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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04

According to the Havana correspon-
dent Of The World the Spanish soldiers
have not found the body of Lieutenant
Colonel Ruiz, because the rebels Gre
mated il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04


wilkesbarrt. Pa. Teh. THE taking
80 Testimony m the trial % Sheriff Mar
TIN and his osputie~ began yesterday IN
the tuzcrie Courty court. Andrew su-
Yer was the brst witness called. He l.
a Hungarian. hut speaks excellent Eng
lsh. pc proved the death q Mike Cez-
LAR. saying that be saw him lying dead
en- the Rad at fR;iimsr with a suu,.
IN HIS bead Nitness saw the sheriff
draw his revolver and heard q sn.sr.
and then the shooting commenced The
erfense attempted o. show that tie VII
ress had been engaged In terrurlring
men who did not want 20 st,lse to such
an extent that they were forced t. Joir
the strikers through fear % injury. bu.
the court wruld not allow u. Later m.
defense asked the witness " h. had ~
been engaged In cr known % sundry
eases ~ viola'ion with the strikers -
ths argressvrs On the Cay q ths striks.
This the Nitasss denied
C..a wnses- t,r the Preservation.
The second witness was John Mahaia
who vas ~ the time - the STRIKE the
president q ths Harwood local union
81 IN" United niine Workers ofAuvrisa
iie told - he meeting where u was
agreed b. march o. t.attirer ~ IN. in
Vitation ~ the miners there. his caun-
rels a peace. ani the start The rext
cav. all NJ msn bcirg unaru,,d ~
West tlazlstcn they were stopped hy
the shsr,f. who ordered them odlspsrs~
tahala protested ths they were bryax
ipg NO law. vtsreupon ore % the dep
rti.s rrabh.i m. American fac h~ bory
nd tote 4 Va haNes The sheriff
rolated his revoiysr ant Threatened o.
thrct TN ttru'iss pushed us aruunS
'iih the rnuszlcs 20 thslr guns anC
tNore ~ u-. ard one struck John F:usti-
twice With htt run. cuttinE his head snG
breaking hts arm IN two places.
narge~- J.--- Puts In o Word.
Then nurxpss Jones. 20 West Hazie-
ton. demonstrated with the shsriI. say
Inc that he could keep the rsacs with
cut using sny weapons. that b. had
conh,icnce In ne ard would ie, usuarrh
through the streets - his borough as
much a- W. iiRsd. The sh~rir and his
deputies then boarded the ears and We
marched on toward tattimer." vttrsss
was In the rear % the crowd when tho
shooting commensed He saw ter dad
men and a number % wounded lying Ia
the rund
Rev. Father Richard Aust. pastor q
the 81 Stanislaus Polish Roman Cath
ellie church at Hazieton. chairman of
thu prosecuting committee. was called
20 prnNp that many Of the sfrftars yyerV
shot In IN. back Ne sald h had eSan,-
ired q number oc the dead. but could
rot tel In detail what their wounds
were. he had buried thirteen % the
Sead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04
Hat the Espsnse does On.

SpringGeli. Feb. 4.-The house
aud sena'e having no business, ad-
jourred till Monday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04
strike situation Il Unchanged.

Biddeford. Me. Feb. 4-The genera,
strike situation in the Peppereil and
Laconia mills is unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04
NON UNION men KICK.
New Difficulty Comes Up for the
Strikers in the New Eng.
land Cotton Mills.
STAMPEDE OF THE MEN Is FEARED,
because Those Not in the Union Charge
That They do Not Get a Fair Show at the
Pyovisions-National House Committee
Considering n Labor Arbitration Measure
Judge Rules In q Case for Conspiracy.

Now Bedford. Mass, Feb. 4. - The
principal talk Of the day in the strike
situation is the difference that has
arisen between the union and non-un-
ion operatives. This difference threatens
TO end in open rupture, and as many
cases OF destituNon are actually re-
ported no doubt hundreds of non-union
operatives would take the first chance
TO make a break from the strikers and
return to work. These ncn-unionlsts
claim that money collected outside the
union has been paid to union operatives
TO the exclusion OF the non-union help.
Such n feeling has been created among
non-union strikers that a meeting was
called for yesterday afternoon. At the
headquarters in Daws6n's hall a nom
union striker mounted the platform TO
make the announcement of the meeting.
when some Of the crowd set upon him
and put him out Of the Building.
Non-union Men May Break the strike.
Under these circumstances even the
men who had threatened to advise the
non-unionists 20 vote To- return to work
unless the union promised them aid
were not present at the appointed time
in the afternoon. But the disaffection
has become suiicieotly Widespread to
cause feeling Of upeasiness. and fears
are expressed MAT unless some measure
Is taken at once the n"n-unionists will
cause trouble whnh may result in n
stampede u the mills. The non-union
men have become impressed with the
Idea that they are not receiving fair
play. and this has resulted In a move
ment todepose Secretary Matthew Hart
from hfs position with the weavers'
union.
Causes q Great Deal pf Bitrcrnc>s
This charge Of the non-Gnionists OF
not receiving proper aid has caused an
unusual amount Of bitterness among
the union men and women in charge OF
the collections.
The most prominent labor men are in
cIined to urge the strike council 70 le.
the non-unionists assume the hsk for
themselves. Others say that the dis
satisfaction among the non-union weav-
ers is not likely to cause any serious
disturbance ~ Che programme as laid
out 10y the leaders Of the .trikr. since
the MIL treasurers would not think of
opening the gates until after some COM
municatiofl had been received by the
unions. To o9en the. gates without even
an effort at settlement would create
serious conflicts among the help. which
the mill trcasurers would not care To
see.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04
.LATT|MER'S TRAGEDY
Bloody Incident Of the Pennsyl.
vania Coal Strike Recalled
By q Murder Trial.
SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES ACCUSED

Charged with the Deliberate murder of
ssr~ cf rrsrefai ttis.ns Who wsrs
Marching On ,a- Highway rssrmsd ss.i
with No Esn Intestioa.--ssr strung Te.,i-
meny Against IN. Prisoners Given by One
% the wsrehers and q sehs.t Teacher.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

Mrs. w. e. PAXTON, youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug-
gle to regain health after the birth of
her little girl:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-It is with
pleasure that l add my testimony to
your list, hoping that it may induce
others to avail themselves of your val.
liable medicine.
after the birth of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
poor. l had leucorrhC2a badly, and a
terrible bearing-down pain which
gradually grew worse, until l could do
no work. Also had headache nearly
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Mem
situations were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
"Itook medicine from a good doctor,
but it seemed to do no good. l was
becoming alarmed over my condition,
when 1 read your advertisement in a
paper. 1 sent at once for a bottle of
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and after taking two-thirds Of
the bottle I felt so much better that 1
send for two more. After using three
bottles 1 felt as strong and well as any
one.
"I think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it to every lady l meet suf-
fering from this trouble"
Maternity is q wonderful experience
and many women approach it wholly
unprepareds Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. Pax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be-
fore confinement she would have been
saved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkham's
address is Lynn, Mass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
NO ONE COULD FORESEE 1T.
General Cnmpo- Is Overwhelmed
with Result OF the
War.


Madrid, Aug. S.-The conferences
between the political leaders on the
subject of the peace terms continue.
Silvela, the conservative leader, act
ing in behalf of CASTELAR,, republican
.eader, who is i'll. said to Sagasta that
CASTELAR,, though an advocate of peace,
acid to the opinion that the govern
ment should remember the Nirginius
affair, and that when energy was dis
olayed by Spain in dealing with the
United States il saved the Spanish in
~terests. He thought every effort
should be made to preserve Spanish
sovereignty over Puerto Rico. Sill
sela personally did not favor any
change of policy.
The Liberal published IN interview
with ex-Captain General Campos, who
S quoted as saying: 81 openly favor
peace. Everything that has happened
N this war could have been foreseen,
but the most pessimistic could never
nave imagined our misfortunes would
have been so great. The destruction
Of Monteio's and Cervera's squadrons,
the surrender of Santiago, the rapid,
unresisted occupation of Puerto Rico
make a sorrowful list. No one could
have imagined it, even taking into
consideration the superiority of the
United States. Neither the present
government nor any other a change
our situation. 1t would be madness
to think of rejecting McKinley's con
ditions. The liberal party ear bring
about peace, but Sagasta should not
be asked to sign it. Such a course
would not be prudent, and another lib
eral cabinet should be constructed"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
CABINET ATTENDING TO DETAILS
Discuss Tariffs for Cuba aud Puerto
Rico and Other hdministrn-
tipu Matters.

Washington, Aug. Sat this mo-
ment the peace negotiations are in n
state Of quicscence. This statement is
by members of the cabinet at the close
of today's session. Nothing has been
heard from Madrid directly or through
Cambon since yesterday, and at the
meeting of the cabinet today the mat
ter was not mentioned except Incl
dentally, the session being taken up
with administrative details.
The Cuban tariff was discussed at
some length, particularly the tobacco
schedule, and il was agreed that the
rates of the internal revenue now in
force in the United States be made
the customs rates from Cuba. The
question of revising the port charges
at Cuban ports vas also under discus
sion, and it was decided TO leave the
matter to the secretary of the treas
ury. Gage will make Il very material
reduction from the Spanish rates. In
fact, they will probably be reduced to
one-ffth of the present rate.
The question of Il customs tariff for
Puerto Rico was also discussed and it
was the opinion of the president and
cabinet that as soon as II island
passes into the possession OF this
county the customs laws and regula-
tons now in force in the United States
will be made to apply to Puerto Rico
without modification.
AS to the situation at Santiago it
was said that four regiments will be
embarked for the United States "a.
morrow and others will follow as rap
idly as practicable. 1t is expected
that before the close of the coming
week nearly all the troops will have
left that part of the island. A mes
sage from Shaftcr was read, in which
he reported that yesterday the dis
charges from the hospital were over
200 in excess of the number of sick adj
mitted. This leads the officials to be-
lieve the seriousness of the situation
may have been overstated, but this
fact will not in the least interrupt the
prompt departure of the troops.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KuBLER PUBLISHER

The enlistment of a Chinaman I'm the
volunteer army in California reminds
the Washington Post that there was
but one Celestial in the war Of the re-
bellion. His Chinese name is unknown,
but the name under which he enlisted
was Thomas Sylvanus. He was born
IN Baltimore about eighteen years be-
fore the outbreak of the war. When
only q child he was taken to Pitts
burg, where he acted as a servant for
a wealthy family in that city. When
the war broke out Thomas ran away
and enlisted in the army. He served
Uncle Sam until the close of the war,
shortly after which he turned up in
Indiana, Pa, where he resided until
his death, which occurred a few years
Ago.. While in the service Of the United
States Syivanus contracted a disease
of the eyes, from which he almost
went blind. In 1880 he applied for and
was granted a pension OF $12 per
month. He also secured several hun
bred dollars back pension. An exam
ination of the records discloses the
fact that Sylvanus was the only China
man in the late war, and, consequent
", the only one of his ace who drew
a pension. AT last accounts his widow
and children were still living in In
diana, Pa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
TOOK TOO MUCH LAUDANUM.
Miss Kelly Of Ida Grove Took
Overdose and Nearly

Ida Grove, Ia, Aug. S.-MiSs Kelly,
n compositor in the employ of the Ida
County Pioneer, nearly killed herself
with an overdose of laudanum yester-
day evening. She is troubled with Il
disease of the heart, and as she felt
that she was going to have an attack
of the disease again, she took lauda-
nun to head it off. Had not Colonel
Cobb, u young man aspiring to the
medical profession, called upon her at
the time he did it would probably
nave been some time before Miss Kelly
would have been able to be about. AS
it is, she is nearly recovered from the
effects of the overdose. She is recon-
mended by the manager of the Pio-
neer as being the best hand that they
have evcr had on their force.
The work on-the new school build
ing progresses slowly. The contractor
is afraid hat he cannot finish the
building i'm time for the winter term
of school, which begins in September
usually, but this year the school will
not open until October.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
FLAG RAISED AT CAPE SAN JUAN
American Cruisers and Monitors
Hang on Shore While the
Troana Lnn6

Off Santiago, Peurto Rico, by the
Herald's Dispatch Boat Sommers y.
Smith, to st. Thomas, d. w. l., Aug. s.
Another successful landing on the
island of Puerto Rico was made by
the Americans at daybreak yesterday
morning, and the stars and stripes
now wave over Cape San Juan. The
Puritan, the Amphitrite and the Mont
gomery, which have been cruising
about the northeastern coast of the
island awaiting the arrival of the
army transports, approached Cape
San Juan early yesterday morning,
and a small party, made up of men
from each Of the American vessels,
was sent ashore at daybreak. The
landing party was in charge of Lieu
tenant Commander James II. Selfridge
Of the Puritan( Lieutenant Field of
the Amphitrite and Lieutenant Atwa-
ter Of the Montgomery. They took
possession of the lighthouse and
raised the American flag.
No opposition to the landing of the
American party was offered, and this
leads to the belief that the Spauiards
have abandoned the Faiardo battery.
Lieutenant Dresil Of the Puritan,
with DR.. Hncock and Ensign Bicrer,
went in behind Obispo island with "A
launch and took as a prize the schoon-
er En%carnacion and the sloop Guerra
Flora.
All the small towns in the eastern
part of the island evidently are anX-
ious to surrender peacefully.
The Annapolis, which has been
cruising off Cape San Juan, watching
for American transports, found the
Whitney, the Florida and the Raleigh
wandering aimlessly along the coast.
The officers in charge of the trans
port on which was troop a of the Fifth
cavalry, wcaried Of waiting for the
other transports and have gone to
Ponce. The complications growing
out of the blunder i'm regard to the
place Of rendezvous for these trans.
ports thus are increased.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Just before being made commodore
Admiral Schley, when interviewd by
n reporter in New York, said: snow,
don't give my last name with q Ger
man accent. It's pronounced Sly,
plain, commonplace, every day Sly.
That's the way il has been pronounced
in my family as long as 1 can remem-
Der or ever heard of. I'm not much on
pedigree searching-too many of my
acquaintances have stumbled across
horse thieves and pirates TO make me
DESTROYS for that sort of recreation
but Schley is an old Maryland family,
though why they have stuck on all
those sloppy Dutch c~onsonants ] can't
tell, but It's Sly j was born, and it's
Sly III be until my hair ceases to come
out. So long as j have the proud dis
tinction of drawing a comb over my
head with a purpose / shall most dis
tinctively and positively object to be-
j~-1 called Ptschzley, or any other for
ign twisting of the name"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
onrcrs himself to the Cause.

$40 further this end and to benefit
my country / am willing to make any
sacrifice.
sour first step with the approval OF
the United States government will be
to coll a new assembly, which will rep
resent as far as possible every section
of territory and condition of people.
This assembly will elect u new provi-
sional government that will possess
more powers than the present one,
which is Of necessity a government OF
revolution.
"But the result of the new assembly
will be to form a government which
will still be limited in power, onc of
whose most important works will be
the establishment of a permanent and
complete government, founded on the
lines of that of the United States, and
one which we hope and have every rea-
son to believe will he satisfactory
both to the United States and Cuba"
Mr.. Reno declined to discuss his in
terview with the president further
than to say the president had eX-
pressed his qualification at what he re-
garded as a fair and reasonable atti-
tude on the part of the provisional
government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
EXTREME DIPLOMATIC TENSION
English Admiralty Preparing to Mo
bilizc ~ Strong Force In Chi
nese Matters. =

London, Aug. s.-That m extreme
diplomatic tension exists between 50.
Petersburg and London is generally
admitted today, though officials depri-
cate the alarmist reports current yes
terday and it is hoped the firm stand
taken OF Salisbury during the last few
days, which seems already to he Gre
atinp some misgiyings at st. Peters
burg, will have the desired effect Of
arresting Russian aggressiveness. II
is felt both here and on the continent.
Ii Is the outcome of the dispute in re-
gard to the new Chwang railroad "
tension the crucial point for success
or failure of Great Britain's policy of
an 'open door" AS an evidence of the
fact that Great Britain appreciates the
gravity of the situation the Associated
Press learns that the admiralty is pre-
pairing for all emergencies and will
soon be ready to mobilize.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
NO WORD RECEIVED FROM DoNs
Sagasta Has Remained silent fol-
Two Days OH Peace Ncgo-
fintinus


Washington, Aug. s.-When the
president closed his official work yes
terday he had not received the reply
of Spain, nor any intimation as to
how soon the reply might be expected.
The French ambassador had not been
heard from throughout the day, and
he, as well as our government officials,
was waiting to give the final response.
Two days have now passed without a
word officially from Spain, either in
the way of inquiry or response. From
this it Is clear that the Spanish cabi-
net fully realizes the time for argu-
ment, counter proposals or modifica-
ton has gone by and that there is only
one simple issue TO be met, namely,
whether the American terms will be
accepted as a whole or rejected. There
is indeed reason to believe that the
Spanish government has been directly
advised that the stage of negotiations
is past and that only the matter of an
answer, favorable or ~unfavorable, re-
mains. That the answer has not come
yet is not n surprise to the officials
here, for they realize the tremendous
responsibility which Premier Sagasta
must assume in making these peace
terms sufficiently palatable to the
Spanish populace and the political
leaders to permit it's acceptance with
out an internal convulsion. In his
conference with the president and
Secretary Day, the French ambassa-
dor has brought out clearly the great
task before Sagasta. 1t seems to be
the general view here that if the pre-
mier and his ministry were untram-
meled an acceptance would come Mt
once and that the preliminary peace
arrangements would be now closed.
But in preparing the Spanish public
and in guarding against political aSi-
tations hereafter by public men of
other parties, the Madrid officials are
taking time for missionary work not
only among themselves, but among all
the populacc and secret elements. The
best informed persons here fix next
Monday as the time when the United
States government is likely to receive
SPANS final answer, but this is sim
ply conjectural. There is the same
confident belief among officials that
liltIt has DCcll rum VIC hiSp 'i"
Spain's answer will be a reluctant but
not the less conclusive acceptance. At
the same time it was suggested y%ester-
day in some quarters that there was a
possibility that the disclosures made
by the American general at Santiago
concerning the serious condition of
our troops might he a straw at which
the Spanish cabinet would grasp. This
IS quite doubtful, however, as there is
a question whether the statement of
the general ever got outside the Dor
ders Of the United States, owing to the
strict censorship imposed last night
Moreover, all evidence reaching the
officials here indicate that Spain is
weary Of the conflict and is convinced
beyond the slightest question TO the
hopclessness Of further opposition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
A TEN DAYS. ~ENCAMPMENT.
Leaders of Salvation Army In Iowa
Are All at Des
NIpinnS

Des Moincs, Aug. S.--.A ten days
state encampment of the Salvation
army opens tonight. About thirty
leading officers will be present, in
Guiding Major Blanche Cox, head of
the Iowa division; Adiutant McAbbe
and Ensign Long from Sioux CITY, I'm.
sign and Mrs. Lennoch of Burlington,
Captain and Mrs. Trusty of Grinncil,
Ensign Yoder, cad of the junior work,
and Captain Butler of Boone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

New York Herald: White European
Russia will need only fo~rty-hve years or
80, Germany about slxty7hve years, Aus
tria-Hungary seventy years, England
eighty years and Italy 10 years, viii
take France over 500 years. to do,oie Its
population.
What signifies the loss nf -ssace Lor-
rainc's 1,5C0, 900 souls compared with tne
loss France suffers every day? In the
last five years the German population mas
increased by 5000, 900, who are every one
fully German. France meanwhile mas IN
creased her people by only lto,Vo, WHO
are not even of French nationality
The increase OF q nation iS or the Nv
most importance to the sue
country. 1t has meant much
teenth century; ii will mean
twentieth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Territorial Expansion Is the Cues
ton Upon which Missouri
Democrats Divide.

st. Louis, Aug. s.-The paramount
issue at the coming democratic state
convention, which meets at Spring
field, August 10, will be territorial ex-
pansion. Ex-Governor Stone, who fa-
vors such a policy, is looked upon as
the leader of the e~xpansionists in Mis-
souri,. The state administration and
a majority OF Missouri's congressman
are opposed to such a policy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A well known bishop vas making
his annual round among the Sunday
schools Of his diocese, examining the
children and encouraging them. One
Sunday, after having spoken on the
lesson, whose subject was Jacobs
Dream" he said: Now, is there any
q~estion you would like to ask men?"
For a moment there was silence, then
Il small girl on q front bench spoke
forth in a timid voice, "Please, my
lord, if the angels had wings, why
would they need n ladder?" This ques-
ton was so unexpected that the poor
bishop did not know what to reply,
and was racking his brains for an an
swer when the eager voice of n farm
er's little daughter cried out, please,
my lord, / know" "Why was it, my
dear?" asked the relieved bishop. "Be-
cause they were moulting."