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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
XMAS GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS.
Directions for Sending Them to The Boys
in the Philippines.

Washington, Oct. 20.-The secretary
of war has instructed the quartermas-
ter general to forward from San Fran
cisco any Christmas boxes which may
be delivered there prior TO Nov. 20 for
officers and soldiers in the Philippines.
Such boxes should be consigned to
Major o. +. Long. general Superintend-
ent army transport service, San Fran
cisco.
Also TO forward from New York any
Christmas boxes for officers and sol
diers in the Philippines which may be
delivered there prior TO Nov. l. such
boxes TO be consigned 10 Major +. Il.
Jones. general superintendent army
transport service. Pier %. Columbia
Stores, Brooklyn. y. y. All boxes
above mentioned should be plainly
marked with the name of the officer
or soldier for whom they are intended.
giving the company and regiment or
other organization to which he belongs,
and should be further marked. Christ
mas Box"
All freight or express charges on
these boxes To San Francisco or New
York must in every case be prepaid by
the SenderS. The maximum weight of
boxes TO be about twenty pounds.
They should contain no pcriShable mat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
CHAMBERLAIN FACES HIS FOES.
Defends the Course of the Government in
the TransvaaI.

London. oct. 2O-There was n field
day of debate in the commons yester-
day on the TranSyaal question. in
which Chamberlain explained at length
the governments position. \ diversion
WAS made at the start 10y questions
first regarding an alleged intention To
dismiss the Schreiner ministry at the
Cape. which Balfour disavowed. and
az TO what the government would do
about the dislOyaI uttcrances of GER
tain Irish cmbcrs-notably O'Brien.
Dav.tU and Redmond. When this QueS-
tion was asked Redmond rose quickly
and said that before the first lord of
th" treasury replied he desired to ask
him whether il We're not a fact that
he Redmond !. in suggesting a mes
sage of sympathy To President Kruger
had only followed the precedent set by
her majeSty'> grandson. the German
emperor. Loud laughter
Balfour replied aS follows. Il was
not aware that the honorable member
for EaNI Glare framed himself upon
such an august model. Laughter |
may point out. among the differences
between himself and the emperor of
Germany. that his imperial majesty i
not RrltI>hcr. nor member of this
house. 80 far aS my memory
serves. support Of a similar character
Irish has invariably been offered in
the same quarters To thoS, engaged in
hoStilitieS with her majesty = govern
ment. quite irrespective OF race. creed.
Og tn" thcater Of hoSrilitIeS. | have no
ground Tor thinking that such support
was ever regarded aS important 10y
those 10 whom II was prOfTered. and |
advise the house to take the same view
now IPealS of laughter
Cha amberlain who WAS loudly cheerci
on rising. began with 4 severe crit
Cism of the action of the opposition At
the previous meeting of parliament.
and ~ those who had made thc matter
personal Fight upon himself. regard
iu= the Jameson raid. etc. declaring
that il WAS impossible 10 adequately
describe such ar,-uSa tiOn< Passing 10
the general question Of the govern
ment's South African policy Chamber
lain said that in the light Of recent
events and of the ufteranceS OF Pr,-Si-
dent Kruger. he had come to the CON
cluSion that WAR had always been inc
vitablc- although il was only of late
that he had himself most Reluctantly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
CONCERN IS A TRUST
Supreme Court Decision in an
Illinois Combine
Case.
AMERICAN GLUCOSE COMPANY HIT

Through Litigation Begun at Peoria
Figures on the Cost of Illinois State
Charities and the Number of Their Ben
e6cisries-wage Scale for Hoisting En-
gineers Agreed Upon-No Particular
Change in Gen. Netherlands Condition.
Springfield. Ills. Oct 2O.-Thc su-
prcme court last evening handed down
decision declaring the American
Glucose company. of Peoria. Il trust
and its charter in violation of the anti
trust laws of Illinois of 1891 and 1882
and therefore void. The case is that
of George L. Harding and he Chicago
Real Estate Loan and Trust company
vs.. the American Glucose company 1T
nj. This is Il bill filed on Aug. =. 1897.
10y the plaintiffs in error III the Peoria
county circuit court against the -Ameri-
can Glucose company and others. and
The unknown owners or holders. etc.
of the option given by the American
Glucose company in the sale of the
plant in Peoria.
Bill Charges a Giant Combine.
1t iS represented in the bill filed in
the Peoria circuit court tlBat the man
agCment of the affairs of the company
has been for years in the hands of Cf-
zero j. HImlin. late president. and his
Two sons. William and Harry Ham
lin. and that as Il result of such man
aeement Il giant pool or tftiSt or com
binr has been recently formed for the
purpose of unlawfully regulating and
fixing the price of glucose and grape
sugar. being articles of merchandiS"
and commodities manufactured ana
sold throughout the United States and
III this county ANA for such purpoS"
said parties have already obtained
control of the factories and plants of
nearly all the corporations and indi-
VidualS heretofore engaged i'll the man
ufHcture and sale of said commodities
i'll the United States.
Reversed by the supreme Court.
In the Peoria circuit court the bill
was dismissed for want of equity. and
a writ OF error sued out to the sill
pTpmc court. The supreme court re
verses the decree of the lower court.
and remandS the case to the lower
court with Instructions to dismiss III"
hill aS 10 Joseph Firminich and George
Firminich and the Illinois Trust aud
Savings bank. ana Ia enter Il decree
setting aside the deed of the American
Glucose company 10 Edwin J.. johnson
and the deed executed by johnson to
the Glucose Sugar Refining company
and all the contracts. assignments and
other Instruments accompanying the
delivering of these deeds SO far aS the
American Glucose company. its Otti-
GERS and directors are concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
BRITISH REPULSE THE BOERS..
Latter Attack Glencoe Camp But Are Finally
Driven Back
GEN. SYMONS is SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Glencoe Camp
Driven Back.
Bursbcrs Are Driven by Cavalry After Losing Their
Fortified Position.
~APETOWN. Oct. 2O.-Glencoe

|APETOWN, Oct. 2O.-Glencoe
- camp this morning was at
tackled by 9 ZOO Beers. who posted big
guns on the hill overlooking the town
and opened fire. The British moved
came general.
says the Boer position was captured
after heavy fighting and five guns
taken. Gen. SymOns was wounded.
London, Oct. 20.-It is reported in
the house of commons this evening
that the British captured Il guns at
Glencoe and that the cavalry is still
pursuing the fleeing Burghers.
OmcIaI Account of the Battle.
London. Oct. 2O.-Ap official ac-
count of the battle of Glencoe says:
I'VE were attacked this morning at
daylight by a force of 900. Their
artillery did no damage. After the
position of the enemy had been
shclled, our infantry advanced 10 the
attack. and after a hard fight, lasting
till 80 p. III, an aim most inaccessible
position was taken, the enemy retir
ing eastward. All the Boer guns
We're captured. We can see our sol
diers on the top of the hill. Our cav
airy and artillery are still out Gen.
Symons IS severely wounded. Our
losses are heavy"
London. Oct. 20 A Glencoe dis
patch says Gen. Sir William Symons
u wounded in the stomach II is
feared fatally. cen. Gales has as
sumed command.
Ladysmith. Oct. 2O-Thcre is an
Uncontirmed report that the Boer ar
tillery is shelling Dundee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
cL,KKE's vIGORoUs ATTACK.
He Scores Chamberlain and Is Endorsed
Heartily by Morley.

Sir Edward Clarke. Conservative.
said the more he had read the CORE
spouden'c. the more convinced he had
been OF bluuderS in the negotiations
aud that this lamentahlc war was un-
necessary. For any minister to assert
that We since 1854 have had SuZer-
ainry over the Transvaal" Sir Edward
declared. was certainly At variance
with the fact and a breach of national
faith and that the SUZeTainty WAS
dropped in 1884. Did Chamberlain. h
asked. think his reply to the TranSvaal
OF Sept. conciliaIOry:
Cham mberlain-Certainly
Sir Edward Clarke-Then think
this amendment proved 10 the hilt.
Radical cheers.
\ brief discussion between Chamber
lain and Sir Edward Clarke enSued re-
spectinS the Interpretation that should
he placed upon Chamberlain's reply,
the colonial secretary maintaining that
the tenor of the reply was ConciliatOry.
SAYING. We could not accept all Of
President Kru-er's conditions. though
we accepted nine-tcuths-"
Sir Edward rejoined that Chamber
iain'< remarks made the matter more
and more sad.
John Morley. Liberal. was greeted
with loud cheers by the opposition He
said: a vt.-y material change has
come over the spirit Of the discussion
since jhc brilliant. eloquent forcibla
and unanSwe cradle speech Of Sir Ed
ward Clarke and IL now seems Is If
we are going TO war not for the fran
chiSe-but for SuZerainty. Under the
name OF paramountcy we are going To
impose on the Tran>va1l obligations
,, 1-I,f-s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
NJ EW YORK, Oct. 20.-The yacht |
u ~ Columbia defeated the Sham |

EN lohh, Ocl. -O.-1n ne Nacn'
~ Columbia defeated the Sham.
rock the third time today in the
series of races for the possession OF
the Americas cup. This insures the
retention of the trophy on American
shores for another year at least.
The starting gun was fired at II.
The Shamrock crossed at 11:00:S1
unofficial time, the Columbia al
11:01.43.
At 1882 the yachts had sailed over
six miles. The Shamrock seemed to
be leading by POO yards or more and
apparently increasing the lead, but
the Columbia turned the outer mark
at l2:1S:l2 and the Shamrock at 1919.
At 1920 Asbury Park said the Co
lum bia was forging ahead.
At 12:57 the Columbia led by
half mile. At 1;25 the Columb bia was
about seven miles from the finish and
the Shamrock seemed to be cutting
down her lead and giving a splendid
eXhi bition of sailing.
AT 2:03 the Colum bia was three
miles from the finish, leading by over
three quarters of a mile.
The Finish.
The Columbia crossed the finish
line at 2:4O:30, unofficial, and the
Shamrock two-thirds of mile be-
hind.
The Shamrock crossed the finish
line at 2:45:25.
The Columbia beat the Shamrock
minutes and Is seconds. actual, and
minutes and 81 seconds, corrected
time official
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
PLOTTING AGAINST THE BRITISH.
Charge Chamberlain Makes Against the
Boers-Ouestion of SuzeraintN.


Boers-Ouestion of Suzerainty.
Proceeding To discuss the question of
supremacy. Chamberlain said: The
whole object of the Beers has been to
oust the queen from her position as
suzerain. Now they have thrown off
the mask and declared themselves Il
sovereign. Independent state. Her
majestys government have had a sus
picion amounting 10 the knowledge
that the mission of Or. LeydS has been
one continual series OF negotiations
with foreign powers against the Brit
iSh. Loud cheers. The TranSVaal
and the Free State have an ideal which
* dangerous To Great Britain. and by
the continuous aCcretiOnS of arms the
TranSvaal had become by far the
most powerful military state in Afri-
"a.
.Iustifying his conduct of affairs
Chamberlain denied that the question
of suzerainty had ncedIessly irritatcd
the TranSvaal government or seriously
affected the negotiations. The
governments reply 10 the Transvaal
accepted the tive-year franchise pro
pOSal. except in respect of the pledge
that Great Britain would not re
interfere in the TransvaaIs internal
affairs. but they hoped that if the five
year franchise measure We're carried
into effect there would be no occasion
for interference.
II challenge any one 10 see sign
of provocation, blood guiltinesS or de
sire of war in the negotiations. The
government increased the garriSons
for defense on pressure from the Ma
tai administration and colony of Na-
tai so CAIplctely identified them
selves with the mother country. They
knew they would Ice the first to bear
the brunt of attack: yet they threw in
their lot heart and soul. with the
llnl. :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
STATES THE BRITISH POSITION.
Britain Must BE Paramount in Her Sphere
in south Africa.

Turning 10 the principles involved in
the war. the colonial secretary went on
to say: IF We maintain our existence
as a great power in South Africa We
are bound TO show that we are willing
and able To protect British subjects
wherever they have suffered injustice
and oppression. Great Britain must
remain the paramount power in South
Africa. | 90 not mean paramount III
the German and Portuguese posses
Sions. but in the TWO republics and the
British colonies. Every one on both
sides of the house iS determined To
maintain these great principles. The
peace of South Africa depends upon
Great Britain accepting responsibility
in the TranSvaal. The Boer oligarchy
has placed British subjects in a posi-
ton of inferioriry: and what would
have been the British position if they
had submitted 10 that inferiority:''
He declared that racial animOSity
had not been created by anything the
present government had done. but that
il existed before her maiesty's present
advisers assumed responsibility.
Sir Henry Campbell- Zimmerman in
terposed with the remark: What |
wish 10 point out is that the feeling
OF animOSity will be increased Il hun
dred-fold when the Dutch and English
are SlauGhtering each other" IOppO-
SitiOn cheers. h
Chamberlain retorted: Il say again
that the racial animosity which has
been the curse of South Africa is
based on contempt. Hate is bad
enough. bnt | would rather have Il
mans hate than his contempt. There
will never be an end of racial ami
mostly nor will there ever be peace in
South Africa until both races have
learned TO respect each other"
Referring TO the relations of the
Beers with the natives. Chamberlain
said: There is one subject not dealt
with in the blue books. | mean the
Boer treatment of the ma
civilized power. In
1896 | actually sent Il message 10 Sir
Hercules Robinson. for the Transvaal,
the treatment of the ma
tiveS- Then came the Jameson raid,
and our South African officials decided
that they could not with propriety
present the message. The Beers. in
their own words. trekked because
they wanted to 'wallop the niggerS.
John Dillon cried: That iS not
true" but upon being called to order
said he had not impeached the Vcraci-
" of the colonial secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
COL. SCHNEIDER IS DEAD.
Austrian DueIist Who Fought over Drey-
fus Dies of Wounds

Vienna, Oct. 20.-Col Schneider,
former Austrian military attache ut
Paris, who fought a duel with Cap.
Cuignet, of the French army. as n re-
suit of the latter's testimony in the
DreVfus case is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
Working Day and Night.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Every pill is a sugar
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness
into energy, brain-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful in build
Ing up the health. Only % cents per
box. Sold by Hart IL Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
Wages of Hoistine Engineers.

Springfield. Ills. Oct. 20.-After a
session lasting all day and half the
night. the joint committee appointed
al the conference of the hoisring engi-
ueers and the coal operators came 10
an agreement regarding the scale of
wa2S To Hc paid The scale was re-
ported 10 the conference at l a. III. and
was agreed To. The scale j. as follows:
For one engineer NJ mine. 50 per
month: where two are employed. 50
and Sti5 respectively: where three are
employed. so. 49, and SGD per month
respectively. This scale * for eight
hour DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
Formal Confirmation of boundary.

Washington, Oct. 20.-Formal con
tirmation OF the arrangement with
Great Britain relative to the Alaskan
boundary modus vivendi took place
today.
Under the agreement the Canadians
are not allowed port on the Lynn
canal, nor is permission given for free
transfer of Canadian goods across the
American territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
KEUGER.s MEN ARE CAUTIOUS.
Hussars Try to Draw Them Out. But Fail
Another Train Fight.

Hussars Try to Draw Them Out. But Fail
Another Train Fight.
Glencoe Camp. oct. Is. night De
layed i'll transmission. IA report
reached the camp today that Beers had
been sighted seven miles out \ squad
ron of the Eighteenth HuSSars under
command OF Major Laming rode out.
and the advanced officers patrol under
Lieutenant Cope. on reaching the brow
of Il hill beyond HattingSpruit station.
discovered Il strong advance party OF
Beers. The huSSarS retired on tie
main body. which in the meantime had
been well handled hy being moved
under cover and made ready TO open
fire had the Beers continued their adj
vance. The willy enemy were not To
be drawn OUT. In fact. having met
men who were their cuuaIS-if not
their SupcriOrS-in swift tactical
movements. they delivered their fire
and hcsitatcd. apparently staggered at
their poor success with the rifle. and
perceiving thar The huSSIrs had man
Ocuvercd out OF range. turned quickly
and retired
Orange River. Oct. IL. afternoon
Delayed in transmission. The Beers
suffered 4 reverse on Sunday at
SpruitfOnten, ten miles south of kim
berley. An armored train went out 10
bring IN train reported to have been
captured 10y the Beers near the Spruit-
fOnten siding. \ party of Beers who
were encampcd near by lowered the
railway signal and displayed Il white
flag. apparently with the idea of in
ducing rhe train To proceed. The driver
suspected that the Beers were in pos
session and stopped the train. where
upon Beers issued in large force and
opened fire but without any effect.
The soldiers replied from the train
and about half Il dozen Beers were
killed. The British were unScTatChed.
Seven hundred Beers surprised Il
party of thirteen Cape Colony police
who were guarding the railway at
Riverton Road. eighteen miles north
Of Kimberley. on sunday morning.
The police retired. y terrific eXplo-
sion WAS heard later and ii is believed
that the Beers blew up the station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
VIII Build rweIvr Miles of Pike.

TayIorSvillc. Ind. Oct. 20.-As the
result of special election the tax
PAYERS of Union and Nincvah town
ships. in the hill country west of here.
have decided To build twelve miles OF
pike road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
TROPHY REMAINS IN AMERICA.
The Columbia Wins the Third Race From Cup Chal-
lenger Shamrock
The Aspirant for Honors Gives Splendid Exhibition
The Result
TODAY'S SAIL WAS !
Splendid Exhibition
The Aspirant for Honors Gives
The Result.

James Faulke aud the young daugh-
ter of James Sparks were killed and
others wounded in a general fight at
a country dance at Drip Rock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
CONFESS AN AWFUL CRIME.
Posse Captures n Fiend who Helped Gre
mate a Family.

St. Louis, Oct. 20.-A PostDispatCh
special says posse last night cap.
tured Loe Lellore. n negro, who con
fessed that he and Bob Anderson the
preceding night went to the house of
j. II. Gambrille, at St. Anne, Miss,
tied Gamb brille, his wife and four chill
dren together, cremated them and
robbed the house. Anderson was
burned at the stake. leilore was
caught, partly burned, but the fire was
extinguished because information
which NAV clear him was received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
.,-:S.y Y WIN .,ot .IsIt 1Iilwaukee.

Milwaukee. Oct. 2O.-AdmiraI Dewey
VIII not visit Milwaukee next month.
Henry {. Payne last evening received
q. telegram to that effect from the ad-
Iniral in answer to II cordial invita-
tion to visit this city when he came
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20

London. oct. zO.-The correspondent
of The Morning Post at Ladysmith. in
dispatch sent last night. confirms the
statement that a train has been cap
tured at Elandslaate and says: The
train was partly made up of four
trucks of cattle consigned To an army
purVeyOr AT Dundee. II iS reported
that one British officer and Mr. Mitchell.
tn" Johannesburg Star war correSpon-
dent. besides other war correspondents.
We're captured. ] am Informed that
there are four trucks of stores AT
Elandslaate station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20

Better do it than wish it done
Better cure cattarrh by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla that complain because
YOU suffer from it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
PALACE CAR COMBINE.

Pullman Company Absorbs the Wagner
Institution.
Chicago, Oct 20.-It is announced
this afternoon that the Pullman Palace
car company has absorbed the
Wagner Palace car company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
CARNAGE IL RUMoRED.
BOers Said to Have Been Drawn Into n
Terrible Trap at Mafsking.

London. Oct. 20.-Tho Daily News
Cape Town correspondent sayS: 1t is
rumored here that news las reached
De AJAX Junction that the Beers at
tackled Mafeking in force hut were re-
pulsed. The defenders. seeing the enc
my retreatiug. pursued tkrm for some
distance. Then a feint was made and
they commenced TO retire on the town.
allowing Themselves 10 bc driven in by
the Beers. who-cager to retrieve their
pOSition-lEain advanced 20 the attack
and were drawn over Lydditr mines
laid for the defense of the town II iS
reported that loo Beers were killed
by the explosions"
Hundreds of Wounded BurEhers
London. Oct. 2O.-The Daily Nails
Cape Town correspondent says that a
refugee who has reached GrahamS-
town from the Rand. states that a
train arrived at Johannesburg on Mon
Cay from KlcrkSdorp with 300 wounded
burGhers. Every available convey
aucc. the refugee says. was called into
rcquiSition To take the wounded men
To the hospital. The Daily Mail sug-
C"sts that these wounded were from
Maf"kiug.
Lively Fight on Wednesday.
London. oct. 2u.-Thc PictermarirZ-
burg correspondents of The Daily Mail.
in a dispatch dated Thursday says.
The brunt OF the fighting at BesterS
station Yesterday was sustained 10y the
volunteer patrols. The Sighting was
brisk The HocrS numbered 1000. The
volunteers n one mOmrHt were in
great peril. being nearly cut off. hut
the officers handled their men splendid
" and IN" MaNimS effectively stopped
the BOer TuShcS. The Boer shooting
WAS wretchcd. The volunteers lost
their kit. and altogether the experience
WAS pretty trying one. Our men
were in the saddle three days and two
nights with hardly rest. RaSuto na-
tiveS were lighting with the Beers. Jr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
THE ADVANCE OF LAYTON
Meets with Considerable Resistance "A
San Isidro.

Washington, Oct. 20.-Otis cables:
"Lawton's advance under Young is
in San Isidro, where II garrison will
be established. Considerable resis-
tance was encountered yesterday.
The casualties are one killed and three
wounded. The enemy suffered con-
siderably."
Killed at "A Country Dance.
Richmond, XIV, Oct. 20.-John and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
Illinois Western Catholic Union.

Belleville. Ills. Oct. 2o-Ar the
meeting of the Western Catholic Union
yesterday th" following officers wcr"
elected and the convention adjourned
sine die: supreme president. Thomas
!. Manning. Quincy; supreme record
in- secretary. William II. Pigeott.
Quincy. The next meeting Will be
held in Alton Rock Island made a
hard hight but was outnumbered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20

reached TnIS view. He had hoped for
peace and striven TO maintain il: and
up TO Il recent date he had believed
that peace was possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-20
REVOLUTION is ENDED.
Venezuelan President Accepts Insurgents
Terms and VIII 90 Abroad.

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 2O.-Thc
revolution is ended. President And
ade accepted the conditions of the
insurgent commander Castro and will
90 abroad.