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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-28
SPANISH PRIDE.

When Spain lost its South American colonies through their successful revolt, nearly every one of them had actually overthrown Spanish rule and set up a government of it's own which was off, cially recognized by the other nations of the world long before Spain would treat with 1t as an independent nationI The Argentine Republic, for example, was not recognized by Spain until 1S42, vene- zuela was not recognized until 1S45 and Peru not until 1853. notwithstanding that
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and will continue to be harassed more or less SO long as they remain unsolved. The very arguments used by the Mail and Express against action tell strongly the other side Since the public debt is increasing and the currency is being inflated 1t is time to place whole monetary system upon sound and permanent basis.
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WAR rAx oN WAR POETS.

Instead of increasing the tax or license upon bankers and brokers hereafter if any money is to be raised for further war should should be ei a a large tax levied upon all po- etic licenses granted in the United States on and after July l, 1898. In these days poets and Cuban correspondents imag- nation is hardly able to grasp an ade- Guate idea of the immense revenues which could be raised for the nation py even a tax of g per head on poetic IT. cense in case it should be abused.-Bos- ton Advertiser.
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CALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June N.-L. Symons of Los Angeles and Louis Worth of Oak land are in the city.
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When Spain's Minister of Marine says Canara can crush Dewey he draws attention to himself as viru- lent type of the Spanish diplomat
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Perhaps the rumor that Spain has some new war ships is due to the fact that she sees the ghosts of those she used to have.
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Ii is hard to understand how the Government off, cials have the slightest excuse for the fact that some of the men from Tennessee should be in need of food or shelter. That celebrated "state of un preparedness which has covered more sins than char ity ever could is out of date
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Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 5lo o Mont gomery street Telephone Main lOiz
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A MlND- DESTROYING PROBLEM M.
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prison yards and the reading public had better not ques- ton it's veracity, for the Warden is a dangerous man either in or outside the prison walls whenever the truth of his stories is called into question. One of the prisoners recently arrived at San Quentin prided himself on possess ing peculiar inventive ability His mind was of that active sort that always works on problems, both mythical and actual The solving of the Chinese puz- zle or finding the continuation of an ar ticle in yellow newspaper from one page to another were labors which aroused his particular delight Warden Hale recounts many interesting incidents which show this belated prisoner to be a man of intellectual achievements as far as the analytic and synthetic operations of the mind go
 The latest problem which has beset him grew out of the great rise in the price of wheat. That this sudden ad- vance in the value of wheat. far-reaching In its results. should not weigh too heav- fly on the multitudes the prisoner whose penchant is the solving of great prob lens - metaphysical, mathematical or economic-began to work on the eccentric puzzle of how to make a doughnut, utfl- fzing the least amount of dough. The reason of the selection of the doughnut instead of other wheat-made articles the Warden charges to a preference of taste After many hours of concentrated thought and a thorough and particular investigation of all the latent possibfli- ties of an economy in the manufacture of the great 10-cent accompaniment of coffee the prisoner came to the conclu- sion that if he made the hole larger dough would be saved and a boon con ferred upon humanity. Still, this did not satisfy him. Something there was that was, lacking-that he neglected in his categorical consideration of the problem More painful hours of calculation were consumed and at last the mist was cleared. The prisoner discovered that the larger the circumference of the hole the more dough it would take to surround it. He has now been moved from San Quen- tin to Stockton.
 Dr. A. A Milliken and wife of Fort Jones are staying at the Grand.
 John F. Dennis. a mining man of Pres colt, Arizona, is stopping at the Russ.
 Garrison Turner, a well-known grain merchant of Modesto, is at the Grand
 Henry Hebron, a prominent hop grower of Healdsburg, is stopping at the Russ.
 s. Migliavacca, who is largely interested in vineyards of Napa County, is at the Baldwin.
 David S. Jordan has returned from scientific expedition to New Mexico and Is at the Occidental.
 J. w. Browning, one of the biggest ranchers along the Sacramento River, is staying at the Grand.
 A. F. Osborn, superintendent of the Home for the Feeble Minded at Eldridge is registered at the Grand
 Mrs. Samuel McMurtrie, the wife of the railroad contractor of the coast division of the Southern Pacific, arrived last night from the East, accompanied by her two daughters, her mother and Robert Eas- ley, her brother.
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Even if the Merrimac does not completely block the channel to Santiago harbor Cervera thought it did and the effect was about the same
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Unless the string attaching Camaras fleet to Cadiz be pulled pretty there will be trouble with Ca- mara at the unpleasantest end of it.
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AMUSEM ENTS Columbia-"Fort Frayne {" Baldwin The Passion Play" Cafornla-"Uncle Toms Cabin" Alcazar-"Frederck the Great Morosco's 's-"The Gossoon Tfvoi-"Boccaccio" Orpheum- Vaudeville. Mechanics Pavilion-Red Cross Benefit The Chutes-Zoo Vaudeville Cannon, the pound Man Olynpia-COrner Mason and Eddy streets, speciaIues Sutros Bahs-Swimming. Fl CampoMusic, dancing boating fishing, every Sunday Oakland Racetrack-Races today.
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When the report that Captain Bob Evans has been killed expects to get believed it must not come by way of Madrid.
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Warden Hale Is in town with a fund of stories which he tells in his characteristic way. His latest is fresh from the -,;eo o1. 5
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Even the riches of the Klondike, whatever thev may be- are not worth trying to reach in rotten boat Survivors among several sets of prospectors believe this fully now
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Despair rules in Havana" says the telegraph We'll there is necessity for rule of some kind, and Blanco seems to be incompetent.
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An exchange writes of Weyler as man "who has outlived himself" It is realized with regret that he has also outlived a considerable number of better people.
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It would almost seem that the patriots already reaching for rich jobs in the islands had clipped into the game rather early.
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General Shater seems to be another of these mili- tary chaps who has no time to send essays by tee- graph
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It hardly be believed that Campos desires to establish dictatorship He is about the only Span ish statesman with reputation for sanity, and he ought to cling to 1t.
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Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's.'

Celebrate the Fourth with California fireworks. Buy direct from makers. Csl- ifornia Fireworks Co.,. 219 Front St.
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The Santa Fe Route sells cut rate tickets to all points East. St. Paul. s21; Kansas Clty' s31; Chicago. ss2 50; New York and Bos'os' a. s42 55. Get full particulars at No GA Market S'-
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volunteers-Put yourselves in fighting Iiii -,,. with bottle of Dr. Siegert's Angostura oi'- ters to regulate your digestion.
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One of the evening papers presented picture of the departure of the third expedition which is worth saving It would not look we'll in an art gallery, but addition to the curios in the park museum would be hard to beat
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AUCTION SALES By Frank W ButerfeldThis day. June 2S Furniture, lo4 Golden Gate avenue. at Il O clock.
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a cough at any time, and will cure the "orss cold in twelve hours or money refunded Na Percentage Pharmacy.
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THE MINING CONGRESS.

T is gratifying to that the International Min
 ing Congress which is to assemble at Salt Lake
 City early in July is receiving considerable atten ton in the East and even in Europe According to reports it is probable delegates will be present from all the principal mining countries of the world and the gathering will be one of the most notable ever held in the West
 The proposed congress is outgrowth of the gold miners convention held at Denver last year. That assembly successful in many respects that 1t encouraged the holding of larger assembly draw ing its delegates from all parts of the world and repre- sentng all branches of mining At the congress therefore the whole wide field of mining interests of all kinds will be considered and the results can hardly fail to be both interesting and instructive.
 The assembly is certain to promote the movement started by the miners of California to provide for better governmental supervision of the mining in- terests in this country. Although the United States is richer in mineral than any other nation in the world and has larger mineral output than any less has been done for the industry by our Gov ernnlent than by many others.
 The Denver convention, following the lead of the State Miners Convention in this city, declared for the establishment of Department of Mines and Mining with Cabinet officer at the head. The same course will probably be taken at the coming congress Ger tanly it is time to provide for better supervision and regulation of the vast interests and industries in volved in mining, and to bring about that improve ment will be of the important considerations with which the Salt Lake meeting will have to deal
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DYNANIITE-Subs City, Dyna- mite. as generally manufactured, con- sists of infusorial earth. porcelain earth coal dust, siliceous ashes or the like sat urated with about three times its weight of nitro-glycerin When exploded II leaves a white ash with little or no smoke It costs more than gun powder, but does eight or ten times more work.
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CRIMEA- -sEPOY-Sub City. The Cri- mean war commenced with the declara- ton of war Nov l, 1853. Peace was de- clared Feb. 25, 1856. As to the Sepoy re- bellions there was one at Vellore July 10
 1866; one at Madras in 1909 and the one ln India in March, 1857, when many native regiments in the Bengal army muunled
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

LUNDYs LANE-J. W. L., City. One of the best descriptions of the battle of Lundy's Lane fought between the Amer jeans and the British in Canada one and one-half miles from Niagara Falls, July 9. 1874, is to be found in 'Dawson's Bat ties of the United States Vol. 2, which may be seen in the reference room of the Free Public Library.
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FOREIGN COINS-W. B., Clty. m English copper coin described, issued Il 17S7 in the time of George III, is one O the largest copper coins ever struck 10 England. It is the kind that in it's tim price of such is from 50 cents to $1. Tn other piece is a Hamburg two-shillinl piece not quoted in the catalogues. Yoo' would have to submit it to dealer il coins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
RolrlRn AID Cerrr.r EARNING.

In Belgium q two acre holding il
sufficient to maintain farmer anu his
family. The typical two acre farm in
that country contains a Patch of wheat
or rye and another Of barley. Another
fair portion grows potatoes a row q
cabbage grows all refund on the slipping
sides Of the ditchcS with q row Of Oh
ions just inside, leaving hare WALKING
rOaln between them aud the grain. The
shade trees round the house arc pear
trees. Every fOos Of land is made e.
produce, and the farmer keeps pigs and
chickens.
In Germany, ont Of 5,276,OOC farms,
1928, 600, or % per cent CT the whole,
are each under 2 - acres in extent, and
Of the farms above SO per cent are cul-
tivated by the owner hse:Self, over IS
per cent partly SO, or aGclt SIS per cent
altogether, leaving Is per cent out Of
every 100 per cent that are let to ten
nn5s. IN Germany, Notwithstanding
this small size OF n large proportion OF
the farms, lis ont of every /, OOO inhab.
itants are nevertheless engaged i'll agri-
culture, whereas In England no lHorC
than 50 are thus occupied, IN Scotland
only 81, though 1875 per ], 600 III Ire.
lam being thus engaged raises the pro.
portion in the whole United Kingdom
to IS out OF that number, less than
half, however, the percentage SO en-.
ployed in Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
COAL, VALLEY CULLINGS.

Coal Valley. June 15.-Supervisor
James Hutchinson. of Rural, was in
town today.
Robert Bollman, of Rural. is quite
i'll.
Mrs. John Lees is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Janett Martin is visiting in
Rural this week.
Mrs. Lima Glenn and Miss Emma
Lees are visiting in Moline this week.
Mrs. Joseph Scott. of Rural, is
slowly recovering from her late i'll
ness.
The Fourth of July will I've cele-
DRAFTED in the Presbyterian church
yard.
Mrs. CANNED and her three children
of Wisconsin, are visiting ut William
Adams.
Childrcn's Day, which was to he held
here last Sunday. was postponed until
June 18th.
The barber. Mr.. Kerns, is patching.
rs his wife and daughter, Blanche, are
visiting in Washington, Iowa, with
the parents of Mrs. Kerns.
The funeral of c. \. Theodore Busch
occurred today under the auspices OF
the Woodmen of Coal Valley. the
Turner society officiating at the grave
An ice cream and strawberry sociaI
was held in the Buelah church Tues.
day evening, and was well attended
Music was furnished by the Orion
band.
Overseer Woolley has quite a large
number of men repairing the high.
| ways. He knows how work should bt
done, as he has been oyerseer for :
number of years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
River RiDlets.

The Winona and Verne Swain were
in port.
The Lizzie Gardner brought down
nine strings of lumber.
The Pilot came down with two
barges and the Lumbcrbov and Kit
Carson passed up.
The stage of water ut the Rock Isl
and bridge 1T Ga. m. was 80: at
noon 5.35i the temperature at noon
was G2.
Travel over Rock Island bridge
yesterday footed up: Foot. north.
l.21S; south, 1919; total, 2.597.
Teams, north, 767; south. 756; total,
LOIS. Street cars. north, %, sout h.
81: total, 1856.
The water is falling ut St. Paul,
Red Wing. Reeds Landing and La
Crosse, but is rising at all points
from and including North McGrego1
down. A rise of 0.3 to 0.5 foot will
occur from Dubuque to lie Claire and
OF o. to 0.2 foot from lie Claire 20
Rock Island in the next u hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
LOWER END CELEBRATION.
Andalusia and Edgington to Join in a Clio
rious Fourth This Year.

Andalusia, June 15.-The people of
Andalusia and Edgingten met in 4
union meeting last night and made
arrangements to celebrate the Fourth
of July as they used to celebrate in
Years gone by. Edgington was repre-
scented bv VIII Wenks and DR.. Allen
Miller. B. F. Fountain. of Andalu-
STA, was chosen president of the day:
DIR. Allen Miller. of Edgington, vice
president; Rev. +. McOmbcr, of Tay-
lor Ridge. chaplain; William Wenks.
marshal, and j. d. Kane, assistant.
An interesting program will lie pre-
pared and carried out. Good speak
ers will be with us. There will be
music by the Buffalo brass band. The
celebration will be held in our beauti-
full grove west of the village on the
banks of the Father of Waters. There
will be amusements of all. kinds. A
boat will be run from Buffalo and An
dalusia to the grove.
A. Simmons and wife were called
to Fruitland, Iowa. by the death of
Mrs. Simmons sister, Mrs. Eliza I'm
derweod, Monday.
The festival given by the NJ. T..
ladies was well attended last night
a dance will be given next Friday
night. the 18th, in the town hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
The Greatest Discovery Yet,

W. NJ. Repine. editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,.
Chief" says: We won't keep
house without DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds. Experimental with many
others, but never got the true rem
edv until we used DR.. Kings New
Discovery. No other remedy can
take its place in our home, as in it we
have a certain and sure cure for
coughs. colds, whooping cough, etc. =
1t is idle to experiment with other
remedies, even if they are urged Oh
YOU As just as good as DR.. King
New Discovery. They are not a.
good, because this remedy has rec.
ord of cures and besides is guaran.
teed. 1t never fails 20 satisfy. TriaI
bottles free at Harris 81 Ullemeyer'
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
EC,rrG. D-UnNHTdF.

Nh Of Che higher auimatS-as mon
ksys, elephants, bears, horses and dogs
have a natural fondnczs for farmented
liquors, ana suffer from the abuse CT
these liquors as men DO. From the book
Of NaCcabces i is evident that war elc
plants were m"GjCncd OF old with new
wine, as they have been and are with
arrack down 10 the present time. Mar
agcTs OF mCEaGerigs and employees at
the vGrious geological gardens know
that the elephants under their care are
prepared to 80 on wild drunk whom
ever opportunity offers. whisky is Off
rially given them when they are III or
low-the quantity varying from five to
ten gallons. according to the require
mcnts OF tho cGsc. This Is pat into their
drinking wstor. Bears and monkeys
drink beer ike German students, and
love whisky equally well.
In Africa the natives make use Of this
evil trait 10 capture their poor relations
The monkeys there are extremely fond
Of beer lrewed by the natives. So
the latter place quantities of the liquor
within easy reach of the monkeys and
wait until their victims are thoroughly
befuddlod. IN this state they are unable
to recognize the difference between ne
gro and ape When the negro takes the
hand of one OF them 20 lead him off, q
second monkey takes the hand Of the
first, a third that Of the second, and 50
on. i single neSro may sometimes be
seen carrying OFF 4 string Of staggering
monkeys Fresh doses Of beer in de-
crcasinG quantities are administered to
the captiyes, SO that they may only
gradually awaken to the sad results CT
their sprce.-Lippincott's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
GRADUATES OF ACADEMY
Closing Exercises of commencement Week
at Por. Byron.

Port Byron. June l6.-The crowded
town hall yesterday evening Witnessed
the closing exercises of the academy
for commencement week. Miss Clara
'Zollinger was warmly greeted for
skillful manipulation Of the piano and
for the clear and thrilling tones of her
voice. Miss Lucy Lyford convinced
all that there was no roval road of
ease and luxury tn the best success in
any work; that success must be
wrought out by the sweat of the brow.
The Port Byron orchestra acquitted
itself to the enthusiastic acceptance
of the audience and was persistentlv
encored. Mr.. Williams. in his Growth
of Religions" showed hard work in
his preparation and carried his hearers
along with him in very instructive
and suggestive Grafton. And il was for
Miss Alldredge to call out the finer
feelings and sentiments of the audi
ence. which she did in her artful hand
ling of her theme-..The Music of Ma
ture.
Principal Ringer gave some good
words, tastefullv chosen. to his three
graduates. in presenting their diplo-
mas. He told them two objects lay
before them in life-to use the greater
advantages and power Of their educa-
ton. and the blessings of this free
land for their own selfish aggrandizc-
ment and thus fail. or for the good of
others. and thus make Of life lis best
results.
The exercises of the evening were
closed by most timely and useful
address from Prof. L. 7. Harper,
| of Chicago. His theme was the pres
eat advanced movements in the
thoughts and methods of education.
These he made to play about one
/ principle, viz. that action should
he the expression of character for the
hest success in character. The pupil
| should not he compelled to do by out
ward force. but led To the force of his
own inward choice. To secure this
| yOluutarinrss is the real work of the
teacher. II insteai he has only Sc
cured obedience to certain regulations
by compulsion he should account
himself TO have failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
Weddings.

The marriage of Ernest j. Woods
and Miss Ora Mable Thompson was
celebrated last evening at the resi-
dence of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Thompson. $40 Second
avenue. Rev. c. +. Taylor pastor
Of the First Baptist church, oliiciated,
the ceremony being witnessed By .
company of relatives and close friends.
Miss Maud Rogers played the we'd
ding march as the couple entered the
parlor. The bride wore white organ
die and carried white roses. A we'd
ding supper followed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods will make their home with the
brides parents. Mr.. Woods is night
mailing clerk at the Rock Island post
office and Il valued employe. and Il
young man who, like his bride. ell
Joys the esteem of all who know
him.
! Edward Seuss and Miss Lena An
thony. both of Rock Island, were mar
ried yesterday by Rev. c. A. Mem
nickc. of the German Lutheran
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
THE TRUE FULTON SPIRIT.
Bridegroom in the Midst of Happiness
Fails Not of Prejudice.

As an example of the feeling exist
ing between the Fultonites and the
Rock Islanders over the Woodmen
affair last summer, our reporter wit
messed something which greatly
amused him:
y brand new groom from Fulton,
H., arrived at the Diamond 10 office
GREATNESS and perspiring.
Has the Verne arrived?n he asked
looking back to see if his bride was
near.
Shes just coming" said jim, the
agent. with Il smile, pointing out to-
ward the bridge, which had swung its
draw to allow the natty little packet
free ingress to our port.
'All right said Mr.. Benedict. as
he seated himself upon case of glu-
cose and wiped the perspiration off
his brow. Gimme two tickets for
Fulton, I've rot to 90 to Rock Island
and guess I'll ride over on the Verne
when she comes in.
Wouldn't it be better. then. t.
purchase Your ticket from Rock Isl
and direct to Fulton this afternoon"
suggested Agent Jim Osborn. with Il
wink at the reporter as he compared
a handful of bills with the original
packages scattered about the ware
house.
We'll, | guess not. I'm from Full
ton, H., and I'll not buy anything in
Rock Island. I'll walk iirst-won' t
we, tootsey?"
And the reporter and the agent
smiled.-Davenport Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16

The unusual occurrence of we'd
ding in Il cemetery was seen at Clinton
yesterday, the daughter of the sexton
being married. 1t was lawn fete. a
band being present and dancing and
feasting lasting until late hour, the
residence of the bride being actually
in the cemetery and within few feet
of graves.
Clinton is across the river from
Fulton. and the above incident is not
so unusual after all when one conSid-
crs that the town is under the influ-
ence OF the solemuity which since last
autumn hasPeryadcd everything about
the Illinois village.