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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
DEMONSTRATION AT HAVANA.

Independence Society Parades with Sig
nificant Emblems and Speeches.
Havana, July 31.-A mass meeting
was held yesterday under the auspices
of the Sociedad Democratico, a branch
of the Cuban National Society of In
dependence. A procession paraded the
streets for two hours, headed by q
band and bearing banners with the in
scription Cuba is and by right ought
to be free" and Peace work" Two
girls dressed TO represent Cuba and
America rode in the procession. Cuba
libre was represented by girl with
broken chains on her wrists. Few
American flags were to be seen on the
streets, but hundreds of Cuban en-
blems were displayed.
A number OF speeches were made at
the meeting, all in favor of absolute
independence and union, and urging
the furtheTance of work to secure this
result. Senior Barrian said some had
spoken OF the assembly as one party
and of Maxine Gomez as another. THE
cry now is, death to either if that be
necessary to secure the union of the
people" Hitherto, the speaker de-
clared, the Cuban National party, ow-
ing to divisions in it, had net done
anything; but now the various fac
tions are uniting throughout the coun-
try. He himself had formerly repre-
scented the Socialist party, but had
sunk his. personal feelings in favor of
union.
The object now was for all to unite
white and black. Their party, he
said, now represented the people, anu
it remained for it later to throw out
whoever did not like what the party
did. Senior Gonzales said the party had
three main ideas = absolute indepen-
dence for the island, universal suffrage
and the absolute management of Gu
ban affairs by Cubans henceforth.
Among the other speakers were Senores
Guaiberto Gomez, Aceoand De la Tore.
Two thousand persons attended the
meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Special Masters Sale.
o. E Cramer. Attorney.
csasA 80 If1F.,4-

o. E Cramer Attorney
State of Illinois, -
Rock Island County,
In the circuit court, in chancery. Cen
eral No. 444S.
Tei,tha Munro. complainant, VS.. Charles A.
Notice l. hereby given that by virtue of n
decree of $ id court. entered in the above en-
titled cause. on the eighth day of July,
day OF August. ~ ID. 1899, at the hour
of ton O'Clock in the forenoon, at the east
door of the court house, In the city of hock
Island in said county OF Rock Island 10 sat
highest and best bidder for cash In hand those
certain parcels OF land. situate in the county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois, known
and descr bed as follows to-wit:
Lots ten (lO) and eleven (il) in block one Cd
In Hake : addition to the town OF Milan; also
the north tweoty (eo) acres of The west half OF
the east half of sectlJn nine 90 in township
seventeen tlsD north range two 90 west OF the
county of Rock Island and state of Him eN-
cepting therefroIn the following desc ibed real
estate taken by the United states government
for the building OF he Illinois and Michigan
canal: beginning at n point on the half section
line forty-two tt2l chains and III y-Seyen t5sl
links north of tue luIhweSt corner OF the
and running thence south siNty-three t63) de-
greeS and forty (i1l minutes east thirteen C3b
chains and Wenty-fOUr tZdf links; thence south
fifty-two (S2l degrees and nfty-nve (55l min
liakS- more or les TO the said east line of said
west half Of The east half of said section nine
co. containing between said line and Rock
river eight and twenty-five hund cedthS acres
more or less. situated In the county OF ROCK
Island state of IniootS
Dated 1T Rock Islaud Illinois, this twenty
Eighth day OF July, A d. lsSs.
Special Master in Chancery, Rock Island
O. Z CRAMER. Complainant 5 Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Almost Got 1t. Name.

Communication had been established
at last with Mars. The man at the in
terplanetary telephone called out:
"Hellov'
"uellop' came the answer back.
cam l speaking TO MarsT
''To whom?
"Mars."
'Try again. 1 don't understand you.
Stand a little farther away from the
phone, please"
81 say-hear me any better now"
"YeS" :. ~
'Is this Mars?"
"WhatT'
"Mars-fourth planet in order of dis
lance from the sun-AIercury, Venus,
Earth-this is the Earth-Mars. That's
you, you know"
mo, sir. You are away off. You
haven't got the names of any of them
right. This is the fourth planet from
the sun, but its name is not Mars. 1t
is
But the world is not ripe for this
knowledge yet.)-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
the rivalry and mutual hostility of tine

the rivalry and mutual hostility of the
different nationalities- This hostility
permeates all departments of life.
The traders on one side COM
bine against those on the other. The
municipal council is divided into two
parties, each determined to support its
own programme and defeat that of the
other. Proposed reforms and measures
are judged not on their merits, but by
party considerations, and officials.
however impartial they may wish to
be, are considered to belong to one side
or the other, according to their ma
tionality, and inevitably end by be-
coming more or less partisan.
From the very commencement of
the late contest for the kingship it was
no mere native quarrel between Ma
taafa and Tanu. On the one side were
ranged one nationality and its officials,
and on the other side two other ma
tionalities, with their officials, and the
contest was prolonged and not allowed
to reach it's natural termination
I'VE do not think it will ever be pos
sible to do away with this state of
things under a tripartite administra-
ton, and we think this opportunity of
recording our opinion that the only
natural and normal plan ofgovernment
for these islands and the only system
which can assure permanent prosperity
and tranquility is government by one
DOyvarS,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
TRAIN WRECKED AND BURNED
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Long
List of Wounded.


Elmira, n. Y, July 31.-At IL p. m.
Saturday Erie passenger vestibuled
train No. for Buffalo and Cleveland,
leaving New York at p. m, was
wrecked and burned at Lackawanna,
only two cars escaping the flames. The
train consisted of buffet car, two pas
senger coaches and two Pullman cars.
A freight train running east ran into
a tree that had fallen across the east
bound track two miles east of Lacka-
waXon. The train was wrecked, its
debris covering both tracks. Before it
could be signaled passenger train No.
ran into the debris and was itself
wrecked.
The egineer and fireman of the
passenger train were killed and eleven
passengers were injured. The employees
of the cafe car, the conductor of the
passenger train and a brakeman on
that train were also injured. The en-
gineer and fireman and brakeman on
the freight train were injured and
those injured were generally slightly
hurt. The names of the dead are
Stephen Outwater, engineer, and Fred
Sells, fireman, both of Port Jervis.
Bernard Shay, the freight engineer, has
a broken pelvis and Fred Smith, brake
man has a broken shoulder. All other
injuries were slight bruises, cuts and
burns. There were eighteen, in all,
wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Little Henry Is Dead.

Chicago, July 31.-The funeral of
Henry Wercker, better known to farm
ers of northern Illinois and southern
Wisconsin and to thousands in Chi
cago as Little Henry" who died
Thursday, was held yesterday after
noon. Wercker was a saloonkeeper
and his place of business was at Wells
and Kinzie streets, opposite the North
western depot, and was the resort of
hundreds of farmers who came to
the city on business. 1t was owing to
the great care he took of his country
guests and his well-known honesty
that hewas named safe Little Henry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
PEACE CONFERENCE ENDS.
States which Did ,sot Sign All the CONVEX
tions Proposed.

STATES which Did csot Sign All the Conven-
tions Proposed.
The Hague, July 31.-The interna-
tional peace conference held its final
sitting Saturday. Baron de Staal de-
livered the farewell address. thank
ing the representatives of foreign
states. He said the work accomplished,
while not so complete as might be
desired, was sincere, wise and practical.
Minister Esteurnelles and DR.. Beaufort
followed, the latter saying that if the
conference had not realized Utopian
dreams, nevertheless it had disproved
pessimistic forebodings, and the moral
effect would more and more influence
public opinion. Baron de Staal then
declared the conference closed.
The three conventions, dealing with
arbitration, the laws and customs OF
war and the adaptation of the Geneva
convention to naval warfare, were not
signed by Germany, Austria-Hungary,
China, England, Italy, Japan, Luxem-
burg, Servia, Switzerland or Turkey.
The United States signed only the arbi-
tration convention, and thas under re-
serve Great Britain will sign the ar
bitration convention in due time The
three declarations prohibiting the
throwing of explosives from balloons,
the use of asphyxiating projectiles and
the use of dumdum bullets were not
signed by Germany, Austria-Hungary.
China, England, Italy, Japan, Luxem-
burg, Servia or Switzerland, and the
United States signed only the declara-
ton regarding the throwing of eX-
plosives from balloons.
In letter to Queen Wilhelmina the
pope promised his support to the
conclusions of the conference,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Executors Notice.
state OF George stodd. deceased.

Estate OF George Stood, deceased.
The undersigned having peen appointed ex-
ecutrix of the las: will and testament of
George Stodd, late of the county of Rock Isl
and, state of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives no.
tice that she Will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county, at the county
court room, in the city OF Rock Island. at the
October term, on the first Monday in October
next. a. which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified aud
requested to attend, for the purpose of hay
ing the same adiuSted
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to the
Undersigned
Dated this 29th day of July, A. D. 1929.
IDA CLINE
ExecuLIix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Tried to Wreck a Train.

Springfield, Ills. July 31.-An at
tempt was made Friday night near the
coal company's shaft at Taylorville to
wreck the Wabash accommodation by
placing a large iron pulley on the track.
Carl Nyblem, of Chicago, was walking
on the track and stepped aside to allow
the train to pass, and when it dashed
by an iron pulley Weighing seventy
five pounds was hurled from in front of
the locomotive with such force as to
strike him on the left leg below the
knee. He was later picked up by coal
miners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
HAPPENING.
Revolution Said To Be Progress.
ing Faborably in Santo
Domingo.
THE SHOT THAT KILLED HEUREAUx

Starts an Upheaval and Threatens More
BIoodshed-R evoIutionists AomentariIy
Expected to Attack Puerto Plata-State-
ment That Gomez Could Bring Peace by
Accepting the Presidency-Native Gu
ban Society Gives Uncle sam a Hint.
Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo, July
31.-The situation is critical. An out
break is momentarily expected. The
friends of the government are under
arms and ready for action to protect
property and preserve the peace. A fee
bic attempt was made to seize the body
of President Heureaux by the assassins,
Ramon Caceres. Manuel Caceres, Hora-
clio Vasquez and Domingo Pichardo,
who are in the country about Moca
with their followers. The burial of
President Heureaux was conducted with
fitting honors. Governor Pepin has
assembled the troops in Moca, and the
governor of La Vega Real has 1000
men. The minister of the treasury has
arrived at Moca in hot haste. The gov
eminent is taking steps for the protec-
ton of business and the finance of the
country, and expects to carry out the
contemplated cancellation of the state
bank notes. In Puerto Plata there is
an urgent demand that the government
send sufficient force to Moca to hunt
down the assassins of the president.
Revolution Is Progressing Favorably.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 31.-A pri-
Tate cable dispatch received here by
way of Cape Haytien reports that the
revolution in Santo Domingo is pro-
crossing favorably. The dispatch says
that he real reason for the detention
of President HeureauX's body at San
tiago and it's interment there was that
the country between Santiago and Puer-
to Plata is occupied by the insurgents
their plan of occupy
ing Moca as a base of operations-are
concentrating to attack Puerto Plata,
which is feebly garrisoned. Great ex-
element prevails, owing to the fact
that the government has not been able
to ascertain the extent of the ramifca-
tons of the revolution and is growing
demoralized through the death of the
president.
Gomez Could Harmonic Everybody.
In the event of the revolution sue
ceeding-still according to the private
cablegram-it is probable that JimineZ
and Jitones, the reputed leaders of the
revolution, will agree to retire, offering
the presidency to General Maxine &C.
mez, who would prove acceptable to all
POI llOo. n ~ 10 iCPOi tSu-
is going to Cuba to confer with General
Gomez.
Not Ambitious for the Honor.
Havana, July 31.-La Lucia prints
the report of an interview with Senior
Nolasco, secretary to General Gomez,
who was seen by the paper S representa-
tive because Gomez was too busy to-
talk with him. Senior Nolasco said:
General Gomez has served Cuba for
forty years in the cause of independ
ence, and only desires to see an indie
pendent and honorable republic estab
lished. He has no ambition to be pl es-
ident of Cuba or Santo Domingo.
Though such an ambition were. per-
haps, legitimate, it has never taken
root in the heart of the old fighter for
Cuban liberty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Executors Notice.

Estate of ChriSIsn SchatZ, deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed
executrix of the last will and tesla
ment of Christian SchatZ, late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that she viii
appear before the county court of Rock
Island county. at the county court room, in
the city of Rock Island. at the October
term, on the first Monday in October next,
at which time all persons having claims ag ainst
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the same ad-
iusted- AL persons Indebted TO said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this nth day of July. A. d. 1929
MARY JOHANNA SCHATZ, Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Mayor Jones Is a Candidate.

Toledo, O.. July 31.-The announce
ment that Mayor Jones is in the field
as an independent candidate for COVER
nor, provided the people want him, has
been received with favor in many
places. A large number of assurances
of support have already been sent him,
not only from the state, but from
prominent socialistic leaders all over
the country. At the Buffalo conference
Mayor Jones was pledged the undi-
vided support of the prominent people
there. Several reassuring kilograms
from the members of this conference
came yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
LEGAL
Notice of PubIicatioa-Chancery.


State of Illinois, 90
Rock Island County.
In the circuit court, May term, A. ID. 1899
Rock Isl and Mutual Build ng Lo and Savings
Association vs. VII lam E Stevens, Lottie
L. Stevens. Jsmts w. Atkinson, Thomas
Lyness and William D. Stevens
Afidayit of nOn-residence of the defendant,
William ID Stevens impleaded with the above
defendants. William F. Stevens LOttie T. stew
ems James W. Atkinson ana Thomas Lyness,
having been fled in the clerk office OF the cir
cult court of said county, notice Is therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defend
ant that the complainant fled It's bill of com
plant in said court. on the chancery side there
OF. on the twenty-nin. n day of March 1899. and
that thereupon a summons issued out OF said
court. wherein said suit is now pending. re-
turnable on the first Monday in the month of
May next, is by law required. Now,
unless you, the said nonresident defendant
above named, William ID. Stevens, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court, the first day of the
next term thereof to be holden at Rock Island
In and for the said county, on the third Monday
la September next. and plead, answer or de-
muir TO said complainant'S bill of complaint
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed,
and decree entered against you according
to the prayer OF said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island. Illinois. July Z, a. ID 1899
L ii. GUYER, Compartments olicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
AGAINST CHICAGO DRAINAGE.
Mayor of ST. Louis Writes Protest to
President Mckinley.

Mayor of st. Louis Writes Protest to
President Mckinley.
st. Louis, July 31.-Mayor Zeigen-
helm, of this city, took hand in OPP
posing the opening of the Chicago
drainage canal by addressing a long
protest to President Mckinley in the
name of the citizens of st. Louis. The
mayor lays particular stress on 1.-The
danger to the people of st. Louis and
to the people of the lower Mississippi
valley should the sewage of the city
of Chicago be discharged into the Mis-
sissippi river, which furnishes the sup
ply of drinking water to thousands"
He asks that the permit recently is
sued by the secretary of war to the
trustees of the sanitary district of Chi
cago, authorizing them to cause the
waters of Lake Michigan to flow into
the Chicago river and the drainage Ca
nal be revoked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

Estate of RI C. Swayne, deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed
executrix of the asst Will ana tie It of Bert
G. SwayDe. late of the county OF Rock Island,
state of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she Will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county. at the county court room
In the city of Rock Island. at the October
term, the first Monday in October next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of JULY. A. D. 1899.
LAURA Is. SwAYSE, Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

"ANTED-TO TEACH THE SCIENCE
or magnetic healing Her course of in
structions are so thorough and comprehensive
tnst her students thoroughly urder stand how
10 cure all diseases and TO Danish disease from
.nclr own DOJles They are also capable OF
teaching Others the great science OF healing
why oattle with poverty when there Is a for
tune IN store Tor you. Come and ne healed
and taught how to heal. Write or call on Mrs
N ATT, l4O7 Second avenue. Rock Island III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Started on a 1,OoO-Mile Spin.

Minneapolis, July 31-A. NJ. Hansen,
the long-distance bicycle rider, started
at 6:10 O'Clock yesterday morning on
his attempt to break the 1,000-mile
worlds record, travelling over the Min
netonka-Fort Smelling course. Last
evening the indications were that he
would be successful. The record is
los: 10, held by T. a. Edge, of England,
and Hansen is trying TO bring this be-
low 100 hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Dea,b of chester Allen wilcox.

Quincy, Ills, July Chichester Allen
Wilcox, postmaster of Quincy and
one of the most prominent Masons
in the west, died yesterday morning of
Bright's disease, aged 81, he was ap-
pointed postmaster by Harrison in
1889, and again by Mckinley in 1897.
He was for twenty years one of the
proprietors of the Quincy Wing and
most of the time was its manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
New Illinois Normal school.

Springfield, July 3L.-The trustees of
the new western normal institute to
be built will. between Aug. 1 and 81,
visited the cities competing for the To-
cation of the school, and on Aug. 81,
will meet at Galesburg and hear argu-
ments in favor of the competing cities.
which are Quincy. Monmouth, Aledo,
Rushyille and Macomb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
An Irritating Phrase.

"Are you seriously illT' asked the
well meaning friend.
"Oh, no." answered the dyspeptic
with n jarring. sarcastic laugh. 81
hurt ell over and don't care whether
the sun rises tomorrow or not But
I'm not seriously ILL I'm loosely,
fiippantly and farcically i'll. I'm going
through all the symptoms. but 1 don't
mean one OF them."-Washingto
Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Did Not KIN the wounded Man.

Portland, Ore, July 31.-A special to
The .Oregonian from San Francisco
says: The story sent out from Kansas
City purporting to describe how Ore
gon troops punished the deserter Hayes
is pronounced by members of the Or
egon regiment entirely untrue. Hayes
was a member of the California regi-
r1ent, and was found dead in the
trenches captured by his own regiment
on Feb <
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
GOVERNMENT OF THE sAMoANs.
Some Points from the Report of the High
Commissioners.

Some POINTS from the REPORT OF the HIGH
Commissioners.
San Francisco. July 31.-The Call
publishes the report of the tripartite
commission sent to Samoa, making va
rious recommendations regarding the
new form of government decided upon
by them as most suitable for the ISL
anders. The official report of the COM
missioners and the draft of the pro-
posed amended treaty are said to be
now on the way to the respective gov
ernments. The report says the COM
mission found the kingship an evil and
abolished 1t. and the report presents a
new form of government.
The most significant part of the re-
port is this, probably: Perhaps the
evils which il is least easy to cure are
the second class, those which arise from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Renresenta,ive Foss in Europe.

Berlin, July 31.-Captain w. H.
Behler, naval attache of the embassy
here, and Representative George E.
Foss, of Illinois, have returned from
Trieste, where they went to welcome
Admiral Dewey. Foss intends to study
the German naval questions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
State and City Officials Play Ball.

Milwaukee, July 81. = About 5000
people witnessed ball game Saturday
between Milwaukee city officials and
state officers from Madison for the
benefit of New Richmond tornado suf
ferers. Five innings were played and
the umpires declared the contest
tie. The relief fund was swelled by
about S4 .000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
Car, schurz Has a Close Call.

New York, July 31.-Carl Schurz
narrowly escaped death last Tuesday
evening by ptomaine poisoning. He
was made violently ill by eating bass.
He is still confined to his bed, and is
very weak, but will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

Detroit, July 31.-F. w. Wheeler. of
Bay City,. has purchased individual
holdings of standing pine in Luce and
Chippewa counties aggregating 49,
OOO, 900 feet for about 100000. He ex-
poets to cut it at the rate of $4,000, 900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31
FOR SALE.

NOR s ALE-A LARGE COVERED HACK
ana 2horse express wagon cheap for
cash Eastman, l7l21 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

Il OST-A BROWN BELT SATCHEL CON-
IL tanning g. - between Tremann's butcher
chop Ard Krel & Maths Finder please return
10 this once aud eceive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

ENoR SALE y QUANTITY OF HOUSE
u hold goods. including sewiTg machine
etc Immediately, at 1919 Fourth: avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

V.1OR RENT-A MODERN HOUSE ON SEW
~ entevnth street. Inquire of Huh * Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31

EoR RENT-LARGE DOWN STAIRS
u front room, first no -se back OF the Union
Mission