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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
GLORY FOR THE KANSAS MEN.
Boltwood's Company Does Well-Funs-
tons Call for Volunteers.

toms Call for Volunteers.
In the meantime company K. Twen-
tieth Kansas. led by Captain Boltwood
performed one of the most brilliant
achievements of the campaign. The
regiment was being held in reserve and
company K charged q distance of a
quarter Of a mile over a cornfieId to the
bank of the river, near the bridge, where
the insurgents from a trench were pep
pering the armored train. then about
200 yards down the track. The COM
pany found shelter in a ditch. Colonel
Frederick Funston called for volunteers
to cross the river. and the colonel him
self, Lieutenant Ball, a private of COM
pany X, private of company f,
Trumpeter BarsfieId and Corporal Fer
Guson, OF company 1, crawled along the
iron girders.
While this was going on the men of
company Is, from the ditch. We're fusil-
lading the trenches in the endeavor to
divert attention. but the Filipinos got
the range from a trench down the river.
and their bullets soon spattered the
water under the structure. Having
reached the broken span the small but
valorous party of Americans slid Gown
the cassion. swan a few yards to the
shore and crawled up the bank, the lit
tie colonel leading the way to the
few remaining Filipinos bOlted.
Colonel Funston said afterwards: 1T
wasn't much to do. We knew they could
not shoot straight. and that our boys
would attend to them while we We're
crossing" General Hale's troops. on
the right, had the hardest fight They
followed the north bank of the river
nearest the town from the east. with
the First Nebraska regiment on
the left and the First South
Dakota and the Fifty-first Iowa beyond
The country to be traversed was most
ly jungle. General HaIe's right Joined
General wheaton's left soon after noon.
a curve in the river enabling the Ameri-
cans to pour an enfilading fire into the
enemy's trenches. About this time the
cheers Of the Kansas troops announced
that the Americans had crossed the
river.
General Hale's men began to ford the
Chico. Il branch of the Bagbag stretch
ing to the northeast. The general him
self plunged in up to his neck. and the
regiments. all carrying flags fioundered
across the stream. The guns of the
Utah light artillery were dragged over
next and formed into an extended line
to advance upon the trenches before
Calumpit. from which the Filipinos were
pouring continuous volleys.
The armored car had one man killed
and two wounded. The Kansas regi-
ment had three wounded during the
charge. and the Utah light artillery one
killed and two wounded. Most of the
other casualties befell the South Da-
kota regiments. II is difficult to esti-
mate the insurgent losses. but they had
no fewer than seventy killed, many of
them by the artillery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
BURIAL OF Ex-Gov. OGLEsBY.
Services Will BE Held Friday Afternoon
at the Family Home.

Springfield. Ills, April 26.-Public
funeral services over the remains of
former Governor Richard ]. Oglesby
will be held at o'clock next Friday aft
ernoon at the family residence "Ogle-
hurst" near Elkhart. The services will
be conducted by Bishop Seymour, of
Springfield, and Rev. DR.. Frederick W.
Taylor, rector of st. Paurs pro-cathe-
dral, of this city. A number of distin-
guished men will be honorary pail bear
erS.
The remains will then be laid in state
at the chapel of st. John the Baptist
Elkhart. and a guard of honor composed
of members of company H, Fifth in
fantry. Illinois National Guard. from
Decatur, for so many years Governor
Ogleby's home, will be placed over them
and guard them until Friday afternoon,
May .. when private services will be
held. Miss Felicite Oglesby, his daugh-
ter. sailed from Hamburg yesterday.
and will arrive home May 5. The inter-
ment will be at Elkhart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
DETROIT STREET CAR AFFAIRS
Date Assigned for the Test Case-Figuring
on the Value of the Lines.

Lansing. Mich, April 26.-The su-
preme court assigned May as the date
for arguments in the case brought to
test the act authorizing municipal own
ership and operation of street railways
in Detroit. The attorney general ap-
pears as relator in a quo warranto pro-
ceeding brought to test the authority of
the Detroit street railway commission.
Detroit, April 26.-The street railway
commission and appraisers of the street
railway properties held an executive
meeting last night, figuring the values
of the street railway properties and
franchises and discussing the differences
in values with representatives of the
companies. Professor Edward w. Be
mis-, who has been figuring upon the
values of the franchises, states that
there is now only about per cent. diff
ference in the appraisals made by the
street railway people and by the agents
of the commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
TeIegraphIe Briefs.

David Christie Murray is authority
for the statement that a council of gen.
erals held in Paris has decided that un-
der no circumstances shall Dreyfus be
liberated.
After a chase of four years the New
York authorities located ]. w. Taylor.
alias Joseph + Nightingale. an alleged
absconding loan association official. in
Gree.. Bay. Wis
The body of Fred Eales. who was ac-
cidentaIly drowned in Rock river a short
distance below Fort Atkinson. Wis
April 20. was found standing uprigs:
with the feet stuck in the mud.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Anti-Pass Btn stin Hung Up.

Madison, Wis, April 26-The assem-
bly, yesterday refused to concur in the
senate amendment to the anti-pass bill.
That action sends the bill to a confer
ence committee. Tht street car taxa
tion bill was passed increasing the tax
on small roads 21k per cent. and on the
big roads to per cent.
In the senate resolution was unani-
mously adopted instructing all COM
mittees to send in fun report of their
work by tonight. The True marriage
license bill was killed. The plumbing
license bill was refused a third reading
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
A Matter of Home Discipline.

A child should never be discussed
within his own hearing. Unfortunate
is that family where the little ones
learn that they may appeal successfully
from one parent to another or where
upon one falls the onus of every neces-
sary denial or reproof. while the other
stands sponsor for every pleasure and
indulgence. Let US spare no secret
effort as parents to appear a unit to the
child. - Elaine Goodale Eastman in
Woman's Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Soldier EIopes with a Cripple.

Chicago. April 26.-Detpctives here
yesterday assisted Attorney F. ]. Regan
and Thomas r. Beadle of Lebanon, Ind,
to locate the mother of the latter. Mrs.
Amanda +. Wanick, an aged and Grip
pied woman. who, according to the story
they tell. eloped on Friday last with an
old soldier. The woman sold a farm for
s., 600, which she gave to Beckford, the
soldier. They were traced from here to
Milwaukee. Mrs. Wanick can hobble
along only upon her knees. on account
of an attack of spinal meningitis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
May Wright sewaIrs Peace Move.

Indianapolis. April 26.-May Wright
Sewall, honorary president of the Ma
tional Council of Women of the United
States and vice president of the Inter
national Council of Women, has ad-
dressed letter to the czar of Russia
in the name of the 1.25O.0O0 women of
the United States included in the MEM
bership of the council, congratulating
him upon his movement for disarma-
ment. She is also sending out call for
holding simultaneous peace meetings all
over the world on May Is next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
DingIey RecIprocity Scheme.

Washington. April 2s.-It is said at the
state department that the expiration on
July "a Of the period allowed by the
Dingley act for the making of reciproc-
ity arrangements and treaties with for
eign governments will not terminate the
activities of the department in that di-
rection. The department takes the view
that the act itself cannot and does not in
any manner limit the treaty-making
power of the president. The department.
will proceed with the draughting OF such
treaties and reciprocity arrangements
as appear to be desirable. and this work
will continue under the direction of
Kasson. the present special plenipoten-
tiary who is entrusted with all the de-
tails of the negotiations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
collapsed prematureIy or Its owl
weight.
Defenses OF the Bssbag River.

The Bagbag river, which is about 100
yards wide at that point. was spendidly
fortified, and the Americans were COM
PEELED to approach across an open space
from which the rebels had cleared ev-
cry obstruction to sight. The bank of
the river - high bluff - was sur
mounted with trenches capped with
rocks. loopholed. and partly hidden by
pushes General Wheaton's brigade ap-
preached the river along the railroad,
leaving camp beyond MalolOs city Cen
eral Hale's. which started yesterday,
was earlier on the march, and sweep
ing westward toward the railroad. The
armored train was being pushed by
Cinnamon, the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment advancing in extended order on
the left and the First Montana regi-
ment with the Utah Light artillery, on
the right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26

Chicago, April 26.-Dr. Nicholas Sem
is not and will not be candidate for
the governorship of Illinois. Further
more. he never intended to be a eandi-
date. He read the report which said
that he "aspired TO gubernatoriaI hon
ors" with mingled feelings of anger and
amusement. He said tkat it was abso-
lutely a false alarm and should not be
credited to him in any sense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
REPRIhAND FOR CAPT. CoGHLAN.
High Official Says That Would Fill the
Bill-Negroes for the Philippines.

Bill-Negroes for the Philippines.
Washington, April 26.-It is the i'm
preston that the case of Captain COgh-
Ian is losing Importance as the days
pass and his action is viewed in more
considerate light. A high official. whose
advice would have much to do with
shaping the fate Of Captain Coghlan,
said that in his opinion the needs of
the case would be completely met by
sharp letter of reprimand addressed to
him by the navy department If the cap
tain admitted he was correctly reported.
The German ambassador has not COM
municated with the state department
on this subject since Monday. and it is
believed that the German government
is now content to await the action of
the navy department without further
pressing the matter. The view was ex--
pressed at the German embassy yester-
day that the Coghlan affair was prac-
tically ended and that with the admin
istering of a reprimand by the navy
department the incident would be
closed.
A proposition to utilize negro troops
to a large extent in future military op-
erations in the Philippines is attracting
much attention. and il is believed will
be considered by the administration in
the near future. Such policy is urged
on the theory that racial affiliations
may be used to defeat Aguinaldo and
bring peace to the islands. One-third
of the population of the Philippines are
negroes of the same race as those in
the United States. The advocates of
the scheme believe that there would
follow for the colored people opportuni-
ties to get homes and possibilities of
careers they could not hope for in this
country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
students Make Night HIdeous.

Madison, Wis, April 26.-Headed by
an improvised band, 500 of the universi-
ty students made night hideous Mon
day. beginning shortly after 9 o'clock.
They were all dressed in their white
nightrObes and marched up and down
the streets, serenading the ~'frat''
houses and singing until they became
hoarse. On the lake shore they fired
off crackers and blank cartridges. At
midnight the gang broke up and the
students repaired to the.r rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
DARL|NGTON'S VIEWS.
Facts He Discovered in His Inves.
tigation of the Army Beef
Question,
USE OF THE CANNED AS RATION.

Authorized in 1850, but Its Use Very Linn
ited-Inspection of the Food Not Thor
ough-Amount Destroyed-Reports on
the Refrigerated - CoghIan Incident
Nearing Its C1ose-Reprimand Probable
Negro Troops for the Philippines.
Washington, April 26.-The report Of
Lieutenant Colonel Darlington, of the
inspector generals office, on the army
beef question. referred to in the report
Of the proceedings of the court of inquiry
in these dispatches yesterday, has been
made public. Darlington says that the
issue of canned beef was authorized as
a part of the army ration as early as
1850, but that the use of the canned
roast or boiled article appears TO have
been very limited before the beginning
of the Spanish war. Referring to the
Chicago purchases of canned roast beef
for the Spanish war, Colonel Darlington
saysi There was no inspection of 1t
other than that of the samples selected
by the various packing houses and de-
livered to the commissary officer from
time to time" Colonel Darlington di-
rects attention to the fact that none of
the cans bore any label giving the date
of canning and says the question of age
seems to have cut no figure in the con-
tracts.
Amount of Canned Beef Destroyed.
Colonel Darlington found it impossible
to definitely determine the amount of
canned roast beef destroyed. but he COL
lected considerable data on this subject,
showing that "at least 1O4,s SIS pounds
were acted upon by boards of survey
or inspectors. and that of this amount
69.070 were destroyed as worthless and
1914 pounds sold. He refers to the fact
that soldiers threw away much of the
meat: they had the alternative of eat
ing this beef or going hungry
Relative to the Refrigerated Beef
He groups the opinions of officers and
men on the refrigerated beef as fol-
lows: Good or excellent" 56 officers and
S men: Fair or good if trimmed" 133
officers and 30 men; Mostly bad" 40
officers and 20 men: Bad or unfit"
officers and IA men. From this sum-
mary he concludes that about 10 per
cent. of the opinion was favorable to the
refrigerated meat and % per cent. I'M
favorable. Colonel Darlington also de-
voted considerable space to processes
for preserving beef. giving the details
concerning the experiment with the
Powell process, the facts going to show
that the commissary officers in Florida
disposition to assist in this
experiment by having the meat tried by
the troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
READY FOR CALUMPIT.
After an AII-Day struggle In Woods and
JuBgles Macarthur Rests.

Manila. April IS. 1880 p. m.-General
MacArthur's division fought it's way to
the Filipino trenches before Calumpit
today. advancing four miles. mostly
through WOODS ard jungle, and crossing
the BaEbag river. This was accom-
plished at a cost to the Americans Of
six killed and twenty-eiGht wounded
the First South Dakota regiment being
the heaviest loser After fOrding the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26

Manila, April 20, p. m.-Agui-
naldo's army today is defending Cal
umpit energetically, which seems TO
indicate that the rebels are making
their last stand. For the first time
the Filipinos are employing artillery.
They brought two guns into action IN
the trenches today before Calumpit,
firing modern shrapnel, which burst
over the heads of Wheaton's men
without effect.
Fighting was resumed at g this
morning. During the night the
bridge was repaired. enabling the
Americans to cross the river. At
noon the rebels were still pouring a
heavy fire in the direction of the
Americans, who returned it spiritedly.
Two Americans were killed and seven
wounded. About this time Hale's
brigade is advancing east of the line,
apparently to cross the river and
flank the trenches, as the Americans
did yesterday.
Trouble with Transportation
Manila, April 26.-The transport
Zealandia arrived from San Francisco
with part of the 9th infantry and a
large quantity of supplies. The COM
missary department is preparing to
send more rations to the front. Law
ton had only a few skirmishes, result
ing in 4 few wounded, but was de-
layed on account of Icing compelled
to build roads. The transport SER
vice is giving much trouble, as the
Oxen are dying from the heat. China
men are employed pulling some of the
carts.
Iowa Boys Wounded.
Washington, April 26.-Ous cabled
the following wounded: 51st Iowa,
2Ith, Maj. William j. Duggan. arm,
slight; C.. Corporal Louis Wiland,
thigh. moderate; Private John Beam,
leg. moderate; 25th, B.. Privates John
Kennan, back, slight; ID. n. Hodges,
leg. severe; Elmer Narve. shoulder,
severe; h., L. III. Dwyer, leg, slight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Rapid-FIre Guns Open the Ball.

The rapid-firing guns on the train
opened the BALI at 11:30 a. m. about a
mile from the river. their popping all
ternating continuously with the boom
or the six-poundeIs. The Montana regi-
ment and the Utah artillery batteries
at the same time entered the jungle from
which the insurgents, who were occupy
ing large, struggling village of huts.
poured heavy volleys. In the course
of>an hour the Americans had forced
passage through the woods to the open
space in front of the river, shelliEg the
Filipino trenches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26

The first duel known to have taken
place upon American soil occurred in
1880, when Edward Doty and Edward
Leister, servants of a New England
coIonist named Hopkins. fought over
some trifling matter with swords. Nei-
ther was seriously injured, but both
were severely punished by the provin-
ciaI authorities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Smallpox Case at JanesvilIe.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. April 26.-Webb Gra-
ham, a negro tramp, is now in the pest
house here suffering with a severe case
of smallpox. The patient arrived from
Cincinnati, where he was discharged as
cured. from the pest house. He came by
way of Chicago and during Sunday WIS.,
tied several places here begging food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26

caITsu upon the president yesterday to
lay before him a plan for the relief of
some Of the destitution in Porto Rico.
Over 100. 600 of the natives. according to
DR.. Henna, have been without bread and
meat for six weeks and are on the verge
of starvation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
GOV. Tanner Goes TO Elkhart.

Springfield, Ills, April Ex-Governor
Tanner has gone to Elkhart to offer his
sympathy in person to the family of the
late Governor OgIesby. The state of
fees will all be closed on the day of the
funeral and the state officials will at
tend in a body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Body of an IIIinoisan Found.

Toledo, o., April 26.-The badly de-
composed body of William Frederick
was recovered yesterday from the Maui
NEE river. Frederick lived at Freedom,
LaSalle county. Ills. where he had a
brother and sister. The body had been
in the water for months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
suit to Restrain CompetItion.

Washington, April pa suit for dam
ages has been instituted by one Wash
ington dry goods firm against another
which involves a novel point of interest.
The charge is that the defendant firm
conspired to persuade one of the plain
tiff's clerks to leave his employ and en-
ter that of the defendant, by reason of
which the plaintiff was compelled to in
crease the clerks salary in order to re-
hi SarviCeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Negro stephens Held in Bail.

Pana, Ills, April 26.-Henry Stephens,
the negro who is charged with resisting
the sheriff and with the death of Xavier
1ecoq. the union miner on April 10. had
his preliminary trial yesterday before
Judge Ewing at TaylorviIle. Judge
Ewing held him in $1,000 to the grand
jury. He was again remanded to Jail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Sir Julian on for The Hague.

Washington. April 26-The British
ambassador. Sir Julian Pauncefote. left
yesterday for The Hague. where he
will be the senior British delegate to the
cars disarmament congress. He was
accompanied to London by Lady Paunce-
fote and their four daughters. with
large household retinue. He sailed today
from New York. and had as fellow pas
sengers Speaker Reed and his family
Nine Emma Eames Storey. Lady May
Sackville. Sir Tatton Sykes. a B. Wen
zeH (the artist. and Richard Croker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
AWFUL MISSOURI CRIME.
Mrs. Jane TuttIeton and Four Children
Murdered and House Fired.

Dexter. Mo-. April 26.-Mrs. Jane
Tuttleton. widow, and her four child
rem were murdered last night and the
house fired. partly destroying the
bodies. j. III. Tuttleton, stepson. is
under arrest for the crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Scores on the Ban Fields.

Chicago, April 20. - Yesterdays
League scores on the diamond were as
follows: At Louisville = Pittsburg I,
Louisville 2: at ST. Louis-Chicago 2,
St. Louis 2-eleven innings; at Wash
ington-New York s, Washington 8; at
Brooklyn-Baltimore 0, Brooklyn 6; at
MISREPRESENTATION s, Philadelphia 10;
NJ cincinuati-Wet grnunds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
PRESIDENT Is Hetter.

Washington. April 26.-President
Mckinley has almost completely re-
covered from his attack of neuralgia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
walcott Knocks ont Creedon.

New York. April 26.-Walcott knOcke,
out Creedon in the first round. The
bout lasted less than two minutes
Creedon going down thrice in that time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
For Samoa.

San Francisco. April 26.-The dis
patch boat. Badger. sailed with the
Samoan commission for Samoa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Robbed the Government of Size 1000.

Lancaster. Pa, April 26.-An examin-
alton was made yesterday of w. NJ. ia
cobs' books, and it was found that he
had derauded the government out of
about Sta5.oOo with his bogus revenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Sails for Guam.

New York, April 26.-The cruiser
Yosemite sailed for Guam CARRYING
Capt Richard Leary, governor of the
islands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Starvation in Porto Rico.

Washington. April 26--General Roy
Stone and the members of the executive
committee Of the National Red Cross
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
Reed sails for Europe.

New York. April 26.-SPeaker Reed
sailed for Europe today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netIc. full Of life neI We and vigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c'or ei. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free Address
eGerling Re,nedy Co Chicago or New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-26
THE FIGHT.
American Troops Storming the
insurgents at CAL
umpit.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE OFFERED

countered In Getting Transports to the
Front as Oxen Are Dying With the Heat
-ReInforcements From Frisco.
Sharp County record., 1899-07-21

County Assessor Con NJ.
Sullivan went down to the
Annieville picnic Wednesday,
leaving w. S. Vannatta dep
utized to assess property on
that day,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Cope,
Mr.. Joe Schenck and Miss
Amy Schenck started We'd
nesday morning for Pine.
vile, lizard county, for a two
weeks visit.
A fishing party from
Thayer, consisting of Mrs.
Baker, Mrs. Washburu and
two sons, Miss McHenry,
Mr.. Jones and Rev. Hayes
spent Monday and Tuesday
at the club house, feturning
nome Tuesday night.