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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
Otis, Incompetence.

Omaha World-Herald.
The war with the Filipinos has
already lasted 20 days longer than the
war with Spain. We have in the
island of Luzon double the number of
troops we had in Cuba. Yet Otis,
who declares that he does not need
re-inforcements, has captured and
holds bit OF territory that compares
with the size of Luzon as the county
of Dodge compares with the state of
Nebraska, and holds this small bit of
territory by line of less than 500
men to the mile. Consumed by his
own egotism, blinded by the posses
sion of power he cannot WELD to
good advantage. Otis has not only
proved a miserable failure, but he has
needlessly prolonged the war and sac
rificed precious American lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

THE ARGUS today presents the first
engraving that has been made of the
new Burlington depot, to be erected
on the company's Twentieth street
site in this city. The newspaper
illustration of an institution which
the local public has been yearning
with eager, longing eyes for months
that have run almost into years to be-
hold, is made from a water color
drawing of the depot building. which
General Manager Brown brought to
Rock Island the past week, and is now
hung in the corridor of the new
Harper. Mine Host McHugh being
an old personal friend of Mr.. Brown,
the latter felt that the beauty of one
of the new made institutions in which
Rock Island is now rejoicing might
very reasonably be embellished by a
credita bic representation of that which
is to afford the browning triumph of
the advantages the city offers to the
travelling public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
Abolish Trusts.

National w atchman-
The republican party will declaim
against trusts, now that trusts have
become so numerous and unpopular
that it is becoming political neces-
sity for them to do so. The men W he
oppose the gold com bination and
trusts are undoubtedly church MEM
bers, and as such have no objection to
retaining the eighth comman dment,
| Thou shalt not steal" in it's place
in the bible, nor to the preachers con-
tinuing to denounce theft and sins in
general, but their contributions would
be withdrawn at once if the particular
thefts that they commit were pointed
out and denounced and the congrega-
tions admonished that it was neces-
sarv for their salvation to prevent
them from further stealing, and in
form them how to do it. So it is
with trusts. They care no more for
defamation against trusts than they
do for the commandment, Thou
shalt not steal" or for the denuncia-
tion of sins in general, so long as no
specific measures are proposed that
will interfere with the trusts.
The gold standard, under which the
money volume shrinks as it extended
over new territory, causing the
worlds price level to constantly fail,
is the father of the trusts in general
The republican party will denounce
trusts in general terms, but they will
nominate for Office men acceptable to
the gold trust, and the gold trust will
contribute funds to secure the election
of it's candidates. A high tariff fos-
tiers trusts and robs the people, and
yet the repu blican party will denounce
trusts and at the same time pledge it
self to perpetuate a trust breeding
tariff. Railway discrimination is the
parent Of the Standard Oil trust, the
coal trust and the grain elevator and
flour trusts. yet while denouncing
these trusts they will never say word
against railway discrimination or re-
fuse to nominate railroad attorneys
for positions of judges of the various
courts.
The people can abolish trusts, but
it cannot be done through a party
whose conventions are made up by
the friends of trusts. and whose nom
nations are dictated by the trusts,
and who rely upon the trusts for cam
paign funds. The republican party is
the party of trusts, and without their
support it would be forced to go out
of business. You cannot kill trusts
by voting for the party that trustsare
supporting. The trust element was
driven from the democratic party in
1896. 1t now promises the party har-
mony in big chunks if it will only per-
NIT them to come back and boss the
party and dictate it's candidates for
president and vice president. The
trusts will have no standing in the
next democratic national convention.
The people are determined to have one
party which will represent their in
terests. The republican party is lost
to the people. When the republican
voters really understand this the
ranks of the democratic party will
be swelled by two or three million adj
ditional votes. 1t is the duty of all
democrats to take hand in educating
their republican neigh bors to the true
situation. If each will do his part,
grand and lasting victory can be
achieved in 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

No true American. remarks the
Buffalo Express, will begrudge Dewey
or Sampson or Schley or any of their
subordinates the money which will
come to them as bounty authorized
by law. vet the question is sure to be
asked: why should there be prize
money!" But there will be no more
in this country. The naval personnel
bill passed by the last congress re-
pealed all the prize money laws hith-
erto in force. The prize practice has
never appealed to the great body of
the people as popular or essentially
justifiable procedure. 1t properly
belongs to the past to which it has
been relegated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
The secretary of the Dewey home

The secretary of the Dewey home
fund announces the cash in hand is
$4,000, with more promised; that
the committee has decided it will in
any case erect n home with the
money in hand when Dewey returns,
and asks all who wish to contribute
to do so ut once. The amount in
hand should be but the beginning of
the fund to which grateful people
will subscribe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
An Endemic of ptarrhoea.

A. Sanders, writing from Cocoanut
Grove, Fla, says there has been quite
an epidemic of diarrhoea there. He
had a severe attack and was cured by
four doses of Cham erlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. He
saws he also recommended it to others
and they say it is the best medicine
they ever used. For sale by all drug
pists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

GLOWING as are the reports of fab
ulous success on the part of some of
the Klondike argonauts, the percent
age is sadly sfnaH, il deed, when COM
pared with the disaster that has fol-
lowed the trail of the adventurer into
that desolate country where all too
many have found the golden image
they sought, at the risk of everything,
transformed into clay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

Will often cause horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
salve, the best in the world. will kill
the pain and promptly heal it. Cures
old sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns,
all skin eruptions. Best pile cure on
earth. Only % cents a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Hartz & Ulle-
meyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

WHEN the promised Improvements
in the local telephone service are pro-
vided, the patrons of the exchange
will be in position to appreciate
them to the utmost. But it is hoped
the transformation will not come with
too much abruptness. 1t might give
us all a shock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

1T is now announced that the grass
hoppers are to come upon us in such
swarms as to annihilate the kissing
bug and all remem brance of the pest
ferrous insect that has been giving
the people throughout the country so
much lip. But can Won see anything
of Funston VS.. Hobson in the threat
ened crusade?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

HUTCHINSON, Kan, seems to be the
home of the most obliging people in
the world. A young couple out there
got up at midnight and were married
a week ahead of the announced time
in order to accommodate some friends
who had been suddenly called away,
and who didn't want to miss seeing
the wedding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

That most serious diseases originate
in disorder of the kidneys. No hope
of good health while the kidneys are
wrong. Foley's Kidney cure is guar.
anteed to make the kidneys right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

The imperialists began by calling
the Filipinos insurgents subse-
quently dubbed them '.rebels'' and
now refer to them as bandits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
THE bite of the kissing bug is

The bite of the kissing bug is fatal
unless you have bottle of Null 8
Lightning Pain Killer at hand. Kills
any pain instantly. internal or exter-
nal. Guaranteed absolutely pure %
and so cents. T. II. Thomas, drug
gist.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
There is No Question About 1t.

No question indeed with those who
have used it, but that Foley's Kidney
Cure is absolutely reliable for all kid
new and bladder diseases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

ESTIMATES of the present popula-
ton of Illinois are much at variance
They range all the way from 4, 800, 900
to 800, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

Ten thousand demons knawing
away at ones vitals couldn't be much
worse than the fortunes of itching
piles. Yet there's a cure. Doan' $
Ointment never fails. For sale by
Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

al have received more benefit from
one bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure than
from months of treatment by physi-
Clans" writes v. b. Conklin, of Bow
ersville, OHIO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head-
aches; 10, IS and so cents. Reiss
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

MACoMB and Nashville are becom-
ing greatly interested in the proposed
electric railway from Keokuk to Pc
uria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

Women love clear, healthy COM
plexion. Pure blood makes it. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
For sale by Marshall 6 Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

WI gage loans by W. II. Eastman, 17l2 Sec
ond avenue, without publicity or removal He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

II OST-PENSION PAPERS, BETWEEN
IL Tenth and Twenty bird streets. July 4. A
suitable Inward viii b. paid for return TO
ARGUS office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

T OST-ON TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET
IL between Eight-and- a-half and Ninth ave-
nues, a pair of gold spectacles. Finder will
please return to THE ARGUS ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

NOR SALE-NINE-ACR FRUIT FARM
IL All kinds of fruit: good buildings: neal
town. bargain for some one if taken soon
Gordon & Bowman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

T OST-A PURSE MARKET LOUISE NJ
IL Case" Finder please leave at Thomas
drug store and receive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

CAPT. CoGHLAN. of the cruiser
Raleigh, who since his return to this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

T OST-A BROWN BELT SATCHEL CON
IL tanning = - between Tremann's butcher
shop and krell ~ Maths Finder please return
to this ONCE AID re ceive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

OST-1N WOODMEN' 5 DAY. A LEATH-
IL er wallet. containing n sum of money and
miscellaneous papers Return to ARGUS office
and receive liberal reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

ENOUND-A POINTER PUP. OWNER CAN
L have same by calling at r. 1. & p. round
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

DIOR SALE-AT A SACRIFICE, 40-ACRI
II farm near town. cots of fHlit. To b,
sold cheap to settle an estate. Here is a bar
gain cheap for cash. No trade. Gordon 4
Bowman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

NOR SALE-COAL IN ANY QUAINT
II of so bushels or over at 81 80 per ton, de-
ivered c. o. D. to any part of the city. Leave
orders at Commercial house barber shop, Rock
Island, or EnOs James, Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

Il OST-A PAIR OF RIMLESS GOLD
l. spring nose glasses Finder will be re-
warded by returning same to THE ARGUS
office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

TOR SALE-TwO-STORY BRICK RESI-
II dence with modern improvements In
quire at 637 Seventeenth street. Terms lib
eraL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

WANTED-TO TEACH THE SCIENCE
of magnetic healing. Her course of in
Structions are so thorough and comprehensive
toat her students thoroughly under stand how
to cure all diseases and to Danish disease from
their own BODIES They are alS) capable or
teaching others the great science of healing
why battle with poverty when there ia for
tune In store for your Come and be healed
and taught how to heal Write or cali on Mrs
N Atzs4407 Second avenue, Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

CAsTo7
Bar. III. The Kind You HaFs AMag BouEtt
''s, e &xAZSS7zzg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

NOR SALE-A NEAT OFFICE CABINET
II with about 60 different slides, suitable for
ding legal blanks or any description of papers
q nat form to be kept In shape for writing
comprehensive index connected. Just the
hing for any ONCE with contracts, ETC., TO
die. Address n. E O.. care of THE ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

LlOR RENT-A MODERN HOUSE ON SEW
II enteenth street. Inquire of Hull & Co
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

EOUND-JULY 26. GOLDiPIN WITH mi
Il tisls Inquire 1909 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

DOR SALE-A QUANTITY OF HOUSE
II hold goods, including sewing machine.
etc Immediately, at 1879 FourthlaVenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
FOR RENT.

nor RENT-OFFTCE ROOM OVER DAyIl
II Dons store. 1917 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
FOR SALE

ENOR SALE-A LARGE COVERED HACK
Il and 2-horSe express wagon cheap for
cash. Eastman, 17l2% Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29

NOR RENT-LARGE DOWN STAIRS
II front room. first hoase back of the Union
Mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
FOR SALE.
The National Collection Agency of Wash
inston, ID. c., Will Dispose of the
Following Judgments:

ILLINOIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
WANTED.

COMPETENT COOK AT
w 1910 Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-29
THE ARGUS.

Ii rHH NAME OF J. ". PorTnR
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-11
RATES ON UTAH AND PACIFIC
OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE ST
GEORGE COMPLAINTS.
Company Will Put On Its Own Teams
IF Necessary to Protect It's
Traffic.

When seen yesterday concerning the
friction existing between his road and
the st. George merchants over the
freight rates, Mr. Ellerbeck of the Utah
& Pacific said:
The matter of freight rates cannot
be definitely adjusted until the new
road has been operated While. 1t IS
a fact, however, that all new roads
meet with opposition in these matters
in the beginning, but the charge that
our tariff will cause st. George mer-
chants to pay lie more hundred on
freight via Modena than they now pay
via Milford is all nonsense. The mer-
chants base their conclusion on the
idea that it will cost as much to haul
freight from Modena to st. George as
it does to haul from Milford to ST.
George, which is more than twice the
distance. This is unreasonable"
Mr.. Ellerbeck gave as the reason for
charging mills and a fraction for each
hundred pounds of freight per mile
over the Utah & Pacific, while the
charge on the oregon Short Line is only
3 mills and fraction, that the shorter
the road the greater the cost of operal-
ing in proportion to the length, the
same terminal offices being necessary
on a short road as on a long one Mr..
Ellerbeck thinks the whole thing is
scheme to try to force the road to build
to Cedar City. He said, as did Mr..
West while he was in Salt Lake, that
if necessary to protect the road, that
the Utah G. Pacific would put on teams
between Mod ma and st. George.
The present freight tariff will I'M
doubtedly be changed, but what the
change will be is uncertain, and cannot
be decided upon until the new road adj
iusts itself to the new conditions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-11
Members Were Due to Arrive In
Apia Yesterday.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
EVERYTHING Is REPORTED
QUIET IN THE ISLANDS.
Delegates From the Three Countries
Will Have Supreme Authority,
Displacing Those Who Have
Heretofore Ruled-No Trouble An
ticipated.

Washington, May 10.-The United
States naval transport Badger, with
the Samoan commission aboard, is due
to arrive at Apia, Samoa, today, and
there is much interest among officials
in the important change Of conditions
which will be brought about when the
commission assumes charge. 1t will
involve u practical suspension of the
treaty of Berlin and the system of adj
ministration by which the islands have
been governed for the last ten years
and the temporary rule of the commits
sion with supreme executive and adj
mlnistrative authority.
By arrangements made before the
Badger sailed, she will enter the harbor
of Apia with the flags of the United
States, Great Britain and Germany dis
played. The warships of the three
countries will fire the salute accord
ed to ministers and there will be. an
exchange of calls between the naval
commanders, the commission and con-
suls. These formalities over the con-
suls of the three governments, Herr
Rose and MeSsrs. MaXSe and Osborne,
will suspend their functions. as all the
authority heretofore exercised by the
consuls and other officials for the time
being will be in the hands of the joint
COMMISSION. The same suspension or
functions will occur as to Chief JUS
tice Chambers and the president of the
municipal council.
The cable advices that all is quiet
in Samoa gives renewed assurance to
officials that the work of the commits
sion will be productive of good results,
as it will enable them to begin their
labors free from the excitement of
open hostilitieS.
In view of the Berlin press reports
that number of German claims would
he pressed growing out of the recent
commandment, it is stated in an au-
thoritative quarter that no such claims
have been presented and that if any
claims are made by individual Germans
they will be passed upon by the joint
commission, their functions having
been made broad enough to permit
them TO pass on all such questions.
Their report, however, would be con-
fined to the merits of the claims,
amount, and the parties liable and it
would remain for the respective govern
ments to carry out the recommended
tons by making the necessary appro-
priations. --e
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-11
GRIT OF A UTAH VOLUNTEER
CORPORAL WARDLAW DISTIN-
CUISINES HIMSELF.
Made His Way at Night Through the
Enemy's Country to Repair One of
the Guns.

The Manila paper Freedom under date
of April 4. has the following in relation to
George B. Wardlaw of Ogden:
Corporal George b. Wardlaw of battery
3. Utah light artillery. has added
more glory TO his state. He was wounded
some time ago while fighting under old
Glory. and is now returned to light duty
Last Wednesday. the breech block in
Utah gun got out of order, Corporal
Wardlaw was sent to the front with
new one. When eight miles from his
destination. his train collided with an
other. and was so disabled that it could
not proceed. 1t was night and the road
was through a dangerous country, and so
all the passengers made themselves COM
Portable where they were; j. {. all but
Wardlaw. He had business in front and
could not be persuaded to remain. One
of Utah s guns was disabled and the
brave corporal was not to be turned back
as long as he had the means of fixing IL.
True. The hreechlock was piece of steel
weighing forty pounds; true. the distance
to traverse was eight miles. the night
was dark and the corporal was still weak
from his recent wounds. but what of
that? He had been sent. and he was go
ing. Two comrades stepped out and
volunteered TO accompany him. and they
set out on their lonely journey.
Such is the American soldier and no
wonder the Filipinos cannot withstand
him.
The American papers printed at Manila
speak constantly of the splendid work
done by the Utah batteries in the fighting
now going on in the Philippines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-11
PEACE MEETING ARRANGED
ASSEMBLY HALL CHOSEN AS
THE PLACE.
List of Speakers Who Will Address
the. Meeting - Kipling's "Reces-
sional'' Will Be Read.

A session of the committees Of women
who have in charge the mass-meeting
for Monday night was held yesterday
afternoon in the han of the Templeton
building. 1t was hoped that arrange
mentS for the peace celebration could
have been completed yesterday, but
several of the committees were not pre-
pard to report.
1t has been definitely decided that the
meeting will be held in the Assembly
hall, and the time was set for o'clock.
Arrangements were made to have all
the city ministers visited by the ladies
and requested to preach peace sermons
at one of the Sunday services.
The committee on music reported.
through Mrs. Wells, that Mr.. George
Piper and Professor Goddard would
assist, and that Professor Stephens
and Madame Swenson had also ex-
pressed themselves as willing to do
anything that they could.
Mrs. Mary Freeze was appointed a
committee of one TO arrange for the
attendance of a band.
The speakers who have been invited
to attend are l.. E. Hall, Judge ring,
& c. Goodwin. Frank Stephens and
Bishop Whitney.
Ii is also hoped that several promi-
nent women will consent to having
their names placed upon the pro-
gramme. Invitations to address the
meeting have been extended 10 Mrs.
a. V. Taylor. Mrs. c. L. Allen, Mrs.
MeIa Topper Maynard, Mrs. Snow, Mrs.
McVicker and Mrs. Emily Richards.
Governor Wells will act as chairman.
A number has been placed upon the
programme which is a little departure
from the ordinary. Kipling's Recess
Sional' will be read by some person
yet to be chosen, as il is regarded by
the committee as most appropriate to
the occasion
A meeting of all the committees will
be held at the Templeton on Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock, and the press
committee will hold a session later in
the afternoon at the Walker House par
lors. Mrs L. S. Dickinson, chairman
of this committee. desires a full at
tendance at this time.
Mrs. Emeline b. Wells acted as chair
man of yesterdays meeting, and Mrs.
Ruth NJ. Fox as secretary.