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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
A Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to- Mrs. Archambo.
;rTIa-To Mas. PIxkHAs NO. 4..,0sl


DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM-For two
that some days / could hardly go
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhea
and kidneys were affected.
After birth of each child / grew
weaker, and hearing SO much of the
good you had done, wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day / am feeling as well as 1 ever did.
When get up in the morning feel as
fresh as 1 did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. IL
ever / feel weak again shall know
>-here to get my strength L know
vourr ~edicine cured me. Mrs SALIsA
ARcHAxRo. CHARLEMoNT, MASS
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female Ills Is unparal-
leled; for wears she worked side oy
side with Mrs Lydia z Ptpkham, ana
for sometime past has had sSis eharge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailtng
women n year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs Pinkham
at Lynn Mass, for advice. which Will
be promptly given without charge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Revenue officers have seized the ci-
gar factory of Jose Rivera at Tampa.
Advances are announced in Chicago
restaurants on the prices of steaks and
chops.
Senator Hayward, of Nebraska, who
is suffering from an apoplectic stroke,
is reported improved.
street railroad deal is afoot involv-
ing the consolidation of all the roads in
Albany and Troy, N. Y.
Professor Robert Wilhelm Eberhard
Bunsen. the chemist, is dead at Heidel-
berg, Germany, aged SO years.
The engineers employed on the Big
Four railway system have made a de-
mand for an increase in wages.
Alfred Behrend, an American ex-
porter has been created a knight of the
Legion of Honor by the French gov
ernnent.
The Chicago union brickmakers have
agreed to arbitrate their trouble with
the manufacturers, and go to work
meantime.
The coat of arms for the battleship
Wisconsin and the badger which is to
surmount the arms have been cast at
the American Bronze works at Grand
Crossing, Ills.
Reports to the effect that combina-
ton of the leading manufacturers in
Key West, Tampa and Havana is being
organized are current in the tobacco
trade in New York.
The coroner's jury investigating the
Bridgeport, Conn, trolley accident,
whereby twenty-nine persons were
killed, caused the arrest of William
Kelly, who admitted having perjured
himself to protect the traction COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
in the Golden Gate at O'Clock last
evening.
RAILWAY BRoTHERH0ODs MEET
Delegates in Council at Springfield, Ills
Reception by Gov. Tanner.

Deiegates IN Councu at Springfield, Ills
Reception by Gov. Tanner.
Springfield, Ills, Aug. II. = Two
hundred and fifty delegates are here at
tending a convention of the Order of
Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. The dele
gates are from the states of Illinois,
Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Kentucky. Among
the prominent men present is p NJ. Ar
thur, grand chief of engineers.
A secret executive session was held
yesterday afternoon. Addresses were
delivered by the chiefs of the respective
orders and questions touching upon the
federation of the several orders, the
cultivation of more friendly relations
between employers and employees, and
the general good of the order were dis
cussed. Governor and Mrs. Tanner
gave a reception to the visiting dele
gates last evening at the executive
mansion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Situation in Porto Rico.

Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 1.-THE
work of repairing the ravages of the
hurricane progresses steadily, and the
inhabitants observe order. The masses
who, so long as they are fed, are indo-
lent, really feel that they have not been
great losers by the disaster. 1t is the
planters and merchants who have lost
everything, and they receive no help.
Wages have been doubled and there is
much charity, but it is felt by all good
judges that the only solution of the
Porto Rican problem is a permanent
government under American admins
traitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17

to the beginning or the case ana toto
the origin of the charges that led to
the first trial of Dreyfus. The witness
was ex-Minister of Justice Guerfn. He
said that at the end of October, 1894,
after a cabinet council, the premier in
vited him to his room, where General
Mercier Joined them, and explained
that for some time past documents had
been missing from the headquarters
staff and that in consequence of in
Quiries made suspicion attached to
Dreyfus. General Mercier, the witness
continued, added that he was convinced
Dreyfus was the culprit. He said he
founded his conviction on three facts:
Foundation of Nercier's Belief
First, the bordereau, the author of
which was undiscoverable until Colonel
Fabre on returning from the manoeu-
vers Immediately after he saw the doc
ument exclaimed: why, it is Dreyfus
handwriting"
Secondly, the nature of the docu-
ments enumerated in the bordereau in
conjunction with Dreyfus' employment
in different departments, proved con-
clusively, according to General Mercier,
that Dreyfus alone had cognizance of
all these papers, and he alone could
have disclosed them.
Thirdly, the dictation test and Drey-
Mercier, NJ Guerin then said. in conse-
quence of these convictions, declared his
intention to ask the cabinet to author
ize the prosecution of Dreyfus-which
the cabinet did later.
Cabinet Was Unanimous.
General Mercier handed the cabinet
nothing but the bordereau. After the
minister of war had related his reasons
for his suspicious the cabinet unani-
mously authorized the prosecution of
Dreyfus. M. Hanotaux alone made
some reservations or diplomatic OBJ
jections, based on the place where the
document was found, but it was agreed
that in the event of court-martialing
Dreyfus measures should be taken to
prevent mention of the name of any
power. From that day the witness had
learned nothing whatever of the case,
personally, as il was in the hands of
the military authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Gentry Wins the Pacing Race.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE little
bay stallion John r. Gentry is still
king of the light harness racers. At
the Rochester Driving park yesterday
the three greatest pacing stations of
the American turf-John r. Gentry.
Joe Patchen, and Searchlight-wageda a
battle royal for the supremacy. The at
tendance was 5000. Gentry won the
race in one-two order. Searchlight. be
ing second in the first heat and third
in the second The time was 2:03k
and 2:O4A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Prof. Hench,. AectdentIsFa Fatal

Boston, Aug. 17.-Professor George
Hench. of Ann Arbor. Mich, who was
injured by a fall from a bicycle at
Franconia, N. H, Saturday, and who
was brought to the Boston city hospi-
tai Tuesday. suffering from a fractured
skull, died at that institution just be-
fore noon yesterday. Professor Hench
was an instructor in the University of
Michigan and was passing his vacation
in the White mountain region. Profess
sor Hench did not recover sufficiently
to tell how the accident happened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Scores ON the Ball Field.

Chicago, Aug. II. - Following are
yesterdays League ball scores: AT
Washington-Pittsburg 7, Washington
5; at Philadelphia-St. Louis 4, Phila-
delphia 8; at Boston-Louisville 3, Bos-
ton o; (second game) Louisville 5, Bos-
ton II; at Brooklyn - Cleveland 2,
Brooklyn ID; at New York-Cincinnati
2, New York z; at Baltimore-Chica-
so 1, Baltimore 6.
Western League: At Minneapolis
st. Paul II, Minneapolis o; at In
ianapolis-Detroit 4, Indianapolis 5;
at Grand Rapids - Buffalo 0, Grand
RanidS @
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
PhotoEraphing by Heat.

A sensitive plate exposed to dark
heat waves will ultimately become af-
fected. With the plate still covered
the same result would occur from light
waves, such as proceed from the sun
light fair test Is to expose an
aluminium disk to their action Y rays
penetrate this metal and ii is probable
that heat waves and others can affect
the Photographic plate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
what the Kaiser Did Not saw.

London, Aug. 17.-Representative
Foss. of Illinois. who recently had an
interview with the emperor of Ger
many. was interviewed regarding his
talk with the kaiser and said that his
majesty, in the interview referred to,
had not made the remark that German
Americans would not permit an ag-
gressive policy on the part of the Unit
ed States toward Germany. Nothing of
this kind had been mentioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Sent to Eternity by Lightning.

Columbus, o., Aug. 17.-Bruno
Kirves. the Dayton murderer, was exc
cuted by electricity in the annex of the
Ohio penitentiary this morning at
1921. He maintained his composure
to the very last. Once during the day
he remarked that 1T would be sweet to
live, but 1 am prepared to die" The
execution was without incident and
yery successful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
EDITOR AMONG KILLED.
American Newspaper Representative Shot
In Battle at Angeles.

Manila, Aug. 17--Eight hundred
insurgents attacked Angeles this
morning, but the 18th regiment drove
them into the mountains. None of
the Americans was injured. The in
surgent loss is not known. G. L.
Spencer. of Kentucky, reporter for
the Manila Times, was killed vester
day during the engagement at An
oeles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17

London. Aug. 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of The Daily Telegraph
says: Early in October the emperors
of Russia, Germany and Austria will
meet at Skierniwice, in Poland, where
the car has arranged hunt on a
grand scale. The foreign and war min
listers of Russia will attend Emperor
Nicholas, and IL Is expected that grave
nnlitical matters will be discussed >,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Quarter of a Million in Ashes.

Jamestown, n. Y, Aug. 17.-Fire last
night did more than $3.50, 900 damage,
destroying the jamestown Cane Seat
Chair factory, Swanson Bros livery
stable. the jamestown AK company's
factory and the Brooklyn FIGURING
mills, and badly damaging several 9TH
er buildings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
DOCK Strike Ia-sus,cesx.

West Superior. Wis: Aug. 1.-THE
dock strike at the Eastern Minnesota
-four sheds, which for a time threat
ened to tie up traffic, was adjusted last
night. The men obtain their demands,
getting an increase from s1.70 to 81 per
day and from 20 to 25 cents per hour
for extra men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Star Pointer In a Match Race.

Cleveland. Aug. NV ]. White has
signed contract with s. s. Tomas, of
the Empire City Driving park in New
York. to start Star Pointer in a race
for purse of $4,000. The entries are
TO be limited to Joe Patchen. John R.
Gentry. Searchlight and Star Pointer
The race is TO occur in September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Received the white Veil.

Big Rapids. Mich, Aug 17-Miss Eliz-
abeth Byers, of Sheboygan; Miss Mel
lie Duke, of West Bay City, and Miss
Mamie Kelly. well-known young lady
OF Big Rapids, received the white veil
at Mercy hospital Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
New Railway Licensed.

Springfield, Ills. Aug. 1.-THE st.
Louis, Collinsville and Eastern Rail-
road company was yesterday licensed
by the secretary of state to construct
line of railway from East st. Louis to
Collinsville. and from Venice to Col
liusyille
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Express Drivers Organising.
Forced into Baukrup,ey.

Peoria, Ills, Aug. 17.-Papers in in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings
have been filed against Balance & Co.,
dealers in farm implements, in the
United States court. The complainants
are the Citizens National bank, of
Mansfield, O.; the Winnebago National
bank. of Rockford and the Richland
Buggy cCmnanv of Mansfield
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Judge Prendergast Dead.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Ex-Judge Rich
ard Prendergast, one of Chicago's
most prominent lawyers, died today
of anaemia. His life had been pro-
longed from Aug. ? by the TRANSMISSION
of blood from the veins of friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17

'Tis worth 3 bag of gold" This
applies with special force to Hood s
Sarsaparilla. Americas greatest med
icine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Krherer,. Reply i. Re,dy.

johannesburg, Aug. 1.-THE govern
ment,s reply to Chamberlain is ready,
and will probably be delivered to Sir
Alfred Milner. British high commits
sioner in South Africa. before the end
of the week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Position for Miss Portia spra~ue.

Washington. Aug 17--Assistant Sec
retary Venderlip has given 81 200 po-
sition in the treasury department to
Miss Portia Sprague. daughter of the
late Kate Chase Sprague
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
FOUND DEAD IN HIS TENT.
Capt. Powar's, U. s Engineers, Sudden
Ending.

Chicago, Aug IA special from
Joliet says Capt. Powar, United States
engineer corps. in charge of the gov
eminent survey for the waterway con-
Meeting the Mississippi with Lake
Michigan, was found dead in his tent
at Millsdale TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
CoIorado Troops Reach Home.

San Francisco. Aug 1.-THE United
States transport Warren, having on
board the Colorado regiment. passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
Homes for Sale.

7-room house, modern, on Nineteenth
street. $500
street. ..................... 8 500
on %@aSS 9n ara avenue
7-roOm hou Sc on Twelfth Street... 900
7-room house on Seventh avenue 1000
Groom house on Eighteenth Street...--... $500
Modern house on Seventh avenue. .,..., g. SEQ
Three room houses on Forty first street f. 400
7-room house on Forty-first street. 1900
Modern house on FOrty-third street. $500
nearly new. ,............... -. $500
Broom house, brick, on First avenue-..... 5000
mace modern ..... $500
S-room house on Seventeenth street new 5000
7-room house on Forty-frst street, two
7-room house and 16 lots on Ninth street.. 2, $50
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. 2,6O0
5-room house on Thirteenth avenue. ...... 2,5o0
4-room house on Ninth avenue ....,... 800
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. ............. ZOO
40 acres near Milan. cheap.
Two good business lots on Third avenue
cheap.
Several fine lots in Black Hawk, Sturgeon.
Schnen and South Park additions on reasona-
BILE terms.
Many fine homes in Columbia and Sonth
cheap and on easy terms.
Real estate, fire and life insurance.
Much of the property that we have can be
bought on monthly installments at low rate
kota improved farms for sale cheap Small |
farms in Rock Island county for sale or trade. |
Call or write,
HULL & CO.,
Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 21.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17
ADDING TO TROOPS.
Ten More Regiments Of Volun-
teers For Duty in the
Philippines.
THE ORDER has BEEN ISSUED
VIII BE Numbered From 3s to Aim
surgents Attempt to Retake Angeles,
But Are RepuIsed-An American News
paper Man Killed During the Engage
unenf.

Washington, Aug. 17.-An order
has been issued directing that 10 ad-
ditional regiments of infantry volun-
teers be organized for service in the
Philippines These will be mum bered
from 3S to Al.
The colonels and observation-disclosures
of the 10 new regiments ordered re-
cruited today have been named. They
are all regular army officers and all
captains except two, who are majors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-17

Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 21
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-09
GREeNWAY REGIME is BEATEN
Manitoba Premier IL uvcrthrown by
conservatives, Led by Sir John
McDOnnld's Son.

81. JOHNS. ~ b.. Dec. S.--The news o!
tha overthrow OF the Grecuway government
in the general election in Manitoba yester-
day was a surprise to the liberals in eastern
Canada. The elections in Manitoba were re-
garded as unusually important ad they are
expected to have bearing on the dssolu-
tion OF tho Canadian House OF Commons,
which, it is said will take place some time
this winter. The liberal government OF
Canada supported Thomas Greenwny, the
Manitoba premier, in the contest just closed,
while the Manitoba opposition led by Hugh
j. Macdonald, son of the late Sir John, had
behind it the influence of Sir Charles Tup-
PEI the leader of tho conservative party in
Canada, and George Il. Foster of this prov
incc, eX-fnance minister.
Tho liberal papers assert that the defeah
was largely due to tho personal popularity
Of Mr.. Macdonald, the great prestige his
fathers name carried in Manitoba, and dis
sensions in the party. 1t is also eaid thas
tho settlement OF an undesirable class of
immigrants from Russia in Manitoba in
jured Greenway. Tho French speaking por-
tion Of tho population was opposed to tho
Greenway government owing to the latters s
stand against Roman Catholic schools THE
question caused an upheaval throughout at
the last general election
ST. PAUL Mimi, Dec. S.--A Winnipeg
Man, special to the Dispatch says: The re-
verse of the Greenway government is strange
indeed in the light of its strength in the re-
cent legislature and the circumstances at
tending the present election. 1t is a gov
ernment which very recently had a great
hold on the affection and confidence OF the
people, yet it was defeated mainly because
of the strong dissatisfaction of the people
with the present railway policy of the local
and dominion governments. 1t is the course
followed by the provincial government in
with railway construction during
the last year or two, into which it was led
by the minister of the interior, which has
lost it the confidence of Manitoba.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-09
POLITICAL DRIFT.

The esteemed Congressional Record has
resumed business at the old stand.
The legislature of Georgia, by a vote of
1877 to 8, defeated a bill DISTINGUISHING
negroes,
The first of Phladelphia's ballot box
suffers to be convicted was sent over the
road for three years and fined $500.
The fusonists of Kansas carried six coun-
ties at the November election and the re-
publicans swept twenty nine counties.
An eminent 16 to 1 patriot in Alabama
who occupies the post of governor is striv-
ing nightly to refund per cent state bonds
into 3h per cent gold bonds. Down with
the traitor
Boston pulls off a town election next
Tuesday. There are 1O2 ,S79 votes on the
registry list, the largest on record. The
number of women registered for school
officers elections is 1O414, an increase of
1,691 over last year.
Patrick Collins, democratic candidate for
mayor of Boston, declined an invitation to
attend meeting of the Worklngmen's Po-
litical league, saying that he has been
overworked with invitations OF late" ana
has been compelled to decline all of a
social character-or die"
The meeting OF the Republican National
committee to name the time and place OF the
next Republican National convention is set
for Decen. ber Is at Washington The cities
to be considered are Chicago, Philadelphia,
St, Louis, San Francisco, Cleveland, Min,
nGapolis, Denver, Kansas City, Milwaukee
and Buffalo.
Samuel NJ. Jones, the mayor of Toledo,
who poled 600 votes for governor of Ohio
en- the Golden Rule ticket, was born August
s, 1916, near the village of Bedd Gellert,
Carnarvonshire North Wales. His par
ents emigrated to America when he was S
years OLD, settling in Lewis county, N. Y.
Mayor Jones OF Toledo reports 81 S0l. So
as his personal expenses in his campaign
fer governor of Ohio. This Is more than
double the amount reported by Mclean and
Nash as their expenses in running for the
same office. The expenses of the compaign
committee which elected Mr.. Nash are
given as S9l,l2S.97. Among contributors to
the republican committees fund were Pow
eli Clayton, minister to Mexico, who gave
$3.50, and General Horace Porter, minc-
ter to France. who gave $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-09
WAR RAISES PRICE OF HEMP
of Philippine Ports Costs
the Farmers Large
Sum.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S.-William Fitler,
president of the Edwin II. Fitler Cordage
works of this city, does not agree vita
the manufacturers of binding twine, cordage
and rope, who are said to have been urging
the United States government to keep the
Philippine ports closed, representing that
there is no scarcity of hemp in this country.
Mr.. Filter, in an interview, asserted that
nearly all the manufacturers of twine, rope
and cordage were desirous of securing hemp
from Manila.
There is now so little Manila hemp in
the country" he said, that the price Is
IA to Is cents a pound, as against normal
price OF or cents. The return to this
market OF the normal supply of Manila
hemp would mean a saving of millions
of dollars to the farming interests in
harvester twine. At present the price is
so high that Mexican sisal takes it's place
in the manufacture of harvester twine The
price of sisal has nearly doubled since the
Manila supply was cut off.
THE normal output of Manila hemp from
all the islands of the Philippine group is
about $4,000 bales week of $4,000 pounds
each. AT present and since the beginning
of the war only about 1000 bales have been
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-09

looked that can possibly prove effective, The
points at issue are similar in some respe IS
to those which led to the overthrow Of the
income tax but there has been eat
change in the sentiment OF the country since
the decision adverse to the legality OF tee
income tax was rendered and It is possible
that IL has reached the eminent judges ot
the United States supreme court That
tribunal does not always follow presidents.
Its interpretations OF the laws of the land
are influenced to a considerable extent, by
the changing aspects or great questions
which come before 1t for adjudication. II
the inheritance tax law is not uph'ld in the
cases now before the court the decision Will
open the way for the re-enactmcnt OF an in
come tax law in the near future that VIII
stick.