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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
THREE OAKS CELEBRATES.
Michigan Town That Won the Dewey
Cannon Against the World"

Three Oaks, Mich, July 17.-An en-
thusiastic celebration over winning the
Dewey cannoR%, was held Saturday
night, in which the entire village par
tfcipated. Special electrical decora-
tions lighted the streets and after a
long parade leading citizens made pa
triotic addresses at an open air meet
ing. The festivities ended with a
brilliant display of fireworks. The
cannon was presented by Admiral
Dewey to the city or village raising the
greatest sum, according to it's popula-
ton, for the Maine memorial monu-
ment fund. Three Oaks, with a popu-
lation of from 800 to 1000 people,
raised $1,132, representing more than
81 per capita.
Three Oaks entered the contest with
considerable spirit and determination.
The village officials began a campaign,
adopting the motto, Three Oaks
against the world and started the
subscription list with liberal figures
opposite their names. Business men
and private citizens added their deter
mination with the result that Saturday
the announcement came from the COM
mittee that the trophy of war would be
shipped here at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
WHO IS SBETANCOURT?
Our Officials in Cuba Want to
Make the Gentleman's
Acquaintance.
Ian WIG WANTS TO RAISE CAIN

And Hurl Uncle Sam on the Island-Sup-
posed To BE the Civil Governor of Ma
tanzas-Known to Hold the Same Sort
of yiews-secretary of Agriculture Will
Tells the Pacific Coast where Ex-
pansion VIII Pay.
Havana, July 17.-The pronuncia-
mento issued in the city of Matanzas,
signed "Betancourt" and calling upon
Cubans to prepare to hurl from the
country the crafty eagle" as they had
removed the naughty and hungry
Spanish lion," is now believed by many
to have been the production of the civil
governor of Matanzas. The reasons for
this view are not convincing, but Senior
Betancourt has not positively denied
the authorship and it is notorious that
he has expressed almost identical sem
timents in the Havana cafes on diff
ferent occasions before American Off
GERS. He once used language closely
resembling that of the proclamation"
in the presence of an American briga-
der general and an American colonel.
VIII Likely BE Asked to Explain.
Both officers believe it quite probable
that he wrote the appeal. If not its
author, then in their Judgment he was
COSIllZdnl VI II dSTSSu " lIlc use
of his name. Many Cuban officers of
high rank are also satisfied that Senor
Betancourt was in some way intimate
ly related to the publication and cir
culation of the address to the people of
MatanZas. General Wilson, military
governor of the Matanzas-Santa Clara
department, will doubtless ask the civil
governor for an explanation in case
there is no denial from him.
Had Earned n Position by Fighting.
A Cuban major called at the palace
Saturday TO ask an interview with the
governor general, whom he said he
would ask TO give him an appointment
in the customs house. Lieutenant
Castle. of General Brooke's staff, in
formed him that he must make his ap-
plication in the usual way, setting
forth his qualifications and submitting
a certificate of good moral character.
To this the Cuban officer replied that
he had earned the position by fighting
for the revolution, and that if he did
not get it he would take to the woods,
as several others had done.
Believes in No Law for Thugs.
The Commercial says: The worst
method of treating the banditti is the
legal method, as it puts honest men at
the mercy of robbers and frontier law
The best method is to capture them, let
them try TO escape, and then kill them
The reason why Mexico now has i'm
rlunity from bandits is that she has
followed this course
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
NOT THE MoYs FAULT
That Lynch Did Not Murder an Innocent
Man in the Case.

Richview, Ills, July 17.-There was
more excitement in Irvington, little
hamlet of 200 population, five miles
north of this place, than had ever ex-
listed there before. For several hours
it looked as if Charles Moore, a negro,
would be lynched in spite of all that
could be done by cool-Eeaded citizens.
He was saved from such a fate, how
ever, later developments proved that if
harm had befallen him it would have
been regretted, for he was innocent
of the crime of which he was accused.
Last Thursday evening barn on the
farm of Mrs. Catherine Mier, residing
five miles northwest of Irvington, was
burned to the ground. Friday morn
ing her charred remains were found in
the debris of the building. Foul play
was suspected and every available
theory as to the identity of the guilty
person was run down. Finally suS-
picion fell upon Charles Moore. a col
ored man, who had been working for
Mrs Mier, and when given chance
he proved a perfect alibi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Major William F. Tucker is an
nounced as chief paymaster, depart
ment of the lakes.
Chief Justice >Walbridge a. Field, of
the Massachusetts supreme court, died
at Boston Saturday
Albert August Becker, wife-murder-
er, was sentenced at Chicago to be
hanged Friday, Oct 13.
Mrs Ida A Flagler, wife of Henry
NJ. Flagler, of the Standard Oil COM
pany, is hopelessly insane.
Destructive hail storms passed Sat-
urday through the country west and
south of Grand Forks, n. d.
Jeanette Schwerin, the most promi-
nent representative of the women's
rights movement in Germany, is dead.
Charles w. Spalding's application for
a parole has been continued for
year by the Illinois state board of par
dons.
William J. Bryan will speak at the
Auditorium, Chicago, on July 20, when
the Democratic national committee
meets.
Half a dozen men got inside the
county jail at Gainesville, Ga, and shot
to death 81 Smith, who was being held
for murder.
The Westinghouse company has Sc
cured the contract TO equip the RuS-
sian Imperial railway air brakes The
contract amounts to S12, 900. 900.
A London magistrate Saturday or
dered the destruction of fourteen tons
of rotten fruit seized in the boiling
room of Sir Thomas Lipton's jam fac
tory.
The captured Spanish warship Reina
Mercedes has been appraised at s73,-
600 by a special board, showing that
she is not worth repairing for active
service.
Fifty bronze cannon from Cuba have
arrived at Hamburg, Germany. on their
way to Silesia. where they will be sold
to the bell foundries to be cast into
church bells
Subscribe for ,rHk IA Afsssus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
ROWDYIsM IN CAMP.
Two Young Women and Their Escorts Sc.
Upon by Militianen.

Two Young Women and Their Escorts Sc.
Upon by MilitiaInen.
Springfield, Ills. July 1.-Two
young women of Springfield and their
soldier escorts were set upon by a
crowd of militiamen at Camp Lincoln
Friday night and subjected to indigni-
ties sufficient to cause a sensation
throughout the camp. Private Trabine.
of company G, was badly beaten and
was stabbed through the upper lip with
n bayonet. receiving a wound that will
disfigure him for life.
The assault occurred in the street
along which company c is quartered.
The soldiers were escorting the young
women from the grounds when the at
tack was made. After Trabine had
been pummeled into Inconsistencies
and had received a bayonet wound the
soldiers set upon the young women
and their dresses were badly torn be-
fore they could escape. Three MEM
bers of the attacking party were later
arrested and placed in the gaurd house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
STREET CARS ARE RUNNING.
No Trouble So Far Today In New York
Another Strike in Cleveland.

New York, July 17.-About two
thirds of the cars on all the lines of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company,
except the Nassau. system are running
this morning. There is no trouble so
far and the cars all carry one to four
policemen.
Cleveland. July 1.-THE conduc-
tors and motormen of the big consoli-
dated street railway system, who were
on strike last month, went out again
this morning. Eight hundred men
are affected and claim the company
violated the agreement under which
the former strike was ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
SECRETARY WILSON'S VIEWS.
lie Is for Expansion and Would Boom tn
Pacific Coast Trade.

Ale Is Expansion ana w Ould Boom tll6
Pacific Coast Trade.
Seattle, Wash, July 17-Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson will remain
in this city several days, or until he
has seen every farmer from whom it is
possible to obtain any information He
said yesterday: THE time has come
when the coast is in a position TO COM
mand the trade of the Orient and the
Pacific. Manila alone will take all the
butter Washington can manufacture
and put in tin cans. Millions of dol
lars of trade in butter alone await the
the demand. The Pacific coast is des-
tined to yet be the great market of the
world. The coast can and will handle
all of this trade in time.
Expansion is going to be a great
thing for the coast. 1t will open up
and develop a market that would 9TH
erwise be stagnant for many years to
come. fhe people are already begin
ming to see it in that light. Why,
can say that a great majority of the
people of the states from here east are
in favor of keeping the flag where it is
The feeling of President Mckinley and
the administration regarding the Phil
ippines is the same as took us to Cuba.
Il believe it is our duty to teach self
government to all those whom we hap
pen to come in contact with, and we
come in contact with Philippines
through our war in the name of hu-
manity with Spain. Aguinaldo is
cutthroat in Luzon as Weyler was in
Cuba He and his followers must be
brought TO a realization of what self
government means. He insulted our
flag and that brought his severe pun
iShment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
VanderbiIt Denie. a story.

Milwaukee. July II. - William K.
Vanderbilt wired the Milwaukee Jour
nal in answer TO a query saying there
is absolutely no truth in the report
that the New York Central, which he
controls. and its allied companies are
planning to obtain control of other
lines of railroad in order to make
through line from the Atlantic to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Capt. Andrews Fails in His Trim.

Liverpool, July II. = The British
steamer Holbein, Captain Sherlock,
New York July 1 for Manchester,
which arrived here yesterday, picked
up Captain VIM. a. Andrews, known as
the Lone Navigator" who left At
lantic City on June IS in little craft
barely twelve feet in length, to attempt
to cross the Atlantic. Captain Andrews
was found exhausted on July u about
700 miles from the Irish coast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
BuxIng Horse. for Army Service.

Austin, Tex, July 1.-THE govern
ment sent agents to several points in
Texas to buy horses for cavalry use
in the Philippines. Three thousand
are wanted. 1t is thought mustang
ponies will be sought. owing to being
Injured to excessive heat and priva-
tions on the plains and adapted to that
sort of service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Robbery of a Railway Station.

Lacrosse, Wis, July 17.-At 1 a. m.
Saturday two robbers blew open the
safe in the Burlington station at Pres
colt and secured $25 cash and some
tickets, which are unstamped and val
ueless. The operator was alone and
was bound, blindfolded and gagged.
The robbers skipped across the Mis-
sissippi to Minnesota. They are I'M
doubtedly skilled and experienced
cracksmen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
Lose Their Lives in Alaska - Four OF
Them from Illinois.

Seattle, Wash, July 1.-THE schoon-
er General Siglin, from Cooks inlet,
Alaska, brings news of the drowning of
seven men at Turn Again arm early in
June The names of only five of them
are known, as follows: A. B. johnson,
Malone, Ills; Louis Peterson, Chicago;
Chris Madison, Chicago; - Porter,
California; Hutchinson, Rock
ford, Ills. They were crossing the arm
in a small boat which was overturned
by a big wave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
nean Man Iaentitiea.

Springfield, Ills, July 17.-Telegrams
from Glendale, Mo, state that Larry
Furlong, one of the men injured in the
Chicago and Alton railroad freight
wreck at that point Thursday night,
has identified the working card found
on the body of one of the dead men as
city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
HARRIsoN's PROGRAMME.
Chicago's Mayor to Run for Governor an
Then for President.

Then for President.
Cleveland, July 17.-Vincent II. Per-
kins. OF Chicago, who has been men
toned as the successor of Carter H.
Harrison for the mayorality of that
city. is visiting in Cleveland. In an
interview yesterday he said that May
or Harrison was loyal to William Jen-
nings Bryan and would support him
for the presidency next year.
Mayor Harrison" he said, will be
a candidate for Governor of Illinois to
succeed Governor Tanner. and in 1904
he will be a candidate for the presi-
dency and will be nominated"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Jones to Try Co-Operation.

Toledo, July 17.-Mayor Jones is
preparing to turn his Acme sucker-rod
plant into a cooperative concern in
which each man will be sharer in the
profits. The details will not be known
for some time, as the mayor has been
unable to settle on plan to give each
man the proper representation in the
concern. The plant is a valuable one
and practically has no rivals in the
country. 1t employs about 400 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
SUICIDE OF a pIiser.

Westfeld, Ills, July 17.-Richard
Robinson, who lived six miles south of
here, committed suicide by taking NOR
phine. He was 20 years of age and
worth S200,000. His one object in life
was the accumulation of wealth. He
fulfilled his purpose and then ended his
existence. Although possessed of great
wealth he lived in a miserable house
and had none of the comforts of life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Terrible Disaster in a Mine.

Victoria, b. c., July IA terrific
explosion of gas occurred in the Togo
kuni coal mine at sKyushu on June Is.
according to advfces by the steamer
Olympia. There were 200 men and wo-
men in the mine. The work of recoV-
ering the bodies was going on when the
vessel sailed. The total loss of life was
not known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
CaIifornian Tor President.

Los Angeles, Cal.,. July 17.-Robert
P. Troy, formerly of San Francisco,
and more recently of Washington, is
here working up q boom for Senator
White for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Says a Good Word for the Rebs.

Tacoma, Wash, July 17.-Major L. r.
Dawson. surgeon of the First Washing
ton volunteers, writing to The Ledger
from Pasig, Philippine islands, denies
the statement that the Filipinos have
attacked American surgeons or hos
pital corps. He says he knows of no
case where wounded Filipinos have
tried to injure surgeons or hospital
cOrDS men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Story About Bryan Dedied.

Pittsburg, July 17.-National Com
mitteeman ]. NJ. Guffey denies the
story extensively published that Will
lam J. Bryan had been engaged to
speak at Scottdale, Pa, Aug. 10 for
consideration OF $780,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Dreyfus sees His Counsel and wife.

Rennes. July 17.-Maitre Demange
interviewed Captain Dreyfus Saturday
from 10 O'Clock till 1. after which Nine.
Dreyfus visited her husband for sever
al hours On leaving the prison she
was greeted by seventy Rennes society
ladies who had assembled to testify
their Sympathy with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Iook ont for FIIIbusters.

Jacksonville. Fla, July 1.-THE
United States district attorney here
has been warned from Washington to
beware of filibustering expeditions
from the Florida coast against Hon
duras. Nicaragua and other central
American countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
suicided at the Age of 20.

Springfield, Ills. July IA State
Journal special from Shelbyville says
that E. T. Prince, aged 20 years, sprang
from n railroad bridge into the Okaw
river, his neck being broken by the
fall. Prince was in ill health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
BeIiexed TO uave Drownea ners-,..

Springfield, Ills, July iT.-Mrs- John
SeIbach, wife of a wealthy Christian
county farmer, has disappeared from
home. and ii is believed has drowned
herself in Bear creek. She is supposed
to have been Insane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
O'Iea to Coacl, w,soon,;n.

Madison Wis. July 17-"Andy'
ODea has signed a contract to coach
the University of Wisconsin crew at a
slary of $1,000 a year for three years
This displaces McConyille, who
coached the crew for the recent race
at Poughkeepsie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

Trust not to appearances. - but
put your faith in Hoods SarsapariIla,
which never disappoints. 1t is the
best medicine money can buy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Carnegie Offers an Ohio Town $50, 900.

East Liverpool, o., July 17.-Andrew
Carnegie, who lived in this city num-
ber of years in his youth, has offered
the city $4,000 for memorial library,
provided the city will furnish a free
site. The offer will be accepted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

Springfield. Ills. July 17-The Sew
enth infantry, /. n. G., with about 500
men, and under command of Colonel
Hartigan, began its annual tour of
duty at Camp Lincoln Saturday morn
ing. The First regiment completed its
tour and left about three hours before
the arrival of the Seventh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
New Assignee of the Plankinton.

Milwaukee. July 17.-Judge johnson
in the circuit court Saturday appointed
Captain Irving NJ. Beam to succeed
William Plankinton as assignee of the
defunct Plankinton bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17


We accept all those which bear directly
or indirectly upon the work which has
brought us over here, but we have had
to refuse many most delightful invi-
tations because the days and nights
are not long enough for us to do all we
wOuId like
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

Victoria. B. c. July 1.-THE steamer
City OF Seattle from Alaska brought
down about 200 passengers and $780,
600 or SI00, 900 in drafts and dust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
His stealIngs Amount to 100000.

New York, July lit is estimated
that the theft of George M. Valentine,
the defaulting cashier of the MiddIesex
County bank, at Perth Amboy, n. j.,
will amount to $4,000 or more. He
stole the banks money to speculate
with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
More Troops for Philippines.

Harrisburg. Pa. July 1.-THE first
and third battalions of the 10Th in
fantry left Camp Meade this morning
for the Philippines. via San Francisco
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Firbt NI,b TraIn wreckers.

Las Vegas, n. NJ, July IA
fight occurred Sunday near Cimarron,
N. NJ between posse and the Fol-
som train robbers Several men were
l-ilIat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

London, July 17.-Rudyard Kipling's
right thumb has been bitten by dog.
and is considerably inflamed. He car
rieS his arm in sling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
TALK WITH MRS. sEWALL.
She and the Other American Women En-
Joying Their English Visit

London, July Since the wom-
ems congress" said Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, in the luxurious Westminster
fat where she and Miss Anthony are
staying, "our engagements have av-
eraged about nine and a half a day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
Homes for Sale.
/, modern, on Nineteenth

7-room house, modern, Nineteenth
street. .................... $500
street,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 500
10-room house, modern. on Third avenue 3 500
8-room house on Twelfth street.......... Zoo
7-rOOm hou Sc on Twelfth Street........... 1000
7-rOOm house on Seventh avenue ....... 200
Groom house on Eghteenth street. $500
Modern house on Seventh avenue. ...... 81 500
Three , room houses on Forty first street T. 400
7-room house on Forty-first street ........ 1900
Modern house on Forty-third street. 800
nearly new ............ -. $500
Groom house, brick. on First avenue $500
mace, modern rn.......... .................. 800
S-room house on Seventeenth street, new 5000
lots. ........................ 49,. 1000
1-rOOm house and I6 lots Ninth street. p $50
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. 1900
1-rOom house on Thirteenth avenue. ...... $500
4-rOom house on Ninth avenue. ............ 200
Broom house on Ninth street.............. 900
Two Groom houses on Ninth street, each. 900
story business block on Second avenue.
lot running to First avenue. ......... 200
40 acres near Milan. cheap.
Two good business lots on Third avenue
cheap.
Several fine lots in Black Hawk Sturgeon,
bic terms.
Many fine hores In Columbia and Sonth
Park, Guyers addition and Moline, for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
Real estate, fire snd life insurance.
Much of the property that have can be
bought on monthly inStallments at low rate
of interest Kansas Nebraska and South Da-
kota improved farms for sale cheap Small
farms in Rock Island county for sale or trade.
Call or write,
HULL & CO.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17
HULL & CO.,

Mitchell & Lynde Building. Room 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-17

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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
Our Philippine Policy,


Dramatls Personae,
An American Soldier.
A Filipino Prisoner.
Scene
Philippine Islands, A Guard House
In United States Army Camp.
Time
July 4, 1899.
Tilipino--Why all this noise and
racket, Mr. American, Have you u
battle in your own camp?
Americau--Ha, hal Poor Rebel fool.
Don't you know that this Is the Fourth
Of JulyP
Tilipino--Fourth Of JulyP What is
that?
Amerlcan--It Ia ono Of our holidays
the biggest one.
Filipino--What is 1t for?
American--Why, you ignoramus, to
celebrate the anniversary Of our indie
pendence
Filipino-Indepeudenco from what9
American-The Yoke Of Great Bril-
tnin.
Filipino-Dd you not like the Brit
ish ruleP What for did you aght2
Amcrlcan-We wanted to be free.
Our Constitution says all men have n
right to be free and equal,
l'illpino--What has become OF your
Constitution?
Just then the Great America Bird OK
Freedom tapped its wings and soared
aloft. The soldiers in camp burned
more powder In celebrating their own
freedom, and Gen. Otis issued another
proclamation stating that the Philip
pines would be taken II oil the flower
OF the American youth were sacrificed
and every Filipino exterminated. The
Fourth Of July was great day once
Henly C. Drake In Buffalo Courier.