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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-23
8 Per Cent Monev
to Loan.

Properties released from banks and
building associations and loans granted
for = period of 2. ) or years. or IL pref
cradle loan can be redeemed by yearly
or half yearly instauuents of principal
and interest In me latter case. inter
est TO be computed and charged on
balance actually owing at end of
each year Money to help you buy a
home, build home, pay on q mortgage,
pay back interest, or taxes, lift liens
stop foreclosures, or effect necessary
improvements. Money to loan on
life insurance policies. Iegacies, inner
itances, undivided interests in estates,
real estate in probate. leaseholds and
annuities- Money TO finance meritorf-
Gus inventions or to place patents on
the English and American markets If
requiring money on any class OF Sc
curity, write TO or call on
r. RUxToN,
1876 La Sale st.,
Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-23

lola, at 81. often went hungry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-23

MCKINLEY shaves himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
Avenue, Rock Island, Ill Entered at the
Postoffice as Second-class matterl
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
FAR FROM SETTLEMENT.
ton Unable to Agree on Appoint
ment of Bosses.

Buffalo, N. Y, May IS. From pres
ent indications it is not likely that the
question of the appointment of boss
scoopers will be readily settled.
Saturday Contractor Connor said he
would not agree to bosses being chosen
by anyone but himself. Messrs.
Goulder and Corrigan We're in consulta-
ton with Mr.. Connor Saturday morn
ing and all three agree that tile car
riers would not concede anything on
this point to the strikers representa-
tives.
The receipts of grain have been much
lighter for the last few days because
shippers are Withholding grain until
the scoopers' trouble is settled. Conse-
quently the congested condition of the
harbor is being relieved, but there are
still over 40 boats to be unloaded,
Every coal and ore dock in Buffalo is
now said to be tied up.
1t was learned that the sub-commit.
tee appointed to consider the boss ques.
ton has agreed that the lake carriers
and Mr.. Conner, the contractor
should have the appointment of boss
scoopers,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
R1oToUs IOWA TROOPS.
After BEING Mustered Out ut savan-
nah They Raid soda-Water Stands
and Lunch Wagons.

Savannah, Ca. May 15.-The Forty
ninth Iowa, Col. Bows, was mustered
out Saturday. The regiment is routed
by the Georgia &, Alabama and Sea-
board Air Line, by Ellinor, passing At
lanta Sunday morning and proceeding
via Cincinnati and Chicago to the west.
After being paid off the men raided
saltwater stands, bread and sausage
wagons in camp, and took all the stuff
and turned over the wagons. The po-
lice were called out in large numbers
and many arrests We're made. The
men We're hauled into police barracks
in patrol wagons and trolley cars. The
police station is packed with them, and
the recorder win hold a special court to
try the cases. The regiment was to
leave at three. o'clock for the west.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
NO PL0w TRUST.
Leading Companies Deny That .
Combination Has Been Formed
Proposition Presented.

South Bend, Ind, May 10. The Oliver
and the South Bend Chilled Plow com
panies deny that they have entered the
trust and state that the meeting held
in Chicago Monday was to consider
matters of mutual interest. They state,
however, that Judge Vincent, of Chi
cago. a promoter, desires to form a plow
combination and has submitted prop
osition empodying $s5,ooo,ooO of pre-
ferred stock and $4,000, 900 of common,
but his proposals met with very little
consideration. Some pillow men are IA
vorable to combine, but the South
Bend companies are not. No pillow COM
pany of consequence has given an op-
ton upon it's plant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
BITS OF INFORMATION.

The conference of the American Library
association began In Atlanta, Ca, with
ESQ delegates present.
| The hot air furnace manufacturers Of
the country have organized central as
ISOLATION for the purpose of maintaining
prices.
An Apia (Samoa) dispatch says: Every.
thing is quiet on the island. Operations
have been suspended pending the arrival
of the joint commissioners from San Fran
| cisco.
Gen. Otis reports to the war department
under Mondays date that the transport
Puebla left Manila for San Francisco on
the 7th inst. and that the Zealandia left
Tuesday.
! Reports to State Commissioner Baker
Indicate Yakima county, Wash, will have
| only half a crop of peaches, while apricots
are all killed. In Wallawalla there will
be light crop all around.
The British ship Loeb sloy, Capt. Nicol,
from Clyde on January for Adelaide and
Melbourne, was wrecked on Kangaroo is-
land, Australia, on April "a. Five of the
passengers and Is of the crew were
I drowned.
The cruiser Charleston sailed Monday
from Hong-Kong for APART, port on
/ the extreme northern coast of the island
of Luzon. The purpose of the visit to this
PLACE is not explained in the cablegram
from Hong-Kong.
| Nearly 100 delegates, with as many more
visitors from all parts of the country, were
In attendance Tuesday upon the OPEN
ing session of the twelfth biennial SUI
preme council of the Catholic Knights OF
, America in Kansas City, Mo.
The sixth annual convention of the Po-
lice Chiefs association ofthe United States
and Canada began at Chattanooga, Tenn,
IN the City auditorium Several hundred
members were present, all portions of the
country being well represented.
The senate of the Texas legislature
passed finally its antitrust bill When
originally introduced the bill was identical
with the Arkansas law. 1t has been ma
terially amended. however, and is de-
;cidedly more drastic In it's provisions.
The American Federation of Musicians
opened it's fourth annual convention at
the st. Charles hotel, Milwaukee, Tuesday,
with about 40 delegates in attendance. The
feature of the first session was the address
OF President Owen Miller, of st. Louis,
DR.. j. 9. Bannor head of the depart
ment OF geology, with a party of students
will leave Stanford university, Cal, Tues
day for the purpose of studying the coral
formations along the Brazilian coast. The
data gathered by the expedition will be
published by Harvard university.
In spite of precautionary measures viru-
rent smallpox IS spreading IN Germany.
The disease was imported into Germany
by Russian laborers and has already spread
to lserlohn, Wuersburg and Hanover
Fresh cases are also reported at Quedlin.
burg, Reitzsch and Neuhaldensleben.
The cruiser Raleigh, which was bound
in to be present at the confederate re-
union at Charleston, s. c., went aground
early Tuesday morning about 800 feet out.
side of the south jetty She is lying easy
and will probably be fioated at high tide
It is not believed she has sustained any
damage
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
MAY FALL THROUGH.
Little Prospect for Municipal Own
ership Of Detroit Railways.
THE NEGOTIATIONS COME TO A HALT.
Insurmountable Differences as to
Price and Terms of Purchase
May Cause Failure OF
the Plan.

Detroit, Mich, May 10.-Negotiations
for municipal ownership of Detroit's
street railways have come to halt.
The situation gives little apparent hope
ior reaching of an agreement. as to
price and terms of purchase between
The citys street railway commissioners
and the owners of the street railways.
Inc commissioners are reticent, and
Ion u. johnson, who has conducted ne
gotiations for the street car companies.
declined to be interviewed. According
to the attitude of the commissioners
there must be some concession by the
companies or municipal ownership and
operation, as at present contemplated,
cannot be accomplished. A report upon
the situation had been looked for at
Tuesday nights regular meeting of the
city council, but none was fled.
The aim of Gov. Pingree and the 9TH
er members of the commission has been
to buy out the companies at price
which would fairly cover the value of
the properties and present franchises
and at the same time enable them to OPP
crate the roads under three-cent fares.
The law authorizing the purchase pro-
sldes that the entire purchase price be
PAID out OF the earnings of the roads.
Couldn't Agree on Price.
The price named by Mr.. johnson, as
representative of Il. Z. Wilson, of New
York, and other owners of the roads,
is stated to have been SIS, 325, 900 cash or
Its equivalent. The equivalent proposed
was $l7, 100000 in four per cent. bonds
to cover the commission assets, the
same to be secured by a 3o-year security
franchise which would provide six for
quarter fares on all the roads. in
Guiding those now operated at eight for
a quarter fares. The latter feature was
a point OF disagreement, the commits
sion refusing to agree to raising Of
fares on the newer (three-cent fare)
lines in the event of default and reyer-
sion OF the roads to the companies. The
commissions final proposal seems to
have been to buy the roads at SIS, $780,
goo ii the companies would extend the
option (Which expires May 14) for 80
days, to allow the commission opportu-
| nifty to sell the bonds at par and pay
over the cash. In case of failure to sell
the bonds. they to be turned over to the
companies and the price increased to.
about $l6,ooo,ooo, secured by 3o-year.
franchise following expiration of the
present franchises. Mr.. Wilson, after
consideration. declined to accept other
than his original price of $15,325 900
cash or its equivalent of $17,1oo,0oo in
four per cent. bonds.
In addition to the failure of the me-
gotiations at the present stage the legal
situation is uncertain. The state SUI
preme court is now preparing its deci-
sion in a proceeding against the COM
mission to test the constitutionality of
the Mcleod act. An injunction suit to
restrain the commission from acting is
also pending in local court
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Joker Ia Killed.

jamestown, o., May 10. Postmaster
George A. Mclaughlin lies dead from a
thoughtless piece of pleasantly, killed
by his most intimate friend. The post
master late at night, with some boy
friends, was putting a '.tick-tack" on
the window of the home of Mr.. e. T..
CHM. Mr.. CHM hearing the noise and
thinking to brighten the boys, fired a
shot through the window, killing Mr..
Mclaughlin instantly. Mclaughlin
had been recently appointed postmas-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Montana,s Governor Protests

Helena, Mont, May lo.-Gov. Smith,
of Montana, protests against the war
in the Philippines as being un-Ameri-
can and in furtherance of a policy
which he believes to be a menace to the
republic itself. He declines, however,
to make a demand upon the govern
ment for the return of the Montana vol
unteers on the ground that it would be
against the wishes of the First Mon
tana volunteers and the people of the
state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Fire Mt Cleveland.

Cleveland, o., May 15.-Fire which
broke out early in the morning in the
big department store of the Hoyt, Kent.
Seton company, on Euclid avenue,
Quilted the entire sixth floor. Goods
on the lower floors were much dam
aged by water. The total loss will be
about $4,000, The guests in the Colo
NAL hotel, which adjoins the depart
ment store, were greatly frightened,
and many left the building. The hotel
was not damaged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
pefau1ter Sentenced.

London, May 15.-Mr. G. R. Brit,
chairman and managing director of the
Millwall Dock company, who disap-
peared in February last leaving a
deficit of over E 100000 S1,OoO,oOo) in
the accounts of the concern, was sem
fenced Saturday to nine months inn
prisonment. Brit is 10 years old and
the father of 10 children.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
suddenIy Taken IN.

San Francisco, May -Ex-Congress-
man LATE Pence, who is one of the at
torneys in the Fair will case, was sud-
denly taken i'll in the courtroom and
is now confined to his bed at his home.
Mr.. Pence, who was for long time
prominent in Colorado politics and was
representative from that district in
congress, recently established himself
in this city for the practice of his pro-
fession.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Like Canned Roast Reef.

Washington, May 1o.The war de-
partment received a dispatch from
the commissary of subsistence at Van
couver, Wash, Tuesday saying: Ram
part City, Circle City, Alaska, ask for
1910 pounds of canned roast beef.
They have tried it and apparently like
it. Is there any objection to sending
it?" The request for this beef has
been approved by the war department
and it will be sent to the troops in
Alaska.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
A LEISURE VOYAGE HOME.
Admiral Dewey Will Take Four
Months for Trip from Manila
to United States.

Manila, May 15.--Admiral Dewey will
leave for the United States as soon as
he can arrange his business here and
give full instructions for the manage
ment of the fleet to his successor. The
United States cruiser Olympia, upon
which Admiral Dewey will make the
voyage home, will sail a leisurely trip,
stopping at Mediterranean ports for
some time to give the admiral, the Of
ficers of the ship and the crew an OPP
portunity for rest. Like all the Olym-
pia's company, Admiral Dewey is much
run down by his long stay in tropical
port without change and under the
rigid conditions incident TO war foot
ing.
All are delighted at the prospect of
returning home. The officers have had
little shore leave, and have been obliged
always to be on shipboard by shutdown.
The crew have had still less leave, and
show the effects of a year spent on a
hot ship under an enervating sun.
The Olympia will proceed from
Manila to Hong-kong, where fort
night will be spent in transforming the
mud colors which she was painted to
white, having up to this time been un-
able to comply with the departments
order to take on white paint. At Hong
Kong the cruiser will be coaled and
provisional for her further journey.
Admiral Dewey expects to retain his
position on the United States Philip
pine commission.
Washington, May Is. - Admiral
Dewey cabled the navy department
from Manila that he had reconsidered
his plans respecting the Boston and
had concluded to allow the cruiser to
come to the United States at once. The
admiral said nothing further as to his
own return to the United States. The
officials of the navy department ex-
pressed some surprise at the announce
ment through the press cablegram
from Manila that Dewey will occupy
four months in the cruise, for this
period is at least twice the time that
would be required to make a straight
cruise homeward. However, it is sup
posed that he desires to delay his ar
rival in the United States until the hot
weather of summer has passed, being
already debilitated from his long ex-
posture to the eneryating heat of the
Philippines.
The admiral will stop about two
weeks at Hong-Kong, cleaning his ship
and fitting out thoroughly for his
homeward trip. He will also make
stops at Singapore, Malta and Glib
raltar,
San Francisco, May 15.--In response
TO message from Mayor Phelan, ask
ing him to be the guest of the coast
on his return from Manila, Admiral
Dewey has cabled as follows:
With sincere thanks, j must decline the
hospitality of the Pacific coast. Condition
of my health makes absolute rest and
quiet Imperative
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Mnde a auick rrin.

New York, May 1o.-The new Ward
line steamer Havana, Capt. Stevens. ar
rived Tuesday afternoon at quarantine
from Havana after a record passage of
two days and 20 hours, the fastest
time ever made between Havana and
New York The Havana brought SO
cabin passengers and 1885 soldiers
from the Second United States cavalry,
Second artillery and First, Eighth and
Tenth infantry, and men from various
other reViments
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Not Gu,lty Becau.e In,ane.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 15.-Bertha
Beilstein, who has been on trial for the
murder of her mother, was acquitted
at the opening of court, the jury rem
dering verdict of not guilty by rea-
son of insanity. Miss Beilstein dis
played no emotion when the verdict
was announced and was remanded to
Jail. The verdict caused no surprise.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Yiait Nntnral RrIdce,

Hot Springs, Va, May 15.-The pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary and
Mrs. Gage. Assistant Secretary Cortel-
you, DIR. and Mrs. Rixey and few
friends left on the presidents special
train at SIS a. m. for Natural Bridge,
Va. About two hours will be spent
there, the party returning here in time
for dinner in the evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
SIX Bold Robbers..

Wilmington, Del, May 10. Six bold
burglars, masked and armed, early
Tuesday morning, at the point of their
pistols, overpowered Emil Meyer, the
Waterman, and Frederick Testing, the
engineer, at the Bavarian brewery, at
Fifth and Dupont streets, and then blew
open the safe in the Office, securing over
s1,4oe. OF this amount more than $500
was in cash,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Has Not Made a Fortune.

Ottumwa. Ia. May 1o.-C. A. Walsh.
secretary of the national democratic
committee, has arrived here from the
Klondil1e, where he has been for IS
months. He laughs at the story that
he had cleared from $50 900 to 100000.
He says he has valuable summer
claims, but does not know their cash
value. He will return to Dawson City
in June and come back for good next
winter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Mrs. Crosby Gutlty.

Chicago, May 15.-Mrs Marjorie
Helen Crosby, &C years of age, charged
with the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Frank E. Nye on December %, 1898
was found guilty of manslaughter by
a jury in Judge Waterman's court and
sentenced to one year in the peniten.
tiary. Thomas George Crosby, her IA
year-old foster son, jointly indicted
with Mrs. Crosby, and who actually
fred the fatal shot, was found moi
guilty 80.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
blow at pepartment store..

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 10.-The
house adopted the senate amendments
to the state department store bill Tues
day and passed the bill as amended.
The bill levies license tax on firms
carrying more than one of 70 classes of
goods as classified in the bill of from
5000 to $500. The bill applies to firms
in st. Louis, Kansas City and st. Jo-
ceph
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
want More Uniform Action,

New Orleans, May 15.--The conven-
ton of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen appointed committee to
confer with other brotherhoods upon
the subject of securing more uniform
action in regard to the laws regulating
the appointment and workings of state
Legislative boards.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Strike Is Begun

Kansas City, Mo-, May ia special
to the Star from Pittsburgh, Kan,
says: The strike of coal miners in
western Missouri and southwestern
Kansas, ordered by National President
Mitchell, of the U. M. w. A., to take
place at noon Saturday, was respected
at all camps except Yale, which latter,
however, may yet go out.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
EIecfed President.

Louisville, Ky, May 15.-Dr. John 4.
Greene, of Missouri, was at noon elect
ed president of the Southern Baptist
seminary to succeed DR.. w. H. Whit
slit, whose resignation was accepted
after a long and bitter struggle Thurs
day evening. The election of DR.. Green
is considered victory for the Whit
sitf faction
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
whisky Trust Examined.

Washington, May Is. The whisky
trust was under investigation by the
industrial commission Saturday. Mr..
Charles G. Clarke, distiller of Peoria,
ILL.,, was the witness. He outlined the
history of all combinations of distillers
in the United States from 1872 to the
organization of the present so-called
fruSt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
starts for Samoa.

Lexington, KY, May Is. In re-
spouse to a cablegram from Auckland,
New Zealand, James H. Mulligan, for
mer United States consul general to
Samoa, left Saturday for Apia, Samoa,
where he will appear before the joint
high commission of the powers to rep
resent the interests of the planters and
business men of the island.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16

track at Birdsboro to allow the first
section of the express train to pass.
On account of this draw-bar having
pulled out considerable time was con-
sumed in coupling up the coal train
and it did not clear. Train No. 12 (the
first section) left Reading three min
utes late, and ran by the block at Exc
ter the entire length of the train, but
Immediately backed the length of the
train while the conductor was receiv-
ing his orders at the telegraph Office.
1.-THE block ahead then being clear,
the train started, and, just as it was
leaving, the second section collided
with the rear of the train.
'The engine of the second section
telescoped the Harrisburg coach its en-
tire length and stopped with the front
end of the engine in the Pullman car.
The front end of the Pullman car was
also crushed in by the car ahead. The
first car of the seco nd section was dam
aged to some ext MT, as was the car
next to it. The engine of the second
section was badly damaged"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
To Prevent overcn u rye.

Washington, May Postmaster
General Emory Smith has ordered that
postmasters in paying advertising ac-
counts attach to the voucher the pub
fishers affidavit that the rates do not
exceed the commercial rates charged
to individuals, with the usual discounts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Newspapers Must Not Criticise.

Berlin. May 15.-Contrary to the Gus
tom hitherto of permitting the press
to freely criticise parliamentary pro-
ceedings, the Prussian herren house
has begun an action against four So
cialist newspapers for defamation for
criticising the debates on the bill for
the restriction of the right of free resi-
dence.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Cuban Wants n ,,,--

Paris, May l5.-A Cuban named Juan
Fernandez applied to the exposition au-
thorities here for a site for Cuban ex-
hibition. Director Pickard denied the
request on the ground that it should
have come through the government at
Washington
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Cannot Sing.

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 1o.-Mme.
Sembrich is sick and will be unable to
sing at the University of Michigan May
festival, May IL. Her place On the pro-
gramme will be taken by Brennan, the
Wagner singer of Bayreuth fame and
of the Metropolitan Opera company of
New York
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
Veterans Retired.

Washington, May 1o.-CoL John M.
Bacon, Eighth United States cavalry,
and Col. Henry Carroll, Seventh United
States cavalry, have been placed on the
retired list upon their own request.
after more than 30 Years service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
MOROCCO Phys Clnfn

Tangier, Morocco, May 10. The
claims of the United States against the
government of Morocco have been set
tied. The United States cruiser Chica-
go sailed from this port Tuesday to re-
sumo her voyage around Africa.