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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

Beaver Dam, Ohio.-My daughter,
after being treated by four doctors
and being given up for lost, neigh
Dor recommended FOley's Kidney
Cure Today she is able to walk sew
eral miles without fatigue. feel we
would have lost her if it was not for
your medicine. Respectfully, Mrs.
j. NJ. Bailey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
CIRCUIT COURT MATTERS.
Simon Lehman Acquitted of the Charge OF
Receiving Stolen Property.

Receiving Stolen Property.
The jury in the case of Simon Leh-
man, indicted for receiving stolen
property, this afternoon returned a
verdict of not guilty. Lehman was
accused of having purchased brass
from Daniel MCGEE and Anton Sob
land. whom, it is alleged, stole it from
the Rock Island Lum Der company.
Richard Percy (colored) convicted
of assault with intent TO kill, was sem
fenced to the penitentiary, as was AL
bert Kennedy, convicted of embezzle-
ment. Percy broke down when he
was taken before Judge Gest and wept
bitterly. His home is in Moline,
where he has wife and children.
A new trial was granted Brown
Price. found guilty by jury of petty
larceny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

Free hot lunch at Charles CoPPen's,
1905 Second avenue, tonight.
A turkey, chicken and hot sauer
kraut lunch will he served tonight at
the Turner hall saloon.
Turkey lunch at the Ponce de Leon
saloon, opposite the postoffice, to.
night. All are welcome.
Grand opening lunch at the St.
Julian saloon Saturday night, Nov.
II. Henry Bleuer. proprietor, corner
Seventeenth street and Seventh ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

The proposed milk trust in this city
has failed, says the Moline Mail. The
chief movers in promoting the combi-
nation among the dairymen for an in
crease in the price of milk, have given
up and desisted in their efforts. having
found that there was too much oppo-
sitioD 10 their movement in their own
ranks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
What a Wen known Railroad Man

and resident of Lima thinks of Foley's
Kidney Cure l have been troubled a
great deal with the backache. l was
induced to try Foley's Kidney Cure
and one bottle entirely relieved me.
gladly recommend it to any one,
especially my friends among the
train men, who are very generally
similarly afflicted. George FL. Hau-
san, Engineer on L. E. s. W. railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
BLEDsoE RETURNS HOME.
He Comes From Alaska to Spend the
Winter.

w. III. Bledsoe arrived in the city
today from Alaska, where he has been
plotting the steamer Susie on the Iu-
kon river for the past two seasons.
Mr. Bledsoe was member of the
party of Mississippi pilots which was
engaged by the Alaskan company.
Mr.. Bledsoe will remain for the
winter and return to the northwest
in the spring. Like Capt. Mckinley,
he is in good health, not having been
sick a day, and is pleased with the
country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
HAMP-CABlE NUPTIALS.
Ceremony to Occur at Brides Home This
Evening.

Sidford F. Hamp, of Colorado
Springs, Col, and Miss Josephine,
daughter of Il. Il. Gable, will be
welded at o'clock this evening at
the Cable mansion at 9lS Second
avenue.
Rev. Ira w. Allen, Jr., pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church, will
ofiiciate. 1t is to be simple family
affair, only immediate relatives to be
present. The couple will reside at
Colorado Springs, where the groom
is engaged in the newspaper business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
Licensed to Wed.
1t will not be a surprise to any who

1t will not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles of Chamberlain 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 a
grand. good medicine. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

Thomas p. Latin, of this city. and
Edward Bingham, of Chicago, shot II
quail near MIR. Lafln's farm id Anda-
lusia yesterday.
John Munro, OF this city, and DIR.
Lincoln, of Moline, bagged a fine
string of quail near Media yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

Diphtheria relieved in 20 minutes
Electric Oil At any drug store
For sale by Marshall & Fisher, drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
COUNTY TEMPLE.


Nov. 10-Martha Boehler to Mary
McCaw, part lot 3. Dexter's subdiv.,
81 10, II, Wv, 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11
Lake Time.

Take time tomorrow to visit the
Boston store. Davenport, shoe depart
ment. 1t will pay you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-11

Have your feet fitted at the store,
it's much the better way-titting shoes
is n special feature of our business.
Our shoes help us.
Chlldren's shoes fitted carefully-briug
their feet to us.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
HANNA GREETED WITH
KISSES IN SPRINGFIELD
Police Called Upon to Quiet a Dis
turbance in a Political
Meeting.

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 1.-Senator Mark
A. Hanna was roundly hissed here to-
night upon his initial appearance at the
City Hall. Curiosity had attracted big
crowd to meeting al which Senator
Hanna was the star. No sooner had he
been introduced than a crowd of about 300
men in the gallery began kissing. Hiss
ing and hooting were continued FOR some
minutes, but without any apparent effect
on Senator Hama.
II used TO this sort of thing It
comes from John r. Mclean and his
newspaper said the Senator, when there
was slight lull in the uproar At this
the kissing was taken up again and con-
unued for several minutes. Senator
Hanna made another unsuccessful at
tempt to quiet the noise.
Every American likes fair play he
said. Give me a show. A man who will
not give fair play is a coward"
The Kissing was taken up with renewed
vigor and continued till several police
men arrived from headquarters in re-
sponse to a hurry call sent in by the Re
publican managers of the meeting Sen
ator Hanna then gave his usual address
on prosperity and expansion. He studi-
ously refrained from mentioning the name
Of Governor Bushnell, whose home is in
this city. and this caused constant flow
Of Interruptions from Bushnell's partisans.
who were present in force. In fact, 1t is
now believed that the kissing was done
by Bushnells Republicans rather than by
Democrats.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
FUNSTON MAY SUE
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
Accuses the Prelate OF Having Cir
Culated a Story Published
in the Monitor.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. IA special to
the Star from Albuquerque, N Mex,
SAYS: General Frederick Funston, who is
en- route home with the mustered-out
Twentisth Kansas Regiment, has wired
his Topeka attorneys. Gleed, Ware &
Gleed, to bring proceedings against Arch
bishop Ireland of St Paul for criminal
libel because Of statements attributed to
the Archbishop in a recent interview
General Funston also instructed his law
yers TO begin criminal and civil proceed
ings against the Monitor, a Catholic pa
per of San Francisco, which first printed
the story.
In a recent interview in Chicago Arch
bishop Ireland was quoted as saying that
General Funston had been charged with
lOoting Catholic churches in the Philip
pines. The charges alleged to have been
referred TO by the Archbishop were made
by the editor of the Monitor soon after
the landing Of the Kansas troops in San
Francisco. The Monitor stated Ii Is said
that General Funston had taken two mag
nificent Chalices from certain Catholic
church in the Philippines and had sent
them home to his wife. Archbishop Ire
land, in his Chicago interview, was
quoted as calling upon General Funston
TO deny the truth of the article and sue
the editor Of the Monitor for libel or the
public would be obliged, against its will
10 believe him guilty of the criminal acts
Of which he has been accused.
The interview to which General Funston
takes exception was given to the press by
Thomas Fox of Oakland. who served with
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
HUNTINGTON NOW
IN FULL CONTROL
Mrs. StanfOrd'S Railway Holdings
Formally Transferred TO the
Spoyef Syndicate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The World says:
An important conference was held yes
terday at the office of c. P Huntington in
the Mills building between Mrs. Leland
Stanford, George Crocker. F.. H. Hub
bard and Mr.. Huntington to complete the
transfer of the Stanford and Crocker in
terests in Southern and Central Pacific to
the Huntington interests, announced sew
eral weeks ago Mr.. Huntington with his
friends thus comes into sole control of the
great continental system.
Mrs. Stanford returned last Saturday on
the Campania with Edward Speyer the
London representative of Speyer Bros.
who in turn represent the London bond
holders. George Crocker has decided to
hold his Pacific Improvement Company
stock despite the efforts made by Mr..
Huntington at the conference.
The Sun says: Mr. Huntington denied
a report that the sale of Mrs. Stanford S
stock to the Huntington-Speyer interests
discussed at to-days conference.
The meeting" he said, related to an
adjustment of the accounts between the
different interests"
The Journal and Advertiser tomorrow
says: AS the result of an important con-
ference held yesterday at the office of c..
P. Huntington, between the former con-
trolling interests in the Southern Pacific
and Central Pacific railroads and the
bankers now in control, the deal by which
the new interests will take absolute pos
session was practically settled.
Besides representatives of the banking
Co, there were present Mrs. Leland Stan
ford, George Crocker, General F. II. Hub
bard and c. P. Huntington. The foreign
bond and security holders were repre-
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Big Iron Building Completely Ruined
and Employees Barely Escape
With Their Lives.

MOkELUMNE HILL, Nov. 1.-The
power plant of the Standard Electric Com
pany, half a mile above Big Bar bridge,
on the Mokelumne River, was totally de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. The entire corrugated iron and
steel framed and steel trussed building
was gutted. The men on watch barely
escaped with their lives.
The fire started at $40 this morning and
In twinkling the interior of the large
power-house was ablaze. The building
was 120 feet long by go feet wide and was
supposed to be absolutely f1reproof, moth
ing but steel, iron and cement having
been used in Its construction It was one
of the best equipped power-houses in the
country, containing three Pelton water
wheels Of 700 horsepower each, three dy-
namos of 800 horsepower EACH full eff
cheney, and nine transformers, Of which
six were in use at the time the fire &C.
CURED. These transformers carried eigh-
teen barrels OF petroleum each, and to
cool the fluid were constantly sprayed
with cold water. Because of the liability
to overheating these transformers are al
ways considered dangerous and are usu-
ally placed outside of the main power
houses. 1t is said that this is the only
power plant in the State in which the
transformers are located within the main
power-house.
Superintendent Heinrichs declined to
state what in his judgment caused the
fire or to make an estimate Of the loss
He said he had received instructions from
the headquarters of the company not to
give out any facts whatever. The best
obtainable figures place the loss at $780,
000 It is impossible to ascertain here If
there was any insurance on the plant.
There is no doubt that one of the trans
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02

formers became overheated, possibly by
neglect of the watch on duty, and 1gnltea
the oil, whence 1t was carried from tank
to tank, the dynamos adding fuel to the
flames Those who witnessed the fire say
that it seemed as If bolt of lightning
had fallen upon the building, ana m n
stantly it was one sheet of flame. The
men on watch did not have time to turn
off the water and stop the machinery and
portions of the plant not destroyed ran up
to noon to-day.
The electric display following the explo-
sion of the petroleum tanks was simply
magnificent, the pale blue flames of the
snakelike wires showing luridly through
the dark, dense coal oil smoke. The line
was burned out for quite distance about
the plant, the big glass insulators drop
ping one by one as the current reached
them. The heat, danger from explosions
and fear of live wires prevented all efforts
at saving the building. The intensity or
the heat is shown in the warped and
twisted iron and steel supports and
trusses, hopelessly entwined with copper
wires, sections of dynamos and, trans
formers in sections forming trells Work
that will never again be molested-
The only thing worth saving in the
building in the water wheels, Wnlcn were
under fall of 1043 feet of $50 inches of
and which kept the wildly running wheels
cool after the fire relieved them OF belt
ing and governors
The entire southern mines region is in
darkness tonight and oil lamps and tall
low dips are everywhere in demand The
Standard Company is negotiating for
power from the recently completed Utica
plant near Murphys and the natural gas
plant at Stockton, and promises to fur
nish light by Tuesday next. Prince Ponl-
atowsN is expected here tomorrow. The
old plant will not be rebuilt, as the site Of
the new plant has been located four miles
m the river. where it will have Is 900
inches Of water, with 400 feet additional
fall.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02

sented by Edgar speyer, member Of the
London house Of Speyer Bros, who
reached this city last Saturday on the
steamship Campania, accompanied by
Mrs. Stanford.
was the transfer of all interests in the
Pacific Improvement Company to the
bankers syndicate. This company which
has a purely nominal capital, owned the
San Francisco terminals used by the
Southern Pacific the Hotel del Monte in
Southern California and hotel property
and eating stations along the line of the
various roads controlled by the Southern
Pacific Company.
OF the four equal interests in this cor
poration the bankers are now understood
to own the Huntington, Hubbard and
Stanford interests. George Crocker has
refused heretofore to sell, but 1t is now
believed that he will do SO.
The holdings of these individuals and
estates have already been acquired by
Speyer & Co. for the syndicate.
The final transfer of Mrs. Stanford s
holdings is understood to have taken place
on Tuesday AS Mr.. Huntington Is a
member of the present syndicate, he sim
ply deposits his stock as his share in the
deal.
The new certificates Of stock will soon
be issued. the new bonds having already
been delivered including the amount de-
posted with the Government to insure
the payment of the notes given in settle
ment of the debt Of the company to the
United States.
Mr.. Huntington, who was seen at the
close of the conference, refused to give
any details of the negotiations, simply
stating that an adjustment of the vari-
Gus interests formerly in control of the
company was being decided upon and
settled"
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
MARCONI HANDICAPPED BY
INCOMPLETE INSTRUMENTS
But He Shows the Government the
Practical Value of the System
in the Navy.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The cruiser New
York, flagship of Rear Admiral Farquhar.
and the battleship Massachusetts, returned
tonight to the anchorage off Fffty-eighth
street. North River, after being employed
for three DAYS in evolutions for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the working of the
Marconi system of wireless telegraphy
under various practical conditions. The
operations were under the direction OF a
board of three naval officers, namely:
Lieutenant Commander ]. T. Newton,
aboard the New York; Lieutenant j. w.
Blish, with the instruments at Navesink,
n. J., and Lieutenant f. K. Hill, aboard
the Massachusetts.
Mr. Marconi was handicapped by in
complete instruments, winch had Deen
brought to the United States simply for
the purpose of reporting the international
yacht races, and was unable to give the
Government board as thorough demon
stration of the capabilities of the appara-
tus as he would have wished. But the
result of the workings of the three sets
of instruments employed in the tests was
to show the Government board that there
is practical utility in the system which
would be of inestimable value to the
naval vessels during evolutions of any
kind, and especially when on scouting
duty.
The members of the Government board
will be obliged to call attention to the
fact that during these tests it was
possible for an instrument located with
in the circumscribed radius of transmits
sion to destroy the effectiveness of other
instruments at any time When the
Massachusetts, for instance, was tele-
graphing to the New York the operator
al Navesink sent a message at the same
time, and the result on the receiving side
of the New Yorks set was a mass of I'M
readable characters caused by the two
series of electrical impulses reaching the
instrument at the same time.
This was done deliberately. Mr.. Mar
conf said that he could prevent this inter
ference on the part of a third station, but
that he would not demonstrate it during
these tests, because he had not yet re-
ceived his patents for that feature.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST
War Departments Orders and Pen
sions for Veterans.

WASHINGTON. Nov. IA postof1ce
was to-day established at Oren, Fresno
County, and Charles c. Carle was an
pointed postmaster.
Army orders: BY direction of the AS
sistant Secretary of War Private David
S. Mack. Battery NJ Third Artillery.
Fort Stevens. Oregon, will be sent to San
Francisco. Private Thomas A. Campbell
hospital corps, Fort Stevens, will be sent
to Angel Island.
The following men, having enlisted un-
der. false pretenses, will be discharged
without honor from the service of fhe
United States: Recruit Overton d. Craft.
Forty-f1fth Infantry, Presidio, San Fran
cisco; Private John Pauley, Twenty
first Infantry, Philippine Islands.
Pensions for California; Original
John c. Hall, Redlands, sS; William
O'Brien, San Francisco, $S; Hiram t.
Curl, West Oakland, Sc; Dennis Britzins.
Vallejo, &c. Additional-Justus II Cole.
Fishermans Bay, Sc to $S. Increase-Wes-
ley M. Moore, China Flat, Sc to S.
Widows, Indian war-Adelia E. Hol-
land, Orangevale, So.
Ore Oregon: originai-Peter Bolt, Park
Place, Sc; Ernest Keeler Duncanville,
s12 Restoration and additional-Peter
Majors dead, Applegate. SS to $12 Orig
inai widow-Nancy Majors. Applegate, SIS.
Washington: Original-Joseph w.
Pomeroy. Redmond, S8
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
TRIAL POSTPONED.
Defendants in the Full.r Will Case
in Court,

CHICO. Nov. To-day at 10 o'clock a.
m. was the time set for the arraignment
of the forgery and perjury charges in the
]. NJ. Garner and Minnie Housewortn
stand charged with the grave offense.
The courtroom was crowded long before
the arrival Of the hour, so great was the
interest taken in the matter. When the
hour arrived William H. Schooler, attor-
ney for DR.. Rodney. asked the court
for an extension of time for his
client to make his plea and the same
was granted until November 13. Mrs.
Houseworth was given the same period.
The spectators were anxious for the time
to arrive when ]. NJ. Garner would enter
his plea. Garner, was not represented by
counsel and to the charge of perjury ne
pleaded guilty and to the forgery not
guilty. December is the time set for
passing sentence and his bondsmen hav
ing Withdrawn, he vas remanded ds to the
states evidence, having confessed to
drawing the forged will. and great 18th. is the
he will receive. Mrs. Rodley appeared in
court with her husband. She is endeavor-
ing to obtain bonds for him and is willing
to do all in her power to aid the doctor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
POLICE COMMISSIONERS
FORCED OUT OF OFFICE
Sensational Move in the Reorganiza-
ton of the Los Angeles Police
Force

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1-When the City
Council this afternoon met in adjourned
session sensational climax in the mat
ter of the reorganization of the Los An
geles police force was reached.
A resolution declaring vacant the offices
of Police Commissioners Scarborough.
Pascoe, Goss and Parker by a vote of to
8 was adopted
This wipes out the commission and leaves
Mayor Eaton the only acting member.
The Councils action was as Unexpected
as that of Chief Glass when he yesterday
reduced to the ranks seven old-time Off
cials. This action Is a direct rebuff to
Mayor Eaton and Chief Glass. The resig-
nation of the Chief is now expected To
complicate matters the deposed officials
have retained three firms of attorneys
and will make a legal fight to recover
their positions.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
RODDEN MAKES A
PECULIAR RULING
Imposes a Light Fine to Prevent a
Test of the Game Laws of
Marin

SAN RAFAEL, Nov. IA few days ago
George Houtallin, local laundryman.
was arrested by order OF Game Warden
Robertson for killing an oriole near Fair
fax ]. ]. Murray was retained as coun-
sci, and declared that he could easily
prove the game laws unconstitutional on
the ground that they not only were filled
with intrinsic absurdtties, but conf1icted
with the State laws.
While Murray was absent from town
Houtallin was taken before Justice Rod
den and induced to change his plea from
which he was fined the costs of court,
amounting to 81 80. This was really done
in order to prevent the game laws from
being tested.
To-day Murray accosted Rodden and
demanded to know why it was that if
the man were fined at all he was fined
less than the provision of the ordinance
allowed, the minimum fine being $40.
Rodden replied that he had suspended
sentence in Houtallins case.
This is the rawest work 1 ever heard
Of" declared Murray. IF the man was
fined at all the minimum penalty should
have been imposed, and If sentence were
suspended nobody had right to fine him
ANYTHING
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
What Funston Desires

TOPEKA, Kans.. Nov. 1-G. S. Gleed,
senior member of the law firm of Gleed
Ware & Gleed, stated tonight that his
firm had received absolutely no intiml ton
from General Funston of any purpose to
begin any legal proceedings against Arch
bishop Ireland. Mr.. Gleed stated that he
had simply received a personal telegram
from General Funston requesting him to
ascertain if Archbishop Ireland had been
same time expressing the opinion that the
statements attributed to the Archbishop
would be found TO be incorrect. Mr.. Gleed
added his surmise that General Funston
desired this information to enable him 10
form a reply to the Archbishop in the
event that the alleged interview should
prove authentic
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02

the American forces In Cuba for twelve
months. Among other things, he accused
the Kansas officer Of taking a robe from a
statue of the Virgin In a church al Caloo-
can and presenting 1t to his wife. These
alleged acts of vandalism are said to have
been not only permitted by General Fun
ston, but he is accused by Mr.. Fox OF
setting a bad example to the soldiers by
INDUCING in them himself According to
Mr.. Fox, 1t was a common sight to see
soldiers carrying away from the churches
altar ornaments
General Funston Is highly indignant al
the accusation. and says he will prosecute
the matter vigorously. He intends, he
says, to put stop forever to the malicious
stories put in circulation regarding him.
General Funston says that he not only
refrained from desecrating houses of wor-
ship In Manila, but that while colonel OF
the Kansas Regiment he issued a posi-
tive order prohibiting the looting or mu-
ulation of church buildings. He supple
mented thiswith verbal instructions to his
company commanders to see that this
order was rigidly enforced