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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
SUSPENSION OF PATRICK o'rRIE~.
Irish Member of Parliament Refuses "a
Withdraw a Statement.

Withdraw n Statement.
London, oct. 24.-During the course
of yesterdays proceedings in the COM
mons. while the house was discussing
the report on the supplementary esti-
mates. Patrick O'Brien, Parnellite. de-
clared that the hands of the British
secretary of state for the colonies. JO-
scph Chamberlain. were as much
stained with blood as those of any
murderer who ever mounted the seat
fold.
The speaker. William Court Gulley.
called upon O'Brien to withdraw his
remarks. but he refused TO do so,
whereupon the house by vote of 3lG
to 26 resolved to suspend him and he
left the house remarking: You had
better bring up another army corps I'M
less yOu want it somewhere else" The
house then adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
LATEST FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuela Revolution Is OF and One On
in Colombia.

Caracas, Venezuela. Oct. 24-Gener-
al Capriano Castro. the insurgenI
commander, during the recent revOlu-
tion, has entered this city. y warm
reception WAS accorded him. Andrade' 5
whereabouts are unknown.
Cartag gena. Columbia, oct. 24--News
just received here shows the revolution
is general. The insurgents have taken
river steamers and have armed them
and have burned railroad bridges. The
government is arming and dispatching
river steamers with troops. y govern
mcnt commissioner has arrived here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

Cleveland. oct. 24.-Thc famous stall
lion Star Pointer has been taken off
the track 10y his owner. w. j. White.
The great PAGERS legs will never again
be in condition for racing. His trainer.
II. J. McClary. has been released and
Star Pointer has been put in the stud
IT Whites Two Ninute Villa firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Yellow Fever at jackson. Miss.

Jackson. Miss. oct. 24.-EiGht new
cases of yellow fever are reported in
Jackson. This makes n total of Is
cases now under treatment. The pa
TENTS are well scattered over the city
and the state board of health issued Il
statmcnt last night practically declar-
iDE the disease cpidcmic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Col. DENLY Arrives at Washington.

Washington. oct. 24.-Hon. Charles
DENLY. one of the Philippine commits
sionerS who has Just returned from
Manila, reached Washington last night
accompanied by his son. +. G. DENLY.
Schurman and Worcester. the other
civilian members. are expected in a
day or two when there will he meet
ing of the commission preparatory to
submitting a report to the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Gen. Miles at Chicago.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-Major General
Nelson y. Miles. who arrived in Chi
cagO last Sunday night. left yesterday
morning in his special car for Fort
Sheridan. General Miles left Chicago
for Omaha last evening. where he will
remain several days. Accompanying
Gen. Miles are Mrs. Miles. Miss Celia
Miles. Miss Annie IIoyt. of New York !:
Frank Hail. of Philadelphia. and Col
Oncl Francis Michlar. senior aid on
General Miles staff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Iowa Baptists in Council.

Boone, Ia, oct. 24.-The Iowa State
Baptist association met in this city
yesterday. About 200 ministers are in
attendance. The first session of the
association took place last evening in
the First Baptist church. After the
preliminary organization Professor
George Il. Foster. of the University of
Chicago. delivered an address on
'.MEat Is Scripturalness."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Michigan Pioneer Is Not Dead.

Toledo. O.. oct. 24.-At = O'Clock
this morning the family of Alvin Peter.
only son of William Peter. the lumber
man millionaire. received IL telegram
from Columbiavillc. Mich. stating
that William Peter iS alive and well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

though L must
tell about it. \
year ago L was
taken very sick
Doctorscou 60
me no good only
to dcaden the
pain which 1
had almost con-
stantly. l got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Tough GirI.ofIown.

Dcs Moincs. Ia, oct. 24.-About q
o'clock Saturday evening twenty girls
escaped from the state industrial
school FOR girls at Mitchrlvillc. They
were pursued and captured, and those
remaining in the School-about 100 in
number - broke out into violence.
kicked the windows out and destroyed
uropPrtN EemcrallN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

Osawatomie, Kan, Oct. 24.-The con
fession of !. &. Mcbride, the saltwater
Mimi. convict, of ii pOStOtficc robbery
and murder committed here. has been
verified. The marshal who was shot
by Mcbride was doubtless Jas. Helms,
who was killed Jan. -. ,1S95. The
identity Of the murderer had never
been known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
He Told Them.

At a general election in Victoria a
candidate who was making a speech ex-
claimed, What is it that has made
England what she is-mighty, revered,
feared and respected?' And every one
was trying TO think, when a voice with
a rich, sOnoroUs brogue in the back part
of the ball answered, "Oirleand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Ex-Governor Peck Near Drowning.

Green Bay. Wis. oct. 24-While
hunting canvaSback ducks at Lake
KOShkonnong last Friday former Gov
crnor George W. Peck came near los
ing his life by drowning. His boa:
swampcd just aS lac was starting for
the club house from his blind. The
boat rested ON n reef and the eX-Gover-
nor held to the reeds until rescued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

London. oct. 24.-What Is believed
to have been an attempt to wreck
military trains bound from Pembroke
dock to Southampton was discovered
Sunday evening. Five chains We're
placed on the tracks at points near
Swansea. Two trains laden with South
African troops passed soon after their
discovery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Times on the Alaskan Boundary.

London. Oct. 24-The Times, com
mcnting upon the Alaskan mOdus
vivendi. says: The American rejec-
tion of Canada's arbitration proposal
may be regretted. but it cannot be
condemned as altogether unreasonable.
Al the same time Canada's bitterness
is not unintelligiblc. The dispute is
tolerably certain to become more acute
as time goes on, if il be not permanent
ly settled by amicable means"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Forest Fires In Wisconsin.

Baraboo. Wis. oct. 24.-EXtensive
forest fires are raging along the bluffs
south OF this city. Large stretches of
woods and much fencing have already
been consumed and farm buildings are
threatened. Assistance has been asked
from this pIIce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Carnegie. Oner to DuIuth.

Duluth. Mimi. Oct. 24.-Through the
efforts OF The Evening Herald Andrew
Carnegie has offered to donate $4,000
10 the city of Duluth to erect build
in= for the free public library. condi-
toned upon satisfactory site being
provided by the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
IOWA TRAIN WREcKERS.
Attempt to Hold Up an Illinois Central 10y
DitchIng.

Charles City. Iowa. Oct. 2I.-Train
wreckers last night ditched an engine
and three coaches of the north bound
Illinois Central passenger train. by
spiking the rails. The engineer was
bruised and all others escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Team Drivers in Council.

Detroit. Oct. 2I.-About thirty dele
gates and all the International officers
are attending the second annual con-
vcntion of the Team Drivers Interna-
tional Union of the United States and
Canada which iS in session here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

I never listen to calumnies, because
II they are untrue | run the risk of be-
ing. deceived. and if they are true, OF
hating people not worth thinking
out.-MCrtesquieU.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Eigh;y-Four and a Suicide.

Muscatine Ia. Oct. 24.-The body OF
James Fade 4 veterinary surgeon aged
~. was found Sunday in Il stable with
throat cut from ear To ear. Supposed
Sui,.idp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Hnrfnne In Face.

MY face is my fortune." cried the
young girl exultingly.
Time laughed behind his beard.
-'I'lI make her look like 80 cents.' he
muttered TO himself.
Considering results. one would i'm
agine Time was chiefly busy running
comDlexions.-Detroi Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Ready Answer.

Papa, what is the meaning Of the
word 'candelabra? 2" asked Sammy
Snaggs, who was doing his home
work.
That's easy. Sammy" replied Mr..
Snaggs. "The word explains itself. A
candy laborer is n workman in n candy
factory" - Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

This old world at best is only an an
vii and life n sort of Plutonian black
smith, that. with varying blows,
strikes US !nto form. The blow that
hurts Us most may shape us best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Two Hundred Boer Prisoners.

Durham. Natal. Oct %, G:3O p. M
delayed in transmission. Am official
dispatch from Ladysmith says that
about POO Boer prisoners have been
marched into the town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
COMMENT ON THE SITUATION.
what Is Thought at London of the Case at
Glencoe, Natal.

London. Oct. 24.-Thc public here is
looking for bad news from Glencoe.
Natal 1t is thought that General
Iule will concentrate all his available
strength at Glencoe. where there are
now $500 men and three batteries. In
the meantime efforts will be made TO
reopen the railway and to get reinforce
mentS from Ladysmith. II is expected
that ComInandant Erasmus has 10y This
time Joined Comamndant General Jou-
bert, and that their combined columns
amont TO some 10000 or 11.OOO men,
while the Free State Beers. now
threatening Ladysmith from the east.
and column reported 10 he coming
through Zululand must also be reck-
oned with.
In short. General Sir George Stewart
White has been unable to follow up his
successes. and il obliged To remain at
Iadysmith without being able TO re-
store railway communication. which il
probably broken AT other points be
sides ElandSlaaGte. Thus the enemy.
although their original plan failed.
may fairly Ice credited with having iso-
lated General Iule'S brigade and di-
vided the British forces in Natal. Gen
eral Eule may find himself in n tight
place. needing all his experience in In
dian and Burmese lighting to eXtricate
himself.
II is quite evident that the war office
has news which has been withheld
from the public. and if the situation.
as here sketched. is confirmed Boer
divisions may he expected at other
frontier points. Up TO midnight the war
office was beSieged with inquiries. the
heavy lists OF British losses causing
much heart burning. Said working
man who was reading the list: If this
is the price OF suzerainty. good God.
but we are paying in full" 1t is re-
garded as not impossible thar General
White may Yet be compelled To con-
centrate all the Natal forces at Lady
smith and wait the arrival Of the army
corps
vILJoEN CAPTURED AND DEAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Prominent odd Fellow Dead.

Montezuma, Iowa. Oct. 2t.-Otto
L. Rosman. formerly grand master of
the Iowa Odd Fellows, died today of
apopleNv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
latest News from KimLerIey,

London. oct. 24-The Times has the
following from Cape Town, dated Mon
day. The cenSor'S official report says
all was well at Kimberley Sunday"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Fireman Killed at Practice.

MckeeSpOrt. Pa. Oct. 24.-Fireman
RoSehrough was killed and Fireman
Maloney badly injured during after
non ladder practice at the Central fire
station YESTERDAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
sritish Losses at EIands1aagte.

London. oct. 24-Thc British losses
at ElaudSlnagte We're = officers. in
cIuding Colonel Scott Chisholm. killed
and II officverS wounded: the grand
total was II killed and 1J6 wounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

1t is in the cows mouth that you
find true equality. There you will sec
no upper set.-BcstOn Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24

He plays well that wins Hoods
Sarsaparilla wins the victory over dis
ease because it possesses genuine
curative power
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
FORTY TWO WIVES
Sensational Admission of the Chi.
cago Bigamist, Walter L.
farnsWorth.
sPoUsEs ALL OVER THE WORLD

So Many. I'm Fact. That the Much Married
Man Cannot For His Life Give the Exact
Nnmber-ChIna and Peru In the Category
of Nations That Have Contributed to His
ConnubiaI Bliss.
Chicago. Ill, Oct. 24.-Forty-two
wives, scattered throughout the
world and four in Chicago, was the
confession made today by Walter L.
Farnsworth. the candy Commission
man arrested yesterday. charged with
bigamy. Il cannot tell exactly how
many women | have married. said
he. i know of IL in Europe, four in
China. three in Peru, one in England
and 20 others in different parts of the
world, but TO save my soul L could
not tell how many"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
rLrT1ra TO MRS. rIxxHAr no. s4.,9sI

liam so grateful to you for what
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for Inc that l feel as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
PACE IS VERY WARM
Eoers Seem to Give the British
Little Rest Between En-
gagements.
MORE FIGHTING BEGINS AT DUNDEE

British Are Anxious for the Outcome in
Cieu of the small Force in NataI-Pre-
.oria Report of a Recent Battle-Story of
Baden-PowelTs Vigorous Defense -
| Death OF Another Prominent Dutch
Commander a. a Result of the Glands
Iaagte Fight
| London, Oct. 24.-The parliament
tary secretary of the war office, Mr..
Windham, in the house of commons,
announced that the field marshal,
Lord Wolseley. com mmander-in-chief,
sums up the situation in Natal today
as follows: Gen. Yule has fallen
| back to effect a junction with Gen.
White. He camped yesterday even
ing 6 miles south of Dundee, with
out seeing anything of the enemy.
He has since reported all well at
Wasch bank river
White fought a successful action
with an Orange Free State force today
on the road between Ladysmith and
Newcastle, and should Join Yule this
evening.
London. Oct. 24.-The Daily News
publishes the following dispatch from
Ladysmith dated Sunday night: "A
large force under Commandant Gen
eraI Joubert and COmmandant Vogan
opened fire on Dundee yesterday. The
firing was continued today. The re-
suit is not known here"
London. oct. 24.-The Daily Tele
graph has received the following from
Ladysmith, dated Sunday at 2:fO p.
m.: The Beers. reported to be 1900
strong and under the command of Com
mandant General Joubert and Tresi-
dent Kruger i'll person, are today again
attacking Glencoe. General Yule, COM
manding our troops, has moved his
camp back into better defensive po-
sition."
London, oct. 2i.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
General Sir George Stewart White,
British commander in Natal. dated at
Ladysmith camp 4:45 p. H.. yesterday:
General Yulc telegraphed me yester-
day evening that the wounded at Dun
dee were doing we'll" This dispatch
partly relieves the anxiety regarding
Glencoe. as the British there had evi-
IDENTITY not been attacked up to Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
What He Heard at Pretoria.

London. Oct. 24.-I'he correspondent
of The Daily Mail ut Durham. Natal,
says: An official of the Bonanza
mine. who has just arrived from Pre-
tOria, declares that while there he
heard that Colonel Badcn-Powell. the
British commander at Mafcking. had
captured General CrOnie and thirty
other Beers and had killed 300"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
to Wreck a Military Train.

ing surrounded by increasing numbers
of TrauSvaal and Free State Beers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
vILJoEN CAPTURED AND DEAD.
Much to the Satisfaction of the CoIonists
and Outlanders-

Cape Town. Oct "a - Among the
casualties or Ihe .Boer side at Glands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-24
Boer Report of Battle.
PretOria Oct 2l DELAYED i'm traI

Pretoria. Oct. 2l.-l Delayed in trans
mission. THE Transvaal government
received this morning a dispatch from
COmmandant General Piet Joubert, as
follows: "COmmandant Lucas Meyer
has had an engagement at Dundee. He
made a plan of campaign with Com
mandant Erasmus by messenger.
Erasmus. however. failed to appear.
II is estimated that the British lost
heavily. Our forces suffered. but ow-
ing to the mist II has been impossible
10 get all the details. II is reported
that ten of our force were killed and
twenty five Wnnn1nI -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25

and made break for freedom. This
took him straight toward the agent,
who dashed through the door, slam
med it shut, leaped through the rear
door and went up the street at a furi.
Gus rate calling out: "Bear! Bear
Somebody get gun ]"
Soon the town was in turmoil, q
yelling crowd following in hot pur.
suit of the bear, some of the boys pelt-
ing him with stones. Suddenly big
shepherd dog bounced out of yard
and dashed after the bear. Bruin
paused but a minute or two, but when
he passed on, the rash dog had no fu-
ture interest in the proceedings.
At the street corner lawyer carry
ing double-barreled gun came face
to face with the bear, but the latter
turned down the nearest alley.
The crowd increased and encircled
the frightened animal, making escape
impossible. Finding himself at bay,
bruin backed up against the barn rear
ing on his launches. The lawyer sent
two bullets into the bear, whereupon
the wounded animal charged the
crowd. One urchin fell and was tram
pied upon, and had a leg broken. The
lawyer slipped another bullet into bis
gun, and sent the shot through bruins
head and finished him.
By this time the engineer and fire
man recalled the. fact that d trainload
of passengers were waiting at the sta
tion and hurried back and resumed
their official duties after bear hunt O.
about twenty minutes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25

THIS is the season during which the
Il the people of this section generally
make selection of the newspaper they ex-
pect to read during the following year.
There are large number of people who
now include THE ENQUIRER on their
lists, and who expect to continue it there.
There are many others who are not now
subscribing for the THE ENQUIRER;
but who would like to have it.
We want THE ENQUIRER to 60 as
TWICE-A-WEEKv visitor to every home
in York county. With the assistance OF
intelligent and trustworthy friends in the
different localities, we know 1t can be
gotten into many homes to which it Is not
now going. This assistance is Of much
value to us, and it is our purpose to'pay
for it most literally, in proportion to the
service rendered.
The propositions we make herein are
to all responsible individuals, in each and
every locality. There is no monopoly in
the matter. Because an individual re-
turned the name of certain subscriber
last year is no reason why why he should
have any claim upon that subscriber this
year. Because one individual may al
ready be at work in given nelghbor,
hood, is no reason why another should
not also canvass in that neighborhood.
scribsrs whenever and wherever he or
she may be able to get them, and, upon
compliance with the conditions herein
stated, have them counted.
Our plan of compensation to clubmak-
ers this year is on the same line as here
tofore-a competition for TWO LEAD
ING PREMIUMS to be awarded for the
TWO LARGEST clubs, and third lead
ing premium for the largest club ol
value of the premium is in proportion to
the number of names returned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
HOW THEY STOPPED THE ENGINE.

A representative OF the st. Louis
Globe Democrat lately spent some
time in drawing out a prominent rail-
way manager, especially about the
nick names which in one way and an
other became fastened upon the differ
ent lines. A certain part of the Erie
railway was long known as the "Davy
Crockett" How this came about is
thus described by the manager afore-
said
One dark night, when the conductor
was taking three passenger cars
through to Sunbury, he noticed the
headlight of a locomotive in the rear.
He instantly informed the engineer
of the fact, and both began specula'
ting what it meant. The train was
running at high speed, but the head
light in the rear was gaining steadily
on them.
AS there were no lights in the rear of
the headlight, they concluded it must
be an empty engine. The road twists
in and out among the mountains and
skirts the banks of the Susquehanna
river in such a way as to permit any
one looking back to observe what is
going on in the rear for considerable
distance.
The conductor ordered the engineer
to put on more steam, and the engineer
pull the throttle wide open. Then
followed a wild chase. Pursuer and
pursued tore along at the highest
speed. Everybody on the cars believ-
ed that the engineer of the pursuing
engine was either drunk or crazy.
At last bright idea struck the en-
gineer. He recalled the fact that
locomotive can make little progress on
greasy rails. The contents Of two
large cans of lard oil were poured on
the track from the rear of the last pas
senger coach. The idea proved u good
one. Soon the headlight of the pursu-
ing engine grew dim in the distance.
When it was safe to do so, the train
stopped and backed up to solve the
mystery. A funny sight was revealed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
Au,uuroas 9epartment.

Down THE WRONG THRoAT.-A
lady living in Philadelphia has pony
of which she is very fond, and not
long ago, as he was not in good health,
she called in a veterinary surgeon,
who prescribed a powder for the equine
favorite. The next morning the old
lady said to her man-of:all-work:
"Pat, did you give the pony his
medicine?"
II put it with his hay, num-" was
the reply, "and he ate all the hay, but
not a bit of the powder did he touch
at all. Oh, I'll fool him tonight. I'll
give it to him sure"
The next morning the lady called
Pat again, and was surprised to see
him looking very rueful.
"What's the matter now?" said she.
"Faith, mum, I got a lead pipe and
1 put the medicine in it, and backed
the pony in the corner. Thin l put
the pipe in his mouth an was jlst goin'
to blow it down into him, but the baste
he breathed first, and hev the powder
in me instid of in him."
How it affected the Hibernian, has
not yet transpired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25

One of the finest engines on the road,
called the "Davy Crockett, t,"-they
gave the locomotives names in those
days instead of numbers-had broken
away from a hostler up at Williams
port, and started down the track on a
voyage of destruction. The oil poured
on the track had bafled all the de-
structive abilities that the locomotive
possessed. There stood the "Davy
Crockett" putting and snorting and
paving like a wild Texas steer, the
driving wheels buzzing around on the
greasy track like a fy-wheel in a
machine-shop, but hardly moving an
inch.
Not sign of an engineer was found,
and the fireman Of the pursued train
mounted the engine and shut her off.
They towed her into Sunbury, and
there found dispatch ordering them
on to side track out of the way of
the runaway; but the oil had saved
them.