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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

the promoters CT the combine" me sans
people are now negotiating with thf
Wheeling Iron and Steel company foi
the requirement of its large plants in
Benwood and Wheeling. Some time ago
the billet people took options on the
Bellaire Steel company, which will like
ly be closed very soon.
New York. Feb. 4.-The combination
OF the cast-iron pipe and foundry in
terests into one concern seems to be an
accomplished fact. The prospectus of
the United States CaSt-Iron Pipe and.
Foundry company was issued yester-
day. 1t proposes to unite into ore COM
pany the nine big plants in Ohio. Penn
sylvania New York. Kentucky, Ten
nesse and Alabama. which are said to
control the larger part of the cast-iron
business of the country.
Akron, O.. Feb. 4.-The Akron sewer
pipe manufacturers. who have just re-
turned from New York. report a hitch
in the plans to form d combination of
sewer pipe interests. They say the
formation of the trust is now very un-
certain The matter has been left in
the hands of eastern attorneys.
Cincinnati. Feb. 1.-THE consolidation
of the Mattock company, of Trenton. n.
Y. and the American Potteries company
las cleared the way for Cincinnati pot
teries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Petition to Probate VIII.

State of Illinois.
Rock Island County, D.
County court, Rock Island county, anua
term. 1899.
In the matter of the proba'e of the last win
and u stament of Eve Mckinstry, deceased.
In probate.
To all persons whom this may concern-Grcct-
ing:
Notice Is hereby given, that on the 18th day Of
January, a. d. 1899 "A petitio was filed In the
county court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
asking that the last will and testament OF rye
McKinStry, deceased. be admitted to probate.
The same petition further states that the fol-
lowing named persons are all the heirs-a'-aw
and leRateeS: Mrs. Sarah Fletcher. Everett.
Pennsylvania; Mrs Louisa Churchill Rock
Is and, Ill: Mrs Mary Celburn, Rock Island -
Miss Caroline Wilson, Rock Island Ill. Miss
Maggie Wilson. Rock Island, ILL.,; George VIII
son, residence unI.no wn; Mrs. Diana Hart New
ark, Ohio and other unknown heirs Of Eve
mckinstry. deceased. You are further noti-
fed that the hearing of the proof of said viii
has been set by said court for the 9Th day Of
February, a. ID. 1889, at the hour of 10 o'c oc IN
the forenoon, at the court house IN Rock
Island I'm said county, when and where you can
appear. IL you see fit. and show cause, II any
you have, why said will should not be admitted
TO probate.
HENRY Is. HUBBARD. County Clerk
Dated at Rock Island January 18th, 1889.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
FROM THE FILIPINO JUNTA.
Charges That Uncle Sans Administration
Is Full of Despotism.

Hong Kong. Feb. 4.-The Filipino
junta here has issued the following
statement: simultaneously with the
proclamation of the republic Aguinaldo
released the Spanish war prisoners as
an act of grace. The Spanish imposition
of the poll tax is enforced by the Amer
leans with greater severity. Formerly
the poorest paid 81 and the rich SS7. Now
the lowest nay 81 and the rich S100,
which is greatly exasperating the peO-
pie. The gambling, cock fighting, bribing,
squeezing. and the American abuses OF
the customs are causing demoraliza-
ton. The Spanish corrupt despotic sys-
TEN seems to be the moral of the Amer
lean executive. The Manila Filipinos
are indignant at the notion of the
American journals that they will tame
ly submit to be experimental with by
amateur colonial administrators, and
hope the decision of the United States
senate on Monday will be of a nature to
satisfy their aspirations as frequently
ay -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Icea or s5.cvoUUo as a gift from the
United States to the Cuban soldiers is
repugnant and wounds the pride of Gu
bans" General Maya Rodriguez. COM
mander of the Cuban forces in the
provinces of Pinar del Rio. Havana.
Matanzas and Santa Clara, and second
in command in the Cuban army, said:
Il cannot think that General Gomez
would take this resolution regarding a
matter of such transcendental impor-
lance as the payment and disarmament
of the Cuban army without consulting
the Cuban generals
II think the Cuban army should con-
tinue TO aid in preserving order in the
island until . certain important
matters have been clearly decided such
as. for instance. who is to pay the cost
of the numerous and unnecessary Amer
lean army of occupstion-Cuba or the
United States General Gomez does not
hold the power TO disband the army
without the authorization of the Cuban
assembly and until after consultation
with the generals. General Enrique
Collazo said: The Cuban army can
not and should not accept a gift or
charity from any nation We asked for
what is rightly ours. That which Cuba
owes to her defenders in arms should
be delivered no to no one, because no
one has vanquished us"
General Mario MenocaI. formerly Gu
ban commander in Havana province.
and now chief of police in Havana city
said: II doubt the truth OF the state
ment attributed to General Gomez II
il is true. can simply say that Gen
eral Gomez is not authorized TO solve
this problem unaided. The Cuban army
does not ask and cannot accept charity
from the American government. The
country mas asked a loan to facilitate
tue payment of money rightfully due
the army"
In reply to tie letter Gomez wrote to
him. President Mckinley. through Sec
rotary of State Hay, wired the follow
ing yesterday TO Porter: The president
sends his hearty congratulations and
thanks for your dispatch. Convey his
cordial greetings to General Gomez and
his grateful appreciation of the gener-
ais frank and friendly message. The
cooperation of General Gomez in the
p&cification of Cuba will be of the
greatest value for both peoples"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
LEGAL.
Petition to Probate VIII.

State OF Illinois, Ice
Rock Island, county.
In the County Court, January term, A. ID.
1899
In the matter of the probate of The last will
and ties, ament of Henry Fielder, dece Ased, II
probate.
To all persons whom this may concern
Greeting:
Notice is hereby givep, that on the Bird day
of January. A. d. 1899, petition was filed In
the county court of RocN Island county, Ii
nois asking that the last will and testament Of
Henry Fielder, deceased, he admitted to pro
bate. The same petition further states that
the following named persons are all the heirs
at-law and legatees: Josepha Maria Denhardt,
Hampton. Ill. Yer nlta Bick, Rock Island I'LL;
Anna Klucller. address unknown, Anton Fled
Ter, Geneseo. Ill.
You are further notified. that the hearing OF
the proof of said will has been set by said
court for the 18th day of January, A. ID. 1889.
at the bour of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at
the court house In Rock Island in said c. unity,
when and where you can appear, II you see fit,
and show cause. IL any you have, why said will
hould not be admitted To probBte.
HENRY Is. HUBBARD County Clerk.
Dated at Rock Island Jan. 3, 1899
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Fitz and the Sailor to Meet.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Feb. AFTER
working the wires nearly all day Julian
and O'Rourke have settled the dispute
over the $500 check put up by Shar-
key to cover Fitzsimmons' forfeit The
check is to be changed TO cash today
and all parties are to meet in Chicago or
New York next week to sign articles
for the fight. which is to be twenty-five
rounds or more. winner 10 take all. and
to take place before the club Offering
the best purse, barring the Lenox club.
Of New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Things Must he Kept Moving.
CUBAN LEADERS ARE HEsIrArING.
Don't Know Whether Not TO Support
Gomez-McKinIey' Message.

The news of General Gomez accept
ance of the proposals of President Nc
Kinley. through Porter, has not yet
been thoroughly weighed in this city.
The Cuban leaders seem uncertain for
the moment whether to support General
Gomez or Criticise him. Public opinion
had been wrought up to demand ard ex-
pect larger payment. Some of the Gu
ban major generals who have not been
consulted may strongly disapprove of
an agreement which gives them mi
mute portion of the $4,000 each of them
expected
Among the Cuban leaders who have
given expression to their views on the
subject il is asserted that General
Gomez was not authorized to agree to
the disarmament of the army with
out consulting the Cuban assembly and
obtaining its permission. a prominent
Cuban said: IF the news is true the
Cuban assembly will have grounds for
proceeding against General Gomez, The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
Strong Assertions to Just What
the Remedies VIII Do.

Munyon guarantees
that his Rheumatism
Cure will cure nearly
al cases OF rheuma-
tism in a few hours;
that his Dyspepsia Cure
will cure indigestion and
all stomach troubles:
that his Kidney Cure
will cure 30 per cent.
OF all cases Of kidney
trouble: that his Ca
tarrh Curs will cure
catarrh no matter how
long standing: that his
Headache Cure will cure
any Kind OF headache In
q few minutes: that
his Cold Cure will
ouirkIv break nm any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Copper Is Having a Boom.

Chica go, Feb. 4.-Iron and Steel says:
Copper is acting beyond precedent. It
has again advanced this week almost
cents per pound, and is now quoted at
Is cents. Chicago lead is likewise high
er. and even tin has struggled up lit
tie farther. These metals are carrying
With them an advance in the price of
almost all products into which they
enter to any considerable degree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Dubuque. Ia. Feb. 4.-President John
son and Manager LOTUS will not an
nounce the eighth city Of the Western
League until the National has placed
it's teams. That was the decision yes
terday Should Cleveland be dropped
LOTUS will take the Columbus team
there II not it viii go to Grand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
TOO MUCH ECONOMY
MAY Make Trouble for a Couple
of Combines in the Weed
We Smoke.
WILL THROW MANY OUT OF WORK.

Organized Labor Likely to Strike Against
the Proposed Saving by Consolidation
Carnegie's steel Works Have Big Con-
tracts on Hand-Half a Mile of New
buildings To Be Built - Progress of
Trusts OF Various Kinds.
St. Louis. Feb. As . result of tbs
rssrchase of several Zig tobacco manu-
featuring plants in this city by the
American Tobacco Com-any and the
merging of others into the same cor
poration. and the subsequent orGaniza-
ton of the Continental Tobacco COM
pany. numerous changes will be made
in the manner of operating the st.
Louis factories. The changes may
precipitate a strike among tobacco en-
ployes. Some of these changes viii be
made at once, but others will not occur
until the plans Of the purchasers be-
come more settled One of the first
things that will tc done viii be to re-
move the Drummond cigarette factory
from the Drumrnond bui ding on South
Fourth street to the CatIin factory at
Thirteenth and Chestnut streets. This
Will enable the American company to
concentrate it's plants under one man
agenent. and also viii make more room
in the Drummord Tobacco factories for
2 proposed increase in capacity.
may Have Labor Fight on Hand.
Other consultations of factories arc
outlined, and an immense saving in the
operation of the plants is figured out.
But another factor that viii have TO
be reckoned with by the two great
trusts is organized labor. The tobacco
workers are among the strongest labor
unions in the city. II the trusts under
to INTERCHANGEABLE throw of
employment the large number of men
who are likely to suffer because of the
proposed reductions. a strike is not far
distant. Nearly 400 employees will be
thrown out by the closing of the Wright
Bros factory at St. Charles. which is
contemplated, and complaint is made
that the tobacco is being stemmed In
Louisville. where the schedule of wages
Is lower ard freight on stems is saved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Letters Milk Trust.

Chicago. Feb. 4.-ArtiCles of incorpor-
alton of the Chicago milk trust. of
which Joseph Letter is the prime mover
are now on their way to New Jersey.
and in a day or two the consolidation
will be an accomplished fact. The CAPT
tai stock will be $1,000. eco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Beauty In Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy CathaT-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the BODY. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Local Markets.
34635.

Corn-34H35
- Oats-25n26c.
Hay-Timofhy s75OGsss; wild, 1917
Straw ~. 5OGrS5.
PotatoeS-New 35c.
Butter-Fair to choice 15c: fresh creamery,
&c
EggS-I5c.
Chickens-Spring &c per pound.
Ducks-6c per pound.
Turkeys-Aliye. sac per pound
Coai-Soft. Zoe
CsttIe-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
3Iz15c; cows and heifers, 3izIic: calves
4Gr5c.
Hogs-354 Q3kc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
TRUST BUSINESS Is BOOMING.
EiIIet Combine Gets Another PIant-PiPc
and Pottery Schenes-

Wheeling. w Va. Feb. 4.-The billet
combine, being promoted by Moore
Bros, Chicago. organizers Of the tin
plate combine, has practically secured
control Of the Aetna-Standard Iron and
Steel company. with its large steel
plants at AetnavilIe and 3Iinso juno
ton. Options on control OF the stock.
which. .:=.SsS. 1yv.oo. have be12 secured by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Col SEXTON. ConditIon CRITICAL

Washington. Feb. 4--The condition OF
Colonel James A. Sexton is again such
as to give much concern regarding the
outcome of his Illness. A brain compli-
cation has developed, which makes the
case extremely critical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Strike Season Has Begun.

New York, Feb. 4.-The strike season
among the east side garment workers
began yesterday when 1,500 claknakers
quit work in the shops of four contrac-
tors. The strike is against long hours
and reduction in wages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Opposition for the Enamel Trust.

Milwaukee. Feb. A movement is on
foot to build a large tinware establish
ment in Milwaukee that will work in
opposition to the National Tinware and
Enamel company. known as the trust,
and emuIov aholIt 9 600 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
;Iectric Road To Lake Geneva.

DeIavan. Wis. Feb 4-The Electric
Road company. which will build line
from Chicago to Lake Geneva. has been
incorporated The capital stock is $780,
COO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

form Of cold and 20 on through the entire list Of
remedies. At alNdruggists. Is cents vial
II you need medical odTice write Prof, Munyon.
1905 Arch ST.. Phila- II 10 absolutely free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Which He Thinks Can BE Done Easily il
the Young American and Cuban Officers
Will Get Together and Co-operate-Our
Men Must Leave Before April, He Says
Hesitation About Accepting the Ar
raneement with Gomez.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-24
Market For American Horses.

The special report submitted to
the Pre- ident, and through him to
Congress, on the market for Ameri-
can horses in foreign countries. bv
Secretary Of Agriculture. James
Wilson, Is the most valuable docu-
mcnt which has come through the
government printing office 80 far
during Mr.. Mckinley's administra-
ton. While the horse breeding in
dustry Is one which should arouse
the active concern of all our people,
IRON Boston To Galveston and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, il has a
special interest for the people Of
Kentucky and Tennessee-the fa-
vorite homes of the thoroughbreds.
Cotton seems to be no longer king,
and il 1.-The man on horseback i
coming to the front, where can a
nobler specimen be found than in
our own great Commonwealth
On assuming the office of Secre
tary Of Agriculture Mr.. Wilson was
deeply impressed with the necessity
OF an output abroad for our surplus
horse production. Fer years pre-
vious thereto, the very extraordin-
arlly low prices for horses in this
country had greatly depressed horse
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-24

breeders and horse rlisers. Secre-
tary Wilson thinks il not impro-
bable that this apparent cause for
Encouragement was a blessing in
disguise, since the low prices at
tracted attention and invited pur-
chasers from abroad-giving the
first impetus to the foreign demand
for American horses. This was less
than five years ago; the expectation
of horses from this country To Eu
rope (where nearly 5000, 900
horses are used in the armies alone)
is therefore in it, infancy. Within
the past three months readers OF
The Dis latch have seen horses sell
on the streets of Louisville for $50
which would command from Eu-
ropean buyers from 5000 To $500.
The American export trade in
horses, says Secretary Wilson, has
made great strides within the past
five years. "In fact, its beginning
was laid only during the Chicago
International Exposition Of 1898.
During the next year there were
only five foreign buyers on the
Chicago market and only 1900
horses exported from that city
twice as many as had been sent in
an experimental way the previous
year-while in 1897 there were
seventy foreign buyers, and three
fourths of the horses exported to
Europe went directly from that mar
ket. The European nations, with
the exception of Hungary and Rus
sia, do not produce as many horses
as they need, and Of late years have
drawn heavily upon America, parti-
Canada and the United
States, to supply the deficiency"
In London the tramways, bus
companies, jobmasters and owners
OF light delivery wagons are large
purchasers of American horses
and such horses sell from Sl75 to
$500; well matched carriage horses
bring from $3.50 to 81 800 a pair,
which could he bought in Louis
vile for $500.
From this time forth the horse
trade with Europe will be growing
branch OF commerce. Horses OF
all kinds and characters will sell
readily. Horses for light cavalry
anj heavy dragoon, saddle horses,
harness, hunters, and large draft
horses. 1t promises a rich harvest
for Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee
and all the Southwest. Send to
your Congressman and get copy
Of Secretary Wilson's report
Louisville Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-24
"OURS FOREVER"
Says Beverage. Speaking Of the
Philippines.

Mr.. Beverage, at Philadelphia
spoke "Fof the greater republic
not for imperialism"
Among other things he said:
"The republic could not retrea
if it would. For the American re
public is part Of the moyemen
OF race-the most masterful rae,
of history-and race movements ar,
not to be stayed by the hand Of man
The sove reign tendencies Of our race
are organization and government.
Civil government is to be perfect.
ed in Porto Rico. The future OF
Cuba is to be worked out by the
wisdom of events. Ultimately an.
nexation is as certain as that island :
existerce.
The Philippines are ours forever.
Let faint hearts annoint their fears
with the thought that some day
American administration and Amer
ican duty there may end. But they
never will end.
We do not deny them liberty.
The administration of orderly gov
ernment is not denial of liberty.
There are II, 100000 people in the
Philippines, divided into 80 tribes.
Aguinaldo is Of the Tagal tribe of
1000, 600 souls, and he has an in
termittent authority over less than
$4,000 of these. To deliver these
islands to him and his crew would
be to establish an autocracy of bar
barism. The blood already shed is
but a drop to that which would flow
if America would desert its post in
the Pacific. Retreat from the Phil
ippines on any pretext would be the
master cowardice OF history. it
would be the betrayal of trust ss
sacred as humanity. 1t would be
a crime against christian civilization,
and would mark the beginning of
the decadence Of our race. And so,
thank God, the republic never re-
treats.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-24
huntingburg Fair.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting
was held at the office of Leo. II.
Fisher for the purpose of organizing
a company to succeed the Dubois
County Agricultural Association and
continue the holding of fairs. After
considerable parleying an organiza-
tion was effected to be known as the
Dubois County Fair Association,
with twenty stockholders.
The following were elected a. the
board of directors:
Joseph w. Schwartz.
Henry Landgrebe.
Marion ID. Lemond.
Henry Dufendach.
Ernst w. Pickhardt.
The officers of the new associa-
tion are:
President-E. w. Pickhardt.
Vice Pres.-Henry Landgrebe.
Secretary-Daniel Reutepohler.
Treasurer-Louis Katterhenry.
A committee Of three was ap-
pointed to see the creditors and ef-
feet a Observation-Disclosures
Argus.
In preliminary meeting it was
developed that the old Association
was about 81, 900 in debt, with not
enough property to meet it, and it
vas determined to re-organize, buy
the present Fair grounds, clear off
the debts, and start new. The an
nual Fairs have certainly paid
Huntingburg, and the city could
hardly afford to give them up.
With economical management the
Association can make their Fairs
pay expenses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-24
Something For Nothing.

We Lave heard Of the boy who
wanted 10 eat his cake anl keep il
too, but never before of a business
man who sold his goods and then
gave the purchaser credit for the
amount paid. TO learn about this
send to JAMES NIcKs Sons, of Ro-
chester, y. T., who agree to do this
in their Guide. The Golden We'd
ding edition of Nick's Garden and
Floral Guide is certainly an artistic
work, with its twenty-four pages
Autographed in colors, and nearly
one hundred more pages filled with
handsome half tone illustrations,
photographed from Flowers, Fruits,
Vegetables and homes.
While this Guide is really too
expensive to give away, they give
it with Due Bill for % cents
worth OF seeds for only ID cents.
Another new feature is the doing
away with the old packet OF Vege-
table Seeds and stating the guam
tity in each case, the buyer getting
more for his money.
Heaven will be no heaven to
me if | do not meet my wife there. y
Andrew Jackson.