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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11
Homes for Sale.

7-room house, modern, on Nineteenth
street. ........... $500
street............. .,.......e......... 500
IO-room house. modern. on Third avenue 3 500
S-room house on Twelfth Street.......... 200
7-roOm house on Twelfth Street.......... 1,600
7-rOOm house on Seventh avenue ..... :, 800
Groom house on Eighteenth Strcet........ $500
Modern house on Seventh avenue. .63. 500
Three room houses Forty first street 400
7-room house on Forty-first street. 1900
Modern house on torty-third street. $500
7-room house on Twenty-second street,
nearly new NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
Groom house, brick. on First avenue. $500
mace, modern ..... .... ........ $500
s-roOm house on Seventeenth street, new $500
7-room house on FOrty-iirst street, two
7-room house and Is lots on Ninth street. ESQ
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. 1900
7-roOm house on Thirteenth avenue. $500
4-room house on Ninth avenue ............ 800
35-rOOm hotel. furnished .................. 200
Four new houses each l, 200
Fine business property, Thirty-eighth
Two 4O-acre farms near Milan.
2iO acre farm near Andalusia.
1.10O acres south of Moline.
Two good business lots on Third avenue
cheap.
Several fine lots in Black Hawk, Sturgeon
Schnell and South Park additions on reasona-
BILE terms.
Many fine hores in Columbia and Sonth
Park, GuyerS addition and Moline, for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
Real estate, fire and life insurance.
Much OF the property that we have be
bought on monthly installments at a low rate
Off interest. Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kOta improved farms for sale cheap. Small
farms in Rock Island county for sale or trade.
Call or write,
HULL & CO.,
Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11

'.One good turn deserves another
Those who have been cured by Hood s
Sarsaparilla are glad to tell others
bout it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11
Death ofaValuabIe Hor.e

Springfield. Ills. Sept 1I.-NewS has
been received in this city of the death
of Queen McGregor on the stock farm
OF her owner. john Harrison. of Rich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11

Washington, Sept. 1.-Two cases
of yellow fever are reported among the
troops at Havana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11

In the United States 81 per cent of
children under , years of age die from
castro intestinal disorders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11
senator Reaches PhuIppIne..

Washington, Sept. 11--Otis cables
that the transport Senator has ar
rived with 700 recruits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11
Bank Statement Asked.

Washington. Sept 1.-The comp
troller OF the currency has called for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
A Bed Break.

well. they all break" said the
bride Of a few weeks. land don't
know what you are going 10 do about
it,"
but why don't you get n better
brandT' said the young husband. not
any too sweetly. 1T seems strange.
Marian, that every time l sit down 20
read the lamp chimney breaks into q
thousand pieces"
Next night he came home with q
small package under his arm.
Marian" said he with a lone of
superiority, Il have bought a chimney
that will last"
How much did you pay for IL,
dearT'
Fifteen cents. don't want any
more of your five-cent things In the
house. You see you women haven;
q right understanding OF the word
economy. You think Just because
you get things cheap that you are saw
ing money-whereas-" and he con
tinued the effusion all the time he was
putting the chimney In place.
There" said he. turning up the
light. There Is n chim-confound the
-! well. l wish all the glass blow
ers and grocers i'm seven counties were
tied up and hung over n clothes line
to fight 1t out You can bet I'D he
there to coach the scrap-'-Detroit
Free Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Cauld Nnf LAT the Reef

A special from Washington says: The
board OF survey appointed by Secretary
Alger to pass upon tho question OF the
proper condemnation OF largo quantity
OF beef destined for the troops in Porto
Rico. has received from Captain Bar
clay II. Warburton, of the Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteer Battalion of Artillery.
sworn statement Of the condition OF
refrigerated beef on board the trans
port Manitoba, which transport was at
Ponce from August 10th to 25th, In
the course of this statement Captain
Warburton says: 81 ate of the beef
which tho transport Manitoba brought
to Porto Rico. 1t was served to the
officers mess on the United States
transport Mississippi. When say I
ate the meat, L must correct my state
ment by saying tried to eat the meat.
Ii was SO bad that it was impossible to
swollow 1t. In my opinion the meat
was not good, nor was it fit for issue. >
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
river AND HARD|R BILL.
It Carries Appropriations Aggregat-
ing sl2,503,i38.
GERMANY is Nor CONVINCED
The West vifgisia Legislature GETS Bows
to Neutrality-suspicious. BY bseeke
TO be coafreated BY Dfeyfus.

WASHINGTON. d. c. tSrsciail. The
river and harbor bill has beSa com
pletsd. II carries appropriations for
the ensuing iseal year ags.esasing
ela, 500, lss, and in addition to this
continuing contracts are authorized
sggregating sls. :si, 5as. Other con-
ditionai appropriations, contingent
upon securing certain results, amount
to $40, 600. but the payment ON these
would probably be postponed beyond
the ensuing year.
The appropriations above $50, 900 for
harbors are as follows, the contract
am cunt in each case under contract be.
ing IN addition TO the amount allowed
for the ensuing year.
Virginia-James river, $50, 900, Deep
creek, S25, 900 and continuing contract,
1892, 45o.
North Carolina-Cape Fear river, ct
and below Wilmington, $3.50. 900.
South Carolina-Charleston hsrbor,
sl75, 900 under continuing contract
Georgia Brunswick harbor, 1923, 600
| conditional Oh depth; Savannah. $50,
900; Doboy bar, $40, 900; Chatta-
hoochee river, S45. 600; Ocmul gee
river, 500, 900, and continuing contract,
| 8136 900; Savannah river, between Au-
gusta and Savannah, S25, GOO and con-
tinuing contract, $245, 600.
Florida-Pensacola harbor, $40, 600;
Tampa Bay, SO, 900 aud continuing con-
tracts, $675, 900; HilIsboro Bay, Sl25,
600; st. Johns river from Jacksonville
to the ocean, 1926, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Value Of the Walnut Tree.

Mr.. John 7. Patrick, chief industrial
agent Of tho 8. A. L., Pinebluf, N. @. :,
has issued the following Interesting
circular to farmers: want to earnestly
ask You to interest all farmers Of your
section in gathering walnuts and plant
ing them every twenty feet along each
side of the public and private roads
that lead through their respective plan
tations. The walnut does not iniure
the growing crop, and 10 of commercial
value, and after the simber becomes
large. 1t is worth considerable money.
1t will not only pay the farmer finsnci.
ally to plant the trees on the road
ways, but it will help in making our
section of the Southland very beauti-
full, it will pay the farmer to plant
the walnut throughout his forest or old
worn fields. He can plant ct least fifty
walnut trees to the acre. At the age Of
ten years the walnut trees would be
worth fifty cents . piece. In other
words the ground that had walnut trees
on it ten years old would sell for sos an
acre on account of the walnut timber.
In twenty years the land will be worth
ten times its present value. In put.
ting out walnut trees you are not put
ting out something that is going to in
crease the taxable value of your land.
and 1t costs you comparatively moth
ing to do this work. You can gather
the walnuts for planting without cost.
and one person can put out at least
five acres . day, and they can 20 over
five miles of road day planting the
walnut every twenty feet apart. all
You have to do IL to make . small hole.
three to four inches deep, with
pointed stick and drop walnut
in, covering with . little dirt.
l urge You to take this matter mn. /
suggest that you get the several nsr-
chants in your place to each agree TO
give some kind Of . premium to the
man that plants the most wslnuts
along tho road wsy and on his land.
One to the one that plants the second
largest, one to the one planting the
third largest and one to the one plant.
ing the fourth largest Take this mat
ter up and make . canvass of oil the
merchants in your vicinity, and not
only merchants, but any parties Who
are willing to help BY Offering some
premium, and report 70 our industrial
Agents ut your nearest Railroad sta
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
ButteraiIk a. q Melieioe.

Long experience has demonstrated
buttermilk to be an agent Of superior
digestibility. 1t Is indeed. q true milk
peptone; that Is. milk already partial
ls digested. the coagulation Of the CO.
agulable portion being loose and
flaky. and not OF that firm, indigesti-
BILE nature which Is the result Of the
action of the gastric juice upon sweet
cows milk. 1t Is q decided laxative.
a fact which must be borne in mind in
the treatment of typhoid fever, and
which may be turned to advantage in
the treatment Of habitual constipa-
ton. 1t is q diuretic, and may be
used to an advantage in sone kidney
troubles. 1t resembles koumiss In its
nature. and, with the exception Of
that article, it Is the most grateful,
refreshing and digestible Of the pro-
ducts of milk. 1t Is invaluable In the
treatment of diabetis, either exclu-
sively or alternating with skim milk.
In some cases Of gastric ulcer and
cancer Of the stomach. II Is the only
food that can be retained-Elgin
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Escape Of Saptiay0 M0rphy

A special from New Orleans says:
Santiago Morphy, the Mexican bank
embszzler and American turfman,
made two fights for liberty here Mon
day, the last proving successful. The
first battle was at law, in habeas cor
pus proceedings. setting up the expira-
ton OF tho extradition treaty and the
irregularity OF proceedings. Judge
Parlange, Of the United States Dis
trict Court, sustained the government
and turned the prisoner over to Major
Juan Solores, the military chief of
police Of the City OF Mexico. In the
evening, Solores took his man from the
parish prison to convey him to the
Southern Pacific depot. They walked
along Canal street, the principal
thoroughfaro, always crowded at night,
stopped ut swell restaurant for dinner
and when they emerged Morphy's
friends had their plan arranged. The
Mexicans had gone scarcely half q
square when o crowd pocketed them,
Major Solores was struck on the head,
Morphy rushed through saloon, hall
Q dozen mem ran in different dirsc-
tions and Solores was left alone, dszsd
and deserted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
felt very much better


and was able to do nearly all my own
work. Icontinued the use Of your medi-
cine, and feel that l owe my recovery to
you. cannot thank you enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and I viii gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham tina her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an ex-
pericnced woman's advice to women
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Gold Dollar the Standard.

WASHINGTON Especially. The House
coinage, weights and measures COM
mittee, by strict party vote, has
ordered favorable report on the sub.
stitute for Representative Hills bill to
fix the standard of value in the United
States and for other purposes.
The bill provides in substance that the
standard OF value in the United States shall
be the gold dollar; that all contracts existing
and In the future shall be computed in refer
ence to that standard; that there shall be es-
tablished In the Treasury department of
issue and redemption; that the greenbacks
shall be retired and upon retirement that
gold bills shall be submitted therefor No
silver dollars are to be hereafter coined, ex.
cept from bullion in the Treasury, the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. in mis- discretion, to
coin silver into subsidiary coin as public
urgency demands, and the recoinage of OLD,
worn, uncurrent subsidiary coin without
special appropriation therefor; such coinage
Of bullion to be concurrent with the retire.
ment OF Treasury notes the same as if coined
into silver dollars and the coinage OF such
subsidiary coin not to be limited to $50 ,OC0,-
QUO. There Is to be separation of Treasury
accounts between issue and financial trans
actions; gold reserve of rs per cent. of out
standing notes and Treasury notes Is to be
maintained; also per cent. gold reserve Of
the aggregate silver dollars; common
fund for the redemption of all notes.
The retirement of the greenbacks provision
Is Tor the first five years an amount equal to
the increase Of national bank notes Issued
subsequent to the taking effect of the act;
20 per cent to be retired annually during the
next five years, and greenbacks to cease to
be legal tender at the end Of ten years. Gold
and currency certificates are to be cancelled
as paid ard not reissued; no national bank
notes under $40, and no silver certificates
Tn ha foS1 no 70
al banks is to be changed from the circula-
ton to one-tenth OF l per cent. On capital,
surplus and undived profits. The bill repeats
all existing restrictions on the withdrawal
and issue OF national bank notes at will;
banks may issue notes to the full value OF
bonds deposited. National banks with a
capital OF 1926, 900 and in cities of 5000 pop
ulation may be established; branch banks
may be provided under regulation of the
Comptroller Of the Currency
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
The West Virginia Legislature.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Specian-Both
houses of the Legislature got down to
business Friday, for the first time.
The Republican Senate at last recog
niZed the Democratic House. In the
Senate, the Republicans introduced
resolutions for the unseating of Kidd,
Democrat, of Gilmer, and for the sus-
pension of Ashbury, Democrat, Of
Kanawha, pending investigation into
the contest of their seats. The Demo
Gratis of the House served notice of
contest upon Spencer, Repub lican. of
Reno. The Democrats in the Senate
introduced resolutions declaring vacant
the seats of Pierson, of Clay, and Get
zendanner, of Jefferson, alleging that
by accepting commissions in the vol
unteer army they forfeited their right
to their seats.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Work Of 4 GEORGIA MOB.
COULD NOT EAT THE BEEF.
Ussestiag Operations 10 Full Swing In the
West virginia LegisIature--tseape Of
Santiago Morphy.

At Colquitt, Ga, . town remote from
tslegraphic communication, . party Of
unknown men surrounded the house OF
Farmer Rustin and demanded that his
daughter como out Of the house. She
refused, vhereupon the men attack ed
the house, shooting from every side.
One shot passed through the door, kill.
ing . boy. Virgil, instantly. Another
shot struck old man Rustin and he died
from the effect Of the wound. The mob
broke in the door and knocked the old
man down and continued shooting at
him. At the inquest it developed that
the cause Of the shooting was because
Miss Rustin had sworn out Q warrant
for . man named Philips. The coro-
nsr's jury returned q sealed verdict.
Philips, his father aud two brothers,
tive cousins Of Philips and o man
named Cleveland, have been placed in
isil.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE,
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-When wrote
to you had not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. l had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. 1 was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
Situation was irregular and too pro-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Unseating perations in Full Swing

A special from Charleston, w. Va,
says: Monday was the most exciting
day, politically, since the Legislature
assembled. The Democratic majority
in the House unseated two Republican
members last week. Monday after
noon, by party vote, the Senate un-
seated Kidd, Democrat, from the
fourth district, and seated Morriss,
Republican, without waiting for a re-
port from the elections committee, to
which the cases had been referred.
This change makes the Legislature
stand on join. ballot, so Republicans
and ~ Democrats. The Democrats in
the House have introduced resolutions
looking to tho unseating of Redmund,
Scherr and Outright, Republicans. 1t
10 expected that the Senate will unseat
2more Democrats, Ashby and Marcum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Earthquake Shocks m Greece.

A special from Athens says: There
have been fresh earthquake shocks
Monday in the provinces of the Pelo-
ponesus, particularly in the districts
Of kyparissia and Philiatra, in the
Department OF Msssenia, on the Ionian
coast. In tho town of Kyparissia q
number Of houses, which were dam
aged by Sundays shocks, collapsed
Monday afternoon, iLjuring many. In
noe village fifty children were injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Germany is Not Convinced,

BERLIN by Cable) The Foreign
Office info, ms the correspondents of the
Asso ciated Press that the official re-
ports received from Samoa by the gov
eminent tally with those received by
the Associated Press. In any event,
Germany will not support any possible
irregularity inconsistent with the treaty
but the Foreign Office officials point
out that it is not yet clear that the
German consul at Apia has been guilty
Of any ir1 egluarities of that nature. On
the contrary, the Foreign Office insists
it still remains to be seen why Mataa-
fa's election was declared invalid, as
he was admittedly elected by an over
whelming.y majority.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
TelerraDhic Briefs.

Private Earl Agnew, a Minnesota
boy at Manila, says in q letter to his
parents: ''The inhabitants here are not
very modest. Some of them wear sim
ply smile, while the more bashful of
them wear garter string" This OBJ
serving young man also notes that
during the dry season it only rains
six days in the week, but during the
rainy season it rains only once, and
that is all the time"
The transport Roumania has been
ordered to New York, where she will be
equipped as a transport for the dead
She will then 60 to Santiago, and all
the lAmerican soldiers buried there
will be disinterrea and prepared for re-
m oval on the transport to their homes
in this country.
Prof. Clark, chemist of the United
States Geological Survey in Washing
ton has reported to the war investigat-
ing commission that his test of the
powder furnished by Surgeon DAILY as
being the residum from the boiling
down of q portion of the condemned
beef on the Panama disclosed the pres
snce OF both boric and salicylic acids.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, Policeman
Robert Baird, who was called to ouell
light among discharged negro sol.
diers from two companies recently mus
tered out, was stabbed perhaps fatally.
by . negro, John Glover.
On the line between Lee county Va
and Hancock county, Tenn. q battl q
occurred between 20 members of the
Eddy family, of Virginia, and the Ram
soy family. OF T0nnessea loetirr CO.
eral hours, during which a number Of
men on both sides were killed and in
jursd.
The Oregon is not going to Samoa
but will go straight ahead to Manila
after taking coal at Honolulu. accord.
ing to the officials at tho Navy-Depart-
ment
The officials of the United Statas
embassy in London have sent to Wash
inEtien Information on the Philippine
Islands. which is not procurable there.
II 10 autheritatively stated in Wash.
dngtoA that the Samoan situation has
net . wariike aspect, and that the acts
OF the German consul at Apia were not
the result Of instructions from The Gar.
man government
Accompanying the 1900 men vho
sailed on the transport Grant for ths
Philippines there was = praaant -,
Admiral Dewey of two Vermont tnr-
keys. 'ui
Laurence Pullian. the former c.sh;a,
OF the national bank at Asheyille.
| e., and defaulter to the sum ii
| SO, 0Oo, has surrendered to the sheriff a,
Stockton, Cal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Justice 0eay'S Omississ.

I did not know there was a house IN
any civilized community that could be
compared to the one built in Washing.
ton by Mr.. Justice Gray, the giant Of
the Supreme Court He designed il
himself, and 1t was built according to
his plans and specifications. When
he came to move In. 1t was learned
that the structure did not contain q
single closet.-New York Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
To be Confronted by DreyfuS.

PARIS by Cable). According to The
Soir. the Court of Cessation intends to
conclude the inquiry by confronting
Capt Lebron -Renault, who was in
charge of Dreyfus at the time of his
degradation, with Dreyfus himself
The necessity for this conformation is
advanced as pretext to justify the re.
turn of Dreyfus to Paris. The court
also proposes, according to The Soir,
to have the bordereau dictated success
sively to Dreyfus and Esterhazy, whose
handwriting will then be compared
with the original document.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26

The United STATES dispatch boat
Iroquois has sailed for Honolulu. The
vessel carries number of special dis
patches, some for the battleship Ore
gon, due at the islands, and some that
are supposed to relate to the sending
of the Oregon 10 Samoa.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Recommendations by Brooke,

Major General Brooke, the governor
general of Cuba, has made recommends
tons to Washington, against the col
lection of taxes by the Banco Espanol,
in Cuba, and he is giving his attention
to the matter of taxes due since January
1. This question of collection of back
taxes by the Spanish Bank is daily
gaining in importance On account of
the opposition the proposal has caused.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Al Attractive Book

A beautifully illustrated little book hes Just
been Issued by the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company. Il contains list OF tho principal
resorts reached BY the Old Bay Line and 40
coun ections. and contains much useful In
formation to the traveller. The illustrations
include views Of Hampton Roads. Virginia
Beach, Southern Pines and other Points Of
interest. II IL printed In several coion, and
the title page forms o very abrasive marine
view, while the center paees contain an Illus
tration OF the the famous Alabama OF the Old
Raw Lima
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Going to Marry Filipino Girls.

The Filipino junta in London ba.
received dispatches saying that if
Agoncillo, one of Aguinaldo's envovs
at Washington, is not received bv the
united States governmet within a few
days, Aguinaldo will recall him TO Ma.
Mia and suspend relations with the
United States, 'thus removing an i'm
portant medium for arriving at a
peaceful understanding" The junta's
advices also assert that "large numbers
OF American troops are fraternizino
With the natives, and many of them are
engaged to Filipino girls"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
Smallpox in Mississippi.

special from Jackson, Miss, saws:
DR.. H. A. Cant, inspector of the State
board of health, has returned from a
trip through the eastern part of the
state, where he has been investigating
reported cases OF smallpox. DIR. Cant
stated that he found large number of
cases OF the disease scattered through
the district, principally in Russellville.
enterprise, Werthubbee, Cartersville.
orange. Lumberton, Ellisville and
Hattiesburg. AT the latter place, II
cases are confined in the past house.