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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Monument to rind.... Mother.

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. aI.-A nonu-
ment To the mother OF Abraham Lin
coin is to be erected by O.G soldiers OF
the Second Iowa brigade: three reEi-
ments from Illinois, the Fourteenth
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. ard two from
Indiana. the Twenty-sixth and Fifty
third. General Ankeny. OF this city. has
received letter appointing him as the
one to raise the money from the Iowa
boys. This letter came from Colonel J..
;. Wright, of Rockport. Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Soldier Asphrs! atca bv Gas.

Savannah, Ca. Dec. 81. - Corporal
Williams. OF company +. Ninth Illinois
regiment, was found dead IN a house on
South Broad street yesterday
asphyxiated by gas. His companion,
Corporal Newman, 90 the same COM
pany, is unconscious. The men went to
the room at midnight and the proprie-
tress Of the place says they were in
toxicated at the time. IT is supposed
they blew out the gas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Mrs. Botl,In Guilty OF Murder.

San Francisco. Dec. Sl-The jury in
the Botkin case has rendered a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree
with penalty fixed a life Imprisonment.
The woman was charged with sending a
box of poisoned candy to Mrs. John p.
Cunning. at Dover, Del. Mrs. Dunring
ate the candy and died OF arserical poi
soninG. DunninS had been intimate
with Mrs ROtLiu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Bucklen,. Arnica salxe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores. letter, chapPed hands,
ehilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tins, and positively cures piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

An Illinois paper warns the army
of republican politicians with n
pull who want to secure jobs in Spring
fisld during the coming session of the
legislature that many of them are go
ing to be disappointed During the
last session, for instance, there were
some 100 janitors and other things in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Wisconsin hanks in Good s,.ape.

Madison. Wis, Dec. SI.-State Bank
Examiner L. l. Kidd has made his semi
annual report on the state and private
banks Of the state. he shows the as
sets and liabilities of these banks TO be
So. O2S. SIO4S. The increase in resources
during the half year was S13,423. 1000,
far exceed that Of any similar period III
the history Of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Cincinnati, Dec. S1.-Judge HOLSTER
Of the common pleas court. has reversed
the Judgment of the police court in .
case involving the practice OF Christian
Science healing. Harriet Evans had
been convicted in the police court OF
violating the law regulating the prac-
tice OF medicine. The upper court re-
VerSel this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

In Manitoba you can turn q furrow
100 miles long and not encounter .
stone as large as your fist. The earth,
for distance down from three to five
feet, is a rich, black loan. made by
centuries and centuries of decaying veg
citation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
EuneraI OF Senor Romero.

Washington, Dec. S1.-The funeral of
Senior Romero. Mexican ambassador.
will take place at St. Matthews Roman
Catholic church tomorrow afternoon ct
I O'Clock. when n requiem low mass
will he celebrated. The body will be
placed temporarily in a vault in Mount
Olive cemetery 10 await removal TO
Mexico
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Kn!amnzoo Gazettc SoId.

Vicksburg. Mich, Dec. 31.-The Kala-
mazoo Gazette, established in 1888. has
been purchased bx T. 3. Shoaff, re-
Gently Of the Da1vilIe - Press. He
comes from family OF newspaper men.
has had twenty years experience. is 4
son of James Shoaff, OF the Decatur
Review. and we'll known throughout the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep II clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascsretss-beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25e, 50c-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Col. BRYAN's movements and say
ings are giving the republican organs
great uneasiness. and furnishing them
with material for columns of sage ed
itorial comment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

A WASHINGTON special puts the cost
of tie Spanish war, including garri-
sons in the dependencies during the
remainder of the present year, at
$3.50, 900, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

The Spanish flag falls in Cuba at
noon tomorrow, and the sovereignty
established by Christopher Columbus
in 1892 is relinquished forever in the
western hemisphere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Chicago. Dec. 3I-Eusene J. Buff
fngtOn. treasurer OF the American Steel
and Wire company. who had been Sc
lected to succeed J. W. Gates as presi-
dent OF the Illinois Steel company, has
announced his acceptance Of the posi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

next year. The Western association,
in which he has done such satisfactory
work, lift is reorganized, viii also
bid for his services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Chronic Rheumatism Cured.

DR.. H. 3. Hettinger, Indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months after
spraining my ankle l was severely
afflicted with rheumatism. l finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure fol
rheumatism, and in four days could
walk without my cane; two bottles
cured me sound andwell. take great
pleasure in recommending the Mystic
Cure to allwho are afflicted with rheu
matism." Sold by Otto Grotian, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, and Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second street
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises,
stings, sprains. DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil relieves pain instantly. Never safe
without it. For sale by Marshall &
Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

In the matter of history making
1898 has set its successor high pace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

co-TO-Bsc for Fifty Cent?
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure SOC. a. All druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
LAST night of 1898.

BUT one more year of the nineteenth
century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

which is one of the worst af-
flictions of the human race, and
comes from impure blood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

under sheer lack of interest. Total deal
ings to that time were about 25.000 bales.
In the afternoon weakness developed un-
der sensational rumOrs from Washington
regarding the Cuban question, via the
Stock Exchange. Liquidation became
quite active, and prices eased off 406
points from the highest figures with the
market finally steady at net loss of 2 TO
4 points. Total sales. $4,000 bales.
New York, March 22--Riordan & Co. soy
of cotton: Until the'last hour of trading
the cotton market was intensely dun to-
day. The large liquidation by houses
with Wall street and Chicago connections,
presumably based upon the weakness Of
the stock market and fears of an acute
stage in our Spanish relations being speed
lily reached, caused small break The
market started off well. Liverpool adj
vanced IL sixty-fourths, and the
opening here was ? points higher but
there was no snap to the trading and dull
ness at once set in. When che liquidation
began there was only a moderate dem and
to take care of it. The semi-weekly move
ment at the interior towns was moderate.
August opened at 6.02c, declined to 6.00c,
rallied to 6.OSc, broke ito 5.97c, and closed
al 5.97c TO 5.9Sc, with the tone of the mar
ket steady. Southern markets are easier,
and the immediate outlook indicates some
what lower prices
New York. March %, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened quiet; sales, 1890 bales.
March, 5.92c; April, Sole; May, 5.96c; June,
5.97c; July 5.99c; August. gee; septem-
Der, $3.50: October 6.00c; November, $500;
December, colo; January, 6GSe
New York March % D. MIXTURES
closed steady sales, 5000 bales; March,
5.S6c; April 5.S6c; May, $500; June, 5.92c;
July, 5.94c; August, 5.97c; September 5.96c,
October, 5.96c; November, 5.95c; December,
5.S7c: January. 600e.
New Orleans, La, March 22-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales. 26,O10 bales;
March, 5.52c bid; April, 5.51Q5 SIC; May
5.5iGI5. 56c June, 556d5.57c; July, 5.60d
sole; August, 5.59Q5 Gee; September. 5.GOQ
5.62c; October, 5.6O@5 SIC; November, $50
@5.62c; December, 5.62q5,64c; January,
& 6lIT5. &c
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
rnrming onerntions nt odum.

Odum, Ga, March 22.-The coming cot
ton crop is being planted by many of the
farmers of this section, although it is very
dry and not expected that the seed will
terminate until the next rain. 1t is sew
eral weeks since we have had any rain.
There appears to be many acres of the
staple going to be put in again this sea-
son, regardless of the low prices expected
to be obtained Cor it. The quantity OF
guano sold here this season is larger than
last year by about fifty tons, there being
something over 400 tons sold here this sea-
son, while it was predicted here before
the season opened that there would be a
notable decrease in the guano trade. Some
Of the more progressive farmers have
turned their attention to potato culture
there having been about five car loads
shipped from here this year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations;
Bacon-The market is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 6Ac; dry sailed clear rib
sides, Gao; bellies, 6Ac; sugar cured hams,
10c
Lard-Market firm; pure, In tlerces, exc;
s0-pound tins csc: compound, in tlerces
nc; 5O-pound tins, 4Ac.
Butter-Market steady; fair demand; Co
shen, 16Gcl7lac; gilt edge, 22q23ci creamery,
23924c; fancy Elgins. 25q27c.
Cheese-Market firm: fancy fun cream
cheese, 11q11Ac; 20-pound average, 1lhQ
lie.
Flour-Firm: patents, $40; straights
$500; fancy, $4s5; family, $3.50.
Corn-Market steady; white, job lots,
tic; carload lots. 49e; mixed corn, job lots,
soc: car load lots, sc.
Oats-Carload lots 3sc: Job lots, 4Oc.
Texas rust proof, job lots, Acc.
Southern seed rye, $l.10.
Rice-Job lots. fair, 4lz9I9sc; good 4AG
&c: prime, 5G5Ac.
3ran-Job lots. 9Oc; carload lots, Csc.
Hay-Market steady; Western, job lots,
80c carload lots. Toe.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, 2.25; per sack,
S105; city meal, per sack bolted, 95c; city
meal, water ground 97lzc; pearl grits, per
barrel, S2.35; per sack, I.07h.
Conee-Dull Mocha 26c; Java 26Isc:
2. lOc; No. g. 91ac; No. 4, SC; No. ,, Slac;
No 6, 72lc; No. 7, nc.
sugar-Equallty Prices-Savannah quo
tatons: Powdered 5.49c standard gran
ulated, SOC; cubes, 549c; confectioners A,
51sc: white extra ., 474c; extra G. 4.6Sc;
golden c. 449c; yelows. l.36c Tone firm.
Cabbage-Nauve barrels per head. so
&c; crates, $50.
Onions-Barrels, $3.50; crates, 90c
Iotatoes-Irsh SACKS, $2.75.
Apples-S3. O0G4.25.
Oranges-Callfornia S2.75M32j.
Iemons-Market quiet; Messina, new
per box, $3O0Q3.25
Dried Fruit-Appies, evaporatcd. &c;
common, 5G5tsc
Nuts-Almonds, Tarragona, 12c; Ivicas,
1Olbc; walnuts, French, l0c: Naples. lie;
means. 1Oc; BraZils, SIC; hlberts, l0c; as
sorted nuts, 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes,
1OlD1Olbc: cocoanuts. S315 per 100.
Raisins-L L.. 1885, i5-box, 81 LOO; loose,
60-pound boxes. 61sc per pound.
Peanuts-Ample stock: fair demand;
market steady; fancy, hand-pcked Vlr-
ginia, per pound, 4ac; hand-picked. per
pound; ". G. peanuts, Slzc
Eggs-Market steady; candled,pe dozen,
,Oa1ic; country 2 cents less.
Poultry-Steady; fair demand; half
grown. 25a35c per pair: three-quarters.
grown, 40G5Oc per pair: full-grown fowls.
b5d65c per pair.
Fish-Mackerel, half barrel, No. /, IS 80;
No. 2. a.50; No. 8, SO 90: kits, No. /. 81. 25;
No. 2. 800; No. 3, Csc. Goldfish, l-pound
bricks SIC; 2-pound bricks &c. Smoked
kegs, sl.25; new mullet, half-barrel, $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
DRY GOODS.

New York March PA further decline
in the bidding Cor print cloths and re-
duction in shifting prints are the features
of the day in dry goods The weakening
tendency is declared to be due almost en-
tirely to continued over-production. and a
curtailment is declared to be the only So
luton of the difficulty. There is no change
in the situation in wooden goods. Trade
is very quiet in both mems wear and dress
fabrics. The market for staple cOttons
is quiet and no stronger Print cloths are
nominally 2lsc for extras. In prints the
reduction of American shlrtug prints to
3Ac and a corresponding decrease in Cen
trail Park goods are the noteworthy fea-
lures of the market. The heavy stocks
of these goods are charged to changes in
the demand based on the popularity of
madras and similar lines. Other staple
prints are quiet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
WINTER PARK POINTERS.
Annual Meeting of the horticultural
Society.


society.
Winter Park, Fla. March 22.-The Winter
Park Horticultural Society has held its
annual meeting and finds that the recent
mld-winter fair held here was not only
remarkable success in its horticultural ana
agricultural features, but financially paid
out and leaves over a hundred dollars in
the societys treasury This assures a
larger and better fair next winter.
Some time ago the County Commission
ers suggested The planting of handsome
ana thrifty shade trees along the new clay
roads, and promised to have the public
roads officials take proper care of them.
Winter Park promptly accepted this offer
and has lined the new clay road, via DR..
Henkefs, to Orlando with water oaks that
will in due time shade this much-used
highway
Tonight the tenth annual convention of
the Florida Christian Endeavor Union be-
gan four days session here in big
tent President e. F. Clarke of Boston,
the founder, as well as head of the Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union, responded to
the address of welcome by President
George NJ. Ward of Rollins College Every
thing has been arranged in the matter Of
music, entertainment of delegates, etc.
to insure a grand convention President
Willard Eliot lives here, and is ably as.
sisted by eX-President f. A Curtis of Or
lando, vice president of the Worlds Un-
ion
The Cuban demand for cattle has nearly
robbed Florida of all her marketable
beeves, and now they are passing through
here on the cars from other states. The
fast mail train this morning to Tampa
had six cars of cattle attached. Reports
from Alabama show that Western buy
ers are in that state shipping cattle to
Texas and other Western points. This
indicates an increased demand the com
ing fall for all the beef cattle in the South
ready for market then.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Esxchange-The market is firm.
The following are the net Savannah quo
tations: Commercial demand, AssIk
sixty days, A.s02s; ninety days. S479lk
francs, Paris and HaYre sixty days.
$685. Swiss, sixty days $685. marks. six,
~ days, 9434.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows: IJp
to S25, 1Oc premium $50 to $50, 15c premium
$50 to $lOO, 2Oc premium; $500 to $1,000 u
per cent. premium $1,000 and over 81 per
$1,000.
securities-Very inactive and dun but
difficult TO buy, as offerings are extreme
~ light There Is apparently a short IN
terest in Central incomes and Southwest
ern Railroad stock.
Stocks and Bonds.-State Bonds-Geor.
gia 31L per cent bonds Of 1890 los HID
asked; Georgia Siz per cent, due 1915. 1o5
bid. - asked; Georgia az per cent. bonds
1915. ICY bid, ll71a asked; Georgia Der
cent. due 1926, 1l3 bid, = asked; south
Carolina as. 10 bid III asked
CITY Bonds--Atlanta per cent. 1o3 btd
- asked; Augusta as, 1896 los bid 1oe
asked; Augusta per cent, 10 BID III
asked; Augusta per cent, 1l2 bid III
asked Columbus per cent, 1881 bid l0f'L
asked Macon . per cent, ia bid. 11s ask
ed. Macon 412s 1926, iOS bid, 105 asked; sa-
vannah per cent. quarterly April cou-
pons, llOia bid, 11114 asked; Savannah hper
cent. quarterly May coupons, 1l0H bid
11Olk asked Charleston As, 95 bid, SO asked.
Railroad Bonds-Sayannah, Florida ana
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent interest coupons. JIG bid. III
asked Savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds. due
1921 los bid, 1903 asked; Cen
trail Railroad and Banking Company col
lateral IS, 81 bid, 50 asked; Central OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
m GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,.,,s ar THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPH.

,,i,tart of the Fifth Regiment of
r.or..io Representations Case
,nr Leesburg-Mncon Grocery
virm DiSsoIved-White Man Shot
-, ,caro at AtIanta-Riot Among
..rrocs Near OchmaIlzee.
GEORGIA.
oo.,.sr-mile race track will probably
h. built AT Macon.
Frank Chennaut, formerly a wealthy
,i,oisr of Washington, Ca, died at his
r.s4.ar. at Anderson, S. c., Sunday
njsht OF paralysis.
rt.r. is a case of smallpox ten miles
,,rtbea.t of Leesburg, in Lee county. 1t
issnesro. The county authorities have it
noier Guard but many negroes came in
oaD,a.t with it before it was known TO be
small-p5N.
The Wholesale grocery firm of George
r Rogers Sons of Macon has been dis
solyed Morrison Rogers and D. c. Joiner
If Hawlinsvile have formed a copartner
shin and the new firm will be known as
Rogers Joiner
George S. Lowman, adjutant Fifth Reg
ineot state troops, has rendered his resig.
nation The business interests of MIR.
Tovman are such that he is frequently
called from Atlanta. This is said TO be
the reason for the resignation.
The residence of T. ]. Beverly of Spald-
ire. village two miles east of Monte
yuma was entirely destroyed by fire Sun.
day The origin of the fire is unknown.
The occupants came near being burned,
and escaped in their night clothing.
Marcus Clarke, young white man, was
shot in a negro house at Atlanta Sunday
night. Ia the room at the time was Mollie
Riggus. a negro, her baby and Savannah
Brown, also black and the sister of the
higgins woman. Clark was on the bed
when shot. and the bullet entered his
head about two inches above the right ear,
The physicians at the Grady Hospital say
that his condition seems favorable, even
though q ball of large caliber has pene-
uated the skull and entered the brain.
The man supposed to have done the
shooting is King higgins, a noted negro
desperado and husband of Mollie Higgins.
a riot occurred among the negroes at
Ochma'kee Saturday night, in which a
large number of persons took part. one
negro was killed and several others more
OF less desperately wounded Saturday
was pay day with the numerous saw mills
located there and as soon as the negroes
go. their money the trouble commenced.
Liquor flowed like water, and drunken
mob paraded tbe town, shooting, yelling
and fighting. One negro was robbed and
then cut. This caused a panic among the
coorsd race. In a short while the shoot
Ing began again. One of the negroes who
did he robbng had his right arm shot In
half Several shots also penetrated his
side, lie died soon afterwards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
ODDITIES OF A WEALTHY MAN.
Queer Things Which Marked the
Life of George II. Hopper.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
George H. Hopper, who died the other
dav on his Elmwood estate, near Cleve-
land o.. began life as a timer, and made
himself immensely rich through CON
tract Cor furnishing lin cans to the Stand
ara Oil Company. About ten years ago
Mr.. Hopper purchased Elmwood farm
near Cleveland, and started in to lead the
life of a gentleman farmer Many anus
ing stories are told of him in this connec-
lion. He decided to turn it into stock
farm. The first thing he did was to pur-
chase Bell Boy a stallion, for $1,000 Six
months later Bell Boy and the stables were
burned. Mr. Hopper became disgusted
with the idea of raising stock, and gave
it up ... it,
thot If was the proper thing for a gentle
man of elegant leisure 30 own yacht. lie
had one built, and christened 1t Florence
In honor of his eldest daughter. Nneh lhe
Yacht was completed it was found TO De
100 big to enter the creek at the Iarm'
md there being no natural harbor at the
- IL mad TO be kept at Ashtabula,
ty,alve miles distant. Hopper hated the
,.ocbt from the day it was built. 1t was
iannched without ballast, and as il struck
The water big wave hit it, and it capsized
and went to the bottom, with the crew on
,,nsrd The Yacht was raised, but Hopper
never again put his foot upon II.
Hopper's whole career as a farmer l, wa,
an amusing failure. He owned beautilul
orcbard of peach trees, and friend one
dav remarked that he would come down
in the peach season and partake oil some.
Ia ora mi
DO" said Hopper 90, siaspi"1 ,, r',u,
t,, the hand warmly, "but let US kno"
n -, ,,ol, are coming, so we can get some
reaches from Geneva"
t5onper was Of q nervous. restless ans
'asition and had lived such a busy life
t tsstlIr was agony for him 10 be idle
therefore. he employed men to build
Zone wall around his park, not that the
yeu was at all necessary but that
ave him something 10 superintend'