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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Leaves His Wealth for Education.

Independence. Ia, Nov. Dr.. Bry-
ant. who died Il few days ago. leaves
$500 to MunSon Industrial School and
divides the rest of his property. valued
al about $4,000. to Tabor College.
Talladega. Ala. In his lifetime he gave
$4,000 to the two last named col
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Close Estimate on PennsxIrania.

Philadelphia. Nov. 9.-Complete re-
turns from 80 of the Ga counties in the
state, including Philadelphia. and care
fully revised estimates from the seven
missing counties. show 4 plurality of
1O9.4G5 for Barnett G;epD for state
treaser over Greasy CDemD. Tie plu-
rality for Brown GiepD for supreme
judge will exceed that of Barnett by
probably 10000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
MaryIand,s Democratic Maiorlty.

Baltimore. Nov. 9.-The Democrats
carried this city on governor by S.192,
and the state will add about 1900 to
this. The Democrats have II of the
26 senators and sc of the 81 members
of the house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Democrats Sweep Frisco.

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-Correct semi
official returns show that the Demo
Gratis made almost Il clean sweep in the
munipical election. The Republicans
elected the sheriff. auditor. tax com
missioner. county clerk and three
supervisors. The Democrats elected the
mayor and all other county officers and
fifteen supervisors. Mayor Phelan's
plurality over Davis, Rep. 7.156.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Republican Mayor at salt Lake.

Salt Lake. Utah. Nov. 9.-ThompsOn
(RepD for mayor has Il majority of
$50. The Republicans also elected
recorder and auditor. The council
stands nine Republicans and six Dem
ocrats. The Democrats elected mayors
in Ogden, Provo, Parry City and Lo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
secret Clauses for Cecil Rhodes.

London. Nov. 9-TEe Berlin CORE
Spondent of The Daily Mail says he
has learned that the Samoan agree
mcnt contains secret clauses relating
to South Africa. whereby the plans of
Cecil Rhodes are advanced Il step to-
ward realization
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

7ETANTED-TO LOAN MONEY ON Ola
w monds. watches. jewelry. hardware.
musical Instruments, bicycles. clothing. dry
goods furniture. etc He est cash prices
paid for second hand goods of all kinds also
Tue above goods for sale at half the usual
store prices. All business trJnSaC lions strictly
t.oufIdentiI His new number and location,
1928 Second avenue Don't forget 1t. J. w
Jones Two rings on 1877.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

Aberdeen. =. D., Nov. 9.-Complete
returns from the state at large con-
firm estimates of Il majority of 1000
to 10000 for the Republican candidate
for supreme Judge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
MONEY TO LOAN.

1rONFY TO LOAN-CHATTEL MORT
wi GAGE loans by w. II Eastman. I7l2 Sec
ond avenue. without publity or removal He
also makes cOlIectiOus-hArd ones Il specially
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

VNHE PEORIA SCISSORS AND RAZOR EX
pert has returned 20 Rock Island He so
licitS tho patronage OF former customers. Ad
dress " = Chaddock general delivt ~. city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

UANTED-A COMP ETENT GIRL FOR
w general house work in family Oi three
Apply 10 Ms. !. l.. Murphy, 81 Forsy-fOurth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
SAMOA SETTLEMENT
Tri-National Control Is to Cease
ard the Islands Are to
Be Divided.
GREAT BRITAIN DROPS HER CLAIM

Germany Giving Her Certain Islands Near
Australia, While Several African CUES
tions Are settled at the Same Time
British Claims In Samoa Disposed of in
Difference TO German Popular Sentiment
United States Get All They Want.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
LOST AND FOUND.

I OST-A BUNCH OF KEYS: 81 REWARD
IL for theic return TO this Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

I OSTOR TED TO KNOW
- tn "a where lbOutS of one blac k horse. star
in forehead and bump IN front knee. Leave
word a. THE ARGUS Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

"ANTFD-PARTNER IN INSURANCE
w business. Good live man. First-class
opening to hustler. Address &C. B." care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

MEN COLLECTORS AND
w solicitors Tor Rock Island. Permanent
positions. 80 Mitchell & Lynde building, De
tween and 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
Other Questions Are Settled.

At the same time an arrangement
has been arrived ut between the two
powers by virtue of which the so
called neutral zone in the hinteriInd of
German To%oland ana the British gold
coast is divided i'll such manner that
the boundary of the German and Brit
iSh territories Will he formed by the
Paka river up to Il point where the
latter cuts the 9th degree of latitude,
thence north by line 10 he fixed by u
mixed commission. To this is append
ed Il reservation that the countries of
MampruSi and GambaZa shall fall 10
Great Britain and the countries of
Yeudi and ChakOSi Ia Germany. Final
ly. according to the decision of the
colonial council. Germany has prom
iSCd to rcnOUnCc her Xtra-tcrritOrial
rights in Zanzibar till the expiration of
the commercial treaty in 1902. with the
proviSO that the remuneration is only
effective when the other nations aban-
don their eXtra-territorial rights in
Zanzibar in favor of Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

TYOR REST-THREE NEWLY FURNISHED
II front rooms facing Spencer square suit
able for young men. With or without board.
Address 1911 Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

NOR RENTAL 1929 SECOND AVENUE
II large rooms, well furnished: gas, bath
steam heat trst-clasS nme table BeSl
location in the city. Corner Thirteenth street
and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

TuAETED-GoOD RELIABLEoIL SALES
w man on commission Orsalary. Address
Quaker OIL and Implement company, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

TUAETED-BOARDE CEOICEROOkS
W and board at 22zs Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
FOR RENT.

NOR RENT-7-ROOM HOUSE on THIR-
II tecnth street between First and Second
avenues SIS. Rcidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

"AETED- MARRIED COUPLE.
w bond and room in private family Ref
ereuce, given. address "A. NJ ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

UYANTED-PTPILSW WISHING TO TAKE
w private lessons in dancing can do SO oy
eaquiEilg at 27l0 Fifth avenue. Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

2SIac per 10: extr dairy. 2O921c; pack
ing stock. 14Ml6c. Eggs-Fresh stock.
1sc per dozen. Live poultry-Turkeys.
S09l@c per 10; chickens. Zee: spings.
sig d9c: ducks. 112c; geese, s5.50G6.25 per
Coz. Potatoes-Burba1kS. 2SO1 33c per
bu: Hebrons. 26G30c. Sweet potatoes
SI2563.00 per Dbl. Cranberries-Cape
Cod, s45OG5.00 per Dbl.
Chicago Live stock.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
80 900. Sales ranged at S3.5Od4.10 for
pigs. sS.95I4.2215 for light, S3.S5@3.95 for
rough packing, S4-0OGI4.3O for mixed and
S4.00q4.30 for heavy packing and ship
ping lots.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day. $500. Quotations ranged at $3.50
66.S0 for choice to extra steers, S5.50GJ
$50 for good to choice do. S4.90u $40
for fair to good DO. Si.4014.S5 common
to medium do. s4.OOG4.&O butchers
steers. $4.5Gd6.2O fed western steers.
s.. 25GI4.SO feeding steers. 81. 25G4.5O COWS.
50. 25d5.C0 heiferS. s. S0d450 bulls and
oxen. $3-15M4.15 stays. S3.4o64.50 Texas
steers, 50. 15a5.O0 grass western steers,
S3.4O04.4O western cows and heifers and
S5.OOGI50 veal calves.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the
day. $4,000 Quotations ranged at $3.50
d4.4O westerns, s2.90G4.5o natives. and
S4.OOG5.6O lambs.
24lzM26h
milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee. Nov. 8.
Wheat-Lower: No. l northern. 6SGp
69c; No. , northern. 60 y G66c. Rye
Firm; No. l. 55Izc. Barley-Steady: No.
=, 45c; sample. 5Id43iHc Oats-Steady:
Local Markets.
Spring lambS-S2 501s3 50
Sheep-47rii4.
Corn-3p0:Sl
OarS-.2G22
Ha'-Tinothy. $3.50; wild, g. 5CGs8.
Straw - 5OfEs5.
Potat~es-25d3ec.
FuttGr-Cho.ce TO fair zoe; fresh creamery,
PIC
Eggs ice
Chickens &c per pound
Spring chicken=-9c.
Iucks-7c per pound.
Coal Soft. Ice
CatiIe-But. hers pay for corn-fcd stee1
5laG6l4, cows and heifers- 51:Gini calves
sac.
Hogs 81 1874
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

L ADV OF MAN WANTED To TRAVEL.
- and apDoiGt agents. So per month and
expenses. Ziegler x Co. No. az, Monon Build
ing, Chic ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

XHvANTED-COO0 GIRL FOR GENERAL
w hoI-=worit. Inquire of c. J. w. Shrel-
ner 1ily Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
WANTED.

urAHTED-AL oDGER INQUIRE AT 221a
w Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

WANTED - COOK AND DISHwASHER
w ~ Wrght's restaurant. 1873 Second
sLve5Ue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

"ANTED-A COMPETENT COOK AT
w 10 Elm street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
German Property in Sanoa.

The Berlin telegram says that the
island of UpOlu. Savaii and the small
adjacent islands fail TO Germany as
free property. Great Britain re-
nOunceS any claim to the Samoan isl
andS. ana Germany. in turn. rcnOunccS
any claim Ia the Tonga islands and to
Savage island in favor of Great Brit
ain. ChoiScUl and San Isabel the two
eaSterly islands of the Solomon group,
with their insular surroundings also
going to Grcat Britain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
The Sponge Animal.

II the sponge as brought up fresh
from the sea bottom We're Il familiar
object says DR.. Ledekller. few would
be in doubt as to its being an animal.
When fresh. it is Il tieShy looking SUBJ
stance covered with Il firm skin, and
if cut IL presents somewhat the ap-
pearance of raw meat. Its cavities are
filled with IL gelatinous substance cali
ed milk" American spongeS. and
those of all other parts of the world.
are inferior to the sponges of the east
ern shores of the Mediterranean. The
finest of all Sponges is the Turkey tot
let sponge, which is cup shaped. The
American sponge most nearly APP
preaching it in quality is the West In
dian glove spongc.-Youth's COmpan-
ion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

NOR SALE-A NEW MODERN 7-ROOM
Il hru~a. ali Twelfth street Easy terms If
taken 1T once. Inquire on premises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

TOR SALE-NINE-ACRE FRUIT FARM.
Il AL kinds OF :Tuit: good buildings; near
town. 4 bargain for some one if taken soon.
Gordon & Bowman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

NOR SELE-i 40 Is SOFT COAL HEAT
i er. the .tai. level burned only two
months. Apply 20 +. g. Boyd over 1913 Sec
oud avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

WA STED-T 30 ROOMS. UEFCRNGSH-
w cd for housekeeping. No children.
write OF ca !. 2tj sixth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

NOR SAr.E-CO Al. IN ANTs QUANTITY
II Of - bushels or over at SIS per ton. de
uvc-cd T.. -. u. 10 any part OF the city
Leave orders at Com nercidl house barber
Shop, RCc< Island. or EnUs James Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

NOR SALE-GyOD. ALI-WORk MARE.
i single or doutle driver. good condition,
gentle W. light about I,lJo. {. +. Lyon, z92I
Thirteen avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

nor SALE-THE FINEST LOT IN SOUTH
7 Rock Island. Fair Grounds addition, 1T Il
bargain NJ. T. Sweeney, rooms 33 and %,
Mitchell * Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

ElOR SALE-AT SACRIFICE, 4o-ACRE
IL farm near town. lots of fruit. To be
gold cheap to settle 81 estate. Here is a bar
yein cheap for cash No trade. Gordon &
Bowman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

TOR 8 aLE-SE CONDHAND WOOD AND
{ coal heA'iIg stoves and bedroom furni
turc cheap Must be sold this week at Mr..
L eSSler's storage warehouse, 2J9 Fifteenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

ECR SAIE-A NICE GOxl2O LOT WITH
- broom house built Orly two years. with
ci~teru and good well baney at 2S29 Ninth
avenue. Cheap for cash Inquire premises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09
MYSTERY ABOUT HIS DEATH
Chicagoan Reported Drowned Trough the
Ice in the Missouri River.

Sioux City. Ia. Nov. "a mystery
regarding the alleged death OF Albert
Charles andrews. formerly of 3S51 Al
dine place. Chicago. has come To light
here through quiet investigation be-
ing made as 10 the authenticity of =
deposition presented 10y the supposed
widow in claiming Il share OF 4 large
estate left 10 Andrews in England.
The deposition. which is made by L.
+. McPheeters. OF keota, Ia. asserts
that he and Andrews We're crossing
the Missouri river from Sioux City 10
Covington on Dec. Is. 1897. and that
the ice broke and both fell in. An
dI ewS being drowned Detectives have
found that the ice on the river was
very thick AT that time. and no record
is found of the drowning of Il man on
that day.
The woman who makes the claim as
widow is said to be the daughter of
McPheeterS' former wife. She is now
living inEngland and has remarked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-09

Washington Nov. 9.-The news from
Perrin that an agreement has been
reached whereby the British retire
from the Islands of Samoa. marks the
close of 4 lung-Standing source of inter
national controversy. and also brings
about new territorial arrangements i'll
the South Pacific. In the early stage
of the negotiations il was agreed that
the United States should have the isl
and of Tutuila. with its valIIa BILE har
Dor of Page Page and the lesser isl
andS Of its coast. including the large
iSlct OF Manua. The negotiations then
shifted to London to determine wheth-
er Germany or Great Britain should re-
tain the two remaining islands. UpOlu
and SHvaii. The nature of these
later negotiations has been constantly
communicated to Washington. al
though they have not reached The stat"
department.
Yielded to German Popular Sentiment.
1t has been known for some days
that in case Great britain retired from
Samoa Germany would give as part
compensation the large Solomon isl
andS OF Esabel and Choiseul These
are near the British possessions in
Australasia. being east of New Guinea.
They are twice the size of the Samoan
group. but the country is mountainous
and the people warlike. many being
cannibllS. At the British and German
embassies here the announcement of
the close of the negotiations WAS re
CeiVed with much satisfaction. y high
diplomatic official said that the agree
ment was due mainly to the fact that
German public sentiment was averSe
to retiring from Samoa. ana YieldIn"
to this sentiment Great Britain
had solved the matter by taking an
u. IN, OILS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-04
Cmriom. FiahinR.

The natives of Kottiar are in the habit of digging every year, in the summer the dry banks of the Vergel river for fish, which they dig out by hundreds, just as they would potatoes. The mud Jumps are broken open and he fish. perhaps eight or ten inches long. will always be found alive, and often frisky, as if just removed from It's supposedly native element.the water. In the dry bed of several ATT can rivers a similar practice is often nursued. A kind of mud fish buries itself whilst the bottom is still moist and remains there all the summer waking up when the rains commence again,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-04
Famous Rings.

The smallest wedding ring was that used at the marriage of May, daugh- ter of Henry VIII, to the Dauphin of France, son of Francis l. The Dau- phin was born February 28, 151S, and as a matter of state policy, and to bring. about union with England, he was married according to the custom of the time, when s months old, to the Princess, who was two years old, She wore cap of black velvet, GOV cred with jewels, and dress of cloth of gold. Cardinal Wolsey landed the ring and performed the mass.
 The beautifuls Miss Cunning, accord lug to Horace Walpole, was married to the Duke of Hamilton with q curtain ring, his grace being hasty, Tn Mayfair Chapel, and at 12:30 at night In Ire land, among the impoverished peasants hired wedding rings are often used. In the Greek ceremony tue priest gives q silver ring to the bride and gold one to the groom.
 Numerous persons claim to possess the fatal ring given by Elizabeth to the Earl of Essex-the one which the Countess of Nottingham cruelty with held=while he lay under the sentence 
 Mary Stuart married Darnley, her royal cousin sent her this very ring in token of her highest reg8Td-regard which history proved worthless. The ring exhibited as that of Lady Francis Devereux, daughter of Essex, appears the most authentic. It was made for lady's finger and subsequently en- larged, with portrait of the Queen in sardonyx.
 Lady Scroope dropped a sapphire ring from the palace window to an- nounce the death of Elizabeth; her brother hastened with the greatest speed to deliver it to the Scotch Prince.
 Rings as tokens or pledges for loans were made for Queen Henrietta while in Holland trying to raise money and troops for her ill-starred husband. "H. NJ. R." was done in filigree upon them and covered with crystal. These were to have been redeemed by favorS if the royal cause prospered. A topaz set in silver with diamond and rubies was given as pledge to the Pen derell brothers for saving Charles Il in the oak tree after the battle of Worcester, and yearly pension of f500 was conferred on the Family for eyer.-Harper's Bazaar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-04
 Hard on a Watch.

Tt is bad practice to be continually setting a watch by the stem-setter, observed a watch repairer to report CT, flor it has tendency to wear out the band that attaches the hands to the pinion. The hands are frightened to the pipion as firmly as they can be, and eveTy setting loosens them some what. There is class of persons who set their watches every day rather shan give a little attention to the mat ter of regulating them. They find that the watch gains or loses minute or & few minutes in each twenty-four hours, and instead of curing this by the regulator, which is put in the watch for that purpose and no other, they force back or forward the hands by the stem-setter or by key. If the hand pinion wears out, which it ire quently does, it is considerable of q job to put in & new one or place new hands on 1t, and the work necessarily costs something, for watch repairers have to charge for their work. If a person knows that a watch gains or loses a certain amount in each day, ft is better to calculate back or forward than to be continually setting it. A little study of the regulator will do the work much better, without the risk of wearing out anything"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-04
Don't Use BIotting Pads.

Said an official at the general writing counter in a big post office: Be care full how you use the plotting paper"
 Remembering that good plotting sheets could be had for q penny, Inquired .WhyT'
 'We have rnore inquisitive than ready-going visitors" he said. Some who have sittle or no business to mind take pleasure in acting Oyerseer to others. Lots of idle folks drop in here purposely to examine the plotting pads.
 Not that the examination is profit able to the examiners in the general sense, but look there-yOu observe the old gentleman in the blue pilot coat at the central counter? His hobby is to busy himself with other peoples con- cerns. Today he Is quiescent; the pads are new, and offer no amusement.
 ssI have seen him" tin a lowered voice. take up pad after pad, place small hand glass over them, and read what impression the writers have left on the absorbent paper. He is a pest, but we cannot expose him.
 "Sorry to say, more than one lady finds amusement in similarly treating the bIotters. One, in particular, fingers long in the vicinity of the writing counters. Carrying a small folding glass, she seems to delight in reading snatches of communications which the pads have mirrored on their sheets. When disturbed, she pretends to be in. terested in writing, or filling a tele- graph form. Yes, l warn you not to use the official pads too liberally."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-04

for coasting down the track, the aver- age descent of which is S44.S feet per mile. The toboggan is supposed to be used only for pleasure purposes, no employe being authorized to use 1t While i'll discharge O. his duties.
 The device consists essentially of a plank 12 inches wide and feet ia length, along the middle of the under side of which there is a cleat which runs between the rack bars and holds the toboggan thereon. On either side of the middle cleat there are brake shoes bolted to the plank at one end and bearing against the outside sur faces of the rack bars or cog teeth.
 These brake shoes are applied by clamps bent over the sides of the plank and operated by lever which, as ap. pears in the illustration, the rider holds within his grasp.
 The plank bears upon the upper edges of the cog teeth by steel runners, which consist of two straps bent over the ends of the plank. To hold the device in balance bar or pole is bolted to the top of the plank, cross wise, extending over the track rail on either side. Across the front end of the plank there is bolted rest for the rlder's feet.
 The method of operating the device is simply to place the toboggan on tue track, sit down and attend to the brake.
 The speed attainable with this tobog- gan depends upon the pleasure of the rider. A record of q fraction under a mile a minute has been made on the particular toboggan shown in this H. lustration, there being many of them ill use on the road.
 The entire stretch of track from the top of the peak, down to Manitou, nine miles, is used, except at four points where the track rails diyerge at sid lngs. At these points the rider must come to a stop and carry his toboggan about 40 feet It is officially stated that on one occasion an employe of the nine miles in II minutes.
 The high friction created by the con- tact of the runners with the rack rails causes the former to heat, and on the Lighter grades of to F per cent the heated runners have been known to adhere to the rack rail and stop the toboggan.
 For the purpose of fabrication and to prevent the runners from unduly heat ing, the rider carries bar of soap which he applies to the top of the rack teeth by reaching over in front of the toboggan. Even then the friction is so great that at very high speed on the long grades streams of fire follow the tobOgpan