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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
ents is tho Ko-lao, while the Tsai-li-
WIRE SHIRT" TORTURE.

ents is tho Ko-lao, while the Tsai-li-
one of many mysterious associations
is said to number nearly quarter of
q million subscribers.
The two societies which arc best
known outside China proper are the
Black F.ags and the Triads. The Triads
were mainly responsible for the
continuance Of the famous TAPPING re-
bellion. which. after breaking out in
1850, was not finally quelled until Gen.
eral Gordon led his "ever-victorious"
Chinese army against the rebels in
1868. The Black Flags are regarded
by those who know them rather as a
body of pirates and thieves than
political community. Notwithstanding
their annc unced desire to wipe out the
existing Taitsing or Manchu dynasty,
and reintroduce that OF tho Ming.
which preceded it during a period Of
400 years. 1t is this society which has
lately been giving signs Of restlessness
in tho neighborhood Of Canton. It's
headquarters are said to be within the
British territory Of Kowlcon, and the
members are among the least reputable
Of the Ch
Most of the observances Of this Sc
cret brotherhood are curious, and the
accompanying illustrations will un-
doubtedly be Of interest. The one re-
production shows a leaf from out Of
one Of the registers Of the "Black
Flags" and exhibits a native outline
Of the chief lodge Of the society. The
inscription in the upper ravilion reads,
MAY the great Ming dynasty live for
ever" On either SIDE are moral say
ings Of no great interest. Over the
door is the name of the lodge. Hung
hwa Ting" and on the pillars along
side, "He is a true gentleman who ap-
propriates no gold" and "He is a great
hero who overturns the Manchu in ia
vor Of the Ming dynasty"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13

cry, or oifense, whatever 1t may be.
and he is then shaved with a sharp
knife. the blade being drawn close over
tho wire in all directions. After the
operation is completed the miserable
wretch is released. writhing mass OF
flesh wounds, which are speedily set
tied on by the flies and other insects.
The victim hardly ever RECEIVERS. Cases
have been known In which salt or tea
dust has been rubbed into the fresh.
cut flesh. &,
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
TOPICS.
Current Notes of Interesting and Instructive
Discoveries and Inventions.

the city. The machines remain tho
property Of the city; they are simply
loaned to the employees. Forty marks
year are allowed to the borrowers for
each machine to keep it in order. 1t
is expressly forbidden to use the BIZ
cycles except in the performance of the
city's scrvice.-New York Times.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
InEenuous.

Magistrate-You are charged with
stealing chickens. Do you want a law
yer? Nose Snowball-No. yer Honah.
"Why not?" 'If it please de cot, I'd
Ike ter keep dem chickens myself,
after .habin' all de trubble or gittin
'en.".-New York Warld.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13

collecting the organic matter with
which the water may be impregnated
In operation the water flowing
through the conduit will produce a
draught which draws through their re-
spective pipes the air from the air
chamber In the casing and the anti
septic solutions stored in the solution
chamber. The impurities of the water
coming into contact with these correc-
tive agents will be destroyed or neu-
tralized.
Among the advantages claimed for
this apparatus are its automatic action
and it's cheapness.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
Largest Wheel OF Its Glass.

The tangential water wheel shown
In the accompanying illustration is said
by the Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal to be the largest wheel of it's class
ever made. 1t is thirty feet in dia-
meter, made entirely OF steel
save the hub, and will revolve sixty
five times minute. The wheel was
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13


Like all OF England's greatest
generals he is an Irishman, and at 90
was lieutenant. By 1888 he had been
advanced to the rank of colonel He
spent eight years surveying In the
Holy Land, during which he picked
up very fair knowledge of coloquial
Arabic. This, together with his knowi-
edge of the native character, went far
:oWard his success in the Sudan.
When Kitchener went to Egypt as
me Of the officers appointed to assist
Sir Evelyn Wood in the formation OF
an Egyptian army most Of the work
fell to his lot owing to his familiarity
with the fellaheen. He donred the
uniform of private and mixed freely
with them. He found them treated
like brutes, underfed. uncared for,
their religion insulted. and in other
ways abused. His first care was to
change all this. He abolished the
fogging lash. gave them good food and
beds, paid them promptly and fully,
and guaranteed them the full exercise
Ut their religion.
This treatment had Its effects. In
a short time the same sort of men who
under Hicks Pasha tamely submitted
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
Something of an Arm

Maud don't like that Charlie
Downs; he tried to put his arm around
ne four times last hight. Dolly-My.
what a long arm he must have!
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
Spoke When It Was Tnken,

ut seems to me that I recognize
the features. but the picture is some.
what blurred around the mouth"
Eyes; that is a speaking likeness o!
my wife."-Judge.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
AFT AIRS IN CHINA,

The condition CT affairs In China is
critical. There have been repeated re-
ports that the young emperor had com.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
SECRET FRATERNITY.
AS THE CHINESE UNDERSTAND
THAT TERM,
charming Method Of Reducing a Mem. +.
Dor to Fenitenco for Any Real or
Imaginary Wrong of Which He Nav
BE Adjudgsd Guilty.

MONG the curiosi-
ties Of the Chinese
empire are q con-
siderable number
OF secret societies
which, taking their
rise in the guilds
which exist in con-
nection with every
calling, and in
every province,
have become de-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13

Steel Used In Pens and GnnA.
More steel is used in the manufac.
ture OF pens than In all the sword and
gun factories In the world.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13

The Ghl-hing society exists mainly
outside Chinese territory, its greatest
stronghold being in the British settle
menta Of Penang and Singapore. This
association is comr aratiyely harmless
one and Is not directly interested In
the bringing about of revolutions. Its
primo Piles suggest the cooperation Of
Its members with the object Of intro
during reforms by dint of the exercise
OF lawful authority and legitimate Or
ganizations. Notwithstanding this
harmless program. the Ghi-hing has on
more than one occasion caused trouble
owing to its rivalries with other asso-
Citations, which have resulted in clan
fights of serious kind.
All these societies cultivate secrecy
to degree that Is grotesque. Their
meetings take place as a rule In the
small hours Of the early day, and the
greatest possible precaution Is observ-
ed to prevent the uninitiated attending
or learning aught Of the deliberations.
To pry into the affairs Of the Black
Flags implies immediate membership
under the strongest oaths, or death.
and it is said that the latter sentence
has been more than oncs exacted quite
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-13
KITCHENER.
FAMOUS GENERAL. CONOUEROR
OF OMDURMAN.
d's Peronality - Like No,rly All of
Britain's Greatest Generals, Ho Is n
Product OF Ireland High Hon0rs at
the Ago OF 81,

IR HO r A T o
Herbert Kitchener.
the sirdar OF the
Egyptian army and
the new hero OF
the Sudan, is a
young man-being
but 47-for the
high place he has
won by merit in
the military ser
,,' - - g 1, .,.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


The fly lays four times each summer,
and so eggs each time.
1t has been determined that light is
an important factor in sugar produce
ton, recent Investigations showing
that the sugar content OF the plant Is
dependent on the amount OF dlfect sun
hBhI recel'ed'
The Edinburgh tScotlahd) Corpora
hon made an appear TO parliament Tor
power 70 deal WIN street aIf'Fi'HIhG
a~o"l'I"'''o"S iLcIu"ih& ''c tfl'of'e"
ID" wall spaces al hIAhl. ON
"'heI ci'''9 are S'eh'"6 ~ o"di"IH tHe
same PefihI9S'oh'
'ale reports on 'he experiments At
the 9c~hIeAouSHh HNh@'h'I' WORKS near
'olo2He say lhat lrof. lInde Hethr"
u employing Hf"!d AR as d o|'9'ihT
agent HAS prove" So satisfactory 'hdl
| mas "'ei ADOPTED on d Iarge scale III
the Sumption 'uhheI'
German chemists, "ho have Sue
cteded IN p~r"duc!Hg arun"laI indigo
that can compete successfully with the
natural product OF BRITISH lncla, The
"r'd''S al" '","' nave eS'"oiISne"
large works az Lui'"'&shalen Tor the
hahulac'ure o. Ihls ar"cIe upon an eN-
tehsiIe scale. me industry III the east
mas a!r#2Hy oeeh seriously aHec'e" "
competitoh'
~Portugal,s iron ore deposits are at
tracing attention, and improved trans
portation facilities alone are needed to
insure their immediate Development.
Red and brown hematite deposits occur
in Cuba, in South Alenleio: and on the
bank of the Zezere, in North .AlemtoiO,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
Official Count of State funds
State Of Nevada,
County Of Ormsby.

IS.
County Of Ormsby.
Reinhold Sadler and Eugene Howell
being duly sworn, severally say that
they are members of the Board of En-
aminers of the State of Nevada; that on
the 25th day Of Octsbsr 1899, they
(after having ascertained from the books
of the State Controller the amount of
money which should be in the Treasury
made an official examination and count
Of the money in the State Treasury of
Nevada, and found tne same correct as
follows:
-$l4a,253.lS
Paid Coin Vouchers not
returned to Controller 15,420.43
Totai----------- Sl64,67361
State School Fund Securities
Irredeemable Nevada State School
Bonds----- $3.50, 10000
Nevada State Bonds &l 1885
United States Bonds 6S5, 10000
Total---------- $l,52l ,413.l6
Reinhold Sadler.
Eugene Howell.
Subscribed and sworn - before nae
this 18th day Of October, A. D. 1850.
[szAH j. DoANK, Notary
Public, oruasby osussy, Nevsda
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
Board Of Equalization

Notice is hereby given that the AS
SCISSOR has this day delivered to the I'M
dersigned the assessment roll for the cur
rent fiscal year.
And that the Board of County Com
RisSioners will be as a Board of Equal
ization at the County Clerks Office on
Monday, Sept. Is, 1899, at 10 a. m, and con-
tinue in session from time to time, as
provided by law until the business OF
equalization is disposed.
GEO. w. COwING,
Clerk Of the Board Of County Commits
sieners.
Dated Sept. 4, 1899.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
TUJ I IT.

=: -l'lo4's Icu-h aud Consumption or. @hicA
.- tfIur the small price oE % CTS, y. .Ja. nd
. . C ses not cure. take the bottle bach aid We
i'll refund your money. Sold for over fey yea-s
tf:s guarantee. Price p cts. and ~ Is.
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
H)ARD OF PARDON

2einhold Salder, Governor; NJ. S. Bonni-
jeld, Chief Justice of Supreme Court;
V. A. Massey, Associate Justice Of Su-
,reme Court; c. II. Belknap. Associate
ustice:of Supreme Court; w. d. Jones,
ttorney General.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
81

. 0. Henderson. Warden State Prison
O S. &c. Stuobs, President State University
)r. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
los. Josephs, Supt, of Orphans Home
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-21
JrpnIAL

supreme Court
NJ. :. Bounifeld, Chief Justice
w. 4. Massey, Associate Justice
c. II. Eo}knay, Associate Justice
". - Jones, Attorney General
Eugene Howell, Clerk sup. Court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

infantry on the confederate side dur
ing the civil war. is in Seattle on his
way to Washington City. where he
saws he will make charges against
Gen. Otis. in charge of the United
States army at Manila. L was at
Manila from November until Jan.
l12.1 said Capt. McCafferty. Otis
incompetency is responsible for most
of the trouble with the Filipinos.
Those people have been treated ont
rageously. People in this country do
not understand the facts because news
our promises with Aguinaldo. Con-
sui General Pratt at Singapore. Con-
sui Wildman ut Hong Kong and Con-
sui Williams at Manila gave him to
understand that the Filipinos would
become independent: that the peace
commission would provide for their
independence if he would lead the ma
tives against the Spanish Such was
the understanding on the strength of
which he organized his people: he re-
ceived arms and ammunition from
the United States for that purpose.
Il undertake to say that but for
the Filipinos we might yet be trying
unsuccessfully to beat the Spaniards
in the Philippines. Aguinaldo con-
fined them within the city OF Manila
until we captured it. The battle of
Manila. Aug. IL, was not only I'M
necessary, but was an outrage. The
Spanish were massing their forces
within the walled city to surrender,
in accordance with an agreement with
Gen. Greene. when they were fired
upon by Pennsylvania troops. In the
excitement that followed, the 1st Cal
ifornia regiment. under command of
Col. James F. Smith, fired into a Min
nesOta regiment. Several of the
Minnesota men were killed and more
of them were wounded. 1t was. of
course, n mistake. but such mistakes
should not occur. Feeling runs high
even yet in Manila among the soldiers
over this affair They have a great
deal to say about such a mistake.
Il have no doubt that the present
trouble was Preciptated by our men
firing into the Filipinos.
"Of course. now that the war is on.
we must wade in and clean out the
natives, but | submit that there is
such 4 thing as right and justice, and
this Philippine business, when il is
properly understood, will shock the
American conscience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15
Household Gods.

The ancient Greek believed that the
Pcnates were the gods who attended
to the welfare and prosperity of the
family. They were worshipped as
household gods in every home. The
household god of today is DIR. King
New Discovery. For consumption.
coughs. colds and for all affections of
throat. chest and lungs it is invalua-
BILE. 1t has been tried for a quar-
ter of a century and is guaran-
teed to cure. or money returned. No
household should he without this
good angel. 1t is pleasant to take
and a safe and sure remedy for old
and Young. Free trial bottles at
HART & Ullmeyer's drug store. Reg
ular size 30 cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

THERE is n ray of hope for the peo-
pie of this country who are adherents
of the tenets of the constitution of
the republic which assures a govern
ment constructed on the principle of
the consent and will of the governed
in the adoption by tbe senate of the
McEnery resolution, which provides
with preference to the Philippines,
against the permanent annexation of
the islands. Now, if the senate will
prescribe against permanent colonial
policy in the islands the spirit of the
manifest destiny of this nation will he
in way To be more fully carried out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
Which Is Better-rry an Experiment or
Profit by Rock Island Citizens
Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
| Must he proven to be as repre-
| scented.
BE successful at home or you doubt
it.
The statement of manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now, surprising You had a bad
back.
A lame. weak or aching one.
Would YOU experiment on it?
You will read of many so called
| cures.
But they come from far away
places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove that it is so.
Home endorsement i the proof that
backs every box of DOan's Kidney
Pills.
W III. Thompson. photographer.
corner Second avenue and Twentieth
street, living at 2109 Third avenue,
saws: Il used Doan's Kidney Pills
and found them an excellent remedy
for kidney trouble. | noticed for
some time n sluggishuess of my kid
neys. The secretions from them were
highly colored. contained sediment
and had an offensive odor. To my
mind it was Il forerunner of kidney
complaint ard. anxious to get rid of
it before further complications set in.
more difficult to check, when | heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills / obtained
IA box at Marshall & Fishers drug
store. took them as directed. In
a short time the troubles disappeared
and the kidneys performed their func-
lions in a normal way. | have
Doan's Kidney Pills constantly on
hand. for it is a good idea to take a
few doses now and then to keep the
kidneys in good condition and thus
aid nature in carrying off the poison
Gus matter which might otherwise re-
main in the system. My wife also
used Doan's Kidney Pills and is rs
firm a believer in their merits as L.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by
Foster-Milburn company, Buffalo, n.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

Two Canton ladies had a narrow
escape from serious, if not fatal. in
jury. They were walking along East
Elm street, by the p. IL o. shops. and
just as they were beneath the water
tank on the north side of the shops, 4
huge icicle became loosened from the
tank and fell to the walk below. barely
missing the ladies. The icicle must
have been at least one and one-half
feet in thickness and more than twice
that in lenrth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

THIS is memorial day for the battle
ship Maine and the members of her
gallant crew, who Il year ago today
persisted in Havana harbor through
the treachery of a nation, with whom,
however, the United States has fully
squared accounts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

HERR RAFAEL, the Officious Ger
man representative at Apia. Samoa.
has been called home, the empire of
the kaiser bowling to the righteous
claims of the government of the
United States and Great Britain
Hence peace is assured in that part of
tho ,ripbp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

Coz. w. j. BRYAN wa~ honored in Il
banquet at St. Paul last night, which
was attended by 800 prominent Min
nesotaians, headed by Gov. Lind. In
the afternoon Bryan was invited to
address the legislature, which is
largely republican, and responded in
an eloquent speech entirely free from
Dolitics
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15
rheumatism Cured in a Day.

Mystic cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in to ) days
Its action upon the system is re-
markable and mysterious 1t removes
ut once the cause and the disease
immediately disappears The first
dose greatly benefits. 7jcents. Sold
by Otto Grotjah. 1901 Second avenue.
Rock Island, and Gust SehlegeI II Son
go West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

The democrats charge that the re-
publican majority in the Illinois leg
islature is burying all corporation
bills in committee so that there will be
no laws enacted against big concerns
during the present session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

a BILL has been passed in North
Carolina repeating Newbern's charter
and putting that town in the hands of
five trustees until a new charter is
granted. This act Gusts the republic
cans and negroes from control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

The Texas senate refused to change
the present rate of interest. The en-
isting rate is 6 per cent legal and 10
per cent conventional. The bill acted
on was the Yantis bill, which fixed
the conventional rate at per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

THE president, it is said, is not so
sure as he was when he made that
Omaha trip that his imperialistic pol
lev is popular in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

THE joint rule Of the cold king and
the coal king has been temporarily
suspended. at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15
Severe Charges These.

Capt. John McCaferty, a mining
engineer of San Francisco, who saws
that he was the youngest captain in
John Morgan's command of IN ouuted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

Write the blank space the card you received at
THE ARGUS office the number of dots you think the
space above. Seal it and address THE ARGUS PRIZE
PUZZLE BE
DRESS 1t will be marked with the time
ceived and the first the
will be awarded the wheel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

This is the day when we do, indeed,
remem Der the Maine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

10 cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic no. o. *.
II - = Z fail TO ours. druggists refund monS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-15

Cars for Rock Island Davenport and points
Immediately after the performance
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-23
ABOUT THANKSGIVING.
How the Proclamation Is Issued by
the Presidential Boys Com
position.

After Halloween is over, the next
thing TO look forward to in the way of
Il fete day is Thanksgiving. A few
days before Thanksgiving the pres
ident issues his annual proclamation.
There is little form to be observed
about this.
1t is composed by the president him
state papers, and in most instances
written out in his own hand. When this
is done, the document goes to the state
department, where it is carefully cop
led in ornamental writing that is al
most like engraving, on the official blue
paper of that department The next
thing needed on the document is the
great seal of the government. This
seal is kept by the clerk of pardons and
commissions, and it is very carefully
guarded under lock and key. Its keep
er will not get it out without special
warrant signed by the president, and
an impression of the seal is quite a
ceremony in itself. When the procla-
nation has been thus duly signed and
sealed, many copies are made of it by
clerks, and one is sent to the governor
of every state in the union. 1t is also
given out then to the press agents, who
telegraph it all over the United States,
and in this way the day is announced.
The governors, as they receive it, issue
one themselves for their state
The first proclamation, issued by
President Washington in 1889, was
dated early in October. News could not
be telegraphed everywhere in an hour
then, and the word from the executive
mansion had to travel slowly, so it was
got out in plenty of time. Washing
tons example in the way of issuing a
proclamation was not followed by all
his successors. The practice stopped
with him, and was not revived until
Lincoln became president. Since then,
however, every succeeding president
has issued a proclamation.
Here is that funny composition which
boy wrote about Thanksgiving, which
is worth repeating, now that it is
timely:
thanksgiving was brought over
from England by the Puritan Fathers
in the year 1920. 1t has staid here ever
since. On Thanksgiving everybody
goes to church in the morning, so as
to have everything out of the way be.
fore dinner. Then you come home and
hang around a little while and get aw-
full hungry smelling the turkey. After
dinner Thanksgiving is over."-N. Y.
Times.