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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

Should the Council OF State grant
the request of phe Board OF Health,
by sppropriating 100000 for "sani-
tary" purposes, an act will be COM
mitted that certainly will not reflect
favorably on the Dole regime. We
have no war, no pestilence and no
visible emergency, and it is only
under such circumstances that the
Councillors are allowed 10 take upon
themselves the task OF the Legisla-
tors. We all know the efforts made
by p. @. Jones and others to get into
that surplus" When Minister
Damon's time was up, there was
triumphant howl, but his temporary
successor Mr.. Lansing stood by Mr..
Dsmon's policy and refused access
OF the vultures into the vault. Mr..
Damon is back and plaques, small
pox, yellow fever, and other "emer-
gencies" will be devised by those
who want to finger that surplus
Mr.. Damon fortunately will simply
answer the attack on the treasury
with smile.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

1t is very pleasing to record that
Judge Wilcox is putting his foot
down on offenders convicted OF bru-
tai assaults. He has the hearty sup
port of the community in his endea-
vors in stamping out rowdyism ard
brutality. 1t is to be hoped that the
Attorney Generals department will
take the same view as the District
Magistrate and no longer create the
feeling now existing among "slug-
gers' that there is always a mol.
pros. awaiting them in the "higher"
courts.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22
$500 REWARD.

A reward OF $500 will be paid for
information that will lead Ia the ar.
rest and conviction OF any person or
persons who shall deface in any man.
ner any OF the Street Signs in the
City of Honolulu.
ALEX. YOUNG,
Minister OF the Interior.
Interior Office, Dec. q, 1899.
1385-3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

terday morning what he meant by
calling soldier a "P. G.. soldier"
The answer was that P. G.. stood for
Provisional Government. The Mar
shal asked with some heat whether
the witness didn't know that the
Provisional Government was dead
and buried. The Magistrate inter
posed and said that the witness by
saying "P. g. soldier" probably re-
ferred to a soldier of the P(resent)
G(overnment).
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

The Marshal asked witness yes
We don't think the professional
politicians who have recently arriv-
ed here will find golden field.
They did not strike Klondike al
though they will often meet the
"frozeu" heart. Hawaii can yet take
care of herself without assistance
from "Uitlanders."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

Store will be open evenings, com.
mencing Saturday, December 9th,
with music, ae usual. by the best
Hawaiian talent. A new feature this
year will be our special tables-No.
l, presents for 10c; No. 2, presents
for 25c; No. 3, presents for soc; No.
A, presents for ST.. You are all in.
vited to make US a call, whether
buying or not.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22
FRIDAY, DEC. %, 1899.
TOPICS aF THE DAY.

DR.. Alvarez quotes high author
tiles in claiming that disinfectants
are OF no use in plague epidemic.
Those who furnished the Board of
Health with disinfectants will not
thank the doctor--but the taxpayers
who paid for them will.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22

We don't think that the vagrancy
law has been enforced sufficiently
in Honolulu, but when the authori.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-22
GIFTS FOR
EVERYONE


Beg to announce that they are now
better prepared than ever before to
meet the wants OF the people. In
their large, varied and we'll selected
stock gifts can be found to suit
everyone. Having made study OF
the gift business, even the most fasti-
dious will he pleased with the man
ner in which their purchases are pre-
pared aud delivered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, -
County of Rock Island, %
County court of Rock Island county. To the
December term. A. d 1893.
Petition to sell real estate to paw debts.
william II. Doonan. administrator of the es-
tare of Frederick Buckley, deceased. VS. IS
John L. BahnSen, Willism II Doonan, J. F.
Robinson, trustee, Mrs. F. NJ BoughtOn,
mcr. Caroline Soawback he unknown heirs
and cevisses of Caro- inc Shawback. de-
ceased, and the unl<n Town executor or admin
-tratorof Caroline Shawback. deceased.
Afhdavt of the non-residence of John p.
Bahnsen, George A: Humphrey, Mrs. f. w.
heirs and devisees of Caroline Shaw
back deceased, and the unknown admin
back deceased defendant above named. hay-
ing been filed in the ONCE OF the clerk of the
county court of Rock Island county. no
tice is hereby given TO the said John f.
Bahnsen- George A. Humphrey, Mrs +. w.
BoughtOn Caroline Shawback, the unknown
heirs and devisees of Caroline Shswback,
deceased, and the unknown adnlt stra-
tor or executor of Caroline Shawback, de-
ceased. that the said plaintiff. William IL. Doc
nan, administrator of the estate of Frederick
Buckley, deceased. has filed bis petition in the
said county court of Rock Island county for
order 10 sell the premises belonging to the es-
tate of said deceased, or so much of it. sy
and described As follows. to-wit:
The west half "a of the northwest quarter
sixteen O6) north range three 81 west of the
fourth principal meridian; also the northeast
quarter "a OF the southwest quarter Cd OF
section twenty-One cd in township sixteen
Os) north range three 90 west of the FORTH
principal meridian; also an undivided one
third 90 of the south half 90 of the south
west quarter C4) of section twenty one
C2D. and undivided one-third 90 of
the north half (z) of the northwest
buarter 90 of section twenty-eight C2SJ.
all in township sixteen (I6) north range
three go west of the fourth principal
meridian, all ia the county of Rock Island and
state of Illinois. and thata summons has been
issued out of said court against you returnable
at the December term. A D.. 1899, of said court.
to he holden on the fourth day of December, a.
ID 1899. at the court house in the city OF Rock
Island, in Rock Island county, Illinois,
Now unless you. the said John z Balm
sen George y. Humphrey, Mrs +. w.
BOughton, Caroline Shawback. the unknown
heirs and deyisees of Caroline Shawback
deceased. and the unknown executor or
administrator of Caroline SnawDack, de-
ceased shall personally be ard appear be fore
said county court OF Rock I-land county, on
the first day of a term thereof, TO be holden at
Rock Island. in said county. on the fourth day
of december. 1899. aud p cad. answer or demur
TO the said complainant spetition fled therein.
the same and the matters and thiogs therein
charged and stated viii be taken as confessed,
and q decree entered against you &C sording TO
the prayer of saii bin
Rock Island Illinois. Nov. :, 1893
II. B. HUBBABlD- Clerk.
S. r KESwoRTHY, CoDplainaut's Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Directory Fiends.

a man with n grip entered down
town drug store and asked permission
to look at the city directory. He was
so long about his search that one Of
the clerks got to watching him. and
not without results. The man was ap-
parently looking through the business
indexes at the back of the book, and
whenever he came TO a page he fancied
he cut it out with a deft movement.
barely detectible. The clerk called the
proprietor. and between them they saw
him cut no less than five pages from
the book.
Then the proprietor heckoned TO a
policeman just outside the window-and
went up to his customer.
"Got through with the book?" he
asked.
Yes, quite was the reply. Much
obliged. Is there any chargeE'
Yes; the usual charge" said the
drug store man. Eight dollars,
please"
The man looked at the proprietor,
took in the policeman and without a
word produced his wad and settled.
This is not the first time people
have mutilated my directory" said
the druggist in relating the incident,
but it's the first vandal l caught at it.
Instead of copying the few names he
wants he preferred to cut out whole
leaves. Well, he paid for his fun
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Migrating Birds.

The distances over which birds mi
CRATE vary between wide limits and
are often surprisingly great. The bob
olinks. which rear their young on the
shores of Lake Winnipeg and go to
Cuba and Porto Rico to spend the win
ter. twice traverse n distance exceed
ing $500 miles. or more than a fifth Of
the circumference of our earth. each
year The kingbird lays its eggs as far
north as the ffty-seventh degrse OF lat
itude and is found in the winter in
South America. The biennial pilgrim
ages of the little redstart exceed 5000
miles and the tiny humming bird 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03

An Extraordinary Business Revival.
An extraordinary condition of af-
fairs. never before completely paral-
leled in American history, now exists
in the commercial and Industrial world,
says the Philadelphia Record. There
are few departments of business in
which productive capacity is not equal
to that of former years. and in many
cases. as everybody knows. it is larger
than IL ever was before. Yet the de-
mand for products is so great that in
many manufacturing lines there is 4
compulsory setting aside OF offered
business because producers cannot fill
the orders within a reasonable time.
The pressure of freight traffic is so
great that the railroad companies eau
not furnish cars TO handle it with re-
quired promptitude. The business re-
vival has been so rapid and has so far
exceeded expectation that it has tenn
porarily overtaXed the facilities for
production and distribution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03

tense to- the Ruy Lopez. OF these
games the one on the third board prov
ed the most interesting, as there ap-
peared wonderful combinations, in
voIving lot of sacrifices.
The champion next played a game of
checkers. blindfolded, against V. f..
ConnelI. a young expert of Brooklyn.
Pillsbury won. He concluded with an
illustration of his remarkable power
of memory. He asked the audience to
write on so slips so different words.
After they had been read out they
were distributed among the audience.
Then Pillsbury asked some one to call
out the number or the word. and in
each instance he supplied either the
word or the number.
In the evening "a members and
friends of the club sat down to par
ticipate in n blindfolded exhibition
given by the champion on IL boards.
Four players who went at the master
single handed. four parties consisting
of two players in each and four par
ties consisting of three in each made
up the team. The performance began
at about o'clock and was concluded
after hours and 10 minutes of play.
with the result that Pillsbury won sew
en- games. lost three and drew two.
He made 434 moves in all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
NEW USE FOR SKlMMILk.
A Substance Closely Resembling Gel
IuIoid Manufactured From 1t.

IuIoid Manufactured From 1t.
Hard rubber and celluloid seem about
to have a rival in skimmilk. Major
Henry Alvord, chief of the dairy divi-
sion of the department of agriculture,
exhibited at his office in Washington
the other day 4 strip of thin, almost
transparent material closely resem-
bling celluloid, with the statement that
it was manufactured from the caSein
in skimmilk. SAYS the New York Trib-
une. This product" said Major AL
word, 'fs destined, l believe, to enter
very largely into manufacturing. Some
of the big business men in the country
are interested in the discovery, and
patents covering the process have just
been granted. 1t will be operated large
ly, think, after the making of paper
sizing made from skimmilk. Paper
sizing is now manufactured in the
United States at the rate of from 10 to
20 tons n day, being the dried casein
from skimmilk. This takes consider
able skimmilk, as can be seen, and the
field for this new product of skimmilk
is a hundredfold wider.
1.-The new material is suitable for the
manufacture of oilcloth, book covering.
combs, penholders. buttons, billiard
balls-in fact, anything for which Ell
Their celluloid or hard rubber is now
used, and it has many advantages of
it's own. It will not dissolve nor be
affected by water and is not infiamma-
BILE, which IS such n serious objection
to celluloid. The company which will
manufacture this product is now look
ing around for suitable localities to es-
tablish plants where skimmilk can be
secured in quantities"
Il do not know" continued Major
Alvord, Just what effect this will have
on dairying and milk producing. l do
not think it will result in any startling
advantages to the dairymen, as it is
probable that as good results can be
attained from feeding skimmilk judi
ciously on the farm as through selling
it at the prices which will probably be
offered by the manufacturers of this
product. 1t may be. however, that the
cost of production of the articles to bc
manufactured will be so reduced and
their quality so excellent as to warra mt
the payment of a fair price for the
skimmilk. One class of material which
can probably be made from this sub
stance better than from any other is
electrical insulators. which would be
in no manner affected by electrical
currents. The other skimmilk constit-
uents besides the casein will also be
utilized. The sugar will be separated
and used as sugar of milk, and the al
bumen will also be extracted and used
in preparing the various albuminous
food preparations now on the market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Mayor.
Clerk.

Sec. ,. That so much of the revenue de
rived from the annual water raJeS or taxes by
the said city of Rock Island shall be neceS-
Sary for the purpose of paying The interest on
said bonds as it becomes due. aud the prlnci-
pal OF said bonds as they become due shall be
appropriated to the payment of the princip Al
and interest of said bonds al to no other pur-
pose whatever.
Sec That the said thirty thousand dollars
(s30, 0O0O0) of bonds. when executed as herein
before provided, shall be so d for the lowest
oStainable price. but not at price less than
their par value. and the proceeds of the sale
OF the said bonds shall he set aside and eX-
p nded in and for the construction and com
pletion of the reservoirs ana filtering plant of
the said CITY. ard shall be used fer no other
purpose whatsoever.
Sec. /. This ordinance shall take effect and
be il force from and after / S passage and
publication.
Passed Oct. 10 1899.
Approved. WILLIAM MCCONOCHIE. Mayor.
Attest: Fl. c. SCHAFFER, Clerk
Sealed proposals will be received at the city
clerk office, Rock Island. H. until Monday
Nov. 20. 1899 at O'Clock p. m for the pur
chase of the above bonds
Rock Island, III. Nov. l. 1899.
b. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Convincing "a eonnoisseur.

Some years ago the late Dr.. Colo
nette undertook to make a bottle of
port that should not cost more than
threepence which the best judges
should be unable to distinguish from
the highest priced wine that could be
obtained in the island. The preparation
was compounded openly before Il large
assemblage, and three competent
judges We're selected to test the prod
uct. The basis Of this compound was
cider, colored with an infusion of log
wood. To this he added 4 few grains
of tartaEic acid ana salt of tartar TO
give respectively a rough taste and a
mellowed appearance. When three
glasses of this compound and three
glasses of recognized port We're pre-
scented to the judges TO taste and pass
their verdict. without being told which
was which, they unanimously pro-
nounced in favor of the doctors cheap
preparation and rejected the genuine
port. What they would have said the
next morning if they had consumed
bottle of this preparation remains a
matter of conjecture.-LondOn Chroni-
r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
susan b. Anthony to Quit.

Susan Il. Anthony corroborates the
statement that she will retire from the
presidency of the National Suffrage as
ISOLATION at the convention in Washing
ton in February. She had endeavored
to keep the matter a secret She says
il was premature to assume that Car
RE Chapman Gait will succeed her and
that the Rev. Anna Shaw was also
considered. Miss Anthony has been
at the head of the movement for 43
years, will be so years old in February
and now sets herself the voluntary
task of raising half million dollars as
O permanent suffrage agitation fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
AUTOMATIC FOG HORN.
Voice of an Electrical Siren VIII
Warn Mariners.

warn Mariners.
The biggest. noisiest and most useful
danger signal ever devised has just
been adopted by the Dominion govern
ment, and the first of these safeguards
against disastrous wrecks is TO be
erected at Vancouver, Il. c. The de-
vice is n combination of the principle
of the electrically vibrated diaphragm
with two huge megaphoneS. each of
which emits Il deafening roar alternate
ly, giving forth Il sound that can be
heard for miles around. In connection
with the roar of the huge electric siren,
there is flashlight that can be seen
far out to sea.
The whole mechanism is worked by
clock work, the light flashing out for
40 seconds and the SIRENS roar being
heard for the remaining 20 seconds of
the minute, When once wound up the
signal doessfts work for Il week with
out ATTENTION. other than a visit every
other daylor so TO oil the machinery
and make sure that everything is in or
der.
The inventor of the apparatus. which
is regarded as an absolute preyenter of
accidents through ships running on the
rocks in a fog or through the mistak-
ing of signal lights. is Mr.. \. q. Tru-
deau of Ottawa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Feeding Their Dead.

Twice a year, in the first week OF
April and October, the Chinese feed
:aeir dead. They think, very sensibly.
mat once their friends and relatives
leave this mortal coil they ought to
stay away from this world. and TO pre-
vent their return they faithfully trans
NIT TO them all the neeessaries Of life.
1t has been discovered by oriental wis
dom that the way TO transmit serv-
ants. songs. plays. books and money is
to manufacture them in paper and
burn them. But actual eatables must
be carried TO the grave.
The Chinese are not stingy, and wag-
on loads Of roasted chickens. pigs,
ducks, various sweetmeats and fruits
are taken to the cemeteries. The food
is piled before each grave amid burn
ing red, carrot shaped candles and joss
sticks. Then the living PROSTATE them
selves before the dead and beg them
to rise up and enjoy themselves. Chi
nese wines are then sprink!ed literally
over the graves, while some graves re-
ceive boxes of cigars and packages Of
cigarettes.
But you must not suppose that the
eatables are left on the graves. oh,
no! That would be throwing too much
temptation in the way OF heather
tramps In about two hours it is be-
neved that the ghosts got the essence
of the eatables conveyed to them, and
then the devotees gather up the offer
ings and carry them home again TO
feed to their own material bodies. But
the cigars and cigarettes are burned
on the graves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
Queen wi1he1mina Tn a Marsh.

\ curious accident happened to
Queens Wilhelmina and Emma of the
Netherlands at Potsdam the other
evening. After the musical recital
given in their honor at the Neues
Palais. which finished late, they drove
home TO the Stadtschloss. The coach
man lost the way, and the court car
riage got into the marshes and could
not move one way or the other, the
horses sinking up to the body. Police
men and others FASTENED TO bring an
other carriage. and happily n general.
also coming from the concert, drove
past the spot in 4 cab, which he of
course placed at their majesties' dis
posal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
WONDERFUL MEMORY.
Interesting Exhibition by Harry
PIlIsbury, the Chess Champion.

Harry y. Pillsbury, the American
chess champion. recently gave 4 Won
derfu: exhibition at the Brooklyn
Chess club. In the afternoon he re-
peated the moves of four games which
he had played blindfolded in exhibit
tions throughout the country. The
moves We're then shown on four large
chess boards for the benefit of the on
lockers, among whom was the veteran
Steinitz. Pillsbury accomplished this
clever feat without making any errors.
On the first board was shown Ruy
Lopez. won by Pillsbury at. Lincoln,
Neb.; on the second board n French
defense, on the third board Philidor's
defense and on the last board Ruy
Lopez. in which the consulting adj
yersaries had selected the Steinitz de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
At Law over a Wooden Leg.

Henry Benner of Wheeling COM
planned to the police that an artificial
leg, worth S1O7. given him by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, had
been unlawfully seized and held by 3.
+. Sutton, another one legged man.
An investigation showed that Sutton
had got the leg by representing to Mrs.
Benner that he was going to enlarge
the socket so as to fit her husband S
stump better. After getting the leg
Sutton secured an attachment, claim
ing the owner Of the leg owed him for
repairs made upon it Sutton adver-
tises the leg for sale to satisfy the
Judgment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-03
PIO DEL Pillar AT DINNER.
How the Man who wished to Sell
Out FiIipinos Looks and Acts.

How the Man who Wished to Sell
Out FiIipinos Looks and Acts.
Fred L. Gregory, late of Company +.
Thirteenth Minnesota, performed some
kindness for several Filipino insur-
gents who. for causing Il disturbance,
We're sentenced to one years imprison-
ment at hard labor. The men were in
the troop commanded by General Pho
del Pillar, the insurgent general, who,
it is reported, recently tried to sell out,
either wholesale or at so much per
head, Aguinaldo, his staff" regiments
or divisions of the army" For the
courtesies extended Private Gregory
was invited to take dinner with Gen
eral Pho del Pillar. and this is how he
found the general, as printed in the
Minneapolis Journal:
Sunday l presented myself at Gen
eral Pillars quarters at Paco. | was
halted ut the gateway by n sentinel,
but glance at the seal on my letter
passed me in. Lieutenant Carmona
received me at the door. Introducing
me to the generals staff, who were
squatting around the room smoking
cigarettes.
"A few moments later General Pillar
made his appearance. had all could
do keeping laugh choked down at the
warriors appearance.
General Pillar is Il short, stout ma
tive. very dark. typical Tagalo in ap-
pearance. He was attired in n short
duck jacket, stiff with gold braid. He
wore pair of huge gold epaulets. n
pair of dirty linen trousers, and his
bare feet were thrust into heelless ma
tive slippers.
= Dinner consisted of soup. chicken
and rice The rice was served in
bowls. The majority, including the
general. ate native fashion, each put
ting his three fingers in the dish. roll
ing up ball of rice. then dexterously
tossing it into his mouth"