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Forwarding Military MaH.

Postmaster General Smith has issued an
order directing the rapid transmission and
forwarding from place to place of all mail
matter of any kinds addressed to persons
connected with the army, navy, marine
corps or other branch of the pubicsservice
serving in or en- route to or from Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii, Guam or the Philip
pines, or to persons in the government
service in the United States whose change
of address is caused by official orders. No
additional postage is to be required as rs
usually done. -
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INGERsoLLs REMAINS CREMATED.
Funeral Party Included His Wife and
Two Daughters.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The body of Rob
ert G.. Ingersoll was removed from Dobbs
Ferry to the Fresh Pond, L. l., crematory
this morning. The body was in a plain
black coffin without ornament. The top of
the coffin was covered with roses.
The funeral party included Mrs. Inger-
soil, her two daughters, Clinton B. Far
rei, Walston H. Brown. Maj. o. ]. Smith
and Mrs. Smith and Frederick c. Penfeld.
The body was placed in the retort shortly
after noon. 1t will take from six to eight
hours for the incineration to be completed
Only the members of the funeral party
were allowed in the crematory
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Personal Mention.

Gen. William Birney, with his grandson.
William, son of A. A. Brney left Wednes
day morning for a trip to Niagara, Mon
treal and Quebec.
Rev. DIR. Sterrett and sons have gone into
camp on the st. Regis river After the
middle of August they will be at Rustic
Lodge, Upper Saranac lake.
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A LONG, HARD SESSION.
Representative MahOn's Prediction
as to Next Winter's CONGRESS.

Representative Mahon of Pennsylvania
who was in Washington today, says that he
is looking forward to a long, hard session
of Congress next winter. He says he
thinks Congress should declare emphatical-
ly for the gold Standard that the opposi-
tion stands frankly for free silver, and he
thinks the republicans should be Just as
frank in maintaining the single gold stand
ard.
Speaking of the Pennsylvania situation,
he said that a Quay ticket would be noni-
mated for state officers, and would he elect
ed. He appeared very confident of Ouay's
domination of the politics of the state
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THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address In the United
States or Canada. by ordering II at
this Office, in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week: % cents
for two weeks. or so cents per
month. Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
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THREE DESIGNS PREFERRED.
Those Submitted to the Department
OF Justice Buiiding.

The commission designated by the Attor-
pey General 10 select from the designs sub
mitted for the new building for the Depart
ment of Justice the first three in merit
have selected the designs presented by
Messrs Geo. B. Post, Warren & Wetmore
and Price & Aiken of New York. These
firms will submit drawings in competition
by August 20. and the commission will then
determine who the architect will be and
adopt his design.
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The Presidents Condolences.

Official confirmation of the news of the
assassination of President Heureaux of
Santo Domingo was received at the State
Department this morning from the United
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Soldiers Deaths In Cuba.

Gen. Brooke reports to the adjutant gen
eral from Havana this morning the death
at Santiago on the 23d of Robert H. Cole.
civilian, of yellow fever. He also reports
the death at Plnar del Rio of Private John
McChristol f, 1st Infantry. on the oath.
of suicide by carbolic acid poisoning.
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Carnegie Offers Gift for Library

SAN DIEGO. Cal. July 27.-Andrew Car
negie has offered to give $4,000 for a pub
lie library in this city If site be donated
and the library maintained as at present
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II You Miss rhe stnr.

SUBSCRIBERS who experience any difficulty
in receiving The Star caused by the carrier
not ringing the door bell will please report
such failure or non-deiivery to the office.
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Disbarment Ordered.

The Secretary OF the Interior has ordered
the disbaTment of Thomas K. Paul OF
Narshfeld. No, and Charles Freer of
Warren, Ohio.
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mined to have the affairs of the island
conducted on the basis of order and justice.
General Heureaux, during his eventful
career, received nine serious wounds and
carried two bullets in his body.
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Movements of Warsfips.
The Dolphin has arrived at Rpston.
The Piscataquay has sailed from Newport
for New York.
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Japan Selling War Material.

MANILA July 2T.-It is reported in
Filipino circles in Manila that the insur-
gents recently received corsignments of
salt petre and lead from Japan. The in
surgcnts had been experiencing many diff
Culties in the manufacture of good powder,
that which they produced lacking power of
penetration and range.
The two friGTs who were recently arrested
fere oa suspicion that they were the bear
ers Of messages to AguinGldo from the
Filipino junta at Hong Korg have been
liberated for want of evidence upon which
to prosecute them.
As soon as authorization can be received
from Madrid to insure the necessary ex-
Herditur5s, the Spanish general, Jaramillo.
Will send commission composed of Senors
TCTal and Rios to TaTiac TO carry food,
money. medicine and clothes 10 the Span
ish prisoners there. The commission will
also reopen negotiations for the release of
the captured 1t is reported that $3,en.op
in Mexican money VIII be offered to the in
sCrsents for the release of the SpaIiards.
Gen. JaramiIlc declines 20 confirm this re
port
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California Troops Leave Manila.

The following message was received from
Gen. Otis this morning:
MANILA, July %, 1889.
''Adjutant General. Washington:
Sherman sailed midnight twelve hun
dred eight-seven officers and men, Cali
fornia; two hundred fifty-six discharged
total passengers. fifteen hundred sixty
seven OTIS"
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
FOREIGN Commerce OF the Year Com
pared with 1888.

pared with 1S9S.
The detailed tables OF the imposts and eX-
ports of the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1899, have been com
pleted by the treasury bureau of statistics
The summarization which accompanies
them shows the foreign commerce of the
year by great classes compared with that
of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, as
follows:
IMPORTS.
Articles of food and live .. ooo o,o
animals. SlSl, ,Zoo,oi4 S-Ii,oo','io
Articles in a crude condi-
tion which enter into
the various processes OF -. go. 49,
domestic industry 2Jl, ,42S,3lo- ZZl,5SS5ti
Articles wholly par
TALLY manufactured for
use material In the
manufactures and me .,
chanic arts........ SIS, ,559 60,71251S
Articles manufactured, . 49,. ..,
ready for consumption. 9I,3S2, ,4e4 loS,oZlfoo
Articles Of voluntary use, , - . -
luxuries, &c.......... 1,44S,4I2' 339iioho
Total imports ...... s616, ,0i9.654 $6S7, ,116s54
Per cent of free. 3I3 1901
Duties collected $149, 1884 S206r507 S12
Foreign goods remaining -.
in warehouse 81, 126,961 o5,|36UZl
DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
1885, 1889.
Products of agriculture. $S53 6S3 570 STS4 800 009
Products of manufactures 2SD 691. .554 33S 66l TS1
Products of mining 19,410, T01 2S, 81 54t
Products of the forest. g. 81, 900, III 423lG I9
Products Of the fisheries 3, ,435, 4S3 602o 4l6
Miscellaneous ........... g. 1854, ,G2S 3,2s1 134
Total domestic
ports. 81 ,21O, ,291 ,913 81, ,2o4 1913 1874
Foreign goods re-ex-
ported. ............ 21.19o,41 %. .0s2 2s5
Total exports. 81 231 4S2 $50 81 22T 2o5 419
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Filipino Town, Thirty Miles South of
Manila Falls.
OUR Loss, 4 KILLED; Il WOUNDED
Japan Said to Be Selling Rebels
War Material.
SUSPECTED FRIARS RELEASED

MANILA. July 2T.-Brigadier General r.
H. Hall. with 1.0cn men, has captured Ca
lamba. on IagUna de Bay. The loss to the
United States forces was four killed and
twelve wounded.
CaIamba is a town on Laguna de Bay,
about thirty miles southeast of Manila. 1t
is much farther south than the United
States troops have yet penetrated on land.
II is in the province of LagUna. 1t has a
population of 11.4I6, and is twenty-seyen
miles from Santa Cruz on the eastern shore
of the bay Its capture is not considered
OF any strategical Importance, except as
part of the plan to harass and worry the
Insurgents
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THE COMMERCE OF HAVANA
Statement of Olearances and Arrivals of
Vessels.
Merchandise Valued at Over Three
Million Dollars Sent to the United
States in Two Months.

The following statement, prepared by the
War Department, shows the number of YES
sells, coastwise and foreign, together with
their tonnage, that entered and cleared
from the port Of Havana during the month
of May 1899:
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IMPORTS.
COG

Articles of food and live 800. eoo o,o
animals. .............. SlSl, ,2oo,Si4 SLil,oo''oio
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THE EVENING STAR.

Feu York oaice: So Trib1ue Baild!1y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Immortality Cranks.

Immortality of fame is something de-
sired by many, but attained by few.
gays DIR. John Fiske in The Atlantic
Physical Immortality is something
which has hitherto been supposed to be
inexorably denied to human beings
The phase ''All men are mortal figures
in textbooks of logic as the truest of
truisms. But we have lately been as
sured that this is mistake 1t is only
an induction based upon simple emu
meration. and the first man who escapes
death will disprove it.
So at least l was told by a very down
right person who called ON me some
years ago with a huge parcel of manu-
script, for which he wanted me to find
him a publisher He had been cruelty
snubbed and i'll used. but truth would
surely prevail over bigotry. as in Cali
lei's case / took his address and let
him leave his manuscript. Its recipe
for physical immortality. diluted
through 600 pages, was simply to learn
how to go without foodl
Usually such regimen will kill you
by the fifth day. but if at that critical
moment, while at the point of death.
you make a heroic effort and stay alive,
why. then you viii have overcome the
king of terrors once for all. returned
the gentleman manuscript with a
polite note. regretting that his line OF
research was so remote from those to
which was accustomed that / could
not give him intelligent aid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Omcfal Lampposts.

The placing of lampposts in front of
the houses of the chief magistrates of
towns is an ancient custom. We find in
Heywood's English Traveller" that
posts were so placed in trout of sheriffs'
houses. Reginald says
What brave carved postsl Who knows but here
In time. sir. you may keep your shrieyaltie
And be one o tn SERVANTS?
From sheriffs. the practice extended
to the houses of mayors and provosts.
1t has been suggested. with some prob
ability. that the posts were at first in
tended for the affixing of proclamations
which it was the duty of the sheriffs to
publish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
nead MAN Brought to Lie.

In Paris recently man was revived whose
heart had actually stopped beating A d ring
surgeon cut through the dead mans ribs,
grasped his heart, set the blood in circulation
and the man breathed, opened his eyes and
lived. Il is probable. however. that the rally
will be of short duration although this detracts
not at all from the miraculous nature of the
deed. II he had kept his bowels regular disease
could not have attacked him Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters Is natures strongest ally
When her laws have been repeatedly disre-
garied when a tired stomach has been abused
until indigestion. constipation and biiousness
are the result. then the Bitters proves its efh-
cacr II cannot be equal ed Your doctor
would be the first to recommend il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Licensed to Wed.
Painfully Polite.

The people of Dresden are very polite.
so overpolite that they not infrequently
bring down ridicule upon themselves,
1t used to be told in that city that a
stranger was one day crossing the great
bridge that spans the Elbe and asked a
native to direct him to a certain church
which he wished to find.
Really. my dear sir. - said the Ores
dener. bowling low. II grieve greatly
to say it. but 1 cannot tell you'
The stranger passed on. a little sur
prised at this voluble answer to a sim
pie question. He had proceeded but a
%hort distance when he heard hurried
footsteps behind him. and. turning
round. saw the same man running to
catch up with him.
In moment his pursuer was by his
side. his breath nearly gone. but
enough left to say hurriedly: MY
dear sir. you asked me how you could
find the church. and it panied me to
have to say that l did not know. just
now l met my brother. but grieve to
say that he did not know either"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
WEEKS CROP CONDITIONS.
General Outlook Is Much More Favorable
Than 1t Has Been I'm All illinois,

Than IL Has Been I'm All illinois,
According TO the weekly crop bulle-
tin furnished by the Illinois section of
the department of agriculture the past
week was a highly favorable one for
farming operations; the temperature
averaged from three to five degrees
daily above normal and rainfall in
creased from light showers in north
east counties to more than half inch
throughout central counties and an
inch and a half in southern counties,
while sunshine was abundant, amount
ing to about 80 per cent of the posi-
BILE amount. Work made rapid pro-
gress, nearly all of the oats are sown,
many potatoes are planted, gardens
made and a considerable amount OF
corn ground has been cleared and
plowed, while few acres have been
planted to corn in the extreme south
part of the state. Early sown oats
are coming up with fine stand. and
early gardens and the very early po-
tatoes are showing above ground.
Winter wheat has made a marked i'm
provement where it is alive; but
very small acreage will be left To ma
ture, except in the south third of the
state: much has been sown to oats and
more will be turned over for corn.
Glover also shows great damage in
central and north counties; other
grasses are growing slowly. but in
the southern counties are sufficiently
advanced to afford pasturage. APP
pies, crabs, pears, plums, cherries
and few scattered peach trees are
blooming in the southern counties,
but peaches are a failure. Many
black berry and raspberry canes are
frozen to the earth. Forest trees are
leaiin9 out nicely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
FOR HER HUSBANDS LIFE.
Mrs. Gnlllan Suing j. ID. McCriIIis for
$4,000 Damages

Mrs. Giilllan Suing j. ID. McCriIiis for
$4,000 Damages
The trial OF the $25. 900 damage
suit against John ID. McCrillis for the
killing of W. j. Gilfillan. formerly of
Moline. is being held at Carthage,
Mo. The defendant has been exam
ined and after telling of his wife, his
five children and their ages, said he
had known w. j. Gillian for about
seventeen years, but that he had
passed ont of his mind until recent
years, when he had known him init
mately. He had known the plaintiff.
Cora Gilfllan since she was a little
girl. He told of the friendly business
and social relations between himself
and the deceased.
He exhibited several letters alleged
to have been written to his wife by
Gliflilan, also 4 photograph of Gill
lillian found with the letters. These
were introduced to show why he went
to Gilfillan's house. The story of Me
Crillis rs to the incidents leading
up to the killing, and of how the
shooting occurred, were related by
him substantially the same as at the
preliminary examination The re-
volver with which he did the shoot
ing was also produced. Instantly the
Judge said: is that revolver loaded ?"
whereupon McCrillis opened it up to
show it was empty. With an attor-
ney impersonating Gillillan, McCrillis
showed how the shooting was done
The attorney advanced toward Nc
Crillis and the latter threw the re-
volver down as if to shoot. He said
the shot was fired at n distance OF
about two feet and ne did not take
time to aim. He called attention to
the downward range of the pistol bar
rel, to which the plaintiffs attorneys
objected, as an effort to argue the case.
In explanation of the purchase of
cartridges, he said it had been year
since his revolver had had fresh cart
ridges in it, and experience had
taught him that they were not sure at
such an age. Hence he bought new
ones, as he always kept a loaded re-
volyer in the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
A VRrhaI Melee.

Going up on a Cedar avenue car TIE
other night the passengers were much
entertained by verbal spat between a
small citizen of German parentage and
a tall native. The trouble all originated
from the fact that the car was very
much crowded, so crowded that the
two disputants We're brought face to
face in such close proximity that they
couldn't make n gesture.
''Push up little, can't your" in
quired the tall man in an irritable tone
Several people We're pushing him, and
his irrita bility was quite excusable.
''Vell, no, cant. replied the little
man, land. vat is more, L don t lief to. -
You re not much of gentleman.
said the tall man.
''Oh, l ton't knowI' said the little
chentlemen. 1 go to some fellow vat
has got d leetle knowledge of der sub
jec'."
You're very funny boy, said the
tall man in a tone of deep sarcasm.
we'll" said the little man, 81 may
hat some senses of humor. but I'm not
ishness of one idiot.
the tall man.
LAS long as I ton't know your
name, said the little man. II couldn't
make der identification any more gom
plete. -
Pretty soon the car stopped to let off
half dozen passengers. and when
things finally settled down the tall one
and the short one we've separated by n
dozen seats Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
No Right to UgIIness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run down she
will be nervous and irritable. If she
has constipation or kidney trouble,
her impure blood will cause pimplcs,
blotches, skin eruptions and wretch
ed complexion. Electric Bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to pu-
rify the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman of a run
down il valid. Only 30 cents at Hartz
& UllemeYer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
A Hnnk of Hair.

Chickens are sold by the piece in
Buenos Ayres. They are dressed before
being offered for sale, the only feathers
left upon them being those of the tail
The same custom prevails in China
as to dogs, where bit CT the dogs hair
is always left on the end of the tail.
even when the animal is cooked But
this is because the Chinese consider the
flesh of black dogs the best and most
certain to put a brave spirit into the
body of the eater
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Proud of His Descent.

'Brien-And so Phelim is proud av
his DESCENT. is her
McTurk-Yes. he is terribly stuck up
about it
'Brien-Well. begorra. Olive a bit
av descint meself to boast about Oh
DESCENDED four stories wanst whin the
ladder broke and uiver shpilled brick.
Answers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
a Queer (?l sTedicine.

There is medicine whose proprie
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient,
or that it is a cure-all. This honest
medicine only claims to cure certain
diseases. and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best for kidney and
bladder diseases. 1t is Foley's Kidney
Cure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Chnined ROOIkS.

The finest known collection of chained
books is that in Hereford cathedral 1t
includes about 2, 900 volumes. arranged
in five bookcases, of which not less than
l, 500 are secured by chains three or
four feet long. each with Il swivel in
the center. a small collection of chained
books, long forgotten. has just come to
light in the vestry of the church at
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
The Best of Proof,

"And you say you gave me no en-
enlargement 2'
THAT is what 1 said. -
"No encouragement? Why even your
father thought it all settled.
"My father? What proof have you of
your extraordinary statement?'
proof? The best of proof. He Dor
rows money from me- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Her Mistake.

"How did it happen that Miss Single
ton refused to marry the young clergy
man2''
Why. when he proposed to her she.
being a little deaf, thought he was ask
ing her to subscribe to the organ fund
So she told him she had promised her
money TO some other mission. "-Har-
per Bazaar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
A ForsetfuI Spouse.

Mrs. Bilkins-I never saw such a for
getful man in my life az you are. The
clock has stopped again.
Mr. Bilkins-That' s because you for
got to wind 1t
Mrs. Bilkins-You know very WELL
Mr. Bilkins. that | told you to remind
me to wind it. and you forget about it
New York Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
neglected scratches a

Little, neglected scratches and
wounds frequently result in blood
poisoning. Better heal them quickly
with DeWitt's WITCH Hazel salve, a
thoroughly anti-septic application
with a record of always curing piles,
old ulcers, sores. cuts, wounds and
skin diseases. For sale by T. H.
Thomas, A j. Reiss and NJ. F. Balm
sen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Not Yet.

care you related to each other" in
quired the probate judge at Oklahoma
City of German bridal couple bearing
the same name. And the groom replied
''Nein- Das is watts de matter. We
wants to be aEetty. kansas City
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
COUNTY TEMPLE.
Transfers.

April 24-Kate Cansdale to William
III. Stockwell, lot IA. block IS, Brig
hams add. Cordova, $50.
William H. Stockwell to Charles w.
Green, lot IA, block IS, Brigham s
add, Cordova, SO.
John j. Roach to Nancy j. Cool,
tract by metes and bound, sci, 80, 20,
2e. 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25

Cure the cough and save the life. p"
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds. down to the very
verge of consumption. For sale by
Marshall & Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25
Beauty LIS blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving al i'm
,,urities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascsrets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Rists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0e, 25c, Soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-25

Over 1000. 900 bottles. of the value
of $35. 600. are recovered each year from
the drstyards in London and returned
to tbeir owners