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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-05

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Both the method and results when
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and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dispcls colds. head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects. prepared only from the most
healthy and observation-disclosures its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all ard have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP co.
SAE FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. Efw Y0Rx. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-05
Have You Kidney Trouh,e.

\ % cent trial bottle of Foley :
Cure will prevent serious results from
this usually fatal disease. Sold by +.
L. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-05
MOB RULES IN SPAIN.
Country Distracted with War
Without and Grim An.
archy Within.
MADRID IN AN AGONY OF FEAR

Govern nent Suspects the Army's Loyalty
and the Capital May Soon BE the Sport
OF Wilhelm and Nicholas
said To BE Considering Intervention in
Behalf of the Dons-Details of the Tur-
euience-Wonen Lead Riots.
London, May st is stated here that
Emperors William and Nicholas are dis
iurbed at the situation in the Phillip
pires and intervention is extremely
probable
London, May Especial dispatches
from Madrid say terrible things may
shortly happen there. The government
cannot rely on the army. A special
dispatch from Vienna says tie idea of
the resignation Of the regency by Maria
Christina is seriously considered there,
IN tha nope that it may save the
throne
The Standard says there is a grow
ing impression in official quarters that
the Spanish queen and government are
IN favor of some arrangement to lead
10 an early ending of the war
Another special from Madrid says
that all the elements " q long civil wal
exist in Spain.
still another Madrid special says the
government would be content to cede
Cuba to America, but would not pay an
Indemnity because Unable
Populacc Generally in Revolt.
Madrid. May 5.-The situation in the
provinces is unchanged and everywhere
the dissatisfaction is growing. especial
" over the pfre of bread Acts against
| authority are becoming more and more
overt At Caceres, capital OF Estreman-
dura, the populace marched into the
railway station to prevent the export OF
provisions end OyerDowCred the, sol
diers on guard. capturing fourteen car
loads # wheat -four. Al Valencia is in
| a state of siege. At Catalan the rioters
captured the mayor and town council
ors and demanded a ransom. On the
mayer protesting he was shot through
the leg, after which the gen d'armes
dispersed the mob.
Women Take Hand IA The Eio,.
At Talevara the rioters were mos,
determined, sacking many bakeries ana
settinEon fire seyeral government build
| mss. In the town of Acuilas. in the
province of MErcia, a mob mostly com
posed Of women burned the store
houses and offices. The fisherwomen
who broke out against the octroi dues
| at Gijon received the most determined
assistance from the tobacco girls To-
| gether they sacked several bakeries and
burned all the octroi offices, with all the
papers belonging to the foreign ships
loading in the harbcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-05
KRElL & MATH

Our Wild Cherry Phosphate is
regular Thirst Qucnchcr. Try
glass.
Phone lisa i7is-I7is Second Aycnu,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
tirg over white men, as follows

tirg over white men, as follows
"Ordered that Isham Butler Color
ed be appointed overseer on Bear Skin
from the mouth up to the old Stage
Road, and work the following hands:
Blackman Royal (white), Frank Un-
derwood (colored), Ned Culbreth (cOl-
orsd), Loftin McLemOns (white), Rice
Royal (white). Needham Faircloth
(white). G. Ii. FairclO:h (whlte), Allen
Cuibreth, (colored), George Culbreth
(ooiored), and all the hands on the
west de of the road, from Parker's
Bridge to the Currie place. and all the
hands on the old L. Underwood place
that are not on the road
MILES 2. OWENS, Chm.
y. FKNNRLL,
j. C.. WILLI.Ms,
j. c. HINks,
j. n. TUKLINGToN.
Page Is on Minute Book OF Commis-
sionPrs of Sampson county in the year
Of 1875"
OF course the Democrats appointed
this negro over white mes to catch the
negro vote, which at the time was con-
sidere.d we'll enough. They raise a
great howl now because the Populists
simply let negro remain where they
put him where there is no negro domi-
nation over white men in question.
or all great humbugs to hoOdwink
the PEOPLE nothing can compare with
the Democratic party.-Clinton Cauca-
sian.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
TILLMAN's SPEECH AT RAYETrE-
VILE.

On the 2lst Of October, Senator B.
r. Tillman, of South Carolina, spoke 70
over four thousand people in Fayette-
Vile. The report Of the speech sent
out to the goidbux and negro calam.
ity bowling Democratic papers was
rather meagre. Il Was evident 70 any
close observer that Tillman said much
that did not suit them and that they
did not dare report. A fsw stray senten-
ces Of his speechss were quoted and q
labsred effort made to make Ii sppeaE
that Tillmsn advised the Popalista
aud true silver men to help put the
Ransom machine and the Simm0nl
,, ballOt-box suffers hack In power. The
truth about his speech, however, IL
Just beginning to come to light. TH1
lCAucAsIAH has received = numpsr ol
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

This shows the inside of "Bull Pen" from
the back end. These two colored men have been
appointed poll-holders by the Commissioners,
either because they could not read or because
they were democratic niggers." See the vote
stealer taking Peoples Party vote in at the
window with one hand, while he takes Demo
cratic vote from his side pocket The Demo
cratic vote goes into the box.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

Sampson County Dsms. Right In tbs Van.
The Democrats in this county struck
buzz-saw when they began to howl
about negro domination under the ad-
ministratiOn of the Populist party.
We take from the records of the Coun-
der Democratic administration ant
that, too, this time of negro domina-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
Randolph County In Line.


Randolph County In Line.
NORTH CAROLINA, Randolph Co.
/, James M. Hill, cOlored, being duly
sworn, depose and say: 1 was an
pointed road Overseer over the ha Dds
that worked the road leading from
AshborO to Franklinsville by John
Hill, Democratic chairman of the
road supervisors for AshborO town
ship. My force contested of the fol-
lowing white men: John Chrisco.
CoOner ChriscO and Zimri FARRELL
Also the following colored men: Atlas
Baldwin and George II. Mccain.
was Over.eer Of this read for twoyears.
George H Mccain, coIored, was alter
ward appointed overseer Of thi. road,
and I worked under him with he
above named white men.
JAMES M. HILL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 23d day Of September, 1898.
3. f. NEWLY, j. r.
NORTH CAROLINA, Randolph Co.
/, George II. Mccain, cOlored, being
duly sworn, depose and cay, that John
Hill, q Democratic chairman of the
board Of road supervisors of Ashboro
township, appointed me road overseer,
and on the order given me by Mr.. Hill,
were the names Of John Chrisco,
CoOner Chrisco and Zimri Jarrell, all
white men, and Atlas Boldwin, color
ed, Jim Hill, cOlored, and Joe Nickols,
cOlOred. My force consisted of three
white men and three negroes. The
road that was worked was a part Of
the road leading from Asheboro to
Franklinville. We worked from where
the stOck-law gate now stands to she
township line, near Tyson Trogdon's.
l was Overseer on this road for we We
months. GEORGE H. MCCAIN
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 23d day of September, 1898,
B. F. NEwBY, +, p.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
CAUSE FvR GRATITUDE.

II cannot speak too highly of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t has cured
me Of . bad cough and given me .
good appetite. Ny little girl had .
stomach trouble and did not zee .
well day up to the time she began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. This
medicine cured her." MES. T. b.
SUTLKR, Stephens City, Va
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Duplin county.
| am a citizen of Duplin county, Fai-
son townsbip, and L wish every person
to know how white men have been
treated in our county while there is 50
much being said in favor of the white
mans party by the Democrats. And
to tneir shame they do just the reverse
OF what they profess to be. There is
negro, whose name is Simon Loftin,
Who has been appointed an overseer
on the public roads in our township,
aud received his appointment from A.
d. Hicks, one Of the men who is now
saying so much about negro Overseers
in Eastern North Carolina.
J. D. BELL.
Personally appeared before me this
Day J. D. Bell, who, being duly sworn,
says that the above certificate is true.
september 18th, 1898.
l. F. SEINE, ]. P.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
Negro Road Oversssrs Have Great In.
nings Under Democratic Rule,

Negro Road Oversssrs Have Great In
nings Under Democratic Rule.
FAYETTEVILLE. N. c., Sept. II, 1898.
The Democratic papers in North
Carolina have been raising consider
able dust about a negro IN Craven
county being appointed road Overseer,
and white men having to work under
him.
We have had case of the same kind
| in Cum berland under Democratic man.
agemeDt. Here in Cross Creek town
ship the Board of Road Supervisors are
all Democrats.
At meeting of said Democratic
Board, one G. B. Mcmillan, a Demo-
| crat and white man, moved to ap-
point negro, by the name of Will
iIams, Overseer on certain section of
r".d. situated in Cross Creek. c. P.
| OVERLY, white man and a Democrat.
seconded the n, mina'i ion and he Dem
| pcraHc chairman put the question to
he Democratic Board and lt was car
ried; the nrgro WAS appointed. He
has VOrked the road several times and
white men have worked undt r him.
| At recent meeting of the same
| Democratic Board, the negro's term
o-ing out, he was reappointed to sue
ceed himself.
| Now these are abs olute facts, and
cannot, and l take it will not be, de-
MED, as they can easily be proven.
Fl. E. KING.
Negro Road Owe rseers in Robson County
Democratic regime appointed ne
grOes as road Overseers in Robson
county, among them being Needham
McEachern, in Blue Springs town
ship and white men had to work un-
der them or hire substitutes.
Negro Road Oversee rs in Warren County.
The Democratic machine al ways ap-
pointed negroes as road Overseers in
Warren county. Among them were
Gustin AlstOn, Hanson Williams, Ed.
Lewis and others, and white men had
to work under them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
Chatham County, Too.

Chatham County, Too.
ThOs. Leach, Adam Brooks, and Geo.
Taylor, all negroes, were road over
seers in Centre township, Chatham
county, under Democratic rule, and
each ones section of road Joined the
limits of the town of Pittsboro. Thos.
Leach had under him T. B. Womack,
Democratic Judge, and r. B. Clegg,
Democratic County Surveyor. Adams
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
Appointed Over White Men.

Brooks also had white men under him,
but there was then no wild cry OF the
gro domination" because bis particu.
lar negro domination was established
by the Democratic machine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

Simmons campaign paper a cartoon.
representing negro road Overseer
working white men on the public
roads in Craven county. | think il
said: "Something never before seen
in North Carolina"
North Whitakers township, Otis
immediate sectiOn) Nash county, has
had as many as four negro overseers
within the past few years, and in the
days OF good government" when
Nash county was Democratic from
tOwship constable up. Who appointed
them?
The Dems say the Pops are breaking
ranks and going hsck 10 them, bui
they can't spot their men.
A very few are being fooled into
the white g,vernm-ni unIuE." SOIu-
seem t. think il kind OF a white-caI
clan, why they j lined.
Yours truly,
C.
Office Of Board of Supervisors Of Pub,
lie Roads, Randolph county, Bach
Creek Township, Aug. 4. 1894:
To Sam Rush (cplureG) You ars
hereby appointed ov-rsser of the pub
lie road leading from ford Of Bach
Creek to County Home, and known a
the Stage Road. The following hand,
living on the same are ordered to wOrk /
under you: Haywood HOskins. II. II
DOugan and Milton Hunt. By order ol
the board. G. L. ROBBINS, Clerk.
Office of Board Of Supervisors of Pub.
q. lie Roads, Randolph county, Back
Creek Township, Aug. 6, 1893:
To Bas WinslOw (cOlored)-Youa are
hereby appointed Ovsrseer of the pub
lie road leading from ford of Bach
Creek, near Wiliism Loves to town.
ship line near Ezra POOLS. The follow
ing hands are ordered to work under
you: Frank Phillips, John WinslOw
Moses Hill and julius Helpier. By
order of the board.
HUGH MCCAIN, Chairman.
Office Of Board of Supervi sors Of Pub
lie Roads Of Randolph county, Bacl
Greek Townships:
To John Fuller (cOlored)-You ar
hereby appointed Overseer of the pub
lie road leading from the forks of TIT
road, near A. NJ. Bulla's. to the town
ship lire, near Henry Millars, ant
known as the Moore's Road. TIE hand
living upon the said road are unde
you: A. NJ. Bulla. Milton Bell (cOl.
By order of the board, Mar 20. 1884.
| (Signed) JAMxs MILLER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

HOODS PILLS cure al liver Ills.
Nailed for 25c. by G. /. Hood q Co,
Lowell Mass.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

This shows the outside of "Bull pen" the day Of
election. The wall has been put up close to the "Bull
pen," that only voter squeeze through at
time Heoes not know what becomes Of his ballot after he
hands it in.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03

WHITAKERs. N. G., Sept. u, '9S.
[ notice in Mr.. (Secret Circular)
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

ENT: WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Regimental "Chnracter."
Editor National Tribune: Doubtless
every surviving member of Co D. eth Cal
would like to know of David Miller late
private of that company and regiment.
BY the merest accident | learned but
recently that he died six years ago at his
home, Grand Haven, Mich.
David had no enemies in the company
or cut of it. | don't think he saw q day in
hospital; always on hand for duty any
time, day or night, and never hesitated to
help a comrade to the best of his ability.
He was probably the noisiest man in the
company, and saw the laughing side of
any circumstance or condition.
Here is one instance. There were Il OF
us doing duty with Capt. John C..
Schmidt's company Cd = the 1st Cal.
at Fort Hoskins, Oe. One night the
Ix,I, Arr IL, 4
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Called Him Jack.
Five or six sailors from the Brooklyn
were returning from shore leave the other
morning. and stroiied out upon the for
ward deck of a Staten Island ferry boat
The men were ali in Il cheerful frame of
mind, and were banteriug one another
The deck was unoccupied, with the ex-
ception of three men in civilian dress,
who sat upon camp stools in the shade OF
the upper cabin. One of the supposed
civilians, who was contentediy putting on
cigar, turned upon hearing the some
what noisy apprOach OF the SailOrS
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

If there amt Jack Philip"
Beiay. boys. Delay another one add
cd, as they wendell their way to stools at
respectful distance from the Commodore.
Don't foul the skipper
Commodore Philip continued to smoke
apparently obliviouS to the presence of
the sailors, unit! one of the sailors, who
had become involved with one OF his com
panionS in an argument over the action
with Cervera, turned to the Commodore,
and in the excitement addressed him bv
the name by which he is known to every
man in the service
Am right, Jack?" he said, after hav-
ing repeated the mooted point. The
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

7
| have trouble with the Rogue Rivers and to
| send reinfOrcemenks at once The Cap
| tain ordered out Is men, including six of
US, which included Dave
We got into the edge of Rogue Rivers
| about midnight when the Captain passed
the word along the line to Serg't King,
who was i'm command of the rear guard
that everything must be "StilI as a
mouse, that we were right among the
awful Rogue Rivers"
1t was solemn ttime; everything was
silent as a graveyard: even Dave sub
sided until We came 10 Salt Creek Ford
Just below the crossing was quite fall!
Our dog McClellanr had to swim, hut uraS
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

do, and have often thought of it as one of
the most exciting little chase5 of the Atlanta
ampaign.-JoHS NEwLovE, Sergeant, Co.
ID, 1st Ohio Cav, MarySville, o.
Prosperous Outlook in Nebraska.
Mr. Beech Taylor, formerly private secre-
tary to Gen. Logan, but now resident of
Omaha, Neb., is quite enthusiastic over the
outlook in Nebraska.
"We are going to have much better times
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

9
The Commander Astounded.
Minneapolis Times
never was so aStounded in nv life !"
said Capt. Cook, of the Brooklyn. to me
Sunday morning, July "a. as we were tour
ing the harbor OF Santiago in one of the
cruisers steam launches. He had been
talking most interestingly Of the fight with
Cervera's feet, a fortnight previous, and
continued:
When sc had seen the Vizcaya beached
and were sweeping along under full head
TO cut of the Colon, | called a Quarter
master To me and said: Go down below
and find out our casualties. Report to me
quietly when you come back
had seen Woman Ellis killed and
The n NJ. ~ liz. Iircr,-., Id
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

| fattened BY an arrangement with the rail
roads they are able to interrupt the shipment
of their cattle in Nebraska 10 fatten and fin
ish them up, when their shipment is resumed
to Omaha, Kansas City or Chicago Omaha
is developing rs great s!aughterng and
packing center The Armours have recently
purchased site OF 80 acres for mammoth
The National tribune., 1898-09-29
,-n hnun Aua- l.,

I INE, tIlun VIC HdNe ever kHOWn bef0re.
| The present estimate is for 1S0 600 goo bush
els of corn, %, 600, 600 bushels of wheat, and
| COCO, 900 bushels of oats, besides barley,
rye. and the biggest hay crop ever known.
You see. hay is becoming quite an item in
Nebraska's wealth. The great ranch States
of Montana Idaho Wyoming and Colorado
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

THE N
cross, thus avoiding fight or capture but
| Lieut. Curry, in command, decided very en-
| phatically that he would do nothing of the
kind, but would make an effort TO reach the
reserve on the same road by which we had
passed in the morning and take the chances
of fight or capture
We crossed the bridge marched over to the
house and learned from the lady, who was
very much frightened that about two com
panies of rebe! cavalry, numbering about 100
had been at The GiIll secured some -four and
meal. and had taken two Of our men who
were in her house.
The guns left by the Union soldiers were
in the house, and the Lieutenant ordered
them brought ont by one of his men On
examining the guns it was found that they
were such as Were then in use by the Sd Ohio
Cav Tie lady also stated that the officer in
command of the Confederate cavalry had
asked how many there were Of the detach-
ment of the Union soldiers that had crossed
the creek III tie morning and she had in
formed him that there were from % 10 %
Then they had started off very briskly on
the road toward Buckhead
Lieut.. Curry realized that no time was to
he lost, and that his command would likely
he attacked at once, aud dec ded to make a
dash toward the reserve On the Buckhead
road. | was selected with six men to take
tie advance and ordered when we struck the
rebel picket 10 fire and then draw saber
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

A CAVALRY Dash.
Experience Of a Detachment
Of the 1st Ohio Cav.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE During TIE
month CT Jur, 1864, The headquarters of the
regimen: w,re ut BCckbead 4 crossroads
about tlree and one-half miles nor heast
from Atlanta. and we remained there until
the 22l of August, when Shermans army
made The grand flank movement to the night
The regiment was kept continuously on pick
ct and scouting duty. as the cavalry of the
enemy was yeiy active On their right flank
and gave rs much trouble.
in picket duty usually whole regiment
was sent ont for the reserve and one or two
companies did the picket work The reserve
was stationed usually about three miles from
camp ard the rebel cavalry being well ac-
quainted with the country, which was heay-
lily wooded, frequently captured some of our
men inside the picket-lne
At ore time, when the regiment was
ordered Oat OF tl:is outpost duty, Gen Lon /.
determined to capture some of The rebel
scouts OF pttyo.s If possible. and to that
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

J, 1878.
IT COSTS MONEY TO WIN.
Enormous Expense Attendant Upon the
Firing of Guns.
Philadelphia Press
II is interesting, inasmuch as the victory
OF SIMPSONS feet wa bought without the
sacrifice of lives to look over the dollars
and cents payment for the destruction of
Cervcra's vessels
The greatest individual factor of expense
was, OF course, the operation of tn heavy
guns. They literally shot away fortunes
at each blast.
In the long run, however. their totals
were not nearly SO impressive as those
made by the s, and finch guns and six
FOUNDERS, because OF the more frequent
use given the latter type OF weapon.
l3-inch gun weighs 60 tons and IS 30
feet long. The weight Of its arm or piercing
shell Is ], 100 pounds. u Is driven through
the air at the rate OF :, 100 feet per second
by $50 pounds of powder, and 1t is capable
OF penetrating 3i6 inches OF iron.
n gun OF this sort may be fred once
every TWO minutes. The $50 pounds of
powder with which it Is charged costs
about 20 cents pound on the average, or
Si65 load, while each oiectile is worth
sis more.
The Pinch gun throws a projectile
weighing $40 pounds, driven by 425 pounds
of powder and at the same velocity as the
The National tribune., 1898-09-29
D0Cklny mouse. i


position Is an immense success III every way
1t will more than pay expenses, and leave
snug surplus for other purposes. When
left the attendance was running from I, 900
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

t"At ~. thNfs' "ttc
lively early in the action. Since their oc
currence the Brooklyn had been hi, hard
and often. knew ono shell had pene-
trated and exploded, and was as sure as
am OF eur victory that many had been
killed and wounded. While the Quarter
master was absent | tried to believe that
our casualty liSt-cxciusivc OF the two |
knew abCut-would not reach 20. But in
my heart | feared it would greatly exceed
that number
The Quartermaster was gone for only n
few minutes and climbing into the con-
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

I way 1t happened.
AS the men passed off the boat one OF
his shipmates leaned over TO his com
panion who had addressed the Commo-
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

l3-lnch Shell, the Only diiferenCe being in
its power to penetrate, which is a little
less than N tho nf he for
The National tribune., 1898-09-29

TtFIOIttU-
None sir
oh, nonsense, said I didn't ask
you FOR the killed alone; get the number
hurt
But the mana cool, faithful, trust