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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Is A MATTER OF MONEY.
Cuban Army Will Disband If Given Cash
for a New start.


Havana, Jan .9.-Twenty-five Cuban
generals and chiefs met at Mariana
Saturday to consider the condition of
the Cuban army. Among those who at
tended were Generals Vidal. Lacret and
Pedro Gil. but General Mayia Rodri-
guez, commander of Matanzas province,
and General Menocal, commander of
Havana province, were not present A
document was drawn up for dispatch to
General Rodriguez, asking him to call a
general meeting of officers to take ac-
tion-frst, upon the need of a sum of
money to enable the officers and pri-
Yates OF the army to make a new start
in life. and second. with regard to the
lack of respect shown the Cuban of
ficers by the people of Cuba and the
Americans. The latter matter has spe-
cial reference to the refusal of the mu-
nicipal police to salute General Sam
gully and other officers.
The meeting resulted in a three hours
talk. critical but not unfriendly to the
Americans. and no disposition was
shown to assume an attitude of protest
or opposition. On the contrary, a will
ingness 10 disband was expressed. pro-
videG money was forthcoming to give
the men composing the Cuban army a
new start AS one of those present put
the case: LAS the United States collects
the island revenues, we must look to
the United States
Two hundred Spanish officers and SOL
ders are in the Preside penitentfary
serving sentences imposed upon them
for military offenses- The Spanish au-
thorities- instead of taking them TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

Spain to serve out their terms. left them
among 500 other convicts. They want
their freedom and have petitioned Gen
eral Ludlow to release them AS it is
no part of the business Of the American
authorities to punish Spanish military
prisoners, whose common offense has
been disrespect of the officers. all will
probably be released after trial by q
board of officers which will be appointed
to inquire into their cases. One prison
er was found Saturday whose term had
expired a month ago He was an Amer
ican negro who was taken into custody
about the middle of last summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
MM FrssEs Get. a Divorce.

Milwaukee. JAM s.-Mrs. jeanette
Fricke was granted d divorce from
former Insurance Commissioner Will
lam A. Fricke by Judge Johnson The
papers in the case were fled a month
ago. The complaint Simply alleged that
F'ricke had been maintaining an estab
lishment with another woman at Madi-
son. He offered no defense and only
appeared by counsel. Mrs. F'ricke gets
S15 a month aIimonr. The defendant is
required to educate his son and to keep
in force a life insurance policy of $4,000
payable to Mrs. Fricke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
F|L|P|N0S ARE FIRM.
Juntas in Madrid, Paris and Lon
don Protest Against Nc.
KinIey's Attitude.
FRIENDLY BUT ABHOR DECEIT.

Situation at IIoilo Acknowledged on
ali Sides to Have Reached a Most
Critical stage-Hoar Speaks in the
Senate In Opposition to the Expansion
Idea.
London, Jan. 9.-The Filipino
committees in Paris, Madrid end Lon
don telegraphed Mckinley Saturday.
The Paris dispatch read: We pro-
test against the disem barkation of
American troops at Hoilo." The
London telegram said.
''The treaty of peace is still unratihed and
the American claim of sovereignty is pre-
mature. We pray you to reconsider your
resolution regarding HoiIo. The Flip
pinos wish for the friendship of America,
but abhor miIItarism and deceit"
The Filipino junta at Paris re-
ceived telegram from the Filipino
agent at Hong Kong Saturday saying:
Fight with the Americans is un-
avertable. We are not the aggres-
sors." A telegram from an English
house at Manila today says the situa
tion is very strained and much anx-
iety prevails. American troops have
not yet landed at Iloilo."
Hoar Speaks on the Subject.
Washington, Jan. 9.-HOar called
up the Vest anti-expansion resolution
and spoke at length. He was sorry
to disagree with the president and so
many of his party associates because
of long continued faith in the repub-
lican party's destiny. He would
speak only under a commanding sense
of public duty. He held the constitu-
ton gave no power, expressed or inn
piled, to take governmental control of
alien countries without their consent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
THE NEW IOWA GUARD.
Plan to ReorEanize it on a Practical Scale,
Always Ready for War.

Des Moines. Sept. 9.-The Iowa
National Guard will probably be re-
organized on the basis of the regular
army. Such is the wish of a promi-
nent officer of the state engaged in
forming the new guard. The new
regiments will be subject to the
United States medical examination,
and every man will be armed and
equipped ready to be mustered with
out delay into the service of
the national government in case war
is declared. The adjutant general
favors the abolition of the stationary
annual encampment. and the substi-
tuition of practice marches as a means
of hardening the men, and drilling
them in the rough routine of camp
life. An effort will be made to have the
appointing of governors staff dis
pensed with in favor of a system of
promotion by merit. and several other
radical changes are in contemplation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Pullman Company to Sell Pullman.

Chicago. Jan. 9.-The town of Pull
man. as an integral part of the Pullman
Palace Car company, will soon cease TO
exist. In accordance with the decision
of the supreme court the Pullman cor
poration will dispose Of all interests not
named in its charter rights. The prop
erty now occupied by the Pullman
workingmen will be offered for sale to
the ennlnYeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Wed and Deserted I'm an Hour.

Chicago. Jan. 9.-Mrs. Lizzie Holm. of
1923 IIalsted street. experienced the joy
of welded life for the brief period of
fifteen minutes some two years ago,
and then her husband. Fred Holm. left
her. After the marriage they had supper
at n restaurant and then went to the
brides home. Holm fingered but a few
moments and then bade his bride good
night. He went away and has not only
refused to return. the wife says. but
will not recognize her when they meet.
She got her divorce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
.Roasted- watterson's Departure.

Denver. Jan. 9.-The annual celebra-
ton of Jackson day was held by the
Jacksonian club at Weir's hall, several
hundred members of the club and their
guests being present. The principal
event of the evening was an address by
Governor-eiect Charles s. Thomas. of
Colorado. He made Bryan free silver
speech and roasted" Henry Waiter
sons latest departure in regard to
ticket and platform for 1900-"Dewey
and Lee" and the stars and stripes
Ad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
FOUR KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Two Others Injured, One Perhaps Fatally
-Misreading of Orders

Knoxville. Tenn. Jan 9--Four dead.
two injured-one of these perhaps ia
tally-and the loss OF property of the
Southern railway to the amount of
about 500. 900. is the result Of the wreck
which occurred yesterday on the Knox
vile and Ohio branch of the Knoxville
division Of the Southern railway. one
and one-half miles west of Elk valley
The dead are: Engineer j. D Maxey:
Fireman Frank Reddy and Brakeman
Ironzs Hoover. colored; F1agmap ". A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Edmunds, View OF Expansion.

New York, Jan. 9.-Ex-SenatorG George
F. Edmunds, in a letter to the New
York World. reviews the Philippine
question at length. He describes brief
ly the physical aspects of the islands
and the character of their inhabitants.
The population, he shows. is already
denser than that OF the state OF Michi-
gan" He argues that it is impossible
under our constitution to annex these
islands without their inhabitants be-
coming American citizens. with all the
privileges that name confers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Going to Fight the Trusts.

Springfield. Ills. Jan. 9.-Attorney
General Akin has mailed to the states
attorneys in the various counties of the
state a list of the corporations in their
respective counties which have not COM
piled with the antitrust law by max
ing annual reports to the secretary of
state that they are not connected with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

Madison. Wis. jan 9--The air is full
of Babcock talk here as a result OF
nearly the entire state house force being
for the Necedah statesman. Babcock
remains in Milwaukee. but the long dis
tance telephone line with Madison is
kept warm by him and his lieutenants
His supporters no longer concede that
Ouarles will lead on the frs: ballot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Fight Over a Governorship.

Carson, New. Jan. 9.-William Nc
MILAN, late candidate for governor. has
filed a notice Of a contest for the seat
of Pheinhold Sadler. the present gov
ernor of Nevada All kinds of irreguIari-
ties are charged. and it is claimed that
people voted in precincts in which they
were not entitled to vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
More Troops for the Philippines.

Washington Jan. 9.-Secretary Alger
has decided to send four regiments of
infantry to the Philippines. The Fourth.
Twelfth and Seventeenth have been des-
ignated, and in addition the Third in
fantry, now at Fort Smelling, Mimi,
will go by the same route-namely.
across the Atlantic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
ton of Dingley is practically un-
changed.
Reticent at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The authori-
ties are very reticent relative to the
state of affairs at Iloilo. The situa-
tion is admitted to be critical but not
hopeless by any means. 1t is believed
Gen. Otis is forming a plan of cam
paign which will result in control of
the island of Panay without actual
hostilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
E,traor,linary Work at Chess.

Milwaukee. Jan. 9.-At the Deutscher
club yesterday Harry H Pillsbury,
chess champion OF the United States,
performed the remarkable feat OF play
ing twenty-five games of chess stimuli
taneously and coming out victorious in
all but one game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Cubans Learn something About Flags.

Havana. Jan. s-Yesterday morning
two large Spanish flags showed over the
Clerks and the Asthurianos clubs, fac
ing the principal plaza. Their appear
ance created considerable adverse COM
ment among the Cubans who. it is said.
requested Governor General Brooke to
have the flags removed. No action was
taken in the matter at headquarters.
where it is generally conceded that
Spanish flags may float as well as those
of other nationalitieS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
wasbburu-Moen in the Trust

Worcester Mass, Jan 9.-William E.
Rice and Philip w. Moen. of the Wash
burn & Moen company. say the COM
pany has been sold to the wire trust. as
to a controlling interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Good News About Uncle Dick.

Elkhart, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-There is
nothing alarming in the condition of
ex-Gov. Richard j. Oglesby. He is
not suffering from the grip as re-
ported. 1t was merely an attack of
indigestion, from which he is recov-
ering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Gov. Scodeld Is Better.

Madison, Wis. Jan. Ex-Governor SEQ
field, who is i'll with congestion of the
lungs, is slightly better. He still feels
considerable pain, but is resting easier
He will probably not be at his office for
about a week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Indiana Troops Were Delayed.

Charleston, 8. c.. Jan. 9.-Owing to
the fact that the First battalion of the
One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana vol
unteers did not get here until 9 o'clock
Saturday night the transport Saratoga
did not go to sea Saturday. They start
ed for Matanzas yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Eptxootic in Kentucky.

Lexington, KY. Jan 9.-An epidemic
of grippe has broken out to an alarming
extent among fine horses of this section.
Thoroughbreds especially are suffering
and many vaIua BILE mares are dropping
rhair fnals On account of il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Repre-enative HUI Out of Danger.

Washington. Jan 9.-Representatiye
Hull. of Iowa. is reported to be steadily
improving and no further concern Is
felt over his condition, although IL Will
take some days for recuperation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
sentence of a Rascal Commuted

Fort Scott. Kan. Jan. 9.-Governor
Leedy has commuted the sentence of ]
r. Colean. who while cashier of the
State bank here in 1895 stole $50 600 of
its funds. wrecking the bank. His SEN
tence OF five years was reduced to four
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

To be entirely relieved of the aches
and pains of rheumatism means a
great deal, and Hoods Sarsaparilla
does it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
FLAMES IN A HOTEL
Claim Three Lives as a Sacrifice
and Badly Injure Five More
Of the Inmates.
GAS EXPLOSION CAUSES A HORROR
Frantic Fight for Life Among the Guests
Who Are Weakened to Look Death in the
Face-CooIly Heroic Work of a Michi-
gan Man Saves Half Dozen Lives
Cyclone Kills Three School Children
Four Dead in q Railway Wreck.

Pittsburg, Jan. "a fire which broke
out in the Hotel Richelieu at 3:15 yes
terday morning resulted in a property
loss of only about $4,000. but three
lives were sacrificed and five people
were badly hurt. The dead are: Amos
S. Lands. Grapeville, Pa; George A.
Waters, Camden, n. J.; Mrs. Katherine
Boyle, Pittsburg. The three victims
were guests of the hotel, and all were
suffocated by the dense smoke. The
injured are: DR.. Robert Blacksley, of
Plymouth, Pa. fracture of vertebrae
caused by falling from a third floor
window, will probably die; Henry
Painter, Grapeville, Pa, small blood
vessels of lungs ruptured by inhaling
smoke, may recover; John L. Mills, pro-
prietor of the hotel, face and body bad
ly burned; Miss Mills. his daughter. cut
by glass; William Garretson. CIearfield
Pa. delegate to miners national con-
vention, painfully burned about back
and hips.
Michigan Man Is a Hero.
The fire originated on the second floor
from an explosion of gas, and within
few moments the building was a mass
Of flames and binding smoke. The noise
OF the explosion awakened most of the
guests. about twenty in number, and a
frantic fight for life ensued. Robert
N Thompson, of Kalkaska, Mich. a
salesman for the Cadillac Lumber COM
pany. was the means of saving at least
six lives. In the first moments after the
explosion he rushed into the hallway of
the second floor and stumbled over the
unconscious form Of woman. whom he
dragged into the reception room. Five
men and two women-who
had been turned back from the stair
way by the flames were shrieking and
fighting for some exit. Thompson forced
them all into the big room and locked
the door. Knowing that IL meant death
TO go into the hall he fought the
desperate men back until the arrival of
the firemen. when all were rescued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
r., Cure q Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. Csc The genuine has
L. B. O. on each tablet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Dynanited "A Rank.

Rock Rapids, Iowa. Jan. 9-The .
Farmers bank was dynamited by
professionals last night and robbed of
3. 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

DinEleys Condition
Washington, Jan. 9.-The condi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
LIKE WAR AT |LO|LO.
Tagals Have the Town "kero.
sened" and Will Burn 1t if
Miller Bombards.
RIDIoULE FOB CANCELLATION TALK.

Printers Ashore Would Not "set Up" Pres
ident McKinley's froclamation-Agui-
naldo Placards Manila with q Counter
Manifesto Protesting Against Our "In-
trusion"-Cuban Generals Ready to Quit
Military Life If the Army Is Paid Some
thing in Cash.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
About Men and Things.

Germany has about $4,000 physicians
and surgeons.
British India now has 14O colleges
and 1900 students.
The Transvaal has "a gold mining
companies.
There are nearly 1000 stitches in a
pair of hand sewn boots
Iron mining gives employment to
more than 1900 persons in England.
1t is estimated that one crow will de-
stroy 100000 insects every year.
Herod Is the name of the judge who
sits in police court in Chanute, Kas.
There are only 100000 Britishers in
India-one to every 5000 of the popula-
ton.
The rate of pulsation is 100 per min
ute in infancy, so in manhood and 60
in old age.
One hundred and nine thousand To-
comotives are at present running in
various countries.
In the vicinity of Norfolk. Va, about
1900 acres are devoted to the culture
of radish
An examination made in Rochester Of
the eyes of 1,0O5 school children showed
that 252 had defective vision.
In Boston there Is one church to ev-
cry l,7S6 of the population against one
to every 1853 of the population in 1870
The wool on the back of a sheep is a
shepherds barometer. The curlier the
wool the finer will be the weather.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
MOntana's Part.

+ NDER the arrangement made at
Washington, Montana was one
of the several western states in
which it was proposed to recruit the
Thirty-fourth regiment of infantry. in
accordance with the presidents plan to
send ten new regiments to the Philip
pines. 1t was announced in the Stand
ard yesterday morning that this regi-
ment has its men. In no instance was
the rally of recruits strong in the west
ern states. The enlistment, however,
was helped along when the authorities
at Washington concluded to attach to
the Thirty-fourth regiment body of
volunteers who had been recruited at
Chicago.
In making up this regiment the re-
cruiting officers did not meet with a
ready response in Montana. The Stanl-
ard does not know what the record Is
but, from what had been learned prior
to the order of day before yesterday
calling the recruiting officers out of this
contingent is between thirty and forty
men.
On this showing it can never be said
that Montana has failed in any patriotic
duty. The record this state made when
the president called for men to fight
the Spaniards places Montana right at
the front; the story of year Of Philip
pine campaigning is one that will never
perish; it is to the enduring glory Of
our commonwealth.
Everybody knows that there has been
more of calculation and less of sen;i-
ment in the present recruiting than was
the case under the presidents call of
last year. Men have been obtained at
Centers where prevailing business con-
tentative to be taken into account by
persons casting about with reference to
their future. In proportion, that ele-
ment is not large in Montana. In other
words, service in the Philippines
judged by all that has happened in re-
cent months, is not a tempting propo-
sition for the average man in this state
Then. too. for people in these parts it
is not an inviting business proposition.
Montana rallied ahead of all the
states when the appeal was direct to the
for which the recruiting is now in prog
ress does not appeal strongly to our
kind of people
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

course-the republicans must be spon-
sors for their Philippine war and for
the man who precipitated it. Yet the
| number of the dissatisfied within re-
publican circles. as shown by the tone
and temper of the republican press,
| grows apace.
For the great body of the people the
question of the hour concerns measur s,
not men. 1t looks now as if a provi-
| dence, in the shape of a necessity that
is upon Great Britain. would bring
about the ''fullness of time" for certain
| important events that will be helpful
to silver at just about the hour when
this country lines up for next years
national campaign. That is to say the
signs are that within a twelvemonth
the India mint problem will so press
financial London as to force conclu
sions on England's part in such a way
as to make it clear to mankind that,
after all, the Bryan argument of 1896
was not the vagary of lunatics.
If things go on along to-day's lead
ing lines, presently we shall see Eng
land acting for silver's full remone-
tization. Thus the men who in 1896
We're saying that we must do. in cur
rency matters. as England does. will
have to say. in 1900. whether it is still
in order for America to do as England
has done. 1t is in the air; it is not a
prediction too bold to say that tn.
chances are at least even that within
a year financial England will be COM
PEELED to make a silver declaration that
will take the sting all out of the argu-
ment-by -ridCule which, in this coun-
try, was the chief factor in the goldbug
campaign of 1896.
The man who is democracy's stand
ard bearer next year may be of this or
that name, but it is a certainty that he
must stand fairly and squarely on a
free-coinage platform. There will be
plenty of them, aspiring for the demo-
cratic nomination, who, lukewarm now,
will be Jealous to declare for free con-
age before this country's politics is ten
months older-plenty of them. And
when the day comes for ticket making.
these men will have to prove that they
are better men than William ]. Bryan
for free-coinage campaigning. OF it
self that will be large-sized thing
to prove.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
The Two Wars.

II T intervals the Standard has
\ printed official figures which
sum up the death record for
the fighting in the region of Manila.
The tidings brought by censored dis
patches signed by General Otis are uni
formly to the effect that the enemy fell
like sheep in the slaughter while our
losses were trivial. The contrast may
have been as great in all the battles
as these Otis dispatches infer, yet the
fact remains that on our side the num-
Der of the killed amounts to a disheart-
ening total.
On this point figures are available
which were prepared a few days ago by
Adjutant General Corbin at the re-
quest of Congressman Lands. These
figures are the summng-up of our
losses in the Philippine war up to June
30. Along with them go figures, also
prepared by Adjutant General Corbin
presenting the total of losses during
our war with Spain. These figures
show that we were heavier losers. up
to the end of June, as the result of
our LuZon campaign than we were
while the war was on with Spain. OF
course, these returns do not take ac-
count of deaths resulting from disease.
The grim record in this respect made
in Cuba has, fortunately, not been
matched by our Manila experiences.
According to the Corbin compilation
the deaths resulting from disease in
the West Indian campaign We're 1,347:
they are about four hundred for the
Philippines. The Corbin figures for
killed and wounded are summarized
thus: