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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
STATE CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES.
Important Discussions to he Heard at Its
BLOOMINGTON Meeting.


Bloomington. Ill, Nov. 1.-The IL
and Correction will hold its fourth
annual meeting at Bloomington. be
ginning this afternoon. The president.
Mr.. William \. TalcOtt. Rockford: the
first vice-presidcnt. Judge Orrin y.
Carter. of Chicago. and Mrs. Henry Il.
Rainey. of CarrOllton. secretary. will
be in attendance. The first session will
be devoted to brief addresses of wei
come and the presidents address.
followed by Il discussion of the after
noon topic: "CO-Operation of Charities
in Small Cities" The evening session
under the general idea of preventive
tendencies. will consist of addresses by
Rt- Rev. John l.. Spalding. of Peoria; !;
Mrs. Ella NJ. Henrotin and DIR. Joseph
StolZ, of Chicago.
Doubtless the most significant ses-
sion will he that tomorrow evening.
when DIR. w. Il. Spratling. Superin-
tendent OF the famous Craig colony
for epileptics AT Sonyea. New York.
will lecture on this colony. with ster-
eopticon illustrations. The last Illi-
nois Legislature recognized the necessi-
~ of n separate provision for epiIeptics
by making II small appropriation for
the selection of site and preparation
of plans for an institution for this
class, and in view of this fact the
description of the New York inStitu-
tion which is said To have no parallel
among public institutions in the world
and whose provisions meet the approx
al of the most humane and scientific
men of both hemispheres-is very OPP
DOrfunp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
Married by q Death-B bed.

Akron. o.. Nov. Park r. Robin
SON. prominent young business man
OF this city. and Miss Florence Alec of
Cleveland. were married last evening
at the death-bed of the groomis mother.
Mns- Robinson expressed n desire that
her son might be married before she
died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
THE CAPTAIN ALONE SAVED.
Steamer CoIwen Founders and But One is
Rescued.

Charleston, S. c., Nov. 1.-The
steamer George l.. Colwell foundered.
Capt. Gaskill was the only one saved.
1t is supposed eight lives were lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
FUNSTON BR|NGSiSU|T
Asks Damages of Archbishop
Ireland for Criminal
Libel.
SENSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS BEGUN
Charging the Fighting Kansas Hero
with Looting Catholic Churches Dur
Ing the Campaign of His Regiment In the
Philippines.

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-The Stars
Albuquerque, n. M, special says;
Gen. Fred Funston has wired his To-
peka attorneys to bring action for
criminal libel against Archbishop Ire
land, of St. Paul, because of the arch
bishops alleged utterances touching
the charges that Funston looted the
Catholic churches in the Philippines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
Gifts and Responses

On the steamer a committee of his
American guests during the yacht
races presented him with handsome
loving cup. He made responses, de-
claring he would value these loving
cups much more than the Americas
cup, which he came to win.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
AD|EU To
SIR TOM.
New Works Remarkable Ova-
tion to Departing Sham
rock Owner.
HE RECEIVES LOVING CUPS
One Goes With Him and
the Other Follows
Christmas.

New York. Nov. 1.-Sir Thomas
Upton sailed for home today. On
the way from his hotel to the pier he
received a surprising tribute of es-
TEEN. People of all classes cheered
him and rushed out to shake hands
with him. At the pier he was in
formed that loving cup would be
forwarded him at Christmas time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01

Subscribe for THE ARGrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
TROOPS WITHDRAWN
Only a Few Dozen Men Now Re.
main az CarterVille and
Marion.
G0vERNeR THINKS THEM EEoUGH

Acting on the Advice of Col. J. b. smith
Decatur Operators Decline to Arbitrate
and Will Take No Action Looking to
the Recognition of the Union-State
Conference of CharIties-Snen With
draws His Suit for Divorce.
Springfield, Ill. Nov. 1.-Col. James
p. Smith. who was sent 10 Marion and
Carterville last week TO report on the
strike conditions and the condition of
the Jail at Marion and the treatment
of the prisoners confined therein. re-
turned yesterday afternoon and made
his report to Gov. Tanner. Col. Smith
reports that the situation at Carter
vile is very quiet, and that he did not
believe it justified the keeping of an
en:S-e company of troops there. He
advised the retaining of some troops
to guard the Jail at Marion. The
Jail AT Marion he reported to be in
fairly good condition and the food of
che prisoners and their treatment good.
Acting on Col. Smiths report, Gov.
Tanner ordered the withdrawal of all
of Company Il. Fourth infantry. from
CarteYville. except twenty men under
Capt. Il. Wood Herst. the remainder to
return home. The soldiers now on
duty at the jail at Marion will be
retained.
Went to See About Arbitration.
Springfield, ILL.,. Nov. IA State
Register special from Decatar says:
Hon. II. Il. Calef. of Monticello. of the
state board of arbitration. was In the
city TO see the Decatur Coal company
with view to having the mining diff
cultieH submitted to the state board of
His mission was fruitlesS.
Is the coal company will look toward
as the coal company will look toward
no compromise that will result in the
recognition of the United Mine Work |
erS. The mules We're taken ont of the |
mine yesterday. This means that |
there will he no further effort made |
TO operate the mines. Fred DongowS-
Iii. the miner who was stabbed during |
the fight last week between union |
and nOn-union miners. is in a critical |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-01
Spring valley Mines Resume.

way to Maine and had spent the morn
ing AT the stock yards
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29
A PAINT FACTORY
A Thousand Gallons at a
Mixing.
Something About the Works Of the
Peerless Preserving Paint Com
pany In This City.

The works of the Peerless Preserv-
tween the freight yards of the Oahu
railway and the Oahu prison and oc-
cupy a large building erected for the
purpose Here an Advertiser man saw
a thousand gallons of the paint mixed
up at once, and it was a somewhat in
teresting process.
THE materials used in the making
of the Peerless paint are of course Sc
cret,' said Manager H. P. Walton,
but the body of the paint is composed
of asbestos, asphaltum and refined tar.
No, not coal tar, we don't use coal tar
for anything. The asbestos comes in
barrels like rosin, only it is a good
deal harder. This is put into a big
kettle and slowly heated until it is all
melted. The mixing is done in big
vat which holds about 1 200 gallons
and we aim to mix 1000 gallons at a
time. The asphaltum and refined tar
which come in big drums are rolled
over this vat and emptied into it, then
other chemicals are added and finally
the hot liquid asbestos. The mixer is
two the whole has been thoroughly in
corporated into Peerless paint 1t is
then drawn off into drums holding
about 200 gallons each, from which we
use it as it is needed"
"How long does a mixing last you,
Mr.. Walton?"
lone mixing? Well, not long. We
have mixed up just 10000 gallons in
the last week and it will not be very
long before we shall receive another
big consignment of the raw material
from California
What do you do with so much
paint?''
ooh, we have plenty of uses for it.
1t is essentially roof paint adapted
to corrugated iron or shingles. We
also use it largely for painting iron
pipes. We paint whole buildings with
it when they are made of iron as so
many of them are now. We do not
confine our business to this city by
any means but are now filling several
large contracts on plantations all over
the Islands Our business is increaS-
ing rapidly, especially on the planta-
tions where so much iron is used in
the construction of buildings"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29
TO ENTER THIBET.

John w. BOOkwalter, the multi-mil-
nonalre manufacturer of Springfield
Ohio, who for the last thirty years has
spent most Of his time in travelling,
will leave next month for India, where
a little later, on the borders of that
country, he will, by permission of the
Gar, join a Russian exploring expedi-
ton, which will penetrate that mystic
rious country about which little is
known, Thibet, says the New York
Journal.
Traveller after traveller, eager to
learn something about this great seat
of the Buddhist religion, has endeav-
ored unsuccessfully to reach the CAPT.
tai. Only a few months ago Walter
Savage Lander, an adventurous Eng
llshman, made the attempt, only to be
driven back after frightful tortures.
Mr.. BOOkwalter has no doubt of the
success of his trip, which will have the
formidable backing of Russia. One of
his main purposes will be to visit the
city of Lhassa, where the Grand Llama.
the head of the Buddhistic religion,
resides. He will endeavor to get an
interview with him.
Mr.. BOOkwalter is one of about half
dozen outsiders who has been al
lowed to go into Central Asia by the
Russian Government, and his book de-
Scriptive of his observations brought a
warm letter of appreciation from the
Car himself. While permission was
given to Mr.. Bookwalter to visit that
country, Englishmen who tried to do
so We're expelled without ceremony.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29
COSTLY WALL PAPER.
Valuable Stock Certificates Adorned a
Miners Cabin.

Valuable Stock Certificates Adorned a
Miners Cabin.
while in Johannesburg | saw sam
pie of what was probably the most val
liable wall paper ever used in a house"
said an eX-official of the Government,
who recently returned from South At
RIGA. 1T was stock certificate in one
of the richest mines of the Transvaal.
In the early days an Englishman who
worked in one of the first mines open
ed in the BarbertOn district, took his
pay partly in cash, but mostly in script
or shares of the company. For many
years the mine yielded little, and the
company was unable to pay dividends.
After time the Englishman got dis
gusted with working the pick for these
nicely engraved but unmarketable
pieces of paper, and left the place for
another part of the country, where he
continued to work hard for a living,
barely making both ends meet.
THE miners wife, which had her own
idea of the beautiful, used the stock
certificates along with some odds and
ends of prints and chromos, in paper
ing the walls of their cabin, and they
remained there as a grim reminder of
the hollowness of mans expectations
until one day, a broker newly arrived
from England, hunted up the cabin
and made an offer for the wall paper.
The price he mentioned was so large
as to excite the miners curiosity, and
on investigation, he found that he was
a large stakeholder in one of the most
profitable gold mines in the world Of
course, he kept his stock and today he
is one of the mining kings. But even
he probably has had no wall paper
since That time that represented as
much wealth as did the covering of
the walls of his little cabin."-New
York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29
MARSHAL BROWN.
With His Party He Had Good
Time on Hawaii.


Marshal Brown returned Sunday
morning from his four weeks visit OF
pleasure and business on Hawaii. In
a conversation the Marshal said that
it was more pleasure than business
that kept him away. His tanned APP
pearance, visible evidence of many
outdoor runs, emphasize his assertion
that he was remarkably successful in
his search for good time and the bet
terment of his health.
/ spent some time with Sheriff An
drews,' he said, land found that he has
everything we'll in hand. The princi-
pal business was to find out definitely
whether a successor should be chosen
for Puna's district magistrate, Judge
Mahuku, who has been seriously i'll for
some time He is rapidly improv-
ing, however, and will be able to go on
with the work shortly"
There was quite a party of Honolulu
people visiting the Big Island at the
same time They all joined forces and
succeeded in getting the limit of enjoy
ment. The artistic wit of the posters
which greeted the eyes of the party on
one of their outings caused a great deal
of amusement. 1t is understood that
the joker's headquarters are not very
far from the police station, when he is
not engaged elsewhere.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29

In Preparation for Y. NJ. G. A
Conference Next Tuesday.

This is week of committee meet
ings at the Y. NJ. G.. A. in preparation
for the Committee Conference which
is 10 be held next Tuesday
Tonight the devotional committee
will meet; tomorrow night the Educa-
tional committee; and on either Thurs
day or Friday nights, the Physical
committee. 8
The conference to be held Tuesday
night will be at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter c.. Weldon The
hosts are we'll known for their hospi-
tally and so a great deal of enjoy
ment may be expected from the even
ing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29
TENNYSONS STORY.

Lord Tennyson used to tell how an
urchin in Lincoln once got the better
of him in a perfectly fair way. He was
looking for a certain chemists shop
one morning, and, meeting a lad, he
said: MY boy, may 1 inquire where
MS shop is?''
Yes, sir" answered the boy, in a
very respectful and solemn manner.
Well said Lord Tennyson, after
waiting awhile, where is it?''
Il haven't the least idea replied the
boy in the same respectful and solemn
manner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29

Mrs. Agnes Barlow, a sprightly
Phoenixvill woman of 70 years, climb
ed tree to a height of 80 feet and
picked one and one-half bushels of
cherries-( philadelphia Record)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-29

E. o. Hall e Sons baseball team
plays a nine from T. H. Davies next
Saturday.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

Fer the bsnefit of those who NAV no
interested philologically o. otherwise in
that immortal poem. "The Jabberwock. IS
the first lines of which were
Twas brillig and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimbe in the vabe;
All miTsy we're the borogroyes
And the none raths 0utgrsbe-
Literature quotes a short glossary found
among the boyhood papers Of the author.
the lamented Lewis Carol, of Alice an
Wonderland" fame:
BFyllyg derived from the verb to Rryl
or Broth. the time of broling dinner.
!. e.. the close of the afternoon
Slythy compounded Of Shiny and 1.-the,
smooth and active
Tove, a species of badger. They hal
smooth. white hair, long hind legs. and
short horns like a stag: lived chiefly on
cheese.
eyre. vero derived from gyaour or
giaoIr. "a dog'D, ito scratch Ike dog Z"
Gymble whence gimbleD, TO screw out
holes IN anything"
Wabe derived from the verb to swab
or SOAK. THE side OF hiIr' from itg
being soaked by the RAIN.
Mimsy whence mimserabie and misera-
ble), unhappy
Borogroye. an extinct kind OF narrot.
They lad no wings. beaks turned up. and
made their nests under sun-dials; lived
On veal.
Nome thence solemome, solemone, and
solemn, grave:
Rath, species OF land-turtle. Head
erect; mouth like a shark; the loreIess
curved cut so that the animal waik1H
on his knees: smooth green body; lived
On swallows and oysters.
Outgrahe. past tense of the verb to out
grsbe Gt = connected with the cd verb 10
grike or shrike. from which are derived
shrek" and -cresk'D "sqUeaked."
Hence" says Mr. CelllngwoOd. "the
literal English Of the passage Is. IT was
evening. and the smooth, active badgers
hillside; all unhappy we're the parrots.
ana the green turtles saueaked out"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14
How to Behave at Dinner.

Frsm ths TSpth's cpnpzaiea. fssz
The dining Englishman OF the period was
extremely prone. apparently. to eat a.
DR.. Johnson ase-ssreDuously hotiy, with
ayidlty. This bee ometh not" AMI must
gently be reformed. "one ought some
timss 10 icok % the meat. yet without
w.Ssiy looking on the meat which Is b.
fore others" Fosd seems 20 have been
served very ineonysnlently FOR Dispatch, Z"
and with a pauciiy OF plates. hence such
eribaFFassnsen ts a. the following coun-
sci provides against. One ought not 10
cast under the tsbls tonsS. paTlnEs. wine
or such Ike things. Notwithstanding IL
one De eonstrained 10 spit something which
WAS hard 10 chew. or which causefh irk.
somensss. then may one throw II dex-
tereusIy forth upon the ground II Il BE-
liquid thing. enc may more freely spit
II on the ground. turning 0ae's self n IL
be possible sonew hat aside" How az
the newly manufactured English Beau
ysls carpets tzTe CO thsss sccssieas7
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14
Typewriter. Invented Is4 Years Ago

IRON The NeH aoFt Journal.
IL is generally supposed that the tyne
writing machine Is quite a modern in
vention. but there il record IN the ar.
ehives Of the English patent ofice for
i7li OF an application for a patent eov
such a machine. Exactly 100 wears later
the firm Of Balm * Wright applied for a
similar grant and the construction Of
their machine afforded q basis thai en-
abied a Mr.. Thurber. al Worcester "a
improve the system IN the year fssi
a Frenehman named FoucslI ob;slned an
English patent for very lngenlsusly con-
ceiVed writing machine. which was shown
and created no small sensation.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28
THE BOYS HOME.
THE CHRISTMAS ENTERTAIN
MENT-LIST OF DONATIONS.

AIENT-LIST OF DONATIONS.
The annual Christmas entertainment
at the Boys Homo was given Tuesday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock at the Home.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
with holly and cedar, and the table
looked more than attractive with its
burden OF various colored fruits, flow
erS candies and other good things.
After several Christmas carols. which
were nicely rendered by the little boys
Il programme was offered by the Rev.
Henry Mack, ID. D.. followed by pleas
ing address.
Special rewards Of merit were given
to Martin Frcnay, Herb TT Frenzy and
Milton Scott, for eNceliing in scholar
ship, and the gifts of books were grace
fully presented by Mr. Bagnel After
serving a most delightful supper the en-
ter,anment closed. and it IS needless 10
say the boys were more than delighted.
Among thu Christmas contributions
were the following:
Mr.. W. II. II. Tricc, one barrel of
flour and ten pounds of nuts
Roanoke Lumber Company, through
Mr. X. S. Conn, SO.
Oner on the rart OF Mr.. ]. II. Jones
for the use Of his barbershop for the
boys Tor ths comirg year.
MIR. j. l.. Bunting, one barr3l of flour.
Mrs. Grub, n number of useful
household articles.
Mrs. +. 5. Royster. one barrel of APP
pies.
Mr. Twiford. one barrel of sweet po-
tatoes.
MIR r. A. Dobie. books
Virginia Candy Kitchen. candy. cakes
and fireworks.
Mr.. II. D. Oliver. two hams.
Mrs. Rcttew. beef.
Mr.. Odend'hal. ties and sailor hats.
Mr.. ]. I. Small shoes.
MIR. w. j. Donald. two turkeys.
The Hub. one box II ckwear.
Mis-. Washington Taylor. fifty pounds
OF sugar.
Cabal Anderson. blocks.
Mrs. T. Il. sharpe, Adele Sharpe and
Mrs. G. NJ. jenkins and Miss Nelson.
books games and scrapb1oS
Williams Bros, on barrel apples
J-hn II. Dsy. ST.. book and games
Nj $ NV ford. ne. kits,
NJ IS Eva Doier, brustcs and combs.
Mrs X, Conn. one turkey.
Mrs II. l.. Page. groceries.
In mcry OF IL little boy, ST.
Mrs. HUBBARD and Mr.. l.. Hubbard, six
bags Hour
Miss Martin L. 'rhone, four books.
Mettowee Dairy. two gallons ice
cream.
MIR +. BagnaH ST.
Cspt in Washirgi n Tayo-, sc 80.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28
SLAVE PENSIONS AGAIN.
~ COUNTRY MAGISTRATE GETS /
LD-SPECTACLE FEE.


GOLD-SPECTACLE FEE.
The ex-slave pension agents have
bobbed up serenely again. This time in
Prince George, Dinwiddie and Surry
counties, and as result the negroes of
mat region were short of Christmas
money. 1t was the same old siren song
that was vocalized among Norfolk
and Portsmouth negroes, and. IL any
thing. the responses We're heartier there
IMAM hereaboutS. and the rogueS got
away with their cash
they got run for their money, how
ever, and one magistrate is II trle
ahead in sight, and a constable has n
new pocketbook and several other
trtnkets. anu thereby hangs a tale.
1t seems that after the district had
oeen pretty thoroughly cauvassed ard
gieaned, few of the negroes visited
the local magistrate and took him into
their confidence. He Immediately in
formed them they had been swindled.
ana showed them the folly OF their ac.
tion. They then swore out warrant.
anu anu securing two constables and Dor
rowing an ancient four-barrelled "pep-
per-ooX.' the trio started. followed by
u crowd of colorod men. They found
!he pension agents" Mt the depot wait
ing Tor train to take them to fresh
iieids anu pastures new and promptly
arrested them. lie demanded tho
papers under which they were working.
ana was given Il document which the
magistrate was unable to read owing to
'he fact that lie had left his spectacles
nj home. The slave pensoncr obliging-
~ loaned him his and he stepped nearer
10 the light To read 1t. The constables
were engaged In looking for concealed
weapons ana were called away to see
me papers whereupon the agents
TOOK leg bail pursued by the contents of
me pepper box" and 22-calibre gun
one Of the deputies produced. They got
away safely. none of the negroes daring
To pursue and the constables being busy
SIZING up their finds. The spcctacles
proved To be excellent. and are gold
rimmcd. so. although the colored folks
mourn their cash Investments, the mag
istratc Is about $50 ahead.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28
"GIbson's PIctures,'

The first presentation of the Glib
son Pictures" for the benefit of the
Kings Daughters. will he given al
Montefiore Hall ut o'clock tonight.
There will be music and readings in
clocution during the ntermission of
these tableaux by the following first
class talent:
Miss Sallie Kindred Williams will
sing one of her popular solos.
Miss Sue Russell and Mr.. George
Fentress. OF Blacksburg College, Will
recite and Mr.. Tupman. the popular
tenor, will render one of his favoritc
vocal selections.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28

His tricks arc many and have brought
MIN both fame and dollars. One of his
lavorite turns" as he calls them is
me "3O-ball trick" To explain: The
10 balls are banked on one side OF the
table in rotation. Al Il signal they are
sent spinning around the table, crossing
and recrossing one another and finish
ing up i'll one corner of The table
punched.
Another "turn''-and one that has
made him famous-is worth explaining.
1t looks easy. but just try IL. \ few
years ago the trick of pocketing four
or SIN balls at one stroke of the cue
was considered marvellous, but Mr.. Hall
proves that 1t was not by pocketinG
fourteen. or course. the success OF this
turn depends, as, in fact, do all the
Others. upon the absolute accuracy OF
placing the balls and the contact of the
cue ball with the balls played. To re-
peat. it all seems easy, but Mr.. Hall
is the only man who can do the trick
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28
CHAMPION POOL PLAYER.
HALL. THE WIZARD OF THE CUE,
ERE

MI Frank B. Hall, the champion ex-
hioition pool player OF the world. is in
NORFOLK. having arrived yesterday.
w nile here he will give Il number Of
eXhioittons in the Monticello Hotel
plillard parlors, the first Friday even
ing, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Mr. Hall is yet quite n young man.
out lie mas given exhibitions OF his mar
Vicious skill in handling the cue in
nearly every city of any size and i'm
portance In this country. and Is every
where conceded to be the champion
iancy shot of the world He has made
the game of pool life study and prac-
lice' Ills eagle eye, steady nerve and
accurate calculation never fail him.
ana every trick he proposes or promises
is performed with lightning rapidity
ana without break or flaw His mani
pu!ation Of the cue is worth travelling
miles to see, and is simply superb.