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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

" ANTED-TO RENT A FOUR OR FIVE
w room house near Tw enty-fourIh street.
Address ~. d." ARGUS office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-BOARDERS AND BOOMERS
w at 1902 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

NOR SALE-AT A SACRIFICE. 40-ACRE
farm near town. Lots of f1Iit To be
sold cheap TO settle an estate Here Is bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-A Girl. FOR GENER AL
w houSework Ut 1877 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

E'OR SALE-CHEAP LOTS IN MMAS-
lots win be sold from 800 howard: small
amount down, balance on long time at per
cent Reidy Bros, room 4, Mitchell & Lynde
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

VT'RAVELING SALESMAN WANTED Fol
Il fan trade to sell as "a side liae on commits
sion, our special makes CT dry goods to retail
ers- Manufacturer, box $50 Philadelphia. Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-CARPET LAYERS AND UP.
w holSterers Apply to A. j. Smith s Son,
Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

IMPRESS LINE g CHARLES MILLER 6
II Express, 1905 Sixth avenue. Careful
handling of goods and quick and reliable ser
vice. Moving by careful. experienced men
Call or telephone No. 464I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06
THE ARGUS.

LIZ THE NAME OF j. W. POTTER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

MONEY TO LOAN-CHATTEL MORT
W. gage loans by w. II. Eastman, 17I2 Sec
ond avenue, without publicity removal He
also makes colectionS-hard ones specially
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-A GIRL FOR GENERAL
w homework Call at 70I Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

VVANTED-BOARDE CHOICEROOMS
w and board at 222e Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

ENOR SALE-OOAL IN ANY QUANTITY
a of 50 bushels or over at q. 50 per ton, de-
ivered @. .. D. TO any pSrt of the city. Leave
orders ct Commercial house barber lhop, Rock
lslAnd. or Eros James, Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-A COMPETENT GIRL TO DO
w general house wo.k. Apply at 800 TWEEN
t;eth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

"ANTED-HOUSE BY THE
w day. Inquire at 17O5 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06

WANT f D-GIRLS IMMEDIATELY AT
w BIO Fifth avenue. restaurant c. L.
Pemble.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

Since the Democrats are so de-
termined to down trusts, the Re
pubIicans are going to give them
a chance i'll the next congress by
introducing as strong a law as the
Ohio Republicans have called for,
and see if theDemocratic members
will help in the wrestling match OF
decline because they are not given
the first hold New Mexican.
Don't worry gentlemen, there is
not a Democrat, who will not be
fighting trust combinations. Dem
ocracy is well aware that little
good can be accomplished by Re.
publicans in congress without
their aid. Where did you find the
democracy Of the country when
$50, 100000 were to be raised tc
prosecute the war against Spain
Where did you find it until the
last vestige of Spanish treachery
was driven from the western hemis.
phere? And after SPANS navy
was put to the bottom Of the ocean
and the destruction of the Maine
was avenged and the war for hu.
mauity ended; and on the other
hand, a war of expansion aud ex.
termination was begun in the Phil.
ippines, where do you find demo
crncy? Right, rs she has always
been; i'll armor and championinl
the constitution Of our fathers
which guarantees to the people OF
this nation republican form oil
government: likewise, when the
question Of trust government OF
democratic government is launch.
ed in The next congress a united
and powerful democracy will be
seen taking firm stand-as she
has ever done since Tue days OF
Jctferson--a against everything that
in her jud cement is not calculated
TO bring the greatest possible de
gree of prosperity and happiness
to the American people,
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15
NOT GUILTY.

n The jury which sat in the trial
of Lee and Gilliland at Hillsboro
was out only seven minutes until
it returned with verdict Of not
guilty. They were held on the
charge of the murder of deputy
sheriff Kearney, and it is not yet
known whether the court will
allow them bail or not. The at
torneys Of the defendants state
that a bond for any reasonable
amount can be made when de-
manded.
The most important develop.
ments brought out during the
course Of the trial were the abso.
lutte failure of the prosecution to
produce even a shade of evidence
that would warrant q convi ction
while on the other hand there is
much evidence that Lee and Gil.
liland have been victims of a DO.
litical persecution.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

Democracy has done nothing
except to oppose republican policy.
-Dona Anna County Republican.
Such is the duty of democracy
whom that policy is the fostering
of trusts and contrary to the gen
eral welfare of the republic. The
truth of the accusation we do not
deny and the justice of our opposi.
tion the republicans can not dis
prove.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

Fuh Iitas;inmons the Ans'rslian
knng iroo. Was knorht,l over the
ropes by Jim Jeifries, the San
Francisco boiler maker, at Coney
Island, n. Y. last Friday night.
Bob will probably return to his
cocoanut orchard in The tropics,
leaving the pugilist cham pionship
to America where it belongs,
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

We are in receipt of the Cata-
logue of the University of New
Mexico. 1t shows an improvement
over it's predecessors and that Insti-
tuition to be on substantial basis.
If New Mexico would give little
more patronage to some of her
worthy institutions Of learning in
stead Of sending it into other sec
tions Of the country our territory
would soon witness a revolution in
the line of educational progress.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

The Alamogordo News publish
ed by the Alamogordo Printing
Co., is the property of the follow,
ing incorporators: Max Frost, Jay
I. Manning, James d. Hughes, OF
Santa Fe; Wilmer S. Sheperd, Geo
G. Brayn, Samuel Henry Souther.
land and Francis B. Stuart Of Ala
mogordo.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

Adjutant General Corbin makes
the following estimate of the num-
Der of deaths in the army since the
beginning of the war with Spain;
In Cuba 1893; Porto Rico, PSI;
Honolulu, As; in the Philippines,
COG; in the United States, 2,S72;
total, $3.50.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

w. +. Halett of Alamogordo is
reported to have made a rich find
of copper ore in the Sacramento
mountains. The Alamogordo News
says the ore samples will run any
where from 80 to Is per cent cop
per and that it is the richest min.
eral in copper over taken from the
Sacramentos. On the surface the
outcroppipgs show 600 feet of min
eral and the owners intend to be.
gin development work immediate.
ly.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

The foot racing Of American
soldiers and the Filipino insur-
gents still continues in the Phil
ippines with the Filipinos in the
lead.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

Ira p. Witmore, the real estate
man at Roswell has been appointed
deputy clerk of the fifth judicial
district, at Roswell.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15
Official Paper Of Lincoln County

The Dona Anna County Repub-
lican informs us that Las Cruces
is to have a Sanitarium for con-
sumptives.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15

First and last Lincoln county has
been q victim of a multiplicity of
incompe;ents as officials. No partic-
ular official term has been compos-
ed of q majority of this kind of
cattle. and few have been entirely
free from the corroding touch of
one or more. The great majority
OF officials now in Office in this
county are men whose characters
are above reproach and whose
splendid records of public service
speak for themselves; yet, this as
has been too frequently the case
in the preceding terms, has on its
hands a small minority that is Civ
ing it very serious concern, and is
cognizant of the fact that there is
deep sentiment emanating from
an abused constituency who have
been treated as though an official
oath was for no other purpose than
a qualification to draw salary.
White Oaks eagle., 1899-06-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the Hon. Board of
county commissioners held at Lincoln,
Lincoln county, New Mexico, sitting as
Board of Equalization June 5, A. d
1899.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
M'ARTHUR CUT OFF.
Officials Admit the Philippine Sit
untiOn Is Serious.

Officials Admit the Philippine Sit
uatiOn Is Serious.
WASHINGTON, June 25-The war de-
partment practically admits that the
situation In the island of Luzon Is most
serious. The officials concede that Gen
Otis may have to detach force from
the garrison to rescue Macarthur from
the precarious position he is in at San
Fernando, with the main insurgent army
between that point and Manila In brief
although Macarthur has about 1000 men
with him, it is admitted that they may
have difficulty in cutting their way
through the Filipino herdes, who would
worry front, TANKS and rear continually
from the jungles and destroy the railway
and bridges on the route to the city
The concentration of the natives at
San Francisco de Malabon, only four
miles to the right and rear of Wheaton
at linus, and their apparent prepara-
tons for a concerted movement upon
Manila from all sides at once tend to
the opinion that the events of the COM
ing week or two may be very grave
Every fresh victory gained by the little
American army only weakens it and
swells the list of sick and wounded
AT present Otis cannot spare men from
his trenches defending Manila and its
waterworks to give a few hours rest to
any single battalion. All must stay con-
stantly under arms and under the fire
of sharpshooters to maintain the short
ened line
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
PORTO RIcAN 1MPERIALIsM.


A very remarkable and altogether high
ly suggestive order is that which we
are now informed has been issued by the
new governor general of Porto Rico 1t
| is described as an order against dis
ordinations in exchange in that island
| Under its operation American gold and
| silver coin, national bank bills and treas
ury notes are to have the same current
value in all official and private transac-
| ti@ns If lower rate is made or de-
mended in exchanges of American paper
money than is made or demanded for
| American gold or silver, the offending
party or parties will be brought to trial
! before a United States provisional court.
and on conviction subjected to a fine Of
| 500.
Nothing is said as to the occasion for
, the issuance of such an extraordinary
command. Doubtless a few industrious
money changers have been busy trying
| to make a dishonest dollar, and hence
! Gov. Gen. Davis proposes to enforce his
peculiar lScal views Tor the benefit of
! society. But what does the order itself
mean? Has imperialism run TO such ex-
! tremes that in an American possession
where state Of absolute peace and or
der prevails, the commonest law of val
ues shall be overturned and different
classes of money issues be invested with
| qualities which the law says they shall
| not have? The law regulating legal
tenders is jauntily set at naught, and
any Porto Rican merchant who refuses
to accept payment of his bills in silver
I or treasury silver certificates or bank
notes, in any amount whatever and in
| sists on his rights under existing law, will
be hurried off to Jail to be brought be-
fore United States provisional court,
and subjected to fine of $l00.
| Porto Rico, be it remembered. possess
ses all the requirements to the establish
ment within it's limits Of a territorial
| form of government. The people are
| peaceful. They have gladly accepted
and welcomed The change from Spanish
| " <AIllGIICdH government. Ihe1r repre-
sentative has been in the United States
| for some time past. urging our officials
| to save the country from the wrong of
! further military government The late
| governor general, Gen. Henry, in his de-
! Tense of his policy in the island. has not
had word to say why the Porto Ricans
should not have a territorial govern
| ment established over them The best
observers are unanimous in declaring
that common justice to the island and
| its people demands that congress shall
| at oEce grant the demand, against which
not single argument has thus far been
urged.
We have heard good deal of talk
! lately about Porto Rican franchises. The
people at Washington have had the task
| before them of determining what fran
chises can be granted now and what
| are to be reserved for the future. Re-
ports are coming from all quarters among
l those who have visited the island
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
DRAMATIC.
METROPOLITAN.

The Boston Lyric company opened at
the Metropolitan last night in Said
Pssha.' with some interpretations that
were received with favor by a large and
enthusiastic audience. The opera always
was merry and the Messrs. Kunlxel and
Henderson help much in making it so,
while the music is delightful. and we'll
sung for the most part in the present
production.
Miss Stanton, as Serena, is lively and
graceful. She has a voice that is pleas
ing and adequate. She will be favorite
Miss Kingsbury, as Alti, was handsome
dressed in splendid taste. and sang feel,
ingly in a voice of liquid quality al
though not over strong. Her duet, with
Torano, Heart to Heart" was very
sweet
Miss Mcneil, as Balah, is a clever ac-
tress, although there is only a limited
opportunity in this opera for her. In Mr.,
Rogers the company has what so many
summers companies lack. heavy basso,
who can act. Mr.. Rockwell has a fine
stage presence and breezy style. He
sings with little effort and very pleasing
ly. Mr.. Hallan has tenor of good quail
ity.
Tonight will be given as a benefit for
the Babies home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
A sHAMEI.Ess nEEn.

A day or two ago an arrest was made
in this city. The defendant was charged
with keeping a disorderly house The
jury disagreed. An additional trial may
be had, and additional time, LABOR and
expense may be imposed on the city.
The G o Q knows and cares nothing
whatever as to the merits or demorits of
the charge. The truth will probably be
found to be that the defendant Is guilty.
and ought to be convicted. What we de-
sire to call public and official attention to
in connection with the case is this: That
a police officer was the principal wit
ness for the city prosecutor. and that he
had himself become qualified to give his
evidence by committing a crime. This
is according to the policeman's own tes-
timony. Now. this policeman would
probably never have done anything Of
that sort except under the direction of
his superior officers. If so, he is unfit to
remain on the force on his own testi
mony. If he qualified himself by orders.
then there is something to be said in
palliatior of his shameless conduct, since
he may be said to have been coerced by
his superior officers into committing a
crime. In any event, his testimony was
entitled to no consideration, and the
court would not have exceeded it's pow
ers had it ordered him on trial for the
crime that he had confessed, and had it
directed the jury to treat that testimony
as being morally unworthy of any con-
sideratien whatever.
1t is impossible to conceive of a lower
condition of morals in a department of
government than that which details a
police officer to the performance of such
duty. 1t is the very perversion of all
government, and involves a grave out
rage on all laws of personal and official
| decency. Such places exist. They are
sanctioned. They exist. too. VIGOROUSLY
in many cases with police connivance
and protection. This is only one, where
| there are scores undisturbed, Why was it
singled out? There is an answer which
might be given in all reason which, of
common knowledge, would not be at all
unjust to the police administration.
We call the immediate and personal
attention of Mayor Kiefer to this ease
| He is not fool. He cannot have the
wool pulled over his eyes by his police
subordinate, as his predecessor had dur
| ing the entire period of his incumbency.
| We ask him, as the responsible head of
a great city, if he can tolerate anything
of that sort? 1t is not a subject on
which to urge any political consideration.
1t is one which will revolt the moral
| sence Of every decent citizen. 1t is a
wrong to the fair name of the CITY and
| to the dignity of public station, CT SO
atrocious a nature as to demand the in
slant dismissal of every police and prose-
esting official having any hand in it.
Mayor Kiefer may ignore this shame
less transaction. We prefer to believe
responsible and legal head of the police
department. He is man Of good sense
I and of good name. Unless he desires TO
make himself morally a party to the in
famous transaction he must bring all the
power of his office to bear on an investi-
cation into the facts. and visit summary
and adequate punishment on all connect
ed with it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
GRATEFUL wHEELMEN.

The appearance of a number of Mime
apolis cyclists on the streets of that city
engaged with pick and shovel In the con-
struction of cycle path explains in some
measure the high respect and considera-
ton which the authorities of that COM
munity bestow on cycling and cyclists
For instance, If, in .aoment of mental
abstraction, or in stress of street ruts or
added mud, bicycle rider in Minneapolis
| finds himself on the sidewalk astride his
Wheel it indicates bis readiness in certain
contingencies to contribute according to
his means, to the administration of GRIM
inal justice. The administration of Grim
inal justice comes high up the river, and
its cost must be met. The same measure
of official energy prevails with reference
to cycle paths already in existence when
| they happen to be in need of repair. An
entire cart load of sand has been known
to be lavshed on more than one ocea-
sion on a break in a cycle path, and the
inspiring task left to the bicycle men to
work the dumped sand into consistency,
with the aid of their Wheels which would
admit of It's being ridden on.
The remarkable spectacle presented at
Pennsylvania avenue and Fourth street
within a day or two simply proves the
high state of civic pride and devotion
that prevails among the people, and espe,
cially among the bicycle people of the
other Twin. Let us hope that their ex-
ample will not be lost and that in time.
as the city advances and new streets and
sidewalks are needed, pedestrians and the
owners of vehicles will be found with pick,
and shovels in their hands just as ardent
in the needful work as are the men OF
the wheel No one class of citizens
should be allowed to possess a monopoly
of the grand disposition to save the tax
| payers the cost of needed public improve
mentS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
SMALL POLITICS.


The ways of the administration states
men are past finding out. After weeks,
nay months. of insistance that the sit
uation in the Philippines was satisfac-
terry from every point of view, and that
the Instruction of the natives was to
be promptly ended. the statement is
now made, apparently with authority,
that the situation is more serious than
it ever was before, and that large ad-
dition is to be made to the army of oc-
cupation. After alternate praise and
blame of Gen. Otis it has come now to
be generally admitted that the facts
have been withheld from the public
through the immediate action of the
president himself
For nigh a year the administration has
stood Loyalty by Gen. AIger. Embalmed
beef and scandals of all sorts affecting
military administration have been ignored,
and the contingency of the resignation,
enforced or otherwise, of the head of the
war department has never been consid-
cred apparently even for moment.
Now, however, all this is changed, and
the Information is Forthcoming that if
Alger does not resign he is to be forced
out. Why? Because he has gone into
a political deal with Gov Pingree, of his
own state, looking to his election as
United States senator, and Pingree is
not an adherent of the administration.
Here is truly remarkable state Of
affairs. 1t shows how utterly national
the public will and preference for a con-
tinued period, and then, for reasons
purely personal and political, do what
on every principle of public response
bility ought to have been done months
before.
Has not Gen. Alger the right to enter
cure the aid of Pingree or anybody else
whom he thinks can promote his cleo
ton to that place? There is a general
impression that he has that right with
out paying the penalty of being kicked
out of his office. Pingree Is a Republican
He is the Republican governor of AL
gers own state. He is an avowed friend
of Alger. If the head Of the war de-
partment is entitled to hold his Office,
in view of the record that he has made
in it, then he certainly is still entitled to
hold H. T.,
tim of a scurvy piece of political spite
and jealousy Pingree is not RESPONSE
bic to anybody in Washington for his
opinions. So far as the public knows.
Ayers concurrence in those opinions is
creditable rather than otherwise. He
accepts the. two propositions Of oppo-
election of United States senator's. IL
the administration is opposed to these
two principles to such an extent that
no man who commits himself to them
the fact is Of sufficient Importance to
be made generally known among the
American people.
The G 10 is as little interested i'll
Alger as it Is in any of the group of
small politicians who control the ma
chine at Washington. Yet it certainly is
convinced that Ayers enforced retire
ment from the cabinet ON the grounds
now alleged is even less creditable to
President Mckinley than has been his re-
tention as war minister under the pecu-
liar circumstances which have attended
his administration for the past year or
so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26
STATUTES AND COURT RULES
Mr.. Rogers Finds Fault With the
Ruling of One of the Judges.

Mr.. Rogers Finds Fault With the
Ruling of One of the Judges.
To the Editor of the Globe:
AT the special term of the district court
today, Judge Bum presiding, refused to
give me an order in a legal proceeding
where the statutes clearly and unequfvo-
cally gave me the right to the order
He gave as his reasons that there was
rule of court that virtually abregated
the statutes.
Is 1T not rather a high-handed proceed
ing for judges to make rules that set at
defiance the statute law of the state?
Is 1T not ground for impeachment for a
judge sitting as a court to refuse to obey
the law he is supposed to administer?
While l cheerfully admit that there Is
good reason for the enactment of such a
rule as Judge Bum enforced, my point
is, he should obey the law as other peo-
pie are required to, and if the law Is
wrong have the next legislature right it.
but not to ride over it and set it at de-
fiance and at the same time, in his jul
dicial capacity, punish people for other
attractions of the law.
Laws are made to be obeyed, and Of
f1cials are elected to enforce them.
j. N. Rogers.
st. Paul, June "a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-26

Relative to the proposition made by a
Minneapolis paper that Gov Lind should
have the state defray the expense of
transportation for the Thirteenth from
San Francisco to st. Paul. the G l o e,
while not assuming to speak for the gov
ernor. whom, SO far, the petulast carpins
of the paper up stream has failed to
make speak, is decidedly of the opinion
that he should not 90 it. He should not
do 1t because 1t would be an expenditure
He can not do it because he has not
the money required at his disposal. His