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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
Rheumatism Cured In = Day.

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3
days Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. IS cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gustave Schle-
gel & Son, 220 West Second street,
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
$685. to Council Bluffs and Return.

The 51st Iowa regiment will arrive
at Council Bluffs Monday morning,
Nov. 6, direct from Manila. Special
trains will leave Davenport Sunday
morning-at 6 and 7:25. Fare will be
Sc 80 for round trip, tickets good 60
ing on special trains only and return
ing on regular trains up to and includ-
ing Tuesday evening, Nov z. Tick
cts on sale at Davenport c., r. 1. & P.
ticket office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
To Speak on Christian science.

Edward a. Kimball, c. S. D.. of
Chicago, is to speak on Christian Sci
ence, under the auspices of the Rock
Island church of that faith, at Har-
per's theatre tomorrow night, and
doubtless large audience will greet
him. He delivered an address here last
year that was enjoyed by all who
heard him, being an earnest and in
terestinp talker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
L. 8. MCCabe C Co.
Aggreffe Carpets CSC.

Our big stock of floor coverings is
entitled to attract the great attention
it does. Lowness of price is only one
of many reasons why you want to
trade here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent to thousands
who think themselves i'll that they
are not afflicted with any disease, but
that the system simply needs cleans
ing, is to bring comfort home to their
hearts, as a costive condition is easily
cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup
company only and sold by all drug
UiStS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01

4 fortnight after Easter the English
formerly observed a festival called Hook
tide. 1t was customary for the women
TO go ont into the streets with cords and
bind the men whom they met until the
latter purchased their release with small
contributions Of money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01

1t will not be surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy,
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience
in the use of that splendid medicine
and in telling of the benefit they have
received from it. of bad colds it has
cured. of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and of the chill
dren it has saved from attacks of
Group and whooping cough. 1t is q
grand. good medicine. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
How to Prevent a Cold.

After exposure or when you feel a
cold coming on, take dose of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t never fails and
will prevent pneumonia or consump-
ton if taken in time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
THE MILKMEN MAY COMBINE.
Meeting of Dairymen Proposed to Raise
Price.

There is possibility of milk trust
or something of the sort in Rock ISL
and. AS other articles of consump-
tion have been raised in price the
dairymen say they propose to get in
the procession, and it is undertood a
meeting of the dealers will be held to-
morrow night, and that milk will be
advanced from to 81 cents per quart
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28
POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR.

The Star finds fault with the Terri
torial bill in that, by giving the Gov
ernOr the power to appoint the princi-
pal administrative officers. II places too
much authority in his hands. The eff
feet Of such course would be OPP
posed In the view of our contempor-
airy, to the policy OF decentralization
which II assumes to be the essence OF
American constructive craftsmanship.
Hence the Star argues that such ofliI
cials as the Treasurer, Attorney Gen
eral. Auditor, High Sheriff and tho like
ought to be elective. leaving to the
Governor the mere appointment OF
Boards Of Health, Instruction and 9TH
ers OF a public Oh iracter that may be
created by law.
II the bill called for Gubernatoriai
appointment without restraint we
should agree with the main proposi-
ton which the Star lays down. But
as our contemporary itself admits, the
appointments made by the Territorial
Executive would have to be confirmed.
II legalized at all, by the Territorial
Senate. This would give the voters
the power 10 say who shall not serve
them which il the next best thing Ia
saying who shall, Far from being nm.
American the system Is precisely that
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Il was hard to reconcile the views cred.
tied TO him some days ago with the
conclusions he was known 10 have
reached when visiting these Islands.
and with those which any impartial
man of average intelligence must pos
sess. Nothing could be more idle and
mischievous than the belief that the
people who have struggled SO long and
risked their property and lives to get
under the flag are un-American. For
decades the intense and loyal Ameri-
canlsm OF the dominant white popula-
ton here has been in evidence to
every newcomer. To be sure. we have
had and still have our peculiar institu-
tions. So has Maine and Georgia and
California. In essentials there has
been perfect unity with the American
idea; only In essentials liberty of
choice among all ideas. Indeed. there
is no quarter Of the Union where the
flag. on national occasions. has been
So pouiSahy uibpidycu 40 hcIe. W.
New England community has done bet
ter by the national holidays. At times
II has seemed that Hawaii outdid
America itself In its Americanism on
the principle that the blood always
flows more warmly In the extremities
than about the heart. Once the white
people stood ready to fight rather than
permit their loyal Americanism to be
defeated and impeached by a President
OF the United States who had no better
idea of his own national traditions
than to attempt the restoration of the
monarchy. In that supreme test the
white people Of Hawaii. Of Yankee de-
scent, were worthy OF Washington and
Adams; and the American nation ac-
knowledged the fact with uplifted hats.
while their recreant President hnmbly
bowed submission to their will and
ours.
Thoroughly Americanized' we in.
deed are and we are glad that Senator
Cullom recognizes 1t. II any there are
in Congress who do not, we shall de-
pend upon the great Illinois publicist
to undeceive them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

There Is nothing to relieve the strain
Of the Natal situation from the stand
point Of the British. save the bulldog
defence Of Ladysmith. Kimberley and
Mafeking. Behind their earthworks
the British soldiers have SO far done
their duty quite In the Lucknow fash
ion, but In the open field they are mos,
unfortunate. Valor has been wasted
and discretion too flagrantly economis-
ed In all the outside movements Of
General Whites forces with the result
that British military prestige is weak
ened, not only In South Africa but else
where.
The earlier reports of poor marks
manship by the Beers were soon con-
tradicted by-the list OF British casual
ties. When the war broke out London
writer's, among them some military ex-
perts, declared that the men OF the
Veldt were no longer sharpshooters.
The game had been driven away and
the chance OF rife practice thereby
lessened while the young Beers, owing
to an access Of wealth and luxury, had
ceased to value a knowledge Of small
arms. But the war bulletins show that
the Boer, old or young, still knows
how to hit his mark. And what il
more surprising he does well with his
artillery. The best guns in the Boer
army. the Canet quick-fring field
pieces. were only received In Pretoria a
few days before hostilities began. Yet
the natural Workmanship of the
Beers is such that they put shells Just
about where they want them to so.
We read of wounded men trying to
hide and of shells bursting over their
heads; of officers directing their men
In the open and shells exploding in
their faces. To be sure the British
guns have done terrible execution but
that was to have been expected. The
point We make is about the unusual
facility shown by farmers with whom
modern artillery Is a recent acquisi-
tion.
But the three towns the Beers are
investing still hold out. That. after
all, is the main point and oil the field
reverses will go for nothing II Lady
smith. Kimberley and Mafeking can be
preserved intact until the arrival OF Sir
Redvers Buffers army corps. Then the
character of the war must quickly
change. The Beers will DO put on the
defensive and will be forced by super
ior numbers to take the back track.
They may indeed win some victories.
but each one will weaken them In num-
bers however much It may strengthen
them In prestige. Finally, unless the
unexpected happens in Europe, the
British Will crush them by sheer nu-
merlcal weight and South Africa will
be free to take up the work, under the
best possible auspices, OF continental
redemption.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

TO ask that the posts Of Secretary Of
State, Attorney General. Secretary Of
the Treasury. etcetera, shouid b
made elective. They are satisfied that
the Senate will stand between them
and Executive rascality or incompe-
tence May we not assume AZ much
for our own Senate, seeing how near II
will be to the people? And do we
need to fear a Governor whose hands
are thus restrained and who is. be-
sides. slbtect to instant removal for
cause by the power that gave him his
commission?
So far as decentralization goes We
do not regard 1t as a sine qua non OF
republican institutions. Good az 1t is
in theory it does not work well in
practice. In the conduct of all great
enterprises, that Of republican govern
ment among the rest, someone must
have a definite responsibility. Faith
in the other idea plunged the United
States into civil war, and since then
the party of reasonable GENERALIZATION
has, except for an interval Of eight
years, controlled the Presidency-a
post. by the way, which has more per-
sonal power than that OF King or
Queen Of Great Britain. OF LATE the
nearer government has got to the peo-
pie the more 1t has been centralized
and on their own motion. Witness,
for example, the one-man power city
charters which are coming into vogue.
Everywhere the idea seems to be to
avoid the mixed or indefinite RESPONSE
bility which is 80 prolific Of scandal
and chicane. Is there any good reason
why Hawaii, in beginning its new ca
reer, should reject the wisdom OF
American experience and adopt a dis
carded theory OF government?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28
NATIVE INDEPENDENCE DAY.

The statement of local contempor-
airy that this Is Restoration Day" So
called because 1t ia an anniversary Of
the day when Admiral Thomas re-
stored the Hawaiian flag after 1t had
been hauled down by q British naval
captain, does not agree with the alma
nae. Admiral Thomas action occurred
on the 31st of July. What really hap
pened on November 2Sth OF historical
interest to Hawaii was the signing of
a guarantee by Great Britain and
France that neither would inter-
fere with the independence of the
group. ..,,-...
The event was naturally an impor-
tant one and ought to be annually Gel
ebrated by Americans. and natives
alike. The time thus happily passed
had been one Of grave peril to the
island realm. France had gone out OF
her way to pick quarrels with the King
and his Ministry and Great Britain had
hoisted her flag here and would prob
ably have kept 1t flying, reducing Ha-
wall to colony, had II not been for
the fact that the British Admiral re-
sented the unauthorized act OF annex
alton by one Of his captains. But as
things turned out the two great preda-
tory powers Of Europe agreed to keep
their hands of, signing a joint decla-
ration which read: Her Majesty the
Queen OF the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain and Ireland and His Majesty
the King Of the French, taking into
consideration the existence in the
Sandwich Islands Of a government
capable of providing for the regularity
OF its relations with foreign nations,
have thought 1t right to engage recip-
rocally to consider the Sandwich ISL
ands as an independent State and new
er to take possession, either directly
or under the title Of a protectorate or
under any other form, OF any part of
the territory of which they are COM
posed"
In this way Hawaii was admitted to
the family Of nations and guaranteed
freedom which has finally been in
corporated into the wider and less as
sailable freedom Of the United States
Of America. We have, 1t is true. Ia
ter Independence Day, corresponding
to that of the United States itself. but
the existence of the new, one should
never BE- permitted to obscure the mem
DRY Of the great event Of l8s3.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The denials that trouble is brewing
between Russia and Japan deceive no
body, least Of all the people who make
them. Both nations are preparing vast
ornaments although they. can hardly
bear the expense. and Japan is using.
a small army Of spies in Corea and
Manchuria. At every point on contact
between Russia and Japan there Is
friction. II events take their natural
course the two rivals for the primacy
of the Orient should be at It hammer
and tongs before this time next year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

hand when the time comes for the
United States to settle with our credit
ors and what surplus is then in the
Treasury will pass to the credit OF the
Territorial government. The wise plan
is to merely let go of what can be
spared and this is enough, we think. to
relieve the business strain materially.
We had thought, when the discus
sion opened. that II might be wise to
wind up the Postal bank altogether
and at once, but there are some very
plain advantages in leaving that for
the United States to do. Nevertheless
some money can be let out and the
sooner It Is made available the better.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Emperor William was on his way to
England several days ago and Is doubt
less in the midst of great festivities
there. The Queens subjects will make
the most Of their chance to honor him
as his visit. at this juncture. carries
full amends for the famous Krueser
dispatch in 1895. France and Russia
cannot enjoy the spectacle and II is
not intended that they should:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The death of Miss Lizzie Bingham
broke one Of the few remaining links
that Joined the first one In the chain
Of Protestant missionary effort In these
Islands. The life OF this good woman
covered nearly the whole period Of Ha-
waiian evangelisati0n. Miss Bingham
was horn nine years after the arrival
Of the earliest missionaries and had
seen Hawaii slowly emerge from .
state Of emi-bsrbarismin into acondition
which was aptly described by President
Dole In q recent speech wherein he
said that the Hawaiians are the most
advanced Of any OF the dark races. u
10 10 the peculiar credit Of Miss hing
ham that she never lost her childhood
Inspiration for missionary work but
went about doing good among the ma
tive Hawaiiaps so long as she was ply
sically able 10 20 about ut al. Nov
that she has passed beyond these
voices her work does not necessarily
sud, u follows her In tho good inHu-
sn'es she left behind.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Faith in the Marconi system Is APP
piled to the telegraphic needs Of these
Islands was shown in bold relief yes
terday when the stock Of the Cross
syndicate was subscribed twice over,
This means that the system will be in
stalled on the eight islands Of the
group before midwinter. Under the
circumstances it Is a lucky thing that
nobody invested in an interisland cable
when the project was last mooted.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Now that Mrs. Stanford has sold her
railway interests, the University at Ia.
10 Alto will come In for an endowment
second to none In the United States
and perhaps in the world. II Mrs.
Hearst will do half as well by Berkeley
western youths will have no practical
reason to seek out Eastern colleges.
As a matter Of fact they have small
cause to do SO now unless the issue
with them is mainly one of environ
ment.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The travelling public a will await
every move that suggests really big
passenger steamers On the Pacific with
q livelier interest when they learn that
the new Oceanic has proved herself an
antidote for seasickness. OF the 1000
souls that crossed in her maiden voy-
age, which occurred during rough
weather, not one suffered from NAL de
mer. The steamer is SO long that she
does not follow the curves. Of the
waves and 80 steady owing to her tri-
pie screws and bilge keels that she
does not roll. In the stormiest times
the vibration of the big boat is no
greater than that Of an express train.
Someday we shall get Oceanics on this
sea and then marine travel win be
freed Of nearly all Its discOmforts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Admiral Dewey in a curt note to the
New York World has declined to con-
slider a Presidential nomination. He
wants nothing to do with politics. The
will disappoint some Demo
Gratis and give Bryan relief. but it is
one that might have been expected OF
a man OF Dewey's strong common
sense. The astral body of General
Hancock, erstwhile Democratic nomi-
nee for President. must be in a mood
to applaud.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The appointment OF Mr.. J. b. Ather-
ton as Vice-President for Hawaii of the
Advisory Board OF the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum is a compliment
to him and to these Islands. 1t is also
a good thing for the Commercial Mu-
scum for no man could have been
named who would do more than Mr..
Atherton to give the Philadelphia ex-
h'bit distinction In the department Of
Hawaiian products.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

: The Springfield Republican comedies
that there Is small comfort In the Iowa
returns for the "anti-imperialists. =
The Democratic nominee for Governor
dropped silver and made his fight
against expansion. As result he was
beaten by more than 10000 majority.
1T must be freely admitted" says the
Republican mournfully. that the Pres
ident's policy is indorsed'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The latest British reverse in Natal
seems to have been due to the fact
that the Queens soldiers had more
contempt for the enemy than the latter
deserved. 1t never pays to underrate
the Beers, who in many essentials OF
soldiership are the equals OF the best
European troops. A little more cir
cumspection will be needed in future
or the British arms, invincible az they
oftlmes are. may suffer a humilia-
tion more discreditable than that OF
Nicholson's Mex.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Aguinaldo's captured orders read
ado not oppose the Americans adj
vance, Burn the villages as they are
evacuated, Divide the forces into
bands OF forty, liarass the Americans
on every occasion" These are the or
ders Of a oonsummats master OF guer-
rllla strategy and We very much mis-
take their eirec, II they 10 not prolonp
tho war into the next rainy season and
beyond Bands Of fory IN their naliy,
lunsles are hard customers Tor a bis
snd eumbersome army 10 deal with,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Colonial rule Is a sort of bugbear
in Hawaii but 1t does not appear to be
much else. The chances are that the
United States will find 1t easier to in
vest every new possession capable OF
with the Territorial
form than to set up political system
In 1t for which the Constitution does
not provide. Where the people are not
far enough along to be trusted to rule
themselves they may be governed dur
ing the transition period by the mill
tary but Hawaii Is not in that class.
One thing in particular which stands
in the way Of a colonial appurtenance
to the United States is the section in
the organic law which compels free
trade between all parts Of the Union,
putting every inch Of American soil
under common revenue system
With such a binding tie It would hard
ly be worth while to call civilized &C
QUESTION like Hawaii anything less
than the Territory 1t would practically
become.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

1t may be that the white labor ele-
ment will get after" the hawaiian
planters in Congress as a contempt
rary suggests, but it does not appear
that this element is half so anxious as
we wish 1t were to get after them with
applications for Jobs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Mr.. Roberts. the Polygamist. says he
10 ready to night. As about everybody
else is ready also, most Of them on the
other side, Mr.. Roberts would do we'll
to engage . special ambulance to at
tend him In the field. s''
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The desire Of ths l'anana people 10
b. eas9sd TO The UA,tsd ssaGss IL
easily ssso through. They want 10
bull" their canal stock and bear" the
stock Of the Nicaragua enterprise.
The scheme 10 . pretty one but hardly
pretty enough 70 arouse the Kindly
of Uuele Sam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

The annual report Of the United
States Commissioner Of Education
eommends the Hawaiian school system
In an unmistaksble tone Of surprise.
Il would perhaps strike the Commits
sloner as still more remarkable II he
knew that Americans who lived IN Cal
ifornia before ist9 sent their sons here
TO bs educated and that the rich ts-ers
followed suit Not only did Hawaii
besiow tho higher education before
there was q school worthy Of the name
west of tho Missouri river, bm II even
seat out the nist printing press thai
ever worked ~ q newspaper on che
Pacific Coast,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

Lieutenant Winston Churchill whose
capture by the Beers was at the end Of
an intrepid fight Is half an American.
His father was Lord Randolph Church
III, ablest OF English parliamenta-
rians before the light Of his mind
went out, His mother had been
Miss Jennie Jerome Of New York. His
record In South Africa 10 therefore one
that calls for international rather than
purely local pride. II will be remem.
bered that young Churchill got his
baptism Of fre In Cuba.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-30
SISTERSVILLE.

SISTERSVILI4E, w. Va, March 29.-The
new steamer. City of Pittsburg. passed
here this afternoon about two o clock, and
at the wharf there was fully two thou
sand people who gave the boat grand
reception. One passenger got on here,
Mrs W. H Topp who will make the trip
to New Orleans and return. An added
interest was taken in the boat here for
the reason that a well known Sistersylle
man. Ed Berry. is one of the engineers
on the craft He was given an ovation by
enthusiastic friends while the boat was
tied up here.
William Hardy. of the Wells Hotel who
has been on a visit of a couple of weeks
at his former home near Meadeville. Pa,
arrived in the city last evening.
Col. S. P. Boyer. the well known oper-
ator and producer. who has 6ean the guest
of his family at Titusville Pa, for q
couple of weeks, has returned 10 the city
and will remain here for a short time.
looking after his interests in this section.
1t is a certainty now that the new Opera
House will be built on Wells street The
preliminary work Of getting the lot on
which the house is to be built in shape
was commenced yesterday, and the pres
ent building will be moved n a couple
of days. The plans for the new house are
very elaborate ones, and the new sTruc-
ture Will cost in tire neighborhood of
$50. 600. 1t is anticipated that il will be one
of the finest houses in the Ohio Valley
between Pfttsburg and Cincinnati.
Mrs. Sherman Penwell, OF Cairo. w. Va
who has been the guest of relatives and
friends here for few days, has returned
home.
Mrs. Frank Green, who recently re-