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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-30

G. A Stillman, merchant of Tam
pico, ILL.,, writes: "Foley's Kidney
Cure is meeting with wonderful sue
cess. II has cured some cases here
that physicians pronounced incura-
BILE. l my self am able to testify to
its merits. My face today is living
picture of health, and Foley's Kidney
Cure has made it such. / had suffer
ed twenty-seven years with the di-
sease, and today 1 feel ten years
younger than 1 did one year ago. 1
can obtain some wonderful certificates
of its medical qualities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-30
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but skin eruptions rob
life of JOY. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them; also old running and
fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons,
corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns,
scalds. chapped hands, chilblains.
Best pile cure on earth. Drives out
pains and aches. Only 25 cents
a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
Hartz e UIIemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-30
Rismarck.s Iron Nerxe

Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and tire
mendous energy are not found where
stomach, kidneys and bowels are out
of order. If you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body Only
25 cents at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store
CA To1IA.
So 9: !; :: GM;.:;:!;7S:zzSE::; =: -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-30
The Up-tO-date Newspaper
is the ChrOniCIer of
Current History.

We can best judge what may be by what has
been, and in making provision for keeping
ABREAST OF THE TIMES. Seek the
companionship of the paper that did not fail
you DURING THE LATE WAR. THE
DAILY ARGUS served its constituency
faithfully and reliability. Its news was
accurate in every particular and detail and
beyond that it was prompt in laying before
its readers the stirring events as they occur
ed Its membership in the Associated Press
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
STORY OF QUEEN LII,
Moment of embarrassment at a
Reception After She Lost
Her Crown.

Young Al Berry, son of Congress-
man Al Berry, of Kentucky. said a
naval officer who was in Honolulu
when the Hawaiian flag was replaced
by the stars and stripes, was in Homo
lulu in some kind of official capacity
when | was there once, and was on
particularly good terms with Queen
Liliuokalani and her entire court.
Ard | may say that in this regard
he was about the only American who
was. How he got there | don't know,
but he was one of your irresistible
kind of Kentuckians who conquer ad-
miration in spite of all obstacles. lie
could say anything he pleased and do
all manner of startling things. but
that only seemed to make the queens
people fonder of him. and when he
offered to take me to call on her ma
jesty, at u little reception she gave
in the afternoon after the flag cere-
monies were over, felt that ! was
safe in accepting. 1t was very in
formal affair and we were soon in the
royal presence and l was duly intro
duced. Then the young man suddenly
upset me in IA places at once and gave
me fit of the nervous embarrass-
ments.
well, your majesty" he said in
that boyish and breezy manner of his,
not less at home in n queens palace
than on blue grass farm, "how does
it feel to be out of n job?"
| felt like going through the floor.
but Berry never turned hair, and
the crownless queen in quite the same
spirit greatly relieved my embarrass-
ment by responding:
"Oh, Mr.. Berry, you are such jol-
lier."
1t was slightly slangy, perhaps, for
royalty. but it was the right thing to
say, and | read the riot act to Berry
on MY own behalf when got home.--
n. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
TAYLOR WINS.
of kentucky Gets Certificate on
.' Face of Returns.

Frankfort, Ky, Dee. 9.-Thc state
board of elections Friday night gave
out their official findings that w. S.
Taylor, for gYyeGnor, and the rest Of
the republican ticket have been elect
ed on the face of returns. Commis-
sioners Ellis and Pryor signed the
majority report, in which they hold
that as board of canvassers they
have no right to go behind the returns
of the county board; that their duties
are purely ministerial as canyassers;
that the face of the returns rs re-
ceiycd by them from the counties
show the election of the republican
state ticket, and certificates of cleo
tion were ordered issued to each can
didate thereon. Commissioner Payntz
presents n minority report which he
closes by saying: IL am unwilling to
certify fraud and to turn Kentucky
over to the control of the bayonct,
gatling gun and the fraudulent tissue
ballots" Extensive preparations are
being made to inauguratc Taylor next
Tuesday.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
NitroElycerin Magazine In Penn
syIvnnia BIown to Pieces
No Lives Lost.

bradford. Pa, Dec. 1.-THE nitro.
glycerin magazine of the Pennsylvania
Torpedo company, located in Bolivar
Hollow, ~ miles from this city. blew
up Sunday with "A report that was heard
for30 miles. The shock was felt at Olean.
Salamanca, Ellicottvile and other sur
rounding towns. The magazine was
blown to atoms and hole made in the
earth Is feet deep by 80 feet in cir
cumference. Trees were torn into
splinters at the scene of the explosion.
and the brick of which the magazine
walls were constructed was reduced
TO reddish powder, which covered the
snow over n wide area. Much damage
was done in this city and vicinity by
the breaking of glass. overturnng Of
chimncys. etc. 1t is not believed any
one was killed. An oil stove. fed au-
tomatically, is believed to have caused
the explosion.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
TAYLOR DECLARED ELECTED.
Certificate Issued ny Election Conn
missi0ncrs Makes Him Gov
crnor of Kentucky.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 1l.-At 0:4j in
the morning the election certificate Of
William 5. Taylor was signed by the
election commissioners and he was de-
clared to be goyernor-e.ect Of Ken
lucky. The official figures of the vote
sled with the secretary Of state Finley
e:
Taylor, 1874; Goebel, 1881. Tay-
lor's plurality, 2,3s3.
Goebel left for his home at Covingtou
at four o'clock p. m. Saturday. AMI NJ an
~ all of the democrats left on the night
trains. Mr.. Goebel was accompanied TO
the train by Senator Blackburn and oth-
ers. lie stated few minutes before his
train pulled out that the question
whether he and his associatts on he de-
feated ticket would contest is still UNI
decided, though blackburn later main
tanned that the question was settled af-
firmativeiy.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
LAW AGAINST TRUSTS.
Griggs. In His Re
port, Says sherman Act Is the
Only Federal Legislation.

Washington, Dec. G.--Attorney Gen
eral Griggs, in his annual report to con-
gress. reviews the work Of the depart
ment of justice during the year, and
then says that application is occasion
ally made to the department 70 have
legal proceedings brought in the name
of the United STATES against corpora
tions or combinations of companies
that are alleged to be engaged in form
ing or maintaining m0nopolies oragree-
ments in restraint of trade or compe-
tition. such action" the attorney
general says, "can be maintained only
when the oifense comes within the
scope of the federal statute. The only
federal Legislation against combina-
tion in restraint Of trade is contained
in the so-called Sherman act Of July 2,
1890"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
COMPLAINT OF OTIS.
Much Trouble Created by Circulation
of False Reports OF Filipino
Victories.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Gcn. Otis FRI
day cabled the war department in re-
gar,i to the uprising in Negros rs fol-
lows:
"Marila, Dec. ST. am Informed the OUT
break OF natives In the district OF South
Ncgros was the result Of reported recent
great insurgent victories IN Luzon and
Poaay, which the natives believe. The
extent of the outbreak not ascertainod.
Lieut. A. c. Lcdyard, Sixth Infantry,
Killed, two privatcs wounded
zone of opg chief dimcultits arises from
the circrC- A------falsehoods among the
nntive5,t -.an-. --iy newspaper articles OF
United States and Europe promptly pub
lished in Spanish IN San Francisco, Madrid
and by Hong Kong junta and circulated In
Philippines, Insurgents have based all
hopes upon false rumor5,"
a second dispatch from Gen. Otis.
dated Manila. Friday, says:
Hospital ship Relief just returned from
Nigan bringing 272 sick soldiers, 2S2 Span
ish prisoners, reports several hundred
Spanish prisoners at Nigan, for which we
send transport this evening, Col Hare.
Thirty-third infantry, took Bangued. 9th
inst, and now with portion Of +, gimcnt and
battalion Thirty-fourth infantry in pur-
suit of Insurgents on road southeast TO
Lcpauto. thence to BEtoc. en- which Agul-
naldo and geo Insurgents supposed TO be
relreatiug with American prisoners In
habitants OF western LuZon coast friendly
and give assistance"
Gen. Otis also reports the arrival OF
the transport Olympia, with the Thir-
ty-ninth infantry, one battalion of the
l|orty-tifth infantry and some recruits.
There were no casualties during the
voyage.
Washington, Dee. 9. Lieut.. Led
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
MINERS MEET DEATH.
Thirty-Two Are Killed by nm EIpIo-
sion of Coal Damp In a Mine
nt Cnrbouado, wash.
Carbonate, WASH, Dec. 11.-Elghty

Carbonate, WASH, Dec. 11.-Eighty
Aien went down inJo tunnel No. of the
Carbon Hill Mining company Saturday
morning, and five hours later an eNplo-
sion of coal damp took place.
| Thirty-two of this number are dead.
| Those who were not killed outright by
| the force of the explosion were hemmed
in by falling walls, pinned down by
| spintered timbers and sulfocated bythe
deadly fumes of black damp whchim-
mediately filled the mine.
The explosion occurred between ten
and eleven o'clock, as near as can be as
certained. The men were gathered at
the mouth Of the tunnel preparatory for
changing for the noon Shift. There was
an enormous rumbling sound, ard then
it ceased abruptly. The residents of the
village knew the terrible meaning of
| this, and hastened to he mouth of the
pit. Great volumes of smoke and black
damp were pouring from the mine.
1t was neariy two hours before com
munication was opened with the tunnel
in which the explosion occurred. How
ell Meredith was working considerably
above the water level when the cNplo-
sion came, and he lowered himself
down a timber chute TO rescue one OF
his sons, Daniel Meredith. working be-
low. The son cane out unharmed, but
his father is still down in the mine, and
one of the rescue force says he saw his
| dead body
Immediately after the explosion the
foreman, Jonah Davies, gave the alarm
o the men working on the different icv-
els. shouting as loud aS he could: Look
out for the black damp. ana get on, for
your lives" The men were quick to
take advantage Of the timber chutcs.
Altogether 30 men escaped by this
| means. many ofthcm being hoistcd up
by ropes.
Reese Meredith. a son of Howell Mere
dith. descended the incline from near
the company store ard Office about two
hours after the explosion Wit h several
other men. They could only - n dis
tance Of halfa mile. when theirpassage
was checked by black damp.
Gov. Rogers will conduct q searching
examination as to the cause Of the cN-
plosion. lie telcgraphcd state Mine
Inspector Owens. now at Spokane. to
attend the inquest and examine Wit
nesses himself The question Of insult
ficient ventilation of the mine in ac-
cordance with the state law will be
thoroughly gone into. II has been found
impossible to secure an impartial COR
oner's jury in the mining districts. and
Coroner 1Ioskel has gone TO Tacoma
and will select his jurors there. The
theory of superintendent Davies is that
n small pocket of gas was opened and
became ignited. The conclusion Of gas
| explosion caused the terrific explosion
of dust which caused all the damage
| and loss of life.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
Root for Vice President.

Washington, Dec. - Formal decision
10 make Secretary Of War Root the can
didate for vice president on the ticket
with Mckinley in 1860 was reached by
the managers Of the republican party
in this city Thursday. senator Platt
called at the white house ard told Pres
idcnt Mckinley New York republicans
would favor the choice. Committee
men payre, Of Wisconsin; Manlcy, of
Maine; Senator Hanna, Senator platt
and Others close to the administration
reached thc decision.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
For Compulsory Education.

Des Moines, Ia, Dee. Ga petition
turc this winter which is expected to b,
the largest memorial ever laid before
that body, asking the enactment of II
compulsory education law for pupils
from to II years old. Senator Hay
ward. of Scott county, has pre-
pared compulsory education bill, on
which the petitions are based. Blanks
arc being placed in the hands Of school
thousands of signatures are already re-
ported.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
Confcssca 10 NInrdcr.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 0. - Harry Ham
burger, the 2o-ycar-old youth arrested
on suspicion of being the slayer of John
NJ. Reindel, Friday confessed the crime.
lie said that while the victim was read
ing a paper in his place Of business he
struck him over the head with club.
Rendel got up and kicked his assailant,
but the boy grabbed a piece of iron
pipe, with which he smashed Reindel's
head and face His motive was robbery.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
WAY STATIONS.

The special train which is TO run be.
tween Moscow and Peking over the ST.
berian railroad is to be shown at the
Paris exposition.
Fifteen thousand eight hundred and
fifty-two miles of railways in Russia
are operated by the government, ard
OLA miles by public companies.
Engines have been built for the Bel
gian state railways which weigh 11o
tons each. This is thought to he the
highest safe and economic limit as to
weight.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
African VI. Il. Conference.

Rome, Ga, Dee. s.-1he African
Methodist Episcopal conference will be
in session in this city this week. Tie
conference represents a membership of
2.GO0,00O, having churches and Sunday
schools all over the world. There are
20 bishops in the church. At this ses-
sion delegates will be elected to the gem
eral conference which meets in Chicago
next May.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
chicago Wins Chnmpionship.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 1.-THE western
football championship goes to Chicago.
Before al least 10000 persons. the eleven
of the University Of Chicago Saturday
defeated the University of Wisconsin
team by a score of II TO o n n game that
for desperate playing. for clean. scien-
tifc football, has probably, never been
equaled on n western gridifon.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
I,Ic,y on His Head.

Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. ca novel sui
eide occurred at the coal mine at AS
sumption, Christian county. Amos
Finley entered an unused room and
blew his head off with dynamite. The
right side of the head was blown en-
tirely away and one arm blown off. He
had placed stick of dynamite in his
month
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
nIInois Postmnstcrs Orgnnlyc.

Springfield, H., Dee. 7.-Postmasters
of Illinois, representing all the classes,
met at the Leland hotel Wednesday and
organized the l'ostinastcrs' Association
OF Illinois, the object Of theassociation
being the Interchange of opinions aud
the improvement of the service. H. +.
Lawson, of bingham, was chosen
nrn sidrn1
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
Hank nj Poplar Grove Robbed.

Rockford, H., Dec. 6.-Warrcn IL.
Webst6r's private bank at Poplar Grove,
a village few miles northeast of this
city, was looted Monday night by rob
bers OF $4,000 in money and other sums
in bonds and securities. Nobody in
the town heard the explosion which
wrecked the safe.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
nmccr Killed.

M,ncie, Ind, Dec. Sat midnight at
Alexandria, Merchants Policeman
George Lee. aged SO, was killed in an
alley in pistol fight. Three shots were
fired, one by the officer. He was dead
whch found, and the case is a mystery.
He was very popular, and an old man on
the force.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
AppoIntment Asked.

Sigourney, Ia, Dec. 9.-The bar Of
Keokuk county passed resolutions urg-
ing President Mckinley to appoint Hon.
Judge a. II. Dewey, of Washington, H.,
to succeed the late Judge John S. Wool
son, of the federal bench.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
To Meet I'm spcci,I Session.

Austin, Tex, Dee. BIT was decided
Friday that the Texas legislature
should be convened in special session
next month for the consideration of q
taxation bill that will completely rev.
olutionize the taxation system of this
state. The exact date has not been set
tlpd
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
High price for m sent.

New York. Dec. IA seat in the New
York stock exchange was on Wednes-
day sold for $4,000, the highest price
ever paid.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
weI,-I<nown LAWYER Dcnd.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 6.--J6seph II.
Swan, one of Iowa's best known law
years, died Tuesday of heart failure. He
had practiced here since 1871.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
Promotion for Gen. Wood.

Washington, Dec. Z. - The president
has nominated Brig. Gen. Leonard
Wood to be major general of volunn-
teers.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-12-13

Any OF the aforesaid tracts lots may redoonod
% 20 e Undersigned Sheriff before SALE amount due theron
owen under my hand this 18th day November 1899
IL. BOOFH. Sheriff Hume Countn
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The Market Elsewhere

New York, Dec. 2S.-The changes in
stock prices today were largely due to
operations by board room traders. The
erratic fluctuations in the market re-
f1ected the uncertainty of this class Of
spectators. They sold at the opening
on the lower prices from London. The
substantial character of the buying de-
mand which they met and the conse-
quent refusal of prices to go down
caused them to turn to the long side.
The highly mercurial specialties were
the favorites in the dealings, and some
of them were taken up in a sensational
manner Metropolitan Street Railway,
Sugar and Brooklyn Transit were the
most conspicuous features all day. The
rise in these was so considerable as to
invite the realizing of profits toward
the close. This caused the market to
run off at the cost of large part of
the earlier gains established.
The November statement of st. Paul s
earnings showing a decrease in the net
earnings of over $4,000 had a marked
effect on the railroad list, which de-
clined sharply. The fall from the top
level in st. Paul reached 15s and aver
aged "a large fraction in a number of
other railroad stocks. The consequence
was a mixture Of net gains and losses,
although the market hardened in the
final dealings on a demand from the
shorts to cover. While the movement
of prices was largely due to profess
sional manipulation there was a good
volume of business representing a con-
tinuance of substantial demand from
outside sources through commission
houses. The demand for small lots of
stocks continued especially on any re-
cessions in prices. There was no evid-
ence of uneasinesS over the money sit
uation, and no pressure to sell stocks.
Although prices were lower in London
there was no evidence of any fear of
disaster at that point with the progress
of the settlement The money situa-
ton in New York continued easy, and
confidence is felt that the short re-
manning period before the close of the
year will be comfortably tided over.
Some corporations are anticipating
the January list payments. Money is
coming to New York from out of town
sources in the form of returns on
Christmas trade and from the banks
partly in the form of remittances to
make good losses on stocks in the late
decline and partly for investment in
new accounts in the stock market.
The special pressure for funds from
Boston has relaxed and New York ex-
change there rose to par. The ship
ments of gold announced for Saturday
| had little effect on sentiment owing to
the feeling that forces are at work to
| offset this drain.
scale, and prices for the most part adj
vanced, but there were enough excep-
| lions to make the market irregular.
Total sales, $2,275,0 00 U. S. new As
and IS declined u and IS and old As a
in bid price.
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and the whole market rose buoyant
above last nights level of prices und
the lead of the New York city tractio
stocks.
The upward rush of values did not
receive an effectual check until Metro
politan Street Railway reached 17S1a,
Brooklyn Transit 70, Tobacco 100, and
Sugar 131, Profit-taking in these stocks
lowered them sharply, and gave an
easier tone to the railroads. The
morning strength was reflected most
largely in the specialties, and scarcely
any of the railroads gained as much as
a point net The bond market showed
firmness on enlarged transactions. SUI
gar and Brooklyn Transit rose above
the high prices of the morning, and
then the market became dull and ir-
regular. Wheeling & Lake Erie second
preferred moved up ~, Pacific Coast
81, and Northwestern 2. The general
movement of prices was narrow.
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The Cotton Market

c1 Me% foTk Bec r. G9stOn futures
7.38; February, 7.4S; March, 74S; April,
7.52; May. 1855; June, 7.57; July, 1859;
August, 7.55 September, TIP; October,
7.02; November 69S.
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GRAIN-O BRINGS RELIEF

TO the coffee drinker. Coffee drinking fs a
habit that is universally INDUCED In and
almost as universally injurious. Have
you tried GRAIN-O? 1t is almost like
coffee, but the effects are just the oppo~
site. Coffee upsets the stomach ruins the
digestion, effects the heart and disturbs
the whole nervous system GRAIN-O
tones up the stomach, aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. There is nothing.
but nourishment in GRAIN-O. 1t can't BE-
l5c and &c. per package.
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(Howard. Crosbv 8 Coo Roston Iettar

(HoWard, crosby q Co.'s Boston Letter. }
Boston, Dec. .2S.-Wheat cables were off
sd. this morning, which was a distinct
disappointment to the trade because
there was an advance of 14qssc. in the
Chicago market yesterday; the market
accordingly opened weak under last
nights close and under puts. There was
little or no. foreign trade and considerable
unloading by longs as a result of the ca
bles.
The Argentine news was very bearish,
the harvest in the north being reported
as practically completed and progressing
favorably in the south. The new crop is
reported as very fine and weighing about
81 pounds to the bushel The last Liver
pool cable was at the lowest point of the
day, representing decline of from Ia
sd, to which American markets re-
sponded.
The weather map shows continued low
temperatures, with only light fiurries of
snow The Chicago Board of Trade re-
jected the revision plan of their com
mittee. Northwest receipts were $50 cars.
against 612 the same day last year and 545
the same day last week.
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Washington, Dec. 2S. = Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows Available cash balance, $685. 093,
s9,910161; United States notes in the
treasury, SIG, 662, O13; treasury notes of
1880, $992,279; total receipts this day,
81, $685. 665; do. this month, $43, 390,372 do.
this year, $2S1, 424, 1852; total expenditures
this day, 5000, coo; do this month, $50,
$780, do. this year, 1921, 271, 900; deposits
in national banks, SS4, 1902, 572.
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zen showing large earnings on the
mmon stock and it is proposed to
GREATER make regular quarterly dis
Jursements.
American Steel and Iron will pay
1 % dividend on the preferred and so
cents en- the common stock for four
months ending Dec. 81, payable on the
preferred Jan. 1 and Jan. 20 ON the
common
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Treasury Statement

E Esfmatss Dee Dec q S. q s ssS ~ &c