which tho United States
imposes on Spain are Rs follows;
"The rellnqulshment of all claim of SOW
erelgnty over or title to the Island OF Cuba,
40 well as the immediate evacuation by Spain
of the island.
"Tho cessiOn to the United States aud lm-
mediate evacuation OF Puerto Rico and other
Islands under Spanish sovereignty In the
West indies.
"The like CesslOn Of an island I'm the LA-
drOnes.
"The United States will occupy and hold
the city, bay and hRrbOr of Manila pending
the conclusion of u treaty of peace, which
shall determine tho control, disposition aud
government of the Philippines"
The reply of Spain to the peace condl-
tions laid down by the United States was
received by the French ambassador, M.
Cambon, Monday afternoon. II accedes to
the demands made for the abandonment
OF Cuba, the retention OF Puerto Rico and
the Ladrones by the United States, ana
the establishment of a commission to pass
upon questions relating to the Philippines
The answer is In eight sections, and as
the cipher experts did not finish their work
with It until late hour Monday night the
reply had not been delivered to the Press
ldent at the hour of going TO press. A cab
met officer who was with President McKin-
ley at the time the dispatches came to the
French embassy said
"The information that has come from
Madrid about the action Of the Spanish
cabinet indicates that the Spanish have ac-
cepted our terms in general way, but
leaves several questions open that we did
not include In the terms submitted. The
communication Offering these terms was
explicit specifically stating such points as
would be left open. We will stand on those
terms"
The peace terms laid down by the United
States will be carried out, and In carrying
them out no other nation Of the world will
be permitted to interfere. 1t is not yet
known who will compose our peace COM
mission, but 1t Is certain that no one will
be appointed who will not fully carry out
the Presidents views.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10
Kansas Has
Plenty of Wheat.
Board of Agriculture Figures Take a
Splendid Showing for the Great
est State of the West.
ALL SECTIONS COVERED.

A press bulletin giving the condition
of growing crops in Kansas July 81, to-
gether with estimates by its correspond
ents of the yields Of winter and spring
wheat, rye, oats, barley and fax, and
these applied to the acreages of each in
the various counties, as ascertained by
township assessors, is issued by the
State Board of Agriculture.
The figures, and particularly those
pertaining to yields, represent the best
judgment Of more than a thousand OBJ
servant men on the ground in as many
munities-growers, thTeshers and
millers-familiar through daily contact
with the matters on which they report
and each cautioned to make only safe,
conservative estimates" There is no
attempt or pretense," the Secretary says,
that the figures agree with the superior
estimates Of Mr.. X, the expert Mr.. Y,
the oracle, who to learn the exact situ-
alton has been over the State from
Alma to Wamego at forty miles an hour,
OF Mr.. Y, who, presumably occupied with
other affairs 365 days in the year, kindly
takes a day Off to tell wondering
world the exact crop yields and condi-
tions in Kansas.
1t is believed the results given will
closely correspond with those arrived at
later when threshing is completed and
to which the present figures are but pre-
liminary.
WINTER WHEAT.
The crop of winter wheat aggregates
6O,570,656 bushels, being with one ex.
CeptiOn 1892 the largest ever grown
in the State. The yield per acre is fig
ured on the entire acreage sown and is
1881 bushels. The aggregate acreage
sowD was 4,4S1, ,637, or IS per cent.
greater than in the preceding year, and
the product greater by 10,530, ,282 bushels.
Wet weather, extreme heat resulting in
rust and falling down when the heads
were filling, cut the yield much below
what had promised almost a certainty,
while the quality of much of the grain
thatripened was seriously injured hence
a consensus Of the carefully analyzed
consensus of the carefully analyzed
reports indicates that probably per
cent. of that total or about 1884, 1874
bushels is understandable for Touring
purposes; 36.S3 per cent. or 22,009, 1877
bushels can be rated as medium" and
54.75 per cent. or 33,166,575 bushels as
good" Thus, taking no account Of that
reported as unsuitable for -four the State
appears to have in sight 5, ,135, 1888 bushels
more of milling winter wheat than was
raised in 1897.
Four counties, Lincoln, Mitchell, Os-
borne and Wyandotte, report an average
yield of 20 bushels per acre; Dickinson
and Ottawa, 10 bushels; followed next
by Elk, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Phillips,
Reno and Smith with Is bushels. Sew
enty-one counties produced 81 per cent.
OF the total, or SO, ,042,74 bushels. These,
according to their rank in total product
OIL each, as last year led by Sumner with
4,20S,834 bushels, are Barton, 3,364,875
Mcpherson, 2,617,104; Rice, 2,279,1
Ellsworth, 1895, TIA; Sedgwick, 1861, ,232;
Saline, 1,892,S64; Russell, 1,S7S, 1852;
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

1,11O,90O; Harvey, 1895, 1926; Marion,
9SS,O53; Rocks. 85S,2O2; Pratt, 8O9,SSO;
Thomas, 694,81S; Rawlins, SPA;
Brown, 67S, ,496; Montgomery, 671,6SO;
Smith, 611,29S; Ness, 594,OS2; DOniphan,
CONTINUED on page 49,
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

Reno, 1,S1O,OSS; Harper, 1,71S,S4O; Dick
inson, 1,7O3,9S9; Mitchell, 1,626,6SO;
Ellis 1,6O7, ,2O3; Lincoln, 1,59O,820; Paw
nee, 1,54S,84O; Stafford, 1881, 1893; Rush,
1,S75,497; Osborne, 1,274,1OO; Ottawa,
1,24S,S49; Cowley, 1,164,566; Kingman,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-04
4 CHECK THAT WENT ASTRAf.

Washington Feb 3 (SpeciaD.-The Acting Sc
,ory ~ War Mr. Meik.ejohn, has transmlth
Congress copies Of extensive correspo. hce
Ger n lost check AT Fort Grant. From the letter
~ the Acknowledgement IT appears that on Ap'i'
a 1907 tn. post exchange at Fort Grant Arizona.
,ro,euitted 10 the paymaster az Denver omcers
no, accounts TO the amount Of S2s SO, on wnicn
Tho exchange had advanced the money as an ac-
oo,rpodation 70 such officers. requesting tnat nc
.aonos,, the amount with the Fourth National BANK
NJ New-York City 10 the credit or the exchahse'
The paymaster reports that he mailed the amount
in rnit.d States paymasters check on the ASSIST
an, Treasurer at New-York TO the New-fork oanK'
a. rsouested on April Q. but that the bank never
eoa,,ai n nor has II ever been presented ior pay
-, 20 the Assistant Treasurer up 10 inc present
.Irna The Adiutant- General CONSIDERS the cNeck
49, ,,,ne, heen lost in the mail ndeI tnc az o.
as hasts ~ February ls 1855, disbursins officers
oay issue duplicates Of lost checks, out only IA
ma '9bere siI IN checks were for less than sZoU
rbo matter having been reported 10 the secretary
- ~ W. he reported II 10 Congress- with dralt
~ Hi AUTHORIZING the issue or duplicate cheek
% -. rover the one lost. No action, however, was
tsken by Congress. The post exchange again Gals
ran,o1 10 the matter. and urges That the proper
measures be taken to secure the speedy passage
~ the hill The post exchange at Fort Grant Is
oa -i r inconvenfenced by the delay.