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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
coCKKELL SERVES DUE NOTICE
That the Army Reorganization Bill Can
not Pass This Session.

-
Washington. Feb. Formal discus
sion of the Hull-Hawley army reorgan-
ization bill was begun in the senate yes
terday Hawley ard Warren, Repub-
Hcans. supported the measure and
Mitchell and CockreII. Democrats. op-
posed it. while Proctor. Republican, ad-
dressed the senate in favor of some
amendments which he had proposed to
the bill. All the speakers are members
of the committee on military affairs.
COCkreiIs speech, though brief, was par
tiCuIarly notable as he spoke definitely
for the opposition to the army bill. He
declared practically in so many words
that the Hull-Hawley bill could not be-
come law at this session F!e and those
who stood with him were willing to give
the president all the money and every
man he desired. but they We're deter
mined that no great standing army
should be fastened upon the country
without full and free discussion.
While CockrelI was speaking Mason
of Illinois interrupted with the remark:
81 indulge in n fflibuster occasionally
myself. but / always give full notice
when l mean to do So. I think il per-
TeCtly permissible under the rules and
l would like to have the Missouri SEN
ator inform Us If such is his purpose
now"
y am always frank" replied Cockrell.
''and 1 am frank when l say that 1 have
no intention of beginning a filibuster.
only want 10 secure a fun and falr
discussion of the army bill. and every
senator here knows that il is impOssi-
BILE to get such discussion in the ten
days left of the session
Then" retorted Mason. "we are not
to have an announced hliDuster?" To
i,h
The postCffice appropriation bill was
passed
The house reached the last page of
the naval bill anG adjourned with Il
point Of order pending against a pro-
vision fixing the price OF aTmor plate
at S545 per ton. The provision in the
bill went out on point OF order on the
ground that 1t was not limited to the
armor TO be purchased with the appro-
priation in the bill. whereuuon it was
modified to meet this objection and
against it the point of order pending an
adjournment was raised. Much of the
time was occupied in debating an amend
ment appropriating SI20. .0CO to complete
the three buildings authorized to he
erected at the Naval academy at An
napClis.
The naval committee with the excep-
tion of Cummings strenuousIy opposed
proceeding with the work of rehabiii-
tating the Naval academy until compre
hensiVe plans had been decided upon.
but the house overruIed the committee
and adopted the amendment. - to 90
Two important provisions in the para
graph providing for the construction of
new ships went out on points of order.
one provided that no molf than two
battleships. two armored and two pro-
teCteG cruisers should he built at any
.Y-l nd =, he
bid for the construction Of ships should
be entertained from any firm or COM
pany which had rot at the time of bid
ding an adequate plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
REPEAL OF THE ALLEN LAW.
Goes on Rapidly in the Illinois LegisIa-
ture-Other business Done.

Sprir gfelG. MS. Feb. 22.-Immediate-
~ after the house convened yesterday
the street railway bill prepared by the
,ommitteeou municipal corporations was
read the second time Alling CRep) OIL
t.red an amendment striking out all aft
Is the enactins clause and substituting
the present horse and dummy railroad
act. changed TO allow any sort of mo-
tive power except steam. The amend
ment was adopted-13+ 10 nothing The
lii was then ordered To third reading
and made special order for today
y resolution was adopted authorizing
the governor to grant complimentary
commissions TO officers OF regiments
raised for the recent war with Spain
hut never mustered into the service. An
other resolution was unanimously adopt
ed instruCtinE Senators CUllom and Ma
son To vote for the bill providing a uni
NersaI eight hour working day. Mo
Goorty, the Democratic leader. fled I
protest against the action Of the speak
'r in refusing 10 recognize him last
week. which almost caused a riot at
the time
In the senate Campbell presented n
resolution instructing the committee on
municipalities to report his bill repeal
ing the Alien law and substituting the
rid horse ard dummy act made appli-
bic to modern street railways. After
an extended discussion the resolution
was sent to the committee on resoIu-
Sons- Campbell ther presented his bill
and Il was ordered to second reading.
Forts bill to restrict the use of the fe-
male face. form and figure for advertis-
ing purposes was passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
FittIngIy Observed in the Large Cities OF
the Country.

Philadelphia. Feb. Washing
toms birthday was celebrated with
exercises under the auspices of the
university of Pennsylvania. The
orator of the occasion was Seth
Low, president of Columbia Uni
versity-
New York. Feb. 22.-Washington ;
birthday was celebrated by u general
holiday. a general display of flags
and patriotic exercises.
Boston. Feb. Washington 5
birthday was celebrated by general
suspension of business. ringing of
bells. and display of flags. Patriotic
services were held in the various
churches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22

Lansing. Mich. Feb. "a bill was
Introduced in the house providing for
the appointment OF a commission 10
negotiate with the Michigan Central
railway for the surrender pf its special
charter There was also Introduced 4
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO The constitution under which
the legislature can provide for a state
board of assessors of corporate property.
4 bill 70 apply the principle Of the in
terstatc commerce law 10 Michigan was
also presepled.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

John Z. Lynch. n pioneer commission
merclant of Chicago, died from heart
failure.
The railroad from Skaguay to the
summit of White Pass. Alaska. was
opened Monday
Another rich vein of gold ore is re-
PORTED to have been found in the Isa-
bella mine at Cripple Creek.
y joint protest from the United States
and Great Britain to Germany is under
preparation in regard To Germany )
action III Samoa.
Professor L. w. Wood. of the Wiscon-
sin university. has discovered a method
of thaWing frozen water pipes by the
use Of electricity.
The Highland Boy mine of Bingham.
Utah. has been sold To capitalists in the
Standard oil company for a sum APP
proximating $4,000 ,OCO
Mrs. Samuel Dowd. of the town Of
Dallas. near Chetek. Wis. died of can
Ger of the stomach, having lived with
out food nearly five weeks
jack McRride of Monroe. Wis, has
been seuteTced to year and one half
in prison. Mcbride threw a piece OF
coal into a $50 plate glass front.
J. L Thompson. chaplain Of the First
Washington volunteers whose death at
Manila is reported. was one of the best
known ministers Of Washington
Francis II. Eawo, head of the great
china and glass exporting house of Bawo
& Dotter. New York. is dead in Ger
many. aged 50 years. of apoplexy.
Christian science treatment was de-
r0unccd by a Chicago coroner's jury
at the inquest on the body Of Charles
II. Mixer, who died after weeks i'll
ness.
Ex-senator Sawyer has So far reCuv-
cred as to take daily drives at Oshkosh.
Wis. and spend some time each day in
the National bank. attending to bust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
SPIRIT OF SURRENDER
Evinced by Portion of the
Philippine Popula-
ton.
GEN. OTIS MEETS EMISSARIES.

Announce Raising of American Flag
and Are Pleased With ReceptIon-Agu'-
naIdo Declares His Followers VIII
Perish Rather Than Yield. and Prefer
Spanish Corruption to the Domination of
This Country.
Manila, Feb. 22-While the guns
on the city walls and those on the
ships of Dewey's fleet fired salute in
honor of Washington's birthday, the
four commissioners from the island
of Negros had an interview with Otis
and informed him that the American
flag had already been raised over that
island, and the inhabitants were ready
and anxious to accept any proposition
that the Americans might offer the
insurgents have been driven from the
island entirely.
Otis assured the commissioners,
who were delighted with the recep-
tion. that the Americans would pro-
vide an acceptable government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
He saved the Little Girl.

Milwaukee. Feb. 22.-B. J. Hummei.
: 10 was running the freight elevator
;n the Monitor box factory performed
3 brave and remarkable feat. The
elevator dropped four stories, with
Hummel and a little girl. Katie Ushold.
a the only occupants Of the car Just
before the falling elevator struck the
ground Hummel seized the girl and
threw her up on his shoulders This
broke the force Of the fall and the girl
was uninjUred. Hummel was badly
bruised and is now in the Emergency
hoSDifal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
rhiI.deIphta.s Republican Mayor.

Philadelphia. Feb. 22.-Ihe plural
ity for Ashbridge (rcP-). candidate
for mayor, in yesterday election is
1l9. 700, the largest ever given a can
didate for that office The vote for
Haskins (dem.). his opponent. is %
45S, the smallest in many years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
CANNED ROAST BEEF.
WI at the Men Who Went to Cuba
and Porto Rico Did Not
Like in Their Rations.
REFRIGERATED BEEF ALL RIGHT.
But the Consensus OF Opinion of Wit
nesses Favors Beef the Hoof for
Armies->ieknes. Not Largely Due to
the Food-work in Congress-CockreII
Gives Notice That the Army Reorgani-
zation Bill Cannot Pass This Session.

Washington, Feb 22.-The court of
inquiry engaged N investigating the
beef charges preferred by Gen. Miles
| continued yesterday the hearing OF tes-
timony bearing upon the controversy.
A number of army officers who par
tici2a,ed in the Santiago campaign
were heard. Practically without eN-
Ception the officers condemned the
canned roast beef furnished as a travel
ration. and reviewed complaints about
IL which the men very generally made.
declaring il uEpalatable and wanting
in nutriment. on the other hand. the
refrigerated beef suffered but little Ut
the hands OF the Witnesses, ii being
generally conceded that II was good
when delivered from the transports,
and when il escaped the decomposinS
effect OF the tropical sun en- route to
the several commands il was found to
be satisfactory. General Commissary
methods in Cuba were inquired into.
Difficulty in preventing taint before
cooking was experienced generally.
There was very little in the evidence
pointing 10 any use OF chemicals upon
this beef.
Endorsement of Beef on the Hoof.
The contention of General Miles that
.he army in Cuba and Porto Rico should
have been supplied with herds of cattle.
or beef on the hoof. instead of re
friGerated beef. was supported by every
witness. who gave his opinion upon this
question. 4 feature of the eXamina-
tions was the general assertion of wit
nesses that they would not have felt
il their duty to the men or the army
reorganization to have made any Spe
Cial report upon the beef had ii not
been for the special orders calling for
such reports. but rather would have
permitted the unsatisfactory ration To
pass without further notice as an Incl
dent to warfare and to the peculiarly
trying conditions with which the army
was confronted al the outbreak of the
war.
Little Sickness Dne to the Food.
A number of officers testified to
the belief that very small proportion
of sickness in Cuba was due to the beef
or unwholesome rations. but rather to
the climate. The examination of witnesses
will continue today and perhaps afl- of
this week in Washington and the tes-
timony henCeforth is expected to be
generally cumulative. Many officers are
to appear. among them being General
Joe Wheeler and Governor Roosevelt
Late this week or early next week the
court will leave for Chicago and other
western meat Centers. where it viii in
speCt the packing houses of the firms
which furnished beef to the army. \
thorough study Of the methods en-
ployed in preparing refrigerated and
canned roast beef will he made and wit
nesses Will be examined in the different |
cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
Democratic Advisory Committee.

Washington. Feb - - Chairma n
Jones. OF the natioraI Democratic com
mittee. has appointed an advisory com
mittee 10 the national committee. the
objec; being to advance the interests OF
the Democratic committee along the
lines OF the national platform. Among
the members are D J. Campau- OF
Michigan. and John 2. AItceid, Of Ill
rnia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
RepnbIicans>swcep PhiIndeInhia.

PriIadcII Ma, Feb. 22.-COrOner Sam
ICl II. AshbrdGe. Republican. was yes
-erday elected mayor Of Philadelphia 10
succeed Charles +. Warwick by plu-
Tality Of At least 100000 over DR. w
Horace Hoskins. Democrat and the Pro-
7ihition. Peoples and Single Tax candi-
Gates. John L. Kinsey. Republican
was elected to succeed himself as city
f'Iicitor. and Harry Fletcher and John
y Lukens. Republicans. and John A.
Ihornton. Democrat. were elected police
magistrates, the minority party being
entitled by law to one Of these offices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
AGUINALDO Is OBDURATE
Will Perish Before Accepting American
Dominion. Preferring Spain First.

Hong Kong. Feb. %. AguinaldO
has issued a manifesto accepting the
situation. and alleges the country is
unanimous in his support. that the
people will perish rather than ac-
cept the odiOus American dominion, "
and declaring that .'even the corrupt
Spanish dominion is preferable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
In1unct1on Agarn,t scaIpers.

Columbus. o. Feb 22-Judge Bad
ger. in the common pleas court, yes
terday granted a temporary injunction
against local ticket brokers. restraining
them from dealing in special contract
tickets issued To persons. attending the
various conventions TO be held here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
Reef Inquiry ConcIuded

Washington. Feb. 22.-Recordel
Davis announced this morning that
the examination of witnesses in tn,
court of inquiry into the beef contro-
versv was about concluded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
Another snow slide.

Silver Plume, Colo. Feb. 22.-An-
other snow slide early this morning
carried away several miners cabins,
and buried four men. two OF whom
were rescued alive. The other two are
supposed TO be dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
The Grip Cure That Does Cure.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets re-
moves the cause that produces Ia
grippe. The genuine has l. Il. @ on
each tablet % cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
Favorable Reports on Public Buildings.

Washington. Feb. e2-The senate
committee OF public buildings and
grounds has made favorable reports on
public building bis as follows. EIgin.
Ills. 100000: Eau Claire. WIS. SO 0o0: !:
Joliet. Ills. SloQ, 90
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22

Chicago. Feb. IA new leather CON-
bine. capital $50 900 0c0 is being or
Canized to take over the tanneries out
side Of the United states Leather com
pany. The name ot the new organiza =
tfou will he the American Hide and
Leather company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
rarisian Precautions.

Paris. Feb. 22.-The police have
taken every Precaution TO prevent
demon stratious tomorrow on the Uc-
casion OF Faurc's funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22

If YOU have catarrh, don't daily
with local remedies. but purify and
enrich your blood with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
TREACHERoUs TAGALs.
scheme They Had Perfected for Mas
sacre At Manila Feb. 10.

Washington. Feb. 22.-The foIlOwins
diSTatoh was received yesterday after
noon from General Otis, dated Manila.
Fen. y. and addressed To- the adjutart
general. The following was issued by
an important officer Of the insurEeEt
government al Malolos. Feb -, 1899. for
execution during that evening and night
in this city.
First. you viii 50 dispose that at 8
o'clock At night the individuals Of the
territorial militia at your order viii he
found united in all of the streets Of
San Pedro. armed with their balOs and
revOlvers. or guns and ammunition. IL
convenient
Second. Philippine families only viii
be respected. They should not be
moIested. but all other individuals OF
whatever race they may be will be
eXterminated without any compassion
after the determination OF the army OF
occupation.
Must Extermiuate the Americans.
Third. the defenders OF the Philip
pines in your command will attack the
guard at BHibid and liberate the pris-
oners and presidiarios. and having ac-
saying to them: 'Brothers. we must
avenEe ourselves on the Americans and
eNteTminate them. THAI we may tak-
our revenge for the infamy and treach-
cry which they have committed upon
us have no compassion upon them: at
tack with VigpT. All Fiiipinos en- masse
VIII second you-LOug live Filipinos'
InGspeHds
Lays Down the PIan of Attack.
Fifth. the order which will Toe fol-
lowed in the attack VIII be as follows:
-he sharpshooters Of Tondo and Santa
Ana will begin the attack from without
and these shots viii be the signal for
the militia Of Truso Biupudo. Quiato
and Sampaloe To go out into the street
and 10 their duty. those Of Pake. Ermita
ana Malate. Santa cruz ard san Miguel
viii not start out until l. o'clock unless
they see that their companions need
asSIStauDe-
Either Independence Death.
sixth. tine militia OF Tondn will start
out at % O'Clock iu the morning. II all do
their duty our revenge VIII he COM
pIctp-
"ErothCrs. Europe coutemTIates US:
"" know how To- die as men. shedding
our blood in defense of the liberty Of
our country Death to the tyrauts.
War without quarter to the false Amer
leans who have deceived as
Either independence or death"
There is no fourth" paragraph in the
insurEent statement as furnished 20 the
press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-22
Eilher Independence or Death.
FILIPINos ASK PROTECTION.

Officials from the Island Of ScEros Go ~
See General Otis.
General OIis yesterday teleSraphs5
that General Miller has sent up four
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
GUNPoWDER IN HUNTING.
Took Many Years for Hunters to Famil-
 iarize Themselves With It.

Took Many Years for Hunters to FamiI-
 iarize Themselves With Ii.
 A curious feature about this evoIu- ton in methods of hunting was the he's itation with which gunpowder was taken up by the great nobles. Not only did 1t take quite century to familiar ize hunters with it, but the evidence that has come down to us shows that the humble classes were the first to use it for shooting game. Maximillian, ar- dent sportsman that he was, tells us himself that he could shoot further and with greater accuracy with his cross bow than his keeper could with the fre-tube To prove this he tells us the weI-knoWn story of a certain ehamois standing at distance of two hundred fathoms which, after being pronounced as to far off by his henchman, who was armed with one of the first sporting firearms mentioned in print, comes tumbling down, pierced by the first at tempt of the Emperor's bolt. From other sources we learn of strict meas ures being adopted to prevent poachers and woodloafers" using firearms; and this at period when princes still used the cumbrous cross-bow and spear. It was only in the last quarter of the six teenth century that firearms had busted other weapons for certain forms of the chase, the deer-battle being among the latter.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
Some Figures.

A statistictan has estimated that an average man of fifty years old has worked 6,500 days, has slept 5000, has amused himself 400, has walked 12,00O miles, has been i'll 800 days, has par taken of 86,0OO meals, eaten 15,O0O pounds of meat and 4,000 pounds of fish, eggs and vegetables and drank 1000 gallons of fluid.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
Either of His Names Good.

For 385 years the rulers of Denmark have been alternately a Frederick and Christian This is the law, that a King Christian must be succeeded by a King Frederick, and then comes a King Christian again. In view of this law, every Danish Prince has among his other names both Frederick and Christian.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
No PapaI Debt.

Pic Nino bequeathed to the Church 50,0o0,000 francs iu gold. Leo XIII. has almost doubled that sum, which is deposited among the principal Flu ropean ba0ks. The Holy See has no debts, what existed having been all paid by the present Pope.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
To Preserve Reer.

A queer method of preserving beer Is reported from Bengal, India. In that country thunder storms are of continuous occurrence from March un- til October, and for months hardly a night passes without one more or less severe. It is found that the beer will never g. sour if it is dramatically sealed by having oil poured upon the top.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
The .C1nra China.

The Czar of Russia probably owns sreater quantity of china than any other person in the world He has the china belonging to all the Russian rulers as far back as Catherine the Great, It is stored in an immense closet in the Winter Palace at St. Pe- tersburg.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Hen. Lewis and Attorney NJ. b, AItheimpr returned this morning from Little Rock They were among tl.e distinguished gaests al the ban opet rendered Ambassador Powell Giaytoa at the Capital Hotel Thurs daY night.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Miss Edna Tucke", and Mr. Wade Knox, left Tharsday afternoon for Wesson, where they will spend several days enjoying a fish. They were joined at Altheimer by Misses Oracle, of Little Rock, and Elliott, of MahDaseka.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
Rinhea nf stntnn

New York is the richest state, being worth more than $500 100000. Penn sylyanyia comes next, with nearly ST. 000,000,000, and Illinois is third. with over $5,000, ,00000o Nearly two-thirds of the total wealth of the country is in real estate and improvements.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
Proportion of Male and Female

Recent statistics show that under fifteen years there are more boys than girls. but over seventy-fve years there are more women ttan men, and from the ages of ninety te 100 the proportion is about three to one in favor of the women.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Messrs. Frank Ragland and Simon Strauss returned last night from Memphis, where they took in" che races. Frank says the horses (that is. the ones he bet on) were entirely too slow for him
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Simmons enter taieed laet evening in honor of thei guest. Miss Hunter, of Sardis, Miss. Full mention of the elaborate affair will appearin Che society column of sunday $ Graphic.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Rev. J. R Cason returned last a. term fl from Little Rock, where he went to look after some State eda- cational work. Rev. Gas0n is fiaan- cial State agent for Galloway Col Ipge,
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22
The Heroa,s F1irht
Women.

The heron seldom flaps its wings at a rate of less than 120 to 15O times a minute. This is counting the down ward strokes only, 50 that the birds wings really make from 240 to 300 dis tinct movements a minute,
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Nrs. ] W. Crawford will return to- night for Helena where she went to attend the Arkansas federation of Women's clubs. which has been in session in that city for the pastthree days.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Mir. Sidney Adams, q brother of County Contractor Adams, is in the city today He says there are now confined on the farm about fifty seven prisoners
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

Mr. L. $. Dunnaway. traveline representative for the Arkansas Democrat, passed through the city Thursday. He was enroute to Cam den and Iexarknna.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-22

LuGe Miss Future May Bloom B party N hich n as given last night was a most enjoyable affair. Full mention of same will appear in the society columns of Sundays Graph