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The times., 1899-03-19
DEPARTMENTAL MANILA NEWS
Arrival of the Oregon-Spanish Red
Cross Interference


The following dispatch was received from
Admiral Dewey at the Navy Department
yesterday:
Oregon and Iris arrived today Oregon is in
1T condition for any duty. DEWEY.
No advices from General Otis were bull
letined at the War Department yesterday,
but this was probably rather due to the
absence of General Corbin than to dearth
OF news from that part of the world. An
unofficial telegram from Manila saying
that IL was supposed that the rebels had
some gunboats hidden near Binangonan
created some surprise.
The progress of the troops of General
Wheatons brigade along the north shore
of the lake seems to indicate to the army
officers that the rebels are divided. not into
two but into three sections, each Of which
is cut of from anything but the most
casual communication with the others
The Red Cross yesterday forwarded TO
the War Department the following cable
gram received froom the Spanish Red
Cross:
Clara Barton. Washington. d. C.:
Negotiations begun for pecuniary ransom OF the
prisoners IN The Philippines interrupted by Gen
eral Otis, because he feared the sums offered
would be employed against his troops We pray
you earnestly inteFcede with your Government 10
insure triumph OF humanity. With profound
gratitude, MARQUIS yiI.I.ALBOS
President Spanish Red Gross.
No reply has yet been made. but it is
understood that Secretary Alger viii
eventually answer that he cannot inter
fere with General Otis decision To per-
nit money and supplies to BE- forwarded to
the rebels at this juncture, just as they are
showing signs of giving up. would. it is
said. be to enable them to continue the
struggle and would cost the United States
hundreds of lives and thousands of dollars.
officers who have served in the Philip
pines say that there is no danger OF Agu n
aldo numbering his prisoners. as the Span
ish seem to fear. Shortly after the down
fall of Spain in the Philippines there were
several individual cases of atrocity in con-
nection with Spanish friars. who hal
earned the undying hatred OF the natives,
but all other cases have been susceptible OF
easy explanation. OF course it is no.
pleasant situation for the friends OF the
prisoners, but the United States, it is said,
does not believe in the Spanish custom of
buying on It's enemies OF today any more
than it believed in buying off the pirates
of Tripoli century ago, in the days WHEN
Spain paid annual tribute TO them.
The War Department is arranging for
the construction of government refriger-
ating plant at Manila. The plant will be
government building from the foundation
up, and will be capable of keeping between
1000 and 1000 tons of chilled and frozen
beef, and an equal amount of eggs. fowls.
and vegetables, or anything else that needs
cold storage. Heretofore the meat for the
army has been kept on shipboard until
cd
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Uninst Ccn.urc.

It Is abominable that Governor Roose-
welt should be attacked as monster and a
murderer who is to be known TO his dying
day as the only man who ever burned out
woman's life by electricity, because he
refuses TO interfere in the case of the
nurderess. Mrs. Place. Governor Roose-
welt did not prosecute her; he was not
one of the jury that convicted her; he was
Hot the judge that sentenced her. The dis
triet attorney. the jury. and the Judge.
who considered all the evidence and who
assumed full responsibility, found her
guilty OF murder in the first degree with
no mitigating circumstances. the penalty
for which, prescribed by the laws enacted
by the peoples representatives. is death.
When he was requested to interfere with
the execution of the sentence, be asked
for reasons why he should obstruct or per-
vert the course of Justice as determined
ey the laws. The only one that was urged
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The Eagan Experiment..

(From the Minneapolis Tribune.)
The founder Of the Wilson packing company,
which supplied the British army with canned
beef in the Zulu campaign, says he never had
any complaint from the British government OF
the beef spelling in the tropical climate OF
Afrca--but that it was not tue same kind Of
canned beef that furnished the American
troops last year. The Wilson beef was put up
in square cans and compressed by vacuum pres
sure. while the beef supplied to the American
army was not compressed beef but simply boiled
beef in round cans. And it turns out, also, that
the man who bought this inferior beef for Ameri-
can soldiers was General Eagan, the officer who
is now enjoying six years holiday ON full pay.
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was her sex. He took the pains TO consult
with the trial judge and to read the evil
dence but still could find only that the
crime was peculiarly atrocious. He ap-
pointed experts in insanity to examine her
and they found her sane both now and
when she did the deed. So there was moth
ing but the plea of sex in her behalf. Gov
ernor Roosevelt could not learn that the
lawmakers had ever Disseminated be-
tween the sexes in criminal legislation, and
he knew of no reason why he should
violate the custom of all time, especially
in case where the criminal is monster.
Against his stand are quoted Nordau and
Lombroso. who profess to be experts in
criminology. They affirm that capital pun
ishment does not deter Others from crime
and that since Mrs. Place is not a con-
stitutional criminal and will never repeat
the act. it is mere savagery to punish her.
But 1t is not established that the infiiction
of penalty has no deterrent effect. 1t is
the theory of our laws that it does and
there is evidence to support it. Wherever
the laws are surely and promptly executed,
crime is always less. Governor Roose-
veit would not be justified in rejecting the
doctrine that is held by all legislators the
world over. and by all the courts. He has
every reason to believe that if he should
save this woman in whose behalf only her
sex can be urged, it would be known that
no woman could ever be punished with
death in the State, and that there are
women who would take advantage of this
to kill; and the blame would rest on him.
He has his own conscience to consider and
nobody has a right 10 hold him up to
the worlds execration for refusing to go
out of his way to block the wheels OF
iustice
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Two courses, according to Sampson. were
open to Cervera, in an attempt to escape.
He might have selected a dark night. or.
better, time when large part of the
feet-that part under the immediate COM
mapd OF Sampson-was' four or five hours
to the leeward. Cervera chose the latter,
and if it had not been for the quick, intel
ligent, and cleancut work, of Sehley the
Spanish squadron would have escaped.
Sampson would be the last TO acknowledge
this, but the more he writes in support OF
the contrary view the more the country
sees the truth. 5l-a
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ARcHBoLD GETS EXCITED.
He Denounces Attorney Fiasg as n
LOw-Iiyed Cur.

hsO"-htNeu SuF.
New York, March 1s.-At the Standard
Oil enquiry. which was resumed today
with Vice President Archbold, of the.
trust, on the stand. there were several
lively tilts between the witness and the
Ohio attorneys. At one time Mr.. Arch
bold exclaimed impatiently that he did
not understand what was being asked.
''Oh. nobody can understand you,' he said
to Attorney Flagg, gazing straight into
the attorneys eyes. Il know you; you'd
better be CAREFUL know you. l have
something up my sleeve for you
Attorney Flagg said only: 'I'll be care
full
The incident did not end here. Mr.
Archbold continued to answer questions.
and after little while he cast several
glances at Mr.. Fiagg, who said nothing.
but Mr.. Monnett said. with smile: Il
object to the witness intimidating the at
torney." Mr.. Archbold laughed. ''If
there's anything up your sleeve we'd like
to see it, Mr.. Monnett continued.
"Oh, you'll see 1t soon enough" said
Mr.. Archbold
The afternoons proceedings were char
! acterized by frequent displays of ill-feel-
! ing between counsel and witness. Mr.
Archbold continued on the stand and when
at one time Mr.. Elliott asked the witness
| il a statement published in morning pa
per and purporting to come from Attorney
General Monnett were true. MIR. Archboid
| answered with an emphatic negative. The
statement alleged that the Standard OH
Company had burned sixteen cases OF its
books. After his denial, Mr.. Archbold
went on, saying:
"The statement is absolutely false and
in line with numerous false and malignant
statements, put out by the Attorney Gen.
| eral of Ohio TO prejudice public opinion
! in this case
| Mr.. Monnett then asked some questions
| in regard to the alleged burning OF this
books, and Mr.. Archbold denied that any
! books which might have been burned hac
| anything to do with the case. Il know
| all about them said Mr.. Archbold to Mr.
Monnett, land you know about them. too
and you have refused to let the truth ir
| the matter come out"
| At this juncture Mr. Flagg said some
thing in low voice to Mr.. Monnett. ant
| shortly afterward Mr.. Archboid turned tt
! Mr. Flagg and said: You low-lived cur.
! Mr. Flagg jumped to his feet and said tc
Mr. Archbold: "You are a coward. II yor
make any reflection upon my character
your millions shall not. protect you"
Then hot Interchange OF epithets fol
lowed for about a minute and a half, until
Mr.. Archbold turned to Commissioner
| Brinsmade and said: This is intole-able,
and he went on to protest further. Finally
| the scene closed by an agreement to strike
| the whole incident out OF the minutes.
The times., 1899-03-19
A RIVAL FOR THE STANDARD.
A Company With Immense Capital
Organized in Kansas.


Topeka, Kans., March Is.-For the first
time since the Standard Oil Company COM
menced operations in Kansas it is con-
fronted with formidable rival, and one
which will be able to successfully meet its
strong competition. AT Independence to-
day company was organized with capi-
tai of $3.50, GEO. with Major Graham for
mer officer in the English army, and cap
italist. at its head. The company claims
to have secured leases on 100000 acres OF
land in the Cherokee Nation. in the north
eastern part OF the Indian Territory. where
the rich petroleum fields have recently been
discovered. The new company is independ-
ent of the Standard Company and expects
to compete with IL not only in America.
but In Europe. Tank line steamers, of
1000 tons burden. have been built and are
in the bands OF the company. They will
run from Gulf ports to European countries.
1t is claimed that the steamers will be run
ming within few months.
The times., 1899-03-19
The French spoIintion claim.

VIom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
These claims were argued in Congress from
1902 until 1850 before the United States paid
anybody a blessed penny. Even great a light
as Daniel Webster argued that the claims were
Just and should be paid. Bills to pay passed
Congress three times, but were vetoed by three
generations OF Presidents. In 1891 claims
amounting to 81, ,3Oi 0g5 were paid. The late Con-
gress paid claims amounting to sl,Oi3.ll7, and
it is estimated that s6,O00,0O0 will eventually be
n.,I
The times., 1899-03-19
what There Is in u Name.

There is story OF fakir crying. '.iot NUT.
ton pies" to whom purchaser complained, say
ing: "This pie is not hot II did not say il
was" replied the honest picman, that's the
OF EN- We reminded OF this tale by
tile facts about the canned roast beef; il is not
roast beef at all. bat boiled beef. ''Golst beef
is the name OF it.
The times., 1899-03-19
Governor Roo.evelr. Decision.
From the Chicarn rimes. ueraldl

1t has taken more moral courage for Governor
Roosevelt to refuse 10 commute the death
sentence OF Mrs. Martha Place, the Brooklyn
murdereSs than TO climb the hill of San Juan or
10 how an honest course in Albany.
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An undeninhIe Eact.
From the Boston Clobe1 \

The crime of Mrs. Place was exceptionally re-
voting and nhuman. Those who concede that
capital punishment is justifiable at all will have
to concede that she is the most logical Of can
GidEtes Tor the fatal chair.
The times., 1899-03-19

truth. and independence. and honesty, but
continue to pay covertstrieute to these
three old barbarous deities. the nation is
divided against itself.
The times., 1899-03-19
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SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
CORDOyA CHAT.

Cordova, Aug. &C. IL. eager made
a business trip to Davenport Tuesday.
Edward Cool was up from Rock ISL
and last week.
Mrs. Frank Wilson has moved her
household goods to Muscatine.
Miss Bessie Hugunin, of Clinton, is
the guest of Miss Georgia Marshall.
John Adams has moved into the
Humphrey house east of the railroad.
John Smelzer. of Thomson, H.,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Few.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson re-
joice over the arrival of baby girl at
their home
There will be a game of baseball
Saturday, Aug. II. at Durant's park
Yuma vs. CordOva-
The Misses Corbett, of Rockford,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Spoor.
Mrs. Charles Tavenner returned to
her home at Lanark Saturday, after Z
2-weeks' visit with her parents.
A Jolly crowd of Cordova people
went to Port Byron Wednesday night
to attend party at the home of Mis-:
Mildred Metzgar.
An election fer two mem bers of tn,
board of education was held at Cor
dova Aug. Z. and resulted as follows
c. Il. Fisk received 90 votes; Jerry
Bryan, 63; c. E Reynolds, 10, anC
Wilbur Bruner, "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10

Modern Woodmen bids will be opened
and contracts awarded for installing
an elevator and completing the upper
story of the head Office building.
printing of the official organ and for
printing and binding supplies.
George b. Foyle, the travelling man
arrested in Davenport, and who was
sentenced for bigamy and later par
doned by Gov. Shawl is unmarried now.
His first wife, Emile Foyle, was granted
a divorce from him in the Des Moines
district court. Foyle was directed by
the court 20 pay 5000 and $25 per
1 month afterward until the three child
rem become of age. The custody of
the minors was awarded to the wife.
The new Northwestern fair to be
held at Sterling Aug. p, %. "a and
% on the fine new fair grounds at
Mineral Springs promises to be a
grand success. The management has
| offered IS. 900 in purses and Premi-
| uns, and expects to have choice dis
play of everything pertaining to
successful fair In addition to a fine
program of horse races and bicycle
races, the association has arranged
for many new and rare, attractions.
DIR. j. F. Myers, C. II. Harris, E.
NJ. Wilcox, x. A. Smith, w. r. Carey
and John Kurtz composed the jury
that inquired into the sanity of Henry
G. Cham bers. of Drury, in the county
court yesterday afternoon. Chambers,
who is % years of age. is laboring
under the hallucination that he is
Gods representative on earth. He
was adJudged insane and ordered COM
mitted to the hospital at Watertown.
DIR. j. w. Morgan and w. R. Moore
INDUCED in personalities at meeting
of the Moline Business Mems associa-
tion Tuesday night. Mr.. Moore is
secretary of the association. DR..
Morgan opened the oratorical battle.
giving voice 10 unpleasant street talk
that has been heard of late. says the
Dispatch. 1t was impossible to call
the disputants to order, but fortunate
Nv the storm calmed itself as affairs be-
gan to be better understood. Mr.. Moore
made statement of facts calculated
to convince the doctor that he had
been misled by unreliable whisper
inps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD.
A Feature That VIII Soon be at the
Boston Store, Davenport.

The following is letter from G. A.
Lockhart, now conducting the great
mill end sale at our Peoria store:
Peoria, H., Aug 9, 1S99.-Dear Mr..
Won Maur: In spite of the showers
and very threatening weather we have
had the largest crowd in the mill end
history for this store and if the sales
are not far ahead of both previous sales
it is because we are very short of help.
The people are not getting waited on.
We will loose at least $500 worth
of business on this account. | write
you this so you will see to it that it
does not occur in Davenport. Mr..
Bergner said he felt like wiring you
to get plenty of help, but l told him
L would write you. l will be over
your way tomorrow night. Your
friend, G. a. LOCKHART.
The Boston stores great mill end
sale commences Saturday, Aug II,
and continues to the end of the month,
and will be conducted by Mr.. Lock-
hart in person
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
Weddings.

Therevaldt Lorentsen and Miss
Emma +. Blomquist, of South Rock
Island. were married at o'clock last
evening by Rev. Il. w. Grafton, of
Memorial Christian church, the cere-
mony taking place at the parsonage.
James Meikle. of Greenville, Iowa,
and Mrs. Sue Sandals, of West Lib
erty. Iowa, were married by Justice
Cramer at his Office this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
Dksntere.ted.

at told her the fortune teller said I.
would marry soon
"How did she take thatf''
''She said she would say a good word
for me to any girl might pick cut. -
Chicago Record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
socfoIogicuI.

The Systematically. is there such
thing as honor among thieves?
The Sage-Er-well-inst have
occurred where n member OF the pro-
fession has been entitled TO Hon"
before his uame.-Indianapoiis Jour
nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10

You ought to know that when suffer
ing from any kidney trouble that n
safe. sure remedy is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed or money refunded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-10
The weather We May Have.

Generally fair tonight and Friday;
cooler Friday.
Today's temperature 50.
J. H. SHERIER, Observer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE. &c.
Today.

Today.
Duncanson Bros. Aucts 9th and ID SITS NV
Trustees sale of No. 11o6 X st. NV, on Friday,
James F. Scaggs, trustees.
Thomas Bowling & Co. Aucts., 612 ST NV
Trustees sale Of No. 1924 st. NV, on Friday,
May 20, at 4:30 pm Richard W. Tyler and
Robert &. Rutherford, trustees.
James w. Radcliffe Auct., 800 Pa. ave. NV
Sale of No. 1912 18th st. NV, on Friday, May 26
at $50 pm.
Tomorrow.
Thomas ]. Owen, Auct., S13 ST. nw-Trus-
tees sale of unimproved real estate north of
Spring st, on line Of extension OF 18th St. on
Saturday May 81, at pm. J. D. Coughan and
Blair Lee, trustees.
James w. Radcliffe, Auct 800 Pa ave. NV
Sale of furniture, carpets, mating, etc, on Sat
ulday, May p, at 10 an; also, IL m, horses
carriages, wagons, harness, etc. at auction rooms
c. c. Slcan & Co, Aucts 1907 q ST. NV
Sale of household furniture, ETC. Saturday, May
p, at 10 am: also at Il m bicycles, horse,
vehicles, etc, at auction rooms.
Walter b. Williams Co, Aucts., 10th and ID
SITS. n.w.-Sale Of household furniture, carpets,
dinner AMI tea sets. etc, Saturday, May II,
at 10 m, at auction rooms.
G. G. Sloan & Co, Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.-Spe-
cal sale of japan and China Mattings. carpets,
etc. etc, saturday May ~. at II M, at auc-
ton rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
JAMES W. RArCLIFFE. AUor1oNEER

TRUSTEES SALE OF UNIMPROvED PROPER
IY CORNER OF JEFFERSON AND TAYLOR
STREETS, ANACOSTIA. d. G.
BY virtue Of two certain deeds of trust, re-
corded respectively, III Lber Nos 216O and 1906
folios 292 and $50 ct seq, of the land records
the District Of Columbia. and at the request of
the party secured thereby, will offer sale by
public auction, in front OF the premises on MON
DAY. THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF MAY, 1899,
AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following described
real estate. situate in the county Of Washington,
District of Columbia, to wit: Lots numbered
twenty six (26 to thirty,four ts4l, inclusive in
block numbered one a., of Oregon L. Green's sub
division of the part of the tract caked Chichester
of which George Barber died seized az recorded
In County Subdivision Book No. 9, page 81 of the
surveyors office of said District together with all
the improvements. rights, &c.
Terms: One. third cash. the balance in one and
two years, with interest from the day of sale at
per Gent per annum payable semi annually, secured
by deed of trust on the property sold. all cash
at the option of the purchaser deposit of $50
required upon each lot at time of sale. II the
terms of sale are not complied with In Is DAYS
from the day OF sale the trustees the right
to resell the property at the risk and of the
defaulting purchaser after days advertisement of
such resale In some newspaper published In Wash
fngton. d. c. All conveyancing, stamps, ETC.. at
the cost Of the purchaser.
SAMUEL II. WALKER
MICHAEL l. WELLER
my1S-d&ds Trustees