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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
American rrade in China.

Washington. Aug i6-The state depart
ment has received a valuable report from
the nUited States consul at Chez Foo.
showing the great strides made by Ameri-
can trade throughout China. 1t is IN line
with the views expressed by President
schurman since he returned from the far
east and gives much additional informa-
ton as to how this American trade must
be directed II It hopes TO continue control
o fthe markets OF China as against Ger
many. Russia and japan.
Summing up from numerous tables he
says
It will not be long at this rate before
the nUited States and Japan Will supply
the market entirely unless we are shut
out wnen Germany and Russia get their
ports I'm order.
He showed that the American trade in
China increased throughout the list OF
articles except kerosene. Japans hHad
also showed marvellous strides and Japan
now sells considerably more than one
third OF the entire foreign imports and
over 81 100000 gold more than the United
States. The consul says this should give
food for thought. as Japan Is beginning
to be formidable competitor not only OF
the United States. but OF all Eurpe and o.
Great Britain. Mr.. Foster brings out tht
fact that the Russian authorities have
now practically taken possession OF Port
Arthur.
The consul also shows the manner In
which Russia is developing the steamship
service between Port Arthur and Euro
| peau and Asiastic Russia. He speaks alsS
OF the gradual control which the German,
are obtaining OF the whole province bach
| OF Chez Foo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
SaratOga Conference.

Saratoga. n. Y. Khg. i6-Judge August
us Van Wyck left here last nght. The
conference which hla admirers had plah-
ned 10 hold here is or. so far as Sarato-
81 10 concerned. Tho southerner8 behind
movement pretend not % be- discouraged
by CrOkers change OF base. and say the
conference Will be heii iu tho Hoffman
house next Friday night Ile change OF
pan. 50 Is sad. 10 10 avoid Croker w1o
n expected nere On "Wednesday
Tho men bohiud the Van Wyci move.
neut are bitter against Croker. A tola.
gram receivd here from j. j. Willock
of Alabama denounced Croker .p acratcn
ing terma. Wleck 10 tho man VINO
launched tho Van Wyck boom at th,
Tamany Fourth of July rally Hla friend
say he VIII give out an interview Ia Ala
0oma on the situation. IL i3 expected 4,
be- a hot arraignmsnt OF Corilor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
FUSION TICKETS IN IOWA
POpCIists Join Democrats aud
Nominate Strong State Tick
et-White tor Governor.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. l6.-The leniocra-
tic state convention today nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-Frederick +. white. KeolSuk
county.
Lieutenant Governor-M =. pevis. Mon
togomery county.
Judge Supreme Court-A. Vanwegenen,
Woodbury. county
Railway ConmissioRe1 w. II. Calhoun
Marshall county.
superintendent Public Instruction-B. p.
Hoist. Boone county
The populist state convention also met
and endorsed the above ticket All the
nominees are democrats except Calhoun
The Chicago platform vas endorsed Ia its
entirety ana democratic state committee
was empowered to hn any vacancies csus-
ed by death OF otherwise.
Cato Sells could have been nominated
FOR governor but was not acceptable to
the populsts and withdrew. throwing his
strength to white who was the candidate
on the fusion ticket two years ago, being
defeated by Governor shaw.
The convention was very turbulent
throughout and the business was trans
acted with difficulty, but tho results are
satisfactory to the radical silver element,
which was in control. II Is not probable.
however, that the sound money element
will make an attempt to maintain sep
arate organization this year.
Des Moines. Ia. Aug. i6.-The Iowa
populists met / nstate convention this
morning with about nifty delegates present
The first second third and fourth con-
gressional districts were not represented
General ]. q. Weaver called the conven-
tion to order .and w. II. Robb. OF Cres-
ton, was selected temporary chairman and
Mr.. J. b. CLARK Of Abba, secretary. Re
guldtion working committees were appo-
inted and also a committee OF three to
confer with the democrats regarding the
nomination OF a state ticket acceptable to
both as well as on the resolutions to be
adopted.
At the afternoon this committee report
ed that a satisfactory agreement had been
reached. the results of which were seen
in the action OF the democratic convention
After the democratic convention adjourn
ed the populists endorsed the nominees
and resolutions. and then adjourned
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
ElectrOcutiOn in Ohio.

Columbus o., Aug. 17-Bruno Kirves,
the Dayton murderer, was ciectrocuted in
the annex OF the Ohio peniten a'y this
morning at l2:21 lie maintained his com
posure TO the very last once during she
day he remarked: 1T would be sweet e.
live, but l am prepared TO die
The electrocutlon was without incident
and very successful
Kirvses' crime was the murder o; his
daughter Emma, aged p years. IN No
vember last. He was addicted to drink
and while under the influence OF LIQUOR
shot the young woman with double
barrelled shotgun. Shortly after he was
arrested lie said that he did IL because
the girl loved her mother better than
himcelf Insanity was the Eefense in tie
two trials.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
story Not True

Victoria. b. c. Aug 16-The steamer
Dlrago with sixty passengers and con-
siderable treasure arrived here today from
Alaska. Among her passengers IS Fergu-
son, the partner of Alex Mcdonald who
denies the bankruptcy OF Mcdonald. News
was brought Of two stampedes from Daw-
son about August l. for the Zone n the
vicinity OF selk rk where Two creeks were
discovered runnS.. f.1m 80 cents to 81
pan. the other .. ine quartz lead on
Rock creek about SS mics north Of Daw
SON where a local asNayer found values
of 81. 200 to 1920 gold
Ed Price Of Dawson has returned from
Cape Nome where he found results gross
Iy exaggerated. He offered ten claims for
800
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
PerOte Case Again.

London. Aug. lG.-When the case Of
Mrs William Y. Perot. charged with the
abduction OF her daughter. Gladys. from
Baltimore. Nd, was called In court to-
day It was announced that it had been
settled out OF court, the child, by mutual
agreement being handed over TO the GUS
tody OF her grandfather, William y. Pc
rot The mother has access to her daugh
te. The allegations against Mrs. Perot
were withdraw. the merdcan state de-
partment consentng and the extradition
proceeding against her viii also be with
irawn.
The case came up h.efore Justice Hard
IN the high court, whose jurisdiction II
restricted 60 habeas corpus summons.
Mrs Rose Innes, counsel for Mrs Pc
rot, asked that the respondent be re-
ieyed from the obligation 10 produce her
child. Gladys, before a magistrate. This
his lordship said he could not do. but
he added that under thss present plrpum'
| stances there was no occasion TO heai
| the summons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
Dominican Insurgent Captured

Santiago De cuba, Aug. l6.-The miii-
tary authorities yesterday az Baraco cap
tured General Guerrero. a Dominican IN
surgent, and thirty men, together Wlth
40 stands Of arms and 1900 rounds OF
ammunition landed from the steamer
Mortera. bound for Havana
A United States tug has located and Is
holding a suspicious schooner in small
cove near Baracoa. II Is believed that
the vessel was to be used by a fiHbuster-
ing expedition.
Dominican revolutionary agents are ac-
1--WE in many parts of the province OF
Santiago De Cuba.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
Root wants More Volunteers.

washington. Aug. ie.-secretary Root
was in communication With the president
concerning the organization Of the new
regiment Of volunteers. One reason for
not making any public announcement fur
ther than that the subject was under con-
sideration. was because all matters have
been referred TO the president and he
alone is to decade whether the volunteers
are to be enlisted The names Of officers
for colonies and lieutenant colonels as
we'll as SOME other ofhcers have been
sent to President Mckinley. The apoint-
ment Of all the officers lies with the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
A GREAT RACE
John uR. Gentry Still Shows
Remarkable Spe ed Pstchen
SearchIight Defeated

Rochester. n. \. Aug 1.-the little bay
stallion, John h. Gentry Is stnl KING OF
lhe ght harness racers. Al the Rochester
driving park thia afternoon the three
greatest pacing stations OF ths United
states, John h. Gentry 200h; joe Pat
chen 2.OlM and SearchnKht 2.0fik. waRed
"a baltic royal for the supremacy The at
tendance was 6.0OO The track was very
fast and although there WAS but slight
breeze down the home stretch e did not
seem % hold he racers, as they turned
into the stretch and headed for the wire.
The hrst heat was the heat " the race.
Tie owner OF Patchen. W. 8 Hawa, a.
the last moment decided % drive In he
place OF Dickerson. The scoring was vefy
prompt and al the fourth attempt the
horses started TO pace The race Of gheir
lives.
Az the quarter Oentry was a length and
% half behind while Patchen and Bearch-
liBnt We're On even terma The leadora
held the same position when the haif
mile Nas reaced and Gentry had dropped
back another ienBth aud "a half All three
were driving at the three quarters but Il
was not untN the stretch was reached
that the mas cheering and wildly ex-
cited spectu, ~ Jaw coming out OF a cloud
OF dust In thr ear OF the leaders, who
were pacing lk- a team, "a Fash OF hoofs
and the steel gray cap and coat OF
"Bily' Andrews who w.th a mastery
htnd guided his magnificent charge 10
thc outside OF the track and shot to H.
front like a meteor. Faster and faster
with every fraction Of a second seem nsg-
ly gaining greater speed as they came on
toward The wire moved the nyink sullzies
until the gap was reached and closed. 4
hundred yards from the wire Patchen
went ln The air and soarchllghts driver
begun to use tho whip. Andrews drove
steadily leaning far forward as n to halp
his horse. and the iitle stallion with
mighty rush passed under the wire a
mock and "a trihe more e. spare 60 rho
good.
Ia tho second and deciding heat search
ght acted badly a few lcngths after tha
start and broke often. the race narrow
| Ing down to Gentry and Patchen. Il was
a close battle the whole distance tnl tne
stretch was reached. Then Gentry forged
ahead with comparative ease and won by
nearly a length and a half
After the race Ses over w II. Hs.ti
man. officiating announced that no WAS
ready 90 match Searchnght against leu
try for 10000 the race g take place AZ
amy time within the present week. sum
mary a
SPECIAL stallion race
/ John X. Gentry. b W. j. Andrews +,
searchlight br 8 w. NJ Mccarthy 2 3
joe Patchen blk W. S. Haws
Time 2O2h, 2.O4h.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
Fifty Persons Drowned.

Valparaiso, Aug lG.-'rhe terrific gales
and heavy foods continue. Near Santi-
ago De Chile a train fell into river
from railway bridge and nifty persons
were drowned
a house has been washed away here
and is nine occupants were drowned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
Permission to Sell Firearms.

washington. Aug. 1.-the Secretary Of
the Interior has begun to grant permits
under the new Alaskan code TO persons
and Arms to sell firearms to the natives
Of Alaska. Previous 70 the enactment oi
the code there were no restrictions upon
this trade bu; the new law provdss
penalty o. from tiO5 10 500 and imprson-
ment for selling either arms or ammun'-
ton without ofdciai authority.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17
pRussIAN DIET.

Berlin, Aug 1.-THE Russian diet was
crowded today oa the resumption Of the
canal bnl debate. Prince Won Hoheniohs
the omperial chancellor, was present
Count IAmberg stircm. the Sonservatiss
lsaler. announced In the course Of duil
spssch that the whole conservative party
was dstsEninsd v oppose tAs msAnEFs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

Is the Santa Fe. The average
temperature during the journey
is less than that for the same
period at your home Then the
cars are 30 comfortable, fatigue
is scarcely noticeable. Pullman
palace and tourist sleepers and
free chair cars on all California
trains. A, j. CORKINs Agent,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

Robert Hulme. OF Westherford. who
"a with the regulars at Manila and Was
formerly with the Rough Riders IN
Cubs, says he is having whole iot
better time now
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

A ID. Dickens, colored, was appoint
ed jailer Of the federal jail in place
Of Jaynea, who has gone to the Philip
pineR
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

Weekly Leader one year aud Farm
Journal hye years for only SOC
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

Travelling statesmen must take their meals whenever
and wherever they get them They bolt their food
minute and hustle catch train the next Hasty
meals and continual jotng in railroad trains bring in
digestion and dyspepsia A druggist at Bridgeport,
Conn, says he has long had quite trade for Rpans
Tabues among travelling and it is becoming prac-
tce with them carry supply in the grip. One Of
these takes day and declares they have helped
him good deal After evening session with jack
pots tobacco and whskey nothing clears the head in the
morning early thoroughly RiPans Tabule
taken just before going TO bed matter how late the
retiring hour may happen to be
Al 2: s.s s 3 s % %
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-17

John X. Gentry. b q W j Andrews ! ,
searchight br 8 w. NJ. Mccarthy 2 ;
joe Patchen blk q W. S. Hawa
Time 203M, 2.04lh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
Little Cuban in Moline.

Moline is entertaining a diminutive
subject of the United States from
the recently acquired possession
bright-faced little Cuban. Miss Clara
Mcdonald has brought the little fell
low from Jacksonville, Fla, on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. II. j. Byshe,
wife of the manager of the Moline
telephone exchange. Miss Mcdonald
is connected with the Daniel Memorial
Orphans home at Jacksonville as ma
tron, and her little Cuban friend has
been an inmate of the institution since
he was II months old The boys
name is Jose Fletis. and he was born
in Cuba three and one-half years ago.
His father-a worthless fellow
brought his family to Florida. and
there installed his son in the orphans
home after the mother died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
Valuable Record.

When the furniture of Charles James
Fox, the famous English orator and
statesman, was sold by auction, there
was among the books a copy of the first
volume of Gibbons Roman history.
1t appeared by the title page that the
book had been presented by the author
to Fox, but no considerations of senti-
ment deferred the recipient from writ
ing on the fly leaf this anecdote:
1.-The author at Brookes' said there
was no salvation for this country until
six heads of the principal persons in adj
ministration were laid ON the table.
Eleven days after this same gentleman
accepted place of lord of trade, under
those very ministers, and has acted with
them ever since"
Such was the avidity of bidders anx-
ious to secure the least scrap of the writ
ing and composition of the famous own
er of the copy that owing to the addi-
ton of this little record the book sold
for 3 guineas, a large sum for the times
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
PILING UP TESTIMONY.
Nothing But Praise From All
Sources.
Stands High in the Estimation of Those
who Have Tested Its Merits.

There is no doubt whatever as to
the merits of Morrow's Kid-ne-oids
Judging from the good results obtain
ed right here in Rock Island. Nor
rows Kid-ne-oids are used daily by
many Rock Island citizens and they
all testify without hesitancy
about the great good they have re-
ceived by the use of this great kidney
preparation. Kid-ne-oids will posi-
lively cure kidney backache, dizzi-
ness, sleeplessness, nervousness and
all urinary disorders arising from a
disordered condition of the kidneys.
Another citizen adds his testimony
as follows:
Miss NJ. Powers, 1928 Third avenue,
Rock Island, H., says: MY brother
has complained quite frequently of
backache. He used Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids which effected a complete cure"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but yellow tablets and sell at so cents
a box at all drug stores and ut Balm
sens drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manu-
featured by John Morrow & Co.,
chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
Incident of Trolley Travel.

"What the dash are you here for?"
said an angry passenger, stepping down
slowly from the footboard of trolley
car. He thought the conductor should
have looked out for him and stopped the
car where he wanted to get off, n block
back.
said the conductor, reaching for the
bellcord (ting. tingD as he spoke, and
Zip, zip, Zip" came the sound of
the motorman's lever turning in the
notches, and
"Bz-z-zz-zz-zzr sang the trolley,
and before he knew it the passenger
found himself standing alone in the
middle of the road.-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
HOw's Thisi

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY * Co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last - years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
WALDING. kINNAN ~ MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 40 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
The Innocence of chiIdhooa.

AS the tour de force of an entertain
ment once given at an English country
house it was arranged that the children
should present an original play, TO be
entirely written and acted by them
selves. The play turned out to be sur
prisingly we'll written and would have
won much praise but for the ending.
This was the story of the play:
A gallant knight joined the brave
King Richard in one Of his crusades in
Palestine. Nothing having been heard
from him for more than seven years, the
conviction was forced on his faithful
wife that he was dead. The villain came
to her and wanted her to marry him,
but at the critical moment the knight
reappeared and clasped in his arms his
lady, who had never ceased to love him.
Then explanations came, and he told of
his many noble achievements. Sin
short, dear wife, said he, II have
never been idle an instant.
"And 1, too, my lord, have not been
idle, she said with pride. "See!' And
here she led out before the electrified
audience four lovely children TO be pre-
sented for the first time to their father.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
FROM the eagerness and earnestne.

FROM the eagerness and earnestness
with which the republican papers are
Selling at every opportunity, imagin-
airy or otherwise, to create an impress
sion that all will not be harmony in
the conference of the democratic ma
tional committee called at St. Louis to-
day, by j. G.. Johnson. acting chair
man and secretary, it is very evident
that the party of manifest destiny is
counting on the party of the constitu-
ton cutting something of n figure
when the powers in control go before
the people for approval of the policy
of violation of American traditions
that has been pursued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

honor and glory of the flag of free
men. has been jeopardized for the
qualification of selfish ends in strife
carried beyond the time when the
object of the war had been attained.
Such men as Dewey are not born to
die in the heroic discharge of duty,
but persistent and unwarranted
strains upon a human system that
mad already borne beyond its measure
sometimes finds a victim that has
proved supreme against every other
means of warfare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25
Bethesda Mineral spring Water.

This water is indicated in the treat
ment of all diseases of the kidneys or
bladder, in govt, rheumatism, or liver
complaint. 1t relieves constipation,
headache, nervous prossration, in
duces sleep and is invaluable in ner-
vous dyspepsia, or insomnia. Be
thesda has cured thousands. Write
for booklet giving partial list of cures.
A. NJ. Jones, president. Bethesda
Spring company, Waukesha,
Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

The Chicago City Railway com
pany is having n run on bob-tail cars.
Discarded ears that were pulled by
animal power 10 to 20 years ago are
being sold at So each TO people who
will carry them away, and are being
bought in for children's play houses.
summer kitchens, etc. Here is a
suggestion for Manager Lardner in
making house room in his barns by
getting rid of some of the traps he
got with the Moline Central and also
some of the hold-overs from the hal
cyon days of Herr Schnitzger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

MASSACHUSETTS and Rhode Island
have settled their boundary line dis
pute, which was about 40 acres of
land belonging to the former, by let
ting things remain in statu quo. If
Little Rhody had lost. it is suggested,
she would have had something in the
neighborhOod of section and three
quarters left on which to elect her
two congressman and senators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

The Times, of Cuba, has entered n
vigorous protest against the newly
passed municipal ordinance which
provides that the residents of Havana
must wear some article of apparel to
cover their undershirts when in pub
lie places. 1t suggests that the Cuban
American Pajama trust must have
been behind the ordinance, and wants
to know what is to be done with the
poor devils who have no undershirts
to cover their nakedness.r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

Ir is becoming daily more manifest,
despite the attempts of official circles
to conceal the fact, that Admiral
Dewey's health has been seriously
impaired by his long detention at
Manila. and that he has been allowed
TO leave none too soon. In other
words, the life of the gallant. unfail-
ing American fighter, who considered
it as nothing when staked for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

The Indiana courts in case that
came up in suit on 4 sheriff's bond
for $25, 900 damages for the Iynching
of a prisoner in his charge. decided
for the plaintiff, holding that a sheriff
is responsible for the safety of prison
ers in his charge. If this sort of
thing is universal it will make lynch
ing decidedly unpopular in Indiana.
If it will put n stop to lynching the
decision will be worth all it costs the
sheriffs and their bondsmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITHS Phil
adelphia Press has constituted itself
an annex to Algerism by coming out
in n double-leaded defense of the
method of the war department. The
ST. Louis Republic remarks that if the
Press keeps this up much LANCER it
will need to chemIcalize its editorials
TO disguise their EN- balmed smell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-25

1T is almost n miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge.
West Cornwell, Conn. For sale by
Marshall & Fisher.