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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

The president was driven 10 the site
Of tL,. new poStoftice building at $50 II.
III. NJ the time there WAS an enormous
crowd IN the streets cnvirOning the cor
uaT where TIA" stone was laid. The
president when the stone had been
swung into its place took 4 golden
frow.l and spreading the mortar
tapped the ~ton" with the trOwcl aS II
scttlrd into place and declared 1t wrll
and truly Land. AS he did SO Il ma
tionaI salute forty guns was fired
10y battery II. First regiment of artii-
lrry. Illinois National Guard. on thr
Lake Front park opposite Jackson
boulevard. while the immense con
course of people chocrcd II mighty
cheer. repeated over and over again.
President Reviews a Parade.
After the ceremonies at the building
were concluded III" president was c>-
curtcd 70 the Union League club house
lust across Jackson street and WAS Civ
cu luncheon III company with all the
distinguished guests of the city. At /
y. III. the grand military parade began.
and aS these words are written the
boom of the gun that starts the parade
i heard and the tramp of thousands
begins. The column moves from Tween
ty->econl street north III Michigan ave
nue. 10 Randolph street. west Ia state
street. south to adams street. west 10
Dearborn street. north 10 Randolph
street. west To I.aSaile street. south to
Adams street, west Ia Market street.
south to jackson boulevard ana east
past the reviewing stand.
Will BE Reviewed by the President.
The column will he received by the
president from stand on the new gov
crumeut building on Jackson boule-
ward. midway between Clark and Dear
born streets. After passing the re-
viewing stand the colmun will proceed
east To State street. south in State
street to Harrison street. east in Har-
TiSou street To Michigan avenue. and
Here will bc dismissed 10y the division
marShal>. III" parade il in nine diviS-
ions. the first being composed Of the
distinguished guests ana their escorts,
IL" second of Grand Army posts. the
third of the naval contingent. fourth of
Illinois National Guard. fifth *. of
I. Uniform Rank. sixth of semi
military college and other or=aniZa-
tiun>. seventh ~ postal employees.
eighth OF urSIuiZcI labor. and ninth of
the III" department. II VIII bc late this
afternoon before IL li>handS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

In an alteration III kcnton. o.. re-
SultinG from Il dispute over politics
Samuel Ewing. an aged and respected
farmer OF Silver Greek. was killed b.
James McGFaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

have nothing 70 dU with tho prepara-
lion or laying of the stone, which had
itself been prepared Acre-a block Of
limcStoue-by union labor. taking th@
place of The granite block prepared by
IN" contractor. 70 sin further en-
phaSiZe the union labor character Of
The stone Judge Christian &. kohlSaat
and Postmaster Charles I. Gordon
were Saturday admitted to honorary
membership in the StonecutterS' union
and helped 10 dress the block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

Doing nothing is doing ILL.," I'm
pure blood neglected will become a
serious matter. Take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla at once and avoid the i'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09
Four Wounded In a Brisk Fight.

Captain CoWlcS' battalion of the
Fourth infantry while accommodating
today found Il body of several hundred
insurgents near san Nicolas After Il
brisk fight. lasting threc-quarters of an
hour. the enemy was driven Off. In this
engagement the American casualties
We're four men slightly wounded. Six
of the enemy were killed. but the num-
her of wounded is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

| Novclrta. Island of IuzOn, oct. :.
3:IJ p. m.-General Schwan's column,
consisting Of Tirp Thirteenth infantry.
! "a battalion of. the Fourteenth. two
| troops of cavalry. captain Itcilly'S bat
! terry of the Fifth artillery and Lowe :
scouts. advanced from Bacoor this
moruiu" ana occupied Cavite Nicio and
Novcleta. The American loss was
three officers and nine privatrS
wounded. one Of the officers heinz
mortally hurt. The loss of the enemy
iS unknown. hut the bodies of three
IIlipiunS We're seen. There We're TWO
sharp fights near NOvelpta. lowe;
scouts first encountered the enemy
near Cavite NiciU and soon put them
To- flight. continuing their advance.
Fight Lasted Half an Hour.
Captain Saford'S battalion OF the
Thirteenth regiment. with TWO com
pauicS of the Fourteenth and Il num-
Der of TaEalo scouts; Captain Nc
Grath. commanding the troops from
the Fourth cavalry. and Captain Rril-
lv'S battery. came upon the enemy i'll a
strongly entrenchcd position on tia"
road between CnVite Nicio and Novel
eta. y fight lasting half an hour fol
lowed. resulting i'll the enemy being
driven back. The American forces suS-
tanned considerable losses in this en-
ga@cmcnt. the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to Novel
eta, which they found deserted.
Marines CaPtuTe the Forts.
The marines ana naval forces coop
GRATED with the troops. The -jmhuatS
Wheeling. Petrol and CaIlao lay off the
shore near NoVclCta and threw shells
into that town ana Santa Cruz for an
hour. preparing the way for the ma
rincS To land. Two bIttaliGnS consist
ing Of lJO marines. under Colonel FL
Euft. advanced along the peninsula
from CaVite 10 NoVpleta. The only
way was 10y narrow road through
swmapS. but the enemy retrcatcd as
our men advanced to strong sand forts
across the creek dividing the peninsula.
destroying the bridge across the
stream. The marines fordcd the river
in water To their shoulders and carried
tn" forts. meeting with feeble resist
anCe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09
oth.r Events in Chicago.

Chicago. D,t. . Today iS Chicago
bay" the anniversary of the great fire.
and il i the biggest day OF tn" Chicago
festival The cornerstone Of the post
ofli,-. about which thrr" was 80 much
trouble with union labor. was duly laid
this morning 10y the president of the
United States. who had been made an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09
floods, SaaSabahM
2azldslE5l31lzI1

Hoi's Pils cure liver iIis; the non Irritating and
only cAthzItlc % take with Hoods saTSApArilla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-09

Secretary of Treasury l.. :. Gage the
PresIdIng Omcer and Makes Adj
dress a. Does Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith-A Grand Process
sIon-Other News by Wire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
The Weather We May Have.
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Warner
Tuesday.
Today's temperature 20.
j. II. SHERIER, Observer.
CITY CHAT.

Pay your water rent
Paw your water rent.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's,
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For insurance, +. j. Burns.
For real estate, f. j. Burns.
Redbird racer $50 at Hynes'.
List your property with Reidy Bros.
Potatoes 5 cents peck at Weckel's.
Z. f. Mangold leading photographer
Potatoes cents peck at Weckel's.
Ivanhoe bicycles $25 at Hynes'.
Ask for Huesing's soda and mineral
waters.
Santa's peaberry coffee eight pounds
for 81 at Weckel's.
Hull & Co. for real estate and in
surance. Read their adj
Order Housings soda and mineral
waters. Telephone 1888.
Blackberries cents box or 81
a case this evening at Beecher's.
Bleuer's band will give concert in
Market square Wednesday evening.
Bonnie Wilson, the Posta's hustler.
s. the happy and proud wearer of a
new uniform.
ANY pair in the store now for 81 sc
at the clearing sale of Rock Island
factory shoes.
No twoalike; 400 rugs, slightly wet,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
JARO is IN RUINS,
The Destruction of a Beautiful
City on the Island of
Panay.
PRIVATE DANIELSEN Is THERE.

Rock Island Boy Writes an Interesting
Letter to The Argus of Operations and
Conditions In the Philippines skIrmish
es In Mud and water-surrender of In.
surgents-Boys Anxious to Come Home
Jaro, Island of Panay, p. l., MAY
&c, 1899. Editor ARGUS: l am now
stationed at Jaro on the Island Panay.
Jaro lies p miles north of Iloilo.
Jaro, at one time a beautiful city, is
no more. 1t is where all the Spanish
people and better class of the natives
gathered Sundays and holidays. Peo-
pie came here from Negroes, Cebu,
Marneia, Molo, Santa Barbara and
Iloilo to enjoy the concerts
in their once beautiful piazza,
over which our soldiers fought hard
battle Feb. u, last.
Jaro is just drying up now A
typhoon struck here tho 18th of April
and lasted until the 23rd, completely
flooding the city. All men were
compelled to do more or less wading
as they went to and from out post
and did guard. Soldiers remained in
the trenches for "a hours in n steady
downpour, as it never did pour in the
United States. We were compelled
to shoot fine bulls for meat, as moth
ing could be gotten off of the trans
ports while the water was so rough.
and to make things worse our bridge
crossing Jaro river broke in two and
the river overflowed it's banks for
many miles.
We are STILL in spite of the rain,
having small skirmishes through mud
and water with the insurgents.
Many natives come through our lines
and surrender. Yesterday we got
three Bolomen. One had a gun and
the other had matches.
without Food or Clothes.
They told us that they left their
people because they didn't get any
clothes. money, or cdibles. What
they did get to eat, they had to hus-
tie for themselves. When we cap
tured these Boloes coming down the
river on a small bamboo raft, they
only had clothes enough on to make
a small dish-rag.
How much longer l will have to
stay in the country do not know.
When / enlisted June 8. 1898, | had
the understanding that l was to be
discharged at the end of the war. L
expected then that / would be back
home within six months. But no,
here | aim in another war. l have
been asked so often when will | re-
turn home, and this is the best an
swer L can give-when Hon +. s.
Otis. major general, u. S. v. brevet
major general. U. S. A., major gen.
eral commanding the department of
the Pacific 9Th army corps, and gov
ernor general of the Philippine islands,
sees fit to discharge the volunteers in
the regular army, who enlisted under
article 40. act of congress May 10,
1898.
The health of the boys on duty is
very good. The rainy weather is n
great deal better than the hot sun.
MARTIN ii. DANIELsEN,
Quartermaster Department Company
b. 18th Infantry, Philippine ISL
ands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

N
below half price. McCabe's annex,
while they last.
| Work was resumed at Rock Island
arsenal today after suspension of Il
days for repairs
| Attend the sociable of Sacred Heart
parish tomorrow evening A pleas
ant time is promised.
A lace curtain opportunity; SOC
pairs at 80 cents on the dollar while
they last at McCabe's-
Max Kautz has taken a position as
travelling salesman for Schricker &
kodlert, of Davenport
Remnants, wash goods 80 to 124
cents. Two lots at 10 and 5 cents a
yard at McCabe's- See ad-
Yes, ) cents a yard for 12A cent
white curtain swisses at McCabe's, at
O'Clock each afternoon this week.
Notice is hereby given to the public
in my name. Mrs. Katherine Herkert.
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.
Sheriff l.. F. Cralle is attending a
meeting at Springfield called for the
purpose of efTecting the organization
of an Illinois State Sheriff's associa-
ton.
Closing out the millinery at end
of the seasoL at any price at McCabe's.
Ready trimmed hats 8, 10 and 10
cents, only about one-tenth the usual
prices.
You still have an opportunity this
week to get pair of mems IS. so or
81 shoes for $3.50 at the clearing sale
of Rock Island factory shoes. Hurst.
He Cuts the Price.
The store room at 225 Eighteenth
street has been remodeled and is in
first-class shape for occupancy. APP
ply of George Wagner, Jr., Eigh-
teenth street and Second avenue.
Sam Lee and Charles Wah, Moline
Cinnamon, are principals in a suit on
trial in the county court. Lee asks
judgment for S53 against Wah, claim
in that he is indebted to him for that
amount.
The regular meeting of the w. c.
L. u. will be held tomorrow at 2:30
p LII ~ the M u. a. Cndpti
Rev. ID. l.. McNary will address
the ladies. A business meeting is to
follow the PROCLAIM.
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
per cent. Apply to f. j. Burns, room
II, Mitchell & Lynde building.
Great bargains at Wright & Bar
bers's clearing sale. Ladies' oXford's
80 cents. Small sizes in ladies'
shoes $1.00. Ladies' tans in $500
shoes going for $3.50. Bargains in
odds and ends in children's shoes.
George l.. Quist was run into and
knocked down by man riding BIZ
cycle at noon today on Eighteenth |
street and Second avenue, as he was |
crossing the street. His left limb is |
practically lifeless and some of the |
bones are probably fractured.
, The friends of the Rock Island and |
Davenport chapters, Order Eastern |
Star, are going to enjoy one of the most |
pleasant outings ever given on the |
moonlight excursion Tuesday even
ing. July IS. Get your tickets of the |
mem bers at % cents each. They al |
ways have a good time. Street cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
YOUNG e McCOMBS'
Tuesdays Stockholders for soc.

Tuesdays Stockholders for soc.
500 rolls of cotton bats worth &c,
Tuesdays sale price Sc.
500 rolls of extra large bats worth
20c, Tuesdays sale price 10c.
100 cuspidors. regular 10c value,
Tuesdays sale price sc.
1000 yards of silkoline. Toe value.
Tuesdays sale price SC.
Fancy lace shelf paper, all colors.
regular price &c per bolt, Tuesday
sale price Sc.
Fancy screen doors, too many high
grade doors, worth 1925, Tuesday
sale price sligo.
Mrs Potts irons. per set. 3-iron
stand hand, Acc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
ENROUTE TO PHILIPPINES.
10Th Infantry to Pass Through Tomorrow


IUth IuIAhtry 10 Fdrs TbrOuSh IOhOrrOW
Night.
Agent F. II. Plummer, of the Rock
Island, has received word that the
10Th infantry, mention of whose de-
parture from Fort Meade. Pa, is con-
tanned in today's ARGUS dis patches,
will pass through the city tomorrow
night enroute to the Philippines. The
train will consist of five sections.
There are 1,02S officers and men in
the regiment. The hour of their ar
rival here is not definitely known yet.
but will be announced early enough
to give all az opportunity to be at the
depot to see the BOYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Resolution.

City Council Chamber, July IS.
1899: The city clerk is directed TO
notify all owners of property upon
which water rents are due and delin-
quent, to pay the same before the 1st
day of August. 1899, TO the said clerk;
and the said clerk is further directed
to furnish the city attorney, after the
expiration of the said allotted time, a
complete list of all property owners
upon whose premises water rents may
be due and unpaid on said Aug.
1899, together with the amounts of
the rents so due and the periods COW
cred thereby; aud it is further directed
that the city attorney on the receipt
of said delinquent water rent list. pro-
coed to collect the same by due legal
methods from the owners of the prop
erty where the water. for which said
rent has been charged. was used.
FRED G.. GALL.
NJ V. CoNeANNoN,
j. w LAwHEAD,
Waterworks committee.
Adopted July IS. 1899
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28
A White Dove in Church.

4 Newton Mass, young lady saw Pc
culiar feature in a church in Maine
town which she visited iris summer.
Hearing the cooling Of dove, she looed
around and saw a white dove perched
on the organ and listening to the mu-
sic with great appreciation. She learned
afterward that the doYe had been regu-
lar attendant at church for eight or ten
years, being attacted by The music, of
which it was very fond 1t was twelve
years old, and was the pet of lady who
lived near. After church the dove was
taken to his Suuday-3chool class BY a
boy, and seemed to enjoy the proceed
ings. Unlike many church-gotrs, the
weather made no difference to the dove,
but every Sunday, summer and winter,
he was at his post on the organ.-Ex.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28

the wool within 40 miles TO run
four such mill. But we haven't
got the mill and that is the prop
osition that should claim our
closest attention, for we want to
put that mill here. We haven't
any cinch on the proposition, Ell
Their, because the mill can be
put in just as cheaply and give
just as good money to the pro-
motors at Nampa, or Boise or
any other town in this section.
Caldwell wants to be up and do
ing, for we need that mill.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28
Wise Animals.

\ naturalist found black ants were
devouring the skins of some bird spec
linens on a table, so he made tar circles
on four pieces of paper and put one un-
der each leg Of the table. Ants will not
cross tar. Pretty soon he found tie
ants busiIy at work again, and, locking
at the tar circles, found each one was
bridged by bits of sand which the clever
ants had brought in from the street.
On one occasion, owing to excessive
heat, one of the combs Of beehive be
came detached aud was in great danger
Offalling, The bees ct once set to work
and erected snoring pillar between the
endangered comb end the one next to
it. The pillar braCed the comb and
kept it from falling. Then they rebuilt
the wax cells, fastened the comb to the
wall, and afterward removed the pillar
a Capuchin monkey was given SONS
walnuts, which he tried to crack with
his teeth, but found lie was not strong
enough. lie then seized a stone which
was near by, held the nuts on the
ground with one hand and used his
stone hammer with the other, with ex-
celIent results. Other monkeys have
been seen to utilize nutpicks.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28
How Races DisinteSratc.

Recently on the bsnk of the Narsnt
river in Herzegovina, a Roman camp
was discovered. A section $50 feet long
and 27O feet wide has been traced.
Part Of the walls, gates and towers are
still standing, and nany tools and wea,
ponS have been unearthed. There is
no record of what age it was built in.
The men who toiled there ard who
camped there, went back to dust thou
sands of years ago, but their work re-
mains. 1t was the iron nation that in
its all-mightiness ruled this world for a
thousand years. No other such ma
ton ever existed. Its mission was to
bring order and respect for law TO man.
kind. 1t come into the world fierce
power. 1t ran its course. With the
rule always followed that might made
right, it was inyinCible against all the
combined world, and only persisted at
last through its own vices and crimes.
No conquest subdued it. From its little
station it spread until it embraced all
the civilized and a great part of the
barbarons world. 1t was inYincible
against its foes, and it only went into
eclipse when the ancient, stern virtues
of the race were lost, when the women
were no lunger worthy to become the
mothers of soldiers, and when the men
became untrue to themselves and to
their country. Our great eastern cities
are initiating very closely what took
place in Rome at the time when the
date of Rome's decline and fall began.
The Anglo Saxon is a stern old race
but it is not stronger than were the
Romans, and what sapped the virtue
and the power Of Rome, will say the
virtue and power of the United States
fits persisted in.-Salt Lake Tribune, |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28

and political as well as CONNER
cial influence of such bodies as
chambers of commerce, the con-
slant gain in dignity and charac-
ter of expositions, and the growth
of commercial museums, espec-
tally the transition Of these from
the character of mere advertising
agencies to institutions of moral
weight-these things mark the
growth of larger sense of civic
and national responsibility in con-
nection with industry. In the
last analysis it will be found that
this era of unequalled prosperity
will last long or short time in
proportion to the real worth of
the work done, the foresight of
the management of great enter
prises, and the genuine character
that displays itself in their con-
duct. Gamblers and demagogues
may shorten its duration; but if
the national character be strong
enough and our industrial gener-
alship be great enough and our
commercial knowledge of the
world wide enough, why should
it not last indefinitely?
Good times try peoples met
tie; and there is such a chance
now as never came before to
show the stuff we are made of.
The rush of work is more in
spring because the whole world
is now one country in the bonds
of commerce, and greater con-
quests await industrial captaincy
and craftsmanship than ever
tempted men before. --HmPcr's
Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28
BUILD THE MILL.
Caldwell Wants that WOOlen Mill and
Ne Ought 10 Get II.

John P. Wilbur of Salem, Ore
gon, came to Caldwell last Thurs
day for the purpose of organic
ing,a jOint-stock company to OPP
crate a wooden mill. He has
since then been interviewing our
business men and sheepmen from
the country tributary to Caldwell,
and when seen by a representa-
tive, of THE TRIBUNE, he was
very much encouraged with the
outlook. He says he will build
and operate a mill at this place
employing regularly from 60 to
100 men, providing the people
will take stock to the amount of
$22,oo He informs US that the
place from where he came has a
wooden mill in operation and is
doing a splendid business, and
from his knowledge of affairs, he
says that is the condition Of every
wooden mill all over the country.
Mr., WilbuI is a very nice appear
ing gentleman and seems to thor
oughly understand the business
of running a wooden mill, and it
is to be hoped that he will be
able to start one here. He can
be seen at the Office of Of Little
& Gipson, where he will be
pleased to talk wooden mill, and
show samples Of his work.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-28

The theatrical critic on the
paper down the street took our
comment on the show of last
week to task, and by thus doing
simply showed its ignorance. The
editor of our contemporary re-
Gently invested in a Universal
dictionary, if he will take down
volume 4 of that valuable work
and compare the theatrical mean
ings of the words variety" and
"vaudeville" he will be much edi-
fed. He will find that vaude-
vile is no leg exhibition, but one
of the purest and noblest of
shows, Says the American En-
cyclopedia:
Vaudeville is an invention of the
French stage. 1t has its name from
0Gu de VtTe, with was originally sat
lrical song containing a keen, witty
thought, and applicable TO some popu-
lar person or event. 1t was lyric
epigram in that part of Normandy
called Val or Van de Wire, and carried
thence to Paris, where these musical
satires became the vogue. Presently
the writers of small comedies threw
their keenest epigrams into verses
which might be sung to any air that
might suit them, and were called
vaudeville.
You don't see the description
of any leg entertainment mixed
up in this, do you?