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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

battalons of infantry during the even
ing to capture San Mateo, where three
hundred insurgents had entrenched
themselves. The press dispatch an
nouncing Gen. Lawton's death, when re-
ceiyed in Washington, was sent lmme-
diately to the White House, where the
cabinet meeting was in progress. Inc
news was received with expressions or
profound sorrow and regret.
At the War Department instructions
had been received Monday from the
President to prepare Gen. Lawton's COM
mission as a brigadier general IN the
regular army, to fill one of the existing
vacancies and the adjutant generals
clerks were at work on the commission
when the information of Gen. Lawton's
death was conveyed to the department.
Gen. Lawton was a native of Indiana
and won his commission in the army by
signal gallantry during the war between
the States and in the Indian wars. 1t
comes only to a great nation that has
been rent with civil war, menaced by
frontier strife with fierce Indians and
burdened with the responsibilities of
contest like the Spanish war and the
subsequent actions in the tropical Philip
as Mai. Gen. Henry w. Lawton. Per
sonally leading troops in battle, where
it would appear that no soldier could es-
cape the death-dealing bullet, Gen. Law
ton went through an experience that
would have covered his breast with med
ais had he fought beneath the flag of
an empire When death came to him 1t
was as if personal blow had been dealt
to every loyal American who had read
Of the deeds of the brave man.
Gen. Lawton was one of the born
fighting machines that the United States
army acquired at the outbreak Of the re-
bellion, from private life. Acts of hero
ism marked his honorable career in the
volunteer army that saved the nation,
and, bearing the brevet of colonel for dis
tinguished services in action, and proud
in the possession Of a medal of honor for
signal acts of bravery before Atlanta in
1864, Gen. Lawton elected to make war
his profession.
He was made lieutenant in the reg
ular army, first serving with the Forty
first infantry, but subsequently joining
the cavalry arm of the service. When
President Mckinley made him a major
general May 4, 1898, he was lieuten-
ant colonel in the regular army. To
millions the story Of the hero of I'll
Caney" is much fresher and much more
vivid than the work of the intrepid In
dian fighter who chung doggedly to the
trail of that willy chieftain Of the MUIR
dero9s Apaches, Geronimo, until he had
successfully carried out his plan for the
Indians capture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Tail Men.

That corn bread makes big men
physically is proved by the fact that the
six-footers Of Indiana, Illinois and
Kentucky, as rule, were brought up
on homfny or corn bread as the main
food supply. A table in any Of the
rural districts in those States on which
there is no dish prepared from corn is
a curiosity, and in those States men
who fall below the stature of five feet
are dwarfs Six feet is the regulation
size, and men who tower considera bly,
above this height are accepted by the
inhabitants as a matter Of course. OF
course climatic influence must be con
sidered when stature is under discus
sion, but the food forms the basis OF
calculation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
A Financial Contrast.

Under Cleveland and free trade we
had peace and no extraordinary ex-
penses of any kind, and the govern
ment was obliged to issue bonds in or
der to keep good the national credit
and to get gold for our depleted and
well-nigh empty treasury. Under Nc
Kinley and protection we are conduct
ing a costly war, yet, to relieve strin-
gency in the money market, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has offered to take
from an overflowing treasury $25,0OO,-
600, and put it into general circulation
by buying bonds to that amount. The
contrasting circumstances outline in
vivid colors the difference there is, in
respect to the condition Of our national
finances, between free trade and pro-
lection
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
NoLonger Idle.

The iron mills in the vicinity of Cleve-
land have enough orders on hand now
to keep them busy all Of next year. Be-
fore Mckinley was elected many Of
them were lying idle or working only
half time.-Cleyeland Leader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Another Orphan Child.

Another trust has just made its au-
pearance in free trade Great Britain.
The London Economist announces the
formation of the United Indigo and
Chemical Company, Limited, this being
an amalgamation of eight firms which
comprise the leading indigo manufac-
turers of the United Kingdom. It does
not appear that the Dingley law IL re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
QUEEN VICTURIA'S CHRISTMAS
PRESENT TO TOMMY ATKINS

Each Of these boxes contains half
pound of fine chocolate. The Queen her.
self chose the design for the cover. which
is enameled in red, with the embossed
medallion in gold. AS soon as the 10000
boxes were made, the dies were broken,
SO that no one but Tommy Atkins at the
front may have one Of the boxes. The
present cost the Queen about $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

sponsible for this British trust, or that
the absence of a protective tariff consti-
tutes any serious bar to the formation
Of trusts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

Here is the library. It is here that no
and Bella have sat side by side in the
first days of her arrival. It is here she
mas fingered over some last word at night,
Whlie his wife watched and waited for
him upstairs with strained ears and jeal-
Gus heart
1t IS here that he has screwed up sufi-
Gent moral courage, a quality he lacks,
10 dismiss the woman from his presence
for ever and ever, for he is afraid of her,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Knows His Business.

No Secretary of War before Secretary
Root has shown a more masterful
grasp Of the army's conditions and
greatest needs, or has proposed changes
which, if adopted, will open for it so
successful a future.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
oh, the sadness of Prosperity!

Everything seems to be lost for the
time being in the whirl of money max
ing-the pursuit Of money.-John K.
Mclean, In Cincinnati Enquirer.
This is the pathetic way in which the
candidate defeated on platform of
calamity and discomfort describes gen.
eral prosperity. The situation, as Mr..
Mclean describes it, may seem sordid,
but it is all right.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Chance, Would Suit Him

A Change Would Suit Him.
The times are unusually prosperous.
"Let's vote for a change says Mr..
Bryan.-Burlingto Hawkeye.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
At Both Ends.

The American farmer appears to be
catching prosperity at both ends of the
trap this year. The war in the Philip
pines, by cutting off the supply of hemp,
has greatly enhanced the value of fax.
1t is estimated that North Dakota farm
ers alone will get more than $40, 100000
for their fax crop, which will enable
them to hold their wheat crop for better
prices Seattle (Wash) Post-Intelli-
gencer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

Kindness is the golden chain by
which society is bound together
Goethe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

standing In front OF
his troops, the dis
patch stated, and
was shot in the
breast and instantly
killed by a Filipino
sharpshooter. Gen.
Lawton, !. according
to a dispatch from
M a Mia Monday
night, started out
with the Eleventh
Cavalry and two
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
LAWTON SHOT DEAD.
FAMOUS FIGHTER KILLED AT
HEAD OF HIS TROOPS.
Falls While About to Assault Insur-
gents Won His Rank by Calamity
Hero of Civil, Indian and Spanish
wars-Sketch of Noble Life.

4 Manila dispatch Tuesday reported
that Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton had
been killed at San Mateo. he was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Exerxwhere Recognized.

A San Francisco merchant who has
Just returned from business tour OF
Eastern manufacturing centers reports
that manufacturers are so oyercroWd-
ed that they have been forced to stop
taking orders. Their works are run
ming to their full capacity, wages of
employees are being advanced, and
there are no unemployed spinners and
weayers to be had at any price. This
era of prosperity is recognized every
where as the direct result of the do
nestle and foreign policy of the Nc
Kinley administration Francisco
Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
"BLAck WEEK IN LONDON.
Total British Losses Since War Began
Are Now 1890.

Total British Losses Since War Began
Are Now 1000.
"BIack week." as last week is now uni
versally called in London, has evidently
aroused the British Government and the
war Office to full sense of their respon-
sibility and of the magnitude of the task
before them. The papers unanimously
applaud this awakening, despite the fact
that they recognize that the heroic meas
ures now decided upon SAVIOR rather of
weakness than of strength. 1t was high
time that something very energetic was
DONE The British losses in killed, wound
ed, prisoners and missing throughout the
campaign now reach the enormous total
Of 1880.
whole South African country northwest
is in rebellion. The natives there, as
well as those in Basutoland, are said to
be much disturbed and losing heart re-
specting the strength of the British.
A dispatch from Rome says that all the
news Of the British reverses have been
telegraphed to Abyssinia as far as the
wires go, and then rushed by couriers to
Menelek 1t is believed Menelek is cen
templating war against Britain and is
only awaiting the opportunity when the
British are weaker.
Church Row Prompts Crime.
As result Of a change of choirs at the
La Fayette Methodist Episcopal Church
south, of st. Louis, Frank l. Shaw, man
ager of the D. III. Osborne Company, has
received two anonymous letters Of
threatening tone and box of candy, said
to contain poison.
Victory Without a Battle.
President Casiro's troops have occupied
MaracaiI.o Venezuela, oasting Gen, Her
nandez's party without lighting. This has
produced Il good impression throughout
<he rel ab!ic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
NO TARIFF TlNKERlNG.

Representative Payne, Of New York,
chairman Of the House Committee on
Ways and Means, is certain that the
present Congress will do no tariff tim
kerlng. 'The Fifty-sixth Congress has
important work on it's hands," said he
in recent interview '"There will be
no tariff legislation during the present
session. The condition of the country
is to-day thoroughly prosperous and
will continue so unless ill-advised and
radical legislation affecting the business
and financial interests Of the nation is
enacted during the next few years.
''The country demands and should
have settled and assured policy in re-
spect to those questions. The Dingley
law as revenue producer has more
than satisfied those responsible for its
enactment, and has proved gratifying
to the people Of the country generally.
1T has furnished ample revenue to
carry on the Government from the mo-
ment the sugar and wool schedules be-
gan to operate. l am convinced that
the happy results it has produced will
be permanent
Representative Payne is right The
Dingley law has proved SO satisfactory
and in all ways beneficial to the coun-
try that the people have no desire to
interrupt its operations for some time
to come.
Protection and the Gold Reserve.
The Treasury statement for Oct. Is
shows that the gold reserve in the
treasury stands at $257,746,9O6. The
Democratic endless chain seems
powerless to draw the gold out Of the
treasury during Republican admins
tration. When we had free trade, or
tariff reform, the Democratic admins
tration sold over 1892, 100000 in inter-
est-bearing bonds to obtain gold with
which to maintain the gold reserve and
to pay current expenses of the Govern
ment There has been no drain on the
gold in the treasury since the Republi-
cans were placed in charge of it, be-
cause the people have full confidence
in the financial ability of the Republi-
can party. II the Democratic party
was pldCcu III poWcl eo-hioAAoN Jul uAA
paralleled prosperity would vanish, our
gold reserve would melt away like
snow in August, and before six months
had passed the endless chain would
be doing business at the old stand,
bonds would be sold to pay expenses
and maintain the gold reserve, bust
ness would be paralyzed, and before a
year had passed the country would be
swept by panic, and labor would be
thrown out Of employment.-Benton
Qllo Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Eve MASSAGE.

Whenever your organs OF sight feel
weak, do not claw ut them with tho
knuckles, SO to express it. You must
not massage your eyes the same way
you would the stronger parts of the
body. They need help from the hands,
but this help must be administered in a
very gentle and delicate method
John Quincy Adams had way Of
treating his eyes, which, it is said,
preserved their vision to old age, with
out the help of spectacles.
This was to place his thumb and fore
finger each upon an eyelid and gently
rub them toward the nose a number of
times each day. The action encourages
circulation of blood in that locality,
does away with the tiny spots that
sometimes float before the vision and
prevents that 1attening of the lenses
which causes dimness of sight at GER
tain focus.
1t is wonderful how much good can
be done the eyes of people of all ages by
using this simple exercise 10 or 10 min
utes each day.
If you are where it may not be con-
venient to measure time, as in the dark,
it is well to count the number of passes
made by the fingers over the eyes until
you have reached the number that you
have demonstrated by experiment that
time will allow.-New York Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24

lily dinners, so that he can eat square
meal occasionally.
Don't call the ticket you give him to
the church concert Il deadhead. He
can't buy tickets from everybod to
everything, but he will say kind words
of your performances and thus lead 9th
ers TO buy your tickets.
If you have anything to buy or sell.
let the paper assist you to find custom
ers. Advertising that really pays the
printer benefits both advertisers and
readers.
If you have any job printing to do.
don't take it TO an outside office. but
give your newspaper the first chance.
Give the editor pointer occasionally
or write him sensible short articles and
don't get mad if he fails to see every
thing your way. When he does say Il
good thing, tell him so.
In short, remember the golden rule
and don't forget the editor of your local
paper.--Richmond (Ind.) Enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

Hotel men are holding national
convention at Chicago.
Seven men were killed by an explo-
sion in the military laboratory a [ Copen-
hagen.
Ex-Postm2ster General John Wanna
maker is seriously sick with carbunc.es
on his neck
Seven negroes We're Iynched at Diaz.
Mexico. because one Of them had at
tempted a rape.
May \. Livermore. the noted lecturer.
thinks her end is very near and has
had all her manuscripts burned.
Fourteen persons were drowned by
the capsizing of ferry boat on the
Danube. near Straubing, Bavaria.
a feature of the inquest into the late
Reading railway horror is testimony
proving that the dead were robbed.
William H. Seitz. real estate broker.
a New York. filed a petition in bank
ruptcy Liabilities. s12S, $50: no assets.
John NJ Hutchins. for fifty years
prominent in railroad and financial cir
cIes. died at Philadelphia. He was 50
years old.
The report that the United States
cruiser Detroit had fired upon the
Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto and
sunk her is untrue.
British authorities at Hong Kong fear
the Filipino junta there has plotted to
kill Dewey. and will furnish him with a
body guard during his stay.
Action has been commenced against a
school teacher at the Combined Locks
Wis. for whipping one of the pupils
for disobeying the rules of the school.
Notice was given of a general in
crease of 10 per cent. in wages at the
Bessemer Steel works of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company at Pueblo. Colo.
About loo men are benefited.
Admiral George Dewey Will be invited
by the Chicago drainage board to visit
Chicago Dec as the guest of that body
and to attend the exercises TO be held
in connection with the opening OF the
drainage channel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
A DIVERSITY OF TONGUES.
The Many Languages That Are Spo-
ken IN the British Isles.

Perhaps to many people it will be a
great surprise to learn that very con-
sidera Die percentage of the native born
inha bita~ts of the British isles cannot
speak English.
Naturally, the vast majority do use
it as the language of their birth, but in
Wales there are as many as sos, 036
persons who speak only Welsh, the
mothe$ tongue of the principality.
Again, i'll the highlands of Scotland
Gaelic is the colloquial language of 49,,
T3S persons, who are able to speak
nothing else. In Ireland 30. 121 sons of
Erin can speak only Erse, the native
Irish tongue.
That Erse is being displaced by the
tongue of the sister isle is made evident
by the fact that the Rev. Joseph Bos-
worth, writing in 1913, gave Irish as
the commonly spoken tongue of nearly
3, 900, 600 inhabitants. At that time
Welsh was spoken by 1000 200 per
sons.
Strangely enough, while in Wales
fewer people speak both English and
Welsh than Welsh alone, in Scotland
almost five times as many people use
both languages as those who speak
OdeliC Only. anu III 1TeldHu the proper
ton is still greater, being 90 speaking
both to one who is able to speak Irish
only.
Manx is spoken in the Isle of Man.
The population of the island is %. 59S
The people are of Celtic extraction, with
an intermixture of Norwegian. The is
land was under the rule of Norway
from $40 to 1868 a. d. Both Manx and
English are used in the PRONUNCIATION
OF any new law in the island.
The Channel islands have pOpula-
ton of about 90, 900, and the language
spoken is French. Thus six languages
are used in the British isles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Christian Scientists Arrested.

Buffalo. y. Y. May 2i.-GeOrge H.
Kinter and Elizabeth l.. Kinter, his
wife. well known in Christian Science
circles. were arrested yesterday on
warrants charging them with man
slaughter in causing the death of Ralph
l. Saunders. years old. who. died of
pneumonia while under Christian
Science treatment. Warrants on the
same charge were also issued for Mr..
and Mrs. James c. Saunders. of Port
Townsend. Wash, the parents of the
child. The Kinters We're held in 81
500 bonds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Executors Notice.
state of Timothy sexton. deceased.

Estate of Timothy Sexton. deceased.
The undersigned having oeen appointed ex
ecut r. of the last W III and te>t3ment OF Timo'
thy Sexton. late of the county of Rock Island
state of Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
that they will appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county. Mt the county
court room. in the city of Rock Island. at the
August term. the first Monday in August
next. ut which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified and
requested to attend, for the purpose of hay
Ing the same dlusted
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
Quested to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this ~ day OF NAV. A. n 1899.
JtHS y SENTIS.
MARY \. SEXTON.
Executors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Administrator,s Notice.
e of william Raisch. deceased.

Estate OF " lIIlm KaIScl, dc ceused.
The undersigned having been appointed
admInistratIiX of the estate of William
RaiSch, late of the county OF Rock Isl
and state of Illinois. deceased. hereby
gives notice that she will appear before the
county court of Rock Island county. at the
county court room, in the city of Rock Island.
at the Augu-t term, on the first Monday
in August next. at which time all per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend. for the pur-
pose of having the same dJuSted
AN persons indebted TO said estate are re-
Quested to make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of May a. D. 1899.
MAGDAIENA RAisCH. Admin istratrix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
4 Popular Delusion.

t'Did you read this, dear?" said Mrs.
Grigsby to Orlando the other night.
Its strange case. a harmless lunatic
imagines that he's grain of corn and
will not go into the yard lest chicken
eat him. Isn't it an odd delusion?"
ooh, the worlds full of such delu-
sions, deari" said Grigsby. 81 know a
harmless lunatic who seems to imagine
that she's piece of cheese, and she
will fly from a room when a mouse en-
tiers it for fear the little creature will
devour her. London Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24

nual dinner of the British Schools and
Universities club will be held tonight az
the Brevoort House. and Queen Vic
toria's birthday will then be celebrated
by Britishers of this and other kindred
societies in New York Admiral Samp-
son viii be the guest Of honor The
United States navy will also be repre-
scented by Captains Chadwick and Tay-
lor ard Flag Secretary Bennett. Ad-
miral Sampson Will reply TO the toast
The FraterIal Bond OF Sea Power"
Former United States Minister to Siam
John Barrett. who has just returned
from the east via England. will speak
on Great Britain and the United States
Friendly Rivals in the Far East
The queens birthday dinner of this
club last year. while the war with Spain
was in progress, was the occasion of
remarkab Bile evidences Of Anglo-Ameri-
can friendliness. Whitelaw Reid. Bishop
Potter. and others on THAI occasion
vofcing sentiments which receive the
hearty acclaim of the English press The
club is composed of residents of this
city who attended the British universe
ties and the old established British
schools such as Elton, Harrow, etc. and
one of it's chief aims is TO foster a
friendly feeling between the two coun-
tries. Rudyard Kipling's state of health
is the ore thing that prevents his pres
ence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Executors Notice.
Marion Z. Sweeney, attorney.
ate OF Mary O-ConneH, deceased.

Marion l. Sweeney, attorney
Estate OF Mary O'ConneH deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed ex-
ecutrix OF the last W II and testament of Mary
@ COnne'l. late OF the county of Rock Island,
state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
that she viii appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county at the county court room,
in the city of Rock bland, the July
term. on the first Monday in July next
ut which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose OF having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted TO said estate
are requested TO make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this q 81 day OF MAY. a. D. 1899
MARGARET THIELE, Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-24
Cut in Half by a Train.

Iron Mountain, Mich. May "a
Charles McCurdy. conductor on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
freight train between this city and
Green Bay. was run over and killed in
the yards here Monday evening. Nc
Curry had given the signal for his train
to back up and was seen to step be-
tween he two sections of the train, and
il is supposed he tripped and fell under
the cars. The entire train passed over
him before the accident was discovered.
He was literally cut in halves.