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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
New Books Received.

The following new books have been
received at the Rock Island public IL
brary:
Hero of Erie, Barnes; Changing,
Besant; Thy Friend Dorothy, Blanch-
ard; Son of the Revolution True
Story of Benjamin Franklin. Brooks;
Patriot Schoolmaster, Pilot of the
Mayflower. Butterworth; Ave-Roma-
Immortalis, Crawford; Sherburne
Girls. Douglas; Heart of Toll, French :;
One of the Pilgrims, Fuller; Great
Salt Lake Trail. Rancho on the Ok
hide, Inman; In the Cage, Two Mag
les. James; Lives of the Poets, Prison
ers of Hope, johnson; Nameless Cas-
tie, Jokai; Cruise of the Comet, Ka-
Ter; Control of the Tropics, Kidd;
Sand We Live in, King; Days Work,
Kipling; Johnnie, Laughlin; John
Splendid, Munro; Margaret Montfort,
Richards: Little Jarvis, Seawell; Girls
of st. Wade's, Smith; Success Against
Odds, With the Black Prince; Wild
Animals 1 Have Known, Thompson;
Boy Soldiers of 1912, Boys With Old
Hickory, Tomlinson; Development of
English Literature and Language,
Welsh; David Harum, Westcott; Cas-
tie Inn, Wevman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
Petition to Probate WIN.

State OF Illinois,
Rock Island. county -
1899.
In the matt OF the PROBATE of the last will
and ties ament of Henry Fielder, decc lsec. /.
probate.
To all persons whom this may concern
Greeting:
Notice IS hereby given, that on the Ord day
OF January, A. d. 1913 petition fled in
the county court or RocX Island county. Iii
nois, asking that the last will and testament OF
Henry Fielder. deceased. be admitted 10 pro-
bate. The same petition further states that
the following named persons are all the heirs
at-laW and iegateeS: JOsepha Maria Denhard:.
Hampton. Ill: Yer nka B ok. nOck Island. ill.
Anna klucker. address unknown, Anton Fled
Ter. GeneSeO. Ill.
You are further notified that the hearing OF
the prof of said viii has been set by said
court for the Z5tn daY OF January. A. ID. 1879.
at the hour of 10 o. lcck IN the forenoon. at
the court house In Rock Isl and In said county.
when and whsrc you can appear. II you see 1t.
and show cause. IL any you have. why said will
khOuld not be admitted TO probEte-
HENRY Is. HUBBARD County Cleriz.
Dated AT Rock Island. Jan. g. 1874
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
SHORT COUNCIL SESSION.
Only Urgent Matters Passed Upon Last
Night

Night
The city council made short work
of its monthly meeting last night on
account of it being a legal holiday,
only disposing of urgent matters,
such as the passing of the pay roll
ordinance.
On recommendation of the fire and
light committee authority was given
the mayor to appoint another man for
the fire department, in order that en-
ployes may have Is instead of 12-hour
Iay-oifs.
a proposition was received from the
Construction company to the
effect that it would improve Forty
fourth street for the amount of the
estimate, former bid being consid-
erably in excess of the estimate. The
council will probably consider the
proposition at the adjourned meeting,
next Monday night, in order that the
may be commenced the
first thing in the spring.
Aid j. w. Lawhead, of the Seventh
ward, presented each mem Der of the
council with a pretty and fragant
boquet, explaining with his charac-
-eristic fatherly smile that he wanted
the boys to look trim and tony at
he first meeting of the new year. -
Mayor MediiI stated that the test
electric light tower had arrived and |
would De erected the present week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
II Ointments for Catarrh Tha
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Ca
tarrh Cure be sure You get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and is made
in Toledo, Ohio, by T. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price IS cents
per bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
NEW YEARS WEDDING.
Marriage of Malcolm McKInnon, Jr., and
Miss Myra NJ. Allen.

Malcolm McKinnon. Jr., of Daven-
port, and Miss Myram Allen were mar
ried Sunday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Judge and Mrs. E. J. Searle,
1902 Eighth-and-a-half avenue. The
ceremony. which was witnessed by a
company of relatives, was performed
by Rev L. W. Grafton, pastor of
Memorial Christian church. The
groom is one of the well known Young
newspaper men of Davenport, in
which city the couple viii make their
home. The bride for several years
was assistant in the Moline public
library, a position which she re-
signed to take up the duties of the
new life she has so happily entered
upOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03

Mr.. S. A. Fackler. editor of the Mi
canopy (Fla.) Hustler, with his wife
and children; suffered terribly from
la grippe. One Minute Cough Cure
was the only remedy that helped
them 1t acted quickly. Thousands
of others use this remedy as a specific
for la grippe, and its eXhausting after
effects. Never fails. For sale by T..
ii. Thomas, a. j. Reiss and NJ. +.
Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03

No-1O-ESac for 1ifty Centg.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blOod pure SOC a. Ali drlGSists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03

La grippe is again epidemic. Every
precaution should be taken to avoid
it. Its specific cure is One Minute
Cough Cure. A. j. Sheperd, pub
Usher of the Agricultural journal and
Advertiser, Eden, Mo-. says: No
one will be disappointed in using One
Minute Cough Cure for Ia grippe.
Pleasant to take, quick to act. For
sale by T. II. Thomas, A. j. Reiss and
NJ. T. Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
CHAPTER NAMES OFFICERS.
Daughters of the Revolution Meet with |
Mrs j. p Comegys.

Mrs j. p Comegys.
At the meeting of Fort Armstrong
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. held Saturday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. J. p. Comegys, on
Nineteenth street. officers were chosen
for the year as follows:
Regent-Mrs. j. NJ. Buford.
Vice Regent-Mrs. G. c. Carter.
Treasurer-Mrs. f. G.. Frazer
Secretary-Mrs. Adair Plaeasants.
Registrar-Miss Whitman.
The address of the retiring regent,
Mrs. j. L. Kim ball, who who was i'll
was read by Mrs. Z. w. Hurst. The
mem bers, of whom there were "a pres
ent, were pleasantly entertained by
Mrs. Comegys. who also served dainty
refreshments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
LEGAL.
Notice of FINAL settlement.

Estate OF F. Oscar johnson.
Public notice is hereby given that the urGer
gEed. Annette johnson. eXecutrix- has thi-
oag fled her final report and settlement a
such in the county court of Rock Island
county. and that an order has been entered by
said cOu approving the said report unless OBJ
1ectionS thereto or cause TO the contrary be
shown OF or before the I'd day OF February.
A ID. Ie9'- and upon the hnal approval of said
report the said annette JoUn on win ask for
an order of distribution and VIII also ask he
discharged All pelsOns Interested are no;i-
fed TO attend
Rock Island. Ill. Dec. 26 1923.
ANNETTE JOHNSON, EKecutrix.
JOaS h SCOTT. Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03

"a Hours
To New Orleans or to Jacksonville via
the Queen & Crescent limited trains
from Cincinnati, Ok hours through to
Havana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
Notice of FINAL Settlement.

Estate OF Richard tanton. deceased.
Public notice l. hereby given that the IN
der,igned- Kate A. Stanton has this day fled
her final report and settlement such IN the
county court of Rock Island county. and that
an order mas been catered Dy said court approv-
ing the said report unless objections theret o
or cause 70 the contrary be shown on or be-
fore the 18th day OF January. \. ID. 1893. and
upon the final approval or said report the said
Kate A Stanton " III ask for an order OF dis
lrDutiOn- and - III also ask TO be discharged.
All persons interested are notified TO attend
hook Island, IL =. Jan. &, 1899.
ksTEA. STANTON
Executrix of the last viii and testament of
Richard stanton, deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands
chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tins, and positively cures piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by Hartz q Whenever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your b.ood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--beauty for ten cents. All drug
glsts, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take CascaretS Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or CSC
II C. C. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Mafekins water Work. Captured.

Cape Town. Oct. 29.-A later dis
patch from Mafeking, dated October
oath, says:
The Beers are in possession OF the
water works and have cut of the sup
ply. This occasions no anxiety, be
cause ample supplies are available in
tanks and wells.
During n sOrtie this evening the
British encountered the enemy three
miles off to the north.
THE Beers had apparently been
warned and returned our fire in earnest
with a well-handled machine gun. As
our men had no intention of pressing
an attack. they retired Immediately.
Commander Sidney Webb was Sc
yerely wounded and left behind during
the retreat, but was afterward rescued
by Trooper Stevens. The conduct of
our men was splendid. The enemy's
loss could not be ascertained-"
A dispatch from Mafeking, dated Oc-
tober 23rd, says:
"A bombardment of the city was
commenced by the Beers at TAO a. M,
from a range of two and half miles,
by battery OF three Krupp guns,
throwing seven, nine and twelye-inch
explosive shells.
THE British returned only one shot.
which. being well directed, disabled
one of the enemy's guns.
After three hours the Boes sent an
envoy TO ask II the town was prepared
to surrender. Colonel Baden-Powell re-
piled in the negative, but the shellins
of the town was not resumed
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
The Dodr. VIII No, Work.

Protection Is a Republican policy.
The Democrats have formed the habit
OF eenouEeius Il. and they think they
must keep It up. with or without rea-
son and sense. And so. with the splen-
cid record o. protection staring them
In the face, Rnd being unable to point
10 a single fact that Is not to its credit
they wildly re-eeho Hayemeyer's tilp-
pant utterAnee with some such scheme
as this in their heads: The people like
the protective tariff: let US try to
make them hate !, BY circulating the
absurd lie that Il Ia the mother Of
trusts"
The hypocrisy OF all this is quite as
eomieal as Il Is revoi;InE. II shows
what a poSeTty-Atrieken old concern
the Democratic party ia. Free silver Is
dead. Flag hauling Is an issue Is worse
than no Issue at all. Fantastic yarns
about trusts and the tarii are the only
remaining resort The Democracy
grabs at this Erotssaue banner and
aourishss IL frantIcaIly. hoping TO rat
lie voters and muddle their thinking
ApparatuA But the dodge will not
work. II Is confession OF weakness
and proclamation OF stupidity. The
people see through the game and will
eo!dly keep out Of II. pTeierring to re-
tain their prosperity. their open work
shops, their IO0-ccnt dollars. their ster-
ling Americanism. and their respect for
the Hag Of their country.
IlL) Journal.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Mexican. whlp ysouI Indians.

Austin, Texas, Oct. 30.-Information
from Ortiz. state of Sonora. Mexico, is
that a detachment of Mexican troops
has arrived there, having in charge
twenty-five YaGui Indian prisoners,
whom they We're taking to Guaymas
to be placed in prison pending a settle
ment OF the war. Hitherto the Mexi-
can forces have given out the informa-
ton that they We're taking no prisoners,
nor would they tnke any. as they pro-
posed to kill all the Indians as fast as
they came upon them.
The fact that they brought in TWEEN
ty-iiye to-day, however. indicates that
they intend to take prisoners. 1t is re-
ported that these prisoners Were cap
tured in n skirmish with Indians near
Sahuaripa. Mexico. during which sew
eral Mexican soldiers We're wounded,
two We're killed and one or two taken
prisoners by the Indians. Immediately
following this skirmish the main body
of Indians retreated TO the mountains
northwest of Sahuaripa and are now
hiding in the Businesses. From present
indications there will be no fighting
for some time, as this skirmish has
driven the Indians back and demoral-
lied them for the time being.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
No Satisfying Them.

Bryan newspapers in out-of-the-way
places are copying the figures of a New
York paper showing that the increase
in the prices OF ilfty or sixty articles
since January /. 1897, has been rs per
cent Thereupon a howl Is set up
against the protective tariff and the
trusts. The greater part OF the increase
is in iron goods. tin plates, etc. While
there is tin plate trust. there Is no
iron trust The advance in tin plates
in the United States has been but half
as much as in Great Britain. Provi-
sIons, meats. and particularly beef. are
higher than a year ago. but the tarin
does not affect the price OF beef par
ticle, and there Is no combination that
can be seen that can affect the prices
as a trust might The growing scarcity
OF cattle and the increased demand
cause the advance in prices, which be-
gins with those who raise cattle. Lum-
Der Is much higher than two years ago,
but there Is no lumber trust, and the
tariff cannot materially affect the
price. so that the increase may be at
tributed to the scarcity and the great
ly increased demand. In 1896 Mr. Bry-
an and his satellites went up and down
the country declaring that 50 long as
the gold standard prevailed prices
would decline. and there would be no
profit In trade and no activity in pro-
ducuon and trade. The gold standard
prevailed. and now these same men
are plying the poor and denouncing
the trusts and the tariff because prices
have advanced. There is no satisfy
ing these fellows.--IndIanapol Jour
nal.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
What He Needs.

Here is Il bright and shining exam
ple OF the protection afforded consum-
ers by competition. Without the Dos
chers and Arbuckles there would be no
cheap sugar. With them the fangs OF
the sugar trust are drawn, and instead
OF a monopoly 1t is only large cor
poration, In competition with smaller
ones. which have the power TO regu-
late prices.
What Mr.. Havemeyer seems to need
is not so much modification OF the
tariff as a law prohibiting any one but
the Hayemeyer combination manufac-
turing or selling sugar. From his ex-
hIbitions OF monumental gall and SELF
fshness. it is a wonder he has not urged
such action by congress.-Iacoma
CWash.) Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01

this result, but Its enemies undor ,ho
suise OF monetary reformers, are seek
ing 10 obscure the fuct They will not
succeed, however. because the Ameri-
can people are acute enough to discern
'hese facts, which stand out plainly:
frst-That in 1892, when protec-
uon was In full blast, "the business NJ
the country was In n proYokingly
healthy condition"
second.-That during the yeara
while free-trade was impending ana in
iorce, that is. between the fall OF 1892
and 1896, a disastrous depression set
IN and continued, during which bank
faptcy was rife and great numbers of
~orkinsmen were deprived OF employ
ment and with their families reduced
to want
lhird.-That as soon as Mckinley
and Republican congress were elect
ed and protective tarir was assured
business at once revived and the coun-
Ty entered on n career OF prosperity
thAt makes It the envy OF the rest OF
the world.
Cause and effect are so closely linked
In this matter II is impossible to escape
the conclusion that protection and
ree-tFade are responsible for the re-
suits described. They were the only
factors In the problem. and 1t will be
Idle TO seek to make 1t appear that the
trouble was due to the standard. or ap-
prehension concerning the currency.
The attempt viii be made. however.
T.
the American people will not be led
aStray, but Will intelllgently conclude
that the policy that brought prosperity
before 1882 and restored IL in 1897 Is
good for the country and should be
permanently maintained.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01

There have been various stories
written about the stealing of the Bal
tfmore and Ohio Rail Road engines
at Martinsburg. w. Va, during the
rebellion and their transfer across the
country for service on southern rail-
roads by Col. Thomas Sharp, who Is
still living in Ohio. Recently, an Of
fetal of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road made some inquiries of old en-
ployes who were at Martinsburg at
the time the incident happened and
they say that on June 1s. 1851. 200
men of Genl Stonewall Jackson's
command were detailed to destroy the
Baltimore and Ohios equipment at
Martinsburg. They piled wood and
coal over Al engines and nearly 400
cars and then set fire to them. Only
ten or twelve of the engines, however,
were seriously damaged, and these not
by the fire, but because the water was
first let out of the boilers. Col. Sharp
arrived in Martinsburg on August 18,
1861, and remained there until the fol-
lowing March, engaged in removing
engines, machinery, etc. He took
eight engines across the country over
the turnpike. either to Staunton, Win
chester or Strasburg. (and there arc
some historians who disagree on this
mt az horses Delng required TO naui
each engine. He also removed all the
duplicate parts of engines and cars
and all the rough iron at the station,
and took away all machinery and
tools which were afterward used in the
Southern arsenals. The country around
Martinsburg is extremely hilly and the
work of getting the engines over the
country roads required considerable
engineering ability It has been cur
rentiy reported in late years that one
of the locomotives was the Winans
camel-back No. 80 which at that time
was numbered n, but Col. Sharp did
not care for this class of engines and
took only ten wheel and passenger en-
gines. There was only one eight wheel
locomotive taken and that was No 34-
Some years after the war Col Sharp
was employed on the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road as Master of Trans
portation.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
WOULD BE SMASHED.
Amsrican Industrie. and the America.
Standard of Wages and Living.

nuaru OF wages and Living.
Senator Hansbrough OF North Da-
kota hits the nail on the head when he
says: Congress might revoke every
arucie and section of the tariff law
carrying a protective duty, and 1t
would not make the slightest differ
ence with the so-called trusts" The
proof of the truth of this statement
is found In the fact that free-trade
England also has formidable monopo-
iistic Observation-Disclosures Trib-
une.
Convincing as this fact may be, It
Is not the only proof OF the soundness
OF Senator Hansbrough's conviction re-
sarding the relation OF trusts and the
tarin. Trusts in Great Britain do not
fear external competition SO long as
they are able to control domestic COM
petition To control domestic compe-
tition is much easier in a free-trade
country than in a country where pro-
lection acts as a perpetual stimulus to
internal competition. II the truth were
known there are trusts in the United
states to-day that would welcome the
repeal OF all protective duties as the
surest safeguard against the greatest
menace to their successful operation
the menace of new competitors. They
are not disturbed at the prospect OF in
furious foreign competition under free
trade. Competition OF that kind could
be easily met by reducing the cost Of
production-that is, by reducing
wages. Protection being abolished and
wages having been reduced, 1t would
be plain sailing for the trusts. No;
the repeal of protective duties would
not smash the trusts. The things GER
tain to be smashed In such a contin-
gency would be the American standard
OF wages and the American standard OF
living.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Frtars Ordered Out of Guam.

New York. oct. pa special to the
World from Washington says:
Mail advices from Manila throw some
explain why Captain Leary, the naval
governor. has suggested the advisable
ity of strengthening the force there.
Captain Leary has ordered the friars
to quit the island, with the injunction
never to return He is said to have
discovered that friars exercised almost
absolute control of the government
Natives are dependent upon the friars
for their education. 1t is said in expla-
nation, and when any one of their pu-
pills arose to distinction their actions
were controlled. Officers of the gov
ernment We're selected from educated
natives, so that the friars are said to
have practically owned Guam. Other
charges are made against the friars,
all of which influenced Captain Leary
to the action.
According 10 the advices received,
the natives are pleased with the ad-
vent of the Americans and are de-
lighted with Captain Leary's admins
tration.
A few days ago the Navy Depart
ment ordered a battalion of marines to
Manila, and it was said in that connec-
tion that Captain Leary, at Guam, had
deemed ii advisable to strengthen his
guard and that marines would be
available at Manila for Guam, If
needed.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Wage. and Prices

Those who refuse to confess the
truth take pleasure in pointing out the
fact that there has been an advance In
the prices Of some common articles OF
consumption. amounting to an average
of Is per cent. but they fail in most
cases to also state that wages have ad-
vanced fully % per cent at the same
time. and the number of unemployed
dwiudled to insignificant proportions.
The preseut Industrial policy Of the
nation has, in it's practical working.
indicated the wisdom OF its principles.
Minneapolis Progress.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
SURROUND LApysMirH.
Boers Massing and Mounting Guns-Brit-
ish Ready for Battle.


Ladysmith, Oct. 2S.-7 p. m.-The
Beers are gradually closing around La
dysmith. They have mounted two big
guns on Tntwa Ingoni, 1900 yards
from the British camp. An attack is
expected
The water supply is being renewed.
A number of resident civilians have
been ordered to leave the town under
penalty of arrest.
Durham, Oct. 29.-The Natal Mercury
has the following from I.adysmith:
The Beers have been dragging
heavy artillery up Tintwa Ingoni. 1t
is expected that they will adopt tactics
similar to those they pursued at Dun
dee-demonstrating in one direction
while attacking in another"
London, Oct. 30.-The Mail publishes
the following dispatch from Pietermar-
itzburg. dated Sunday:
Patrols from Lndysmith report that
tnere are four large Boer camps within
radius of ten miles, extending in a
semi-circle northeast of the town. EVIL
IDENTIFY the enemy Is concentrating all
his forces. Commandant General Jou-
bert is in supreme command. One Boer
laager has red cross tent carefully
posted in conspicuous position.
The British had several sklrmishes
with the enemy to-day. halfway coH-
muuica,ion with Ladysmith is still In
tact. At Colenso couple of Basutos
We're arrested for putting powders on
the railway. They confessed they had
done this by order OF the Transvaal au-
thorities.
The heavy and incessant rains have
flooded Tugele river. which will prove
an effectual barrier to any Beers pro
ceeding southwark. The remaining
bridges are strongly guarded"