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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
For Wife Abandonment.

Justice Cramer yesterday afternoon
on charge of abandonment preferred
by his wife. Maggie Gates, who re-
venue was taken to Justice Schroeder,
who set the hearing for next Monday
ut O'Clock. Gates has applied for n
divorce in Scott county, Iowa. He
charges desertion- Ludolph & Rey-
holds are his attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
Obituary.


The remains of Ernest Zeis arrived
from Paris, Tex, this morning ut
6:45 over the Burlington. Miss Lena
Zeis, daughter of the deceased. ac-
companied the remains. Funeral ser
vices were held at the residence of C..
l.. Walker, III Nineteenth street,
Rev. ID. l.. McNary officiating. The
pallbearers were Frank Mixter. j. w.
Stewart. c. l.. Walker. G. NJ. Loos-
lev, +. G. Denkmann and DIR. w. r..
Magill. Interment was at Chippian-
mock. Edward Zeis. son of the de-
ceased, arrived from Omaha this
to attend the funeral.
The services ove- the remains of
Mrs. T. c. Kittering were held at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
c. McElhinney, 1900 Fifth avenue. ut
10 n. IN. yesterday. Rev. L. w. Grafton
The body was shipped to
Orion at las over the Peoria for
I'm rial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
ONE HORSE LOSES ITS LIFE.
A Serious and Exciting Runaway In the
West End of Town.


James McCarl. n teamster, was re-
turning home from work at $3.50 yes
terday when. on reaching Fifteenth
street and Third avenue, his horses
took fright and became unmanagea-
BILE. In the wagon with Mr. McCarl
were Stephen O'Connor and Harry
Setter. The excited animals raced
down the avenue at rapid rate. At
Tenth street Mr.. O'Connor jumped,
alighting on the ground with terrible
force, and sustaining a severe lacera-
ton of the left knee and shin. A
block further on the horses crashed
into telegraph pole One of the
horses received broken leg, and it
was found necessary to shoot it in or
der to end its misery. Neither Mr..
McCarl nor Mr.. Setter were injured.
The other horse was not hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
MIR uuesIne for recorder.

Friends of City Clerk A. ID. Hues-
ing have been urging him to become
a candidate for state recorder for the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, C..
p. Hitch, the present official, having
resigned to accept deputy United
States marshalship appointment. The
vacancy will he filled at the grand
lodge meeting to be held in Rock ISL
and next month. Mr.. Huesing would
make an excellent man for the posi-
tiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
cATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple. safe But EnectuaI
Cure For 1t.

4
| Cure For 1t.
Catarrh of the stomach has long
| been considered the next thing to in
durable.
The usual symptoms are a full
or blOated sensation after eating, ac-
companied sometimes with sour OF
watery risings. a formation of gases,
| causing pressure on the lungs and
heart and difficult breathing; head
ache. tickle appetite, nervousness and
a general played out and languid feel
ing.
There is often foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, and if the in
| terror o. the stomach could be seen it
would show Shiny, infiamed condi-
ton.
The cure for this common and OBJ
stinate disease is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily
and thoroughly digested before it has
time to ferment and irritate the deli
cate mucous surfaces of the stomach.
To secure prompt and healthy di-
Sestion is the one necessary thing to
do, and when normal digestion is Sc
cured the catharral condition will have
disappeared.
According to DIR. Harlanson, the
safest and best treatment is to use
after each meal a tablet, composed of
Diustrse. Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux,
Golden Seal and fruit acids.
The tablets can now be found at all
drug stores under the name of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, and, not being a
patent medicine, can be used with
perfect safety and assurance that
healthy appetite and thorough diges-
ton will follow their regular use after
meals.
Mr.. n. j. Booher, of 2710 Dearborn
street, Chicago, ILL.,. writes: Ca
tarrh is 4 local condition resulting
from neglected cold in the head
whereby the lining membrane of the
nose becomes infiamed and the poi
sonous discharge therefrom, passing
back into the throat, reaches the
the stomach. Medical authorities
prescribed for me three years for ca
tarrh of the stomach without cure,
but today l am the happiest of men
after using only one box of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. 1 cannot find APP
proPriate words to express my good
feeling. have found flesh, appetite
and sound rest from their use"
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as well as the sim
plest and m st convenient remedy for |
any form of Indigestion, catarrh of
the stomach, biliousness, sour stom-
ach, heartburn and bloating after
meals.
Send for book. mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing the
F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The tablets can be found at all drug
stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Plumbing at Hawthorne Building Award
ed Davis Company.

The board of education at its
monthly meeting last night decided
that the High school graduating ex-
ercises he held at Harper's theatre,
the date to be fixed later, and that the
class day excl cises be held at the
school.
The Davis company was awared the
contract for the plumbing ut the new
Hawthorne building, the company's
bid being $1,000. The Standard
School Furniture company was voted
the contract for furnishing black
boards at $1.25 per square yard.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
SALE ALMOST COMPLETED.
Moline Central Perfects Title and Accepts
Tri-City Company's Proposition

AT a meeting of the Moline Central
Railway company today, all the
essential details as to the perfection
of the company's title were perfected.
and it was voted to accept the propo-
sition of the Tri-City Railway company
for the requirement of the property,
and it only requires the sanction of
the directors of the Tri-City company
now to complete the transfer. This
done the new arrangement in the
running of cars jointly on the Elm
street and the Central will 60 into
effect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Tommy Ryan, who is stopping here
and training for his fight at Daven-
port the 10Th with Billy Stiff, of Chi
cago, yesterday accepted terms for a
2O-round contest with Australian Jim
my Ryan, at Memphis, April "a, for a
purse of 50. 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
Ruckien.. ArnIea saIre.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tions. and positively cures piles, or no
pay required 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded Price % cents per box For
sale bv Hartz & Whenever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Give me a liver regulator and 1
can regulate the world" said genius.
The druggist handed him bottle of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills. For sale by t. II.
Thomas, A. j. Reiss and M. F. Balm
sen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on d ST.
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
HORST Won KoECKRIrz.
OTTo GRoTJAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
A oueer "a Medicine.

There is medicine whose proprie
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient,
or that it is cure-an. This honest
medicine only claims to cure certain
diseases. and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best for kidney and
bladder diseases. 1t is Foley's Kidney
Cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Not one child dies where ten
formerly died from Group. People
have learned the valve of One Minute
Ccdgh Cure and use it for severe lung
and throat troubles. 1t Immediately
stops coughing. 1t never fails. For
sale by I. H Thomas, A. j. Reiss and
N. +. Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
To Begin Saving.

Weverhauser IL Denkmann expect
to start their mill in the west end of
the city tomorrow. The mill has been
repaired and is in first-class shape to
begin the seasons saw The steamer
Weyerhauser left Monday for Sand
Prairie to secure the first string of
LOGS with which to feed the mill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
A BEACON of Hone

To those afflicted with kidney or
bladder diseases is Foley's Kidney
Cure Guaranteed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Glad TIdings to Asthma Sufferers.
Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
and positive relief in all cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathal tic, cure constipation forever.
lGc. Csc. II c. @. c. fall druggists refund n'"-~-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
Her Health Restored


realized by those who have expert
enccd IL. Nervousness, sleeplessness.
headaches, neuralgia and that miserable
feeling OF unrest, can surely be cured by DIR.
Miles Restorative Nervine. So certain is
DIR. Miles OF this fact that all druggists are
authorized TO refund price paid Tor the first
bottle tried, providing it does not benefit
Mrs. Henry Bruins, wife of the well known
blacksmith at Grand Junction, Iowa, says:
II was troubled with sleeplessness, nervous
ness, headache and irregular menstruation;
suffering untold misery for years. l used
various advertised remedies for female COM
plaints besides being under tie care Of local
physicians, without help. l noticed in Dr.
Miles advertisement the testimonial OF
lady cured of ailments similar To mine, and
1 shall never cease to thank that lady. Her
testimonial induced me to use DR.. Miles
Neryine and Nerve and Liver Pills, which
restored INC to health. cannot say enough
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

for DIR. Miles Remedies.
Dir. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under Z positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address.
-. -v"-. m.nH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

GA TOE Ia.
Bears the II The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature af &NzzZzm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12

Send for book. mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing the
f. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The tablets can be found at all drug
stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-12
Bread and
Bakery Goods

are relished bv the most
jaded palate. We cater to
the most f;sstidious that APP
preciate fine Bakery Goods
and Bread Stuffs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28

assured the Cubans at the banquet that
the United States intends merely to es-
tablish a stable government in the ISL
and and then leave the Cubans to gov
ern themselves. These assurances were
vociferously applauded.
In making these statements the
American representatives merely re-
peated the assurances already given by
this government and doubtless the gov
eminent is sincerely in earnest and in
tends at the present time to pursue
this course. Nevertheless it is a safe
prophecy that Cuba sooner or later will
become a part of the United States,
probably by the desire of the Cubans
themselves. 1t is very seldom that q
nation has yielded conquered territory.
Furthermore, it may be many years
before a sufficiently stable government
is established in Cuba. In the mean
time the island will become more and
more Americanized. American capital
in vast sums will be invested on the
island. Large numbers of Americans
will be employed there in various re-
sponsible capacities, thus rapidly build
ing up an American population. Ha-
vana is likely to become the favorite
winter resort for wealthy Americans,
particularly as the Southern cities all
suffered so keenly in the recent biz
zard. The influence of 10000 Ameri-
cans spending the winter on the island
would assist in the speedy spreading
of American ideas. With the spreading
Of American ideas would steadily grow
the sentiment in favor of annexation
to the United States. The Cubans may
not want annexation now, but in few
years. if they are not harshly handled,
the majority of them will desire it.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28

1NHE banquet given to General
Gomez at Havana on Saturday
evening seems to have done
much toward reassuring the Cubans as
to the friendly intentions of the Amer
leans, and the relations between Gu
bans and Americans are apparently
much less strained. The dispatch which
the standard printed yesterday says
that the spectators called vociferouslv
for a speech from Major General Lee"
but does not speak of any enthusiasm
over General Brooke. This emphasizes
the contention that General Lee should
by all means have been given the no.
sition of governor general of the ISL
and. The Cuban people know him,
like him and trust him. They are sus-
picious of Brooke on account of his
GOODNESS and naughty manners.
Both General Lee and General Brooke
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
Going to Guam.

u PARTY of adventurous young
! men of California will sail from
San Francisco the latter part of
this week for the island of Guam,
Where they propose to establish a col
ony. Guam is the island of the I.adrones
which was coded by Spain to the United
States for coaling station It is the
southernmost island of the group and
is on the line between Hawaii and the
Philippines.
From all information obtainable in
regard to the island of Guam it will be
pretty hard scratching for the American
colonists and they will probably be glad
to return to this country after a sea-
sons trial. Guam Is a coral island,
the highest ground of which is only ten
or twelve feet above high water mark.
The soil consists of sand banks formed
by the piling up of debris washed on to
the coral reefs during high winds. The
vegetation is exceedingly poor Almost
the sole food of the natives consists of
cocoanuts and fish. A few hundred
are mixture of immigrants from the
Indian archipelago, Papua, Japan and
China.
Guam is about as far removed from
intercourse with the world as it is pos
sible to get. During the war with Spain
one of the American ships of war ap-
peared in the harbor and fired a few
guns as a signal to surrender. The
Spanish governor general donned his
finest uniform and came to the ship in a
small boat. He thanked the American
commander cordially for the honor con-
ferred by the salute and apologized for
not being able to return it as, he said.
he was out of ammunition. When in
formed that Spain and the United
States We're at war he stated that no
ship had touched at Guam in year and
he knew nothing of what was going
on in the world at large.
That is the kind of place the Cali
fornla colonists are going to.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28

penses of the government is out of all
proportion to the increase in wealth and
population.
The increase in the army is a neces-
sity at the present time and it will be
| necessary to retain a large standing
army so long as the Philippine islands
are retained. 1t is TO be hoped that the
army can be materially reduced in
year or two and in the meanwhile the
pruning knife should be applied to the
pension list. No citizen would desire
that an old soldier who actually fought
for his country and is in need should
be denied a pension. But there are
tn ousands drawing pensions who never
fought and there are thousands who did
fight who are beyond the reach of want.
With the passage of the army bill it
may be expected that the volunteers
serving in TIE Philippines will be allow
ed to return home in few weeks. At
the Brooklyn Union League clubs ban
quet a few nights ago Secretary of War
Alger declared "if this army bill is not
passed 1 want TO pledge you that the
men in the field. though their time may
be up, WIKI never be released"
That was brutal threat, Characters
tic of the man who made it. The vol
unteers enlisted for the war with Spain
and when the Spanish cortes ratifies the
treaty of peace no volunteer can be
justly compelled contrary to his wishes
to serve another day. But the bill has
passed and there can be no excuse for
yond a few weeks at most.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
Army Bill Passed.

10 vote of So to 10 the army re-
Is organization bill passed the SEN
ATE last evening. The passage of
ahe Dill dispenses with the necessity for
an extra session and there is now no
Likelihood that one will be called. Pros
adent Mckinley had declared that he
would never consent to any amendment
10 the reorganization bill as originally
framed and threatened to call an extra
session in March if the bill was not
passed as he wanted it. He finally.
however, consented to the amendments
proposed by the democrats, most of
whom voted for the bill
The effect of the bill will be to raise
abe annual expense of the war depart
,nent to about $4,000, 600 The pensio,
7lst Tor the current year is estimated at
Sl6o'ooo,o 600, making the total cost of the
military arm of the government about
$22O, 0OO, 900 per year. Doubtless the gov
eminent could without injustice to any,
one save 100000 per year by lopping
off undeserved pensions. IT is notorious
That there are more people on the pen
Sioii iiSt Iiicill SeINtu Ill the federal army
and while veterans are dying year by
year the pension list increases both in
number of pensioners and in total
amount appropriated. About $40, 600 600
more could be saved by cutting off from
the pension lists those who own prom
erty enough to live comfortably on
There are thousands drawing pensions
who do not need them, and some pen
sioners are actually wealthy. Early in
the eighties the pension list was s33,-
100000. 1t has grown now to more than
four times that amount, with the Span
fish, American and Filipino wars still to
be heard from.
Without injustice to any needy or de-
serving veteran of the civil war enough
could be saved from the pension list
TO pay the expenses of the new army
This country will soon come to realiz-
ing sense of the necessity for economy.
During the twenty years between 1870
and 1880 the average annual expenses
of the government We're 1915 ZOO, 600 The
appropriations this year will amount to
s6io,0Oo,00o. The increase in the ex-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
Won by a Dead Man.

~ ECENTLY there was a six-day
~ bicycle race in San Francisco
~ and for several days after its
termination the life of Gimm, one of
the riders, was despaired of. A story
comes from Australia, however, which
is far more CHASTITY. There was a BIZ
cycle race at Sydney one night with
fifty riders competing and 10000 spec
tators watching the performance. A
young man named James Somerville
forged quickly ahead at the start, but
was closely followed by another rider
named Percy Cliff. When within TWEEN
ty-five yards of the tape Somerville was
seen to relax his hold on the handle
bars. His pedals whired around, how
ever, and he pluckily held his position.
Five yards from the tape Cliff put on
a tremendous squirt and struck Somer-
ville's hind wheel, shooting the machine
with its almost inanimate burden like
rocket under the tape. The crowd
yelled wildly, but silence succeeded
when Somerville, after crossing the
tape, plunged head foremost from the
machine to the track. When picked
up he was dead. Physicians said he
must have had an attack of heart fail
ure on the last lap.
1t cannot be believed that these ter
rible tests Of human endurance are
proper sport Bicycling is undoubtedly
beneficial when moderately INDUCED in,
but is undoubtedly Injurious when the
human system is put to such an I'M
wonted strain. The bicycle contests
have taken the place of the old pedes-
trian matches and are likely to prove
more harmful.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE.
Volunteers Leave Missouri to Invade
South America.


Kansas City, Feb. 27.-The first de-
tachment of the filibustering expedi-
ton organized for an invasion of Cen
trail America left Kansas City at 1920
o'clock tonight. The soldiers of for
tune numbered about $50 and were pro-
yidede with four special coaches which
were attached to the regular south
bound passenger train on the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Memphis road. Will
liam G. Thompson, former captain Of
company D, 5th Missouri volunteers,
was in command. 1t is now known be-
yond question that the men composing
this expedition expect to see fighting
in Central America.
Reports as to their destination are
conflicting, both Guatemala and Hon
duras having been mentioned, but men
who are leaders in the adventure have
secretly informed their friends that the
real destination is Nicaragua. Major
Warner, United States district attorney,
and United States Marshal Durham in
vestigated the affair to-day, but when
the band started south tonight both
declared that they had discovered moth
ing to warrant the arrest of the alleged
invaders. They had advised the Wash
ington authorities fully. DR.. r. e.
Heath. consul here for Honduras, has
also notified his government and the
Honduras consul at New Orleans Of the
movement.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
Cartoons Must Go.

~ OVERNOR Gage of California
" has signed the so-called anti
cartoon bill and the San Fran
cisco Examiner has hurled defiance at
the law and the makers of it and de-
clares that it will print all the cartoons
it pleases. 1t contends that the bill is
unconstitutional in that it abridges the
liberty of the press.
Without doubt the bill was introduced
by member who had been carica tured
and was passed through spite and pas
sion. During the senatorial fight and
the bribery exposure in the California
legislature many legislators were the
recipients of hot pictorial roasts, and
they retaliated by passing this bill.
The bill prohibits the publication of
cartoons meant to be humiliating or
embarrassing, and prohibits the print
ing of the portrait of any living person
without that persons consent. Excep-
ton is made, however, in the case Of
public officials and convicted criminals,
who are placed in the same category.
A cartoon is a pictured editorial A
same forceful argument or the same
stringent criticism which the reader
would gain by reading an editorial
column in length. If it is illegal to
publish a cartoon meant to be humil-
iating or embarrassing to the subject
then it must likewise be illegal to pub
lish an editorial meant to be huml-
iating or embarrassing to any person.
If it is illegal to publish a picture of
person without that persons consent,
then it must likewise be illegal to print
a description of that person in a news
article without his or her consent. The
law is silly and senseless and will
surely prove a dead letter if not de-
clared unconstitutional. The cartoon,
like the editorial, is subject to the law
of libel, and there lies the remedy for
mans injured feelings.
California must take it's hat off to
Kansas as the home for freak legisla-
ton and crank legislators.