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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12

tween Ninth and Tenth streets and
Seventh and Eighth avenues thi:
noon
The third subscription concert Of
Albert Petersen's orchestra will be
given at Black Hawk Inn tomorrow
evening An attractive program has
been prepared
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huldorf wish
to thank the many friends who Sc
Kindly assisted during the illness and
death of their little daughter, also for
the many beautiful forat tributes
To parties having money to invest
800. $3.50, 5000, $3.50, $500 to $500
and up-can place same in an invest
ment absolutely secured and paying Z
per cent. Apply to E. j. Burns, room
II. Mitchell & Lynde building
III. S. R4chman has opened gro
Gerry at 1905 Second avenue. next door
west of Speidel's drug store, and has
stocked it with fresh line of staple
and fancy groceries Give him trial
and you will be steady customers.
The remains of little Roy Helm, ar
rived from Muncie, Ind, today at
1:20 over the r. l. e P. accompanied
by his father. Eugene Helm, and were
laid to rest at Chippiannock cemetery
Rev. d. L. McNary ofliciated at the
grave.
On occount of the races at Daven-
port having been abandoned a great
many people in the tri-cities desire to
attend the races at Peoria For the
accommodation of such persons the
Z. j. Il p. has authorized rate of one
and third fare for round trip. Tick
cts sold up to and including July Ia
good returning July d.
The extradition papers arrived from
Acting Gov. Wander yesterday
afternoon for the removal of
"Doad' Hampton from Davenport to
this city TO answer to the charge of
an accomplish in the Kinsley holdup.
Hampton has retained Attorney A. p.
McGuirk to defend him, and on the
advice of that gentleman Acting Off
Ger Etzel escorted the prisoner to this
city. "Doad" is now registered at
the county Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12
LEAVES US LONESOME
Effect of the First Observance
of Merchants Holi-
day.
THE EXCURSION TO ROCKFORD

Takes Away Seven Hundred People
the River to Manhattan Beach and
Clinton, and by Train to Races al
Peoria.
Rockford, Ill. July 12.-Seven hun
dred visitors came to Rockford by
the Rock Island excursion this morn
ing, the first section of the special
train arriving at 11-05, the second at
11-2O. The trip was made from Rock
Island without incident.
Rock Island has a marked holiday
appearance today. Twelve hundred
of her inhabitants are out of town.
Over half that number are in Rock
ford participating in the first annual
outing of the Rock Island Retail
Merchants Protective association.
Many others of the city have taken
advantage of the merchants holiday
and have left the city in numerous
ways and directions. Capt. Streck-
fus is the host of 200 passengers on
Clinton and return. An orchestra is
aboard to assist the pleasure seekers
in Willing away the day. Many
are in attendance at the Orangemen' s
picnic at Presumption. The races al
Peoria are being taken in by few,
while the fishing rod and tackle
have been been put in shape,
and with n basket of lunch, others hied
themselves to to shady hooks on the
banks of the numerous creeks and
streams to .st and be relieved from
the noise and dust of the city.
And down the river at Manhattan
beach great concourse of children
and adults are enjoying the annual
picnic of the Sunday school of the
United Presbyterian church. Small
as in the aggregate is the per cent of the
population, which. taken as whole, is
out of town. the closing of mercantile
establishments, together with the de-
parture of so many people at the same
time, has given the city a somewhat
deserted appearance, in the business
districts. at least. The specials which
bore the members of the Merchants
association, their families and their
friends to Rockford left over the
Milwaukee road bright and early.
Advertised the City.
The eXcursioDists went prepared to
duly advertise the city. The trains,
which were covered with attractive
banners on the sides, left for the For
est City in two sections. the first at
6:55 with j. =. Cross. conductor, and
James Reigart, engineer, and the sec
ond at 1905, with II. l.. Skies
conductor, and L. Owens engi-
neer. There were nine and IL
coaches, respectively. Blefer's band
was included. The Rockford mer-
chants have made ample preparations
for the enter tainment of the Rock
Islanders, who are to be their guests,
and Judging from the intelligent APP
pearances and happy minds of the ex-
cursionists, Rockford will see an eX-
cellent representation of the residents
of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12
CITY CHAT.

Andrae bicycles.
Pay your water rent.
PAY your water rent.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For insurance, f. j. Burns.
Tennis shoes at Dolly Bros.
For real estate, +. j. Burns.
List your property with Reidy Bros
+. Z. Mangold, leading photographer
Ask for Huesing's soda and mineral
waters.
Dance at Huber's garden every
Tuesday.
Order Huesing's soda and mineral
waters. Telephone 1888.
Hull & Co. for real estate and in
surance. Read their ad.
Fans, fans. Electric fans at 119
Eighteenth street. Phone 1902.
Billy Ivans has been engaged to
preside over the new Harper house
bar
Get your bells fixed Call up Rock
Island Electric Construction company,
phone 1902.
Call for and drink Carse & Orwell
er's bottled goods. They are not only
made of the purest water but the best
material that the world produces
Albert Bagge. residing at SOC Third
avenue. Moline, received serious
scalp wound as the result of runa-
way which occurred in an alley be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12
Gave Up An HOPE.

Louis Prickett, 500 Bryan avenue,
Danville, ILL.,, writes: had suffered
several years with asthma. and after
trying great many remedies / had
given up all hope. l was advised to
try Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t i'm
mediately stops the coughing spells
and get my breath more freely 1t
is the only medicine that ever gave
me relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12
The weather We May Have.

Generally fair tonight; showers AID
thunderstorms Thursday.
To-day temperature 81.
j. II. SHERIER, Observer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

Major-Gen. Vaughan, of the British
army, says America will have much
trouble in the Philippines. He thinks
they ought to be governed in the Brit
ish style and says: GLOW are you to
govern the Philippines? 1t will be one
of the gravest problems that ever con-
fronted conqueror. You are utterly
inexperienced in colonial government,
or, with the possible exception of the
liberated slaves or the American Indi-
ans, in the handling of savage or ignor-
ant foreign races. You have no body OF
men especially trained for this service,
as we have in England, and your first
and immediate duty should be to estab-
lish a thorough and permanent civil
service purposely adapted to your colo
NAL possessions. The Philippine Islands
have great natural wealth and in time
will repay you for the trouble, money
and life that they have and will cost
you. But the lesson that the effort to
govern them will teach you will be a
bitter one. You are approaching the
problem seemingly with the idea that
your troubles will be over when you
have conquered in military sense"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17
SPEAKER DAVID B. HENDERSON.

AS it is now practically certain that
Congressman David B. Henderson, OF
Iowa, will be speaker OF the House of
Representatives as successor OF Thomas
B. Reed, who resigned to emphasize his
disapproval OF McKinley's administra-
ton, few words concerning the Hawk
eye statesman are in order at this time.
Both Republicans and Democrats
speak highly Of Mr.. Henderson as fit
and proper person for the exalted Office
Of speaker, perhaps the next in dignity
to the presidency Of the United States.
He is noted for his tact and good-fel-
lowship and is recognized as an adept
in parliamentary tactics. The new
speaker is an old soldier who lost leg
at the battle OF Corinth and received a
musket bali in his neck in the assault
on Fort Donelson. He is Scotchman
by birth and a lawyer by profession.
Notwithstanding the fact that he is a
Presbyterian in religious belief he is a
man of broad views and entirely devoid
Of sectarian prejudice. The Catholics
had no better friend in Congress than
MIR. Henderson when any question
which involved their interests came up
for discussion. In the last Congress he
made forcible speech on the confer
ence report of the District OF Columbia
bill in behalf OF Catholic charities, in the
course OF which he said:
"Is there any aristocracy or democrat
cy in benevolence? Does God draw lines
across the human heart to shut off the
impulse of humanity toward the father
less and the motherless? Why do you
talk about 'sectionalism' in connection
with this question? No human being
was ever stricken down with sorrow, no
infant ever lost father or mother,
when humanity was shocked if that
stricken one, that motherless and father
less child, was taken care OF by some
one, Protestant or Catholic"
Mr., Henderson has been in Congress
for seventeen years and has given entire
satisfaction to his constituents. He is
a member OF prominent legal firm in
Dubuque, but rarely if ever appears in
the courts. He gives valuable aid to his
colleagues, however, in the preparation
OF important cases. AS speaker, he is
vigorous and convincing, and some
times INDUCES in what is called impas-
stoned oratory. He will make worthy
successor OF Thomas Bracket Reed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17
m,K1NLEY,s CIVIL SERVICE ORDER.

A few Republican organs OF pro-Brit-
ish tendency are dissatisfied with Nc
knley's recent order in behalf of the
spoilsmen. Among them are the Chi
cago Tribune and the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press. Both sheets are DESTROYS OF
adopting the British system of civil
service for the government of "our col
ones," and think the order of the presi-
dent at this time is great mistake. The
Chicago organo of expansion declares that
Mac has broken his own personal pledg-
es and gone back on the very platform
on which he was elected. That statement
is perfectly true. In the St. Louis plat
form. the party of spoliation and spoils
promised that the civil service law
would be thoroughly and hon
estly enforced and extended wher-
ever practicable" In his in
augural address the Canton reformer
promised that any changes in the law
that may be made should be "real and
genuine" and not prompted by zeal in
behalf OF any party because it happens
to be in power" These fine words were
applauded by the Republican press
throughout the country, and columns OF
space were devoted to the praise of the
merit system. Some of the papers that
endorsed civil service reform two years
ago have nothing to say regarding the
spineless surrender Of the president to
the selfish solicitations of the party
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

Fighting Bob" Evans has high
opinion OF Sampson. He says every Of
ficer who fought under him honors, re-
spects and loves the naval hero. Com
menting on this eulogy, the Boston Re-
public says: But when and where did
any officer Of the navy fight under
him?" The only fight that the North
Atlantic fleet engaged in was at Santa
so on July 3, 1898. Admiral Sampson
was not there. He had left on that very
morning for Guantanamo to meet an
other war hero who never fought Gu
ban battle. The Spanish fleet were burn
ing on the shore when he came up. He
had spent four hours, as somebody wit
tily stated, in an effort to wig-wag him
self into it, but without avail. Winfield
Scott Schley was the ranking officer of
the forces in that engagement, and his
flagship was under the hottest fire OF the
day. Evans knows this.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

The St. Louis Republican, in a scath-
ing article on "Weylerism in Washing
ton," says: 1t is known that severe
military censorship OF press dispatches
already exists in the Philippines. This
censorship is described by correspond
ent at the front as being more rigid than
that maintained by the Spanish General
Weyler in Cuba. If, in addition, cen
sorship is also to be established in
Washington, resulting in the suppress
sion OF official reports, there is good
cause for popular protest. The people
of the United States are not yet ready
for militarism OF this highhanded char
acter. They have right to know the
truth Of how things are going on in the
Philippines. The administration is TAX
ing desperate chances in resorting to
these tactics.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

nc has long been enthroned among the
imnortals.
1T may be fancy, but it seems TO ,,s
taat there was much in common 8, Tho
genus and character of CASTELAR, and
Lacordalre. Both loved liberty passion
stely; both were knightly and noble.
sacn was tinged with the pensiveness
that genius imparts; each burned with =
restless longing for the true, the beau
tlui and the good; both cherished
PROFOUND reverence for the sacredness
OF religion and the soul-solace il inn
parts; and each was gifted with mar
vetous eloquence which led to the crash
ot thrones and swayed multitudes as
with the wand of magician,
BUT the Spaniard haplessly drifted
away temporarily from the mornings of
rel'glon, and in the glory of his young
MANHOOD was swept ruthlessly down the
maelstrom of rationalism: while the
frenchman grasped the rudder of Peter.
Bark and was saved from the tempest
that wrecked the "Avenir" and from the
Whirlpool into whose depths fapless De
Lamenais sank forever.
Men like CASTELAR,, however, can never
lose their Catholic faith; and so we are
not surprised to find this tender tribute
to the religion OF his youth in the course
OF one of his noble speeches in the cor
ties: Should one day return to the
world have Quilted" he then said "1
shall certainly not embrace the Protest
ant religion, whose frigidity shrivels I'D
my soul, my heart, my conscience: that
Protestant religion, the eternal enemy of
my country and my race. will return
to the beautiful altar which inspired me
with the grandest sentiments of my life:
once more will PROSTATE myself on my
knees before the Blessed Virgin. whose
smile Gained my earliest passions: once
more will I battle my soul in the per-
tune of the incense, in the sound of the
organ, in the soft light reflected on the
golden wings of the angels who, in nv
youth, were the eternal companions of
my soul, and when die, deputies, will
seek an asylum at the foot of that cross
under whose sacred arms lies the place
venerate and love most here below,
the grave of my mother"
Let us hope that the soul that could
thus publicly utter such beautiful senti-
ments as these was solaced with the
consultations of religion in the last dread
hour; and that the Blessed Virgin, whom
he so tenderly loved-"whose smile
Gained his earliest passions" -obtained
tor him then pardon and mercy from the
Throne of Grace.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17
Some Parliamentary "Bulls.n

The House of Commons. produces
bulls" and mixed metaphors of rare
quality. Here are few samples:
Mr.. B. L. Cohen NJ P, on one &C.
caslon told an opponent that "the sheet
anchor of his argument is not one which
lies in the mouth of this House."
At the period when continual refer
ence was being made to the "Gladstone
umbrella" Conservative orator, in the
course of debate, informed the followers
OF Mr.. Gladstone that Eve, also, have
an umbrella, which will soon be heard,
and when it speaks, it will be with no
uncertain sound"
A couple of nights later another men,
Der astonished bewildered House by
exclaiming: II see vision float be-
fore my eyes-it is the car of progress,
rolling on in its majesty, crashing its
teeth as it goes!"
A Scotch member startled the House
by an eloquent outburst: "Sir, look at
the great cities of antiquity-where are
they now? Some have persisted so COM
pletely that it is doubtful if they ever
existed"
The subject under discussion was BIZ
metalism and the intricate ramifcations
OF the topic were intensified by three
members, who wished to give instruc-
ton to their fellow legislators. The first
orator let off this original aphorism:
All along the untrodden paths of the
past we discern the footprints of an un-
seen hand" Then there was rush of
members to leave the House, but those
who remained were charmed by another
member describing several recent bye
elections as ''haystack of straws, show
ing which way the wind blows" Ten
minutes later the Commons was told by
the member for a north of England city
that che had in his constituency scores
OF destitute children!" OF course laugh
ter loud and long greeted this, where
upon the honorable member fastened
to explain that he did not mean exactly
what he had said
Lord Curzon, when plain Mr.. George
Curzon, was once known to hopelessly
mix his metaphors. On the occasion in
question he highly amused the House
OF Commons by saying: eve are not
yet out of the wood in South Africa,
and to get out the ship of State re-
quires most careful steering"
An Irish member, Mr.. Murnaghan,
delivered himself OF this delightful re-
mark: II am not going to reiterate
what l was going to say Another
member from the Emerald Isle, Mr..
William Field, on one occasion told the
Speaker that 'the time has come, in
deed is rapidly arriving, when," etc., and
another night he informed Parliament
that in certain eventualities "the popula-
ton OF Ireland will be decimated by
two-thirdsw
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

Willie Waldorf Astor, who has left
his country for his country's good and
taken up his permanent abode in Eng
land, explains in the Pail Mall Magazine
why he has exiled himself from his ma
tive land. He writes:
"What has become of the Revolution
airy families? Who now owns the land
those colonists possessed, and for which
many of them gave their lives? Half
those families have become wholly ex-
tinct. In some the surviving members
have sunk to the level of mere tillers OF
the soil. Many live in respectable desti-
tuition. OF their possessions at the end
of the Revolutionary war, but one
thousandth part is now in the owner
ship of their lineal descendants"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

The Catholic Standard and Times saws:
The New York Herald is now attempt
ing to gather the views of Catholic pre-
lates and priests in favor of Mr.. Nc
kinley's policy OF criminal aggression.
While the war was going on, the con-
slant cry with such organs was, "Rome
must not interfere" Rome had no in
tention OF interfering, and although it
publicly proclaimed its impartiality, the
cry was still kept up. The same rule
must apply now, when Catholics here
are being appealed to to furnish political
capital for Mr.. Mckinley and the
money-grabbing crew who stand behind
him. Religion must be kept clear Of
politics. We American Catholics are in
dependent American citizens, and we
can see as far through milestone as
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett or his edi-
tors can.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17
A Boys ESSAY.

A little boy was required to write an
essay, the other day. "The Newspaper"
was the subject, and here is the result:
II don't know how newspapers came to
be in the world. I don't think God
does. For He hain't got nothing to
say bout them, and editors is not in
the Bible. I think the editor is one of
the missing links you hear about, and
stayed in the brush till after the flood,
then came out and wrote the thing up,
and has been here ever since. I don't
think he ever dies; I never saw dead
'un and never heard of one getting
licked. Our paper is mighty poor 'un;
the editor goes 'thout underclothes all
winter, don't wear no socks, and pa
hasn't paid his subscription in FIVE
years."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

A meeting of Uitlanders was held III
Johannesburg the other day to discuss
grievances under the Boer government
The meeting was not interfered with by
Paul Kruger's police. If meeting o.
Irish farmers is held in Mayo to de.
aand redress Of wrongs, the British
viceroy of Ireland will order it dispersed
at the point of the bayonet. The Uit-
landers in the Transvaal are better treat
ed by Dom Paul than are the Irish
people in their own country by Gerald
Balfour, the representative OF the Brit
ish government.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

John J.. Lalor, who died in Washing
ton, D. c., few days ago, was a great
linguist, speaking and writing Auently
sixteen languages. He was born in Ire
land and came to America when a boy
He was lawyer by profession and for
time was an editorial writer on the
Chicago Tribune. He translated Won
Holst's Constitutional History of the
United States" His greatest work was
the publication of an encyclopedia OF
political economy, political science, and
the political history of the United States.
For some years he had held an impor-
tant position in the treasury department,
translating all works in foreign Ian
guages which pertain to finance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17

The late Augustine DAILY, the theat-
rical manager, was born in North Caro-
lima, his father being an Irishman and
his mother native OF the West Indies.
The elevation OF the American stage
owes great deal to the brilliant drama
list. He was a charitable man, who will
be kindly remembered by the poor of
New York. His remains will be brought
to that city from Paris, and his final OBJ
sequies will take place from St. Patrick S
Cathedral.