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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17
OPINION IN FOREIGN PARTS.
Painful Impression at Madrid - Lond
Views Moro Explanation.

Painful Impression at Madrid - London
views-Morc Explanation.
London, Feb. IA dispatch from
Madrid says: The following semi-of-
fetal note has been issued: The news
Of the disaster of the Maine has caused
a painful impression in Madrid. 1t was
at first feared that there had been some
act of imprudence to which the catas-
trophe was attributable. Afterwards,
as the details arrived, the fears dis
PEELED took the form of feelings of SYM
pathy and SORROW for the misfortune
which has occurred. The government
has expressed to Minister Woodford
the regret it feels at the catastrophe,
more especially as it occurred in waters
within Spanish Jurisdiction. An admiral
minister Of marine and the entire Span
ish cabinet, called on General Woodford
yesterday and informed him that the
government had telegraphed to the au-
thorities in Cuba to do their utmost to
relieve the distress of the injured and to
furnish the officers and crew of the
Maine with everything which they may
need"
The Daily News. commenting On the
disaster to the Maine. says: "The dis
aster reaches the very extremity of hOr-
TOR. The public feeling of the world
shocked by this dire calamity. will do
well to initiate the restraint imposed
upon that Of the United States by both
the Washington government and the
captain of the Inflated ship. For sus-
picions of foul play there seem to be alb
solutely no Warrant. though naturally
they haunt the minds of many Ameri-
cans. The attitude of Spain at this
agonizing moment will either efface the
memory Of the De LONE incident for
ever or revive it with added circum-
stance Of bitterness and transportation
that cannot be contemplated without a
shudder. The calamity sends a pang to
every British heart"
The Globe says: The last serious
disaster Of this nature occurring in
peace time was in 1881, when H. NJ. s.
l'esrel blew up in the Straits of Magel-
Ian. The verdict of the court was that
It was caused by the formation of coal
gas. another suggestion being that a
substance called xerotine, a siccative,
slowed in the paint room, was RESPONSE
BILE. OF the crew of $50 all except seven
were killed. In the following year an
explosion on board H. NJ. S. Triumph
killed three men. In this case the dis
aster was traced to the use Of the
xerotine siccative."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17
Jenkius and Merritt Surely Lost

Washington. Feb. T.-Late last night
the following dispatch from Capitals
Sigsbee, at Havana, addressed to Sec
rotary Long, was received: 'All men
whose names have not been sent as
saved probably are lost. Have given ur
Jenkins and Merritt as lost Bodies are
still floating ashore this afternoon.
keep nine officers, one private, and
Gunners Mate Bullock here with me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17
Indiana Man on the Ship.

Indianapolis. Feb. 17.-Henry ]. Keys,
an Indianapolitan. 81 years old. was
serving a three years enlistment on
the Maine. Mrs. Turner, young Keys
mother, is almost broken down under
the suspense caused by the possible
fate of her son, and has telegraphed
the department at Washington asking
to be kept advised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHlCAG0. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC Raj
~ way-Tickets can b purchased or baeRae
CHECKED ct r D p Twentieth street dep0l,
g d cepo., corner Fifth avenue and fhiYt,
6rst etreet, Frank II Plummer, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17

Have you Sore Throat Pimples. Copper
O11ored Spots. Aches, Old Sores, Ulcers in
Mouth. Hair Falling? Write Cook RBNEDY
Co, 90 Masonic Tempe, Chicago. Ill. FOX
pro0fb Of cures; capital 9goo, 900. Wont
eases cared b Is to IS dayI 1oc-pass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17

Passenger trains leave d p (Molit
avenue) depot five 81 minutes earlier than tin
given. Traios named daily, all other ira, I
daily except sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17
TRAINS.
EAST. | WEST.

sArrival. departure. tOaily. except Sunda.
All Others dsilv. Telephone 1893
Sunday evening Pullman sleeper Will be
the depot after II :0C, which will leave for Ch
cago at q. m. Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-17

BURLINGTON ROUTB-C B D O RAIE
. way-Depot Flint assnae ana eixtoent
street. u Young. Agent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-07
PEACE COMMISSION.
Ja,,ie. NvhTts DseIlnss to servs-commlS-
aIon viii sail sept. ~.

Ja,,ies NvhTts DsCIinss to servs-commiS-
sIon VIII sail sept. ~.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Secretary
Day probably via not resume the dis
charge OF the functions OF secretary OF
state and Il may be assumed that his
connection with the department save in
me capacity OF a peace commissioner.
terminated when he left Washington
for Ohio recently.
Upon his rrturn to Washington II is
expected that he wiz come to the state
department. for the purpose of bidding
farewell to the employee
There is no longer reasonable doubt
that Justice White has decided to de-
cline the appointment Of peace eommis-
giouer. and that he resraIns from MAX
ing pubic announcement Of his purPoee
Al me request Of the President, II u
irtau,ated that a very early announce
nent may be looked for. a. there .
reason to believe that the PRESIDENT mas
made 4. tender OF the commtSsionerstap
ara Is now awaiting an acceptance De-
fore making pubic that fact.
ArrauEementS for the departure Of the
c9mmission on the iIth instant from
SeW York are being pushed
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WHALING VESSELS WRECKED.

Rig Los 70 the PaeIhs Steam Whaling
COmPany-FIOot Caught IN the Ieo-Ono
Captain Gees Crazy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept GA special
to the Examiner from Seattle uys tha
news of the disaster TO the Arctic vhal-
ing heet came In the following letter
from Captain ]. c. Downing. Of the
v olcott. TO Austin Claiborne, the local
agent Of the Pacific Steam Whaling
Company:
JUNEAU, Aug. 81 arrived from the
westward this evening. The latest
from the Arctic Is that all the vessels
that were caught In the ice were lost.
Mason, captain OF the Jennie, is crazy.
1 obtained the above information from
Capt. Ned Lennon, pilot OF the gunboat
Wheeling. (SiGSeC&) ]. c. Downing.
This letter came Via the steamship
AK. which arrived from juneau this
afternoon
Mr.. Claiborne believes that only the
whaling vessels originally caught In
Point Barrow were destroyed This in-
ct1des the Jessie H. Freeman, Wander
er, Belyidere, OrcR, Rosario. Newport,
Fearless and Jennie.
The Rev. Sheldon Jackson, who re-
turned on the Roanoke, reported that
the Belvidere got out and reached Port
Clarence, where She C6aled August 4,
from the bark ]. d. Peters. She then
returned to Point Barrow. The BelTi-
dere'a officers also told Mr.. jackson that
the Rosario had been crushed In the ice
and that the Wanderer had exlricated
herself and moved on TO the vicinity Of
HerRchel Island.
As the Orca and Jessie n. Freeman
We're destroyed last fan. The natives
having set FIRE to and burned the lat1er.
ie would appear that the only vessels
remaining at the mercy OF the ice noes
and jams were the Jennie. Newport and
Fearless.
But besides the eight vessels named.
there was the Be,aena, NarW9ia3e and
Mary d. Hume remaining In that part
OF the Arctic.
Capt. Edwin GoOdaIl, OF San Francis
co. who came down ON the Aild, said:
"Captaln Downing told me that the meet
was destnOyed In the Ice break up. BE
got his Information from Pilot Lennon
OF the United Stnteg BunbOat Wheeling.
Lennon was told Of the disaster At kot-
Eebue Sound. Downing heard OF M lives
being lost, and suppose no deaths oe-
aCaU,aIn Downing further stated that
when the Trasher left unainsiSa, Au-
gust 18th. Captain Snow, master Of the
vessel, was sick and That there were
many hshermen at chignik waiting for
the return Of the bark ]. D. Peters 80
asyto get out Of the country. also
learned that the whaier John Wln1hrop
left T'naiaslSa early in Angus; with 500
barrels OF whale oil and 1000 pounds OF
bone"
me Pacific Steam Whaling Company
owredl an OF the whnserS Of the Arctic
fleet save the Belvidere, the property OF
William Lewis, Of New Bedford, Mass.'
and the Rosario ard Fearless, belong
sirr, to EaEIeS AECSenIgs Of San Fran
cisco Agent Claiborne states that the
vessels, with whaling outfit, were Val-
ned at SiO0. 600 each.
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ZEE GREATEsT RACING

Ever yViinssssd on tbs utata Fair Grounds
Tack was Seen Yesterday AttsF-
noon-Ths 2ilB Pace Proved q bo =
Craekajsek Event.
The best horse racing ever witnessed
on the state fair grounds track was In
evidence yesterday afternoon. and as It
was the first racing day OF the fair. this
Is the more remarkable. Tuesdays rae
ing usually being tame in comparison
with the events scheduled for the three
other days that folfow. This year the
association management arranged Tor
the appearance OF some Of the best
horses entered on the opening day, ana
their Judgment was vtn&cated In the
215 pace, the last race on the pro-
grnume, undoubtedly the greateSt
horse race ever pulled on in this sec
ton.
-Four horses were entered. Three
heat, were run and one taken BY each
OF the three horses. J!m 'Pugh. RuassA
Wilkes and Lady Pspls, white the t0uruh
horse. Henry SchEnubbach's Mcbride,
performed badly and was left out In the
cod. The race will be finished this az
ternoon and should attract every lover
OF horse racing IN. the city. II VIA be o
battle royal IN which Mcbride may
ccme to the front and show yesterday 3
heat winners point or two In the royR
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF fast pacing.
The races are described In detaa BE-
tow:
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prE.o1.THERoAp PoPvIIsEs
Eominas. = Pr.siaential TioEst-A VsTy
HoIsy COnvsutIan.

HoIsy COnvsuiian.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 6.-The
mlddle-of- the-road Populists to-day
reorEanlzed the Peoples party, renewed
It's former declaration of principles and
nominated its national ticket two years
and two months In advance of the date
OF the election.
The object Of this early action was to
head on any such fusion as that OF
1856. While the radicals controlled the
convention they could not carry out
their programme without q bolt from
northern delegates. The western and
southern delegates nominated Wharton
Barker and IgnatiUs DOnnelly, and de-
clared the principles OF their reorgan-
lied party. The eastern states were
not represented.
Il was the smallest national conven-
tion on record. and It adopted the long
est national platform on record. one OF
over 1000 words.
A Bitter discussion had followed the
motion 10 proceed with nominations for
president ard vice president, The BUT
Ter faction moved TO amend by referring
the whole matter to their national COM
nitbee. This caused great ulst VI UaiISo'
ard the Butler men were knocked out,
Joeeph Palmer, of IAinOis. then called
the Butler faction together In one cor
ner OF the haa and It was announced
that they would bolt and leave the nan
Il the motion TO proceed with noHilna-
lions prevailed, and such action was
taken when there had been no regular
can and when only portion Of the
states ard territories were Represented.
There was a scene OF confusion and
eTnnotlon which was finally quelled by
Mra Walker, OF Illinois, taking the
platform and addressing the convention
In the interest," of order and harmony.
After he was defeated on his motion
10 refer nominations and other decisive
action TO the national committee, Mr..
Palmer attempted repeatedly 70 get the
floor ON a question OF personal privilege.
He was Interrupted by DIT. Fay nnd
chorus OF other objectOrs who !usistea
on proceeding with the nominations Al
this iuncture the disturbance OF the
smadl crowd became 50 fierce that Mr.
Hazbett. the manager OF the Lyceum'
appeared and requested the assembsnge
TO yncate the haN, as he was apprehsn-
awe OF the security Of his property. The
Butler furtton, led by Mr. Palmer, oil
Illinois Their left the han and the other
faction proceeded with the nominations.
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Tuesday was the second DAY Of ths
state fair, but really it was opening day.
as Monday is always mure or less day
OF preparation for the four that follow.
The weather was not favorable. Early
in the day the threatening weather nag
was swung to the breeze on the Reilly
building, and this Of course cut down
the attendance considerably. Notwith-
standing this handicap. about 5000 peo-
pie turned out. including large delega-
tions OF the school children of the city
for it was "chlldren's Day" and OF
course they took advantage Of the spe-
clal low admission charge conceded
them by the state fair association.
To-day will be the occasion of one Of
the largest crowds Of the fair. II Il
Formers Day" and from all parts In
the tri-state radius come reports that
large excursions win be run into the
city for the accommodation Of the thou
sands who make the annual pilgrimage
to wheeling and its state fair. The
Ohio River. Cleveland. LOrain & Wheel
ing and other roads win bring large
delegations, and the little packets al-
ways bring hundreds for Farmers
Day"
The universal verdict Is that this
years fair Is the best in the career Of
the association. and II the weather +
good during the remainder Of the week
II Is expected that the attendance VIII
break al previous records. The racing
is particularly good this year, state-
ment that hnds veriheatinn in the re-
markable 2:l5 poce OF yesterday. in
which three Of four horses starting each
took heat. This race VIII be finished
this afternoon and WIN NO doubt be the
most exciting track event Of the week.
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ana took her seat A moment lRter her
mnjesty-arose and. in clear and per-
f,sctly,calm voice, spoke as follows:
The Qussn's sPeesh.
Gentlemen Of the States General:
Since the death Of my ever lamented
father, and until I have completed my
eighteenth year. the government has
,been in the hands Of my mother. ! have
now assumed the government and
have Issued a proclamation to my we'll
beloved people. The hour has now ar
rived when. amid the faithful states
general and Invoking the holy name Of
God. shall pledge myself to the people
Of the Netherlands, to maintain their
rights and privileges On this date I
draw more closely the solemn tie ex-
isting between myself and my people.
The very ancient union OF the Neither
lands and OF the house Of Orange is COM
hrmed afresh. Beautiful Is my vOca-
tion. Beautiful Is my task. am happy
and grateful to be able to govern the
Netherlands people, a nation small In
numbers but great in virtue of its
strength Of character. esteem It a
privilege and a pleasing duty to devote
all my strength to the prosperity and
welfare OF our fatherland. The house
OF orange can never. yea, never do
enough for the Netherlands need
your support and cooperation and I
am convinced you win lend me these.
in order that We may be able to work
together for the honor and prosperity
Of our Netherlands people. May this be
the aim of our life and may God bless
you and my labors for the salvation of
the fatherland."
This hrst public utterance of the
queen to her people was listened to with
profound emotion. Her enunc!atiOn
was SO perfect that her clear voice PEN
etrated to the farthest recesses of the
church.
After the address, the queen sat for
a few moments and then again arose
and reclted, In the aame clear tones, the
usual oath to uphold the constitution.
defend the Independence of the country.
protect the liberty of her subjects, using
therefor all legal means. ''as a good
queen should"
Then the heralds proclaimed her ma
Asty's Investure, and soon afterwards
the queen left the church, her mother
following her. and returned 10 the pal
ace.
While the saluting guns which greeted
the proclamation were still booming the
young queen, wearing the regalia. APP
peared and was welcomed by q mighty
roar OF delight. She made a beautiful,
historic picture. When her muther fol-
lowed the two stood. hand in hand,
bOwing to the upturned faces of their
hosts of subjects.
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OF the Grand Army Of the RsPHblIe En-
oumpmsnt ut Cincinnati.

Ofths Grand Army Of the RspubiIe En-.
suIapmsnt uI Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. s.-The
second day OF the thIrtV-second annual
encampment OF the C. A. R. was a BAN
uer day-a star spangled Banner day
-ln every way. The weather was de-
nehtfu. 1t has rhIned every night
preceding the eneampment days, and
after a shower tonight still cooler
weather has been promised for the big
parade Tomorrow. The Labor parade
on Monday, the naval parade to-day
were both under clear skies, aud nature
promises 10 smile on the old veterans
In tine tomorrow. As the veterans
were marching IN the naval parade To-
day II was noticed that most OF them
are graY, many iuflrm und lame. Thers
Ulu NOT be many more OF these annual
psrades, and some OF the veterans Ia
Vor disseminating the annual demon
stratons, because they are getting too
old for long trips as well as for par
ndes
some advocate dlscontlnuance OF en-
c1mpments because they want all re-
meTnbrances OF sectional difference.
wiped out. but they say they VIII attend
the annual encampments as long 81
they are held.
Among the Indies who are missc6
none Is referred 60 more than Mrs Johr
\. Logan. Many Of the veterans hunt
up old army nurses, who are remember.
ed with great tenderness. Much dlsap-
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LONDON. Sept. s.-The Pal Mall Ca
zs;ts PUBLISHES alleged details Of the
agreemcut said to have been arrived
a, between Great Britain and Germany.
but they we're not cabled 10 the AEOci-
ated Press as the officials Of thu foreign
Office here said they we're Tar beyond
the truth. The foreign Office officials
ADDED that the agreement; is yet incom-
pete. II relates generally to Anglo
German interests in China, Africa and
elsewhere, but II Is not precise In It's
81 If,ttla floTts.
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HIGH MORTALITY
ofAmsrlsaa Troops In cuhn-Au English
Physlsian's Opinion.

or OFAmsrtean Troops in Cuha-Au English
Physirian's Opinion.
NEW YORK, sep;. ga dispatch to
the World from London says:
Sir wiAtam MuCormac. president OF
the Royal College OF Surgeons. OF Eng
lard, surgeon to the prince OF Wales,
and one OF the most distinguished mem
bers OF his profession in Europe. who
acted as surgeon to the AnElo-American
ambulance association in the Franco
German war, was asked his opinion con-
corning the causes Of the high mOTthh-
~ from Illness among tlJe United States
troopa. He said: II have only very
vague information on the subject and II
Is one on which no medicat man could
give an opinion OF the slightest Nalue
except Upon precise and exhaustive da-
That the mortality Is high Is unfor-
turn;eiy patent, especially when cong.
nalNad 10 that from ElnsEs among our
expeditions to tropical countries.
'Rut our experience in that respect
cc,mDares very favorabiy with that Of
nj other countries France suffered
terribly from Elness In Madagascar
rsOthing, I fancy, In battte. ltaly, too'
md serious losses from the same cause
in Abyssinia-
"In our expeditions TO the west coast
OF Africa our losses from Illness have
been trihIng."
"Is the west coast OF Africa more un-
healthy than Cuba!" Sir William was
asked
"of course It is much more unheai-
thyZ" was the reply. There Is no rea-
son that / can see why with proper
precautions, mortaity from Mness
among the United States troops in Cuba
should rave exceeded our mortality
from such a cause on the west coast OF
Africa.
'Then, again, you viii notice that the
force operating under the sirdar in the
soudan has enjoyed remarkable I'M
rn1infty from Illness"
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nrnERlL pRooKR ARRTVES
Az San Juau-CuP'ain Generally Res
dsncs Placed At TTIs DisPosai'

Al San Juan-CEVtaIn Generally Resi-
d.ncs Placed At IT's Disposal.
SAN JUAN De PORTO RICO. Sept.
G-Sajor General John r Brooke, the
American commander, arrived safely at
Rio Piedras yes,erday afternoon Col
pIpo. the local Spanish commander at
RIO Piedras. rode TO the outskirts OF the
town and greeted Gen Brooke In be-
bar Of Captain General Afac!as.
Col. Pine, after having been intro
dueea to Gen. Brooke's stan, escorted
the party to Gen. MacIas' summer resi-
depce. which has been placed at the
American commanders disposal. The
bouUs Is a pre,sB;iOuS dwelling facing
'"S oraTteru for the stan OF General
Brooke viii be found tomorrow In an
other house. 1900, -,
Generai Brooke. who u outranked py
Cen NfacIas, the latter being 4 heuten-
AMI general. win Caii upon the c.lptilih-
renerag At the palace and pay MIN AZ
ofIiclal visit Of courtesy.
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TrInd ln sInl. the SIN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. ga letter
to the Can dated Bering Strait, June q.
states tha: the bark Northern Light,
CAPTAIN whiteside. from San Francisco
for Rotzebue. has arrived safely in port,
her crew anli fS2 passengers, after a
voyage during which II wns discovered
that four large auSlr holes had been
bored Il, her bow. II was found thar
the vessel was leaking badly and but
for the timely discovery OF the cause,
she would have Euue TO the bottom.
There IL appArenthy no clue to the men
who tried 10 sink the ship.
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Abou, ,vr,r Virginia soldlerI.

Special Dlspatoh 70 The InteINgencer.
CHARLESTON, ". Va Sept. c.
Governor Atkinson has appointed
Kemp Houston n second lieutenant IN
the First regiment vice Albert Watts.
resigned. Chief Bugler Miller and Pri-
Yates Smith, Cash and Hammond, OF
the second regiment, who were trans
f,rred to the hospital here when the
regiment went 10 Mlddletown, Pn., are
Getting we'll. and win leave In a few
lays for Camp Meade
Governor Atkinson left this afternoon
so- few Gays visit with the q. a. r
ancnmpment at Cincinnati.
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HOLLANDS QJEEN
Entiironed at Amsterdam with
Pomp and Ceremony.
STREETS OF THE CITY CROWDED

Rlth Enrhnslps,Is Subjects fths Youth.
ful Rulsr-Ths PrOss..iou 10 ths churoh
aMsgnihs.nt Observation-Disclosures oui
Foot Deeksa with All the EmblsmI ot
Royalty-Hsr IIoAs,t boa Patrioris
speech to the states General = A
Brlii.aut sssno at rhs oorOnStIOn CE-
smsniOs.
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MADRID. Sept. 6-The cabinet has
authorized the foreign minister Duke
Almodovar de RIO. TO negotiate with the
F,hRipplne insurgents to ransom the b.
o0o sUanisfl prisoners now N thelr
hands. ard Il has been decideo 10 trl.n',-
MI money to Mauifa for that purpose
md for the relicf Of the Spanish troops
u-hich arc urgently In need or innol'
I,lye r,inisterH Will ask Gen. 1audeIea,
tbe oommauder Of the Spanish troops "
he Pi5Hpplns Islands, bow 10 tran-'niI
the funds
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pointment IS expressed because Prosi-
dent Mckinley and ex-PTesident Harri-
son are not here, aa they have been IN
former years. In the absence Of the
President, Governor Bushnell. Of Ohio.
will occupy his place on the reviewing
stand tomorrow, surrounded by Cow
ernor Pingree. OF Michigan, Governor
Mount, of Indiana, Governor Atkinson.
OF West Virginia. and other governors
with their STATS.