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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
A Voice From The Past.

1t sometimes comes to pass that
an almost forgotten voice from the
past sounds like prophecy when
heard through the medium of the
present. In 1884. Richard Hak-
luyt wrote one of the first English
books concerning the then com
paratively unknown American con-
tinent. The object of the author
was to interest Queen Elizabeth in
the new domain, because England
and Spain were at that time on the
verge of war. The treasure that
enabled Spain to establish itself as
the leading nation of the world
came largely from from America,
and Hakluyt pointed out to the
queen that the best and wisest
movement England could make
would be to deprive King Philip
of his West Indian possessions.
To quote his own words: 'lf you
touch him in the Indies, you touch
the apple of his eyes, for to take
away his treasure which he hath at
most out of his West Indies, his
olde bandes Of souldiers will soone
be dissolved, his purpose defeated,
his pride abated and his tyranne
utterly suppressed. He shall be
left bare as Esop's crave" Three
hundred and fourteen years have
come and gone since those mean
ing words were written, and during
oil that period the West Indies
have continued to contribute riches
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Ouray has q saloons. Figuring
Che population of the city at 5000
we have one saloon to each $50
population. We have three minis
ters of the gospel.-Ouray Herald.
You have nothing to brag about,
brother. Here in Crested Butte
we have Is saloons and popula-
ton of 1000, or one saloon to every
II population. We have only one
resident minister of the gospel,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
Administrators Notice!

Estate Of Samuel A. Colby, deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed Admins
traitor of the Estate OF Samuel A. Colby, deceased, late
the county Of Gunnson and state of Colorado here
by gives notice that he will appear before the County
Court Of Gunnison county, ot ue Court House in
unnison, at the January term of the first Monday in
February next which time all persons having Claims
against said Estate notified and requested to attend
for purpose Of having tho adjusted Al per-
sons indebted to said Estate requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated the 27th. day of December, A. d. lsos.
JOHN PERRY,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
Spanish Golfers. 1t was not

to Spanish Golfers. 1t was not
England, but England's great
daughter, the glorious United
States, that has finally left Spa!n
"bare as Esop's crave" In this
same connection the comment of
an early traveller upon the national
and inevitable commercial relations
between the United States and the
Philippines is another seeming
prophecy that has come true.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
New Years Reflections.

The New Year comes to us after
the similitude Of a blank book,
containing 365 spotless pages, one
for each day Of the year. We have
now begun new volume and com
menced to write upon its pages.
All must write; if is not matter
of choice, but of compulsion, and
at the end of the year we will have
covered every page and the volume
viii be laid aside for future study
and reference.
We have said that every page
will be covered by the daily tran
sactions Of the books owner. But
that viii not be true OF all the men
and women who read this article
Some are new at work upon the
last volume of their earthly lives.
1t will come to a close, in some
instances, before the middle of the
volume is reached. This is fact,
the truth of which experience
teaches, but not the wisest can tell
who they are for whom 1889 is to
be the end of all things earthly.
While the writing ,;pon the pages
of this volume from day to day is
compulsory, yet each one of us has
the power to write what we choose.
The freedom of the human will is
at once the most glorious and most
dreadful fact in the history of man.
Each morning as he rises to begin
the various duties of the day he
exercises the power of choice. He
may decide to be good-tempered,
affectionatc, sympathetic, helpful,
watchful for opportunities to light
en- the burdens of others, or he may
choose to be selfish, malignant,
coarse and brutal.
He who asserts that he is the
victim of circumstances beyond his
control deceives himself in most
cases. There are human beings
who have been badly born and to
whom life presents no outlook ra-
diant with promise, but few are
found outside the great center of
population.
The new year is ours. 1t comes
to us one day at a time. What it
is going to do for us or be for US
depends upon the manner in which
we use its separate days, beginning
with the first one. Looking over
the volume just finished do we see
some records we regret? The
depth of our regret will be meas
ured by our conduct today. To-
morrow may well be left to take
care of itself. If we keep our
record clean today we need have no
care for the future. The present
is the important time for us.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

The year 1899 promises to be
more full of important events than
any of its predecessors in the his
tory of this country. Questions of
greater magnitude than have ever
confronted the nation are now
demanding solution, and upon the
wisdom exhibited by our statesmen
in the solution of these problems
will depend the future life OF the
republic, The perpetuation of
those institutions wherein the in
dividual acquires the greatest free
dom, among the governments OF
men, is of much greater importance
in the onward march of civilization
than the success or failure OF any
political organization.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
First pub. Jan. 3, 1899.
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

In the matter Of the Estate of Robert sten deceased
Notice is hereby given that on Monday, the sNih
dag of February, A. p. 1899 being Of the regular
days of the February term of the County Court of
Gunnson county in Probate in the state of Colorado
l. Joseph Ball. Administrator of said estate will appear
before the Judge of said Court present my final settle
such Administrator and pray the approval of
the same and will then apply to he discharged as such
Administrator. At which time and place any person in
interest may appear and present objections to the
same, If any there be.
Dated at Gunuison Colorado, December 27th., 1898.
JOSEPH BALL,
Administrator Of the Ete OF Robert Stein, deceased
First pub. JON, ., 1899.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Whether republican form of
government can be a success with
the Latin races is an open question.
France has not yet answered it in
the affirmative, but a growing
strength in the moral fibre of her
people hes been noted in the last
two points OF difficulty that the
government hes been obliged to
settle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Grip finds its victims principally
among thoes who are easily fright
ened. People who go about their
business, keep their feet dry, their
consciences clear. their pores open
and their months shut are not per-
haps altogether exempt, but are
certainly less open to the infection.
Aspen Sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

In addition to the stock of old
worries leftover, is already announ-
ced in '99 that a crack ''in the
bottom of the sea" is liable to
occasion the immediate precipita-
ton OF the entire volume Of the
oceans to the center of the earth,
causing SO violent an eruption as
to destroy all life. Sir Robert Ball
ofLondon, an astronomer of repute,
announces this latest disquieting
possibility, which, We're it to occur,
would doubtless interfere with
mining and scientific progress to
an unsatisfactory extent.-Mining
and Scientific Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

The miner creates the greatest
home market; be is no competitor,
but a consumer at cash prices.
Each underground quartz miner
affords employment for ten men
above ground. The mining indus
try patronizes all others and com
petes with none.-Mining and
Scientific Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

A New York paper objects to the
grip on account of ''the awful 70 e.
bodings and memories and reglet
and remorse that it brings and
leaves behind it." The point that
remains unsettled is whether it
arouses the conscience or merely
deludes us.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Now that we have actually reach
ed "fn-de-siecle" we hear nothing
of the phrase that answered for
every situation in life year ago.
Worn out before it really had the
right TO Hvel 1899 is the close of
the century but no one says 1t in
French.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Cannot the quarantine laws of
Cuba be revised so as to keep out
cheap politicians?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The Nicaragua canal viii well be
worth all it honestly costs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

The Forest Register was evidently
hit hard the last time it purchased a
lot Of material. Discussing the in
crease Of trusts in the country, it says:
"A newspaper buys ink Of a trust. It's
paper is from a paper trust, and one
OF the worse ones, too In the United
States. 1t buys its plates from a trust,
that whacks it to him every time he
buys a pound Of type, and it is a daily
newspaper has its news furnished by
another trust, the Associated Press.
II there is anything in the newspaper
ilne that is not in the trust business
we have failed to lind IT,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30
GheArmurrat. 3
MOBILE GIpt
AN APPROPRIATE ..
uArrNc ADDRESS Sal


Mobile Item.
A copy OF the Morn;,.
o, west Chester, Pa, under ,p 10
Of 1,. June 18TH, has been received si, s1 : y
Item. II desotes three co'uaoyt
thoeraduatiag exercises o1',%as
hngton Seminary and print. 'ae
, 10. ,s regarding Miss Norma Sss
re the lovely daughter ~ f'd
End: OF Soul
Probably none Of n,
took subjects more s'a0uat
MISS Norma E. Frederic, Of AIs,s sa'
Her topic was, "The Race p1 A,soaa'
the SOUTH She told her s,o.a
straight, forward way. Her, ''0'y b
= nckle play upon rhetorical ,sS.
Soon !, great problem !
seen oy one whose Home, S.sj
Home carried her thoughts s' /
heart Of the negro belt. S,,
"Ille negro was brought here W.
three hundred years ago for HI, aeaI
benefit as well as for the sun.s.]
benefit Of the white people. y
were held as slaves,and this iusti,,aJ
was sanctioned by the United S,.'
Government. The negro was ad,s''
TO the South as a laborer. An..s
invention OF the cotton Gin ,hs n
ing OF this plant became proftah,. \
the labor OF the negro, who was II.
OUT OF state OF barbarismintoa H.
ter condition. A new issue has .s''
upon us. These negroes are now y
litically equal with lis. We ara ..s'
TO make them socially equal also. NJ
this should never be done. God mss
all things-the negro and the C,n.'.
lan-the latter after His own im,..
Each race has its mission on s,,,s1
God never intended them to mi,.''
while there are many well mean,,J
people In the North, East and w.
who think differently on this suh,s.,|
they should remember that NIL
southern white brother is as in,.lu
gent, morally as good, and ouit.
true a citizen as they are, and hsi,,
most interested and concerned. sAonl
be better able to solve the prohlsn
10 any OF my Northern friends MI
are negro sympathizers say, conn
South and live among the negroes ANIL
become acquainted by contact WA
daily intercourse. You will find them
iar different from what you expected.
and then perhaps you will he better
able to judge between the races an
suggest u way TO Settle the race prob
lem"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30


The Grenada Sentinel is right
about it when 1t says: "Tlc propensl.
ty OF many OF ,our buys and even
grown-up men, who ought to knox
better, to kill the birds that favor
our cline with their presence ought
to be made Il public offence. Were
1t not for the fcathered beauties
that prey upon insects mans exist.
cncc would be made prccarious. IN,
birds destroy the microbes and bacte-
ria that propagate SO rapidly thu
they would sweep vegetation out 81
sight, but FOR the plumcd little pets
that are the farmers best friend
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

With regard tp.census appointment
in Mississippi, the director Of the cen
sus authorizes the announcement tna'
Of the seven supervisors provided l'
and three Democrats. The selection
OF these supervisors will be left 10 Vie
Republican State organization, tneos'
tiOnal committeeman and the to
United States Senate.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

O When McLaurin was a candloaS
for Governor lie had walk over "
Washington. To-day, the Washington
comfy Democrats, walked over '''
Governor. They passed RESOLUTIONS
condemning his administration a"u
nominateda distinctly anti.Mcbsu'''
Legislature. i.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

There Is a new song going The rsunds
OF the press and runs as follows accord
ing tn the West Plains NO. JournsE
I'VE don't want to buy at your place,
we don't want to trade there any more;
you'll be sorry when you see US going
To some other store; you cant sell Us
any stale goods. we have opened wide
our eyes; we don't want to trade "
your store, because you do not adsef
tiSc."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

The Lauderdale Scimitar SIZE "
the race In this eccle siastical sgs'
How John Allen is MAKING ~.
race FOR tho Senate on lour az
Williams on three kings and McLau'. -.
Is riding a pair Of Jacks BACK w.
free State Of Rankin"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

This is the appointed time ss's :
exchange, when the Southern wae''
melon crop and the Northern, ps'.
goric crop meet, shake banos -.
proceed to do the liveliest partns''"'
business OF the year.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30


The following special from Green
vile would Indicate that one OF the
Delta's negro politicians is liable to
get a term in the penltentiary.
G. j. Jones, the negro lawyer who
has twice opposed Gen. Catchlngs for
Congress, and each time contested the
election, and who is also well-known
by reason Of his appeals to the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
the case of negro murderers, was ar
rested recently and jailed on a charge
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from a money lender named S.
ID. Wilson. Attorneys who have
charRqfOf Wilson's case, claim that
theAgldence against Jones is uncon.
t~rovOftible, and that there is no es.
cape from the p%enitentiary for him.
He is now in Jail here, and the case
will be brought up as soon as possible.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

There are many signs and tokens
indicating that the South African
political caldronQ,i is again on the
point OF boiling Over.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-30

iears ago we appealed to the law
making powers for the passage Of a
STATUTE prohibiting the sale OF cocaine
except on q physicians prescription.
we snail insist upon action In this
behalf when the Legislature meets,
again, and in the meantim eask that
y the city council possesses authority,
1t shall take immediate actlou in this
behalf. The use Of this deadly, demon
alizing and crime-iuciting drug is
becoming alarmingly common among
the negroes even here where liquor can
be Observation-Disclosures Examiner,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
L. 9. MCCabe 6 Co.
Two Special Events Sixth China Crockery aa'
Opening and the 10Th Toy Exposition.
TOYS, Dolls, Books, Games.

This week marks the opening of the
holiday season. We will show for the
first time the thousands of novel and
useful holiday gifts brought together
in this great store from hum
dred busy workshops in our own
country and many distant lands, from
England and Germany to China and
Japan. Books and games are well dis
played on the second floor. Holiday
notions. albums, fancy, boxes and 9TH
er novelties are fine array on the
first floor. near the grand stair case.
Thousands of toys for the children are
in the main basement.
TUESDAY at 3 o'clock-100 large wood
en- trains. engine, tender and
two coaches. complete. all for I5c
Wednesday ut 8 o'clock-100 large
boxes of fine architectural
building blocks ut. per box. SC
Remember. toy department, main
basement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
Obituary.

j. H. Huffman died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. j. E. Cuisine, Col
Forty-first street. at o'clock yester.
day afternoon of old age. The de-
ceased was 75 years of age and was
born in Hamilton. Ohio. The remains
will be shipped to Lewiston, Ill, to-
night for interment.
Mrs. Hannah Johnson passed away
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Kali, 1929
Seventh avenue, of bronchitis. Mrs.
johnson was born in Sweden in 1881.
She became a resident of Rock Island
20 years ago. Seven children sur
vive: Mrs. John Olson, Alexander,
Ark. Swan johnson. CIoquet, Mimi.
Oliver and Charles johnson and Mrs.
Joseph Kali, Rock Island; Andrew. of
Seattle, Wash, and John johnson.
The funeral will be held from the
home at 2 p. n. tomorrow.
Mrs. Ella Ramm (nee Raible) died
Sunday in St. Louis. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at p. m. from
the home of her mother, Mrs. NJ.
Raible, on West Third street, Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
SIX CITIES ARE SECURED.
New Western Baseball League Launched
at the Omaha Meeting.

New Western Baseball League Launched
at the Omaha Meeting
At the meeting held at Omaha yes
terday. at which representatives were
present from st. Joseph, Des Moines,
Sioux City, Lincoln, Denver and
Omaha, the Western League of Pro-
fessional Baseball clubs was launched.
The league is to be an S-club affair,
with clubs in the cities named. The
other two clubs are to be placed in
some OF the following places, which
are candidates for admission into the
league: Rock Island, Cripple Greek,
Pueblo, Topeka, Davenport, Cedar
Rapids and Ottumwa.
T. j. Hickey, of st. Joseph. was
elected president and treasurer. The
representatives of all the towns were
enthusiastic and expressed the utmost
confidence in the success of the
league.
The salary limit has BEEN fixed at
5000 per month, and with anything
like good management the projectors
of the league have good reason to be
hopeful of the outcome financially,
and they are also confident that plenty
of good players can be secured at the
figures mentioned.
Each club will be required to de-
posit $500 as n guarantee fund, and
in addition the amount required to
secure protection of the National
laorna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
DEWEY CAMP OFFICERS.
Royal Neighbors Have Their Election Last

Royal Neighbors Have Their Election Last
Night
Dewey camp No. 1886. Royal Neigh
bors of America, held it's election of
officers last night. The officers:
Oracle-Ida May Barker.
Vice Oracle-Sallie hathaway.
Recorder-Hilda Browner.
Receiver-Louise A. Hakelier.
hancellor-Hannah Bollman.
Marshal-Amelia Frev.
Inner Sentinel-Mary Ulam.
Outer Sentinel-Catherine Setter.
Manager-Louise Frey (three
years..
Pbysician-Dr. j. F. Myers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
PLAY HOUSE PLANS,
Promoter Johnston Shows Style
of Theatre He Proposes
Erecting Here.
CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMITTEE

Building offered That Embodies all
Modern Requirements, One OF the
Finest in Any Western City the Size OF
Rock Island-SpecIaI Meeting of the Club
on the Subject.
q. II. Johnston. of st. Louis,
displayed before the Rock Island
Club committee last night the
plans of the theatre building that
he proposes erecting in this city.
The members were much impressed
with the general design and de-
tails. all of which insures to Rock
Island one of the finest and most
modern and complete opera houses of
which any city of its size in the west
can boast. Such g. theatre as is rep
resented by Mr.. Johnston's plans
would not only be a credit to Rock
Island, but to the three cities. Mr..
Johnston is just completing theatres
in Green Bay and Wausau, Wis, and
Fort Dodge. Iowa, and when he will
have finished his years work he
will have erected a total of 90 opera
houses in as many different cities.
Furnishes the Money.
AS has been told before in these
columns, Mr.. Johnston furnishes the
funds and erects the theatre-and the
one he offers to build here will not
cost less than 500 000-and only asks
for his time and work $40 600 seat
sale on the opening night. tickets to
be sold at $40 apiece. The commit
tee has made inquiries from cities
where Mr.. johnson has done work,
and has found him to he q man who
does just what he says he will do.
and never fails to give entire satisfac-
ton.
A special meeting of the Rock ISL
and Club is to be held tomorrow
night, when Mr. Johnston Will be
present and explain his plans to the
mem ers, and further steps will he
taken toward securing for the city
one of the things it is sadly in need
ola modern play house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Rev. r. +. Sweet is in Peoria.
Carl HelInensteIl ia in CHICAGO.

Kew. H. r sweet IS IN feOrla.
Carl Hellpenstell is in Chicago.
Samuel Bard has return ed from
Paxton, LII.
Hon. Ben I. Gable arrived from ST.
Louis this morning
James Peetz is back at his old posi-
ton keeping books at the People s
National bank.
l. A Collins. cashier at the c.. r. I. &
P. freight house. is sick at his home,
5l5 Twenty second street.
Head Clerk c. w. Halves was able
to get down to his Office at the Mod
ern Woodman building today.
F. o. Mckee, of Los Angeles, Cal.
is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
w. B. Mckee, $40 Fortv-second street.
G. B. Knapp and S. II. Nimrick,
government steamboat inspectors,
were in the city yesterday from Du-
buque.
Miss Bessie Erickson, of Augustana
college, has been called home to Nc
GregOr, Iowa, by the illness of her
brother.
Maj. A. H. Russell. of the United
States ordnance department. is a
guest of Maj. S. E. Blunt at Rock ISL
and arsenal.
j. C. Pugh. formerly agent for the
Rock Island here, and now agent for
the same company at st. Joseph, Mo +,
was in the city yesterday.
W. c. Flood, formerly assistant
United States express agent at the
Rock Island depot, is now driving one
of the company's wagons.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.. A. Denkmann
celebrate their golden wedding an
niversary next Saturday, on which
occasion there will be large gather
ing of relatives at the Deukmann
home on Fourth avenue.
A company of friends assisted Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Cardall in hap
Ply celebration Of their 10th wedding
anniversary at their home, 906 Third
avenue, last night, presenting the cou-
pie number of appropriate memen-
toes OF the occasion.
A largely attended masquerade
dance was held at Armory hall last
night under the auspices of May flower
camp No. 101, Royal Neighbors of
America. One hundred couples were
in attendance, music being furnished
by Bleuer's orchestra. There were
MANY gorgeous costumes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05

were the means of saving one human
life. The milk supply should also be
investigated, and the sale OF milk and
cream and the keeping of milch cows
should be regulated by ordinance.
The amount stated above, 1925. in
cludes apparatus for the testing of
milk and cream The commuuica-
ton was referred to the health COM
mittee.
An ordinance was adopted prohibit
ing the hauling of wagons, either
loaded or uuloaded, tandem fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-05
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nershiP lately subsisting between Mar
tin Weinberger and Charles Hide
brand, of the city of Rock Island
county of Rock Island and state of Hi
nois, under the firm name of Vein
berger & Hildebrand, was dissolved or
the 1st day of December, A. D., 1899
by mutual consent.
All debts due to the said partnership
and those due by them, will be set
tied with and by Martin Weinberger
who will continue the business under
the firm name of Martin Vein berger
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. 1
1899. MARTIN WEINBERGER,
CHARLES HIIDPBRAND